Epilogue

Zara's POV

I lay under the full moon in the open fields. I watch the full moon slowly creeping away from the sun, enjoying the cold breeze that the night had to give. Not long before I heard footsteps and a scent invaded my nostrils, and then someone lay beside me.

"Can I keep you company?" He asked and I smiled moving into his embrace.

"You know, you are the best company I ever wanted," I answer in a soft voice as I propped my head on my elbow.

"Happy growing old together." I smiled at his raspy voice as his fingers trailed my neck where his mark was.

"They are fading, I need a new one." He smiled flicking his tongue across his lips as he sat upright on the grass while I did the same, his fingers were replaced with his tongue, and he flicked his tongue across my neck before his fangs greased my neck and without warning the canines pierced into my skin, sinking it deep to refresh the mate mark, something he loves doing and I look forward to it.

"Ahhh..." I let out a sharp cry of pleasure and pain. Years and years after, growing old but I will always get aroused after this. He licks and sucks the blood off my neck.

"I love you, my queen." He said while I straddled him while my hand snaked around his neck, biting my lower lips as I stared at him, I didn't need to tell him, that I loved him because he knew that already. My expression had answered that. Words aren't good enough. Like they say, actions speak louder than words. I pressed a soft kiss on his lips. "Have I been a good mate to you all these years?" His voice and eyes bore deep into my eyes and my heart.

Through these fifteen years, that we accepted the mate and what fate had for us, not for once, did Keith fail me. We went through high and low, so many tears and so many pains, we are not perfect and some say, we are not met to be but we are still here.

He was always around for good things and for my unreasonableness, not once did he hurt me or complain after we started this new journey of ours. "You are the best mate to me and I will always be happy, as long as I have my ruthless Alpha's heart."

Keith's heart was saying too many things, and my ability to read his heart wasn't helping at all, so I decided to focus on the part where he was lusting after me, he wants me and desires me.

He intertwined my fingers with his, and placed them on his chest, "thank you for accepting me back into your life. I don't know how I would have survived those last fifteen years if you hadn't given me another chance. I am sorry Zara, I will never get tired of apologizing to you for being an asshole and a heartless beast."

"Ssshh... my king, you are the bravest wolf I have ever heard, the remorseful one, one who owes up to his misdeed, I will never get tired of telling you how lucky I am to be mate to you. And you could spend your whole life saying sorry for what you have done but I will keep telling you, that day you rejected me as your mate, you made me who I am today, you made me a strong woman, a better mother and you made me someone worthy to stand beside you, as a queen."

"You and me, my Zara, my queen, there will always be us."

"Sure, you and me, my Keith, my king, there will always be us. Always and forever." I said smashing my lips against his. He kissed me bruised hard as his hand gripped my waist.

In no time, my back had already met the floor, even though we were in our forties and late forties we could still enjoy sex like we were teenagers or young adults. He hovered over me, his hand tracing my inner thighs touching me through my thongs.

"Someone ready for me?"

"As always..." I replied in a husky tone as I kissed him more and grabbed his neck to myself. His fingers worked on my wet core, massaging and playing with it.

"Dear goddess..." I whimpered as my body jolted from his contact. He was assaulting me with his fingers while his free hand caged my neck.

"Harder, please my king." He smirked ripping my thong off my body while he yanked my legs up, pressing them to my chest. He flicks his tongue across his lips watching my exposed core.

I watch him strip. Too slow for my liken but I tried to be patient the fucker was tormenting me with his actions, his cock was pointing at me already when I thought he was going to push it into me, he slipped down and used his tongue.

I glared at him as I became desperate for that instead of his tongue. "Please, Keith."

"Patient little mate."

"I hate that word and you know it." I snarled

"Patient is good."

"Please, Keith."

"Please what?"

"I beg you, I want you inside of me." I cried in ecstasy as his tongue was replaced with his genitalia.

