I ran to the bathroom the second Nora shuts the main bedroom door on her way out, dropping the towel -which smelled more of angelic white roses than any of my masculine cologne, and locked the door loudly.

Slow swallow breathes came out as gasps, and that's when the weakness struck at my knees. I sank to the ground within contact of the door, yanking at the hair atop my head with hot anger.

...

My fist went one after another into the punching bag. Sweat was raining down my shirt making the polyester fabric of the shirt dampen and clinging to my being. I still hadn't changed from the grimy dress shirt, vest and trousers since yesterday at Kaden's despite spending the last several hours here in the Pack gym.

There was hardly anyone here. More full dressed single unMated males than Mated females in their shanky crop tops and booty shorts. Luckily enough no one paid me any heed in the time I was here. Except maybe a few questioning glances to my attire and the few dozen missed calls and texts but nothing severe.

My knuckled were raw with blood when the thought of last night over toke my mind. Her short frail body pressed with mine making wherever our bare skin met burn with a chain of fire crackers. Those dark locks in which I could just loose my fingers when kissing those alluring plump dark lips only a kissable distance away. The hips of her nakedly body wrapped around my lower half, my mouth at the arch of her neck leaving a trail of sloppy kisses down to where her heart laid awaiting.

Nora tucked into the safety of my arms, arms enfolded around one another with affection and not an ounce of hatred in that moment for me, no bitter words, no more avoiding. Whether it was all the alcohol she had consumed weakening her guard or she did intent to truly confess, I couldn't ignore those words she said.

I swore. Maybe going there on Dylan's persist was a bad idea.

She confided her feelings with me even though she didnt know herself that's what she felt.

She knew about our torment Damon, Dylan sighed after a while. Stop acting the way you are to her now, you've purposely broken her too many times. How many more times would you like to carry her up in your arms before pushing her down that cliff of disappointment again and into that sea of anguish before satisfying that ego of yours?

She cant weaken us. Dad lost everything to that wretched women and how did she repay him? I seize the punching bag mid sway with my claws already tearing the fabric. Dad had rendered himself to mom and what did she do? Killed him and herself in the end when she couldn't handle no more -like the weakling she was.

Aria was hurting as much as Nora is right now, Dylan said passively, I know we avoid talking about this as much as we can but everything has a damn limit to it DAMON! Rocco loved Aria but his Alpha madness drove him insane to the point he harmed your mother. Your mother was broken, molested by your dad and you're taking your anger of something he did and what your mother did in return onto Nora, an innocent life but youve forgotten the truth in it. He might have loved her at one point but Aria died unloved. She died between this war your father inflicted and now somehow, Nora remains woven amongst this all, forgotten and baring the pain of something your father did. Damon, you're giving her the exact amount of pain your dad gave your mom. You're no less than he was to Aria. Just stop this madness Damon. Its over.

Oh no, it isn't. Not until I say so.

It is, Dylan said assertively, pushing his way through.Your feelings for Nora havent wavered once and you know it. During the dance back at Kaden's, your heart fluttered upon seeing her. What you feel for her is true. Have as much sex you want others, party yourself mad, you'll always end up with her in the end. Shes the one who doesn't hate you after all youve done.

How can you know? I pant, feeling a bit light headed again.

If she were to hate you, she'd snapped your back by now or at least June would've no doubt, Dylan chuckles, Shes the one. No matter how much you two argue or how little you speak to one another, she's the one in the end.

But she cant do this to us-

-Damon. Shes not out to kill us for the last time!

Males are to lead and be fierce-

-Theyre also meant to become big fat puppies drooling and yelping after their Mate's feet, Dylan added. I dont see you wagging your tail behind Nora do I?

Dylan.

Damon, give her a shot. Like Aria said in her note to you, apologize, make all possible amends necessary to earn your forgiveness. We need her. Nora would rather endure and weep her heart silently than seek vengeance, though, never be too sure of June but my point is. Do the right thing for once please Damon.

Dylan, you'll regret this by tomorrow. Why was I agreeing to this again?

We've found love in a hopeless place after years of living the shadows of the haunted Damon. What would you rather regret? He asked. With that, he drifted as a fog to the back of my head.

We've found love in Nora. In her quirky smile, drunk or sober, eye gestures as wild as the weather and brilliantly bright as the scorching summer sun or the crown of her face, halo of swaying brown bouncing with life whenever she'd walk with that slight skip in her heel.

I punch the floating bag angrily with my fist and as it swung back in return, I stagger back with force of it hitting me. Tightening the grip around the sides of the bag, I think about how I noticed everything about her, analyzing every little minor detail and yet I yearned to know more.

It feels as I didnt even know her well enough. Her favourite colour, her favourite midnight snack, her favourite series or novel, her favourite pizza toppings -I knew none of her. I just wanted to memorize every curve, stroke her skin, kiss every last thing I loved about her and learn. Learn about her and how to love her they way she wanted, not me. She was my savior. A wildly sexy one.

Consequences be damned, Dylan was right. I had to try. I needed to talk to Nora, tell her how sorry I was for not living up to the expectations of being the one she visioned. Sorry for every time Ive mistreated her in such in an inhumane way. Sorry for every awful things Ive ever said or done to cause her that psychological trauma. I know I probably dont deserving for her forgiveness but Id never know if I never try. I could only pray her wolf was in the forgiving mood.

I give another final blow to the sack before brushing the sweat from my forehead. Just then my phone rang and for some odd reason, my heart skipped a beat when reading 'KADEN' on the caller ID. "Damon speaking."

