"Hi" lupus greeted when he got close to him.
"What do you want?!" Valzella shot at him.
"Uh...can i please talk to you in private?" He said after being thrown aback by her response, he didn't acknowledge the presence of theodulf standing by.
"Should i get rid of him?" Theodulf asked valzella cause her silence made it clear that she didn't want lupus there.
"As if." Lupus scoffed.
"What did you say?" Theodulf moved closer to lupus almost touching him.
Lupus is bigger in size than Theodulf and would crush him in a fight if it's about strength, but Theodulf being a hybrid gave him the advantage of speed and other powers that can make him defeat any creature no matter the size.
Valzella had to act quick to stop the stirring emotions between the two of them, she placed a hand on theodulf's chest and that stopped him dead on track, he looked at her.
"Please excuse us for a minute." She said without looking at either of them.
"Are you sure?" Theodulf asked.
She nodded, "just for few minutes."
"I won't be far, holla if you need me." Theodulf said as he readjusted his jacket, gave lupus a warning look then walked away giving them some privacy.
"Thanks" she said as he walked off. She turned to lupus and asked in a stern tone. "What do you want?"
"Um. I came over to apologize for knocking you down the other day and for..."
"Save it. There's no amount of apologising that would be sufficient enough to erase the darkness you added to my world. And quit looking sorry, it's not a good look on you. If you're really sorry then stay away from me cause every time i look at you all i see is mockery, the words you said that tore down my spirit resound in my ears, you are like a trigger to a traumatic experience. All you've done since your arrival on campus is hurt me in every possible form which was not a big deal until you started acting sorry and nice, but i know it's all a deploy to hurt me the deepest and scar me for life. I am used to this already, i have mastered bullies and their tactics over the years, take it from a girl who has been bullied since she could speak"
He tried to speak but she stopped him "ah ah, you need to leave!" Her eyes were fierce and her tone full of hurt.
Hearing her speak like this hurt his heart, he heard the pain in her tone and he realized the depth of his words and actions since he arrived on campus. He sighed. "Okay, if that's what you want, i respect your decision and i would stay as far away from you as you want. I simply need your forgiveness." He said in a breaking tone.
Was he about to cry? Boy she could never understand this guy. "Then earn it!" Her tone wasn't loud but it made the words sharp enough to pierce through his mind.
"Sure!" He nodded and left with tears in his eyes. While he left she sniffed, she'd gotten really emotional as she spoke.
She'd been so angry at him for what he did to the point of never speaking to him again but hearing his tone break like that while he spoke perplexed her mind, the anger and hurt she felt gradually drifted and all she felt about him was concern. Her wolf might be crippled but she sure heard the sincerity in his voice.
"Are you okay?" Theodulf's question brought her back to reality.
"Yeah, i guess." She replied in a very sad tone.
"Hey...it's okay. Come here." He pulled her in an embrace.
"Why won't he leave me alone? Why can't they all? When will the bullying seize for good?" She sobbed.
He patted her head while she cried on his chest.
*** the woods ***
Lupus growled loudly in anger in the woods close to the school. He'd hurried there after the conversation with valzella, his growl was so intimidating and scary it sent birds and the forest creatures that heard him, flying away.
He wondered why he felt so much hurt from being rejected by his destined mate even though he was the first to reject the idea of having her as a mate.
Being on the same campus with her changed a lot of things for him, after seeing her the night of the full moon, all he felt for her was care, love and tenderness, it made him want to get really close to her to fix things but she pushed him away, not out of hate but out of pain.
He vowed to protect her at all cost even though she has ordered him to stay away from her as much as he can.
He would do what ever it takes to earn her forgiveness and trust.
The drive home was quiet, valzella pondered seriously on her conversation earlier with lupus. She couldn't stop asking 'why is he sorry?'. She has been bullied and sneered at all her life, never has any of her bullies at any point repented or apologized, instead it grew worse.
But here is lupus tendering sincere apologies not once but almost every time he gets a chance to. It was creepy as it was odd.
What should she do? If he was truly sorry, she would forgive him and give him a shot at redeeming himself, hopefully they could become friends, but if he's not, she would shut him out for good.
Mrs adolpha noticed her unusual silence throughout the drive accompanied by momentarily deep sighs.
They pulled into the driveway of the mansion, mrs adolpha asked "what seems to be the matter pup?"
"Nothing serious, just some boy problem." Valzella responded in a gleeful tone.
"I see. Need help with it?" She asked her.
"Nope! I got it all figured out" valzella replied while she unbuckled her seat belt and opened the car door.
"Atta girl!" Her mom cheered.