I watch him as I enjoy everything he gives me, Keith was my everything till the end of time. I didn't want to close my eyes, I wanted to enjoy everything that his penetration gave me while watching his eyes.

Keith's POV

I lay on the grass staring at the dark cloud having just the moon standing proud amid the dark cloud, with Zara sleeping peacefully in my arms under the moon. After countless rounds of sex, she falls asleep in my arms.

But I couldn't sleep, I couldn't shut my eyes, the thought of the life I had with Zara and the one, we will create in the Future.

Fifteen years, was it fifteen years? Fifteen years of us being together as a couple that loves each other and ten years of me being an ass, that is twenty-five years of our life together, and thirty years of me meeting her for the first time.

I could remember that day, I fought with my uncle, that day I found out the truth about everything behind my father's death, that day, I had died and Zara had brought me back to life. I was devastated

After everything that happened that night and I survived it, I was planning on spending the rest of my life alone. I already accepted that it was my fault that I lost the one the goddess had destined for me. That it was my lifetime punishment for hurting the one, I was supposed to love and cherish.

Then the goddess gave me another chance, he made her choose me, even when she had a better option, I have no plans to blow it up, not now not even in the future.

Fifteen years to atone for my sin was way too small for all the things I did to her, from dragging her to jail, rejecting her, for letting her go through all the pains.

I strive hard every day to make it up to her but I know it wouldn't change the fact that I hurt her, I broke her. I need a lifetime to prove to her that I am sorry but I am not complaining, I want to be a better man, for our pup, who is now the queen of the pack, for my grand pups, and my beautiful Luna.

I want to be able to stand proud in front of the goddess, one day when my time comes to leave this world and tell her what a better man I turned out to be because of the mate she gave me.

I want to be able to tell her about the power she bestows on me, and how well I lead them and bring all of them together.

To tell her about my mate, the wonderful soul that has turned the ruthless me, into that alpha everyone admired. I want to tell her, how much I had been trying to be a better man and how I took care of the mate, she gave me another opportunity to prove that I could be the meekest and the nicest wolf. And want to tell her about the wonderful daughter that Zara had given me.

Now, I have grand pup, a grandfather, something I didn't think I could ever have.

I want to tell her that I am striving to be a better male even though I make a lot of mistakes in my life.

Zara stirred in her position and moved closer to me while she purred in her sleep, dragging me to the present. "I love you." She murmured and smiled pulling her naked body more into me, while my lips pressed against her forehead.

"I will love you till my last breath."

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The story of Zara and others ends here.

Thank you to everyone who waited for this story to get to the end. I know I kept you waiting for updates, sometimes a month and sometimes two months, so many times I have given up on the story and so many times there is always someone that makes me want to end the story, especially one of my readers, (Manu Byers) It was her comments that made me want to finish the story just when I thought no one was reading, but then her comments was the motivation pills I need to continue with the story. Thank you and I am grateful for that comment.

I know some of my readers didn't like the idea that the female lead ended up with the male lead, I was heading in that direction before but on second thought, I decided a redemption for him.

I made so many mistakes while writing this book, From the names swapped of the characters to the use of grammar, some I get blasted for while some readers just overlook my flaws, whichever one you fall under, you made my a year and few months journey of this book a memory not to forget in my lifetime.

As the book comes to an end please don't forget to drop a comment, it will help in its exposure.

Thank you for having this journey with your imperfect author, Sylvia Sly. I would like you to continue another journey with me, in my book, "The Beast I Love is an Alpha."

Once more thank you for reading this novel, I appreciate all the support more than I can explain. I know some characters have not met with their happy ever after in this book, I have plans on writing a second story but for now, I am focusing on my other books. I will let everyone know if I ever begin working on the other, probably Sara's story.

It's always my pleasure hearing your warm and harsh comments and sharing this journey with you all.

#KeithandZaraSigningoff.

Warm love from Author Sylvia Sly.