I Just Wish...

(Leon's POV)

Mia's' hand shakily slips out of mine, the look of terror drains the blood from her face. "Mia-?"

She bolts through the crowd towards the forest before I could even say anything. Why would she-? Then I remembered what she had told me about why she transferred here…

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"I had gotten into some trouble with someone during my high school senior year… I don't really want to talk about it…"

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Did he…?

"Mia! Wait-!" I grab Josh's shoulder roughly, stopping him from running after her. He tried to squirm out of my grip, but it was futile. I just tightened my grip more before shoving him into the pool. Jeremy and the others simply stood there either trying their best not to laugh or simply in shock that someone dared touch

"Wilson, go after her you're better at that than I am anyways.. I'll deal with this.." It hurts to even think that but it's the truth. We all watched Josh struggle for a moment to realize what just happened before I pulled him out of the water by his collar, setting him down next to his brother.

"What in the-?!" Josh swung at me, unfortunately for him by the time his fist even made it halfway towards my face I had already caught it, slowly tightening my grip threatening to break it. Damian roars at me to let him take control, but I refuse to be the reason another war breaks out.

"I swear to the Gods if I ever see you anywhere near her again, I will personally finish what my grandfather did not!" I snarl, pushing him in the direction of his brother who reluctantly catches him causing Josh to fall back into the pool.

I look back to see if he caught up with her, only to find him carrying her in his arms. My heart sank seeing her like this. She looked more fragile than ever curled up in his arms and her skin had grown so pale. Gods give me strength not to tear him limb from limb! Wilson looked towards me with his jaw clenched tight he mind linked me, 'We need to go.'

Nodding my head, 'Was it her that he…?' my mind rushed through the memories of what Wilson had told me, all he could do was look down at her and then continue walking forward, 'Take her home… I'll be there shortly…'

I end the mind link before he could protest and turn towards the twins, unable to hold back any longer I grab Josh by the throat bringing him inches away from my face, "Office, NOW!"

The words ripped through me, his eyes going wide realizing I wasn't just f***ing around with him. Letting him go he stumbles back before adjusting himself as a few of the more sober pack members surround us waiting for an order. Jeremy holds up his hand, "Back off guys, come along..?"

"Leon," My curiosity peaked at this point, between the brothers who actually has the power here? Even drunk, Jeremy was more composed than his mongrel of a brother. He yanks his brother to follow as if dragging him by a leash, cocking an eyebrow. I follow them through the crowd up to their pack house. The Pack house was a bit smaller than most that I've seen. It seems the Pack house was now exclusively for the higher ups and the omegas. Judging by the layout, it seemed the omegas rooms were in the basement, the kitchen was just off to the left of the main entrance next to the staircase that leads upstairs. When you walk in it was almost like when you see the Tardis from that one show, what did they say 'Larger on the inside than it was on the outside'? The open floor plan made it seem bigger than it really was. Unfortunately for them it was still also a mess, probably from the party but I could see a few omegas working on a few spots on the walls as they patch them up with gray brick.

"Watch your step going up the stairs a few of the steps are broken," Josh warns begrudgingly as we head up the stairs and towards his fathers office.

"Boys, what the hell are you doing up here? You're supposed to be down there with your sister!" an old scraggly man says from behind the desk without looking up from his papers. Catching a whiff of my scent he sniffs the air, I could hear his heart stop for a moment, the grip on his pen causing it to snap in half, snarling "What did you boys do this time?"

Josh backs up a bit as his father finally looks up and examines us. His eyes immediately locking onto Josh, "Nothing he just pushed me into the pool for no-"

"BAH! You're a worse liar than you are a leader! Or did I break your sense of smell in our last duel?" He questions, pointing towards me for emphasis. "I apologize for this pup's intolerable behavior. What do we owe the pleasure of a visit from a Draconian."

He had put emphasis on the title making both the twins do a double take, Jeremy looking towards me with intrigued curiosity while Josh on the other hand had a look on his face that screamed his realization of how much he has fucked up. "He has somehow caused my mate a great deal of pain. All I have is a simple request for your son to stay away from my mate."

"Your mate? She-" He argues before I cut him off.

"Yes my mate! MINE! Whatever claim or obsession you've had for her in the past ends NOW! You come ANYWHERE close to her AGAIN! I will make good on my promise to you!" I promise, "Do I make myself clear!"

"It wasn't–" Josh begins to argue but before he could finish his brother strikes his face with one of his claws knocking him to the ground.

"He will remember I'll make sure he stays in line." Jeremy promises, something feels off about this, but I nod and make my leave. Right now my main priority is her..

(Mia's POV)

I woke up back in my room, curled up in Leon's' arms and a note on the nightstand, I picked it up and opened it,

'Mia,

Your mom left for work earlier this morning and I went out to grab a few things. I'll be back soon.

XOXO,

Wil'

Putting the note down, I smile slightly as I curl back up into Leon's arms facing towards him. He was sound asleep. Burying my face into his chest I feel him hold me closer and stroke my back. That's when I realized I had been crying. All I wanted to do was curl up into a ball, but the way he was holding me, what I really wanted was just this. I felt safe, he kissed the top of my head and we didn't talk, we just laied there in each others arms.

"Mia.." his voice cracked a bit. I could tell he wanted to say something, he just didn't know the right words and that was okay for me, "Are- Do you want to talk about it? About what happened.. You don't have to, I just.."

I hesitated but I knew he needed to know, so step by step I slowly told him How Josh and I met in high school. I told him how at first I thought I was head over heels for Josh, until his 18th birthday, our senior year… I was on the student council and usually it was my job to give new students a tour of the school and make sure they could find their classes… Josh was acting strange that day. At first he acted like he was usually funny, sweet and kind but after he got back from meeting with his parents… he wasn't the same…

He kept pressuring me into skipping school for the rest of the day, when I said no his anger grew more suffocating and he scared the new student so I asked someone from the council to make sure he got to his next class I would meet with them later. The second I walked away I regretted it. Josh had dragged me up to the rooftop and became enraged… the next thing I knew I was in the hospital. My mom was holding my hand crying, she had already filed a restraining order against him by the time I woke up..

Leon at some point had sat up and pulled me into his lap listening to every detail, "If it weren't for whoever stopped him I-"

I choked on that last part even thinking about how I probably wouldn't have survived if someone hadn't stepped in. I could feel his heart in his chest begin to race, "I'm so sorry… I wish that I had.."

"Hey we didn't know each other back then.." I turned so I could face him straddling him. I place hands on either side of his face, "Do not say sorry for not knowing me yet, or for something someone else did! Promise me you won't blame yourself for something that was out of your control and knowledge!"

His eyes were filled with tears, his arms wrapped around me, his voice became deep and airy as his eyes burned into mine a gold glow emanating from them "I promise… I promise you will never have to go through something like that ever again as long as I live in this life and the next…"

Slowly leaning in he pulled me the rest of the way into a kiss, his hand slid up my back reaching the back of my head while his other arm stayed wrapped around my waist, deepening the kiss.