Alpha And Luna
Chapter 40

Previously

I see my mother come in a rage and then nothing, I open them and I see a boy who looks strangely like my mother. He was angry.

-You're

too young to be here!

-As if I'd decided!

He huffs.

-You're just like my sister.

-Malo?

Present

POV Kyle

The beeping of the machine becomes nothing more than a strident noise announcing that his heart has given out, my baby, my princess, my life, has just left me. Leaving me my son, our son, he looks so much like him. -I'm so sorry for your loss.

I smile sadly at her and take my son in my arms, the thought that she'll never be able to hold him in her arms makes me even sadder. I turn round and see Freya crying in her husband's arms. She gets up and walks over to me before taking me in her arms. -You won't be alone in your grief, you'll have him...

A tear rolls down my cheek and I look at my son, he has his mother's beautiful light blue eyes, my hair and mouth, but Maeva's pretty thin nose.

-What did you call him?

-Nick, Maeva wanted him to be called Nick, so it will be Nick.

Fabien smiles at me.

-She wanted to call him that for your brother Fabien, that's what she told me.

They stayed for a while, then he left again, and Léna arrived with Josh.

-She's...

-Dead," I say wearily.

She collapses in her husband's arms.

-Léna?

She looks up at me.

-Could you take Nick? I'd like to say a final goodbye to my wife... to Maeva.

I can't even say my wife, because I didn't ask her to marry me, why? Why didn't I? I walk towards her room and what I see breaks my heart even more, she's white, her lips are purple and the sight is horrible. I walk over to her and take her hand. -Maeva...

I cry.

-I won't be able to do it, Maeva, I won't be able to keep the promise I made you, he looks so much like you, it'll be too difficult. I had the ring hidden in my sock drawer, but I didn't dare.

I walk out of the room and see my parents with Nick in their arms.

-Kyle...

-Mummy...

-My baby, everything's going to be fine, I'm here, I'm going to help you get back on your feet, I'm sure that's what Maeva would have wanted.

-I'm going to raise Kyle, but when he's old enough to look after the pack, I'm going to join her. It's too hard, why? Why her and not someone else? Why did we have to be such powerful soul mates? If it wasn't for all this, she'd be alive, I'd be able to see her smile, touch her, kiss her...

-But if it wasn't for that, you wouldn't have Nick...

-But I don't care about Nick! He took my wife, my life, my everything! It's because of him that I lost her, he didn't deserve me to have life instead of her!

My mother slaps me.

-You don't mean a word you say Kyle, it's the emotions.

-Thanks, Mum.

I get up and take my son in my arms.

-I'm going to take good care of him.

-I hope so, otherwise I'm going to kill you myself.

The doctor's on his way.

-The body has been transferred to the coffin, you can decide when the funeral will take place.

I nod and go home, leave my son in his room and go to mine, there's his smell, that smell I'll never be able to erase from my memory. I contact the pack and tell them to come to the meeting room in five minutes. Five minutes later, I walk into the room and start talking. -Your luna has given birth, a little alpha called Nick.

Everyone applauds.

-But your luna didn't survive, she gave her life for that of our son, she wanted you to have a future alpha so that the pack wouldn't disappear. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at the pack cemetery.

I can feel everyone's sadness through the link, every member of the pack comes to see me to offer their sincerest condolences and then goes home. Me? I go back to bed, tomorrow is the hardest day, it's the last time I'll be able to see Maeva.

I got up at least three times last night for my son, but he wouldn't stop crying, all he wanted was his mother. I woke up with an incredible headache and went to get my son, prepared his bottle and gave it to him before taking a shower, getting dressed to go to the funeral and getting my son dressed, I put on his pyjamas. I take the shell, put him in it and off we go to say a final goodbye to Maeva. I still can't believe she's gone, even though I can already feel the loss inside me. When I arrive, I get Nick out of the car and head for the coffin.

-Now we can get started.

After thirty minutes, my son starts to cry, so I take him out of the shell and kiss him. When he takes my thumb and puts it in his mouth, I smile and turn to look at the people present. Why aren't Maeva's parents here, or her brother? It's strange, I'd never have missed my sister or daughter being buried. I walk over to the coffin and place a kiss on Maeva's forehead, then take the ring I wanted to give her and put it on her finger.

-I wanted you to be before I let you go, I'm going to miss you Maeva, you don't know how much.

I step back and pick up my son, a hand settles on my shoulder, I turn round and see Maeva. I take a step back, then suddenly she's gone.

-Are you all right, Kyle? You look like you've seen a ghost.

-I did too, I'm sure I saw Maeva.

I turn around and see Freya, who's all white.

-Are you sure you're OK?

-Yeah, yeah, I've got to go.

-But you're not even staying at your daughter's funeral?

-Not if it's not the real thing.

Then she disappears like that girl, but what is this? Is this some kind of joke? Because if it is, she's really not funny. Is Maeva still alive? I don't understand any more. Freya POv

-Malo?

-So you did what I asked?

-Yes, when is she coming back?

-We're lucky enough that mother is giving your daughter a second chance...

-You don't know the circumstances, Malo!

-And then, you failed to protect her...

-She died giving birth to her son Malo, she decided to give her life for that of her son, why do you think Mother is giving my daughter one last chance! -I know, Freya.

-Shut up, Malo, and send my daughter back to me.

-It doesn't work like that, she has to pass the three tests and then she can come back. You've hidden her body, haven't you?

-Yes yes, I took another corpse and used magic to make it Maeva's so-called body.

-I'll do that.

-Thank you Malo.

-I'll do anything for my sister.

Then he disappears, I hope she succeeds, otherwise I'm going to lose my baby forever.