Goddess’s Design His Fated Mate by Pooja

Chapter 6

Willow

“Nothing.” I whispered, locking my eyes with Reuben..

Hearinghis eyes darkened, his expression turning devilish. “Oran!” he

suddenly yelled for his Beta, who had been standing at a distance like an

invisible presence all along. Alarmed, I looked toward Oran to find him swiftly

picking up Wyatt and Lori in his arms and striding away.

“Mommy!”

“Mommy!!” Both Wyatt and Lori screamed, squirming to get free from Oran’s firm

grip. But they were no match to a tall strong man. Oran effortlessly carried both

children as though they were feathers.

“Wait! I won’t let you take them!” I screamed as I desperately tried to free myself

from Reuben’s grasp. My attempts were futile, his hold ontoo strong and

tight, “Letgo! Letgo!!”

“Let you go so that you could run away fromagain?!” Reuben’s voice

boomed, resonating across the balcony with an ecric intensity. “How dare you

run away from me, Willow?” His grip tightened as he drewcloser, his eyes

burning with intensity. “How could you ignore my love and leave without a

word? You fied even after seeingat the airport! Do you have any idea what

the past six years have been like without you?!”

“It was you who betrayed me, Reuben!” I screamed, wrenching myself free from

his grasp. “You chose to obtain the Alpha position over being with me. You

couldn’t accept my unexpected pregnancy and basically accusedof cheating

on you,” I pointed out, my emotions in disarray. Never in my whole life had I

expected that I would be talking about the most painful moment of my life.

“What?” His brows furrowed.

“I was betrayed, rejected, and abandoned. What else did you expect from me?”

My voice trembled with the hurt of the past. The memory of that full moon

night, discovering Reuben’s engagement to an Alpha’s daughter still haunted

me. The dreams. that I had woven with him six years ago being shattered, left

scars so deep that I hadn’t been able to forget it for even a second. My soul was

wounded and having him reappear in my life only opened those old wounds

again.

“When did I ask you to leave me? Did I even reject you, Willow?” Suddenly, he

was close toagain, his voice turning into a growl, “You should have waited

for me!” His wolf eyes bore into mine, filled with intensity. “You should have

waited for my return

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instead of leaving me. You shouldn’t have hidden fromall these years,

Willow. More importantly…” he paused, gripping my hair and pullingcloser

to his face. “You shouldn’t have hidden my children from me,” his breath warm

against my skin. When he mentioned Wyatt and Lori his eyes held very different

emotions.

“They are not your children,” I retorted, staring right into his eyes.

“They are…” he murmured, feeling the bond with Wyatt and Lori the moment

they met. Now, seeing them with me, he was certain. “They are my fiesh and

blood. They are a part of me. They are my children…”

“That you rejected from before they were even born,” I cut him off sharply.

Reuben froze, his grip on my hair faltering as my words struck a chord within

him. “You rejected your own child before they were even born, Reuben. You lost

them at that moment when you said that they were not yours. You lost any

opportunity that you had to be called their father!” I pulled away, my eyes

slightly moist and tinged with red, “So letgo.”

“Impossible…” Reuben murmured, closing the distance between us. “There’s no

way I’m letting you go, Willow,” he growled, his aura becoming sharper.

“I’m already gone.” I declared, stepping back. “And I’m never coming back…” I

whispered, holding his gaze for a moment before turning to leave.

This whole diabolical plot on his part had to end here. The story that had

concluded six years ago couldn’t be restarted. I needed to get away from him. As

I neared the doorway, two strong hands turnedaround and pinned me

against a nearby wall.

I gasped in surprise, meeting Reuben’s eyes. “If you’re gone, I’ll bring you back,

Willow,” he gently pressed his b*dy against mine. “If you’re never coming back,

then I’ll steal you away from yourself, Willow,” he softly trailed a hand behind

my n*eck, whispering near my l*ps. “I’ll do anything to reclaim you, but you can’t

run away fromnow, mate…”

My eyes widened, my heart racing at his words. I tightly clutched my dress,

trying to steady my heartbeat as his obsessively possessive gaze met mine. My

wolf was also stunned in my mind when she heard him call us mate.

Tearing my large eyes away from him, he glanced at my parted l*ps. Just as his

breath brushed my l*ps, I lifted a hand to his chest. “You can never winback,

Reuben,” I shoved him away. “I hate you,” I declared, then turned and walked

away from him.

Walking down the empty hallway and quickly returned to the ball. I closed my

eyes for a moment, trying to rein in my emotions. What did he mean when he

said that he would not letrun away again? My fists clenched at my sides. We

meant nothing to each other. Why did he want anything to do withsix years

after he rejectedanyway, especially when… when he was married to

someone else?

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My wolf growled within my mind, furious. No, I couldn’t let myself be played by

him again. I refused to let Reuben take Wyatt and Lori from me!

Following Wyatt and Lori’s scents, I arrived at the banquet area where I found

them seated in chairs, Oran offering them a glass of juice with a smile. They

shook their heads, not wanting to accept anything from a stranger.

“Mommy!” Wyatt and Lori noticedapproaching and rushed over to me.

“Are you okay?” Wyatt asked.

“I’m fine,” I smiled, holding their heads to my chest. “Let’s go,” turning away, I

left the ball without a backward glance. Having them back in my arms brought a

sense of relief. Once we were back in the hotel room, I couldn’t help but hold my

children tightly.

“Mommy, we only cto the ball so that we could give you the invitation that

you had dropped in the room,” Wyatt clarified. “We were not being naughty and

were going to return to the room right away!”

A small smile appeared on my l*ps. I just remained silent, hugging their warm

little bodies.

“Mommy…what’s wrong?” Wyatt and Lori asked together, huggingback with

their little arms.

I pulled away from them and shook my head, “Nothing, mommy is just so happy

to have both of you in her life,” my voice shook with emotions. I k*ssed both of

their heads. and said, “Let’s grab our luggage and go to grandpa’s pack now.”

“Yay! We are finally going to grandpa’s pack!” Lori jumped in excitement as they

both raced to grab their bags. I smiled at the sight of them bringing out my

luggage. We were supposed to stay at the hotel tonight but not anymore. I

couldn’t risk staying in this hotel any longer and couldn’t wait for Beta Ken to

show up in the morning to take us to the Wade Moon Pack.

Grabbing my luggage, I exited the hotel with my children. Outside the hotel, the

taxi stood waiting for us as I had called in advance. Wyatt and Lori jumped into

the taxi while the driver put our luggage in the trunk.

Still standing outside, I messaged Beta Ken about our impending arrival before

putting the phone away then I felt someone’s eyes on me. I slowly turned to the

hotel, unconsciously my eyes went to the terrace where I found a dark figure

standing dangerously close to the edge, watching me.

“Mommy, let’s go!” Lori called out. I tore my eyes away from the terrace and

climbed into the taxi without looking back.

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