Chapter 50. The Aftermath.

The silence was deadly and Gideon stood up, leaning over the car next to him. He looked around, trying to comprehend what was going on, and realised that he was the only person standing. Right next to him, Reid and Maya were still confused, lying on the floor and trying to

get up.

Gradually, he started to hear the sounds of the car alarms which had all been triggered

by the explosion.

Explosion! He missed a breath, looking at the shattered hotel in front of him and seeing pieces of glass that used to be its exterior everywhere.

Gideon ran as fast as he could to where he had left her. His mate, his Riannon. The woman who was his whole life now. The woman he had just announced as his and then so carelessly left alone.

He was back at the entrance in no time, but he couldn’t see her in the clouds of dust and

smoke. The fear seized him for the first time in his life. Primitive animalistic fear.

He couldn’t lose her like that. Not when all the obstacles were finally gone.

Just then, he saw something white on the ground next to the entrance and recognised

her platinum blonde hair as well. The relief washed over him.

Riannon had her head pounding from the fall and the noise made her temporarily deaf. The first thing that she recognised was Brayden’s scent. He was lying on top of her and breathing heavily.

The hearing was coming back slowly as he rolled off her and then tried to help her get up.

Are you okay?” she heard her ex-husband through muffled noises. But she could only nod.

“Ria!” Gideon appeared out of nowhere and lifted her into his arms in less than a second,

goddess that

moments of

at him for daring to speak to them now. But then he noticed that the Alpha was

tapped his shoulder and turned to face her

but he smiled painfully.

you, Ri,” he stepped towards her, making Gideon growl, and then let out a little groan, turning his backs to them slowly

that man, but he would hate it more if one of those glass

before his people. He had to go inside and check on them, see who

and Maya were running their way, the girl throwing herself in his mate’s arms. His Beta and the king exchanged

as well, “I will help Brayden to get the glass out and join

the king

sure!” Maya snorted,

be there helping the survivors as soon as we are done here,” his mate said calmly, “There are people

him a Luna who wouldn’t be hiding in a situation

“See you there,” he said and rushed

waste any more time.

and then returned to the back of her ex-husband, who was waiting patiently. She took off her belt and started using it for soaking

piece after piece. Luckily, he was an Alpha and

:

doesn’t know you the way I do,” Brayden hissed as she got a big shard out

No one does.”

she stated plainly, keeping up her work, “Sometimes

did,” he sighed, “It’s just… The mate bond, Ri. It’s stronger than

agree with that,” his ex-wife seemed preoccupied with

shuddered at the

Ria confessed, “I wouldn’t expect you two to live together, share me and be happy

turn his head to look at his now ex-Luna but Maya stepped in closer with a menacing

declared and grabbed one of the bigger shards, twisting it in his flesh and

winced from pain but said

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