Claiming His Tempting Mate

Savannah's POV

"Are you fine?"

I chuckled "7th time"

"What?* He looked confused.

"This is the 7th time you are asking me"

"I can't help it" he shook his head then checked my body again rubbing slowly "that bastard dared to lay hands on you" he clenched his fist as a low growl erupted through his throat.

"Hardwick, he is dead already. He got what he deserved” I tried to calm him down.

"I still felt like going back and shred his body into pieces"

I shook my head "he is dead. You don't have to get your hands dirty by doing that. For a person like him, it will only stain your hand with his filthy blood"

Hardwick caressed my cheek softly "I will ask Sadie to put ointment on your cheek. It's still red"

I smiled "I am fine, nothing happened to me. Do you know why? Because you came to save me. You came at the right time. How am I going to thank you for this?"

He leaned and joined our forehead "just stay by my side forever”

"Hardwick"

RYess

"I love you"

"I love you more baby" he whispered, kissing me. The familiar taste filled my mouth. That dominating taste of him melted my heart in an instant.

"Where is she?" The door flung open, startling me.

"Fuck" he cursed then glared at the person standing at the door.

"Opps, I didn't know you both..." Sadie grinned "uh, I will just come in a minute”

"Stop right there," Hardwick said coldly. He got up from bed "since you are already here. Just come and do your work"

Sadie walked in smiling and put her medical box down on the table.

"Next time you better be careful or I will chop your head" Hardwick hissed at her.

"Haha, I will take care" Sadie laughed nervously. I shook my head rolling my eyes.

Sadie sat on the bed and checked my pulse "hmm. it's normal. Because of too many activities your body is tired. You need a good amount of rest Luna. I will prescribe some medicine that will help you recover your body from exhaustion”

"Sadie, I need to tell you something”

"What is it?"

"Um...on the kidnapping night I took that tablet you showed me. If it was not for it, I wouldn't be able to survive and make my body stronger to stay active”

She nodded "I know, I found the pill missing. But don't worry it won't affect your baby" she assured. "There's something else too," I sighed. "Avan injected me with a kind of drug that will keep my wolf sleep, weakening my power. Can you help me with that?"

"He did?" She frowned. "I never thought they would get such medicine” she shook her head then pulled out an injection "don't worry, I have been researching about it for years already and you are lucky that I finally found the antidote" she smiled.

"Why does that make such medicine?" I asked as Sadie prepared to inject me with the antidote. "To defeat enemies” Hardwick answered "it will cause the inner wolf to sleep which will definitely weaken one's power and strength. And that situation was the perfect time to kill your enemies without exhausting yourself"

"Done" Sadie smiled "your wolf will wake up in few hours"

"Thanks" I smiled.

She laughed "don't embarrass me by thanking”

"Savannah" Mom and dad walked in hurriedly.

"Mom, dad,” I smiled.

"How are you sweetheart?" Mom looked worried.

"I am fine mom" I smiled trying to assure her "Sadie also checked me and said there's nothing to worry"

"Thank God, I have been so worried,” she cried.

"Are you alright princess?” Dad asked.

I nodded "yes dad"

He turned to Hardwick and patted his shoulder with a proud look "you are worthy to be the Alpha of Dark Forest. You know how to handle things even in difficult situations. Thank you for saving my daughter and bringing her back unharmed"

"It's my responsibility towards my mate. Please don't thank me. As long as I am alive, I will never let anyone bully her no matter what" Hardwick replied.

"I am really proud of you son" then they hugged. I smiled looking at them. Dad really accepted him wholeheartedly and it makes me happy to see them like this.

"Everyone is here" Tanea joined in with Devak.

"I am so glad to see you here darling” Tanea hugged me smiling.

"Thanks"

I looked at my brother "how did you guys find me so fast?"

"We wouldn't be able to if it was not for that so-called sister of yours” Devak replied "but I am glad she chose the right thing and helped us to locate you or anything could have happened” he shook his head.

"I am really surprised to see her there. I mean since I started to understand things I just knew she is always hostile towards me no matter what I did. She used to put all the blame she did in the past making me fool before everyone. But how come she suddenly changed so that she came forward to help me?" Thinking about the past made me stunned. The last thing I was expecting anyone to be my saviour was Reese. Even though she came out at the right time, I couldn't help but be shocked at her actions.

"May be she understand now" mom replied "time changes everything including people's heart and thinking”

"But she is not reliable,” Devak snorted.

"She doesn't have a place to live, Dev" Tanea frowned "though she made mistakes but it was also her who helped you in the end. Just think if she didn't offer the location then what would have happened to Sav. That's why even if you do don't like her, you don't need to insult her"

"Fine, I will just stay away from her, that's all. If I don't see her then I don't need to be angry”

Tanea rolled her eyes then looked at me "even if you two are not blood related but you stayed with her as sister. Sav I think she has changed and since she was the one who saved you, you should at least thank her. So that you won't have any debt from her"

I nodded "I will. There's also many things I want to know from her.

