Take Me Once, I'll Bleed You Twice novel Chapter 238

Chapter 238

AVERY

But… what, Avery wondered. Had Cooper lost his chance to be Alpha because his mate had rejected him? That made the most sense. It didn’t answer the question of why his mate would have done it in the first place. Too many questions were bouncing around Avery’s mind that it took her a moment to ch

which to ask first.

“Was… your first mate’s rejection why you never became Ahuja?”

“It’s… long and complicated,” he hedged, tilting his head away from her as if hoping she would let the topic go. Unfortunately for him, this was somethi she felt was necessary for her to know. In detail.

“We have time and I’m willing to listen,” Avery informed him as she placed her glass on the coffee table and leaned back into the couch.

Another grimace found its way onto Cooper’s face. “I figured… guess I don’t have much choice.”

Avery wanted to tell him that of course he had a choice but kept her mouth firmly shut. He had a choice, yes, but if he refused to talk about it she wasn’

sure where that’d-leave them as mates.

“My first mate was a she-wolf named Lillian.” As he spoke, his face furrowing in pain as he clenched his hands. “She was the daughter of another pack’s Delta. She…” He shook his head and let out a breath. “My brother and I are… were… close. We’re almost exactly a year apart but I’m older, which meant !

was going to inherit our pack.”

So far things were lining up for a good life, Avery noted as she watched her mate’s expressions shift from pained to something darker; it was apparent was holding fast to some bitterness over what had happened.

“I’m dominant but when my wolf ascended… We are dominant… but we’re not An Alpha,” he continued with a small shrug of his shoulders “Leading i didn’t, and still doesn’t, interest me. It never interested me but I figured, once I got my wolf, that would change. Instead, I now knew for sure tha fit for the position.” For a moment he was silent, as if waiting for Avery to say something but she didn’t, forcing him to continue

she was perfect in every wat “Lillian is – was? – the epitome of sweetness. She loves people, loves helping others, loves being loved. I thought my mate, she’d be able to love and understand why I planned on giving the pack to my brother instead of taking it for my wed

“After she found out… she… I thought she took it well but… I was so stupid” A growl was coming from Cooper now as the console much be

The othe there was nothing she could d wished she could do something to alleviate his pain but all of this was in the past rejecting me because her father said she was meant to be a Luna, not the mate of wall who couldn’t accept his place t

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Should she empathize with him? Tell him it was all in the past and things would be better? That she wasn’t Lillian?

“You’re scared I’ll reject you like Lillian did, but why? I mean… what reason would I have to faject you?”

“Does it matter?,” he shrugged. “Lillian’s reason wasn’t even her own. It was her father’s.”

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A smile started tugging at Avery’s mouth, which she readily squashed. Now was not the time. “You’re worried my dad won’t accept you because you’re not a

Alpha?”

Another shrug from Cooper was all she needed as an answer. “Can you blame me…? You’re the daughter of an Alpha – it’s obvious. As a daughter… you’re looking for a lone wolf – your mate – to take over your dad’s pack to keep it going.”

“That might have been the case if all the stuff with the Council hadn’t happened.”

Cooper finally faced her again, this time with a curious expression. “I heard rumours about that but don’t know what actually happened. Something about corruption? Illegal spells?”

“A bit of both, and some other things,” Avery replied. “Dad was a witness to the events – he took part in bringing it all to light, actually – and has been busy cleaning up the mess ever since.”

He grimaced. “That’s… a lot to take on.” It was obvious this was pushing Cooper even further away; the thought of taking on the role of Alpha in a time when things were complicated… even Avery could understand how unappealing that was without the added issue of his not wanting to be an Alpha in the

first place.

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