The Persistent Alpha, & Resistant Luna

45. Odd Associations .

Grey's POV

I grabbed her hand as I drove us back towards the packhouse. "Everything will be alright."

I felt her eyes on me, but I kept mine on the road. I hated to see her like this, especially when all the thoughts that were eating her up inside were screaming at me.

I couldn't stand to look at how pained she was.

"Having regrets with the plan?"

"There was no other way."

"Nova-"

"He wouldn't have come willingly. You seen him, it took Lynn and Spear to take him down and Kale to make sure he didn't free himself."

I didn't try to convince her otherwise anymore. She clearly didn't want to hear it.

"You never answered." I said.

"Because I do regret it, but I wasn't given any other choice. Maybe if we weren't under attack I could've handled this differently. But we are, so.." She let her sentence trail off as she looked out the window.

"Yes, Luna." I squeezed her hand tighter. Hopefully she understood my ways of reassurance.

I felt her scarred hand squeeze back and couldn't help but to smile.

Nova and I had a bond stronger than the one given to us by the Goddess, I knew that like I knew the back of my own tainted hands.

Nova was mine, in the most non-possessive, possessive way possible.

'What are you thinking?' Her voice flooded my mind, making me shiver in delight at the feel of it. It was like her warm, naked body caressing me.

"I may know how to cheer the wolf girl up."

She tensed and it made me question what I'd said, unsure if I'd insulted her or not.

It couldn't have, we take shots at each other like this all the time.

"What is it, sweetheart?" This time I looked over to her. "Talk to me, don't let me have to piece your thoughts together."

Her watery eyes met mine. "I-I feel like I've betrayed him." She put her hands over her eyes and let it out, "He was opening up to me and I keep losing his trust."

Her hand smacked the hell out of the window and the other gripped my arm for support, when I quickly swerved to the side to pull the car over.

"It's him who needs to gain your trust!" I didn't mean to yell, but I was sick of her blaming herself for every single thing that goes wrong in their lives.

Especially when I heard her think everyone better off if she'd not been born. I'm sure she never knew I'd heard her think that before.

"He's failed you as a father whether you want to accept that or not, Nova! His job was to be there for you, especially when your mother no longer could be."

"He wanted to be, Grey. I-I just didn't let him."

"And he stopped trying. He gave up, it was easier than to keep up with the painful reminder of his wife."

She reached her hand up as if to slap me, her eyes overfilled with water until they finally released.

"I'm sorry.." I ran my hands through my hair, not wanting to look into those beautiful and sad, deep blue eyes.

In my peripheral, I could see her arm slowly come down. She was silent for a moment, only breathing heavy.

"Don't stop until we make it back." She said, climbing into the backseat and as far as possible as she could away from me.