Later that evening, I felt good. After taking medicine and eating well I walked towards the garden. I stopped on my track when I saw a figure sitting under the small gazebo in the garden. Giving some thought I walked towards it.

"Can I sit?" I asked once I reached there.

Reese turned around looking stunned "uh, yeah of course. It's your place anyways"

I sat down on the chair and looked at her. She has changed. She looked pale and aged with her current form. She used to look vibrant, always starting from clothing to shoes, she always liked to show off. But now looking at her looks like she is not the same person.

I sighed "1 am sorry for your parents”

"You don't have to" she shook her head. Her voice was gentle and there was no proudness like it used to before.

"You are not resentful?" I asked.

"Is there any point?” She looked at me "everything happened was caused by Avan himself. So the main culprit here was him. He died but he took the pack with him"

"Why do I feel that You are not sad because he died?" I frowned. She used to love him so much. But her eyes were not showing any pain for him.

"There's no point to be sad thinking about him" her reply was quite shocking. I couldn't hold back the stunned expression of mine.

"You were so in love with him, weren't you?" I asked her.

She shook her head "I made a mistake. I thought he was a prince who would put charm in my life but I was wrong. I understood the reality so late until I had nothing. It's all become empty”

I frowned "Reese you-"

"I am sorry" she stopped me in the middle. I looked at her.

"I know saying sorry won't change anything. But still I want to say sorry to you. Whatever I did in the past, humiliating you, mocking you and even snatching your real mate” she shook her head "I was such a dumb"

"What happened to you Resse? You are not like this"

"Because I understood the reality. Understood that dreams and reality are too different things. It's okay to dream but it's not okay to take the dream as reality. I have been wanting the man all my life who was not mine in the first place. Avan was never mine no matter how much I tried to get him. I thought by seducing him and getting favoured by him, I can achieve things but I was wrong. I should not have been blinded by greed and made these mistakes. At the end it left me nothing but a broken heart" her voice sounded so painful that it hit the weak spot of heart.

"You should have accepted your real mate Reese instead of rejecting him," I told her.

Reese turned to me with a surprised look "you ...you knew?"

"No, I guessed" I shrugged "but looks like it's true”

"I couldn't. He was good but I was not. I have devoted myself to Avan even after losing my virginity. And for my mate..." She paused, "I have nothing to give him. My body was not pure nor my mind and heart. I know it was wrong but even if I accepted him, would he love me after knowing the truth?" Her eyes filled with pain "It is better for him to find another if possible than leaving me. I don't want my past or my situation”

I hold her hand "mates are not about physical love. Mate is a connection from the heart. Maybe he would have accepted you if you told him the truth. Or maybe you still have that chance"

"No, I lost everything with Avan Savannah. There's nothing left for me. I don't want to ruin others’ lives. I have committed so many sins and this is the punishment I deserve. To live my life alone” "Reese, life is not easy. I can never forget the past things but that doesn't mean I will live with it. To live your present and build your future you need to let go of your past. That's what I did and I am happy now. And you have already realised your mistake and that's enough"

"You think so?" She asked.

I nodded "no one is perfect you know. We all make mistakes but we also need to realise it and try to rectify it. And in your case you rectified your mistakes by helping me last night. I wouldn't be here if you didn't show up at the right time. Thank you for that" I smiled.

"That's nothing. Avan has crossed all his limits and I couldn't just sit and watch him doing all the wrongs. I hated him for everything. I want to curse him for everything he made me to do"

"He is gone now. There's no Avan anymore. You should forget about him and move on in your life. Though your pack is destroyed, if you want you can live here"

She smiled "You are so good Savannah. I always knew that. But I can't live here. It will make me feel more guilty. Thanks for the offer”

"Are you sure? What are you going to do now?"

"I will travel around," she shrugged.

"You will be called rogue once you leave"

She nodded "I know but I don't care anymore. I don't have anyone to care for so wherever it takes I will just go. I want to be free from everything”

"Reese, why don't you find your mate? I mean what if he is still waiting for you?" I asked.

"I can't go back to him" she gave a small smile "I can't give him anything other than pain” she sighed again "I had a miscarriage and it led me to be infertile for life. With what face I can go back to him? *

I gasped. She can't give birth anymore? I never knew this.

"You..."

She chuckled "I was punished for my sins”

“I am sorry”

"It's fine. I should be going now" she got up then looked at me with a smile "since you are fine, I wish you a good life. Even if in names we are sisters once so I hope you can forgive me. If there's a chance we will meet again” then she shifted in her wolf form before running into the deep forest.

I watched her leaving with a heavy heart. How time has changed making the gorgeous girl trying into a pale and lifeless one. I felt a hand sneaking around my waist. The familiar scent hit me and I leaned more into his touch.

"She left?"

"Hmm..."

"She is the lucky one to survive the whole crisis,” Hardwick said again.

I sighed "she is changed so much that it's almost unrecognisable”

"Everyone has their own fate”

I didn't reply to him but closed my eyes while leaning on him. He is right everyone had their own fate and this was something we can't decide.