Chapter 113
Ella
“Here,” Oran passed me a picture frame with a picture of all our friends that I had asked him to take the day before.
“Thanks!” I grinned, safely tucking it into my luggage.
“Bix will be pissed that you left the pack when he was not around,” he murmured.
“It’s ok. I had already informed him about my departure yesterday when we had dinner. He knew that I was leaving today,” I explained.
He just nodded and watched me check my luggage one last time. “Ella, I have something to confess,” he hesitantly opened his mouth.
“Let me guess, you want to confess that you only dated me and had se*x with me to make Bix jealous?” I inquired while finishing up with my bag just in time to take note of his surprised expression from the corner of my eyes.
“So you knew,” he felt embarrassed. “I am sorry for treating you like a tool at the time. I was mistaken in thinking that Bix loved you and that’s why he could not accept my love. When in reality it turned out he was protecting you because you were his cousin. I also very aggressive to you after Willow returned to the pack. I… I really feel like a shit…”
as
“It’s okay,” I clasped his hand and locked eyes with him, “I have done some unforgivable things in my life, that are nowhere close to any of the silly things that you were responsible for in order to gain your
mate’s attention and love, Oran. At this point in life when I have nothing left to lose except myself, I have learnt a lot of things from you guys. On
of them is to forgive and move on,” I smiled to lighten the guilt.
He nodded guiltily, giving me a hug, “I will miss you. Keep in touch with us,” he remarked.
“I will,” I smiled, hugging him back happily. We chatted a lot for a long time before he left.
As soon as I finished checking over the room to make sure I hadn’t missed anything, Wyatt dashed
- in.
“Aunt Ella, I have brought you a farewell gift!” Wyatt excitedly showed me the sweet berries he was cradling in his chubby little palms.
“Wow! They are my favorite!” I excitedly squatted down to his height and tested one of them, “They are absolutely delicious. Thank you!” I rubbed his little hand lovingly. Over the past few days I had a collection of great interactions with both of the twins thanks to… Walter. Since he was staying at my place the children would come over to play and that’s how they had grown a little closer to me. Spending all that time with them, I felt as if I also wanted one for myself but it was just a crazy thought given my current situation.
“You are welcome, Aunt Ella,” the little guy’s ears turned red at the compliment. “Please come to visit me again.”
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Chapter 113
“Of course I will come to visit you. You are so cute after all!” I lovingly pinched his cheeks, regretting deep in my heart that I had not interacted with these cuties more when I had the chance.
“Aunt Ella!” That’s when Lori came in with a rose in her hand for me. I gave both children a hug.
“Are you sure you don’t want to stay a little longer?” Willow stood in the door frame watching me.
“It’s already too late. I even stayed a week longer than I intended,” I chuckled, getting up from the floor and grabbing my luggage. During those days the two of us had talked a lot and had grown as comfortable with each other as we had been in the past.
“Okay but have you decided what you are going to do next or where you are going?” She asked worriedly as we both made our way out of my bedroom to the living room.
I was silent for a moment before I revealed, “I will go abroad.”
“Are you sure?” Willow was surprised as I expected.
I nodded, “I want a fresh start that is impossible in this country where my past will continue to haunt me. Thanks to Reuben, no werewolf pack will bother me but I still can’t bring myself to stay You could say that I am starting a new life,” I explained.
“Starting a new life? I thought you and Walter were together,” Willow commented.
When she mentioned Walter, my feet abruptly paused of their own
accord. “We… we are not like that,” I found myself stuttering when I recalled his ki*ss from days ago. His touch and lips had been so tender on my skin that I had spent more than one sleepless night since he confessed his impure- intentions towards me. I had forgotten my pain and sorrow while living with him. He filled that empty void in my heart but then… “He has disappeared for a couple of days without a word. He was just staying at my place, that’s all,” I forced a smile, being careful not to meet Willow’s eye.
my
After that Willow did not ask me about it again but she knew what was going on in Throughout my been I did not know why I had allowed Walter to become a part of my life knowing the eventual outcome. I was not upset with him. He had every right to leave. There was no commitment between us and it was just a ki*ss…
CHOW THE Cy anship had been temporary,
the wound me left or died. I
It should not affect me like this when I was not a virgin. I had a lot of experience with men. On top of that we were just a man and woman that had kis*sed and touched each other in the heat of the
moment.
Approaching the living room, I hugged Willow for the last time. “Reuben did not come?” I asked.
“Umm… Reuben wants to speak with you upstairs,” she gestured towards one of the bedrooms.
“Upstairs?” I thought it was strange but I went upstairs.
Unbeknownst to me after I left, Reuben came out of the kitchen to the living room and hugged Willow’s waist from the side, watching my vanishing back.
“Did we do that right?” Willow looked at him worriedly.
“Yeah, don’t worry,” he smiled at her concerned face and gently nipped her nose, “Let’s go.”
“Thanks,” I smiled, then gave one last hug to Alpha Adam before I got into the taxi.
He was surprised and immediately waved in return but this time his face was filled with happiness rather than tears.

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