Goddess’s Design His Fated Mate by Pooja

Chapter 53

Willow

Walter vanished without a trace. Upon our return to the packhouse from the

woods his luggage was nowhere to be found, and there was no sign of him

anywhere.

His disappearance wasn’t entirely surprising as he had vanished similarly to this

on numerous occasions in the past. However, Mia informedthat when she

had gone to pick up the children from kindergarten that day Walter had

accompanied her. He took the

children out for lunch at a fancy restaurant, spent a delightful hour with them,

then sent them back with Mia, only to disappear without a word.

I stared at the last message on my phone, one that Walter had sentbefore

he left: “Stay away from Ella. She is dangerous.”

Two days had passed and still had mixed feelings about the message. Why

would Walter say such a thing about Ella? After all, they were strangers. What

had he meant when he referred to her as dangerous?

As I watered the plants in the packhouse, I couldn’t help but steal glances at

Ella, who was surrounded by pack members. Thanksgiving was approaching as

per tradition the Emerald family hosted a feast for all pack members. Ella

seemed to be taking charge of the Thanksgiving preparations, a responsibility

typically reserved for the Luna. Her dedication was palpable, one might easily

misconstrue that she was already married to Reuben.

Mia mentioned that Ella had been overseeing the Thanksgiving and other major

festival preparations for the past six years in Emerald Bright Pack. The crowd

gathered. around her, the apparent respect and admiration she commanded

from the pack members made it obvious that she was already viewed as

Reuben’s Luna in their eyes.

My heart grew uneasy. Reuben had assuredthat he had no intentions of

marrying Ella, yet she was listed as his fiancée on official documents, and he

allowed her to act as his Luna. No matter how I tried to explain myself, my heart

refused to be satisfied in the slightest. Ceri growled lowly in my mind.

While conversing with a female warrior, she noticedwatching her. Our eyes

met, devoid of any visible emotions. I suppressed Ceri, unwilling to incite a

confrontation with Ella. However, she dismissed the other females around her

and approached me. “Willow, why did you look atlike that? Are you angry

with me?” she softly inquired, her innocent face radiating its usual charm but

her words attracted the attention of spassing females that were famous for

spreading gossip.

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“Why would I be angry with you?” I questioned, maintaining a neutral

expression.

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“I’m afraid that you might think I’m trying to take your place,” she confessed, a

guilty smile tugging at her l*ps. However, I sensed the insincerity behind the

facade of gentle. kindness that she was presenting to the pack members.

“Don’t worry about such things,” I replied, unable to resist smiling as I met her

gaze. “You could never replace me, Ella. Anywhere means anywhere,” I added.

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Her smile immediately faltered, replaced by an ugly frown.

“You shouldn’t be so confident, Willow,” the corner of her l*ps twitched. “Six

years have changed almost every aspect of our lives,” she walked closer to me,

so that we were standing face to face. “Reuben has becthe Alpha and my

fiancee. Your position among us no longer exists, neither in this pack nor in

Reuben’s life.”

I clenched my fists at my sides, locking eyes with her. “What do you mean by

that?”

“If you want to understand the situation better, don’t forget to make an

appearance at the Thanksgiving feast,” she smiled then turned on her heel to

rejoin the group.

What did she mean? Why was she so confident? A jumble of emotions churned

within me, unsettling my heart. Lost in thought, I failed to notice a figure

standing behinduntil only a hand’s breadth separated us. Startled, I turned

to find Bix standing there, his expression stern.

Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, I asked, “What’s the matter?” It was

highly unusual for him to linger aroundfor so long, given that he couldn’t

stand the sight offor even a second.

“Reuben wants your opinion on the Thanksgiving gathering for your family of

four. I’m arranging it, so cinside and ch*ck the list that’s been sent for you,”

he spoke quickly before entering the packhouse.

I blinked in surprise. It was the first tBix had spoken to me, even though he

was merely trying to fulfill one of his duties.

Taking a deep breath, I followed him to the living room where he placed the list

on the table forto inspect. As I picked it up, I couldn’t help but notice his

slightly swollen face. Beads of sweat adorned his forehead and he frequently

touched his stomach, his discomfort evident in the pained expression he

concealed so well.

“Are you feeling unwell?” I asked casually, but his reaction seemed alarmed.

“No,” he murmured, withdrawing his hand from his stomach.

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“Why are you lying? Should I call Reuben or Oran if you don’t feel well?” Sensing

something was amiss, I suggested. I knew he wouldn’t readily accept help from

me, but he might feel more at ease with his friends.

He frowned immediately for sreason and retorted, “How about you just

focus on the list and letget the fuck out of here?” He glared atin

displeasure.

Ignoring his hostility, I went into the kitchen and returned a while later with a

cup of herbal tea. “Have this then you can get the fuck out of here, if that’s what

you want.”

He glanced at the cup placed in front of him, then shifted his focus toas I

added the items I wanted for Thanksgiving. Pushing the cup aside, he sneered at

me, “Stop pretending to be a decent person in front of me. Save it for the

others.”

