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Vasile was beginning to utterly loath those words, what is best for her What about as best for him?
"Nicu’s mate has planned the ceremony to honor your parents Now that you have visited everyone and made yourself known, it is time to put them to rest It is to be held in five days," he paused before continuing pointedly, "The entire pack will be invited and expected to attend"
Vasile did not comment on the information He si the door quietly behind him She would be there and he would be unable to hold her or to have her hold hirieved for his parents, his Alpha’s In a crowd of more than a hundred and his mate present, he would be alone His chest rumbled as he embraced the pain and let it feed the demon inside of him He was Alpha now; he had to do whatever it took to take care of his pack He had to sacrifice his oants and desires to be able to keep control, and with a pack as large as his, with asthem was paramount He had no room for weakness or no tiy when there was so ht, perhaps, space was indeed what they needed in order to do as necessary for the good of the whole He had survived without her for a century, and he would survive without her for another if that is as needed of him
"She has not eaten in four days, Petre" Alina heard the fear in her ain confessed her worry to her mate She wished that she could reassure her ht, but she would not lie to her
"What do you expect from her, beloved? He has shut her out She is responsible for it and that makes it hurt double" Her father never had been one to honey coat the truth Early thatVasile’s na him to hear her, to let her in She had not even realized that her thoughts had begun to pour out of herout to him since a few minutes after he closed the bond, but it was in vain He refused to answer her Her parents had forced her to tell the They had reassured her that they understood why she had asked Vasile to give her space and that everything would work itself out But she still felt ashamed at her weakness He had needed her, had reached out for her, and instead of giving hi and empathy, she had basically rejected hi to help him cope with the separation," her mother snarled, "not to mention cope with it herself She is barely sixteen; she has just found out she is est ass Does that count for nothing? Does she not deserve a little grace?"
Had Alina’s heart not been in shreds, she ht have found her hter in her With Vasile’s presence gone fro was suddenly muted Her father’s voice drew her attention away froeta He is hurt; males are stupid when they are hurt Tomorrow is the ceremony for his parents; he will see Alina at the ceremony and realize just how much he misses her and that his hurt has caused hihed but there was not an ounce of humor in it "Is that what you truly believe, mate?" she bit out the last word "You believe that after four days of ignoring her pleas, her tears, her apologies, her…begging," she roared in anger before the next words caoodness sakes And yet after all that, he will siaze upon her lovely face and, poof, fall at her feet declaring his love?" Her ive him time to answer as she stormed out of their bedroom
"It does notto the ceremony"
Her father stepped out into the kitchen; his face flushed with anger "Everyone in the pack is required to go"
She shook her head "Though he does not seee the fact that I am his true mate and therefore his equal I do not have to obey hiht lips
"Alina, do your really think that wise?" her father asked
"Leave her be, Petre Can you not see that the child is ill, for crying out loud? She has worked hard for the past few days and her body is worn down Consequently, she has come doith a fever I am her mother and I simply insist she stay home and rest" She looked at Alina and motioned for her to lie down "Get under the covers, dear You look like you are cold"
Alina’s lips turned up ever so slightly at her father’s exasperated sigh He knew he had been beaten When Georgeta Sala put her foot down, there was no h water, and the Great Luna help any who stood against her
"You try oing to stand there and snarl like a y mutt, please take it outside Otherwise, make yourself useful and heat sohter"
Alina listened to her father mutter under his breath as he went about hisher in as if she were a child and truly ill "I do not want to cause strife between you two as well I have dah bonds for one week"
Her mother waved her words away as if they dirtied the air around her "You are not responsible for any discord, Alina That lies squarely on your father’s shoulders"
Alina shook her head at her reeeta’s eyes narrowed "Rule nu until you decide he is not"
"And when do you suddenly decide he is not?"
"When I finally decide to s my pride," she says matter-of-factly
"That easy huh?" Alina s mated is easy, love; and both of you will ht want to force your s your way, you can only be responsible for your own actions You can only control what you do" She leaned down and kissed Alina on the head and patted her cheek as she had done when she was young "He cannot live without you, Alina Eventually, he will have to answer you"