Location: the wood's (Kara and Damien's love lake)
POV; Damien's POV
I finally arrive the lake shore.
It's bird's and gentle flowing water sing as beautifully as it'd always been.
I sure miss it's warmth and love filled aura but
I scan the shore for the most important and beautiful person in my life.
My expectant glittering and joyous eyes gradually darkens over her presence absence.
My every hope disperse like a wind eroding sand.
I forcefully crash exhausted to the ground before a huge tree.
I clutch tightly to my head then sigh painfully.
She'd really forgotten me?.
Did our previous encounter really ruin everything?.
Did my harsh words and unrealistic behaviour really ruin her love towards me?.
Does she feel nothing towards me again?.
Are my chances of reclaiming her love and acquiring the alpha's throne really gone?.
Is this really my fate?!.
I pince and squeeze very tightly my head through my thick jelly brunette hair.
I weakly rest my heavy head on the huge tree besides me.
I'll definitely await her arrival.
I can't just accept Kara and i are both over in courtesy to our past agreement.
We both love ourself and we can't deny it
She'll definitely come.
She loves me alot to remember today mark's my trial day's end.
She'll definitely be here.
Am pretty certain of that.
***
Kara's POV
I've ordered Alex to go purchase me a yourhjourt from the local clan so as to get myself some escape time.
I really need see Damien.
Today mark's his trial day's end, also meaning am totally off the hooke from Drake's threat's and once again free to see him.
I desire to see him.
Despite our previous fight and Alex's theory of him being Dolan's murderer, I really need see his handsome perfect jawline and hear his baritone heartwarming voice.
Seeing him will also help fully confirm or neglect Alex mudrerer theory.
I also feel hearing from the horse's mouth is best when compared to a theory foemed from Dolan's dead body and everyday happenings.
I can definitely tell if Damien lies to my face or not.
I swiftly pull up my hoodied cap which cover's half my face then gradually open my door.
My palm squeeze and tightens over any screeching sound made.
I peep through the hallway in fear of any approaching royal guard or Alex's curvy figure.
After confirming the coast clear, I flee using my secret route.
Alex despite my important reasons to visit Damien will never I leave the coffins of my room.
As always, she'll maintain me trapped and lecture endlessly on how Damien is a bad influence to me and him alone can lead to our packs destruction.
Am really sorry I had to trick her but am left with no other choice.
She'll definitely despise me for age's but this is for the best.
****
Kara's POV
Location: the lake shore.
I finally arrive closer to the lake and it's shore.
Few meters away from it, I peak Damien already present and supposedly awaiting my arrival.
I gasp surprised then instantly hide behind a tree.
I clutch my chest and heave heavily and in relief.
I never expected him to be here and this early.
Honestly, I doubted he'll ever wish to see me again after his heavy rage during our previous encounter.
I sneak a single eyed peek at him from my hiding spot.
He's definitely cute as ever but quite ruffled and unkempt.
He seems to lack adequate sleep.
His ruffled appears though makes it clear of how tough and unfriendly his past few days must have been.
Am really sorry and guilty of being a major factor within his hard day's.
I continually spy on him with no attempt to exit my hiding spot and stand before him.
He sigh exhausted.
He weakly steats and lean besides a tree
He squeeze his head painfully while still awaiting my arrival.
I feel really bad and demonic watching him experience such heavy emotional pain all in desires and cravings for my very presence.
Am just scared.
Really scared and ashamed to face him after our last encounter.
Am ashamed to face my mate after cheating on him with my so called childhood friend.
Damien's anger back then also fuels my fright to see him.
I secretly watch me gaze deeply and emotionally at the steady flowly lake.
His head once again weakly falls as though his neck reached its limits to carry it.
He gradually pull up his feets, heave exhausted, dust his nostrils then turn to leave.
I lowly gasp and my brain ding's.
My brain instantly send reflex actions to my bones.
My feet bones listening to my self functioning brains hastily pull me out of my hiding spot.
My lips part and my mouth opens.
"Damien...." I calmly call.
His exiting steps gradually halt's.
He pause for few seconds before gradually turning to stare deeply at me.
I watch his once gloomy and devastated expression gradually brighten.
In the next second he dash swiftly towards me and am engulfed in his warm passionate hug.
He peck my neck amidst the hug.
I gasp and freeze.
A hug?.
A freaking hug?.
No rage and anger from him like before?.
What really is going on?.
This isn't my expectation from an enraged alpha towards an unfaithful mate.
"An sorry Kara"
"Am really sorry....." Damien whimpers on my shoulder.
My eyes lit.
I see my entire revolving world stop and recontinue revolving but in a glorious anti clockwise direction.
"Am really sorry for previously raging all out "
"It was really dumb and immature of me to rage all out without maturely awaiting a reasonable explanation from you".
"I was really foolish. It's all perfectly clear now" he admits and pleads.
I remain short of word's and trapped within my anti clockwise world.
He's really apologizing over my mistake for cheating?.
He's apologizing when he literally had every right to be angry and despise me for enternity.
Damien really is kind hearted.
There's no way he'll murder Dolan.
We gradually break free from the hug.
His arm remains wrapped around my waist while we exchange deep and heavy emotions through our eye's contact.
I've really missed this feeling.
This warm feeling associated with our mate's sparks.
It's really superb and I'll forever cherish it and make no more costly mistakes to completely or temporarily loose it.
"That's my line Damien. I should be apologizing not you".
"I cheated on you Damien and never informed you then it came to your knowledge from an external figure. That's really a huge shame to me."
"Though I s*xed Dolan to prevent him from exposing our intimate relationship to my dad but that's no excuse!".
"It's no escape pathway which cover's my actions that I cheated!"
