Epilogue

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Shawn's POV

We sat there silently waiting for her. It has been an hour since we'd waited outside of Lucia's Cabin. She linked us earlier today to come to her place as Jenna wanted to talk to us.

Nervously my right leg bounces up and down with my sweaty hands rubbing against my jean. Mrs. Harrison reached out and takes my hand into hers.

"It's going to be alright," she whispers to me in a very comforting tone. I am thankful to have her here with me.

When the door opened I saw Jenna laughing at something Lucia is saying before she turns around and settling her eyes on me. Lucia smiled and mouth to me you'll be okay.

"Hey," I stood up abruptly and walk over to where she stood.

"Can I have a moment with you?" I ask and look back and Mrs. Harrison gave me a reassuring smile. Taking a deep breath, I look back to face Jenna and nod my head yes to her. We moved to a secluded area and I am deadly nervous as hell.

"Shawn," she said taking a step forward and pulling my hands into her warm comfy palms.

"I made a choice" she nervously announced and I took a breath waiting for it patiently.

'This is it' I told my wolf who anxiously waited.

"I..." she said then pause for some time which made me anxious even more. "Shawn... I am going back."

My heart shattered into million pieces. Jenna did not choose me. She chose to live the life of a human being. I wanted to pull away and run but her hands were tight around mine. She reached out her right hand and caressed my cheek gently. My tears betray me.

"You are going to be fine Shawn. You can move on" she sobbed out and couldn't even take this pain away. I quickly pull her into a hug. "You are going to be fine Shawn" she cried as she let her hands hug me in return.

I cried there in her arms. "I am going to miss you," I said in between my sob.

"No, you won't. You will be happy" she keeps on whispering to me.

"Why did you choose him?" I ask while holding on to her hand.

She squeezes my hand gently. "In him, I find true happiness. In my darkest moments and painful moments, he healed me. His words and teachings guide me and made me find the true meaning of forgiveness."

I hug her again crying under her arm. "I am sorry for giving you pain. I will always be sorry for everything." Jenna didn't say anything or push me away. Instead, she comforted me and hug me close to her.

"Shawn I don't want you to feel that way because I have forgiven you with all my heart. Please don't be like that or I will never find my own peace." I hug her tighter upon hearing her words. I need to let her go in peace. It is hard to do it but I have to. It's the only gift I can do for her.

After an hour of breakdown I let go of Jenna and we walk back to where everyone was. Her mother and others look on with sadness.

Lucia must have told her and the others of what happened. They started to get up and went over to Jenna. Her mother stood up, then she walk in my way. She embraces me telling me that I will be okay because I have her, Hans and Colby. However, she doesn't know what Jenna had already planned for her.

"Mom" Jenna calls her interrupting our conversation. She stiffens before me, slowly she turned around to face Jenna who now is giving her mother a sincere smile.

"Did she just?" ask Mrs. Harrison.

"yes, she calls you-" before I could say mom Jenna called her again.

"Mom" she repeated while taking the step toward Mrs. Harrison. I give Mrs. Harrison a small push on her back urging her to go to her daughter and what she was hearing was not an illusion. Breaking into tears Mrs. Harrison runs and gathers Jenna in her arms. "My child... Jenna" sob Mrs. Harrison. The reunion between mother and daughter made us around them tear up.

Colby look at me with concerned. He then run to me and pat me on the back. "You're going to be okay" he said.

"I am," I told him which made him smile.

Hailey on the other hand nervously looks in Jenna's direction. I know she and Colby will eventually mend their relationship. Maybe not today or tomorrow but they will get there, maybe someday as her and Colby both love each other. Colby is only doing what he thinks as an Alpha is right by punishing her and stripping her off her Luna title and responsibilities. However, the love between them is strong enough to make them last forever. I believe the Mate bond will help mend things between them.

I look back and see Jenna still in the arms of her mother. When Jenna's moments with her mother are over, she walks up to Hailey. They both hug and Hailey let out sobs while Jenna pats her on the back.

We returned to our packhouse sometime afterward. Jenna had already packed her bags with her mom and now we're all out to see them off.

The kids were hard to convince at first, especially Hans and Sora but once Colby and I told them that we will visit her from time to time, their tantrums stopped. They ended up hugging her before going back to the backyard to play with other kids.

"Can I get one goodbye kiss?" I nervously ask her.

Jenna frowns at me before letting out a sigh and then smiling. She moved closer to me and I felt my breath knocking out of me. Her right hand then reaches up caressing my cheek.

"I guess, one confession for a kiss wouldn't hurt" she whispers and I laugh at that. Jenna leans forward kissing me on the lips. I held her by the waist and kiss her with all passion that everything I felt for her started to heat until it slowly burn out once we pull away from each other.

The bond is broken forever and just as she promised I didn't feel any heartbreak or depression. I was okay and honestly, I am sincerely happy for her. I hug her once before she turns around and walks away from me. She wave everyone goodbye and lastly, she stops for a moment and turn around to look at me with her brightest smile.

"Goodbye Shawn" she said, in a whisper.

"Bye Jenna" I wave at her with a smile, telling her that I'm okay and we will be seeing each other again.

When she left Colby came up behind me. "So, what do you think of her?" He turns me towards one of the she-wolves in our pack who blushes and pushes a hair strand from her face. She doesn't look bad, actually she's beautiful but I'm not signing up for another second chance mate. I roll my eyes at that and try to picture myself loving her for a second.

"Nah, I'll pass and besides whether Jenna had chosen God and is not my mate, she is still my heart." I turn once more to the way she disappears before I look up at the sky and talk to the man my woman had chosen and humans believe in.

"She may have chosen to serve you but still she's mine and my heart belongs to her alone. Always...So please God, take good care of my mate."