Somehow, strangely, she had been there the entire time. She must have followed him to the tree lines as he walked at the pace of an old man. He had no idea why she waited as long as she did, waited until he had already settled beneath the canopy of the trees and howled for her, for her to then make her appearance known. He had moved away from that part of the territory and by this time there was utterly nothing left of Othello to be seen. Whatever her reasons where, she had a right to her anger, to the cruel words that slipped like poison through her fangs, naming him for the bastard that he was. His already dropping body would slacken and become that much more lifeless as he realised she had seen it, and would judge him now before a single word could slip out of his mouth. His ears folded to his skull and his head hung in a submissive posture. He deserved it all, even if he had not allowed his body to, his heart certainly had betrayed her.
Her next words would cause him to look up at her again, wondering exactly how much she had heard or witnessed, because clearly she hadn't heard his words of denial to Othello. “No, Sibelle, I told her that I would never betray you that way,and meant every word, that I would never ever sleep with another woman well already devoted to a mate. But even if not that way, I have betrayed you, with my heart. Her name is Othello and we where almost mates once before, long before I even met you. I didn't realise I still harboured feelings for her, I called you to admit this because its not something I would ever wish to keep from you Sibelle. I just.. I just want you to know that I never would have done more without admitting this to you, without you saying we where over” he groaned, knowing he was going about this all wrong but unable to find the right words. “You deserve far better, and I only ever wanted to help you, to look out for you and fight for you. I.. I wish I had never seen her again and the old feelings would never have risen again” he whispered, seeing now what Othello had said in the pain of splitting apart a family.
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