Alpha Adryan
forty eight

"Are you done dwelling in self-pity?!" A voice asks, disturbing thecalmness he was enjoying until now, Adryan doesn't take his eyes awayfrom the twinkling stars that were scattered throughout the sky.

The person takes a seat beside him on the cliff with legs dangling, theywere on the cliff that was situated deep in the forest, underneath it wassurrounded by water. No wolf wandered so far into the territory hencewhy Adryan liked to come here and spent some alone time mostly tothink and relish in the quiet.

"You know running away from things doesn't magically present youwith a solution,” The person says, looking out at the sky as well.

“I'm not running away from anything," he says back, which makes theperson look at him in amusement, he tries to ignore her look but turnsto face her when she doesn't deter from her blatant staring at him."She wants to meet you, she didn't physically ask about you, it wasmore of her looking up eagerly whenever the door to her room wouldopen, she even tried sniffing out your scent but you already know thatshe couldn't scent you since you have been hiding there all the time.”the person says.

Adryan stays quiet for a while, "Why are you telling me this Joan?!" he"Because you need someone in your life to guide you," Joan says.

"I never asked for your help or guidance.” he retorts.

"You're right, you didn't, because you'd rather die than ask anyone forhelp. Am I right?!" Joan says sarcastically, but her words were alsomeant to be a jab. She was one of the few people along with Jade,Brian, and Violet who got away with insulting him. He ignored her jablike usual.

"Why are you here Joan? Is it because you feel the need to insult me,everyone, in while?" Adryan asks her.

She stares at him for a few moments, "You know why I'm here, don'tyou?" it wasn't a question, but a statement. They both were aware ofwhat she was talking about.

"You should go see her, she had been looking for you," Joan sayscausing Adryan to look at her suspiciously.

"I'm not lying if that's the reason you're staring at me like that, boy.”"I'm not hiding” Adryan bares his teeth at her, to which she just rolls herrise.

"You know showing your teeth at me isn't going to intimidate me, boy.I'm centuries old and have been here long enough to not be affectedby Alpha male power." Adryan hated it when she called him that, boy.As if he wasn't a grown male capable of making his own life decisions.It also felt like she was condescending to him by calling him immatureindirectly.

Both of them stay silent for a while, "Do you think her soul is at peace?”he asks in a low voice after a while, his face tilted towards the sky,looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, Joan imitating his actions."She is, she's more at peace up there than she was ever down here”Joan replies, her voice light. "Also she would want you to move on, notgive up your chance at replaceing your happiness again” Adryan stiffenswhen Joan brings her up, his fur bristling, fists clenching as claws duginto his palms. Adryan and Joan both knew he was asking her about hismother, not about her, he never asked about her.

Adryan turns to stare at Joan, his blue eyes turning red as his Lycanfought to come out.

"I had told you not to talk about her ever again,” he says throughgritted teeth, his cuspids piercing his gums, causing them to bleed, hecould taste the familiar metallic taste of blood on his tongue. Hisbreathing uneven with the need to shift.

Joan feels anger course through her at his words, "You think I can justforget about her so easily? She was my only family left, She was myniece, I was responsible of looking after her after her parents died, I'dpromised my sister I would do so and I failed her" tears glisten in guiltfilled eyes.

Adryan looks away from Joan, his anger vanishing with her words.Claws and cuspids retracting immediately. Adryan had also felt the guilttoo, he could sometimes feel them weighing his shoulders down, oftenhe tried to brush it off but sometimes he felt the familiar tugging in hischest.

"Talk to her" Joan repeats her words from earlier, and with that Adryanreplaces himself alone once again.