Travis POV

That was it! I couldn't take it anymore. I've been sitting out on the deck of our room, listening to Tyler and Max for the past 30 minutes. Since our room was literally right under theirs, and they left the doors that lead to their deck open. It was kind of hard not to hear all the yelling, and the drunk Max talking.

I had done that. I had been the one who fucked up. And if I'm being honest, I don't blame her for rejecting me. Not only cause I know she didn't want to. But also because I knew it was Tylers idea. I knew it was him who told her that all the pain would go away, that everything would be right in the world. That I would just hurt her again if she didn't do it.

I knew what he was trying to do. I knew that he wanted my mate since I saw him. But like I said before, he wasn't getting her. I just had to make up for what I've done. I have to find a way to make Max forgive me. To make her see that I wouldn't do this again.

I had to make her accept me again. I had to make her rethink about rejecting me. Make her take it back. If not for my own life, then for my packs.

I had broken my already scarred mate.

And I was going to be the one to fix her.

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Max POV

I didn't want to forgive Travis. Well, I did and I didn't. I didn't want him, out of fear that he would do this again. I didn't want him cause he is a jack ass. I didn't want him cause he would just make me feel like this again. But I did want him cause I knew he would stop the pain.

I did want him cause I knew he could be a better guy. I wanted him cause I knew we all made mistakes. But I mainly wanted him for selfish reasons. And that was to make my wolf feel better, and for me to stop being in pain.

I didn't have to be friends with him in my human form. If it was up to me, I wouldn't say sorry. But I knew that Taylor would need him back. And I knew that if I ever did shift, she would love on him, and treat him as a true mate would. So I had to keep Travis around for her. Even if I was still beyond pissed.

As I got dressed, and the alcohol finally started leaving my system, Taylor finally spoke to me.

Max, I want you too know that we aren't going to forgive him.

This surprised me.

We just have to tolerate him. He hurt us, and there is no way we are going to give him our forgiveness just yet. He has to work for it. So your not going to tell him you forgive him. You are simply going to tell him that you don't reject him. Then we will work our way from there.

Yes. Not all the pain. But almost all of it. Nothing will hurt anymore. You just have to let him know that you didn't reject him. Cause by his wolf thinking you did. It had put us both in a painful position. It had made him think that we didn't want him, and made his wolf think that he didn't have a mate. And when a wolf doesn't accept their mate, then the wolf part of them dies. So his wolf is already in the thought process that he is going to die.

Yes.

As long as I didn't have to forgive him. I was fine with that. Even though I know earlier I said I had to be the one to do that.

I was lying.

I mean come on! If you were in my shoes, would you want to be the one to man up and say I forgive you for cheating on me even though we are destined to be together. I forgive you.

If you thought I was going to actually do that. Then you don't know me at all, and you need to get out of my life/head.

I mean girl power here! I'm a strong women, who doesn't need a man.

Taylor on the other hand. Does. And so for her, and I'm going to have to let Travis out of his pain. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to welcome him back.

In fact. I have a better idea.

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With the perfect plan in mind, I got into the elevator, and headed to Travis's room. But just when the elevator doors opened, Travis rushed in.

I don't think either of us knew that it was the other we were standing next to until the elevator doors closed.

And let me tell you what. When my eyes met those green beautiful orbs. I forgot everything that I was going to say, where I was, and what the hell I was doing.

Until the elevator dinged, signaling that it didn't know where the fuck to go.

This caused the moment to be ruined, and caused everything to come back to me. And for some reason, my anger when through the roof.

"Max I-"

I cut him off with a hard slap. Then I pointed a scolding finger at him.

"Now you listen here ALPHA!" I hissed. "First thing you need to know is I make the rules here. I'm the boss. Not you." I stared him down, my rage fueling me to not submit to the power that was flooding out of him in waves.

I held my ground as Travis's eyes turned a rageful black and his wolf growled as he realized I was not longer his submissive little mate, but instead a wolve challenging his authority and title.

That's right bitch I'm a pissed off Luna and your sexy ass is going to submit to me!

Without breaking our stare down, I continued my speech. "Second thing. I'm going to do what I want, when I want, and where I want. And your not going to do a damn thing about it. Your opinion means nothing to me at this point." I poked him in the chest each time I named a rule. Causing him to take a step back and me for step forward.

I never letting the distance between us grow more than a foot. I wasn't giving him any room -figuratively and non figuratively- to voice his opinion. I was on a rant and no one in hell was going to interrupt me.

Keeping my eyes trained on his, I knew that he was listening to every word that came out of my mouth, noting every breath I took that caused my chest to rise. I was being watched as if I were a threat. And I couldn't decide how I felt about that. But I would have to worry about that later.

"Second thing; You are not forgiven FOR SHIT! I'm still pissed at you! In fact your lucky I haven't ripped off little junior yet." I could have sworn I saw fear flash through those dark orbs. But in a flash it was consumed by the thousands of other emotions rushing through him.

"Third thing; I don't trust you. I don't believe anything you've ever said to me other than you fucking that slut. And the only reason I believe that is because you were so piss ass dunk you couldn't tell a lie even if you tried." I was shaking now and knew Taylor was about to explode out of me, but I wasn't done.

"Fourth thing; I didn't reject you. I left out two words, that way I could take it back. It broke me to even utter those words, but I needed you to hurt. I HAD to make you feel the pain that I was feeling myself."

I watched, through unsheded tears as relief washed over him and his eyes slowly faded back to their original mossy green. A sign that his wolf was giving Travis back control, after concluding that I was no longer a serious threat.

Which now that I think about about it, was true. The adrenaline that had been fueling me, was about out. I had about one more good kick before I was completely empty. One more good punch to throw before I was comsumed once more into the black hole that was now my heart.

"We are back to square one. As of now, nothing you've ever done since I met you means anything. We are starting over. Clean slate."

I stared into his eyes. Digging through every emotions, breaking through every wall, sprinting past his wolf until I could run no more. Dig no further. I was looking at all of him. Every dark and light, good and bad, loving and murderous parts of him were thrown open for me to see. I knew, as I stared into his eyes that this was the most vulnerable he has ever been.

So I branded my words into his soul. "And this time. You will not fuck it up." His eyes widened at the sting from the branding. "Do. I. Make. Myself. Clear." I growled in a low warning. I was no longer going to take his shit. It was his turn to bow down to ME!

Travis seemed to choke before he finally spoke for the first time since I started my rant.

"Yes Alpha." His once baritone authorizative voice, was now nothing more than a weak whimper.

Had I not been consumed with anger and had my heart not already been broken. I knew I would I would have shattered as I watched my Alpha.

My Mate.

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