Fated is overrated

Zeke POV

Chris looks confused when speaking up "choked to death? Why would you be in your human form when trying to get away from 5 wolves charging at you? Especially when your wolf.." Chris doesn't get to finish his sentence when the rogue interrupts him and sends him a death glare. "That is none of your business. Now, is there any other prying anyone wishes to do, or can I go about my day?". Chris shuts his mouth and just allows her to speak to him like that and this time, Zane can't help himself. "Do you let all your pack members talk to you in that manner, and put up with it?".

Chris is ready to answer, but the rogue intervenes "I am not his pack member". Alpha Culio chimes in this time. "Well, speaking of that Lola, would you please consider coming back with us?". Her gaze turns

unusually soft when directed at Alpha Culio, it seems she has a lot more respect for the man than she does for either of us or Chris. "I am sorry Alpha Culio, but I will not come back to Red Dagger with you. Please know it has nothing at all to do with you. I have my personal reasons".

Alpha Culio tightens his jaw and looks at Chris, before turning back to the rogue" Lola, does the personal reason involve my son in any way?". It doesn't take a genius to see that she doesn't like Chris and that there is a weird chemistry there, so the question is not unexpected to say the least.

She takes some time before answering "no it doesn't Alpha. Red Dagger just isn't my home, I am afraid" and gives him a sympathetic smile.

"Very well then, I guess at least I am overjoyed you are safe. I was worried sick and feared the worst for you out there all alone, untrained. It's a miracle you are still here with us" she smiles.

“A miracle indeed. Thank you for coming to see me Alpha. You are a good man and I wish you the very best" and she heads towards the door. Chris snaps out of the daze he seemed to be in and runs towards the rogue, and states

"Lola please at the very least, take your phone with you, so you can reach out if you ever need anything, OK?" as he grabs a phone and charger from his pocket and hands it out to her. She seems reluctant to take the phone, but grabs it anyway.

"Fine, but not because I will have contact with anyone in the pack, I miss my music" she mumbles and steps out the door, while giving one last smile to Alpha Culio. He nods and smiles back at her. As soon as she has left Alpha Culio smilingly states "that girl is something else, she's special".

Zane and I tell the men goodbye and alert the guards to escort them back outside, as the whole ordeal was very disappointing to say the least.

We were expecting and hoping for Alpha Culio and Chris to be livid with her, wanting to punish her for leaving or at the very last take her back to Red Dagger.noveldrama

We were not expecting her to still be here after the meeting. And we also weren't expecting them to be so.. affectionate? Towards her. After the door is closed, Zane sighs deeply "well, that didn't go as expected..".

"Tell me about it, brother. I was expecting them to be livid with her, but it seemed to be the other way around? At least towards Chris. I can't wait to check the footage from the other office" "me neither, let's have a look shall we" Zane says in a sing-song voice before pulling out his phone and rewinding the footage from the camera.

Zane and I sit in silence as we watch the whole conversation from

scratch. And although still surprised, Chris lets her talk to him like that and even goes as far as letting her threaten him, a picture is beginning to form for us now.

"What... he loves her? A rogue?!". "Well, technically, she wasn't a rogue when he fell in love with her" I reply Zane, while having an unsettling feeling in my stomach about him being in love with her.

By the looks on Zane's face, he has the same feeling I do. It must be because we can't imagine someone proclaiming his love to someone who is now a rogue, despite their history together.

"I wonder what the last thing he tried doing to her was though, he seems highly embarrassed by it" "I am still reeling from the fact that Chris claims to be a virgin" Zane laughs.

I can't help but laugh along "yeah as if. If he is a virgin, so are we" I wink. I have seen his interactions with she wolves when we visited their pack. There is no way that guy is still a virgin. He had a different girl clinging to him every other day. Even worse than us. "Anyway, since our plan failed miserably.. It is time for plan B" I say to Zane, before relaying the next plan to him. We tried to do this the nice way, now it's time for us to show who's boss.