Desert Heat (Complete)
Desert Heat Chapter 63

{Allie’s P.O.V.}

We finished dinner and I walked back up to the deck at the front of the boat, while leaving the others to do the dishes and clean up. Lucas and Sam were new to my rule, but they didn’t seem to mind. I laid there and staring up at the stars and the moon. It was so bright even though it was only a crescent moon and the stars were beautiful.

“Double major?” I said to myself.

You okay doll?

Yeah. I just never thought about going back to school.

I agree with Lucas, I think we can do it.

I appreciate that, but it’s not the right time. I’m constantly having to look over my shoulder right now.

When all this is over, you won’t have an excuse. I believe in you, Allie. We are blessed, there’s nothing we can’t do if we set our minds to it.

I smiled as Mercury settled in the back of my mind. Could it really be a possibility? Could I actually go back to school and finish my education? I sat up and hugged my knees. School was the only thing I had going for me when I was growing up. I didn’t have a family; I didn’t have friends. I was bullied because of my race and because I was an orphan. I didn’t have a boyfriend until I met Devin my senior year, and that turned to s**t, real fast. I only had my studies. I graduated Suma c*m Lade because all I did was study.

I wanted to go to college so badly, so I worked really hard, and it all paid off when I got a full ride to SNHU. Then Devin happened, and I had to give it up. All of my hard work wasted all because I got with the wrong person. But had that not happened to me, I wouldn’t be where I am now. I never would have moved to Vegas, I never would have met Sin, or worked at the club. I never would have met Dorian, the love of my life, my husband. I wouldn’t be the Luna of this pack, and I wouldn’t be a werewolf with powers.

I have a family now, I have real friends now, I have Dorian. My life is 95% complete which is more than most people can ever say. All I am missing was a baby of my own. But what if I could go back to school and get my degree? My thoughts were interrupted by Dorian,

“Baby?” I looked up at him. “You okay?”

“I’m fine. I’m just thinking,”

“About?” he asked while sitting down next to me.

“My life,” there was a moment of silence.

“Baby, do you regret marrying me?”

“What!? Oh my god, no! Why would you even think that?” I grabbed his face. “I have zero regrets when it comes to you Dorian. Don’t ever say that to me again,”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t help but feel that I’m not enough for you,” I didn’t know what to say. Where the hell was he getting this from? What in the world was wrong with him?

“Where are you getting this from? Dorian, if anything I’m the one that’s not good enough for you,”

“Allie!”

“I grew up with nothing Dorian. I was orphaned at two, I had no family, no friends, an abusive boyfriend, and no college education. I worked in a bikini so I could make a decent living. You grew up with a loving family, best friends, you went to school and got a master’s degree. You own a successful business, two if you count the pack. You had everything,”

“I didn’t have you!” he shouted grabbing my shoulders. “Allie, all of my life the one thing I wanted more than anything was my mate. Then I found you, but you were human. You were right in front of me and all I wanted to do was mark you and make you mine. But I had to wait, then Devin showed up, and things accelerated. I know Devin had nothing to do with me, but everything after that did. Jessica, Tucker, our baby, everything that has gone wrong in your life after Devin has been my fault!”

“No, it hasn’t!”

“Yes, it has!” he boomed in his Alpha tone. “Allie, all I have wanted to do is give you everything you ever desired, but I always seem to do everything wrong. I should have killed Jessica the moment she laid her hands on you the first time, then you never would have ended up in the hospital the way you did. I should have killed Tucker and his brothers that day at the club, then we never would have lost Lavender and we wouldn’t have to look over our shoulders or prepare for war,”

“Dorian, none of that was your fault. I made the choice to let Tucker survive. I made the choice to keep Jessica’s assault a secret. All of this is my own fault because of the choices I made,” I realized then that were both blaming ourselves for everything that had gone wrong in our lives. We never blamed each other because we knew it wasn’t the other’s fault, but here we were, having the same doubts about everything.

We just looked into each other’s eyes and all I saw was his self-doubt and I was sure he could see mine. What could I say or do that would reassure him that he has done everything right for me?

“This is precisely why I put you two together,” we heard a voice. We turn and see Selene.

“Selene?” we both said and stood up.

“Hello, my children,”

“What are you doing here?” I asked her.

“I’m here because of you two. You both have the same problem; you blame yourselves for your heartaches but never each other. That’s why you two work so well. That’s why you never argue. The only people to blame are the people who are responsible for the heartache. Devin, Jessica, and now Tucker. I put the two of you together because you two are perfect for each other. Dorian, you are rambunctious and hot-headed, Allie, you are cool, patient, and calm. You even each other out. So, stop with the self-doubt, and trust in each other. Trust in your bond,” we just looked at each other.

I looked into the eyes of my husband and saw that the self-doubt he had was gone. Then, his eyes started to glow, and I could feel mine glowing too. But it wasn’t Mercury, and I could tell that it wasn’t Bandit. The more I looked, I saw that his eyes started to shift color,

“Allie, your eyes are turning green,”

“Your eyes are turning gold,”

“Well, now this I did not expect,” we heard Selene and turned to look at her. She was just smiling. “No one can ever deny that the bond between mates is strong, but what I just witnessed is rare indeed and almost unheard of. When your eyes shift colors to that of your mates, it solidifies that you are indeed a perfect match, which is what the powers that be call a ‘Fated Pair’. It is a power that is beyond my control,”

“What does that mean?” Dorian asked

“It means that you two were destined to be together no matter what. I gave her to you Dorian because I knew what she was capable of, but the powers that be have shown me that you two would have eventually met and fallen in love without my help,”

“Are you saying…” I tried to speak but was cut off.

