Alpha's replacement bride is destined mate-Chapter 238 Happy ending

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" It was me who killed her." Elijah sat paralyzed on the floor as he muttered, " So everything is karma."

" Now do you finally realize why you are the fate of a lone wolf in this life?" Luna said in a calm tone, " You were the one who met Emily first, but you were also the one who lost her first."

"So this is my punishment? " Elijah smiled helplessly and bitterly," I was a lone wolf, destined to never have a mate. But fate made me meet Emily and I fell in love with her but couldn’t have her."

" You love power more than you love Emily." Every word that Luna uttered seemed to be wrapped in sharp ice, and to go straight to Elijah’s heart, and to pierce through the barriers he had so carefully constructed with his own ambitions and aspirations. She locked her gaze on Elijah, " If you could turn back time, what would you choose?"

" If time could be turned back... " Elijah stiffened, as if struck by an invisible and severe lightning, those past memories that were busy chasing power and dusty box, blasted open. His eyes were bent in deep thought, and Elijah’s mind was filled with vivid images of his time with Evelyn.

It was a warm spring day in the garden, Evelyn was wearing a green dress, the hem of the skirt gently dancing, weaving in and out of the colorful flowers, like the agile flower fairy, leaning over to gently sniff the flowers, her hair hanging down, she smiled back, her eyes reflecting the flowers and the blue sky, glittering, and she called him by name, with a gentle voice, and at that time, the wind was filled with the fragrance of the flowers and the tenderness of love; Walking on the beach in the summer evenings, with the waves gently lapping the sand, they went barefoot, and their footprints were covered by the sea. And walking on the beach on a summer night, the waves gently beat the beach, their bare feet and footprints were quietly erased by the sea, Evelyn bent down to pick up the shell, and scrutinized it in the moonlight, the glistening luster of the shells and her happy face, the sound of laughter drifted away in the sea breeze, she will be placed in the palm of the shells gently, the fingertips touched, it seems to be electric current, full of love and fondness.

He was lost in the whirlpool of power, and again and again he missed the beauty, her waiting, expectation as dispensable, until he saw his beloved dying before him. At that moment the world seemed to crumble, and all power, all glory, to be reduced to grey ashes, filled only with unending regret and bone-deep anguish.

"If I could turn back time, I would never do anything to hurt her." Elijah looked up, his eyes were red, tears were swirling, his voice trembled with remorse, hoarse and dark, every syllable was full of sobbing self-reproach and pain, "I swear that I will spend the rest of my life to love and protect her, to guard her, to accompany her to watch every sunrise and sunset, to shield her from all the storms in the world, to cherish her every smile and every tear. "

" So, do you realize now the mistake you made?" Luna asked.

" Yes." Elijah confessed, " I hurt the love of my life for the sake of power. I was a fool, an asshole."

Elijah, inflamed by the fires of ambition, was certain that his only aim in life was to reach the throne of the wolf-king of the continent, to become the king of all beasts, the king of all lands. On this thorny and bloody road to the deer, he will stop at nothing, using intrigue to scheme his allies and ruthlessness to suppress his rivals, leaving his conscience and emotions behind, treating the lives of others as ants, and treating the tender promises of his lover as a dispensable burden. He traverses the dark labyrinth of power and intrigue, thinking that the dazzling throne at the end is the destination of happiness, without realizing that every step forward is destroying the most precious part of his life.

Even if he does sit on the throne that symbolizes supreme power, so what? Inside the lofty hall, cold and lonely as a shadow. The carved gold seat is cold to the touch, No longer loves the warmth of the caressing palm; The only sound that echoed through the empty hall was the dull tread of their own feet. Reflecting in the bright light was the solitary figure of a man who, once gathered around the sincere, had been driven away by his selfishness and indifference. This kind of life without love to nourish, like a barren desert, power brings but a moment of vanity, fleeting, and the loss of love, but the heart of the black hole is difficult to heal, a steady stream of devouring all the joy of the rest of his life, leaving full of disappointment and endless regret, wandering and struggling for a long time in the years, and then difficult to find peace.

"You have finally come to your senses, my son. " Luna gave a look of relief," This means that you will not be caught in the cycle of pain anymore."

Luna held out her hand as she spoke gently to Elijah, "Come, son. I will take you to a place."

"Where? " Elijah asked.

"To a place where the sun shines. "Luna replied, "Where there is no worry, no pain, no darkness, only joy."

Elijah did not move; he was simply silent.

"Don’t you want to leave this dark place? " Luna’s eyes flashed with doubt.

"I want to get out of here. " Elijah replied, "But before I leave, allow me to see Emily again."

