Goddess’s Design His Fated Mate by Pooja

Chapter 7

Reuben

“Reuben, Willow took the children fromearlier and now she’s nowhere to be

found. in the ball or hotel!” Oran rushed onto the terrace at lightning speed, his

breath heavy from the sprint, his heart pounding wildly at his failure to keep

track of Willow. “I think she’s run away with the kids…” He abruptly stopped,

noticing my lack of the expected. aggressive reaction to the news of Willow’s

escape. Unconsciously, he followed my line of sight down to the front of the

hotel, where Willow was handing her luggage to the taxi driver.

Oran sputtered in shock. “She… she’s running away with her children,” his eyes

widened.

“Not just hers, they are Willow and my children,” I interrupted him with a growl.

Oran stared at me, speechless. “Her attitude and hatred towards you tells me

that she won’t even let you linger near Wyatt and Lori for a second, Reuben,” he

murmured, taking a deep breath. “I can’t believe Willow gave birth to twins. I

can tell at a glance that they’re yours. Wyatt looks just like you did when you

were young,” he remarked.

I remained silent, my gaze shifting to the car window where Wyatt and Lori

looked up atwith their big innocent eyes. A brief fiutter of my eyelids

brought forth the memory of them cradled in my arms in the elevator.

“What is your mommy’s name?” I found myself squatting down so that I could

be at the seye level as them, a veil or darkness taking over my expression

after hearing them. I didn’t believe in coincidences, especially not in this

context. They were visiting America for the first time, they were five years old,

and most importantly, my wolf sensed a connection with them. It was too much

to dismiss as mere coincidence, especially considering their striking

resemblance to Willow and I.

The moment they replied, “My mommy’s nis Willow,” it felt like a jolt ran

through my entire b*dy.

“Willow….” My mind went blank for a second. It was as if my entire being was

struck by lightning. Suddenly, everything fell into place. The inexplicable bond I

felt with them finally had a name-I could now recognize it as the parental bond.

My eyes widened with the revelation of my children-two, not one. So six years

ago, that day we were anticipating not one but two babies? My hand

instinctively reached out, tenderly brushing their cheeks.

“Uncle… are you okay?” Wyatt asked, concern fiickering in his green eyes.

“Uncle’s eyes are red. Is uncle in pain?” Lori asked, her little l*ps pursed with

worry.

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My wolf, too shocked to even blink, finally howled in my mind. Overwhelmed by

emotions, I immediately pulled them into an embrace. “Calldaddy, not

uncle,” I said, closing my eyes as I hugged them tightly for a long tfeeling

their warmth, the reality of them, their undeniable presence in my life.

I could still feel their warm little bodies in my arms, but Willow noticedup

on the terrace and turned her back before getting into the car. As the taxi

started to drive away, Oran panicked, “Reuben… you… you’re letting Willow run

away?!” He looked atin disbelief. “You’ve finally found her after six long

years. I can’t see you going crazy like that again without her!”

Oran wasn’t just my Beta, he was also my childhood friend. He knew all the

shades of my dark sides, my sanity and insanity, including my addiction to

Willow. She had been my drug for the past 11 years of my life, a craving I

couldn’t replace with any other. The last six years apart had only intensified my

addiction to her. It had becsharper more irresistible adding a deeper lust

to my craving.

“Willow can never run away from me. She just thinks she can,” I said, watching

the taxi vanish from my sight. “The ball is over. Call the Alphas from the West,

North, and South territories to the Emerald Bright Pack.”

Willow

After two hours, the taxi stopped outside Wade Moon Pack territory. It was

already late at night, and my children had fallen asleep with their heads on my

lap. Beta Ken arrived at the borders to pickup, gently placed my sleeping

kids in the back seat, and warmly welcomedback to the packhouse. He was

understandably curious about my sudden return from the Alpha Ball. Once I

settled Wyatt and Lori into bed, I explained to him the events at the ball

involving Alpha Alex. I deliberately avoided. mentioning Reuben and assured

him that the following day, I’d personally visit the Shine Moon Pack to finalize

the peace treaty and secure it for our pack.

Beta Ken listened calmly and placed his trust in me, much like Alpha Benjamin

had before retiring to bed. “Let’s discuss this more in the morning. You should

get srest too,” he said with a reassuring smile.

“Good night,” I smiled back and returned to the bedroom, joining Wyatt and

Lori. Watching them sleep peacefully warmed my heart. I k*ssed them both

goodnight and settled beside them on the bed. So much had unfolded in these

twenty hours. Reuben had found me, and my six-year-long secret about my

children was finally revealed to him in the worst possible way.

“But the most frightening thing was…”

‘He seemed even more obsessed than he had been in the past,’ a voice sounded

in my mind.

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‘Ceri?’ I gasped, hearing my wolf’s voice. ‘Ceri, you talked to me?!’ I couldn’t

believe my own cars. Was I hearing things?

Six years ago, Ceri’s voice faded into silence, a casualty of heartbreak and the

unspoken. rejection from the man we both believed to be our soulmate. Her

presence lingered in my mind, a constant ghost that neither departed nor was

fully present, existing in a state of muteness. For years, I was the sole

conversationalist, speaking into the void that echoed with her absence,

receiving no response in return.

‘Ceri?’ I called out once more, hopeful for a sign of her presence, yet I was met

with continued silence. Minutes elapsed, each one stretching into an eternity,

my racing heart slowly steadying itself. It dawned onthat Ceri had also felt

Reuben’s other side like me.

The sound of Ceri’s voice couldn’t have been a figment of my imagination. Her

sudden communication after so many years broughta faint sense of relief,

shattering the notion that I might live forever as a wolfiess she-wolf.

Every tmy eyelids shut, Reuben’s possessive gaze and haunting words

invaded my thoughts, repeatedly tearingfrom my slumber. Little did I

anticipate that returning to this country would resurrect my painful past,

unveiling Reuben once more. He… he even blamedfor hiding my children

that he clearly had not wanted. I drew Wyatt and Lori close to calm my agitated

heart.

Lost in thought, I drifted into an abyss of exhaustion, unaware when sleep

claimedentirely. The next thing I knew the sound of knocking against the

bedroom door joltedawake.

I sat up on the bed alarmed at the sound of the knocking. My initial instinct was

to ch*ck on Wyatt and Lori. Both of them were still nestled against my sides in a

peaceful slumber. The morning’s brightness filtering through the curtains

signaling the arrival of the morning. When there was another insistent knock, I

rose from the bed to answer the door.

I found Beta Ken standing on the other side with an impatient look in his eyes.

“Willow, change and cdownstairs immediately,” Beta Ken’s urgency was

palpable. when I opened the door.

“What’s happening?” I queried, slightly taken aback by the early hour, the clock

had. barely struck eight.

“Alpha Alex is here, wanting to meet with you,”