The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate Chapter 148

Jake watched as Delilah took a deep breath, reaching into his lap to grab ahold of his hand. “Hi…Loilitha…”

Her voice was as low as a whisper; soft and gentle. “I’m sorry that I had pried into your diary…I know so much about you, and yet, you know absolutely nothing about me. You probably aren’t doing okay…watching your son suffer for years because of a decision you made for yourself must’ve been heart-wrenching. He’s still suffering because of your death, you know? But he won’t be suffering alone from now on. As long as he wants me around…I’ll be here.”

She chuckled. “I’m Delilah by the way…Delilah Felon. I’m your son’s mate. I never thought I’d ever say that out loud or accept it, but I believe I have now. He isn’t a bad person, not anymore. I guess he has grown on me during his change for me…and I’m glad.”

“What are you…?” Jake’s cheeks were getting heated, when she said she wanted to talk to his mom, he never knew it’d be about him. “What are you even saying?”

“Shhh…I’m not done…” She bumped her shoulder against his. “Let me finish at least.”

“Okay, go on.” He agreed, he somehow wanted to hear more.

“I’ll come back next year…my mom died not too long ago, but she wasn’t fortunate enough to be buried, so there’s nowhere for me to go when I miss her. I’ll come here…after all, I now think of you as my mother too. I’ve never met you, but your words gave me life…I related to so many of them. Thank you for sharing your story with me…and also for trusting me with your son.”

She turned towards him after that, leaning in to rest her head against his shoulder. “I’m done now.”

For a while, Jake didn’t say anything, but he knew he needed to. She was trying to cheer him up…these past few days, she tried to get closer to him, but he’d cruelly been pushing her away. He’d overreacted…he made her cry when he’d told himself he wouldn’t. “I’m sorry…”

“You don’t have to be…I understand.”

“I was going to tell you, but I didn’t want to burden you with my problems. I knew how I get around this time of the year, so I decided to stay away from you just so I don’t slip up and say or do something I’ll regret. I shouldn’t have yelled at you in my office…you did nothing wrong, please forgive me.”

“See? He isn’t so bad, is he Loilitha?”

“Stop embarrassing me in front of my mom.” Jake chuckled, but the sound was mixed with a bit of lugubriousness. “It feels less painful with you here…everything does…”

“Does that mean you want me to stick around?”

“Yeah, for as long as possible please.”

“I guess I’ll be sticking around then…by the way…” She raised her head, looking at him as though she’d remembered something she almost forgot. “Beatrice asked me to tell you something.”

“I told that demo…I mean I told her to stay away from you…what did she say?”

“She asked me to tell you goodbye.”

“Goodbye? Why?”

“She’s leaving…for good. She said something about finally giving up, she said she’s leaving you in my hands.”

“What?!” He quickly stood to his feet. “Where was she when she said that?”

“At the cabin…she’s probably already gone by no~”

Before Delilah could finish, Jake took off towards the cabin. He could hear as Delilah followed after him, breathlessly begging for him to wait.

He didn’t…he couldn’t…

He knew Beatrice would eventually choose to leave, but he never expected she’d leave without telling him directly…and why of all days did she decided to leave today?

He wanted to see her, he hadn’t seen her since the night he almost killed her off. He wasn’t going to apologize for that, she deserved it…but he had to at least tell her to be careful out there.

The direction she was trudging in was a different world from the one she currently lived in…she will be looked down on despite her rank because she’s from his pack and because she is a rogue. She was strong, but he wanted to tell her to be stronger.

And he was sorry…sorry that he couldn’t love her in the way she wanted him to.

He only hoped she hadn’t left ye~

His feet skidded to a stop a couple feet away from the cabin when he found that her scent was drifting along with the wind that blew past him. His eyes focused on the figure of a person sitting on one of the steps that led to the veranda and his heart pumped out relief.

He started running again, stopping when he stood in front of her. “Beatrice…?” He called er name breathlessly. “You’re still here?”

“You thought I’d leave without a hug?”

“Then why did you…? You told Delilah that you’d l~”

“I wanted to see if I was still important to you…I wanted to see if you’d come to me despite the circumstances. The fact that you actually did makes me happy…I can go in peace now.”

“You’re always up to no good.”

“Does that mean you won’t miss me?”

Jake combed his hair back. “A little…I’ll miss you a little.”

“I mean that’s better than not missing me at all.”

“But Beatrice…” The aura he omitted was now a serious one. “Are you sure you want to leave? You don’t have to, you can stay if you want. Delilah doesn’t mind, she knows there was nothing serious between us. It’s safer here, no matter where you go.”

Beatrice shrugged. “I know it’s safer here…but will it hurt less here? I mean, I won’t have to see you being happy with your mate after praying to the goddess a thousand times to be bonded with you. I won’t be able to forget about you if I continue to live with you. You found your happiness, maybe I can go out there and find mine. I still don’t understand why you changed and why you became so weak and sensitive whenever she was involved…I still don’t understand what true love is and how it will affect me. I want to learn and I can’t learn any of that from you. So I’ll leave, and I’ll come back when I figure everything out.”

Jake sighed, he still felt like he was looking at that little girl…the abused child he’d saved. The longing look in her eyes was the same…the need to be saved.

She was trying to act tough, but he could see the sadness in her eyes. She was on the verge of crying. “Come here…”

He opened his arms and she immediately ran into them, letting the tears she’d been holding back loose. His hands patted her back softly. “I hope you find it; the happiness you seek. You know I would, right…? If I could love you in the way you wanted me, you know I would, right?”

She nodded and Jake smiled. “I do love you though and I will continue to…no matter how angry you make me. Goodbye Beatrice…”

“Goodbye, Jake…”