Fated to my Enemy by Diane Doherty

Chapter One Hundred Forty–One

Luna Ryley

I stared at my son as I processed what he had just told me.

“You did what?” I yelled, standing from my seat. I moved around the coffee table where Channing was sitting and started to pace.

“Baby, please sit,” Blake said and my attention snapped to

him.

“And you just let him do something like that. How could you let him kill someone, especially his father,” I screamed before my lungs constricted and it was hard to breathe. I know I should be grateful that he’s dead and I never have to deal with him again but Channing shouldn’t have been the one to kill him. And now he’s an alpha.

“Mom, it’s okay. It’s not that bad,” Channing defended.

“Not that bad,” I mocked.

“Are you just going to give up your dreams to be an alpha now?” I questioned.

“We haven’t decided anything yet, baby. We had been so worried about you. When the pack house exploded,” Blake’s voice faded as I was hit with a memory.

“I was in the basement and then I was in a bunker under the house. My father had it installed. But when the explosion. happened, something broke through the roof of the safe

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room and I needed to get out.” I recalled before looking at Blake.

were found outside the pack house.”

blur and I don’t remember how I

was sitting with his back to me. I

you any of this. I know I should have been the one to kill him but once the pack house exploded, I couldn’t move. I knew you were inside, Baby.” Blake

the life I wanted for my son. I always knew he would be a strong alpha. A compassionate alpha but I didn’t want him to feel forced into something he didn’t want. I always believed I didn’t have. a choice. I was born to be Luna and I grew up believing that was just my life and nothing was going to change. And I was lost when it did.

better to get it all out and then we can come

his father’s pack.” I took a sharp intake of

done until after

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my stomach twisted painfully.

and Chadwick.” My voice cracked as

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said as he wrapped his arms around me. So much death for nothing. And it should have been me and Channing. I may have been his fated but he

insides.

as I moved out of Blake’s embrace and towards

Aspen reached out. He was by

bedroom. Nothing they were going to say was going to make me feel any better about what happened. And it shouldn’t. I came

say I needed a minute, as I

me. I didn’t

the mattress.

said let’s get everything out but this was too much. I didn’t expect him

me up and sat down on

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on his chest. I don’t know how long I cried as Blake rubbed my back and whispered sweet words to me. None of his

feel better.