Chapter 46
Willow
A few hours ago
With no time to spare that morning, I departed the Emerald Bright Pack d in a simple square-
neck crop top that left my waist exposed. Walter’s hand approached the strip of bare skin, hovered
mere inches away from making contact with my waist.
“I dare you to touch me,” I asserted, standing close to his formidable 6.2 frame. Adjusting the coat
on his broad chest, I raised my gaze to deliver a warning re. “I wouldn’t mind if my model struts
down the runway with an unsightly scratch marring his face.”
“Ohh…you caught me again,” he grinned, revealing his easy charm and retracting hist bold hand in
response.
I couldn’t help but roll my eyes, “I can smell your arousal. Can’t you get your head out of the gutter
for once and focus on work?” I shot him a stern look, wondering how I managed to work with this
man for five years.
The frequency with which this man got turned on around me resembled that of a werewolf, making
his human identity questionable. This morning, when I went to his room to wake him up and asked
him to join me on the fashion show stage for fitting and practice, he had been dealing with morning
hardness. In the car he shared his insights about car sex, offering to have me join in the fun. Just
now, after wlessly strutting the runway like a male deity when I came on stage for a final check on
his suit, he was once again stirred by our proximity.
“Willow, I can’t seem to control myself around you,” he admitted, his gaze lingering on my chest due
to our close proximity. Biting his lip, he continued, “My mind veers into dirty thoughts, I want to
devour…”
I pulled away from him, rolling my eyes. “If you’re done with your dirty ideations, then go and
change. It’s already evening, the party is about to start. We need to get back to the pack as soon as
possible,” I stated, grabbing my purse and exiting the hall.
“Where are you going?” his shout echoed in the empty hall.
“Shopping!” I shouted back, making my way to the shopping mall I had spotted on the way. Although
it was a five-minute walk, I opted to take my car.
I had initially purchased a dress for my wee party with Mia, but anticipating that
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by the time I reached the pack it would be toote to change I decided to buy a new dress.
Additionally. I picked a few things for Wyatt and Lori.
Fortunately, Walter, as the organizer of the fashion show, had granted me the opportunity to have
him practice on the stage in the actual location that the event would take ce tomorrow.
Everything seemed to be aligned in my favor, I harbored hopes of winning this show as well.
As I concluded my clothing shopping, my gaze drifted towards the men’s section. The memory of
Reuben’s apology from the previous night lingered in my mind, as if he were present, embracing me
in his arms, his warm breath whispering in my ears. My feet moved automatically, leading me into
the shop
Half an hourter, I returned to the fashion show building and entered themon room where I
had left my belongings since morning. cing my dress on the chair intended for a pre-departure
change. I nced at the small box in my hand. I couldn’t exin why I bought it, but once my eyes
landed on it thoughts of him and how he might look wearing it crossed my mind.
I closed the small box. neatly cing it in my purse, only to catch some unusual sounds. emanating
from the bathroom. rmed, ed my gaze to the
I bathroom door. Who could possibly be in there? I was certain I had locked the room thest time I
entered around noon. The room’s potent air freshener effectively masked any other scen
Walking cautiously toward the bathroom. I pushed the door wide open, ready to confront a potential
intruder. However, my intentions were thwarted as I was taken aback by the sight of a naked Walter
standing under the shower. He casually looked over at me and quipped. “Wanna join me?”
Stunned. I averted my gaze but not before spotting a coffee stain on his discarded shirt. Just as I
was about to make a hasty retreat, I felt a firm grip on my wrist, pinning me to the wall beside the
bathroom door. It was Walter. He had emerged from the showerpletely naked!
“What are you doing, Walter?!” I demanded, steadfastly making sure to avoid looking anywhere
beyond his face to his exposed form.
“Willow, you’ve been aware of my desire for you for five years, yet you are here alone with me. Isn’t
it because you want me too?” he asserted.
“I don’t want you, Walter.” I replied, meeting his gaze with unwavering determination. “And you’ve
known that from the start.”
“Why, because of Reuben?” His expression shifted to one of displeasure. My silence
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seemed to provoke him, “Am I not handsome? Am I not rich? Am I not….
“You aren’t Reuben,” I candidly replied. “That’s all.” His eyes betrayed a mixture of emotions,
grappling with both the sting of rejection and the weight of his unspoken. feelings.
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A silence settled between us, after a couple of seconds, Walter loosened his grip on my wrist. I
lowered my arm, tore my eyes away from him, and walked away from him towards my dress.
Determined to change in another room, I chose to distance myself.
