Falling in love with my Ex's Alpha Chapter 160

***Katherine***

Despite the breaking news that Chad had just revealed, I could only pay attention to Jay and Kaiden's reaction, listening to him.

I can feel how happy Kaiden is to have Chad back in his life, even though it's still difficult to deal with everything that happened... even though Chad is no longer his Gamma.

They talk to each other, and then my parents join in the conversation, but I only come out of my thoughts when I feel a warmth in my heart coming through our mate bond. Even though he feels thrilled to hear my parents cheering for him, his face still looks serious.

I give him a passionate smile. I hope he can feel all my parents' love for him, everything he didn't have in his life.

"We need to get back," Kaiden says, clearly not knowing what to say after my parents left him speechless with their suffocating love, "if I know old Wylder well, he should already be on his way to my pack!"

Chad and Jay nod, and they begin discussing the warriors who stayed here at Three Trees with Dustin and my dad.

Not long after, I'm heading to the sacred trees with Kaiden. I need to go check on them. I need to say goodbye to them before returning to Diamond Claw.

We follow the path hand in hand. I keep twisting my engagement ring on my finger, nervous about what I'll find when I get there.

Kaiden didn't say anything, there's not much to say; I can see destruction all around all along the way. What was all beautiful, magical and colourful is now grayish, dull and lifeless.

However, what is saddest to see is the place where the sacred trees are. As soon as I stand in front of where they used to be majestic, I let go of Kaiden's hand and both of my hands, go straight to my mouth, not believing what my eyes can see.

The tree that grows sacred fruits is the worst; it's all burnt, and it looks like they set it on fire after stealing the sacred fruits. I touch my hand to it and close my eyes, tears falling when I feel that there is no longer any warmth radiating from the tree. This sacred tree used to be warm, like a living being.

The other sacred tree that had feather-shaped leaves is completely destroyed, the feeling is as if a bird had lost its wings. I approach it and see that part of it is on the ground, appearing to have been cut on purpose. I bend down with some difficulty because my belly is huge, and I pick up the small craft door that has 'A + N' written on it, stained with dried blood.

I never knew what it meant, and I feel like I never will now.

I see Kaiden near the sacred black tree. The first time I brought him here, he said it was his favourite. He seemed as sad about what happened as I am.

I walk over to him and the tree.

What shocked me most was the fact that around the sacred black tree there was no such purified air that calmed me as before. Instead, I'm met with the smell of blood all around it, the blood of someone who defended the trees... and that blood is not mine... it was my duty to take care of them.

The appearance of the black sacred tree before was dry branches full of symbols that grew along with the tree, and now what's left of it is just destruction. The black tree looks like it has been dried in a way that has sucked the life out of it. Kaiden's hand touches the lifeless, dry trunk, and he looks at me sadly, 'Do you think they will grow back like they were before?' he asks me via mindlink.

I look around at the three sacred trees and release the breath I didn't realize I was holding. "I hope so. My mother said she will take care of it, but I..." I feel a lump in my throat, not believing it all yet, "but I think that if they recover, it won't be like before, and I don't think they will recover overnight," I look at the small bloody craft door on the ground, "I think if they really recover, it will be a true miracle."

He gets up and hugs me while I cry in his arms.

After a while, he says that we better go quickly because we need to go back to Diamond Claw, and seeing the sacred trees destroyed wasn't doing me any good.

I agree with him, and we leave the place, but before that, I take my hand to all the sacred trees and use my healing gift on them while I ask Goddess Selena to make them grow again.

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The third round will be in two days.

The time to prepare for it was shorter because we weren't at Diamond Claw. Therefore, we said goodbye to the warriors who stayed there and my family and hurriedly returned so Kaiden could prepare.

As always, my mom cried a lot because we already had to leave. My dad talked as much as he could with Kaiden in private, which made Dustin a little jealous, and Char was teasing Jay that she would only miss Vick.

Vick is already loved by everyone in my pack, and after she became friends with Evan and met her grandparents, she said she didn't want to go back to Diamond Claw. Jake wasn't happy with that, which was funny to see.

My parents and Jake's parents promised to visit us as soon as they managed to stabilize the situation at Three Trees.

