Chapter 50


    Finding Julian at her door that very night came as a surprise to her. He hadn’t returned since she


    regained consciousness a few days ago. She didn’t expect him to, despite the intimate moment and


    k*ss they shared in Grandfield. There was no tag to it, and she couldn’t read meaning into anything.


    She feared at first that Marion had told him the truth. Marion wouldn’t take that choice from her, not


    unless he had to. He wasn’t that type of person.


    She stepped outside to meet him where he stood. “You usuallye inside,” she told him,


    remembering thest time he came to visit her. He had entered inside before she even got the


    information.


    “Yes, but I learned your boys are in the house, and you told me to stay away from them.” He reminded


    her that, though she might have forgotten, he didn’t.


    Her eyes dropped; he was a better person than she would ever be, and her sons were lucky he was


    their father. “Why did youe?” She asked, changing the subject


    “To check on your progress so far, he answered, and his tone held honesty in it


    “I’m getting better. I feel so much betterpared tost week, and I have you to thank.”


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    “I did nothing.” He told her, trying to act clueless.


    “I know you initiated the visit I received from the physicians at the settlement,” she told him.


    “I didn’t initiate it,” he corrected. “I permitted.”


    “Thank you.” She smiled at him.


    He said nothing; instead, he leaned in to k*ss her, but she drew back.


    She wanted to k*ss him more than anything right now; her entire b*dy yearned for it, and she wanted to


    give herself over to him. It felt right, but she couldn’t, not until she knew there were no more secrets


    between them.


    This was much moreplicated for her than it was for him. She had so much to lose, and he didn’t,


    so she had to be careful.


    “What are you doing?” She asked, even though she knew he just tried to k*ss her.


    Finding Julian at her door that very night came as a surprise to her. He hadn’t returned since she


    regained consciousness a few days ago. She didn’t expect him to, despite the intimate moment and


    k*ss they shared in Grandfield. There was no Tag to it, and she couldn’t read meaning into anything.


    She feared at first that Marion had told him the truth. Marion wouldn’t take that choice from her, not


    unless he had to. He wasn’t that type of person.


    She stepped outside to meet him where he stood. “You usuallye inside,” she told him,


    remembering thest time he came to visit her. He had entered inside before she even got the


    information.


    “Yes, but I learned your boys are in the house, and you told me to stay away from them. He reminded


    her that, though she might have forgotten, he didn’t.


    Her eyes dropped; he was a better person than she would ever be, and her sons were lucky he was


    their father. “Why did youe?” She asked, changing the subject.


    “To check on your progress so far,” he answered, and his tone held honesty in it


    “I’m getting better. I feel so much betterpared tost week, and I have you to thank


    “I did nothing.” He told her, trying to act clueless.


    “I know you initiated the visit I received from the physicians at the settlement, she told him.


    “I didn’t initiate it,” he corrected. “I permitted.”


    “Thank you.” She smiled at him.


    He said nothing; instead, he leaned in to k*ss her, but she drew back.


    She wanted to k*ss him more than anything right now; her entire b*dy yearned for it and she wanted to


    give herself over to him. It felt right, but she couldn’t, not until she knew there were no more secrets


    between them.


    This was much moreplicated for her than it was for him. She had so much to lose, and he didn’t,


    so she had to be careful.


    “What are you doing?” She asked, even though she knew he just tried to k*ss her.


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    “I don’t know what I’m doing, but I know that I want to be here with you. It feels so right, and I do not


    want to lose it” He confessed and tried to k*ss her again, but she pulled away and took a step back.


    He had just ended things with Nina, and he still needed time to regain himself. A part of her felt it was


    too soon, and she didn’t want to be his rebound.


    “I’m sorry, I can’t do this.”


    She couldn’t ascertain why he wanted her; he didn’t really know her. He knew Sky, not Fiona, he


    wanted Sky, not Fiona


    There was also no guarantee that these feelings would stay the same the minute he learnt about the


    truth of her sons paternity.


    I’m sorry, but can we at least start somewhere?” he asked.


    There was so much happening, and she needed to prepare herself.


    In thest few hours, she had the chance to think about the truth and what it entailed. Did he deserve


    to know the truth about his sons? He did, but revealing that truth meant telling every truth, including


    who she was in the past and why she had to change everything


    Marion, who spoke to her about her sons earlier, told her it wasn’t as hidden away as she thought it


    was. She suspected Be already knew the truth, and soon. everyone would also know it. It was her


    decision to make, her truth to reveal, and she wanted everything to go the way she nned it.


    She had to also trust that Julian wouldn’t change or treat her differently when he learned the truth. It


    was a risk she had to take.


    “Say something, please.” Julian said, and she snapped out of her thoughts to find him staring at her.


    “You said Nina med me when you ended things with her. I never really understood what that meant.


