Chapter 9
TESSAâS POV
The journey back home was less stress filled probably because of the joy I felt. Who knew that my one day knowledge of herbs could save a dying child? I found myself itching to learn more, I craved the knowledge now, I wanted to keep on saving people.
When I arrived home at dusk, everything was silent, a sense of unease washed over like a fog on me. I heard the soft whimper of my child from inside and my heart flipped as I panicked and pushed open the creaking door, hurriedly rushing
in.
My eyes swept over the room, bile in my throat till it fell on Dylan at a dark corner with two of my children cradled in his arms while the third one was fast asleep in the crib.
He barely looked up but I knew he had smelt my presence.
âYouâre backâ he said standing up and gently dropping each child back into the crib.
My heart rate struggled to become normal and I ran a hand through my hair.
âYes, thanks for taking care of themâ I thanked him sincerely.
He shrugged.
âThey wouldnât shut up so I had to cuddle them back to sleep, I gave them some milk a while ago from the bottle you left with meâ
I smiled at him
âThank you, Dylan. You can go back to your pack nowâ I said moving inside to peek at the sleeping beauties.
He yawned lazily
âIâd rather wait a while. Iâm a measly omega, Iâm treated like s hit at the pack, I think Iâll just stay here for some hours to get my breathâ he said sitting back down.
âWhat was the emergency at your pack that Gabe had to rush to?â I asked
His face scrunched up.
âTerrible business, a few sentinels were attacked and are on the verge of death. I was sent here immediatelyâ He said.
My body tingled at the thought of dying people.
âThatâs horrible, what happened?â
âThere are a lot of rogue wolves gone wild around, they were on duty and were attackedâ
I nodded, it seemed most packs were facing crisis concerning rogues â what about silvermoon?
I sat on the chair opposite him.
âI need to ask you somethingâ I began
His eyes brightened for some reason.
âWhatâs that?â
It was something even my wolf was itching to know
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âWhatâs going on at Silver moon pack?â I asked
He looked away
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âYouâre the former Lunaâ¦. Why do you need to know what happens there after he rejected you?â He asked, his voice distant
I felt tears in my eyes at his words but he wasnât wrong why was I interested in the pack affairs when he had kicked me out like I meant nothing to him? Wait, they tried to kill me⦠that was why I should be interested in their affairs, that was whyâ¦. there was no other reason or so I thought.
âIâm asking for crucial mattersâ I said fighting back the tears that had crept up.
He licked his plump lips and his face seemed paler than it already was.
âLike I said, Iâm nothing but a simple omega however I can tell you one thing⦠something I think youâll find important but donât be too shockedâ He said, his knuckles getting white.
My heart s kipped a beat as Dylanâs words hung in the air, what was he about to say? Adrian left the pack? Just what?!
âJust say itâ I said, my voice a trembling mixture of hurt and anger.
âAlpha Adrian..â Dylan began softly âchose a new Luna months agoâ He finally said.
The words hit me like a blow to my chest, knocking out air from my lungs, I felt pain when I shouldnât, why couldnât my wolf just accept that he wasnât ours to begin with? But how could I just accept the fact that the only man I loved and trusted, accused me, kicked me out and shamed me yet he had already found a new Luna. Ha! This must all be a terrible dream.
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âThatâsâ¦..â I paused, I couldnât bring myself to say it I didnât want people knowing that Adrian still affected me so I kept at stone cold expression on my face and forced a quivering smile to Dylan.
I felt as though the ground had shifted beneath me, my world spinning out of control. Adrian, the man I had loved and trusted, had moved on without me, choosing another Luna to take my place.
The pain was unbearable, a raw ache that consumed me from within. But I refused to let it show, steeling myself against the onslaught of emotions threatening to overwhelm me.
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âThank for the infoâ I said. Dylan wasnât fooled by the calm demeanor I was putting up, he was looking right into my. eyes and I knew what type of emotions whirled through them â the type that shouldnât be there.
âLookâ¦â Dylan began, reaching out to comfort me, I flinched away unwilling to seek solace in any one for now.
âYou shouldnât brood about him, cut all ties and move on from the pastâ Dylan whispered to me, his voice shaking with pity?
For me?
His words cut like a dagger, reopening wounds that I had covered up for years. His words had left me in a sea of pain and confusion.
I ignored the whimpering of my wolf â we had officially done the rejection rites, why couldnât I completely cut off our bonds? I wanted to let go of everything, my past and all but thought of my children wouldnât let me, I went through so much. to give birth to them and I wouldnât let Adrian getting a new mate stop me from getting to the bottom of the conspiracies in the pack.
No, I had to stay strong and forget about him if I was going to do this and be successful in it.
It seemed as though Adrianâs rejection of me had brought me out of the shell I was enclosed in and now on hearing of his new mate, it had awakened a new side of me a side I never knew existed till now.