Chapter 33: Chapter 33

Two days had passed by quickly, Rosalie suddenly found herself walking through the dungeons with Dimitri. He was still wounded, but they had taken the stitches out. The doctor didn't know if the scars will stay or not, but Dimitri kept saying he didn't want them to stay.

Looking at his back she frowned, scars decorated his skin, scattered across like shards of a broken glass. She softly traced over them, at first Dimitri was tense, but he had relaxed after a while. There were a few wounds that were still a little bloody, but they were healing.

Dimitri had a little food the day before, but after that he kept saying he wasn't hungry. He would then lay there and stare at the wall, his eyes glazed over with thought. Rosalie was concerned about him, she could feel his pain through their bond, but she had no idea what it was from.

He's damaged, but she silently prayed he wasn't beyond repair. She loved him, yes, he had hurt her, but she still loved him. She knew that she had a long way to go before she would solve the mystery that is Dimitri Black.

They stopped at the first cell, sitting in the one corner was a female. Her hair was matted, but under the grime she could tell the woman had blond hair. Her brown eyes looked at her and Dimitri with regret, guilt, and fear.

Rosalie felt a little guilty for liking the fear and guilt she saw, but she didn't care. Her eyes darkened a little at the thought of this woman hurting her mate. She clasped her hands together and stepped back as Dimitri walked closer.

"Are you enjoying your stay?" Dimitri asked.

The woman gulped, "N-no."

"Do you understand why I had you punished?"

"Y-yes, Alpha."

"Why?"

"I betrayed you, I had watched them attack you and hadn't done anything. I enjoyed it." She said, her voice becoming a mere whisper.

Dimitri nodded, "Now, why did you? I never did anything to you, if anything, I had protected you since the day you were born."

She looked down in shame as the truth of Dimitri's statement sunk into her. "I...my father was joining in, so I thought it was the right thing to do. He said you deserved it, that you had injured our Luna."

Rosalie frowned and walked forward, she shook her head. "He didn't injure me."

The woman looked at her, "I'm sorry."

Rosalie studied the girl's face and sighed, she could see the honesty and sincere regret in her eyes. Dimitri looked at his mate, waiting for her decision.

Rosalie walked up to the girl and knelt before her. She smiled softly at her, "You're free to go. I can tell you're telling the truth. However, you do have two choices."

The girl nodded.

"For betraying your alpha you can either stay in the pack and be an omega for two weeks or become rogue."

The girl didn't hesitate to answer, "I'll be an omega for two weeks."

Rosalie nodded, "You know our rules for Omegas. The pack is forbidden to bully them or hurt them in any way, so no need to worry about that. You have to train four times a week. Also, you are to clean the packhouse on your assigned days. Other than that, you're free to do whatever."

The girl nodded, "Thank you, Alpha and Luna."

Rosalie stood up and stood to the side as Dimitri called two guards in. They walked in and unlocked the girl, they then carefully pulled her to her feet.

"She has three days to rest and get her strength back. Take her to the infirmary." Dimitri ordered.

The guards nodded, the one picked her up and carried her bridal style. Rosalie followed Dimitri to the next cell, as they stepped in the woman glared at Dimitri. However, when she noticed the angry look of her Luna, she bowed her head.

"I already know why I'm here." She started. "I had betrayed my alpha and I'm not sorry."

Dimitri nodded, "Why?"

"You injured our Luna, you abused her." The woman spat.

Rosalie sighed as she pinched her nose, "He didn't injure me."

The woman's eyes widened, "Wh-what?"

"He didn't injure me. We had an argument of sorts. But he never laid a hand on me."

"I...but that man had said..."

Dimitri furrowed his brow, "What man?"

"Alpha Eli."

Rosalie bit back a growl, "Xavier and Xander."

The brothers stepped into the cell, "Yes?" Xavier asked.

"Find Alpha Eli and bring him into Dimitri's office. Take three guards with him and keep him there until we're done here." She ordered.

They both nodded and walked out, bringing three guards with them. Damon and Rachel watched from the side as Rosalie faced the woman again.

The woman swallowed, this time, they could tell she was regretting her actions.

"I'm so sorry, Alpha. I thought....you know I was abused by my ex a few years back. I-I was angry that you, the one who helped me through my own abusive relationship, was abusing your own mate." She said, tears pooling in her eyes.

"I'm sorry."

