Goddess’s Design His Fated Mate by Pooja

Chapter 44

Reuben

I found her, curled up in a corner of the hallway, eyes closed looking completely

innocent and lonely. My hand slowly slid across the warm soft skin of her cheek

as I rubbed my thumb under the corner of her eye where a tear was stuck.

Earlier she had been fine when suddenly I had felt her emotions fiuctuating

through our mate bond. I knew she was crying, but I did not know why. I felt her

pain and knew she was fighting with it alone.

Scooping her up into my arms, I headed upstairs, only to place her sleeping

figure down on my bed as I settled beside her under the covers. Our bodies

were in contact along the entire length of our bodies as I wrapped my arm

around her and k*ssed her forehead.

“Willow, why were you crying? Am I the reason for your tears again?” I

murmured, closing my eyes and leaning my forehead against hers. “I am sorry,” I

whispered, wanting to steal away all of her pain and suffering. I did not know

how long I watched her before I fell asleep listening to the steady rhythm of her

breathing and heartbeat.

Unbeknownst to me, Willow opened her eyes as soon as my breathing steadied

into the rhythm of sleep. She had only had her eyes closed the entire time.

The next morning my internal alarm clock wokeup at five, but I found myself

alone in bed. Willow was gone though her scent lingered on the blanket as if

she had. been there only moments ago. How had I not woken up when she left?

At this point, I realized that whenever I slept with Willow I would sleep

peacefully. Getting out of the packhouse, I checked on her through her window

to find her working on her design, which the dummy was wearing.

She was exceptionally beautiful when she was engrossed in her work. Without

disturbing her, I went for my morning run, attended the pack’s morning

meeting, and went through a couple of files that required my signature. Upon

my return hours later, I found Lori playing in the front yard with her toys.

“Daddy, daddy!!” Lori raced happily toward me, as if she hadn’t seenin

months. I immediately pulled my little girl into my arms, relishing the attention

from my child.

“You didn’t go to kindergarten today?” I questioned, wiping the smudge of dirt

from her little cheek.

She shook her head in response while Wyatt’s voice cfrom behind us,

“Mommy said today was our welcparty, so we got to skip kindergarten

today.”

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I nodded, glancing up at the window to Willow’s room. The lights were off and I

couldn’t catch a hint of her scent. “Where is mommy?” I asked.

“Mommy went to work with Uncle Walter,” Lori replied in a childish voice.

Had she gone with the hunter? I looked for her car but it was absent from the

parking lot.

Without her, my heart felt empty.

Welcparty*

As the evening unfolded, the clearing radiated a newfound splendor, bedecked

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like an exceptionally beautiful bride. Excitement, merriment, and the rhythm of

music enveloped the pack, drawing in its well–dressed members who had

gathered to revel in the party.

Seated at the bar in elegant black attire, I ran my finger over the small, round,

white object beforethen slid it toward Oran’s wine glass. He silently picked

it up then closely examined it as he inquired, “So, this is the pill Willow had. You

want to know exactly what its purpose is?”

I nodded in response, raising a wine glass to my l*ps while keeping a watchful

eye on the pill. If my little mate believed that she had deftly swiped the pill box

from my pocket unnoticed, she was unbelievably naive. Anticipating her move, I

had already secured a pill from that pill box. What intriguedwas the

necessity for her to travel. to a neighboring city to obtain this specific

medication. She seemed perfectly healthy in my eyes, prompting questions

about the purpose behind her taking these pills.

Moreover, her peculiar reaction upon my discovery of these pills added another

layer to the mystery.

I couldn’t ignore the unusual fiush in Willow’s cheeks most of the time. Was she

unwell? The mere notion of Willow being sick tightened my muscles.

Werewolves weren’t

prone to easily falling ill. If they did it often signaled a serious ailment. Dex grew

alert in my head and I could not stay calm. Tilting my head, I said to Oran, “Find

out what this pill is as soon as possible.”

“You got it,” he affirmed, securely stowing the pill away in his pocket.

“Why are you two sitting here?” Bix finally made an appearance at the party,

sporting a bad–boy look that seemed to have taken more tthan any

woman’s attire. “Not. diving into the fun with the rest? You’re already acting like

old men,” he teased, slinging an arm around Oran’s shoulders.

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Unfazed, Oran paid little attention to Bix, while I managed a light smile, albeit

not a genuine one. “How about you join the fun, young man?” I gestured

towards the side where she–wolves, who were the actual organizer of this

welcparty, forced the men to dance together to romantic songs as a

punishment for losing the games they had been playing. Laughter echoed

through the party as the men engaged in a comically awkward zombie–like

dance yet a bitter frown settled on Bix’s face..

“Women are truly peculiar creatures. They derive pleasure from the oddest

things,” Bix remarked.

I shook my head with a chuckle while keeping an eye on Wyatt and Lori in the

buffet area of the party cating cupcakes with other children. They were sure

enjoying themselves.

Oran and Bix followed my line of sight as Oran questioned, “I have not seen

Willow since this morning.” My expressions changed right away which he failed

to notice, “This welcparty is for her. Where is she?” he asked, taking a sip of

his wine.

