《The Rejected Delta’s Secret pups by Golden》 Chapter 1

Chapter one

~Amara¡¯s POV I opened my eyes to see the sunlight filtering through the curtains. I raised my head too fast and a splitting headache tore through my skull. Gosh, how much did I drinkst night? A deep groan pulled me from my reverie. I froze. I finally turned to discover a man in my covers, a man that wasn¡¯t my boyfriend of two years, Kevin. Then it all came back in a rush, my discovery of Kevin cheating, confronting my boyfriend, our break up, Jenna bringing me to a new club¡­ and that was all I remembered. I looked at the man still softly snoring in my bed and only then did I realise that this wasn¡¯t my bed. Since when did I have a king-size one? I surveyed my environment, a bedroom fit for a lord. I was not in my apartment. Shit! Panic rushed through me and the thumping of my heart got louder. But my bloodpletely froze over when the man turned in his sleep and I saw his full face. He was Lucien Petrov, THE Lucien Petrov, the Alpha of my pack. I had to get out of here. I carefully pulled the covers away from my still n*ked b*dy. I swung my legs over the side of the bed and the moment they touched the marble, I breathe a sigh of relief ¡°Ummm,¡± A low grumble sounded behind me. Then there was silence. He had gone back to sleep. I continued with my escape and was lucky to see pieces of my clothing discarded all around. I put on the pieces of what I saw. I reached the door and stole a final nce at the Alpha before I turned the knob and made a run for it. All the while, I just hoped we had used protection. ***** I got home after my walk of shame through the town and took a quick shower. I looked at my reflection in the mirror and nearly copsed from shock. I saw it, my green eyes were amber. My wolf. It was the eyes of my wolf. I reached in and felt her presence. I had found my wolf. I had been trying to for such a long time but to no avail. Having a wolf in Silverpine pack was equivalent to you having a job or a degree, without it, you were looked down upon. I wondered what had trigger it finally. I had never been able to awaken the wolf with Kevin. When ites to finding your wolf, when all else fails, meeting your mate could trigger it. At the thought, I blinked. Mate? The only man that I had touched after Kevin was¡­ It wasn¡¯t possible, I am an Omega, almost a runt. Being mated to the Alpha was crazy. Yet at the thought of Lucien, my wolf seemed to get excited under my skin. I noticed a bruise on my shoulder and realised what it was. Lucien had marked me. My breath caught in my throat. I was doomed. ***** A weekter¡­ I skirted through the crowd of finely dressed first rank as I served various tables their meal, the atmosphere buzzing with anticipation. Today was the annual Silverpine ball. I liked to call it an excuse for first and second ranks to show off their influence, power and wealth. The other reason was because today the Alpha will choose a mate and the pack¡¯s Luna. The thought made me oddly nauseous, since when did I care? ¡®Since you found out that he was our mate,¡¯ Nova replied in my head with a tad bit too much sass. I rolled my eyes. Over the week, my wolf had grown talkative and I had to say that she was quite the character. I could hear her giggle at the back of my consciousness. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen,¡± Lucien¡¯s voice was like silk over rocks, my heart jumped. I tried to not look at him, where he sat on the dais but now he had all my attention. ¡°I¡¯m d that you all could make it.¡± His silver eyes scanned the crowd and I could have sworn that he looked right at me. His broad frame took a lot more space than it should have but that was the power that the Alpha had. He could feel up a whole space with his presence without trying. I gulped. ¡°It is time for what you have all been waiting for.¡± He took a pause for effect. ¡°It is time to announce the new Luna of Silverpine pack and my chosen mate.¡± ¡®He is ours!¡¯ Nova growled. I hated that she was right but we were not in the old days, politics and hierarchy yed a part now. ¡®Calm down,¡¯ I soothed but I felt pensive. Something was about to go very wrong. A tall, gorgeous redhead stepped delicately onto the dais. Rielle Archer, a second rank wolf and the granddaughter of one of the Zeta elders. My heart beat in tandem to the soft clicking of her red-bottom stiletto heels. ¡°Rielle Archer, the new Luna,¡± Lucien¡¯s voice lowered. ¡°And my chosen mate.¡± He pulled Rielle close and nted a k*ss on her l*ps. My blood turned torva and I felt Nova¡¯s growl revibrate through my whole b*dy. Goddess, help me. But Rielle was nowhere close to done, she wove her fingers through Lucien¡¯s hair and pulled him for a deep, long, sensual k*ss. Nova growl could have turned my bones to dust but then pain tore through my b*dy. I fell to the ground as my spine twisted and curved, my skin was on fire and I howled in pain. And just like that the party turned to look at me. Then I understood what was going on, I was turning, Nova was taking over my b*dy. After the pain subsided, I was on all fours and Nova was running towards the Dais. Towards Rielle and Lucien. I had no control over my movement, I tried but to no avail. ¡®He is mine!¡¯ Nova growled as she pounced on Rielle. I was so dead. Chapter 2

Chapter two

~Amara Nova aimed for Rielle¡¯s n*eck but within a blink of an eye, Rielle had turned too. And to my horror, her wolf dwarfed mine. With a swipe of arge paw, she tossed me away effortlessly. I hit the wall with a sickening thud. Everything was hazy for a minute but Nova was blinded by anger, she tried to get up immediately but the moment she tried to bnce on her hind legs, she howled in pain. One of her legs was definitely broken and it hurt like hell. She howled in pain as the shocked expression of the crowd gave away to Amusement. Laughter tore through the hall and I wanted nothing than to disappear and never be found. Nova looked to Lucien who had an inscrutable expression on his face. He stalked towards us in precise strides until he was before us. Nova whined and my gut leadened. She was calling Lucien¡¯s wolf to help us. But the expression on his face told me that helping us was thest thing on his mind. ¡°Turn,¡± Hemanded. As the Alpha, he could do that but it was still surprising to me the way that Nova gave me back my b*dy and control so easily. Lucien¡¯s eyes bore into me and I felt utterly n*ked. ¡°What the f**k were you thinking?¡± His voice was cold. ¡°A f**king omega attacking my mate.¡± At that moment, I didn¡¯t know what possessed me. ¡°I am your mate!¡± I said louder than intended. His eyes darkened with hate. ¡°Are you f**king retarded?¡± He asked. ¡°But with your kind, it wouldn¡¯t be surprising.¡± His smile was a harsh line. He was talking about Omegas as if we were rogues. ¡°I am your mate,¡± I repeated. ¡°I am an Alpha, you are nothing. You can¡¯t be my mate.¡± ¡°F**king b*tch.¡± Rielle said, stepping in beside him. ¡°Your father was mated to an Omega,¡± I reminded him. His grey eyes darkened to ck at my statement. But it was Rielle thatnded a hard p across my cheek. It stung so bad that I saw stars. I held my burning cheek but I did not even look up at Rielle, my eyes were on Lucien. He stalked even closer and I ripped my uniform and exposed my mark. The one he had given me. ¡°You marked me,¡± I told him. The whole room seemed to hold its breath. Only then did I see the spark of recognition light up his eyes. He remembered. ¡°You¡­¡± He said in shocked but he recovered. ¡°It does not matter.¡± His eyes went cold again. ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked, my voice was shaky. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you are my mate.¡± A gasp tore through the watching crowd. ¡°This thing is your mate?¡± Rielle¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°It seems like it.¡± His eyes did not leave mine. ¡°But like I said, it doesn¡¯t really matter.¡± ¡°Lucien¡­¡± I croaked. ¡°Don¡¯t call me that.¡± He growled. ¡°But I am your mate.¡± ¡°Not for long. What is your name?¡± ¡°Amara, Amara M¨¹ller.¡± Then it clicked right then, what he was about to do. Nova knew too. Lucien cleared his throat. ¡°I, Lucien Petrov, Alpha of Silverpine pack, reject you, Amara M¨¹ller as my mate.¡± I felt the air leave my lungs at his deration but I understood what I had to do. ¡°I, Amara M¨¹ller, ept your rejection.¡± Then he pulled Rielle closer and k*ssed her but his eyes never left mine. He wanted me to see what exactly he thought of me. I tried to get up and as pathetic as I was, I couldn¡¯t not even run out of the venue with dignity because of my now broken leg. I had to be carried out by beta Greyson. ¡°Take care,¡± He said as he left me with some of the staff. **** I couldn¡¯t leave my apartment for a while but thank the goddess, I had my mum. She helped with the chores as my leg healed. Luckily for whatever reason it healedpletely in a month. Yet, I wouldn¡¯t leave my ce. The humiliation burned bright and hot. Still, it was not only that but Nova was depressed and in turn so was I. I could not understand why Lucien¡¯s rejection hurt more than my broken leg, or the humiliation. I did not love him. Hell, I didn¡¯t even know him. Still my heartache was ten times worse than when Kevin had cheated on me. Sometimester mum came with someone. ¡°I don¡¯t want to see anyone,¡± I told mum as they entered my room. ¡°You have no say in the matter.¡± An elderly voice said from over my shoulder. I turned to see the most notorious member of the Zeta elders. Agatha but most called her The Crone. In her mouth was a lit cigarette. ¡°Come on, get up.¡± Her tone gave no room for argument. Mum left us and silence reigned for a few minutes as she blew puff after puff of burning tobo. ¡°So¡­ what¡¯s the matter?¡± She asked. ¡°I¡­ I¡­ I¡­ It hurts.¡± I said, sounding like a child who just bruised her knee. ¡°After he rejected you?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± I affirmed. ¡°How bad?¡± ¡°I feel like I cannot breathe. Like some part of me as been ripped out.¡± ¡°Some part of you has been ripped out.¡± She blew out a puff. ¡°The mating bond is powerful, it¡¯s ingrained in you. Do you want to be rid of it?¡± She asked. I blinked. ¡°The mating bond?¡± ¡°Yes. Did you really think a few words could sever itpletely? ¡± ¡°No¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ll break it, if you want the pain to stop.¡± I thought about it and realized that it was the wise thing to do. Lucien had moved on. He had chosen someone else. I would do the same. ¡°Yes.¡± Only then did the crone smile. ¡°Good choice, nothing should hold you back, not even a mate.¡± She took a hold of my shoulder, where is the mark still was and she ced another hand on my chest. I felt a buzz and a pull. The hand on my chest caught something invisible and she pulled on it hard. Then I could have sworn that I heard a snap. I felt instantly light, like a weight had been lifted off my chest. The mark on my shoulder was begining to fade. The bond was broken. Mum entered with a tray of food but the moment the aroma reach my nostrils, nausea washed over me like a cold nket and I made a run for it. I came back to see mum¡¯s figeting form pacing and the crone eyed me suspiciously. ¡°Whenst did you see your period?¡± She asked. I should have seen it a week ago. My blood suddenly turned to ice. ¡°Let me see you,¡± The crone said. After her examination, she pursed her l*ps and silence stretched. When she finally spoke, ¡°Amara, you are pregnant.¡± Chapter 3

Chapter three

Seven Yearster¡­ ¡°We are losing him, doc,¡± Sherry said as we tried to stabilize man on the bed. He was losing a lot of blood not to talk of the fact that his wounds were already infected. His wife and two year old child were waiting for him outside. ¡°Don¡¯t die, Simon.¡± I whispered as I fed the breathing tube into his throat. ¡°They need you back.¡± I turned on the machine and the beeping stopped. He was stable again. I took a breath of relief through my face mask. He would live another day. After speaking to his family, I went to the locker room to collect my things. I though of Simon as I collected my things. He had been attacked by a pack of wolves before he was rescued by his other hunting friends. Wolves¡­ It reminded me of another time, in another ce. I left the pack six years ago after I found out I was pregnant. I had a college degree and the crone had given me some money. My lupine abilities were significantlycking but I was more brains than braun. I got a full-schrship and the rest was history. I could not call myself a doctor yet even though everyone else did. Themunity clinic had need one since thest one quit because of the bad conditions. They were desperate so I went from doctor¡¯s assistant to doctor in less than a year. I made a bee-line to theb to retrieve what I needed before I went back to Simon¡¯s room. His wife was sleeping by his side, her daughter must have been given to a family friend. I opened the lid of the container that contained the tincture. Quietly, I drew it out with a needle and syringe before I injected Simon with it. Until I was done my heartrate did not slow down. No matter how many times, I tempted fate, I always got scared I would get caught. It anyone ever found out that was injecting patients with some unknown substance, I was done for. But it was all worth it, to see them get better. Otherwise, Simon was as good as dead. ***** The night was frigid and hugged myself to keep warm as I walked to my car. The thought of the people waiting for me at home brought be some much needed warmth. I entered my car and turned on the ignition. The hairs of my n*eck rose, something was not right. ¡®We are not alone,¡¯ Nova said but it was toote. I felt the barrel of a gun on my temple before a deep, gravelly voice said. ¡°Make a sound and you are dead.¡± I said nothing as my heart threatened to burst through my chest. Nova growled, threatening to take over. She was always too brave for her own good but it was too risky. ¡°Drive,¡± The man ordered. I did as he said, the gears of my mind turning, trying to figure out how I would get out of this situation. We drove through the town for a while before he spoke again. ¡°Turn left.¡± I did as he asked. ¡°Turn right,¡± He said after a few minutes. I continued to drive, his gun had not moved an inch from my head. My knuckles were white with strain and fear. ¡°Stop.¡± He ordered. ¡°Stay right where you are.¡± He got out of the car and walked over with his gun still aimed at me. He opened the car door. ¡°Put your hands behind your head,¡± I obeyed. ¡°Step out,¡± He said. ¡°Slowly.¡± When I got out, I surveyed my environment. It was dark and there was not another soul in sight. We were in front of a old run down factory in the out skirts of the town. There would be no one to help but no the bright side was that there would be no one else who would see me turn, Nova was ready to take over. ¡°Bring her in here.¡± Another man said, this one was familiar. Nova recognized it too. ¡®Greyson,¡¯ She said said in my head. She was right. I remembered the only voice that had not been harsh to me on that day at the ball. What was the Beta of Silverpine doing in human territory? I was more curious than scared now. Did the the man with the gun know who he was or was he also a pack member? I was taken inside, we walked in utter darkness for a while before we came to a stop in front of a closed door. The door was opened and I was met with three other people. The room was well furnished to look like a room. It was clean unlike everything else in the factory. The man with the gun pushed me inside. ¡°Hey!¡± Grayson said. ¡°Don¡¯t push her.¡± ¡°She is just some powerless human, what exactly is she gonna do?¡± He stepped into the room and essed me. His eyes taunting but predatory. He did not know what I was. They thought I was human. Why would they bring a human down here? ¡°You can put your hands down now, miss.¡± Grayson said, apologetically. He led me to a seat facing the rest of them. I sat down and looked at them. There was Grayson and he now had his arm around a dark haired woman. The man with the gun. A man with sses who gave a me quizzical look and seated in front of him was someone who did not look a day over eighteen. I noticed they looked like brothers. Silence stretched taut like an invisible robe before a door opened once again. ¡°Finally, you are here.¡± The woman said, worry marring her features. I turned to see a face I never thought I would see again. Lucien Petrov. He stalked towards me but something was wrong, he still exuded power but he was pale and his eyes were unfocused. ¡°Jessica Miller, am I right?¡± He knew my human name. His voice was still the same. It was as though I was in the dream. Before I could affirm or deny, he bent down to my level. His scent, sandalwood and citrus filled my nose and it was intoxicating. Nova was uncharacteristically quiet. When I looked at his face, he was still as devilishly handsome as I remembered but that was not what stopped my heart. Blood trailed a path from the corner of his mouth to his jaw. Then he fell forward and straight into my arms. Chapter 4

Chapter four

A week ago¡­ ~Lucien The banquet was well under way by now, the atmosphere was lively with hushed conversation. My twenty seventh birthday banquet was a waste of time but Rielle and her antics won this time. A maid refilled my ss and walked off. I downed the ss in one gulp. I would need alcohol to get through the night. I would have preferred boxing practice with Grayson to this unnecessary party. My throat felt dry all of a sudden even though I had just drank. ¡°Alpha, Alma is asking for you.¡± My younger brother, Tanner informed. ¡°It seems urgent.¡± Everything was urgent to Alma in her old age, she always believed she was a second away from dying but I had seen her get back up enough times not to worry anymore. ¡°What¡¯s it about?¡± ¡°Something about a foreboding¡­¡± Tanner answer tentatively. ¡°Oh really?¡± The alcohol was working. The buzzing had intensified but something felt wrong for some reason ¡°Let me guess Haught ising with his men right now?¡± He looked unsure. I pped a brotherly hand over his shoulder and got up. Or attempted to because my legs were almostpletely numb. Had I been sitting that long? ¡°Alpha, what is wrong?¡± Tanner sounded worried. My head was light, it was as if I was floating but it felt all wrong. ¡°Lucy,¡± My sister¡¯s voice came. She was the only one who would dare to call me that. By now I should have fixed her with a re but I could barely turn my head. Something was definitely wrong. ¡°hey¡­¡± I stumbled. I actually stumbled. Grayson caught me in time. ¡°Hey, dude¡­¡± I did not hear the rest of what he said. My head was buzzing. The world tilted and then nothing. ***** I woke up in my room surrounded by family members. Rielle was the first to notice that I was awake. She had tears in her hazel eyes. She took my hand in hers and squeezed. ¡°Lucien¡­¡± She choked through her tears. She ced her head on my chest and hugged me but it did nothing but hurt. Everything hurt. Everyone was talking at once asking how I was, but my tongue felt heavy in my mouth. ¡°Quiet!¡± A voice rang out. Everyone went quiet. My head was turned and I met the crone¡¯s gaze. Her eyes roamed my face. She touched my b*dy and I winced everytime. ¡°Um¡­¡± She mused when she was done. ¡°What is wrong with him?¡± Rielle asked. The crone cast Rielle a bored look. ¡°It¡¯s poison, alright.¡± There was a gasp, followed by whispers. What the hell was going on? Poison? Who and why? Did it have anything to do with Haught? My mind was spiraling. Suddenly, the door was mmed open and the security team entered with a maid in tow. She had bloody bandages on her wrists. ¡°We caught her trying to end her life.¡± One of them informed. That much was clear. She was made to kneel. She had tears in her eyes. Everyone went rigid. Before anyone could move, the crone was on her feet with a de in her hand. ¡°You poisoned the Alpha.¡± It was not a question, it was a statement. The maid said nothing but continued to cry. ¡°Or would you like to lose an eye before you speak?¡± The crone would do it. The maid shook her head. ¡°Then f**king talk, goddamnit.¡± The maid shook and she looked at me. Did she really hope for mercy from me? Rielle got up as well and took the de from the crone and poised it to the maid¡¯s throat. ¡°F**king talk or else¡­¡± Rielle threatened. The maid nched. ¡°But you made me do it.¡± Her eyes were on Rielle. After that the words stumbled out, syble after syble, word after word until all I felt was seething rage. ¡°The Luna gave me the poison, she told me to put it in your drink.¡± She revealed. ¡°You paid me.¡± ¡°You f**king liar, you deserve you to die!¡± Rielle screamed and attempted to plunge the de in the maid¡¯s chest but Grayson was quicker. ¡°Not so fast.¡± Rielle blinked at us. ¡°You believe her¡­¡± I said nothing. ¡°Where is the car that Lucien bought youst summer?¡± Giselle asked, her voice hard. ¡°And the ten grand that was withdrawn from the ount?¡± ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± But she did not need to speak. I knew she was lying. I loved Rielle and I knew the woman I loved. I knew that her tricks well enough to know when she was lying. The quirk of her brow, the way she bnced all her weight on her left leg. It was all there. My chosen mate tried to kill me. Fate was such a b*tch. ***** Present day¡­ She stood over me, examining me. Her touch was feather light and I was tempted to lean into it. She smelt like vani and something earthy. Ever since the poison started wreaking havoc in my b*dy, my wolf, Kaz has slowly been fading. If he fadedpletely, I would die. The poison Rielle had given the maid had no antidote. It was meant to kill me. When nothing else had worked, the crone told us of a human doctor. Going to human territory for a cure was so far beneath us but we had no choice. That was why I was here now, letting a wolfless creature touch me. I heard a low growl, it was the first time I had hear Kaz since the poison. It seemed the human was already working her magic. Still, I could not shake the feeling that I knew her. ¡°What can you do, doc?¡± Giselle asked, her tone hopeful. Silence. ¡°I need my bag.¡± Was all she said. ¡°No way!¡± It was Raven¡¯s grating voice. ¡°Just say you can¡¯t do it.¡± Silence but I could tell that Grayson had red at him to be quiet. The human took a deep breath. ¡°I need my bag.¡± She repeated. There was a loaded silence before Giselle spoke. ¡°I¡¯ll apany you to get it.¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Her voice was calm and collected. Was she not scared of her kidnappers? They returned after a little while but by then I couldn¡¯t even will my eyes to open. She stepped close to me again and her scent wafted through the air. ¡°This will sting a bit, okay?¡± Her voice was so soothing. Then it did sting and I winced when she injected me. It took a minute before I felt anything more. A cool sensation washed over me and felt my tightening muscles, rx and my stomach settled. My head stopped buzzing. The relief was heaven. I was still weak but I felt better already. Kaz was also gaining strength under my skin. I opened my eyes to see her above me, those brown eyes studying me. Electricity buzzed in the air and every instinct screamed at me to im her and find out if her l*ps were as soft as they looked. ¡®Mine,¡¯ Kaz growled. ¡®She¡¯s mine,¡¯ Chapter 5

