Filed To Story: Goddess's Design His Fated Mate (Willow & Reuben)
“Why? Does it hurt when she cries?”
Oran’s glare intensified, drawing closer to my face.
“Stop it,”
I growled at him.
“Why? Are you angry at me?”
He chuckled.
“Don’t provoke me, Oran,”
I cautioned.
“Why? Do you want to kill me?”
He leaned dangerously close. “Why not do it now and be done with it, Bix,”
he whispered.
“Stop it!”
I roared, shoving him away and landing a powerful punch to his mouth.
He made no effort to evade my blow, instead accepting it. Ella gasped in shock, while my hand trembled, the one that had struck Oran, faltering at the sight of his wolf’s piercing gaze fixed on me. His hair was down, covering his forehead like always, yet I felt ensnared by the radiant intensity of his wolf’s eyes lurking beneath the shadows.
The sight of blood at the corner of Oran’s mouth combined with his eyes jolted me back to reality. What had I done? I shouldn’t have raised my fist against Oran, knowing well he’d never retaliate. I shouldn’t have
“Enough the both of you,”
a commanding yet subdued voice that was unmistakably Reuben’s pierced the tension.
Looking past Oran, I spotted Reuben leaning nonchalantly against the car, smoking. His condition looked far worse than Oran’s. He’d been observing the three of us in silence all along.
Reuben
Love and friendship had been the essence of my life, the sight of Oran and Bix at odds, a rarity over the past eight years, was unbearable.
“Stop this before I toss the both of you over the pack’s cliff,”
I muttered, crushing the cigarette under the heel of my shoe. They remained fixated on each other, enveloped in an eerie silence that gripped the surroundings until another voice shattered the stillness.
“Alpha!”
Mia’s entrance into the clearing, her loud shout, grated on my already frayed nerves. Pissed off and battling a pounding headache, I turned my gaze toward her, causing her to flinch and freeze in place.
“What’s the matter?”
I inquired in a hushed tone.
“Willow ”
At the mention of Willow’s name, my attention sharpened, and Dex’s voice echoed in my mind, “What about Willow?”
Mia took a deep breath before responding, “I can’t find her anywhere in the pack!”
she exclaimed.
“What the hell does that mean?”
My eyes instantly darkened. “What about Wyatt and Lori?”
“When I went to pick them up for kindergarten this morning, they were missing too,”
she stuttered. The news made my mind go blank. The children were missing and Willow too. Did she did she My sanity snapped like an over extended thread.
“HOW DID SHE DISAPPEAR?!”
I roared, any trace of composure I had shattered. Mia screamed in fear, stepping back, while Ella flinched, gripping Bix’s hand tightly.
“Reuben ”
Bix’s voice held a tinge of panic as they watched my wolf taking over, their fearful eyes fixed on the blood trickling from various injuries on my body, flowing more steadily with every passing moment.
“Reuben, stay still! You are losing a lot of blood”
They both attempted to approach me, seeking to stop whatever was happening, but I turned my gaze around.
“Where’s Willow? Did she run away?”
I repeated the question, my mind grappling with the possibility of her taking advantage of my absence to escape with the children.
Her words echoed in my mind, I can’t forget Ella and you
My heart skipped a beat, remembering her tearful confession. She was hurt and resentful toward me. She didn’t want me; she abandoned me once more.
No this couldn’t be happening.
“WILLOW!”
I roared, my voice echoing through the clearing. She couldn’t leave me. I couldn’t lose her!
“Search for Willow before Reuben does something insane!”
Oran’s urgent yell pierced the air, the entire area becoming a frantic game of hide and seek. I stood alone in the clearing, my eyes desperately searching for her.
“WILLOW!!”
If I couldn’t find her, if she escaped, I was going to annihilate every living thing I possibly could. Then I was going to end myself, until
“Reuben”
She came to stand in front of me
“Mommy, where’s daddy?”
Lori inquired again while munching on her dinner. I’d lost count of how many times she’d asked by now.
“Daddy didn’t play with me this evening or join us for dinner. Where is he, mommy?”
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