Chapter 86

Chapter eighty-six

Elizabeth

I watched him transform into his wolf form and take off into the woods and I couldn't believe it. His quick decision to further his bond with that girl would cost us heavily. The mate bond was easy enough to break since they hadn't formed any real connection but now, he is slowly anchoring himself to her. It was only a matter of time before they completed the mate bond and all hope would be lost. I had to stop them but I don't know how. The plan Helen and I had first devised had fallen through and we were back to square one again. We are running out of options and time.

'But what if he is happy with Elena?' my inner voice spoke.

"No." I muttered to myself.

I am his mother, I know what is best for him. This girl is a rogue who we didn't know the pack she came from. She is a nomad with no real history and a lot of baggage. I couldn't let my son get mixed up in any of that. He deserved better and he had the option which was Helen. I needed to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan but I needed to speak to Helen first and then move from there.

I took out my phone and sent a quick text to Helen telling her I was headed over to the house and she should meet me there. I looked once more in the direction Bernard had gone in and then turned away and headed straight to the door.

The last few weeks in my household had been interesting, Bernard had kicked Helen out and had told her to move in with me. Helen was a little on the high-maintenance side but that was only because of her upbringing. She knew her worth and wanted to live as such. We had spent many nights talking and getting to know each other. She is an intelligent woman, that is for sure but when she spoke of her plans for the Pack, it worried me slightly. Her vision lacked empathy for those who were below her such as omegas, she needed to learn compassion as a leader but that is all something Bernard could teach her.

She is a good leader and she had all the making of being a great Luna aside from the lack of compassion. I only wished that my son could see that. I got into my car and made my way back to my house. The drive was short and my mind was busy, I was just thinking of ways I could get that Elena girl as far away from my son as possible.

I knew that if I attempted to hurt her, my son would never speak to me again. He needed to think that she had betrayed him or done something unforgivable. He just needs to think that she was turning against him.

I pulled into the parking lobby and made my way into the house. I found Helen sitting in the living room with a glass of wine in her hand. This was normal for her, she would sit in the house drowning her sorrows in alcohol and cursing out Elena. I don't know if she is starting to give up on being with my son or if this is just a phase. Helen is a prideful woman after all which meant she didn't take rejection well. When she heard me approaching, she turned her head and smiled at me. I returned her smile and went to sit next to her. She was probably on the tipsy side right now, she was unraveling and it wasn't a pretty sight to behold.

"Hey sweetie." I took the glass from her and placed it on the coffee table.

"I think that's enough for today, don't you think so?"

"There is no such thing as too much wine. Anyway, why did you want to meet? Is that girl finally dead?" She looked so elated at the possibility of Elena being dead.

"No, she is alive and still a thorn in our side. Listen, Helen, I know you are upset and you have a lot of hurt feelings when it comes to your situation with Bernard but the fight isn't over yet."

"How? I don't understand why your son would do this to me. I have never felt so humiliated in my entire life." She sniffed.

"Have you seen me? I am a freaking diamond and your son is treating me like I am fool's gold. I don't understand what he could possibly see in that girl."

Because they are mates, I wanted to say it but I kept that comment to myself. I don't need her having another meltdown again, it would be much to handle at the moment.

"It doesn't matter what he sees in her." I tried to reason with her.

"What matters is what he sees in you. We need to change his perception about you and soon he will start to see how you deserve to be seen." She stared at me for a moment as the words I had just said sneaked into her. She then blinked twice and reached for her wine and downed the liquid down her throat.

"I am not dumb, Elizabeth. Your son doesn't want me and I am not willing to become like that girl so that Bernard can just have a submissive little slave who has no real backbone. If he can't handle me as I am then that is fine with me. Many men would kill to have me as theirs and I know I will find someone soon enough."

"What are you saying exactly?"

"I am done with all these, I am tired of fighting for a man who does not want to be fought for. I will tell my father that I want to walk away from all of this. What he would do to Bernard, I don't know and I don't care because your son deserves whatever that might come his way." She stood up from the couch.

"If you will excuse me, I more wine. I am too sober for this time of day."

That wasn't good, I watched her walk out of the living room looking like a disheveled mess. I needed to fix this before everything turned worse. It was all unraveling at the seams and I was at a loss. I was one woman trying to trickle all of this at once and I felt like I was failing dismay. I needed to take some fresh air, rethink, and regroup everything. I clutched my keys in my hand and made it out of the front door. Getting myself some coffee and scones from Veronica's bakery will do, that always cheered me up.

I got into my car and peeled out of the driveway. I wished I could confide in my husband but he is not for my plans to remove Elena. We had gotten into a few heated arguments after the first time we spoke about Bernard and Elena. I hated being on opposite ends with him but I knew what I was fighting for and that was for our son's happiness at the end of the day.

I made it into the pack square and parked my car by the sidewalk. I was about to get out of my car when I noticed something strange. A few doors from Veronica's bakery was a hardware store but that wasn't what had piqued my interest. What got my attention was the fact that Elena was walking out of the bakery with that gamma's boy Jack. She was holding plastic bags of something and Jack was holding planks of wood. They were talking amongst each other, laughing at something. I decided to take my phone out and take a few pictures of them as an idea was formulating in my mind.

As they were walking, Elena tripped over her own feet like a stupid girl she was and almost tumbled to the ground before Jack caught her by her waist and I continued to snap pictures of them rapidly. I started to feel the weight that had been pressed on top of my chest slowly start to lift. I couldn't have staged this better than what was already unfolding. What were the odds that I would find myself here and they would be coming out of the bakery together.

I watched them correct themselves and continued to the bus stop that wasn't too far away. I took the opportunity to get out of the car just so that she could see me. Just as I had planned, I jumped out of my car and her sapphire eyes locked with my forest green eyes, we stared at each other. She shyly waved her hand, offering me a soft smile but I remained straight faced.

'Enjoy the last few moments you have with my girl because you will share no more moments after today.'

I spun on my heel and made my way into the bakery. It is time to put my plan in motion. As I walked into the bakery, I got to work on my phone texting the people that needed to be notified. I needed the biggest gossiper of the entire Pack to know about the new couple. It would only take a few hours before the news spread and it reached Bernard's ear.

I wouldn't tell him myself because I knew he would not believe me but he would believe the voice of his Pack especially if multiple people were telling him the same thing.

Just when I thought all hope was lost, a miracle happened.