When We Were Mates (Demetra and Emris) novel Chapter 206

Chapter 206

Luna Demetra

“There will be no bonding ceremony today” Emris says.

Understandable. Radius has a toothpick in his mouth now, chewing ? lazily. He peers with his neck as if he’s trying more of the pack house.

“I mean, you have to make sure your posh sister is alright, huh?”

Craig and Timothy both take a step forward. I quickly look back at them, making sure they’re looking at me so they don’t disrupt whatever is going on here. I can tell that Emris just wants to make sure everyone is safe, accounted for and breathing

“Don’t.” I pull Craig’s arm again. “Don’t.”

“For the bonding ceremony, of course, the Barbarian Wolves will come to celebrate with you” Radius spreads his arms like he’s welcoming us all to a party. “We love a real party! Give us a call in two days, Alpha Emris about the chosen date of the bonding ceremony with my niece Laura. I’ll send a few-”

“You don’t have to send anyone. I’m fine.” Laura says.

“Oh, but I need eyes that’ll tell me that you’re really bonded.” Radius grins. “If it were my daughter, I’d definitely send some omegas over to make sure that you did not knot in her on the wedding night. Barbarian Pack tradition.”

My body feels disgusted as I hear Radius say that.

“I will give you and your wolves ten seconds to get back in your car and drive off!” Emris growls as if he knew how disgusted I was getting.

“Alright. We’ll give you your privacy now. We’d love to be merry. There’s no need for fighting if we just fulfill the end of each other’s bargaining.”

Radius signals his wolves to pack up and they all get into the cars.

The moment I see them doing so, I turn away and start walking back to the house.

I think about going inside…but I know sooner or later, Emris is gonna find me in there. And I won’t have time to think,

because he’ll be too busy talking. So I run all the way until I get into the driveway. I get into one of the cars before shutting

I try to control my breathing! But the damn shit that bastard said is going on and on in my mind.

ل

This… this is exactly what Elena was saying to me in prison. She talked about the Barbarian Wolves. She talked about something that would break me so that I’m not Luna anymore. I thought she was being spiteful, I thought she was grasping for anything that could still hurt me from behind those walls.

This is it.

This is what she meant. But how did she know about it? I ruffle my hair, feeling my phone buzz somewhere but there’s too much to wrap my head around it. At some point of shaking and being afraid of everything that’s happening around me, I just shut my eyes and breathe.

In the midst of my spiraling, I remember that I have to check on Teddy and Eden. I have to go to the hospital. I reach for the ignition and start the engine when two fingers knock on the window.

1/4

11:10 am PPP

?

Chapter 206

Hook at my own selection fitst, eyes red, before Ltake notice of Emirs on the other side of qu

the window slides down.

“Where are you going?

“To see Eden and Teddy.”

“Demi. Let’s talk”

Emris bends on the car frame and looks behind him briefly. “Everyone is heading there too. We should

I take another breath with my hand on the wheel before opening the car. I step out to walk away but Emr’s gribe se fack to look at me.

“Demetra-

#

“There’s no time to talk!” I yell in his face.

“There is. Right now. So, can you look at me. Please.”

“Did you see those wolves, Emris? They are not like the wolves you and I know. They are Barbarians not just in

“There’s no reason to be scared!”

“There’s every reason to be scared, for moonsake! If anything happens to you, it’s just me and the kids. So stop lying to me that this isn’t scary We are all afraid. You yourself have so much to protect. You would be stupid to not be afraid. So can you stop!?”

Between Emris and I…he simply just stops talking for fifteen seconds.

“I didn’t mean to hide it from you.”

“But you did. Somehow, I’m your mate, and you keep hiding things….especially things that have to do with the fate of the pack.” I shake my head. “I don’t want to get into the details of why you do it. I’ll just cancel it as you’re Alpha and you think of everyone first. Maybe in your mind, you want me to smile and not worry because obviously, that looks like what your father did to protect you and your siblings.”

I start to walk away until I feel a stinging headache at my forehead. I stop for a second and place my hand there to hold it. I feel dizzy. I haven’t slept… did I forget to mention that I haven’t slept either? Just like Emris hasn’t closed his eyes, I haven’t closed mine for a single moment and apparently my body has decided right now in the driveway is the time to make that

known.

“Alpha.” One of the Deltas approaches. “The kids are back from school.”

୮

“We’re leaving the pack house, make sure they stay indoors.” He turns to me with his hand resting on my thigh “Are you okay? You should stay home. You haven’t slept.”

“No. I’m fine.” I lean my head against his chest for a moment and let it be heavy there while the rest of the family starts. pulling up in the pack way. The nanny, Rose rushes over and Emris gives her instructions for the kids before we get into the

car.

I’m putting on my seatbelt when I see Laura join the driveway. She’s talking to Emris and I pause on the buckle, watching the way she runs her hand through her hair.

I push down the window so I can hear what they’re talking about.

“Are you sure I shouldn’t come? It’s my uncle’s fault-”

2/4

person she would want to see!” Craig walks past, slamming the door of the black Chevy.

We drive to the hospital

the glass hours says gometiang else that makes her smile in my direction at the end of whatever

Me pets/in beside me, I click the seatfelt the rest of the way.

When we get there, Eden is dope getting stitches. Aunt Scotty is already giving him an earful for leaving with Teddy after the emergency alarm was sounded

Crasg and Timothy are also here with their arms crossed. I can see the look in their eyes, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before these boys decide to get revenge for Eden. I guess I have to talk to Stade to make sure they don’t do something stupid while we’re fighting this out.

Is Teddy asleep yet?” Eden asks..

“You’re not even going to give me a hug first?”

“Give Demetra a hug? Aunt Scotty points at him and I bend down and hold him properly.

“She’s alright. Are you okay?”

“I should have never let them touch her.” Eden’s voice cracks. “I’m not strong enough to be with her.”,

“There were four wolves, Eden. And they knew they were gonna attack. It was planned. You weren’t prepared for an ambush

“And you were drunk. Both you and Teddy. The doctors found alcohol in your system. So of course, you went down without a fight.” Aunt Scotty gets up from the hospital bed.

“If it had been Emris he would have won.”

“You are not Emris.” I say it firmly. “Emris is a Trybrid. Of course he would win… that’s not a fair comparison and you know it.”

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify