All Chapters of HER SECOND CHANCE MATE: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

LUCAS' POVAfter all the soul-baring Aria did last night, she was exhausted and drained, so I let her sleep in. Some of the things she had told me chilled me to the bones. I was convinced that there was a special reason why she was hated so much.She didn't mention a thing about her parents, and I didn't push it. She probably had no memory of them. Alpha Kane was especially cruel to her, and I deduced that he was jealous of her. He didn't know what to do with the jealousy, so he turned around and bullied her so he could feel better about the fact that his mother loved Aria more than she loved him.“The only reason he couldn't throw me out after she died was because she had made him swear to her on her deathbed that he wouldn't throw me out. He kept his promise until I got banished, though.“ She had admitted.“I'm sorry.“ That was the only thing I kept repeating despite the ache in my chest. I was so angry, but I had to focus on her. I had to focus on cradling her in my arms and makin

LUCAS' POV Head Guard Morgan came in with news that I wasn't sure if it was terrible or not. He had gravely informed us that she hadn't been spotted in days.“What?!“ Cole had exploded. “You didn't think you should tell the Alpha the minute she went missing?“Head Guard Morgan went down on his knees immediately while I went into deep thought. “I'm sorry, Beta. I didn't mean to. I know this is not an excuse, but I genuinely had more important things to look out for than Maria. We had just found those two boys at the border, and I was working on tightening the security around our borders.““Rise, Morgan.“ I commanded, and he got to his feet. “When was the last time you saw her?““She was at the feast the Luna prepared, and I clearly remember seeing her the day after. I honestly can't place if I've seen her after that or not.““You were in charge of the guards I placed to tail her round the clock, weren't you? Didn't they report back to you on a daily basis?“He had the nerve to look sh

THIRD PERSON'S POV The members of the Crescent Moon pack were done. They were done with being used by a bigger pack in exchange for security. Not that they were enjoying the benefit of this security.Alpha Harold was even more fed up. On top of his tiredness at the situation, he also felt incredible guilt. He was the reason his people were being debased this way. If only he had given it a second thought, then he wouldn't be in this position. At fifty-seven years of age, he had been ruling the pack for over three decades. His pack was a small one, and he had never felt the need to expand. His people were not complaining. They thrived, and they trusted his leadership. His family had been the ruling family for as long as he could remember. His daughter's mate and husband, Oliver, would take over as soon as he was ready to retire. He was content with his idyllic life, which was why he didn't think to question his oldest friend, Aaron, when he brought him a contract that stated that the

ARIA'S POVLucas had increased my personal security details. I was used to having only Victor following me around. This morning, Brielle and I finally decided to hit the shops. There was a new boutique chain in town. We attracted many curious stares as Brielle and I came in with four huge bodyguards.“I don't like the staring.“ I admitted to Brielle. One of the bodyguards overheard me and suggested that he could do something about it.“Please, leave them be.“ I said hurriedly. Their instructions were clear. Lucas had told them to make sure I was never uncomfortable and that any harm didn't come to me. They weren't allowed past the waiting room before the dressing and changing room. I had to physically stand against them so they wouldn't follow us around while we were looking at the racks.“Why are you so unbothered about this anyway?“ I asked Brielle. She was not even looking behind her as she shopped happily. “About the bodyguards?““Yes.““At some point, I just forget about it and

ARIA'S POVI had just begun to fall asleep on his chest when he asked me that question. Irritation welled up in my chest, and I automatically felt the link between us shut down. Why wouldn't he stop bringing it up?It was even more ridiculous that he thought I still had feelings for Kane of all people. Yes, Kane had been the object of my affections for most of my life, but I was long past that. I had found out that what I thought was love wasn't it at all. It was only because I had never seen someone else to put my feelings on. For the most part, my feelings had been rewarded because the moon goddess had made us mates, but he had ruined it. His rejection had been my own gain because I found my true mate and a whole family that showed me true love and acceptance.“Aria, why did you shut me off?““Because I don't think I want you to see my feelings right now. I feel like you're going to misconstrue it.““What are you feeling?“ His eyes narrowed, and I realized that was the wrong thing