Chapter 169 – True Luna Book Free: The Unknown Magic

“What about it, Fia?” I asked, making her look at me.

“I don’t want to hurt him,” she mumbled. “I don’t want to hurt anyone.”

My heart clenched painfully. I pulled her into a hug.

“You are not going to hurt anyone, Fia,” I said softly. “We will find a way to deal with it. We always did.”

And then a thought occurred to me.

I let her go and grabbed her shoulders.

“Give it to me,” I said.

We never tried it before, but I was sure that it would work. It had to work. Why hadn’t we ever thought of that?

Her eyebrows furrowed. “What?”

“The darkness,” I explained. “Give it to me, Fia. At least a part of it. It will be easier to deal with it if we share it.”

If she could give me her magic and make me stronger, she could surely give me her darkness as well.

Her eyes widened and she gasped quietly.

“Lex, no,” she said. “I am okay. I can deal with it.”

“Fia, I can handle it,” I said sternly. “Give it to me. I will be fine.”

She clenched her fists and shook her head.

“No, Lex,” she said. “I am not putting you in danger. I am not doing it. I can handle it. Everything will be okay.”

“Fia…,” I spoke, but she interrupted me.

“No, Alexander,” she said sternly. “Stop asking. We’ve never done it before. I don’t even know how to do it. I don’t even know if I could do it.”

“It would be the same as when you share your light magic with me,” I said. “Only it wouldn’t make me stronger, it would make me weaker.”

It made sense. It had to work.

Fia narrowed her eyes at me and crossed her arms over her ch*st.

“If I told you to do something that would weaken me, would you do it?” she asked, making my eyes widen a little.

Of course I wouldn’t. I would never do anything that could potentially harm her. But this was different. It wouldn’t harm me and I would make it easier on her.

“That’s not the same”, I argued. “I won’t get hurt.”

“Yes, it is, and we don’t know that,” she sighed. “I am not doing it, Lex.”

I wanted to argue again, but she interrupted me before I even got to speak.

“Don’t even try, Lex,” she sighed again. “I will talk to mom and Anna about it. I am not putting you in danger.”

I took a deep breath and released it slowly. She took my hand in hers and leaned her head on my shoulders.

“What should I do, Lex?” she mumbled.

I ran my fi**gers through her hair and leaned my head on hers.

“I don’t know, Fia,” I mumbled. “I will be here no matter what you decide to do. I need you to know that I will never let anyone hurt you and I will never let you hurt anyone. I am here for you just like I was from the day we were born.”

She was my twin. She was in every memory I had. I didn’t know how a life without her looked. I couldn’t even imagine it. We shared everything in our lives. She was there for me through everything in my life. We started walking together. We started talking together. We were there for each other through everything and I would never allow anything or anyone to change that.

Hunter’s POV

My family was a bit surprised but thrilled that I found my mate. I could tell that my dad struggled with the idea of Emma’s daughter being my mate, but he was happy for me.

A huge smile spread across my face. I’d never been happier. I understood Sophia’s need to take a little bit of time to think everything through, but I knew everything would work out.

I stood up and walked toward the door. I needed to go find her. I already missed her. I wanted to spend some more time with her and get to know her a bit better. We both wanted to talk to our families, but now that that was done, I was more than ready to spend some time with my mate. I could maybe even k**s her again.

‘You have to k**s her again,’Holden sighed longingly.

I chuckled and stepped out into the hallway.

I assumed that Sophia was in her mom’s office. I left her there less than half an hour ago.

I had a huge smile as I approached Luna Emma’s office. Her scent was strong here and it relaxed me immediately. I took a deep breath, enjoying the shivers that went up and down my spine.

I was just in front of Alpha Logan’s office when I heard something that made me furious.

I barely managed to keep Holden from coming out and tearing the whole place down.

“I still think that there is a chance he could be her cursed mate,” a voice said.

Cursed mate?!

As in not real?! Someone thought that there was another man out there that would try to take her from me?!

Cursed like my father was Luna Emma’s cursed mate?!

My heart raced and my vision blackened.

No!

f**k no!

She was mine and I was hers! There wasn’t anyone else who could claim her. There wasn’t another man who could take her from me.

Before I even realized what I was doing, I burst through the door, growling and glaring at everyone inside.

“She. Is. Mine!” I exclaimed, emphasizing every word.

They were staring at me wide-eyed. No one spoke a word.

“I am not her cursed mate!” I shouted as my body started shaking. “She is mine and won’t let you take her away from me!”

“Alpha Hunter, no one is trying to take her from you,” Luna Emma spoke softly.

I didn’t believe her.

Did they tell Sophia that I could be her cursed mate? Did she think that too?

Holden whined. My heart broke. I felt like something heavy was sitting on my ch*st.

I looked around the room for the first time since I barged in. My Angel wasn’t here. Where was she?

“Where is she?” I asked as the lump in my throat grew.

I looked back at Luna Emma.

“She is in my office,” she said softly. “She is with her brother.”

“She is mine,” I told her. “This isn’t a curse. You broke it. This can’t be a curse.”

Luna Emma approached me and took my hand in hers. Someone growled quietly.

I felt the anger inside me grow. These people didn’t trust me. They would never trust me.

“I am sorry, Alpha Hunter,” Luna Emma said softly. “We are all just a little bit shocked and scared.”

Why were they scared? I would never hurt Sophia. Goddess, just thinking about hurting her was painful.

“I would never hurt her,” I mumbled, trying to swallow the lump in my throat.

I couldn’t decide which emotion was dominating. I was both equally angry and sad.

“Maybe you wouldn’t, but your father might,” someone said, making me look up.

It was Sophia’s cousin. He was staring at me with a pissed-off look on his face.

The anger started winning over.

“My father would never hurt her,” I said, clenching my free fist. “He would never do something like that to me.”

“Your father almost killed my mom and me!” the man shouted, taking a step closer to me.

I saw f**king red. I let Luna Emma’s hand go and took a step closer to the man.

“My father changed,” I growled. “He isn’t the same man anymore. He was cursed. He would have never done it if he wasn’t.”

Someone pulled me back. Another man stood bet**en Sophia’s cousin and me. The man pushed Sophia’s cousin back.

“We are not going to do this,” a man holding me said sternly.

I looked behind me and saw it was Alpha Logan.

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