Chapter Seventeen
Ireland POV
“It is too dangerous!” Erik shouted
“Don’t you think that of all people I know the dangers? I am tired of living in fear. Our lives could be so different if I didn’t live so afraid. Your life could have been so different, you may not have been rejected if it was not for me.”
“Don’t take that on Ire if she could not love me she could not love me she only cared about status.”
“ We could ask for help” Jason added, not wanting to continue the conversations about mates as he was away from his.
“You will just not yet. This I have to do alone for now. The trai
Chapter EighteenZander POVThe Festivities of the Full Moon start in just a few days. There is so much to do but I feel weighed down by feelings toward my son. I love him, he is my heart and my only child and I have raised him to be a great Alpha and I thought a great mate. I feel like I failed in some way, I understand he is choosing his path as a way to keep the Pack strong but he could not be more wrong. I wish I could tell him but I can’t break her trust and I have to believe the Moon Goddess has a plan. I want to tell Lilly so bad what is going on to prepare her but I know she will feel heartbreak either way. Maybe I can get him to come to the realization on his own with just a little guidance. I mindlink Oliver to come to my office so we can talk about the festival. I think I have a plan. Oliver knocks, enters and hesita
Chapter NineteenIreland POVI love that my friends have come to see me. That they were willing to venture out to the cabin but I would feel horrible if anything happened to them.“I have missed you so much dear, please come stay at the pack house. He won’t be able to get you there I promise.”“Sorry Lilly I can’t put you all in jeopardy. I have no doubt you and Zander would do anything to protect me.” I feel bad I don’t tell her the whole reason why I left.“Well Mason was let down when he did not see you at the packhouse. I thought he was going to strangle poor Oliver and that Beta’s daughter.”
Chapter TwentyIreland POVI look around and I am in a beautiful woods, one that I have never seen before. I can see every star in the sky and the moon but it is light outside. I look around and approaching me is my wolf Belle. She nuzzles into me and I reach up and scratch between her ears. “Hey beautiful girl.” She begins to walk further into the forest and I follow after her. We approach a beautiful waterfall and she just sits down. I sit down next to her letting my feet dangle in the water.“Sweet girl you must be so tired.”I look toward the beautiful woman who appears next to me. Only one woman could be this beautiful. “Moon Goddess did the rejection kill me because I was tired from helping the pups? I didn&
Chapter Twenty OneOliver POVDinner was awful. The food tasted like ash on my tongue. All I could do is steal glances at her. I know I was being rude by not interacting with my guests but I just can’t. I feel like I can’t hear anything other than her occasional laughter. It really did fill the air speaking of air if the wind wasn’t drifting her scent in my direction I am not sure I could breathe.It is time to get up and mingle around, dance and drink til time to shift. Drinking that is exactly what I will do. I go get my drink passing where Ireland stands talking to Josh.“Josh, yes I would love a drink thank you.”“Then maybe you could accompany me
Chapter TwentyTwoIreland’s POVI am back in the same forest as last time but now it is not just me and Belle a midnight black wolf also approaches. “Finn?” The wolf just nods his head then licks the side of my face. We begin walking to the beautiful waterfall again. There sitting on the rocks was the moon goddess. I approached her and sat next to her. Tears immediately fill my eyes.“Why Moon Goddess why?”“My dear heart I can’t give you all the answers even though I want to. So much of your story has not been written yet. I know you are strong and I am always with you.”“But he doesn't love me. Please let me accept the rejection.”
Chapter Twenty Three Noones POV Everyone was crammed into Oliver's room. There was: Alpha Zander, Luna Lillie, Beta John, Erik, Jason, Future Gama Jackson, Future Alpha Oliver, and Elder Rose had arrived. The missing presence of the Future Beta was a reminder to Oliver how poorly he did in deed judge others. The room felt small with everyone in there and the atmosphere was intense. Oliver was curious by which Elder Rose and Erik knew each other as when she entered she beamed at him and kissed him on the cheek and even now they were sitting close and she was holding his hand. Elder Rose cleared her throat. “We have all kept Ireland's secret, well most of us there are 2 people in this room who had no idea about her Beta John and Oliver. We have never betrayed her and I know by telling
Chapter Twenty FourOliver POV“Why didn’t she trust me to tell me I am her mate?”Erik stiffens and looks at me dead in the eye. “Why could you not accept her as she was?”“I thought she was human.”“For Ireland being human was a real possibility She almost lost her wolf during all that torture. Belle didn’t resurface for 6 months after I rescued her. She thought her mate needed to love her for her if she ever found them. She knew if it was found out who she was she would be putting her mate in danger. She hid herself to keep those she loved safe. The one she loved the most couldn’t love her back because she had to keep him safe.&rd
Oliver POV“She has been missing for 3 weeks and we have just been in this conference discussing plans but we haven’t made any moves to go find her. I want my mate back, we need to find her!”“Son I know, we know how long she has been gone but she forbids me from looking for her. We can at least work on her plan, so we aren’t not doing anything.” My father states not making eye contact with me.“Oliver you know that Alpha Alex has people out there looking for her so people are looking.” Jackson adds“It is not enough! She is my mate and I want her back.”“So now that you know she is a wolf now you want her back, now she is your mate and important.