UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

Knox really didn't believe what he heard right now. This man actually told him to not see July again, but the funny part was; that was exactly what she told him. To stay away from her life.

It was really over, wasn't it?

There were a lot of responses that Knox could give when he heard that. He could have been so angry, upset, distressed and anything else. Sebastian even prepared himself to receive his wrath or to see him break down.

Yet, none of that happened, instead, he saw Knox laugh out loud.

It started with a small chuckle, but then this quiet room filled with his laughter, until it echoed throughout the walls.

"How funny it is… both of you asked for the same thing." He remembered how July didn't want to see him again. "Don't worry. She will never see me again."

That was it? Was it so easy? He had prepared himself for the worst, but this was all he had to say in the face of his bold demand?

This was not like him at all.

Knox wouldn't give her up so easily.

But… he should be happy because everything was running smoothly, right? Yet, his reaction still bothered him. What did he actually want? For Knox to kill him? Beat him up?

"I wish you well," Knox finally said at the end of his laughter. "I mean it." And with that, he vanished from Sebastian's sight, before he could say anything else.

There was no 'goodbyes' between them and all those years they had worked together ended just like this.

Sebastian couldn't describe how he felt right now. His feelings were all over the place. He was glad that Knox didn't make things difficult for him, but the relationship between them started even before Knox met July.

He felt like he lost his best friend, a brother, a team mate… in a way, it was not only July, who lost him, but he did too.

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"Are you really going?" Zuri asked July, as she entered her room. White was with her, walking next to her. The wolf swiftly jumped onto the sofa and found a comfortable position for itself.

July was not alone inside the room, Sebastian was with her, but when Zuri looked at him, the man knew right away that he needed to give them time, thus he talked to July briefly and then walked out of the bedroom.

It was a good thing that he was so considerate, something that Knox wasn't capable of. If it had been him, he would have made himself comfortable, until July kicked him out.

"Yes," July replied curtly, as she packed the clothes that she would bring to Lucinda city.

She had already filled five trunks, but she still needed more. It felt like there would be no end to this, maybe she would keep packing until next week and she wouldn't be done with it even by then.

"Without saying anything to me?" Zuri sat down on the edge of the bed and White jumped down from the sofa to climb into her lap. She even nudged her hand, asking her to scratch her.

Knox was nowhere to be seen, she couldn't sense his scent around this Manor either. It seemed he gave July time to pack all of her things in their bedroom.

Hearing that, July raised her head and then looked at Zuri, while biting her lips. "I thought you don't want to see me again."

"If there is someone that I don't want to see, it will be Knox," she said truthfully and July laughed, she knew the relationship between them was not that smooth, but it was not so bad either, until she didn't even want to see him.

"I will miss the two of you bickering." July lowered her head and then busied herself with the clothes again. She folded them in such a way that let Zuri know she only did that to distract herself from the conversation that would ensue.

"You don't need to miss that if you stay here." Zuri scratched the back of White's ear and the wolf closed her eyes, enjoying her treatment. "You don't need to go anywhere, this is our home."

If there was one person that she could call home, it would be Chaos, but if it was a place, this was a home for Zuri and most of them, since there were a lot of things that happened in this building.

This place was a witness to many things that had happened throughout the years.

A lot of things happened, people left, either they died, or they would live differently from when they got here, but one thing that Zuri learned from this place was; there was nothing absolute, there was nothing that would stay the same, time would change everything, either your situation or your heart.

Zuri always believed that July and Knox would be together forever, until death took one of them, but right now, to see how determined July was about leaving, it seemed those thoughts were merely a dream. Those thoughts were just wishful thinking on her part.

"This was my home." July looked around her, as she stopped doing what she was doing and then took in every inch of this room. She wanted to engrave this in her mind, she didn't want to forget a single thing about it or even how it smelled, Knox's woodsy scent was everywhere in this bedroom…

She only wanted to keep a good memory of it. She didn't want to remember how they fought.

She shouldn't have fought with him. That was not the last memory that she wanted when they grew apart, with no goodbyes or hugs…

Why should she be angry at him? That was not a memory that she wanted to leave him…

"July." Zuri's soft voice called her name, but it sounded like she was very far away from her, as if she was in a different place, because her mind was elsewhere.

But then, July felt someone touch her cheek, their finger was so cold, this made her lift her head. She found Zuri kneeling in front of her, staring at her with concern in her hazel eyes.

July didn't even realize when she started crying. She didn't even realize when Zuri approached her and started wiping away her tears.

She was already there when she became aware of her surroundings again and pulled her closer, as she hugged her.

July didn't realize it before, but Zuri was skinnier than she expected and was less warm than she expected, also less sturdy than she expected…

Because her expectation was Knox… she wanted Knox to be here, to hug her like this and whisper the words that Zuri told her to comfort her. She wanted Knox to comfort her like this. She wanted to see him…

"It's okay, July…" Zuri didn't know what to say in this kind of situation, because she wasn't used to seeing someone else cry. She didn't even remember the last time she cried like this.

Oh, was it when she thought she had killed Chaos? Was July feeling the same feelings like she did at that time? That was why she was crying like this?

It started with a small sob and turned into a heart wrenching cry, as her body started to tremble.

July said something, but Zuri couldn't understand because her words were incoherent and the only word that she could catch was 'Knox'. She called his name again and again.

July hugged Zuri so tightly, she was in pain, her cries sounded like endless painful howls, which brought tears to Zuri's eyes.

She couldn't grasp this situation fully, but she could feel waves after waves of sadness, even deeper than that, more hurtful and aggravating…

July was hyperventilating, but she kept hugging Zuri so tight, she was a mess to say the least.

The thought of everything being over brought excruciating pain to her.

Everything flashed before her eyes, those years when the only person that she had was him, when her family acted like she didn't exist because of the option she chose; Knox. It was him and would always be him.

Whenever she looked back, she would find him, waiting for her, smiling and treating her so well. It was him, who would act so arrogant and not care about anything else, it was him, who would be bold and resolute that she was his.

It was him, who would make other men understand that she was his. No one could lay a hand on her or treat her badly.

It was always him, who would be there when she cried. It was always him…

But, what did they become now? What Knox had become now? He was letting her go to another man? Knowing that they wouldn't meet again and he just… let her go?

She was not fine with this…

"I want Knox…" July cried her heart out. She couldn't see clearly, her vision was blurry, but she kept repeating the same words again and again, as if it was a charm, a spell that would bring Knox back to her.

A charm that would bring the old Knox that she knew back to her again, not that callous man that was fine with her being with another man.

However, the thing that they didn't notice immediately amidst this tide of emotions was the fact that someone was listening in on them from outside of the room. With the small crack on the door, it was enough to hear July's cries for Knox clearly, as he too cried his own sorrows out…

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