Page 18 of Forever My Siren Luna

Seeing Lira on the dock as I came running from the packhouse was like a dream come true. That dream quickly turned into a nightmare as I saw how affectionate she was with this other man, watching him whisper in her ear and seeing her smiling brightly back up at him.

His hands on her bare shoulders and his protective stance he had over her made Killian snarl in my head. He was ready to take over and remove the threat by force, but then she stepped forward, instantly calming him. All Killian or I cared about was getting to our mate, only….our mate didn’t want us near. She moved away from me when I tried to touch her, and I could see Val shining through her eyes, and recognized the tension in Lira’s body, like Val was ready to take over at a moment’s notice if she felt the need.

Val, for the first time, didn't want her mate either. She was protecting Lira from me.

I just wanted my mate, and I thought, with everyone on my side for once, that I might actually be able to convince her to come back to me. I thought that once everything was out in the open, she might forgive me at last like I had always wanted….

Then, her confession about her death….

The air around me seemed to disappear as I had trouble breathing. My body iced over, Killian going wild in my head. He wants blood, just like I do. The blood of every man that ever hurt her. Every single one of the warriors in the wretched pack would pay for this.

My Lira. My pure perfect wife. I wish I had known. I could have taken care of him on our wedding day. It would have been so easy then. All of them, then I could have eradicated the rest of the pack. What my mate must have gone through.....I can't even imagine.

I’m going to kill him. I did it once, I will do it again. Her uncle, Alpha Wayne, is going to suffer in the worst way possible before he dies. Killing Isaac will look like child’s play compared to what I am going to do to him.

My heart is clenching, my lungs burning as I fight the urge to shift. He feels the need to take action, just as severely as me. Killian can't take this waiting game any longer. We know for sure that the enemy is Alpha Wayne. He needs to die.

Then guilt hits me all over again.

What have I done? I did this. I’m the cause of all of this. All her suffering was because of me. If I had just treated her right from the start, even without knowing we were mates. If I had just taken 5 minutes to talk with her instead of hurting her over and over again. All this pain could have been avoided. I did this. I am the cause of all of this.

Even unknowingly, I betrayed her. She is right, that the pain I felt was nothing compared to what I made her feel. I ruined her hope in love. I broke the last of her trust. I ruined our bond before I even got to feel it. I drove her to her death. If it wasn’t for me, she wouldn’t have run away, and then her uncle and his men wouldn’t have….

I did this. I’m the reason she has suffered so much. It’s all because of me.

I imagined her coming home so many times, but I never imagined it to be like this. Never. She deserves someone far greater than I, and after I kill her uncle…..

Could I bare to let her go? Could I live a life without her?

Killian whimpers, desperate to chase after our mate as we watch her shift, then climb into the ship with dignified grace.

Valerina is glorious. She has fierce poise and an aura that would make any man quiver to his knees, pissing his britches. I couldn’t keep my eyes off her as we watched her pacing the ship.

“My mate,”Killian mewls, wanting desperately to go to her.

She is talking with a woman with raven-colored hair blowing wildly in the wind. Or the woman is talking to Val at least. Val just nods at what’s being said.

“I must say,” the man she came here with speaks, distracting me for a moment. “This is not at all what I was expecting. Learning My Ela is not only a princess, and a siren hybrid, but this talk of first lives?” He clicks his tongue, taking my measure as his eyes roam my body, then back up to my face. “I heard many tales of you, Alpha Lachlan, but I didn’t expect you to be so…..pathetic.”

Killian snarls through me, as well as half my men, but the guy just laughs.

"Kill him,"Killian growls. "Kill him, then we kill the alpha. Take care of this. Now."

"Not yet."I wanted to tear the head off this man more than anyone, but Lira seemed to trust him. I won't do anything that might hurt her. I'm not doing anything to be the cause of her anger.

“Easy there, men. My Ela is already disturbed enough, thanks to your alpha. Let’s not give her more of a reason to fret.”

“You best quit calling heryourEla, then,” I told him in a deep venomous voice. “She is my wife, and my mate. She is not your anything.”

“For now, maybe. It sounds as if she has already rejected you once, matey. I think a second rejection is imminent at this point, don’t you?”

I didn't have the ability to answer. I think she really might reject me this time too. Especially after what just happened. It would be no more than I deserve. I didn't want her to go to this guy, though. He is not good enough for her either. But....she really might reject me. It is a real possibility.

His eyes are light with amusement, which angers me further. Before I can snap, someone else speaks up in my defense instead.

“How can you even say that?” Cedric came up from behind me, his anger flowing off him. “Is that your concern after hearing her revelation? Who are you to say that to him?”

I stared up at the ship feeling a pair of eyes on me. Val’s there, looking down, her eyes a fierce green, exactly like Lira’s. Our eyes lock for just a split second before she turns away, pacing to the other side of the ship.