He spoke rapidly yet being calm while explaining. There was a sharp buzzing sound by my ears as Kaden said every word. I swore. And swore more. I swore till the moment I disconnected the line and crushed the device in my fist. I swore even louder when the crushed fragments of my phone missed the head of the no good bimbo flirting by the far wall.

I could feel Dylan growing stronger, his power beginning too enhance my own as I kicked the punching bag to the point it swung off the line and hit the back wall with an alarming thump. Eyes turned and landed on me but were smart enough to look away and back a couple of steps up the second they caught my inhumane eyes.

Dashing to out the gym, I was on the verge of shifting just to get to car seconds faster. Anyone that happened to run into my path instantly scurried away with a bow of their head. I begin the ignition and rev the car out the parking lot into the clear night ahead. Driving to her borders could take hours if I hadn't driven at least tripled the speed limit. Or if some old hag hadn't had tried to cross the damn road when I decide to drive by, nearly dented my newly washed car.

My throat was drying and I felt a sudden rage to kill every obstacle in my path with a hit of my front bumper. Why hadn't the Moon Goddess awaited another good couple of hours or maybe a day more before this?

I swore, is this why my back ached? Did something happen to her that I didn't know and Kaden refuse to say. Oh, heads are definitely going to roll for this.

The last thing I was wanted was for her to hate me more for doing something against her wishes even if it were for her own benefit. I shake my head. There was no choice way in all the fucking hellfire she would forgive me for forcing myself on her. But neither could I let her spend another night in the entire fucking family of hounds heat.

I ease off my accelerator and go for the brake, my car halting before the barrier. The guard stepped around just as I lowered the glass of my window trying to keep my talons aside.

"Alpha Damon," He inclined his head, his voice trembling nervously, "May I ask what you may be doing around here at this hour?"

He was young looking to be head guard of a border, leather jacket doing nothing than creating more of a shadow of immaturity on his bleakness. "I need to get pass. I cant waste a second, let me go. I have an understandi-."

"Should've thought about that Alpha before showing up before your access was granted." He clucked his tongue, the nervousness still in his eyes. "The Alphas would have your fur turned into a pelt if they knew you came here."

"Let me repeat that for your deaf ears," I grit my teeth, biting down a very enraged Dylan. "I have an understanding with Alpha Xavier. Since of last December we've had a treaty forged and signed granting peace and endless immunity between us Packs if I remember correctly. So with that aside unless you've used that piece of paper to dry out your ass this morning, you will now grant me access into your land before I step foot out of this vehicle and skin your hair to turn into a fur rug for my bedroom floor."

He swallowed. "Rules are rules my Alpha."

"Well your rules can be fucked in the trunk of my car." I shut my eyes, giving a sigh of exhaustion. "You know what? Ill just make it easier for both of us, give me a second."

I pull out my phone and dial the number, placing it my ear before, accidentally, stepping on the accelerator. The car shoots forward into the barricade, crashing it into splints while the guards ducked for cover. "How is she?"

"She's breathing if you were to ask," Kaden replied. I swerve the wheel a drastic left.

I growl, and then growl again when spotting the bodies of a dozen wolves behind me. "Where are you even Damon?"

"Relatively close, just have some route detours," I disconnect the call, chucking my phone into the next seat. Gripping the wheel with both hands, I put the car in reverse striking about three of the wolves and rev it to my left back into the silent forest.

...

The place seemed to be star touched for it was overly illuminated to be shrouded in isolation. Despite the curtains which seemed to be pulse with light, it was hard to make out what could be happening inside. I stomp the brake, dashing out and nearly skidding on the stone steps up to the door.

My heart hammered in my throat. I flung myself at the door, my inhuman strength crushing the lock and making the wood groan as it swung apart. "Where is she!"

Every head turned to me, all except Kaden were seated, their Mates not so far. The Alpha with the fluffy brown hair had opened his mouth to speak but his brother Xavier beat him to it. "I told you the first thing he'd want is to get in her pants."

Xavier was sprung on the sofa, hands dangling on the tilt of his knees and head hung low as he spoke with his Mate soothing circles to his back. She shot him that look to shut up.

"Damon." Kaden said. "She's-"

"Where is she Kaden?" A plea of desperation. Even Dylan was feeling the stifling heat in the air.

"Upstairs," A voice called from the afar from where Zayn stood with his back to the wall, arms crossed. "The last bedroom on your right at the end of the hallway."

That's when I heard the most blood thickening, stomach sickening cry from the halls above. It was darkened with pain, haunting like no other sound I've heard in 20 years of my life. My ears rung, my heart sank and I think I felt a vein or three pop apart from my heart.

Ryan squeezed his eyes as if it would help it go away, his Mate reaching down to hold him though her belly was proving it difficult to stay upright. Dylan unable to wait for another second carried our feet towards the staircase, just be halted by Xavier in our path. He gripped our shoulder, eyes swarming with a rush of emotions.

"Dont think I'll ever forgive you for anything if you help her this once." Xavier threatened, baring this canines into a vicious snarl.

"No need too, " I brush his hand aside, heaving in a sigh and turning to face the hall above. "I dont think Ill be forgiving myself for this either."

... Heyyy...FIRST UPDATE OF SUMMERTIME🍀♥️

I really love this song and thought I might want to share it with you all. Suits the tone too I guess. Hope this update can brighten your day, and I'll be praying for all who have finals or exams going. ♥️ I just failed two in the same day because of rereading Harry Potter all last week, no regrets.☺️