Callie's POV

I now knew the truth.

I now knew the truth about Adrian, about his past. I finally knew why he was like this. But could I really trust him? That was the question that kept running through my mind as we climbed back into the car and drove off. And another factor was present, I didn't believe him. How could I know if what he was really telling me was the truth? What has he done to prove to me that I can trust him? I mean there are so many questions one could ask about this whole situation, and that's exactly what I tried to do but he shot me down.

What if he was lying? Why would Emily accuse him of trying to kill her if it wasn't him? Nothing made sense. His story seemed a bit farfetched in my honest opinion, but this time I didn't voice it. I decided it would be wiser to stay quiet with my assumption. Goddess knows what he would have done had I accused him of lying. Some people would say that I'm jumping to conclusions, and I am, I know I am, but I can't help it. Nothing made sense.

"Stop that." I suddenly hear, shaking me from my thoughts. I direct my eyes away from the landscape out my window and turn to face Adrian.

"Pardon?" I question, watching him narrow his eyes at the road in front of us. He sighs and looks at me from the corner of his eye.

"You don't believe me." He stated, keeping his eyes on the road. Opening my mouth, I tried to defend myself, but I couldn't. He knew I doubted him, why try to hide it?

"It's just so hard to believe." I said turning away from him. I felt bad as I spoke those words. He chuckles humourlessly, his knuckles beginning to turn white as he gripped the steering wheel tighter.

"No one ever believed me. Theo and the rest say they believe me but I can see it. They don't really believe me. It's the small things they do that lets me know. No one ever wants to be alone in the same room with me, especially when I'm mad. They always try to keep the pups away from me. They think I don't notice Callie, but I do. At first it hurt, but now I don't care anymore. And what's one more to add to the list of people who don't believe me. You going to be like them now? Try to keep me away from the boys, I mean you have a reason now. You'll be just like them Callie, but one thing is for sure, you will not keep me away from my sons anymore." I was speechless. Even after what happened with Emily, still sceptic about it, the people he believed would trust and believe in him, didn't.

We continued to drive in silence. I wanted to say something, but I just didn't know what. Many things ran through my head, but none of them sounded right. We passed many trees, many valleys, many towns, it felt like we were driving forever. I didn't notice that I had fallen asleep until we suddenly came to a stop, making me surge forward. But I didn't hit the front because Adrian's hand shot out and kept me back. I looked at him but he quickly removed his hand and climbed out the car. Looking out the window I noticed that we stopped at a small diner. It was just us.

He walked in, leaving me there in the car. I sighed before opening the door and stepping out of the car. Shutting the door I walked up to the front entrance. Upon entering the tiny building I noticed that it was decorated to represent the 60's. I spotted Adrian fairly quickly and walked over to the booth. I slid in the opposite side and looked at him, He was scanning the menu. I knew he knew that I was watching him, he just didn't seem to care.

As I watched him, it was hard to believe that this was the same Adrian I had left behind a few years ago. That one always had a smile present, but the one in front of me right now looked dead. The only time he seemed alive was with the boys. The guilt ate at me, it always has. I knew keeping him away from them was wrong, but I guess in a way this was my revenge. I wanted him to feel the pain I did, even though he never knew they existed. But its all in the past now. Him and I were supposed to be solving our problems between each other before arriving at our destination. He has tried, its now my turn.

"I'm sorry." I suddenly said. I watched as his eyes stopped moving before he slowly raised his head, looking at me questioningly. He put the menu down and crossed his arms and settled them on the table, watching me. I took a deep breath before looking at my hands.

"I'm sorry I kept them from you Adrian. In a way I wanted to get back at you for rejecting me. I know that it's no excuse but its the truth. After you rejected me I believed that you were the scum of the Earth. I didn't even think you wanted them to be honest. I believed that if I had come to you and told you about them, you would have rejected them as well. So I just decided not to tell you. It was wrong of me, and I am deeply sorry." He just continued to stare at me and said nothing. He was infuriating at times, not showing any emotions. It's like he had practise.

