ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 51ATHENAAlpha Sky was right. If I didn’t talk to Aiden now, he would be in a sour mood the whole day and I couldn’t risk damping everyone’s spirit. Even if he said it as a joke, that really was what would happen. And believe me, if the normal Aiden was annoying, scowling Aiden would be much worse.“I’m so sorry about all this. I hope things won’t change between our packs and Aiden’s.”“Of course not. I won’t take it personal, don’t worry.”I nodded my thanks to him and sprinted off. At least this part was settled. Alpha Sky won’t come after me anymore and he could now focus on finding his own mate.— — —I got access to enter Night Walker pack from the males guarding our territory and I wasted no time in driving towards Aiden’s pack house.I had only one wish which I chanted like a mantra. “Let him be here.” I knew how Aiden could get when he was upset. He might have run off to goddess -knows-where to vent. I really hoped that possibility wasn’t the case.
ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 52AIDEN.Her cerulean eyes were glassy with tears that ran down her cheeks and the sight of it constricted my chest. Athena was crying, and it was because of me!I had seen her cry when we were growing up, but this one was different. She was hurt, and the fact that I made her cry hurt me too.I pulled her to my chest and held her close, wrapping her in an embrace. “I’m sorry Athena, please don’t cry. I’ll stop, I promise.” I whispered in her ear.She was really sobbing now and her small frame shook.“Sshh.” I whispered, tightening my hold on he and patting the back of her head.We remained in that position for a while in silence until I felt her calm down. She only sniffled now. I sat down on the floor and made her straddle my lap, facing me.My hand went to her back and slipped beneath her shirt, touching her bare skin while my other hand stroked her face, wiping off every tear. I looked at her and our eyes locked.Goddess! My mate was so beautiful.“Now
ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 53AIDENI was already getting impatient waiting for my mate and Wade to finish their banter so I mindlinked him. “Don’t you have a job to finish?”“Everything is already in place. I’ve relayed your order and instructed the warriors on how best to protect the territory. Don’t worry, everything’s ready.”“Luna.” Wade called, turning towards Athena. “Will you be joining us for dinner? I heard Trisha is preparing something really delicious for dinner.”I heard Athena him as she contemplated on the offer. She still looked undecided, I held her hand and turned to Wade. “I’ll talk to her, you can go now.”“Yes, Alpha.” He said and slowly retreated. Before disappeared out the door, he whispered. “We’d really love to have you join us ,Luna.” And then he was out of sight.I held her by the waist and turned her to face me completely. She grinned and looked up at me.“What do you think? Should I join you?”“Of course you should. Everyone is excited to see you again. T
ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 54ATHENA Their eyes were all on me, waiting for me to make my decision. I didn’t want to stir up any trouble or gossip, for Aiden’s sake especially. I wasn’t yet their Luna so I didn’t think it would be okay to run in their territory on a full moon. But they wanted me to.Maybe I shouldn’t have shown lyca to him in the first place.Aiden seemed to be reading my mind. “I’ll give out a command so no one would talk about this. Also, we’ll only run halfway before the moon’s peak.” He said, slightly squeezing my hands. “I really want to run with Lyca.”“And so do we.” The others enjoined, their faces pleading, just like Aiden’s. I sighed, knowing I couldn’t refuse.“Alright.” I agreed. I should run with them. They would be my people soon and I needed to get used to them and learn their voices when they called out, even in our wolf form.“Yes!” Wade exclaimed.“Thank you Luna.”“I’ll start the preparations.” Trash said, and I looked at her, my brows furrowed. W
ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 55ATHENA Aiden’s eyes were so dark, there were barley any human emotions in them. Only hate, rage, such darkness that shook me to my marrow.No, it shouldn’t be this way. I only told him I was pregnant and nothing else. He should have embraced me happily, telling me how excited he was to become a father. But he was mad! He was furious!“Get rid of it!” He said coldly, his voice like steel, or ice because it sent shivers through me. It was the coldest I had ever heard him speak and it was laced with anger like daggers. I only needed to push a button, maybe say something wrong and he would explode.I swallowed hard, racking my brain for an escape. I was still trying to figure out why he would react this way to a news like this. Nothing came to mind. I was lost and frozen in fear. Instead, tears streamed down my cheeks. “No.” I replied shakily.And it seemed that was all I had to say to get him angrier. I didn’t think that was even possible.“No? I don’t tak
ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 56ATHENA Aiden’s parents didn’t live at the pack house. They stayed in a pretty cottage a few metres from the house so we could get there on foot. It was only a twenty minute walk. Aiden suggested that we take the car anyway but I refused. I was nervous and needed some time to gather my wits. Walking with him would help me relax before I had to face them. So he agreed and we walked hand in hand.Soon, the beautiful cottage came into view and I kept on walking towards it despite my nerves scattering all over the place. I tried to look composed. I reminded myself that even if Aiden and I were together now, his parents hadn’t changed. They were still the same people I knew growing up.And come to think of it, it really wasn’t the first time I would be introduced to his parents as his mate. I had been Aiden’s mate for a year in my previous life. It still felt surreal to me.I felt Aiden’s hand take mine in his and o turned to look at him. He bent down and kis
ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 57AIDEN Athena and I arrived at the ground where all the pups had gathered for their first shift. There were rowdy murmurs everywhere and you could smell the excitement and anxiety in the air.As Athena and I walked in, the murmurs quieted down but looks of surprise showed on everyone’s faces. No doubt they all had one question in mind. Why was a wolf from another pack here on the full moon? Soon, the mumbles had resumed.“She’s my girlfriend.” I said in a voice loud enough to be heard by all. “And I will kill anyone who talks bad about her.”The entire grounds was silent in an instant. My command must have sent fear through them. “Also, no one is allowed to talk about her being here tonight.” I said, remembering the promise I made to Athena.I turned to look at Athena and noticed that she looked quite uncomfortable. It was the first time I had given a command with a penalty in front of her. She must have been startled. I guess the fact that she was the r
ALPHA’S REBORN MATECHAPTER 58AIDEN “It’s time.” I said to my mate as I began to feel the strength of the full moon. We tried to put off our shifting until the first time shifters were done so we could watch them. But it was getting harder to control now and thankfully, all the pups had shifted.“We need to shift now.”“Okay.” She replied and walked towards me, taking my hand that I had stretched out to her. I led her to the closest tree and watched as she took off one clothing after another.“Aren’t you shifting too?” She asked, wearing only her underwear. I couldn’t help but growl at the sight in front of me. Athena never ceases to excite me and make me lose control. But I decided that I would hold on to every restraint I could muster, at least u til after the full moon.“I am, after you.” I replied with a grunt, trying hard to control my need. But the view in front of me was making that task quite difficult.She chuckled and I realized she had caught on. She was probably even sme
CHAPTER 87ATHENA I stared at the number of wolves I saw, their teeming number frightening me. How long did it take for Ursula to build an army like this? So this was her plan after all, to gather wolves that had abandoned their packs or been exiled for an offence and take over other territories."Even with this number, she can't defeat the other wolf packs and the witches.""She can, if she wields the stone of Divinity. She'd be unstoppable. Besides, she has one thing to her advantage, no one will see this coming. You didn't either,you just thought your friend was going to try to kill you again and take your place. You didn't expect this did you?"She was right. No one knew what was looming. They would be taken by surprise and with Ursula's power, they would win this war."What about the witches? They can help out too right? She would definitely go after then to take her revenge for being abandoned. Surely they'll help ur.""Ursula has been possessed by an ancient powerful witch, I'
CHAPTER 86AIDENThe room was lit up with streaks of sunlight seeping through the window pane. The sounds of birds chirping happily seemed to calm me and a look through the window showed clear,blue skies. A really lovely morning.How long had I been asleep for? I had no Idea when I has last had such blissful sleep ever since I became Alpha. There was always one thing or another to do and I ended up having no time for myself.I did always have time for my mate though. I was never too tired to see her beautiful face and make love to her all night.Speaking of which, why wasn't she by my side this morning? The day would have been better if I had woken up next to her."Hey, you're up." A voice spoke from the entrance. She peeked through an opening she made at the door and walked in with a smile as she saw me sitting up."Hey." I replied, stretching out my hand for her to come over."It's morning already. I can't come back to bed.""Just for a few minutes Greta. It's such a beautiful morni
CHAPTER 85ATHENAThe drive back to Night Walker Pack was a silent one. Everyone seemed to be lost in their thoughts. What the clan leader revealed was weighty and none of us seemed to have wrapped our heads around it."So, this makes things pretty complicated. I doubt if Greta even knows she's being used. Ursula or Khalene or whoever she is doesn't really care about her desires. She just wants to have her way and gain control of all beings. We need to talk to Greta and tell her everything." I said, breaking the silence."Are you sure she doesn't know all this? She has harbored these plans in her head for years and is finally going through with it. She has betrayed you already and you still want to save her?""We were really close growing up. What if this is the only chance I'll get to save her too? She's just misguided and focused on the wrong thing. Has she even considered the possibility that you're not her mate when she eventually shifts?""I think she really believes Alpha Aiden