“Yes, Allie. Even had your lives been completely different, you and Dorian would have inevitably ended up together,” I closed my eyes and felt them back to normal. I looked at Dorian and his eyes were back to normal as well.

“Dorian,”

“Allie,” we embraced each other

“Stop doubting if you are ‘enough’ for each other, you are more than enough, and it’s high time you recognized that, for your baby’s sake,” I gasp and turn my head to look at her, but she’s gone.

“What did she just say?” Dorian asked. I don’t respond. I close my eyes and concentrate. After a few moments, I sense it…My baby.

Selene, why?

Because you are more than deserving and more than ready, Allie. This baby will be protected and not just by good magic, but also by me. Do not be afraid, you will not lose this baby or any baby from now on. I will protect them just as I protected you.

“Yo, was that Selene I just saw?” Brandon asked interrupting my thoughts.

“Seriously? The moon goddess showed herself to you guys again?” Mikey asked as well. Everyone came out on the deck.

“What did she say?” Leah asked. I looked at Dorian and he was smiling with his eyes. I reach up and grab cup face, he leans down, and we share an intimate k**s. When we pull away and open our eyes, everyone gasps,

“Alpha, your eyes!” Lucas exclaims.

“Allie, you got some explaining to do!” Sin shouts. Dorian and I turned to face them, and smile.

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“Wait, wait, wait…So, you’re saying that even if the moon goddess hadn’t paired you two together, the two of you would have ended up together anyway?” Sam reiterated after Dorian and I explained to them what Selene said.

“That doesn’t make sense, werewolves only fall in love with the mates that the moon goddess pairs them with, assuming they don’t reject them,” Leah says. “How could Dorian have fallen in love with Allie, had the moon goddess not paired them?”

“It means, that had she paired Dorian with a different mate, say, another wolf, he would have either felt compelled to reject that mate, or even cheat the moment he met Allie. Not even his wolf would have been able to stop him. This goes beyond being a wolf. It’s literally their souls that are drawn to each other,” Lucas said. “And Allie would have accepted Dorian as a werewolf no matter what,”

“This is some crazy s**t,” Mikey says.

“I wonder if Allie’s powers to find mates have to do with this all of this?” Sin said.

“What do you mean?” I asked her

“Well, think about it, that day at the club, when Dorian requested you as his bottle girl. You didn’t have to let me, and others go with you, you could have kept the commission and tips for yourself, but you didn’t. Had you not let me and others help you, Mikey and I would not have found one another,”

“Honey, I still would have sensed you,” Mikey replied.

“But how long could that have taken?” Mikey just shrugged. “Other than Sam and Lucas, almost everyone we know personally has found their mates because of Allie,” when she said this, everyone stared at me.

“Could be. The Luna’s selflessness and kind soul could be the reason why everyone is finding happiness,” Lucas says holding Sam’s hand. “Quite frankly, Sam and I were having some marital problems, but since the Luna has befriended us, we’ve been able to patch things up,”

“I don’t believe that,” I say to him.

“Allie, he’s right. We were having a lot of issues. I mean, as mates, we would have stayed together because we love each other, but we were having issues. Mostly because we were always away from each other. We forgot how ‘in love’ we were with each other. That night at the club for New Year’s, that was the first time in months that we had done anything s****l, and all he did was suck on my boobs,” everyone started laughing. “After your nuptials, we went home and had s*x, lots and lots of s*x,” Lucas just nodded.

“Allie, you bring out the best in people, in a good and a bad way,” Leah said. I gave her a look, what did she mean by bad? “You convince us to have s*x in front of each other. I never expected that three other men would see me butt naked with Brandon’s d**k inside of me, but here we are,”

“Oh my god,” I said I realized she was right. All eight of us have seen each other naked and having s*x. We did it in the cabana, although we didn’t do it full-on at the club, we were all doing something s****l in front of each other, we did it on the plane, and we did twice on the yacht just today.

“Yeah, I mean, when you two were the only ones left on the plane, the four of us were sitting back just watching and enjoying the show,” Brandon said. I covered my face with my hands and shook my head in complete embarrassment. Why did that never dawn on me until now?

“Don’t feel bad or shy Allie, I liked it,” Sam said and looked over at Lucas who nodded in agreement.

I buried my face in Dorian’s neck, had it been daylight, you could me turn red, “Oh my god,” I said, and everyone laughed.

We all spent the rest of the night just talking. Everyone was able to get so much stuff off of their chest, and no one was angry or resentful. Although I questioned a lot of what they said about me is the reason why they found each other or fixed relationship issues, I was just happy that my friends were happy, my family was happy.

Allie? Dorian mind linked me

Yes?

Are you going to tell them?

No, I want to wait until we are back home.

He gently grabbed my chin to face him,

“I love you, my perfect wife,”

“I love you, my perfect husband,”