The Tripartite Mate Bond Chapter 123: CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE

Luna Aurora, Alpha Kane said you want to leave us, why?” Little Damian asked me from the crowd of people gathered and even though his Mom tried shushing him, it still felt like i was betraying him and the entire pack

To say I was confused was an understatement. It felt as though I was some wicked person by standing my ground and somehow I felt that insisting on leaving would give them something to hold over me.

“Guys, I'm not going away forever, I just need to go visit NightShade. They're my pack too,” I told them

“But Alpha Kane said you weren't going to come back,” Curtis, one of the guards I'd fought alongside during the Rogue attack, spoke up from the crowd and they all agreed with him.

I looked at a guilt-ridden Kane with annoyance. He wasn't even being genuine in his attempts to change my mind.

“Why would he say that? He hurt me and I need space to process all of that, that's it. I'll be back soon,”

“So what if you didn't have another pack to go to? What will you do when your mate upsets you? You don't think couples have issues all the time?” One of the old women snapped with irritation. I'd never connected with them because they felt I was weird for having three mates but her comment pissed me off.

“But Ma'am, you don't know what he did and I don't really have the energy to start explaining it. I'm sure he's going to continue lying to you guys after I leave so thankfully, the goddess gave me three mates instead of one who'll treat me like an object instead of a normal human being. I'm sorry it happened this way but I'll be back. My dragon is still here so you can be sure I'm not disappearing or anything,” I told them and walked away from them and I noticed Elena following me so I paused for her at the edge of the murmuring crowd.

“I didn't know it was this bad, I shouldn't have said anything,” she apologized.

“Why not? You'd prefer I found out on my own? That would have hurt more because it would have been when I miscarry. He was making me take these drugs that kept my power asleep, who knows what that could have done to my child?”

“That's diabolical. I don't know if I told you but the first time I saw the four of you in that restaurant, I just knew he would be the easiest to manipulate. He was more possessive and controlling. I didn't need to do much to get him to do what I wanted and I don't think he's over the fact that he has to share you with two other men and now you have a purpose that's bigger than you all and he's trying to destabilize you,”

“I hate how this is happening right in the middle of so many problems. He allowed his feelings to get in the way of common sense. If I get hurt during an attack because I couldn't use my powers, would that make him happy? He can't protect me all the time,”

“I don't think he believes that. Look, can I go with you? Being here without Scarlet just feels weird. I don't really relate with anyone and they're always looking at me like the girl that wanted to hurt their Alpha so without any familiar face, I don't know..” she said and I immediately felt bad. I didn't know she was having a difficult time settling in.

“Of course, it's not a problem. You can join the guards in the other car, there are women in there so you don't need to be scared,”

“Scared? Come on girl, I've never been stronger. Being in the midst of werewolves just made my powers grow higher than usual so no worries. I just hope you're not feeling guilty, I saw your face when that woman spoke her crap,”

“I'm trying not to because asides being a mate, I'm also a Luna and it feels like I'm abandoning my people but I need to choose me this time. I need to process this betrayal and I can't do that right here,”

“Smart girl. Let me go get my things,”

“Alright,” I told her and kept walking.

I was choosing myself and if they were going to be set on making me feel bad, at least I won't be there getting judged everyday.

As I headed to the Garage where Ares and Axel were waiting for me, I realized Kane had been standing close to us as we discussed and he began walking with me.

“I hope you don't regret this. They won't give you the comfort and family that you have here. They got you kidnapped for goodness sake. Just stay here, Aurora,” he said, sounding desperate at this point.

“Kane, be selfless for once. I understand you don't really think what you did was wrong and I'm not even going to start stressing my mind with explaining that to you but the bottom line is that you hurt me. Do you get that? You hurt me, physically, emotionally and mentally. So if this mateship is going to survive, I need space to heal and forgive you because everything you're saying is just flying over my head,”

“You know Maria was right. All of this is happening because we're more than the normal amount of people in a proper mateship. Would you have run away? If you need space, I'll just go to work and when I get back, we'll fuck and make up like other couples. Why are you making a big deal out of this little issue,” he asked and I was just frustrated with his pattern of thoughts.

We'd gotten to the garage and the twins definitely heard everything he said because it was Ares' wolf that attacked him this time and he looked way too angry, his eyes blazing darkly as he jumped.

“Ah!” I screamed, jumping out the way but he wasn't coming in my direction at all.

He jumped Kane who wasn't a tiny bit prepared for the out of the blues animal attack. He bit his calf and just held him down while Kane tried so hard to detangled from him

“Ares! Please stop, let's just go,” I begged from a distance, scared of Ares for the first time.

“He has the audacity to downplay everything he's done to you? I've been holding back on fighting with him but he doesn't want to even have a conscience. We've always fought because of this, his absolute lack of conscience and here he is, doing all of this to you and he doesn't even have the decency to feel guilty,” Ares replied angrily in our shared mindlink.

“Why are y'all obsessed with the thought that I don't feel guilty? I've been apologizing since or have you lost your ability to hear? You think my pack is going to let you go easily if you kill me?” he snapped out loud.

“Don't be stupid, our life forces are tied together and the next chance I get, I'm going to disconnect it because it's obvious you don't love her,” Axel growled.

“Aree, just let him go please. I still want the pack to fuck with me and that's gonna go out the window the moment they think we're all ganging up against their Alpha. Remember he's been lying to them about all of this and will definitely continue when we leave. I just need a break from all of this so I can see a doctor,” I said tiredly.

All of this drama was getting on my nerves and I was just tired of it all.

I went inside the boot and got clothes for Ares to change into before getting into the backseat.

“So you're actually leaving?” Kane asked, his countenance finally losing that arrogance it has had all day.

“Yes Kane, I'm leaving,” I replied sadly.

“When will you be back? You're not even giving me a definitive time frame. When can I come visit?”

“I'll be back when you're truly remorseful. If that takes years, well, it's not my fault and if you want to see NightShade, that's between you and your fellow Alpha's but I don't want to see you for now. You are just going to keep hurting me and I'm done with that,” I said to him.

Even though my words were harsh and sounded like I was in the right frame of mind while saying them, I was not. I had the biggest urge to hug him and wash all of this ugliness away but that wasn't possible. He was going to keep hurting me and expecting me not to bleed.

After processing my words and the finality of it, I watched his face change to anger and I knew one of his narcissistic responses was enroute. I had no idea there was this part of Kane. He'd displayed a little bit of it when we met initially but now, it was like a dam was broken and he just kept going.

It broke my heart because I genuinely loved him.

“Fine. If you insist, I won't even feel bad about it and I won't visit or anything like that. When you miss me, you know where I'm at,” he snapped and walked away, leaving me wondering if we'll ever be able to get over this because I wasn't willing to settle for his unhealthy type of love even if it were just the two of us.

“Sorry about all of this. He'll come around, trust me,” Axel said to me and I found it really hard to believe him but I nodded.

Ares got into the back seat with me and we drove off, the rest of the warriors following us as my heart hurt from all the emotions that had passed through it in the past two days.