Chapter 130 – Her True Alpha and True Love Novel Read Online

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“That’s fucken bullshit and you know it. You don’t need a fucken reason to run back to that fucken alpha. He even fucken cheated on you and you still act like his fucken lap dog.” Derek yelled out.

“Then why did you fucken mark me? If I was such a horrible mate the first time around, why would you want me?” I screamed.

“You don’t get to play the victim this time. If either Mason or I did any of the crap that you did with Ian, you would have rejected us, and you fucken know it,” he growled.

“I don’t love Ian. Saving Alex and Ian was the right thing to do, and I don’t regret that. I came back because I love you. But I don’t think you can love me without the bond. Even being marked, the bond isn’t the same.” I cried.

“I think you’re right,” he said, and I could feel my heart breaking.

I moved to rush out of the kitchen when a window shattered. I screamed before I ducked down behind the counter. There was a sharp pain in one of my arms. Looking down, I noticed I was bleeding. Mason, Brandon, Liam and Matt all rushed in. Mason rushed to me, kneeling in front of me.

“Baby, you’re bleeding,” he said, reaching for a towel.

“Derek, what the fuck happened?” He yelled out. When Derek didn’t answer, he asked me.

“Baby, what happened?” He asked me softly, wrapping the towel around my arm.

“I don’t know. The window shattered.” I told him.

“Okay, It’s okay, Baby.” Mason said, kissing my forehead. His behavior confused me. When I left him at the council building, he was pissed at me.

“Mason, the sniper got whoever was shooting at the house.” Brandon informed us. Mason helped me stand.

“Is he alive?” Mason asked.

“He is. He’s a dragon. Derek and Liam are dealing with him,” Brandon answered.

“Why would a dragon be shooting at the house?” I asked, and Mason sighed.

“Mason, you need to tell her.” Brandon said, and my mind was racing.

“I’m going to check on James.” I said, before rushing out of the kitchen and running to James’ room. As I rushed into his room, I heard him cry. Sage was consoling him. I immediately took him from her and he calmed down.

“Ashlyn, you’re bleeding.” Sage exclaimed.

“I’m fine. What happened?” I rushed out.

“I think the noise just startled him.” Sage answered, and I nodded.

“It’s okay, baby. I got you.” I cooed, while I held him to my chest.

I sat down in the rocking chair and rocked him until he was asleep again. Holding him helped me feel better about the argument I had with Derek. I can’t blame him for having second thoughts, because I was also having them. Sage left to get a first aid kit. And soon after, Mason entered the room.

“Baby, what Derek said?” he said, kneeling down beside the chair.

“Mason, I don’t want to talk about it.” I told him, closing my eyes.

“I’m sorry about how I’ve been acting today. Not having the bond seems to affect all of us. It doesn’t feel the same, even after marking.” Mason said, and I nodded.

“Hence the reason I went to the council building today,” I told him.

“I’m sorry, Baby.” He sat down on the arm of the chair and wrapped an arm around me.

“I shouldn’t have overacted like that, and I shouldn’t have gone to work. You needed me, and I wasn’t there again. And I’m so sorry. I want you to know that even without the bond, I want this to work. I love you so much, Baby.” He told me and I sobbed into his chest.

“We will get through this, Baby, we have to.” he whispered.

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Derek

After interrogating the bastard that shot at our home, I made my way home. I’m covered in blood. It infuriated me that he was another dragon. I wish I could say that this was the first incident, but it wasn’t. We had to have not only our home on lock down but the hospital when Ashlyn was still receiving her care there. Our entire lives have been an uphill battle since the day Ashlyn went into her coma.

The vampire kingdom has been on edge because of the death of their king. Turns out that Theo had already rejected his chosen mate and everything was just a plan to take over. I thought I knew him; we had been friends for years and he almost destroyed my family. And now it seems like we have been fighting all the kingdoms. There have been many threats made not only on Ashlyn’s life but on James’ life as well. The thought of hybrids scared so many people. And it wasn’t just the rogues or the rebels that have teamed up to make sure that hybrids don’t exist.

