Chapter 7


    Chapter 7


    Reuben


    “Reuben, Willow took the children from me earlier and now she’s nowhere to be found. in the ball or


    hotel!” Oran rushed onto the terrace at lightning speed, his breath heavy from the sprint, his heart


    pounding wildly at his failure to keep track of Willow. “I think she’s run away with the kids…” He


    abruptly stopped, noticing myck of the expected. aggressive reaction to the news of Willow’s


    escape. Unconsciously, he followed my line of sight down to the front of the hotel, where Willow was


    handing her luggage to the taxi driver.


    Oran sputtered in shock. “She… she’s running away with her children,” his eyes widened.


    “Not just hers, they are Willow and my children,” I interrupted him with a growl.


    Oran stared at me, speechless. “Her attitude and hatred towards you tells me that she won’t even


    let you linger near Wyatt and Lori for a second, Reuben,” he murmured, taking a deep breath. “I


    can’t believe Willow gave birth to twins. I can tell at a nce that they’re yours. Wyatt looks just like


    you did when you were young,” he remarked.


    I remained silent, my gaze shifting to the car window where Wyatt and Lori looked up at me with


    their big innocent eyes. A brief flutter of my eyelids brought forth the memory of them cradled in my


    arms in the elevator.


    “What is your mommy’s name?” I found myself squatting down so that I could be at the same eye


    level as them, a veil or darkness taking over my expression after hearing them. I didn’t believe in


    coincidences, especially not in this context. They were visiting America for the first time, they were


    five years old, and most importantly, my wolf sensed a connection with them. It was too much to


    dismiss as mere coincidence, especially considering their striking resemnce to Willow and I.


    The moment they replied, “My mommy’s name is Willow,” it felt like a jolt ran through my entire


    body.


    “Willow….” My mind went nk for a second. It was as if my entire being was struck by lightning.


    Suddenly, everything fell into ce. The inexplicable bond I felt with them finally had a name-I could


    now recognize it as the parental bond.


    My eyes widened with the revtion of my children-two, not one. So six years ago, that day we


    were anticipating not one but two babies? My hand instinctively reached out, tenderly brushing their


    cheeks.


    “Uncle… are you okay?” Wyatt asked, concern flickering in his green eyes.


    “Uncle’s eyes are red. Is uncle in pain?” Lori asked, her little lips pursed with worry.


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    My wolf, too shocked to even blink, finally howled in my mind. Overwhelmed by emotions, I


    immediately pulled them into an embrace. “Call me daddy, not uncle,” I said, closing my eyes as I


    hugged them tightly for a long time feeling their warmth, the reality of them, their undeniable


    presence in my life.


    I could still feel their warm little bodies in my arms, but Willow noticed me up on the terrace and


    turned her back before getting into the car. As the taxi started to drive away, Oran panicked,


    “Reuben… you… you’re letting Willow run away?!” He looked at me in disbelief. “You’ve finally


    found her after six long years. I can’t see you going crazy like that again without her!”


    Oran wasn’t just my Beta, he was also my childhood friend. He knew all the shades of my dark


    sides, my sanity and insanity, including my addiction to Willow. She had been my drug for the past


    11 years of my life, a craving I couldn’t rece with any other. Thest six years apart had only


    intensified my addiction to her. It had be sharper more irresistible adding a deeper lust to my


    craving.


    “Willow can never run away from me. She just thinks she can,” I said, watching the taxi vanish from


    my sight. “The ball is over. Call the Alphas from the West, North, and South territories to the


    Emerald Bright Pack.”


    Willow


    After two hours, the taxi stopped outside Wade Moon Pack territory. It was alreadyte at night, and


    my children had fallen asleep with their heads on myp. Beta Ken arrived at the borders to pick me


    up, gently ced my sleeping kids in the back seat, and warmly weed me back to theN?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    packhouse. He was understandably curious about my sudden return from the Alpha Ball. Once I


    settled Wyatt and Lori into bed, I exined to him the events at the ball involving Alpha Alex. I


    deliberately avoided. mentioning Reuben and assured him that the following day, I’d personally visit


    the Shine Moon Pack to finalize the peace treaty and secure it for our pack.


    Beta Ken listened calmly and ced his trust in me, much like Alpha Benjamin had before retiring to


    bed. “Let’s discuss this more in the morning. You should get some rest too,” he said with a


    reassuring smile.


    “Good night,” I smiled back and returned to the bedroom, joining Wyatt and Lori. Watching them


    sleep peacefully warmed my heart. I kissed them both goodnight and settled beside them on the


    bed. So much had unfolded in these twenty hours. Reuben had found me, and my six-year-long


    secret about my children was finally revealed to him in the worst possible way.


    “But the most frightening thing was…”


    ‘He seemed even more obsessed than he had been in the past,’ a voice sounded in my mind.


    Chapter 7


    ‘Ceri?’ I gasped, hearing my wolf’s voice. ‘Ceri, you talked to me?!’ I couldn’t believe my own cars.


    Was I hearing things?


    Six years ago, Ceri’s voice faded into silence, a casualty of heartbreak and the unspoken. rejection


    from the man we both believed to be our soulmate. Her presence lingered in my mind, a constant


    ghost that neither departed nor was fully present, existing in a state of muteness. For years, I was


    the sole conversationalist, speaking into the void that echoed with her absence, receiving no


    response in return.


    ‘Ceri?’ I called out once more, hopeful for a sign of her presence, yet I was met with continued


    silence. Minutes psed, each one stretching into an eternity, my racing heart slowly steadying


    itself. It dawned on me that Ceri had also felt Reuben’s other side like me.


    The sound of Ceri’s voice couldn’t have been a figment of my imagination. Her sudden


    communication after so many years brought me a faint sense of relief, shattering the notion that I


    might live forever as a wolfless she-wolf.


    Every time my eyelids shut, Reuben’s possessive gaze and haunting words invaded my thoughts,


    repeatedly tearing me from my slumber. Little did I anticipate that returning to this country would


    resurrect my painful past, unveiling Reuben once more. He… he even med me for hiding my


    children that he clearly had not wanted. I drew Wyatt and Lori close to calm my agitated heart.


    Lost in thought, I drifted into an abyss of exhaustion, unaware when sleep imed me entirely. The


    next thing I knew the sound of knocking against the bedroom door jolted me awake.


    I sat up on the bed rmed at the sound of the knocking. My initial instinct was to check on Wyatt


    and Lori. Both of them were still nestled against my sides in a peaceful slumber. The morning’s


    brightness filtering through the curtains signaling the arrival of the morning. When there was


    another insistent knock, I rose from the bed to answer the door.


    I found Beta Ken standing on the other side with an impatient look in his eyes.


    “Willow, change ande downstairs immediately,” Beta Ken’s urgency was palpable. when I


    opened the door.


    “What’s happening?” I queried, slightly taken aback by the early hour, the clock had. barely struck


    eight.


    “Alpha Alex is here, wanting to meet with you,”