Filed To Story: Goddess's Design His Fated Mate (Willow & Reuben)
“Yes,”
I confirmed.
“That’s so fucking unpredictable! In this way we will able to see how the fire actually took place and who this fucking mysterious attacker is,”
he spoke excitedly but then he paused and questioned, “Wait, you did all of this, does this mean you knew that this mysterious attack would happen at that rogue hideout?”
he asked hurriedly.
I hummed in response. “Actually, I had my suspicions, so I took a gamble. Now they’ve been confirmed,”
I explained.
“How? I mean, how did you figure out the attacker would target them? All this time, only werewolf packs were being attacked, so how did you predict that now the good-for-nothing rogues would be the target?”
he asked impatiently.
I stopped the car in front of the house that I had left some time ago, and I grazed my thumb over the soft edge of the handkerchief in silence.
“Maybe I’ve finally understood something,”
I raised my gaze to look at the open door of the house and ended the call.
The door was wide open, just as I had left it. Climbing out of the car, I entered the house, only to find the living room where I had left her was empty. The entire house was as silent as a tomb, and Willow’s scent had faded away.
Dex began panicking in my head, my whole being felt cursed as the thought of her leaving me consumed my mind. I could no longer maintain the facade of calmness and rushed towards the bedroom. Had she really run away? Had she abandoned me? Was it her choice?
If she ran away if she truly ran away
I stormed into the room like an insane beast, only to freeze in the middle of the room at the sight of a beautiful figure curled up on the bed. Her eyes were closed, and she was tucked under the blanket. Taking deep, heavy breaths, I stared at her with wide eyes in disbelief.
She she hadn’t run away. I took slow steps closer to her. Could it be my imagination? She had every opportunity to escape me, yet there she was, sleeping peacefully on the bed. I climbed onto the bed and cuddled her from behind. My heart was beating so fast it felt like it might burst from my chest.
She was real. Willow was real. She hadn’t run away from me.
Going crazy with happiness and unable to control my emotions, I buried my face in her hair and pulled her into the warmth of my body, never intending to let her go. “Why why didn’t you run away?”
I whispered, knowing she could hear me.
Willow clenched her fists in the bedsheets and whispered back, “Would you have given up on me if I had escaped?”
“Never,”
I shook my head. “Reuben can never give up on Willow, no matter how much she hates or pushes him away. Not even if death separates us.”
I bit my lips and confessed, “Now I am not running anywhere. I want to know what would have changed if I had not escaped six years ago,”
Alpha Adam
In the Opal Moon packhouse, there was a personal library reserved solely for the Alpha. Due to my position, it had been passed down to me. However, it held countless secrets of our ancestors and history, including a few that I had hidden away over the years. Finally, the one that I had been looking for lay before my eyes: a photograph that was taken six past. To locate it, I had turned the entire library upside down, scattering books and important papers everywhere. Amidst the chaos, I stood, wide-eyed, holding the photograph in my hand.
I I was correct. It was her.
Six years ago, during a visit to the palace, I had coincidentally witnessed Elder Frank nearly get killed by Alpha Reuben. Though I didn’t dare interrupt the altercation, I overheard enough to understand that Reuben was issuing perilous warnings to Frank. I didn’t know why, but I felt the curious urge to discover Reuben’s weaknesses and secrets. Later, when Frank attempted to flee, I apprehended him and coerced him into divulging everything that had transpired.
He was so terrified that his mind was no longer stable. However, he confided in me that Alpha Reuben was involved with a woman. He warned that anyone with ill intentions toward her would face Reuben’s wrath. Such statements frightened me, but what Elder Frank disclosed next surpassed my imagination.
Elder Frank possessed extensive knowledge, including the ability to read fate. When he encountered Reuben’s woman, he read her fate simply by gazing upon her face. He had been horrified by what he saw. Her fate was incredibly twisted, he sensed that she had a very dark past. A past that was better off dead and buried under the shadows of the night. Anyone associated with her was destined to face misfortune and death. Every person connected to her was destined for doom.
He didn’t explain why he made such a statement, but fear prevented him from saying more. With that, he fled, leaving me with a photo of the woman. I couldn’t investigate further due to the many events involving Alpha Luis and Reuben in the following years. Therefore, I kept the photo hidden in the library for reasons unknown. However, when I recently came across a clear photo of Alpha Reuben’s soulmate, I realized it was the same woman with the twisted fate. I I never imagined the woman Frank told me about years ago was Reuben’s soulmate!
“How dare that woman return after so many years?!”
I furiously crushed her photograph in my hand. Despite knowing the ominous nature of the future that awaited her, she dared to give birth to two of Reuben’s children!
Frank’s statement about her twisted fate had proven true. Six years ago, the Emerald Bright Pack had been torn apart thanks to her. I lost my best friend, Luis. Everyone’s relationships had changed, while Reuben had transformed into a beast walking on two legs. Despite his life having been ruined on so many levels, he had still welcomed back the only woman that all the blame rested on. Her twisted fate had manifested true because as soon as she returned, she stole Reuben from Ella, ruining their relationship and the marriage treaty!
Suddenly, the news of Frank’s disappearance from the Emerald Bright Pack crossed to mind. My whole body turned cold when I realized that Frank hadn’t been seen leaving the Emerald Bright because he was dead, Reuben killed him! Once again, that wretched soulmate of his was the catalyst behind it!
Now, Reuben had left the pack to chase after her, with every intention of bringing her back.
“Fuck! I can’t let it happen. I can’t let that wretched she-wolf return to the Emerald Bright Pack and ruin everything for Ella,”
I murmured, running my fingers through my hair in panic. Reuben was already obsessed with her, so he wouldn’t believe me if I told him about her twisted fate. Or worse, he would kill me like he did Frank. But Ella was my top priority. I had intentionally and forcefully sent her to deal with a treaty for Opal Moon as soon as she returned from the Thanksgiving party. She had yet to return and now it was time for me to take action.
Storming out of the library, I made my way downstairs.
“Roman!”
I yelled, my Beta appeared in the living room hurriedly.
“Alpha,”
he stood up straight, ready to receive orders.
“Find this she-wolf and kill her on the spot,”
I commanded, slamming the photo down onto the nearby table. “Remember, she should not return to the Emerald Bright Pack alive no matter the consequences. It’s better if her ash never returns either!”
“I understand,”
he replied before leaving with the photo.
I looked at the old photo of the wretched she-wolf in my hand again and tossed it into the fireplace, watching it burst into flames.
Willow
I had never been a light sleeper, but when the phone vibrated twice beside my pillow, I could no longer ignore it. Since I didn’t have my phone with me, it was obviously coming from Reuben’s. My eyes landed on the clock on the wall. It was only nine PM. I was annoyed and didn’t want to talk to him, so I had been sleeping in bed all day like a stubborn child. He had been sleeping with me since he returned. I couldn’t help but wonder, who could possibly be calling him?
I glanced over my shoulder to find him sound asleep. Usually, he slept very lightly. The slightest of sounds or movements would wake him, so why wasn’t he up yet?
When the phone vibrated again, I decided to switch it off. The problem was once my eyes landed on the name on the screen, my hand paused. It was Ella, and now she was messaging instead of calling. The corners of my lips twitched, and I decided to put it back. However, the messages continued flashing on the screen, and I couldn’t help but read them.
“Reuben, I heard you’ve been missing from the pack for a few days now.”
“Where are you?”
“I’m worried. Please come back.”
“Can I come meet you?”
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