Bonds
Chapter 131
Chapter 131
-Alex’s POV-
The world spun around me, a sickening spree of blurry colors and muffled sounds. Yet, despite the dizzying sensation, my feet remained rooted to the spot, a strange paralysis gripping my body. Natalia’s words echoed in my head, a relentless mantra that drilled into my skull. Children. I had children. Not one. Two. Twins.
The revelation hit me with the force of a sledgehammer, stealing the air from my lungs. My legs buckled beneath me, the sudden weakness a stark contrast to the turmoil raging within. Children. My own flesh and blood, walking, breathing proof of a life I’d discarded.
“Alex?” A distant voice pierced through the haze that registered somewhere in the back of my mind. Christian. He was calling my name. Air. I needed air. My lungs felt like they were constricting, each desperate gasp a shallow imitation of a proper breath.
My hand grasped at the empty space around me, a futile attempt to steady myself in this storm of emotions. “Alex,” Christian called again, his voice closer now, laced with concern. “Are you okay?”
Finally, my eyelids fluttered open, the world coming back into focus with agonizing slowness. Natalia’s face swam into view, etched with a mix of tear stains and raw anger. Beside her stood Riley, her gaze filled with a pity that felt like a punch to the gut. And then there was Christian, his expression mirroring Riley’s, but tinged with a hint of something else – maybe regret, maybe sorrow.
“Did you know?” I wasn’t even sure if it was me who spoke, the words seeming to detach themselves from my body and float into the air of their own accord.
Christian sighed, “Not before today. Riley called me an hour ago, said Amaya was missing and Natalia needed to get a hold of you. That’s all I knew.”
Another deep breath hitched in my throat, a struggle to fill my burning lungs.
“Where are you going?” Natalia asked but I was already turning away, my body moving on autopilot. Behind me, I heard Christian murmur, “Give him a moment.” The sound faded as I stumbled blindly towards one of the empty rooms, the walls closing in like a suffocating cage.
A moment. It wasn’t a moment I needed. It was a lifetime. A lifetime to come to terms with the colossal mess I’d created. A lifetime to grapple with the knowledge that I’d thrown away my own children, my own flesh and blood, all because I couldn’t bring myself to fully trust someone.
My legs finally gave way, and I crumpled to the floor. My wolf was silent. Uncharacteristically quiet, as if stunned into submission by the bombshell revelation.
Twins.
pups.
A single tear escaped the corner of my eye, tracing a warm path down my cheek. It was a tear even begin. A future with Amaya, with our children.
of regret,
of loss,
of a
future
it
I
the recesses of my mind, surfaced with a jolt, a cruel twist of the knife. I was standing in the garden, irritation twisting my features, as
from behind, and I whirled around, annoyance simmering in my eyes. It was Amaya, her playful smile doing little to soothe
that supposed to scare me?” I scoffed, unimpressed by her attempt at
teased, stepping closer and instinctively molding her body against mine. The touch was like a balm, momentarily calming the storm raging within
months, yet her presence already had this profound effect on me.
I asked, the question an attempt to shift the focus, to escape the strange vulnerability her
replied with a dismissive shrug. “Why were you glaring
here,” I grumbled, my irritation returning.
tinkling laugh, “They’re called ivy plants, Alex,” she explained, stepping closer and
here isn’t perfect for them, but
resilience.”
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resilient elsewhere,” I countered, my voice still laced with annoyance. “The gardener is
you know,” she added, a
the plants, her voice soft and wistful. “Like them, she’d never let the hard things in
than ever. The sight of it sent a warmth through me that had nothing to do with the summer sun. In that moment, staring at her luminous face, it didn’t matter that
I was already falling
cried. Maybe I couldn’t even remember what it felt
The enormity of that revelation crashed down on me, a tidal wave of emotions threatening to drown me. The
Amaya was missing.
my children, were in
from deep within my gut. What the hell was I doing sitting here wallowing in self–pity? Every wasted second
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