Ascension of a Gamma novel Chapter 69

 

Chapter 69 The Unforgiven 

–Flynn 

I sighed. “Father, please take your meds.” 

He turned on his side with his back to me. After what happened in the Blue Moon Pack, I told him everything, and he hadn‘t talked to me since. 

His wolf had weakened. He was dying, but he refused to take his medicines and h e wouldn‘t eat. 

The pack healer said he could die at any moment. It wasn‘t helping that he was being stubborn. He even refused to look a t me now. This must be what Anna felt like all those years. I was paying for what I did to her. 

“Father, if you take your meds, I’ll give the Red Claw Pack a call and ask for Anna.” 

I could tell he was thinking about it. The last time he spoke to a person was when Anna came to visit him. She left teary eyed, and I didn‘t dare ask her what they talked about. Hopefully, she at least 

forgave my father for hiding the truth from her. 

When they found out that Myron lied, they were risking their alliance with the Red Claw Pack and the Blue Moon Pack. Father and Head Gamma Aiden knew about their real intentions and couldn‘t let the pack undergo the same fate as the Black Mist Pack. 

Myron was right. It was an awful, awful game. We were all players whether we wanted to be or not, but we could change the course of the game to ensure a better future, where no other child would have t o go through what he did, what Anna did, what other children out there did. 

No more victims. 

Liam kept his promise and convinced Anna to talk to me. We talked in private and I told her all that I kept from her for two long years and more. I asked for forgiveness, for a second chance, to be her friend again, but she wasn‘t ready to forgive me just yet and asked me to give her time. Hopefully, the day would come. I‘d wait until my last. 

“Thank you for letting me talk to her, Alpha,” I said to Liam. 

“I gave you my word. But it wouldn‘t have worked if she hadn‘t agreed. You should be thanking her instead,” he replied. 

I held my hand out and for a handshake and he accepted. It was at least a start. Our short truce was over, but there was a mutual understanding between us which was better than a fragile alliance. 

I saw Anna over his shoulder walking over to us. There was something different about her now. I suspect it had a lot to do with Liam. I was glad to see she was happier than when she was with my pack. 

“Thanks for taking care of her,” I said. 

“Don‘t worry about her now,” he said.” Congratulations on finding your mate.” 

“Right.” 

I turned around and opened the door tom y car. 

“Flynn,” he said as I got in. “Take care of her.” 1 

“I will,” I said then drove away. 

Father turned to his back. Then he slowly sat up, took the pills and the glass of water on the nightstand, and washed the pills down with the water. He didn‘t look a 

t me. 

I forced a smile. 

“I’ll let you know how it goes,” I said. 

He lied on his back and closed his eyes. 

The man that I admired and dreamed of surpassing – even on his deathbed, I was still beneath him. He made mistakes, he had his fair share of sins, but none of them were greater than mine. His impending death loomed on my mind, every corner of the mansion reminding m e that I wouldn‘t have these moments of outright rejection. 

Still, a part of me hoped that he‘d at least hug me one more time. Strangely, these brief painful encounters brought about a small comfort – he was still alive. 

I quietly left his room, then made my way out where my mate was waiting for me. 

It was definitely a surprise. I hadn’t 

expected the Moon Goddess to bless me with another after what I did. I took it as a second chance – maybe She saw something in me and believed that I was worth a mate. 

When Salina and I got talking, I learned that she was in many ways like me. We were fair reflections of one another, and s o we felt a deep connection. I‘d fallen for her, and now I wish happiness for her. I hope she felt happy around me. She always had this smile only when she was with me, like right now. 1 

“Hello, beautiful,” I said, kissing the top of her head. 

She wore comfortable clothes – my sweatpants and my shirt that was too big for her. She smelled like lilacs and sunshine. It suited her. 

“Hello, handsome,” she replied, kissing my cheek. 

We decided to take things slow – get to know each other more and just be there for each other until we were both ready to fully commit. 

Farrell wanted to mark her, claim her as 

ours. After a long discussion, he gave in. 

