The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate Chapter 131

It took three days for her father to wake up and when he did, he was paralyzed from the waist down, and he did not even remember her name until she told him.

Delilah had been taking care of him, giving him food, helping him into the tub, and fetching him clothes. Though he did not know exactly who she was, he was comfortable with her. He called her an angel sent to his side by the goddess. It was heartbreaking, but Delilah thought it was better this way.

If he remembered everything, he probably wouldn’t want to call her his daughter, much less an angel anyway. If he remembered everything, he’d probably hate her because all of this was caused by her greed.

Her hand trembled as she brought the spoon of rice to his lips. She was leaving tonight, this was the last time he’d ever see her. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t return.

Jeovanni told her he’d kill her if she did, he also promised to completely tear the bond between them to pieces before her departure tonight. Nothing she said to him could change his mind, he hated her…for her crimes and for her mother’s.

Unlike every other pack member who died, her mother’s body was burnt and not buried beside a tree that would be known as hers. It was sad…it was just so…heart-wrenching…

She’d bawled and begged him, she’d gotten down on her knees and pleaded, but he was determined to see her drift away from the pain of not just losing her mother to death, but losing her completely.

There was no grave she could pray to, nothing that would remind her of Kathrine…the Kathrine who became a traitor for her…the Kathrine who’d loved her with heart and soul…the Kathrine who deserved this, but at the same time didn’t…that Kathrine…

A teardrop streamed down her cheek, but before she could wipe it, Derrick caught it with a finger. “Are you okay? You always seem distant, and yet since I woke up five days ago, you’ve barely left my side. There is so much sadness hiding behind those brown eyes…you’ve helped me so much, I want to help you too.”

Delilah pushed her seat back and stood to her feet, placing the plate of food on the table beside the bed. “I’m sorry…I just…I’m fine. I’m glad you appreciate my help, and I’m sorry that I’ll no longer be here to help you. I’m leaving tonight, Mr. Felon.”

“Oh I…” He smiled; sadly. “It’s fine, I can help myself now, I just hope wherever you go, it brings you more joy than sadness.”

Delilah nodded, trying her hardest not to cry. He was so kind, he lost his memories, but he did not lose himself. “Please…take good care of yourself, da…I mean Derrick. Goodbye…”

She walked towards the door, but his next words stopped her from opening it. “A goodbye hug would be nice. I mean…I probably won’t see you again, Delil~”

Before he could finish, Delilah pivoted on her feet and rushed back towards him. Her head fell against his chest with a sob. “I’m sorry…I’m so sorry!”

He patted her head; gently, soothingly. “It’s fine…there’s no need to apologize.”

“No-I…I’m sorry, I never thought…I shouldn’t have…I was…I’d been a fool.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but everyone makes mistakes. Do not condemn yourself for the ones you made, rather learn from them and try to do better. That’s the only way you’ll be able to forgive yourself…”

“I-I…bu~”

“Hush…” His fingers ruffled her red hair. “I’ve never seen an angel cry before. You’ll be fine, I promise.”

Delilah nodded against him. “Thanks…I-I’ll leave now.”

“Alright…but do come back if you can. I’d be happy to see you.”

She nodded at him once more, a lie she could not even tell with her mouth. He looked so hopeful at the thought of seeing her again, but Delilah was sure he would not get the chance to.

Wiping her eyes, she marched out the door without another word. Her heart was in pieces, she did not know how to react to the pain that kept torturing her; the heavy burden of blame that had been bestowed up on her.

She couldn’t blame Quinn anymore, she couldn’t even live up to hating her. Quinn had every right to get her revenge; Kathrine killed her mother, almost killed her wolf and could’ve even killed her…but could she not have had some mercy? Did she really have to kill her?

Delilah clenched her jaws, refusing to blink because if she did, the tears settled in her eyes would fall. She’d been crying for seven nights straight…she needed to stop now, she’d experienced pain before; this was absolutely nothing.

And yet, every breath she took was deep and with every step towards the exit, she got closer to faltering. The dam that had held back her tears fell as soon as she stepped outside, and water kept dripping down her cheeks, not stopping even when she wiped the salty liquid away.

She grasped onto a tree nearby, using it as an anchor to hold herself up. She felt weak and dizzy, all of this was too much for her to take in.

This had been her home for what felt like eternity, and knowing she wouldn’t be able to come back was a lethal blow to her already shattered heart. Nobody cared if she lived or died, only dad did, and if he were to ever find out the truth…he’d probably want her dead too…

This was unfair…goddess…this was too much. She’d been wrong to covet Quinn’s mate, but in return, Quinn got a better mate; a stronger one. Quinn was now known by all and most likely loved by all, and she…? She was loved by nobody, not the man she’d coveted and taken, and not the man she was cruelly fated to.

