Semua Bab Forsaken by the Moon Goddess: Bab 61 - Bab 70

Benedict Winslow, IVI spent a sleepless night walking around the pack wondering what I did that was so wrong that Beatrice could never find it in her heart to love me. I tried to be a good mate, a good Alpha, a good father, and a good man. But nothing I did was ever enough. She never could get over Sawyer. I thought after Roman killed him that she could let it go, but it only seemed to fuel her anger at Sawyer and Althea’s children.I know that Benedict will banish Beatrice from the pack. He has to, I understand that. Honestly, I should have done it. She’s become power hungry, cruel, and vengeful. Those are not the characteristics of a Luna. I let it go, hoping that she would change, but she didn’t, she hasn’t, and I have to accept that she never will. My mate never loved me. Her heart has always belonged to another man.Throughout the night, Beatrice has been pushing against my mind link, wanting me to bail her out I’m sure. I shut the mind link, forcing her out, but that doesn’t mea

BenedictHow could we not have known? Because my mother was very good at keeping her secrets. Even conceiving me was a manipulation to try and force another man to accept her as his mate, a secret that she kept for over eighteen years.All the positive feelings that I was getting from the pack last night have turned to trepidation. In less than twelve hours after becoming their Alpha, I banished their Luna, and now, they don't know what to expect from me.“You go make phone calls, Bene. I’ll deal with the pack,” Bethany says.“Thank you. We need to check on dad, too.”“I’ve got you covered, Big Bro,” she says. She smiles, but it doesn’t reach her eyes that are still red-rimmed from crying.“Sloane,” I say, reaching my hand out to her. She’s been the steady presence at my side all morning.She takes my hand and we walk off the stage, heading inside.“I want to call your aunt and uncle first …” I begin, just as Ellis steps up on my other side.“Alpha, why didn’t you tell me?” he asks.“D

SloaneI jolt up in bed.‘Aisling, what’s wrong?’ I ask, knowing only Aisling could have pulled me out of my sleep that quickly.‘Someone was in our room.’‘Who?’‘I don’t know. They smell … familiar, but not familiar.’I have no idea what that means. I look around the room, using Aisling’s heightened senses to listen for any sound or see any movement.The door to my bedroom is open. I get up and walk to the door, looking down the hallway, Then I smell it, him. Aisling’s right. His scent is familiar but not.‘He’s not part of this pack. He’s an intruder,’ she says.I lift my head and howl that we have an intruder before taking off down the stairs and following his scent.“Sloane!” I hear Grandpa Waylon shout from the Alpha floor, but I ignore him. Aisling is on the hunt.Just as I reach the bottom of the stairs, Scarlet and Daniel come rushing out of their room along with several other warriors.“What’s going on?” Scarlet asks, falling into step beside me as we both race outside.“Some

BenedictThis week has been stressful, made more so by my frustration with Ellis and my father being in the pack hospital. I knew being away from Sloane would make it harder for me, but I also knew she needed to be in Alpha Waylon’s pack as much as I needed to be in mine, especially since her birthday is this weekend. I have every intention of going to her pack and staying with her the night of her birthday because I expect to be her mate. And since she effectively turns eighteen tomorrow night, or now it’s later tonight, I plan to spend the night with her tonight as well so Marrok and I will know, without a doubt, that she’s ours.Bethany has been a lifesaver this week, but I knew when I decided that I couldn’t go see Sloane last night and she said she needed to be in her pack to monitor Gabriel and Jack, that I wasn’t going to sleep. So, when the phone buzzes on the nightstand beside my bed at three in the morning, I snatch it up.When I see her number, I sit up, answering quickly.“

SloaneAfter lunch, Aunt Samara pulls me into her room.“I know it’s early and I know we didn’t have time to discuss it, but I got you a dress for your Alpha ceremony,” she says.“You what?” I ask.“This is a very important moment, Sloane, not just for you. This is history in the making. You’re going to be the first ever female Alpha. I’m not letting my niece make history in a sports bra and shorts,” she huffs. “Now, I know this isn’t exactly your style, but you need to be bold and make a statement, so I got red,” she says, going to her closet and pulling out a dress bag.She unzips the bag, showing me a thin strapped, red sequin, floor-length dress. Attached to the thin straps is another blousy sleeve that falls into a cape in the back, adding even more elegance to the dress.“It’s beautiful, Aunt Samara,” I say.“Do you like it?” she asks, watching me closely.“I do. Benedict is going to hate it that he doesn’t match me,” I say grinning.“Well …” she says, shrugging.I narrow my eyes