Chapter 106

(Noah POV)

I started packing my things the moment I stormed off, because there was no way I was going to lose my girl. She had brought out a side of me I thought could never exist, and hell would have to freeze over before I lost her again. I owed it to Tommy to show him the error of his ways, and if he was still too dumb to realize how much we needed Maya then there is nothing more I can do for him. There was once this urge to stay in this pack out of duty and loyalty, but Maya has become the center of my world.

My heart hurt the moment she walked out of the door, but I couldn’t go yet. Tommy and I are like brothers and he needed to get his head on straight, but that’s all I owed him for being such an idiot. Once my bag was packed, I sent Thomas a message for the coordinates of the pack they were headed to. I don’t think I even slept much with the way I missed my girl. As soon as I was ready, I made a dash for the door, but slowed when I saw Tommy sitting on the couch downstairs. I debated on talking to him, but he spoke first when he saw me with my bags in hand.

“So, you’re going then?” He asks.

“Yeah I am. You may be ready to let Maya walk out of your life, but I’m not. I need her more than this place, because she is my home, and I would follow her anywhere.” I said without a pause.

“She has taken everything from me then.” He says with a scoff, and I swear I wanted to hit him again.

Who was this guy? He had loved Maya so much, and went crazy when we lost her and now, he was ready to just let her go.

“The pack will never accept me as alpha without a Luna.” His anger clear in his voice.

“Are you really that stupid Tommy? How can you say that? How can you be so selfish? You know she was made for something more than this place, and we were to be the ones who helped her fulfill her destiny, or have you forgotten that?” I ask him.

He stands and turns to me. “What about us? Are we supposed to give up everything to stand by her? Our pack? Our families? How can I just walk away from my whole life? People here depend on me. What can she do now that she has no power? She can’t possible fulfil that stupid prophecy now and you know it!” He yells.

I shake my head in disbelief. “We already went over this last night, and yet you still don’t get it. It’s not about us anymore. She is our mate, and we are supposed to love and cherish her. We are supposed to help her find her way back to what she can be. She has been afraid and lost even when she had her powers, and we didn’t do enough to show her that she had no reason to be afraid. We should have told her how strong she was, and that she had the heart to help all of us. Instead, we expected her to control and calm her power so much that she feared what lay inside her. She is supposed to be free Tommy, and we held her back. This life held her back, and now it’s time to let her show just how strong she is, and if you can’t accept that then let her go.”

“She is my mate! She is supposed to support me too! I was ok sharing her with my two best friends and some random Fae, but I hoped that when the time came, I would have something that was ours. She was mine first, and I dreamed of her standing by me as my Luna, but my dreams came crashing down because of what our parents did. Why me? Why couldn’t I have her as my own? Why couldn’t I have a mate that I didn’t have to share?” Tommy yells more.

“This isn’t about you! Maya lost everything before she came to us. She had no family, no home, nothing! We became her family, and all you can say is why you couldn’t have her for yourself? Stop Tommy! If you don’t want her then break the mate bond and find chosen mate that can fill the roll and stop blaming Maya!” I yell back.

“Maybe I will!” He replies

I scoff. “I hope you do, because you are not good enough for her. Not like this. Goodbye Tommy.”

I turned to the door and walked away, leaving my own life behind. I would be sure I was worthy of our girl every day from now on. When I drove past the pack border, I called Maya, because I needed to hear her voice so badly.

“Noah?” Her sweet voice said as soon as the call went through.

“Yeah baby, I’m on my way.” I say feeling a weight lift from my chest.

“Really? You’re really coming?” She asks, and I could hear the joy in her voice.

“Yeah, I’m coming. I’m sorry I didn't come before but I had hoped to talk some sense into Tommy. I’m so sorry baby, but I don’t know how to get through to him.” She sighs and I feel so sad for her that Tommy was hurting her like this.

“It’s not your fault Noah, he has changed, and I can’t expect him to understand if he can’t see why I needed to go. I’m sorry to come between you but I just couldn’t stay there when it didn’t feel right.

“I know and you have nothing to be sorry for. As soon as you left, I felt so empty, and I’m sorry it took this to realize I hadn’t been doing enough for you. I should have done more, been there more.” I was going to apologize as many times as possible, but our girl has a kind heart, and she won’t let me feel bad for long.

“Noah please don’t apologize, okay? I am just so glad you will be here with me soon! I would have missed you so much. Please be safe, okay?” She says, and I laugh a little because I don’t deserve her.

“I’ll be safe. How are you feeling?” I wanted to talk to her as much as possible now.

“Actually, I’m not sure what it is but as soon as we left, I felt a strange sensation under my skin. Like my body was coming back to life, but I don’t know what that means.” She admits.

“Could it be your powers returning?” My voice hopeful.

“Maybe, I just feel free now and as soon as I felt like I was taking control of things, I felt it.” She sounds so happy, and I can’t help but smile.

“I bet that was all it took, you taking control of your life. Your powers are a part of you and accepting what you are means that it never left you. It was hiding inside you until you felt worthy of it, even though you were always worthy.” She laughs shyly.

“Maybe, but it was just a little sensation so I’m not sure if it really means anything.” She says.

“I believe it. It’s in you baby, you just have to believe it.” I say confidently.

“You are crazy! I just want to see you. I don’t care about any of that stuff right now, just you.” She says softly.

“Well, I am all yours as soon as I get there.” She lets out a sigh.

“Okay see you soon!”

“Soon, bye love.”

I hang up and speed up just a bit to get to my girl as fast as I can.


(Maya)

“Is he on his way then?” Eli asks me.

I smile. “Yeah, he is on his way.”

“Noah is coming?” Isaiah asks excitedly.

I nod and pick him up as soon as he runs into my arms.

“Yes, he is coming now! He will be here really soon!” I tell him and he cheer with joy.

“Come on buddy let’s get you fed.” Eli says taking Isaiah and leading him to the kitchen.

When we arrived at my old pack, so much was gone. My father had left the pack almost ruined, but as soon as the people saw me, they looked relieved. I hated that I had wasted so much time not coming back and how they suffered since. They showed us to a small house that was one of the few still in good condition, and we settled in. This morning we called a meeting and I spoke to our people about what they wished for the future. I offered them another option of leadership, but they didn’t want another option, they wanted me. I had not come here to be alpha, but I could not refuse them when they looked hopefully at me.

I have no idea how to be alpha and lead a pack, but I promised them I was willing to learn with their help. I promised I would be nothing like my father and that was all they wanted to hear. We came up with plans to help rebuild a few homes, so as many as possible had a place to stay until we can rebuild completely. There is so much that still must be done, but I think with this new hope for the future there is nothing we can’t do. This was a new beginning and I couldn’t be happier to start.

“Alpha?” I smiled turning to the sound of Thomas’s voice.

“Yes?” I reply stepping up and taking his hand.

“We are ready to go see the homes now.” He says.

“Lead the way.”

We could do this…I could do this.