22 The Hits Keep Coming
Connor POV
I’ve never wanted to hit a woman in my life until I saw that b**ch Candace f**king with Ace again. He has become one of my closest friends over the last five years. He doesn’t deserve any of the pain she’s caused him. Seeing that b**ch walk away from Ace and her daughter had me ready to go feral on her, but to see her still trying to hurt him has me fighting to keep control of both Cosmo and myself.
I smile watching my beautiful mate put her in her place. She is going to be an amazing Luna. She is kind, but she can be a bad** too. I knew before now she would be the perfect Luna, but seeing her in action just solidifies it. I watch Becca stiffen when Candace talks about Ace’s mate. Before I can even begin to figure out what the hell she is going on about, Becca tackles her to the ground.
As hot as it is to see Becca taking a run at the faux Luna, I grab her in my arms, pulling her back to rny front. Calm down my love. She isn’t worth dirtying your hands.” The only thing I want at this moment is both Roman and Candace gone. I had no intention of forming an alliance with the ba**ard, but I had to be diplomatic.
Diplomacy is over as I hear that pr*ck talk about Ace. I’m glad when the guards finally escort them out, but the happiness is short–lived as I feel overwhelming sadness and regret through our bond. I turn to look back at Becca just as she tries to talk to Ace. “She is right, isn’t she? I’ve known you since you were a pup, Becca. I can see the guilt in your eyes,” Ace says. I want to growl when I see the tears start to stream down Becca’s cheeks, but Ace is right.
She knew something about his mate. Why would she keep it from him? My mind starts to try to find a viable reason that would justify her keeping something so important from him, but I can’t manage to think of one. When he turns to leave, I wrap my arms around Becca as she begins to sob. “He hates me,” Becca just keeps repeating. “Becca, he doesn’t hate you. He is angry and hurt. It will be alright, my love.”
“No, he’ll never forgive me. What was I supposed to do? I couldn’t betray her when she thought she was doing what was right. Not after all she endured. Now he hates me,” she says again. A wave of unease flows through me. “Hey, what the hell happened?” Kevin’s question pulls me out of my thoughts. “I’m not really sure. That b**ch Candace was spouting off about Ace having a mate and Becca knowing who it was. Now Ace is pissed
and Becca thinks he hates her.”
Oli moves toward us and pulls Becca from my arms. “This is not your fault. I promise I will fix this. He won’t
hate you when he knows why you didn’t tell him,” Oli says, low enough I realize she only wants Becca to hear.
My body stiffens as pieces begin to fall into place. “Rain and Oli, why don’t you come with me to take care of
Della while I talk to Ace,” Kevin says. “Thank you, Kev, I’m going to take Becca to our room for a few minutes.
Please let Xavier know if he is looking for us, that we will be back shortly.
“Of course, Alpha” he says, and 1 roll my eyes. I scoop Becca up, carrying her up to our new suite. I keep her in
my arms as I sit down on the large blue couch. “Becca, love, is Oli Ace’s mate?” Her body stiffens before she
tries to pull out of my hold. My hands hold her firmly in place. “Becca, I’m not angry you didn’t tell me. Please just tell me is Oli Ace’s mate?” She picks up her head to look into my eyes.
I hate the sadness and pain I see in them. “Yes, she was,” she says. “She was, she isn’t anymore? How is that
possible?” “She realized that Ace was her mate at her initiation ceremony,” she says. If I was standing, I would
be staggering. “She has known for the last five years he was meant to be hers?”
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“Yes, the day of the ceremony, when she realized that Ace was married and had a pup, she refused to do what your mother had done. She refused to be the reason that Della’s family was broken. She insisted that she had promised herself she would never do what Evelyn had done and, despite her own pain, she rejected Ace, she
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My heart clenches in my chest. My sister sacrificed her own happiness for Ace and Della only to have that b**ch f**k them over. I can’t stop the growl that escapes my throat. I wish at this moment I had that b**ch in front of me, so I could snap her neck. All of her deceit and lles have not only hurt Ace, but they have caused my sister more pain.
I take Becca’s face into my hands. “Ace has every right to be angry but not at you. He was tricked by that b**ch into thinking she was his mate. Even if Oll tried to claim him, do you really believe he would have just cast Candace aside? He believed they were mates. I don’t agree with her rejecting him, but I understand why she did. I wished she trusted me enough back then to talk it out, but I know Oli well enough to know there was no changing her mind.”