Chapter five

~Lucien ¡°What do you mean, that she is the same omega?¡± I asked Rn, my brother. ¡°Yes, Jessica Miller is actually Amara M¨¹ller.¡± He says again as if he was telling me about the weather. After the incident with the doctor, it had been nearly impossible to get her out of my mind. I saw her face every waking moment and it had been driving me crazy. Kaz would not stop pining for her. Once he was back to his full energy, he would not stop. He has grown obsesssed with her and I could not understand why. But now the reason was clear. I had asked my brother to do an intensive investigation on her. Now I knew who she was and why she felt so familiar. ¡°She is the mate you rejected for Rielle,¡± The crone¡¯s voice was filled with poorly concealed mockery. Fate was definitely a cold-blooded b*tch. ¡°She seems to be doing well for herself now,¡± The crone continued. ¡°Maybe she even has a husband by now, a kid or two.¡± My blood pressure spiked at the thought of my mate with another man, having his children. ¡®She¡¯s mine,¡¯ Kaz growled. ¡°Why the hell do you look like you want to pop a blood vessel? She is not your mate anymore, you rejected her and turned her away. Or have you forgotten?¡± I did not need to be reminded. It was not toote, I would make her mine. ¡°Tsk, tsk, men and their¡­¡± The crone was saying but I was not listening. I was already leaving. I needed to get to Amara before I lost her for good. ***** ~Amara ¡°See you tomorrow, doc.¡± Sherry greeted as I stepped out of the clinic. My mind wandered the moment the air outside hit my face. After the incident my thoughts have been gued by a particr grey eyed mate. I hated it. I was starting to believe that the mate bond wasing back. My heart had clenched seeing him in such a condition. It was just empathy, I told myself over and over again. The hair on my n*eck rose again and I had the eerie inkling that I was being watched. I looked around until my eyes met with another across the packing lot. Beside him was a ck luxury car. My heart skipped one terrifying beat before I began to run towards my car. The figure began to sprint towards me too. He had definitely been watching me. There was no way that I would survive two kidnappings in a single week. Just as I reached my car and reached in my pocket for my keys, he caught up with me and wound an arm around my waist. ¡°Amara,¡± He breathed in my ear. I froze. Sandalwood and citrus. That voice. It was Lucien. What the hell did he want now? He knew who I was. ¡°You are mistaken. My name is Jessica.¡± I lied. His hold was strong, there was no way I was escaping. ¡°I know it¡¯s you.¡± His voice was harsh. My fear fell away into rage. ¡°Let me go, you are not my mate, Lucien.¡± ¡°I am.¡± He growled. ¡°I marked you.¡± I pushed him away and miraculously he let me go. I dropped my bag. I pushed down the sleeve of my blouse and showed him my unmarked shoulder. Confusion marred his features. ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°But nothing!¡± I yelled and I hoped that Sherry would not hear. ¡°I am not your mate. Leave me the hell alone.¡± I hoped he did not know about the twins. He could use them as leverage to get back into my life. His anger fell away to something softer. ¡°Amara¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± I stopped him. My b*dy wanted to bend to his will but I did not get this far just to run back to the man who threw me away like a piece of trash. Nova watched through my eyes, essing the situation. ¡°Leave me alone,¡± I told him. ¡°Go back to your Luna,¡± I spat the words out like it was venom. He winced at my words like it physically hurt him to hear them. I picked up my bag and fished for my keys. I found it. I could leave. As I turned the ignition, I heard Lucien speak. ¡°You are still mine, Amara.¡± It was not just a statement, he said it like a fact. ***** The moment I got home, I knew something was very wrong. The keys were still in the ignition, when I ran out of the car. The door was ajar. I entered to a mess in the living room. Everything was destroyed. The television smashed in, the sofas were upturned. I held an involuntary breath when I entered the twins room. My mother was on ground in a pool of her own blood. I ran to her and scooped her up despite the blood. ¡°Mum, mum¡­¡± I called for her. She was still alive but barely. I did not need to have studied medicine to know she would not make it. There was just too much blood. She opened her eyes and they shone briefly with recognition. ¡°A¡­mara¡­ the twins¡­ I couldn¡¯t¡­¡± I was torn between letting us have this moment before she would go or asking about the twins. ¡°The twins¡­ the Blood creek¡­ delta.¡± She managed. I noted what she said. Her eyes were zing over. She was going to die any second. Tears welled up in my eyes. ¡°I love you, mum.¡± I told her because I knew it would be thest time. She smiled, bloody and tragic. She raised blood-stained fingers to my face and stroked my cheek. ¡°I love¡­¡± But her hands fell away and she was gone just like that with her eyes still opened. I had seen death a lot of times and I thought that I was numb to it. This time the pain was immense and a scream ripped through my throat. It was Nova howling from the loss that affected us both. ¡°Amara¡­¡± Strong arms held me to a wall-like chest. I knew it was Lucien but this time I did not pull away. Chapter 6 Lucien¡¯s Pov; Kaz roared in anger,feeling her pain as fury surged through my veins. I clenched. my fist in anger,growling as my eyes darkened. I will make them pay!,whoever it is!,everyone of them!. I unleashed a powerful punch upon the door and faced the others in the room, they¡¯ll fix that door for me. ¡°Find out who did this!. And bring him to me alive!.¡± I barked out to Greyson. ¡°Yes Alpha.¡± ¡°Immediately!. I will make him suffer!,I will let him die slowly!¡± Raven spoke first, ¡°we will find the person that did this and bring him to you Alpha¡°. I exhaled loudly, ¡°Get out all of you!,out!.¡± I watched them scramble out before turning to Greyson. ¡°Not you¡°. ¡°Is there anything else Alpha?¡± He raised a brow quizzically and I sighed. ¡°My wolf picked up a scent when I was there,a strange scent¡± Greyson is my beta and the only person I can trust with what I just discovered. ¡°The scent was strange,it doesn¡¯t belong to any pack,nor does it smell like a rogue¡± I said,facing him squarely and he looked at me in surprise. ¡°Not a pack member or a rogue?¡± ¡°I want you to find out what really happened in that house this evening. Do it discreetly and quickly¡± I ordered as I downed the entire ss of whiskey I¡¯d been holding in one gulp. I would need to discuss this with the Crone,she might know something about this. The scent my wolf caught was strange,it was like a wolf.but also not like a wolf. I have never smelled such before. I need to find out what happened and why,quickly before something else happensl. 14 ex Dreame Babe Ty? A ruthless CEO in the 44 FREE Installed sband at night! Open xe wed, 3 Mar ×Ô28%Àë Amara had refused my offer to spend the night at my suite after consoling her,she said she¡¯d rather take chances with whatever killed her mother as she had nothing else to lose. I wanted to scream out ¡± your life¡± but I just let her be. I¡¯m sure that was her way of grieving. I ordered Raven to stand guard at her house throughout the night and report back to me if anything happens. I wanted to make sure she sleeps well. She¡¯s acting tough,it¡¯s hard to believe she was that weak wolf whom I rejected. Looking back now, I realise I was rude and I hurt her,but I thought I was doing what was best for silverpine. Marrying Rielle would give me power,or so I thought,only for her to try to kill me. I never loved her and she knew it,that was probably why she did that. She knew our marriage was a sham and we couldn¡¯t deceive the moon goddess,this was perhaps her cruel punishment to me. To be poisoned by my chosen mate and treated by my chosen mate. **********ÄÏ*****°ëÉêÖÐ******ÖÐ**** ¡°When shall we leave Alpha?,¡± Greyson asked and I sighed. I should have been in silverpine by now since I am already at full strength,but my wolf wants to remain here,close to her. I thought about her now,her glowing skin,her wavy chestnut hair as it bounced with every step she took,her full l*ps which were inviting,her long shapely legs¡­ ¡°Alpha¡­¡± Grayson¡¯s voice broke through my reverie and I raked a hand through my hair in frustration. ¡°We can leave when you¡¯ve found those rogue wolves¡± I moved towards the window,shoving my hands deep into my pocket as I walked. ¡°We¡¯re still searching for them, but there has been no trace of them. I¡¯ve asked the Levine people for help as well¡°,He said and I looked back at him. ¡°Good,double your efforts too. I wouldn¡¯t want them to get the rogues before we do.¡± ¡°Yes Alpha.¡± 2/5 Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the day, and a lovely husband at night!. FREE Installed Open 14:39 Wed, 13 Mar GDY 0.28%% I pushed the blind aside to see a familiar vehicle. It couldn¡¯t be¡­..She stepped out with Raven and I smiled. Perhaps she was so frightened and decided toe to me as I was the only one strong enough to protect her. She was wearing a deep blue dress that stopped just below her knee and as shet walked,each step carried elegance and her hips swayed rhythmically. I imagined her n*ked and how she would look on my bed and swallowed hard as she left my sight. This isn¡¯t the time for such thoughts!,she just lost her mother goddammit!. My wolf whimpered,he wanted her badly. ¡°Shhh not now kaz¡°,I tried to console him. Someone knocked at the door and I motioned to Greyson to open it. Immediately she entered,I motioned for him to leave. I didn¡¯t need him prying into our discussion. ¡°How are you Amara?¡± I questioned,studying her to see any trace of difort. If I could go back in time,I would proudly make her my Luna and not hurt her like I did. I was a fool,a damn big fool!. ¡°It¡¯s Jessica,¡± She said, looking at me squarely, matching my gaze. She was not deterred by my huge frame or my piercing gaze,that¡¯s interesting. ¡°Have you realized that I am the only one you need?¡± I questioned as I opened the refrigerator to get a bottle of Rum. She scoffed, ¡°Ha!,you sure love to dream.¡± ¡°About that night. Although I¡¯ll admit I don¡¯t remember much, I bet it was fun¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t!,¡± she quickly interrupted me. ¡°I¡¯m not here for that,I need your help¡± I stared at her,a smile ying on my l*ps,she must¡¯vee here to seek my protection. I passed her a ss which she shook her head at,declining it. ¡°What is it?¡± I questioned with a mock concern etched on my face. I had to make her believe that I didn¡¯t know what she wanted. I would do anything to get her back,anything at all,even if I have to remark her again,if that was possible. How was she able to remove my mark on her?,I never knew it was possible. D D Dreame Installed chiess CEO in the Open 14:39 Wed, 13 Mar Chapter 6 ¡°The person that killed my mother..the person took something else,more valuable from me¡± She said,avoiding my face as if there was something hideous on it. She instead focused on the intricate carvings of ancient symbols on the wall. Does she prefer those ugly looking symbols to my handsome face?. ¡°What is it?¡± I asked indifferently,stifling a yawn. What valuables if not some ancient family heirlooms or some jewel eyes!. ¡°Will you promise not to take it from me after you get it?¡± I looked at her incredulously. This woman is something else. Something valuable?. What the fuck would I want with some old heirloom or jewelries. I looked at her face to ascertain if she was joking,but she kept a straight face and looked surprised when I suddenly burst outughing. ¡°What would I want with anything of yours?¡± I moved close to her and brought my mouth to her ear, ¡°the only thing I want right now is you not some family heirlooms or jewelries or whatever was stolen from you¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that!¡± She eximed!.trying to hide her face,she was flustered!. There¡¯s a chance for me!I¡¯m sure of it. ¡°Fine, fine!,what¡¯s this something valuable?¡± I asked mockingly and She seemed to be suddenly nervous. I smiled. It was probably a childhood toy that was taken. ¡°Promise me¡± she bit out nervously. ¡°Fine!,I promise!,what is it?¡± In Silverpinemunity,an Alpha¡¯s promise was his bond,he never broke them,it was considered a huge disgrace and dishonour for an Alpha to go against his words. She looked at me for a while,as if she was contemting on whether I could be trusted to keep my word or not. ¡°An Alpha¡¯s word is his bond¡± I reminded her and she looked down at her palms pressed together awkwardly and finally back at me. Chapter 7 Amara¡¯s Pov; ¡®My Babies¡® I finally said,expecting the worst from him. Perhaps he would ask if they¡¯re his. I got scared at the thought of that,but I would tell him something else,anything at all. Seven years after all was a long time,I could¡¯ve been married to a human and have his children. He might not even ask anything about the father of the children. I realized that I had made a mistake and He might start to suspect something because I made him promise not to take them away.I hope he doesn¡¯t suspect anything. Why did I say that?!. ¡®You have children?¡® he stared at me incredulously and I held my breath in anticipation of the question he would ask,instead he asked something totally unexpected. ¡®What are their names?, I raised my brow in surprise, their names,not ¡®they¡¯re mine?¡± ¡®Kai and Rick.¡± I poured myself a drink too. I squeezed my face as the rum hit my throat. ¡®You were married.¡± It came as a statement rather than a question and I looked at him,contemting on telling him the truth or just ignoring him. He might not put in all his effort to find the children since they¡¯re humans, but if I tell him that they¡¯re his, I¡¯ll see my children very quickly. But he might take them away!. ¡®How was he?¡® I am so not talking about this. I downed the remaining drink in a single shot, ¡®None of your business. Will you help me or not?¡® ¡®I¡¯m obliged to help you as the Alpha of your pack. And it is against thew for rogues to harm a human¡­ He ranted on about duties and obligations and whatnots that I zoned off. He will help me,that was the only thought on my mind and I smiled at that .I know I could not possibly deceive Him for long. Once he finds my children,He would 175 Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A nulliless CEO in the day, and a lovely husband at nightt 4.4 FREE Installed Open 28% see that they are an exact replica of him and that was all he needed to know to take them from me. But I have his word,even if he finds out,He is obliged byw to leave the children- for me,I fought the urge to not scream at that. He wouldn¡¯t be expecting that.I would see my children soon and nob*dy will take them from me anymore, they could have their father¡¯s protection,but they¡¯ll always be with me. how do you feel now?¡® I asked,trying to change the topic as He was still asking about ¡®the father of my children¡®, ¡®I¡¯ll make them pay,whoever it is, you have my world and you¡¯ll have your children soon¡® ¡®So you were married?¡® He asked again after a moment of silence. I was tired of hearing him ask about my supposed ¡®marriage¡® so I put an end to it. ¡®No¡® ¡®Oh..who was he then?,how does being with a human feel?¡® I sighed and mentally face palmed. My children are being held captive somewhere and what he wants to know is how it feels to have S*x with a human!. Men.. Thankfully, the shrill ringtone of my phone stopped that ridiculous conversation. ¡®Jessica!Are you alright?,I heard what happened!,i¡¯m so sorry¡± ¡°Thank you sherry¡® I hope you get justice for your mother and you get your children back¡® ¡®I hope so too dear, I do¡® The call ended and I thanked Lucien and was about to leave before a thought urred to me. My mother¡¯sst words seemed insignificant and they weren¡¯t clear, I didn¡¯t understand them, but perhaps Lucien could understand them. ¡®My mother said something before she died, blood creek,delta¡­something..¡± ¡®Blood creek?¡® Lucien suddenly interrupted and I nodded. ¡®It sounded like that,what does it mean?¡± ex Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 44 FREE day, and a lively Insi and at night! Installed Open ×Ô28%Á® ¡®Site sit¡® he said,beckoning me to sit down,his face giving a sense of urgency. ¡®It wasn¡¯t a human that killed my mother was it?¡® my heart broke and a sense of dread surged through me,if it wasn¡¯t human,but a wolf,then why?¡® ¡®No¡® he said after a long silence. ¡®you¡¯re not safe,you¡¯ll stay here until we¡¯ve solved this issue¡® ¡®Wait hold on!,why would a wolf kill my mother?,she was very kind,she was a good woman and we never had any issues with any wolf even before we left¡® ¡°Since you¡¯ve been here,have you met other wolves,rogues perhaps?¡± ¡®No,you¡¯re the first set of wolves I¡¯m meeting in seven years, I wouldn¡¯t even know a wolf even if I passed one,i¡¯m an omega you know¡± He gently rubbed his jaw,a thoughtful expression etched on his face,as if he was thinking about something critical. ¡®Doesn¡¯t matter,it¡¯s not safe. I won¡¯t let you go back there¡® How dare he try to deceive me and make me stay here?I¡¯m not falling for that!,what stupid threat?,ck creek or whatever its called,I will deal with that on my own,I just needed my children¡® ¡°I won¡¯t. Whatever the ck creek is,it won¡¯t being for me. They already took all I have!¡± I said and stood up.. His jaw ticked as he looked at me,scowling,He seemed to be surprised that I wasn¡¯t afraid. Why should I be?,I tried ending my life after what he did seven years ago but my children gave me hope to live on. Without them,life would be meaningless. ¡°The blood creek is a group of extremely rogue and violent wolves and you know. what happens when rogue wolves decides to form a group.¡± Of course,I am well aware,they be extremely violent and deadly, hoping to overthrow the current Alpha of a pack. I have never heard of a group called Blood creek but I¡¯m sure they¡¯re like other rogue groups I¡¯ve heard. But what could they want with my children? I gasped as realisation suddenly dawned on me,no,it couldn¡¯t be. Besides my Dreame Open 28%* 14:39 Wed, 13 Mar GDF mother and the crone,nob*dy knows who my children really are. ¡®I don¡¯t care about what you want,but you¡¯re staying right here. Someone wants to use you to get to me. He said,his tone hardening with every word he spoke. There was no use arguing with him,the look on his face told me that it would be pointless so I just sighed. ¡®At least let me take a few things from my house¡® I said,as I didn¡¯t know how long I would be cooped up in here and I needed to call Ellen,she would be worried,I know she would¡¯vee to the house already to check up on me and would be worried to not find me home. Just then,my phone started to ring, I nced at the caller ID and smiled,it was Ellen. ¡®Your boyfriend?¡® Lucien asked and I could detect a hint of jealousy underneath his deep arrogant voice. I ignored him and answered the call,but he snatched the phone away from me before I could speak and I could only stare in horror as he spoke. ¡®You listen to me,you miserable human twat,do not call this number anymore if you don¡¯t want me to rip out your tongue and hang it like a trophy¡® I guess Ellen ended the call in horror as I saw the call end and he flung the phone back to me. ¡®What have you done!?¡® I screamed out!,¡¯that was my best friend!¡® I picked up my bag and pointed a finger at him, I knew I was ying with fire,but what He did was extremely dumb and stupid. ¡®Screw you!¡® I yelled out and stomped off in a burst of anger. I mmed the car door and peeled out of the parking lot,the tires squealed,matching my anger as the engine roared. I just wanted to get away from his presence. The moment I got home,I saw someone standing on the doorway,she had her back turned to me and I stood still,trying to find a weapon I could use when the very familiar voice suddenly rang out. ¡®Hello Amara,¡¯I let out a breath I didn¡¯t know I was holding as I studied the face,olive skin with brown hazel eyes,blonde hair,full luscious l*ps that held a ex D Dreame Gabe, are you hungry? A ruthless Cro in the 44* FREE Installed day, and a lovely husband at nightt Open xe B we warm smile. I hugged her immediately as we both smiled. ¡®How did you get here?..Never mind that!,i¡¯ve missed you! ¡®As have I!,I can¡¯t believe it¡¯s you!You¡¯ve be so pretty!¡® ¡®And you still look the same¡® She chucked and we walked together to the house,talking about the old times. 28%%% I went to get a drink for her when she said something that nearly took my breath. ¡®Eve is back.¡± Dreame Babe, are you hungry? the CEO in the 44 FREE day, and a lovely husband at might 0 COMMENT Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Just as I expected,she didn¡¯t tell the alpha about the children. Poor man,what will he do if he discovers that the children are his?,I chuckled at that thought,It would be fun to see Lucien in pain knowing that I have his pups and I could kill them if I wanted. ¡®Where is the little wolf right now?¡® I questioned the man sitting beside me,I selected him to be my right hand man as he was more suited for this job,he was ruthless andpetent. ¡®In her home I believe,after she left the hotel,she went straight home,it seemed she had a fight with the Alpha¡® I grunted. Alpha?,He will soon be a dead man, I will be the Alpha!. My wolf growled. at that thought,He didn¡¯t want to be sneaky,but he had to understand I was doing this for him,for us,to get what is rightfully mine!. ¡°Have you noticed anything strange?¡± I asked my right hand man,looking at hist face. He looked like he was carefully selecting his words as he opened his mouth and sighed before speaking. ¡°I¡¯m not sure,but it seems like their mate bond is growing again.¡± I furrowed my brows in confusion, Lucien had said that his mark had been removed,that should break any sort of connection between them,why turn will not their bond grow again?, that¡¯s impossible!. ¡°Are you sure about that?¡± ¡°As sure as I can be. He is in love with her and she feels the same for him. I scoffed. I know very well that he was in love with her,he didn¡¯t hide it,but she couldn¡¯t feel the same way towards him,she couldn¡¯t possibly forget about the rejection and humiliation she suffered seven years ago!. It was I who stopped her frommitting suicide,immediately I found out she was carrying Lucien¡¯s children. I have that gift,I can smell a pregnancy of even a week old. ¡®If that¡¯s true,then everything is about to go wrong, schedule a meeting tonight,I Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the day, and a lovely husband at night! 44 FREE Installed Open 14:39 Wed, 13 Mar 07 9.28% want everyone of our allies to be here¡®,I said sighing heavily and raking my hands through my hair as I thought about the best course of action. ¡®Yes¡® He replied and was about to leave when I stood up,blocking his way. ¡®You will reply to me with ¡®Alpha¡® when I speak to you!