Chapter 37

A lot of twists and reveals in this chapter, I decided this story is coming to an end. I am currently writing and posting this chapters as I write them. If I am lucky I will have chapter 28,29 and 40 up tonight. chapter 40 will be the finale chapter in Mirror Hearts fanfic. You guys have been great and I am excited for you to read these last few chapters, If I don't get them all written today because "Happy Mother's Day" it'll be up soon. Thank you everyone!

As promised at the end of the week Clarke was discharged from the hospital only to spend the next 3 laying around in her and Bellamy's apartment.

Riley came by once a week to drop off some work and to on the last week tell her that Mr. Daniels was finally gone. Clarke jumped for joy after hearing that.

Someone she hadn't seen a lot of this past month was Bellamy, he's gotten called to stand before the elders and Miller told her she shouldn't be worried but she was. When Bellamy was around he seemed withdrawn and like he was keeping something from her. At first Clarke thought it might of had something to do with Echo, but she squashed that thought as soon as it came, Echo left town before Clarke was even out of hospital.

After a month of letting it go, Clarke couldn't any more.

"Alright, are you going to tell me what's been bothering you?" Bellamy froze, he'd just gotten off a shift and wanted more than anything to just crawl into bed.

"You know that teacher that was giving you a hard time?"

Clarke nodded, "Mr, Daniels."

"Local PD two state over apprehended him for 3 unsolved homicides. When they searched his property they found blood and when they searched his back yard they found a shallow grave."

"You can't be serious."

Bellamy nodded, "It could have been you, from the way you and Jasper were talking back at the hospital he had his sights set on you."

"He's in jail." Clarke guessed.

"He's looking at life."

Clarke couldn't believe that, if she hadn't gotten into that Car accident she might have been buried in her teachers back yard.

"That's awful, but it's not why you've been acting so distant ever since I got out of the hospital. You aren't home anymore and when you are, you don't really talk to me."

"I talk to you."

"Not about anything with some substance, I've been subjected to chats about the weather. I just want to know what's going on, whatever it is."

Bellamy tensed, he sat himself in front of her on the coffee table.

"The elders found out about you."

"I don't get it?"

"I never told the pack elders about you, but I've been missing a lot of meetings with them and have sent Miller in my stead. Which never had been a problem, except for the fact that I never would have sent him instead of going myself before you."

"So they know about me, why is that such a problem. Octavia said you've been with humans before."

"I never mated with any of them." Bellamy's voice got louder as he got more upset. "I'm an alpha, may it would be different if I was a Beta but I'm not. I can't be with someone would jeopardizes my pack."

Clarke knew these were the words of the pack leaders, Bellamy had told her so many times that he liked the human side of her and didn't care she was different.

"Which means what."

"Humans are not allowed to know about us. I have 24 hours to decide."

"Decide what?"

Bellamy eyes flickered to the floor before they locked with hers.

"If I'm going to turn you or let you go."

Clarke mouth opened and closed a couple times before it fell shut, she didn't know what to say. Getting up from the couch she walked toward the door.

"Clarke."

She shook her head closing the door softly behind her.

The blonde made it to her car before realizing her keys were in her coat pocket and she wasn't about to go back into that apartment. So she walked, it wasn't until after a couple of strange looks and pity smiles that Clarke realized she was crying.

How could the choice not be easy, he told her again and again how important it is to mate to be together and the small connection the two of them lacked because she wasn't a werewolf. Maybe the connection is more important that she thought if he was even considering letting her go. Clarke remembered stories from years ago when humans were killed for knowing such a secret, now the packs were a lot more lenient and careful.

If he didn't want to be with her, if turning her was that awful a choice then she wouldn't stand in her way, she could always go back home, both of her brothers would gladly take her in. If she went home she would never see Octavia, jasper, Monty, Miller, Fox, even Murphy again, and she wouldn't be Bellamy's anymore.

"Are you okay?" A women holding her toddler on her hip asked.

Clarke had stopped walking at some point and was now just standing in the middle of the sidewalk, tears falling down her face.

"Could I use your phone?" Clarke asked softly, she had left her's in her jacket pocket along with her car keys.

"Sure." The women answered, putting out a shiny Iphone.

Clarke placed a call to one of the only people in this city who wasn't a werewolf. After figuring out where she was and arranging to get picked up Clarke gave the women her phone back and sat on the sidewalk.

Riley pulled up in his black civic 20 minutes later, he opened the door for her and smiled. Clarke had forced her tears to stop, she didn't need him seeing her like this.

"What prompted this sudden need to study?"

Clarke look at her lap, don't cry, "I'm coming back to class soon and don't want to be more behind than I already am."

Riley nodded driving toward his dorm, that answer was good enough for him.

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"So you let her walk out?" Octavia asked in disbelief.

Same as the last million times he needed Clarke advice Bellamy called his sister. After Clarke had left he tried to go after her but needed time to think. He called his sister when he realized Clarke had left the apartment with nothing on her.

"O-"

"No, what did you say exactly?"

"The truth, the elders gave me 24 hours to tell them if I was going to let Clarke go or change her."

Octavia threw a pillow at her brother in anger before dropping her head into her hands. No wonder Clarke left. Bellamy dodged the pillow and raised his eye brows at his sister.

"You aren't going to break up with her right?"

"I love her O, It hurts to even think about her out there somewhere with someone else."

"Right, but do you what to know what Clarke heard when you said what you did?" Bellamy looked at her, "She heard what any girl would have, that you have been distant and moody because you are leaning towards letting her go and walking out of her life forever and taking all of us with you. I love you but you are such an idiot big brother."

Bellamy ran fingers through his curls, he didn't want her thinking that. He hadn't acted the way he had for the past month because he was planning on leaving her.

"I thought when I gave her the choice she would consider leaving me, that's what I thought her walking out was."

Octavia shook her head. "Clarke loves you, I'm sure she's really heard that you even have a decision to make."

"She could die." Bellamy said under his breath.

"The chances of that are very low, Clarke's tough and you will be there to help her get through it. When she's a wolf you guys will be connected the way Miller and Bryan are, the way I know you want to be connected to her."

"I do."

Octavia smiled, "Save those words for the ceremony. Have you told Clarke about that part of your bonding?"

Bellamy shook his head, "It's hard sometimes, deciding what to share, I never know how much she learned growing up."

"I think her pack is mostly boys, I wouldn't be surprised if she never heard about all this stuff. Call the elders and tell them that this weekend you and your mate are going to be bound, after her transition."

"But-" Bellamy started to say what if Clarke doesn't want to be bound and turned.

"She does, because she loves you, otherwise she wouldn't have acted the way she did earlier. You have 2 days before the next full moon, the elders need to know she they can prepare and you need to find your mate. I'll call Wells and have his pack come down for your bonding."

Bellamy pulled his sister into a tight hug, "I love you O."

"I love you too big brother."