Chapter 80
Helena was busy preparing lunch in the hut when suddenly two guards burst into the hut, dragging a pale Jonah with them. Surprise and concern were reflected on her face as she saw her housemate’s condition. Wasting no time and with an expression full of uneasiness, he asked urgently as he watched Jonah being laid on the bed.
“What happened?” Why do they bring it like this?
The guards, without offering a single explanation, left the cabin with a farewell gesture. Helena, visibly worried, approached the bed where Jonah was prostrate, drenched in a cold sweat. She leaned over him, anxious to understand what had happened.Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.
“What’s the matter?” Where does it hurt? What happened? He asked, the anguish in his voice.
Jonah, sighing in pain, could hardly speak. The ravages of his wounded wolf grieved him deeply as he struggled to explain what had happened.
“I turned down my destined companion,” he muttered in a choked voice, leaving Helena even more confused and worried.
“What?” He exclaimed incredulously.
Jonah paused briefly, trying to control his pain, and continued.
“Helen, I love you,” she confessed in a deep groan, as her wolf Aeneas stirred inside her.
Jonah’s confession stunned Helen. She had never imagined that a wolf would reject her destined partner. She was bewildered and couldn’t understand the reasons that had led him to make this decision.
“Why did you do it?” We had agreed that if your destined companion came into your life, I would leave here. I even accepted Gina’s offer to move near one of her cabins,” he said with a look of sorrow. I was about to do it.
Jonah felt his heart tighten even tighter at the thought of Helen abandoning him. With an obvious effort, he sat up, sat down on the edge of the bed, and in a voice full of pain, continued his explanation:
“Today I led the operation to evict and arrest the people who pretended to be homeless, Euclid’s allies. As they were taking those people out, an intoxicating smell flooded my nostrils. I just heard Aeneas say. “Mia, our mate.” The woman also realized that we were destined companions and ran towards me, clinging to my neck, begging me to protect her, because the guards had mistreated her and her family.” She sighed deeply, showing her pain in every word she uttered.
Helen couldn’t bear to see Jonah suffer. Carefully, he bent down and sat down beside her, taking his hands tenderly to support her.
I took my hands off my neck and stared into her eyes. They only reflected ambition and evil. She repeated again. “What are you waiting for to mark me and get me out of this horrible place?” he heaved a heavy sigh. At that moment, you popped into my mind and I just said, “What’s your name?” “Anna Will,” she replied, and out of my mouth: “I, Jonah Dallan, Gamma of the Breaking Dawn pack, reject you as my destined companion, Anna Will.” As I said those words, I felt like I was suffocating from the pain and it made me fall to my knees on the ground, while Aeneas went mad, tearing me apart from within.
“Did she accept your rejection?” Helena asked, dismayed.
“No! She began to complain of the pain. She lunged at me and hit me, one of my men pushed her away from me. I demanded that she accept my rejection and she only showed a malevolent smile. But there was no need for her to contradict me, as a rank Omega like me could break the bond that binds us. I ordered her to be taken away along with the others. I felt our connection fade, she screamed in pain, and two of my men brought me here,” Jonah concluded in an exhausted voice.
“The Goddess Selene did not grant you a good companion destined,” Helena murmured with compassion in her voice.
“No, but she gave me the privilege of meeting a beautiful woman who settled in my mind and heart.
“Your wolf wanted his mate. Jonah! I don’t know if your wolf wants me by your side,” Helena said sadly.
“Aeneas will learn to love you as I love you, Helen. Please don’t leave my life,” he said in an emotionally charged voice. Ever since I saw you in that place, lying on those dry leaves, I felt something special for you. At first, it was compassion and an immense desire to help you, but over time, I fell in love with you, I like to see you at the waterfall, wake up and watch you while you sleep. His words flowed with tenderness and sincerity in his tone of voice.
“Were you watching me?” Helena asked, blushing.
“Yes, even when you snore,” he added jokingly.
Helena tried to tap him on the shoulder, but Jonah gathered strength and caught her hand, pulling it to his chest as he whispered in her ear.
“Don’t go, don’t leave me alone. I was a lone wolf until I met you. If you leave, I will allow this pain to consume me, because I will have no one else to take care of me as you have.
Tears began to flow from Helena’s eyes like an overflowing river. It was the first time in her life that someone valued her as a woman, without trying to take advantage of her. She didn’t know if it was love or gratitude for Jonah, but she was deeply drawn to him. Not fully understanding why she was crying, she just wished she continued to do so. That was a comforting hug. She curled up on his chest and wrapped his arms tightly.
“Don’t cry. I don’t want to see you suffer. Are you like this because I asked you to stay? I inquire with deep sadness. With a big sigh, he continued. If it’s your desire to go away and break my heart to pieces, you can. I want you to be free and happy,” he added, showing a nobility and generosity that touched Helena even more. It was a gesture of sincere, selfless love, willing to let her go if that was what she needed for her happiness.
Helena lifted her face and stared at him intensely.
“It’s just that I feel free with you. I don’t know why he cried, but you’re the first wolf I know who’s ever said so many nice, heartfelt words to me. I think I’m crying with emotion,” she confessed in a sincere voice and a special twinkle in her eye. She brought her lips close to his and sealed her words with a tender, passionate kiss. It was the first time they had kissed. Jonah responded to the kiss with the same enthusiasm. As they parted, he gave her a warm smile and asked her a question.
“So, you’re staying with me?”
Helena, wiping away her tears with her hands, smiled a big smile on her face and declared.
“Yes…
Jonah hugged her tightly as his wolf howled, resigned to not having his mate, but determined to love Helena with all his heart. It was a bond that went beyond what was predetermined by fate, a love that blossomed in the present, full of tenderness and understanding.