Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
Then why are you taking out on Lexie!?
I’m not!
Yes, you are! You’re avoiding her and hurting her. She may not show it, but she’s hurting, and a lot! Have you not thought about the fact that you’re not the only one avoiding her? What are you talking about?
Luna Rylee, dumbass. She hasn’t called once to check in on our mate or Lanie. So, not only is her mate hurting her but so is her other sister.
I was going to respond to him, but Chaos blocked me out. I let out a frustrated sigh as I thought about what he said. I didn’t know that Rylee was also avoiding the girls by not calling. “Brent?” I turned to see Richard.
“Sir.”
“Are you still avoiding her?” he asked me. I couldn’t even answer him. “You know what you’re doing isn’t fair to her. She’s your mate, Brent, and not just some ordinary pack member. Tomorrow night, you’re going to be officially named the Beta of this pack. Jackson will give over his power to you, and you will need to decide on whether or not you want to name Lexie as the Beta female. If you choose not to, then it will open the door for pack members to harass her, and I doubt that’s something you want to happen.” I looked at him in shock. “Remember what I told you. You need to accept the fact that she and Lanie are related to the Pattersons. But if you can’t do that, or choose not to do that, then do both of you a favor and reject the poor girl. At least give her the opportunity to find a second chance mate. One that will accept her for who she is, regardless of her DNA.” Before I could even respond, he walked away. I was a little confused because he seemed as if he wanted to say something more but restrained himself.
I couldn’t believe Richard even spoke of me rejecting Lexie. I didn’t want to reject Lexie at all. Even Chaos was growling in the back of my mind hearing Richard say such words. I just wanted space and time to think things through. Was that so wrong? But the fact that I had less than 24 hours to make a decision about my future with Lexie weighed heavily on me. Even though avoiding her was getting harder and harder because of the mate bond, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to accept the fact that she’s Ash and Emma’s half-sister. Stop making this all about you! This isn’t about you! You’re letting dead people control your feelings.
Chaos was right. Ash and Emma were dead and, here I was, still letting them run my life like they did when I was their prisoner. Sure, on the one hand, they ruined my life, but on the other hand, had they not done what they did, I may not have survived much longer. I wouldn’t have been picked up by Richard to join his pack and learn to fight and become stronger. I never would have gone to Blue Lake with him during the Alpha’s meeting to meet Lexie. Hell, I wouldn’t be in a position to become the next Beta of this pack. As soon as it dawned on me how much of an a*s I had really been to Lexie, I needed to find her and apologize ten-fold. I hurt my mate all because I couldn’t see what a blessing in disguise all of this s**t really was. And she was the biggest blessing of them all. I shook my head at myself and my selfish banter and went to go find Lexie.
I ran down to the kitchen and saw her with Maverick. They seemed to be getting a little too close to each other. Before I could say anything, Maverick looked down and had the saddest look I had ever seen.
“J still isn’t talking?” Lexie asked him. He shook his head.
“She is eating and drinking though, so I guess that’s a step in the right direction,” he replied.
“Give her time. She’s been through a lot. More than me and Lanie. I can’t even begin to imagine everything Marvin and those disgusting, sorry excuses for wolves did to her.”
“I’m going to give her as much as she needs. I don’t care that she’s not pure. She did what she did out of survival, and I’m glad she did. It means that she fought to hold on, and now, she’s here, safe, with me,” Maverick replied. I had to commend him. He was looking past all of the bad s**t that was going on with Jennifer and only looking on the bright side. I felt a little ashamed that I couldn’t do that with Lexie. Instead of comforting her as a good mate should have, I took it out on her instead.
“Hey, Brent.” I heard my name and looked at them.
“Hey,” I replied and walked over carefully. The entire time Lexie’s eyes didn’t leave mine. “I’m sorry, Mav, but you can please excuse me and Lexie for a minute?”
“Sure, brother. I need to go check on J anyway,” he said and got up. He patted me on the shoulder and left the kitchen. After I knew he was out of earshot, I looked back at Lexie.
“Is everything okay?” she asked with genuine concern. How could she still be so sweet and kind to me after all the emotional hell I had probably put her through the last week. “No, it’s not,” I answered truthfully.
“What’s wrong?”
“Us.”
“What?”
“Not us, I meant me. I’m what’s wrong, Lexie.”
“I don’t understand.”
“I’ve been a d**k to you, Lexie. A complete and utter d**k. I took my personal feelings towards what happened to me last year out on you, all because that fucker Ash is biologically your half-brother. You didn’t even know that you were related to him until everything came to light last week. And instead of me being the mate that you deserve and making sure that the information didn’t cause you any emotional harm, I was the one that caused you that harm. I hurt your feelings and I know that. And instead of you pushing me or trying to force me to talk, you’ve done nothing but be 100% supportive and have given me all the space and time I’ve asked for. But Richard said something to me right as I walked away from you, and it made me realize that if I didn’t suck it up and just accept the fact that you’re related to Ash, then I would have to let you go, and I realized that I wouldn’t be strong enough to do that.”
“Brent, what do you mean by letting me go?”
“Reject you. Richard told me that if I couldn’t be the mate that you deserve or the Beta that this pack deserves, then I should cut you loose and allow you to find happiness with someone else, and I just can’t f*****g do that. I love you, Lexie. I know it’s really early to say it, but I f*****g love you, and I will be damned if I let another man have what is mine.”
“What did you just say?”
“I said I would be damned if …”
“No, not that. What you said before that.” I paused a minute and knew what she wanted me to say again.
“I love you, Lexie. I f*****g love you.” She smiled sweetly at me.
“I love you, too.” I grabbed her hips, pulled her to me, and smashed my lips into hers. The sparks of the mate bond made me feel like I was soaring through the skies. I was an i***t to ever keep away from this beautiful creature that is mine. And tomorrow night, I was going to officially make her mine. .
***Lexie’s
P.O.V.***
I woke up in the morning and found myself in unfamiliar territory, entangled within someone else’s arms and legs. My face was resting on top of an extremely hard c.hest, and someone was lightly snoring. My senses were filled with the aroma of freshly baked cupcakes. I slightly lifted my head to investigate and saw Brent sound asleep. I briefly glanced around the room and realized we were inside his room in the packhouse. I was honestly confused as to how I ended up in bed with him. I knew we didn’t have s*x because both of us were still fully clothed.
This must have prompted my memory because I was instantly brought back to yesterday afternoon when he came into the kitchen to apologize to me. Everything replayed in my mind; it was then I remembered that Brent had confessed his love to me, and I reciprocated back. The thought alone made my cheeks feel warm. I nuzzled into his c.hest and felt his arms tighten around me. He stirred and cleared his throat.
“Are you awake, babe?” he asked groggily.
“Yeah. I’m sorry, did I wake you up by moving?”
“No, I was just making sure you weren’t trying to run away from me,” he responded before turning over to encase me in both of his arms. I maneuvered my arms the best I could and was able to put one over his h!p. I made small circular motions with my fingertips. “Mmmmm… That tickles,” he said and kissed the top of my head.
“Oh, sorry,” I giggled and stopped.
“I didn’t say stop,” he replied. I smiled again and continued.
“Anna used to do this for us when we were little. It helped us go to sleep when we were having a rough night.” Brent pulled back a bit and looked down at me. I lifted my chin to meet his gaze.
“What do you mean by rough night?”
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