Where would she go from here? Who would she turn to? Would she be lonely in those neutral woods until the rogues came to eat her up?

Delilah sobbed, slamming her hand against the tree until somebody grabbed it. “Stop, your hand has bled enough. Alpha Jeo is in his office, he wishes to see you.”

Delilah turned towards Cannon, whose face expressed his sympathy towards her. “Stop hurting yourself and stop crying.”

“I-I can’t…”

“Just…be strong, it’s only going to get harder from now on. I heard you lost the baby, I’m sorry that happened to you.”

“No, it’s fine…Jeo didn’t want it anyway.”

“And that’s wrong, my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. That child is my world, I wake up happy every morning knowing that I’ll get to see both her and my mate. Perhaps if you still had your baby, you’d have a lot more courage to live without blaming and hurting yourself…”

“That’s not, I don’t thi~”

“It’s fine, let’s just get this over with…it’s going to be painful, but I do hope you pull through.” He turned his back to her, walking down the paved path, and she followed him. “I know you’re not evil, Delilah…you’ve always been nice and jovial whenever you were around me; just like Quinn, I saw you as a little sister…and though I still don’t understand why you did what you did, I’m rooting for you. Don’t lose yourself out there; find it.”

Delilah nodded her head, despite the fact that he couldn’t see her. It got silent after that, and it stayed that way even as they walked up to the door of Jeovanni’s office. He opened it for her, and closed it as soon as she walked in.

Delilah looked at Jeo who stood by the window, looking out there instead of at her. “Are you ready?” he asked.

“I’m not, bu-but that doesn’t matter, does it?”

“You’re right, I don’t care if you’re ready or not.” He finally turned to stare at her. “I know a rejection is strong enough to kill an omega, if things weren’t like this, I’d have let you reject me instead, so I endure the pain. But Delilah, you deserve the pain, and I hope it kills you before you make it off my land, so I can burn your body like I burnt your mother’s.”

“D-Do you…” Delilah looked down at the tiled floor beneath her feet. “Do you really hate me that much?”

“I do…”

“Then, you can reject me…however, let me say this first.”

“What?”

“I’m sorry…on behalf of myself and my mom.”

“Sorry can never bring Quinn back to me, Delilah.”

Delilah sniffled. “I know…”

“Then don’t apologize, just accept my rejection.” He stepped towards her, every step inputting fear into her heart. “I; Jeovanni Lum rejects you, Delilah Felon. You are no longer luna of the silver moon pack, nor are you a part of it. Accept my rejection as well as your punishment.”

Delilah ignored the tears that rushed down her cheeks, but she could not ignore the pain that wickedly brought her to her knees. The burn started from her heart, and then it spread, seemingly turning everything inside of her to ash.

She was literally choking and writhing…this pain felt like…it felt like it was really going to kill her.

“I…I acc…” she started, and when she could not finish, Jeovanni fell on his knees in front of her, roughly grabbing her wet face. “Accept my f*cking rejection before you die, Delilah…I want the satisfaction of hearing you say it.”

“I…I…” Her throat felt dry, and she could barely even breathe, but she’d say it…she had to say it. “I accept… I a-a-accept your rejection.”

He nodded, finally letting go of her face and standing up. “Good, now leave this pack and never return.”

Delilah tried to stand, but she only kept falling again, so she crawled her way to the door, struggling to open it. The pain was not alleviating, it kept becoming more extreme.

She crept outside onto the pavement that created a path towards the woods, the raw concrete bruising her knees, abrading her skin. She sobbed until she began to cough up blood. She could feel the bond breaking, she just had to survive until it was completely torn apart.

She looked up at Cannon who stared down at her with pitiful eyes, and when he stepped towards her, Jeovanni held him back. “If you help her, you, your wife and your child will be banished along with her.”

Cannon gritted his teeth and looked away, as if the sight of her hurting this much was hurting him too.

“She deserves this…after all she’s done, she deserves it.”

“But you…you’re no saint either, you were in on it…you’d have done anything to get Quinn to stay…so stop playing the innocent card. I’m going to help her, you won’t banish me anyway…you can’t.”

“Cannon yo~”

Before Jeo could finish, he rushed towards her, helping her to her feet. “I’m only taking her to the pack borders, I can do that, right?”

Jeo ran his hand down his face in frustration. “F*ck this, do whatever you want!”

And Canon did exactly what he said he would, he struggled with her until they made it to the very edge of the pack border….and then he turned and left.

His last words to her were to be strong, but she wasn’t sure if she was capable of doing that.

A/N// Okay, I know Jeo’s angry. He hadn’t much heard about what Kathrine did to him, and he’s still very angry, but this was a bit too harsh. Poor Delilah, I wonder if she’ll really survive. I mean I hope she will, next Chapter will be Jake’s…

I so missed my man’s pov! Let’s see how he’s doing…yeah?