"Callie, I never intended for our night to happen. All my life I have never wanted a mate. And when you appeared that one day I knew you were my mate. I tried to ignore it, not wanting to accept it, but when you turned sixteen, my wolf took over. I use to regret our evening together but I don't anymore after I found out about the boys. Yes, what you did was really wrong but I forgive you, in a small way I deserved it for how I treated you. And I do apologize for how it ended between us. When I was a young boy, my parents had a one-sided relationship."

"Before they met, my mom had met a human. She fell in love with him, but then she met my father. Back then, it was frowned upon to leave your mate for someone else. Mom was never truly happy. My father on the other hand loved her deeply. He knew her heart belonged to someone else but that never stopped him from loving her. They stayed together but she snuck around with her human lover. Then she had me. My father was ecstatic but she wasn't. She left us. After that day my father was never the same. He was humiliated, and when an Alpha is humiliated, many pack members challenge them. He won against them all but from then on I had to be perfect. If I did something wrong, or incorrect, or something he didn't agree was right, I was punished. It went on for so long, that I couldn't deal with someone touching me. It tooks years for her to even get close to touching me. He broke me, my mom abandoned me. Callie, I use to believe that there was no reason to live, because everyone was the same. People lived on pain, hate, betrayal. It was all I ever saw, so that's what I believed. But then the boys came along. They are my life now Callie, and I'll die protecting them." I smiled softly, taking his hand in mine. He looked up into my eyes, then back to our hands.

"You're an amazing Father to them already Adrian. I'm glad they have someone like you." I spoke the truth, ever since he had seen the boys he's been amazing to them. It all came naturally to him.

He smiled at me softly before pulling back and opening up the menu. I did the same, browsing through it all. The waiter soon came by and took our orders.

"I'm sorry I'm not the mate you wanted Callie, I do hope you find someone even better." He says softly, making me look up fron my drink. I sighed and forced a smile. I couldn't tell him the truth, I couldn't explain how he has been the only one I've wanted. He could never know about how almost all of my thoughts are about him.

"Its alright Adrian, I'm sure I'll find someone." I say with a shrug before going back to my drink.

Our lunch doesn't take long, and soon we're on the road again. As we drive its not awkward anymore. We talk about all the early memories of the boys, and I couldn't get Adrian to stop smiling and laughing at all of it. I was happy that we had begun to sort our issues out, because my sons need they're Father.

I wake up with a jump when I hear a loud growl coming from the side of me. I didn't even notice that I had fallen asleep. Looking around, I watch as we cross pack borders. We must be at our destination. My eyes wonder over to Adrian and I watch as he glares at the road. I reach over and touch his shoulder and can feel that he's very tense.

"Adrian? Whats wrong?" I ask him calmly but he doesn't seem to hear me. I try a few more times, but to no avail, he ignores me. Soon we pull up to an average sized pack house. This must be a small pack, considering how big most packs usually are. As I begin to open the door I look over to Adrian once again. I frown in confusion as I watch his knuckles turning whiter, if thats even possible.

"Adrian, what's wrong?" I ask again.

"Nothing." He growls past clenched teeth. He releases the wheel before opening his door and climbing out. He then slams it shut before walking over to Theo's car. I climb out and rush over to them all. As I approach, I watch as Adrian stands to the side, arms crossed, shoulders tense.

"Where's the Alpha, he was supposed to meet us here?" Izzy asks curiously, looking around to see if she can spot that person. As she continues to ramble on I make my way over to Adrian. I stand in front of him and he looks down at me with a glare.

"Why are you acting like this?" I ask him, needing to know what's made him so upset.

"Aaahh welcome to my pack everyone! I am Alpha Troy and this is my wife." I suddenly hear from behind me. Turning around I then understand clearly. Her attention turns to us, before focusing on Adrian.

"Adrian."

"Emily."