Chapter 60

Elliot’s POV

“Maybe you shouldn’t go in there angry,” Beta Leo tried to say just as I pounded on the door of Rebecca’s apartment.

“I’m getting her back, even if it’s the last thing I do,” I said without looking at him.

“I know. But I’m just saying—” His words were cut off as soon as the door opened, and Rebecca stood in front of me with her arms folded across her chest.

“Alpha,” she greeted, her eyes narrowed. “What can I do for you.”

“You know why I’m here, Rebecca,” I said through my teeth. “Let me speak with her.”

“Didn’t I tell you that she needed time? Or did you not look at your text messages after you informed me that you were coming over?” She asked, clearly not happy that I ignored her messages. “Let’s get one thing straight, Alpha. You might be the most powerful Alpha in the world, but this is Stormwind territory, not the Crown Territory. You have no jurisdiction here. You can’t just barge into my home like you own the place.”

She had her hands on her hips; she was certainly a feisty little thing.

“I apologize,” I bit back the urge to growl at her for raising her voice to me. Who the fuck did she think she was? “I didn’t mean to be rude. May I please speak with Silver if she’s available?” And if she’s not, I was going to shove my way into this apartment and wait for her to be available.

I wasn’t going to leave until I spoke with her, that’s for sure. It was killing me being patient and polite right now when all I wanted to do was rip the door off the hinges and run inside to wrap my arms around my wife.

Rebecca stared at me for a moment longer and smirked.

“See? Was that so hard?” She asked almost too innocently. I glanced at Beta Leo who was staring at her with wide eyes. It was almost like he was a mix of terrified and in awe of the small blonde.

“Can you take Rebecca somewhere so I can speak with Silver alone?” I asked him.

He snapped a petrified look.

“What?” He gasped.

“Are you seriously kicking me out of my own apartment?” She asked that fury back in place.

“Yes, I need to speak with her alone,” I said simply.

Rebecca scoffed and Leo grabbed my arm, attempting to pull me away but with little success.

“Are you serious?” He whisper yelled. “She’s going to chop my balls off and eat them for dinner.”

I smirked.

“Are you seriously afraid of a small blonde?” I asked, raising my brows at him.

He glanced over his shoulder at Rebecca who was watching us curiously and slightly annoyed.

“Maybe I should leave, Alpha…”

“Please, Leo. I’m asking as a friend, not as an Alpha. Do me this favor,” I pleaded with him.

He groaned and sighed.

“Fine,” he muttered.

I took a deep breath and turned towards the apartment door. I could smell Silver inside and it stirred something deep inside me.

“Good luck,” Rebecca muttered as she followed Leo down the hall and out the front door.

I walked into the apartment and shut the door behind me. My eyes scanned the small space until they landed on Silver who was seated on the couch. She was staring down at her hands, tugging at her fingers nervously. I could smell her nerves from where I stood, but I also smelled her incredible signature scent, making my mouth practically water.

She wasn’t turning around to look at me, but I knew from the stiffness of her posture that she could sense me standing behind her. I swallowed my pride and with a heart hammering against my chest, I walked around to stand in front of her.

I was appalled by her appearance. In just 24 hours, it appeared that she lost some weight. She had dark bags under her eyes that matched my own, proving that she wasn’t sleeping or sleeping well… just like I hadn’t been. She wore no makeup, and she was still in her pajamas.

Her legs were tucked beneath her on the couch and even though I was now standing in front of her, she refused to look at her.

My heart cracked at the sight; I could tell she’d been crying because of the redness around her eyes and the tear stains on her cheeks from when she hadn’t bothered to wipe them away. I hated that I had done this to her; I broke her and now it was my job to fix her.

I knelt in front of her so I could be at eye level with her; my knees hit the ground with a thud. I was about to do a lot of groveling, so I hoped she was ready for it.

“Baby…” I whispered, my voice almost unfamiliar. I had never called her baby before, and her eyes shot at me at the sound. “I’m so sorry for hurting you but please don’t shut me out anymore… please talk to me.”

She was quiet for a moment as she stared around my face and then her eyes dropped to her lap once again.

I cupped her face in my hands and forced her head up to look into my eyes again. Upon contact, she sucked in a sharp breath. No doubt having the same effect as she had on me every time my skin touched hers.

“Look at me, please,” I pleaded in a whisper. “I need to see your beautiful eyes on me.”

“Why are you here?” She whispered in return.

“Because I needed you to know that I’m so fucking sorry,” I said, lowering my own head in shame. “I never meant to hurt you or make you feel unwanted. I was never prioritizing Shirley over you; I was trying to protect our pack. That’s all. You have to believe that I would never stray in our marriage.”

“I thought…” she paused to gather her thoughts. “Shirley told me that you were mates.”

“It’s not true,” I told her sharply. “She lied to you. I would have told you if it were true.”

Tears filled her eyes and I hated myself even more for putting them there.

“I don’t know what to believe…” she admitted.

“Believe me… trust me…” I pleaded with her. “I would never lie to you, baby.”

She shook her head as tears escaped her eyes and fell down her cheeks.

“Please, don’t cry,” I pleaded in a whisper as I leaned forward and kissed her tears. She took a deep breath, and I’d like to think she was breathing in my scent and finding comfort in me.

“You confuse me…” she whispered.

“Why baby? Talk to me, please…”

Her watery gaze met mine.

“Well, for starters, you keep calling me baby. You’ve never done that before,” she told me, biting her lower lip. Something in the blush on her cheeks told me she liked it when I called her baby. I made a note to call her that going forward. Whatever she wanted, I would give her as long as she didn’t leave me. “I thought you would have been happy about this divorce…”

I was shell-shocked at her words.

“Why the fuck would I be happy about losing my wife?” I asked her.

“Because you can finally be with someone on your level. Not someone wolfless…”

“I already told you; I don’t care about shit like that,” I told her, cupping her face in my hands once again so she had no choice but to look into my eyes. “Whether you have a wolf or not, doesn’t matter to me, baby. You are not weak. You are the strongest woman I know and I’m proud to have you as my wife and Luna of my pack.”

More tears formed in her eyes.

“This is just a contract marriage,” she said in a shaky tone. “These feelings I have for you are confusing and intense and I don’t—” her voice trailed off for a moment as more tears were released from her eyes. Instinctively, I leaned toward her and licked them off her cheeks; her breathing hitched and she let out a shuddering breath. “I don’t know what to do…” she said almost breathlessly.”

“This isn’t a contract marriage for me anymore,” I whispered, running my fingers down her cheeks and then down the nape of her neck, making goosebumps form on her flesh and her body tremble. “It’s not for convenience purposes, baby. I’m all in. I want you…”

She was dazed by my touches, kisses, and words.

“Why?” She whispered, her eyes closing as she basked in my nearness. My lips were inches from hers, so close that I could almost taste her sweet lips.

I licked my lips.

“Because I’m fucking in love with you, Silver.”

She released the breath she had been holding and I closed the gap between us, claiming her mouth with my lips and taking back what was mine.