    Why would she me me?” She asked.


    He sighed. “She said I ended things because of you. She wasn’t wrong; you were a part of the reason,


    just as I told you before, but it wasn’t all you. I felt a disconnect after I learned she had gone behind my


    back and testified in Vivian and her team’s favour. It felt like betrayal, and I couldn’t move on from it. I


    couldn’t trust her. 1 felt there was something she was hiding from me, and I couldn’t stomach it. When I


    asked her for the truth, she wouldn’t tell me. So before leaving for Grandfield, I ended things with her. I


    wasn’t going to make it public because I had respect for


    her, what she stood for, and the good she had done so far. I told her she would take the lead on how


    the announcement would go; it was my way of still treating her with a bit of respect. My failure was not


    seeing her for who she was. She had hoped that by killing you, I would return to her and we would be


    back to how we were. There was no going back, though.”


    “What made you believe she was hiding something?” She asked with a raised brow


    “She testified in favour of Vivian and went behind my back to do it. The only way they could have


    gotten her to testify was if they had something on her,” he answered. “I was right; they did”


    Fiona’s eyes narrowed at him as he said those words to her: “What do you mean?”


    “Ted knew something terrible she did many months ago, and he told it at the trial. That was what he


    used to get her on their side.”


    “What was it?” Fiona asked, finding herself drawn into getting more of the details.


    “She was with another.” He answered, and his voice sounded a little bruised. “She had an affair with an


    omega and killed him during their act. Ted was her escort on the trip, and he witnessed the entire thing.


    He has had it over her head ever since.


    The truth was even more horrible than she thought it would be. She had thought the formerdy had


    Her l*ps pressed together,


    “Oh, I am sorry”


    He casually shook his head and said, “There is no need to apologise. It hurts to be betrayed and lied


    to. I would have forgiven her if she hade forward with the truth immediately, but she let it drown


    her. Her mistake has robbed not just me, but many other good people of the chance of getting healed


    of the gue. I do not feel sorry for her. Not one bit. She made her bed of lies, and now she lies in it.


    He answered.


    Truth Lies. Honesty. These were things that were so hard to hold on to


    He might think she is any different from his former partner, but that was because he didn’t know the first


    thing about her. Her entire life was a lie, and yes, she didn’t cheat, but she was hiding the truth about


    her sons from him. She was denying him the chance to get to be a father, and that made her the same,


    if not worse than Nina, He might never forgive her if he were to find out the truth about his sons on his


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    She wondered what he would do to her if he were to find out she had kept the truth from him. He didn’t


    seem like someone who would be harsh with judgement, but she had to assume the worst. Without her


    healing abilities, she was of no use to him, and he might not be kind with his judgement of her.


    She might never get her freedom once the truth is out, and there were a few things she wanted to do


    before then.


    “Tam sorry” She apologised again, but this time it wasn’t because of what Nina did but rather for what


    she had done.


    He turned to her and gave her a small smile. “You have nothing to be sorry about.”


    “I would like your permission.” She said it in a small voice.


    “For what?”


    “I would love to see my parents onest time.” She told him, “They live in Reign, themunity in the


    east.”


    “I know Reign,” he told her with a smile, and she remembered she had also told him about her


    She nodded. “You have visited there in the past.” She reminded him, because that was how this entire


    tale of her life started.


    He stayed silent for a while, as if trying to remember it. He must have forgotten. Well. Reign was one of


    one hundred and forty–ninemunities in his world, and so he would forget.


    “I remember Reign,” he finally said. “I visited there close to six years ago and stayed for a few weeks. It


    wasn’t a formal visit, but it was a pleasant experience.” He said that, and his voice appeared a little


    clouded.


    He remembered–maybe not the night because she still had a hard time remembering it in detail–but he


    did. “I need to visit them. I haven’t seen them in many years.


    “You have my permission to visit them then. He answered before adding, “Do you need me toe


    with your


    She shook her head, she wanted this visit to be as private as it could be. Her n was to meet her


    parents and reveal her true self to them; she didn’t want him there to see it yet.


    “No, I would rather go alone. Perhaps Jace and Drew cane with me for


    protection if you deem it necessary.”


    He looked reluctant, but nodded. “Alright then, they wille as your escort. When do you n to


    leave, and how long will you be gone for?”


    “I will leave at dawn tomorrow.” She answered. “I should be gone for a day, two at


    most.”


    He stepped towards her, and the little space that existed between them disappeared. He tilted her chin


    up so she could look at him. “I would have loved toe with you and take care of you, but I will wait


    for you. Please think of what I said.”


    He wasn’t rushing her into deciding, he wanted her to take her time. That was considerate.


    He leaned in, and she didn’t back away anymore,cking the will to. His l*ps touched her forehead for a


    soft k*ss before pulling away.