The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[RUKIYA]

[FLASHBACK]

[Still, The evening of Malika and Jer's Wedding]

"Oh, but I am, even if you hate me and want to kill me," Rukiya said with a light laugh, even though the pang in her heart wasn't making her life any easier.

She hated this, the way things had turned out and she hated that in a span of less than two years, Hawi had lost the parents she loved more than life.

Rukiya wanted to avenge Hawi but she also needed to be in a position that would let her be on the same side as Hawi, because otherwise, the wild woman would have considered her an enemy, and that wasn't what Rukiya wanted with Hawi.

"You're hurt, love, and it might get worse. Let me nurse you, Hawi. You can cuss at me later, please," Rukiya Greyson, the woman who had the pride of a hundred Alphas, gently pleaded with Hawi, as if her life depended on it.

"I can do it myself," Hawi retorted, and once again, Rukiya smiled at her earnestly.

"I know. But you're tired and need a break. Just this once, let me take care of you," Rukiya pointed out softly. She wanted to take Hawi's pain away, and if she could, then she truly would have done it.

"Fine. But this doesn't mean shit. I still hate you," Hawi said as she pierced the sword of her hate deep into Rukiya's willing heart. It was so depressing and it broke Rukiya even more than she could ever admit. But as always, the Greyson alpha let it all in.

"I know, baby, I know," Rukiya admitted as she bent to take care of Hawi. she was but a lover, so there was nothing she could do about her heart wanting to beat for the won woman who would probably never want her.

"Oww, that fucking hurts!" Hawi complained and Rukiya instinctively removed her hand from Hawi's leg, before gently blowing on it, hoping to make it a little better for Hawi. She hadn't meant to hurt her even more and she was worried.

"I didn't say to make me feel even more cold. Don't you know how to tend to wounds? Goodness woman, the one time I trust you to help me out you turn out to be a wind whistler. Why don't you whistle your way back to Greyson, huh?" Hawi said rudely as she glared at Rukiya.

She knew that what she was doing was mean and was going to fuck up Rukiya even more but then it wasn't like she was supposed to care for her. She hadn't planned this and Rukiya always showing up for her was distorting her plans.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. Tell me, love, does it hurt when I lift it like this?" Rukiya asked as she raised Hawi's leg a little. Hawi's wolf was healing her but it didn't seem fast enough, maybe because Hawi had run like crazy ignoring the thorns.

This woman would easily be the death of Rukiya if she wasn't careful.

"I'm fine," Hawi bit back and Rukiya just arched a brow at Hawi, as if to tell the stubborn alpha that she could either be a meanie and they would stay here the whole day, or she would respond and Rukiya would help her out with the pain.

"Fine, it hurts a little. Why are you glaring at me like th—"

"Hawi, we can do this all day, baby. And you know I would love to stay in isolation with you, but not when you're hurt. So, you can either let me fix you up, or I'll carry you back to Clarkson and make sure to pass by the Sicario gates while at it.

"Wanna try me, love?" Rukiya dared grimly, and Hawi wanted to call it a bluff, but the sincerity in the Greyson Alpha's voice and the raw warning in it made Hawi fold. She hadn't expected to fold that quickly but then Rukiya Greyson was so hot when she was mad.

An angry Rukiya was distracting to Hawi and she kinda loved this version of her. Sure, she didn't want to be the object of Rukiya's anger, but maybe it would be the perfect way out of her pain and the intense sound of her breaking heart, right?

"Yeah, right. Maybe if the worlds come apart. Are you forgetting you're the Greyson alpha? Or has your insanity got anything to do with the fact that you're always showing up around me like a shadow I can't seem to shake?

"You know that's kind of rude, alpha Greyson," Hawi said as she stared right into Rukiya's eyes, daring the Greyson alpha to do anything to her or even challenge her. She was a little too close to Rukiya's face and by the time she noticed it, it was too late to pull back.

"And you do remember that I'm in love with you, right?" Rukiya whispered as she slowly moved towards Hawi, not minding the fact that the distance between her face and Hawi's face was thinning so fast.

She loved it though.

Hawi could feel her breath hitch in her throat as she was at a loss for words.

She had initially been brave because of everything that had happened and as sure that Rukiya Greyson wouldn't try anything with her, but now that she could feel Rukiya's breath on her lips, Hawi knew she had fucked up.

"How could I forget that? You keep shouting it to anyone who wills to listen. The universe probably takes you seriously like that. I'd be tempted to believe you too, but I'm not,'' Hawi said, correcting herself as she stared right into Rukiya's eyes.

"I'm glad you know that," Rukiya whispered as she ran her thumb on Hawi's beautiful plump lips that were calling to her.

She had been imagining what these lips felt like and now that she was so close and could see them, she had to admit that they were the most inviting lips she'd ever encountered.

"What are you doing?" Hawi whispered huskily, as she stared at Rukiya's lips; and maybe she wasn't thinking right too. This was not something that she would ever think of doing and yet at the same time she felt like this was a rare chance.

"I should be asking you the same, love. What are you doing, baby?" Rukiya asked as she pushed a stray strand of hair that was on Hawi's face.

Being this close to Hawi was making Rukiya's heart beat a little too faster than she had anticipated and she was worried about doing something that could make Hawi hate her more.

Rukiya wanted to close the distance between them, but she knew that the action itself would probably end up with her in broken bones because Hawi would probably fight her, but she would never fight Hawi. That was something she had promised herself from the first day.

If there came a time that she would fight, she would lay down her weapons if her opponent was Hawi, but if she had to fight for Hawi, then she would do whatever it took to be there for her crush.

"Making a terrible decision," Hawi said, slamming her lips on Rukiya's, an action that Rukiya didn't expect much less from Hawi, but she certainly wasn't going to complain about.

'Goddamn,' was all Rukiya could think of.