My Promised Rejection (Olivia and Ace) novel Chapter 42

Evelyn POV

As soon as we step out of the office, Xavier tries to wrap his arm around me, but I pull away. I feel like I did five years ago when everything fell apart. This is my punishment for abandoning Charles.

I gave up everything for this man, and he is keeping things from me. “Evie, please” he says, but my steps don’t falter as we make our way through the pack house to our new wing. I step inside and move to sit in a large chair in the corner, so he can’t sit next to me.

I place my hand on my bump, needing to remind myself to try and breath if not for me than for my pup. I can’t lose her. Losing Olivia breaks me more every day. Hell, Connor hasn’t stopped seeing me as a mother, but our relationship has suffered because of my choices. I look up into the eyes of the man I have loved for the last five years. I see fear and sadness as he makes no move to sit. Without warning, he comes to kneel at my feet.

My wolf whimpers, but I can’t let her give into him right now. She would forgive him anything. She only wants her mate. I won’t give in until he tells me what the hell he has been keeping from me. He reaches for my hands, but I refuse to let him use the bond against me right now. “Evie, please. I love you,” Xavier says. “You don’t keep secrets from people you love. Now tell me everything that you’ve been keeping from me.”

“I’ll tell you everything, but I need you to promise that you will let me explain. You can’t simply storm off and shut me out,” he says. I nod and he takes a deep breath. “I wasn’t lying when I told you that Miranda and I’ve have known each other for a long time. We were always friends, but when neither of us found our mates, we decided to give into feelings that we had both pushed aside waiting for our mates.” I can’t stop the growl that escapes me.

“So you had a romantic relationship with the witch. A witch you brought into the pack while keeping me in the dark.” “I had hoped to leave the past where it belongs. Evie, I know how hard this is to hear because I endured it knowing how much you loved Charles” he says. “So you loved her. It wasn’t just a fling to pass time or friends with benefits. You were in love with her.” He drops his gaze to the floor before he looks back up into my eyes. Before he even speaks, I know the answer.

“Yes, I loved her. We had discussed marking each other after we found out that Miranda was pregnant with my pup,” he says. My world begins to spin, and I can’t breathe. “Evie, please breathe my love. Think of our pup. This is all the past. You are the only woman I love. The mother of my pup,” he says, laying his hand against my swollen belly. I push his hand away and manage to get my breathing under control. “What happened to the pup?”

“The pup was never meant to be, just as I was never meant to be with Miranda. Just as you were never meant to be with Charles. The goddess doesn’t take kindly to us screwing with her plans,” he says. “Don’t speak in riddles, Xavier. What happened to the pup?” “He was stillborn. It broke something in each of us. It wasn’t long after that Miranda started to have visions of you. I had no intention of finding you, Evie,” he says.

My heart feels like it’s being ripped from my chest. He said that before, but I thought it was about Char and the pups, but no it was about her. It was because he loved Miranda. “It wasn’t until she had the vision of you carrying our pup and Olivia’s wolf that I knew I couldn’t deny the bond. The goddess wanted us to be together,” he says. Tears roll down my cheeks. He never really wanted me. He wanted the pup to replace the one he lost.

“Evie, please talk to me. I love you,” he says. “Stop saying that. It’s a f**king lie. Everything was a f**king lie.

You never wanted me. You wanted this pup.” “That’s not true. I swear the minute I saw you I wanted you. You were the only thing I saw. Every feeling I ever had for Miranda faded like it never existed the minute I stepped into that office.” I remember the feeling of losing the love I had for Charles the minute Xavier stepped into the office, too.

“So if she hadn’t lost the pup, would we be here right now, Xavier?” “That’s not fair, Evie. You had a whole family. You even fought against the bond when I found you. You said it yourself, you wished I hadn’t found you. I am the reason that Olivia hates you. None of this changes the fact that you are mine, Evie. I wouldn’t take back a moment of the time we’ve shared. I love you with every fiber of my being,” he says.

My mind is so torn. I didn’t wait for him and I did fight the bond. I wish he had just been honest from the beginning. I know he says he loves only me, but he must still have some feelings for Miranda. They shared a pup. They share their loss. Does he wish deep down that she was his mate? “No, I don’t. The love I shared with Miranda was one of friendship and familiarity. I won’t lie and say I wasn’t attracted to her because I was, but the love we shared was never deep,” he says.

“I still don’t understand why they can demand a meeting” Oli says. “It’s werewolf law that an Alpha must honor requests from non–pack members to meet as long as the wolf is not a known enemy.” “He’s a pr*ck. Isn’t that enough” she says, and Açe chuckles. I know he is worried about this improtu visit, but I considered him family even before we found out he was mated to Oli so I will protect him and Della. I have no idea the hell a**hole Roman could possibly need to discuss.

The guard links me that Roman and Candace are at the gate. “Escort them to my office. I do not want them left unattended for even a moment while they are here.” “Yes, Alpha” he says before cutting the link. “Oli I know you want to stay, but I don’t need you being charged for beating the sh*t out of visiting Luna. I promise I will link you as soon as they leave.”

“Fine, but I liked you better before you were all about these dumb rules” she says, and I smirk. Having the old Oli back is something I’m grateful for every day. Once they are gone, it doesn’t take long for the guard to show Candace and Roman in. Becca is seated at my side. Her eyes never leave Candace as she and Roman take a seat in front of my desk.

“Alpha Connor and Luna Becca. It’s good to see you both again,” he says. “I think we can skip the niceties, Alpha Roman. What can we help you with?” “After much discussion and taking into consideration my Luna’s happiness, I’ve decided we will be taking Della back to our pack,” he says like he is talking about the weather. Becca growls and I fight Cosmo for control. I lay my hand on her arm before she jumps across the desk.

“I’m sure I didn’t hear you correctly. Candace abandoned the pup. She has no claim to her now. Besides you cannot rip her away from her father.” “She is the pup’s mother. She has changed her mind. Don’t make this any more difficult than it already is, Alpha Connor,” he says smugly. “It isn’t difficult. Candace signed her rights away to the pup before she left. She no longer has a claim to Della. So you wasted your time and ours coming here today.”