“He doesn’t love you, Willow. A man who doubts his woman is not a man you should love,” he
asserted.
The hand that clutched my dress, halted at his statement. I felt Reuben’s warm embrace enveloping
me as I whispered, “That’s what I assumed in the past, that he doubted my love or purity but it was
only my feelings that he doubted.”
“What if I prove it to you?” Walter demanded, turning to face me. My hand trembled slightly in
anticipation of what his proof might entail. “Will you leave Reuben and ept my love?”
However, I never anticipated that Walter would employ such audacious lies to provoke Reuben.
“What the heck did you say, you motherfucker?!” Reuben barked, seizing Walter’s cor. “What do
you mean by “Willow does the same? What exactly do you mean?”
“Are you seriously asking me what that means? Willow and I have been together for years. We are
both consenting adults, everything we do is out of love. Do you really want me to delve into the
details of our private personal moments?”
I desperately wanted to interject, to tell Reuben that whatever Walter was saying was a fabrication,
but Reuben’s expression froze me in ce until he noticed my presence.
Walter pulled away from Reuben’s grasp and departed, casting me a meaningful look. that seemed
to assert that he had proven his point.
As Walter left, Reuben and I stood staring into each other’s eyes for a long time. For some reason
the distance between us seemed cavernous and the fear in my heart started to dominate my whole
being. I felt an unimaginable amount of pain through our mate bond that was a result of him being
emotionally hurt. My heart ached, when he took slow steps towards me until we were a step apart
from each other, his eyes were
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sad and voice weak, “It’s a lie, right?” his voice shook along with the pain rising in hist heart, “He is
lying, right? You two are not…”
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My heart squeezed in my chest. He believed it. He believed every single lie that Walter. had told
him.
He doubted me again, just like he had six years ago.
“Everything he said is true,” I lied, forcing my tears back. Reuben froze at my statement. When the
trust in our rtionship no longer existed leaving nothing but suspicion. between us, did I really
need to clutch at the disintegrating thread from my end. “Walter and I are together,” I tried to keep
my voice strong. “I have given him my heart and body…”
“THAT’S A LIE!!!” Reuben suddenly burst out grabbing me by the arms. “I DON’T BELIEVE THAT
MY WILLOW COULD BETRAY ME!” he growled, pulling me closer to him. I gasped seeing tears in
his red eyes. He was suffering, he was trying to endure it, as he died under the strain of my lie but
refused to let his faith waver for even a little bit, “If you still want me to believe in your lie then I will
do it. I will believe in your lie but…” he touched my cheek and made a connection with Ceri
completely entangling my heart with his, “I will never let you go,” he whispered.
My own eyes watered at seeing the trust in his for me but that day…the memory of him. refusing to
ept our babies shed in my minds’ eye.
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“Stop it…” I clenched my fist. “Stop pretending,” my tears threatened to pour out of me as I broke
free from his grip, “You don’t trust me Reuben! You doubted me six years. ago!!” I screamed, turning
on my heel to leave.
Biting my lip into an attempt to grasp thest thread of my control that was preventing a breakdown,
I dashed towards the packhouse only to get caught by Reuben. He stood before me, looked deep
into my eyes. “I never doubted you,” he confessed.
I shook my head refusing to fall for his words again, “You are lying.”
“I am not,” he shook his head, wiping away my tears with his thumb. “That day…out of fear of losing
you….I said some very harsh things. That day my fear was greater than the news of our babies. I
decided to be selfish, to live my life in that way, and said. something that I regret to this day…” he
confessed and I saw the truth in his eyes.
Fear of losing me? What did he mean? Why was he going to lose me that day?
“During no stage of my life have I ever doubted you Willow,” he looked into my confused eyes full of
love and cupped my jaw. I broke into tears, his hand getting wet
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with my warm tears..
“I never thought my words broke you to this level,” Reuben silently watched my tears. and gently
kissed them, “There is no way that I could ever doubt my other half. I can doubt my shadow but…
never you, Willow,” he confessed, slowly capturing my lips.
I looked at his closed eyelids, feeling his soft kiss while freely letting my tears flow down my cheek.
Reuben….never doubted me.
He never….stopped believing me.
He never…
My heart quickened to the point that I could not bury my feelings any more.
“Please trust me this once, Willow. Trust me this once…” he begged between the kiss, “Kiss me.
Please, kiss me.”
My heart cased a bit with his pleading. Feeling his soft kisses, my hands automatically clenched his
coat as I moved my lips and kissed Reuben back.
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