Back to Hate.

Roman.

Roman sat across the room with his eyes closed, nothing was on his mind except the man he loved and loathed at the same time, it was confusing but what mattered in that moment was that he would be okay. "Here." Allysa mumbled as she handed Roman a cup of tea, the smell of chamomile wafted into his nostrils making him feel a little bit better. "Any progress?" The girl asked as she looked at the two males in the pods, their vitals were good and their internal and external injuries were gone, the metaphysical part of them was the one needing time. "I don't know, I just keep staring at them hoping that barrier comes down telling me they are out of danger." Roman finally replied as he sipped his tea, how he wanted Lex to be fine, to have him be an asshole so he could just hate him.

Raiken O'men walked into the room, behind him was alpha Hashad and his mate. "Roman, Allysa." The alpha acknowledged as he looked to his son who looked so peaceful in the pod he was floating in. "Will he be alright?" Raiken asked as he tried to get close to the pod with his son inside but the closer he got the brighter the barrier surrounding him got in its golden hue threating to burn him. "He'll be alright, soon he'll be awake." Marc replied as he walked in with his mate along with Thalia, they all had gotten fresh clothes but still seemed tired. "I never thought I'd trust a coven of outcasts with my son, there are lessons to be learned each day, I see." Raiken whispered to himself as he walked out with a nod toward the alpha.

"Let's get you freshened up and less shitty, my dad sent this for you." Thalia exclaimed as she handed Roman a talisman imbued with powerful magic, he didn't know what it was for but he took it with a grateful smile and put it around his neck,walking out of room Roman found himself in Lex's room, if you could call it that, typical how he could wander away from the pack infirmary and into Lex's room, subconsciously, Roman knew all he wanted was to be with the alpha wolf but he couldn't and wouldn't let himself get hurt again.

So he freshened up quickly, luckily Marc had impeccable packing skills, all he needed was in the bag he had brought for him, making his way back to the infirmary Roman took in the sight of the pack, everything seemed normal and the beauty of the place never seemed to diminish, with one last breath of fresh air he vanished and appeared in the infirmary yet again. "The barrier, its coming down." Marie stated as everyone in the room moved closer to the pods. "I will need everyone to leave the room, except Roman." Allen called out as an orb of green swirling energy hovered slightly above his palm, with haste all the mystics in the room except Roman walked out.

The liquid in the pods flushed away leaving two very nude males staring back at two witches. "Macenon pereleusum ligare." Allen chanted as the green energy wove itself onto the vampire and wolf completely healing them. Roman walked up to the two and handed each of them a pair of clothes, when they were dressed he faced them yet again. "What happened?" Amon questioned as he looked at Allen. "You killed the blade hunter but the chameleon escaped, when she was gone you fell unconscious as the poison was killing you, I took you to the pack infirmary since both your families could easily access this place and it had the second best healers available readily." Allen replied as he and Roman helped the two mystics sit down by a comfortable sofa at the far end of the room. "Roman, I believe you and your coven saved us, why?" Lex questioned as he looked at Roman longily. "We may hate you but when you need us that hate can be subsided." Roman replied as he stood up not wanting to stay a minute longer near Amon or Lex.

As he stood up Allen was behind him walking toward the door, when it opened a hard thud was heard. "Lex!" Marie called out as her son tried to pick himself up from the ground. "Roman, please." Lex begged as he hobbled toward the witch with his mother's help. "Come." Marie ordered with a soft tone as she led both Roman and Lex away from the group to a private room.

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Thalia & Amon.

"So she who would kill me herself, came to save my life." Amon sarcastically jabbed making Thalia groan, the two had also been ushered to a private room in the infirmary where Amon lay on the bed whilst Thalia fluffed his pillows. "I only came because Allen needed me, needed us, that's something you'll never understand." Thalia replied as she turned to check Amon's vitals but his hand caught her arm and pulled her back, her long full hair was entangled between them, as the vampire's eyes never left those of the witch. "You're as beautiful as the day I first set my eyes on you, flower." Amon mumbled as a frozen Thalia couldn't move from his hold, there was no denying it, there was a connection, it was strong and electrifying almost scorching.

"I will continue being beautiful, without your flattery." Thalia shot back as she moved away from their compromising position. "I am sorry for betraying you, for believing that a witch couldn't be a strong partner even though that does not apply in this sense, but I am sorry for it." Amon stated whilst holding onto her hand, it was gentle yet she couldn't yank it away. "What do you want from me Amon, you've already proven that your intentions were never sincere or centred on me, you had your own agenda." The witch replied as the fire that burned in her eyes was directed at Amon who did not flinch away. "My words are not enough I know, I will prove it to you flower that I do want you, not your power but you, your rage is palpable but if I must brave your fire in order to win your heart I will." Amon declared as Thalia's heart fluttered and just as it did the flutter died.

"I won't let you worm your way into my heart so that you can break it, I can live without your love, and your chivalry will be in vain because I will not acknowledge your love." Thalia replied strongly but the vampire scoffed. "I promise you by my blood, Thalia daughter of Thorne, I will win your heart because I crave your touch and I crave your love, we will see how long those walls of yours will hold up once I'm done with you." Amon exclaimed sweetly as Thalia finally got her arm back and rolled her eyes . "In your dreams." She whispered but Amon smirked, she was already in his dreams and he would do anything to prove himself worthy for her, he knew with her family and her coven it wouldn't be easy, it was like marching to his death, but he could take their hate if his reward was her.

