The Unwanted Luna
Chapter 65

(Three years ago)

Amelia.

"Have you made a decision?" Lachesis asks me.

I look up at them and grin. "Yes I have"

It took a long time and it was through this journey that I realized it. With Xavier I was hurt when he chose Bianca but with Nolan it went beyond that.

Yes I know I am the one that asked him to mark my sister to save her. But I almost didn't. I was really tempted to let her die because deep down I didn't want her to have Nolan. For a moment I thought about being selfish for once in my life.

That's one of the realization that made me make my decision. The other being the fact that I could imagine my life without Xavier but I couldn't imagine it without Nolan. The thought of him moving on with Bianca or any woman for that matter crashed my heart. "Who are you choosing, child?" Atropos asks.

My grin gets bigger when I think of him. "Nolan...I chose Nolan"

"We had a feeling it would be him" Clothe says. "Why him and not Xavier? After all he is your mate"

I knew they would want an answer for my choice and I was prepared to give them the truth that I myself realized after I had been cleansed.

"If you had asked me this a week ago, I would have told you that I was picking Nolan because I wanted to hurt Xavier. That I wanted him to feel the pain I went through after he rejected me. But now I realize that I am in love with Nolan. Truly and honestly" I say.

"My bond with him started way before I met Xavier and in my darkest time, he was there for me. I love him not simply because of what he has done for me but because he earned my heart. He showed me his soul, the man within and I fell for him. He showed me what unconditional love from a man is. He showed me what loyalty is. I was afraid of admitting it and I couldn't accept it before because I was still hurt and I thought I was protecting my heart from another man who would destroy me like Xavier did. What I didn't realize sooner was that Nolan would rather curve his heart out than break mine"

"He was everything I could ever hope for and want in a man and unlike with Xavier, my love didn't stem from a mate bond forged before any of us was born. What Nolan and I feel for each is genuine without the influence of any other outside factors apart from our hearts just coming together as one." I finish.

The smile at me accepting my answer and I smile back at them.

Looking back. I realize that if the mate bond hadn't been a big deciding influence, I probably wouldn't never have loved Xavier.

Xavier and I were doomed to fail the moment we both uttered the words 'mate'. I craved love back then. Craved acceptance. That craving was what led me keep clinging to a man that didn't want me.

It had been drilled into us that mates were special and when the mate bond kicked in, it was game over. Without the influence of the bond, I would have probably never given Xavier a second thought. Let alone my body.

I can't regret that now, because it was through the influence of that same bond that Ace took over and we got our baby Tristan.

Ace is another matter altogether. I never loved Xavier the man, but I did love Ace the wolf. My love for him was genuine because just like with Nolan, he managed to win over and claim my heart. A part of me will always belong to Ace.

"You loved Ace, didn't you?" Clotho asks, as if reading my mind.

I nod my head. "I don't know which punishment you plan to dish out on Xavier, but please spare Ace. He doesn't deserve to be punished for the foolishness of his human"

"Okay" the nod. "It's not time for you to go but before that let's break this bond with Xavier"

Nolan.

***

I stare at Amelia as she sleeps on the hospital bed. The doctor said that just like the last time. When she fought with Hades. This time though, the energy blast that killed Agron had sucked everything from inside her. She had been depleted and the doctors had to place her into a medical induced coma.

When she had thrown that energy blast. It had knocked everyone down. When we got back up, the spot where Agron had been standing was charred and empty and Amelia was lying unconscious on the opposite side.

I teleported her to the hospital while Hades had gone to the underworld to make sure that his brother hadn't escaped. That he was actually dead.

Thank heavens that he was and from what I heard, what awaited him as punishment was way worse than what he went through as a kid.

Amelia has been unconscious since then. It's close to two weeks now and she has woken up. I haven't left and neither has Xavier and Bianca. We were all waiting for her to wake up because let's face she was now a hero but that aside she is and will always be the woman I love. I look up from her face when I hear Xavier release a groan. His face is scrunched in pain. Before any of us can do anything he falls to the floor. Clutching his chest. Screaming.

"No! No! Please" he begs.

I don't know who he was begging. May a higher power? If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't like him, I would have felt sorry for him.

I sigh and get up. I help him get back on the sofa. He is slouched over still in pain. His face is streaked with tears.

"What's wrong Xavier?" Bianca asks him.

"She didn't chose me...she broke the bond" he says brokenly.

We don't to ask him who he's talking about. It's very clear.

You can hear the heartbreak in his voice. The pain and anguish at knowing that Amelia didn't chose him. Does that means she chose me? Does that mean she wants me?

I've never seen Xavier in this state before. Not even when he thought Amelia had died. Or when Amelia did die. This time it's hitting me hard. Probably because the weight of his mistakes is hitting him. He thought he would get Amelia simply because he was her mate. Now he has to live with the fact that his actions drove her away and now he will have to see her happy everyday knowing that she is no longer has.

"Nolan" a soft voice calls me.

My neck snaps in her direction. She's woken up and she couldn't look any more beautiful. I leave Xavier in the hands of Bianca and go to her. Grasping the hand she held out for me.

"Hi Lia" I tell he softly. Smiling at the one who own my heart completely.

"Hi Nolan" she smiles back.

She looks different for some reason. I study her and that's when I see it. Love shining through her eyes and not just love for anyone but love for me.

I dip my head down and claim her mouth. Forgetting that we had company but at this moment I just didn't care.

She chose me. Amelia chose me and that was what mattered.