I could not help but just stare at him, “Why do you hateso much?” I finally

asked the question that had been weighing on my mind since I arrived at this

pack. “Is it because of Ella?”

“You really don’t know anything, do you?!” Bix’s eyes fiashed red, as if he w

something truly soul crushing. “I don’t hate you. I loathe you.”

“Why?” I stared at him sternly.

“Why did

you leave Reuben six years ago?” he demanded.

recalling

I was slightly taken aback by the sudden change of the topic that went to

Reuben and I. How could his hatred towardsbe connected to us? I

straightened my back and replied, “That is between Reuben and I.”

“Then why the hell was I being dragged into this?” he suddenly barked. I

fiinched, staring at him in surprise. He was being dragged into it? What did he

mean?

“Lettell you something, Willow!” He abruptly rose from his seat then yanked

could never have justified what Reuben has lost since then!” he growled,

gripping my arm tightly and. pullingcloser to his face. “You have destroyed

his life to the point that he has nowhere to turn!”

With that, he shovedaway and turned to leave with the list. I collapsed onto

the sofa, overwhelmed with restless confusion. Bix’s hateful glare frightened me

for reasons I couldn’t comprehend. Such intense hatred couldn’t stem from

trivial matters. What did he mean? What had Reuben lost because of my

departure? How had I ruined Reuben’s life? What had transpired six years ago

that was irreparable?

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Memories of Reuben’s animosity toward his own father fiooded my mind,

intertwining with Bix’s words. Since my return to this pack I hadn’t seen Alpha

Louis and his nhad not been mentioned by anyone. I hadn’t shown interest

in delving into the matter, not wanting to disrupt my life further, but it seemed I

was missing crucial information.

I sat there for a long time, pondering everything. Why was I being blamed for

things that I wasn’t even aware of?

Taking a deep breath, I made a decision. I needed to uncover everything that

had transpired in this pack and Reuben’s life during the past six years. I had to

understand

what had happened to Reuben and why they accusedof ruining his life.

If I didn’t unravel this mystery, I knew it would hauntfor the rest of my life. I

had to uncover

very detail about Reuben’s life during the past six years that I had been absent.

It becmy top priority and the most significant challenge of my life.

Little did I know, the biggest upheaval had already silently arrived in my life,

like a gentle wave lapping the shore before the storm.

Somewhere far away, a werewolf pack lay deserted, the land surrounding it

resembling a barren wasteland. The houses stood with doors thrown open,

there were no sounds of birds or animals echoing from the woods, casting an

eerie atmosphere over the once- beautiful land.

A gentle wind pushed aside the curtains of the packhouse, infiltrating the

Alpha’s office. where two figures sat across from each other under a dim light. A

gof chess rested between Alpha Rick, drenched in sweat, and a tall figure

exuding a potent yet

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malevolent aura.

The Alpha’s hands trembled violently as he reached for a chess piece. It was his

turn to make a move, but a single wrong decision would spell the end of his

own game. This was his last opportunity to either win or lose.

Paralyzed by the fear of making a mistake, the hand holding the chess piece

hovered in mid–air. He ever so slightly glanced up at the figure leisurely seated

on the sofa with their legs crossed and face partially obscured in the dim light.

As his eyes finally settled on the man’s strikingly handsyet unsettling

features and the aura of malevolence surrounding him, Alpha Rick’s heart

quivered with dread. He quickly looked back down. at the chessboard and in a

panicked moment dropped the chess piece onto a random square on the

board.

The Alpha’s face drained of color, his complexion alternating between white and

blue as he realized the irreversible nature of his mistake. Before him, two long

slender fingers appeared, deftly picking up a chess piece and cornering Alpha

Rick’s king.

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effectively ending the gin a single move.

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“Checkmate,” a deep voice intoned, bringing the gto its inevitable

conclusion.

Alpha Rick’s heart leapt into his throat as he watched his king topple from the

chessboard.

It was over. He had lost the gthat would determine his fate. Raising his

eyes slightly, he met a pair of eyes with different colors, akin to a ghost’s stare.

The Alpha nearly tumbled from his seat in horror at the sight of the man before

him. He… he was no ordinary werewolf! He was a monster!!

“Please, spare me! Please!!” he cried, pleading desperately, his skin burning with

the intensity of the man’s gaze but mostly from the silence.

Rick knew that he was doomed. He didn’t understand how or why he had

becthe sole person of the pack, forced to play a life–and–death gof

chess with the man before him who had just walked into his pack as if he were

on an evening stroll. Only now that he had lost, he decided to strike first.

“I will damn well kill you!!” With a roar, Alpha Rick staggered in fear before

lunging at the man, only to be swiftly sliced in two.

Alpha Rick’s lifeless b*dy crumpled to the fioor of his own packhouse.

“Too bad, many have tried and failed. Perhaps in your next life, the man

remarked, stepping over the lifeless b*dy as he exited the packhouse, which was

already engulfed in fiames.

He strolled leisurely amidst the burning woods, pausing only under the

moonlight to inhale the scent of a small torn piece of white handkerchief tied

around his hand. “Willow Rathbone,” he moaned.

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