¡® I thundered and he nodded before scurrying off. ¡®Alpha¡® I heard a familiar voice say before chuckling and I turned and was faced with those icy blue eyes I know all too well. ¡®Darling!¡® I eximed as I gently lifted her soft hands to my l*ps,nting a warm k*ss. My wolf growled in happiness and screamed ¡®mate,mate. I chuckled as I wrapped my arms around her soft skin. I couldn¡¯t believe it,I thought I had lost her forever,that she would be killed before. I could rescue her. but here she was,in front of me!. ¡®I thought I¡¯d never see you again!¡® I said huskily as I leaned in,our l*ps meeting and tongues tasting each. other,She smelled so good,like Lavender. We pulled apart to catch our breath and went to sit. Rielle and I were destined to be together by the moon goddess. We¡¯ve been friends since childhood and one day we found our wolves and found out that we were mates,but She said she couldn¡¯t be with me, as she was fated to be a luna and I wasn¡¯t an Alpha. I promised her that I was going to be an Alpha and I woulde back to take her and we would lead together. She had other ns,She got married to Lucien and took potions and herbs to avoid getting pregnant and then she poisoned him, for me!. She risked her life for me! and I couldn¡¯t help her. So I decided that it was time to take back what was mine,I fastracked my ns,but I still felt bad about losing her,especially as I had to obey the Alpha and lock her up. My wolf was in pain,but there was nothing I could do but hope that I¡¯ll be fast enough to rescue her.But here she was,she was strong and brave and I am going to protect her from today,I promise. ¡®How did you get away?,How did you even know where i am?¡® I asked as we sat down,wondering how she had gotten away from the most secure cell in silverpinemunity.how she was able to leave with all those many guards watching and the ex Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CFO in the day, and a lovely husband at night 44 FREE Installed Open Dreame 14:39 Wed, 13 Mar CDF people of silverpine wanting her death after trying to murder their Alpha. ¡®A long story my love,a very long story for another time. But I know everything, I¡¯ve known for a while that you¡¯ve been plotting against the Alpha,that was why I tried to help you by speeding up the process. And my wolf always knows where her fated mate is. Tell me,what has been happening?¡± ¡®A lot!. Lucien is now fully healed and will go back to themunity soon. I have his children now too,but he¡¯s still in the dark as to whose children it is¡® I narrated. to her as she fiddled with my finger,creating a subtle connection of affection. ¡®Does he suspect anything?¡± ¡®He knows it was a wolf attack,He ims he¡¯s never picked up such a scent,unsure If it¡¯s a pack member or a rogue¡® I replied with a smile, Imagining Lucien¡¯s pain on not knowing how to get revenge for the woman he loves. Rielle scoffed, why is he so bothered about the children if he believes they¡¯re humans?¡® Oh!.she didn¡¯t know, Rielle detests anyone hurting a female, she would get mad at me for allowing that to happen. ¡°The men I sent didn¡¯t just take the children¡­they killed the little wolf¡¯s Mother.¡± ¡°You did what?!¡± She yelled and dropped my hands, I swallowed hard. ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything. I didn¡¯t send them to do that!. They said she was fighting.it was an ident¡± ¡°Killing a woman,an ident!. What happened to momentarily incapacitating her while they took the children?!¡± I sighed heavily, I needed to find a way to calm her,quickly. ¡°I will punish them for that,properly,but we have other urgent issues. Before she died,she told Amara about us,the blood creek. I don¡¯t know how she heard that,maybe the idiots I sent opened their mouths¡± She paled and eased back onto the sofa, ¡°What the hell!!¡± ¡®I have requested for a meeting tonight of everyone of our allies,we need to make Luciene back to silverpine without her,that way we would finish him off D Dreame Hater, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the day and a lovely husband at nightt ¡ú Installed Open quickly before he finds out about us or she finds out about her true lineage¡® ¡°And if she were toe back with him?¡± ¡®She won¡¯t. She¡¯s a sessful medical doctor here, there is nothing that should take her out of the human territory¡®. I said. A feeling of uncertainty coursed through: me,what if she really is in love with him and decides to follow him back to silverpine?. But She was a good doctor even though she sometimes used potions from silverpinemunity to treat her patients,but she was good. She wouldn¡¯t want to go back to silverpine,not after everything she endured there,Kevin¡¯s betrayal,Lucien¡¯s rejection and how she almost ended her life after she found out about the pregnancy. ¡°What if shees because of her children?¡® Rielle asked,breaking my chain of thoughts. ¡®If she¡¯s smart,she won¡¯t and Lucien believes that the people He¡¯s looking for are here!¡® ¡®if you say so then. I need to take a nap,its been a long day for me and all these information, I need to sleep she said and moved into a room,I wondered how she knew it was mine,but just realised that she was strong,she must¡¯ve detected that the room had the strongest smell of me there. ****: I nced at their faces,everyone of them who has decided to support my im as alpha. A few were surprised to see Rielle seated beside me. ¡°I know you are all surprised to see me¡® Rielle began as she stood up and faced them before continuing, ¡®I know you all didn¡¯t expect me here either but I¡¯ve always been here,fighting to take back what is mine. Now¡¯s the time for every one of us to act our parts. We need to make sure Amaranever returns to silverline,no matter what.¡± They cheered as she finished speaking and my eyes scanned the crowd for an important face. He wasn¡¯t here and I beckoned to my right hand man toe closer as I whispered something to him and he whispered something back which made me nod with a smile. Everything was falling into ce. Dreame Chapter 9 ¡®And she didn¡¯t have any other visitor besides them?¡® I questioned Raven. He had been the one watching over Amara since she left my suite that day. I know I was rash and acted immature,but there was this feeling I couldn¡¯t exin, I couldn¡¯t bear to see her with any other man. Especially a human!She needed someone who could take care of her. No matter how strong she tried to act, she was weak and only I was strong enough to help her. ¡®You men and your foolish ego!,if you love her,tell her,try to win her back instead of this childish games your¡¯re ying¡® the crone interjected and I red at her. ¡®After everything I did to her,there¡¯s no way she¡¯ll feel a damn thing for me,I should be d if she doesn¡¯t hate me¡® I said, curling my fist in anger. ¡®If I were her, I¡¯d hate you¡­¡± ¡®Enough!. If not for the ipetent twats who can¡¯t do a simple job,I wouldn¡¯t be here acting this way!¡® I barked out,raking a hand through my hair in frustration. ¡®How hard could it be to find a rogue wolf!¡± The crone was about to say something, but stopped and looked at me in a way I understood what she wanted to say. that ¡°Leave,All of you¡± I barked out and they scurried out,leaving me and the Crone. ¡®You said it was the blood creek, then you have to go after them yourself¡® she said and I nodded. ¡®I thought they don¡¯t exist anymore¡® ¡®I thought so too,but since she¡¯s sure about what she heard and you¡¯re sure about the scent your wolf picked up,then we have reasons to believe that they still exist. The question now will be,what they want with Amara¡¯s children,I think the mother was killed because she tried to prevent them from taking the children. The crone essed and I nodded. I had been thinking the same too for a while,but it¡¯s hard to think about why they would take little children. Human children!. ¡®What do they want with the children?¡® I said loudly,thinking about it. They couldn¡¯t possibly do that to get to me. Everyone knew I rejected her,they wouldn¡¯t ex ¥ï Dreame FREE Installed Open are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 14:39 Wed, 13 Mar 007 28%Äê know about how I feel about her now and besides,she got rid of my mark on her. ¡°What do you think?¡± What I thought?,heck, I don¡¯t think anything,how was I supposed to know why a psychopathic rogue maniacs would kidnap children?. ¡®I didn¡¯t even know she had children¡® I raked hair in frustration!. ¡°Who is the father?¡® my hands through my thick ck ¡®Some shit human,I don¡¯t care about that,but it is my duty to ensure that the wolves do not harm humans¡­and she is sad about the children. Seeing her sad hurts me I said as I stood up and moved to the window. ¡°What would the blood creek do with human children?, the crone asked and I sighed. How the hell am I supposed to know that!. ¡®probably one of their blood rituals,I don¡¯t know, I answered firmly. She needs to stop questioning me as if I belonged to the group. ¡°The blood creek is a rogue group,despite their activities being bizarre,and what do all rogues want?¡® I quickly turned to look at her,furrowing my brows as the thought came to me,it couldn¡¯t be!. Amara wouldn¡¯t do that to me,she couldn¡¯t have been lying to me the whole time!. ¡®But ¡®Did she tell you that the father was a human?¡® I growled in anger and my face darkened, my wolf howled, threatening to take over,angry at the betrayal and lies,angry that some psychopathic rogue could take my child!,knowing it is mine!. My wolf growled loudly this time. The moon goddess was ying a huge joke on me,poisoned by my chosen mate,lied and betrayed to by my fated mate. D Dreame Installed ungry? A ruthless CLO in the and at night. Open ¡®I¡¯m not here to y games Amara¡± I gritted my teeth and shoved my hands. deeper into my pocket. ¡°This ce isn¡¯t safe and whether you like it or not,you¡¯re leaving now¡® She huffed out a breath,¡®I never said it was a game,i¡¯m not going anywhere¡® her tone came out hard. I moved to stand directly in front of her,staring down at her,I noticed the rise and fall of her chest, she stared back at me,not looking in the least bit intimidated. ¡®Don¡¯t Do this Amara,¡¯ I said slowly,as we locked gazes,she wasn¡¯t deterred at all. ¡®Dont what Alpha?¡¯ she said thest word mockingly and I took a step back,heaving a sigh. This woman is definitely crazy.I am still her Alpha. She should know her ce!. ¡®Coming in here like you own the damn ce or me!,you f**king rejected me!¡® she spat out again and that seemed to make me re up in anger. ¡®Oh yes!, I own you and your children!. You hid my children from me!,you lied to me!¡® she winced at that as a tear fell from her face. ¡®You rejected me,you didn¡¯t want me¡® ¡®Doesn¡¯t matter!. I am the father and I had the right to know!¡® I took a deep breath. and sat on the single seat sofa in the room. ¡°You lost every right to my children that night, seven years ago!. You treated me like I was from the gutters, like I was worthless,so don¡¯t you dare talk about rights here!¡® fist. ¡°They are mine!, mine!¡® I growled and clenched my ¡°You made a promise to me¡® Oh that damned promise!,the sly woman made me promise something so ridiculous because it was her children!,how could I have been so gullible!. ¡°That..¡± The sound of my phone buzzing interrupted me and I nced at the caller ID, Greyson! Why the hell is he calling me right now!,It better be news about him. catching the rogues and rescuing my children. Dreame ¡®Speak¡¯I barked out. ¡°There is a problem alpha. The Luna¡­Lady Rielle has escaped and hasn¡¯t been found¡® ¡®And the rogues?¡® ¡®No trace of them! I sighed heavily and disconnected the call. I will find them,my children, Rielle and the rogue wolf. ¡®Pack your things little wolf,we¡¯re going back to Silverpine. She gasped, ¡®And why would I do that?¡± ¡®You will if you want to see your little pups. Çú D COMMENT Chapter 10 He is deceiving us,I cautioned my wolf as she got excited and eager at the prospect of going back to Silverpine, our home, or was once home. ¡°My children were taken here!,in this city!,i¡¯ll stay here and find them?¡± I said,my finger pointing emphasizing the ¡°here¡°. ¡°They¡¯re my children too!. And I¡¯m telling you, you won¡¯t find them here.¡± He sighed, e with me to Silverpine and I promise you, I¡¯ll find our children¡± Our?, I red murderously at him,They¡¯re mine!. I wanted to say something when he marched towards my room,ignoring the gasp that escaped my l*ps. I briskly walked to stop him. ¡°What are you doing?!¡± I yelled in outrage upon seeing him open my closet,he inspected each outfit in concentration. It looked like he was essing them and deliberating on which one to take. He ignored me and continued his exploration of my outfits,picking a purple dress that was hanging in a corner of the closet. That dress was given to me on myst birthday by my mother. I was seething with rage. ¡°What the fuck!,¡± I snatched the dress from him and he nced at me before picking another dress. ¡°Can you please leave my room?,¡± I eximed,flinging my arms as I moved to his front in an attempt to stop him from ravaging my things. ¡°Not until you¡¯re ready so we can both leave¡± He answered coolly,opening a drawer and I quickly pushed it back, closing it. He pushed me aside and opened the drawer again,seeing my lingeries and I could swear I saw a smirk ying at his l*ps. He turned to me, ¡°will you pack now or you¡¯d still prefer me to do it for you?¡± I shoved him hard but he didn¡¯t budge,it was like pushing a wall and he held my hands, I struggled to get them away from him,but of course,he¡¯s too strong. 1:6 °× ¥ï Dreame Exte, are you hungry? A ruthless CFO in the 44 ¡ï FREE Installed Open day, and a lovely husband at nightt 28% I saw his throat bob up and down as he bent down,levelling gaze with me. I swallowed and fought to control my raging heart as it felt like my heart was going to thump of my chest. ¡°You¡¯re beautiful¡± he said as he looked at me. I swallowed hard,willing myself not to do anything as I stared at his grey eyes,mesmerised. ¡°You have beautiful eyes¡± I said as I wrapped my delicate fingers around his n*eck,staring at his grey eyes then his luscious l*ps. I wanted to k*ss him badly! And no matter how hard I tried to deny it,Lucien was handsome. He is the most handsome man I¡¯ve ever met. He grunted and I could see him capturing every detail as he moves an inch closer,my breath hitching in my throat in anticipation as I leaned in,bridging the distance between us. His hands trailed over my b*dy,sending me shivers as he k*ssed me passionately. It was as if time stood still as our tongues danced with each other. It was then I believed what Sherry said about k*ssing. She said it isn¡¯t just what people think it is. She called it a tender exchange of breath where emotions and vulnerability intertwine. She was right!,I shouldn¡¯t be feeling this way for this Man!. He rejected me!. I pulled away from him abruptly,catching my breath as I stared at him in shock. He swallowed and stared back at me,with a smile. ¡°That was¡­¡­ ¡°What did you do to me?!,¡± I fired at him and he stared at me,a look of surprise stered on his face. ¡°You k*ssed me,¡± he said calmly and I clenched my fist. He was right,I did k*ss him, but why?. Why did I suddenly feel like k*ssing the man who¡¯s brought nothing but pains to me?. I believe my kids were kidnapped because of him!. ¡°Yes. But why would I k*ss you?¡± D ·Ü Dreame Itate, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 4.4 FREE installed Open day, and a lovely husband a NUM 28% Heughed with his rich,deep voice and I rolled my eyes at the thought that came to my mind. This man has enchanted me, I thought and hissed. ¡°You still love me¡± he said and I snorted.. ¡°You must love dreaming¡± I chuckled, ¡°I don¡¯t love you, I never have and I never will¡± He winced at that and there was a moment of silence. I believe he was thinking of a goodeback or was trying to heal from his wounded ego. ¡°You¡¯re lying¡± he suddenly shot out and I closed the still opened drawer that contained my underwears. ¡°How did we meet?¡°, I smiled and turned to him before continuing ¡°I was drunk and depressed,you were drunk too I believe,we did it and we were too drunk to even remember how it was or how long itsted¡± I emphasized thest part,sporting a smile and he gritted his teeth. ¡°I only seemed to remember that the face of the man was you after I saw my wolf,so no,I had no feelings whatsoever for you¡± I bit out firmly. He stomped his feet before looking at me,his face and tone indicating his seriousness. ¡°Do you really feel nothing towards me?¡± He questioned. ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t¡± I said firmly,locking gaze with him and mentally rolling my eyes as theynded on his l*ps.. He swallowed, ¡°doesn¡¯t matter,we need to go back to Silverpine¡± ¡°I cut all ties with Silverpine years ago. I¡¯m not going there,ever¡± I shot our firmly. I promised never to step a foot there after what Lucien did. ¡°That would make you a rogue,¡± he pointed out and I smiled. ¡°I¡¯ll be fine¡± ¡°You know what happens to rogues¡± he stated the obvious. Rogues were considered a threat to the pack and could be dealt with depending on how an Alpha deems fit. ax habe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the day and a lovely husband at nighti 44 FREE Installed Open Dreame Chapter 10. ¡°But I¡¯ve not done anything wrong. I¡¯ve not shifted in seven years and I¡¯m doing well for myself here¡± I said and he looked at me incredulously. ¡°You¡¯ve not shifted in seven years!!¡± He was surprised. It wasn¡¯t easy to keep Nova at bay. She was always threatening to take over and it¡¯s taken everything in me to soothe her rage about not given the chance. But I left that life behind,I wanted to be just Jessica miller,a normal human with normal life,I couldn¡¯t risk my wolf been seen by someone. Wolves are a threat to humans. They were kept in zoos and anyone that tried to escape would he shot and used for whatever kind of experiment. ¡°How did you manage that?¡± He asked again. I rolled my eyes, ¡°it¡¯s a long story.¡± ¡°But we need to go,seriously. I promise you I¡¯ll find your children and you cane back if you want,¡± my eyes shot out at that. He said he would let mee back here?that seems unlikely but an Alpha¡¯s promise is his bond. ¡°Promise me¡± He looked at me in surprise,his mouth agape and wide eyes, he wasn¡¯t expecting me to make him promise. He swallowed and I could see his throat bobbing up and down. He was hesitating,which means he didn¡¯t mean that. ¡°I promise¡± he said finally and I smiled. ¡°Fine then¡± I said and stopped at a realization. Rielle Archer!. ¡°I ..I can¡¯t move in!¡± I eximed loudly and he heaved a sigh at that. ¡°I¡¯ve promised you already,what else do you want?!¡± He sounded furious. ¡°Rielle..you have a wife who hates me. I don¡¯t want any problems¡± He smiled, ¡°it doesn¡¯t matter. You¡¯re the mother of my children.¡± ¡°And she¡¯s the love of your life¡± I shot back. ¡°Are you jealous?¡± He questioned,smirking and I rolled my eyes. 6 I did felt a pant of jealousy, he should¡¯ve taken someone else,not Rielle who was as proud as she was beautiful. ¡°Not jealous,stating facts. She¡¯s your wife who hates me and I have your children. What do you think she¡¯d do to me?¡± He chuckled, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about Rielle¡± ¡°I have to worry¡± ¡°She poisoned me. She tried to kill me¡± He said quickly,shoving his hands deeper into his picked and I gasped. ¡°So the sickness¡­¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why¡­.¡± He cut in again, ¡°I believe she already knows about your children. I think she¡¯s responsible for their kidnaps or she¡¯s involved in it somehow¡­¡± ¡°What the¡­¡± I clenched my fist,grounding my teeth in anger. ¡°She was detained but somehow escaped¡± My eyes were wide open and my mouth agape as I stared at him In disbelief. How could she have possibly found out about the boys and what would she do with them,a shiver ran down my spine and I struggled to stand. ¡°You..we..you have to get them back for me,¡± I stammered. ¡°I will get them back and I swear to you,Rielle Archer will pay for what she did,¡± he promised and I nodded rapidly as a tear dropped from my eyes at the thought of the horrors they could go through from Rielle. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± I said,gazing at him. 36 Dreame L lovely Chapter 11 The willows and endless palm trees brought nostalgia to me as I remembered how Kevin used to bring me here. How we would make love under the moonlight,praying for the moon goddess to bring me my wolf and to make us mates. How Kevin would shift in front of me and how beautiful I thought his wolf looked. Those were the good old days. The days before Kevin cheated on me,telling me to my face how weak and wolfless I am. How he,a gamma couldn¡¯t be with something wolfless. How I found sce in bottles of liquor,the harsh taste burning my sorrows. How I met Lucien and how my whole life changed. ¡°Wee home,¡± Lucien announced,breaking my chains of thought and I exhaled deeply as I looked around. ¡°Wee to hell rather,¡± I muttered. Nothing¡¯s changed.Thest time I was here, I left with humiliation,injuries and heartache. ¡°Alpha¡± a voice I recognized called out and we both turned. It was Greyson. ¡°Someone is here to see you. She says it¡¯s important¡°, he nced at me and I instinctively turned away. I saw him whisper something to Lucien which made his eyes widen in surprise. ¡°You¡¯re sure of it?¡± Lucien asked and he nodded. ¡°I believe so. And she doesn¡¯t want to talk. She said she would talk to only you.¡± Lucien turned to me, ¡°take her to a guest room,¡± he told Greyson and he nodded. before leaving. He picked my luggage and walked briskly and I struggled to catch up with him. ¡°Who wants to see him?,¡± I asked as soon as I caught up to him. ¡°It shouldn¡¯t bother you,¡± he said,still taking long strides. Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CCO in the 44¡ï FREE day and a lovely husband at right Installed Open 14:40 Wed, 13 Mar D 28% * ¡°I wanted to know if it was about my children,¡± I said again and he stopped before. turning to stare down at me. ¡°If it was about your children, I promise you you¡¯d know¡± he kept on walking,taking me through several wall of stairs that I had to wonder if I had to take such a long and stressful journey every day. We walked wordlessly and by the time we got to the room which he said is mine, I was out of breath and panting. ¡°It¡¯s so farrr..¡± I said trying to catch my breath. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,the other rooms are not avable right now¡°. I groaned as I plopped onto the bed,watching him about to walk away. ¡°Greyson!¡± I called out before he could leave and he turned. I sat up, ¡°I didn¡¯t get a chance to say thank you.¡± ¡°For?¡± ¡°For taking me home that night.