The Beast's Possession
89: Make him regret that he was born.

**Aife

pov**

If it was possible, my heart just leaped up to my throat and made it the permanent residence. Tears filled my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I had heard this lie once before. I could still remember what followed after the words and how stupid I was to believe him.

Could I believe it again? Could I allow myself to be so vulnerable in his arms and actually trust Bane?

Things had changed - a lot. There was a massive difference between Bane as a person, as a man, when I first met him, and the man that was holding me now.

But now, as he was still holding me as if his life depended on our closeness, I couldn't mutter a word. I tried, opening my mouth and shutting it over and over again, but no words left me.

"Say something," Bane muttered as his grip around me became tighter. "Please, say something. Anything. A reaction, even if it's you, attacking me, would be better than silence. Don't let the silence win."

He sounded so desperate, but his words did nothing. I was stuck in my mind, trapped in the memories of what those words once meant for me.

The worst part was that with being kidnapped and locked by Bane, I learned many things about my father, realized and understood even more.

I loved my family from the bottom of my heart, but standing here, I couldn't understand if I felt the same about seeing them as I once did. Right after the attack, I wanted nothing more than to get back my family, but now, knowing what my father was planning, I wasn't that sure anymore.

"Aife, baby, please," Bane whispered, his voice barely audible, yet clearly breaking.

I made a sound, but that was all I could force out of myself. My brain turned into a wild mush of thoughts, assumptions, fears and facts.

How was one supposed to react to confession as such? 'Hey, I kind of killed your entire family before your eyes, but I didn't so they're alive.' Yeah, that sounded ridiculous.

"I- I think I need time to process this," I finally managed to stammer.

In response, Bane tightened his hold around me for another few seconds and then, let me go. He stepped aside, his head hung low, "I understand. Take as much time as you need. I'll be out of your way." Although he sounded truly heartbroken, I couldn't replace it in myself to stop Bane from leaving.

How did I go from hating this man from the bottom of my heart and genuinely believing he didn't deserve anything good to pitying him was beyond me.

No matter how many times I forced myself to focus on his vile deeds, on every thing he did to hurt and humiliate me, my heart found a way to push all of those thoughts away and beat for him.

And here I was, standing in the bathroom of his house, stunned speechless, realizing that despite everything he had already done and might do in the future, I had fallen for him.

Somehow, Bane managed to sneak his presence into my heart, and sadly, I was afraid that there was nothing he might do for me to fully let go of the feelings. *Stockholm syndrome, nice to meet you.* Shaking the thoughts off, I focused on what I had planned to do before he entered the bathroom, stripped out of the clothes and stepped inside the shower. I stood under icy-cold water just to force myself back to my senses. When I was feeling a tiny bit better, I got out of the shower, wrapped a towel around myself and slowly walked out of the bathroom.

Bane wasn't in the bedroom, but there was a piece of paper left on the bed.

I approached it cautiously, for some reason, thinking this might be another set-up.

My hand shook as I grabbed the paper and lifted it from bed.

*Staying at the main building until you want to see me again. I should probably say IF, not until... Zion will come around to check on you while I'm not around. Let him know how you are feeling, if you need anything or even share your thoughts. I can assure you, he won't let me know anything unless you tell him I can get some answers. This is the best I can offer, at least for now. Don't forget to drink plenty of water and eat, your weight loss is worrying me. -Bane* For some reason, this note pissed me off.

No, scratch that, it wasn't for 'some' reason, it was for 'a reason'.

In a sense, he was still acting like the same, old Bane. He just loved to force his tail between his legs and run out whenever it got too hard for him to handle his own emotions.

Well, news flash, I wasn't putting up with that shit anymore. I was done with the cat and mouse games he was continuously playing and even more than that, I was done and so damn over his constant avoidance of problems he caused himself. Actions had consequences, it was something Bane loved to repeat over and over again, yet never let himself believe the facts. Now, as of right now, Bane was about to learn that from me.

I tossed the note back on the bed, hissed and stomped to the closet. I pulled out one pair of the leggings he had bought for me and his T-shirt.

As I got dressed, I quickly pulled my hair in a bun and stomped downstairs, just to come face to face with Zion, grinning at me as if he had seen the sun for the first time.

I pushed him aside and groaned. "Not now. I don't want your stupidly happy smile to melt my heart and rid me of the anger I feel before I get to unleash it on your Alpha." Zion threw his hands up, and to my surprise, grinned even wider. "Woah, Luna, don't let me get in your way. You go, girl."

In fact, Zion went as far as to open the door for me and offered to quickly fetch a red carpet to pump me up even more. I laughed at his antics, but didn't let him calm me.

Bane was about to learn a thing or two today and I wouldn't stop until I made my point loud, and clear. He had the audacity to attach himself to me, and now, he still kept turning his back on me to run away? No, it wouldn't happen.

With each step closer to the main building I took, the rage inside me turned stronger and burned brighter. In my thoughts, I went over every single thing Bane had done, every time he rejected me without knowing it and most importantly, all those times he pushed me away.

The very man, who just held onto me like I was his lifeline decided to push me away again. Nothing angered me more than that.

Once I reached the main building, the men standing in front of it bowed to me, stopping me in my tracks. A sense of unease washed over me. What was happening?

Just as I took the first step towards the stairs, the door opened and Rex left the building. As soon as his gaze set on me, he grinned and ran towards me, his arms open for a hug. "Luna, I'm so happy to see you're feeling better. I was just asking the Alpha if I could see you and thank you for helping me. Also, I wanted to apologize for what I did again, I really didn't mean to."

I hugged him back and let the smile slip on my lips. "I'm happy to see you're doing better too. Could we please talk a little later, over a cup of tea, perhaps?"

Rex pulled away from me, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

I quickly glanced around to ensure no one would hear me as I leaned a little closer and whispered, "I'm kind of on a mission to kick your Alpha's butt."

Rex and the guards that surrounded us all broke out in laughter, some of them even started howling as if they were trying to hype me up. Still laughing, Rex ran up the stairs, opened the door for me and held it. "You have our support, Luna. Go and make him regret that he was born."