Chapter <b>120 </b>
Ang’s POV
After what <b>Mason </b>told me, <b>my </b>spirit went down and I suddenly felt cold. He’d left minutes ago and I’d returned to the house to find Reina staring into space<b>. </b>I asked her what went wrong <b>and </b>she <b>said</b>, someone or something was hurt. <b>I </b>asked her what it was and she told me <b>I </b>smelled <b>different</b>.
She went back to her toys and continued staking them up. She didn’t bother telling me more or even sparing me a nce.
I returned to Brittany’s room that I had been using andid on the bed. Each time Mason’s words came back to me, I would take a deep breath and pull at my hair. How was I supposed to help Krina when I was as clueless <b>as </b><b>a </b>goldfish? This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .
<b>I </b>didn’t even know what gift she had until a few days ago. Now, we <b>have </b><b>to </b>keep it a secret and make Reina keep it a secret as well. The thought of asking Reina to do such <b>a </b>thing made me sick. Won’t it be too much of a burden for <b>a </b>child? She was just six
years old!
As I made up my mind to talk to her tomorrow instead of avoiding the conversation, the door opened and Halle <b>peeped </b>in
“Reina said I find you here,”
“Are you okay?” She asked gently<b>. </b>I shook my head.
“I <b>have </b>a banging headache and my chest feels tight<b>,” </b>
She sighed. “As a doctor, I should prescribe some drugs and rmend some tests to rule out migraine and heart attack.” I almost interrupted ber. “but as an old or former friend, I’ll prescribe this,”
She opened the door wide and revealed a bottle of alcohol.
<b>“</b>I’ve heard it helps with heartbreaks, headaches<b>, </b>and sadness as well,”
Iughed. That scenario brought back memories, When we were still in high school, I would sneak alcohol from my dad and take it to school. We would stop at Halle’s house instead of guing home after sses and get drunk. Hourster, I would be finding a <b>way </b>to get rid of the smell so my mom wouldn’t know I’d been drinking
“Good old days,”
“Good old days,”
We both reflected at the same time. Weughed
‘Come in<b>,</b><b>” </b>
“Thank you,” she walked in with two stic <b>cups </b>as well and gave me one.
She opened the bottle and poured us some drink. I took a sip. The taste made me realize it’s been a while since <b>I </b>took alcohol. At first, I couldn’t drink because I was pregnant and then, I couldn’t drink because I was breastfeeding and then, I couldn’t drink because it was only Reina and I, and I couldn’t risk getting drunk and letting her out of my <b>sight</b>.
“My drinking career died out a long time ago.”
“Was it by ident or natural death?”
I scrunched my
my nose. “I think it was both.”
She screeched like a <b>banshee </b>and that made meugh.
“Are you drunk <b>already</b>?”
Smiling sadly, she turned to me. “I think I’m a bitch, Ang,”
1 turned to her. “Why would you <b>say </b>sol”
“I hurt Jude and that made me had a rethink of my life?
I frowned “Who’s Jude!”
“My mate,”
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My heart leaped with joy <b>and </b>I hit her lightly on her arm several times. “Shut up! When? How? Where?
“Do <b>you </b><b>have </b><b>time </b>to listen today<b>? </b>Shouldn’t we be talking about you!” She asked.
“Good news or bad news first. I’ll go with the good news and when the alcohol starts kicking in, we’ll talk about my bad news. It wouldn’t feel that bad by then.
“My news is both good and bad,”
I <b>gave </b>her my infamous side–eye. Then, start with the good news”
<b>“</b><b>So</b><b>, </b>I found my mate. His name is Jude, he’s one of the <b>warriors </b>and he’s pretty nice,
“<b>But</b>?” I asked <b>cause </b>I could feel iting.
“Something has been <b>going </b>on between Charles and I
Like a rtionship?”
“No! Charles doesn’t want a rtionship. He just wants it to be casual sex and I agree because I’ve been in love with him for as long as I could think
of,
“Even when we were friends,”
“Especially when we were friends, she mumbled. She waited for me to <b>say </b>something but <b>I </b>shrugged, meaning I had nothing to <b>say </b>which was true. “And <b>now </b>that Jude is in the picture. In confused as to what to do. Yesterday. Jude and I had sex and it was magical. He hasn’t marked me yet because I told him not to. Stupidly. I kissed Charles after and Jude saw it,”
What
“You’re judging me
“Why would I judge you? Yes, what you did was stupid but I’m not judging”
“<b>That’s </b>still judging.” I shook my head, disagreeing with her ‘Now, I’ve looked back at how I lived my life and I realized, I’ve been a bitch. To you, to Darius, to Jude, to almost everyone who’d crossed my path except Charles.
Thummed
“Let me ask you <b>a </b>question, Halle. Do you truly love Charles or you’re just in love with the idea of him?”
She stared at me without an answer.
“Allow me to exin further, I was being too formal to be in my right senses. I was getting intoxicated little by little. Tve known you <b>for </b>a long time, Halle <b>and </b>I know your ideal man is one with royalty stuck to their forehead or one with something close to royalty <b>and </b>Charles is the picture perfect of exactly what you want.”
Her eyes became thick with tears. Tve thought about it and honestly, you’re not wrong, Ang. <b>But</b>, I think I’m in love with him <b>and </b>also, with the idea of him,”
I took another sip of my drink. “Let me <b>give </b>you a scene that’ll happen sooner orter. You’re here fighting your feelings for your mate. Ler’s assume in the long run, he gets tired of waiting and rejects you. He finds a second chance mate and moves on with his life. You and Charles continue your happy ever after. One day, Charles meets his mate. Do you really believe that Charles would ignore his mate for you? The same man who just wants to fuck you and not have a rtionship with you.”
I asked.
She <b>stared </b>at the wall and
wall and I saw the tears falling down her face. I poured more drinks into our cups.
I’m <b>so </b>stupid, Ang,”
I rubbed her back. “You’re not stupid, you’re just stupidly and foolishly in love,
Isn’t that the same thing?” She cried louder. “Your drunk ass is so brutal I want to p you”
“My mate is a caveman. He’s a real beast. If you p me, hell stab you right back, here, I touched <b>a </b><b>spot </b>on her chest “Would it hurt, since Charles already stabbed you there?”
She red at me. I hate you
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“No, you don’t,ughed. “Okay, <b>I’m </b>getting really drunk,
“Wolves shouldn’t get drunk so easily but this bitchy ass alcohol was made only for wolves.”
“I knew it,”
“Are you sad? About Brittany?” She asked,
“I don’t think this <b>pain </b>will get better, Halle. I think I carry the burden with me for the rest of my life<b>,” </b>
“Don’t let it shape you. One of the mistakes I made was letting my pain shape me. Ovee it, no matter how hard it gets. SHe advised.
“You should also make up your mind and choose between both men with no regrets<b>,</b>”
She raised her cup at me. “Let’s get drunk and forget how pathetic we are right now,
To two sad drunk wonen,
“And the shenanigans toe,
“Cheers, bitch,”
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