Everything had been a whirlwind between his birthday and us taking over the pack shortly after. We barely got to see each other.
I knew seeing him, feeling his touch, would shake this insane feeling that took root and flooded through me like hot coals. I had felt this before, but it usually wasn’t attached to jealousy; it was attached to stress sometimes when Nolan went away.
I finally clicked where I heard of Cardens Valley. Nolan has a conference there a month ago at a pack I didn’t remember the name of, or maybe he didn’t tell me. I really had to get better at memorizing all of these things.
I rounded the corner in front of the dark wooden door of his father’s office that would soon be his. A thumping noise sounded from the other side of the door, a growl, and then a loud m.oan, and then some muffled ones like it was being covered.
I could feel myself blushing, Alpha Hugo and Luna Natalie weren’t overly affectionate, but they were mates. It was natural.
I turned as quietly as I could to give them privacy.
“Nolan, Nolan,” The soft m.oan came again before it was replaced with muffled panting.
I froze in my spot. Every cell in my body felt charged. I swallowed as a cold sheen covered me. I must have heard wrong. I had to have heard wrong.
I opened the door a crack, just to confirm that nothing was going on.
But Nolan stood before me, his back to the door.
I knew every inch of his body, the way that his muscles curled and tensed when he was, when he was, buried inside of me.
Long, golden legs still clinging to black stilettos wrapped around his lower back.
“F.uck,” He grunted. I knew that meant he was close.
He was close to finishing in Camilla.
I had no clue what to do, I wanted to run and scream but I couldn’t move. Would it be better or worse to catch them in the act?
I wanted to hear his explanation, of how he could do this to me.
I wanted him to feel the guilt to help diminish my anger. I wanted him to feel the regret to calm my betrayal. I wanted an explanation to wash away the shock and pain.
Before I could make up my mind he turned around to pull up his pants and saw me.
They both did.
He froze and called my name, she gave me a lazy grin.
And I ran.
“Willa, d.amnit, Willa.” He chased after me as I slammed the door behind us to our bedroom and dove under the covers.
“Willa.” He burst open the door as my tears fell.
I couldn’t think, couldn’t process, I just felt. And everything I felt was wrong.
The bed dipped as he sat next to me and placed a hand on my back.
“I-I,” He started, “I don’t know what to say.”
I waited for him to go on, as much as I wanted to yell and scream I wanted him to be the one that was begging for my forgiveness. I needed his explanation to make it okay.
The heavy warmth of his hand left me completely after a few silent moments.
“I’ll talk to you when you calm down.” He sighed and I felt the bed shift again.
He wasn’t going to leave? Was he?
The sound of the door closing was my answer.
The hole in my chest ripped wider and I couldn’t breathe.
But he didn’t come back.
I don’t know when I fell asleep but when I woke up he was next to me in bed. I felt a rush of relief but I wasn’t sure why. I just cuddled into the back of his broad back and let his strong warmth ease me back into the abyss.
He was up before I was, the dull thudding in my chest was threatening to rip open again. But he came back. For me.
I jumped into a shower and pulled a brush through my hair, my light green eyes seemed even brighter compared to how red-rimmed they were. I grimaced at my reflection, there was no hiding what I spent all yesterday and last night doing.
I followed the sounds of muted chatter to the breakfast room. I paused at the door and my stomach dropped. I pushed past the open door hoping no one noticed me.
“Willa, honey?” I stopped in my tracks trying to loosen my fists that were clenched together.
I lingered in the doorway, there was so way in h.ell I was sitting with that b.itch.
Luna Natalie and Camilla were looking the picture of relaxed, just the two of them sitting for breakfast.
“Sorry, I can’t join you,” I f.orced a smile, hoping it seemed genuine, “I have-,”
“Oh your appointment, yes.” Luna Natalia smiled at me. Oh, I actually forgot I had that doctor’s appointment.
I nodded and turned not sparing a glance toward Camilla, I knew it would be my undoing. Rage crept through me, the audacity of her sitting here after what she did with my mate.
I couldn’t focus on anything but my anger.
Two large hands wrapped around me stunning me for a moment before his familiar scent enveloped me.
“Come here,” He pulled me into an empty room.
I couldn’t stop shaking, hot tears sprung into my eyes, “Why?” I demanded of him before he could speak. I shook my head and the tears streamed down my face, I didn’t wipe them away, I wanted him to see what he did.
“I, uh,” He rubbed the back of his neck, he was rarely at a loss for words, “It shouldn’t have happened like that. It shouldn’t have. I am so sorry, you don’t deserve that.” He pinned me to the spot with his chocolate-brown eyes. My stomach doing a flip despite myself.
“I want her gone,” I demanded.
“Willa,” He breathed, “I can’t.”
“You can, she can come to your party but she is not permitted to stay here,” I mustered up the Luna voice I’ve been practicing, I was assuming that’s why she was here this morning.
“Okay,” He hung his head before lowering his mouth to mine. His kiss was reserved yet hungry, and he pulled me to him.
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