Moonlight Betrayal-Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Astrid’s POV

Life at the Emerald Glade pack was peaceful and nice. Extremely so. I did get the mean looks and one of apprehension once in a while but other than that, life was nice.

And Yvonne was getting me through the process of using a canvas. It was a nice upgrade and I loved it a lot. I transfer my drawing from the book into the canvas, letting my imagination guide me. I wanted this drawing to be exquisite because it was the first thing I would create on this new canvas. And there was also the fact that I actually wanted to gift this to Kaeleen.

I didn’t want it to be a situation where I was always receiving even if that was nice and according to Rebecca, our spouses should be the ones giving and we should be treated as princesses. Nice as it was, I didn’t want that. And I also didn’t want to be that weak Luna who had only the alpha to depend on.

All these leads to why I decided to plan a surprise. Kaeleen’s birthday was coming up. It was still in three weeks but I wanted it to be memorable and I wanted him to remember it as something significant he spent with me. I wanted it to be a thank you gift to him.

But, I didn’t want him to be in the know how. It was going to be a surprise and Rebecca was extremely excited about it. I pretended like everything was okay whenever I met with Kaeleen. We conversed and at some point we’d ventured into physical touch that didn’t make me feel suffocated or that I was back with Leon. And to be honest, I craved his touch sometimes. Okay...that’s a lie. I craved his touch every time.

It was like my body finally accepted the fact that we belonged with each other. That we belonged together. Anytime he was near, I wanted him to take me in his arms and make me his. I wanted to feel everything with him. Feel his breath on me. I wanted his lips on mine again. I wanted it with an intensity that shocked the living daylight out of me.

Whenever he wasn’t near me, I searched for him. Sheena was so tuned to his scent that she peeked up whenever he was near. A hidden thrum of energy between us whenever he walked closer or took my hands in his.

I don’t know when it started or when it became a part of me but it was. And this was unlike anything I felt with Leon. This was stronger than anything which was why I was meeting with Rebecca in her office. It’s been a while since I stepped out of the pack house. I’d been so wrapped up in my drawing that even pack issues were resolved from within the confines of the studio except I had to get out.

Rebecca’s assistant led me to her office where she was seated on a sofa with a bunch of food spread out in front of her.

"You are here." She said her face lightening up when she sees me.

"Yes." I said, giving her a smile of my own as I walked towards her sitting on the space on the sofa she pointed out for me.

"Take whatever you want." She said to me,

I took a look at the food spread out in front of her. She had Chinese dishes spread out and also a box of pizza. There was also fresh vegetables and fruits along with a salad.

I turned to her with a raised eyebrow. "Can you finish all these?"

She smiled. "No. But shadow will help. I do like seeing them spread out on the table. It appeases this little one." She says touching her bulging stomach.

I smiled in understanding as I picked up an apple.

"So? What did you want to talk about?" She asked me.

I swallowed. "You and Alex are mates right?" I asked her.

"Yes?"

"How was it?"

She gave me a frown, placing the plate rice she was eating from on the table. "I don’t understand what you mean."

I swallowed, placing the Apple back where I had taken it from.

"When you found out you were mated with Alex...how was it?" I asked her.

"Um...I need to understand what you are getting at. Is something wrong? Do you not feel the same with Kaeleen?" She asked me.

I released a breath deciding to just come clean. "Kaeleen...how do I say this?"

"Anyhow you can."

"These days, I can’t stop thinking about Kaeleen. Whenever he’s near it’s like..."

"You want to jump him? Claim him? Make him yours?" she asked with a knowing smirk.

"Yes. But it’s also more than that. I feel lonely when he’s not near me like a part of me is missing and sometimes I hear whispers or...I don’t know but it’s voices in my head and the only thing that can calm it down is his voice. Even my wolf, Sheena, doesn’t hear them. Sometimes I have to play a recording of his voice to calm myself. It’s unlike what I felt with Leon and I..I don’t understand it, honestly." I told her.

Rebecca had a frown on her face. "This is unlike what I felt with Alex. It’s similar. The part where you want to jump him and claim him. Put your scent all over him so people know he’s yours? I felt it too but the whispers...I’m sorry. I’m not sure about that but what I do know is that it’s different from everybody. Serena’s was calm. When she found Hunter, she was extremely calm. She said she could control her urge to claim him although that changed when she saw a woman all over him one night." She said with a smile.

I could not imagine Serena acting unhinged at all. "I’m not sure that means she was calm." I said to Rebecca who laughed.

"Sorry, she was calm in every other aspect apart from when people came too close to Hunter. She could perceive when they wanted his attention and that sent her into a frenzy. The funny thing is, she couldn’t accept the fact that he was her mate, a human. It was unbelievable to her. She hated him and Hunter claimed to have hated her too."

"But that wasn’t true." I said with a soft smile.

Rebecca nodded. "And it pains me for what they are going through right now but that’s beside the point. The thing is, the mating bond is different for everyone. Perhaps that’s what yours is about or maybe it’s because you had a mate before."

I nodded, absorbing her words. Perhaps that was it although I wasn’t sure about that but I was going to observe first. If it gets out of hand, then I’ll seek help from the priestess. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

’It could be nothing.’ Sheena spoke up. ’Rebecca is right and the bond is different from everyone. Maybe that’s why you eat the whispers.’

I hoped so.

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