Longing For My Rejected Luna

Chapter 15

*****Erika's POV*****

What was my father doing here?

I thought I had asked Jace to keep any visitors away from my room for the time being.

I didn't want any disturbance.

I pretended I was asleep, maybe if he knocked several times with no response, he would go and leave me be.

But the knock persisted. "Erika Blackwood, open this door right this instant!"

I was going to kill Jace. I swear by the Moon Goddess I was going to end him.

Just one little request and he couldn't successfully carry it out. I knew father was here to offer comfort but I was just not in the mood to answer questions or give explanations.

Having no choice, I sighed, climbed out of bed and went to open the door for him. Head bowed, I greeted my father. "Good day, Alpha." Until I was publicly announced as Alpha, he was still the Alpha.

He suddenly pulled me Into a hug, I fought tears from welling.

Father is hugging me?!

I put my arms around him, reveling in the warmth and parental affection he was dishing out. "hank you, father."

"For what?" He rubbed my back comfortingly.

"For this." I held him tighter.

Cindy also couldn't help it and purred in my head at the kiss my father gave me on my forehead.

I appreciated it greatly, even though I didn't want him to see my vulnerability "We needed this, Cindy"

"Yes, we did" Came her calm response.

"Now, tell me how it went." He pulled away from the hug and led me to the velvet sofa in my room.

as the Alpha

and expectant expression, studying mine. Waiting for me to begin to tell him how it

lost my mother, he had been

no care for

the fourth,

ruler and a parent. Over the years, he had managed to combine both responsibilities and made it look like it

not because he wanted to rub the wounds in, but because he

said he didn't think Alex was prepared to have a mate and because all I had wanted was to be happy

was, back

dissolved the mate bond,

with shame and

gaze, unable

so I was looking at him. "You're an Alpha, Erika.

tears that shone in my

weakness especially in public, but for three years, that was

turn me into the version of a werewolf that father

be played over and over

I had realized sooner could not

It's so difficult. I regret not listening to you, I regret not taking your advice." I broke into a loud sob, feeling the weight

here" He pulled

sniffled, trying to stop the

was patient with me and it took a while before I could pull myself together. I drew back and looked

He inquired, studying my face, probably for any

trying to singlehandedly maintain a bond that

has

help feeling like I should have done more, I

best for three years, Erika Alex is not ready for a mate-bond, and you can't force a grown werewolf Alpha to be ready for anything. Leaving

"I guess so, father"

suddenly pulled opened."Erika I'm so sorry, I told father

but

hell out,