Chapter Thirty-Eight
(Christian POV)
I have laid here in my bed all night, just laying here with my eyes closed thinking of her. I have only been back less than 24 hours. All I can think about is the last three weeks I had with her after she woke up and how much I would do anything to go back to her and do it all over again. I let the images of the last weeks flit through my mind.
***Flashback three weeks previous***
Less than 24 hours after she woke up she was addressing her pack. She thanked them for their loyalty and for fighting beside her. She announced the return of the others that had escaped and that they would be setting up the full moon festivities as before but now they had more to celebrate. She
Chapter Thirty Nine (Olivia POV) I don’t know what came over me, maybe it is the mate bond increasing but I couldn’t wait much longer it’s been a week a whole week without him. Though we have been talking as much as we can with both of us being busy running our packs, there has been this unease I have been feeling and I know it is not coming from me. So that brings me to where I am now walking into the Scarlet Moon Pack house with Bradley to surprise my mate. Bradley and Erik refused to let me come alone so I agreed to bring Bradley but Erik had to stay back with Wilder. We bumped into Lex while entering the territory and I could tell he was nervous. I feel bad but I used my Alpha order to prevent him from notifying his Alpha of our presence so I could surprise him. This
Chapter Forty- (Chrisitan POV) I am surrounded by darkness then it's like a movie screen starts to play before me all the mistakes I have made along my path to my destiny and not surprising most of them involve Olivia. Then it shows the morning I returned to my pack, I greeted everyone and made my way to my room. I open my room door and there is Kathy sitting on my bed. I pause upon just stepping inside. “What are you doing in here, Kathy?” “Alpha, we need to talk.” “About?” “Us.” “There is no us. I want my mate. I am going to work it out with her and we are going to be together.”
Chapter Forty One (Olivia POV) I walk through the pack house holding my breath hoping to just get out of here before his scent reaches me. It has been 4 months since I had last seen him and I would be lying if I said it was easy but it’s just been frustrating. There is something I need to do but I am not ready to face him, and I wouldn’t be here if it was not absolutely necessary. Bradley has stayed close and has been a great support. We are just leaving the pack house and entering the front yard when I take a deep breath. Fuck! I smell fresh cut grass and an impending thunderstorm. Please let it be. I look at the grass, yes it has just been cut. Then I look up to the sky and there is not a cloud in the sky. Like a magnet when my eyes leave the sky, I stiffen and my eyes dart t
Chapter Forty Two (Olivia POV) I wake up and stretch out my arms. My muscles feel sore and I moan as I stretch. “Goddess Livie, I am so happy you're awake.” I turn and see Wilder sitting next to my bed along with the rest of my ‘family’. “For fuck sakes I am getting tired of waking up like this, am I really that weak.” “Weak? you end up like this either because of him or fighting for those you love. You are not weak, you are strong to continue to overcome all of this.” Erik states adamantly from beside me. I nod my head in direction “How long have I been out?”
Chapter Forty Three (Chrisitan POV) My eyes snap open and I am greeted by the dim light of my room. Laying on my bed I look around. There is my Beta Lex, my parents and Kathy. “What happened?” Lex steps forward “From what Bradlley explained, the Moon Goddess told his Alpha how to reject you with her still having your mark. The mark will fade over time and will disappear fully when you mark someone else.” His eyes dart toward Kathy who smiles softly. “How is this possible I marked her?” I see Lex’s shoulders sag and hear him swallow loudly. “Well it couldn’t only be Olivia, Liberty had to take part in the rejection, they had to do it together and they had to know it could kill the
Chapter Forty Four (Bradley POV) I hear the howls and approach after helping some of the wounded to see Wilder clutching Livie to his chest. The howls are mournful and the sight makes it hard to thank clearly. “Hey….hey boy wonder. She just needs rest, she will be fine. It looks worse than it is, just have someone get her a doctor.” “What happened?” I turn to see Alpha Christian on his knees staring at Livie with grief etched on his face. He reaches out towards her and a growl escapes Wilder’s lips as he gets up Livie still clutched in his arms. Alpha Christians arms falling to his side. “What always happens to her, remember Christian I am your Luna.” The new Luna is annoyed. A low growl is
Chapter Forty Five- (Olivia POV) It’s been about a week since I woke up and I am grateful no one has asked me to talk about what happened. I am happy when I step foot back on my pack and my people are ready to be home. I had managed to avoid Alpha Chrisitan, only having one near run in with him at the pack clinic. He was escorting his Luna to her appointment, the sight of her large swollen belly causing an ache in my chest. I didn’t walk too closely, afraid of what I might feel. I am not sure if since killing Daniel after finding him if the mate bond would be as strong but I don’t want to know. I thought I was going to go unseen until Castor, one of Jared's warriors and my friend called out my name, running up and spinning me around in the air. A small giggle left my lips and Christian’s eyes met mine. I walked with Castor down t
Forty Six- (Christian POV) She is gone, she left my father’s pack land and has returned home. I only got one brief encounter with her. I had tried to find comfort in Kathy’s touch when I saw the wolf spinning her around, her laughing but I couldn’t. The truth is I feel nothing in Kathy’s touch even with her being Luna. We sleep in separate rooms. He must have been the second chance mate she found by the personal interaction. I feel like my soul was on fire at the sight of them. I feel the goddess is cursing me, making me feel the bond as she has found another chance. I pray to the goddess nightly not for a second chance mate but that I will not have one as I don’t deserve one. However being punished like this makes it unbearable. Knowing that she is so far away is another form of torture.