The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[HAWI]

"No… No," Rukiya shivered defeatedly as she looked at the angry line across her arm that was fading. She had not been next to anything that would make her feel that much pain, which meant that the source could be the only other person whose pain washers.

"What happened?" Mbali asked in confusion as she tried to make it all make sense. She wasn't sure what the fuck was going on, but it had to be serious off Ruru was this triggered. She looked like she was about to jump someone.

"Baby?" Rukiya voiced as she turned to look at Hawi who was sitting on the ground, holding her arm while cursing a lot of things, Malika included.

The protector had created a barrier around her, because she knew that Ruru wouldn't be so forgiving, but when she saw how fast Ruru was rushing towards Hawi, Malika figured that her time was done.

So she pulled her sister with a spell and disappeared into a different part of the forest, as if that was meant for both their safety.

"Care to explain what the fuck is going on and why the fuck you have an angry scar courtesy of the woman who should be protecting you?" Ruru asked angrily as she stared at the mess that had formed.

Hawi was still bleeding and it honestly didn't look pretty. Malika's spell had cut her a little harshly and fine. It was one of the strongest spells, it meant that it would take a while for Hawi to heal.

Well, she could easily heal herself, but she wanted to use this little wound as the base for a conversation with the girl of her dreams who was still mad at her for a lot of things.

"She didn't mean to. You know she wouldn't hurt me like that," Hawi defended sheepishly and Ruru stared at her like the woman had grown an extra head. Surely this couldn't be the same woman who was having the scar, right?

There had to be an explanation and she knew it, but she ended up understanding when the hell Malika had grown hostile towards Hawi. It was something she couldn't take lightly and if Haw was willing to forgive that, then Ruru wasn't.

She hasn't worked this hard just to come back to the same spot with the same chaos. She had made sure her mate would be safe and now there was something else? Oh, the nerve.

"Didn't mean to? What the fuck, sweetheart?" Rukiya asked angry while Hawi smiled sheepishly at the pet name like she wasn't aware that Malika needed to be as far from here as possible until she managed to calm Ruru down.

It was a part of her life that she wasn't ready for and yet it was as interesting as it could get. Perhaps there would be better ways to wiggle out of this?

"We were trying to make our situation better. It was a dangerous spell and she had to—" Hawi began only to be interrupted by her still-pissed mate. This would take a long time, but at least Ruru was talking to her, right?

"Did she have to hurt your arm for the damn sleep to work? Was that what this was? Are you fucking sacrificing yourself again? Oh, I'll kill her with my bare hands," Ruru groaned out in anger. She couldn't think straight and she needed to find Malika.

So, giving Hawi one last look, Rukiya got up to go find Malika. She would make sure the woman learned the importance of keeping hands off Hawi. Ruru didn't care that Hawi may have wanted this.

The only thing that mattered to her was the fact that she would do whatever it took to make sure the smile on her mate's face stayed. She wouldn't compromise and hells be damned she would make Malika know what she meant.

"Fucking hell," Hawi grimaced at the pain in her arm. She had voiced it loud enough to get Ruru rushing back to her, the anger still on her face thigh this time, there was worry too. Rukiya Greyson was sure she would go crazy because of Hawi at this rate.

"Oh, I'll definitely kill her once I'm done with you," Ruru growled again as she rushed to her mate.

She hated how was hurt and needed to make sure that her woman was okay. But then how the fuck was that meant to be possible when the one meant to protect her had been the one to hurt her?

"I'm sorry,'' Hawi whimpered softly as she stared at Ruru's concerned face. Ruru however was focused on the long trail on Hawi's arm. She was thinking of what she needed to do to fix it and she was coming up blank.

However, there was still an option, so Ruru kissed her along the wound, in the hope that the sparks they always felt with their binds would trigger Hawi's wolf and restart the healing process. It was easier that way anyway.

"Save your apologies for later. I need to fix this," Ruru said as she kissed a trail along Hawi's arm. She could feel the taste of blood and it angered her even more. Oh, but Malika was in deep shit this time.

"I didn't mean to disappoint you earlier. It's just—" Hawi began and Ruru glared at her.

"Shut up and let me think," Ruru insisted.

"It'll heal in a few hours," Hawi tried.

"If you don't fucking shut that mouth—"

"I'm sorry, Ruru. What I did wasn't nice and I understand if you are still mad at me. I shouldn't have sidelined you or let you suffer. That wasn't part of the mission," Hawi said dejectedly.

The journey was hard on them all and she should have prepared them better. Maybe if she had explained to them what they needed to expect along the way, it could have been easier. Maybe they wouldn't be in this position.

This right here was the worst of torture for her and she could only hope that whale Ruru kissed her wound better, she wouldn't be grounded or still mad at her, because Hawi had a lot of terrible things lined up in her mind just to get Ruru's attention.

She couldn't survive with her mate and with her and maybe she was thinking on overdrive, but then she had to consider all her options, right? Malika was the first one and it seemed like this would backfire on her again.

What if, though?

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Ruru asked as she stared at the arm Hawi was gripping gently. She could still see the angry red line and boy was it testing Rukiya's Greyson's patience

"I'm sorry about the berries. I should have taken better care of you as my mate and—"

"You forced Malika to scar you, didn't you?" Ruru asked and Hawi stared at her in confusion. She had been sure that her plan was foolproof but here and now, he was like a deer caught in headlights, only that she wasn't going to admit to it.

She would feign innocence for as long as she could. Besides what were the chances that she would be left out here to die with her scar when her mate was already worried for her, right? How long would she maintain that though?

"What?" How asked the innocence in her eyes fleeting at Ruru's heart, but not enough to make the Greyson alpha drop the subject. She had been keenly studying her mate and the disappearance of the protector was something else.

Ruru knew that Malika wouldn't have done shit to put Hawi in danger. If anything, Malika would always choose Hawi over everyone else and the safety of the white wolf was the one thing they were all determined to keep in this mission.

"That's why you don't want me to keep looking at the wound. That's why you are trying to pry it open because you know it will heal in seconds if you leave your hand there, right?" Ruru asked disappointedly.

She should have expected a tantrum from Hawi, but still, it didn't have to go this far and get her hurt. Hawi was precious to Ruru and she wouldn't live with herself if something happened to her mate.

Rukiya Greyson was more of a protective mate, more than anyone had ever seen and that was the one thing that scared the hell out of Hawi and yet at the same time, gave her endless butterflies. She was blessed to have Ruru as hers.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Hawi said, looking everywhere but at Ruru.

"Come on baby, you know you can trust me, right?" Ruru asked, though there was a sinister edge in her voice.

"It was an accident. She was casting a spell and it just happened. She didn't mean to,'' Hawi insisted.

"I love you, my beautiful, more than life can ever comprehend," Ruru began and Hawi stared at her incredulously

"It wasn't her fault, I swear."

"Tell me, love… why did you force Malika to scar you?" Ruru asked as she lifted Hawi's chin, their eyes meeting each other. She could see the emotional turmoil in Hawi's eyes and she understood that there had to be a reason for this.

"I'm fine, it's handled, see?" Hawi tried again.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"All I ever wanted was for you to be happy, baby," Ruru said

"It was the only way," Hawi said, licking her suddenly dry lips.

"For what, my beautiful?" Ruru asked, her eyes never leaving Hawi's even as her thumb traced the beautiful plump lips that were staring at her. Ruru could smell Hawi's desire, but she was determined to focus

"To get your attention," Hawi whined needily.