Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama

Selene POV

It was almost dawn when we left the clearing and started back to the road that led to Moon Whisper.

We both had to endure not going beyond a kiss and right now... I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The way our lips had moved together as if it was meant to be... the way his hands had hovered around my body until I thought I would go mad with want.

I sighed, clearing the thoughts from my head, hoping Noah wouldn’t be able to notice Kragen’s scent on me. I stared out of the window; my mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. Everything, I had learned in the last few hours was just too much to digest. Jared’s revelations, Kragen’s confessions, deciding whether or not the moon goddess had lied to me, the sudden, unexpected kiss – it was all tangled together, leaving me feeling raw and overwhelmed.

Kragen sat beside me, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly. He had been unusually silent since we left the clearing. His gaze was fixed ahead but his thoughts were elsewhere. I glanced at him, noticing how tense he looked. There was a sadness in his eyes that hadn’t been there before, a heaviness that made my heart lurch with pain, wishing I could comfort him.

"Kragen," I said softly, breaking the silence. "Do you have a plan?"

He inhaled deeply and turned to glance at me for a second, a wry smile on his lips. "Yes!" he nodded finally. "I’m going to submit myself to the ’FATES’. They’ve been searching for me since I was born. I think it’s time I stop running,".

My heart sank at his words. I knew the ’FATES’ were not just some mythical beings. They were real, ancient entities that governed the destinies of supernatural beings and mythical beings alike and their judgment was often harsh and unforgiving. They were strict followers of their rules and didn’t change it for anyone.

"How do you know submitting to them will put a stop to anything?" I asked, my tone edged with worry. "What if it only makes things worse? We don’t even know the root cause of all these problems,’.

Kragen shrugged his expression one of weary acceptance. "I don’t know," he admitted "But I’m out of options, Selene. I’ve been running my whole life. Maybe it’s time I stop,".

I turned fully to face him, "You can’t just throw yourself at the mercy of the ’FATES’, Kragen. That’s not a plan – that’s giving up. Fine, I think I know what we need," I sighed "We need to get a clearer and more truthful version of what’s going on. I’m not going to lose you to some half-baked decision made out of fear,".