¡± He seemed to be thinking. He probably had forgotten what he did for me. ¡°That night,seven years ago. When I..when I..when I was rejected by Lucien¡± I blurted out and he nodded. ¡°Seven years is a rather long time. I only did what I thought was best¡± he said,no emotion on his face whatsoever as he turned,closing the door behind him and the only sound I could hear was the receding click of his shoe as it hit the marble floor. The shrill ring of my phone jolted me up. I didn¡¯t know when I dozed off. I remember unpacking andying down,looking at Kai and Rick¡¯s photograph. I had. probably cried and fallen asleep. I smiled and picked up the phone when I saw Sherry¡¯s picture and name pop up on the screen. ¡°Hey,¡± I answered Colly. ¡°Where the hell have you been?,I haven¡¯t been able to reach you all day and I came to your house. I¡¯ve been banging on your door but nob*dy¡¯s answering. Where the ex D Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO int Cro the day, and a lovely husband at roughtr 44 FREE Installed Open 14:40 Wed, 13 Mar 28% & fuck are you?!¡± She demanded through the phone,her voicecing with both anger and frustration. ¡°I didn¡¯t get a chance to tell you¡­¡± ¡°Tell me what?!¡°¡± She cut in eagerly I used the tip of my tongue to l*p moisten my already dried l*ps and sighed,wondering where I was going to tell her I went to and why I left without taking an excuse. ¡°I came to my hometown. I..er¡­uhmm..I couldn¡¯t just hear the loss of both my mother and my children,¡± I said,feigning a sob. I really wanted to cry at the thought of my children. ¡°Oh dear. I¡¯m she replied, so sorry. I was just worried that you¡¯ve gone to do something stupid¡± she replied and I sighed. Before she continued. ¡°Have you notified the police about the children?¡± I paled at that. How could I have been stupid to forget that. I was in human territory, I should¡¯ve reported to the police for protocol not that they could do anything to help me. I need to think about something to cover up urgently. ¡°My cousin is a police in Albuquerque, I informed him and he said I shouldn¡¯t do anything because there are suspicions that one of our distant cousin is responsible. He¡¯s almost caught him now¡± I rambled on,hoping she believes a word of it. ¡°But you should¡¯ve reported it to the LAPD first. You know the crime wasmitted here!¡± She said firmly and I rolled my eyes. Sherry was the only human I¡¯ve seen who is very patriotic andw abiding. She has been like a sister to me for the past 5 years, She was the one who rmended me to Doctor Terry to be promoted from an assistant doctor to a full medical doctor. I first met Sherry in college and she instant took a liking to me and asked us to be friends. I learnt a great deal about the human life from her and almost told her about me being a werewolf when she read a werewolf book and spoke about turning into one and being with the person she loves when I smiled instead. D Dreame Huber are you bunigry? A ruthless CEO in the day, and a iwely husband at night! 44¡ï FRIE Installed Open 14:40 Wed, 13 Mar | 28%%% Being a werewolf isn¡¯t easy as it is portrayed in human moveies and books. It was way inurate and funny. ¡°Maybe I¡¯ll do that when I get back,¡± I said,disconnecting the call. I opened the door and was face to face with someone I never thought I¡¯d see again. Eva M¨¹ller. My sister or once was. She was my older sister and I adored her until one day when she murdered my father.our own father. She was putting on a ck crop top and a long ck flowing skirt that added an aura of mystery to her persona. She was smiling and her blood red l*pstick. infuriated me more. When Olivia had told me about seeing Eva in silverpine, I thought she was wrong because Eva wouldn¡¯t dare return to a ce she was banished from. I blinked rapidly and grid my teeth,clenching my fist as I red murderously at her. ¡°What are you doing here?,¡± I Questioned,folding my arm,willing this to be a dream because Eva shouldn¡¯t be in silverpine,in Lucien¡¯s mansion,in front of me!. ¡°Calm down little sister¡­ I was seething with rage, ¡°don¡¯t call me that!,¡± I yelled in outrage. ¡°I¡¯m here to help you,¡± she said and I scoffed. Here to help me?,she¡¯s the one who needs help because if Lucien shoulde int here and see her. Well,best believe she won¡¯t be seeing the sunlight for a couple of years. ¡°I know about your missing children,¡± I paled at that,my mouth agape,the words I wanted to say hanging. ¡°You..you.. how?¡± I stuttered and she smiled,opening the door fully and going to sit at the sofa in the room. ¡°You kidnapped them!¡± I rushed to her,with a scalpel to her n*eck. Since the day Mother died,I always kept a scalpel hidden on my thigh. Sheughed and I pushed the metal deep into her skin,I had the urge to just pierce. D Dreame thless CEO in the Installed Open night Wed, 13 Mar her and get it done with. That was a vital point,if I stabbed her there, she won¡¯t survive. 28% But I couldn¡¯t do that,no matter how good it would feel. I am not a murderer. I am not her. ¡°You can¡¯t do it,¡± she saidughing and I removed my hand,heaving a sigh. ¡°You¡¯re right,I can¡¯t. I¡¯m not a murderer like you¡± she winced at my words. ¡°You can hate me all you want but I¡¯m serious. I came back to warn you about the blood creek. What they want with your children¡± she was saying and I inhaled deeply. ¡°What do they want?¡± ¡°To eliminate every other person with legitimate im to the throne or keep them as a puppet to rule¡± I scoffed. ¡°If they want to rule,why don¡¯t they just do it the way other rogues have done. Why do they want my children?!. We aren¡¯t even interested in being in Silverpine. I hate it here¡± ¡°Well¡­there¡¯s the ancient blood ritual. Where the blood of an Alpha is drank to dere the one who drinks it an Alpha¡­¡± She kept rambling on one thing and the only thought on my mind was the ¡°drank¡°. They want to drink my children¡¯s blood as they have Alpha blood in their veins. ¡°I need to tell Lucien¡­¡± ¡°I already told him¡°. D Çú Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Inded the first blow and Greyson grunted. We were boxing because I needed to think and sports like these makes me feel better. I grunted and dodged when Grayson attempted to punch me. We moved away,apart from each other. ¡°You¡¯ve gotten sloppy,¡± I said and He smiled. ¡°There¡¯s been no one to practice with for a long time now. Raven said he¡¯s scared of kicking my ass¡± he scoffed and continued ¡°and the others are just too weak¡± ¡°I still can¡¯t figure out why Rielle would do that to me. I knew she was a maniptive b*tch,but killing?,kidnapping?,blood creek? I¡¯m surprised¡± I said and He threw down his gloves. ¡°I did warn you. If you remember well. But you chose to throw away your soulmate for that crazy b*tch!¡± ¡°You did. I thought it was because you liked her¡± I said and he red at me. ¡°Don¡¯t let Giselle hear you¡± ¡°I¡¯m still mad at you for being with my sister. Don¡¯t ever talk about her like that in my front,¡± I cautioned,pointing my finger at him. ¡°I love her¡­¡± He didn¡¯tplete the sentence before I punched him. He should know better than taking my sister as his mate. He spat at saliva and chuckled, ¡°but I did warn you about Rielle. I¡¯ve known her since we were children. She loves power and she is highly spiritual¡± ¡°What are you driving at?¡± ¡°Rielle had the power she wanted by being your Luna,the highest position a woman could ever have. It wasn¡¯t enough because she was defying the moon goddess¡­¡­¡± he was still talking when I interrupted him. ¡°You mean,she is helping her soulmate?,her fated?¡± Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO the 44* FREE Installed day, and a lovely husband at nigbar Open Wed, 13 Mar He nodded, ¡°if you think of it,that¡¯s the only reason she could do what she did.¡± ¡°If we¡¯re to believe the m¨¹ller girl,then she really loves this person. For her to be a rogue just to make him an Alpha.¡± 28%%% ¡°And that puts your children in danger¡°, he was stating the obvious and I sighed. The fact that I haven¡¯t gotten my children has been making me uneasy. I needed them in order to win back Amara. I made a mistake with Rielle and I must rectify that. ¡°Who is her fated mate?¡± I asked Grayson and he stared at me nkly. ¡°How am I supposed to know that Alpha?¡± ¡°Who is your fated mate?¡± I knew Giselle wasn¡¯t his fated.we haven¡¯t spoken about it before. I had always thought that he never met her. He stared at me,he wasn¡¯t expecting that question. ¡°Alpha,why the sudden interest in that?¡± I stared back at him incredulously, he was questioning me!. ¡°Is it Rielle?¡± He seemed shocked and opened his mouth to talk but closed it back and sighed before speaking. ¡°It¡¯s not Rielle. It¡¯s¡­someone else¡°, the hesitation in his voice told me it was someone I knew. ¡°Who?¡± ¡°Eve M¨¹ller¡± My eyes widened in surprise and I burst outughing. ¡°The M¨¹llerdy?,the one who murdered her father?¡± I said in betweenughter as he red at me murderously. ¡°At least I didn¡¯t make the mistake of marrying her,unlike someone I know¡± D Dreame Bahn, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 44 ¡ï FALE Installed day, and a lovely husband at right Open Wed, 13 Mar 14:40 28%Äê ¡°You must¡¯ve murdered babies in your past life to have been given a murder as a mate¡± I said as I made to sit. ¡°At least I didn¡¯t reject my fated mate to end up with a murderer¡± I pushed him and we began to wrestle each other,our muscles straining as we grappled for control. I pinned him to the floor and was about to deliver a powerful punch when Raven¡¯s voice startled us. ¡°Alpha,You need to see this.¡± I stood up,extending a hand to Grayson who quickly took it and sprang up eagerly. ¡°What is it?¡°¡± I questioned as I dusted dirt from my back. ¡°It¡¯s uh¡­a package¡± ¡°From?¡± Greyson asked this time. ¡°I don¡¯t know. But it was sent to you and when I..I looked into it.I think you should see it¡± I walked briskly and Greyson trailed behind as we followed Raven. Raven was a delta and a deadly assassin. I first met him when he was brought in as a criminal,apparently he murdered someone and when I asked him why he said he only did what he was told without asking question as long as he got paid. When I recruited him,Greysonined saying that Raven belonged in the cells not as a guard. But I grew to trust him and his skills. We stopped in a room that was used for deliberations and a box was in the middle. with a note. I picked up the note and read. ¡°Hello Lucien, there¡¯s no need mincing words, you know we have your children and you know what we would do to them. In this box contains Alpha¡¯s blood,extracted from little Rick. He¡¯s such a crybaby,I wonder how someone like that could be an Alpha. You have a week to relinquish the title to me or face. the consequences.¡± There was no details of the sender. I scoffed and crumpled the paper into a hall and flinging it. ax D Babe one you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the day goda kotly husband at night! Installed Open Dreame 14:40 Wed, 13 Mar GOD. I opened the box and sure enough, there was a bottle filled with blood. I sighed, curling my fist into a ball. 28%%% I¡¯ve had no sess with searching for them. Amara was on my n*eck,she wanted me to find the children before something happens to them. I fear that the people of Silverpine are already talking about how ipetent I am. I don¡¯t know how the news about Rielle¡¯s escape reached the ears of the people,but now everyone knows about it and I¡¯m faced with pressure from the elders. I stomped into my room,leaving the others behind when I saw the crone by the corner. She lit up a cigar and was about to take it to her mouth when I called her. ¡°Rielle¡¯s associate sent me a note. They want me to leave silverpine and relinquish my title to the. Perhaps they¡¯ll be merciful enough not to kill my children¡± I said to her as she threw the cigar on the floor,decisively lifting her foot and bringing it down,crushing the cigar. I watched as the embers flickered and faded, I viewed them as my problems as they came and would finally leave. ¡°Mmhhh,¡± she grunted. ¡°What should I do?¡± I have grown used to asking Agatha for advice and I did find her advice helpful. Contrary to what the others said about her being cunning and notorious,her guidance has been wonderful. ¡°Mhhhh..I heard they want to eat your child¡± ¡°Not eat,drink their blood. The blood moon ritual¡± ¡°When¡¯s the next blood moon?¡± She questioned and my face lit up. The blood moon wasn¡¯t until about 6 months. My children would be safe for now. Drinking their blood now would be a waste. ¡°Don¡¯t get excited. If they have the sadex,they could do that,¡± she said again and I paled. The sadex is an ancient staff used for blood rituals. There were some rumours about it being used to make an Alpha. It has been locked in the vault alongside Dreame CEO in the installed Open other materials that were considered dark objects. ¡°It¡¯s locked in the vault. They can¡¯t get their hands on it¡± I stated matter of factedly. ¡°If you say so,¡± she said and began to walk away. I followed suit. Climbing stairs. after stairs,I needed to see her,my heart yearned for her,I wanted her!. I hadn¡¯t seen her for about a week. I couldn¡¯t face her after failing to find our children. I was about to knock when I paused after hearing her on the phone. A part of me wanted to leave, to give her privacy. But another part, the very inquisitive and nosy one wanted very badly to stay back and listen. I decided on thetter,I stayed and listened. As I leaned against the outer wall of the room,my brows perked up when I heard the one sided conversation that was taking ce. At first I couldn¡¯t figure out who it was,butter I found out that it seemed to be someone she was in love with. From my point of view,it was clear that she missed him and I clenched my fist as she said those words. I was hurt. I knew 7 years was a long time,but it still hurts. To know that she had someone she loves and it wasn¡¯t me. She was in love,I heard it in her voice, I heard it in the words she spoke. ¡°Mine!¡± Kaz growled and I seethed with anger as I fought to stop it from taking over. I will figure out something, I thought as I walked down a spiral of stairs,stopping in front of the vault. I took out the key from my n*eck. It has always been there,never leaving my n*eck so there was no way anyone. would¡¯ve taken it. I opened the vault and right there in the middle was the purple box that contained the sadex. ¥ï Chapter 13 I sat down,a look of annoyance etched on my face as I red at her. I haven¡¯t seen Lucien in about a week now and just as I was about to go see him,I got the news that he wants to have dinner with me. I didn¡¯t think much about it. I thought it would be just us. I couldn¡¯t hide my surprise and irritation when I saw Eva,she was seated opposite me in her ck and grey Stripe off shouldered dress that flowed as she walked. She was always dressed like she wanted everyone to look at her. That attention seeking b*tch!. ¡°Why is She here?,¡± I gritted my teeth and stabbed the meat with the fork I was holding. ¡°Who?¡± Lucien asked and I stared at him in disbelief. He wants to feign ignorance. He knew who I was talking about!. There were only two other women seated around the table besides me and one was Giselle, dressed in a pale yellow sleeveless dress. The other was Eva. He couldn¡¯t possibly think I was talking about Giselle. ¡°I was invited,¡± she said,stopping me from saying anything further before she continued, ¡°mama taught you better than this!. Have some damn respect!. You¡¯re seated at the dining table!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk about Mother!!,¡± I shot out,standing up. ¡°Enough the both of you. Amara please sit. We are at a dining table¡± Giselle said and I clenched my fist as I sat down. Lucien never uttered a word, he just held my hand,lightly squeezing it with reassurance and I sighed before I continued eating. I immediately got up as soon as I was done and Lucien followed me. I was walking rapidly before hands grabbed me,I turned and it was him. ¡°I want to show you something.¡± He said pulling me towards a room and I followed him. The room was adorned with intricate details in every corner, from ornate patterns. on the wallpaper to meticulously crafted woodwork, the room was a symphony of ex Dreame Babe, ade you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 4+ FREE day, and a lovely husband at night!: Installed Open 14:40 Wed, 13 Mar GOD 28%·Ï craftsmanship. Rich textures in the upholstery and carefully chosen decor pieces addedyers of sophistication, creating a space where every detail seemed purposefully curated to evoke a sense of refined taste and personal style. There were several lit candles in the room. This should be Lucien¡¯s room. ¡°Your room?,¡± I asked, turning to him. ¡°Yes¡± ¡°It¡¯s beautiful. Your style.¡± took an inch closer and I took a step backwards creating an intimate tension between us.With a sudden boldness, he swiftly pinned me to the wall, our gazes locked in a maic connection. His breath fanned on my n*eck,sending shivers down my spine. ¡°Don¡¯t¡± I whispered,cing my hand on his chest,shoving him away. He pulled back and turned,facing away from me. He turned to face me again and I could see In the soft glow of candlelight, he was holding a delicate n*e in his hands, a shimmering pendant hung from a slender chain. He approached with a gentle smile, tracing the curve of my n*eck with his fingers. With utmost tenderness, he lifted the n*e, allowing it to dangle gracefully in the air. Instinctively I tilted my head, offering him a canvas of my n*eckline. I felt him delicately drape the n*e around my n*eck, his fingers brushing against my skin, creating tingles as my breath hitched in my throat. He stepped back to get a better view of the n*e on my n*eck. ¡°It looks good on you,¡± he announced with a smile and I held the pendant delicately with my hands,admiring the crystal. ¡°It¡¯s beautiful,¡± I stated as I looked at the mirror, loving how it looked on my n*eck,like it was made for me. Strong arms wrapped themselves around me in a tight embrace. 8x Habe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the day, and a lovely husband at night! 4.4 FREE Installed Open Dreame 14:40 Wed, 13 Mar GOD. ¡°It used to belong to my mum and her mother before her¡± I looked at the mirror,noting how good we looked together. If only¡­. I sighed and pulled away from him. ¡°I can¡¯t¡­.¡± ¡°Shhhh¡­.¡± he silenced me. ¡°I want you to have it¡± ¡°Please..¡± he said as an after thought and I sighed and nodded my head. ¡°I want to go home today. To see my grandmother¡± of 28% * ¡°Of course you should, Raven will go with you¡± he said,tucking a stray hair behind. my ear. *** ¡°Nana!¡± I yelled as I moved to embrace her. I¡¯ve not seen her in seven years,not even heard from her. ¡°My baby,¡± she said with a smile as she enveloped me in a bone crushing hug. She ushered me inside the house and nced at Raven who stood emotionless. ¡°The Alpha sent him here to¡­..to protect me¡± I said and she nodded as we went inside. ¡°He seems to adore you,¡± she noted as we sat down on the sofa in the sitting room. ¡°I have been praying for you everyday for the past seven years,it¡¯s an unfortunate event,what happened I mean¡± I didn¡¯t say anything and she continued. ¡°Eve came to see mest week,¡± She started, ¡°she told me everything¡± I nced at her,surprise etched on my face,I wasn¡¯t expecting Eve to approach Grandmother. ¡°I don¡¯t believe a word of anything she says,¡± I announced and she nodded in approval. Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CCO in the day, and a lovely husband at night! FREE Installed Open 14:40 Wed, 13 Mar GOD ¡°I¡¯m not telling you to believe her. Just give her a chance. Try trusting her one more time¡± I scoffed at that. 28%* +6 ¦° ¡°What¡¯s that on your n*eck?,it¡¯s beautiful,¡± she stated and I smiled, fiddling with the crystal pendant as I thought of Lucien. ¡°Lucien gave it to me,¡± ¡°Lucien?, you now call him by his name?, that¡¯s an improvement¡± she said with a smile. ¡°But he¡¯s still mated to Rielle,¡± Iined,sulking and she chuckled. ¡°The moon goddess never makes a mistake. If she¡¯s paired you with the Alpha,then a stupid godforsaken choice of a mate can¡¯t stop that.¡± She stated firmly. I smiled at that as we spoke about other things. ¡°Your mother would want you to have this,¡± she said as she handed me a box when I was about to leave. ¡°What¡¯s this?,¡± ¡°Something she kept for you,¡± she said as she turned to go back inside,leaving me with a box and Raven¡¯s eager eyes. As soon as we got to the mansion, I went to my room without seeing Lucien first. In the dimly lit room, I opened the box and there were tons of notes in them and pictures. I viewed the pictures, they were different pictures of her when she was younger. There was pictures of me too. I smiled sadly as I looked at the pictures. I then raised my pillow upwards and opened the envelope I saw there. It was a picture of my boys. It was taken on their sixth birthday in front of the park. Kai was scowling while Rick was smiling widely,showing his iplete teeth. I remembered that day vividly, Kai had gotten angry over Rick¡¯s choice of food and I had scolded him. They were twins but they were always fighting, Kai being the wild one and Rick being soft and gentle. They were like opposite sides of a coin and I often told them not to fight as they were both halves with each onepleting the other. Dreame ? Installed Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GOD. I miss them so much!. I¡¯ve gotten used to them that I can¡¯t fall asleep without looking at their picture and crying my eyes out before I could sleep. ¶à20%Äê I prayed silently for the goddess to protect them and for Lucien to find them quickly. I prayed for myself,for guidance not to make any mistake with Lucien. I don¡¯t know if the mating bond could grow again but it seems like it could as all I could think about all day was him and the taste of his l*ps. I prayed for my sister,that she gets the punishment she deserves. I would never trust that woman!. I nced at the picture of my children and burst into tears again. I don¡¯t know how long I had been crying before I hear the room open and almost immediately strong arms held me to a wall. It wasn¡¯t a walk,it was Lucien¡¯s chest. I sobbed and felt his hand stroking my hair,the weight of my sorrow hung heavy in the air. As tears streamed down my cheeks, I held him tighter,his arms bing a sanctuary against the tide of emotions. As I buried my face in the warmth of his chest, he whispered soft reassurances, his wordsforting me in their own ways. He suddenly pulled out,leaving me with a certain emptiness and I saw him picked up a picture,it was the picture of Rick and Kai and he opened his mouth and then turned to me. He never asked for a picture,so i never bothered to show him. ¡°They look so much like me,¡± He breathed out and I nodded. ¡°And Kai¡¯s like you too. He¡¯s strong¡°, I retorted and He smiled before enveloping me in another bone crushihg hug. At that instant,I believed that everything was going to be fine. 0 COMMENT Chapter 14 Chapter 14 I red at Lucien as heughed at me. ¡°Stopughing at me!