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‘Tuli, are you okay? I can feel your distress, and so can Danny, though he said Maya shut him out of their bond yesterday and won’t talk to him. This is the first thing he’s feeling from her, and he’s about to stomp upstairs. I need something to tell him. He’s losing it.’
My heart broke for Danny.
‘I’ll get answers. Just tell him to give me time.’
“Celeste,” Maya said slowly.
“Talk to me, Maya.”
“Dr. Castle said I am three weeks pregnant,” she said and started crying again. Now, I was confused. Her crying was not a happy cry. What was I missing?
“Maya, that’s wonderful!” I said, and then when she cried harder, “That’s not wonderful?”
She was muttering through her cries, but I couldn’t understand her. I got up and grabbed her water and a box of tissues.
“Maya, breathe, sweetie,” I instructed and tried to help her breathe by showing her how to. After taking a few slow, deep breaths, Maya started doing the same until she was finally calm.
“Remember when Dr. West assessed us when we got here? He told me I had scarring in my uterus that would make it impossible for me to carry a child. When I found Daniel, I gave him an out. I told him he could reject me if he wanted so he could find another mate because I would never be able to give him a pup. He told me he was okay with it, that he wasn't the fatherly type, anyway. He preferred the uncle role to father. I thought maybe that’s why Selene paired me with him since he doesn’t want pups, and I can’t give him one.” Maya had tears running down her face again, and I was beginning to understand.
“Danny told you he doesn’t want the child,” I concluded with a low growl bursting from my chest. I didn’t want to believe Danny would do that, but why else would she be crying? Maya started crying again and shook her head.
“He doesn’t know yet. I only found out yesterday. Celeste, I won’t give up my pup. He’s a miracle gifted by the Moon Goddess. I’m–I’m going to leave Danny,” she said and began to sob.
My heart raced at her words.
“What?” I asked, hoping I'd heard wrong.
“He doesn’t want children. I won’t make him stay with me out of duty or responsibility. I’m going to reject him,” she sobbed and fell into my arms. My heart was breaking, and I was crying with her.
“Oh, Maya,” I whispered. “Maybe he won’t be mad. A pup changes a person, and he loves you. He would do anything for you.” I tried to reason with her.
“That’s why I’m going to reject him. He shouldn’t do something because of me,” she said.
Rejecting a mate after being bonded wasn’t as easy as rejecting an unmarked mate. It didn’t sever the connection. You wouldn’t be able to mark another person. The rejection simply served as a separation. It allowed the parties involved to be intimate with another person without causing the pain of betrayal as long as both accepted the rejection. I stroked Maya’s hair as she cried, but I slowly saw determination replace the anguish in her eyes, and then she stood up.
“I’m going to do it now,” she said, walking out of the office with me hot on her heels.
“Maya, think about this, please. You shouldn’t make this decision alone. You don’t even know how he is going to react. Maybe he’ll be happy,” I urged her to reconsider as I ran down the stairs with her.
Danny and Markus were walking toward the stairs when we reached the second-floor landing.
“Maya, your hormones are all over the place. Please don’t do this now,” I begged, tears in my eyes as she continued down the stairs.
“Baby, what’s wrong?” Danny asked, stopping when she saw the tears on Maya’s face.
“I, Maya Casserra, Gamma of Crescent Moon Pack, rejec—” She didn’t get to finish because Danny roared and was in front of her in an instant, covering her mouth. I could see the pain in his eyes as he searched her eyes for answers.
“Why?” Was all he could say, his voice breaking.
“Danny,” I said, but I couldn’t get him to look at me. His eyes were brimming with tears, and he was looking at Maya, his hand still over her mouth.
“Danny, look at me,” I said, letting a little of my aura roll out to catch his attention. I didn’t want to use my luna command on him, which I knew was almost as powerful as Markus’ because of the triple alpha blood running in my veins, but I figured that might be the only way to dissuade Maya from making a mistake. The only way to get her to see how Danny really feels about her pregnancy. I only hoped it was the right move.
‘Do you trust me?’I mind linked him.
“Celeste. Why?” he pleaded with me instead of answering my question.
‘Do you trust me, Danny?’I asked again.
