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Reclaiming His Banished Mate 31 - Betrayed
KylarI feel as though Ava and I are finally getting somewhere. Over the last two days she’s surprised me, in a lot of good ways. I never expected her to join me on a date, not really. Not when her walls are so high and she’s so defensive and uncertain. It should put me off. Her continued refusal to acknowledge anything between us. Instead, it makes me want to know more about her. I want to unravel the mystery that she is. She’s not a shy, passive woman. She’s put herself through college and become a Doctor. She’s a Rogue, that Grandma Maria explained had been living in the city, without our detection for years. So she’s able to resist the pull of her wolf. She’s strong. Yet, I always get the feeling that behind that strength and resilience, she’s vulnerable. The reason she pushes me away, that she spends all her time keeping people at a distance, is because she’s afraid. She’s been hurt. Everytime I think about it, I get this sick feeling in the bottom of my stomach. A desire to r
Reclaiming His Banished Mate 32 - Open and Dangerous
AvaI return to the door, trying to get myself ready to speak to Kylar. I can’t get past the look in his eyes. The pain and anger combined. I’ve betrayed him. There is no moving past that. I don’t know what I was thinking, how I ever thought that it might work out. He’s not there. He’s gone. Vanished into the woods and part of me wonders if I’ll ever see him again. The expression on his face is something that’s going to haunt me. I’m shivering. Of course I will see him again. Even if Kylar left now for some mercenary mission and didn’t return for years, then at some point he will be the Alpha of this pack. This is his home, it was supposed to be mine too. I can’t help the sinking feeling though, that it can’t be my home without Kylar. Not anymore. I’m standing at the door, my hands on the wooden panels as I stare out at the path and the trees that stretch off endlessly. My eyes are burning, like someone’s thrown dust in them.I don’t date, because I don’t want the pain that comes w
Reclaiming His Banished Mate 33 - Time
AvaAlpha Anton stood staring at Lou as though she had three heads before suddenly he turned to Marie. He bent down, eyes still fixed on Lou, who was busy scribbling onto a pad. What she was writing, I’ve got no idea, because it’s not as if we have any patients. I expected some kind of reaction from the Alpha, to the human walking freely through his territory, but it’s Lou’s reaction I find strange. Lou’s almost worse than I am, when it comes to dating. She definitely dates, but they’re short term flings. She dates then drops, with no intention to commit to anything. She’s left a trail of heartbroken junior doctors throughout the Hospital. However, I would swear that under Anton’s gaze she’s blushing like a school girl.I don’t have time to investigate, because my son’s take the opportunity to start climbing an unused stack of chairs. Helping each other up, with teamwork and problem solving skills that should be applauded. But I’m too busy trying to save their lives. The rest of the
Reclaiming His Banished Mate 34 - Squandered
‘Can I get you something to drink?’ Kylar follows me into the hallway, I pad back through to the kitchen. ‘No,’ he shakes his head. He watches me before looking at the kitchen door, he’s frowning, ‘do I shut it?’ he asks and stares at me in a way that makes my heart ache. He wants to know if I need the door open, so I can hear the boys. ‘Please,’ the word catches in my throat. I turn my back on the man as the door clicks shut and move to the small sofa that’s against the far wall. Usually it’s overlooking the garden, but the blinds are drawn for the night. I sink down on the cushions, pulling one onto my lap. As though it’s some kind of shield against the man who stands before me, on the other side of the table. He has his hands planted on his hips as he stares at the blinds before sitting down. His long arms stretched across the table before he pulls them back. As though he doesn’t know what to do with them. I know the feeling. I want to bring my legs up, but the urge to run
Reclaiming His Banished Mate 35 - Rainforest
I was called away from the village again, the day after my conversation with Ava. I’m grateful, it gave me some more time to adjust to the idea of being a Father. Even if I’m haunted by the look in her eyes, her fear at the thought I would take the children from her.I know there are some packs out there, where the children would be claimed under ownership of their sire, but Midnight Forest has moved past those primitive roots. I still don’t know what Pack Ava was originally from, but I can’t help but wonder if it was archaic in its structure and expectation. It’s a conversation I know we’ll have to have one day. How did she become a rogue, what pack was she from? Knowing Ava, and I think that I do, even if I’ve been blindsided by the twins, I can’t imagine her betraying her pack. I can’t imagine that she deserved to be rejected that way. Being away will hopefully give Ava time to accept what I told her. That I want to be part of their lives. I’m serious about it. I want to know
Reclaiming His Banished Mate 36 - Healer’s Work
The medical center is busier than I expected, Katie’s sitting upright at the desk and it’s amazing to see how confident she has become so quickly. She’s always been a shy girl, like her Mother, Anna. There are a couple of young kids around the reception with their Mothers, waiting for some kind of vaccination no doubt. But Katie stands up as we come into sight, calling back to the Doctor.Ava appears and looks me dead in the eye before giving instructions for Katie, asking for the clinic to be rescheduled. Then she simply turns and holds open the door as me and Mat half drag-half carry Luca in. Gethin’s shuffling along with the drip back, still sunk into his arm.‘Put him down,’ she points to the bed, business-like. We set him down and she orders his boots be taken off. She moves over Luca, pulling off his shirt and I can’t help but feel a pang of jealousy. Then tell myself to get over it. There’s nothing sexual or romantic in what she’s doing. Her stethoscope is on his chest as s
Reclaiming His Banished Mate 37 - Spearhead
‘He’s going to be just fine,’ Ava steps out from the medical room, with Katie following behind her. She looks relaxed and I’m on my feet, moving towards her.‘You knew what was wrong?’ I can’t take my eyes off her. It feels like she’s worked some kind of magic.‘My predecessor did,’ she lifts up the notebook, ‘he mentioned that some venoms can prevent our healing abilities. Luca was bitten by a Spearhead Snake, either before or after his fight with the Rogue. It meant that instead of healing up, he was bleeding out internally.’I pull in an uneven breath, reaching out to balance myself with a hand against the wall, ‘he’s going to be okay?’ Everything she’s said sounds serious. I always think of myself as invulnerable, nearly immortal. Taking down Rogue’s is dangerous, but I’m bigger, stronger and faster than most other wolves, including the Alphas.I don’t tend to think of the rest of the world as dangerous, but this has shaken me to the core. ‘He’s going to be okay?’‘He’s res
Reclaiming His Banished Mate 38 - Chasing Normality
Ava is as good as we hoped that she would be. Luca recovers over night and by morning, he’s his usual irritating self. Teasing me about the Doctor stripping him off. If I wasn’t so relieved that he’s alive, I’d be dressing him down myself. Putting him in his place. At the end of the day, Luca’s just being a dick. His heart is in the right place, and he’s loyal. Ava checks in before we leave before signing Luca out, telling him to take it easy for a few days. If I know Luca, it’s unlikely. Then it’s my turn to fulfill my promise. I join my Dad for breakfast, he always eats it on the veranda that wraps around the top floor of his house. Surrounded by the tree’s. I’m nervous about making the suggestion that he tells Lou, and he laughs. I’m left staring at him and he explains that he’s already told Lou. She knows about werewolves, and she’s fully on board. She’s just waiting for Ava to tell her, before she says anything to the Doctor. I walk away feeling lighter. Hoping for some downt
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