A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 106

Chapter Une Hundred & Six 

Chapter One Hundred & Six 

Cai finally let me go at the revelation unfolding before us and took a step towards her. A turn of events that none of us had expected. 

As the initial mate bond moment then finally ran its course, so many emotions flashed across his face. A s if you could physically see the different thoughts running through his mind, put on display for everyone i in the room. 

Confusion, recognition, happiness... and then quickly followed by guilt, shame, and regret. 

And, as he finally tore his eyes away to look at me, I immediately knew what he was thinking. 

Because I was partly thinking it too. 

Of all the people for Cai to be mated to, only Myra could have made us feel so genuinely terrible about what we did. Or, in Cai‘s case, significantly worse. 

Because I‘d slept with my best friend‘s mate… and Cai had also slept with the woman who killed her. 

This was... messy. 

“Myra... I‘m so happy to see you,” he said, unable to even meet her eyes. 

But the look of hurt on Myra‘s face said it all. She didn‘t understand what was happening and Cai‘s reaction to their mate bond was probably only making it worse. 

“Cai...? You‘re my... mate?” she asked quietly. “How... how can that be possible? I‘m not ranked.” 

However, there wasn‘t any further discussion made on the topic. No, instead Cai quickly turned around, confliction still evident across his features. 

“...I‘m so sorry,” was all he said. 

And before Myra could say anything else, he instantly started to leave the room. 

Or, at least, tried to. 

I quickly ran after him, reaching out my hand just as he made it to the door, and caught him before he could get too far. 

“Cai,” I hissed quietly to him. “Wait a second.” 

“Aria… I can’t... I’m not...,” he started, fumbling for the right words. But I knew what he was trying to say. 

I‘m not good enough.’ 

And I completely understood where he was coming from. 

Truthfully, I felt sick at myself too. Somehow, I‘d let Myra convince me that she wasn‘t interested in Cai all those years ago. I should have known better and trusted my instincts. It was so obvious that she had feelings for him. Thinking back now, I wondered if she was just projecting that through me instead, living vicariously from a false belief that she would never have a chance herself. If only she‘d known. 

Heven made perfect sense for them to be together. They had the opportunity to meet in high school and would have balanced each other out perfectly; Cai and his old playboy antics would have been straightened out immediately from Myra‘s sweet nature, and Cal would have done wonders for Myra‘s confidence issues. Before her death, she had already been blossoming into a much stronger, more vocal person. Robbed too early of her full potential, she was someone I always said would fit a Luna position perfectly 

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But, more disturbingly, it also held a puzzle piece missing from the timelines. 

...Because they were both originally destined to die. 

Now things were complicated, a lot of history and errors being made in her absence... but it wasn‘t necessarily impossible to fix. 

Especially since now, more than ever, they would need each other, 

Cai‘s trust issues ran deep from where Thea had hurt him. I was sure that if it were anyone else standing before him, claiming to be his mate again, that he would be sceptical. Possibly even completely unwilling t o accept it. 

But this was Myra. 

Someone we both knew extremely well. I knew he had his own form of close friendship with her, the two o f them exchanging letters even after he returned home. For a period of time, Myra was probably closer to Cai than I was 

So, if anyone was able to help him let go, move on, and be happy... it was Myra. 

Myra, who had never held a grudge or ill wish against anyone, and the kindest person I had ever met. 

Myra, who would be understanding and forgiving of the struggles he endured. 

her through the beginning of her new life. A probably traumatic experience after more than two years absent. She would benefit greatly from Cai helping her adjust and warm up to all the

still perfectly balanced.

I couldn‘t think

get it,” I said to him, moving to grab his hands gently. “But I think if you walk out that door right now, you‘ll regret it for the rest of your life. The worst possible thing you could do is ruin this

said, teeth gritted.

your past mistakes. I think you‘ll find she‘s more forgiving than you realise. This is Myra, after all, a girl who

passed, he finally nodded. Taking what I said to heart, he straightened back up, took a deep breath, and rubbed his

okay,” he said. “I‘ll just... I‘ll just go back there then... ahhh, how do I

a step away to

like your only friend died three days ago and you haven‘t slept since,” I joked, remarking on his more rugged condition. “Aww, how sweet

nervous to actually listen to what I was saying. A first for Cai, I was sure. I doubted any woman had ever made him so self–conscious before but I knew the pressure would b e

stalling,” I smiled. “You‘ve already kept her

back over to her bed and sat in the chair, closing the curtain before he did so. A chance for them to talk in private and salvage what he had almost

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royally messed up. 

I could hear him say before he lowered his voice.

feel a little overwhelmed

by my ear, wrapping his arms around my waist from

as I reached a hand up to my face, I realised he was right. “Oh. No...

up by it all, I hadn‘t

tugging my arm to the door. “Give them some space.”

he was right.

aged another ten years with how intense everything became upon waking up. But it had been worth it. Every

outside, the fatigue was finally catching up with me and I felt

and bed?” he asked, watching

sleepy to reply, and leaned into

got you,” he

in his arms, walking us back to the car.

immediately nestled my head into his neck, greedily taking every chance I could get to be close to him. I didn‘t want to waste any time, not even a second. Not after everything

asked quietly as we walked. I could feel the vibrations from his chest

otherwise preoccupied thoughts, I did take a moment to consider his question. Just a small moment was all I needed

Thea or Selene breathing down my neck at every turn, there was only one

simple

I repeated. “Tomorrow... we do whatever the hell

SIX MONTHS LATER ***

| moaned as his hands

the most important day of our hives. But somehow that knowledge had only made it feel all

though nothing about my tone implied anything remotely serious. “We need to

my body, planting little kisses everywhere, until he eventually landed by the mark on my neck

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rather, his

the sensitive flesh there, a gasp escaping my lips. A pleasure stemming from where he‘d permanently claimed my body several months earlier. And whilst the contacth e made now was small, it was enough to cause my wolf to stir inside, adding yet another force to argue with as we wasted precious time.

I whined.

efforts of refusal were now beginning to sound like pleas

can just be a little late,” he said, starting to gently nip my ear. Something that was making it increasingly more difficult to think properly.

get much further, suddenly a loud knocking sounded from the bedroom door,

me to remind you when it was time to

to me in irritation. “I hate your new

I said, untangling myself from his arms to get out of bed. “My last two got me killed. You just hate that this

he looked as though he was debating internally which was worse.

I would get ready, before turning back to Aleric

a shower,” I said, dismissing his gaze. “You

could still feel his eyes on me the entire time, prompting me to finally turn around and see him smiling at

What is it?”

sounds great,” he said, getting

There it was. 

said so quickly that he‘d barely finished his sentence. “Somehow, I have a feeling that you‘ll manage to make us even more late if I let you, so go get ready in your old room. I‘m already questioning whether or not I‘m going to have time to do my make up thanks to you.”

reflection and sighed. Of all the days, today needed to be perfect. I

up behind me and kissed my temple, his hands gently touching

  1. 0. 

he said, meeting my gaze in the mirror.

was almost enough to make me give in to his

Almost. 

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