CHAPTER 84ATHENAI remembered it suddenly like I hadn't forgotten. When I had died,my body had been taken by someone and placed on someplace that looked like an altar. Who could have taken me there and why? Greta was looking for me then, it seemed she didn't know who could have taken my body. Was it Ursula?Aiden stared at me,waiting for a response. He must have noticed my reaction."I think I've been there before.""When was that? How did you get there?" My father asked."My body was taken and laid there by someone but I have no idea who had brought me there.""Your body? What do you mean by that?"Oh, that's right. He didn't yet know about my death and coming back to life."I'll explain later father. For now, we need to find our way to the realms. If the witches weren't in support of ursula's plans and locked her up, they might still be looking for her now. They might know how to stop her. We need to get there, and fast.""I can help." Karah said showing up at the door and startlin
CHAPTER 83AIDENMy mind was clouded with so many thoughts. Guilt,pain, anger, frustration, all of these emotions gnawed at my heart and nothing I did calmed me down.Did all of that really happen? Did I accuse my mate whom I loved so dearly of something so terrible? How on earth coukd I have done that?I didn't want to believe it, I couldn't wrap my head around it and I wished it was something I could dismiss as a mere dream. But the pain in her eyes had been real, the way she trembled as she remembered it and talked about it. She barely stopped herself from crying as she talked, the pain was choking her and the guilt for having caused that pain was choking the life out of me.I stood up from my desk and paced the room. Her behaviour towards me from that night began to make sense. If course I would have acted that way if I was In her shoes. She came back only to be faced with the same fate again, with the same man who hurt her,who betrayed her. How could I have done that?The glass I
CHAPTER 82GRETA.I had no idea where I was. The last thing I remember was going to bed. I had left the pack house a few hours ago after that huge mistake I made and now I was staying at a motel with the humans. It was the only place I could hide because I knew they wouldn't come looking for me here. It was against the rules to shift in front of non wolves and with the countless different human smells, it would be difficult to sniff me out. I was safe for now.But how did I get here? When did I leave my bed? And where exactly was i now?"Hello!" I called out into the darkness, but the emptiness only echoed my call back to me.The room was dark and the only streak of light that entered it came from a small window , so small that air barely passed through it."Hello!" I called out again,louder this time."Luna." A voice echoed back. There was something about this voice. It was so raspy and seemed to have been crafted with age, but at the same time, it was intimidating, so much so that i
CHAPTER 81TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGOTHE REALMS.URSULA"Xanthe! Xanthe! Listen to me. You're making a mistake." But he kept walking like he hadn't heard me, pulling me along."Let go of me!" I yelled, wriggling my hands to loosen his grip on my wrist, but he held on tight, my struggles not doing anything to change his mind."You're hurting me xanthe!" I screamed, and whimpered in pain. It was the only thing that could stop him. He could never bear to see me hurt. He let go of my hand slowly and stepped away from me.I held on to my wrist and rubbed on it to soothe the pain and allow the blood to flow through again."The council are meeting because of you,Ursula. What you did was an abomination! How could you try to mess with the balance of things as the gods have made them?""The gods? If that is the way the gods think then I dare say they are a partial bunch!""Don't you dare say those blasphemous words!""I do not blaspheme, surely I have every right to voice out my thoughts. I am tired
CHAPTER 80AIDEN Why didn’t I see it? Why hadn’t I read the signs all this while? I would have been able to do something about it before it got to this point.I should have known when Athena suddenly changed towards Greta. It started a day before her eighteenth birthday. She had been furious, she had yelled at Greta and warned her not to enter her room again, I didn’t understand it then but now I did. Greta never liked her, never truly considered her a friend.“I can’t even imagine what you must be feeling right now.” I said to her, my fingers still wrapped up in hers. “You cared about her once, loved her even. Why did she choose to betray you?”Her eyes darted away from mine. They were glassy and it was obvious she was trying to fight back tears.“I have no idea what has gotten into her. Our friendship should have meant more to her, at least it meant a lot to me.”She still sat on my laps after we ended the phone call with her brother. I caressed the back of her hand, the questions
CHAPTER 79ATHENAIt was true what Trisha said. The rumour has eaten deep into everyone's heart and it was on everyone's lips.How did she manage to spread these stories in so little time? The story had gone beyond the border. The people now knew about Greta.Suddenly, everyone was curious about their Alpha's true mate and the female who separated them. Why would she spread such an absurd story? And how did she Do it? Did she get help from someone else?I doubted it was the warrior's doing. They wouldn't dare to betray their Alpha. So, the only logical explanation was that the rumour did not start at Night Walker pack. It started at Blue Moon pack and spread quickly because I was well known already and the pack was a small one. It would have been easy for that kind of story to circulate and since Night Walker pack was the closest to it, the stories were able to infiltrate it.I sighed and shut my eyes. Tamara had called me that morning too. She had informed me of the rumour when it be