Chapter 135


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    I don’t know if I am dreaming or if I have died. I really hope it is the first one because I am too close


    to being back with Griff to die now. But on the other hand, I have never felt as peaceful as I do now.


    I stand up to look around and I notice I am wearing a white flowy dress. It reminds me more of a


    robe than it does of a dress.


    Suddenly I see a figure looming in the distance. The person is watching me but makes no effort to


    come closer. I’m unsure of what I should do, it feels as though they are calling out to me. It feels


    familiar and before I know it, before I even decided to. I am moving towards the figure. As I get


    closer I see that it is a female, with long blonde hair that is so light it is almost white.


    She is wearing a robe simr to mine but hers is embroidered with sparkling silver. This is my


    answer I must have died, and the Moon Goddess deemed me worthy enough to ascend to the


    heavens. Here I can live in her valley now. The eternal pack house. I will have long- lost family


    members and friends waiting for me here


    But there still is this urge to go back to Griffin. I do not want to be dead, I finally had a life I wanted


    to live. And now it has been taken away from me before I could do the things I really wanted to do.


    Like finally being Griffin’s mate in all senses of the word. My tears leave stains on my robes as I


    make my way towards, who I suspect is Selene the Moon Goddess and mother of all werewolves.


    “Sit with me my child, tell me why are you crying?” She asks me, gesturing at a white wooden park


    bench I could have sworn wasn’t there seconds ago.


    “I am sorry, you are the Mood Goddess right?” I stammer having no


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    clue how to speak with her.


    “I am, and you are A Hemming, daughter of Jay and Tessie Hemming, fated mate to David Birch.


    And second chance mate to Griffin Taylor” She tells me and hearing Griffin’s name alone hurts me.


    Like she is stabbing me with a burning knife. She must see me winching in pain. As she gestures to


    the bench again. There is no use in standing up against the Moon Goddess herself so I just sitTêxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    down next to her. Not speaking because she wants to know why I am crying. But I am really not


    sure how to tell the Moon Goddess that you do not want to be in her presence because you rather


    be with your mate longer.


    The mate you have notpleted the mating ritual with all because you were too scared to get hurt


    again. I wonder if she knows how often I cursed her, how I wanted to stop believing in her. Or how I


    was so convinced that they made mistakes. That I thought for so long that having fated mates is


    bulls hit. As is the pain when someone rejects you. Because how is it fair to be rejected by the one


    who is supposed to love you unconditionally? And then to be in pain because of it.


    “You seem to have a lot on your mind, my child. Which I guess is fair since you’ve been through a


    lot haven’t you?” Selene asks me.


    When we are young, we are taught that the Moon Goddess is the mother of all werewolves. It is


    why the one who helps lead the pack with the Alpha is named Luna. The Latin word for moon,


    because in her likeness, us Luna’s are supposed to be the mother of the pack. Where the Alpha is


    strict, the one setting down the rules. Luna’s are the ones that oversee the rest. That takes care of


    the pack, listening to Selene’s soothing voice telling me that I have been through a lot.


    Makes me feel like I am listening to a mother. And I cannot bear to tell her just how mad I am with


    her. Just as I would not tell my mother I no longer look up to her. I would never imagine telling


    Selene that. Not


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    out of a fear for her and her anger. No, because it feels bad to tell her that. Because suddenly the


    idea of disappointing her feels like such a heavy burden. A burden that I need to avoid at all costs.


    just answer her, not letting her know how I still feel that it is her fault.


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    “I have, and I don’t understand why. Not that it matters much, the reason I was crying is because it


    all was for nothing I still lost him”


    Selene looked at me questioningly, I expected her to know what I was talking about. But her next


    question indicates that she doesn’t


    “Griff, I lost him now and I know this is supposed to be a better ce,” I tell her as I make a wide


    gesture trying to capture the entire valley.


    “But to me, there is no ce better than right at Griffin’s side. It took me way too long to realize that.


    And now I am toote” I s ob


    “Well your body is indeed giving up, it has been through too much. But our spirit is stronger then our


    body is. I wanted to talk to you, tell. you why I picked David as your fated mate” She exins and


    suddenly I feel a little bit of hope warming my heart.


    “Wait so you mean to tell me that I am not dead?” I ask because I need to be sure.


    “No your body has given up, your spirit is still fighting to find your way back to your mate. Eventually,


    you are going to have to decide if you want to keep fighting. Or if you are going to join me here”


    Selene states, and right now I cannot think of any reason to not keep fighting to get back to Griffin.


    But there must be a reason she feels I might not want to fight when I have heard everything there is


    to be said. I sit back and nod, signaling for Selene to continue talking. Because I am speechless,


    my throat. feels so dry that I am sure no words are going toe out.


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    “You must be wondering why I chose David as your fated mate. Wondering if I knew what he was


    capable of. Admittedly Griffin is a far more suitable mate for you. He is my apology of sorts” She


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    It was weird knowing that being mated to David, wasn’t a mistake. I had been telling myself it was a


    mistake. That I should have been mated to Griffin to being with. It had been easier. to believe that


    the Moon Goddess never saw a man as vile as David match me. That she did not believe a man


    like him was the one who could make me a better person.


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    “I am taking in Hannah for questioning, you follow the others through


    her kidnappers. We need to search the woods for her” I mindlink the warriors, as Jay mindlinks his


    pack members.


    the tunnels and arrest them. Princess A has ese rough


    We rush back to the pack house, without needing to speak, we both know where we want to go.


    Likewise, we walk her to Jay’s office, his eyes glossed over on the way there. As we arrived, Tessie


    was waiting for us, arms crossed over her chest and a face that spelled trouble.


    “I am sorry, I had to, she is A’s mother after all” Jay whispered to


    me.


    Now that I was so close to having my mate back, I could hear the double meaning of Jay’s words. It


    made sense that he told Tessie, ast she was his mate and A’s mother. But I just knew he made it


    clear that A’s fierceness came from her mother and not him.


    “Jay, Grillin, please tell me that you did not hurt a she-wolf, however despicable she is?” Tessie


    asked, there was an edge to her voice I could. not quite ce.


    She has been through a lot too, so I didn’t think too much of it. Not until I noticed the regretful look


    on Jay’s face. I knew it wasn’t because he hit Hannah because he hadn’t been alone with her. The


    answer came in the form of Tessie’s fist, socking Hannah right in the nose. There was a sickening


    crunch like someone crumbled up a cra cker. Then my sweet, caring, and gentle mother-inw


    shook her hand to loosen her fingers. Preparing for the next punch.


    “Tessie, she is pregnant” I yelled at her, I knew she wouldn’t want to


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