~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I wanted to say I was sorry."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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RYAN'S POV
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I picked up Amby and spun her around. She was finally mine! All mine and no. No this wasn't just one of those dreams and you have no idea how happy I am that it's real.
I couldn't stop smiling and I don't think I'll be stopping for a long time.
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AIDAN'S POV
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"Why can't Ethan?! Or Heith?! Or... Crystal?!" I yelled. I didn't want to rule Hell!
"Ethan and Heith because they're irresponsible. Crystal can't because she's your sister." He said.
"What's your point?" I asked, bluntly.
My father rolled his eyes and sighed.
"My point is, they're incapable of taking over hell." He stated.
"What about Crystal? She's more responsible then all of us." I said. I would do anything to get out of this. An arranged marriage is one thing but taking over Hell is a whole different situation.
"Aidan. You know she can't. She's a girl!" He said.
"That, dad, is called sexist." I said, with a smug look on my face because I knew I was irritating him.
"Aidan, you're taking over Hell whether you like it or not. You hear me?" He asked, with a demanding tone.
"Ya, ya." I said, with a roll of my eyes and a wave of my hand.
With that I was back in the cabin and I saw Luke on top of Jess.
"What the hell, Luke?!" I yelled, furiously. Out of all the things he could do he decides to do this!
He immediately up off Jess and helped her up. I was fuming, Jess was standing there looking down and Luke was trying to explain.
I didn't listen to a word he said. I stormed out of the cabin and slammed the door shut behind me.
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MY POV
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"Damn." Luke said, before heading for the door. I caught his arm before he could go outside. He looked down at me, confused.
"I want to take to him. I need to talk to him." I said. He nodded, understandingly so I chased after him.
I couldn't care less that it was mating season and that I smelt like a female wolf. I and to explain things to Aidan and let him explain.
So you decide now you don't want to be stubborn.
You. Shut up.
Every time I got closer to catching up to him, he would get farther away from me.
Why did it even matter to him what I did with Luke in the first place? He was engaged, anyways. Doesn't that mean that I'm free to see people, too?
I finally managed to catch up to him and when I did, I grabbed his arm, trying to stop him from running.
"Aidan, listen to me!" I yelled, struggling to hold him still. Since he was a head taller then me and a lot stronger it was very difficult for me to hold onto his arm.
He spun around swiftly and I caught a glimpse of his face. I immediately let go of his arm and stepped back.
His eyes were pure red and his pupils were now black slits. His teeth were sharper and he look a whole lot more menacing.
"WHY?!" He roared at me. Even his voice scared the crapples out of me.
"I..um.." I said, hesitant.
"YOU WHAT?!" He yelled, grabbing my shoulders roughly. I winced at the sudden gesture afraid of what he might do to me. I turned my head to the side and closed my eyes, tight in fear.
"YOU WHAT?!" He repeated in that harsh tone of voice, squeezing my shoulders harder until it felt like my bones were breaking.
"You're hurting me." I said in a weak voice. He let go as soon as I finished saying that. He stepped back from me and turned around so his back was facing me.
"What do you want?" He snapped, in a more softer tone.
"I wanted to say I was sorry." I said, still in that weak voice.
"Why are you sorry?" He snapped again.
"Because of what happened with me and Luke and I never let you explain no matter how hard you tried to." I said.
"It doesn't matter anymore. After what I saw, my explanation won't matter at all." He said in a soft voice.
"It might. You never know." I said, hopeful. I truly was sorry and I wanted to hear his side of the story instead of just assuming things.
"I'm sorry about your shoulders. I shouldn't have reacted like that." He said, facing me again. He looked like his normal self but his eyes were tinted red.
My shoulders were still throbbing and I probably would have to get them looked at by Kage or somebody who can see if they're fractured or sprained.
"It's okay. At least, I think it is." I mumbled that last part, trying not to make him feel worse.
"No. It's not okay. I got angry and I took it out on you then I ended up hurting you." He said, stepping closer to me. By reflex, I winced. A look of hurt could be seen in his eyes and it made me feel guilty.
"Now I can't even be near you without scaring you." He stated, stepping farther away from me.
Just when I was about to tell him I wasn't scared, he disappeared.
I suddenly regretted ever stepping a foot out of my house.
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