Filed to story: Goddess's Design His Fated Mate (Willow & Reuben)
My heart clenched at the sight of his slightly red and puffy eyes. His hair was messy, his face had lost most of its healthy glow, and he looked thinner, as if he hadn’t eaten for days. Obviously, he hadn’t been taking care of himself, let alone slept. “Your beard has grown,”
I smiled through watery eyes, gently resting my hand against his cheek. “You promised to always take care of yourself,”
I whispered, reminding him of the promise he had at sunset point.
“I couldn’t help it, after all you made me wait a month,”
he whispered, his eyes slightly wet. As his words washed over me, a wave of guilt and sorrow weighed on my heart. I had given him another heavy dose of abandonment and suffering while I was unconscious.
“I’m so sorry,”
I whispered, my voice choked with emotion as I hugged him. He instantly hugged me back as if I would fly away. Tears streamed down my cheeks like a river, I could no longer control my emotions. I buried my face in his chest, crying my heart out as I recalled the horrifying events I endured with Dark, how I had been consumed by evil, and how I had killed him.
Consumed with revenge for my family and all the innocent people hurt, the fear of losing my children and Reuben, I set the evil inside me free even knowing that the result could be that I never return. However, there had always been this man there that would never give up on me.
“Everything is fine now. Don’t cry,”
he gently kissed my forehead. I looked up at him with teary eyes.
“Wyatt and Lori?”
I sniffed. “The packhouse had caught fire ”
“Our children are safe, thanks to Bix. He found a cure for Wyatt and Lori and protected them,”
he wiped away my tears and smiled warmly. “They’re eagerly waiting for their mommy to wake up.”
More tears flowed from my eyes as I nodded happily, “I want to see them.”
“Do you feel weak? The doctor said you should rest for a few days,”
he explained.
“I can’t wait. I want to see the twins first, then I will rest,”
I stubbornly stated.
He chuckled. “Okay, let’s go,”
he helped me sit up on the bed. “Can you walk?”
I nodded, slowly putting my feet on the cold floor but just as I took the first two steps, my legs gave out in weakness. Reuben grabbed me by the arms before I could fall to the floor. “Your body is weak,”
he said, then scooped me up into his arms. Surprised, I wrapped my arms around his neck, “Let’s go.”
He carried me out of our bedroom and downstairs while I refused to look away from him. I forgot the world around me, I barely even noticed Walter and Ella when they crossed paths with us downstairs. My heart fluttered as butterflies filled my stomach when Reuben locked eyes with me. He smiled so handsomely that I could fall in love with him again and again. He was mine my Reuben that loved me unconditionally. I leaned my head against his chest and let myself in his hands completely.
Oran and Bix had stopped in the living room together, they watched Reuben and I enter the dining room where children were eating and chatting with Alpha Louis. All of them stopped and looked at the two of us with surprise in their eyes before Wyatt and Lori jumped down from their chairs.
“Mummy!!”
Reuben put me down. I immediately knelt and pulled my precious children in my arms, tears once again rolled on my cheeks but I did not care when my whole world was back within my reach. My soulmate and my children. I looked up at Reuben who hugged the three of us from behind.
Unknown to us Walter, Ella, Oran, Bix, Alpha Louis, and Sky were all watching us with a smile.
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“Mummy, see Daddy did my hair again,”
Lori excitedly showed me her ponytail that Reuben had made as the children once again got ready to return to kindergarten.
“Daddy made my favorite sandwich for lunch,”
Wyatt grinned, showing off his lunchbox.
“That’s great, make sure that you finish all of your lunch and look out for each other,”
I kissed both of their cheeks, only to spot Alpha Louis waiting by the doorway, watching the three of us.
He lowered his gaze, not daring to meet mine, “Children, let’s go.”
“Grandpa,”
Wyatt and Lori raced over to him. They liked him so much that they spent almost every minute they could with him already.
Alpha Louis now drove the children to kindergarten. I never imagined that the man who once harbored so much hatred toward me would have such a deep connection and love for his grandchildren. He took on the responsibility of safely driving them, a duty previously handled by Reuben. Though father and son still didn’t speak to each other, I could see that Alpha Louis wasn’t going anywhere. However, he seemed so guilty about his actions that he avoided making eye contact with me. I honestly wasn’t sure how I felt about him.
Once they left, I focused on my breakfast. It had originally been a lovely breakfast made by Reuben just for me before he had to rush off to an important business meeting.
This had been the norm for the last three days. Reuben had been taking care of the children and me, especially, even though I was feeling a lot better. The world could change, but not his possessiveness towards me. Not that I was complaining; I was loving the attention and care from my mate.
While eating I got a message from Sky. He was going for an Alpha meeting. After Alpha Benjamin’s death and all the revelation of his father’s evil deed, he was broken.
Just as I finished my breakfast and went to the front yard for a walk, Ella passed by.
“Hey,”
she awkwardly smiled, my smile mirrored hers.
“Hi”
“How are you feeling now?”
She walked into the front yard. During the past three days, everyone had come to visit me except Ella. Now I could tell that the reason she hadn’t was that she was too embarrassed to face me.
“A lot better,”
I smiled and asked, “how about you? I heard you are leaving Emerald Bright this weekend.”
She nodded, “I have to leave. After all, this was not the place that I belonged from the beginning,”
she smiled.
“Are you going back to the Opal Moon Pack?”
I hesitated a little because the other day she completely ignored Alpha Adam. He was still living in Emerald Bright solely due to the fact that Ella still lived here.
“I am never going back to Opal Moon,”
she murmured.