Her Heartbroken Second Chance Mate

CHAPTER 1 -DYLAN - AN UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS

A/N: So, another journey with new heroes begins. The new story will revolve around Dylan Hayes, one of Northwood's Alphas, and Karla, a hot-tempered Spanish female. Dylan happens to be the son of Ariana and Alan, and Karla lives in the United States with her mother. Her mate rejected her since she had no wolf and was therefore considered human. Let's see what the future holds for them.

Update: This story is a continuation of the series REJECTED LUNA VS RUTHLESS ALPHA and THE UNTAMED FEMALE ALPHA AND HER BETA MATE. These books can be read in any order, but references and the back story will make more sense if you have read the previous books.

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Beep, beep, beep. The sound of the life-support machine filled the pack hospital's delivery room. I could hear my mate's heartbeat slowing. Gina had just given birth to our baby boy. Being human, though, she had complications right after the birth. Gina had lost a lot of blood, and the doctors were doing their best to keep her alive.

"Hold on, sweetheart. Please, hold on. Gina, honey, are you listening to me? Gina? Gina? Doctor, please do something."

"My Alpha, we are doing our best. Since you haven't informed your grandmother, Luna Alison, to come from France using the teleporting transfer, we cannot use her healing powers. We did not expect the baby so soon; he is two months early. Please give us some more time to try and save your mate. There must be something very wrong with our future Luna, Gina. Every time we try to stop the bleeding, Luna Gina's body reacts as if she doesn't want to stay alive. We are in an awkward situation," the doctor told me, avoiding my eyes.

I knew why the doctor avoided looking into my eyes. Gina had refused me when I told her that I should mark her before the baby's birth when she told me she was carrying my pup. She wanted to give birth to our baby boy and then complete the mating bond and marry me. At first, I insisted, but she was so stubborn that I thought it best to back down instead of upsetting her even more. Having my grandmother, Alison, with us gave me comfort and hope; if anything went wrong, my grandmother could fix it with her healing powers. We talked it over with my grandparents, and my grandmother assured me that she would do her best to keep Gina safe during the baby's delivery.

Three months before the baby's arrival, and since everything had gone well with Gina's pregnancy, my grandmother decided to go to France with my grandfather. My other grandfather, Jonas, and his mate, Jenna, lived there and invited them to visit. She arranged everything Gina needed until she came back from France. We were in constant communication, and if anything happened, my grandmother would use the teleporting portal to travel back to our pack quickly.

But my grandmother wasn't there with us. As I was so confused, it didn't cross my mind to inform her from the beginning. Even if she were to come back now, there was no way she could make it on time. Gina was slipping away slowly. Her breathing became heavier, and her heartbeat was even weaker.

Suddenly, Gina's heartbeat stopped. The doctors rushed to her, and I froze, living the worst moment of my life, unable to do anything-I watched as the doctors tried their best to save Gina's life.

"We are losing her! Oh, my Moon Goddess, we are losing her," the doctor said desperately, and at the exact moment, my mate's heart stopped, and a flat line appeared on the life-support machine's screen. Gina was gone. She slipped through my fingers, and I could no longer see that beautiful smile or those loving dark blue eyes.

A loud growl escaped my mouth. I couldn't breathe. My heart clenched in my chest, and I felt suffocating. I could feel my heartbeat accelerating, and everything around me blurred. I rushed out of the delivery room, passing my sister, Lydia, and cousin, Caleb, who stood next to my parents, not even looking at them. As I exited the hospital, I shifted to my wolf, Lucian, and ran into the forest, tears obscuring my vision. Lucian ran as if someone was chasing us, as if we were trying to escape death.

Suddenly, he stopped by the lake and howled in pain, scaring away all living creatures near us. Losing our mate was so intense that neither could breathe normally.

"Lucian, what are we going to do? How are we going to continue living without Gina? I feel lost. How am I going to go on like this? What's keeping me alive, huh?" I whispered between sobs, unable to believe the disaster in my life.

"Dylan, are you out of your mind? Yes, the pain of losing our mate is unbearable. But what about our pup? Have you considered that our unprotected pup is waiting for us back there? Have you forgotten the love in our mate's eyes when she talked about our baby and how we should protect it from every threat? And now you want to leave this baby behind? Are you listening to yourself?" Lucian yelled at me, trying to bring me back to my senses, despite feeling the same pain as me.

I froze; Lucian was right. I had forgotten about my pup entirely. How was that even possible? Being more collected, Lucian had thought about our pup. Taking a deep breath and swallowing my tears, I let Lucian take the lead and take us back.

