Chapter 108

**AMELIA**

Part of me wished I hadn't said anything at all, but I wanted him to know because we had promised not to hide anything to eachother. Would I have told him if Alpha Randall hadn't seen us? I think so but I'm not 100% sure. I know Noah doesn't appreciate Xander and I knew he would react badly but not that badly. And especially that he wouldn't let me talk and reassure him.

"I know you're angry but..."

"Angry? I'm seething with rage! I'm doing my best not to go and beat the shit out of him." He cuts me off and slowly approaches me. "This is not the time to test my patience Amelia, so you go get changed, get your stuff ready and let's get the hell out of here. Now!" He yells again.

The door opens with a bang and Xander rushes over to Noah. He has taken off his jacket, his bow tie and has his sleeves rolled up. He punches him in the face and Toby comes running to separate them.

I approach Noah. "Oh my god. Why did you do that?" I ask looking at Xander.

"I heard him yelling at you. Mate or not, alpha or not, I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in my pack. Here, we treat our women with respect and dignity." He replies angrily.

Toby puts my hand on his shoulder. "Relax." He whispers.

"I'm only going to say this once. Get out of there. We're packing up and leaving. Now. None of this will concern you anymore. Alpha Xander." He says his name in disgust. I know him well enough to know that he contains himself so he doesn't retaliate and give him one in return.

"Everything about Amelia will always be my concern." He responds by clenching his fists.

"What the fuck?" Noah asks through clenched teeth and he steps dangerously close to him.

"Fuck." Toby mumbles.

"The way you're pissed, I guess she told you what happened earlier so fuck it, might as well tell you what she means to me. She's my mate."

Noah lunges at Xander and punches him in the face before he can dodge it. It all happens so fast, I have a hard time understanding what's going on. They both end up on the floor and fight, rolling of the floor. Toby tries to separate them but he can't do anything. Soon, he is joined by two other men who manage to separate them.

Xander wipes his nose spreading his blood. "I don't give a shit what you think! It's nothing but the truth!" He yells at Noah, then he turns his gaze to me. I'm so stunned that I'm wide-eyed and unable to move. "This is not the way I would have wanted to tell you and I'm sorry." He sighs. "To me it was clear from the moment I laid eyes on you. I know you felt something when I touched your arm..."

"Amelia. We're leaving!" Noah cuts him off, glaring at me.

"I know the bond isn't obvious to you because you're already mated, but it does exist." He continues, ignoring him.

"Amelia!"

"I don't know why the Moon Goddess decided it that way but that's how it is."

"Amelia. Now! Let's get out of here."

I feel like the floor is crumbling beneath my feet and my body seems to be doing its own thing and I lock myself in the bathroom where I stay frozen for a long moment. Machinally, I take my toilet bag and fill it with my things around the sink. I remove, as well as possible my dress and put on, the leggings and the t-shirt, which were posed there. When I come out, Brooke is sitting on our bed and the man are not there anymore.

"You're leaving in the morning." She tells me simply.

"Where's Noah?" I ask her, my hands unintentionally resting on my stomach.

Her gaze moves to my hands. "He went to get some air." She pauses. "You're pregnant, right?"

I nod before sitting down next to her.

She sighs. "You should get some rest. Go home and take some time to think."

"Think about what?" I snort. "I love Noah, he's my mate, the father of my children and I'm happy with him."

"But Xander..."

"Not tonight." I cut her off.

"Okay." She gets up and heads for the door. "See you soon. I hope."

Once she closes the door behind her, I collapse onto the bed. I try to contact Noah through the link but he ignores me. And when I try his phone it rings in his jacket, which he left in the bedroom.

***

The sun's rays passing through the curtains wake me up, I reach out beside me but there is no one there and the sheets are cold. Noah must not have gone to bed all night. When I sit up and stretch, I find him sitting in a chair across from the bed. His elbows on his knees and his face in his hands, with his clothes from the night before. This confirms my suspicions, he has not gone to bed.

I clear my throat and he looks up. He has bags under his eyes and a distant look.

"Good morning." he tells me softly.

"You didn't sleep?" I ask him.

"I couldn't so you'll have to drive."

I nod and he gets up to go to the bathroom. He locks himself in there without giving me a glance.

We did not exchange a word during the trip. He slept most of the way and I wouldn't have dared to say anything anyway. I won't be a hypocrite if the situation was reversed I would have reacted the same way. Xander is right, I don't know why the goddess of the moon decided to make the two of usmy mates but for me it doesn't change anything, Noah is my only mate and I intend to prove it to him.