Luna On The Run!

Alpha Zane’s POINT OF VIEW

She stared at me with eyes full of disgust.

The gorgeous blue, almond-shaped sapphire that had looked at me so lovingly the last time wasn’t about to let me go that last morning after an unforgettable night. She had given herself to me wholeheartedly and I was ready to make her my chosen mate. Until I was told that Ariel was still within my reach.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

I won’t lie, I had completely forgotten about Clarita’s existence when it turned out that the mate bond with Ariel was still in place. After I left for my pack that day, I was completely focused on winning my mate’s heart, never mind that I already had someone who loved me unconditionally. Ariel had always been beyond my reach; Clarita was my second chance at happiness.

But judging by her face, I blew it completely.

She hates me, her eyes tell me everything. How could I have been so stupid? All this time I was chasing the impossible, when the ultimate happiness was within my grasp, in fact, I had already found it. Damn me! How blind I was.

And what makes the situation even worse is that she is unable to feel the mate bond as my second chance mate because she is human. In order to love her and make her accept me as her mate, I must regain her trust.

Everyone looks from me to Clarita in disbelief, wondering how we got to know each other.

“Clarita,” I take a step towards her, but her icy gaze freezes me instantly.

“If you’re wondering how I met this Alpha, well, it’s a short story,” she starts.

“I met him in a boutique in Human Town. I was looking for a distraction while Ariel and Gorgio were busy making up for the lost time. And the Alpha conveniently forgot to tell me that he was already mated”. She looks at Ariel pleadingly.

“In fact, I did have a brief affair with a married man. My best friend’s husband. God, how terrible I feel right now, I betrayed my best friend, like a bitch in heat I went after her husband. This is how I repay her for saving me when life was tearing me apart”. Tears stream down her cheeks as she walks over to Ariel and falls to her knees.

Her dress folds over her belly, revealing a bump. I hold my breath, unable to believe what my brain is registering.

‘Claw! Please say something. Speak to me before I go mad,’ I call to my wolf.

‘Oh, man. What can I say? We messed up. Badly. It’s our pup, the heir to Midnight Moon. We have to win her over, Zane. And we can’t appeal to the bond, she doesn’t feel that, she’s human.’ Sadly, he stares at our mate, who is now kneeling before Ariel, her head bowed in shame.

Ariel takes her by the shoulders and lifts her.

“Clarita, you did not humiliate me. The bond between Zane and I was never strong. Besides, you didn’t know he was my mate at the time,” she comforts her friend. But Clarita shakes her head.

“If only I had been more considerate. The name should have given me a clue. But I didn’t know that the man I met outside a pack was a werewolf. I thought I was dealing with a human like me, especially since he knew my ex and also had a business somewhere”.

Clarita’s body begins to shake from heartbreaking sobs.

I fear for our pup now, this state of mind will do her no good. I take a few steps towards her, keeping a good distance.

“Clarita, I didn’t set you up. I thought I was dealing with Ariel when my mate and I rejected each other. And then I went on holiday as a single man, where I met you. Kensley and Eric are my witnesses, they can confirm my words”.

My mate doesn’t even look up but continues to shake her head.

“You should have told me from the beginning that you were a werewolf Alpha. Then I would have been more careful and asked the right questions. And I wouldn’t have ended up in this mess.” Her voice is full of regret. A pang of pain flashes through me when I hear that. The hours we spent together were wonderful and she regrets them.

“We didn’t do anything wrong, Clarita. We were good together. I just didn’t know then that I was still mated to Ariel, that Alexis had betrayed me. I only found out the morning I asked you to leave.”

I sound almost pleading, the thought of losing her gnawing at my heart.

“Clarita, you are Alpha Zane’s second chance mate. You both get another chance at love. Take this. My place is next to Gorgio, it always has been. Don’t let the past affect your happiness,” Ariel implores her.

“Be well, Ariel. Thank you for everything. I’m sorry I betrayed your trust by sleeping with your man”. She turns and walks back to a waiting car.

I follow her, but then I see another she-wolf get out of the car she arrived in. The woman grabs Clarita’s shoulders as she throws a scathing look at me. I growl at this unacceptable behavior. And then I hear a muffled cry of pain behind me. But I don’t have time for that, I have to stop my mate from leaving me.

“Clarita, where are you going? Let’s talk about this, it’s not what you think, my love”.

She stopped without looking at me. “What do you want to talk about, Zane? Admit that you forgot about me as soon as you heard that Ariel was still your mate. And if she hadn’t pressured you into accepting her rejection, you would never have remembered me, I was already erased from your memory”. She sounds calm, but I can still hear the despondency in her voice.

“You do know that werewolves can only be with their mate. I couldn’t resist Ariel when she was still my mate. But now that we have rejected each other, the Moon Goddess has blessed me with a second chance. That’s you, Clarita. You are my fated mate”.

She cowers and again shakes her head in denial, refusing to believe me. I know she thinks I want to use her now that I am without a mate.

Moon Goddess, how can I convince her that we are meant to be together?..