No One Will Ever Hurt You Again I Promise-Chapter 73

Normally, it’s when he’s done a hell of a good job that Theo rejoices so much about his performance when he deprives his bed partner of every word that could explain what he’s just experienced that gives him such great and deep satisfaction, but it seems that he no longer needs to be always in control to feel such euphoria.

It was quite the opposite today, yet he still feels so damn good and happy, not to mention this feeling of well-being that invades his whole being each time he looks at the boy with the long locks as white as snow itself that reach his hip and the gray eyes that send sparks. He feels more than alive.

Apparently, there is another way to feel satisfied without having to move a finger, and above all without breaking your ass off by keeping the person with whom you are in the heat of the moment. He can give himself a break and also let himself be pampered from time to time or even all the time, who knows? he can also stay cozy and enjoy the trip too, it’s a vise-versa, win-win game after all.

He lets El drag him in his wake without objecting, this one leads him to the right part of the room where his sneakers are displayed on square shelves arranged schematically on the wall from floor to ceiling in a well-ordered way. They are especially brand new, he chooses a pair of comfortable black double sole Nike for running, stylish and pretty as well.

Without further ado, El left the room with the boy who makes his dream go wide and who makes his heartthrob at a mad pace. Casually dragging him by the hand, they ran down the stairs four by four like two children trying to take the running away or rather sneaking in before their parent arrives to hang out God knows where.

Arrive at the landing, El squatted down once again and helped Theo with the very comfortable Nikes and his size moreover, then he put on his sneakers too before asking him, "ready for a little race champion?" without thinking Theo nodded yes vigorously like a child excited about his new toy. They have completely forgotten the uneasiness that settled between them a while ago.

They are super fast, running is the best option they can choose, it will be easier at this time of day than taking a car. El prefers to run a thousand times, he is not ready to hang behind the wheel of a car in a wire making bad blood about the traffic when Howie needs him the most.

They will take shortcuts through the woods to the Morgenstern. Fortunately, the Morgensterns do not live in the middle of the big city in the suffocating noises, and all the disturbing stuff that one can encounter downtown, and Howie too, his father knew how to choose a well-excluded place for their hiding place.

In the city center, all kinds of activity and noise eat up all your neurons that no one with good sense would choose to live there if it weren’t for the inconvenience of traffic every morning and afternoon, and the restaurants and clubs that we find at hand which is very practical.

They got out of the house, once on the porch El picked up his hair in a ponytail before hiding it under a black cap that he grabbed on the coat rack as he passed, leaving the ponytail down his back, so they won’t be in his way when he runs as far as the eye can see through the middle of the woods. He does the same for Theo, with his mid-length hair that always falls in his mouth when he moves too much, he picked up his hair which he tied on the top of his head in a half-bun that suits him very well.

Howie’s updos are a treat to look at, while Theo’s hair doesn’t fall down his back to his waist but at least it comes up to his neck, and the bun idea is paying off. El smiled at the image of his mate-to-be, who he kept touching under any pretext, then looked away, confused. He has a complicated expression on his face and his eyes glow a fiery purple with lightning desire underneath.

His lust for the boy in front of him is something he has to learn to control and accommodate or he risks doing stupid things every time he lays eyes on him.

Theo, smiles wider, he likes the effect he has on the arrogant and haughty bear that Bravael can be at times, but for now, there is more important to do, maybe he will make the latter life a living hell later but for now, they have to take off before it’s too late.

He never needs to play the seducer with others given his crazy charm but it seems that will change, he will have to put a little effort into his natural talents to make someone addicted to him, he wants to be his drug and the only one. He wants the arrogant bear or not so arrogant at all to be his and his alone.

There’s no way El is going anywhere touching anyone else, or messing around with anyone using his mouth, his tongue, or his long fingers that he seems to know how to use. He wouldn’t like to hear such a thing, or worse witness it. Theo was confused by his thoughts and instantly frightened, the cute wild smile vanished in an instant. "What the hell is wrong with my head, why do I think so," he grumbled inwardly.

