Evermoon 2: Fate's Toy

Letter

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***Alec’s POV***

Coming back after the run to clear my head, I needed to see her. I needed to work this out and find a way to keep the love of my life. Going into the mansion, I found Sophia sitting on the couch as it felt like an immediate chilly air encased the room.

“Alec? Is that you?” Sophia’s voice was flat and emotionless. Something happened. What happened?

“Yeah, it’s me. Where’s Lanie? I need to talk to her.” I asked, a sense of dread paralyzed me as I didn’t know if I wanted to hear the answer. Something deep inside of me told me she wasn’t here and I couldn’t smell her scent either.

Sophia came over and handed me a note. With shaky hands, I opened the note.

"Alec,

I am so sorry that it came to this but I need to leave tonight. The guild has found out that you and I were together and now they are using both your and my mother's lives as blackmail. I love you, more than the air I breathe, more than anything else. I'm so thankful for the time we had together. Please forget about me, reject me, whatever you need to do. You'll always be in my heart.

Forever yours,

Lanie"

Anger took over my whole body as I clenched my fist. Flashbacks of her warning me of how forbidden our love was came crashing back like a car hitting a brick wall.

She tried to warn me and we still went through with our romance. Now, they were using our love as blackmail and also threatened to kill her mother still if she didn’t comply. She was in this predicament because of our love. I didn’t even know if she would even be able to come back here for Sophia to give birth.

“I’m such an i***t… she tried to warn me about our love being forbidden and in the end, our love is now the strings to make her dance like a puppet. This is all my fault.”

“Alec, it’s not your fault. The Moon Goddess makes her pairings for a reason. There had to be a reason that she paired you with my sister. It just isn’t blatantly obvious, much like my and Arsen’s reasoning. I believe we were meant to be together to prevent a larger catastrophe at the hands of Kieran.” Sophia came over, hugging me as her baby bump bumped into me.

The shame and remorse that I felt as the bump nudged me made me feel even worse.

“Arsen had mentioned you can alter time? Can’t you just alter time to before Lanie and I met? Maybe it would have been easier for her this way.” My heart truly didn’t believe this but I would do anything to not cause her pain… even if it meant never meeting me.

“I’m not sure what time travel would do to my pups so I don’t want to risk it, plus, you two would have probably found each other again. It was just a matter of when you two would meet and figure out you were mates.” Sophia sounded wise beyond her years and I knew she was right. I would have more than likely met Lanie somewhere else and this would just happen all over again.

"How do we get her back?" My voice was unsure and depressed, my hands running themselves through my hair in frustration.

"I'm not sure. We will figure something out. I promise." Sophia gently placed a hand on my shoulder and pat me in a comforting manner.

"I really hope so."

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***Blaze's POV***

I didn't want our first actual meeting to go like this. I wanted to not make her feel like she was a prisoner. She was going to be my queen… or I wanted her to be until I found out she had someone she loved. I would have let her go for her to be happy. She deserved that and so much more.

Letting out a soft sigh, I opened the door to a room. Inside, there was a king sized canopy bed in shades of purple with at least six pillows on the bed. A stuffed animal horse sat in the middle as I remembered she loved to sleep with a ton of pillows and her favorite animal was a horse when she was younger. A table sat off to the side of the room with a vase full of wildflowers as she loved when I surprised her with them. I had made sure to fill her closet with all sorts of dresses and outfits.

Lanie followed me in as I heard a soft gasp. Turning towards her, her hands covered her mouth as she looked around in shock. Tears formed in her eyes at the recognition of the various things and her demeanor softened a tiny bit.

"Blaze… you remembered all of this stuff about me?" Her voice wasn't much higher than a whisper as she addressed me.

"Yes, Lanie. I've loved you ever since we were little. I tried to memorize everything about you. The way your eyes twinkled when you laugh. The way you always defended me against the other guild children. The way your whole face lit up when you ate sweets. I have been in love with you for so long. I never wanted you to come back to me like this. I would have let you be happy with your lover. It's just my father is hellbent on having you marry me. Even I'm unaware of his true intentions."

I took a few steps towards her, reaching out to gently stroke my hand and fingers against her cheek.

"If I had the power, I love you enough to let you go. I just ask that since that isn't possible, to please give me a chance to make you happy. I truly just want to make you happy." My eyes stared deeply into her beautiful blue eyes and I felt captivated by them.

"Blaze, I love someone else. He's my mate and I am his. I don't think I'll ever not love him… not while I wear his mark on me every day." Remorse and regret at having to give me this news marred her features as I sighed.

"I know… I know… since you are going to be my wife, I'm going to try my best to win your heart. You deserve to be treated as a goddess and I swear I'll worship the ground you walk on for the rest of my life if you give me a chance."

Lanie looked down and I could tell she was conflicted. Sighing a bit, she looked away.

"I just need some time, Blaze."

I nodded.

"I will let you be alone for a while, Lanie. My room is right next door."

My heart felt heavy but I wasn't going to push her into anything. The last thing I saw was her wiping tears away as I closed the door.