"Get some rest before more delusions come to your head." Thalia asserted as the door opened revealing Raiken. "Son." He whispered walking over to his son whose eyes were still transfixed on the witch nursing him. "I'm sorry to interrupt." Raiken mumbled as he noticed the tension in the room but Amon chuckled. "Not at all Sir O'men, I was just leaving." Thalia replied setting down a notepad but the door closed with a wave of Amon's hand. "Why are you running from your future father in law." Amon chortled making Thalia turn and glare at him with eyes that spelled murder terrifying both vampires. "Listen here you arrogant—." She sighed realizing Raiken was in the room. "He's not my future anything and by the love of the goddess if you say something like that again, I will make you suffer." Thalia exclaimed as she held up her fist making Amon hiss, all the while Raiken watched with fascination. "Got it?" Thalia demanded as the vampire nodded. "Are you even sure you want me to get out of hospital?" Amon called out as Thalia came closer. "I will heal the extra damage." She sweetly replied as Raiken cleared his throat.

"It's nice to finally meet my son's prospective mate, if I had known he was in such good hands my actions would've been different." Raiken interjected making both mystics in the room sigh. "It's alright, making bad impressions runs in the family." The witch replied as she turned to leave. "Thank you Yasmin." Amon sincerely spoke and Thalia turned around with a smile. "You're welcome Ames." As those words left her lips Thalia vanished leaving grey cloudy wisps. "She is feisty and very frightening." Raiken spoke facing his son. "That she is, I would expect no less from someone under Roman's wings and who comes from nobleblood." Amon replied making his father smile even more, they both knew Thalia was perfect. "You love her?" Raiken questioned. "With my whole being." Amon answered as he remembered the smell of her hair. "Good."

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Roman and Lex.

"Careful." Roman scolded as he made sure Lex was comfortable on the bed. "You surprise me Ahmad." Lex mumbled as he looked at the man he loved more than anything. "How so?" Roman questioned as he came to sit next to Lex. "You came to save my life without even thinking, you and your four could've easily left us to die but you didn't, yet you hate us." Lex explained making Roman sigh, even if Lex was at the brink of death, Roman would always find a way to save him, he loved him. "We came because Allen needed us, because I couldn't let one of my best friend's children die, we might, I might hate you Lex but it doesn't mean I want you dead, you hurt me, hell you broke my heart but it didn't mean I stopped loving you, I just let the rational part of me rule, I didn't and don't want to get hurt yet again so I accepted rejection but as you can see our bond is hard to break." Roman finally poured it out, what he felt, because Lex finally had to hear it.

Lex was speechless, he indeed had hurt him, rejected him and called him a murdered on every turn, even he wouldn't accept himself back after that but yet he couldn't unlove him, he wanted him now more than ever because only he made sense in the world. "I'm sorry." Lex choked out as tears streamed down his face. "For not loving you as a mate should, for calling you a murderer, for not realizing that you're the best thing that's ever happened to me and not realizing that you're all I'm ever going to need, I should've accepted you and damned my father, I'm sorry." Lex furiously wiped away tears as he begged for forgiveness, it broke Roman's heart so he got closer and hugged the wolf who was balling his fists harshly as tears fell from his eyes, his wolf aswell cried out when their mate embraced them, realizing that the touch of a mate was soothing, it was healing.

"It's alright." Roman soothed him as he still held him in his embrace, Roman knew he couldn't just let go of the pain but forgiving Lex was the first step to healing and so he did. "I forgive you." The witch mumbled as he now looked into the wolf's eyes. "What?" Lex questioned with a bewildered stance. "I forgive you, but it doesn't mean I've completely let go of the pain you caused me or the hate I still have but I forgive you." Roman explained  as the wolf crushed him in a hug whispering thank you over and over again. "I know I can't change what happened and that I have to earn your trust and love again, and I swear on my wolf I will, we both will, because we are nothing without you, Ahmad." Lex whispered in Roman's ear as they separated from their hug. "It won't be that easy Lex, I won't just jump for chivalry or sweet words, you know that." The witch stated and Lex nodded knowing it was true, he had to bare his soul until he could hold Roman like that again.

"Get some rest, you have a pack to run, your mother will check on you regularly." Roman explained as the cold and harsh exterior Lex knew faded back into place, how he hated that side of the witch but he only had himself to blame. "Yes Sir." The wolf teased making Roman scoff. "Don't get killed again, next time I won't show up." Roman mumbled as alpha Hashad walked in with a smile. "Roman." The older alpha spoke but Roman's anger flared  making him silent. "Thank you Ahmad." Lex called out as Roman nodded. "Back to hating you." The words floated in the air as Roman had vanished leaving a burst of golden vines which dissipated as well.

"I was wrong about him." Alpha Hashad exclaimed as he looked at his son. "He's definitely a part of this family." The two alphas laughed as they sat beside each other, how good it felt to be loved and hated by his mate.

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