Chasing His Betrayed Luna novel Chapter 16

ALPHA RAIDEN

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I watched her walk away, chasing after her being my first instinct.

That was her.

Aurelia.

Or was I seeing things again?

“You aren’t seeing things. That’s her and I have been trying to tell you since we entered Black Fur Pack. I sensed her but–” My wolf began, his voice spreading disbelief through my system.

“But I thought it was a fluke.” I completed my wolf’s statement.

Truly, after we drove past the borders of Black Fur Pack, my wolf stirred within me and I felt closer to my mate than I have ever felt in years but this wasn’t the first time I would feel Aurelia like she was beside me even though she had been gone for years.

Sensing and craving her was a regular occurrence to me but seeing her in flesh wasn’t.

“Aurelia,” I whispered with a shaky voice, my legs moving to catch up with her.

Andrew’s hand shot out to grab mine as he said into my mind, “You can’t lose control here, Alpha, and not before the most cunning Alpha in the realm.”

I snatched my hand from my Beta, almost snarling at him. “She’s mine. That’s my mate!” I used the mindlink to respond because Andrew was right, I needed to control myself.

“Is there a problem, Alpha Raiden? You seem shaken?” Tristan’s voice was low and to most people, welcoming, but I knew him better than to be fooled by his pretense. His eyes traced my gaze which was still on Aurelia’s back as she bounced away like she wasn’t the same woman who shivered each time I touched her and made her scream in that bedroom. “Oh, I see Lia caught your eyes. She’s my most prized–”

“She’s not yours.” I gritted, barely stopping myself from lashing out as I glared at Tristan.

Lia? Aurelia is Lia. I was sure of that. I could feel our broken bond burning softly within me, making it hard for me to concentrate on anything but her. I wondered if she only changed her name or perhaps lost her memories because there was no recognition in her eyes when I stared into them earlier.

Her eyes used to carry her emotions but-

“Find every detail or I’ll do the snooping myself, Drew!” I snapped, ignoring the curious eyes of everyone around the guesthouse that we had been directed to from the border. So much for showing up and proving to these people that I was still the same Raiden whose name resonated with power. “You don’t want me to do that, right?” That wasn’t a question.

But still, Andrew nodded, his lips tight as he chimed, “Yes, Alpha. I’ll get you all you need but first, we have to settle in and not stir up rumors.”

I might not be bothered about the eyes around us but my Beta was and I would have been thankful to him if my heart wasn’t throbbing and yearning to have Aurelia close again. Becoming a better man for Larisa was the goal I was meant to achieve for this trip but as we were led to the chambers I would be staying with a few of my men, taking Aurelia back home with me became the new goal.

“This is your chambers, Alpha Raiden. I am available to provide all you’ll need during your stay and…” Someone said beside me but I zoned out without acknowledging the person and I stepped into the chamber with no one else but Andrew.

Andrew closed the door behind me while I stood in the center of the room with zero interest in looking around. I couldn’t care less about the interior of the room nor could I bring myself to stop staring into space.

“Are you sure that’s her, Raiden?” Andrew asked me, relaxing because we were finally alone after driving for almost thirty hours just to attend a silly competition in my enemy’s territory. “That woman looked like Aurelia but she’s different. There is power in her stance and I could have sworn–”

Although I understood what Andrew was saying, I still snapped at him, “Cease wasting precious time and get me the details I need before the competition begins tomorrow, Drew.”

My Beta stiffened beside me, shocked by my outburst but he bowed to me and left me alone in the room to struggle with the raw emotions that ate me away rapidly as time skipped past me. Before I knew it, it was nighttime and the thought of my mate married to Tristan kept me up all night.