"You've got literally every right to despise me for enternity " I whisper shamefully then slowly pull away from his engulfment around my waist.
I turn away but he instantly pull my hand and recapture me into same romantic and appetizing position.
We slowly stride and lean against a tree in such position
"You've said it yourself love, you did it to maintain our relationship a secret so your dad won't come after me".
"You cheated and lost your virginity to maintain me safe Kara and I repayed you with dumb rage"
"I should've fucking listened and not go all out like a time bomb!" He looses our engulfment, back me then angrily punch a hole into our leaning tree.
He heaves loudly and heavily.
He's purely controlled and overcomed by guilt and regret.
I seriously hate seeing him like this.
I dislike seeing my beloved mate suffer.
I take a step closer towards his heavy breathing figure.
I carefully hug and wrap around him from behind.
He lowly exhales then gradually calm down.
I gently turn him around then instantly claim his lips.
Our lips wriggle together and our tongue's dance non stop.
"You're forgiven Damien" I mumble amidst the kiss.
He really seems depressed and my granted forgiveness appears to be his only route out of the depression.
Am really glad we could settle our little misunderstanding.
His warm kisses gently depart my lips.
They trail down my neck.
Their every spot touched leave behind red visible hickey's.
My eyes shut and I moan lowly.
His touch is godlike.
I rested jaws on his shoulder gradually tilt upwards as he moves deeper towards my boob's.
My jaw tilt raises my lip to his ears.
"Are you Dolan's murderer?" I question out if the blue.
His once steady breathing on my skin instantly thickens and heavies.
I fold my lips painfully.
This question will definitely ruin our special moment but I need confirm if Damien is Dolan's murderer before moving any further.
His romance depletes and I slowly pull away.
He dust his nostrils then chuckles.
"Dolan you say?" He chuckles again.
I respond with an affirmative nod.
"The lad who showed me the s*x tape right?"
"Is he dead?" He questions more and I nod
He appears quite unfazed and unbothered but not really suspicious.
"He's dead and I need find his killer so Damien, please be honest with me".
"Are you Dolan's murderer?!"
"Did you murder Dolan in human form?"
"Were you pissed I cheated on you with Jim then took his life?!" I question plainly and straightforwardly.
He staggers backwards then chuckle quite pissed.
"Definitely not Kara. Today mark's my first visit to the woods since our disagreement that day".
"I was highly devasted over the video clip and elapsing my trial day's so I'd locked myself within my bedroom until this very moment" He claims.
I stare deeply at him then look away.
He sigh then walk up to me.
He takes hold my palms.
"Believe me Kara. Am not Dolan's murderer " he lowly attest.
I heave over his words.
He's a calm and audible.
His appearance is normal and stable.
No suspicious action's, shitters in his voice or trembles in his every activity.
He's being truthful.
Damien ain't Dolan's murderer.
My mate is innocent of Alex's supposed claim.
I place my soft warm palm on his face.
We stare deeply into our eye's.
"I believe you Damien" I lowly whisper and he heave in relief.
Am honestly delighted my mate ain't Dolan murderer but who then is it?!.
That troubling mystery continues.
"You really are a great man Damien Dark"
"You abstained from murdering Dolan after his actions led to our misunderstanding which ruined your chance to acquire the alpha".
"Am really delighted to be your mate" I lowly admit and he smile not so painfully.
He childishly tap my forehead.
"The alpha's throne is not complete lost from our acquaintance" He unviels.
Am forced to inquisitively arch my brow which earns his chuckles.
"Well turns out Drake already located his mate earlier today but they both share an artificial mate bond created by themselves and not if the moon goddess" He explains.
My confused brow arches higher.
A bond not of the moon goddess.
Is that really possible?.
"Is a mate bond not of the moon goddess possible?" I inquire and he chuckles.
"It's expected to be impossible but with a desperate and determined Drake, every impossibility can be made possible" He explains.
I clearly have no words against his weird claim so I only nod affirmatively.
"The council elders will be called on tomorrow or the day after. If Drake is exposed of his artificial mate bond which is an insult to the moon goddess, he'll be banned from acquiring the alpha throne and the elders will be left with no choice but to rephrase it's possession back to me" He explains.
My face brightens and my eyes glitters.
That's really good news.
He'll finally acquire his long desired throne and be happy.
"But...." He pause then heave heavily
"But I'll still need a mate to execute everything and I don't plan on hiding our mate bond any longer".
"I plan to reveal you to the council elders on their next visit after exposing Drake " he pull out a golden necklace from his pants and shove it into my arm.
"If this beeps red, it's my signal of the elders arrival".
"You'll await my arrival here and I'll come get you" he assures while I only smack my lip's.
" I need settle our relationship problem within my pack before heading to yours with our previous plan of concealing our beastial aura's to prevent detection from the werewolf detector band at your clan" he adds.
"This ain't forcefull Kara. It's by choice. Am okay if you're uncomfortable with visiting my pack regarding the associated risks" he clarifies.
I munch nervously on my lower lip.
This is really risky but it'll help him acquire the alpha's throne and ensure his happiness.
It's the least I can do after cheating on him with Dolan.
This should definitely make up for my actions.
I hastily look up to him with a broad smile.
I happily nod.
His gloominess disperse and he pull me into a reassuring protective hug.
"Thanks alot Kara......." He whispers with a forehead peck.
I only mumble some words to my hearing alone.
We maintain same comfy and heart warming position as we watch nature manifest within the beautiful lake.
****
Hour's later (7pm)
Kara's POV
Location: Black eagle's clan.
I successfully shut my room's door after entry.
Alex will definitely murder me tomorrow.
I exhale then turn around only to me two flaring and blazing eyes within the thick darkness.
I stagger backwards in fright.
"Alex......" I shutter.