"Leo, I-I—"
"Leo!" Vivian interrupted. "Oh... Hi Aries, do you mind if I steal him for a minute." Vivian swooped in between us.
"Not at all." I forced myself to say, knowing I couldn't do much more than that. She hooked her arm in his and took him away from me. I pushed down the sinking feeling in my chest. I sighed, knowing I couldn't feel jealous of that, right? I mean, she just wanted to talk to him privately, but for some reason though watching him walk away hurt more than it should have.
Leo gave me an apologetic smile and mouthed the word 'I'll be back.'
They both left the kitchen, and I found myself alone. I didn't know what else to do, so I took a glass and filled it with water and sat on one of the bar stools taking small sips.
~*~
At the dining table, I'd to sit across from Leo, because Vivian took a seat next to him.
Now and then, she would lean in to speak with Leo, and I didn't like that. So I turned my attention to the food placed in the center of the table—roasted chickens. Vivian just squeezed his arm. Green bean casserole. She just flipped her hair and laughed. Salads. She learned to whisper something in his ear, twirling the locks of her hair on her finger.
The doubts in my mind were screaming, but I think I was simply overthinking the situation. Vivian was his assigned mate. They dated, kissed, and probably did more than that, but before we met, I can't hold that against him.
I picked up the wine glass and took a sip, to flush my— whatever I was feeling inside my chest.
Then dinner was served, and Vivian reached for the salt, which was close to Leo's right hand. Instead of asking to pass the damn salt, Vivian stood up and bent over, and her boobs were staring right in front of Leo's face. And that did all for me to get out of my seat, I apologized and dashed out of there. I know it was impolite to just suddenly get up and leave, especially without giving an excuse.
I exited out the main door, I don't even know why I was so upset, nothing major happened, but the tears just started raining down. I heard Leo calling my name, but my instincts kicked in before my mind did, and I quickly decided to phase into an owl. I ripped through my clothes and flew away from the sight, flying away through the air.
I've been gliding for a long-distance carrying a heavy heart, to the point where my wings started to get tired. Finding a tree, I launched and sat on a branch of a huge tree, and stayed there all night, uttering a hoot—cry— whatever.
~*~
The Next day.
"You were so jealous." Haley pointed out after I told Sara and Haley what had happened yesterday. We were currently sitting in my bedroom. My eyes settled on Leo. He was in a deep conversation with Jedrek and with two other members of his pack. I was watching him from my bedroom window.
"No, I was not." I insisted. I turned around to look at her.
"Of course you were, you escaped out of there because you couldn't stand Leo with Vivian being together. I mean, imagine he saw you with some..." Sara paused, and I physically flinched over her words, which made me feel even more miserable.
"He's only treating the way he feels, he's hurt," Haley spoke in his defense.
"But he has clearly affronted her, by the lack of courtesy shown to her." Sara retorted back with a scathing remark.
I understood how Leo must have felt when he saw Simon kissing me. I get the jealousy part, but I don't understand—why he was so angry with me?
"I hate when two people in so much love fight." Sara expressed her feelings. She was sitting on the bed, looking concerned, and Haley was sitting on the armchairs close to me. I turned to look at the window at Leo.
"Perhaps I'd made a mistake coming here. I think we both need a break." I said, and I swear I think he heard me because he turned back to frown at me.
"No. You can't go. Don't give up so easily, Aries." Haley said. "Just be patient."
"I don't know how long I can even hold on or be patients." I dipped my head and sulked. "It hurts so much not to be with him. It hurts not to be with him right now. Every single day I'm crumbling from inside, and I'm already at the point of breaking... and nothing will or can mend it."
"Don't say that, Aries." Haley looked at me with watery sad eyes.
"It's the truth," I said, and Sara came running towards me and hugged me. I cried in her warmth. Haley was stroking my hair, telling me to stop crying. That only made me cry even harder.
~xXx~
A Glimpse On Leo's P.O.V.
"Perhaps I'd made a mistake coming here. I think we both need a break." BREAK... Break... break... Aries words echoed in Leo's ear. Leo was badly hurt.
‘NO!’ Leon screamed within Leo, and he was hurt. They both suffered misery with her words.
‘I need her, Leo. She needs me. Let me go.’ Leon whined, feeling helpless and angry at the same time, but Leo remained silent, couldn't possibly say it, and confessed it to that, but he did too.
“I just got her back and how could she even think of leaving me again?”
‘It's all your fault, Leo.’ Leon blamed him, his voice was almost angry.
“How was it my fault?"
‘She ran off because you neglected our mate, by letting Vivian take the preference, letting her sit beside you and touch us, gross!’ Leon shudders, feeling the utter disgust at the memory.
‘Just because you are angry doesn't give you the right to be disrespectful towards our mate
