Forgive me

While he carried her in his strong arms, he could feel that she was shaking even in her sleep, which made his anxiety even worse, with the last knowledge he could extract from her, in only one way, he was not sorry to mark her, he already regretted the way he did it.

He wanted it to be different.

He knew that the first time he saw Emma, he was mean to her, thinking the worst.

He’s insulted her, truth be told, The real reason was that he was captivated by her appearance at first glance, but also by a character that gave her the strength to fight, regardless of her past and fragile appearance.

He put her down on the big bed in his room, ‘their room’, he thought, because he had already ordered that the smaller room next to it be transformed into a room for Hope, who was now enjoying her time with the nannies, and although he knew that Emma would need much time letting him into her heart.

He prayed that it wouldn’t be like that, because he would be with her to change it, no matter how long it took.

He gently undressed her and dressed her in his shirt, admiring her perfect body, but her scars hurt him and created an anger in him that he could barely contain.

He did NOT want anyone to touch her or come near her, so, he did everything himself, gently tucking her into the quilt, and kissing her warm forehead lightly, Then he headed to the closet, took clothes to change, looked once more to see if she was sleeping, and he gently closed the door behind himself.

It was very hard for him to be away from her, his wolf was too strong to contain him, but Arden was just as strong, and aware of her fear and aversion to him because it was his fault that at the first meeting, he behaved like that towards her.

For Arden, it was hard to leave friends and childhood, to learn at home, and at the same time train and prepare to be an Alpha because he was already, as his parents were dead, as well as the father’s beta and others who were there for him.

Not that he was weak, no.

He was trained to the maximum, but he was still a boy, and he had to become a man overnight, put all his emotions aside, and tell everything to make the strongest pack that ever existed.

He had to stop Khan at all costs, even if it meant renouncing his mate, but he could never presume that fate would play with his and Ema’s life.

But the guilty one will have to pay, they will find him and tear out his heart with his own hands, whether he was his brother or not.

Maybe Arden could understand his brother’s madness and illness that had eaten him since childhood and that he had forced their parents into death, but to take revenge by hurting his Mate, he was not allowed to do that, and for that, he will pay.

He headed to the office, intending to call Alpha Mason and Luna Sara, he had to go to them immediately, he had to know the truth...

He stood in the doorway, looking at Mason, his once best friend, from whom bad circumstances separated him, but now he knew he had to be honest if he wanted to know the whole truth because what he saw in Emma wasn’t even half of it, he knew it very well.

“Arden,” Mason greeted and invited him in, while Sara just nodded, excusing themself that she was busy, but Arden stopped her.

“Luna Sara,” he calmed as he could. “I know my attitude was bad at the very beginning, but what I want to talk about concerns both Mason and you,” he finished. Sara looked at Mason, who nodded to her and walked towards the office, while Arden and Sara followed him.

Mason leaned back in the chair, while Sara sat next to him and Arden sat across from him. Arden lifted them both out of bed and looked significantly at his friend, who just gave him a look while he coughing.

Arden leaned back in his chair, taking a deep breath... “I marked Emma, ​​without her consent, but it was the only way to find out what happened or to determine if my suspicions were correct,” he said, looking absently at the floor, while the skin on his forehead was painfully wrinkled.

“Jesus Christ, Arden, have you lost your mind?!“, Mason exclaimed, slamming his fist on the table, which made Sara jump out of her chair.

He noticed that, calmed himself together, and put Sara in his lap. “I don’t know where this is going man, what happened to you with all these years?” Alpha Mason asked in disbelief, much calmer now.

“My twin brother,” Arden spoke coldly and raised his head, and Mason recognized the same pain he’d seen in his friend’s eyes the day everything changed.

Arden smiled bitterly, seeing the astonished looks of his friend and his wife, but he knew he was doing the right thing. Mason didn’t want to comment on anything, he just took Sara’s hand while she sighed.

He was surprised knowing how hard all this was for Arden and that’s why he remained silent, waiting for him to continue.

“That day, when Emma’s pack was burned and destroyed, it was Khan who did it, with his rogues.

I know it because I was there, so you don’t have to ask me how I know and the reason is that I hunted him trying to catch him alive or dead.

Now it doesn’t matter, because at that time it was seven years since he killed our parents, but what I didn’t know was that he attacked that Pack on purpose, and at that time I wondered what was the reason, which is clear to me now, ... because of Emma...

He knew she was my Mate.”

He finished, trying to say the last words as calmly as possible so that his voice wouldn’t betray him.

“Oh my God,” Luna Sara was covered mouth in shock and crying.

“What I don’t understand is how Emma found herself with you, and how she survived.” He looked at Mason coldly, but he couldn’t hide the pain in his eyes from him.

“Honestly Arden, it was a coincidence, because Sara and I were coming back from vacation, and we saw a strange cloud of smoke, when I sent a scout, I ordered immediately my warriors to come. Sara stayed away with beta Jack, and Shon and I we crept slowly to the edge of the forest, to scout the situation, and then we saw a body in the grass...“ He paused while he was swallowing.

“We thought she was dead.” Sarah’s voice trembled as she spoke, while Arden tried to calm himself down, while he was clenching his fists until his palms bled because of the claws.

” “You can assume that Sara didn’t listen to me and came right after me, and she picked it up and carried it to the car, ordering Jack to drive like crazy.

Man, it was a long day...“ Mason was shaking his head, with his teeth clenched.

“Basically, by the time the reinforcements arrived, most of the rogues were gone, which was strange.

I left my men to help as much as they could, and I told Gammas to file my report, while I took the few survivors into my Pack, everything was burned to the ground...

I know the reason now...“ He stammered quietly.

“That’s what I’ve found, When I arrived, everything was already over, I could see fresh graves, but not living people, I knew that someone had helped, I honestly didn’t care who.

I was angry and desperate because Khan escaped, and now it’s even worse, because I have to protect what’s mine, and knowing he’s to blame for everything, makes my blood boil.” He was furious.

Sara was looking at him in disbelief, as Mason as well, dead serious.

“Did Khan do that to Emma?” She asked him because she barely had the strength.

Arden’s eyes were glowing like gold now and his body was tense.

“Khan is very dangerous, he has dangerous people, and I’m going to need your help Mason, but your decision is yours alone, but not before you know the whole truth.” His powerful aura radiated around him.