Chapter 20: The Alpha’s Goddess

~GUNNER’S P.O.V~

I quickly dried myself off after my shower and got dressed. I put on some sweats, and a white V-neck t-shirt and grabbed a pair of socks and shoes. I should be impressing her but with it being so late I decided to just wear clothes, I’d normally throw on to sleep in.

I grab an extra shirt in case Callie would prefer actual clothes and not the hospital gown. On my way out, I stopped on the floor below to grab some belongings for her. I had Jade pack up some things she may need just in case. After grabbing the bag, I started to descend the stairs, anxious to get back to her.

“I want our mate in our clothes!” Timber mumbles in a grumpy tone.

“We can’t make her wear our clothes, but I brought one just in case and added it to her bag,” I replied with a smile plastered on my face.

As I walked into the pack hospital, I stopped at the nurse's desk to ask a question regarding Callie.

“Hello Alpha Gunner.” the nurse snickers with a flirtatious smile. I ignored her attempt to get my attention and continued on to what I needed.

“I would like to speak with the doctor taking care of Callie Richards. If you can call her, I would appreciate it.”

“Anything for you, Alpha,” she says as she reaches over and glides her hand down my arm seductively, batting her eyelashes.

That’s when I hear the most beautiful yet daring growl echo throughout the hospital, making the nurse jump in fright and look at the ground. I turned around and saw Callie standing there with her blonde hair wet and lying across her shoulders and her beautiful eyes full of ... jealousy? I can sense the anger radiating off her, so I finally decide to stop enjoying the feeling of her being jealous of a woman touching what’s hers and remove her hand from me and speak up.

“Callie, hey... I um brought you some clothes.” I said as I showed her the bag in my hand. I could feel her rage was beginning to ease.

“Thank you, this gown is not exactly my thing, a little too open and drifty.” And all I could do was smile at her response. Her voice is so hypnotizing, I just can’t get enough of her.

I casually walked over to her and handed her the bag I had brought. As I do, the electric waves radiate between where our skin touches. I would never get tired of that feeling.

“I... I don’t understand...” She says to me, pulling me out of my thoughts.

“What don’t you understand?” I asked her, not understanding what she meant.

“This pull, this bond. It feels like a mate pulling but my mate rejected me...” She says and looks at the ground. I could feel the pain she felt from her rejection, and it stirred my wolf up.

‘Help mate, protect mate’ Timber yells at me.

I reached over and lifted up her chin so I could look into her eyes and tell her I would always protect her.

“I know... but this is not fake, and I will not let this go. I won’t lose a chance of happiness, of having a mate. Not again.” I could see the confusion swirling in her eyes at what I said, so I spoke again.

“Come on, let’s get you back to your room so you can get changed and rest.”

“According to y’all, all I’ve done was rest.” She says back.

“A different kind of rest, yes. But we need to talk.” I said to her,

We walked in silence until we reached her room. I reached down to open the door and she spoke again, breaking the silence.

“Why was she touching you? Is that your girlfriend?”

I was taken by surprise by her question. Why would she even think such a thing? I reached over and took her hand in mine.

“God no. My eyes are for one person only.” I replied back with a flirtatious smile.

“Well, it didn’t seem like it a moment before, and if she isn’t who you want, then you have a bad way of showing it.” She replies, taking her hand out of mine, making my heart clench in pain.

I didn’t even touch the woman. How did I already mess up?

“I am sorry if you misunderstood what you saw, she touched me, and before I could respond by moving away you growled, doing it for me.”

Her face begins to turn pink, then red. She is so precious when she is embarrassed. She literally is the perfect image of the definition of 'breathtaking’. I opened the door to her room and led her in. She sits on the bed, and I take a seat in the chair next to the bed.

“Callie, I’m not sure how it is possible to have a second chance mate, but apparently, we are second-chance mates. I know it all seems like sudden news to you since you just woke up. I’ve been doing research in my spare time when I am not here with you, and I have yet to find an answer. I was thinking we could talk to the elders if you’d like. Maybe they will know.” I said.

“We could try, I’m just not sure they will.... umm I do have a question though.” She says.

“Go on...”

“This legend the rogue was speaking of, is it true?”

I thought about my words carefully before answering her question.

“It’s always been told to Alphas as a bedtime story, we never expected it to ever be real. We don't understand the depths of the legend, only that an heir to the moon goddess will be born. She will hold all the power and rule all the supernatural beings. Her offspring will be the most powerful, keeping the supernatural in line and ruling our kind, even rouges will have to submit once she reaches her full potential.” I told her. Trying not to miss a detail.

“But my parents were Gammas. I am not stronger than all supernatural beings.” She says.

“You may not see it yet, but I am here to guide you. The royals have taught the Alphas the depth of control. I can teach you the control you need to be able to achieve your abilities but also to control them. It doesn’t happen overnight, but in time you can understand your true self.”

“And you, are you only wanting me and this bond because of my abilities?” She asks and my heart hurts as she speaks like that.

“No, I wanted you before I even knew your name. Before I even knew you existed.” I said back, not realizing I sounded crazy. “This might sound crazy, but I have dreamt of you for months now. I didn’t know you were real; I didn’t know you existed before I found you a few weeks ago. I wanted you in my dreams, I needed you. But I didn’t know you were real.”

She looks taken aback by my confession. “Dream?” She asks.

“Yeah, dream. You were in this meadow, picking flowers. You brought me peace and comfort. I’m not sure how it is possible but now you’re standing before me, just as beautiful as the first time I saw you. I didn’t know you had this ability. I didn’t know your rank in a pack, nor did I care. All I knew was if I was to ever have a chance to be with someone other than my mate, it was you. Little did I know that not only were you real, but you were my second chance. She told me all I had to do was accept the chance of a second chance of happiness.”

“She?”

“Yeah, the moon goddess. I thought it was all a dream until recently, but now I fully believe she spoke to me. Telling me I could have a second chance at happiness.” I replied.

She gulped, then looked at me.

“Gunner... your wolf, is he...” She takes a deep breath before continuing. “Is he midnight black?”

Her question took me by surprise.

“You could see me too?” I asked.

“I mean I did see a beautiful black wolf with captivating blue eyes in my dreams before. That’s when she visited me. I didn’t know if it was real. Emery told me it was, but it was hard to believe. But now I know that I’m not crazy, she was real. And you, you’re also real.” She says as she stands up and moves in front of me, placing her hand on my cheek. “So very real.” She says again.

My heart is now pounding in my chest, she saw me, I saw her, we both saw the moon goddess. This is no coincidence. There is more to this than we thought. A deeper meaning.

I finally got the courage to ask her what I should’ve asked her earlier.

“Callie, would you be my date to the party they are throwing in honor of the future Alpha and Betas' return?”

“I didn’t sleep through that?” She asks while laughing. Her laugh is so melodic and makes my nerves so calm.

“I wouldn’t allow a party without all members being able to come. Now that you’re awake, the party is scheduled to happen in 2 days.”

She smiles and her hand slowly slides from my face to my chest. I gulp with anticipation.

“I’d be honored.” Was all it took from her mouth to completely grasp my heart.

I stood up, embracing her in my arms. As she slowly pulled back, I was caught in her eyes, staring deeply. I could feel myself falling even harder.

“I should get to bed, it’s getting late.” She says as she pulls back slightly from our hug.

“Okay, I will be back tomorrow morning for your discharge,” I said as a smile crept up on her face. I kissed her forehead and then bid her good night.

My entire world has just been flipped upside down. I don't know if I could be any happier than I am at this moment.