When we entered the pack, I shifted back to my human form and rushed to the hospital. Gina was still in the delivery room; she was cleaned up by the nurses, waiting for me to kiss her goodbye. My parents, who were in the room with my mate's life-less body, left me alone with her as soon as they saw me. My mum had tears in her eyes, and her nose was red and puffy. It was strange to watch the fearless Ariana Northwood-Hayes in tears like that. She was always the one to give us courage and comfort in situations like that. But not this time. Nothing could make me stop crying, and no one could give me the courage I needed the most, not even my mother.

My heart ached as I approached Gina slowly. With sobs, I held her lifeless body carefully in my arms as if afraid of waking her up and kissed her forehead. If I didn't know Gina was dead, I would think she was sleeping peacefully. Her beautiful face was pale and calm, and her rosy lips had lost their colour. Nevertheless, she was still the beautiful girl I'd met a year ago.

I growled as I felt my heart throbbing in my chest like crazy and crying like a baby, knowing that it was the last time I would hold my beloved mate in my arms.

"Why, Gina, why? Why were you so stubborn? Why didn't you let me mark you? Look where that got us now. What will I tell our son when he starts looking for you? Please tell me, how am I going to explain this to him, honey? You said we would raise him together. Why didn't you keep your promise? How am I going to raise him all alone? Baby, you left me all alone. Gina, please come back to me, honey. Please!"

"Dylan, honey, let's go outside. Let Gina rest, baby. Let's go see your baby boy, shall we?" My mum caressed my shoulder and whispered in my ear-I looked up, not seeing my mother's face.

I carefully lay Gina's body on the bed and kissed her again, sobbing. My mother took my hand and guided me to the nursery. The shrill cry of a baby was coming from that room. As soon as I entered the nursery, a nurse put a tiny body into my arms. At first, I was numb. Then, as if sensing the awkward position, my baby boy opened his eyes; two dark blue orbs looked at me but didn't see me. Warmth filled my heart as I realised I could look into my mate's eyes through my baby boy.

"Hello there, champ. Welcome to this world. I guess it's just you and me now, huh?" I held my baby close to my heart and hugged him, tears rolling down my face. Sensing my mood, my son started crying again, and I tried to comfort him by rocking him a little. The nurse came over with a milk bottle and asked me whether I wanted to be the first one to feed my son. I looked at the nurse, not listening to her words, but took the bottle anyway. The nurse showed me how to hold my baby and explained how to feed him. While I fed my son, I watched my mum and dad crying outside the nursery, looking at us. A bitter smile formed on my face as I nodded at them. I took my eyes off them and looked straight into my son's dark blue orbs, seeking comfort in the pain I felt, but nothing could take that pain away!

"Oh, my Moon Goddess, great granny, what am I supposed to do now? Why didn't you prevent this from happening? Don't you love me enough to spare me this ordeal? Is this how you support me? Please don't blame me for what's going to follow. Great granny, you asked for it!"

I gave my baby back to the nurse and left the room with long strides. My mother followed me, and she caught me outside the hospital, and she grabbed my hand.

"Dylan, honey, please don't do anything hasty. Your son needs you. Please, promise me that you will take care of yourself for your baby's sake and mine. Please, Dylan. Please, baby."

I looked at my mother and said nothing to her-my face was blank, void of emotion- I watched as my mother's teary eyes begged me.

"Where was the famous Moon Goddess when my mate was dying, Mum? Where was she? Why did she allow something like this to happen? Am I not her blood? Does she not love me? Why is she punishing me this way?"

"Dylan, honey, please don't say that. Your great grandmother loves you with all her heart. Some things happen for a reason, sweetheart. We can't blame anyone for what happened. I know you're in pain, Gina's death is devastating, but we need to think about your baby boy. It would help if you stayed strong for him. The loss of his mother will cost your baby a lot in the future. He needs you by his side, son. He will need his father to be strong for him."

"And how do you suggest I stay strong when my mate is gone like this, Mother? How could I look into my son's eyes without crying every time, knowing that his mother died giving birth to him and I am responsible for her death? I did not insist on marking her and completing the mating bond to protect her from something like that?"

"Dylan, none of us expected that the baby would come so soon. That's why your grandmother travelled to France with your grandfather. If we suspected anything like this could happen, we would have taken precautions. Don't blame yourself or anyone else, son."

I looked into my mother's eyes, and she was shocked to hear me speak in a cold voice.

"I no longer want anything to do with the pack or my son's upbringing. The minute I bury my mate, I am out of here."