One year and not a day more. That was what Alexander had promised Luke. It was almost like an oath to keep the wolf going during his absence. Allias had seen their expressions. Had noticed the pain in Luke''s eyes as Alexander decided it was his time to leave. He wanted to help, recommend something else, think of a way so Luke would not feel abandoned once more but he knew it was Alexander''s decision to leave.


    No matter how stupid he was, childish and immature the king always had a soft spot for the new Alpha. Maybe because of the old feelings he had, maybe because he too had gone through hell ever since he met him. He didn''t know why but seeing his face as he left the meeting room, Alexander still inside, Allias felt like his heart was breaking.


    He had been crying, he noticed staring at the bloodshot grey eyes.


    "You can go in." He told the gods. "He will come with you."


    That''s all he said before he walked away. He wanted to escape the tall walls, the air was leaving his body and his steps became rushed. As he walked outside he started breathing, his strong arm his only support on the wall, his eyes focused on the marbled entrance.


    "It''s going to be alright you know." Allias'' voice was heard as he approached him. Both of them were exposed to the spring sun, the air warm and Luke looked at him, his face showing grief.


    "I don''t want to hear that it will be alright. I''m sick of hearing that things will be alright. All I know is that I am being left alone, once again" he said.


    "It''s not like that Luke. Alexander is doing this to be with you. To be freely around you. Because he loves you. His love is so selfless that he wishes to change not for himself as the number one reason but for you."


    "I know." Luke said as he sat down on the cold stairs. Allias followed him sitting right next to him. "I know how kind he is, that he always thinks of me but I am worried. They are gods, they are tricky and all they do is scheme. How do I know they won''t take him away from me forever?" Luke asked.


    "You can''t know. That''s agonizing. We can never know if a decision we make, or one of their loved ones make is going to be good. We just have to trust ourselves or the ones we love. I think Alexander thought a lot about this, he sees it as something he can do to help that''s why you should support him."


    "Somehow I don''t like being scolded by you" Luke told him with a frown and Allias laughed.


    "I am not scolding you."


    "Yes you are. In a polite manner. Deep inside you''re telling me to stop being a kid and man up."


    "Am I?" Allias asked him playfully and Luke rolled his eyes. "I mean, you get the point one way or the other. Don''t stop him Luke, it''s what he wants." Allias said and the wolf sighed. His body heavy with the pain of having to step back. He wished to keep Alexander with him, at his side, start this new life with him but all he could think of was that something would go wrong and he would be gone forever.


    "What if something goes wrong?"


    "Then we will simply go and save him. Like we always do." Allias answered with a comforting smile.


    "It''s weird."


    "What''s weird?"


    "You are. Sometimes when I think of you I still see that guy in the locker room. The one who flipped me off from the very first day."


    "You deserved it."


    "I did, didn''t I?" Luke said with a bitter smile. "Allias" he called out the king and he hummed in response as he stared at the palace gates, shining under the sun. "I am sorry. For everything that I did to you. For being so stupid and immature. For causing you such pain."


    "You''ve apologized before."


    "And yet somehow I feel it''s still not enough."


    "It will never be enough Luke." Allias said as he stood up. "So you should simply try not to mess up your life again. Because if you do and hurt Alexander I will kill you." He said with a cold smile and Luke nodded, slightly intimidated. "Let''s go. I''m sure you want to say goodbye to Alexander. Don''t make him feel bad. He is sad already."


    "I know. I wouldn''t make him feel bad." Luke said, slightly offended but he knew Allias'' words sadly had context. He was good at making people feel bad. Even if sometimes he was not intending it.


    They returned to the room. Alexander was still talking with the gods but once he saw Luke he stopped, stood up from his chair and approached him, completely discarding their previous conversation. Allias left them, discreetly returning to Theseus'' side while his eyes were glued on Luke, a warning to not mess things up.


    "Are you okay?" Alexander asked him.


    "Yes, I am fine. Sorry if I worried you. I just needed some time to organize things in my head." He explained and Alexander nodded. "You should go. It''s your decision and I support it." Luke announced with a heavy heart.


    "Really?" The younger wolf told him surprised with his statement. He blinked a few times, his green eyes showing how shocked he was. The alpha seeing his reaction thought he was too adorable like that. He caressed his face and nodded, a lingering smile on his face.


    "Yes, no matter what you want to do I will be by your side."


    "Thank you." Alexander exclaimed. "I promise you everything will be better when I come back. It will only be a year, I will try my hardest."


    "I''m sure you''re going to master everything really fast. You''re so smart" he complimented him and Alexander blushed with his words. He took Luke''s hand, feeling his touch for the last time.


    "I am leaving. Now"


    "I figured."


    "I will miss you."


    "I will miss you too. So write me a lot of letters."


    "I will. All the time. So many letters that you''ll get sick of me"


    "I will never get sick of you." Luke reminded him and kissed him gently on the cheek.


    A year, not a day more. That was what Luke was willing to sacrifice. A year without the one he loved. All so he could be happy. Alexander. More than everything he wished for him to be happy, every day, even if he wasn''t by his side. So he was willing to wait.


    For a year but not a day more. Sometimes when you loved someone this much, just the thought of losing them was heartbreaking. When the actual time of separation comes the fear comes to life and everything seemed like it was against you. Luke felt like that at the moment. Even though he knew things were probably not that serious his mind was attacking him. It was telling him that history repeats itself and that he was going to end up alone once more. Alexander was going to leave him the same way Allias did.


    In his heart existed wounds that he thought he had gotten rid of but at the first threat his insecurities were there to remind him in how many different ways he was lacking. From his maturity to his kindness Luke considered himself the worst candidate to be loved but still he long for it. The love Alexander was giving him was perfect for him, he didn''t want to lose it. He didn''t want to lose him.


    "Remember me okay?" Luke said.


    "Of course I will,.it''s only a year Luke"


    "Still. Promise me. You won''t leave me, that you will come back." He begged him and the brunette smiled.


    "I will come back. I will always come back."


    Alexander left soon after. Luke teared up and had to stare at the ceiling so he wouldn''t end up crying like a baby in front of everyone. Again and again he repeated to himself to not look like an idiot. He tried to smile because Alexander was trying to smile too. He didn''t want the last day he saw him to end in tears. He wanted to see him smile, use it as comfort for the days that would come. He would have to wait and hopefully during that time they were apart not only Alexander would change but he too. He needed to grow up.


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