Then there’s this bond shit with Ashlyn. Everything felt prefect last night after we had marked her, and this morning it was like it was gone. The mark on my neck was back, but the feelings weren’t the same. I felt like I loved her yesterday, and I missed her every day she was gone. But today all I feel is resentment. I resent her for leaving us, and that our bond isn’t the same as it was before. I woke up beside a stranger this morning, and I can’t shake this feeling that something is wrong. Even Magnus is on edge, which is making me feel worse. I can feel her worries and fears through the bond, and I should want to comfort her. I should want to take away her pain, but I can’t figure out my own feelings without feeling angry about what happened. And I don’t know if I was more angry with myself or with her.

I pulled my car up to the house, and Ashlyn was sitting on the porch. She looked lost in her thoughts as she looked up at the night sky. It was late and she shouldn’t be out here. Matt wasn’t too far away from her, and I could see the other warriors. But I wish she would go inside. Someone just tried to kill her and she’s out here like it wouldn’t happen again. Parking my car, I got out, slamming the door behind me.

“Ashlyn, what the hell are you doing out here?” I growled. She turned her attention to me and I could see that she had been crying.

“I was worried about you. You just ran off.” She said, standing up.

“I had to deal with the shooter.” I told her.

“You didn’t have to do that. There’s enough warriors here to hold off an army. So, why did you leave? You didn’t even make sure I was okay.” She said with tears in her eyes.

“Mason had you.” I told her.

“You didn’t answer my question.” Her voice cracked and I could see tears running down her cheeks. And I didn’t know how to answer her.

“If you want me to make you a priority, then you have to meet me halfway. You can’t just run into danger. Do you still want me?” She asked, crying. I wish we hadn’t had an audience for this.

“Ashlyn, I don’t know what I want.” I told her, and her pain hit me through the bond. She grabbed on to her chest and the pain in her eyes made me feel guilty about how I was feeling.

“Matt, is the area secure?” she whispered to him.

“It is, my queen,” he told her.

“Ashlyn, I’m sorry.” I tried to tell her, but she took off in the lake’s direction.

“Fuck!” I yelled out. Mason came running out of the house in just his boxers.

“The lake.” I yelled at him. We both took off towards the lake. When the lake finally came into view, a bright light shot out of the lake and we were all hit with a blast, knocking us on our asses.

“Matt, where is she?” I screamed.

“Derek, she’s in the lake.” Matt yelled out. And I looked at Mason.

We both rushed up off the ground and ran over to the dock. I scanned the lake, looking for her. I didn’t see her, and the water was eerily calm.

“Do you see her?” I rushed out.

“No, what the hell was that?” Mason yelled.

“I do not know. Matt, was anyone in the area?” I called to him.

“Nothing’s reported.” He yelled back. Mangus was just about to shift when Ashlyn’s head rose above the water. She was in the middle of the lake. She let out a scream, and we were all hit by another blast, but it wasn’t as strong as the first. I could feel her anguish through the bond, and I immediately felt guilty.

“What the fuck did you say to her?” Mason yelled.

“I told her, I don’t know what I want.” I sighed. Mason punched me in the jaw, sending me into the lake. I swam to the surface, coughing up the water I had just inhaled.

“What the fuck, Mason?” I coughed out.

“What the hell is wrong with you? She’s our goddamn mate, and you just told her you didn’t want her. I get that you’re hurt and your feelings are all over the place, but you have no right to tell her you don’t want her. After everything that she has done for you, for us. You can’t just throw her away because things are hard.” He screamed at him. I climbed out of the lake onto the deck.

“I didn’t say I didn’t want her. I said I didn’t know.” I corrected him.

“Why don’t you just stab her in the heart? She fucken loves you. She never would have asked me to accept you if she didn’t. Get yourself in check before you break her entirely.” He growled. Mason and I were so distracted from our argument that we didn’t notice that Ashlyn had swum back from the middle of the lake. She waded on to the shore, skipping the dock.

“Baby?” Mason called to her, and she turned around to face us. She was visibly shaking and her lips were turning blue.

“I’m going to check on James and then I’m going to bed. I’m sure there is a damsel that needs saving around here somewhere.” She said.

“What the fuck does that mean?” I asked her and she sighed.

“Do you remember what you said to me back at the cabin when you first met me?” she asked me.

“I said a lot of things,” I told her.

“I asked you why you would help a wolf when you are a dragon. Do you remember what you told me?” she whispered, with tears in her eyes.

“Because it was the right thing to do,” I sighed.

