Goddess’s Design His Fated Mate by Pooja

Chapter 10

Willow

Beta Ken’s office

“You don’t really have to do this, Willow,” Beta Ken reluctantly signed and sealed

the document before him that I had requested.

“It’s okay, Beta Ken,” I neatly picked up the paper from his desk. “My friend

showed up out of the blue and caused a lot of trouble for the pack. He always

had a few screws loose. There wouldn’t have been so much chaos if I had

informed you in advance of his arrival. So, I’ll take responsibility,” I smiled.

Since Reuben hadn’t disclosed our mate bond, Beta Ken assumed that he was

my friend given my disinterest in love and relationships. Since he formed his

own conclusions, I just refrained from clarifying the situation for him. That way

my secret remained hidden from the pack members.

Beta Ken chuckled, “As always, once you make up your mind, it’s impossible to

change it, huh?”

“The pack and its pack members are a priority, Beta Ken,” I replied with a

sheepish smile. After a brief exchange, I left Beta Ken’s office and made my way

toward my bedroom. It was situated in a quieter part of the packhouse, seldom

frequented by others. But as I approached the room, I heard a lot of noise.

“Daddy, you’re too tall!” Lori complained, stretching up on her tiptoes to reach

Reuben’s face. I paused by the door, observing everything that was unfolding in

the room. She had a first aid box in her hand as she tried to apply medicine to

Reuben’s wounds.

Reuben chuckled and scooped Lori up into his arms, “If daddy’s too tall, then he

cant have his princess sit on his lap,” he said, settling Lori gently onto his lap

and planting a k*ss on her soft cheek.

“Daddy, you were so cool when you fought those wolves!” Wyatt’s eyes shone as

he watched Reuben. “Please teachto fight like that. I’ll join you in beating

the bad next time!”

“Of course,” Reuben chuckled, ruffiing Wyatt’s hair. “Grow tall quickly, and I’ll

teach

you.”

guys

“Really? Wyatt’s excitement soared as he climbed on Reuben’s arm. “I will beat

all the bad guys with daddy!”

I was taken aback by their conversation. It was unusual to see Wyatt and Lori so

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with Reuben. They were usually quite protective and reserved around men who

showed interest in me. Yet, with Reuben they seemed entirely comfortable, as

though they had grown up around him.

“But mommy says fighting is bad,” Lori puckered her l*ps, turning to Reuben

“Daddy. why did you fight if you knew you’d get hurt?”

Wyatt rolled his eyes. “Isn’t it obvious? Daddy’s chasing mommy.”

Lori thought for a while then nodded with all seriousness. “Yeah, women fall for

bad boys, after all.”

My eyes widened listening to my children talk. How did their innocent minds

think up such things? More importantly, did they already know Reuben’s true

identity? Were they calling him “uncle just to deceive the pack, but were secretly

aware that he was their father? Had Reuben disclosed the truth to them at the

shifter hotel? The realization hithard, Reuben seemed to have intentions

toward Wyatt and Lori. a desire to claim them as his own. He was attempting to

steal my children!”

I entered the room, quieting everything in an instant. Reuben lifted his gaze,

meeting mine along with the children.

“If I recall correctly, I asked you to remain in the living room,” I stated firmly.

Reuben held Wyatt and Lori close, defending himself, “I’m injured and weak. The

kids broughthere to rest.”

I couldn’t help but feel a bitter twist in my expression. His claim of being injured

didn’t match the truth of the situation, he’d put fifty wolves in the hospital!

Shad suffered broken bones from his assault. While Reuben had slyly taken

advantage of my innocent children to gain entry into my bedroom.

“Here,” I extended the paper toward him

“What’s this?” He raised an eyebrow, taking the paper from me.

The amount of compensation that you owe,” I replied. His easy intrusion and

single- handed confrontation with numerous wolves jeopardized the pack’s

safety. As an apology, I requested Beta Ken to double the compensation

amount.

Reuben silently reviewed the paper, noting the ten million in coinpensation. He

looked at me. “I was hurt too,” he abruptly stated as he rose and approached

me.

“I don’t care,” I glared at him.