¡°, I stomped my foot in anger. He¡¯s been teaching me to shoot arrows for the past two hours now and let¡¯s just say, I¡¯m not cut out for that. ¡°Okay,fine I¡¯m sorry,¡± he said chuckling and I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Kevin used to tell me about archery and when I¡¯d ask him to teach me,he¡¯d say it¡¯s not a woman thing. ¡°I¡¯m not doing this again..I¡¯m done,¡± I panted as I dropped the bow. How could I not even have a single hit in about 200 trials?!. Lucien chuckled as he moved towards me in a warm embrace and I sighed and turned to look at him. ¡°I don¡¯t think archery is for me,¡± ¡°What should we do then?,¡± he questioned,gazing at me intensely. We still haven¡¯t had any leads to finding Rielle or the children. Lucien says he¡¯ll do whatever it takes and that the children will be safe until the next blood moon. I¡¯m still worried and afraid but he has promised me. He will get Rielle and the person that has been protecting her. He believes that someone in the pack or even people are protecting Rielle ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­.Nova has been very eager toe out..to run¡°,I finally said when I realized he had been waiting for my response. ¡°You mentioned that she hasn¡¯t run in seven years, that¡¯s not healthy. We need to go on a run then,¡± he said and I nced at Grayson who stood there emotionless,like a statue. He turned to Greyson, ¡°Grey we¡¯ll be back.¡± ¡°Alright Alpha,¡± he said with a slight bow. He didn¡¯t seem to like me and I was surprised that this was the same guy who 175 Dreame habe are you hung y? A ruthless CFO on the 44 TREE Installed Open helped me seven years ago. But then,This same caring and loving Lucien was harsh to me years ago,when he rejected and humiliated me. It was weird that the once stoic,rude and arrogant Man was now this caring and loving and the caring one became this stoic and indifferent. I watched Lucien shift first, His ws came out first before his b*dy contorted as his bones cracked and shifted and his muscles rearranging themselves. The sturdy structure of a big ck wolf with grey eyes took form and A surge of energy pulsed through him. It was easy for him and I sighed, I wish it were that easy for me too. I began the painful but exciting journey of shifting and almost immediately, Nova¡¯s excited form came. It wasn¡¯t difficult or painful,I began to run freely and wildly. Since I found Nova I hadn¡¯t run far. From the side of my eyes,I saw Lucian run like lightning as he ran past me, slowing down when he was a bit ahead, perhaps waiting for me. The forest we were at was lined with palm trees that danced with the rustle of the breeze in sync with the Melodies of the birds. I nuzzled against Lucien¡¯s b*dy and howled. I have always wanted to be here,with Kevin but of course nothing went like I wanted. We ran deeper into the forest and I silently thanked the moon goddess for providing us with the moon as it illuminated,creating a romantic scenery. We sat there,our wolves ying and after a while Lucien began to run back. towards the mansion and I followed suit. Once we reached the mansion, Lucien transformed first and was handed a robe by one of the security guards and when I shifted back, I was handed another as we walked inside. Greyson announced Dinner and Lucien beckoned on me to join him. We are in silence but I saw Giselle watching me like a hawk. Dreame habe, am you hatujay? A ruthless CCO | day, and a lovely husband at night! 44 FACE Installed Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GO ¡°So¡­¡± she began and I looked at her,I noticed everyone looking at her too,in anticipation of her speech or whatever she was going to say. Lucien raised a brow and she red at him,undeterred. 28%! ¡°Are you the new Luna,?¡± She finally asked and I choked on my meal. Greyson gave me water as Lucien patted my back,shooting Giselle a re and she raised her hands defensively. ¡°Everyone knows she¡¯s your fated. Handpicked personally by the moon goddess. and the moon goddess never makes a mistake,¡± she said again as she used her fork to hold down the meat,using her knife to cut it. ¡°This meat is hard,¡± she saidmenting on the meat as she chewed. ¡°The goddess does make mistakes,¡± Lucien said looking at Greyson who closed his and inhaled sharply before opening them. The goddess makes mistakes?,what is he talking about?, I have always been told that she never made mistakes. Perhaps he meant me. Him an Alpha being mated to an Omega,a runt,a weakling!. I thought he didn¡¯t mind that anymore, I thought he¡¯s beginning to love met genuinely. I dropped my fork with a nk and stood up,drawing the chair out as I began to walk away,back to my room,my sanctuary. I ignored the gasps and the look of shock on their faces as I walked away. I heard someone call out my name,the voice sounded shocked,it sounded like Lucien¡¯s but I was blinded by tears and rage as I walked, clenching my fist. I almost ran to my room through the never ending stairs and immediately I got there, I shut my door. I cried about everything. My children, my mother, the love It thought I had. I was so foolish to have thought that Lucien loved me. The bond wasing back and that was why I felt this way. If the bond coulde back then it could also go away,I thought and was about toy down when someone began to knock at the door in rapid session. ¡°Amara open this door!,open this door!!!!¡± He began to yell and I sighed and hissedying back on the bed to sleep. ¡°If you don¡¯t open this door,I will forcefully do it!,i¡¯ll kick it down¡± Dreame Baba, are you hungry? A ruitless CEO 44 FACE Installed Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GOD He made all sorts of threat and I rolled my eyes. He should go ahead and do what he likes. His threats became begging. ¡°Please Let me exin¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t what you think¡± ¡°I promise you, I¡¯m not insulting you¡± 15 ¡°I wasn¡¯t even talking to you,¡± ¡°Amara I love you,please,¡± I scoffed at that. The goddess was kind,as he rejected me for Rielle,she tried to kill him. He says I¡¯m weak right,then he should go for a stronger woman and I hope this one seeds in killing him,for saying the moon goddess makes mistakes. I plugged in my EarPods and the sound of music filled my ear,whatever Lucien was saying, I stopped hearing. Suddenly I heard the door the heavy thud and turned back with my eyes wide open and mouth agape. Lucien had punched the door down. I quickly removed the earbuds closing my mouth and opening them to speak again, before closing them as the words refused toe. Immediately to say anything Pulled me into his b*dy in a bone crushing hug. I was too stunned ¡°I wasn¡¯t talking about you,about us,¡± he murmured in my ear and a tear dropped from my eye. ¡°Who?,¡± I asked as i pulled away. ¡°Who else do you think the goddess made a mistake with if not us?!,a weak Omega and a brave and fearless Alpha!!¡± ¡°Greyson.¡± He said as he sat down at the edge of the bed. ¡°Your beta?,why?,because it¡¯s your sister?¡°I sat down too,fiddling with my fingers. He shook his head and I didn¡¯t have time to even begin to wonder when he said something that made me believe him about the moon goddess. Dreame dan the ? Instated Open Wed, 13 Mar 28% ¡°It¡¯s Eve. She¡¯s his fated mate,he only took Giselle because he ims to love her¡± The moon goddess indeed made a mistake,but then she always gave everyone their soulmates,even murderers and cold blooded killers!. But why couldn¡¯t she pair them with their kind,a murderer and a murderer,why did it have to be a normal person and that psychopathic b*tch. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I got angry,¡± I said after a while and he nodded. You can¡¯t: here,let¡¯s go to my room..¡± I red at him, ¡°I won¡¯t touch you,only if you want¡± he said and I sighed. ¡°Fine,¡± I said as we moved to his room. The familiar scent of sandalwood engulfed me and I inhaled lightly, I was already exhausted and exhrated and his room wasfortable that before long,I drifted into sleep. My ears perked up as I realized something or rather someone¡¯s tongue was on my n*eck,it was Lucien!. In the darkness I could make out the gold ring around his pupil. No no no!. It can¡¯t be. My b*dy wanted it but I couldn¡¯t just let him do that,not yet. I felt his teeth on my skin and I pulled away quickly,ring at him in the darkness. Dreame COMMENT Chapter 15 He tried to mark me! I was seething with anger as I walked out of the main entrance to the mansion, it was already daybreak and I briskly strode out,ignoring all greetings and words directed to me. Nova felt my rage too and joined me. We were both angry at the fact that someone that rejected and humiliated us tried to mark us without making any effort to apologise for what he did.I want him to apologize first or else he has no right toe back into our life! a ¡®Amara,a familiar voice rang out and I turned toe face to face with Eva. She was wearing a blood red off shoulder dress that trailed behind her as she walked. ¡°Eva¡± I said,angercing my voice. It was not enough that I had to deal with Lucien trying to mark me today. Eva is in front of me again and I couldn¡¯t do anything to her,even if I wanted to I couldn¡¯t anymore as she has been pardoned by Lucien. ¡®You¡¯re lying about knowing anything about the blood creek¡® I said as I strode towards her. ¡®I wish I was¡® she said chuckling and I red at her murderously. dout you had ¡®Because Lucien trusts you doesn¡¯t mean I do,i¡¯ll kill you if I anything to do with my children¡¯s disappearance¡® I shot out firmly and she smiled. I walked away leaving her there,but I heard her footsteps behind me,she was following me. ¡®I know I have done bad things in the past,but they¡¯re my nephews, I wouldn¡¯t harm them¡® she responded calmly. It was probably the way she responded so calm that infuriated me,as if she knew. everything,as if she was better than everyone. My bones cracked and my b*dy contorted as I shifted. ¡®I don¡¯t want to fight you¡® she said,unbelievably calm. I growled and circled her. 175 Dreame Batie, are you hungry¡®) a lutidess CC0m the 44 FREE Installed May, and a lovely bustard at nightt Open Wed, 13 Mar ¡®I¡¯ve always been stronger than you,you know that,¡¯ she said, chuckling slightly. I growled in anger as I pounced towards her. ¡®Easy wolfie, I don¡¯t want to fight you¡®,she said firmly, my ears sticking right up and baring my teeth. Good,she wasn¡¯t smiling anymore. Her smile and her calm demeanour irked me,I can¡¯t stand her. I growled again and she held up her hand in a fighting stance,her fingers crunched and grew longer,her wolf¡¯s finger. I couldn¡¯t do that. I had to turnpletely,not half way. Her eyes became blue and she moved a step backwards as I moved towards her. ¡®You don¡¯t want to do this sister¡® Sister!,how dare she call me sister?,she has no right to!! I jumped towards her and she quickly changed,realizing that I meant to fight with her. We growled and rolled, scratching each other. Her wolf was way bigger than Nova,it had brown fur and blue eyes,like father. At the thought of that,I didn¡¯t know where the strength came from,but I pushed her to the ground,she fought back,but I scratched and bit her,multiple times. She took father away from me!I remember that day vividly, how could I forget?. shback ¡®Dad?¡® I yelled,excitementcing my voice, I had finally found the answer to the puzzle he had given me the previous week. ¡®Daddy?¡® I called out again as I walked quietly to his room. There was still no response and I stopped,my heart racing as I suddenly felt like something was amiss. I nced around searching for a weapon of some sort. Everything seemed to be in ce but there was a gnawing feeling at the back of my head. Something was very wrong, I felt it. I inhaled deeply and picked a rake I saw standing by the corner. It was the only avable weapon and I tiptoed to the room. I hadn¡¯t seen my wolf yet and if D D Dreame Hate, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 44 FREE Installed day and a lovely husband at night Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GOD 28%Äê indeed there was danger, there was nothing I could do as I wasn¡¯t even physically strong either. Still, I have to try,I thought as I kept walking. My eyes popped out upon the sight in front of me.I gasped and the rake fell from my hand as I used my hands to cover my mouth. My father was in a pool of his own blood and beside him was my sister!,she was cleaning the dagger with his cloth. The dagger he got for her on herst birthday, she had stabbed him with. it,multiple times. Amara¡± she said cooly as she got up and strode past me. I was utterly speechless. Eva just murdered our father and walked out like it was nothing. ¡®Father!¡® I screamed suddenly,wishing it was a dream,wishing and hoping that I¡¯d wake up from this horrible nightmare. ¡®please. I burst into tears again and looked at the blood on my hands, my father¡¯s blood,murdered by his own daughter. He loved us, he never gave preferential treatment to either of us and now he was dead. Present Eve¡¯s growl broke my reverie as she began to run. She was already badly wounded but Nova was blinded with rage and I didn¡¯t stop her as she ran to meet Eve,to finish what already began. Nova ran wildly and excitedly. Nova¡¯s excitement coursed through my veins and she howled, it reverberated through the forest and I thought I saw the trees shake. I saw Eve hiding behind a tree,n*ked. She had changed and I could see the bruises all over her b*dy and I felt proud. Nova did that,little nova! To the big bad Eve.. ¡®please.. she whimpered upon seeing me. I growled in response. ¡®don¡¯t do this Amara. Please. I¡¯m your sister!¡® She didn;t know that all these while?. Ha!, ex 4 D Dreame Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CLO in the day, and a lovely husband at night installed Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar G O Chapter 15 28%1 I took a step forward and she retreated backwards, she was almost In tears and I growled which made her shiver. ¡®Amara please..don¡¯t¡­I swear to you I¡¯m not that same Eve you once knew.. I moved a step backwards and she closed her eyes,she knew what I was about to do. Instead I turned and walked away,I wasn¡¯t like her, I would not be a monster because of someone like her. I would never sumb to that. She would have opened her eyes by now and be d I didn¡¯t kill her. Nova whimpered,she was sad too,but we aren¡¯t murderers. I strode gingerly forward and then began to run,surprisingly despite the fight I had with Eve,I was still at full strength. I thought of my children as I ran. Rick had a huge appetite and that might pose ast a problem for them. What if he wasn¡¯t eating well?. Werewolves have a huge appetite but Rick¡¯s own was ten times more than a normal wolf of his size. Kai was a picky eater, I wonder how they¡¯ll cope with his many demands. I really do hope Lucien finds them soon,its the reason I¡¯m in this damnedmunity!. He better find them instead of trying to mark me. The hairs on my n*eck rose as my ears stood straight against my head,I squinted my eyes as I moved slowly, trying to get a scent. Something felt wrong, I felt like I was being watched and my intuition told me to look back. There were several wolves,I turned front to run as I couldn¡¯t fight that many big wolves,but there were even more in front of me, I paced around to see several more wolves. I have been surrounded. I didn¡¯t recognize any of them and I growled,trying to show them that I wasn¡¯t weak. I still had a bit of a fight in me even though I knew I was fucked.there was no way I was going to survive an attack of rogue wolves. Rogues!. They kidnapped my son!,I growled again,this time angrily. 5 6 Dreame Are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the a lovely husband at night Installed Open D Wed, 13 Mar Chapter 15. The wolf in the middle was the biggest,it was more bigger than any wolf I¡¯d ever seen and it was ck. It red at me murderously and I growled at it. Another bigger wolf there growled murderously at me and stepped forward to meet the ck wolf,it looked and smelled very familiar. It circled me,perhaps sizing me or intimidating me. I wasn¡¯t deterered and as it circled me,I circled it too. We were sizing each other up and I stopped suddenly,my eyes liting up as I recognized the smell, Kai. This wolf had my children!. I growled and it went back. My ears ttened beside my head as I didn¡¯t know what to expect. 28% Suddenly,they turned back and walked and I looked on in surprise,why didn¡¯t they kill me?. I made to walk too,to follow them and get my children when I felt it. There was something on my n*eck, I immediately changed and pulled it out,it was a syringe. It know that smell¡­.. ¡®Lucien.. I croaked out before everything faded into darkness. # SEND GIFT 0 COMMENT Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Izily opened my eyes upon hearing the whispers of a familiar voice. I feel tired and weak,my b*dy feels drained. Where is this lighting from?. I winced as it scorched my eyes. This room feels so unfamiliar. Am I dead?,is this a dream?, is that Lucien?,looking at me with¡­.concern?,or is that worry?. ¡®ughhh¡® I felt so disoriented and I exhaled heavily before fully opening my eyes. ¡®Amara¡®, Lucien¡¯s deep smooth voice called out and I sighed. His l*ps were parted. and his brows furrowed. I want to k*ss those l*ps Badly. I licked my l*ps and swallowed hard. Where the hell am i? And why am I thinking of k*ssing Lucien? My brain feels. empty and I scrunched my face in confusion. ¡®where..am.. I,¡± I croaked out groggily as I looked from faces to faces, all looking worried except the crone. There was Greyson who sat beside Giselle who seemed to have been crying. Grayson looked like he hadn¡¯t slept in days, he couldn¡¯t possibly have been worried about me. He has been acting indifferent towards me since I came back to Silverpine. Lucien looked worse, he had a stubble and looked like he hadn¡¯t had days. his bath for ¡®shhh¡® He said,tenderly holding my palms and I almost melted at his touch,I felt butterflies in my belly. Why do I feel this way?. Then everything came rushing back to me. My mom¡¯s death,my children being. kidnapped,me being attacked and injected with¡­poison!. I sat up quickly, ¡®Kai and Rick?¡® I asked eagerly,maybe Lucien has found them,maybe he has made them pay,the people who did this to me. nothing would give me greater joy. He shook his head and everyone bent their head as I looked at their faces,they were avoiding my eyes,but why?. 6 Dreame a tungry? A ruthless CLG in the 44 FREE Instated 4* Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar JGO 28% * ¡®How long have I been out?¡® I questioned again,maybe I could trace the scent..the scent that was familiar!,the wolf!,the brown one with blue eyes,the one that had poisoned me!. ¡®8 days¡® ¡®Rielle¡± We said simultaneously and he looked at me in shock. ¡®It was her,she poisoned me and she does have Rick and Kai. I remember her wolf now and her smell, that day she beat me seven years ago, those icy blue eyes ¡®I said and Lucien stood up. He closed his eyes and inhaled, clenching his fists. ¡®you¡¯re sure it¡¯s her¡® he opened his eyes and turned to me and I nodded. ¡®I¡¯m sure as hell,¡± ¡°Take care of her¡® hemanded the Crone and stomped off,grunting as he did as Greyson went with him.. I closed my eyes as a tear dropped. What have I done to this woman?, what does. she want with my children!. Giselle got up and ced her hand on mine softly as she sniffed, ¡°Lucien will make them pay,trust him.¡±. I nodded and she spoke again. ¡°I know how you feel, trust me. I cry myself to sleep most nights when I think about my children.¡± I remembered hearing that she keeps having stillbirths. I believe they said it was the 8th time this year. My sorrows can¡¯t bepared to hers. My children are still alive,but she¡¯s never given birth to a live baby. I squeezed her palm reassuringly. ¡°Everything¡¯s going to be fine,¡± I said.I don¡¯t know if I was telling her or myself but I guess I was talking to the both of She then strode out, leaving me with the crone. I heard the door open again and I opened my eyes to see Eve staring at me,my eyes trailed her b*dy and theynded on the bandage wrapped around her arm. D Dreame Installed Open *Your sister found you n*ked and bruising and unconscious and brought you back here¡® the crone was saying and stopped to tuck a strand of stray hair out of my face. ¡®she said you did this to her¡® she pointed at Eve¡¯s bandaged arm ¡®said you both fought¡® I sighed as she rambled on. ¡°You hear me woman!¡¯ she said and I turned to stare at her,I haven¡¯t been listening to a word she¡¯s said. ¡®what?¡® I asked,cocking a raised brow. Eve was now seated with her heads bent and squezzing her hands together. ¡®I don¡¯t want you fighting with your sister during these difficult times. You be there for each other,you hear me?¡® I didn¡¯t say anything and she shouted this time, ¡®you hear me?¡± ¡®I will never forgive her and I can¡¯t stand her¡® I said defensively and the crone lit a cigarette. ¡°If your mama was alive,what do you think she¡¯d want?,¡± I scoffed. ¡°Unfortunately, she¡¯s not alive and I believe this¡°,I pointed at Eve before I continued. ¡°I believe she¡¯s somehow rted to the incident. The Crone frowned as she dropped the cigarette in an ashtray. ¡°And why do you think so?¡± She enquired and I saw Eve hesitantly sit down. ¡°I don¡¯t trust her,¡± I said firmly. ¡°That¡¯s not enough reason to believe she¡¯s involved in that incident.¡± I swallowed and kept quiet. The crone was stubborn and I couldn¡¯t keep exchanging words with her. Eve cleared her throat and began. ¡®I¡¯m sorry I couldn¡¯t protect you,I..I really don¡¯t know what to say or do to make you trust me or give me one more chance¡­¡± she sighed. ¡°I love you so much and as an elder sister I wish to protect you. I¡¯ve failed you Dreame Installed sungry? A ruthless CEO in the Open day 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GO 28% before,I don¡¯t want to fail you again. Please¡­¡± she was still rambling on when i cut
