Chapter 78

Zyair pov

“Alpha!”

“What’s it, Franco?” I looked up from my journals. As he stood by the door grinning from ear to ear. Like he won some lottery.

“She’s awake! The Luna is awake!”

Why did my heart jump, not happiness but something else?

“Oh.” I mouthed.

“You don’t seem happy alpha.”

“I’m happy.” I faux a smile and close the journal I was reading.

“You’re going to meet her now, should I prepare the horse.”

“Oh, yes.” I faked and laughed. Like some kind of a fool. I didn’t know what was wrong with me, I’ve been feeling so guilty ever since. I don’t know how to approach her. What to say or how I would go about it. Just while Franco left, Creamy came in.

Now I think I need a padlock on my door. This trespasser!

He didn’t pay anything attention to me but paced up and down the study room.

“She’s awake.”

“I just heard.”

“She would ask of her father.”

“She would ask about Zane.”

“Zane is alive, not dead.”

“Zane is the son I’ve got from someone who is not my mate.”

“Yours is easier than mine.”

“I don’t think so. I’m her mate, you’re not.”

“She could kill me, not you.”

We were both out of our senses as we walked with our backs against each other. I sat down back on the easy chair and dropped my legs on the table. It wasn’t easy as it seems. I know she was gonna wake up someday soon but I wasn’t prepared to face her. And I was happy she was awake. So happy that I would get to see her again. At this point, I just had to be calm and try to make her understand how it all happened. And how it all ended up with them staying in the house with me. I didn’t want Selina around but there was no one to look after Zane. For some reason, he wouldn’t go with anybody. And I’ve never heard him speak. Not a word. She said he talks but he would stare dumbly at you, literally man, he’d not a clue what you’re talking about. We thought maybe he was unfamiliar with the new place he was and he had just gotten out of his sickbed. We should give him some time.

“I’m going to see her. You should take care of things while I’m off.”

“Thought I was gonna come with you.”

“You need to keep an eye on things.”

He nods immediately he got the clue on what I was talking about. Most times we talked in codes, we don’t know who would be listening. Since we now have a snake in the house. He knows he had to watch out for Selina and keep her in check if she forgot her place in the house and the reason she was here. Which was just for a while before I kicked her out. I wanted Zane to settle in first. And be comfortable with everyone then I’ll have her leave.

“It’s gonna be heated.”

“Do you think she would forgive me?”

“It wasn’t your fault it happened that way, you never did plan out your future properly. Yes. She would.”

“That’s what you’ve to say.”

“You were the one who was being a dick.” He picked on his nails, glancing at me. My faked glare took his eyes off me.

“You’re the saint then.”

“Waiting for my mate.”

“Good luck with that.” I huffed.

“Thanks, bro.”

I rolled my eyes. Creamy can be so extra. We all didn’t know things would turn out this way. I thought by now we would’ve started planning a vacation together. Leaving creamy to handle the stress while we enjoy the times we missed together but then. That will have to wait.

“It seems you’ve forgotten I’m the Alpha, I’m older and you’re an omega. If you don’t want me to get rid of your asses.”

He chuckled. Creamy was the best Beta to me. We’ve seen ourselves as such right from the first day he was brought to the pack house. And I couldn’t ask for anything than a friendship like his.

“An Alpha that can’t face his mate. She would’ve your head ripped. I don’t recall you being older than me. Ain’t we the same age.”

I felt goosebumps on my skin. I shook the thought of. Thoughts of her having my head twisted.

“Forget about the numbers. The alpha is the oldest in the pack. Nobody is older than him.”

I’d talk about unrelated things that would take my head off the fact that I was going to meet her in less than some minutes.

“Prince Alpha Zyair of moonlight pack. I wonder how your mate keeps up with you something. It would’ve been so stressful. She would make use of this opportunity.”

“You’re gonna have your mate someday. You’ll see. Don’t come to me for advice. I’ll ask her to strangle you.”

He laughed.

Annoying prick.

“Alpha, the horse is ready.”

I stood up from the chair, and he took the seat.

“You’ve got this.”

I gave him a hand and walked out of the room.

“Never thought I would be seeing your face anytime soon. You came quickly.”

“I’m sorry I’ve not been able to come here. I’ve got a lot to deal with.”

“I won’t say I understand you Alpha, regardless you came come in.” I thought Roger was not gonna open the door for me. He must have been so pissed off with me. He couldn’t even hide it. He stepped aside and I walked into the small comfortable home that was all welcoming.

“She’s with her mother. But first I think we should talk. Don’t you think so too Alpha?”

“We should.” I wanted to sit but with the look in his eyes, I retreated my movements and stood back.

