The Shadow of a Luna (Tessa and Tyler) novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Chapter 5

TYLER POV

Well, tonight is definitely not how I expected it to turn out the way it did. I was just meant to go to a simple party but I find my mate instead and bring her home with me. This wasn't going to be easy for some people. I knew that.

But when Tessa came out of the shower, normally a mate would be drooling over that sight, but it made me want to kill someone. The state that she is in right now made so much sense as to why she couldn't get that suitcase down and why she wasn't letting anyone touch her tightly or anything.

She actually thought I was going to reject her. I would never reject her for getting beaten by her father and I would definitely never reject her for being gang raped and then send her back to the people that were hurting her.

The only thing I was sure of was that when I caught her scent at the party and I saw that animal with his paws on her, I wanted to kill him there and then. I fucking should have. I never should have left that house without hurting one of them.

It was lucky that Cade mind linked me and told me that we needed to go with her to gather her things together. He told me that we couldn't leave her alone with her father. That was definitely a good call. She never told me what he said to her in the bathroom but I can only imagine. Most likely telling her to keep her mouth shut about what he was doing to her.

But then when Rachel was still planning the wedding, I think I was about ready to snap. But I couldn't do that to Rachel. Her life was just turned upside down as well. But that's no excuse for her still planning the wedding. Not when she knows that it's over. It's fine for her to be upset about the wedding being cancelled, but not to be in complete denial.

I'm not a fool. I know exactly what Rachel is like. She probably thinks that Tessa won't be here next week. So that's why she's still planning the party. But Rachel is in for a rude shock if she thinks that's what's going to happen. Tessa isn't going anywhere.

When I finally got Rachel to leave the house I headed back towards the stairs and saw Tessa and Aria standing on the first floor landing. Aria looked satisfied but I couldn't read Tessa's face. She looked conflicted. But I walked up to them and Aria would wipe the smirk off her face.

" Aria. Isn't there somewhere else you need to be." I insisted while keeping my eyes on Tessa.

" Yeah. Carter is probably looking for me. Tessa, it was great to meet you and we will talk more tomorrow." Aria says. And Tessa looked at her and smiled. But that was all.

She didn't look back at me though. She looked down at the floor like she was in trouble or something. I really couldn't read her at all. She was all over the place. I guess things are a little worse than I thought for her. So I slowly reached out and held her hand and we headed back up to her room.

I closed the door behind us and I mind linked Cade and told him to keep everyone away from Tessa's room. We need to talk about a lot of stuff and I don't want any more interruptions like Aria.

" I'm really sorry you had to see that. There's a lot of history with me and Rachel and her brother. She likes to use her brother as a bargaining chip whenever she can." I explained.

" And you let her. Where is her brother?" Tessa asked looking down at her food.

" He's dead." I say.

" And she uses him as a bargaining chip. I'm sorry but I don't find that acceptable at all. I don't care how bad things are in her life right now, but you don't use you're dead brother to get what you want." She said with a little sparkle in her eye. I could tell that she was actually pretty passionate about that subject. It was good to see her actually fighting for something like that.

" I know. But it's hard with Rachel. She's in a different catagory." I say.

" Is me being here going to be a problem? Because she obviously doesn't want to call off the wedding. And then I walked into the picture completely unexpectedly." She tells me.

" No way. You being here isn't a problem. She needs to accept this. It happens. Relationships break up all the time because one of the people have found their mates. She just needs to bow out and respect that. But if I'm being honest with you, I really can't see her doing that." I admitted. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

" Neither can I. I've known people like her. Especially with those crocodile tears she was putting on downstairs." Tessa says.

" Yeah. They are pretty fake, aren't they?" I asked and she smiled. Well, that was progress. This was good.

I wanted to talk to her about more serious stuff. About her past. But I couldn't bring myself to do it. Not while we were sitting here having a conversation and I was actually getting positive reactions back from her.

When we finished eating I took the dishes down to the kitchen and straight back up to Tessa's room. When I went back into Tessa's room she was sitting on the edge of her bed with the remote looking at the TV on the wall going through the different apps on the smart TV.

" Have you picked a movie yet?" I asked as I sat beside her.

" No. I don't even know what I'm looking for. Just something interesting. Nothing too serious." She tells me.

" Have you seen A Million Ways To Die In The West?" I asked curiously.

" No. That sounds weird." She commented.

" It's hillarious. Trust me. You'll love it." I say grabbing the remote and pulling that movie up on the TV.

So we sat back against the headboard of the bed as the movie started and Tessa started yawning. I knew it wasn't her fault. It had been a long day and night for her. She told me that she made all the food for that party that she didn't get to eat. I was stunned that she made all the food. She's the Beta's daughter and that's the work of an Omega.

I pulled the covers back and got her to lie down but she looked at me a little worried.

" I promise. I am staying on this side of the bed and my hands will be to myself the whole night." I say putting my arms up in mock surrender. I definitely wasn't going to force her into anything until she was ready. Not after everything I had learnt today.

So we both lied down and she was yawning a bit but once we got into the movie a bit she started laughing and couldn't stop laughing at the movie. It was the sweetest sound to my ears and I was smiling just because she was laughing. I was glad that I picked this movie. She obviously really liked it.

Tessa fell asleep before I did and I couldn't help but watch her sleep. So soundly in this new house. I was surprised. I thought she'd have trouble adjusting. But she fell asleep pretty easily.

'Alpha.' Cade mind linked me.

'What is it?' I asked.

'There is a little problem near the Eastern Boarder. Some rogues but their not trying to cross onto our lands. Their just staying back watching. Like their taunting us.' Cade explained.

'Keep and eye on it. Let me know if anything changed.' I ordered and cut the link.

I ended up getting comfortable and watched a bit more of the movie before I finally passed out as well. I knew that I would be woken up if anything came through the link. But I really didn't feel comfortable leaving Tessa in the state that she's in right now. Not after everything I found out about her today.

I was woken up half way through the night by Tessa talking. So I rolled over to face her.

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