Chapter 48
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I looked at she walked farther and farther away from me.
Dejectedly, I lowered my hand which was holding the bouquet of flowers that I arranged myself.
"Kylian, I love it! Thank you!"
"I understand. You don't have to worry."
"Do you want something to eat?"
Her smiles. Her sweet voice. Her care and her liveliness. All of it was gone.
Before, she happily accepted my gifts and made me feel like even my slightest efforts were grand for her. But now, she openly rejected my gift.
I still remember how she'll welcome me home and care for me when I'm tired, which was very opposite to how she coldly pushed me away now.
Della would understand and tolerate me even when she's jealous of how close I was with Flora. Unlike now where she couldn't seem to tolerate even my presence.
She used to easily blush and get shy around me, but even my closest touch with her repulsed her.
It's like I'm a mere stranger to her now whom she needed to avoid.
"Leave me alone…"
"Della, what are you doing?"
"She's Flora, my fated mate…"
Flashes of past memories where I hurted her over and over again flooded my mind in one go.
My heart throbbed terribly as each memory showed on every step she took further away from me.
It was me. I was the one who hurt her. I was the one who pushed her away. I was the one who made her alienate me.
It was all on me and I regret it terribly. I regret hurting her and pushing her away from me.
"I'll take you back, Della." I whispered as I finally lost sight of her.
"Alpha Kylian… I…" Henry was about to say something, probably to console me, but I'm not in the mood to listen to such words that were nothing but sugar-coated truths.
I showed my palm to him, making him stop.
With a look of dismay, I gave him the flowers.
"Have someone put it on a vase and set it on the guest room she's staying in. If Della needs anything, make sure to help her and make her comfortable," I instructed.
He lowered his head a bit in respect. "Yes, Alpha."
I entered the house and went straight to the bar area. Grabbing a bottle of whiskey and a crystal cylinder glass, I poured myself a shot.
The burning sensation filled my throat but I couldn't be compared to the heartache I'm feeling.
I didn't know how long I was in there or how many I had. All I knew was that it wasn't enough.
I felt dizzy but the pain in my heart was still vivid.
I was about to pour more drinks, only to find an empty bottle.
"More…"
Swaying, I went to the cabinet and got another whiskey.
I tried sitting on the high stool again, but I kept failing.
In the end, I gave up and continued drinking on the ground.
"Della… I'm sorry. I'm so sorry…" I said in between drinks.
I was about to take another sip when my glass was grabbed from me.
"Alpha Kylian, I think it's best if you take a rest now."
It's Henry.
He also took the bottle of whiskey and placed it both on the counter where I couldn't get it.
"Let's pull you up, Alpha." He held my arm and placed it on his shoulder, lifting me from the ground and settling me on the couch.
"Leave me alone, Henry."
"Alpha Kylian, you need to pull yourself together."
"Get me that drink!" I shouted. "It hurt so much…" I kept tumphing on my chest.
A minute later, Henry came back with a cup of coffee. He placed it in front of me, "This will lessen your hangover, Alpha."
"I want the pain in here to go away." I pointed in my heart. He still didn't give me what I wanted so I stumbled as I tried to stand to get my drink on my own.
Henry made me sit again. This time, he sat beside him.
"Alpha, why are you doing this? This is not you… You are a strong, independent, and powerful Alpha whom many were scared of."
I shook my head. I didn't know anymore. I felt so depressed and hurt as I felt Della getting further from me. I'm losing her.
"I'm losing her, Henry. I'm losing my Luna and I don't know what else to do."
Henry pointed at the coffee in front of me. "First, drink that up and pull yourself together. Alpha, she's here. Luna Della is here. Maybe she's ignoring you and being cold, but she's here."
"To top it all, she'll be here for a month. That's another 30 days. Another 720 hours. And another 43, 200 hours you surely have with her. You've repented on what you did. You still have a lot of time to show her that you regret the past. To show her that you love her. You still have the time to make it up with her."
I looked up at him. What he said made sense. I fought to get this chance.
"If you keep being like this, Alpha Kylian. You'll waste all that time," he added.
His words were like a bucket of ice-cold water being poured on me. He's right. Being this incompetent version of me won't do me any good.
Pulling myself together, I grabbed the coffee he offered and slowly drank it.
"You're right. Thank you, Henry."
Once the coffee kicked in, I was about to stand and go to my bedroom when Henry stopped me.
"Anything else?" I asked.
"Alpha Kylian…" he started, "Luna Natasha let Margot go."
"What? Why? When did this happen?" Suddenly, I felt more sober than ever.
"I didn't give any authorization for that."
"I believe that Luna Natasha is feeling bad for Margot and so…"
Then I remembered the fight I had with my mother.
"What do you think you are doing? Are you really putting your sister in prison?" My mother hysterically said to me after I ordered guards to imprison Margot.
"For whatever excuse, she didn't treat Della like a human when she ordered someone to kidnapped her, much less raped her. Despite her sickness, it's evident that she must pay for her crimes," I reasoned.
"She's your sister!"
"And that's exactly the reason! We are her family. Instead of tolerating her unforgivable acts, we should be there educating her. Let her know what's wrong from right and that there's consequences for her impulsive actions."
"So, you're defending Della. Is that it?"
"I am only telling the truth, Mom."
Nodding at me as if I were the bad guys, my mother said, "Suit yourself then." With that, she left. I thought it was already the end of it.
What I didn't expect was for her to set Margot free without my knowledge. being the former Luna, the guards would surely still respect her and if she insisted it would be hard for them to use violence against her.
I promised Prince Jackson and Della that I'll give Margot to them and let her face the consequences of what she did.
My mother and Margot had the same way of thinking and treated Della viciously.
It's obvious how huge of a mistake I kept making all these years.
Fully sobered up, I nodded my head in frustration. "I'll see my mother."
I was about to leave when a guard came running inside.
"Beta Henry. Alpha Kylian." he greeted then continued to report, "Luna Natasha went to Luna Della's room."
My heart skipped a bit at that.
Horrified at what might happen, I ran.
I'm only beginning to make it up with Della. She's still mad at me. With my mother coming in the picture, I dare not imagine how huge of a rift she might cause between us.
No! I can't!
I won't divorce Della no matter what! Not today, not tomorrow, and certainly not in this lifetime!
