Chapter 19

**ELLA**

Two years have passed since I left the Black Stone pack. Two years since I left behind my heart. I know that my decision was dependent on my fear of losing him.
I am dreaming of Jonathan every day, probably he has his son now and has moved on. My wolf is whimpering all day for her mate and I cannot help but feel awful because I separate her from him. My only priority is to protect one piece of his soul that I carried away with me back then.
After I left, I didn’t have many options, as my old apartment was out of the discussion. I decided to go back to my home pack, the Silver Pack but what I found there broke my heart more. My pack once was full of life with families and children everywhere, now it was like a ghost town. I entered the packhouse and my dad's office and I found only dust and broken furniture. But as I searched in my parent's bedroom, I found my mother's diary. I took it with me and started to read it outside, and by a miracle, I found the name of the witch who created my necklace together with her address.
And here I am in the northeast territory of the USA, living like a rogue in a cabin together with Esmeralda. When I first came, I didn't expect to be welcomed like a family, apparently, she was a good friend to my mother and I never knew about it. Undeniably, the witches are not in a good relationship with the werewolf population, but I don't care. She took care of me like a mother and I own her for life.
She asked me more than once if I want to take a sneak peek at Jonathan's life with the help of her magic. As tempting as it sounds, I never did it. I am a coward, what can I say? I don’t know if my already aching heart could stand the sight of Jonathan with his new family.
Esmeralda also helps me with my powers, and now I can create a snowstorm and even use my powers more quickly. This is coming in handy because the rogues seem to be out of control the last few months. They don't attack our cabin thanks to the magic shield Esmeralda created around it but the attacks in the neighbor pack, the Red Flame, increased even more. At first, I didn't help them but after the death of several wolves from their pack I decided to invert. My friend created a bigger chain for my necklace so I can wear it, in my wolf form too. This, as she told me, helps me because they cannot follow me up here.
As every day I am going for hunting but today I came across two rogues. It’s rare to see them be separate from the others, my instinct told me that they were searching for pieces of information for the pack. Without wasting time, I killed them and now I am returning back to the cabin with a bear in my mouth.
When my house came into view my friend, a blonde girl with magical purple eyes was waiting in the front yard. She ran towards me when she saw me.

"El, I have news. They have a meeting at the pack where they will hunt the rogues. Do I smell rogues on you?" Her eyes were searching my body for injuries. I shift back so I can answer her.
"That’s good, they are everywhere, and yes I killed two of them."
"You must be careful."
"Don’t worry for me, I can handle them." I smiled.
"Let’s start dinner, where is Wyatt?" I asked her
"He is sleeping."

I nod my head and head inside to take a bath and clean myself from the blood. After I put on clean clothes, I returned to the yard and I found Esmeralda standing like a statue and her eyes are glowing. Her gaze is not focused, probably she is having another vision and I am waiting for her to end.
"Esm, what did you see?" I asked when her eyes turned to their natural color.
"Two men, they are coming."
"Rogues?" I growled.
"No, they are not rogues. One of them is an Alpha." She told me.
"Maybe he is Alpha Damian," I commented even though he does not know where we live.
"No, no, a young Alpha."
"I don’t know Esm, our house is well hidden, and don’t forget they will not be able to pass your magic shield."
"Don't be silly." She told me and started walking away. I followed her worrying about her reaction, she doesn’t get stressed about anything.
"The shield is only for the rogues, they will pass it."
"You can do something. Right?"
"No, it has to be done."
I don’t understand what she is saying but I followed her either way, I will not leave her alone.
"Where are we going?"
"To welcome our guests."
"Are you crazy? Come back." I shouted and caught her arm. **
"Wyatt is at the house, you can’t let them see him," I added.
She turned to look at me. She took my hand in her and smiled.
"Ella, trust me. He will not hurt him." She told me.
A few minutes later a scent that I was dreaming of the past two years hit my nostrils. A scent that I thought I will not smell ever again.
*MATE*. Aria screamed and I froze.
I turned to Esmeralda with a panicked expression
"You knew?" I asked her.
"I know everything."
I can hear footsteps coming from the left. I turned to look in their direction, and wait until they came closer. I am sure they can't smell me, but the witch scent must guide them here.
There he is, Jonathan, my mate without even a single drop of sweat after all this running. He is with Cole and both seem to be surprised to see me. Jonathan, as I remember him, with his tall and masculine figure is looking at me with his eyes which had turned black.
We stayed there, nor did I or him dare to say a word. After so long he is standing in front of me and the only thing I want to do is to kiss him. We are fifty meters away, but I can hear how fast his heart is beating.
"Welcome Alpha Jonathan, Gamma Cole. My name is Esmeralda."
He nods his head without his gaze leaving mine. I don't know how I am holding up right now, I feel like I am on the verge of fainting. I dreamed so many times of this exact moment, but nothing prepared me for the reality. The tension is unbearable, and I couldn’t move an inch under his gaze. "You can come to our house. The dinner will be ready soon." Esmeralda told them with an exciting tone and I turned to look at her. She smiled without giving a damn about my worried expression.
"Come. This way." She continued and pointed in the direction with her hand. She grabbed my arm and she forced me to follow her.
I don’t even know what to tell him, he must be here for the meeting but this can't explain why he climbed the mountain.
"Ella, you look good," Cole told me as he came to walk next to me.
"Thank you. How are you? Olivia?"
"She is mad because you left but she missed you. We all missed you."
"I am sorry, I…"
"Don’t worry, she will be happy to see you again." He interrupted me.
"Here we are," Esmeralda announced when we reached the front door. "Nice house," Cole commented.
"Who is inside?" Jonathan spoke for the first time.
I look at Esmeralda in panic and mentally pray for her to not say anything.
"Just a friend."
"You have lots of werewolves friends," Jonathan growled
"I bet that is a man," Cole said, sniffing the air.
Jonathan roared and looked at me with hatred. He broke the door and he entered the house. He sniffed the air and started to head to Wyatt.
"Jonathan stop," I shouted.
"Don't go there."
"Why? Are you hiding your lover?" He growled. His eyes are pitch black and he is trembling. He is on the verge of shifting.
"Please," I said but he didn’t listen.
He turned his back to me, and I froze Wyatt's door. This seems to anger him more as he roars like a mad dog. With two big streaks, he came an inch away from my face with his canines fully expanded.
"Do you think that your little trick can hold me back?" He growled and I did not answer him.
He went to the door again ready to kick it down.
"If you dare to touch that door, I will reject you," I shouted and he froze. His head snapped at me. He is out of his mind, and I used a low trick to hold him back. I will never reject him, but he did not know it.
"Jonathan, you must…"
"Don’t tell me what I must do or not, Gamma!!" He used his Alpha voice.
"Get out. You have no authority here."
"You think?" Every time he has this devil smile, nothing good comes after that.
"I will leave for now, but Cole will remain here. Be ready little mate, because when I return, I will kill every single male who is near you." And with that, he stormed out of the house. I remain speechless looking at the door where he left.
"Hey, don’t mind him, he was just blind from…" Cole started to say but a voice from inside the room interrupted him.
"Mum."
We turned our heads at the door but Esmeralda was the one who reacted
. She vanished the ice and opened the door. After a minute she came out with Wyatt in her arms.
"Mum." He told me again and he raised his hands towards me to take him.
"Oh, Moon Goddess, he is what I am thinking he is."