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I had been staring at the ceiling for some time, incapable of sleeping at all throughout the night. How could I? That was an unknown house, surrounded by werewolves who possibly hated me. At least, I knew their alpha did. How long until that trip ended? How long until I was home again?

I covered my eyes with my forearm, sighing. It was hard forcing my body to move out of the bed, and dragging myself around the room, as I wore some of the clothes. Nothing fancy or too flashy. My hand was on the doorknob when I felt it. His scent, right on the other side of the wall. Looking down, I could swear to feel my heart stop for a second. I leaned on the wooden door and put my ear on it, but no sound came from outside.

Barely noticing I was holding my breath, I turned the knob. It clicked. I only waited for a second before opening the door and going outside, but Adrian was no longer there. Instead, there was a worried Abe staring at me.

"Don't look at me like that," I spit, passing right by him.

The man opened his mouth a few times, but whatever it was that he was planning to say, he gave up and let out something else "The rest of the alphas are coming today. The meeting shall be held in the evening."

Great. The faster the matter was settled, the faster I could go back home. Which wasn't really a place I felt safe, but a place I had learned how to deal with.

Spending the rest of the day working my best to avoid stumbling into Adrian was easy since I'm guessing he was doing the same. We didn't even crossways during that period, which didn't mean I was safe from that night's meeting.

It would be a lie to say I didn't feel anything when we first met, years before. When I felt that tingling sensation down my spine that made me aware that he was the man for me. But there was yet another feeling. One that screamed I would never be safe near him, that I could never trust people like him, that he'd never make me complete.

I still felt all of that, even after trying to ignore it for all those years of missing him. Whenever our eyes crossed or I felt Adrian's scent, my heart skipped a beat. And to think that it would get better with the passing of time or at least, that I would never have to meet him again.

Now I only wished I could leave, and we could go back to the way we were, before our little reunion.

I took a deep breath, before entering the room. Some of the werewolves were already gathering around the huge table, alongside Adrian, who still avoided looking at me. Making my way across the room, I sat on the further seat from him that was available.

"What is she doing here?" one of the alphas snapped, staring at me with one eyebrow raised. He talked like I was not even there.

I watched Adrian from the corner of my eyes, waiting for his reaction. He took a deep breath. And even though he started talking, I didn't let him finish.

"I'm the Redlight Pack's alpha." Proudly. My eyes met the man that had asked the question. His chin raised, glancing as if I was inferior, but I was used to this kind of treatment. It was not common to see females werewolves around, let alone one that was an alpha. And to think that they would love finding someone like me, someone able to produce a pure breed.

But they didn't. Maybe because of my actions in the present, perhaps it was due to my past as an enemy of the wolves. Who would think they would have to shelter a witch inside their home, as one of their own. But I made my way to the top by myself; I deserved to be there as much as they did. The blood on my hands, from people who helped me get there, was a reminder not to let them down.

Adrian's eyes were on me. My face burnt, but I didn't let my chin down, not to those werewolves. I was there to show them I had come to stay and that I was as strong as them.

The matter of the reunion was the stray dogs that were gathering in a small group. Word came out that they were building an alliance to overthrow the power of the alphas, which of course, none of them believed was possible. How could that be? They were mighty werewolves; no one could overpower them. Especially not a bunch of strays.

I, in my experience, knew better than to underestimate the adversary. Their confidence would be their decay. I knew that because I was once their enemy and look at where I was now.

Hours later, I was the first to get up to leave, but someone stopped me before I was out of the room. A hand grabbed my arm, and by the sparkles in my stomach, there was no doubt about who it was.

"What?" I asked after the other alphas left, all of them staring suspiciously at us.

His eyes were cold while looking at me. "Don't ever interrupt me again."

It was like a knife had gone through my chest. I pulled my arm aggressively and turned away from him, Adrian didn't try to stop me. I didn't realize until I was out of his reach that I was holding my breath.

There had to be an answer to what I was feeling. Something that made it clear to me, that it would pass one day and I would stop feeling that way eventually. But there was no answer, only agony.