Chapter 93: NINETY-THREE

Sweet Stephanie “It has been a great pleasure hosting you Beta Cian, please do send my greetings to your alpha.

His help will not be forgotten and I hope that the Davie pack will grow back to the point where we will be able to repay you for everything you have done for us.”

“The help does not need to be repaid alpha Daryl, I will relay your greetings to alpha Lucas, and we hope to hear good news about the Davie pack in the times to come.”

Alpha Daryl and Cian continued in conversation heading towards the border surrounding the Davie pack, where the van was waiting to take him and Kiara home. It had been a wonderful short time they’d spent here, and now it was time to go home. Speaking of Kiara, where was she? They’d left her bedroom together this morning after breakfast, and she was still with him when they both came downstairs to bid Alpha Daryl good bye, they both must have left her behind as they were talking, he looked around to check for her and his heart skipped a beat when he saw her with Stephanie. Why was Kiara with Stephanie?... he looked closer… they didn’t look like they were fighting though, in fact it seemed as if their conversation was a friendly one. Whatever where they talking about?

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Kiara was following behind Cian and Alpha Daryl when she heard someone call her name.

“Kiara!”

It surprised her, she wasn’t from this pack so she didn’t expect that someone apart from Alpha Daryl or Keisha would know her name, it was a female voice which definitely didn’t belong to Keisha, but the voice was very familiar, it didn’t take much time for her to realize that it was the voice she heard outside Cian’s room yesterday.

This was Stephanie! Why was she calling her? Did she come here to yell at her or drag her for taking her mate from her? Cian certainly wouldn’t allow that, but that wouldn’t make the situation any less embarrassing. Thankfully Cian didn’t hear Stephanie call her name, he was still talking with Alpha Daryl, way ahead of where she was. She feared what would happen next as she stopped walking and waited until Stephanie approached her.

“Sorry for disturbing you when you were already on your way out,” Stephanie apologized much to Kiara’s surprise.

She scrutinized her then, Stephanie didn’t look mad or angry at all, instead she seemed so friendly with her tone, and beautiful too. She liked her already.

“No, it’s ok, Cian is still talking to Alpha Daryl so we might not be leaving for the next couple of minutes, is something the matter?”

“Good I’ll be quick with what I have to say then.”

“Ok.”

“You’re the lady that my former mate came here with? He mentioned you yesterday…. Kiara, right?”

She nodded. These questions were beginning to get uncomfortable for her, Stephanie didn’t miss that.

“Sorry,” she apologized again. “I couldn’t sleep throughout last night because of what happened between me and Cian.”

“Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that,” Kiara could relate very well to her experience, because she too couldn’t sleep at all last night after the punishment.

Stephanie continued. “After he mentioned you, I knew I had to come and meet you in person, I wanted to meet this girl that did something I couldn’t do; the girl that took over my mate’s heart, I see her now and I can see that she’s really beautiful.”

Kiara blinked, not sure of what to reply her with.

“I saw you both coming downstairs together; you both looked very happy, it’s like he’s even happier with you than he was with me.”

“I’m sorry…” were the only words that could come out of Kiara’s mouth.

“No, you should never apologize for love… I hate to say it but Cian was right, the moon goddess did make a mistake when it came to our union.”

“H-he said that?”

“Yes…. He said a lot of things actually, but that’s not important anymore, the most important thing now is that he is happy, and even if it’s not with me, that fact that he is happy alone gives me satisfaction.”

“Thank you, Stephanie, you truly are a good person.”

“I want you to do one thing for me Kiara.”

“What is it?”

“Can you pray to the moon goddess so she gives me someone that loves me as much as Cian loves you? I really don’t want to be alone.”

Those words touched her deeply, she then remembered how it was between her, Paul and Martha.

Who knew that this day would come? Who knew that she would be the one in this position? As she recalled her experience on the day she kissed Paul, the day she’d given up on any form of love coming into her life again in the future, the day she wished for nothing but loneliness, as she recalled Stephanie’s request, she assured herself with one thing in her heart; if the moon goddess could do it for her, if the moon goddess could revive her hopeless situation, then Stephanie’s case was a done deal, there was no need to feel sorry for her. Stephanie would find someone soon.

“I will dear, I promise I will.”

“Thank you, Kiara. I can see Cian coming towards us, I shouldn’t be here. I’ll be leaving now, please take care of him for me.”

“Don’t worry dear, rest assured he’s in good hands.”

Cian had already reached where she and Kiara were standing, his face held a puzzled look which was asking for answers.

Stephanie smiled and gave him one last hug before she left.

“I hope that the moon goddess blesses your union,” and with that she disappeared back into the packhouse. Alpha Daryl passed by them, greeting them for the final time before going through the path that Stephanie followed.

“What just happened?” Cian asked turning back to Kiara.

“You saw it yourself; she came to wish us good luck.”

“Wow, that’s really sweet of her,” he’s always known his Stephanie to be one who wishes well for others, even if she didn’t share in the happiness, too bad things didn’t work out between them.

“Yes, very sweet of her indeed.”

Cian took her hand in his and flashed her a smile, changing the topic.

“Are you ready to go home and be joined with me to be mine forever?”

She smiled back, kissing him. “I sure am.”