After saying goodbye, we arrived at Diamond Claw several hours later. The Omegas came to me happy when we arrived at the packhouse with several ready-made foods waiting for us. Bel and Dean were at the entrance of the pack to welcome us. I could feel Bel's relief to see that everyone was safe and Kaiden was back to command the pack.

The next day, when Kaiden and everyone left the pack, I went to the Omegas and asked for their help with a surprise for Kaiden.

Jay told me when we were at Three Trees that my mate's birthday will be tomorrow, but he doesn't like to celebrate.

I immediately started thinking about everything I could do for him, a big party and everything, but that wouldn't be the best option at the moment as the third round would be the day after his birthday.

So, I decided to do something more straightforward. I think he will appreciate it more. I try to avoid thinking about the last time I tried to do something for him and got poisoned... Just remembering the taste of those poisons makes me want to vomit everything from my stomach.

Basically, I asked Jay via mindlink to take care of the pack's problems, Bel to help me with the things I needed and Omegas to help me cook and prepare everything.

When everything was ready, I went to put on my clothes and blushed when I saw what the Omegas chose for me.

On the bed is a very soft and comfortable white silk robe with delicate ruffles on the arm; that's exactly what I need at the moment with my swelling belly and red lace lingerie to wear underneath, which is exceptionally sexy.

These Omegas!

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***Kaiden***

I entered the packhouse exhausted after preparing in ETC for the third round.

I didn't need to do much to organize the place where the third round would take place because, in less than a day, old Wylder settled the whole place with some people from the royal council who came with him.

From what was announced, the third round will be fights between the participants.

I took advantage of the day to do everything I could with as many warriors as I could.

I walk to my room, happy that I have already taken a shower because, honestly, I just want to rest. I'm so fucking exhausted from all the recent events.

I think it's strange that there aren't so many people in the packhouse, but I don't pay much attention to it. I open the bedroom door, and suddenly, I can't get in because I'm still transfixed by the scene in front of me.

Unlike the nightmare of entering that same room and finding my little mate and our son almost dead on the floor, this time, I find her in front of a table in the corner of our bedroom with a cake on the table, some drinks and some other things to eat that I can't identify but the smell is delicious.

She smiles at me, and I close the bedroom door and go to her; although the food smells delicious, she is much more appetizing to me. I'm immediately happy that she's wearing a white robe, which is super easy to take off.

I hug her, "Happy birthday, baby!" she softly whispers in my ear that she loves me and kisses the side of my neck.

"What's all this about?" I ask, looking at everything she did in disbelief.

"A little bird told me it's your birthday today," she tells me with a mischievous smile. "I wanted you to go into that third round knowing how important and loved you are! To both of us!" she says with an angelic smile as she touches her huge bump. Any moment, our baby will be born now.

I'm flooded with an overwhelming surge of emotions. No one has ever done anything like this for my birthday, so my birthday has never felt like a big deal to me.

But now, in this moment, everything shifts. Suddenly, it does feel like a big deal. I feel like the most important person in the world. At least for her.

For the first time, my birthday isn't just another day... she makes me feel special.

Fucking tears burn my eyes.

I turn to face my little sun without breaking our embrace.

Her hands move from my neck to my face, and her thumbs caress away the tears I couldn't contain.

"Hey, baby, what is it? Did you not like it?"

"No... I'm happy, just really happy," I confess, "I feel like the most important person in the world. No one has ever done anything like this for me. Thank you, my little sun."

Fucking great! Not only am I crying, I've turned into a babbling mess.

I shut up and kiss her, then I kiss her belly because our baby is kicking nonstop.

My little mate just stares at me with those adorable grayish-green eyes that make me swoon and her radiant smile.

"You are the most important person in the world for both of us," she says and turns on music on her cell phone and puts it on the table. "Dance with me?"

I don't know how to dance, but I don't miss any opportunity to be close, hugging her.

She places her soft arms around my neck, and I lock mine around her waist, and gently, we sway in time with the music.

I get lost in her eyes. How can she look so innocent and sinful simultaneously? She embodies the essence of forbidden temptation. My perfect fated mate.

I have no idea how long we spent dancing like that. It felt like forever, yet even eternity wouldn't have been long enough.