Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

76. In The Heart

ALPHA RAIDEN

My side hurt like a bitch!

But that wasn't what hurt the most.

My brain, mind, and perhaps a huge part of my heart hurt as Larisa's words sank into me faster than the bullet could have. I was groaning in pain and close to losing my life but I knew Larisa's words would stop my heart before the silver bullet. I was an idiot.

I clearly chose to trust and protect the wrong person. I was blinded. Heck, I was foolish.

Even my mom- my parents knew something wasn't right and they tried to protect me but I only hated them for their genuine efforts. Now I was alone. My warriors, who I had ordered to march over many minutes before I had to stop Larisa from killing Aurelia, were still not here for some unknown reason.

The truth was glaring- I was a useless son, man, Alpha, mate, and father.

I have failed in all aspects of my life and fallen for the tricks of the dark people that my father spent many years fighting.

Fuck! I took us right back to the beginning.

As I lay on the forest floor with Larisa's confession threatening every belief I ever had and the credibility of everything I knew to be true in the past few years, my world collapsed. It wasn't shocking to see Larisa running off after she voiced those heartbreaking words to me and despite my foggy sight, I could see her deliberating as her eyes shifted from me to where Aurelia was crouched over Jessica's body.

that point, I could only pray that someone... anyone would show up to stop her from killing

"It pains me to see you die for her but

I heard Aurelia muttering incoherently. Or perhaps the silver has spread through my body and affected my hearing just like it affected my connection to Lex. I couldn't feel my wolf nor could I feel my legs or my

to be betrayed, humiliated, and maltreated

made Aurelia endure for three years of our marriage. Although I didn't use a silver bullet, I shot Aurelia in the heart many times just because I was foolish and blinded by infatuation and

to myself while fighting the urge to stop breathing but with every breath I took, my punctured side hurt and bleed even more. "But I was wrong. I don't deserve another chance and Aurelia should never forgive

knew that now because I'd never forgive Larisa for all she did, not even in my grave. Where I knew I would be in a few

without

protect. I'd die without knowing what Larisa had actually done to

I'd die...

I spent the past few

I was a failure.

life because I failed. She fucking put her hands in my life before

And Kyle-

over here, guys! I found them." If the voice I heard was truly Andrew's, I couldn't confirm until he fell on his knees beside me, tapping my face as he bellowed, "Raiden!

I wasn't sure about anything at the moment. Oops, except

late, Raiden. Please hold on. Don't close your

he was holding me but I