Chapter 30: Love is a bittersweet

**Mateo**

I set off for Russia with John and two other trusted warriors from the pack. My cousins ​​Liam, James, Robert and Noah were already waiting for me in Moscow.

John said he had investigated and managed to contact Nat's father, his name is Dmitry, he belonged to a small pack in Siberia, the Frozen Mountain, one of the coldest places in the world.

I wouldn't let my girl live in a place like that, she liked the sun. And I could help her father's pack if they needed anything, but she would come live with me.

I know it was normal for agreements to be made between countries or continents, but the world had changed now, globalized.

And we became more and more integrated, mainly because of the Sports. I was sure that if she wasn't marked by this man, she would want me. I don't know why she pulled away from me, but what we had was so strong that it would only take a spark. Well, at least that's what I thought.

"I can hear your heart racing from here."

"Shut up, John. I'm anxious."

My father asked for information, so I sent him what I had as soon as we landed. He was convinced by my mother to do whatever he could. Honestly, I felt stronger just having their support.

Noah was my older cousin. He picked us up at the airport and took us to the hotel. Liam was in charge of arranging a visit to the pack where she was staying.

**Nat**

I was learning to connect with my wolf. Her name was Irene. They taught me how to talk to her, to keep her under control. Werewolves are usually born with their wolves and everything is very natural. Since I was a half-breed, my wolf had difficulty connecting and reaching me. But she said that it was my contact with another wolf that strengthened her.

I said it was impossible because I only got to know werewolves when I talked to my father. She claimed that when she started howling in my head, I had already had contact with a wolf. Irene said that she later fell asleep again, but that Nikolai's wolf was waking her up.

I was called by Ivan to go talk to Luna and the Alpha. He sometimes acted as my interpreter. I was going to need to improve my Russian. The couple asked me to help them that afternoon, also by translating for some Canadians who would be visiting the pack today.

So, after lunch, I got changed and went to help Ivan with the group reception. They arrived in two SUVs. My heart started racing and I didn't know why.

When the Canadians got out of the car, I felt a very strong alpha aura. I looked at them and found a pair of mesmerizing blue eyes. It wasn't possible, was it? What was Mat doing there? I couldn't take my eyes off him. He smiled and came towards me.

"Hi, honey!"

"What are you doing here?"

"I miss you so much". — And he hugged me tightly.

Everyone there stared at us without understanding anything.

When the Alpha approached, Liam stepped forward and said that we were companions and that we were lost because one didn't know the other was a wolf.

Mat's wolf growled loudly and said: "Companion!"

I was completely lost. How did I never know? Why did he never tell me? I suffered so much, thinking I was a freak to him… my reaction was to run away from there.

**Mateo**

While John was explaining everything to the alphas, along with Noah, who was the oldest in our group, I went after her. I felt that Robert and Liam were keeping us safe, but I asked them to stay a certain distance away, because I wanted to have privacy with her.

She was crying and I could feel her wolf. Shake was trying to connect with her, her name was Irene.

"Nat, please, let me explain."

" Why didn't you ever say anything? You didn't trust me."

" It wasn't that, little one. I was so afraid that you would be afraid of me. I didn't want to lose you."

" I distanced myself from you because you think I was a freak. I suffered so much…"

"Shhhhhh. Come here. I suffered a lot too. I love you, Nat. Neither time nor anyone will change that. That is why our attraction is so strong. We are predestined mates by the moon goddess herself."

" But you didn't look for me anymore, you…"

"Do you want to marry me?"

" Mat!"

" Do you want to be the luna of my pack?" — I pulled her and kissed her hard, possessively and I felt sparks all over my body.

"Come away with me. My parents want to meet you."

"My father! It's…"

"Yes. I know. Dmitry. My father is already talking to him."

We kissed more and again and again. I needed her.

Suddenly my fur stood on end and my wolf went on the defensive. Letting out a growl. Another growl came back, it was a Russian boy, he wasn't an alpha, but he was powerful. He must have been a beta.

He said something in Russian. And she answered in his language. Who was he, after all?

— Николай, on друг эму. — She replied.

"Ты предан мне. Ты предан мне."

Was he yelling at her?

"Я знаю, но я тоже не знала, что он волк, он был как бы моим парнем, а волка у меня еще не было."

" я убью его!"

"Нет, пожалуйста. успокоиться."

I don't know what they said. But I felt him threatening me. I was going to finish him off.

" Is he threatening you, Nat?"

"No, Mat. Please calm down. He wants to know who you are to me. You didn't know about each other. I'm explaining to him that I didn't know you were a wolf. That I didn't have my wolf yet when we met. I... I had given him my word that we would try a relationship, okay. "

"You're mine, my destined mate. I have the right to be with you. I told her abruptly."

I called Liam to help me understand what he was saying and to tell him that I would kill him if he screamed or touched her.

"Calm down Mateo. We'll sort it out." — My cousin Robert intervened.

Liam explained that he didn't know she already had a mate and that he was claiming her because she had committed to him.

"Tell him, Liam, that I'm going to mark her and take her away. He can either accept it or fight."

My wolf jumped and I didn't even notice. Nat started crying. Liam held her. The wolf named Nikolai was gray and quickly came to attack. It took the alpha Vladimir to order us to move away. I was scratched, but he was bleeding a lot.

She went to his side. I was furious. I didn't understand what was happening, but I saw her talking to him, touching his cheek to calm him down and then giving him a kiss.

I transformed, she didn't know my wolf, but I wanted to see her looking at me and tell me that she didn't love me. Liam handed me a t-shirt and shorts and whispered in my ear to calm down that she was just saying goodbye to him.

Wolves appeared, but my cousins, John and my guards surrounded me. The alpha told Natsuke, as Liam understood, that she should choose now and leave the pack, and that she could not return.

I looked at her, trying to emanate all the love I felt. I didn't want her to have any doubts that she would stay with me forever. She walked closer to me. It hurt me to see fear in her eyes, but I remembered something she hadn't seen yet. I lifted my shirt, showing the kanji of her name tattooed on my chest. She hugged me and the alpha Vladimir shouted something. All the wolves turned their backs to us.

" They gave us 15 minutes to get out of here. Let's go! "— Liam shouted.