𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⸙

1.35𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪

In the previous chapter-

Jaiden had escaped the celler and had injured Liam but Solana and Zayn came in just in time and were able to pull Jaiden off Liam tho Liam has been injured, it wasn't anything major. Jaiden then fell off the window. (I apologise, I can't be TOTALLY blunt about it)

"Is he dead?" Liam asked after a while of sitting with Zayn in silence, watching a film from the TV mounted on the wall opposite Zayn's bed. Neither of the boys paid the film much attention.

"Jaiden?"

Liam nodded.

"Yes. He would have killed you if my mother didn't see him going into my room." Zayn grimaced at how different his evening could have been.

Liam swallowed hard. "Did he have a soulmate?"

"I don't think so. I don't think he had any family." Zayn was laid on the bed, far down enough that his head was level with Liam. He turned to look at him, and his eyes skimmed over Liam's bruised and nose. "I'm glad he's dead, and I'm glad I was the one to kill him."

Liam wore one of Zayn's jumpers, so he had to roll up the sleeves to use his hands. He pressed the ends of his fingers together. "Would you have kept Jaiden here, but not as your beta or would you have made him leave? You know, I- If he didn't attack."

"I don't know," Zayn mumbled, frowning. "This is why I give nobody second chances. In my world, it's not worth the risk."

Liam looked to the window. They had to cover it with a waterproof sheet and stick it to the wall while a new window was made. Zayn's bedroom window was large and shaped like an arch. It had a few squares of stained red glass at the top, but Zayn wasn't bothered about that, he just wanted a window, so his mate wasn't freezing during the night.

As for Zayn's bathroom door, Solana put it back on with new hinges.

The sun had already set, and Liam could see the snow hitting the plastic cover over the window.

"It's a good thing you can't really see out of the window" Zayn mumbled, looking back to the TV. He couldn't remember the last time he had turned it on. "The pack are training in wolf forms tonight."

Liam snapped his head back to the window, sitting up. "Wolf forms?"

"It's okay. There are guards by the only entrance to this corridor"

Liam wasn't sure how to feel about wolves training in the field below. After Jaiden almost drowning him, Liam's emotions were all over the place. He hadn't yet cried about Jaidentrying to end his life, Liamwasn't sure if he was holding the tears in or not. He was sure Zayn could tell his head was all over the place because Zayn avoided talking about what happened.

Liam noted that Zayn's hands turned to fists whenever his eyes grazed the bathroom door.

"If there's anyone in the woods, won't they see the wolves?" Liam asked.

"We cover the fences and shine lights into the woods, making it easier to spot humans nearby, and harder for them to see in because the lights are so bright"

Liam looked back to the window. "C-Can I have a look?"

Zayn's eyes fixed on Liam, watching his expression. "Will you faint?"

"Maybe," Liam whispered with a nervous chuckle, deepening his dimples.

Zayn sat up, purposefully leaning close when he did, and their noses brushed for only a second. The contact was enough for his heart to thump.

"Alright. I think it'll be good for you to get used to seeing the wolves before you see mine."

Liam climbed out of bed with pink cheeks. Even through socks, he felt the ice-cold wood of Zayn's dark grey floor. Liam pulled his bobble hat further over his ears.