“Why not ask me?” Bix stated, snatching the wine from Oran. “I saw her leaving

the pack this morning with the hunter. It seems she forgot about her own party

or maybe the hunter is more fun for her,” Bix remarked.

The last sentence madefrown. Bix shrugged his shoulders innocently in

response, walking away.

“That’s mine,” Oran growled at Bix for stealing his wine and followed him away.

I sat there listening to Dex’s growling in my mind. He could not bear that our

mate had been away from us for so long.

Especially when she had left with that hunter. I could smell that his intentions

towards Willow were not pure. His eyes when they fix on Willow were not as a

friend. His words. did not match his expressions. And his smile…it had countless

hidden intentions, one of them was probably directed to Willow. I could feel it! I

could not bear him around Willow for even a second let alone letting him stay in

my pack. He should have been. dead the second that he stepped foot onto my

land yet my hands were tied due to the promise I made to Willow. If I broke it

then she was going to hate me.

I guzzled down the wine in one go out of the frustration that was growing with

every passing second due to Willow’s absence until my nose picked up her

scent.

People’s chattering died down and everyone started calling her name, “It’s

Willow!”

“Willow is here!”

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Still holding my wine glass, I glanced to the side to find Willow entering the

party. My hand holding the glass paused abruptly at the sight of her dressed in

a S*xy sleeveless dark blue gown. Her sleeveless dress revealed her smooth skin

yet it was the deep n*eckline and her curves that held my undivided attention.

The women surrounded her like ants swarming a cupcake, congratulating and

complimenting her. As she turned around and bent down slightly to hug Mia’s 5‘

frame, my eyes slid down to her long fiowing hair that brushed her hips, causing

my b*dy to react with her unintentionally seduction. It felt intense as I saw her

smiling and giggling with her group of friends until her eyes met mine.

The smile on her face slowly melted away as we stared into each other’s eyes in

silence while she also eyedup and down just like I had done to her.

Just as I decided to get up and walk over to Willow, Walter appeared at her side.

I froze. in my seat. His presence immediately distracted her attention from me.

“They seem to have ctogether,” Ella commented, pouring herself a glass of

wine.

I did not bother to spare her a glance as I kept staring at Willow whose eyes

kept moving back towhen she accepted a congratulatory wine from Walter.

“Mommy, you are back,” Wyatt and Lori chirped.

“Yes,” she smiled and k*ssed both of their cheeks.

“You two are looking so cute,” Walter bent down to rub both of their heads,

“Who dressed you two up?”

“Daddy took us shopping this afternoon. He dressed us up,” Lori revealed

excitedly.

Willow immediately raised her eyes to look atin surprise. Following her line

of sight Walter also noticedat the bar counter, a sudden smile appearing on

his l*ps. “Mommy and I have bought you two a lot of surprises. I will show you if

you two give.k*sses,” he pulled both of them up into his arms.

Wyatt and Lori immediately covered Walter with k*sses. The sight of that playing

out right in front ofcaused a tornado of emotion in my brain. The feeling of

something being stolen fromstabbed my mind as everyone surrounded

them.

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“They look like a family,” Ella commented, this tI could not ignore her.

“Try to say that again and see if you will be able to step foot in my territory for

the following second,” I growled lowly, glaring into her eyes with my wolf’s.

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“Reu… Reuben,“sShe was completely taken aback by my reaction and felt

embarrassed when a passer by heardand gave Ella a second. “People are

watching,” she stammered.

“So what? Don’t expect respect fromafter what you did a few days ago!” I

made a disgusted expression, refusing to even nwhat she had done as a

k*ss or confession. “After what you did, I don’t see you as my friend. The only

reason I am allowing you stay in my pack is because of those fucked up

marriage papers of yours. That’s it. Don’t misunderstand the situation, I have

not forgotten your actions just because I have not said anything. I have not

forgotten a single thing and never will. I have marked that incident down as

your first and last mistake that you will ever make in my pack. The next time,

you do something that fucks with my relationship with Willow trustyou will

not like the side ofthat you will unleash,” I warned, getting up from my seat

to leave.

“How can you say such cruel things to me?” she mumbled, crushing the glass in

her hand. I glanced at her, finding tears rolling down her check. “I… I have

waited six years for you, Reuben!” she raised her voice, her eyes teary and red.

“I have waited for Willow every day of my existence,” I countered sternly.

“But has she waited for you?” Ella suddenly chuckled.

“What do you mean?” I frowned at her expression then she sent a message to

my phone.

“Willow has moved on with her life, Reuben,” she stated.

I slowly shifted my gaze to the screen of my phone tapping on the article about

Walter that had popped up. He was seen exiting a hotel late at night with a

woman that was rumored to be his secret girlfriend. My eyes got stuck on the

woman’s back. She was wearing a beautiful backless dress. Walter was hiding

her face with his coat as they headed to his car.

My hand shook when I realized Walter’s girlfriend was…Willow.

That’s when Ella senta private photo of Walter and Willow having a candle

light. dinner as she added, “She has abandoned you, she is never coming back

to you….”

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