41. Pains

Dominic's point of view:

“What has come over you Dominic!" Maximus hollers in rage but his anger meant nothing to me.

“You dare try to hurt my mother!" Of course, the stupid coward was well informed to speak from a clear distance. If he happens to be an inch close to me, his head would be rolling on the ground now.

The little witch is already crying. Does she think that I will be moved by her fake tears?

“Dominic, she's your mother and she loves you. We, your family, love you. Why are you strong headed? If I didn't make a move to stop you, you would have hurt your mother? How could you!"

The fuck! This old man is fucking making me more angry. Which part of she's not my mother does he not understand!

“Mother, father, why are you both wasting your time on him? Is clear that he doesn't want the throne. Mother, he's not even your real son and you still love him despite the way he treats you." I can see how pissed off Lucas is. It's clear, he's fed up with his mother's acting.

“Shut up Lucas. He's my son and your elder brother and you must respect him." What a drama. This witch is so good at pretending, I know that she wants the throne for her son just as his son wants it. Why the fuck is she pretending that she's okay with me having the throne. Why is she pretending to be nice?

“I'm not in for this drama." I ignored them and tried walking away. I already had enough. If I spend one second here, I might end up killing one of them. seeing their faces is irritating me the most.

“I already told you Dominic. I will definitely kill that girl and I hope that in the future, you will know that I'm doing all these for you. That girl, she must die."

Maximus' voice stopped me on my track. This man, he already knows how angry I am right now and he's still pissing me off. I am trying to walk away because I don't want to do what I will regret but this man has already pushed me too far. Despite my warnings, he's still having the same thought of killing my woman.

The anger I have been trying for ages to control took over me and in a swift turn I turned towards him. My claws are already out as I attacked him with it. It was a reflex attack, he didn't see it coming so I ended up digging my claws in his stomach making a big cut. He winces in pain and falls down.

What! Just a little attack from me made him fall on his butt and he's not making any attempt to stand up.

“Maximus!"

“Father!"

Lucas and his mother, Jessica rushed towards him.

“Call the pack doctor immediately!" Jessica hollers, she's already in tears.

I ignored them walking away. It's just a small scratch, he will heal very soon. Besides, he was the one that infuriated me.

“Look what you have done to father!" Lucas raged. He knows too well to stay a clear distance from me or I will tear him apart in anger.

When I left there, the first place I went to was my mother's room. I clicked the door open and walked in. The moment I entered the room, I felt a pang of pain in my chest. I don't know if I will ever get over my mother's death, I just love her so much. They keep the room neat and tidy despite no one living in it; well my mother still lives in it, I'm sure her spirit still lingers here. It holds a lot of memories between us and she can't leave it behind.

I think this was one of the reasons I left Mystic Pack because I know that if I remain in the pack, I won't stop myself from coming to my mother's room and if I do come to her room, I will feel pain, pain of losing her. I did my best to hold back my tears. Yes, the tough Dominic does cry.

I met someone in the room. I wanted to tear the person that dared to enter my mother's room into pieces but I calmed down when I realized that it's Ma Abigail.

She was my nanny and my mother's very good friend. Ma Abigail is still the only person I still consider a family in this pack. I love her and I take her as my grandmother. It has been years since I've last seen her. She has become much older than the last time I saw her, she looks weary too.

“Dominic, my son… is that you. The smell…. I mean, you smell like my Dominic." She was emotional when she saw me. Her eyes gave it away.

“It's me Ma Abigail. It's me, your Dominic," I said, trying to suppress my emotion. Ma Abigail was having an eye problem, though she can see but not too clearly. Besides, she's old and that explains it. She was my mother's nanny before she became my nanny after my mother gave birth to me.

After listening to my reply, she quickly threw herself on me and hugged me dearly. I warmly accepted the hug. I've actually missed Ma Abigail. When I wanted to leave Mystic Pack, she begged me not to leave but I couldn't grant her request. At that time, I was broken and staying in Mystic Pack was making it worse.

After the hug, we slowly disengage. Ma Abigail gently ran her fingers through my cheeks, she couldn't control the tears. I can see how happy she is to see me after some years.

“My son, I thought that I would never see you again. I'm happy that you came back. I miss you so much." Tears had already prickled in her eyes.

“I miss you too Ma Abigail." I smiled and kissed her forehead.

How will I tell Ma Abigail that I'm not here to stay? The reason I haven't even left yet after giving Maximus my warnings is that I want to spend a little time with her.

I wanted to take Ma Abigail with me when I was leaving Mystic Pack but she wouldn't go with me. She said that she can't leave the place where she was born. A place that holds all her memories from childhood. I couldn't force her but I would really love it if she had left with me at that time. She was like a family to me and I wanted her close to me. On the other hand, I was happy that she didn't go with me because I knew what I went through before I was able to become an Alpha. I wouldn't love it if she had gone through that with me.

Just like Ma Abigail said, this pack…. It held lots of memories for me too. It's my dear pack but I started feeling nothing but hatred towards them the day my mother died.

My mother was the daughter of the Beta of this Pack. She became a chosen mate for my father. She rejected her mate when she saw him because she loves my father and wanted to be with him but my father couldn't do the same.

The day he found that witch whom he called a mate. He couldn't reject her, he accepted her thereby causing my mother so much pain which eventually led to her death.

I can vividly remember my mother's pain. I can remember the pain she went through for loving my father. My mother would cry herself to sleep every night as she was yearning for my father's love and attention but she won't get it. My father wasn't there for her. She was going through pains alone except for me and Ma Abigail that was always there for her but me and Ma Abigail knew that we were not the only ones she needed, she needed my father but the bastard abandoned her after finding his mate.

It made my mother's pain unbearable when he mated and marked his mate. My mother suffered, she went through a lot. I was there, I saw it all and that was why I hate that man who called himself my father. Though for the past years after my mother's death, he has been trying to make things up to me but I won't give him the chance.

Yes, when he found his mate and even when his mate gave birth to Lucas. He still loved me but wasn't there for me, all his attention was to Lucas and his mother. I yearned for my father's attention but I didn't get it. He gave me everything that I wanted, he provided for me just like a father would do for his son and after my mother's death, he even named me as his successor but still, I won't forget the pains he made my mother go through. He also made me go through pain because I yearned for his attention but he didn't give it to me.

After my mother's death, I couldn't bear staying in this pack so I left. I went through a lot before I was able to build my own pack from the trust of the elders and council in the east. That was why I love my friends Liam, Kyle and Vanessa because they were there for me during the hardest day of my life. Everything I went through made me strong, resilient and unwavering as I am today.