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¡°Why did you kill father?¡°,I said as I turned to look at her. The crone was watching us with hawk like eyes. you another ¡°I¡­it was in a fit of rage. It¡¯s a long story,but I..I promise you I¡¯ll tell time,¡± She breathed out,bent downwards and rubbing her fingers. ¡°Thank you for finding me,and bringing me back here¡± I said to her and her head shot up,eyes widening in surprise. Of course,she wasn¡¯t expecting me to thank her,after all I was angry with her. She probably would¡¯ve helped me but she was weak from the beating I gave her. If she really did mean to kill me,she¡¯d have left me there to die. That poison was deadly, maybe it was because I was brought here quickly that I¡¯m still alive. I nced around the room,taking note of the intricate patterns and designs that adorned it. It wasn¡¯t like a hospital room. It smelled of roses and the woodworks and designs on it made it seem Rich. The room was luxurious and I wonder what it was used for. ¡°The room..what room is this?¡± Eve nced at the crone who absent mindedly replied, ¡°The Luna¡¯s room.¡± I sat up quickly. ¡°What?!¡± This was Rielle¡¯s room?. This room belongs to her?. I wasying on her bed right. now?. ¡°It¡¯s supposed to be your room anyways¡± Eva said defensively. ¡°I have beenying on the bed of the person that did this to me. The one who kidnapped my children!¡± I clenched my fist and was filled with rage. ¡°Lucien ordered it. It¡¯s the best room in the mansion. Or you want to stay in his room?,¡± the Crone questioned,raising a brow and I realized that she was right. Lucien was thoughtful and didn¡¯t want me to stay in his room when I didn¡¯t want to and he wanted me to befortable that¡¯s why he kept me here. Dreame uttdess C10 in the 44 THEL Installed Open xe 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar J My heart fluttered at that. I should give this man a second chance. 28% Over the next few days,Lucien came with flowers,different types, Daisies, Roses and even lilies. Sometimes, He¡¯de with snacks and when he found out that I love Daisy,he started bringing them. One day, He One day,He wasining about how he thought Rielle had help from someone in the mansion. For her to have known I¡¯d be going out and attacking me during the day. I was about to say something when my eyes met the Crone¡¯s. She was lighting a Cigar and I thought about something that has never urred to me before. The only person who knew about my pregnancy and the person responsible other than my mother was The Crone. Lucien once told me that it was her who rmended him going to the human territory to find me to treat him. I passed her that morning on the day I was angry about Lucien marking me. She was a Zeta just like Rielle¡¯s grandfather and they were quite close. ¡°Where is your grandson?,¡± I turned to her and she stared back at me. She was doing a good job of masking her emotion. ¡°What could you possibly want with him?,¡± she answered as she dropped the Cigar on the ashtray. ¡°Only you knew about my Children.¡± I then turned to Raven, ¡°take her away.¡± D COMMENT Dreame Chapter 17 I paced around in the room and stopped in front of the wooden table,hitting it multiple times. ¡°What do you think of this situation?,¡± I Questioned Greyson who stood by the corner of the room,folding his arms,his expression, stoic. ¡°I don¡¯t know what to say Alpha,I¡¯m equally as surprised. I¡¯d never suspect the Crone at all,but Miss M¨¹ller is right,the Crone is in the middle of everything. ¡°I should¡¯ve thought about all these since. Agatha has been very helpful,especially her guidance,they¡¯ve been invaluable. It seems weird interrogating her but if that¡¯s what I¡¯ll do to get my children back,then I will¡± I sat down and poured myself a ss of whiskey,downing it on one gulp. I heaved a sigh, ¡°what do you know about her Grandson?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know much about him, but Raven would know,they used to be friends,¡± He said and my eyes shot up in surprise. ¡°He is an assassin?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if he still is,but He and Raven were a notorious pair,¡± He said and 1 chuckled bitterly. So the person I¡¯m looking for is an assassin. An assassin is with my children!!. Rielle connived with an assassin!!. ¡°Go and bring Raven here right now!!,¡± I thundered to the security guard and watched him as he scurried away. ¡°Alpha,don¡¯t you think we should bring Elder Nathan in for questioning too?,¡± Greyson asked as I gave him a drink,shaking his head to decline. ¡°Think?!,i don¡¯t think about anything currently!. I just want to find my children!. Bring in Nathaniel if you must!. I¡¯ll question him myself.¡± His eyes shot up,he clearly wasn¡¯t expecting me to agree with him so easily as Nathaniel Archer was the leader of the Zeta elders,he was also from a powerful family and a close friend of my parents. The prominent families of Silverpine. would not be happy if I should just take him in. Dreame D instated Open Wed, 13 Mar ¡°You¡¯re okay with that?,¡± He asked,looking at me curiously. ¡°You know the other families are going to try to rebel¡± I scoffed. ¡°Anyone who tries to rebel against their Alpha will face my wrath!¡± Greyson didn¡¯t say anything,he just took the ss he declined and gulped down the entire content. 28% ¡°So they¡¯ll try to rebel against their Alpha for interrogating a suspected. aplice!,a suspected?,an aplice,his granddaughter did this!!¡® I yelled and stood up to go to the window sighing and shoving my hands deep into my pocket. ¡°Alpha you sent for me,¡± It was Raven and I turned to face him. ¡°Sit,¡± I ordered,gesturing for him to sit. He sat down,looking tensed and I sighed. ¡°Why are you so tense?,did you do something wrong?,¡± I said and his head shot up as he muttered something along the lines of ¡°arrest me¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Greyson asked this time around and I nced at him. ¡°You¡¯re not my Alpha!,¡± he yelled at Greyson and I watched in surprise,a smile ying on my l*ps. Raven was stubborn, he had always been but he has always been loyal. It¡¯s difficult to think that He would be in league with Rielle to take my children and try to kill
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¡°What did you say before?,¡± I asked as I sat down opposite him. Greyson was still standing,toying with a pen knife. ¡°I said the guards came as if they wanted to arrest me ¡°Why would they do that?, Have you done something you shouldn¡¯t have?,¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t done anything Alpha. I¡¯ve only killed when you asked for it and I¡¯ve been clean for years now¡± Whenever I had an urgent threat that I needed to neutralize,I always sent Raven. He was very fast and discreet. ¡°Where is your friend? ¥ï Dreame ddess C10 in the 44 ¡ï FREE Installed Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GO ¡°Which of them Alpha?,Toby or Robin?¡± I nced at Greyson and I saw a smile ying on his l*ps. ¡°Norman Finch,¡± Greyson said and I watched to see if there would be any recognition on his face. 28% He was either a good actor or he didn¡¯t know who that was as there was no emotion. whatsoever on his face when he responded. ¡°I don¡¯t know who that is¡® I mmed my hand on the table and growled, ¡°Quit ying games with me Raven!!, your best friend, Norman!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know any Norman,¡± he replied calmly. ¡°Who is Toby and Robin?,¡± I asked calmly as I heaved a sigh. ¡°My friends in the security team.¡± I got up,shoving my hands deep into my pocket. ¡°I really need your help Raven!. I know you don¡¯t want to talk about your past,but it¡¯s important to me!¡± He sighed and began to talk, ¡°He sold me out five years ago!. Since then I¡¯ve not heard anything from him. For all I know he¡¯s joined some other band of Assasin¡± I sat down again, ¡°Do you believe he¡¯s behind these incidents?, My children¡¯s Kidnap and Amara¡¯s and my own attempted murder?¡± His head shot up in surprise before he burst outughing. ¡°Norman only knows how to use his hands,not his brains. If you say he¡¯s part of the rogue group,maybe. But him being the main culprit, that¡¯s very unlikely¡± heughed again, ¡°Norman is foolish.¡± ¡°So he might be a member of the gang?,¡± Greyson enquired and Raven nodded. ¡°Greyson, you take some men with you and bring in Nathaniel,¡± I thundered and Greyson swiftly walked away. ¡°I need you to go undercover and find out everything you can about Norman. And do that quickly and quietly.¡± Dreame ¥ï Installed Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GO He nodded and walked away. I sighed before pouring a drink in the ss and downing it all,letting the harsh taste burn my throat and smacking my l*ps in satisfaction. 28% I went to the Cell where the Crone was kept and I sat down on a chair some of the guards brought while the Crone was left to sit on the ground. ¡°You came here with a cigar,?¡± That was the first thing she said when I entered and I beckoned on the guards to give her a lit cigar. She collected it and sighed, ¡°I prefer lighting them up myself, you youngsters don¡¯t know the thrill of¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not here to y one of your games Crone.¡± I stated and she puffed before replying me. ¡°Not ying games either Alpha just wondering what evidence you have to keep me in here.¡± ¡°I ask the questions woman!,¡± I thundered and she passed the cigar to one of the guards. ¡°I¡¯ve lost my appetite,¡± ¡°Where is Norman?,¡± I questioned,trying to keep myposure because she was infuriating me every second with her replies. ¡°I don¡¯t know. You tell me¡± I inhaled deeply,willing myself not to act rashly. ¡°Where are my children?¡± ¡°With Rielle,¡± I grit my teeth in frustration at her sarcastic ¡°And where is Rielle?¡± I was determined to y her games. response. ¡°I don¡¯t know,you tell me,she¡¯s your chosen mate¡°I chuckled bitterly. ¡°Just questioning you won¡¯t suffice. Tell me what I don¡¯t know,anything.¡± I almost sounded desperate. ¡°I don¡¯t have anything to say to you Alpha,¡± she turned away and I sighed. Dreame Installed Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar GG. ¡°Who did you tell about the Children?,¡± I questioned again and she murmured. something before speaking again. ¡°I made a promise and I kept it.¡± ¡°And you didn¡¯t somehow tell your best friend Nathaniel about the children,?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t do such a thing,¡± she said firmly and I raked a hand through my hair in frustration. ¡°Please,¡± I sighed. ¡°Please help me!. Don¡¯t let my babies go just like that¡± She didn¡¯t respond and just sat down. n I got out of the cell room,anger masking my features. I needed to vent all these pent in anger and that was when I saw Greyson,he was dragging someone whom I was sure was Nathaniel. He was dropped in the interrogation room and I beckoned on Greyson to remove the sack over his head. ¡°What is the meaning of this?!,¡± it was Nathaniel Archer¡¯s angry voice. ¡°Where is Rielle?!¡± He was seething with anger as he red at me. But he did not reply. ¡°Again,Where is Rielle?,¡°. The sack was put to cover his head again as I started pouring him water. He yelled and when I thought it was enough,I stopped. ¡°Now let¡¯s do this one more time. Where is Rielle?!¡± ¡°You!!!¡­you¡¯ll pay for this,¡± he stuttered. ¡°Wrong answer,¡± the sack was worn on his head again as I started to pour him the water,only stopping when I liked. ¡°Where is Rielle, elder Nathan?¡± ¡°The..the other¡­other..¡± he was stuttering before I quickly cut in,eager to go save my children. D Dreame CEO in the Linstalled Open 14:41 Wed, 13 Mar ¡°The other what?!¡± ¡°The otherrre families¡­.wille for you,¡± he stammered. ¦¥ ¡°Good!.let them,¡± I poured him water again and just when I thought he was going to say something useful, he said something shocking,but I considered it the ramblings of a mad man. ¡°I..iii made you an Alpha!.¡± Çú Dreame 0 COMMENT Chapter 18 It¡¯s been chaotic for the past few days in Silverpine. The Crone was still being held and has refused to confess. Rielle¡¯s Grandfather had been detained too and from the rumors around, the other prominent families are rallying themselves toe face the Alpha. Long ago nob*dy could do anything to the Alpha,he was untouchable andmanded absolute respect. But now In a world where money rules, the Alpha was in the mercies of the wealthy and influential families in themunity. The Archers were a powerful and wealthy family in Silverpine. Theymanded. respect and the other powerful families respected them. They even gave private loans to the Alpha to help in the day to day running of the mansion. Lucien told me one day when I asked him the truth about why he chose Rielle. He said he never cared about love as he slept with different women. But one day, He was told that he¡¯d be marrying Rielle Archer as the mansion owed the Archers a lot that it couldn¡¯t possibly pay back and that marrying her would automatically clear the debt as she would now be his and he will be hers. But Rielle had broken the pact first and she had aplices, lots of them I¡¯m sure. I went towards the window,looking down to see people walk about,doing their normal routine and I sighed. I just want everything to be back to normal. Me with my boys again!. The door opened after a slight knock. ¡°Hey,¡± I said without turning to look at her. It was Eve and I was trying to figure out her outfit. Probably some flowing red or ck dress with tform heels and blood red l*pstick or just ck l*ps. ¡°How are you holding up?¡± Eve had been surprisingly caring and sweet for the past few days, always listening. to me as I rambled onined or cried. I figured out that I should perhaps just give her a chance. She always avoided talking about father. I confronted herst week about why she killed him and she told me to stay calm and that she¡¯d tell me when she¡¯s D Dreame Babe, are you thless CEO in the 44¡ï FREE Installed Open day 14:42 Wed, 13 Mar confirmed something. I wanted to trust her,so I agreed. ¡°I miss my children. I don¡¯t know if they¡¯re eating well. Not everyone can cope with Kai¡¯s eating habit or even Rick¡¯s huge appetite¡± Sheughed at that, reassuring me that all will be well. 28%1 ¡°The Crone still isn¡¯t saying anything,¡± I noted turning to face her and she nodded in agreement. She was indeed putting on a blood red dress and wearing a ck l*pstick. head. ¡°Do you really believe she¡¯s responsible?¡°¡± Eva asked and I shook my ¡°I¡¯m going to go see her. Maybe if I question her myself. Maybe she¡¯ll talk to me.¡± ¡°Should Ie with you?,¡± Eve questioned and I thought about it for a while. If Ie with Eve, she might not tell me anything and I didn¡¯t fully trust her yet. For all I know she could be a spy. I went to the Cell without Eve and stopped when I saw Nathaniel Archer. The almighty Nathan in a cell!. I went straight to his cell and upon seeing me,he stood.
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¡°Runt!¡± I ignored that and spoke up instead,waking the others in the nearby cell. ¡°I believed you were untouchable,s I¡¯m mistaken. Tell me where your granddaughter is and I promise to talk to the Alpha to reduce your sentence.¡± ¡°You¡¯re now Luna,,a weak thing like you?.¡± He scoffed. ¡°The people will never ept you!.¡± I clenched my fist and gritted my teeth. He wasn¡¯t wrong but there¡¯s nothing wrong with us Omegas. It was for people like him that Lucien rejected me. ¡°Your granddaughter is a member of the blood creek. I believe you are too. When I find her,I¡¯ll kill her ande back to kill you too.¡± I said and turned to walk away. ¡°Are you sure the children are For the Alpha?,¡± I red murderously as him as he made that statement. D Dreame 44 TREE Installed Open angry? A ruthless CTO | 42 wed, 3 Mar ¡°When I kill you,I hope you¡¯d not forget that it was an Omega raft killed you. Goodbye Elder Nathaniel.¡± I walked away,stoping in front of where I was told the Crone was being held. ¡°I trusted you Agatha. My mother did too!. Your Son killed her right?¡± She didn¡¯t say anything and I swallowed hard. ¡°Please!. Just tell me where they are!,¡± I almost yelled. ¦° ¡°I kept that promise,I never told anyone about the children. But that¡¯s not the first promise I¡¯ve kept that your mother requested for¡± ¡°What do you mean?,¡± ¡°You¡¯re limping. Why?,¡± I rolled my eyes at that. She was acting like she didn¡¯t know about my attack. Or was she demented?. ¡°Your Son and His mate attacked me!,¡± Lucien had told me his theory. Why he thinks Rielle is doing this. ¡°My Son killed his mate¡± My eyes widened in surprise. Killed his mate?. That¡¯s crazy. I¡¯ve never heard of someone killing their mates. No wolf cal survive without their mates,not even a cold blooded murderer. ¡°Why then is is he with Rielle?, for money?¡± She shrugged, ¡°How would I know. Someone I¡¯ve not seen in years.¡± ¡°Tell me the truth!!¡± ¡°You should be dead,why aren¡¯t you dead.¡± ¡°My sister found me on time,¡± I retorted. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be alive,¡± She said again and I sighed. ¡°I¡¯m sure my death will bring you joy. But I¡¯m alive and well,¡± ¡°The poison was much more deadlier than the one fed to Lucien..¡± I cut in quickly, ¡°I have a strong immune system¡± Dreame D 44 ¡ï FREE Installed Open 28% ¡°But you¡¯re limping,¡± ¡°My bruises aren¡¯t healed yet and I sprained my ankle¡± ¡°Are you sure about that?,¡± she said sizing me up and down and I hissed before walking away,hearing her chuckle behind you. I went straight to my room,shutting the door behind me as I removed the bandages and found not a single wound on my b*dy and I could walk normally. My eyes widened in surprise because just this morning I had dressed the wound and it didn¡¯t look like it will heal anytime soon. But now,there wasn¡¯t even a scar where the wound was before. ¡°Ouch!,¡± I shouted as I cut my hand with broken sses that I was trying to pick. I gasped almost immediately,I saw blood at first then I saw the wound closing,like there was nothing there. I picked the knife lying beside my bed and inhaled deeply as I used it to cut my palm,almost immediately it covered, it was as if nothing had cut me. I tried it multiple times,but they kept healing by itself. I have never heard of this in real life,it was only in one movie I watched with Sherry some years back,a supernatural human. I closed my eyes and opened them again,pinching my cheeks to ascertain whether I was in dreand or Reality. I ran back to the cell with the knife and upon seeing me,the Crone stood up with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re not limping anymore,¡± ¡°What have you done to me?!!!,¡± I yelled loudly that the others in the cell turned to face me. I brought out the knife I tore a straight line on my arm,watching it heal almost immediately after the knife removed from there. ¡°What¡­what is wrong with me?,¡± I stuttered,worried that I was bing at monster. Dreame ¥ï ngry? A ruthless CEO in the 44 FREE Installed Open 14:42 Wed, 13 Mar G ¡°Wrong question..¡± She said. ¡°Not what is wrong with you,but what are you bing.¡± I gasped, ¡°what is going on?!¡± 28%Äê I was scared that If Lucien should find out,he¡¯ll reject me again,believing that I¡¯m a monster. I was rejected before, I cannot be rejected again!. ¡°Please¡­.make it stop,¡± I begged furiously but she just kept smiling. ¡°It¡¯s what you are. It took a while but you¡¯re awakening now,¡± ¡°What I am?.¡± I gasped. ¡°I cannot be this monster!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a gift. Bestowed on you personally by the moon goddess¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want this stupid gift!¡­¡± She cut in sharply, ¡°Don¡¯t say that!,the moon goddess takes great offense in those who insult their gifts. ¡°Ohhh. It¡¯s a stupid goddamndd! Godforsaken stupid gift. I don¡¯t want it moon goddess, you hear me!,I don¡¯t want this nonsense gift,I want my boys!¡± I yelled and the Crone frowned. ¡°Careful woman!,the Goddess never makes mistakes. She must¡¯ve given you this precious gift for a reason.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want it please¡­I just want to be normal!. A normal wolf!¡± I was almost crying now. The Crone was pacing around her cell room,she then sat down after a while listening to my sobs. ¡°You can¡¯t be normal. You¡¯re special. You were born for a reason,a special reason. It¡¯s up to you to find out what reason,¡± She said quietly and I sighed. ¡°F*** this gift,fuck you moon goddess!¡± I said as I ran to my room. I must not let Lucien know about this. Dreame Chapter 19 She snuggled closer to me again and I turned to look at her smiling. ¡°Mine finally!¡®Kaz said and smiled as her blouse shifted a bit and the mark on her shoulder became visible. The events of the previous night suddenly rushing back to me. She hade to my room to tell me something as she imed,but I was surprised when instead of telling me anything,she k*ssed me. I drew her closer and k*ssed her like nothing else mattered just us. It was a simple k*ss but it held everything,it was passionate and it was a k*ss to salve every hurt she had ever dealt with,a k*ss to chase the fears and tensions from her veins. It was Gentle and tender and my veins raged with desire. Our tongues dancing and teasing as the k*ss became intense. I didn¡¯t want the k*ss. to end either but we had to pull out to catch our breath. I didn¡¯t want to chase her away by asking for more but I was surprised when she gently removed her blouse,revealing a redcy bra that came off momentster dark n*pples that seemed to tighten into hard buds. She bit down on her lower l*ps as she pressed her legs togetherying down on the bed,inviting me in and I wasted no time. Within a few minutes,with clothes discarded and bodies locked,I marked her as I bit down on her shoulder. There was a knock on the door and I sprang up quickly, realizing it was daybreak. I wore my clothes quickly and opened the door to see Greyson. ¡°Alpha,some zeta elders are here to see you,¡± ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be there,give me a minute.¡± ¡°Alpha,you cannot just detain a zeta elder,¡± ¡°I believe you¡¯re making a mistake here..¡± Dreame On the FREE Installed Open 14:42 Wed, 13 Mar ¡°You have no right to do this..¡± ¡°This doesn¡¯t make sense..¡± 28 I watched all the Zeta elders, all six of them as they tried to tell me that detaining Nathaniel wasn¡¯t the best thing to do. I scoffed at their words,careful not to seem disrespectful as I do not want to cause any problems. Did elder Fred just say I have no right?, perhaps I should remind him that as the Alpha I have so many rights as bestowed on me by the moon goddess. But I can¡¯t even do that as they¡¯d say it¡¯s rude or disrespectful. Imagine the other one saying I¡¯m making a mistake. The mistake the previous Alpha made is giving the Zeta elders more powers. ¡°Son,you have to rethink your decision,¡± He did not even refer to me as Alpha. That was how much the Zeta elders had no regards for me. They were considered the pirs of Silverpine. I clenched my fist and unclenched them when I felt Greyson staring at me. ¡°Elder Fred. You said I have no right to detain Elder Nathaniel. You¡¯re right. But asides me,who else has the right to detain him. You?,¡± I questioned with a gentle tone. I again do not want to seem hostile. The other Elder, Max cleared him throat. ¡°What are even the charges!. You didn¡¯t consult us before doing anything. The only thing we heard is that the Alpha sent his men toe and take Nathaniel,that was even because we came to his house to check up on him as he didn¡¯t attend the meeting.¡± ¡°Aiding and abbetting a criminal. As you all are aware, Rielle Archer, his. granddaughter is an enemy of this kingdom. In the past,the families of all enemies will be killed¡­¡± ¡°If we followed what was done in the past,you¡¯d never be an Alpha,¡± Fred fired. back,interrupting me. I took deep breaths in an effort to calm myself down. The elders were infuriating. 4 Dreame instated CLO in the Open Wed, 13 Mar ar 28%. me but I won¡¯t give them that satisfaction of seeing me lose my cool,I know that¡¯s what they want. But he was right, I¡¯d never be an Alpha if we were in the past. This was because in past only the strongest member of a pack could be an Alpha. the ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m not talking about killing him. He is detained for aiding his granddaughter in her crimes and providing her with information.¡± ¡°Then let him have a trial!.¡± I knew they¡¯d say that. They would because they were going to be the judges and of course, there¡¯s no way they¡¯ll let their person lose. ¡°Yes. He will have a trial.