Big Bad Alphas

"Yeah." Caroline scoots closer to me. "You kinda did."

   Eric sighs and runs a hand through his hair, then looks to me. "You're alright?"

   "Alright? She's the one that just tackled him to the ground," Caroline dramatically motions to me, though I am right beside her. "You literally charged at him like a bull."

   I shrug. "I just got infuriated, really quickly. He deserved it."

   "Hell yeah he did," she chuckles.

   "Alright," Eric grabs our attention. "Besides attacking Landon, did you two need anything?"

"Isabella just asked me to show her where the training grounds were, but I know the reason now." She smirks at me, and I swiftly take Eric's attention away from her, already feeling my cheeks warm up.

"I just wanted to learn where everything is," I lie. I can lie as much as I want, but the look on Eric's face tells me that he knows why too. Thankfully, he does not call me out on wanting to see him. If that happened, I do not know what color my face would turn, but it would be something beyond the brightest shade of red. "I remembered that you said you were going to be here, and I wanted to talk, I mean, if you have the time."

"I have time."

I do not know if he expected me to start talking, but I turned to Caroline who is still standing with us. Apparently, she did not catch the hint. Awkwardly, I clear my throat, and her face is smeared with realization. "You want me to go?"

I nod, and my eyes practically push her away. Once she is far enough, they focus back on Eric who seems to be rather amused. "Okay, what did you want to talk about?" He asks me smoothly, his voice sending chills down my spine.

"It's actually about your father—"

"It's still on your mind?"

I murmur, worried about how he may react. What

ponders. "Couldn't wait until I'm on my

sigh. "I had to know why you thought you were the one who did this," I motion to the bruises. "I didn't

and briefly

I say truthfully. "I feel so in the dark, and if this

He shakes his head at a leisurely pace. "It's

   "I know that you two fought because of the decisions your father was making based on your mother. I'm not going to push my way into your family problems, but I don't want this problem

says bluntly, and I try to

you

I got on top of him and began to choke him out of instinct. Voices were yelling at me, but I couldn't hear them anymore, everything around me shut off as I stared down at him. My hands just kept

stand silently, without

head. That moment was the reason for my reaction to your marks because I

fall helplessly to my sides, and I am sure my mouth is

to hurt again. If I did not run into the woods like an impulsive moron, then Olivia would not have followed me, she would not have hurt me, and Eric wouldn't be reminded of his past. "I didn't mean to bring up the past, remind you of that event," I mumble.

understand, you were not wrong to question," he tells

now talking with Heath. I wonder where Landon went. "Eric," I say rather confidently. "I don't want any more

at me, interested. "So, you're going to tell me all

did not think too much about that part, though, I do

Do I?

I don't have many

on me as if he is slowly moving closer. "I think you do, and

"Are you taunting me?"

head, no. "Maybe every night, you can tell me something that no one else