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Liv's POV
My heavy eyelids slowly opened and I turned my body to the side, stretching my hands over my head. I yawned and covered my mouth with the back of my hand. I squinted my eyes and raised my eyebrows as I got accustomed to the ambiance.
I knew who this room belonged to. I recognized it to be the room Frank had given to me during my stay in the dark sky pack.
I placed my hands on the sides of the bed and I felt my head throbbing in immense pain. It felt as though I was being hit several times but I had to bear in mind that such pain wasn't new to me.
I slowly dragged my body upwards and rested my back on the bed rest. My throat felt dried as I inhaled deep breaths for some time and proceeded to place my feet on the cold floor, standing up abruptly.
I strode towards the door with my right hand placed on the wall for support and Frank walked inside immediately, almost bumping into me.
One look at him and my heart skipped. I had practiced a lot I was going to say to him, but staring at him, my mind felt blank.
"You shouldn't be out of bed Liv." He said closing the door behind me. Was that all he was going to say after ghosting me for how long?
I knew I didn't have the right to be mad, but I couldn't help it. I wanted his attention so much and that was why I was here in the first place
"Is that all you are going say to me?" I said slowly
He sighed, closing his eyes as he stared at me in exasperation "Why did you come here Liv? Worse stil unprotected?"
"You ignored me. I wanted to know how you were feeling?"
I watched rage cloud his eyes. "What? About the fact that your mates marked you. Well I have learned to deal with it since it was meant to happen anyway"
My throat went parched. I hated the way he stared at me with disdain. "Don't be this way, Frank"
"You made me realize I was the intruder. Maybe I should step back because, at the end of the day, you are still their mate and not mine"
I could hear the pain in his voice as he spoke, but there was nothing I could do
What I was supposed to say? Sorry?
What I was sorry for? Letting my mates love me?
Was I sorry for actually loving them back?
Was i sorry that I fell for a man who I would hurt by not being with him. ?
Tears welled up in my eyes. "I'm sorry Frank" I mouthed despite the contradictions i felt inwardly
He groaned in frustration, walking further into the room as he faced the window. "That is not the fucking point Liv. There is no need to be sorry"
"If that's what it takes for you not to hate me then take it"
"I don't hate you Liv," he said slowly. He looked at me with softened eyes. "I just can't deal with the fact that you are their mate not mine"
My heart dropped when he said that. I didn't what else to say.
He continued. "And the fact I have to fight not one but 3 men to get to you is..." he trailed off "and the worse part of it is, you love them as well"
"They are my mates Frank" I mouthed out. He stayed silent as he stared at the window. I hated the silence. It felt like an insect crawling on my inside, rippling through the softness of my skin.
I ached to know what he was thinking. I could hear the sound of my heartbeat and my breathing. I didn't know what to say or how else to react.
"I'm leaving" I blurted out. I couldn't take it anymore. If he couldn't stand me, I was going to leave
He turned to me swiftly. "Not in this condition"
I shook my head. "I am fit enough to go back to where I came from"
"You are fit because I healed you"
"Well thank you for that Frank"
He shook his head walking towards me. "Don't fucking be that way Liv, you need rest" Frank insisted, grabbing my hand and he stood beside me.
He placed my hand over his neck and slipped his hand around my waist, leading me towards the bed as he gently guided me to sit on the bed.
I couldn't deal with this. His niceness kept messing up with my head. I wanted to tell him to stop being nice to me so I could stop myself from falling but in some cases, I couldn't help but let him make me feel important
"Why didn't you reply to any of my messages or calls?" I asked as he leaned his back on the wall. "You can't say you didn't see them, Frank"
"I did, but had something come up and didn't have the time to reply to any of them"
"Don't lie to me, Frank"
He groaned in frustration. "I don't know what you want from me Liv"
I snapped because I couldn't contain the rage that crept within me "I was fucking worried about you and this is what you hit me with?"
I sighed "If you were angry with me why didn't you just come clean with me instead of doing all that?"
Frank turned his gaze out as he stared outside the window. "I don't want to talk about this right now."
"Have we become so distant that you can't even look into my eyes anymore? do you feel irritated by my presence?" I queried.
"Liv drop it"
"No, I won't stop. Tell me Why do you keep doing this to me?" I voiced out.
"I said drop it Liv!" He growled. I felt a cold shiver run down my spine as I instantly became quiet.
"Frank" I called out in a low voice.
"What is this emotional torture you are putting me through? one minute you pretend to be interested in me then the next you go ahead to do something else that would hurt my feelings so much" Frank snapped, not caring if his tone affected me.
"Why are you saying this to me? what have I done?" I asked.
"What will happen if I don't act this way? should I become all lovey dovey so you can date me and we would be together? Come on Liv you shouldn't be selfish"
"So I am selfish for having a mind of my own?"
"You already have three men for yourself, no one else is going to share them with you so what do you possibly need me for?"
"I just can't keep living with the thoughts of you being mad at me. You don't even talk to me properly anymore".
"What don't you understand? You are already marked and I don't want to compromise the bond you have with the triplets" he let out but I knew he was lying to me. It was certainly more than that
Anyway, I was tired of arguing with him. I remained silent for a while and so did he. My eyes dropped to the floor as different thoughts flooded into my head
Maybe I was indeed selfish because why else did I want to be with four men?
He broke the silence as he spoke. "About going back, I don't think that's a good idea"
I frowned at him slightly. "What are you talking about?
"You were attacked on your way home. I think there is something you need to know about that attack"
I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "For all I know, they were just two random wolves"
Frank walked towards me as he shook his head with worry in his eyes. "No, they weren't"
"Is there something you aren't telling me?" I asked slightly alarmed.
"Follow me" Frank blurted.