Rosalie didn't have to study the woman for long, she simply used her connection to the woman and could tell she wasn't lying. She nodded towards Dimitri who looked at her.

"You're free to go, but have two choices." He began.

"You either become an Omega for two weeks and clean the training grounds after every session or become a rogue."

The woman smiled softly, "I'll become an omega."

It had continued like this for next two hours, a large number of them stayed with the pack as omegas for two weeks. There were six of them who were scheduled to be executed the next morning. They had promised Dimitri that they would kill him, they didn't care that he was innocent. They've hated him for a long time.

Rosalie was disgusted with them and had yelled at them. By the time she was done they pleaded with her, apologizing to Dimitri. However, Rosalie shook her head and walked out.

She felt little remorse for sentencing those six traitors to death. There was absolutely no honesty in them, she couldn't risk it. They had even threatened to kill Sage and Sara. She wasn't going to let that happen.

As they walked to Dimitri's office she grabbed his wrist and stopped him. He turned around and frowned at her.

"Everything okay?" He asked.

She sighed, "We can't kill him without starting a war."

"I know, I'm not planning on killing him. I don't need the council on my back about murdering an alpha. His uncle is one of them, so, I would be found guilty either way." He sighed.

Rosalie frowned, "We're banishing him from our territory and refusing to give him our land. Any deal that he was hoping for will be put down."

Dimitri smiled at her and kissed her on the lips, "I'm sorry for what I did."

"Dimitri...stop apologizing. I've already forgiven you."

He shook his head, "I'll never stop apologizing. Not until I know you're no longer hurting."

She furrowed her eyebrows before following him into his office.

Rosalie stayed close to Dimitri as they walked into his office, her eyes immediately landed on an unhappy Eli. Xavier and Xander stood to the side and looked down, away from their brother. She sighed, Dimitri had ignored them the whole day.

He wouldn't speak to them, look at them, or even acknowledge them. Rosalie had tried reasoning with him, but he only glared at her. She knew that he would forgive them when he's ready, but she silently prayed it was soon. They're his brothers after all, seeing him and his siblings split apart like this had her hurting.

He barely smiled since he left the infirmary, he would smile every now and then around her, but that was it.

"Eli." Dimitri seethed.

Eli looked at him, "Seems like my plan failed."

"Seems so." Dimitri replied coldly. "I want you off my territory in one hour. We already took care of your gamma, you'll find him in the forest near the southern border. If you don't leave after one hour then I will attack your pack."

"Your threat isn't scaring me, Dimitri." Eli spat.

Dimitri smirked, "You've seen what I can do. I can destroy a pack and leave no survivors. I believe it would be wise of you to fear me. I don't make threats, Alpha, I make promises."

Rosalie was stunned by the anger in Dimitri, but she didn't say anything. Eli had almost destroyed their relationship, he had attempted to take his mate away. Dimitri was already possessive over her before Eli's plan, she could only imagine how possessive he'll be now.

Eli shrunk back, trying to use the guards as a shield. Dimitri rolled his eyes, completely disgusted with the whole thing. He tilted his head, a dark look fogged his eyes.

"Oh, and you do know the rules of trying to steal another Alpha's mate, right?"

Eli gulped, "Y-you can't kill me. I didn't fully take her."

"Of course I'm not going to kill you." He chuckled darkly. "Now, that would be too nice of me to do."

Rosalie gulped and glanced Xavier and Xander, they both just shook their heads and focused on Dimitri again.

"This. This is Alpha Black." Xavier mind-linked her.

Rosalie stiffened, but she didn't dare move. A part of her knew she should calm him, but the truth was, he needed this. Eli deserved punishment for what he's done, she didn't feel an ounce of pity for him.

Dimitri smirked, "Tell me, do the females in your pack find scars attractive?"

Rosalie frowned, "Where is he going with this?" She mind-linked the guys.

"I'm not sure. He's unpredictable when he's like....this." Xander replied.

Dimitri allowed his nails to turn into claws as he brought them down on Eli's face. Eli screamed as Dimitri's claws sliced through his flesh, when he was done the alpha fell to the ground. Blood streamed from the new wounds and dripped onto the floor.

Rosalie's eyes widened, she couldn't stop looking at her mate. His nails returned to normal as he wiped the blood off his hand.

"Have a nice life, Alpha. Now, take him away." Dimitri ordered.

The guards immediately grabbed Eli and dragged him out of the office. Dimitri sighed as he looked at the ground.

"Good thing I don't have carpet."