Chapter 174 – True Luna Book Free: The Unknown Magic

I looked at her.

“I am so sorry, Alpha Hunter,” my mom sighed. “They always do this.”

I looked at Hunter who was staring at Fia and me with a worried look on his face.

Fia and I would sometimes get so focused on our conversation that we would tune out everything and everyone around us.

“I am sorry, Hunter,” Fia said softly. “Lex and I sometimes get lost in our conversation.”

Hunter smiled at her. “That’s okay, my love. I understand.”

Fia glanced up at me.

I don’t like him. I mind-linked her. Why does he already have a nickname for you?

Fia sighed and looked back at Hunter.

“My darkness is dangerous, Hunter,” she said. “It is draining the light out of me. I’ve been pushing it back and suppressing it, but it always finds a way to come out. It will consume me whole if I let it. It will consume me whole if I lose control over it. I don’t know who I would become if it took over me. I don’t know if I would even survive it.”

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

I wasn’t going to let that happen. I would find a way to take a part of it from her. I wasn’t going to let it kill her.

Hunter growled, making me open my eyes and look at him. His fists were clenched. He was staring at my sister with a pained expression on his face.

“What are you saying, Sophia?” he asked, his voice trembling.

“I am saying that I could become a very dangerous creature,” Fia said quietly. “I could hurt you. I could hurt other people.”

I bent down and kissed the top of her head.

I will never let that happen, Fia.I mind-linked her.I will never let it take over you.

Based on what I’d seen in the past, the darkness wouldn’t take over her. It would kill her.

“I don’t give a shit about that, Sophia,” Hunter growled, making me furrow my eyebrows. “You are mine. If you become the darkest creature on this planet, you would still be mine. I already told you that nothing would make me reject you. I am talking about the last thing you said. You wouldn’t survive it?”

I was surprised. He didn’t care about her darkness? He would still want her even if all the light disappeared?

“You don’t care about the darkness?” Fia asked what I was thinking.

I glanced at my mom and Anna. They were looking at Hunter with small smiles on their faces.

I sighed internally. I wished that my dad or uncle Andrew were here. My mom and Anna liked Hunter. I still wasn’t convinced.

Hunter sighed and shook his head. “I already told you that I don’t care, Sophia. You are mine and you will always be mine. The only thing I care about is your safety and happiness.”

That was a good answer.

But I still wasn’t convinced.

Fia took a deep breath and released it slowly.

“Why wouldn’t you survive it, Sophia?” Hunter asked, clenching his fists tightly.

“Because the darkness isn’t just draining the light out of her,” Anna spoke, making us all look at her. “It is draining the life out of her as well. Every time we would try to get rid of it, it would almost kill her. Every time the darkness would come out, Sophia would get sick and it would take her a long time to recover. We don’t know what would happen if the darkness came out completely.”

Hunter moved before any of us could react. He jumped up, grabbed Sophia in his arms, and moved to the other corner of the room. His eyes kept changing colors. His canines and claws elongated. He kept growling and snarling at us.

I saw fucking red.

I would kill him if he hurt her.

Hunter’s POV

Not her. Please, Goddess, not her.

My heart was beating so hard against my ribs. It was painful. I was sure that my ribs would crack. My whole body was shaking. My canines and claws were out and I couldn’t stop growling and snarling.

My reaction didn’t make sense. None of the people here in the room would hurt her. But my instincts had me grab her. I couldn’t let anything or anyone hurt her.

I felt her hand on the back of my neck. She squeezed it gently and ran her fingers through my hair.

She was telling me something, but I couldn’t focus. I couldn’t hear what she was saying.

All I could think about was protecting her. All I could think about was keeping her alive.

‘She is in danger, Hunter!’ Holden was screaming at me. ‘We need to protect her!’

I fucking knew that!

But how could I protect her from this? How could I protect her from the darkness that was inside her?

I closed my eyes and buried my nose in her hair. I took a deep breath of her wonderful scent. I focused on the feeling of her fingers in my hair.

The only thing I could hear was my blood pumping in my veins. The only thing I could feel was my heart beating frantically. It felt like it was beating all over my body.

I tried to focus on her soft voice, but it was hard. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t swallow the huge lump in my throat.

She placed a small kiss on my neck and it was the only thing I could focus on. The tingles spread through my body, making me shiver. My heartbeat slowed down a little.

I focused on her fingers in my hair. I noticed how gentle she was. I noticed how her touch soothed me and made me feel like I was in heaven.

I took another deep breath and released it slowly.

“It’s okay, Hunter,” I finally heard her gentle voice. “Everything is going to be okay.”

Nothing would be okay if she left me. Nothing would be okay if she didn’t exist.

I could feel my canines and claws retract slowly.

“Come back to me, Hunter,” she said quietly as she placed another small kiss on my neck.

She didn’t have to ask me twice.

It was like a switch was turned on. Everything came back into focus. I could hear her. I could feel her small body against mine. I could focus on everything around me.

She needed me. I had to pull my head out of my ass and come back to her.

“I am not going to let anything happen to you,” I spoke, my voice raspy. “I am not letting the darkness take you away from me. We will find a way.”

I lifted my head and kissed her temple.

I looked at her family. Anna and Luna Emma were looking at me and smiling softly. Alexander was staring at me with an angry expression on his face. He was probably angry because I grabbed Sophia like that, but I couldn’t give a shit. I needed to protect her. She was mine. Mine to protect, mine to love, mine to cherish and adore.

I looked back down at my mate and took a deep breath.

“We are in this together, Sophia,” I told her. “I am not leaving. I am here.”

She looked up at me and I saw tears in her eyes. She studied my face for a few moments.

“Hunter, this isn’t an easy decision to make,” she mumbled. “If you need time…”

I interrupted her by pressing my lips against hers.

Alexander groaned and cursed under his breath. Luna Emma and Anna chuckled.

“Stop it,” Alexander said. “I am not watching this.”

I chuckled and stopped kissing her. I smiled at her and caressed her cheek.

She took a deep breath and glanced behind her.

“I guess he isn’t going anywhere, honey,” Luna Emma said, chuckling.

“I am not,” I said, shaking my head. “I am here. She is mine. I don’t care about the past of her darkness. I will fight for her. Nothing will stand in my way.”

I tightened my arms around her, pulling her even closer to me.

Luna Emma smiled. Anna winked at me. Alexander rolled his eyes and sighed.

“Not so fast, Hunter,” Alexander said. “I still don’t fucking trust you or your father. You will have to get past me first, and I will not make it easy.”

I smiled at him, making him furrow his eyebrows in confusion.

“I am so happy that Sophia has someone who loves her as much as you do,” I said truthfully. “I am happy that she has someone who will always protect her. I know it won’t be easy, but I will prove to you that I am worthy of your sister.”

Alexander’s eyes widened a little. I could tell that I left him speechless.

“You are the first person who managed to do this,” Sophia mumbled, making me look back down at her.

“Do what?” I asked, confused.

“You are the first one who managed to leave Lex speechless,” Sophia said, smirking a little. “He usually never shuts up.”

I snorted. Luna Emma and Anna laughed.

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