All Chapters of His Secret Second: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

(Eight Months Later)(Danny POV)“D-Danny?”Beth’s soft voice jolted me awake.I had somehow managed to fall asleep while sitting next to her hospital bed.“Beth?” I asked in disbelief.I hadn’t heard her voice in over seven months.“How… how long have I been… out?” she stammered out slowly.“A while.”She nodded, seemingly not surprised.I started to stand up.“Let me go get the doctor,” I said in a rushed voice. “I can’t believe you woke up. Your family is going to be so happy to see you. They ---”“No, Danny,” she said, stopping me mid-sentence. “I … I don’t have much time.”I looked at her confused. “Beth, you just woke up. You have nothing but time.”She shook her head. “Robin came to me while I was asleep. She said that it is time to return to the Moon Goddess.”Robin.Beth’s wolf.“Your wolf is back?” I said with excitement. Beth had not mentioned her wolf in the current sense in many, many months.Beth ignored my question. “Can… can you help me sit up?” she asked, as

(Danny POV)For a few minutes —as I stood there processing Beth’s words, and as she sat there watching me do so— the only sounds in the room came from the machines working to keep Beth alive.They hummed steadily. Calmly.Like nothing in the world had just been shattered.But everything had.For years, I had believed that something was wrong with me.That I had failed Beth.That I had ignored the will of the Moon Goddess.That I had made decisions that were costing Beth her life.And yet none of it was true. The guilt that I had carried was never mine to bear.It should have come as a relief.But it didn’t.Because without the guilt that had defined my last 10 years, what exactly had I been doing? Living in someone else’s fantasy?Anger quickly began to replace the guilt, and it urged me to storm out of the room and never come back.But I refused to do that.I had avoided the truth for years. Looking back on it, I could see it clearly. Avoidance had been easier than seeing things

(Jenna POV)Ashley arrived at my condo shortly before Kade’s press release was issued.Her face was somber.“Beth passed,” she told me the moment that I opened the door.My entire body stilled.“When?” I asked.“About an hour ago.”I took a deep breath as the emotions overtook me, and I slowly slid to the floor.Ashley walked into the condo, closed the door, and sat down next to me.“Are you okay?” she asked me.“I don’t know.”And I didn’t.We all knew that it was coming.The surprise wasn’t in Beth’s passing; it was that it had taken this long.Even so, nothing prepares you for how you’re supposed to feel when it finally happens.And there definitely isn’t a playbook for what you are supposed to do when your mate’s first mate passes away.“Was Danny there with her?” I asked.Ashley shook her head.“No. He left about an hour before. Her family was there though.”Oh.“Does he know?”“Yes.”I briefly wondered where he had gone.Where he was now.“Is he okay?”“I don’t think so.”I let

(Jenna POV)On the morning of Beth’s funeral, I woke up with an unshakable feeling of dread.I didn’t know what was going to happen today, but I knew that it was going to be bad. At the same time, I kept trying to convince myself that I was just being paranoid and reading too much into things.It didn’t help that I had not heard from Danny since Beth died. Not once. I had texted him a few times:“Hey, just wanted to let you know that I’m thinking about you.”“Hey, I know you must be really busy with Beth’s family in town and the funeral arrangements, but I wanted to let you know that I am here if you need help or just want to talk.”“I miss you.”He didn’t respond to a single one of the messages.In a weird way, not responding after Beth died hurt more than the distance between us while she was alive.“Because it means more,” Willow said sadly.The truth in that tore through me.A part of me wished that I could talk to Ashley, but she needed to be with her family right now. Thank

(Jenna POV)Leaving Nick in my condo, and hurrying out to go find Dr. Daugherty, sounded good in my head.Really good, in fact.Unfortunately, the moment that I got in my car and started my engine, it hit me — I had no idea where to go. So I ended up driving around aimlessly instead.****Two hours later, I parked in front of the large event hall where Beth’s funeral was being held.It was only 5:00, so I was shocked by how many wolves were already there. Most of them looked like they were from Beth’s pack out east. However, there were also a ton of tabloid reporters and werewolves who simply wanted to be where the cameras were.Sighing, I parked my car and looked for a good place to wait and keep a lookout for Dr. Daugherty. I found one under a tall Redwood tree.Finally, after twenty minutes, I saw him. He was with Mandy, and they were parking their car on the other side of the lot.I quickly made my way towards them, intent on talking to Dr. Daugherty before the service began.