Chapter 26

**ELLA**

The next week went smoothly, although there were guards everywhere, we had no attack. This was unusual, according to Jonathan, because they had relatively small groups attacking them all the time I was away. All suspicions are that they are preparing something big, which is why the patrols have been ordered not to be reduced and to always have their eyes open for any movement.
On the other hand, Jonathan did not let me out of his sight except for when I wanted to use the bathroom. Not that I don’t like his company, but he was always ready for anything. Even at night, with the slightest sound, he woke up and did not sleep until he was sure that everything was fine.
He didn’t even go to his office anymore. He had brought all the papers to the room and was working from here. Wyatt slept with us to be safe. As a result, we have no personal moments.
Esmeralda had not contacted me, which worried me because she had said it would only take a few days and it has been a week since we spoke. With all that is happening, I don't even know how she will succeed without being understood.
And of course, I can’t forget the moment, when Jonathan asked me if I was in his office. I couldn't hold back and I began a fight with him. This is happening because of me, so I have the right to know it. In the end, I kicked him out of the room but in the middle of the night, he came again to ask for forgiveness. I know he loves me as much as I love him and I could not be mad with him for a long time.
Mia pressures me to tell him that I know the man behind the letter but I have other plans. I hope only Esmeralda will not be long and I will end it before he comes to us. I made her promise me that she will not tell Blake either.
Today however I feel like I need some girl time. All this tense situation is too much and I need to relax a bit.
"Baby, I'm going to Mia," I announced to him. He looked up from his computer and frowned.
"She is downstairs! What can happen;" I said indignantly now. I wanted to spend time with my friend. Can't he seriously think that I can't walk around the house?
I saw him take a deep breath and run his hand through his hair. My gaze fell on the muscles of his hand. This small movement made the butterflies in my stomach party. And my mind started fantasizing about him, me mainly stroking the muscles in his arms and back. I leave kisses on his chest and abdomen.
He raised his head and smelled the air and his eyes began to change color.
"Oops," I said
*-You are just very lucky that the child is here.* He told me in the mind link and I heard him growl slowly.
*- Go to Mia, because if I smell your arousal a little more…*
I didn’t let him continue. I left the room quickly before changing my mind. If I had known I needed something like this I would have done it the previous days. I smiled at the thought that he would obviously need a cold shower now.
On the second floor as I was passing by a room I heard someone moan. Surely someone was making the most of his day. But what made me freeze in place was that I heard a woman shouting a name. A name she should not have shouted. My jaw had reached the floor. It can't, I thought. I heard wrong. But her voice echoed in my ears again and I immediately saw red.
I opened the door of the room and entered without warning.
They both stopped what they were doing and tried to cover up their nudity. But I'm a little interested. I walked to the bed and grabbed the girl by the neck. My claws had grown and my anger left me unable to see anything. I threw her out of the room without saying a word and turned to face a terrified Gamma.
"What the heck;" I grunted at him
"Calm down," he told me nervously and raised his hands in front of him.
"How could you; You have a mate! ” I was almost screaming now. All I wanted was to drown him. How could he betray Olivia like that? His mate? This is the worst thing one can do to one's mate. And Olivia? She will definitely understand it, she will be somewhere with her heart hurting
The door behind me opened and Jonathan came in.
"What's going on here?" He asked and his hand was on my waist. I realized he froze next to me when he saw Cole naked in bed
"Get dressed!" He growled and pulled me out of the room.
In the hallway now, I was trying to catch my breath to calm my nerves.
"Calm down. Everyone in the house can feel your anger. He hugged me but my hands remained on my side.
"Why, How could he? Olivia? ” I asked questions one after another. Jonathan took a deep breath and pulled me closer to him.
The door opened and I turned to look at Cole. I pushed him into the room so that no one could hear us.
I could tell he was anxious.
"Look. That was the first time I did that. "
"Didn't you think about the pain you are causing to Olivia?" I asked.
"She is not my fate mate. I am sure she doesn’t feel any pain." He told me and I gasped. I turned to see Jonathan who is standing behind me. He doesn’t seem fazed from his confession.
"You knew?" I asked him. And he just nods.
"But.. how.. Why are you together? Your mates?"
"Olivia’s mate died one week after she found him, and mine rejected me on the spot because she was in love with someone else," Cole answered me.
I can already feel dizzy from all this information. I took a deep breath and spoke again.
"Ok. But you have marked her. You have been together for years. You can’t go around and sleep with other women."
"You don’t understand."
"Understand, what? Olivia is my friend, Cole. You are my friend. This is not right."
"Olivia has not slept with me for the past two years, Ella! And…" Ηis gaze fell on the ground and shut his mouth.
I approached him and I put my hand on his shoulder.
"You can tell me. I want to help you."
"I found my second chance mate a few weeks ago."
"What?" Both Jonathan and I asked shocked.
"Who is she?" Jonathan asked him.
"This is fucked up." Cole rubbed his face like a maniac.
"I can’t be with her. They will never accept her here. You will never allow her to live here." He pointed his finger at Jonathan.
"It’s you mate, of course, I will allow her." He told him.
I just looked at the men talking. Jonathan seems to want to help him. But I can’t understand why Cole is behaving like this.
"Esmeralda."
As I heard my friend's name I gasped and waited for him to continue.
"Esmeralda is my mate. A witch… a fucking witch." He shouted.
Jonathan frowned, I know he doesn’t like her. He didn’t even speak a word to her when we were at the cabin.
Now that I’m thinking about it, I’m trying to remember what happened between them back then. I was so focused on Jonathan that I probably missed it.
"Look I know this is not the ideal. Fuck me, you are the first werewolf I know who has a witch mate. But we can work this out." Jonathan finally spoke after a long silence.
"I will never forbid you, to not have your mate with you."
"Really?" Cole’s eyes lightened up.
"Yes. I don’t like witches of course, but if you can trust her I will too. Don’t worry about the rest of the pack, I will personally handle them."
It’s nice to hear that he will accept a witch in the pack because she was his mate. But I can’t stop feeling bad about Olivia, maybe Goddess has a second chance mate for her too.
Jonathan must have read my thoughts because he spoke again.
"You have to tell Olivia and then you can go find your mate and bring her here."
"How is that going to work? She is immortal…"
Jonathan looked at me, not knowing what to say. It’s true what he said but my friend will find a way to be with him.
"I will go find Olivia," Cole announced and left the room.
"This is fucked up. I am both glad and sad at the same time." I told him and he came to hug me.
"Don’t worry about them. They will find the way."
I lean my head and rest it on his shoulder inhaling his scent. He caressed my back and I was finally more relaxed.
"Let’s go to our room." He told me after a while and I didn’t refuse. I feel emotionally drained and the only thing I want right now is to lay down.
This was a lot of progress and I am thinking that I must find a moment alone to call my friend. She has a lot of explanations to do, and I want to make sure she is ok. I don’t even know if she felt any pain. I shook my head and prayed to the Moon Goddess for them.