RedNovelChapter 0139 Chapter 139 Chapter 139 Alaric's POV Work has keptbusy these past few days, tyingto my office and my desk more than I would otherwise like.
But proposals needed approved and papers needed signed. Though my heart remained in Bloody Moon pack lands, I couldn't abandon all of my responsibilities to pursue it.
Besides, even I can admit, that after everything I've done, wooing Cara again is going to take time. It's takenfar too long to recognize my feelings for her, and in that tshe has learned not to trust me. It will take tto tear down that foundation of mistrust and rebuild.
I need tto show her that I am the kind of man she can depend on, and that I won't hurt her again.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"You've been working nonstop the past few days," my beta John says. He is a good man. Not as talented a beta as Cara, but no one would be able to fill the shoes she left behind. "I think it would be in your best interest if you took the evening off to rest." As he suggests it, I notice that my eyes are drooping somewhat and my movements are more sluggish than they should be.
Maybe I have been overdoing it, trying to finish all my work so that I can return to BloodyMoon and Cara as soon as possible. My heart is pushingforward, but even a body as strong as mine has limits.
John is right to callout. I need rest.
"Thank you, John," I say, admitting defeat. "I think I will turn in for the night." John nods, then helpssort everything on my desk so that in the morning, I can return and pick up right where I left off.
At home, I shower and crawl into bed. The minute my tired bones hit the mattress, I feel just how truly exhausted I am. Closing my eyes, I'm asleep in seconds, the fastest I've ever fallen asleep in my life.
My sleep is not peaceful.
I dreamed of my childhood.
Running through the woods, I'm a frightened little boy, lost and searching for home.
Have I been this way already? These trees and this brush look familiar. But all of it looks familiar. Every tree in this forest, to my young, tear- filled eyes looks the same, and my sense of smell hasn't developed enough to helpdetermine the distance.
In a panic, I start to run, searching and calling and crying. My eyes are so blurry that I only realize there's someone ahead ofwhen I accidentally plow into her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIn a blink, I'm sitting behind the desk of my office with a newly-graduated Cara standing before me. She's taken the vows to be my beta, and today is her first day. She stands tall and ready, professional in every way - except in her gaze. Those beautiful eyes look at me, so trusting and innocent, so filled with love. "...Cara," I whisper, longing filling my own heart.
A mournful wolf howl breaks the scene.
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Suddenly, I'm standing in a hospital room, at Cara's bedside. The slow beeping of her heart monitor assuresshe is alive. But she's pale and still in the bed. The car accident caused a miscarriage. Our baby was gone, but Cara is still alive.
"I never want to see you again," I hear her voice in my ear. It's detached from her body, as she remains resting on the bed, yet I hear it clear.
"It's too much." "Leave me, Alaric, leaveplease..." "I want to live my own life..." "Cara...!"
My eyes opening, I snap upright in the bed. My chest heaving, I 160kn around, frantically searching for Cara.
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