The Lunas Second Chance Mate – Chapter 99
Alyson
It happened too fast to comprehend. One moment I’m a prisoner in Olivera’s room, and the next I am in the next life, before the moon goddess again, her sentient presence almost intoxicating to the sight. I bow my head, sobbing at her heals.
I f****d up everything, again! As usual! I should’ve never tried to help him!
ush the hair off my shoulder, her fingerti
best you could. Some souls are too fa
e! He doesn’t care about me. He doesn’t even understand that Ryan went to t
zzled look. Why does this hurt you, child?
rd, my chest heavy with the millions of answers I want to give but not knowing which is actually truthful. I don’t—I don’t know…
cause you feel the need to help those who hurt because no one helped you when you were hur
’t—I don’t know why I have to help him. I know he is hurting and he sees that I just want to help. Why would he betray me again? Why would he t
etrayed so he does it before anyone else can do it to him.
milar, and I look to the moon goddess one last time for guidance. She nods me along and I am yanked from her embrace again, sent back into the mortal realm of backstabbing betrayal and being a pathetic captive.
goddess yet again but I can’t rely on her.
like the scary, evil monster who anticipates using me for war bait. Instead he seems concerned, attentive, and wiping the blood off my arm where I stabbed myself with his poisonous ne
lf a mind to expect him to taste the blood, seeing as he is back in his mighty Al
abs for me, yanking me to his chest, and I aim to figh
struggle slightly, nauseous and weak from the wolfsb
u’re nothing but a traitor. A user. And I should have never helped you.”
he sits, his hand resting peacefully but unwelcomed on the lower of my back. “I have to do what is right for my peop
uldn’t have even bothered.”
on. For some reason, I give up. I listen to the words of the moon goddess, and her preaching of this man, this wolf, that has wounded me so. I have to believe that sh
oy is fine,” he grumbles.
ed to help you, Olivera?”
He hesitates, a sig
, right? Take it out on them yourself. Get your revenge. Leave my mate and my pack out of it.”
sn’t answer. I know he wants this
u brought him into this trouble.”
ust continue the way it’s going? I have lover boy fighting this war for me.”
make amends with the elders. They were there for our mating ceremony. They care for us more than they will ever hate you.”
are him the battle, but only under the condition that you stay here as my consort.”
swallow ha
don’t know who your mate is,” he says. He brushes the mark on my throat, running a long touch across my neck. “I will cover this with my mark; your body with my scent, all in exchange
with acid.
“Deal.”