Rejected By My Mate, Chosen By Fate
Chapter 120: The End

I began shaking before I knew it, fresh tears gathering at the edge of my eyes.

“You don’t have to worry, it’s not too deep. I just have to take you to the Pack house quickly so you can be safe before I deal with this bastard. I won’t show him mercy this time for making an attempt on the love of my life.” Zephyr assured me and took me in a hug, patting my back soothingly.

We detached from the hug and looked to where Ruben was formerly laying, he was nowhere to be found and I could feel my adrenaline rush.

“Evelyn!” Zephyr called suddenly, making my heart nearly leap out of my chest. Before I have time to wonder what might be going on, he grabs a hold of my wrist and crashes my body against his in a hug, instantly turning us around and switching our position and barely a few seconds later, I hear a sick sound of metal digging into flesh. I immediately feel nauseous as the vomit quickly rushes up my throat but I manage to hold it back.

Still in his tight embrace, I take a look and see a knife deep in Zephyr’s back and my heart stops for a split second.

I see Ruben burst into a sinister cackle that instantly sickens me to the stomach. The hug soon transforms into something else as Zephyr’s heavy body begins to weigh on me.

“Look at you two love birds. I admire both of you, you look so cute together. Even goddess Selene wanted you to be together but sadly, you can’t because of the bad fate, the bad fate which is me. One out, one more to go. Hold still dear, while I slice you open like a pig.” Ruben said and brought out another knife from his boot.

I quickly dropped Zephyr on the floor and looked around, it seemed like there was nobody around or in the distance. Nobody will come to help me, I have to help myself, I can’t let Zephyr die.

There’s only one thing left to do, I instantly transform without thinking twice and I don’t give Ruben the chance to do the same before lunging at him.

I knock him to the ground and bite hard on his shoulder until he drops the knife. I scratched him in the face with my paws, leaving long, deep and bleeding marks across his face while he screamed.

I quickly transformed back to human form, not caring about my nakedness. I swiftly moved and picked up the knife before rushing towards him and stabbing him continuously while I screamed in tears. Each dig of the knife into his stomach was for something he did. I stabbed him for encouraging Zephyr to abuse me, I stabbed him for physically abusing me all the time in the past, I stabbed him for all the pain he had caused Moira, I stabbed him for killing my sister, I stabbed him for trying to kill me, I stabbed him for ruining my family’s happiness, I stabbed him for stabbing Zephyr and trying to kill him, I also stabbed him from making Lydia an orphan.

By the time I was already done, my hands and even my face was covered in b***d. Ruben was dead and his b***d was everywhere. I quickly moved away from the corpse and ran towards Zephyr instead. He was in a pool of his own b***d and his eyes were closed, I checked and thankfully, he was still breathing.

I laid him on my lap, very careful of the knife and I tried to wake him up.

“Zephyr, Zephyr please get up. Wake up, you just can’t die like this.” I yelled at him and continued to tap his face and when his green eyes opened slowly, I felt a small amount of relief wash over me.

“Evelyn, I’m sorry for everything I did to you. You were right, I don’t deserve your forgiveness and I don’t deserve to live with you and Nevaeh so instead of living a miserable life, it’s better that I die.” He said and coughed up b***d and his words managed to dash my hopes once more. I place my hand over his mouth so he would stop talking nonsense but he removes my hand from over his mouth.

“Please don’t say that. I’ll replace a way to get you to a doctor very soon, nothing will happen to you, I promise. I won’t let you die like this, you’ll just have to stay alive” I promised with tears pouring down my cheeks.

“You don’t have to bother, there’s really no use because I know that I won’t survive. I was only in your way before so you don’t have to cry, you should be happy. Just be happy and take very good care of Nevaeh. I’m actually happy because I’ve finally redeemed myself, I’ve atoned for all my wrongdoings. My only regret is that my daughter never got to call me father even once. She won’t even have any memory of me but it’s OK, I guess we can’t always get what we want in life. I may have messed up this lifetime but with Selene’s grace, I’ll do better in our next life, I promise you.

I love Nevaeh and I wish that you’ll take care of her. I would also like you to tell her about me when she’s older so that she can become the Alpha of Crescent Moon. I’m leaving the responsibility of the Pack in your hands for now Evelyn and even though you may not accept me as your mate, I still consider you my Luna, always. I love you, Evelyn.” He spoke softly and kissed my hand before his eyes shut forever.

As his eyelids shut, a sudden cold rushed over me, it almost felt like a dagger had been thrust straight into my heart.

I tried to shake away the pain, tried to dismiss the tragic reality but I couldn’t. I shook him vigorously, pleading with him to stop messing with me and get up but all my pleas fell on deaf ears. When he remained unmoving despite my efforts and pleas for him to get up, the truth finally started to dawn on me like the sharp cold all around.

I couldn’t take it, I couldn’t handle this pain. I screamed as hard as I could and broke down in tears, hugging his lifeless body and crying harder than I ever had, my head was spinning and my heart was wrenching.

The weather seemed to mirror my feelings as storm clouds quickly gathered and a heavy rain began to fall, soaking me all over but I didn’t care.

Though I had never acknowledged it before because I always wanted to lock my past far away, I can’t deny it now. Zephyr always held a piece of my heart and now that he’s dead, I realize it but it’s already gone. I’ve already lost a small part of myself which I’ll never get back.

He really was sincere all along but I just didn’t see it because I wasn’t ready to. He had sacrificed his life for me and I vow to fulfill his last wish.

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We all say our final words to him as Zephyr is finally laid to rest. The atmosphere is filled with sorrow and everyone is crying, including myself. Kayden opens his arms to me and I gladly accept his offer, crying into his chest. He had always been my source of comfort. With the burial over, we all retire to the pack house wearily after burying Zephyr right next to his father and mother. They would all reunite in eternity and get the happiness they deserved.

Elsie hugged me while Richard talked about making preparations to make Kayden and I the new Alpha and Luna of Crescent Moon until Nevaeh would come of age to take over as her father’s heir but I was reluctant.

Tara reminded me that it was Zephyr’s wish that I ruled the pack so I just couldn’t refuse. And thus, I agreed.

Preparations were made for our coronation ceremony and a few weeks later, we stood in front of all the members of Crescent Moon and our family members as the elders crowned Kayden and I the new Alpha and Luna of the Crescent Moon Pack.

Just as everyone clapped, something caught my eye. I looked up and saw Zephyr, he was holding each of his parents on either side of him and they all looked happy.

“Well done Evelyn, you fought destiny and won. You went from Pack slave to Princess and now to Luna. Your reign will be prosperous and your light will shine over Crescent Moon and beyond.” I heard Zephyr say with a smile and a teardrop fell down my cheek despite my smile.

I had done it.

I had finally succeeded despite the odds. I have love, care, friendship and family and that’s all that matters.

THE END.