Luna shook her head gently, " You are dead, you can’t go back to the old world."

" Just let me see her." Elijah said, " I just want to know if Emily is happy now, please."

" You really want to see Emily again?"

" Yes."

Luna sighed softly, " Okay."

Then Luna’s hand flicked out, and Elijah felt only the swift descent of his body as the darkness closed over him once more.

A white light stung Elijah’s eyes, and when he opened them he realized that he was on a wide lawn.

The warm sunlight poured down unreservedly, like a golden veil over the world, and every inch of the grass was coated with a glossy sheen, while the breeze stirred it softly, and the grass rolled and rustled softly, and seemed to whisper the melodious tune of life.

A little way off, Emily was standing. She was dressed in a simple pale yellow floral dress, the corners of which danced gently in the wind, like the waving flowers of spring, full of life and quiet beauty. Her hair fell casually on her shoulders, dyed warm brown by the sunlight, a few strands of broken hair playfully brushed her still bright and attractive cheeks, and the light smile on her lips was like a clear spring, full of contentment and happiness, and the glittering light in her eyes was even more dazzling than the scorching sun above her head.

Klaus, a tall, erect figure with strong hands, was at his side, accompanied by his young son, chasing a coloured ball, and the air was full of wanton laughter. Klaus now and then pretended not to be able to catch up, causing his son to laugh like a silver bell, and then he quickly intercepted the ball and threw it to Emily, who caught it. Emily lightly catches the ball and feigns anger, and the intimacy and warmth between the interactions is like one of life’s most moving photographic scrolls, full of the flavor of earthly fireworks of happiness.

Elijah’s eyes fell from that moment upon Emily’s face, and it was with difficulty that they could be removed from it for the slightest moment, his figure transparent, like an invisible wind, drifting noiselessly nearer, like a deep heart to her alone for the moment. Memories of the past, like a tide, had been with her with the clip, because of the power blinded and failed her picture alternately flashed, full of guilt and remorse overflowing, but now, witness her this no haze, full of joy look, that happy light seems to have magical magic, a little bit of dispersal of the grayness of his heart. Reflected in this beautiful scene, the once enamored power, unable to let go of ambition, has become an absurd misty foam, insupportable.

For a long time he stood, his soul seeming to lighten in this warm wind, and his heart to moisten with the relief of a spring breaking the ice of a stream, gurgling and flowing. He knew that the peace and joy before him was Emily’s rightful home, not forged hand in hand with him, but enough to comfort his guilty soul.

At last Elijah looked deeply at Emily, as if to hide the image for ever, and then slowly turned away, and with a gentle breeze his transparent form faded away and dissipated into the world of happiness.

Luna watched in silence as the figure of Elijah gradually dissipated on the edge of the world, and the transparent soul, as if lifted by a breeze, broke free from the last trace of attachment, and floated away into the distant sky. She lifted her hand gently and waved her long sleeve. The aura of silver around her bloomed to the utmost in an instant, and changed into a bright and dazzling radiance of attraction, gently enveloping Elijah, who had let go of his feelings.

In an instant, the scenery around him changed rapidly like a dream bubble, the lawn that was full of sunshine and fun in the blink of an eye shrunk to a tiny speck of light on the distant earth, and Elijah only felt that the light in front of his eyes was so bright that he subconsciously closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, he had already been in a place that was like a dream, as if it were paradise.

Elijah looked around, his eyes were filled with a complex mixture of amazement and disappointment, amazement at the beauty of this fairyland, disappointment at the world’s past has become clouds, Luna walked slowly to his side, his expression has already faded from the previous cold, more a little bit of compassion and softness, she said softly, "this is the soul’s home, the past anger and dementia and resentment, can be found here to find peace. Since you have let go of your earthly obsessions, in the years to come, you can find your true heart in this peaceful place."

Elijah nodded slightly and looked back toward the earth for the last time. Though his eyes could no longer penetrate the barrier between earth and heaven, and he could no longer see Emily’s figure, the memory of her happy smile was as vivid as if it had been imprinted upon his heart.

Elijah, with Luna’s guidance, step by step towards the quiet pavilion in the depths of the clouds, each step down, the figure becomes lighter and lighter, the world’s sorrows and joys, fame and fortune, are all turned into scattered dust, leaving only a quenched, clear and calm heart, into the eternal peace and beauty, since then to start a period of transcendent mundanity, no more disturbances of the spirit of the journey, so that the soul in the paradise-like pure land, find a place of eternal shelter. Let the soul find an eternal resting-place in this land of heavenly purity.

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