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“Yes mother but I didn’t want to, those awful men-”
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“Well, now that everything is out in the open,” Ms. Reign says, cutting me off and not giving me a chance to explain what took place. “And we can all agree that Lana played my son for a fool. I dare one of you to try and stop me from taking my son home, where he belongs. I should never have allowed him to come here. This was clearly the biggest mistake of my life, other than the waste of a husband I chose for myself.”
Her words pierced me like a thousand angry bees, each sting, a reminder of what I’d done. The weight of her
judgment hung in the air like a thick fog, suffocating me.
I felt a tight knot of helplessness, as I realized I was unable to defend myself from my earlier actions.
My mother holds my hand, as she tries to comfort me while I watch helplessly as Jada’s family struggles to
carry Apollo out of the room.
“What are you two standing around for?” Jada snaps at the pack members. “I will be your future Luna once Apollo marries me, and you’re supposed to take orders from me. Help us get him to the vehicle–now!”
I couldn’t believe how she was talking to them, as if she were somehow superior and their feelings didn’t
matter at all. Witnessing this made me feel sick to my stomach, especially knowing Apollo was not awake to
hear this because of me.
They glanced over at me, and I could see the uncertainty in their movements. They clearly didn’t want to go against my wishes, and I wouldn’t hold that against them; I understood this was a tough decision for them.
“What are you looking at her for?” she continues, her voice sharp. “I’m your future Luna, not her! She rejected your Alpha, and she should be seen as the enemy! When he wakes up, trust me, he will loathe her!
Loathe me? I could not imagine being in a world where Apollo hated me.
Her words finally reached them as they rushed to help carry their Alpha out of the abandoned house. But I couldn’t just stand by and watch. I had to take action to stop it before it was too late. Ms. Reign had already warned me that I wouldn’t see Apollo again after today, and I couldn’t let that happen. If she took him away,
she would be taking my whole heart with her.
“Come on, Lana,” my mother urges, trying to pull my attention away from the chaos around us. “It’s time to
take you home and have a doctor check you out.”
No.
I wasn’t concerned about going to see a doctor. What mattered most was knowing that Apollo was alright. I needed reassurance that he would pull through this situation. Above all, I wanted to find out if he now
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Jada’s words continued to swirl in my mind, making it hard for me to breathe.
“Mother, no.” I tell her. “You have to let me do this. I cannot just let her take Apollo in this state.”
“Lana-”
“Ms. Reign, please!” I beg as I push away from my mother and rush out of the house.
“I have nothing to say to you.” She shouts. “You are a complete disgrace. I was right in my earlier assumptions about you. I should have trusted my judgment about you from the start.”
Hearing her true thoughts about me is truly painful. I’ve always understood that there was nothing I could say or do to change her opinion. Today, however, it feels like her disdain for me has only deepened. I had now given her an extra reason to dislike me. It felt like she was waiting a long time for an opportunity such as this one.
“Please,” I beg once more, “I need to know that he will be okay. Just let me come with you until he wakes up. That is all I’m asking for.”
I was determined to get her to agree to my request.
Jada rolls her eyes, “this is ridiculous!” she snaps. “Do you care about Apollo at all?”
I narrow my eyes, “I know that I care about him more than I do my own life.”
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Jada chuckles, “And you really expect us to believe that after you just rejected him like he meant nothing to you? Even now, it seems like all you care about is yourself. If you genuinely cared for him, you’d allow his mother to take him somewhere he can get the best treatment available. Don’t you want him to recover from your rejection? Or was that your plan all along? To see him suffer!”
I narrow my eyes, upset by what she implying. “You have no idea how much he to me. I will do
anything to protect him. Please just ”
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Ms. Reign turns around and slaps me hard across the face, “you stay away from my son
I do not want you I do not near him, not even for a second. Today will be the last day that you ever see him. I will make sure of it.”
I stood there, taken aback by the slap she’d just delivered. Jada wore a satisfied smirk as I shockingly pressed my hand against my throbbing cheek.
Still, her words stung more than the slap did.
Hearing her say that, made my heart explode into pain. I did not care if she physically hurt me, I would fight as much as I possibly could to stay by Apollo’s side.
“Please-”
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was to be by his side. That was all. Nothing else mattered to me in this moment. My life meant nothing while his life was in danger.
“Mom,” I plead as Jada’s parents assist in lifting my mate from the ground. “Please. Do something to convince her. I’m begging.”
She glances over at my step–father, a flicker of pressure crossing her face as she battles with the weight of my request. I can see the unease settling in their eyes, each reflecting a mix of anxiety and hesitation.
“Oh no you don’t,” Ms. Reign hissed when she looked over at us. “All of you are responsible for what happened to my son today and I will not have another second of this madness. Look at him. He cannot even stand, he isn’t even aware of anything happening around him. My son was tortured because of your daughter and I will never let her close enough for her to harm him again!”
My mother squints, her brows furrowing in confusion. “What on earth are you talking about?” she insists. “How could my daughter possibly be to blame for this mess? She hasn’t done anything wrong. Are you forgetting that she was also kidnapped? Your son wasn’t the only one trapped here.”
Ms. Reign walks over to us with a scowl on her face, “ask your daughter what she did. Find out from her why my son is in this position!”
My mother furrows her brow, a look of confusion crossing her face as she turns to me with a curious gaze. “Sweetheart,” she asks softly, “can you help me understand what she’s talking about?” The uneasiness is evident in her voice, as she tries to cope with the rising tension of the moment.
As I stand before my mother, remorse and sorrow wash over me, and I can’t bring myself to meet her gaze. Tears cascade down my cheeks, glistening like droplets plunging from a fountain.
“What are you waiting for?” Apollo’s mother demands. “We don’t have all day to wait for you to give a response.”
“Do not rush her.” My mother snaps, clearly upset by the way Ms. Reign is speaking to me. “She is obviously in a lot of pain from what took place here.”
J finally lift my face to look at her, my bottom lip trembling as I whisper in a shattered tone “I–rejected him,
mother.”
Her eyes grew wide with horror, and I could see the surprise gleaming in her gaze, as if time itself had briefly frozen at the confession I had just laid bare. Even my own mother couldn’t believe what I’d done.
“Rejected him?” she gasps.