“Mommy, can you please treat daddy’s wounds?” Lori walked over towith

the first aid box, her blue eyes full of concern. I glanced at Reuben from the

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He was an Alpha and had a very strong constitution. He did not need first aid to

heal. his wolf could easily heal those wounds, they wouldn’t even leave scars on

his b*dy. Yet, he was sitting there pitifully on the bed, playing at being weak and

pitiful in front of the children.

“Lori, how about you and your brother go downstairs?” I squatted in front of

both of them and took the first aid kit from her hand. “Beta Ken said that he is

going to take you two to the pack’s river to play.”

“Play at the river?” Wyatt’s face instantly lit up.

“Yes,” I smiled with a nod. “Go quickly, or he will leave!” I exclaimed.

They nodded excitedly then raced back to Reuben, “Daddy, we are going to play

with Uncle Ken. From here on out, you are on your own in chasing after your

mate,” Wyatt stated.

“Don’t worry, daddy will handle it.” Reuben smiled and gave both of them a hug.

Listening to what Wyatt said, I was too stunned to react for a couple of seconds

as Wyatt raced out of the room holding Lori’s hand.

As their steps faded away down the stairs, I put away the first aid box and

turned to Reuben. “Did you tell them about us being soulmates?” I demanded.

“Do you really think I had to tell them such an obvious thing?,” he raised his

brows, moving closer to me, “My children are smart enough to cto that

conclusion about the two of us themselves.”

“They are not yours, they are my children, Reuben!” I snapped at him. “I know

what you are trying to do. Stop manipulating my kids or trying to get close to

them. You cannot steal them from me. I will never allow it!”

“Who said I was trying to steal them?” Reuben wrapped his arms around my

waist.

“What do you mean?” I gasped. Could it be he was planning something worse?

“My target is not our children but you. Once I steal you, they will also be mine,”

he whispered, his eyes overfiowing with possessiveness.

I was stunned for a long tafter hearing his plan. For a second, it felt like I

had gone back in televen years to when Reuben had ambiguously declared

his pursuit of me. However, at this point his words only made my blood boil, “Is

this the reason you broke into Wade Moon?! Don’t think for a second that I don’t

know that it’s you who is stoppingfrom leaving the country,” I gritted my

teeth, breaking free from his hold. “Lettell you something, Reuben. I will

leave this country no matter what. I will get far away from you, to a place that

you can never find me. You cannot stop…”

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Before I could finish my sentence. Reuben grabbed my arm and pulledclose

to his chest. “Don’t even think about escaping. Willow,” he let out a very low and

threatening growl, his voice was deep, his eyes as dark as storm clouds. “You

will never be able to escapenow, Willow. I am not the sReuben you left

six years ago. You can no longer trickand escape like you did in the past. I

would go so far as to dig a hole to the center of the earth to search for you. So

don’t even think about trying to make a run for it. Even if you try to escape,

you’ll only end up losing Wyatt and Lori forever.”

I felt a sudden chill make its way down to the marrow of my bones when he

mentioned. toabout losing Wyatt and Lori. “What do you mean?”

“The moment you try to escape in any way, I will file for sole Wyatt and Lori’s

custody,” his voice was low as his eyes fixed on watching my changing

expression.

“Custody?!” My face went pale. “You can’t do that. Reuben!” I screamed, hitting

his chest. “Wyatt and Lori are mine. You can not steal them from me!”

“Try me, you know what I can do,” he grabbed my hand and pulledcloser,

causing my breath to fan against his hard chest. “You should not have run away

from me, Willow. You oweso much,” he whispered, looking deep into my

eyes.

“I don’t owe you a thing!” I growled, pulling away from him. “I owe you nothing!”

I pushed him away.

“Nothing?” Grabbing my hand, he pinnedagainst the nearest wall and

pressed the length of his b*dy against mine. “Lettell you what you owe me,”

he slowly spread my legs with his knees.

“What are you doing?” I gasped in horror. “Letgo!!”

“Shhhh…” he hushed, softly weaving his fingers into my hair. “You owe2,190

days, Willow,” he leaned in close to my ear as his hot breath k*ssed my sensitive

skin. My wolf suddenly awakened in my mind as I felt a forbidden feeling inside