<b>Chapter </b><b>186</b>
<b>Max </b>shook his head, his <b>eyes </b>moist with <b>tears</b>. The <b>unexpected </b><b>was </b>about to happen, and he <b>wasn’t </b>thrilled about it.
<b>“</b><b>No</b>, Mom. You <b>can’t </b>leave me like this. You <b>are </b>my best friend.”
The <b>frail </b>woman blinked, tears falling from the corners of her <b>eyes</b>.
“I <b>love </b>you, <b>Max</b><b>,</b><b>” </b>she sobbed. “You’ve made me happy, but <b>please </b>make <b>peace </b>with your brother and dad.”
She knew that Max <b>was </b>upset with them, but until he met his mate, he would not be able to handle it if he refused to make amends with his brother and father.
<b>“</b>When we fought for this pack, it <b>was </b>my resources,” his mother revealed bitterly, hiding the pain of her mate cheating on her.
<b>If </b>she had not seen it, she would not have fallen sick. But the fact that she <b>saw </b>it meant she should have rejected him, which she was not willing to do for the sake of her children and pack.
“This <b>was </b>all we had left after using everything to save this pack. It was due to this Crescent Moon Pendant that we chose the name Crescent Moon Pack. It brings <b>good </b>luck.”
Maximus wiped <b>a </b>lone tear from the corner of his eye. His father had talked about the Crescent Moon Pendant before, and Cal wore it during his
coronation.
How <b>was </b>it that his mother was giving it to him? “Mom, this should be for Cal. He <b>is </b>the Alpha.” He did not want to ept it<b>, </b>as it would seem as <b>if </b>he <b>was </b>envious of his brother’s position and wanted to usurp his authority.
“I know. But you deserve it. You have the heart of an Alpha, but it should not necessarily be in this pack. Please keep it, and trust me, you shall find your mate today.”
The moon goddess answered her prayers, and that <b>was </b>for Max to meet his mate to havepanionship. But that would also be a threat to Cal, as he had equally not found his mate.
These were things she could not directly tell Max.
<b>Max </b>thought for a while and took the pendant, wearing it around his neck. “I will take good care of it, but honestly, I don’t want to be an Alpha or beta. I’m only interested in the mate part.”
He just wanted to <b>leave </b>everything behind and build his own world where he would be epted and not have to fight with anyone or prove himself worthy of what belonged to him.
<b>As </b>to whether his mother heard him or not, that <b>was </b><b>a </b>matter for another day, but she felt too cold to the touch.
“Mom?” Max called out, his heart breaking as he shook her hand. “Mom?” He <b>rose </b>from the chair and loomed <b>over </b>her<b>, </b>shaking her violently, but the woman did not respond.
<b>“</b>NO,” <b>a </b>shrill <b>tore </b>from his throat<b>, </b>the same time Cal barged in, moved by the <b>scream</b>. The doctors entered with him, and after a moment of examination, it <b>was </b>dered.
<b>“</b>She’s <b>dead</b>.”
<b>Max’s </b>phone <b>began </b><b>to </b>ring. <b>It </b><b>was </b>his father<b>. </b>The middle–aged man had received the pictures the woman sent with the <b>message</b><b>, </b><b>‘</b><b>No </b>need to hide it <b>anymore</b><b>. </b>Make her your Luna<b>.</b>
Guilt <b>welled </b>up in his <b>heart</b>. If he had the slightest idea <b>that </b>she <b>was </b>aware of his affair in <b>New </b>York, he would not <b>have </b>left.
That woman <b>gave </b>her <b>all</b><b>, </b>and <b>yet</b><b>, </b>this <b>was </b>how paid her back. If he <b>had </b>stayed and asked for her forgiveness, she would have lived.
Max answered the <b>call</b>. <b>“</b><b>You </b><b>are </b>wrong, <b>Dad</b>; she w
faking <b>it</b>. She died.”
His father was <b>already </b>on his <b>private </b>jet, returning <b>to</b>
<b>pack</b><b>,</b>
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shame, he would remain single and not have the <b>pleasure </b><b>of </b><b>any </b>woman until the day he
He prayed in his <b>heart </b><b>that </b>if she indeed <b>saved </b>him fro
died.
As their mother’s corpse was being taken <b>care </b><b>of</b><b>, </b>Cal saw the <b>pendant </b>on the neck of his kid brother.
<b>“</b>Why do <b>you </b><b>have </b>my pendant?<b>” </b>He was greatly angered, but so was Max.
<b>“</b>Mom <b>gave </b>it to <b>me</b><b>. </b><b>It’s </b>no longer <b>yours</b>.” He ran out of the <b>pack </b>house immediately. There was nothing <b>he </b>could do with his <bte </b>mother’s corpse, but the <b>fact </b>that he sacrificed everything for <b>her </b>was worth it.
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<b>“</b>Give <b>it </b><b>back</b>, <b>Max</b><b>, </b><b>or </b>I’ll kill you,” Cal yelled <b>after </b>him. <b>Max </b>quickened his <b>pace</b>. They <b>were </b>soon out of the pack house<b>, </b><b>as </b>the <b>pack </b>members looked on in shock<b>, </b>seeing the Alpha chasing his beta.
The chase got intense until Cal <b>was </b><b>distracted </b>by a <b>female </b><b>scream </b>when they reached the borders of the Riverbed pack and diverted the chase. That <b>was </b>where he met Asena.
Max had seen a girl fall into the water and jumped in, instantly bringing her out. His mother’s <bst </b>words rang in his <b>ears</b>.
“You shall find your mate today.”
<b>How </b>could his mate be a child? And he felt no bond, but when she opened her eyes, his heart <b>was </b>stolen at that moment.
Only if he <b>had </b>not been a coward and run away when he heard Alpha Nick’s voice, then he would have known more about her.
By the time he returned to the pack, it <b>was </bte as he had stopped in the woods, taking his wolf form to mourn his mother.
His father was already there with Cal. Nothing about the pendant was said, but by the time <b>Max </b>woke up the next day, the pendant had disappeared from his neck.
<b>For </b>the next three months, he stayed in his mother’s room, searching the pack house from time to time but could not find the pendant, hisst gift from his mother.
Later<b>, </b>Cal admitted to taking it but would not give it back, as he insisted on being the rightful owner.
End of shback.
“Give me the pendant, and I will leave with Aurora,” Max said.
Aurora might not be the girl he saved, and he wasn’t even feeling a mate bond.
However, he <b>was </b>also certain that unless she pushed him <b>away</b>, he would not give up on her, for the fact that she caused his heart to race.
“You will never have it,” Cal said mockingly, Max <b>was </b>pained, and his fingers balled tightly.
“Just get out of my room. I want to be alone,” he said, but Cal did not budge.
“We have to talk.”
<b>Max </b>only wanted to hear whatever he had to say for the sake <b>of </b>having his privacy. “Hurry. I’m starving.”
Cal closed in on him, his gaze dark. “It’s simple. Stay away from Aurora<b>.</b><b>”</b>
<b>Max </b>smiled bitterly, maintaining his stand and steps<b>. </b>“If it’s about her, then I’m not hungry anymore. You can spend the night for all <b>I </b><b>care</b>.” He removed his shirt and singlet before remembering something.
“I’m <b>so </b>stupid. I brought the gift <b>back</b>. I’m taking it to her.” He <b>was </b>already on his way to Aurora’s room when Cal blocked his path. “<b>I </b>said, stay away <b>from </b>her<b>.</b><b>”</b>
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