Beastly

I watched him silently as he ate the food on his lap, his small hands cutting up the pieces of meat into small bites. His face occasionally lifted to smile at me and then went back down to focus on his food. After he had shrunk down in size, I had managed to get a shocked Xander out of the room and used food as an excuse. He had ordered Cole to get it and just then got a call that he was needed at the border for something important. In irritation, he had ordered me not to go back in without him and stalked away with horns sticking out of his forehead. Literally. All that was left was for him to destroy and kill everything in his path for him to officially earn the title of the devil.

One to not listen, I had taken time to calm myself and when Cole returned with some food, I entered back into the room with it and served it to Marcus. Now, we sat in silence as he ate and I tried not to let the anxiety eat me up as I waited. Finally, he finished and dropped the plate on the bedside cabinet before turning his full attention to me. A beautiful smile stretched on his face and for some reason, it gave me comfort. My eyes glanced at his neck and I took note of how it had the imprint of Xander's hand.

"Your hair is even wilder now." he said and subconsciously, my finger lifted to the scattered tendrils that had been let loose when Xander pulled my hair tie "I remember how difficult it was to brush that out for you."

"I can't imagine." I murmured, not knowing if I should tell him I didn't really remember it being wild. Most of my memories of my hair were of it being dead and flat "So it's true then. You really are..."

"I am." he said simply as I trailed off. I pursed my lips together and instead of freaking out not, folded my arms across my chest and gave him a heated look

"Where have you been?"

"Around. Mostly travelling and fulfilling duties that I have." Duties? What about me? I was so unimportant he left me to fulfil duties only Lord knows who gave to him

"Why are you here?"

"Because..." he started "...it's time for you to begin your training."

"Wait, what..?" I paused, staring at his childish form "Could you please change back? I feel really awkward speaking to you when you look this way." In less than 10 seconds, he reverted to his size, the hospital gown no longer looking bogus on him "Thank you. Now, about this training?"

the fact that I was alone, were all falsehoods. What was the truth? They usually say the truth sets you free, but it felt like the more I learnt, the more I would be tainted. It would become difficult for me to believe anything people said, no matter how glaring the evidence was. I just hoped whatever the truth

A lot of things you want to ask me. I'm not going to beat around the bush and I've tried to prepare myself for this moment for years. Before we begin, I just want you to know that I never wanted to hurt you and I did my very

to lay everything out in the open at once. Hopefully, he didn't want to hide

you leave me? I thought you were dead." His face grew serious and his brows furrowed, something akin

from the very top." he replied "You and I are special people Avaline." It hit me like a ton of bricks as I sucked in a breath. Nobody

haven't heard that

isn't it?" Was I? I didn't believe so "I was born into this world to protect

was light, I'm sure he could deduce that I was making a deliberate jab at

you'd have ended up in a more uncontrollable situation. Now, are you going to keep attacking me

I would fulfil my destiny. He told me of how he acquired powers and had used those powers to manipulate my memories into believing that he had gotten sick and died, meanwhile he had just walked away from me when it got too dangerous to be together. He told me of how, in detail, he was hunted down by an occultic group that sought to claim me and how he had spent years in captivity before finally breaking free again. He told me of how he had let me go to fight life alone simply because he wanted me to be kept alive and that when he had finally tracked me down, I was already gone from the blue moon pack and had left a chaotic new Alpha

had found out information about my unhealthy situation in the pack and how he had spent the last few years in regret that he couldn't protect me the way he should have been doing. When he found me again, I was in the process of getting my life back on track in Lansing and described how beautiful he always found my dancing. I would have deemed him a liar if he didn't correctly give accounts of things I had done and the people I had spent most

say anything? Reach

doubt you'd ever want to have anything to do with me. I was more content watching you find yourself from the shadows, with people that loved you regardless, knowing what and who you

tightly

inside. I'll admit, nothing scared me more than watching you lose

sincerity in his eyes shun so bright and I felt something twist in my chest. My vision suddenly got blurry,

so into my thoughts that I hadn't noticed. My hand raised to swipe at my face and sure enough, a glistening tear stared back at