My Alpha's Wolfless Daughter
My Alpha’s Wolfless Daughter – Chapter 77

Luna Ayla

I awoke with a g***n. My head was pounding and my body ached. My eyes felt like sandpaper as I tried to open them. The room was dark as I blinked to clear my eyes. Nate was sleeping soundly beside me. I quietly got out of bed, grabbing a robe from the bathroom before leaving our room.

With the robe wrapped around me, I quietly made my way out of the pack house. Once outside, I took a deep breath of the salty sea air. The almost full moon was still high in the sky, casting its reflection over the deep blue water.

The pack was silent and I took off toward the ocean. Everything that happened yesterday was fresh in my mind. My mom is gone and I have a newborn sister. And I still had that son of a b***h to replace.

Just the thought of him had me running faster, pushing my achy body to its limit. I will train harder and that bastard will die a slow, painful death for what he did to my mother.

With the water in my reach, I threw off the robe and jumped into the waves, diving under the surface. My shift was quick and effortless as I kicked my tail, swimming out of the swell. Once I was in calmer water, I surfaced.

The ocean healed my aching body, but nothing could ease the pain of yesterday. I’ll never have a chance with my mother. My sister will never know her. I thought she was happy with her claim. Was it all a lie? And now she is gone and I’ll never get the answers to all the questions swirling in my mind.

My sobs once again consumed me. I thought I’d have no more tears by now, but they just kept coming. The pain was raw in my chest, twisting my heart painfully. I lowered myself below the surface and let out a scream. This was too much for any one person to bear.

The songs of the humpback whales filled my ears. Surfacing again, I saw a pod breach the surface. A sense of calm came over me as I listened. I floated on my back, looking up at the moon and stars. I listened to their songs and welcomed the peace they brought me.

As much as I wish I could change yesterday, I can’t. I can’t change any of my mother’s decisions. She made a choice and I will have to live with it until I see her again, one day.

“Baby?” Nate’s panicked voice filled my head.

“I’m in the bay,” I told him.

“I’ll be right there,” he rushed back.

“Our mate is so wonderful,” Kaia purred.

“Too bad he got suck with such a mess,” I snorted.

“He balances us. He’s the calm when we are stuck in a storm. He is our strength when we feel weak. He gives us love when we believe we are unworthy. He will always be the other part of us. Our best friend, our lover, and our defender. And tomorrow, when the moon is full, you will claim him. After you do, things will become clearer,” Kaia said, before retreating.

“Ayla, where are you?” I heard Nate through the mind-link. I lifted my hand in the air. I was still floating on my back, enjoying the gentle current of the sea. The whales were still singing their songs.

“I see you. Come to the beach,” he told me.

Flipping over, I dived under the surface. I swam under the swell of the waves towards the beach. I didn’t shift back, instead, I let the waves carry me to the shore. My body slid upon the beach, the waves cascading against my body.

Quickly, Nate was standing over me, looking down at me.

“Do you have any idea what time it is? You nearly gave me a heart attack when I woke up and you weren’t there,” he scolded, running a hand through his hair.

Looking up, I could see his mark under the glow of the moon. He must have shifted to seal that part of the claim. I smiled as I looked at our wolves now on his chest, like before.

With a sigh, Nate sat down on the sand and pulled me to sit between his legs. The gentle waves moved around us as he wrapped his arms around me, resting his chin on my shoulder.

“Are you okay?” He whispered, kissing my shoulder.

“I didn’t mean to scare you. I just needed a swim.” I told him, looking out towards the horizon.

“Do you feel better? It’s hard to put together all of your emotions.” He sighed.

“I don’t know how I feel. My mother is really gone and I know nothing about her life. I thought she was happy,” I shrugged.

“Kaden is looking into it. Queen Andrea is also here. She wants to see you,” he told me. I looked over my shoulder and kissed his cheek.

“Thank you,” I breathed out.

“I love you, Ayla. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you. And when you are ready, you will claim me under the full moon, and I’ll be yours, forever,” he said, kissing my cheek.

“Thank you for everything, Nate. I don’t know what I would do without you,” I whispered, my voice cracking against the emotion in my words.

“Baby, you don’t need to thank me,”

“But I do. I need to thank you for so many things. You loved me when I couldn’t love myself. When I believed I was broken. You have loved me every step of this journey. And you need to know how much I love you. How happy you make me. Thank you for not giving up on me,” I told him, with tears rolling down my cheeks.

“ It will always be us against the world. I’ll always be standing in your corner and you will never have to be alone again.” He squeezed me tightly as we cuddled in the sand, the waves rolling over us.

“Your scales look even more beautiful under the moonlight,” Nate mumbled against my shoulder as his hands explored the scales on my h**s.

“My mom’s were white and pink, like an opal,” I whispered, remembering her dress. Her colors were the opposite of mine.

“You saw her as a mermaid?” Nate asked and I shook my head.

“Just her dress,” I confessed.

“I’m so sorry about your mother, baby. I promise I will get you some answers.” He told me.

“I know you will. I love you. So much.” I turned back and pecked his lips.

“Let’s get you back to bed. Tomorrow is going to be a long, hard day.”