His Gifted Luna Chapter 29 - Twenty-nine

I got out of my car, watching as Conner talked to Chase. My mate and forr mate. Two of them in one place. I’m so scared right now.

I grabbed a pair of sunglasses from my car and put them on. I decided not to go and join Conner. Instead, I watched Ash who was struggling to get Eve under control. She hadn’t eaten in hours. I watched as she called her powers.

I chuckled. He’s in for it now.

Conner talked to Chase but I noticed Chase sending a glance or two my way. I had to go there, I knew, I couldn’t leave Conner to address them himself. I was Luna. So, I swallowed my pride and a spoon full of fear and marched over to them, removing my sunglasses and placing them in my hair. My blue hair that was in a high pony tail, swung side to side as I walked. I focused more on it than the situation I was walking in.

I stood next to Conner and he wrapped an arm around .

"This is my mate Gemma. Gemma, this is Alpha Chase and Luna Riley." Conner introduced. I saw the way Chase’s eyes widened slightly. I saw the way his eyes road over my face to prove I was real and I saw the way Riley watched the interaction.

Riley... why do I know that na? I’ve heard it before I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I decided to just let it go.

"Hi." I said with a smile and a wave. I had to keep up appearances after all. Chase seed out of it. Luckily Riley was there to the rescue.

"Hello. It’s nice to et you." She said smiling brightly. I smiled too but mine had an edge in it. I hate her. She caught my smile and gave an edgy one herself. I guess the feeling was mutual.

"Where will we be staying?" I asked sweetly.

"I’ll bring soone over to show you." Riley answered.

"Thank you." I said.

"No problem." She answered.

I don’t know if the n beside us could feel the hate rolling off of us despite the sweet tones of our voices.

TJ, who is now the back Beta, ca to show us where we were staying. It was a mansion sowhere at the edge of the pack. When we arrived, I took off into the woods because I had a lot to think about. I mind linked the others telling them I’d be back as soon as I could. Conner wasn’t happy about it but he sensed I needed so space and he gave it to .

He really is the best mate a girl could ask for.

Chase’s POV

She’s back.

At first, I didn’t believe it. I didn’t want to. Her sll was mixed with his, Alpha Conner. I thought maybe they ca into contact and he knew where I could find her but they were mates.

We were supposed to be mates! Her and I!

She looked so beautiful and had changed so much. She talks and I would love sit and hear her chatter all day. She was stronger, more confident, everything a Luna should be. Her hair, it was long and blue but I loved it, it complented her beautiful tan skin. Her body was no longer thin and malnourished, she had muscles and curves in all the right places. She didn’t like Riley and that made sothing stir in my chest.

Hope.

She could still have feelings for , after all, I had not fully accepted her rejection. Her being here was stirring so bad mories but her presence made it worth it.

"Chase?" Riley asked coming into my office where I had hidden out.

"Yes?" I asked.

"She’s the one isn’t she? The one no one will talk about?" She asked with a tilt of her head.

I sighed but nodded nonetheless. Riley and I were married yes, but we were more friends than husband and wife. We slept in separate rooms and had not had sex. I think of her as my best friend and I’m positive she thinks the sa.

She had lost her mate and I had lost mine. That was what made our friendship and our loyalty to each other is what holds it together. But my mate is back. I’m not sure how to tell her that.

"So, she’s the one who got away, the one who made you change this pack?" She asked lying across the couch.

She lifted her feet up and her head hung off the end of the couch. This was a normal thing for her to do so I just ignored it and continued my paper work.

"Yes." I said.

"I would love to have that power." She said. "Making a whole pack change because of my departure. I wonder if I’ll ever be that loved." She said. I sighed and put my papers down.

"You are that loved Riley. I wouldn’t be able to run this pack without you. You literally hold together." I said.

"Yeah I know. But when I die, I want sothing to change for the better for my sacrifice you know. How would you like to be buried?" She asked. I frowned as I thought about it. How did our conversation get this dark anyway?

"I don’t know. I’ve not thought that far ahead." I said.

"You should. I have. I’d like to be burnt and have my ashes blown in the wind. My spirit fly across the earth until the goddess is ready to receive ." She said. I got up and sat on the couch across her.

"Co here." I said patting the spot next to . She got up and sat there. I pulled her to my side and held her.

"I know we are going to war and all but you shouldn’t think like that. If you died, I would be lost without you. You’re my best friend Riley and I love you. Even when you steal my at. " I said.

Riley laughed. "I don’t steal it, it just disappears from the fridge." She said. I rolled my eyes.

"So this Gemma. Tell more about her." She asked.

I groaned. "She was my mate." I said.

Riley sat up straighter. "Really? Spill more tea my friend." She encouraged.

And so I did.