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“No, Angie was right and then they died because of my belief that that’s how things were run, maybe if I listened they may have stood a chance”
“What do you mean?” She asks curiously, it felt weird talking about Angie but I could see Sage was curious about her and what sort of woman she was.
“Angie was the only girl in her family and grew up with five brothers, she was raised to be strong, strong like her brothers, trained and independent. She didn’t like that I wouldn’t let the she-wolves train,
I didn’t think it was necessary and Angie loved training, she came to training one morning and I told her to leave, that it was no place for she-wolves and she of course refused and said she would challenge anyone who dared tell her she wasn’t good enough, she challenged Zane” I tell her.
“Did she win?” Sage asks, her eyes burning brighter and I smile at her liking the eagerness in her eyes.
“Yes, barely but she had a point to prove and she proved it, though I think Zane let her win because he liked her, liked that she challenged me. My father said it would cause an uprising but he welcomed it and said times changed and that a lot of the elders of the pack were outdated. But when the other she-
wolves started challenging their mates and refusing their chores wanting to work and train like the men, it caused issues so I was stuck. I had my men wanting me to refuse them. My father wanted me to do as Angie asked and I was mad so I locked her up for causing trouble. My father hated the way it was run too, said we should take note of the way other packs run things how they do, we ran it like that because a lot of the pack members were older and that’s how they liked things. My father didn’t agree but it kept the peace. So I decided to lock her up, telling my pack members that no matter what status there would be punishment for causing trouble within the pack. I locked her up to stop the protests while I visited my sister planning on sorting out training for the woman when I got back”
“So you were going to agree?” She asks and I nod.
“I thought I would handle it when I got home and let her start training the woman to give her something to do, but I never got that chance” I tell her taking a breath, she had moved closer and I could see her hesitate like she didn’t know whether to comfort me or slap me for my stupidity.
” I came home to find all our women dead. Our children, the elders. If only I had started training our women to be warriors all along they would have fought back but yet all they could do was run. My father was basically the only one at the pack with training besides my Beta and Angie, they never stood a chance”
“Angie sounds like a true Luna, strong” She whispers and I could see she meant her words but it also upset her, she was the opposite to Angie and she knew it. I grip her chin between my fingers tilting her face up.
“And you will be just as strong, stronger. I will make you the Luna you were born to be, no one lives through what you did and survives if they are weak, you are stronger than you know, a bigger warrior then half my men to survive what you did and still be able to keep on living” I tell her. Her brows furrowed and I know she doesn’t feel strong, she feels weak and breakable.
“And soon you will be kicking my ass on the training field” I tell her, and she chuckles softly, shaking her head. She looked different and I realized it was the first time I heard her laugh.
“That’s wishful thinking, ” She says.
“Come on” I tell her tugging her toward the kitchen, she follows before stopping at the basement door and staring at it.
” Is the person still alive?” She asks, I swallow and shake my head, pulling her away from the door and into the kitchen.
“Why?” She asks as I grab some bottles of water from the fridge and hand one to her.
“Why what? Why did I kill him?” I ask her. She nods trying to unscrew the cap on the water bottle. I watch her struggle with it, amused before she goes to set it down on the bench but I take it from her twisting the cap off and handing it to her.
“I couldn’t very well leave him alive after what I did to him” I tell her and she looks away, her eyes darkening like she doesn’t agree.
“Why do you like killing them?” She asks, turning to look at me. I say nothing, not wanting to lie to her but that isn’t my only reason for killing them, I need to find their hideout.
“If I wasn’t your mate would you have killed me?”
She asks.
“No” I tell her but she doesn’t look convinced. “No? But I am a rogue” She states.
“You’re also a woman” I tell her and her brows furrow.
“Why are men different?” She asks but I have no answer for her. They just are, they stand a chance against me. A woman wouldn’t and it would feel wrong to kill a woman.
“I don’t know” I tell her truthfully.
“Then why kill them, Sierra said she heard you say all the rogues should die, that you killed him and she could hear that you were enjoying it, that it turned you on, that you want to hurt me” She says not sure of the words leaving her lips. Donnie had fallen silent and I could feel his guilt.
“Do you want to hurt me?” She asks.
“No, not in that way Sage, not like the rogues”
“But you still want to hurt me?” She asked and I could see her confusion.
“No, I would never hurt you. She just took something I said out of context”
“I don’t understand?” She mutters, though I could see she was trying to understand, wanting to but it also scared her.
“Donnie didn’t realise the link was open, the Rogue said something and I replied but she took i t wrong and freaked out blocking him out before he could explain” I tell her, I would never do anything to harm her, not after seeing the way they kept her. I wouldn’t trigger her like that.
“Then what did you mean?” She asks curiously.
“It doesn’t matter, but I would never do anything that would bring you harm Sage” She chews her lip trying to figure out if she should trust me.
“I don’t like you killing them, or hurting them” She says softly.
“I can’t promise I won’t Sage and you can’t ask that of me when you don’t understand what is going on,
I have no choice. I need answers but I promise I have reason for it”
“But you all so enjoy it, causing them pain I mean?”
“I won’t lie to you, so yes it helps me sleep ” I tell her knowing how f*cked up that sounded. She looks appalled but says nothing, her eyes darting to my neck. She looked at my mark and her eyes flicker and I couldn’t tell if she was angry about marking me or if she blamed me for it, yet I would be lying if I said I wasn’t happy she did even if it was by accident.
“Are you going to mark me now because I marked you?” She asks and I could smell her fear perfuming the room, she was more scared of me marking her then me admitting I liked killing the rogues. Is that what she was worried about?
“Only when you ask me to and not before ” I tell her and she lets out a breath looking relieved.
“You should shower, you have grass in your hair and mud” I tell her walking over to the kitchen sink. I went to wash my hands so I could make lunch but she was still standing there looking unsure.
“What’s wrong Sage?”
“Nothing, nevermind” She says her blush returning and she looks away about to rush out and away from me. My lips tug up, whatever she wanted she was too embarrassed to ask.
“Sage?” I ask quickly, gripping her hand and stopping her from running from me.
“What is wrong?” I ask her and her cheeks burn hotter as she looks up at me before looking away.
“She wants you to shower with her. She was too embarrassed to ask” Donnie says, surprising me.
“She wants us to?” I ask him yet Sage wouldn’t meet my gaze.
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