All Chapters of Once Rejected, Twice Desired: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

***Flashback***Aaron POVI couldn’t believe we hadn’t found her yet. It had been three long weeks, and both the Opal Moon and Blue Moon packs had been running nonstop. I was closed off in my office, running through the events of the last few weeks. Searching for anything that could help. Then I remembered the night of my Alpha ceremony when Alaia and I had our first shift. The elders said we were a powerful pair. Even though Alaia was the Amethyst wolf, I still had powers as well. Being part of the amethyst pair made me a stronger wolf than the average, and maybe I could use that to my advantage. I shut all the blinds and just sat in the dark for a few minutes. I had to try to reach her. I closed my eyes and concentrated on Alaia. My sister, my twin. I focused on the bond that we’ve always had, even before we had shifted. I focused on my love for her and my need to get her back. I started to feel a buzzing in the back of my mind like someone was trying to link me, but couldn’t ge

Alaia POVFor the first time in weeks, tears ran down my face as I realized just how shattered I was. Alexi stood to his feet and looked around. “I know where we are. Can you link your pack? I can give them your location so that they can come get you.”“I think Max has blockers up. I’ve only been able to link Aaron, and that was through our Amethyst bond.”“Is he coming for you?”Alexi looked panicked when he asked me that, and I understood why. As soon as Aaron saw that it was Alexi who kidnapped me, he would kill him on the spot. Without question. And that was only if he got to him before someone from my pack did. Blue Moon would torture him for what’s been done. But I didn’t want that. This wasn’t Alexi’s fault, and I didn’t think he should be killed for it. “Alexi, I know this wasn’t your fault. And I’ll make sure they know. Okay?”“Alaia, you don’t have to worry about me. Just focus on hanging on a little bit longer. Stay here, okay? I’ll go see if anyone else is around,

Kade POVIt took all of my restraint not kill Alexi as soon as we found him in the woods. It was his rogues who attacked our pack, poisoned my best friend, and stole my Luna. He deserved nothing less than death. But Alaia wanted him alive, and I would respect that. When we arrived back on the territory, I personally escorted him down to the cells in the pack house basement. Once he was locked in, I took a moment to satisfy my curiosity. “Alexi? Why would you do something like this? Why would you betray your best friend and your pack?”He scowled at me, seemingly to say that it was none of my business. But then he spoke. “I always got the girl, maybe that was my problem. I ran through them, and when I was bored, I moved on to the next. My wolf hated it; he wanted us to save ourselves for our mate, but I didn’t care. When I found out that Alaia was my mate, I was ashamed by the way I had behaved all those years. I never wanted her to have to deal with it. So, I rejected her,

Alaia POVAfter my talk with Alexi, Kade came back to escort me to Xander's and my room. I told him about what had happened and asked for his advice. “Sorry, but I don’t have any advice to offer here. It’s clear that Max is unstable and dangerous, but I don’t know if it’s even possible to kill him without harming Alexi.”“He thinks it’s the only way that he can ever move past all that has happened. But he’ll never be able to shift again or find another mate. He’d be losing so much; too much.”“It’s really up to him to decide how much is too much, Bean. If this is what he feels is the right move, you just need to support him in it. So, he won’t be able to shift, but he’ll live his life without worrying if Max will somehow come out and hurt someone. And regarding the mate thing, there is no guarantee he had a 2nd chance mate out there anyway. They are actually very rare, and what happened in your case was unheard of. But that doesn’t mean he can’t find love the human way. He still h

Alaia POVI felt like I was drowning. My ears were ringing, my lungs were burning, and my heart was pounding. What was I going to do? How would I do this without him? I felt Matt squeeze my hand, a small offering of support during the worst time of my life. “Bean...look,” I heard him say. “I can’t right now, Matt, just give me a minute, please.”I didn’t want to move. It would make it all too real. Maybe if I just stayed here with my head rested against his, then everything would be okay. “Luna?”Why were they using my title at a time like this? I picked up my head and looked at Kade. “Listen.”Beep...Beep...Beep...Wait, that beeping. His heart was beating. He wasnt gone; I jumped up in shock. Had I done it? I just had to touch him, I traced my fingertips over his cheek and felt that all too familiar spark, as strong as it used to be. My love. He was alive. I kissed all over his perfect face and felt him twitch against my lips. Tears began to run down my face as I placed