CHAPTER 45

CHAPTER 45
Mark wrapped his as around her, pulling her closer and dropping a light kiss on her forehead. “It’s okay baby,” he muttered lowly. “You will be fine, I'm sure Chloe will understand, she is just mad at you right now...” he cooed.

Guilt pricked at my conscience and I looked away, not wanting to watch any longer. For the first time, I actually felt jealous of what they both had. I should have treated Chloe that way, pulled her to myself and told her that everything was going to be alright, but I had pushed her away. I'd I were to be honest with myself, I think I had gotten a little jealous of her. The kind of power she commanded had made me feel like less of a man and it scared me that the more powerful she grew, the more power I would lose on her. I fear that she would out power me someday and maybe turn her back on me, but how wrong was I?

I scratched the back of my head, inwardly cursing at my own foolishness. It also did not help that the clueless couple sitting across from me, started kissing on each other. “You have audience please,” I snapped, my nose flaring with anger. “Get a room!”

Lily's face coloured in embarrassment, while stupid Mark laughed, like I had just said some pretty good joke. Maybe I was a joke after all!

“We are sorry, we got a little carried away,” Lily said, pulling out of Mark's hold. She put some distance between them, to which I was grateful.



Four more hours later, still no wife! I was restless now, and obviously, Mark and Lily also seemed to agree with me, because she had been pacing restlessly, while Mark had been cursing after every two minutes.

I had sent numerous messages upon messages, but no reply came back. I rubbed the left hand side of my chest, feeling that it did not hurt there. If she was in some sort of danger, I would have been notified. But since I was not, that meant that she was okay. It made me feel like a big failure, because I let my wife feel like she could not depend on me, like she was some kind of burden that I could not wait to get rid of.

Lily suddenly stopped, a smile a ghost of a smile sneaking on to her face as her eyes widened. “She just contacted me!” She yelled, bouncing her feet in excitement, but then her excitement vanished and her face paled. “I think she is in trouble!”

I shot up from where I was sitting, moving towards Lily but she backed away.

“She said I should not tell you where she is, she does not trust you enough to save her,” Lily quickly explained.

I died that very moment. Dread courses through out my body and settled at my core, threatening to throw me off my feet. “Where is she?” I asked, fighting to control my emotions.

“I cannot tell you that,” Lily said. “What have you done?! What is she—”

Just as she was speaking, Titus ran in. “We need to get going guys, I think Chloe is in deep trouble!”

I did not hear the last of what he had to say, I ran out of the house, changing into my black wolf mid air and landed on my fours. My heart constricted painfully in my chest, alerting me of her danger, leading me to her. I looked back when I heard paws hitting the ground behind me, and I saw that Mark and Titus were hot on my heels, following my lead.

Lily was far behind us, as she ran on her feet but just as I was going to turn around, she shifted into a little red fox and my mind relaxed just a tiny bit, it showed that Chloe was still in control of whatever situation there was...

Unlike other days, this time; I got to the parting faster than I had ever been. I shifted, diving into the water and the others did same, with Lily's wolf in Mark's arms. We disappeared under the water fall and as I expected, the door to my cave was left wide open.

“What the hell is this place,” Mark asked, as I led them down the long corridor. “You will see,” I replied.

The shouts became louder and I got the whiff of the scents as I approached. The closer I got to her, the lesser the pain in my chest. We got into the open and that was when I saw the revolting crowd of over thirty wolves and she-wolves in general.

The crowd quieted their chants of protests, as they felt my presence. Everyone bowed, creating a path for me to walk through and over to the front. My eyes met Chloe's that was peeking through the glass window, and all I saw in her eyes were raw pain of their rejection.

My heart broke and I forced myself to look away, turning to the crowd. “Good wolves of Blackwood,” I started in a cold voice, not failing to pass an equally cold look at anyone who met my eyes. “It truly displeases me, that you stomp my property without my permission and attack on my wife, who is supposed to be your Luna...” I paused, daring anyone to argue with me. “You had better have a very good reason for such foolishness, because I have no will in me to forgive any one of you.”

A wolf at the front raised his hand. “It came to our notice that an enemy was living amongst us all this time and rumours had it that it was your wife and today, it was confirmed!” He said, meeting my eyes bravely. “We want her out of our lands, or we have no choice but take justice into our hands!”

“Yes!” The crowd chanted in agreement.

“Pray tell,” I growled out. “Whatever have you confirmed about my wife?” I still asked, even though I knew exactly what they were talking about.

“She is a vampire!”

Fuck shit!