Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

39. Happy Family

ALPHA RAIDEN

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Larisa didn't return to my mansion that day and while a part offelt relieved that she had gone back to her

dad's home, a bigger part offelt like | was the asshole Aurelia and Lex had been calling me.

| shouldn't have treated Larisa like that and while it was a good choice to reject her body because | didn't want

her, perhaps | could have found a better and less insulting way to do it. And Aurelia?

Nothing could ever make up for the way | treated her in the past. She maderealize | wasn't as perfect as |

thought | was. | said | hated bullies but I bullied Aurelia emotionally for the three years she stayed married to

me.... Until | literally slapped her with divorce papers, running into the arms of Larisa... who | had been treating

poorly as well.

Maybe | was under a curse- To never love any woman like they deserved to be loved.

"Curse? Hell no! You're just plain stupid." Lex countered my thought even though | was already feeling like shit.

He added, "You shouldn't feel like shit." He emphasized the word feel and continued, "You're shit. Own it,

asshole."

"You look like shit, Alpha. Is everything alright?" Andrew asked, emphasizing Lex's words even though he couldn't

have heard my wolf.

We were both sitting in the pack's general office after dismissing a meeting with the council of Elders and of

course, Nolan was there, shooting daggers atall through the meeting. | assumed his daughter already told

him about what happened between us last night and he most likely despisedeven more than he did after the

dinner we had.

"Everything sucks and you know it," | confessed to Andrew, closing my eyes in hopes that I'd feel a sense of

peace even if it was for a mere second but Aurelia's face popped into my head, stealing my peace.

Andrew asked with interest, "Is this about Aurelia or Larisa?"

"Actually, it's both, Drew," | revealed.

If I was going to be a better man and Alpha, | might as well start owning up to my mistakes and feelings. | was in

love with Aurelia but | didn't deserve her and Larisa was still in love withas seen yesterday before she

stormed out of my hbut | also didn't deserve Larisa's love... not anyone.

"You are still confused about how you feel about both women?" Andrew asked me, his beta senses kicking in.

| looked around my office, taking a minute to think before voicing my response with conviction, "I'm not

confused, Drew. | know | love Aurelia. I've been in love with her even before she escaped and rejectedbut-"

"You were too blinded by your childhood love to realize that." He completed for me. "Or you were probably just

longing for what you were used to because you were terrified of your new feelings."

It made so much sense when Andrew described it like that but it also madelook like the victim which |

wasn't. In this story, I'm the villain.

"Aurelia hates me." | filled Andrew in, telling him about the long argument | had with Aurelia after the dinner with

Larisa's parents. "Larisa also despises me. She didn't return hyesterday and | haven't heard from her all

day."

Andrew's jaw hung loose as he stared atin disbelief. "Who could have tried to kill Aurelia while you were

searching for her? About Larisa, we both know she will caround soon. It's left to you to decide how you want

to end the long relationship you have been maintaining with her or do you plan to keep stringing her on?"

"Hell no!" | replied, utterly disgusted

by the idea but isn't that what I've been doing these past few years? Tsk!. "I don't want to keep leading Larisa on

but telling her I no longer love her will break her, Drew. She still means so much toeven though my heart

beats for a different woman and what if the

assassination attack on Aurelia was just random? She was alone and an easy target for predators."

"Ending it with Larisa is the right thing to do at this point. Take your tbut don't take too much time. Her

honor would be questioned but she would be fine." Andrew advisedand | nodded but he wasn't done yet. He

continued, "Aurelia will leave soon, Raiden. You either get her back or lose her again. Whatever

happens, I'll be here to support you."

That was a true friend right there but again his words leftconfused. How | wished | could be told how to make

amends with Aurelia and how to end it with Larisa without hurting her. Heck!

"Thank you, Drew." | appreciated my friend and we both left the office.

Andrew patted my shoulder before excusing himself as he had to be in the arena to prepare the place for the

finals that would be happening tomorrow. | decided to head back to my mansion to catch a break from

everything going on in my life.

However, | sighted Aurelia in a small

enclosed garden close to my home. My heart lept for joy when | saw her but Tristan also stepped into sight

holding the familiar little girl who kept screaming, "Look at me. | can throw Kyle over my shoulder could hear her

excitement from where | was standing as she

dragged Tristan around with her.

| masked my scent, wanting to hear more even though eavesdropping was wrong.

The masked little boy walked over to Aurelia who picked him up, and whispered swords into his ears before

responding to the little girl, "Be nice to your twin brother, Katie, or this little play date will be over before it even

begins." They were twins... and they seemed to have a close bond with both Aurelia and Tristan.

The sound of Tristan's laughter cut my thoughts short and little Katie retorted bluntly, "Okay, mom. I'll be nice."

Mom? My heart sank as it all began to make sense or should | say my greatest fear and suspicion had been

confirmed.

"I don't want to play, Mama. I'd rather stay in the library." Kyle was his name... He called Aurelia Mama, causing