My Alpha's Wolfless Daughter
My Alpha’s Wolfless Daughter – Chapter 75

Alpha Nate

I was furious as I watched my mate storm out of the dining room.

“What the f**k is your problem?” I yelled.

“Ayla is our queen and she should be with a king!” He retorted and I scoffed.

“And that’s you? The fucker who promised her the world and then fucken left. Sounds like a great option for her.” He growled as we all stood up from the table.

“Enough,” Xander demanded.

“Kaden, I know you don’t understand the mate bond but you have no right to tell Ayla who she should be with. She doesn’t want to hurt you, but you need to let her go. If you love her, you will let her be happy.” Xander exclaimed.

“Kaden, I know this is hard for you, but she shouldn’t have to feel like she has to hide her relationship with Nate. He has done nothing but love her, and we have all seen it. They may have a bond, but who are you to say what they have isn’t real?” Chase defended.

“I’m not asking for your permission to be happy with my mate. And if you want to be in her life, you are going to have to get over it and move on. I’m not going anywhere,” I growled, gripping the back of the chair.

“Can everyone just calm down? We almost lost her. She is a part of both our worlds and she is under enough stress. Ayla needs to know that we have her back and that she can trust us. Attacking her mate isn’t going to get her back.” Silas said and I growled.

“She is mine. I’m never letting her go and if she didn’t want me, she wouldn’t have remarked me,” I told them. I was about to leave until Ayla’s despair hit me like a brick. My claws broke through the back of the chairs as I leaned forward, catching my breath.

“Nate?” Xander was beside me.

“Find Ayla,” I breathed out.

“Nate!” Her cry of pain filled my mind through the link.

“Ayla!” I screamed through the link but she didn’t answer.

“Nate, I can’t reach her!” Xander exclaimed in a panic.

“She just linked but she isn’t answering me.”

“What did she say?” He rushed out.

“She just called for me. We need to replace her. Send out an alert.” I told him while I opened the link with my warriors. I told them to replace the Luna.

“Ryan said she went to the house with her mother,” Xander informed me. I ran out of the pack house and shifted before taking off towards the house. I had to cross into Alpha Matt’s pack but I didn’t care. All I cared about was getting to Ayla. I could feel her despair and fear through the bond. I kept trying to reach her through the link but she wasn’t answering.

I approached the house quickly and there were a few of Xander’s warriors waiting. I shifted back.

“Where is she?” I demanded, not caring that I was now naked.

“She’s upstairs with her mother. She showed up here with her mother not too long ago and her mother was in bad shape. I called for a doctor but it would take a few hours before a mermaid one could arrive.” One warrior informed me.

“Find Alpha Matt. Tell him we need a doctor,” I commanded. Before running into the house.

“Ayla,” I called out as I rushed up the stairs. I followed her scent and it led me to our old room.

I opened the door and stopped in my tracks. There was so much b***d. The scent invaded my senses and I no longer smelt Ayla. But now I could see her kneeling beside the bed hysterically crying and she held something to her chest.

“Baby?” I called out as I cautiously approached the bed. There was something under a blanket on the bed.

“I couldn’t save her. She came to warn me and she died.” Ayla cried. She lifted her head to look at me. I could feel all of her emotions.

“Baby, let’s get you cleaned up and you can tell me everything. I know you are hurting.” I told her gently as I kneeled beside her. She just shook her head.

“I can’t leave her.” She cried as I wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

“Okay, it’s okay. We can sit here as long as you want.” I said, resting my head against hers. Looking down, that’s when I noticed she was holding a baby.

“Ayla, whose baby is that?” I asked her, looking at the tiny sleeping baby. She was bundled in a towel, sleeping.

“She’s my sister,” she whispered before breaking out in sobs again.

“Are you hurt?” I asked and she shook her head.

I heard gasping coming from the door and I turned to replace Alpha Matt and Luna Julie. There was a look of horror on both their faces.

“Ayla bear?” Alpha Matt called out.

“She’s gone,” she cried, as her body shook against mine. Julie rushed over, kneeling by Ayla and me.

“Ayla, are you hurt?” She asked her and Ayla shook her head.

“But there’s a baby,” I told her. Julie looked at me, then at Alpha Matt, before looking back at Ayla.

“Ayla, I can take the baby to get checked out.” She told her.

“I got her out and I cut the umbilical cord before bundling her up. She also let out a few screams.” Ayla told her, sniffling.

“That’s good, Ayla. That’s everything you needed to do. And I’ll take her to the pack hospital and get her all checked out. Does she have a name?” Luna Julia asked and she shook her head.

“She died before she was born. She didn’t even get to meet her.” My heart broke as I listened to Ayla.

“It’s okay. We will just call her baby girl until you can name her. It will all be okay.” Luna Julie kissed Ayla’s forehead before taking the baby from her.

As soon as her arms were empty, she threw her arms around my neck and sobbed. I pulled her into my lap as we sat on the floor. All I could do was comfort her. I had no idea what she could be feeling right now. Her emotions were all over the place and they were bleeding into mine.

“Nate, do you know what happened? What was Melody doing here?” Alpha Matt asked me. Luna Julie had rushed the baby to the hospital, leaving Alpha Matt with us.

“I need a moment to say goodbye,” Ayla whispered before I could answer the alpha.

“Okay, Ayla bear. Nate and I will just be waiting in the hallway for you.” He told her, rubbing her back. I gripped her cheeks so she would look at me.

“Do you need me to stay?” I asked her.

“I need to do this.” She whispered and I nodded. I pecked both her cheeks before wrapping my arms around her again.

“I’ll be right outside the door. Call out or mind link me, and I’ll be right beside you.” I told her, squeezing her tightly.

“I love you so much, Nate, please don’t ever leave me,” she cried.

“Never, baby. You will forever be mine.” I mumbled, kissing her head.

I moved her off my lap and helped her to kneel beside her mother. I hesitated before I left the room. I almost went back to her when her sobs consumed her again.

“Nate, what happened? Why are you covered in b***d?” Xander rushed out as I closed the door behind me. They were all waiting in the hallway with Ryan and the warrior from earlier.

“I don’t know. All I know is that Melody is dead and she gave birth to a girl.” I breathed out. Alpha Matt handed me a pair of shorts and I pulled them on before I leaned against the wall.

“Melody showed up in the bay when Ayla was outside earlier. She told me she was bringing her to the house.” Ryan told us.

“And I helped bring the queen’s mother inside when she could no longer walk,” the warrior said.

“Melody was in rough shape. She had a black eye and deep bruising on her arms. Whatever happened, wasn’t good,” Ryan said.

“And I suspected she was in labor. I watched my sister in labor and all the signs were the same. But she refused a doctor.” The warrior explained.

“It’s because she knew there was nothing they could do,” Xander sighed.

“What does that mean?” I asked him.

“There’s a reason mermaids usually only have one child. After the first birth, the chances of bleeding out are higher. This being Melody’s second child, she would have known the risks.” He explained.

“But Ryan has a brother?” I questioned.

“And without medical intervention, my mother would have died,” Ryan answered.

My mind was racing with questions now. Why would Melody risk everything to come to see Ayla? Where was her claim? Was he the one that inflicted those bruises? And will Ayla be able to have our babies? I don’t want to lose her. And if that means we don’t have children, then so be it. I can’t risk her life.

“Everyone, Ayla is grieving. But when she has a moment to breathe, she will explain everything.” Alpha Matt said.

But how was I going to breathe when I could feel everything Ayla was going through and there was nothing I could do to take it away?