Betrayed by My Beta Mate

Chapter 79

13 The Past and Future

Evelyn POV

The guard pulls the SUV in front of a modest home. Sadie is pacing in my mind, which is doing nothing to calm my nerves. “Sadie calm down please.” She whimpers but stops pacing. I take a deep breath before I get the guard’s attention. “You will not speak about where I went today to anyone. That includes the Alpha”, I say using my ranked command. “Do I make myself clear?” “Yes Luna” he says. “Stay here until I return.” I open the door and walk up the paved path. When I reach the door, I ring the bell. The door opens. I expect to be greeted by Troy, Patricia’s mate. Instead, a woman I can scent is a human, smiles at me. “Can I help you” she asks sweetly. “I’m sorry I must have been given the wrong address. I was looking for Troy Martin.” “You’re in the right place. Troy is around the back of the house.” Before I can even speak, I hear a male voice from behind her, “Luna.” I look at the woman when he uses my title. “It’s alright Luna, she knows what we are.” “Please come inside” the woman says and I follow them to a room with a large table.

“Please Luna, have a seat”, Troy says. “Troy, you can just call me Evelyn.” “No, I can’t. You will always be my Luna.” I smile and take a seat. “Luna, this is Michelle, my wife.” She bows and I chuckle. “That isn’t necessary Michelle. Please both of you sit down.” They both join me at the table. I’m just about to speak when the door bursts open and two teenage boys rush in. Troy immediately stands “boys we have an important guest.” They come to stand next to Troy and they have his features. “Dominick and Donald, this is Luna Evelyn.” They both bare their necks to me and I nod. “It’s a pleasure to meet you both.” They both head for the stairs and Troy sits back down. “How old are they” I ask curiosity getting the better of me. “They just turned thirteen” Michelle says. “They look like fine boys, I’m happy for you both.” “Thank you” they both say.

questions about Patricia?” I see a flash of sadness and pain in his eyes before Michelle takes his hand. “I’m sorry” I start to say, but he stops me. “There is no need for you to be sorry. You can ask me anything you want.” “Did Patricia ever talk about the day my pups died?” This time the look in his eyes is one of pure anger. I even see a flash of his wolf. He takes a deep breath before he answers me. “Yes she did.” “Can you please tell me what she said?” He looks

Troy POV

suffer for what he had done? How could he kill my innocent mate for not keeping his secret? In my heart I know why she is here, but when she finally asks, a part of me wonders what good it is to tell her after all this time. What if her pups are truly dead? The goddess only knows what the rogue and witch did with them. I look at my beautiful human mate and she nods “she has the right to know.” She says through our link. I felt guilty for a long time about falling in

she asks. I smile “no love, she can’t go to a human hospital. If her wolf ever took over, it could expose our kind.” She hands me the rag and I place it on the Luna’s forehead. I say a prayer to the goddess that she wakes up soon. After about fifteen minutes, her eyes start to flutter open. She looks at me and I can see the tears she is holding back. She starts to sit up and I help her. “I need you to tell me everything, please.” I nod and take a deep breath. I look down before I tell the story Patricia told me all those years

Flashback

at the table when I walk in. I had rushed back because I could feel her anguish through our bond. I bend down so we are eye to eye. That’s when I notice her cheeks are stained with tears. “What happened” I growl. She looks in my eyes and I can feel my wolf is at the surface thinking someone hurt our mate. “Patricia tell me what the hell happened.” “The Luna had her pups this morning.” I look at her confused about why she would be distraught when that is amazing news. “Did something happen to the pups?” She throws her arms around my neck and I pick her up, setting her in my lap. I cradle her as she sobs. “Patricia, please tell me what happened?”

One boy and one girl who were perfectly healthy. A few minutes later, he came into the nursery and two people appeared next to him. A rogue and a witch. He told me to move and picked up each baby, handing them to those ba**ards. He turned to me, “these pups died. Do you understand me Patricia?” I asked him what was happening but he just growled. “You will never speak of what you saw today and you will tell everyone that the pups died” he said to me using his Alpha command. I can’t live with this and you know that I can’t tell. What should I do, Troy” she asks

Flashback Ends

own cheeks. “I’m so sorry Luna. I was a coward. After Patricia died I just wanted to be as far away from that place as I could get. I should have found a way to tell you what Grant had done.” I feel a hand on mine. When I look up into the eyes of this woman who has been through so much, all I see is strength and compassion. “Did Grant kill Patricia?” Her question takes me off guard at first, but then I answer. “I believe so. She had gone to his office the day she was killed. She linked me right before she saw him. I went to find her but they weren’t in the office. I don’t believe it was a rogue attack.” “I am sorry for all he took from you.” “Luna, you owe me no apology. I should have been stronger.” “No, you did absolutely nothing wrong. I’m glad that you found happiness and I’m hopeful that one day when your children are older you will find your place in a pack again. They will need to know that side of who they are.” I doubt that will happen but I nod. “Thank you, Luna.” “What will you do now?” I can’t help but ask. She is quiet for a moment. “I will find my pups and make that ba**ard pay for every moment I have lost with them.” “Please be careful, Luna.” She stands and wraps me in a hug. She hugs Michelle before she