Just A Taste Of Heaven

Chapter 30 - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

Levi had been mortified by the pain he'd felt. His wolf had felt betrayed by their mate who didn't want to reveal herself to them, but he understood... If he'd sensed her sleeping with another man, that meant she'd sensed all the times he'd slept with Mila... He understood why she didn't want him... What an idiot he was! That night of hell had given him a lot to think about.

He had quickly decided to end his relationship with Mila. He'd been thinking about it for months, but hadn't taken the step out of habit. Being with Mila didn't make him happy, but it did give him a certain sense of security. With her, his heart couldn't be broken again. Only now he realized that in doing so, it wasn't just his heart he'd put in the balance, but his mate's heart too. Mila hadn't taken their break-up well, but Levi's decision was firm and definitive. He had to become a better person to be worthy of his mate, and Mila was trying everything she could to win Levi back, but to no avail. But Levi had to be wary, for she would slip through any loophole she could find.

Seeing Levi's changes, Caleb and Avery were curious to see if Faith would be willing to give him a chance. But for the moment, no, she wasn't changing her mind. She was well aware that since Levi had broken down, he slept with Mila twice. She had being disappointed another time by him.

Both times, Mila had taken advantage of Levi's vulnerability to drink too much to drown his sorrows. Both times he woke up feeling ashamed and like a nobody! He had no memory of the two evenings and felt so betrayed by Mila. The first time, he had forgiven her because she had cried, declaring her love for him and how much she missed him. The second time, however, he was furious because she'd even encouraged him to drink. Since then, he'd banished her from the frat house and never spoke to her again.

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A match between the Basrch Academy wolves and Velho's creatures at Basrch Academy was soon to be scheduled. After consultation, and to avoid repeating last year's mistake, it was decided that, exceptionally, Faith could enter the territory of the Deepwater Pack for the duration of the match. Faith was surprised by this decision, especially as she had managed to convince the cheerleaders and players to go without her. Afterwards, she was happy to know that she was going to see the creatures beat the wolves.

So the weeks leading up to the game were busy with training for both cheerleaders and players. Avery and Landon teased each other a lot, but there was no animosity between them. Caleb teased Landon a lot because he spent all his free time with them, whereas two years ago he had accused Caleb of spying for Velho's creatures. Landon felt guilty about the way he had behaved for so many years with his half-brother. Lucas was in the same situation, even if his relationship with Caleb wasn't as deep.

Three days before the match, Alpha Owen was contacted by Alpha Silas of the Lockwood pack. He was looking for a fugitive who was suspected of the murder of her own parents and of murder attempts against himself, his Beta and his Gamma. The girl's name was Nevaeh Lilith Arufa and she was of university age. Her parents were lone wolves who regularly did him favors by transmitting secret messages to his allies.

Nevaeh was unstable, and during one of her psychotic attacks, she would have attacked her parents and Alpha Silas during one of their meetings. Without the intervention of her Beta and Gamma, the situation could have cost him his life too. Even if they were really rare, psychotic wolves were showed superhuman strength during their delirious crises. This made them extremely dangerous, even for an Alpha.

Nevertheless, the name Nevaeh didn't ring a bell for Alpha Owen, and after checking with Dean Johnson the list of students enrolled at the Barsch, no names matched. Alpha Owen therefore decided to ignore the request until the day before the match, when a photo of the famous Nevaeh was emailed to him, along with photos of the attack of which she was accused. When he saw the young woman's face, he recognized her immediately. He improvised an urgent meeting with his Luna, his Beta, his Gamma and their children.