His Abused and Depressed Mate

War

BTW: DON'T KILL ME IF THIS CHAP ISN'T AS EXPECTED AND FEELS RUSHED. I'VE BEEN FUELED WITH 2 REDBULLS AND A BAG OF CHIPS FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS. I MIGHT TAKE A SMALL BREAK, BUT PROBABLY NOT. LOVE YOU GUYSSS!!

Athena's POV

Chris stormed into the living room after his loud call, then hugged me, "I'm so sorry," he whispered. I sat down on the couch, pulled him beside me and faced him, "I'm so so sorry," I lifted his chin to gaze into his eyes,

"Why are you sorry?" I asked. He took a deep breath,

"I have to go to war. It's a pack war in Cape Verda between six packs and a pack that I am allied with. There's no way to back out if an Alpha personally calls for your help, I'm sorry," I could hear the fear laced with every one of his words. I stared blankly at him,

"N-no. You can't go. What if something happens to you? Just, don't go!" I hugged him and lightly cried,

"I have to go. He said he'd reject our ally and come after us- come after you personally. I don't want that to happen, so I need you to stay strong and accept that I have to go," He rubbed my back and kissed my forehead,

"When?"

"Tomorrow," he whispered. I cried. He can't go! I can't be here with Ben all by myself. I felt him stifle a cry and hold me tighter, "I-I don't want to lose you," he whispered,

"You won't. I'll be right here if you come back,"

"When," he stated. I nodded and held him tighter, "I'll be gone for four months," I felt my world shatter beneath me,

"No. You can't go!" I sobbed and clutched onto his shirt,

"You won't even know I'm gone. I'll call Harrison, Kat, Caitlyn, my mom, and a whole bunch of people over so you can hang out with them. I love you, baby," he kissed my forehead and smiled at me. I looked into his eyes, getting a calmer feeling,

"I only want to 'hang out' with you. Please just stay," I begged, "What if Liam attacks? What if Jack comes? W-what if I get sad again?" I saw his eyes grow sad and angry,

"I'll have ten guards outside the house, five inside. We've trained them harder. Nothing's going to touch you, I promise," a tear slipped through his eye, "I love you. I. Love. You. I love your face, arm, legs, torso, waist, hips, chest, hands, feet, heart, brain, lungs, mind. I love you, Athena Wesbrokke. I love you," he repeated. I love him too. He's my everything.

"I love you too, Chris Pleddine. You are my heart, mind, soul, and lungs. I need you..." I dug my face in the crook of his neck, "... that's why you can't go," I whispered.

"I have to. You don't even know what Alacander can do! He has a pack of fifty thousand, they'd be here in a matter of seconds. If anything happens to you- If you stub your toe and get hurt, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself. Athena, if you cut while I'm gone, I'll know. Please don't hurt yourself more than you have. It's like my mind is stabbing my heart, repeating that I couldn't save you in your time needed. Please don't. When I come back, I'll bring the most expensive scar removal cream I can find. I don't care if it's a thousand dollars, or even ten million. I want those scars gone. I can't look at them without feeling a pain in my heart," he started crying and holding me tight. This strong man just broke down because of me.

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We spent the rest of our day holding each other. Why does he have to leave? It's not fair! I don't know what I have done to make him leave like that, am I just not good enough? I got Ben and handed him to Chris, "Hey, chump," he smiled and hugged our beautiful child, "I love you two more than anything," he kissed the top of his little head and kissed my cheek. Ben pursed his little lips and 'kissed' Chris' chin. I caressed his back and snuggled closer into his arms,