CHapter 46 will be edited and posted in a bit. This author has been awol because I was evicted from my former apartment and I had little time to search for a new place and move. I am now in a new flat, and have successfully moved all my belongings in, so now I have time to focus on writing and updating. I do apologize for the delayed updates these past months.
~REIGN~It was too good to be true and I should’ve known better. I was ahead of myself these past few weeks, acting like a good Alpha, a loving and understanding mate. Even if I didn’t have a grasp on what that entailed, all my life in this pack I’ve watched mated wolves and learned how to behave and as soon as Emerald came into my life, it was easy to follow my instincts. And all my Alpha instinct wanted to do was keep her here with us so I could protect her, provide for her, and make her happy. Even if I didn’t know what I was doing half the time, because I had never been in a relationship nor did I ever tried to earn the love of a woman, I still tried my hardest to be the best I could for her, and that was never something I did for anyone.Although I should’ve known that the moon goddess wouldn’t be so kind to someone like me, the fact that the moon goddess gave me a mate. It was done to mock me, not because the goddess thought I was finally deserving of love; no, she knew quite we
~REIGN~She wiped her teary eyes at my words and I knew she understood what I was driving at. Despite how angry I was, I couldn’t help but feel something else for her right now—those same feelings I felt around Emerald that I couldn’t quite explain because they were foreign to me.“I can convince her; I just need to convince her that she can trust you and that you are good for us.”“Am I?” I also had to ask myself that question. Was I really good for them? She doesn’t even know the real me; just earlier today, I slipped and almost hurt her. The monster lurking inside me slips out when I least expect it and I can’t even guarantee that I can protect them from it when it does slip out.“You’ve been good to us; you’ve treated us with nothing but kindness; you’ve been trying to help us find our pup, and no other Alpha would’ve done that for us. You have to understand that we’ve been hurt badly due to the things that happened to us; she just can’t trust blindly. We did once and it burned us
~LEVANA~I turned on the bed with a sigh, changing position as I faced the doorway, looking, longing, and hoping for my mate to walk in.Two days.It’s been two days since Reign told me he would let us go and then walked out of this apartment without looking back. It’s been two days since he made it clear that he wouldn’t put up a fight to make us stay.I remember wanting to run after his retreating figure but his words had hurt too much for me to move. Even though I knew he made sense in some way, that didn’t negate the pain that blossomed from his lack of need for us to stay.He had given up the fight for us even before it began and made it loud and clear that he wasn’t willing to fight for this.Perhaps it was selfish of me to jump to such conclusions about him, because he had been good to us. He did more for us this past week than anyone else. And even if I appreciate how well he’s treated us, and how hard he’s tried to make Jade comfortable by always regarding her feelings, the s
~LEVANA~I convinced myself that I had made peace with this and that there was nothing I could do to stop it from happening.Reign hadn’t been back and it’s been four days. Four days of him practically staying out of his apartment because of us. I couldn’t say I blamed him. I had told him I’d be able to convince Jade and change her mind yet I haven’t summoned the courage to open up my walls to communicate with her.Truth be told, I was scared and unsure of lifting the mental block and letting Jade into my mind. And I would only be using up more mental energy if I decided to lift the mental block only to pull it back up if Jade didn’t agree to my suggestion.I also haven’t had a wink of sleep for the past four nights because I didn’t want to miss out on the chance of Reign coming back while I was asleep nor was I ready to risk falling into a vulnerable sleep state that could give Jade access to break through my mental block. What if she surfaced, blocked me out, and then took over?I d
~REIGN~I stumbled out the front door, barely able to keep my legs upright, as I tried to get out of my suite faster than I could ever imagine.I thought I had all my emotions under lock before deciding to check in on her today. I could’ve sworn I had already made peace with my decision to let them go because I saw no point in making them stay if Emerald didn’t want to be here.But the minute she touched me,Dear goddess.It has always been easier to control my powers around others when I have no reason to ease their pain. Yet even with my shield up and my emotions blocked, it isn’t the same with her.Her sadness was the first thing that bled through the link when she touched me, and then pain slammed through, hitting me like a hammer.I saw the look of betrayal in her eyes the moment she let go of my arm and stumbled back. Despite having let go, it didn’t deter the onslaught of pain that carved through me. Even though she didn’t complete her sentence, I immediately knew what she want
~LEVANA~I awoke to the chirping sounds of birds and a slight shiver from the early morning cold air. I don’t remember how or when I fell asleep, but the heaviness in my eyelids as I tried to open them was enough to let me know I must’ve cried myself to sleep at some point last night.The encounter with Reign two nights ago had struck me with a harsher reality than I had expected, perhaps more painful than the thought of Hunter replacing us with a chosen mate after banishing us from the pack. The betrayal by him and our family had hurt, but it hurts more to know that Reign had also found himself another woman. And she was an Omega.The fact that the other woman was an Omega only added salt to my injury because I am a beta wolf and I’ll never be able to give him what an Omega wolf can give him. Sex with me wouldn’t be as fun as with Omegas, who naturally produce a copious amount of slick to self-lubricate, and the scent of their slick is meant to seduce Alphas. Not that beta’s like mys
~LEVANA~‘What do you mean I won? You took over so we could stay, didn’t you, and it’s not like I’m fighting you on that anymore.’‘Like I said, it doesn’t matter. Reign is letting us go.’‘What? Why?’ Jade asked with a surprise gasp.I frowned. ‘I’m surprised that you are shocked by the information; isn’t that what you wanted? You didn’t want to stay and he granted your wish.’‘But you took over to stop us from leaving, and I just told you, I’ve thought things through. How did Reign know anyway?'‘He noticed I wasn’t you and suspected something was wrong. He asked and I told him the truth. At first, he was angry, but in the end, he said we were better off leaving.’‘Why would he say that? You wanted to stay; you should’ve told him that.’‘And what makes you think I didn’t?’‘Then why is he letting us go?’ She almost barked.‘Because you didn’t want to stay, and he knew I was only able to stop you because I blocked you out. He knew how much energy I was exerting to keep you away and t
~LEVANA~Surprisingly, Jade didn’t raise the topic of talking with Reign after our conversation in the bathroom. Although I had expected her to push to the surface and take over, she didn’t do that either, so I carried on with the rest of my day in silence, refusing to talk to her.I had refused breakfast when the beta brought it and told her Reign could come nag me himself if he wasn’t pleased with my decision not to eat. I know he wouldn’t, since he already has someone else keeping him busy. So, what did it matter to anyone if I ate or not?I spent the rest of the day staring at the clock; for some reason, my mind was blank on any thought. What was there to think about when everything was already set in stone? We were leaving as soon as the ritual ended, and Reign would carry on his life with his omega. I didn’t want to think about what would happen out there. It was better to just pretend that this was all a nightmare, that we didn’t lose our pup, and that something exciting was wa