“Everything with my mother and Xavier was too fresh. I’m still confused. You said she rejected Ace, but he had no idea that she was his mate. In order for the bond to break, he has to accept the rejection.” Becca drops her gaze and I lift her chin with two fingers so she has to look at me. “I couldn’t let her do it, Connor, I knew that she had no intention of staying in the pack, but I had hoped someday that something would bring them back together,” she says.
I can’t help the smile that spreads across my face. “So you didn’t tell Oli that, without Ace accepting the rejection, the bond would be weakened but not broken.” “I’m sorry I know it was wrong to keep it from Oli, but she has been through so much sh*t I was hoping that she would get her happily ever after,” she says. I press my lips against hers, loving this woman even more at this moment.
Olivia POV
My heart is beating out of my chest. The minute I saw Becca crying about Ace, everything that I had buried came rushing to the surface. She doesn’t deserve his anger for doing what I asked. I still don’t understand why he is so pissed. He was married and had a pup. He was happy with Candace. Hell, I got to feel first hand just how happy.
When we step into the banquet hall, my mouth goes dry and my stomach flips as I watch him spin Della around the dance floor. “Pup and mate” Danica says. “Danica, he isn’t our mate anymore, which means that Della is not our pup no matter how much we both want it to be true.” She growls at me. My wolf actually growls at me. “Mine” she says before putting a block between us. I have no time to focus on dealing with her as we reach Ace and Della.
Hearing how upset Della is about having to leave without cake has me ready to pop Ace for being angry even though I know he has every right to be. As soon as Ace tells her to go with us for cake, I scoop her up in my arms. I bury my nose in her hair, breathing in her sweet pup scent. Why do I still feel so connected to this little girl? “I told you she is our pup,” Danica says. “Danica, I rejected him.” “He didn’t accept it. She is our pup and he is our mate. I want them, Oli.”
I feel like I can’t breathe. What the hell does she mean he didn’t accept it? “Oli, can I have more cake,” Della asks, bringing me out of my panic. “Are you alright Oli,” Rain asks. I’m not sure how to answer, but I don’t get the chance when a voice I had hoped to avoid tonight speaks from behind me. “Olivia, I was hoping you and I could talk about the pup,” Evelyn says. I turn wanting to tell her that I would rather eat broken glass, but I
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have to think about Della
Now is not a good time Evelyn. In apending time with Della and Rain. I’m really happy for you and Xavier but there is no need to talk. “Olivia, this has gone on long enough. It’s been years. I am your mother. You are going to have a new sister or brother. It’s time for our family to be whole again,” she says. I tighten my fists at my side. She will never change. She will never understand that our family can’t be whole. She did that and she thinks words will undo all she did. I try to be civil and let the anger go, but she just keeps pushing.
“Oli is excited about being a big sister,” Della’s tiny voice says. I turn forcing the smile on my face. “I am, Della Bella,” I say, pressing a kiss on her forehead. “Olivia, please. The pup deserves to have you in their life. Even if it’s not for me, do it for them,” she says low enough that Della can’t hear her. I take a step toward her, so my back is to Della.
“I will love the pup because they have nothing to do with the past. They are innocent, but there is nothing that will make us whole, I wish you happiness Evelyn, but that is all I am willing to offer you. You need to make peace with the fact that we are no longer family.” She nods before turning to walk away from me.
I turn stepping back toward Della. Rain places her hand on my back and begins to rub circles, trying to help me calm down. The sh*t feelings my mother stirs in me starts to settle just as another voice sets me on edge again. “I was hoping that my sister was wrong when she told me that the rogue was back,” Collette says. Della whimpers before she grips my hand tightly.
“Go away, Aunt meanie,” Della says. “I should have known that half–breeds would enjoy each other’s company,”
she says, staring at Della. Before I can stop her, not that I would have, Danica pushes to the surface. I take
the b**ch to the ground. I pull back my fist and land punch after punch to her face. “You stay the f**k away
from my pup,” I scream just as someone pulls me off of her. By his scent, I can tell it’s Kevin who has his
arms wrapped around me, but the man in front of me who looks pissed is the only thing I can focus on.
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