¡± I said firmly and heard their murmurs of agreement and the nods of their head. ¡°But I will select the judges myself. They won¡¯t all be Zeta elders,¡± I said,surprising them and I watched as their faces changed. Some of them like elder Fred couldn¡¯t hide their anger as he mmed the table and sprang up quickly. ¡°This is not done!!. It has never been done!!. The judges of any trial has always been done by zeta elders. You can¡¯t suddenly change that!¡± Lhid my smile,good,he was pissed off. ¡°The zeta elders started judging cases one day,it¡¯ll only take one day to stop it and that day is now.I will select the judges myself and send the list to you all.¡± I said as I stood up and made to leave. I knew the zeta elders were here for Nathaniel. The crone was always sabotaging their ns so they had some sort of grudge against her. I heard their grunts ofints and curses as I left. The Zeta elders had done enough!. They considered themselves kingmakers of some sort. I scoffed at that. I went to the deliberation room and Greyson followed me. ¡°Who do you have in mind for the judges?,¡± Greyson questioned and I sighed. I had no one in mind but I could think about the people I believe would be impartial and who had the growth and development of Silverpine at heart. ¡°You will help mee up with people you Believe are worthy of being good judges¡± ¡°Yes Alpha.¡± D Dreame less C¨ª ¨® in the Open ¡°I want the list by tomorrow¡± I said as opened some files in front of me. There was a problem with one of our property to the south. Apparently a human has been iming to own it. ¡°Take care of this,¡± I said pushing the file towards him as I stood up to pour myself a drink. ¡°I¡¯ve marked her..¡± I was saying when I noticed the look of surprise on Greyson¡¯s face. ¡°You¡­. ¡°Yes, I will make her my Luna..¡± ¡°Alpha I don¡¯t think that¡¯s a good idea right now. We have the Zeta elders still angry about the fact that Nathaniel is being detained here. They wouldn¡¯t take it lightly when then find out that you want to make an Omega your mate¡± Greyson exined. He was right. The elders will never ept this. They would do whatever they can to make sure I don¡¯t take her as my mate but they¡¯d be wasting their time. I rejected her once and that was enough. Amara is my mate!. ¡°I don¡¯t care about that. She is mine!¡± I grunted as I walked away,moving towards. the Cell where Nathaniel was being held. ¡°Have youe here to gloat?,¡± he asked me as he stood up. ¡°The Elders were here just now. To protest against your ¡®illegal¡® arrest as they called it. I¡¯m sure your happy. You knew they¡¯de¡± He chuckled and sat down again, ¡°When you arrested me,you seemed to have forgotten that it was I who made you an Alpha!. You bit the hands that fed you and now you will face the repercussions of that.¡± I chuckled quietly at that. ¡°You forced Your granddaughter on me. You aided her as she destroyed thismunity and you were expecting respect?,¡± I paused and chuckled again. ¡°I¡¯m only here to tell you that you will have a trial and it won¡¯t be the Zeta elders judging you. It will be people with the interest of Silverpine at heart.¡± Dreame da lovely hust Installed Open 14:42 Wed, 13 Mar GO 28% ¿¼ With that I walked away,but not before seeing a bit of fear on that his proud face. I went to the Crone¡¯s Cell and her face lit up as I handed a cigar to her. ¡°Finally!!,someone with brains in this damned cell!,¡± she eximed. I was quiet for a while. ¡°Come on,out with it. What do you want to know?,¡± ¡®Amara is going to be my Luna.¡± I bit out firmly and sheughed. ¡°Finally!. She is your destiny!.¡± She continued puffing the cigarette. ¡°The Zeta elders were here..they didn¡¯t say anything about you. They came to protest about Nathaniel¡¯s arrest,¡± She exhaled and sighed, ¡°they never cared about me anyways,the damned elders and that Motherfucker Nathaniel who thinks he can buy everyb*dy.¡± I sighed again. ¡°Don¡¯t you want to get out of here?,¡± ¡°I do. But you don¡¯t want to get me out.¡± ¡°I will if you tell me the truth.¡± She chuckled deeply,¡± I have said all I can.¡± Chapter 20 28% I nced at the paper Greyson gave me which contained the names of the people who¡¯d be the judges in Elder Nathaniel¡¯s trial. Ipared them with mine and all I can say is that Greyson did a good job. He wrote the exact same names I wrote. There is no way the Zeta elders will be able to use their corrupt powers now. ¡°Good job,send a copy to the other elders and inform these people about their role in the trial,¡± I stated,gulping down the whiskey I earlier poured for myself. ¡°Alpha,they¡¯ll need a date for the trial¡­¡°He stated and i nodded. ¡°On the day of the Wolf moon festival I n to announce Amara as my mate and also hold Nathaniel¡¯s trial,as well as the Crone¡¯s¡± The wolf moon is a festival to celebrate all the good things that has been happening since the beginning of the year,it has also been said that on that day the moon goddess will bless some people,especially the ones who did things for the growth of theirmunity. ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s a good idea, the day is for celebration not condemning people to death. I think you should hold their trial the day before or the day after. ¡°I wanted it to be on that day so that the moon goddess would help us in our judgement and add in their punishment or other wise¡± I bit out firmly. ¡°I don¡¯t know..but I believe that it won¡¯t be best that way.¡± ¡°Alpha!!,¡± it was Raven¡¯s voice and we turned to look at him. I haven¡¯t seen Raven since I sent him to find out about the Crone¡¯s grandson. ¡°Raven,what is it?,Did you do what I told you to do?,¡± I questioned as he stood in front of me. ¡°Yes Alpha,I was on my way here when Elder Euron sent me to call you,¡± he breathed out and I chuckled. ¡°He sent you to call me?,and where is he right now?¡± 4 Dreame Installed A ruthless CEO in the Open Wed, 13 Mar ¡°Outside Alpha¡± ¡°What does he want?,¡± Greyson asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t say,when I asked,he said he was only going to talk to you,¡± he bit out and I chuckled. I had a vague idea about what he wants. Yesterday I got a letter from One of the zeta elders, he wanted to let me know that his daughter was avable and would make a good Luna. I better make an announcement about not needing a Luna or else I¡¯ll keep getting such letters or visits. ¡°Tell him I¡¯ll be there una jiffy,¡± I announced and when he left I chuckled. ¡°What is it Alpha?,¡± Greyson asked and I smiled. ¡°He¡¯s here to offer his daughter up as my Luna..¡± Greyson looked shocked, ¡°How do you know that?,¡± ¡°I got a letter yesterday from Elder Matthias, He took his time in letting me know how curvy and beautiful his daughter was and how good she would be for breeding and offered her up as mine to make my Luna¡± ¡°It hase to that?¡± Greyson asked,unable to conceal hisughter. ¡°I better go see this one.¡± ¡°Yea,maybe He¡¯ll tell you how skilled his daughter is in the bedroom,¡± Greyson said with a straight face and I shot a murderous re at him. ¡°Her name is Irene,she¡¯s 23¡­¡± he was saying after handing me a picture of the said daughter. ¡°Elder Euron, Why exactly are you showing me a picture of your daughter and telling me about her?,¡± I asked with raised brow,feigning ignorance. He took a sip from his drink and cleared his throat before speaking. ¡°After what the previous Luna did,you know¡­the attempted killing and abduction D Dreame Installed Open 14:42 Wed, 13 Mar GO 9.28% of your children I heard¡­themunity cannot be without a Luna..¡± he took another sip. ¡°And I don¡¯t know any other person who can be your Luna if not Irene. She¡¯s a born leader and she is passionate about the development of thismunity..¡± I kept quiet as if I was contemting on the decision to take,but I already knew what I wanted ¡°You see,elder Euron. The problem we¡¯re having currently is that Rielle wasn¡¯t my fated mate and the person that made her turn against me is her fated.¡± I kept quite for a while before continuing. ¡°So o you see, I don¡¯t want to take someone¡¯s soulmate away and then have that someone hate me and plot to kill me.¡± ¡°No, No, No¡­ Her mate rejected her..¡± he was saying when I cut in. ¡°Ohhh!..why!¡­She¡¯s beautiful and you just told me she¡¯spassionate and kind.¡± ¡°Yes¡­He said he loved someone else..¡± ¡°Who is he?,¡± I cut in again because I felt that the said Man didn¡¯t reject her. He must be someone way beneath her status and he must¡¯ve been forced to reject her. Status and ss meant everything to the Zeta elders. ¡°Feliz Gimmick¡°, I noted the name, I was going to find out about him. There would be no point in asking him what the Man did because Euron might have even given him money to stay away from his daughter or he might suspect that I know. ¡°Well..Elder Euron,your daughter is beautiful and she has a beautiful name and I admire her for being Compassionate and kind and caring about the development. of Silverpine. She would make a good Luna,¡± He smiled at that and I continued. ¡°Unfortunately,I¡¯m not in need of a Luna as I already have my soulmate,given to me by the moon goddess herself. The love of my life and the mother of my children.¡± I bit out firmly. ¡°I respect your decisions Alpha. It¡¯s good for a man to have love in his life. But you know,sometimes in life we have to make tough decisions that could cost us our Dreame day and a lo FREE Instaded Open own happiness..¡± he preached on and I sighed. He was still talking, ¡°you know the saying, Love is the death of Duty¡­¡± I nearly choked on that statement beforeposing myself and responding to him. ¡°What exactly are you trying to say Elder Euron?,that the moon goddess made a mistake by making Amara my mate?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not saying that Alpha,all I¡¯m saying is that if you want to be a strong Alpha,you need a strong Luna by your side. If you want to really defeat all your enemies, you need me as an ally and what better way of making allies if not marriage?¡± I chuckled at that. This man was indeed a politician.. ¡°I can defeat my enemies myself, I don¡¯t need a prominent family as an ally. This conversation is over.¡± I said turning to leave when I stopped and spoke again. ¡°And I consider anyone trying to pit i and my Mate against each other as an enemy.¡± I turned to leave and went to the deliberation room to meet Greyson and Raven arguing. They quickly stopped as soon as I entered inside and when I narrated our discussion to them,they burst outughing. ¡°I should¡¯ve told him to give me hispassionate daughter to give to you,¡± I said to Raven. ¡°By the way Raven, who is your mate?,¡± He looked down,a smile ying on his l*ps. ¡°Barbara.¡± ¡°What!!¡± I and Greyson shouted. ¡°The Barbara we know?¡± I asked and he nodded. Barbara Getty was the only daughter of a prominent Zeta elder. She was unarguably the most beautiful woman in Silverpine. ¡°Her father says we can¡¯t be together,says she can¡¯t be mates with an assassin..¡± Dreame *FREE Installed Open 14:42 Wed, 13 Mar ¡°So you rejected her?,¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°I think I¡¯m destined to be mate less¡± he said and we bothughed. ¡°Who is even Felix Gimmick?¡± I asked ¡°You don¡¯t know him?,¡± Greyson asked with raised eyebrows. ¡°He¡¯s the young man who brought Rn home when he was venturing to the other Pack¡¯s territory. The farmer¡± 28% I remember him now. Indeed he¡¯s not well to do. That must be why Elder Euron didn¡¯t want him to be mates with his daughter. ¡°How about Norman?,¡± Raven cleared his throat before he started talking. ¡°I asked around,I traced him around,going where I thought he would,I didn¡¯t find him but I did ask around¡­.¡± ¡°And!..¡± Greyson asked,getting impatient and Raven shot him a re. ¡°And I couldn¡¯t find him that¡¯s the point. But I did find out about other important things. He left Silverpine and settled in Greyvine. But two years ago nob*dy heard from him anymore. He was a hired killer there. Well known too¡± he paused before. continuing. ¡°He was never mated to anyone. Rumours were that someone else stole his Mate in Silverpine. And they said he kept saying he was going to take revenge on the one who stole his mate¡± I looked at Greyson. ¡°Are you also thinking about the same thing as me?¡± ¡°It¡¯s Rielle isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°It has to be..everything I heard made me think it was her.¡± D Çú 0 COMMENT Dreame gry? A ruthless ?ED ¨C Installed Open Chapter 21 Chapter 21 I removed the bandage and applied a lotion on the hand and covered it again. I couldn¡¯t risk Lucien finding out. I was about to go outside when I saw Eve about to knock on my door. ¡°Hey Sis,¡± ¡°Sis,¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been marked,¡± she noted as she saw the mark on my shoulder and moved to seat on the chair in the room. Shit!. I forgot to wear a cloth that¡¯d cover the mark. ¡°Well¡­.¡°I sighed and sat down facing her before continuing, ¡°Lucien and I decided to ept each other as mates.¡± ¡°Wow, that¡¯s interesting. Do you know the news going around now?¡± My eyes shot up immediately. ¡°What news?,¡± ¡°That Lucien has received many offers from Zeta elders to mate with their daughters¡± I clenched my fist and growled upon hearing that. How dare they?. He is mine,Nova said to me and I agreed with her. Lucien is ours and we will have him. I nced at my mark and smiled,he is already mine, ¡°And what did Lucien say?,¡± I was eager to know if he still wants a strong Luna from a prominent family or He¡¯ll protect our love. I know he loves me, I¡¯ve seen it from the way he looks at me,the way he touches me and the way he talks to me. ¡°I don¡¯t know,he didn¡¯t tell you anything about this?,¡± She asked,peering into my face and I muttered a curse as I stormed out of the room. I went to meet Lucien in the deliberation room and when Greyson and Raven saw me,they walked out,leaving the both of us alone. ¡°Darling¡­¡± he said as he walked closer to me,tucking a stray hair behind my ear tenderly and I pushed him away. G Dreame Rabe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 44 FREE Installed day, and a lovely husband at nighti Open ¡°What¡¯s wrong,you don¡¯t look good..¡± he was saying but I zoned out. I was staring at his l*ps. They always looked to be inviting me to k*ss them and I swallowed hard. This isn¡¯t why I came here. ¡°So which of the daughters or granddaughters will granddaughters will you be taking this time?,¡± He stared at me intently, as if to ascertain if I was serious before he burst outughing. ¡°You¡¯ve heard already?,How?,I didn¡¯t think the news would reach you,¡± ¡°I¡¯m in this Mansion. Whatever goes on in here, I know! That I decide to keep quiet about them does not mean that I don¡¯t know.¡± I fired at him. ¡°Well¡­if the news has reached you already,then my response should¡¯ve reached you by now.¡± He shot back and I gasped. ¡°You must¡¯ve chosen Elder Euron¡¯s daughter or is it Elder Felix¡¯s?. I can¡¯t believe. this!!,¡± I said,my eyes already glistening with tears. He chuckled, ¡°That¡¯s funny because I remember telling Euron that I already am mated to someone.You¡± My head shot up immediately. ¡°Me?¡± I was surprised,but happy. He brought my face up so my kind of vision was leveled with his. He held my cheeks with his palms,wanting me to look into his glistening grey eyes that now had gold rings around its pupil. That was a sign of his arousal. ¡°I love you Amara M¨¹ller. I love you so much and I was a big fool to have rejected you,¡± He said as he used his thumb to brush away my tears. I sniffed and slightly nodded as our gaze locked with each other,giving me time to drink in his features and by the goddess!,he is Handsome!. As our gazes locked,it was as if we were entrapped in a strange new world where only the two of us existed, He slowly lowered his head to mine and k*ssed me. It was tender and passionate. I was disappointed when he eased away,taking his mouth and those l*ps! away from mine. I reached up and guided him back down and he k*ssed me back, harder this time,his mouth hot against mine,his tongue stroking,delving and teasing. Dreame D Babe, are you hungry? A ruthless CEO in the 4.4* FREE Installed day, and a lovely bushand at night! Open I found much joy andfort in the act. We kept k*ssing and k*ssing until I was dizzy and my skin tingled with the need for his touch. My heart fluttered and my blood was rushing as it always did when he was close to me. I have the mate bond. to thank for that. I was breathing the masculine scent of him and I felt faint with want and desire. I wanted him inside me right now and for the k*ss to never cease. ¡°Alpha I¡­.¡± We quickly broke apart when one of the security guard entered the room. I was red with embarrassment and I put my palm over my eyes as I scrambled out quickly. I heard Lucien berating the guard for not knocking and I smiled. Lucien indeed was in love with me and I loved him back.. I met Giselle on the way to my room and she stopped me. ¡°I heard you¡¯ll soon be the Luna.¡± I didn¡¯t know what to reply her with so I just smiled. ¡°Well..congrattions.¡°She said and kept on walking. I got to my room and thankfully Eve had already left. I bolted the door behind me. and burst outughing,reveling in the k*ss I just had. I licked my l*ps and giggled excitedly,like a teenager. I was still giggling and imagining the ways Lucien¡¯s tongue could excite me when the shrill ringtone of my phone jolted me back to reality. I sighed as I saw Sherry¡¯s name and ID pop up. ¡°Sherry,hey,how are you¡± ¡°I¡¯m okay,how about you?,any luck with your children¡¯s abductor?¡± I sighed,how do I tell her that my ¡®boyfriend¡¯s¡® ex kidnapped my children?, because that¡¯s technically how to put it in the human world. ¡°My brother said he has a solid lead now. How¡¯s the hospital..?,¡± ¡°Not doing well without you here. We miss you.¡± She breathed out and I sighed. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 7 14:43 Wed, 13 Mar 297) I miss that hospital too. It has been my hobby for the past few years. ¡°I miss it too. And you guys. You and Raymond.¡± ¡°Jessica I need a favor.¡± She said and it sounded sounded urgent. ¡°What favor? You know I¡¯ll do anything for you Sherry. You¡¯ve been a good friend. to me.¡± She has been my only friend for years and of course, I¡¯d do anything for her. ¡°My Cousin was brought in here a week ago. He is diabetic but I don¡¯t know why he suddenly fainted and since then there¡¯s nothing I¡¯ve not done to revive him.¡± I heard her sobbing lightly. ¡°Please Jessica,you¡¯ve treated patients we¡¯ve all given up on. Pleasee back and help my cousin. I don¡¯t want to lose him.¡± She began to wail now and my heart broke. Sherry has been so kind to me and if there¡¯s anything I can do to help her, I will. All I need to do is go back to the human territory and treat her Cousin ande back. I can do it. If I convince Lucien I know he will let me go. ¡°It¡¯s alright Jessica. I¡¯ll be there as soon as I can.¡± As soon as we said our goodbyes and I disconnected the call, I went to meet Lucien. I found him by the training ground. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have left like that..¡± He said as he saw me. ¡°I was ashamed to have been found like that..¡± I said and he chuckled. ¡°What¡¯s there to be ashamed of? we are mates and what we were doing is perfectly normal,¡± he paused and smiled at someone who was standing by the other side. ¡°You¡¯ve stayed too long in the human territory that you now behave like them..¡± I sighed and couldn¡¯t say anything. He was right. I behaved like the humans do,sometimes forgetting that I¡¯m a wolf. ¡°I have a request to make..¡± he held my hand and pulled me with him as we went to sit somewhere. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 14:43 Wed, 13 Mar r ¡°What is it?,¡± he questioned as he fiddled with my fingers. ×Ö28%•þ ¡°My friend in the human world. My fellow doctor Sherry. She needs my help¡­¡± I didn¡¯t finish speaking before he interrupted. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that you want to go to the human territory!¡± I sighed. ¡°I do Lucien. I have to. She needs me¡­ ¡°There are a thousand and one doctors there,why would she need you,only you!!,¡± he thundered. ¡°Because I¡¯m one of the best!. When you came to the human territory, who did youe to find?,Me!!!.¡± I almost yelled out. ¡°There should be others better than¡­ ¡°Better than me.¡± I scoffed,my anger clearly visible and he sighed and took my hands into his. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Amara. I¡¯m just worried. You know..I heard you talking with a man once¡­you sounded like you miss him¡­so¡­ I don¡¯t want to lose you.¡± He said finally and I sighed. ¡°You won¡¯t lose me,I promise you. And Raymond is just a friend.¡± ¡°Sure?,¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll just treat Sherry¡¯s Cousin ande back quickly. I¡¯ll be back before know it,¡± He seemed to think about it for a while before responding. you ¡°Fine!. But Raven will go with you.¡± Çú Chapter 22 ×ÔÃü27% I shot the arrows,my eyes narrowing and my brows furrowed in concentration. I¡¯ve not heard from Neither Amara nor Raven for the past three days. It¡¯s been twelve days since they left and as the day progressed,my heartache became worse. It was as if a part of me had been pulled out. Is this how a mate bond is?,it wasn¡¯t like that with Rielle. ¡°You seem troubled¡± Greyson says as I shot the wrong target for the 35th time. ¡°I want to see her,¡± I said, sighing, dropping my bow and shoving my hands deep in my pockets. ¡°You can¡¯t leave at this crucial time Alpha. Look at what¡¯s been happening and we aren¡¯t even close to getting anything done.¡± He was right. It¡¯s been a month since my children got kidnapped and the only thing I¡¯ve achieved is confirmation that Rielle is indeed a part of the blood creek. I still couldn¡¯t think of a reason why she would do such a thing. ¡°What if something has happened to her?¡± I asked as I paced around, my heart raced at the thought of something happening to her. ¡°Raven is strong. He¡¯ll protect her.¡± I heaved a sigh, ¡°He was supposed to report everything that happened at the end of each day but there has been nothing from him for the past three days¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure there is a reason for that. Nothing had happened to them¡± he bit out firmly but I couldn¡¯t help that gnawing feeling at the back of my mind,something is very wrong. ¡°If we asked everyone in silverpine who their fated mate is,they might lie to us. If not that¡¯d be a step to finding out who the leader of this blood creek is.¡± ¡°There is an ancient device I heard a of,that could help us with that. I¡¯ve forgotten the name,but I¡¯m sure the Crone does. Maybe you should go to her and enquire,¡¯ Greyson said and I nodded. He was right,I¡¯ve heard of such a tool being in existence. It¡¯s the only option we have currently. 14:48 Wed, 13 Mar ¡°Lucyyy¡± Giselle drawled out as she walked towards us. I gritted my teeth at that. ¡°Don¡¯t call me that!¡°. I saw Greyson try to stifle augh and I red at him murderously. She wrapped her arms around Greyson and I red at the both of them!. They¡¯ve been together for years and you¡¯d think they¡¯ll grow tired of their excessive public disy of affection. ¡°You look like hell¡¯s cousin¡± Giselle stated,still wrapped around Greyson like they¡¯ve been glued together. ¡°Get the hell away from my sister!