Full Moon Curse (by Dream) novel Chapter 244

Chapter 244

I stand in my office as I wait for Dallas to escort her to me.

Out of all the things I’ve asked of him, this may be the hardest thing yet. The guilt he feels over losing my mother is only a step below my own.

I’m sure he’d be happy to never have to face Heather again. I think the only reason he can handle me is because he blames me to a certain extent.

Whatever blame he can’t take himself is placed on me in his book.

I don’t mind, I deserve it. Everything that happened that day could have been avoided.

I clench my teeth and push the memories far back in the corners of my mind. Locking them up in steel boxes and promising to never return to them again.

I don’t need to remember what happened that day to keep this pack safe.

I start to pace in front of the window overlooking the pack. I had it put in so people would always know I’m watching.

Watching them try and make a move against me or this pack. Watching the secret exchanges and anything else that threatens this pack.

Never again.

The knock on the door stops my pacing and I turn to watch them walk in.

My throat nearly catches as I take in how much she looks like our mother. I’d forgotten.

It makes me want her here even less than I already do.

She doesn’t belong here anymore. She belongs with Micah, running their pack the way they see fit, even if I do think it’s an abomination. Their safety measures are ridiculous.

Heather glances around the room. Her face shellshocked and terrified, but I wait.

She finally looks up into my eyes. Hers already glistening with tears, but she holds them back and straightens her spine. “Where’s Aspen?” She asks rudely.

My teeth clench, I don’t know what I expected, but after two years I didn’t figure those would be her first words.

Granted, I never assumed the first thing my mate would do is try and slit my throat either. Guess I really shouldn’t be surprised about that though.

I turn, and go to sit in my chair, seeming completely unbothered. “Where she belongs after she tried to kill me.” I say dryly and Heather’s eyes widen.

She takes a step closer to me, and shakes her head, “She wouldn’t do that.” She defends her. If looks could kill, the look I give Heather should murder her, but she remains standing in front of me in disbelief.

I glance over at Dallas and Heather follows, with a quick nod of his head Dallas confirms my words and Heather still looks back at me shaking her head.

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“Did you hurt her?” She growls and I nearly wince at the thought of what I did to her, but I hold it back. I can barely stand the side of myself that cares.

The side that longs for everything to go back to how it used to be. The side that misses Heather and Aspen and everybody as they used to be. The side of myself I’ll never be again. The side of myself that let Aspen and her parents leave because I couldn’t stand the way she looked at me, or risk her being in danger. She would have fought me on everything I did to make this pack safe, and I would had eventually have done something to stop her.

The thought of seeing her up on that stage is a thought I couldn’t handle so I let her leave. It was one of the best and worst decision I’ve ever made.

I must take too long to answer, because Heather glares at me, “I want to see her. She is a member of my pack. I’ll take her back, and she can deal with the consequences there.” She says sternly and absolute.

If it wasn’t me she was talking to; I’d be proud of the backbone she has right now.

“She will face her consequences here. I’m not a fool Heather. I know she won’t be in an ounce of trouble if I let her leave with you.” I growl at her and her jaw ticks. “I want to see her.” She grounds out and I nod. “She’ll be at dinner. Dallas can take you to a guest room to rest until then.” I tell her, putting on a smug smile.

A smile that will tell her just how far her brother has fallen.

I have no intentions of harming my sister, or my mate, but if it comes down to it I will.

There’s a selfish part of me that wants Aspen here with me, that needs her here with me, and now that she is here, I don’t want to let her go.

If I were a better person, if I were the old me, I would in a heartbeat, but I can’t shake this feeling that Aspen belongs with me.

Stupid fucking bonds.

Heather’s eyes narrow on me, then she turns to Dallas and they both leave me alone.

Alone with my thoughts and alone with my pain that they’ve both brought here by simply showing their faces. A type of pain I didn’t think I could feel anymore. One that comes with the years of guilt pressing down on my shoulders like an elephant has entered the room.

The room feels like it’s losing oxygen, and a throbbing begins to beat inside my head, as my heart flutters rapidly in my chest.

I move to the drink bar at the side of the room and pour a glass of whiskey before I go back to my chair. Letting it all wash over me in waves as I drown myself in the drink.

This is the least I deserve.