Selene POV
When we finally broke apart, breathless and trembling, we stood there, forehead to forehead, too overwheld to speak.
"Are you alright?" he asked breaking the silence. His voice was still thick and gruttal from his arousal.
I waited for the guilt but nothing. I didn’t even feel remorseful. More than anything, I enjoyed it and wished that it didn’t have to end with just a kiss.
"I’m fine," I nodded "What of you?" I asked.
"I feel..." he sighed "I feel slightly guilty but I don’t regret it. I’m glad that I was able to get that off my chest and face my emotions. I don’t know how or when it happened, Selene but I love you, more than your mate and all of your side conquests put together. Does it sound strange?"
I shook my head, offering him a smile as I lowered my fra to the tree stump. "It doesn’t sound strange, Kragen and I’ve always known that you like . You don’t exactly know how to hide your feelings,".
"Right!" he laughed and lowered himself next to . "I just hope Noah, doesn’t demand for my head when he finds out that I’m lusting for his pregnant wife and wish that the baby inside of her was mine,".
For a mont, neither of us spoke as I struggled to find the right words. We still had to talk about it no matter what. I looked at Kragen’s face – the kiss had put so light in his eyes and so colour on his cheeks. Finally, I mustered the courage to ask.
"Kragen, what’s happened to you? Why do you look like this?"
He looked down at his hands, his fingers trembling slightly. "It’s a long story, Selene," he said his voice cracking as a sad smile appeared on his face "And not one I ever wanted to tell you,".
My heart sank. I had never seen Kragen like this – so defeated, so lost. I took a deep breath, steadying myself. "I heard sothing ... from Jared," I began, carefully watching his reaction. "He said, your mother is the moon goddess and that you’re the one to usher in the darkness for the last fight. I still don’t believe him to tell the truth. I can believe your mother is the moon goddess but the other one... I can’t even bring myself to think about it,".
His body tensed beside at my words and a tear slid down his cheek, catching the moonlight as if fell. This was the first ti, I’d seen him cry and he didn’t look at as he nodded, his voice was filled with pain.
"It’s true," he said softly "The moon goddess is my mother and I’m the person who will bring the darkness. I’ve known my whole life that I wasn’t supposed to exist. Everything that Jared told you is nothing but the truth,".
I felt a lump form in my throat as I watched him struggle to speak, his pain palpable in the cool night air. "My parents fell in love when they were not supposed to. They only wanted to keep their relationship and have fun not until my mother got pregnant with and decided to have . They kept hidden for years," He continued, his voice trembling. "I didn’t understand why at first, but when I found out that I was an error in the universe, I decided to bear it. To stay hidden, like they wanted,".
His words were heavy, filled with years of sorrow and loneliness. "I tried to be good, Sienna," he said, tears falling freely now. "I tried to do what they wanted, even if it ant growing up without a mother, without friends. I’ve never known the warmth of my other and well, my father was a brute – he was strict but I understood why. He was trying to protect , to protect the world,".
My heart ached for him. I had never known the depths of his struggles, the weight he had been carrying all these years. "But why?" I demanded, my voice, barely above a whisper. "Why did they keep you hidden?"
Kragen’s eyes t mine for the first ti since we had arrived at the clearing and the raw pain, I saw there, nearly broke . "Because they knew what I was," he said his voice trembling. "What I was ant to beco. The child of darkness, the one who would usher in the end. The main orchestrator of the final war,".
I recoiled, the shock of his words hitting like a physical blow. "No," I whispered shaking my head. "That can’t be true. You’re not evil, Kragen. You’ve never been evil,".
Kragen let out a bitter laugh, the sound filled with years of suppressed anguish. "I’ve spent my whole life trying to run away from my fate, Selene," he said. "To be less of who they said I would beco. That’s why I never ... I never fulfilled my duties,".
I frowned, "What duties?"
He looked away; his eyes distant as he spoke. "I’m the Werewolf King of Death, Selene," he said softly " My duties – they’re like that of the human’s grim reaper. I’m supposed to bring death, to balance the scales of life and death. But I couldn’t. I didn’t want to be that person. If I tell you the number of people all old and practically wishing for death that I’m yet to give what they want... you’d be surprised. I can’t bring myself to take lives,".
"Is that why you saved that day?" I asked my eyes widening with shock.
"Yes," he nodded "I was sent to take your soul but I couldn’t bring myself to do it that day," he said.
"Yeah," I nodded, trying for a cheerful smile. "But still you stayed away from for nearly three months, Kragen. I’ve been looking for you. but it appears you’ve been running away again. I was worried,".
For a long mont, he was silent, his face was etched with sorrow. When he finally spoke, his voice was barely audible.
"Because I couldn’t, Selene," he whispered. "I didn’t want to drag you into this. I overheard my parents talking... they were planning to use soone else as the sacrifice and they wanted to lock away forever,".
My breath caught in my throat. "What? Why?"
"To stop ," Kragen replied "They said that your death would restore order to the world for another thousand years. That if you died, they would have enough ti to think of sothing before the thousand years elapsed,".
I felt a surge of anger and disbelief rise within , Jared was right. I was lied to...
"They weren’t going to kill you," Kragen continued "But they believed your death would ... change things. They were trying to protect the world from at the sa ti, still keep here with them. They thought it was the only way,".
I shook my head, tears welling in my eyes. "But they are wrong," I said, my voice trembling. "Kragen, you’re not evil. You’ve never been evil. You’ve always been good, kind ..you’re my friend,".
Kragen’s shoulders shook as he tried to hold back his tears. "But that’s the thing, Selene," he whispered, his voice breaking. I’m not supposed to be. I wasn’t supposed to exist. I’m a mistake, a child of darkness. No matter how hard I try to run, that’s what I am,".
I reached out and took his hand, my grip was firm and steady. "You’re not a mistake," I said fiercely. "You’re not. And I won’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You’ve fought your fate all this ti, Kragen. You’ve proven that you have good inside of you,".
He looked at , his eyes filled with doubt. "But what if I can’t escape it, Selene? What if I beco what they say I am?"
"Then I’ll be there to stop you," I replied. "But I believe in you Kragen and I believe that we can fight this. Figure a way out to stop it. You’ve been doing good all your whole life, and fighting all these battles. But you don’t have to do it alone anymore. I’m with you,".
"Also," I sighed "This might sound strange but I can relate to your parents. Imagine having to deal with forbidden love all these years and the fruit of it. They’re your parents and no matter how godlike it seems they are, they love you. I’ll go crazy just to save my kids from anything. I will sacrifice my life for them too. I know I may not be here long enough to see them group into the best of everything I’ve ever wanted but knowing that I gave them everything they needed, is enough consolation for . So maybe, you could understand with your parents,".
Kragen’s tears flowed freely now as he leaned into my embrace for comfort. I held him tightly, my heart breaking for the boy who had carried such a heavy burden all alone. We sat together in the clearing, the moonlight casting a gentle glow over us and for a mont, the world felt a little less dark.
I knew this was far from over.
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