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Max's POV.
Watching Frank take Liv away had to be the most painful thing ever, I never expected myself to become emotional like that. I clutched my heart as I stared down the balcony, watching them leave in the car.
My wolf howled inside me, I wasn't even paying attention to what it said.
Voices and whispers echoed in my head, but still, I didn't pay attention. I felt pain, pain I hadn't experienced before.
Was I longing for her?
I had seen it all, I had seen him jump with her off the balcony.
To be honest, I was angry.
I wanted to bash his face in.
But I knew he was right.
If we couldn't deal with our mother, then Liv wasn't safe with us.
I just hoped Frank wouldn't touch her. The thought of it made me bend the bars on the iron railing until it creaked when its structural integrity had been surpassed.
The door to my room opened, but I didn't turn back because I knew who it was.
I was too deep in thought to care right now.
"Why did you let her go?" Callum asked me.
I had picked up his scent in the corridor a while ago, I was surprised he even came to my room.
Callum grunted and he came towards me, his angry footsteps thudding against the tiles on the balcony.
"Max, I'm talking to you, why did you let her go?" Callum grimaced.
I turned and gave Callum a wry look. I didn't want to be disturbed about that now. I wanted to bash someone instead to let steam out.
I groaned and looked at the balcony. "You also watched her leave. Why didn't you stop them?" I replied as calmly as I could.
Callum's face twitched. "What the—fuck!" He cussed in frustration.
I directed my attention to him. "You shouldn't have allowed her to go. Don't come here blaming me for it," the voices in my head were getting louder but I held my fists tight at my side. I wouldn't succumb to my emotions.
"But you should have stopped her. Aren't you the emotional one here? You are the rebel wolf! Use your fucking wolf when we need it! But instead, you stupidly left after me. Fuck!" Callum erupted.
He was oddly emotional today. I scoffed at him and shook my head.
"So my wolf has something to do with this? Callum, you are selfish," I pointed at him. "You act like you are the leader? The eldest of all, but you also watched it and now you shamelessly come to my room and blame me? Get a break Callum," I walked to the room but Callum blocked the way with his arm.
"No you are going to listen to me," his voice trembled with rage. "You are just selfish, you are a selfish bastard Max," he cussed at me. I understood that he was losing it. I told him the truth and he didn't like it.
"Look. You are just blaming me because Frank took her away. Leave her, it was her choice, she chose Frank over us, just suck it up," I broke it for him.
Callum growled and dragged me by the collar. He moved me across the room and slammed me against the wall with so much force that the ceiling lights blinked. He held his fist at me but he saw that I was determined not to fight back which pissed him off.
"You are a fucking bastard! You are selfish and a traitor!" He yelled to my veins. His hair fell in front of him as he trembled with anger. "You coward. You selfish coward!"
I stood there doing nothing. I felt his hand tighten around my throat but I did nothing. Sooner or later, he would leave me alone and regret what he did. If I fought back, I would have given him what he wanted.
But I wasn't done yet. I still had a lot on my mind that I had to tell him.
"Tell yourself the truth. Liv wouldn't want any of us. If it weren't for her wolf influencing her emotions, she would have stayed far away from us," I paused to make sure he got the message. I felt his grip loosen on my collar.
"I went to her room," I continued in a low tone. "I met her bags packed. Liv wanted to leave us long ago. Frank just basically dropped himself at the door," I shook my head. Callum frowned and his eyes darted around.
"How are you sure about that?" Callum asked.
"Her clothes were already in her bag. Something changed her mind and she went to the party, probably because of the poison. But the truth is, she would have left us, nonetheless," I explained in detail.
She was going to leave," Callum muttered and looked to the ground as he held me. He slowly withdrew his hands from my collar and sat by the wall.
I looked back at the wall and I saw my imprint, with some cracks on it. I would have to call the maintenance crew, thank the Goddess the bills weren't on me.
"Hey, will she ever come back?" Callum asked me. He was emotionally down.
I clenched my jaw and joined him by his side. "I don't know about that. But I know what we need to do if we want her to come back, and we need to act fast," I said.
Callum looked at me. I knew our roles were reversed here, I was never calm like this. I wouldn't blame him.
"What are you going to do?" He asked me.
The room fell silent. We could hear the ticking of the clock and the light chatter downstairs going along the maids.
I gave a deep sigh and held my knees and I knew Callum was patiently waiting for me to answer.
"Well, I know one thing for sure," I popped my neck with a single movement. "We will have to kill our mother," I whispered.