“I want to believe that you would have done the same if you were in my place. I didn’t risk my life because I love them. What I did was the right thing to do. We all have to make hard choices, and not everyone will understand them. But choosing to be with you was never a hard decision, one I will never reject, even if you chose to reject me.” She said, with tears running down her cheeks. She turned on her heels and walked back to the house.

“Is giving her up really worth it? I know the bond isn’t the same, but she isn’t the same and she never will be. But I still love her, and if you want to leave, I won’t stop you.” Mason told me, before he followed Ashlyn back to the house. I stood on the deck watching my mates walking away and my heart broke and it was my fault. I had no one to blame but myself.

“Derek, Ashlyn is nothing like your mother. Let her in.” Magnus said in my head.

“You don’t know that. My father never shared the bond with my mother and she left.” I told him.

“She would never leave our child or you. You are the one who will have to walk away. And if you do, I’ll leave.” he threatened me.

“And how the hell can we keep her safe? I feel like I’m fighting the entire kingdom. I’m choosing to make a wolf/witch queen of dragons. She killed the vampire king. They believe she will do that same to us,” I told him.

“And when did you start caring about what other people think? Take her to our kingdom. Let her meet the people, her people. Keeping her locked up won’t help your case.” Magnus explained. Matt, coming up beside me, pulled me out of my chat with Magnus.

“Derek, I’ve known you my whole life. And I always tried to be as brutally honest as I can be with you. I’m telling you right now that if you let her go, you will reject it for the rest of your life. We see the way she looks at you, and the only other person she looks at like that is Mason. I know you’re scared because the bond doesn’t feel the same. And you don’t want to end up like your parents, but she will never leave you. You will have to leave her, and if you do, you’ll be making the biggest mistake of your life.” He told me.

“I really hope you will make the right decision.” He patted me on the back before walking away, leaving me on the dock.

“Told you.” Magnus chimed in.

“And what do you want me to do?” I asked my dragon.

“I want you to climb into bed beside our mate, hold her close and tell her you love her. I know you do. And if you don’t, I will take over and do it for you. Tomorrow, you will explain everything to her. And I mean everything, Derek. She has the right to know the truth.” Magnus scolded me. Before making my way back to the house, I took a few deep breaths.

I made my way into the house and up to our room. I checked on James before I headed into our room. He was sleeping so peacefully and my heart swelled with the love I have for him. I watched him intently for a few minutes before I headed into our room. Ashlyn was curled up under a blanket on the bed. I’m sure she must be freezing, that water is cold. Mason was just coming out of the bathroom.

“What made you change your mind?” He asked me, pulling on a pair of boxers.

“Tomorrow, we will tell her everything.” I told him, heading into the bathroom to shower. I’m still covered in blood and now I had lake water all over me.

After I was done with my shower and all ready for bed, I wandered into the bedroom to find a pair of boxers before climbing into bed. Ashlyn was sleeping in the middle and she was still shivering, even with Mason beside her. I could feel Mason’s gaze on me as I watched Ashlyn.

“You hurt her again, and I will kill you myself. Mate or not, I will protect her with my life, even if it’s from you.” He said, snuggling back into her. I said nothing as I laid down beside her, my chest flush with her back. She was indeed freezing. My nipples were instantly hard from the coldness coming off of her body. I wrapped an arm around her waist, snuggling my face into her neck. She smelt like James and I found it calming.

She’s already asleep from the day she had. Ashlyn should take it easy. She just woke up. And we both should have stayed home with her. I felt lost when I woke up and the bond wasn’t the same. I watched my mother with other men until she finally left my father. My father had told me that the bond with my mother felt nothing like how a bond should feel. And she cheated, lied, hated me for being my father’s son. I’m sure he cheated as well, but he never beat me. She was cruel and mean, and always blaming me for whatever my father did.

I came from a broken home, even after my mother left. My father would focus on work and they left me to myself. Sure, I had friends, but it wasn’t the attention I was craving. And when my father told me that my fated mate had died, it crushed me. That’s when things really spiraled in my life. I just stopped caring until I found her in those woods. Not having the bond scares me to death. I would rather leave her than wake up ten years from now and have her leave me.

My mind was racing, and I was finding it hard to sleep. Ashlyn whimpered in her sleep and I pulled her close. She must have had a bad dream. I moved my hand up her shirt, laying my hand on her chest. She was still cold, and I forced more of my heat out to help warm her.

“I love you, Babygirl.” I whispered in her ear before kissing her neck.

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