“I won’t take much of your time. You didn’t come here to see me in the first place. I won’t let my daughter be treated as trash. I know you’re the alpha but she’s my daughter.”

“She won’t be treated as one.”

“I don’t like the feelings I’ve been getting lately after you’d publicly introduce your son. There could be other things you’re hiding.” If it hadn’t been that I’ve changed over the times that I’ve passed. I’ve gotten to understand things and see more maturely than I did while I was back at the pack. Then I was a fool. A dreaded fool.

It was scary how I was able to make my mark on the pack at such a young age and got everyone to hate or be scared of me. And that j could do anything that I deemed fit.

“There would be options for you but not my daughter if anything had happened to her. We all make mistakes. I know. But you shouldn’t make it twice.”

I heard he strangled the already poisoned Jason. He could do the same to me, who knows? If I made a mess with his daughter. I would be in the pit of hell. It’s strange when the ones who we tend to find weaker becomes so strong. They’re just omegas but yet they didn’t appear as one. Just as Creamy was.

Omegas gave birth to a powerful child.

“One thing I asked. Take good care of our daughter Ama. Keep loving her and don’t let her cry.”

“I promise to do all that.”

“Good luck.” He tapped my shoulders and left me.

That was when she came out from the side door. Her hair fell on her shoulders, her green eyes were glistening, the eyes that I missed seeing, her red nightie fitted her small body and makes her look adorable and I wanted to hug her and pet her with kisses but I was restricted by my guilt. Her mother held her hands as they walked to where I was and she sat down without staring at me.

“It’s fine. You don’t have to be all fidgety.” She uttered while taking my hand, she came to my side and whispered.

“Her heart is filled with so much love for you, she can’t even think of hating on you. Just a little touch and boom! She would forget about everything.” I muffled a laugh.

“Mother! I can hear you.”

“I just whispered..”

“Betrayal!”

“How did you even hear that.” She grumbled after throwing a wink my way and left us together.

I felt reassured. I was able to get my confidence back. I closed the distance between us by squatting to her side with my hands on her thighs.

“You kept your promise.”

“What promise.”

“That you were gonna come back as green eyes, as my little mate, and as Amaia.”

“You heard what I said.”

“I always listened to you.”

I touched her face. Staring at her eyes.

“I’m sorry Amaia, my life had never been on a smooth path. It had always been rough. And when I met you, I found that reason to breathe again. Because I felt the love I never felt for a long time. Sometimes I envied the love your father gave to you. Even when he wasn’t truly your father. I never had anything like that. The only love I got was from Creamy.

It might not all make sense to you, I don’t even know how to explain it all. I lived carelessly till I met you. And I would’ve continued to be that way if nothing had happened, I’m sorry it all got messed up.”

“You’d a son.”

I withdrew my hand from her face and took her hands.

“I’m sorry, I made you feel this way. I lived a life that I was ashamed of saying that’s why I couldn’t tell any of that to you. I wanted to keep it away from you forever but then I couldn’t hide the truth because we came to my home where I was known. Someone would have said a word to you. That he was this and he was...”

she got me off guard when she kissed me, shutting me up with the kiss. Because I was blabbing nonsense. She held the back of my head and pushed me closer to her.

“I heard he’s cute.” She smiled when she pulled back from me. I stare at my mate. She touched my face and cupped them.

“I would like to meet him. Who knows, we could bond.”

I smiled, and that was when I felt a tear drop off my face. She kissed them away. I didn’t know what to say.

“It doesn’t mean I’m not hurt but then I tried to understand. You were told your mate was dead. And I thought I would never find mine, even if I did, would I be accepted? A mate that would kill her mate. But you accepted me regardless of how it would all end and begged me to love me at first. And what do you expect, toss you away to some witch just because you’ve got a son.”

“I thought you would hate me because of it.”

“You couldn’t wait for someone who you thought was dead. If it had been after we met, then it would’ve been a different thing but it was in the past. I don’t hate you because of it I just hope it doesn’t change anything between us but makes us stronger than we were. That’s all I hope for.”

“A mate as you was all I needed. I know I’m not perfect but I would be perfect for you. And nothing would ever come between us. We’ve survived through the hell we both went through, and I could never think of anything else except you. It's you and no other. Mine forever is with you and no one else. I love you so much and I won’t stop loving you.”

She hugged me. I wrapped my hands around her.

“Thank you for being alive, for giving the moonlight pack a chance to live, and for giving me, love.”

“I won’t have been able to go through all these without you Zyair. You kept me going. If anyone thought having a son would take us apart, they’re probably joking.”

“I love you.”

“I love you more little mate...”