Control (Dark Rom…

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Chapter 1
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by Tippy446

Picture of Hagen
^ recasted him 10/2024
----- a7

Hagen's P.O.V a26

I don't make good choices. a

116

I knew that from the ripe age of seven, when I decided

that sneaking into the kitchen, the night before my
birthday, to eat my entire cake by myself was a good
idea. It was rea!irmed when I turned eighteenth, had a
panic attack and packed up all my shit to move to a new
city the very same day. a
177

Not my brightest moment. a4

I just didn't have the best record of thinking things

through, and last night hadn't been any di!erent.

My temples throb the moment I peel my eyes open,

causing a familiar feeling of nausea to swell through my
body that was already aching in that bone-deep way
that told me that the one beer I'd planned to have last
night had probably turned into ten. a
20

Fuck me. As I force myself to sit up, I try and fail to

ignore the way my room sways and my stomach begins
to roll with disapproval. a
40

Jesus Christ, I'm going to throw up. a

11

I pass my slitted gaze over my nightstand, hoping to

find a bottle of water waiting there, but all I find is the
usual disappointment. Disappointment and my first
glimpse of the a"ermath of last night's impromptu pity
party. a
2

My place was a mess, well more of a mess than usual. It

wasn't just the usual clothes scattered on the floor,
separated only by random shit that never made it to its
rightful home. It was a slew of beer bottles that made
the air smell stale and sad, and wasn't that just fucking
depressing. a
9

With the best pep talk I can manage in my shit state, I

fight the urge to lay back down and get myself out of
bed. The quicker I got water in my system, the better
chance I had at not throwing it all up in a few minutes.

"God damn it, Hagen," I grumble as I walk across my

apartment that was in no better state than my
bedroom. a
3

The trail of bottles carried out here too, like some sick
path I'd led for myself all the way to the kitchen where
several stacked greasy boxes waited. Apparently, I'd
ordered a shitton of pizza and devoured it all, not even
saving a single slice for future self. a
15

My wolf, Zyair, tries to make a comment about that -

probably something about me never saving anything
for anyone - but it gets lost in the hangover which I'm
suddenly a little grateful for. a
22

Zyair was an amazing wolf, better than a best friend

honestly, but he was also a very judgy wolf which
wasn't the best thing for a person who had a habit of
fucking things up. But we made it work, somehow. a
38

I make it to my kitchen sink but not without panting at

the end of it. I try not to be alarmed by that. I knew I
was a lazy stick and I probably didn't get out as much as
I should, but shit, was I really that bad? a
19

Now wasn't the time to think of that, the last thing I

needed was more pitiful thoughts.

Instead, I glue myself to the counter, only ducking my

head under my tap for a few desperate gulps of ice-cold
water every five minutes. I stay there until the fog
behind my eyes starts to clear, repeating the usual
routine of waiting for my genes to fix me up for my self-
inflicted damage. a
4

What had I even been drinking over last night?

Last I remembered, I was stretched out over my couch,

watching some reruns of the Chiefs with one beer and
then... a note had appeared on my lap. a
1

17th November, a
24

Be ready at 10 pm, dress nice.

I hope you haven't forgotten your promise, a

113

Nikola a9

Suddenly, last night's pity party made a whole lot more

sense.

"Like I could forget," I grumble under my breath before

ducking under my sink for another grey gulp.

Five more days. There were only five more days le"
until Nikola's Birthday.
Five more days before the guy I'd run from for my entire
life would come here, for me, and try his hardest to live
up to every single promise he'd ever made to me since
we were kids. a
38

I shudder as all his worst declarations make a rerun in

my head. a
1

But even sooner than Nikola's birthday, was the date I'd
promised him when I was fi"een and he was ten. In
exchange for a magical favour, I'd made that promise
thinking that by the time Nik turned 18, I'd already be
mated to another - to a woman - and that by then, he
would've gotten over his obsession with me. a
106

I'd just figured the date wouldn't happen, so agreeing

to it didn't seem that bad.

If I could go back and punch myself in the face while I'd

said 'fine, whatever', I would - very, very hard. a
9

Nikola was my mate, he'd known so since we were kids

and I'd been forced to accept it when I turned 18 and
saw him through new eyes. a
65

We were mates, and it was only a matter of time before

we'd have to face that.
Our five year age gap and my moving out of state had
kept us apart, but now, Nik was turning 18 and I had a
date I could not back out of, even if I wanted to. a
31

Swiping my hands over my face, I let them hide me in

cold darkness while my heart races a mile a minute.

Inside, I could feel my anxiety spiking, alongside that

tiny sliver of worry that always came with Nikola. a
6

He had always been so... much, even as a kid. Nikola

had always known his place in the world and was never
afraid to claim it, or anything else he thought belonged
in it, and that had always terrified me, because to him,
that included me.

Nik didn't just want a mate to love, he wanted one to

own. a
157

But even with that building fear creeping over me, I

could feel my lips pulling up at the corners just a little.
Like usual, my body betrays me as it stokes that small
flicker of excitement inside of me, prodding it until it
was lighting me up from the inside out. a
38

I try to fight it, try to ignore it, but there was a part of
me - a tiny, microscopic part of me, that was more like a
distant relative - that was tired of waiting, tired of being
alone and desperate for another to fill the bond that
had been one-sided for so many years. a
10

Knowing my mate and not being able to do a thing

about it was excruciating, even more so when things
between us had been so... strained. a
31

As a kid, I thought our five year age gap was a blessing.

As an adult, it was nothing but torture. a
5

Fuck, I could use another drink. a

1

No! - Zyair snaps, finally fighting his way back through

the clogging of my hangover - I never signed up to be
an alcoholic so you need to cut that shit out, right
now! a
102

I am not an alcoholic - I reply in a groan. a4

Tell that to our fucking liver, Hagen! a48

Before I could reply or actually consider another drink,

the rhymic vibrations of my phone make my ears twitch
with alert. It takes a minute to find it, tucked under the
further corner of my couch, but once I retrieve it and
see the caller I.D. I almost wish I hadn't. a
2

"Hey dad," I answer as cheerfully as I can as I press the

phone to my ear. a
12

Just relax, Hagen. If you're relaxed, then dad will be

relaxed.

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yunasmotorcycle

oh how I wish I could read their

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book just like the first time
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yunasmotorcycle

rr like you are any better hagen

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