Betrayed Luna's Second Chance Alphas
Betrayed Luna’s Second Chance Alphas – Chapter 50

-Riley-

WHY? Why did Adrian not say anything to Roman? Even through the pain, that was the only thing I could think of. Gem whimpered.

“Did he not want us anymore?” Gem was concerned about Adrian.

My heart was already breaking. How could Roman not be- MINE? Why would the goddess do this to me, to us? I knew Roman. And Roman wouldn’t stay.

I remembered that nightmare I had a few days ago, and my heart raced just thinking about that as I curled my legs towards my chest and rocked myself.

In that nightmare, Roman walked away from me. Roman left. I begged him to stop, but he didn’t. Adrian was next to me in my dreams, without saying anything. It haunted me at first, the nightmare, but I ignored it, thinking it was only a stupid dream, but what if it wasn’t?

My tears wouldn’t stop. My sob had become a soft sniffle, but I wasn’t alright. This was not alright.

I couldn’t hurt Roman. I couldn’t hurt Adrian. My heart broke for all of us.

Roman sat next to me. He didn’t know. I had a feeling that he wouldn’t be here if he knew. Was that why Adrian didn’t tell him or anyone? What was he thinking right now? I wanted to know what he was thinking in his head when he asked Roman to help me.

I wondered how Adrian controlled his wolf. My eyes met his for a fleeting second, and I begged to replace something. He looked away. His body was clenched, as if he was trying so hard not to let his wolf come out and claim me.

I thought the pain and suffering would stop once Hiran was out of my life. I thought my life would go the way I wanted it to, after Hiran was completely cut off from me, but here I was…

I hated the Goddess. How could she do this to me?

“Oh Kitten, it is alright.”

How could I tell him it was not? Why would I tell him when I knew it might push him away from my life permanently?

At that moment, I wanted nothing but to just disappear into thin air. I instinctively reached to him for support. With trembling hands, I clung to him, as if he were my anchor in this storm.

“But… Adrian…”

Suddenly, she only cared about Adrian? What about Roman? What would I do now? What should I do now? I didn’t know. I wanted Dee. She would know what I should do.

“Don’t be mad at me. I didn’t do anything.”

“You told me Roman was good for me. Why did you say that, when you- you-” I sounded hysterical even to myself. And crazy. I knew nothing would come out of me screaming at my wolf.

“He was never ours. I didn’t do anything to you, Riley. I just- I wanted us to get over Hiran and Roman was… Roman was amazing. Roman is amazing. I didn’t hurt you. Lashing out at me is not going to solve this or our problem.” She sighed.

My grip around Roman tightened, as if I were clinging to the fragments of my shattered world, desperately holding on to something familiar amidst the overwhelming pain. The room seemed to blur around me, the colors fading into a haze. The pain of the broken bond was nothing compared to this.

It was as if my whole world was rocking.

“Oh my Kitten, come on, let me take you to your room,” Roman said as he stood up and took me in his arms. His body was already glowing with his magic. I felt dizzy. The pain intensified as he walked out, away from Adrian. I wailed in pain.

I held onto Roman, replaceing a fragile sense of comfort in his embrace, while my body convulsed with silent sobs.

I turned around and saw Adrian. His eyes were red. He turned away from me without saying or doing anything. What did he want me to do? I didn’t know. I couldn’t even think beyond this pain.

“Roman, promise me you will stay.”

“Of course, Kitten,” he said as he pressed his warm lips to my forehead. “The pain will go away soon. And I am not going anywhere until it does.”

We went to the elevator as his white light intensified, and I knew he was using his magic to ease my pain. Soon the elevator stopped and he ran to a room and opened the door. It smelled like Roman.

“I stay here when I visit Nightshade. I have an apartment away from this place, too,” Roman said as he put me down on the bed and pulled the blanket up to my chin before he sat next to me. “You and Hiran are… over, Kitten. You are going to be alright. You are strong and you will get through this.”

My lips trembled. He pressed his thumb to the underside of my eyes and wiped my tears.

“I am sorry you are in so much pain.”

I nodded. I wanted to tell him, but the words simply wouldn’t come. Gem was moaning at the back of my head for Adrian. I wanted to rip myself into two and hand the two pieces to Adrian and Roman. I would, if that was possible.

He cupped my face as his power floated around him.

“Close your eyes, Kitten. Just close your eyes.”

I felt as I had felt when he put me to sleep the other day.

“Are you making me fall asleep?” I whispered, still sniffling. My body had finally stopped wracking, but the pain was still there. In every bone.

“Yes. You have to sleep.”

I offered him my hand and he grabbed it. I gripped it tighter.

“Roman, I lov-love you. Don’t-“

I fell asleep.

***

-Adrian-

Time stood still when I felt her warm scent of vanilla wafting in the air. Clay clawed from inside.

“My mate.”

I wanted to growl the words out. MATE. MINE. I wanted the whole world to know that she was mine. The words were at the tip of my tongue, but I waited. I waited for Roman to say the same words. I was looking at him, my heart racing, but nothing came. In the overwhelming silence, Riley’s eyes, soft green eyes, filled with brokenness and tears, met mine. Her lips parted, but no sound came.

Roman would help her. I had to get the hell out of here.

