Alpha’s Regret: Begging For My Luna Back novel Chapter 196

ALICE’S POV CONTINUATION.

After Liam left me on the balcony with that final, beautiful kiss, I felt like I was walking on air. But there was something I needed to do before I celebrate my happiness.

I had to tell Faith.

I couldn’t keep this a secret. Liam was Faith’s best friend noe. He was her most loyal warrior. I know without her permission he won’t do anything and I’m afraid that he might leave me.

I walked through the pack to their house. Every time I thought about Liam, that warm, cinnamon–smell energy moved through my body. It was so different from the cold, sharp obsession I used to feel for Astor. This didn’t feel like a cage. It felt like a warm blanket.

I found Faith on the back porch. She was sitting in a wooden rocking chair, looking at the scenery. She looked tired, but she looked beautiful. The white dress she wore earlier was gone. She was in a simple sweater and leggings.

“Faith?” I said softly.

She turned her head and smiled at me. It wasn’t the suspicious or fake smile she used to give me. It was a real, warm smile.

“Alice. Come sit.”

I walked over and sat in the chair next to her. For a minute, we just sat in silence. We watched the sky.

“I need to tell you something,” I said. My voice was small. I was wringing my hands in my lap. “Something happened. Something I never expected.”

Faith turned her body toward me. She looked at my hands, and then she looked into my eyes. “Is it about Liam?”

I gasped. My mouth fell open. “How did you know? Did he tell you?”

Faith laughed a soft, musical laugh. “No, Alice. Nobody told me. But I am the White Wolf, remember? I can see the energy between people. And tonight, when you and Liam were standing near each other after the Council left, the air was literally glowing. Plus, you smell like him.”

I felt my face turn bright red. “Oh. I forgot about the smell.

“It’s a good smell,” Faith said, her eyes twinkling. “It’s your mates scent.”

I took a deep breath. The grit in my throat made it hard to speak, but I had to say it. I had to be honest.

“I felt it tonight,” I said. “For the first time. I didn’t even know it was possible. Faith, I have walked past that man a thousand times. I have talked to him. I have worked with him. And I never felt a single spark. Not once.”

Faith nodded slowly. “And why do you think that is?”

“Because I was a fool,” I said. The words felt like poison in my mouth. “I was so obsessed with wanting to be the Luna, wanting to be the woman on the throne, that I made myself blind.”

I looked down at the floor, feeling the hot sting of tears.

“I already have,” Faith said. “I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that if Kyle hadn’t given you my daughter then he would have given her to somebody else and my daughter would have never grown up with her father who gave her so much love and maybe she would have been abused like 1 was or even worse. We are starting fresh, Alice. All of us.”

We sat there for a long time, just holding hands. The stars were coming out now. I felt like a massive wall had finally crumbled between us.

For the first time in my life, I wasn’t looking at Faith and feeling jealous. I was looking at her and feeling lucky. I was lucky to have a sister who was so strong. I was lucky to have a sister who could see the good in me when I couldn’t see it myself.

“Liam is going to be a hard mate to have,” Faith teased, trying to make me laugh. “He is very stubborn. And that man cannot have fun.”

I laughed, wiping my eyes. “I think I can handle him. I’ve had a lot of practice being stubborn myself.”

“You two will be perfect together,” Faith said. “Liam needs someone with a bit of fire. And you… you need someone who is like an anchor. Someone who keeps your feet on the ground.”

“He does that,” I said, thinking about the way he looked at me. “He makes me happy.”

“That’s what a mate is supposed to do,” Faith said.

She stood up and pulled me into a hug. It wasn’t a quick, awkward hug. It was a real, sisterly hug.