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The Alpha's Triple Lunas novel Chapter 77

Chapter Seventy-Eight – You're perfect

It was the burial of Jessica Jessy Jax, daughter of Late Beta Jax. There was mourning and gloom in the air as she was laid in the ground.

Evelyn tried to sneak out the place, her heart felt heavy, but a strong arm held her waist back and a head buried on her shoulders.

“Jackson?” she asked but heard sniffs as response. She let him stay there. It was hard, she knew.

Han and Chan spread flowers around the grave after everyone was gone.

Jackson said Jessy asked him to plant flowers around her grave if she ever died. He didn’t know if she’d foreseen this. He’d still plant them.

“I am sorry for being reckless” Evelyn mumbled to his hearing. He raised his head at her.

“I am sorry for being reckless and causing Jessy to follow me that led her to dying” Evelyn rapped quickly.

“That wasn’t what I heard so isn’t the truth” Jackson stated.

“Will you believe them or me? They’re just trying to make me feel better?” her voice was breaking.

Han and Chan finished pouring the flowers around the grave. Han gave one last one to Jackson, smiled at him and left with Chan.

The flower was a blue bell which only reflected her blue his heart felt. A tear dropped on his hand, wrapped around Evelyn’s.

It was her tear, she wiped it off immediately.

“Eve, Jessy ran from the house on her own, Lydia and Red said so. She wanted to help you, and she did” Jackson played with her hands.

Evelyn pulled her hands away, turning, “She wanted to help cos she saw me being reckless. Don’t sugar coat it. I can’t bring her back!”.

Yes, he knew she couldn’t bring Jessy back. Then was there any use of crying?

She did what she could. Perhaps hadn’t save the day. But he was proud. She did hurt the Queen anyway.

Evelyn faced him again, when he didn’t react to her outburst, “I’m sorry. I just wish I can bring her back somehow, you’d need someone”.

“Since you can’t bring her back, stay with me”.

Evelyn gazed at him, “Sorry?” but she heard him right. He was gazing back at her so tenderly she felt she’d melt. She looked off.

“Well, I’d like to stay around and help you but anyone can do that. I have my siblings, dreams, oh and Galdrish's war coming….” she ranted.

They didn’t seem much like a good excuse or answer to his request. She felt worse. Was he just saying this cos his sorrow drunk or…?

“The thing is…” she sat straight, “I am bad luck. And not perfect”. She was more direct. He meant something else and she couldn’t avoid it.

“C’mon, I’m to blame for Jessy’s death. Seeing me everyday is an open wound. Your world is cool but I messed up like I messed up in mine”.

She nodded. That was a better response. She wished Margaret could see her now and know she wasn’t a chicken to all this kind of issues.

“I never said you’re perfect, Eve. I just said you should stay” he repeated. Evelyn was to speak on something when she remembered her status.

“Not to hurt your feelings but, aren’t I supposed to be married to Scott?” okay, she regretted saying it. She didn’t know if she scarred him.

It was an arranged marriage for she and her sisters but by her village law, it was very much valid. She hoped he didn’t feel rejected.

But he laughed, “Scott said you didn’t take the marriage serious, you did?”. The question didn’t offended her, it should but she just stayed quiet.

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