He actually started talking to me again, and we were repairing our broken relationship. I missed my wolf. My head was lonely without him. Getting him back made me happy beyond belief. 

“Are you sure you want to do this?” I asked, looking into her beautiful emerald eyes. 

“I‘m ready,” she said. 

She discussed her plans with me after Liam declared her as the new Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack. He could‘ve taken whatever he wanted, took over the pack, did anything he wanted. Instead, he left the pack alone and relinquished control t o her. 

The pack was still recovering from the battle, but her people accepted her as their leader. I couldn‘t be prouder. My mate was an Alpha. 1 

The drive to her pack was silent. She fell asleep on the way, allowing me about an hour to admire her beauty. The more I spent time with her, the more I told myself that I didn‘t deserve her. 

When we reached her pack, she led me down into the dungeons. The smell was atrocious. She didn‘t seem to mind. 

“Leave us,” she ordered the guard on duty. He left immediately. 

I held her hand as we went inside a cell. 

“Well, isn‘t this nice,” said a hoarse voice. “A visit from the Alpha herself. I‘m honored.” 

“I thought about forgiving you,” she said. “I thought about it day and night, Daddy. I really did.” 

Myron scoffed. He was constantly sedated with wolfsbane – the effect must‘ve worn off. 

“Don‘t tell me you‘re getting soft, Salina. Is the Alpha going to pardon this lowly prisoner?” he mocked. 

“No,” she said, pulling off a handgun from its holster which was strapped to her right leg. “I can‘t, Daddy. I tried, but I really can‘t.” 

“Don‘t cry, sunshine. You should save your tears for the future. When you‘re all alone at night and all your sins come to 

haunt you.” 

Her hand shook and she swallowed, hard. “I didn‘t want to do them, Daddy. You know I didn‘t.” 

Myron smirked. “But you did, sunshine. You were a part of it all. You could‘ve said ‘no‘ but you didn‘t. You could‘ve defied m e, but you didn‘t. You could‘ve asked for help, but you didn‘t.” 

“I was afraid of you,” she replied, her voice breaking. “You would‘ve killed me.” 

“But your conscience would‘ve been clean,” he said in a bored tone. “Go on. Convince yourself that you had no choice. Tell yourself that you did it because I told you to. You didn‘t want to do any of it?” 

He laughed mockingly. “You loved Liam. You were jealous of Sarina. Admit it, sunshine. You wanted to take her place so badly you wanted her dead. Why else would you lead her into the woods, far from the safety of the pack? I almost thought you betrayed me when you gave her the antidote.” 

“I couldn‘t – 

“That sickening Rose... hypocrite! And that Fraser and Aiden... nothing ever washes the stink of blood, sunshine. You have to kill that bitch.” 

My hands balled into fists at what she was calling Anna. My jaw clenched so as not to interfere. 

“You are a good girl, Salina.” 

“I didn‘t know you would kill her! I–” 

“A–a–ah... you knew very well.” 

“She was pregnant with your granddaughter, Daddy,” Salina cried. “I didn‘t think you‘d be so heartless as to kill her.” 

His lips curved into a frown. “Ah... well, the sacrifices we make... for the sake of a better world.” 

“You did it for you, Daddy,” she whispered. “Was Mommy Julia a sacrifice too? I thought you loved her. She accepted Sarina and me – we saw her as our mother.” 

“Julia...” he drawled. “Sweet innocent Julia. It was for her own sake, sunshine. She didn‘t understand my dreams. She 

would‘ve betrayed me given the chance. Just like how you betrayed me... like how that bastard Myron betrayed me. Haha! H e killed my men to protect your mate‘s Beta? Ha–ha! Hypocrites! Who would‘ve thought his daughter was Rose‘s Luna, huh?” 2 

Salina placed a hand over her mouth, her hand shaking. 

“You’re different, sunshine. Unlike our innocent Sarina, you‘re more like me. You‘re Daddy‘s good little girl.” 

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