Chapter 35

I stood in shock after hearing what Amelia told me. “Malachi was talking to his ex?” my wolf growls

and all I feel is this anger building inside me that I have never felt before. I glare at Amelia with such

fury I am gritting my teeth. "Chloe, I know that look what are going to do?" She asks, putting a hand

on my shoulder as I scowl at Malachi from the kitchen before turning my gaze back to Amelia.

"What I do best, of course. Make a fucking scene,” I say, turning my anger back to where everyone is

sitting.

Amelia grabs my hand to stop me, but I rip my hand away."l don't need you to try and save me" I

growl, stepping out of the kitchen, stopping only a couple of feet away from the talking guests. I

hear Amelia come after me, almost running into me by the sound of her shoes screeching to a halt

against the floor, which gets everyone's attention. “Perfect,’ I think to myself as my eyes travel over

all the confused faces. Then I meet Malachi, who lifts a brow in question. "Everything okay?" He

asks, smirking. “Smirk while you can,” I think to myself as my chest is constricting with anger at the

sight of his damn smirk.

All eyes are on me as they wait for my response, but I simply walk the rest of the way to them,

stopping next to the sofa, my eyes never losing sight of Malachi, until I swiftly take my attention to

the guests. "Leave now!" I demand in a low growl and their eyes go wide. They stand and slowly

start backing away. Once they are safely out of my reach they run for the door.

"Luna, what are you doing?" Malachi countered with a snarl. "DON'T FUCKING LUNA ME!" I shout,

my voice echoing through the entire house. Malachi stands hovering over me, in a feeble attempt to

assert his dominance. "You need to know that you won't ever talk to me like that,” He commands,

reaching for my arm. "Don't touch me!" I growl, ripping my arm away from his hand. He gives me a

stern look, but I don't back down. "You don't scare me, Malachi.” I spit his name in disgust. “I'm not

one of your pathetic pack members who tremble at every word you command.” I sneer. Paul stands

to come between us. "Guys, I don't know what's going on, but let's sit and talk this out,” Paul says

calmly, putting his hands on our shoulders.

I aggressively brush his handoff, keeping my eyes locked with Malachi’s. "Then tell your fucking

Alpha to be a man instead of going behind my back to talk to his ex. WHY THE HELL WAS SHE HERE

MALACHI?!," I shout, clenching my fist. I can feel my fingertips vibrating as if my wolf is trying to

force her claws through. "Who told you?” He asks, sending a shot of pain through my heart that he

would hide something from me. “Let me guess your best friend" He retorts, glaring at Amelia

"Don't you dare blame her for exposing your lies," I caution, giving him a death stare. "Either you

tell me why she was here, or I pack my shit and Paisley's, and we'll leave," I declare, giving him a

chance to explain.

Malachi steps closer to me and I stand my ground, waiting for his answer. "She came to warn me

that someone is seeking revenge for Evadean’s death” he starts, but I can tell there is more to his

story, “She also tried to kiss me, but I guess your spy didn't catch the moment I pushed her away

from me, telling her to leave." He says, looking deep into my eyes, and I know he is telling me the

truth, but it still pissed me off that his ex thought she could get close to him.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask, hurt replacing the anger on my face. I really thought we could

confide in each other about anything. "I didn’t want you to worry," He explains, putting his hand on

the nape of my neck. "Chloe, you have nothing to worry about. I love you and only you," He tells

me, grinning. My mouth curved into a smile, when suddenly it's like a light bulb turned on in my

head. “Holy shit, the blonde is the same woman from the ball that stared daggers through me." I

realize.

I push that thought to the back of my mind and jump into his arms. Malachi caught me easily as if

he knew what I was thinking. "I love you, and I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions. I trust you with my

life Malachi, but please don't ever keep anything from me again,” I tell him, pressing my lips

passionately to his. We take a breath, looking at each other, and I'm entranced by the way Malachi's

eyes sparkle like stars in the sky. "Let's go get our daughter and head to bed" He grins, pulling me

in for one more kiss, then walks up the stairs with me still in his arms.

We are woken up by someone yelling at our door. "MALACHI!!" they continue to bang on the door.

Malachi rushes for the door, swinging it open with such force it almost comes off the hinges.

"What?" He growls, towering over this individual standing at our door. "Someone took her, please,

we have to find her" This person pleads with Malachi. I stand quickly, joining Malachi at the door,

placing my hand on his forearm. "Took who?" I ask with concern. "My daughter! She had a date with

a member from another pack who said he believes she is his mate, but she never came home last

night, and this morning I found a note saying if I want my daughter back “bring us the Luna of

Aberdeen.’ They want to meet tonight at the clearing near forest creek. If I don't show they will kill

Sabrina,” The stranger exclaims, looking at me.

I take a step back and Malachi turns to face me "Luna, we will find this bastard and get her back,”

Malachi says, turning back to the man at the door. 'I will not let this girl die because of me’ I think to

myself as I move around Malachi, standing in front of him. "I will be there,” I tell the stranger and

the stranger hugs me, letting out a sigh of relief.

Malachi grabs my arm, pulling me away from the man with a growl. "What are you doing, Chloe?

There is no way I am letting you go into an ambush,” Malachi tells me, his forehead creased in

frustration. "I am their Luna, and I will not let this girl die for me. It is my job as Luna to keep the

pack safe just as it is yours.” I counter, putting my hand on my hip, letting him know it's not up to

him.

Malachi sighs as he pinches the bridge of his nose. "Fine you will go with Simon. I will gather Paul

and some more pack members for this mission. No one, besides the pack, knows that you are no

longer human, so once we have Sabrina you shift, as will the others, and we take them out” Malachi

commands, kissing my forehead and walking back to Simon. A slight smile forms on my face. “I'm

going on a mission’ I dance excitedly in place but stop when Malachi turns back to me, lifting his

brow. I pressed my lips together, moving my eyes side to side like it wasn't me.

Before my mission, I spent most of the day doing mom stuff like Paisley's laundry, bathing her,

feeding her, then reading stories, and video chatting with Marley and the kids. Paisley loves to see

my family. After I put her down for a nap, I step into the hall closing the door to Paisley's room, then

lean against the door, letting out a soft sigh. My heart feels heavy thinking about never returning to

her. I close my eyes, taking a deep breath, and Malachi's scent rushes my senses. I open my eyes to

find him inches away from my face.

"Luna, you don't have to do this,” Malachi whispers. "Yes, I do, what kind of Luna would I be if I

walked away from this poor girl? I'll tell you! A shitty one,” I say, staring into Malachi's gorgeously

dark eyes. "I won't let anything happen to you, Chloe," He says, curling his lip upward. "I know,

you're my wolfman" I say caressing his cheek softly. "I love you" He whispers against my neck as he

wraps me in his arms. "I love you too, Mr. Alpha,” I smirk, pressing a kiss to his cheek.