Chapter 22
1031 Words
Brendan's POV
I guess I have seen enough. I ran to the capital pack the moment I understood who she was. Because it made me realise that whatever my parents taught me was wrong. Whatever my father taught me was wrong.
And I wanted to be better. I wanted to prove to everyone that I am not my mistakes. I am what learns and moves on from my mistakes.
But when I saw her inside kissing the Rogue King, something broke in me. I closed my eyes, walking towards the palace. Even with the closed eyes all I can think of is what I saw earlier.
It made my blood boil and I shook my head to get the image out of my head.
I thought we all collectively hate Rogues. That was what our race taught us. The Rogues are savages. They don't play by the rules. They don't have anything of their own.
They wander, doing the best they can at deceiving people. They are dumb and they stink. They are cunning and they own it. They don't even try to act like they are the nice ones.
So for me to see my mate there kissing their leader is truly unsettling.
"Brendan! Wait!!" I heard her voice and I sped up walking.
I thought I had a chance when her mate marked mine in front of her entire pack. But she proved that the wolf side and the human side are two different things. Her wolf side loves me while her human side hates me.
Point noted.
"Don't take things the wrong way," Yasmyn shook her head.
I scoffed as I stopped walking. I turned to look at her and her eyebrows are knitted, close, and telling me that she just tapped into the soft side of her emotions.
But I am not going to act like everything is fine just because she is sensitive at the moment.
"Then tell me the right way by all means," I said to which she just stood with no answer.
"That's exactly what I thought," I whispered before I started walking towards the palace again.
And this time, she did not walk behind me. I packed my bags and walked out, towards the garage where my car is parked.
I waited for a few more minutes, wondering if she would come because she suddenly found an explanation to make things make sense.
As much as I am angry, I still don't want to leave her. I want to give her the benefit of the doubt. I want her to tell me that she is doing Queen s**t. I want her to tell me that this is all undercover operation or whatever the f**k terms they use.
But when she hadn't come even then, I got the message loud and clear. She does not need me here. She is not going to apologise for anything that she did. The ones that I saw.
"Well for starters, you were the one who pushed her away. So you don't have the right to sulk when she chooses someone else," my wolf said and that was it.
I started driving. I hate him because what he said does have logic. I rejected her not knowing who she was. I thought she was just an average dish washer girl in my pack.
So the rejection is my fault. But that doesn't mean she can walk around and kiss the Rogue King of all people.! The heck is wrong with her!!
I started driving towards the borders, about to leave to my pack. It's already been days since I am away and I wonder how things are going on there.
I blinked back the tears pooling in my eyes when my mind decided to show me the image of them kissing again.
Maybe this is my fault. Maybe I drove her to this point. And maybe, it's not my place to even be angry at her issues when I clearly told her that I didn't need her.
"You are nothing but a failure,"
That was what my father said when I was ten. I was proud of what I did and achieved by then but nothing prepared me for what I was about to hear from my father.
Every day, I wake up and choose to not be a failure. Every day, I wake up and decide that I should show my father what I am capable of. And every day, I wake up and wish my mother to have my back.
And every day, I sleep with the feeling of emptiness.
To people watching me from afar, they think I've got all of it. The status of a powerful Alpha. The status of the most eligible batchelor next to the Prince.
But I know the weight that I carry. And I know why I did what I did when I found out that my mate washes dishes for a living. I saved myself and her .. or at least that is what I thought. I did not know that things were taking a different turn right then.
The more I drove towards my pack, the more my chest started to feel tight. Things will be different once I get back to the pack.
I'll have to face my father. I didn't tell him where I was leaving. After Yasmyn went away with Silas, I only had little time in my hands to figure out what to do.
I shoved a couple of outfits into a bag, threw them in the car and started driving.
Now I am leaving with my wolf marked and my mate kissing the Rogue King.
Damn! How the tables have turned.!
I noticed a car coming from the opposite direction but I didn't pay any attention. Of course cars do drive by when this is a road that connects different packs.
But instead of passing by, the car started driving towards me. As if it was coming for me and at me.
"What the f**k," I muttered as I was about to change the gear but when I saw who was in the driver seat, my body froze for a second.
Silas.
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