Saving Kinsley

Kinsleys P.O.V

It was a sacrifice that had to be made, I kept telling myself. Kole would be the first to figure it out if he didn't already know.

I wiped the tears from my eyes as I looked at him sleeping in the chair beside me. None of us would be here If I didn't make the choice. Vex would've killed us all. I reached out to Kole and ran the back of my fingers against his face, thankful for this chance to be with my mate again.

Kole grunted and then gripped my wrist firmly before his eyes shot open, "Can I have my hand back?"

Kole cursed and yanked me onto his lap, "Do you have any idea what you've put me through? I watched you die Kinsley." He gripped my face with both hands gently, "Don't ever try to leave me, you understand?" He placed a harsh kiss against my lips, I could feel the passion, the heartbreak, everything. I kissed him back just as fiercely as my hands slipped to the back of his neck, cradling him against me. "I'm sorry will never be enough to say to you Kole, but-"

"I know." He whispered back, "I'm just thankful to have you back in my arms again." His gaze was penetrating, "Something is different about you. I-"

I continued to look into his green eyes, wishing it didn't have to be this way. "Your wolf, she's gone."

I slowly nodded my head as the tears welled in my eyes. All I'd ever wanted was to be a shifter, and to be loved. Here I sat, without my wolf. "I understand if you want to break the Mate bond. I'm no longer a shifter, so I'll never be able to give you pups, or be a true Luna."

Koles brows furrowed, "Why would I want to break the Mate bond? You really think I'd toss you aside because you have no wolf? You're my Mate, wolf or not, we were created for each other. This mark means you are mine until the day I die. And in the next life, I'll find you again, and again, and again. I'll always love you in any form that you are."

I began to sob as he pulled me into his chest, "I love you Kinsley, and I'll gladly spend the rest of my days proving to you every single one of them that I do."

A broken piece inside of me was being put together by this man. He was what I prayed for the night I lay alone in the forest after being rejected the first time.

5 Years later..

Kinsley's P.O.V

Looking over the lake as the summer breeze gently caressed my skin, I shut my eyes enjoying these quiet moments. Being Luna was challenging. I came here believing the pack wouldn't accept me this way, but each day they proved me wrong. Every single pack member respected me as If I still had a wolf. Respected what I had sacrificed for everyone. I missed Ember every second, and it took a long time for me to adjust without having her. To this day I sometimes forget I can't just shift and run free anymore. I would always be thankful for the time I did have with Ember.

When I died, Selene had come to me with a choice. To continue on as a shifter and allow Vex to destroy the world, or to give up my wolf whose soul was tied to vex's. Ember was a part of me, and I'd mourn her for the rest of my days, but I knew, neither of us wanted Vex free. So I made the only choice I really had.

"Mommy! Look at how fast I can run!" Ash shouted as he giggled, running away from Kole.

"You've gotten so fast baby!" I laughed as he zoomed further from Kole.

"Alright, alright, I give up!" Kole shouted back as he bent over with his hands on his knees, pretending to be out of breath.

Ash darted towards me, running past Kole, but as he passed, Kole grabbed him and Ash giggled, "Daddy! That's cheating!"

They were worth every choice I had made up until now. And I'd do it all over again.