Dimitri’s POV
I was seething with rage.
Did Seth really think I would let him take her from me? Did he really fucking think that I would let him anywhere near her?
I was going to end his miserable life before he could blink.
I wanted to follow Madeline, but Will stopped me. He told me that he wanted me to calm down a little before I went to find her.
The only reason I stayed was because I could feel that she was close. She was probably in our room. If I felt her leave the packhouse, I would have torn it down with my own two hands.
I kept pacing around the office, clenching my fists and growling. The anger was pulsating in my blood and I couldn’t fucking see the end of it.
“Did you really have to go off on her like that?” Will sighed, making me look at him.
I narrowed my eyes and clenched my fists.
“She didn’t do anything wrong, Dimitri,” Will said. “Kendrick pissed you off and you took it out on her. You need to apologize.”
Will was right. Kendrick did piss me off. He came to my office earlier and demanded to continue our meeting regarding my mother’s punishment. I did my fucking best to explain to him that I wouldn’t be holding any meetings until the Alpha’s Meeting was over. He kept insisting and I had to order him to leave my office.
He pissed me off so fucking much. I was ready to explode when he left my office. It was actually a bit strange. I never felt anger overwhelming me as much as it did then. If Will hadn’t stopped me, I would probably go out and kill the fucker.
But Maddie did do something wrong. She should have mind-linked me the moment he approached her.
“She needs to apologize to me,” I said angrily. “She fucked up.”
I saw anger flash in Will’s eyes.
“She didn’t do anything wrong, Dimitri!” he exclaimed. “She talked to him and told him no. She did everything she was supposed to do.”
I clenched my fists and narrowed my eyes at him.
“She should have mind-linked me immediately,” I said. “I should have gone there and made sure that…”
“What?” Will interrupted me. “That he didn’t ask her to breakfast? Oh, come on Dimitri. The kid is in love with her. Is that disrespectful toward you? Yes. Is he fooling himself into thinking that something would happen between them? Probably. But would he hurt her? I don’t think so. You are blowing this way out of proportion and you hurt your mate.”
“I don’t think he is overreacting,” Ellie said. “Seth really likes her. He could try something.”
Just thinking about him touching her had me growling ferociously.
She was MINE!
‘Dimitri!’ Skol tried to talk to me again, but I pushed him away again.
He’d been trying to talk to me for a while, but I kept pushing him away. I was angry enough and I didn’t need him to add to it. He was probably pissed about Seth.
“And?” Will asked, raising his brows. “Maddie would reject him because she loves Dimitri. Dimitri would punish Seth and we would just go back to normal.”
Was he fucking serious?
“Besides, the kid will back off as soon as he finds his mate,” Will added, sighing and shaking his head.
“Are you fucking kidding me right now?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at him. “If that fucker wanted Ali would you be talking like this? Would you want him to touch her or try something?”
Anger flashed in Will’s eyes.
“Of course not,” he said, grabbing Ali’s hand. “But I would never do what you did, Dimitri. Didn’t you hear Maddie? She thinks that you don’t trust her.”
‘Just listen to him!’ Skol screamed and I could hear panic in his voice. ‘Listen to him!’
I furrowed my brows and focused on Skol.
‘What the fuck are you talking about?’ I asked angrily.
‘Maddie!’ Skol yelled. ‘She thinks that you don’t trust her! She thinks that you are going to leave her! She is having a panic attack and Skye can’t calm her down!’
My heart stopped beating. I could feel the blood leave my face.
‘She pushed Skye away,’ Skol continued, whining. ‘She was thinking about how everyone left her and she thinks that you will leave her too. She was wondering if you would go back to Savannah.’
My stomach twisted.
“Dimitri?” Will called me worriedly.
‘Why didn’t you tell me sooner?’ I asked Skol as I forced my legs to move. ‘You should have told me sooner!’
‘I tried to!’ Skol yelled. ‘You kept ignoring me!’
I started running out of my office.
“Dimitri?” Will called me again.
“I fucked up,” I mumbled as I almost ripped my office door open.
My heart was racing a mile a minute as I ran toward our bedroom.
She thought that I would leave her?! She thought that I would go back to that fucking bitch?
Like I wouldn’t rip my own heart out if I lost her. Like I wouldn’t stop breathing the minute she wouldn’t be in my life.
I couldn’t get to our room fast enough. I had to hold her. I had to apologize. I had to tell her how fucking much I loved her.
I thought that my heart would jump out of my body when I finally reached our room.
“Maddie?!” I exclaimed as I barged inside.
My eyes fell on her and I wanted to rip my own fucking heart out. She was sitting on the floor with her head between her knees. She was rocking back and forth slowly and I could hear her sobbing.
I slammed the door shut and threw myself next to her.
“Maddie, princess, no,” I cried out as I pulled her onto my lap. “I will never leave you. Never, Maddie, never.”
She didn’t let me see her face. She buried it into my neck and continued sobbing. I wrapped my arms around her and placed a hand on her head, holding her close to me.
My heart was breaking. I fucked up so fucking bad.
“I am so fucking sorry, princess,” I continued as I started kissing every part of her I could reach. “I am so sorry. I will never leave you. I love you with my entire heart. You are my life, Maddie. You are my home. You are mine and I am yours.”
My voice was trembling and I felt tears fall down my cheeks. I could feel her pain and I wanted to scream. I was so focused on my anger before that and I couldn’t feel how hurt she was.
“Please forgive me, my love,” I mumbled, trying to stop my voice from trembling. “Please forgive me.”
I continued kissing her and I tightened my arms around her.
‘She was crying out for her mom,’ Skol mumbled quietly and I could hear him whine.
Oh, my love. My princess. I wished so fucking much that I could take that pain away from her. I wished I could bring her mom back.
“I love you, Maddie,” I said softly. “You are my greatest treasure and I will never leave you. I promise, my love.”
Her sobbing quieted down a little. I placed a finger under her chin and I lifted her head a little. The broken look I saw on her face made me want to tear the fucking room down.
“I trust you, princess,” I told her softly. “I am so sorry. I let my anger get the better of me, but I was never angry at you. I love you, my beautiful little mate.”
She sniffled and buried her head into my neck again. She pressed herself closer to me and I closed my eyes.
“I love you, Maddie,” I repeated quietly. “I love you and I am so sorry.”
