Soul Mates

Clarity

*Carolina's POV*

Steven walks off without another word and it's just me and Logan. Maya watches as Logan gets up from the ground and waits for us to react. "Mate, our mate. Not Cindy's, ours. Claim him!" Maya whines in my mind. I pinch the bridge of my nose and close my eyes. I say a silent prayer, "Goddess, please don't let me kill the father of my son. Please show me what to do, give me a sign. Grant me clarity."

Why did this have to happen? We were finally going to be together. I honestly would have been okay if it had been anyone else in the pack. I knew he had a very colorful dating history: actresses, singers and models. All those women and he never had a child with any of them. It's like I'm being tested, because Cindy? Cindy?! My rage is rising again and Maya begs me not to hurt our mate. Jealousy rips through me. He said he's loved only me but he's been with Cindy all of these years? I'm about to ban him from my life once and for all when he surprises me by dropping to his knees in front of me.

"I won't leave. I won't back down even if you tell me to go away. She's going to have a child but you also gave me a son and I choose you, over everything, I choose you." He says bowing his head in submission. "Over my own pride as an Alpha, I choose you. I kneel before you as a man to beg you not to leave me, not again."

My knees buckle and I find myself on the ground, in front of him. His words have rendered me powerless. And, suddenly, I feel the goddess' answer to my prayer... clarity. Do I really want to let Cindy get between us? I mean, it's not like he cheated on me. I was with Steven until today so what kind of hypocrite was I being? The worst kind of hypocrite, a self righteous bitch.

"I will not push you away." I say getting closer to him. "You're my Alpha," I say, kissing him softly, "and my mate. I love you, it's the only thing that is clear to me. I love you."

He effortlessly lifts me from the ground as he stands. We head inside and he carries me to my room, locking the door behind us. We forget the world as he lowers me to the bed and shows me exactly how much he's missed me all these years. This time is so much better than prom night. I give myself over completely and he holds nothing back. "I love you" he repeats in my mind over and over as he takes what is rightfully his, what has always been his.

Monday, September 2, 2019

*Carolina POV*

I wake up from a long night of pleasure to find Logan sitting on a chair in the corner of my room. Panic surges through me as I take in his face. He's full of trepidation and nervousness. "I swear to the goddess if the word 'mistake' comes out of your lips I will kill you right here right now." He blanches and in two steps is next to me on the bed holding my hands. "Never." he says, "I was just pondering the best way to ask if you would be my wife?"