The Lone Bear Prince & His Mate (The Lubartown Series) Book 1

Chapter 18: Different Lives

(s****l Content)

Many Years Later

Clarke

I tried to stay out of the toxicity of the Royal Family, my mind had been at peace for a long time, I was clean and sober, I took my meds and I was a respected leader. A few years back, I signed a treaty that my father negotiated with Barron on his behalf, we still weren't on speaking terms, I still hated him but never dwelled on it. I missed out on so many things that happened in Bearmore, Polly got mated and I remember when she swore off men before dating Levi. My brother ended up mating Sophia after all and had more kids, lucky him and me, I lost my wife and I barely date. I was focused on making Lubartown one of the best towns in Ravena, I wasn't doing too bad for a Rogue. I came across Lark on TV once at a fashion show, she looked great and was doing great for herself, I also saw she had a huge rock on her finger and a mark on her neck, she was mated now and although I hated her, I wished her well.

Rowe was doing good as well, I wished all my nieces and nephews well, including the ones I never met, I was an outcast in the family, and although it was my fault the way things turned out, I made peace with it. I decided to go on a run and changed into Zion, he hasn't spoken to me in years but he is there, I decided to try again when I got to the pond at the back of my property. I said, "Zion, talk to me, it's been years," he snickered saying, "I love the quiet, no voices in my head, I am still here for you, Clarke." I was shocked and said, "I am sorry, I failed you, Zion," he said, "Nah, it's alright, Barron can't hurt us anymore and we built something great here, we got out of Bearmore before things got worse. Banishment was the best thing that happened to us, Barron and Leif hate us and we will never forgive them for hurting us so we are alone in all of this, the Lone Bear Prince," and we smiled.

Amon dropped in on us for Aidan a while back to get us registered as a legit town, Aidan wanted to know what happened between me, and Barron, and I told him we decided to part ways because if Barron didn't tell him, I wasn't going to. However, I had to make sure no criminals hiding from their fate came here, I needed to report it at once when I signed on the dotted line, Aidan may be my cousin but he was my superior at this point of the long journey in life. It was raining today and Mobly stayed home with his pregnant mate, she was due soon so Kit was working overtime. Mobly met his mate when she moved here a few months back, they wasted no time getting mated. Cathy was a shifter, a panther, and left Ironside after losing her family in a fire, she wanted to start over so meeting Mobly was a blessing for her.

I was going over some papers on my desk in my home office, I was tired but the town pageant needed approval, I smiled at the cakes on my desk. All the single unmated ladies wanted me to date them because I was Lubatown's most eligible bachelor and needed a Luna eventually, despite my mind being still f****d up over losing Barbie and Lark. One day, I will start a family but not right now, I still hurt rubbing my chest, I close my eyes forgetting about the pain, and thinking about what Barron did, which sometimes would anger me so I don't think about him anymore. Lubartown had expanded into a more luxurious town for the Elites, with many vacation properties and million-dollar condos. The sheriff station expanded to a police station and the firehouse got a bigger building shared with the 911 dispatchers. We have a private clinic and a public hospital with more businesses popping up, we have been doing well for ourselves.

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Larkina

"Hmm, yess, right there," I was bent over on the bed as my husband thrust his c**k deep in me hitting my g-spot, I was so wet and the smell of s*x in the room was strong. Malcolm loved satisfying me in the bedroom and being mated to him has made me so happy. I bit my lip in pure ecstasy, feeling my eyes roll to the back of my head, the sensation of his c**k filling me to the brim, hearing the bed hit the wall with each thrust, and meeting his thrusts had my p***y throbbing for more. Our sweaty bodies collided hearing and feeling the slapping of skin as he pounded harder into me. His loud groan echoed behind me as he grabbed my ass cheeks burying his c**k to the hilt and saying, "f**k, you feel so good, Lark," he leaned over and started rubbing my clit. I felt my juices drip on the bed, I was in pure s****l bliss, I grabbed the sheets feeling the heat from my core rising, I was cuming and he did not let up as my legs started to shake.

I screamed his name as my orgasm ripped through me, he bit down on his mark emptying his seed deep in me, and we both collapsed on the bed breathing heavily. He lay next to each other as he held my hand interlocking our fingers, feeling the tingles of our bond and his love for me, I smiled knowing I had made the right choice in marrying and mating him. We didn't have kids but I was ready and looked at him and said, "We should start a family," he smiled and said, "Give me a few years so I can spend a lot of time with you and the kids," I kissed him and we wrapped up in the sheets together before drifting off to sleep. I woke up the next morning and Malcolm was not in bed, he left a note saying, "I am at the pool, love," I closed it since we were vacationing in Lubatown. I tried to avoid it but Malcom wanted to visit after hearing good things about it and I hoped not to run into Clarke here.

I was taking a shower when Sasha said, "I need to see him, need to see that he is okay, I promise to behave," I smiled and said, "Okay, we will go into town and hopefully run into him." She was excited and deep down, I wanted to know that my bad decisions didn't screw him up. I linked my husband saying, "I am heading to town, do you want anything, Babe?" He replied, "No baby, just be careful," I got into the car and drove to town, I admired the place, it was beautiful, I parked the car and walked around the mall, I asked an old lady about the Mayor and she points to where he eats his lunch around this time every day. I was nervous, I could feel Sasha's excitement, I sat on a bench outside the cafe as I watched him talk to a lady.

She was beautiful and he seemed happy, I didn't see a mark or ring but that didn't mean he wasn't in a relationship, I saw that he had bags from the baby store and my heart felt heavy, he was having a baby. Sasha said, "Let's go, he is happy, we can move on and start our family," I knew she still loved, Zion, and our biggest regret, was rejecting Clarke. I finished my shopping and Sasha went extremely quiet, we lost our fated mate because of our stupidity, I placed my hand on my stomach regretting the abortion I had, we could have had Clarke's child, I needed to forgive myself and I went home to my husband who had cooked a meal for us, we were alone in the villa and I made the best out of our little vacation.

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Barron

I kept tabs on Clarke a lot without his knowledge, he may have been banished but he was still my brother, I came to terms he acted alone and tried to kill me. I may never get over it but at least, he has turned his life around, I know he sees his therapist and is taking his meds, and he has cleaned up his act, not drinking and doing drugs anymore. He has flings here and there but is not mated, he hasn't any kids and he had quieted down to a lonely bachelor on a ranch. I knew for a fact, that our mother was looking for suitable maidens to marry him off but no one in Bearmore would touch him after being banished. I was heading to the airport with my wife for Aidan's birthday party, I wished Clarke would attend but he had already turned down the invitation and sent his beta instead. One day, we will overcome this but right now he hates me and probably never wants to see me in life, and until he reaches out, I will leave him alone.