Hearing the news of Hava almost being killed by Rogues, Ashton rushed over to the Red moon pack with a troubled heart thinking Hava or the baby might have been harmed.
Hava was sitting alone in a room in the castle when Ashton rushed in on her,
“Are you okay?, are you hurt? Is the baby fine?” He asked those important questions immediately he walked in.
“Ashton” Hava began crying once she saw him, she instantly felt safe and okay with him causing her to let out the fear she had in her heart. She cried so much because she thought she was going to be dead if Bella hadn’t saved her. She hugged him tightly crying on his shoulders like a baby.
“I thought I was never going to see you again” she muttered.
While being faced with death from the Rogues, Hava had believed it was the end for her. Of all the things she thought about, he was the first person on her mind.
“Its okay, you are safe now.
I will never let anything bad happen to you again” she soothed her but she just kept on crying. Ashton let her cry her out because he knew it was the only way for her to be fine.
After a short while she stopped crying and he pulled a bit away from her.
“I am sorry that I wasn’t there to protect you but are you hurt anywhere?” He asked scanning her body.
“No” she shook her head in response.
“How about the baby?” He asked again.
“The baby is fine, Bella saved us” he disclosed to him and he smiled hearing how she had been saved. He only got the news that she was under attack and that was why he was scared beyond wits while getting there.
“That’s a relief” he said hugging her again. Hava raised her head and she saw Bella just by the door watching them. Her eyes were cold and she had an indifferent look on her face.
She pulled back from Ashton and wiped her tears,
“Could you give me a minute?” She asked him. Ashton was startled by her request but when he sensed Bella behind he understood that she wanted to talk to her.
“Okay” he said and moved towards the door.
“Thank you Bella” he said to Bella before he left them to talk.
Bella gave Hava one last look and was about leaving when Hava called her back.
“Bella, can we please talk?” She demanded.
Bella got into the room but keeping a good distance from her as she spoke.
“What is it?” She queried.
The next thing Hava did surprised her greatly, she went down on her knees bowing her head to the ground to her.
“I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness for all the things I have done to you, I had hurt you and taken away what you held dearly. I don’t deserve to live after all the things I had done” Hava said holding unto her feet while Bella just stood there without saying anything.
“I am not saying that I deserve to live or even my child but you saved a mean person like me and gave me life even when I had taken yours away. I am deeply sorry Bella for all the things I have done to you. I am not asking you to forgive me immediately because I know it would take a lot of time to forget all that I had done to you. Not just me but my whole family had wronged you and I was too selfish and proud to notice that.
I blame myself for the death of your child and if I had the chance to trade my child’s life so that yours would be alive then I would do that” Hava stated.
“Then do it” Bella uttered.
Hava raised her head in shock thinking she had just misheard Bella.
“Huh?” She asked again.
“You said you could trade places with my dead child right, then kill yours?” Bella said picking up a pen knife on the table. She placed it in Hava’s hands.
“Kill your child to prove that you are really sorry” she requested.
Hava slowly stood up in a dilemma of what to do, this was not what she expected neither had that been the response she had in her head. She had thought Bella was not going to accept her apology and then walk away but making her to kill her child was a bit too extreme.
“Is that all I have to do to gain your forgiveness?” Hava asked.
“Yes, kill the child in your womb” Bella said looking at her with disdainful eyes. Hava swallowed hard realizing the predicament she had just put herself into but she needed to prove to Bella that she was indeed sorry.
“Fine then” she stated.
Hava raised the knife so high up and stabbed herself.
After a second of feeling nothing, she looked down to her stomach she noticed that nothing happened, the blade had disappeared leaving only the handle. She looked to Bella who had a smug look on her face, she was just testing her with a retractable knife.
She tried to stab her hand but the blade still went back into the handle without harming her.
“You really are crazy” Bella commented walking away but Hava wouldn’t let her be.
She ran to her and knelt down behind her grabbing her legs.
“I did what you asked me, please forgive me” she cried on her.
“Let go of me” Bella ordered but she wouldn’t bulge.
“Please Bella” she begged but Bella pushed her and walked away. Hava covered her face to the ground crying her heart out over being rejected by Bella when she felt a touch on her head. She raised her head up and was surprised to see Bella squatting in front of her.
“I want to stay mad at you for the rest of my life for what you did to me but I just can’t, you know it is not that easy to forgive someone but somehow my heart is at peace with you and I don’t know why.
Maybe it’s because you were like a best friend to me and the only family I have” Bella explained wiping her tears.
“I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness” Hava cried all the more.
“I know but I still forgive you” Bella responded as they hugged each other crying.
“I’m really sorry Bella” she pleaded with her as they reconciled with each other.
Alpha Coast and Ashton stood by the balcony staring at the pack,
“Your pack is quite big I must say” Ashton began the first conversation.
“It is” Coast answered and Ashton could tell he was not a great conversationist.
“I did envy you when I was still an omega in my pack?” Ashton said.
“Why?”
“Because you never had to bend to anyone’s will, being an omega is one of the worst regrets of my life” Ashton regrets his dark past of losing his mate because he was just an ordinary omega.
“Being an Alpha also has its disadvantages, you will realize that sooner” Coast informed him.
“You think so”
“Yeah, by the way I am inspired by you. You are who you are today because you wanted to protect your mate. I do admire your bravery” Coast commented and Ashton was thrilled about it. Bella had told him the whole story about Ashton from being an omega until he became an Alpha, he found Ashton as a strong young man who could conquer the world.
“That means a lot coming from you” Ashton responded.
“If you ever need help, we are always here for you after all we are family” Coast suggested to him.
“I will never forget that” he replied.
Ashton turned his back to see Hava and Bella walking towards them and holding hands as they smiled at each other. He tapped Coast bringing it to his attention.
“Am I seeing things?” He asked.
“Finally” Coast commented as they watched them move closer to them.
“Bella forgave me” Hava announced to them happy about the news.
“It’s nice to have a family again” Bella answered.
“Do we celebrate here or at my pack?” Ashton whispered to Coast.
“How about here” Coast replied as they got prepared to celebrate the good news.