Luna Abigail's Second Chance

Chapter 202: Chapter 202 Interference and a Wake up Call

Maze

I pace my room for so long, I don’t even know when I got here. The image of my mate swirling in my mind. This can’t be happening. How is it possible for her to be even more gorgeous than Mira? No one ever compared to her before. No one ever came close. How am I supposed to be able to resist such a temptation? The Moon Goddess has lost her fucking mind this time!

"Do you hear me, Selene? You have lost your mind! I made a vow at the grave of Mira. I would never take another mate. Never would I love someone else. How could you do this to me?" There’s of course no answer. She always did prefer my sister to me.

Suddenly I halt in my steps across the room for the millionth time. I feel a shift in the pack dynamic, and then a new mind-link establishes itself within. The link is so strong I almost fall over. I never witnessed and knew a mind link could be so natural as the one I am feeling. And I feel it. Mom accepted Kiara into our pack. How could she do that without my approval?! This is a betrayal of me as the Alpha. I growl in anger and agonize. My heart aches to have her in my arms, but my brain is screaming for me to get it together and remember my promise. Conflicted Havoc sees his chance to take over for a second and a possessive howl rips through the air. I know everyone heard me, and they know what this means. He has accepted her. WHAT THE FUCK!

’You bloody flea infected mutt! You fucking accepted her without asking me. What is wrong with all of you?! I am not replacing my mate. Period.’ The image of her perfect body, curvy enough for me to grab ahold of those delicious thighs and feel them wrap around my head as I bury myself and lap her up. Making her say my name over and over again in ecstasy.

I shake my head violently, trying to get a grip on reality.

’She is our mate, and I will claim her myself if I have too! Get your act together, bro. She will not wait indefinitely.’

I pace some more, working myself up and as I feel myself literally vibrating with anger, I grab my crystal and call my sister’s name. I need her input. She will never let me wallow in self pity, which I am pretty sure she’ll call this. I am also sure she will be direct with me, which I also kind of need right now. Mom will just smack me again and tell me how much of a coward I am. But I don’t think that. This is all her and Selene’s fault.

"Maze!" She says with a voice full of surprise. She is sitting in her office. I don’t hope I disturbed anything, but this is more important anyway. I am still shaking with anger and contempt to all and everyone. "What happened, brother?" She then asks. The concern is evident in her voice. I just shake my head.

"She can’t be my second chance, Amber. I don’t want a second chance. I don’t want a mate. I want her back. But she is dead, and I don’t want anyone else." I ramble, and her eyebrows rise, looking at my probably disheveled figure.

"You got a second chance?" She asks, sounding so confused. I nod, my eyes shooting lightning. "But that’s amazing news, brother! Congratulations." I growl at her, and she purses her lips.

"Didn’t you hear at fucking thing I just said?" I ask, anger laced in my voice, and she sighs.

"I heard you being an incoherent asshole, yes. You got a second chance, and that is amazing! Those are actually rare, but here she is. You need to stop fucking play the blame game on the world, and start being the man I know you can be, Maze."

"Amber.." I try to reason with her, but she interrupts me rudely.

"No! It’s time you shut up and listen, brother. I have vouched for you time and time again. I have listened and cried with you, and I have kept my mouth shut when you are being an entitled brat to everyone around you. Mom and dad have refused to let me come there and smack some fucking common sense into you, and they even told me to just let you be." He raised an eyebrow at that. "But it’s time you stop being a giant dickward, and start being the King I appointed you over a year ago. You were born to lead, Maze, and I made you King because I know you’ll be great. But you have been nothing but broody, grumpy and a fucking ass! You lost your mate. Boo-fucking-hooo, bro. She died, and you take it out on the family and the pack. What the actual fuck."

"She didn’t just die, Amber. She died in my arms. SHE WAS MY MATE!" I roar.

"And?" She asks, crossing her arms, taking me aback.

"And what?" I ask back, breathing heavy.

"She was gone, Maze. Mira was my BEST friend growing up, but she chose the cowardly way out and she left over a misunderstanding. She left, and she didn’t come back. Not until that day, and neither of us knows why. We don’t know." I growl again, not liking her tone against me. "And you didn’t know her. I know the pain of the bond breaking..."

"You know nothing..." I sneer. The words almost did not leave my gritted teeth.

"Did you forget that my bond with Chase almost broke because of our choices, in your asshole pity party?" She says with an attitude and I cringe. I did forget that. Shit!

"Sorry." I mutter. Regret and guilt again filling me.

"You have a second chance, Maze. And maybe that’s also a second chance at life. You need to stop playing the fucking victim and start taking some responsibility. You. Are. The. King! We still have a war to fight, and I don’t want to lose it because my idiotic twin is too busy feeling sorry for himself to care about others."

I nod, and we are quiet for some time. I know she loved Mira as well, but I can’t help feeling everyone just forgot about her after she died. Everyone has been so suspicious of why she came back the day the attack happened, and I am refusing to believe that and will not get into it now.

"I know I’ve been difficult lately, Amber. I’m sorry." freewebnøvel.com

"I’m not the one you owe an apology to. Mom, dad, the pack, your mate. Those are the ones you owe an apology, and it better be good." I nod, their thoughts swirling in my mind.

"She’s not a wolf." I say, and she tilts her head. I don’t know why I feel the need to tell her, but I did.

"Excuse me?"

"My.. Mate.. She is not a wolf. She’s a shifter, but it’s not a wolf."

"And?"

"Nothing, I don’t care what she is.. But.."

"Havoc has already accepted her, and you are struggling." I nod and blush.

"She is so beautiful, and sassy, and powerful and independent. I keep saying the wrong thing to her. She hates me, Amber." She doesn’t need to know I have not even talked to her that much, but I feel the power and all that in her. She is perfect in every sense of the word and that scares the fucking living crap out of me.

"I’m sure she doesn’t. But knowing you, you might want to woo her along with that apology." I smiled for the first time today, and nodded.

"I’ll keep you updated." I reply before hanging up.

Amber is right! I need to get a grip on myself, and I need to start with apologizing to my parents and my pack. Then I need to get myself into some therapy. UGH! That sounds so soft and... But I need to do this to heal myself properly. This is not Kiara’s fault, and I need her to understand that I am willing to work on myself to win her over. After my stunt today she must think I hate her.

I mind-link my parents to come see me when Benjamin and Sami leave. I need to start somewhere, and an apology to them is better than nothing.