I felt my heart shattering into a million pieces, each shard cutting deep into my soul. I could hardly breathe, and my chest constricted with an agonizing ache. As soon as Roman left the King’s council with Riley, I ran out. Nobody came after me.

I just ran. I didn’t shift. I knew what shifting would mean. Clay would take over and he didn’t have patience to wait. He hated that

Roman was the one with her and not us.

But how could I hurt Roman or her?

She was mine. She was my mate. But I knew her heart belonged to Roman. She loved him more than me. I was the second choice.

Maybe it was the bond that made her choose me, despite knowing the consequences. If it wasn’t for the bond, the one that connected us, even when we didn’t fully feel it, she wouldn’t have kissed me, or chosen me.

The feelings I had felt for her, the connection, it wasn’t pathetic. It wasn’t just desperation. It was the bond. I couldn’t recognize it fully because she had Hiran’s mark, which was stopping both of us from feeling it.

“But why did you run? Why did you not stay, you fu.cking as.shole?” Clay growled. “You could have taken her pain away. We deserve to be there, Adrian. We deserve to be with her.”

Clay shook his head, looking agitated. He shook his head, his frustration and need palpable. I could feel his turmoil, and it hurt me, it hurt my soul to see him like this, but I knew I had to do that.

Desperation flickered in his eyes. Every fiber of Clay’s being seemed to vibrate with a restless energy, as if he were on the brink of a breaking point. I couldn’t let him break.

“I beg of you, Clay.”

“I love Roman and Karl just as much as you do, but…” Clay howled. The weight of his emotions pressed upon me like an oppressive force. He paced back and forth in my head, his steps quick and erratic, his movements mirroring the chaos that filled both our thoughts.

I ran my hand through my hair, tugging at it. Beads of sweat formed on my brow.

Clay’s voice cracked, betraying the depth of his emotions, as he pleaded with me.

“Go back to her.”

I ignored him. I didn’t know what I was doing. I just wanted to leave. I ran further away from Nightshade, away from her magnetic scent. If I stayed, I knew I would give in. I would give in to Clay’s begging.

“MATE. She is my mate. And if Roman knew it, he wouldn’t stay, he wouldn’t come between us,” I murmured to myself. “How could I do that to Roman?”

“You are always thinking about Roman, but what about me? What about you? Did you not want to be with her?” Clay sounded hurt.

“I want to be with her more than anything. But not when it is going to destroy Roman. No. Never.”

“What the fu.ck are you going to do then, Adrian? Are you a fu.cking idi.ot? Not being with her would destroy you, too.”

“I don’t care. I don’t. I won’t hurt both of them. Roman gave me a chance with her. I knew he didn’t want to share, but he did only because I asked him. Now, what would I tell him? He wouldn’t stay even if I begged him.”

“He would stay for Riley. He loves her.”

“But…”

Clay sighed.

“Do whatever you want, Adrian.” His voice felt low.

“No, don’t leave me now. I am already-“

“I am not leaving you,” Clay sighed. “Despite the fact that you are an absolute idi.ot.”

I ran further, weaving through the park and into the woods. B***d pounded. Heart raced. Distance. More distance.

My phone rang.

Mind-link only worked within a certain distance. I was now farther away than I wanted. I stopped and took a deep breath. It was Roman.

“Ash said she saw you running. Where the hell are you? Why aren’t you here, Adrian. She needs us, and you think this is the time to have a run?”

My fingers shook.

“How is Riley?”

“She is sleeping. Come back, Ad. You know you have to be here. Why did you leave now of all times?”

“I- I can’t come back yet.”

“What the fu.ck are you saying, Adrian? F**k.ing come back or I will replace you and kill you.”

“I am sorry, Roman, I can’t.”

“Why are you sorry? What the hell happened, Ad?”

***

-The creature-

The creature slinked closer. The man’s back was a haze of blurry red and black, but he heard the pounding of b***d. Sweet, sweet b***d. There was a shrill sound. The man moved. His b***d smelled different to the creature. Something was affecting this man and the creature smelled it in his b***d.

Pain? PAIN. The creature understood pain and b***d.

He licked his sharp incisors. Drool dripped down his chin as he continued to stalk his prey.

His ghastly and grotesque face twisted in what looked like pleasure. A soft roar left his lips as he turned to look at the creature standing next to him. He didn’t know who she was. He barely had any memories, but she was the one like him. They both escaped their master.

His pale and deathly skin glowed in the moonlight as his sunken eyes continued to look. B***d. B***d.

He rarely remembered words. There were only roars and grunts in his head when he was hungry. But b***d was the only word he didn’t forget, he couldn’t forget.

The more he drank, the more he felt like he was in control. B***d made some fragments of his memories come back. When he drank b***d, he remembered things. Without b***d, everything was like a tangled piece of wire, and nothing made sense to him.

His predatory eyes gleamed red.

B***d. More b***d.

He jumped out and pushed his claws deep into the man’s back. The man howled in pain, but whirled around, pulling himself out of the creature’s claws. B***d gushed out. The thing he had in his hand hit the ground.

There were sounds coming from the other end of the thing.

The creature stalked towards the man. The man stumbled. He had lost b***d, but he was still standing, unlike his previous prey. The creature roared and pounced.

“f**k my luck.”

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