Chapter 20

Knowing that he was in one of the VIP rooms, I confidently walked towards them. I immediately sensed which one he was in. I knocked twice, knowing he was alone for the moment.

"Come in"

I heard from inside. Opening the door, I saw a handsome wolf buried in papers with the club's reports. I closed the door behind me and, smiling softly, walked over and sat down next to him. 

"Hey Barret" I said softly. His head shot towards me. He looked at me with his mouth open.

"Nova? It's you?" He asked in shock.

I nodded affirmatively. He grabbed my arms, not believing what he was seeing.

"It's you? It's really you!" Joy appeared on his face. "Thank Goddes! You're finally here. We thought this was the end for us. Alpha is unlivable. He wants to torment us with work, he doesn't like anything, everyone is barely alive" He complained. "But you're coming back, right? Even if you don't want to, I'm sorry, but I have to take you to him" He threatened desperately. 

"I'm coming back. You don't have to force me to do anything. But I want to surprise him. Don't inform him beforehand okay?" I calmed him down.

 "So what are we still waiting for?! Let's go back!" He grabbed my hand and we hurried out of the club to a black SUV standing in front of it. I didn't even have the opportunity to tell anyone at the club that I was leaving. However, seeing Barret's joy, I decided it could wait a while.

"But you'll let the club know, right? I don't want them to worry"

"Sure" He pulled out his phone, quickly writing something on it. The road ahead of us was quite long. I decided to find out a few things from the man.

"So, how are you?" I asked carefully. Barret slowly turned his head to me.

"How are we? How are we? Seriously? Didn't you hear me tell you what he was doing to us?" He asked regretfully. "The day you disappeared, for the first time, he lost control of himself. We would be in a bad situation if it weren't for Idris. Somehow he managed to calm him down, but with each passing day it was getting worse. A while ago he calmed down a bit again, without knowing why. But as I was leaving today, I saw that he was about to lose it again. Fear and terror reign in our house, believe me. No one and nothing can calm him down anymore. It's lucky that you finally decided to come back" He patted me on the shoulder. I felt guilty. If it weren't for me, no one would suffer because of him…. But I also suffered...

The journey passed quickly thanks to the desperate stories of the wronged gamma. When he informed me that we were almost there, my heart started beating faster. Suddenly his phone rang.

"I'm listening…..What? How so!?.... I'll be there soon! Don't let him escape!" He called into the phone, looking at me with fear in his eyes. "He transformed. It's very bad" He added the gas, accelerating.

A moment later we stopped in front of their large house from which we could hear screams and loud roars of a crazy wolf.

Without waiting, I ran towards the incident. There were several wounded wolves lying in the corridor in front of the office. I looked inside and saw four other wolves trying to stop the angry wolf. I couldn't allow any more damage to his people.

"ENOUGH!" I screamed as loud as I could. Everyone in the room froze at the sound of my voice. "Get out! I'll take care of him" I ordered, feeling a strange inner strength.

The warriors slowly left the office without looking back. Panting heavily, the large silver wolf glared at me menacingly. 

"Aziel" I said gently. "Help him regain control" I walked up to him, stroking his muzzle.

He took a deep breath, took a few steps back, and transformed back. A weakened Ethan looked at me in disbelief. I walked up to him, looking him straight in the eye.

"It's okay... I'm back" I stroked his cheek.

"Nova" He said weakly, almost falling to the ground.

I grabbed him and held him on one side and carefully placed him on the bed. He was very weak. I lay down next to him, taking him in my arms. Stroking his head tenderly, I let him hug me tightly. 

"I'm here…. You can rest…. I'll stay with you" I told him quietly, letting him fall asleep. Holding him in my arms, I realized how much he needed me. I didn't stop petting him for a moment. I wanted to give him confidence that I was there for him. Some time later, someone knocked on the door. Idris entered the office.

"Nova. I'm glad you're here" He greeted, bowing his head.

"How bad is he?" 

"He hasn't eaten or slept for the last three days. He's definitely exhausted" 

"Could you bring something to eat in a while? Something light" I asked. 

"Of course" A smile appeared on his face. "Do you know that his strength radiates from you?" He asked. 

"What strength? Whose?" I was surprised. 

"You have the power of domination and leadership, the same as our Alpha. Maybe you didn't notice it, but when you ordered those wolves to leave earlier, they did it without any objections. They only react this way to the words of their leader. Their Alpha" He explained.

Apparently the Power of Aziel being passed down to me and the baby from Stellar had something to do with it. I looked at Ethan cuddled up next to me.

"Apparently it was supposed to be like that" I kissed the top of his head. 

"I'll bring food later. Let him rest for now. I'm glad you're back" He said, leaving the room.

Some time later, he brought food for Alpha.

Holding him in my arms, I realized how stupid I had been. I brought him to this state because of my stubbornness. I sighed heavily. I'm sorry. I said in my head, not knowing if he would hear. He moved a little, rubbed against my chest and inhaled my scent.

"Mmmh, Nova" He purred.

I smiled and continued petting him. When do you want to tell him? I heard Stellar's voice.

Let him recover first.

Maybe you want to meet him in a dream? She suggested. I looked at his sleeping, peaceful face.

NO. I'll wait until he wakes up.

I closed my eyes, knowing it would take some time. It was still night outside. So why not get some sleep when you can. I didn't dream about anything. I woke up in the morning in the same position as I fell asleep. I stretched as much as I could in Ethan's arms. He slowly started to wake up. He looked at me sleepily, snuggling into me again.

"Nova baby... I'm dreaming about you again" He purred in a low voice.

"What if it's not a dream?" I asked quietly.

"Mhm, that would be great. But I know it's impossible" 

"Hmm? And when would you believe?" Such a conversation with the sleepy Alfa was very pleasant.

"In my dream... you only talk to me. When I want to touch you, you always disappear" He rubbed his head against my stomach.

"You're touching me" I explained to him with a smile on my face. 

"Mmm, nice and you smell so divine" He purred sexily.

"Ethan" I took his face in my hands. Looking into his sleepy eyes, I leaned in and kissed him.

"It's not a dream. I'm here"

I kissed him with more passion. Our tongues intertwined together in our mouths. He must have finally realized what was happening, because he grabbed my cheeks and plunged into a kiss, penetrating my mouth with pleasure. He moved away from me, not knowing where to look.

"Nova… Are you really here?" I grabbed his hand and put it to my rapidly beating heart.

"I am. I'm back"

He threw himself into my arms, kissing my neck and shoulder. "Nova... forgive me, but I won't let you go anymore"

Kissing me at the junction of my shoulder and neck, he sunk his fangs into me, marking me as his mate. I moaned softly at the momentary pain, which quickly turned into pleasure.

I looked at his exposed shoulder and did the same. I want to be his forever. He moaned with pleasure. We looked into each other's eyes full of lust. We haven't been together for so long. Neither of us was going to hold back. We were immersed in the pool of passion. We needed to enjoy each other after the separation.

It was already around noon when we finally satisfied our needs. We lay cuddled together. Naked and sweaty. 

"I missed you" He whispered in my ear.

"Me too, Ethan. Me too" I looked into his eyes, filled with love. "At least freshen up and eat something. I have something important to tell you" I stroked his cheek, took his hand and dragged him to the bathroom. After the bath, we sat down at the table to eat something. I sat between his legs, in his arms. He didn't want to let me go even for a moment. 

"Well, what is it about?" He asked, kissing me on my new mark. I purred in pleasure. I placed my hands on his and moved them to my stomach.

"Stellar" I said loudly. A moment of silence. His hands gently cupped my stomach. Suddenly we both felt a gentle kick.