The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate Chapter 134

“Shhh…just come here.” Using the hand he held, he pulled her up and she fell against his chest. “Let me hold you like you held me when I cried.”

His hands draped around her waist, holding her firmly when she tried to pull away. The sparks he’d longed to feel surrounded him immediately, gathering them both in comfortable warmth.

Her struggle died against him, and she relaxed, soaking his chest in tears. In a soothing way, his hands caressed her bare back. He wanted her to feel better, to feel as safe as he did when she’d held him in her arms. “It’s okay…” He cooed. “You’ll be fine soon.”

She sobbed, her nails digging into his sides as she held onto him too. They stayed like that even after she’d calmed down, it was as if they were both too scared to pull away from each other, as if this dream would end if they did.

It was quiet between them, and though he wanted to, Jake wasn’t the one who broke the silence. It was Delilah. “If not to kill me, t-then why did you come?”

Her voice was croaky and low…so different from how it normally sounded.

Jake pulled back to look at her, instantly perceiving the slight wetness that still resided on her puffy cheeks. He reached forward, using the back of his hand to dry each side. “I felt anxious the night you left. I’d been wanting to go after you since then, but I knew it wouldn’t be fair to you. However, when the mate bond started to act up, I couldn’t hold back anymore. It was so painful, so I immediately thought you were in pain too. So that’s why…that’s why I came.”

She didn’t respond, so Jake continued the conversation. “Are you okay? Have you even eaten?”

“I’m fine…”

“As if you’d tell me if you weren’t.” He sighed, looking directly into those sad eyes as he asked. “So what now? What next?”

Delilah shrugged. “I don’t know.”

“Do you have anywhere you plan to go?”

“N-No, I…I’d been thinking about that ever since Jeovanni banished me. I thought of running to Quinn, but I just know she’ll do the same thing he did. I have no one else. My father is paralyzed, my mother’s dead and my mate…” She turned away from him. “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to trust you.”

Jake shifted on his knees, fingers twitching as he reached towards her face. With his index finger, he tilted her head towards him, so she faced him again. “You can worry about that later, right now, your safety comes first. Come back with me, you’ll be able to do whatever you want and to leave whenever you want. I know you might not believe me, but I swear on my life that even if the goddess herself told me to confiscate your freedom again, I wouldn’t do it.”

“You’re right, I don’t believe you. But even if I did return, wouldn’t that make me look a lot more pathetic? I left at the first chance I got and now when I have nowhere else to go, I run back…? That’s pathetic; I’m pathetic.”

“You’re not pathetic and about not believing me, don’t you think that if I wanted you back on my lands, I could’ve easily taken you? It’s not hard for me to drag you back with me, Delilah…I’ve done it before. However, I don’t want you to hate me anymore than you do, I’m trying to accept the fact that I’m not in control of everything; including you. So I’m giving you a choice, you can come with me if you want to or you can say no and I’ll leave. It doesn’t matter what I want, it’s all about you right now.”

“B-But what exactly do you want?”

“I think that’s obvious. I want you to come with me, I want the bond between us to have a future…I really want us to be together.”

“T-That’s not…I don’t think that’s ever going t~”

“Please don’t shatter my hope.” He knew what she was going to say, his light was just about to burn him again. “Tell me what’s your next step from here, I’m anxious. Should I leave or will you come back with me?”

She shuffled back and away from him, and the act already disclosed her choice to him. F*ck, this was hard…would he even be able to leave if she told him to?

Cold sweat lined out across his forehead, and his heart started to thump painfully hard in his chest. He told her to make a choice and now he wasn’t even sure if he wanted her to. He’d never been such a f*cking wuss in his entirely life~

“I think you should leave…I think that’s what’s best for me.”

And his heart shattered…he could tangibly feel as it did. Piece by piece the puzzles fell, and he didn’t think he’d be able to put them back together. Even with no one else to turn to, she refused to turn to him, and that hurts so f*cking bad…

The fact that she hated him so much to accept his help, the fact that she couldn’t even trust him…f*ck, he was angry; angry at himself. Maybe if he begged she’d change her mind, he was already on his knees anyway…and he practically had no pride when it came to her. “Delilah…please,” He pled. “I’m begging you~”

“You told me to make my choice, Jake. I did.”

Jake’s eyes shifted away from hers; dead and free of the hope that had resided in them. Was she not tired of hurting him? No, that wasn’t the right question…was he not tired of hurting himself? Why had he even asked if he knew this was what she’d say? But still he thought there was at least a one percent chance of her choosing him, but there wasn’t even that.

Standing to his feet, he turned his back to her…hopeless and lost, but still concerned about her; this woman who didn’t give a damn about him. She wasn’t the pathetic one, it was him. “If you still have nowhere to go, you’re always welcomed back at my pack. I’m leaving now.”

His jaws clenched as he took the first step away from her, he had to force it because his body seemingly didn’t want to move. He took another and then stopped when her hand grabbed onto his. “I…I’ll take the risk…” She whispered out.

Jake tilted his head back. “What…? What do you mean? What risk?”

She used her grip on his hand to pull herself to her feet. “I mean…I’ll give you a chance…you seem to be the only one who truly cares if I live or die anyway.” She gripped his hand tighter, holding her head down. “Thanks, Jake…thanks for not abandoning me even though I abandoned you.”

The pieces to Jake’s heart instantly started to mend and the organ started to thump again, but this time, it wasn’t out of fear. He turned to face her, a feeling that was foreign along with a feeling of surprise slowly eating up the sadness that had been inside of him. Did he…did he hear her right? “I don’t…did you just say…you’d give me a chance?”

“Yeah, but if it doesn’t work out…I’ll end us for good…”

His hand closed around hers and his lips spread into an uncontrollable smile. That foreign feeling running wild through him, he knew what it was now…it was undoubtedly him finally feeling a sense of happiness. “Delilah…” he called, and she lifted her head, her eyes finding his. “What?”

“You won’t regret taking this risk, I promise.”