The Alpha’s Mate Who Cried Wolf novel Chapter 86

Chapter 86
I’m sitting against the door when I hear a gentle knock.
“Luna, it’s May, Josie and the witches here. We have come to see if you are alright. It’s not like you to burst into tears and run away like that
“Magnus is the one you should all be worried about,’ I sob
‘Why is that, Luna? Has something happened to him?’ May asks, concerned.
I’ve done something terrible. Magnus will never forgive me,
I’m sure there is nothing in this world he wouldn’t forgive you for,’ May reassures me.
‘Does that include cheating on him?’ I say.
They all gasp and whisper to one another.
‘Luna, I think you need to let us in and tell us what has happened so we can help you,
I’m a horrible person May. Why would you want to help me?’
‘Because you are my sister, and you are not a horrible person. You are the sweetest, kindest, most understanding person I have ever met, she retorts.
‘That’s right,’ They all agree.
Slowly I stand and unlock the door. The girls all wrap their arms around me. It’s a hug I welcomed.
We all climb onto my massive bed, plump the cushion and get ourselves comfortable as they ready themselves to hear what I am about to tell them.
May wipes the tears from my face
‘The day I first went to Pandora’s Box, something happened to me while we were in the dungeon Do you remember when Alec held my wrist?’
‘Yeah, you were insane being that close to him in the first place,’ Ria chuckles but pausea when she notices my serious expression
“He had marked me,’ I say, holding my wrist for them all 10 see. They all furrow their brows, gazing closer to my wrist and shoving each other out of the way. Lilac lumbles off her bed onto the lloor.
I’m okay, she adds as she crawls back into the bed.
So, what exactly does that mark mean?’ May inquires,
‘ll means Alec the vampire king is my blood slame. Alec is my second male,
‘What!?’ They all say. Everyone but May falls off the bed in shock.
Once they regather on the bed, they all look at each other and back at me,
‘I feel the mate bond with Alec the same way I feel it with Magnus My mind and body are yearning to be with both of them. Alec refuses to break the bond between us, and I don’t know how to break it. Then we kissed, and it was so magical and amazing like was kissing Magnus. I told Magnus about Alec being my second mate. He was angry and upset, which of course he would be, but I haven’t seen him since.’
May wraps her arms around me, ‘It will be okay. We will help you figure this out, won’t we, girls?’ They all nod and give me sympathising looks. ‘We should tell Dad so that the warriors can find him?’ she suggests.
‘What will Mum and Dad think of me having Iwo mates, May? They will be so ashamed of me,’
‘No, they won’t be None of this is your fault, and there is a reason you have been given two mates, Nina. The gods and goddesses have willed in ‘She says, trying to make me feel less guilty
I can’t believe the vampire king is your mate,’ Lilac says. ‘I get he’s handsome and all, but he is a vicious murderer, Luna. He is evil,’
He has been nothing but kind and gentle towards me, Lilac, and even so, he has spent hundreds of years alone in that dungeon and lost his first blood flame, who was killed at the hands of humans. If someone purposely killed Magnus, I would probably do everything in my power to kill whoever was responsible 100,
Lilac doesn’t know what to say
‘I think Lilac just wants you to be very careful around Alec, that’s all,’ Ria says.
‘My main focus is to find Magnus and have him home with me where he belongs.’I say.
Everyone nods in agreement.
‘Then what are we all doing in here then? We will split up and all search for him,’ Fern says.
Josie dashes downstairs while the rest of us ‘Skedaddle Dash’ and appear out the front, Josie frowns with her hands on her hips, ‘That’s not fair,’ Josie pouts.
‘Life is never fair, Josie,’ May says.
Josie and I shift into our wolves. I’ll be able to pick his scent up better this way. The witches all squeal and start patting Josie and me. Next thing you know, we are on our backs, suckered in with belly rubs until May clears her that at the witches.
Oh, yeah, Magnus, right,’ Ela says.
The Smokey cat hops atop Fern’s shoulder, and the two of them run forwards. Everyone has dispersed, going in separate ways. I sprint to the summit of the mountain. He may be staying at one of the camping lodges. I dash in and out of the woods, hoping to get a whiff of his scent, but to no avail. I search every site and shelter and found no trace of him.
I sit and mope, trying to think of where he could be and where I would go if I were upset. Then it hits me Shadow Crest Lake, where we have shared so many fond memories. I dash down the hill through the woods until I reach the lake. I pick his scent up straight away and race towards him, sitting on the lake’s edge, eyes downcast. My wolf whimpers, and I lower myself resting my head on his lap. He looks down at me, and I see he hasn’t slept. Bags have formed under his eyes; his hair is all scruffy, and his eyes are puffy from all the tears. I whimper again, telling him I’m sorry.
He lifts me into his chest as he holds me close. I shift back into human form and place my hand on his cheek. Sparks fly between us. He pushes his face further against my hand taking in the blissful feeling.
“Although I feel so hurt and broken right now, I know none of this is your fault, Nina. We will work through this together.’ We kiss passionately and make love. Returning to the packhouse, we take our time. Before we enter, I come to a halt. ‘I want you to know that Josie, May and the witches all know. I told them this morning,’ I informed him.
“Good, because the more of us who know, the more of us who can assist us find out how to sever the tie between you two, he continues
We enter the home to find the others discussing where they had looked and searched, ‘You found him, Luna, Lilac beams.
‘Thank you all for your concern. As you know, it’s a lot to take in, and it took some time to absorb it all,’ Magnus says.
‘Of course, Alpha,’ Lilac says.
Magnus turns to me, ‘Let’s have some lunch, then we can talk privately and see what resolutions we con come up with,’ he says.
Once our lunch is finished, we enter our office and close the door. Magnus sits on the two-seater couch. I sit next to him, and he pulls me onto his lap.
Part of me is currently yearning for Alec, while the other part is happy and content being this close lo Magnus.
‘I don’t want you going back to Pandora’s Box,’ he says calmly.
‘But!” I say. Magnus presses his finger against my lips.
‘Until we figure out how to sever the bond, I can’t have you going there. I can’t have you near him.’
Magnus, I think it would be better if Yiselda could join this conversation to give you more insight. It’s not going to be as simple as just not going near him, and what if it takes months or even years to figure out how to break the bond?’
Then that’s how long it will be until you return to Pandora’s Box,’
‘Magnus, Pandora’s Box is my second home now. There will be times I may have to be there to help Yiselda and the others,’
“Then they will have to do it without you,’
‘Magnus, please, let’s talk to Yiselda and see what she has to say,
‘Yiselda isn’t my mate, nor does she have any authority over me, Nina. You are not returning to Pandora’s Box, and that is final,’ He growis.