I know daily edits aren't exactly a thing, my life is insane right now and I guess I didn't really think about that... I'm going to update as much as possible but I want the chapters to be as good as they can be so maybe not everyday, I'm so sorry!
sixteen
"You still won't answer my questions about the other day!" I exclaim still seething over how well Dexter manages to dodge every bullet thrown his way.
"I don't know what you're talking about, now sit." Dexter says gesturing to the well worn leather recliner.
I glare up at Dexter, lowering myself onto the soft leather.
I run my fingers over the soft brown, "you like my chair?"
"I'm not answering any questions until you answer mine." I say crossing my arms over my chest, heart racing I study Dexter's face. Is he mad? What if he tells Theo?
"Actually you'll ask all of my questions and stop asking your own." Dexter says dismissively, "now wh-."
"No! I don't want to just be kept in the dark forever why can't you just tell me what happened in that godforsaken room?"Â I cry out, regretting every word. If before didn't make him mad then this certainly did.
"Why are you so changeable?" Dexter asks as if I didn't just lose it completely, his eyes locked on mine I squirm in my seat.
"Why does it concern you?" I say bluntly, my last two comments must've made him mad, might as well keep poking the bear.
"I have my reasons." Came a snarky reply.
"So do I." I say folding my arms daring Dexter to keep going.
"You don't get to answer that." My blood boils, I don't get to say that? I thought in other packs people could do and say as they pleased without being snapped at.
"Why not?" I ask stubbornly folding my arms over my chest talk about a double standard.
"Because you're the one being questioned."
"I've never agreed to being questioned."
"Too bad, now answer the question."
"I-I d-d-don't know." I stumble losing my resolve.
"Wrong, that's the answer you gave my brother."
My eyes snap up to his, "it's the only answer."
"My brother believed that because you're his mate, however I am not so easily deceived. So you will tell me why or neither of us are moving." Dexter says taking a small step towards the recliner.
"What happens when your mate gets home?" I say desperate for anything to distract him, mates are normally inseparable right? At least that's what I've heard.
"Nothing." His response was clipped, I watch his hands twitch, he's starting to lose it.
"Won't you want to spend time with her?" I try again very aware of the fire building behind Dexter's eyes.
"I will, but only if you start cooperating."
"I am."
"If you were cooperating we'd be done by now." I open my mouth to reply but he cuts me off, "I want answers. Not the little scared stutters you gave my brother real proper answers."
I gulp, Dexter's eyes search my face. He's trying to find weakness something to tell him his suspicions are correct. Too bad he won't find anything.
"What do you want to know?" I ask with a sigh if I tell Dexter everything maybe both boys will finally stop being so uptight.
"What is your name?"
"Isabelle Comasin."
"Middle name?"
"I don't have one."
"Why not?"
"My parents didn't give me one." I say quietly Dexter truly wants to know everything.
"What pack are you from?"
"Dark Sky."
Dexter nods his head recognition flickering in his eyes, "why did you leave?"
"I didn't leave, I ran for my life." I correct the memory rushing back.
"Why did you run?" Dexter says unconvinced he's obviously still obsessed with the idea that this is all an act.
"Because if I didn't I would be mated to their Alpha."
"You didn't want that?" Dexter says his voice is emotionless and beginning to irk the hell out of me. This has been the craziest week of my life, a little piece of emotion wouldn't kill him.
"I was the omega, the Alpha is more than double my age and not my mate. Why would I want that?"
"For the power," Dexter suggests with a casual shrug. As if he has these kinds of conversations every day.
"Power?" I laugh at the word, "why would I want power when the only people I've ever known with a lick of it have abused it?"
"Maybe you wanted to set them straight. Maybe you came all this way to infiltrate the strongest pack in the world to prove yourself."
"Do you want to k-know why? I ran here to try and save my life I didn't know Theo would be my mate. I didn't know any of this stuff would happen, I'm sorry!" I cry out in frustration tears running down my face.
"You don't get to pull that card." Dexter growls at me his eyes are cold, what sort of person is he?
"Card?" I sob covering my eyes, "all I wanted was to e-escape."
"That's all you wanted?"
"Yes." I say softly my voice is barely a whisper, Dexter's menacing stance and voice brings back memories I don't ever want to experience. Things that I've buried so far down in my mind I'd almost forgotten, almost.
"I don't believe you."
"I've been here for a month, w-what do you want from me?"
"And the stutters back."
