Theon couldn't grasp how Naomi was laughing right now, but she was. She was sat there telling him she died and chuckling to herself like it didn't matter. Then the other part of what she said hit him. He had texted her? "I didn't message you" he said in a strained voice " well, I did message you but you got rid of your phone then I could never find a new number for you.". "It's okay" she smiled reassuringly "I gathered it wasn't you when Lilian walked in and told me it was all her master plan. I'm not going to sugar coat it, Theon, you're taste in women is appalling and the fact that you couldn't see she was a witch from a mile away, disappointing" Naomi pursed her lips in mock judgement, while shaking her head. Theon looked away, the guilt and shame he felt over the past suddenly making it difficult to look at Naomi and making it feel hard to breath in front of her. Maybe coming here was a mistake and he should have just left her be but then his wolf scolded him Man up Theon. You broke this and now you are going to fix it and we aren't going anywhere without her ever again. "Naomi I am so sorry." Theon said realising his words sounded weak. "I mean I know that sorry is not enough to make up for what I did or take away what happened, but I am so ashamed of what happened. The whole pack is sorry and not a day there has been the same without you." Naomi raised a questioning eyebrow "Didn't you all live a fairytale life with the mate and Luna you all deserved?" she asked, her words tinged with a hint of bitterness. Naomi was trying to keep up this cool and calm exterior, but his apology had stung instead of soothed her like he seemed to hope it would. "Oh yeah" Theon gave a scoff "I definitely got what I deserved after what I did to you. I'm not going to use the fact that she tricked me and put a spell on us as an excuse because if I was stronger it wouldn't have worked so I know that I failed you. If I hadn't let my guard down and let Lilian get so close to me in the first place, she would never have been able to cast the spell. Even when I rejected you, it was like I was outside my body watching it happen screaming at myself to stop it but I kept doing it. I was locked in this nightmare watching this evil woman ruin my life and the pack for months and then I spent 2 days in pain and when I woke up I was free and so was the pack." "That's when I died." Said Naomi casually "it broke Lilian's spell. Seems she is not as bright as she thought. She had based her spell on redirecting the mate bond but didn't realise it so when I died that bond broke briefly and broke her spell. I never understood why it didn't break her spell when we rejected each other at the ceremony but now we know why. The moon goddess and I are in for a long conversation soon." 1/2 "You talk to the moon goddess?" Theon asked in a suprised tone "Yeah, she'd a distant relative. It's a conversation for another time." Naomi said giving a dismissive wave of her hand. She asked the question she had been afraid to ask Peter for weeks, "So where is the wicked witch now then?" +15 Bonus