For a moment, his mind wandered a little remembering what just happened up there in the bedroom. The short drift of his mind brought a rosy shadow to his cheeks which turned to a fiery red cloud, he brought his fingers to his fiery cheeks and turned away to chase those images, thoughts, and feelings away from his head and body. In a hoarse voice almost incomprehensible and inaudible, he whispered "take the lead, we must hurry."

Without waiting, Theo dashed towards the exit, the large gate opened in front of them thanks to the remote control that El has on him giving them the passage. El didn’t need Theo to repeat his request, he had to get out of here and now. "We’ll cut through the woods, so we’ll get to them faster, actually stay alert, you know their smell by now, right?"

"Yeah, unless I was planning on making the same mistake twice, or at least I don’t like life too much which is wrong, and I’m not ready to walk past the gates of hell a third time this year," Theo responds, remembering the fight that led to the twins passing out and the poisoning he suffered in that bar that cost the lives of his two close betas and three other members of his pack. So, yes he remembers the smell of the twins, Howie and El, those four were his priority at Wood Hill.

He had to avoid the twins and El every time because they had a certain resentment for him that he did not find pleasant, just thinking about it give hom goosebumps all over his body while his body hair stand on guard. So he was left with only one option, he had to avoid them at all costs. He did everything not to cross them on his way, if they do not have class together then they will not cross paths. It’s like he never signed up in Wood Hill on a whim.

And for Hugg, it seems that the latter has finally kept his word, he does not call him or write him incessantly, harassing him with messages and pleas to which Theo could not turn a deaf ear for fear that the boy, a bit tormented and disturbed by his demon does something silly and irreparable but now he is no longer his concern.

He tried more than once to help him, to value him, and cherish him but it never bore fruit. And it is not up to him to watch over Hugg if the latter refuses all the help he was ready to give him while forgetting his safety. If he continues on this path wanting to save the hacker, it is he who will be in danger with this boy who seems to like the opinion of others much more than his own opinion of himself.

He is hurting himself just for the sake of preserving the image of others while he lives in a free country where open-minded people are ready to support him but despite this, he chooses to hurt himself instead of those who do not like his fulfillment until he falls into an unhealthy and ridiculous game with Todd. But hey, it’s up to everyone to face their fear and demon in their way, we can’t judge the state of mind of others if we’re not them, sometimes we live the same situation certainly but we are not made of the same caliber.

After all, going to Wood Hill wasn’t a bad idea, it also allowed Theo to think less about his betas, his pack, and this constant need to protect the pack that weighs on him, going clubbing had its effect to help calm his anxiety attacks, the fears of failing, after all, he has gone through to bring them together but despite this, the fear remains in his shadow, he watches over his shoulder constantly.

Listening to El laugh, and talking to Howie without seeing him get upset when he meets his gaze had a much more pleasant calming effect on his burning nerves than the other means he had used so far, and he liked the choice to enroll in the uni program at Wood Hill even though he couldn’t afford to run into the other idiot in a hallway, the locker room, or the restroom. That said, he and Aike are always the last to arrive in class or the first to take their seats thirty minutes before class even begins.

Without knowing it, they were going through almost the same torment but they each have their reason, one is running away from a request he didn’t expect would come his way so soon while the other avoids being face to face with the one he would like to know better without killing themselves.

Although on the other hand, he couldn’t stop thinking about that stupid bear even when he did everything to avoid him. it’s in his nature to attract what’s beautiful and pleasurable and El is the perfect portrayal of anything he can love even if the asshole has an unspeakable hatred towards him.

Now that he’s gotten a bit burned by that blazing fire, he doesn’t know if he can stay away from El as he intended to before, and if El doesn’t want to talk to him after Howie’s rescue mission, then for sure the need to get in touch with him will turn into something much fiercer than their first encounter, they’ll end up killing each other and that no one knows yet who will kill who or what... but for now there are a few hours left before everything changes and Howie still offers them a way to spend time together without thinking about what is between them. He will take advantage of it, and wait patiently for the sun to rise with its share of torment for the following day.

he knows it well since El is the type to use his spiritual essence to protect him and his pack and the next minute to jump at his throat with the very intent to kill him so what just happened is nothing compared to that. El will certainly kill him at the first opportunity he got, he will forget how good they felt during these few hours and what he did to his body in this room, his room.