"Stutters aren't something y-you can t-turn on and o-off." I weep, this whole situation is just too familiar. Brutally questioned when I haven't done anything.
"Are you sure about that Isabelle?"
I don't reply, my whole body's gone numb with fear. What is this man going to do to me?
I look up to see Dexter standing over me, with the same look in his eyes that my father did, "answer my question." I shiver to afraid to speak, "I said answer me!" His whole body shakes and my fear only grows. Dexter's mind has passed the stage of rational anger, there's no reasoning with him now. In fact he looks like he's about to explode, translation: become violent.
Backing into a corner my eyes never leave Dexter. He approaches me his whole body shakes with anger, each step sounds like an elephant. This part's the worst waiting to be hurt waiting and knowing it's coming. That's when I'm the most afraid.
My eyes close waiting for the impact.
"You passed." Gently I uncover my eyes to see Dexter standing above me. His stance has changed and his body language is much more open than it's ever been.
"W-what?" I ask furrowing my eyebrows.
"You passed."
"I p-passed?" I say like a parrot.
"It was a test," Dexter says.
"A t-test?"
"I wanted to see how you would react?"
"How I w-would react?"
"To anger, violence, interrogation. That's how you can tell if people are lying. How far they are willing to go to keep a lie."
"I um w-."
"I'm sorry but it had to be done."
"H-had to be?"
"My brother is a good person despite what the rest of the world thinks. He deserves a good mate."
"I k-know."
"I'm glad," Dexter says. He offers me his hand, reluctantly I accept and allow him to pull me up into a standing position.
"Y-you're not going to h-hurt me?"
"I would never lay a hand on anyone."
"O-okay."
"T-this was all a set up?" I say still confused.
"When you put it like that." Dexter says his voice trailing off. "It was just a way to make sure that you're legitimate."
"Y-you're still n-not going to tell me about the o-other day?"
"Nope." Dexter says but for once I can read him, he looks guilty? I close my eyes if he felt bad why doesn't he just tell me? Unless he can't?
"My brother is the Alpha to a very powerful pack, there are many female wolves who would do anything to become desirable for that amount of power." Dexter says switiching the conversation back to what just happened.
"L-like Stacy?"
Dexter hesitates for a moment, tapping his fingers. "Exactly like Stacy. Unfortunately for her Theo isn't that kind of Alpha."
"W-what kind is that?" I ask a sudden curiosity bubbles up inside of me. Despite the constant abuse at my old pack I lived a very sheltered life. I know about mates, Alphas, rogues all of the standard werewolf stuff but when it comes to details I know nothing.
"Isabelle the world is a bad place. Filled with greedy people who will do anything for power and money. Now when I say anything I mean absolutely anything. There are Alpha's who give up their own mates to further their power."
I look at Dexter my head swirling, I've always known evil; a deceitful cruel mechanism people are able to turn on and off. Evil to me has always been constant abuse and blissful ignorance to reality but not like this. Never as dark as this.
"This is where my brother comes in, the reason why our family is so powerful and strong with our packs is because we don't do things for power. It is simply the result of hard honest work. Accepting your true mate is part of that and something everyone in this family takes very seriously."
I stare at Dexter, he hasn't said Theo's name one, huh.
"I u-."
"That's why I was so hard on you. Everyone deserves to be with their true mate, my brother included. Not some skank and even though my methods are questionable they work."
"I understand," I say softly. The idea of someone trading their true love for power scares me. How could anyone give up their other half to simply further their own agenda?
"We're here." I turn to go but I'm stopped by Dexter once again. "Before you go could you answer one more question for me?"
"I guess."
"Where is your wolf Isabelle?"
"I um wh-."
"You told me that you don't have a wolf but you never explained that."
"Well, um I guess, it's because, errrr-."
"You don't have to tell me." Dexter interrupts saving me from mass humiliation. "Theo on the other hand."
And just like that all the relief washes away, I have to tell Theo. He wasn't talking to me because I didn't tell him. If I don't tell him he could reject me and kick me out of his pack. But if I did tell him he might reject me and kick me out anyway.
I take a deep breathe and barge into Theo's house, I will tel him tonight.
Looking around at first it seemed like the room was empty until my eyes laid upon something I wouldn't wish on anyone. Something that made me wish I had stayed with Dexter.
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just a quick note; if this looks familiar it is chapter fourteen part one and two as well as a little extra referring to last chapter! I know these two chapters haven't really been action packed but don't worry it's all happening very soon :)
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