True Luna Chapter 64 - SIXTY-FOUR – Duty

Logan POV

My heart was pounding in my chest.

What I said to her in this conversation would determine if she accepted or rejected .

I couldn’t even think about the rejection. That couldn’t happen. I couldn’t lose her. I wouldn’t lose her.

She was mine. She belonged to .

Just picturing her with another man...

The anger rose, and I was ready to break down the fucking house.

No. Fuck no. How could I let another man touch her? How could I let another man taste her? How could I let another man hear what I just heard upstairs? Her orgasms were mine. Her moans were mine.

SHE. WAS. MINE.

She looked up at , and I could tell that she was ready to ask her first question.

She was interrupted by Andrew.

The front door opened, and we heard footsteps approaching. We looked at the entrance to the kitchen.

“Hey.” Andrew said as soon as he walked in.

He hugged Emma and kissed the top of her head.

“I missed you, Em.” Andrew mumbled.

“It’s been two hours.” Emma chuckled, making my heart swell in my chest.

I adored the sound of her laugh.

“It’s been more than two hours.” Andrew said as he walked to the cupboard. “What were you guys doing?”

He took the mug and poured himself so coffee.

“We were just about to talk.” I said, giving him a aningful look.

“Oh.” Andrew said, looking from to Emma. “I will give you so privacy then.”

Andrew walked back to Emma and kissed her temple.

“I will be in my room if you need .” he said as he walked out of the kitchen, sipping his coffee.

I walked around the kitchen island and took Emma’s hand in mine.

“Where are we going?” she asked .

“Living room.” I said.

I sat down on the couch and pulled her next to . I wanted to touch her and feel her while we talked, but she pulled back.

“I am sorry.” she said imdiately. “You will distract if you are too close.”

I wanted to whine and sob like a damn kid, but I pushed that need down and nodded.

“Okay baby.” I smiled.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a second.

“Why did you reject , Logan?” she asked quietly. “You said I was weak, but you didn’t even give a chance to prove to you that I am not.”

I clenched my fists and took a deep breath.

“I was scared.” I said quietly. “We were constantly getting attacked by rogues. My father left this pack, and it is my duty to protect it. I was scared that they would take you away from . I was convinced that having a physically stronger mate would an that they wouldn’t be able to hurt her and get to and my pack through her.”

She studied my face for a second. “I was never physically weak. I was always the best at training. I am small, but I am fast. Jake has been training as well. We would et three tis a week after the training, and he would make sure I knew how to protect myself. He wanted to be safe, and he taught how to fight.”

I was speechless.

Jacob had been teaching her how to fight?

She could fight?

Another fucking man made sure that my mate was safe. Another man made sure that she knew how to protect herself. What did I do? I rejected her imdiately without even talking to her or considering teaching her myself.

I was a fucking idiot. I hated myself so fucking much. I didn’t deserve this girl. But I was too fucking selfish to give her up.

“Jake always said that I needed to be fast because I am so small.” she continued, when I didn’t say anything. “I am really fast. I can kick so serious butt.”

My eyes widened and I almost chuckled.

Did Andrew know about this? Why didn’t he tell ?!

“I am an idiot.” I mumbled, staring at her.

“Your words, not mine.” Emma said, smirking.

I reached out to her, ready to pull her to and kiss her, but she stopped .

“We are not done talking.” she said, moving even further away from .

I was seconds away from whining like a fucking toddler. I wanted her.

“What happened between you and Sienna?” she asked quietly, and I could hear the pain in her voice. “Did you love her?”

“I loved her like a friend.” I said honestly. “I’ve never loved her like I love you.”

“But you slept with her?” she asked, narrowing her eyes at .

Shit. How did she know about that?

“I did.” I said nervously. “We hooked up occasionally. But that doesn’t an that I loved her.”

I sounded like a fucking pig.

“That’s kind of an.” Emma mumbled, looking down at her hands.

“It is.” I agreed. “But I am done lying to you. I won’t risk losing you again. I am always going to be honest and tell you the truth.”

“If Sienna didn’t hurt , would you be with her right now?” Emma asked, looking back up at .

“Goddess, no.” I said imdiately. “I was caving, Emma. I regretted my decision as soon as I said those words. It wouldn’t take long to crawl back to you and beg you to forgive .”

She studied my face, and I could tell that she was in deep thought.

“Look, baby.” I sighed, running my hand through my hair. “I gave up on ever finding my mate. I put all of my attention and effort into my pack. I thought about ways to protect it and make it even better. Finding a mate at 25 seed impossible and I decided to give myself to my pack entirely. I thought about making Sienna my chosen mate for a long while, but sothing was always stopping . Now I know that it was the Moon Goddess, and she made wait for you. But the only thing I wanted was a better, stronger pack, and I told myself that Sienna would help achieve that, and even if I ended up finding my mate, she would never an more to than my pack. I decided to reject her even before I knew it was you. I honestly thought that Sienna was the best Luna for and my pack.”

I couldn’t have been more wrong.

“You blindsided .” I continued quietly. “I never thought it was possible to love soone the way I love you. Suddenly, my pack ant nothing to without you. But I was a stubborn idiot who made a terrible choice.”

The pain in Emma’s eyes almost made scream. But I had to tell her everything. I had to tell her how fucking much I loved her. Even Leon kept quiet the entire ti, which was odd for him. He was giving space to fix what I ssed up.

“I wanted you back even before I found out about you being the True Luna.” I said, trying to stop myself from grabbing her. “I was a jealous idiot who made sure to find everything out about Jacob. I was a jealous idiot who told your brother that Jacob couldn’t beco your chosen mate. I was a jealous idiot who almost killed Drake at that dinner for looking at you the way he did. I couldn’t even let anyone carry you ho after you broke your ribs at training, Emma. I wanted to kill Jacob because he was the one who carried you to the hospital, not .”

Emma sobbed, and I pulled her onto my lap imdiately.

She straddled and buried her face in my neck.

I wrapped my arms around her as tightly as I could. She fit into them so fucking perfectly.

“I love you.” I said to her as I kissed the top of her head. “I fucking love you.”

She raised her head and looked at . She grabbed my face with her hands and pressed her lips on mine.

My heart almost jumped out of my body.

I kissed her back, parting her lips with my tongue. Her taste invaded my mouth, and I groaned.

I had to break the kiss, because I was seconds away from fucking her right there. Andrew would have definitely killed if he walked in on that.

“Does that an that you accept ?” I asked, breaking the kiss and trying to stop myself from ripping her clothes off of her.

My heart hamred in my chest. I was so fucking sure that this kiss ant that she wanted as much as I wanted her, but a part of was still terrified that she would reject .

“I, Emma Parker of the Crescent Moon Pack, accept you, Logan Carter, as my mate and Alpha.” she said quietly as she pressed her lips back on mine.

I was in fucking heaven.