Brian's POV~

It hurt. It hurt so much. He said he never wanted to see me again. My heart feels shattered. I'm trying not to cry, but it's so hard. Rose looks at me with concern. She then asks "Alpha, are you alright?" I give her a fake smile and said "Yeah, I'm fine." She gives me a look of doubt, but decides not to push further. I then say to my beta "I'll be in my room for a little while. You're in charge until then." Blake nods and I head off into my room. Zack's words keep repeating in my head. "I've decided I never want to see you." After a bit, I started running to my room. I'm an Alpha. I'm the Alpha. I can't be seen like this. I finally got to my room. I sat down on my bed and let it out. I know he's scared and I know he doesn't want this, but I need this. Even if I know the truth, it still hurts like hell knowing that he hates me. I started crying into my pillow. Why can't he see that I love him? I may have just met him, but he's already so cute. I knew there was something about him when we first met. I just wish he'd be like Christian and love me. It took awhile for Christian, but I think it's going to take a lot longer for Zack. Now I wonder if he'll ever love me back....

Timeskip + Blake's POV~

It has been a few days and Brian never left his room. He wouldn't even eat. Us werewolves have eternal life and all, but not eating for awhile is like torture. If he's not eating then the only thing I can think of is one thing. He didn't handle the rejection well and he's depressed. Brian was always so confident and courageous. Me and him have been best friends since our early childhood. When he was announced as the next Alpha, he instantly made his Beta. He trusts me. I need to fix this. Not as his Beta, but as his best friend. I started walking towards his room and I brought Christian with me. I had an idea in mind and I really hope it works. Just as I thought that, Christian wraps his arms around one of mine and asks "Do you really think this will work?" I give him a small smile and hold him tightly. I then give him a kiss on the forehead and said "Let's hope it does." We finally reach his room and knock on the door. We don't receive an answer, so we knock again. This time, we hear Brian sigh before he says "Come in." We enter and see Brian laying down on his bed. We walk over and sit on the bed next to him and he barely moves. I pull Christian on my lap and look down at Brian. "Brian, you've been like this for a few days now. I know you're not okay. You haven't eaten since the day before Zack arrived." Brian sighs and looks away. I start to cuddle into Christian and said "I know it's hard at first, but he will like you eventually. Not to make things worse or anything, but I'm sure in the future he will at least tolerate you. He may even like you as a friend. I don't know about love though. However, the Moonlight Goddess decided that you both belong together. I'm sure she'll make this all work out." He gives me a small nod. I sigh and hold Christian close. I then say to him "Look at Christian. It took years to finally get him to like me. It takes patience. When I first met Christian, he was scared as hell. I went through this too, you know. I know how you feel. I'm not only saying this as your Beta, but as your best friend." He sighs and I lay down next to him and hug him. I then say "I don't like seeing you like this. I know it hurts. Zack's scared, so it'll take time for him to get used to this." He turns around and hugs me. He starts to cry as he says "But he never told you that he hated you, did he?!" I look at him wide eyed and he hugged me tighter. He then says "It hurts. It hurts so much. He hates me. And I know it. The only thing that keeps repeating in my head is 'never want to see you again.' I want him to love me, but it's not going to happen." I hug him and he hugs me too. After a bit, we left. Looks like there's only one thing we can do. We need to get Zack. Zack's situation on this was different. He comes out during meal times and sits alone. He seems fine with it though. We went to Zack's room and knock on the door. He opens the door and sees us and let's us in. He sits down on the provided couch and asks "So, he decided to let me go yet?" I sigh and said "He hasn't decided anything yet in the past few days. He's depressed." He nods and I said "He hasn't left his room in days. It's all because you said you didn't want to see him anymore." He then says with a glare "And it still applies. The only time I want to see him, is if it's an escort home. If it's not that, I don't want to see him." Christian tries to reason with him. "I know what you're going through. When Blake first found me, he kidnapped me on the spot and didn't explain anything until we got here. It took years for him to get me to like him. In the end, I gave him a chance and now we're really happy." I then cuddle into Christian as he cuddles back. Zack's glare softens as he said "You may be like that, but I'm not. I don't want to see him. I'm not going to give him a chance. He kidnapped me. I've already been through a lot in my life, but this is probably the worst or at least second worst." I look at him with a weird look and said "Second?" He sighs and then said "My parents died in an accident when I was 14. It took awhile, but I lived alone in my house. I didn't mind it though. It doesn't bother me being lonely." I nod my head and ask "Please, will you see our Alpha? See Brian? He's not going to leave his room until you take back what you said." He glares at me and says "No. I'll never take it back. It's what I say and it's what I want. I want to go home, and if he's not going to take me back, then I'm not going to want and not going to see him." I sigh and leave with Christian. Christian then asks me "What's going to happen now?" I sigh and say "I guess I have no choice. They're going to see each other." Christian looks at me with a confused look. I give him a peck on the lips and hug him as he hugs back. I know now that they did have one thing in common. And I'll have to use that memory to get Zack to take back what he said.