Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle (Silver and Elliot) novel Chapter 173

“Baby, please don’t be mad at me,” he said, lowering himself to his knees in front of me. “I love you so much and I just wanted you to be mine… officially.”

“Was marrying you not enough?”

“Not for my wolf,” he said sharply. “He needed something more. Something more permanent.”

“And you didn’t think discussing that was necessary?” I asked, my voice cracking again as I held back a sob.

He cupped my face with his big and strong hands, forcing me to look at him.

“I should have… I was wrong about that. I’m so sorry, Silver. I swear, I didn’t mean to. I got caught in the moment and then—”

“And then you marked me…” I whispered. “I don’t have a wolf, so I can’t mark you back…”

He raised his brows.

“Is that what you are worried about?” He asked me, seemingly puzzled. “Marking me? You don’t have to mark me back. The bond will still work either way.”

I shook my head as tears spilled from my eyes.

“You don’t understand. I wanted to mark you too, Elliot. I wanted you to be mine just as badly as you wanted me to be yours. I wanted us to be in this together, but you went ahead and did this without me…”

He seemed confused by my words.

“Silver, you don’t have a wolf. You couldn’t mark me even if you wanted to.”

I pulled away from his hands, watching as they dropped to his sides; he looked so defeated and I hated that I was the one putting that look on his face.

“I do have a wolf,” I whispered.

“I’m sorry, what?”

“When I spoke to the Moon Goddess, she told me that I do have a wolf. She’s been kept away because of my magic. It’s too strong for her right now and until I can defeat my brother and inherit his magic, my wolf will remain hidden. But she’s there, Elliot. She’s inside of me. She watched you mark me and she was unable to participate. She is heartbroken and I’m crushed for her…”

He let out a breath I hadn’t known he was holding until I finished speaking. He sat back on his hind legs and looked utterly defeated.

“I… I didn’t know,” he whispered, staring at his hands. “I’m so sorry… I didn’t know…”