Episode 6

ALPHA’S REBORN MATE

CHAPTER 6

AIDEN

I sank back in my chair when everyone had left the room and I was finally alone. I had been putting up a front when I heard the news about my mate’s death.

I couldn’t show any weakness as an Alpha but had to keep the pain locked up.

Why did it affect me now? Why did it suddenly hurt?

I remembered the feeling I had that morning as I prepared for the pack meeting. I felt two snaps and a bond broken just the way it did when a member of the pack died in a war. I was connected to everyone and can feel it when someone dies.

This link was much stronger than anyone I had felt, but I hadn’t heard any news of my pack member dying. Until my beta came with the news.

It hurt me because it was only now I could confirm that Athena hadn’t lied to me. She was still my mate and the connection was still there. And the child had been mine, that was why I had felt two bonds break.

But that realization didn’t do anything to abate my anger. The picture of her naked in bed with another man still haunted my mind and caused my blood to boil. She cheated on me and nothing could change that.

Why was it hurting me then?

Truth is, I didn’t mean for her to die in the process, I just wanted to get rid of the child so my anger could subside. Sabre, my wolf hadn’t spoken to me for days, I could tell he was upset with me.

Sabre always sided with Athena. Even when I had caught her in bed with Sebastian, he had told me to calm down and listen to her side of the story, but I had completely ignored him.

I couldn’t help but wonder if he had been right. What if she hadn’t cheated on me? What if it was all a misunderstanding? Well it was too late to ask those question now wasn’t it?

However, it was too painful to accept. Her death had hurt my body and soul. The frigile side of me had been crushed forever.

I had to deal with it the only way that seemed probable at the moment.

I went in search of my storage and took out a bottle of whiskey. Maybe if I drank long enough, I would see her again and stare into those cerulean eyes of hers that had to much depth and pulled me in.

With one gulp, the bottle was half empty. I emptied the bottle in another gulp and waited, my eyes closed .

But I couldn’t feel her presence as before or smell her scent that aroused and intoxicated me.

Maybe one glass wasn’t enough. I remembered that I had a high alcohol tolerance level and would need more than a bottle to get me out of this pain I felt.

I reached out for another bottle and emptied the content, and then another till three bottles lay on the floor.

Where’s my Athena? Why wasn’t she coming to me. She must be really upset this time. She had every right to be. I had hurt them both.

My Luna

And my baby.

I had hurt them terribly.

Well, fuck my alpha job, what I needed right now was to be wasted and numb. I couldn’t let the guilt consume me.

“Alpha..” I heard a voice call out faintly in my subconscious. A familiar scent followed, but it didn’t calm me down like Athena’s.

“Aiden!” The voice called again and in seconds,the bottle was snatched out of my hands.

“That’s enough!” Greta said when she had the bottle. “Why are you drinking so much?”

I let out a deep growl annoyed that she had stopped me from reconnecting with my Luna. And she was ordering me around, no one orders an Alpha.

“Stop drinking this! That slut is dead and you’re finally rid of her. No one—“

In split seconds, I had her by the neck and pinned her on the wall, barely refraining from using all my strength because it would snap her neck like a dried piece of wood.

“Don’t you dare call her that!” I ordered, rage surging through me.

“Why not? That’s what she was! She cheated on you and you saw it! Everyone calls her a slut cos that’s what she was.” She replied, eyes flaring and looking straight at me, trying desperately to make me agree with her.

Yes, I knew what my people called her, I heard them refer to her as a whore, a slut, a two-timing bitch, whereas, they had loved and adored her a while before this incident. That was why I had locked her up. I didn’t want her hearing what the pack had to say about her. Only I had the right to say those words.

I gritted my teeth hard and tightened my grip on her neck, till her face grew red. I hated her talking trash about my Athena.

“You’re—you’re hurting me!.. please—let—go”

It was obvious she was in pain but i didn’t care.

You can’t hurt me like this—I’m—I’m your mate.

Hearing her say that only made me more angry. The mate bond used to calm me down but hers didn’t work like that. Not like Athena’s.

Even her scent wasn’t so special to me anymore like it had been when the moon goddess had identified her as my new mate. Nothing connected me with her.

“Ai—den” She called, causing my rage to sky rocket and reach its climax. It was so intense that I couldn’t bear to be close to her. I threw myself away from her and withdrew my hold on her neck.

I could hear her coughing and drawing in breaths, but I didn’t pay any attention to that. I walked back to the cabinet and picked up another bottle. I didn’t know how much I had drank now.

“Don’t come in here without my permission. “ I warned, still turning my back to her.

“Alpha. Why are you doing this? You need to stay alive for our union in three days.”

I ignored her and opened the bottle, bringing it to my lips and drinking from it.

“Don’t you want me anymore? Aren’t you grateful that the moon goddess was gracious enough to give you another mate in your lifetime? This gift is rare and you know it. Help me be your Luna..”

“You’ll have that.” I said, not letting her finish so that I wouldn’t get angry again.

“Can’t you just love me like you did Athena? I’ve always loved you..”

“You’ll be my Luna and bear my heir. That’s all it’s going to be.” I said with a tone of finality.

Athena has my heart, even if she had hurt me. I couldn’t get her out of my mind and heart just like that.

“Aiden.” She called, her voice soft and pleading.

“And you better call me Alpha.”

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GRETA’S POV

I walked out of the room, my hands circling the bruises he had left on my skin as he clutched my neck tight. I had to cover up the bruises so no one would gossip.

What was happening to me? We were fine a few hours ago and now Aiden is filled with so much hatred for me.

The witch had warned me about this. She had told me that Athena’s and Aiden’s bond was special and would be difficult to tamper with. But still I had insisted to go through with it. I had to get Aiden and become his Luna. I had loved him for years and the moon goddess chose to give him Athena instead. I saw a chance to change my fate and destiny and I took it.

I have to go back to her and have her make the potion stronger. She had to strengthen the mate’s scent and make it more like Athena’s.

I reached my room and locked the door. I checked my drawer and pulled out the box that contained a few drops of Athena’s tears, what Ursula had used to make the potion for me, helping me smell like his mate and hastening his acceptance of me as his new mate.

What was this about Athena’s body disappearing though? Had someone taken the body? What for? And who could have done that?

I applied some ointment on my neck and cleaned the bruise. His nails had sunk into me and had drawn blood.

I’d endure this for a few days more and once he announces me as his Luna, it would be over and I would be unstoppable.

“I’m done being at the background, an insignificant speck of dust. If the gods won’t write me a good destiny, I’d rewrite it myself.” I said to my reflection who seemed to agree with me

I sprayed on the last bit of potion I had left and returned the box into my drawer.

“It’s showtime.”