¡± I said ring at Greyson,but they drew tighter into each other and I sighed before stomping off. I was tired of always pulling them apart,the more I did that, the more they became closer. I went straight to the cell, I needed to have a word with the crone. From afar I saw guards sprawled across the floor, I briskly walked towards them. and examined the bodies, they were all dead, no external wound,no sign of struggles. Poison perhaps. All the people in the cell in that wing were dead. I walked briskly to the east wing and all the security officers were dead,but the prisoners were still alive,panicking and huddled towards each other. ¡°Did you see them? I questioned,looking at a young man who seemed to be in his early twenties,I think they said he beat up his mother and that¡¯s why he¡¯s here. ¡°I don¡¯t know any of them alpha,they were strong¡­very strong¡± he breathed out shakily. I hissed as I walked to the special cell,where the crone was,she was gone,there was only one thing there,a silver pendant that she always wore over her n*eck. I bent to pick it up. I pulled it and it went apart to reveal a key. I was surprised. So the pendant I¡¯ve been seeing in her n*eck since I was a child was a key. She was kidnapped!. She¡¯d never leave without that n*e, I¡¯ve never seen her take it off. And I had no idea what that Key was for. I walked to the other side where Nathaniel Archer was held. He was still there,his head bent and when I got there he raised his head,his eyes levelling up to mine. Dreame 14:48 Wed, 13 Mar ¡°Your granddaughter did this.she has be a threat to thismunity¡± I thundered and he bent his head back,in shame. ×Ô¼Ò27%ºÏ ¡°I have nothing to say¡± he murmured and I clenched my fist whilst ring at him. ¡°Did you see her?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never seen nor heard from her since the day she betrayed her family. Rielle is no granddaughter of mine¡± he bit out firmly. ¡°Who is her fated?,¡± ¡°Even if I knew that, I won¡¯t tell you. I am loyal to the park,but I¡¯m also loyal to my family. I can¡¯t just give her out like that.¡± I growled as my eyes darkened,huffing and still with a clenched fist as I walked away. Very well then, I¡¯ll make sure I kill him,maybe that¡¯d draw Rielle toe out of hiding- I walked briskly with no destination in mind when someone¡¯s voice startled me. ¡°Alpha Alpha!¡± Someone called,panting and I stopped without turning. It was someone from the low ranked security team. ¡°You have to see this¡± hepleted,breathing heavily,it was obvious he had been running. I wondered what must have been important for him to have been running to inform me of it. Two incidents in one day and I still couldn¡¯t shake off the fact that something had gone terribly wrong with Amara and Raven. I trudged behind him as he led the way. We passed the boxing ring and went behind the training ground and the sight that greeted me almost took my breath away. There was a little crowd forming with some weeping and the others murmuring. Greyson seemed to have just gotten there as he barkedmands at the security there. I couldn¡¯t hear anything he was saying as everything seemed like a nightmare,a scary one. The b*dy was brought down, just then Giselle dashed through the Dreame 14:48 Wed, 13 Mar crowd,screaming at the top of her lungs and howling,she had instantly transformed and I just stood there, even as I felt Grayson call out to me. ¡°Rn!!!!!!!!!!¡°,it was Griselda,his mate. Someone touched me and that was when I broke from my reverie, I ordered everyone away when someone shouted from behind. ¡°Alpha,a package just arrived for you,it¡¯s from the human territory¡± the person said as he stood in front of me. A package from the human territory?,my mind picturered out a hundred worst. packages it could be and I clenched my fist at the thought. Nob*dy harms my mate!. Nob*dy!. It couldn¡¯t be a triple attack in one day,the crone being kidnapped, my youngest brother,very innocent being killed and my mate?,it couldn¡¯t be.. ¡°Have you checked it?¡± Grayson questioned the security guard. It was amon procedure,in case it was something that could kill me. ¡°I have Alpha¡± he said,facing me and I snatched the envelope from him. There were no details of the sender written on it. ¡°What¡¯s in it? And how did you get it?¡± Greyson asked again. ¡°We received it alongside some supplies and it just said it¡¯s for you,I checked it and indeed it¡¯s meant for you to see¡± he dered. ¡°And what¡¯s in it¡­¡± Greyson did not get to finish questioning the guard before I ripped the brown envelope open and the sight that greeted me tore my heart to pieces,Amara,my mate with another man on the bed,both n*ked!. There were different pictures and they showed her in different ces with the same man. There was one taken of hering out of a hotel room with him,one of her in a club with him,one they were on a yacht cruise,the other was taken with the same man on the bed,she didn¡¯t look like herself but she was smiling. She was happy. This was probably the Man she¡¯s been talking to all these while. But when I had asked her,she said He was just her colleague and there was nothing going on with him. our children have been kidnapped and the thing she could do 5/5 is to have fun with other men!!. I clenched my fist and gritted my teeth. The world became a blur as the pictures. fell from my hand, the others in the crowd gasping as they saw what it was. ¦° I instantly shifted and ran. I couldn¡¯t take it anymore. My brother dead, the woman I love,cheating on me!!. I growled and howled as Kaz became depressed. I know I shouldn¡¯t have ran like that but it doesn¡¯t matter. Greyson would take care of everything in my absence and I will make everyone pay,starting from Rielle. É« Dreame 0 COMMENT Chapter 23 I watched her like a hawk as she moved about,oblivious to the pair of eyes that watched her every move. She had no reason to suspect me,after all she knows me to be her ally,one of Lucien¡¯s people. Lucien smiled as she whispered something to him and giggled like a child. He saw me watching and I smiled. ¡®She wants to go back to human territory,they need her there. You know She¡¯s an incredible doctor¡± he said as he walked to me,she was standing by his side. She hadn¡¯t told him that she used tinctures from the wolf world to treat humans. She was good,but it was what she used that helped her. He noticed the surprise on my face and smiled, ¡°I know, I know..But she¡¯s insisting and she¡¯s stubborn¡± he looked at her and she smiled at him,leaning on his huge frame. ¡°But Raven will be there to protect her in case there¡¯s any trouble¡± hepleted. I sighed in relief,it was an act to make Lucien believe I cared. I did care anyways, I cared about her leaving Silverpine. She was stronger than she knew she just had to leave and everything will be fine. Her being by Lucien¡¯s side made him stronger. If she doesn¡¯t leave, Rielle will find ways to kill her. I wondered how she survived the poison that was injected in her,it should¡¯ve killed her. Except her powers were already awakening. It couldn¡¯t be!,it was too soon. Rielle acted on her own,she didn¡¯t even consult me before attacking Amara!. She¡¯s just too stubborn for her own good. Lucien muttered something along the line of going to shoot arrows alone before wandering off. I strode out of the mansion,careful not to be noticed by anyone. It wasn¡¯t like anyb*dy would pay any attention to me anyways,i lived in the shadow of Lucien, Dreame 13 Mar ×ÔÃü27%Ѫ I walked briskly,my bones crunching and changing as I ran to the hideout. It was funny that We were Right under Lucien¡¯s nose and he didn¡¯t even know it. Immediately I got there, I saw Rielle looking at me with smiles, I quickly changed. and she flung a robe at me. ¡°What have you done!!,¡± I questioned through gritted teeth. ¡°Calm down!¡± She said,passing me a drink and I sighed and took it from her,gulping it down in a single shot. ¡°What did you hope to achieve by killing her?¡± I raked my hands through my hair as I sat down. ¡°She has to leave silverpine and I¡¯ll do whatever it takes to make sure of that¡± ¡°By killing her here?, that was a deadly poison!¡­¡± ¡°And it did not kill her!!¡± She yelled and heaved a sigh, ¡°doesn¡¯t that tell you. anything?¡® I inhaled deeply. She was right,the poison was even stronger than the type used on Lucien. How could a weak omega survive that?,I couldn¡¯t even think about that. My gaze met hers and I was suddenly afraid to say the words. ¡°She¡¯s bing her¡± I breathed out and Rielle took my hands and covered them with hers. 546 ¡°We have to do what needs to be done¡± she said firmly and I turned to her, ¡°She¡¯s been through a lot. We don¡¯t have to kill her¡°. She dropped my hands and stood up, ¡°if killing her will prevent the prophecy,so be it!.¡± ¡°But¡± ¡°No buts. If you don¡¯t have the guts to do what needs to be done, then I will. At least now she knows she¡¯s not safe in silverpine. If she were smart, she¡¯d leave¡± she bit. out firmly and I sighed. She was right, Amara in silverpine beside Lucien will make Lucien untouchable. She had that power but she didn¡¯t know it. Dreame 14:48 Wed, 13 Mar ¡°If the poison didn¡¯t kill her,that means she can¡¯t be killed. She¡¯s not even in silverpine anymore¡­¡± Æø:27% Rielle cut in, ¡°wonderful!,she finally decided to go back to where she should be¡°. She turned to me,beaming with smiles. ¡°Lucien is vulnerable now,more than ever,we have to act quickly before it bes. toote¡± she said,taking a sip of her drink. ¡°And we will never know unless we try!¡± ¡°We have to act quickly then,she left to treat a sick person as a Favour to her human friend¡­¡± ¡°Sherry did it!!¡± She yelled,interrupting me and smiled widely. Who the hell is sherry?, I thought as Rielleughed throatily,bringing out a phone from the bag lying on the table. She dialed a number and after a few rings the person on the other end picked as I heard her speak into the phone. ¡°You did it sherry!. I owe you a big one¡­Of course I will¡­¡­don¡¯t worry,consider it done¡­.keep her there for a long time,do what you have to¡­I know¡­keep me posted¡­alright¡± The call seemed to have ended as she kept the phone on the table. ¡°That was one of our allies in the human territory¡± she said turning to look at me. ¡°Ally?,in the human territory?¡± I asked scrunching my brows together in confusion. ¡°Sherry is a wolf too. She¡¯s just been in the human world for too long. But she still recognizes her own and is still loyal to the one true Alpha¡± she drawled out and I looked at her in surprise. ¡°She is a wolf?¡± I questioned in surprise,I had heard of Sherry from Lucien. He said she was Amara¡¯s best friend. ¡°She knew who Amara was all these years?,who she really is?¡± I asked again. ¡°She did. She knows about the prophecy too. She knows about you,about us. It was her who came to me first,informing me of Lucien¡¯s children and the prophecy. It¡¯s why I decided to help you¡± she narrated and I stared at her in awe. 13 Mar So this supposed friend had been watching her for a long time!. ¡°She isn¡¯t from silverpine pack. She¡¯s from the original greyvine.¡± I was about to say something when two men,my own people dragged someone into the room. ¡°What is this?¡± I thundered,pointing at the person they dragged who had a sack. over his head. ¡°I ordered them to bring her¡± Rielle said and I turned to stare at her in shock. ¡°Her?,who is this?!¡± ¡°Agatha or the crone rather¡°: I growled and gritted my teeth. Rielle keeps doing things that infuriated. me,without asking for my permission!. ¡°Take her to the cell,make sure she can¡¯t get away. This one is one sneaky old b*tch¡± Rielle said to the men and they dragged the crone out. ¡°What did you do?¡± I questioned breathlessly as I clenched my fist. ¡°I brought the crone here, I kidnapped her rather or should I call it a jail break?,since they broke her out of the ¡°well guarded¡± cell¡± I stormed down to the room,punching the wooden door aside as it gave way. Rielle trailed behind me, ¡°we¡¯ll need to fix that door¡°. I sat down on the bed, forcing myself to take a few slow deep breaths as I thought about the current situation. ¡°You¡¯ve jeopardized our cause,you¡¯ve risked our safety!. This is the height of it!!¡± She yelled back, ¡°I am doing what needs to be done!. Everything I¡¯ve done has been for this cause!. Everything!. I¡¯ve risked my life and that of my family!. She inhaled deeply, ¡°My grandfather!, my poor grandfather rots in a cell in silverpine and I can¡¯t do anything about it!. Lucien hunts me and is after my blood,the little wolf wills me dead and is gaining strength day after day and what happens when she finally bes her?. The people of silverpine sees me as an evil Luna¡°,I nced at her. Dreame ×ÔºÅ:27%ÈÕ ¡°Everyone wants me dead!. I can¡¯t be with the man I love for fear of risking his life. and you dare talk to me about risks. I have risked my life more than anyone pledged to this cause¡± she breathed out. I held her palms tenderly,mine covering hers. ¡°I know!,I know I¡¯m sorry this is just too risky!¡® I shot out,raking my hands through my hair. I continued, ¡°Let¡¯s kill the crone. We could feed her poison and dump her,make it seem like she killed herself out of guilt¡± I suggested. ¡°No¡± she said,locking gaze with me. ¡°We won¡¯t kill her, we¡¯ll make her an ally¡± ¡°That old geezer will never agree to anything we say. She¡¯s more stubborn than a goat,¡± I bit out firmly.. ¡°She will If we do it right¡± she said and didn¡¯t give me time to say anything as she scampered to the room where the crone was tied up. I followed behind her briskly and Rielle removed the sack over her head and her blindfold and the gag on her mouth. She didn¡¯t seem surprised when she saw me. She just smiled crookedly. Æ· ¡°I¡¯ve always known it was you¡± É« Chapter 24 Chapter 24 +27% I opened my eyes groggily,my head felt like it was splitting into two and I groaned. Wondering why the room seemed so unfamiliar. It wasn¡¯t the peach painted room with an amazing bed frame that smelled like Daisy nor was it my white painted room in Vegas that smelled like jasmine. I sat up quietly,taking in the very unfamiliar scene. I know this smell¡­I gasped. Ketamine. The events of the previous night suddenly came rushing back to me. shback ¡°This is a mistake,¡± I groaned as I stared at the crowd in the club dancing to the loud upbeat music that threatened to rupture my eardrum. ¡°No¡­please. Come on,for me,¡± Sherry pouted. She wanted me to feel better and her idea of feeling better was clubbing. I was able to save the patient. I used that tincture anyways because without it,he was as good as dead. So the clubbing was a way to cheer me up about the unfortunate events and congratte me for a job well done. I have always hated clubbing,but Sherry kept bugging me and now Here I am, in a tight red dress that was like a vacuum,sucking the oxygen out of my b*dy and a five inch heels that gave me a backache. Courtesy of Sherry. I scrunched my nose as the mixture of perfumebined with strong smell of liquor filled the air. My head was spinning terribly even though I haven¡¯t even had my first drink. I gasped as someone pped me on my ass and red at the culprit in disbelief as he winked at me. I looked at my outfit and groaned, of course I looked like a hooker!. Alright, I¡¯m getting out of here, this isn¡¯t my thing. I thought as Sherry pulled me inside,leaving no room for protests. Sherry left me alone as she hit the dance floor and I took that as my cue to leave. Raven must be worried by now. I told him not to follow me as I was going to Sherry¡¯s apartment. Dreame 14:48 Wed, 13 Mar I should be looking for my boys,not partying. I brought my phone out and was about to send Sherry a text when some people rushed in and I collided with them. I groaned as I saw my phone smash to pieces. ¡°Hey hey Jessica,¡± I heard someone call out and I turned and then smiled when I saw a familiar face. It was Raymond,a fellow doctor. ¡°You don¡¯t look okay,¡± he said and I sighed. ¡°I shouldn¡¯t be here¡°, I pointed at Sherry. She dragged me here. I¡¯m supposed to find my boys¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that. Haven¡¯t they asked for ransom?,¡± We sat down behind the bar and I sighed. ¡°There¡¯s been no information at all. But my cousin who is a cop said he has some leads now¡± ¡°The one you went to meet?,¡± ¡°Yes,¡± I had told him when he called that I went to see my family and my cousin who was a cop has been helping with the case. ¡°You¡¯ll find them soon. I hope you do,¡± He said and I smiled. I really hope I do. ¡°Care for a drink? Or do you want to get out of here?¡± He asked and I sighed. I don¡¯t do well with crowd. I just wanted to leave. ¡°I don¡¯t want to get drunk or stay here either¡± ¡°Well then,let¡¯s get out of here,¡± I should¡¯ve asked where we were going to but I just wanted to leave the club that I didn¡¯t care. We ended up going to a hotel,and I objected,I didn¡¯t want to stay in a hotel with a man,not when I now belonged to another. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,I can¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°Rx,I won¡¯t do anything you don¡¯t want me to,I just want to keep youpany. I don¡¯t want you thinking about anything. There is a double bed in the room if that¡¯s what you¡¯re worried about¡­I could change it to separate room if you¡¯re still worried¡± He sounded like he genuinely did care and I decided to go with him. It¡¯s not like anything will happen anyways. ¡°It¡¯s fine,¡± I said as I followed him inside.. It was a harmless conversation at first until he brought out ketamine. He told me to try it once and I don¡¯t know how once became too many that I cked out. Present I groaned as I went to the bathroom to have a shower quickly. I should be lucky I wasn¡¯t stupid enough to have S*x with him. I gged down a taxi as I got out and went straight to my house. Immediately I entered the house, I knew something was very wrong. The hairs on my back stood. up and my heart began to beat heavily in my chest. ¡°Raven!!!,¡± I shouted his name. He was supposed to be here. It was then I saw the trail of blood. I walked swiftly towards where it wasing from and I gasped as I fell to the ground sobbing. ¡°No no no no!¡± He was supposed to look after me. This isn¡¯t supposed to happen. again. More importantly, I needed to get out of here fast. Why is this happening now?!. I went out quietly and put the key in the ignition, then I went back inside and quickly dragged Raven to the car. I didn¡¯t know where the strength came from for someone my size against a dead man who weighed about 70 pounds. I quickly went to work cleaning the house,to get rid of any stain of blood. After then, I drove off. ********ÖÐÊÐË®ÉêÉêÂÊ, There were still tears on my eyes when I entered Silverpinemunity. I drove straight to the mansion. The atmosphere was tense but I had more pressing matters than whatever was wrong here. ¡°What are you doing here?, it was Giselle,she looked like she¡¯s seen better days. ¡°What happened here,?¡± My eyes were still glossy. ¡°I ask the question here Woman!. What the fuck are you doing here?!¡± Dreame 26% 14:48 Wed, 13 Mar I was shocked with the harsh tone of her voice. ¡°Where is Lucien?,¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to see you¡± My expression was beyond shock. ¡°Raven¡¯s dead¡± ¡°Rnd¡¯s dead¡± We said simultaneously and gasped. ¡°How?,¡± ¡°The Crone has been kidnapped too. You were wrong. She¡¯s not who we¡¯re looking for¡± Giselle said as she took a step forward. ¡°And while my brother is taking care of the mess in Silverpine, you were busy having a good time!,whoring around with a human!¡± My eyes widened in shock and I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out. ¡°How did you know?,¡± I asked,shaking my head in denial. ¡°You weren¡¯t counting on us to find out,were you?,you thought you could just lie your way and get away with it..Get out!. Get out!!!¡± ¡°I¡­I¡­.please let me just see him¡­I can exin¡­it¡¯s not¡­¡± ¡°Not what I think?,¡± it was Lucien¡¯s voice and the tears came out freely now. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Lucien¡­I¡­I¡­I didn¡¯t mean for this to happen..¡± He cut in, ¡°you didn¡¯t think I¡¯ll find out..¡± ¡°No no no¡­¡± I broke down in tears¡­ ¡°Please,let me exin..¡± ¡°Get out. Get the fuck out of here¡± he thundered. I was on the floor,in tears as I thought about what to do. I couldn¡¯t just leave like this. If I do,Lucien looks pissed off and I know he would never let me see my boys again. ¡°Where is Raven?,¡± He questioned and I nced up at him,the others wereing out of the house now because of the noise. Dreame Chapter 24 ¡°In the car ¡°Dead,¡± Giselle said as we answered at the same time. Greyson looked like he was in a horror movie and he moved closer to me, ¡°Raven is one of our strongest warrior,How did he die?¡± ¡°I..I came back this morning and ¡­and met him like that.¡± He sighed and I saw Lucien swallow hard. BEN ¡°I am disappointed in you.¡± It was Greyson, he said as he turned to leave. Giselle followed him and I saw a few others leave. I saw Eve in her ck and red polka dot dress with her ck l*pstick looking at me from afar,her eyes portraying her disappointment as she turned her back on me,going back inside. Greyson came out with some others again as they went to my car,opening it and carrying a dead Raven inside. Lucien looked at me for a while before speaking. ¡°I don¡¯t want to see you here again¡± ¡°I am your mate!,¡± I almost yelled in between sobs and he chuckled. ¡°I rejected you before and I can still reject you again.¡± I winced at his words,but it was possible. He could still reject me again and I felt Nova¡¯s sadness as I closed my eyes, anticipating his rejection. He turned his back and walked back inside and I was left on my own with tears in my eyes wondering what I was going to do. É« Dreame 0 COMMENT Chapter 25 With Lucien¡¯s rejection once more,I walked away from the mansion and walked with no direction in mind until I came face to face with my Grandmother. Somehow, I had found my way to her house,my home, The house I grew up in. ¡°It¡¯s alright my dear. It¡¯s alright,¡± she kept saying as I sobbed,after exining everything to her. ¡°It hurts..it hurts..it hurts,¡± I kept repeating in between sobs and she pulled me into her embrace. ¡°The Alpha would soon realize what he¡¯s lost.¡± She bit out firmly and I pulled out of her embrace. I didn¡¯t want her huge bracelets to crush my spine. It felt nice to have at least one person on my side. It was heart wrenching to see disappointment etched on Lucien¡¯s face as he looked at me. I couldn¡¯t take that off my mind. Even Eve!,my own Sister!. The way she looked at me held nothing but disgust and contempt. Giselle and Greyson looked at me the same way too. ¡°There¡¯s no better way to cheer yourself up than having plum wine.¡± My Grandmother said as she retreated into the inner room. I brought out a picture of Rick and Kai and my memories of the three of us came flooding back. ¡°The Alpha will get your children back. Trust him on that,¡± I didn¡¯t know when she came out of the room. But she was indeed right. If there¡¯s one thing I was sure about,it was that Lucien would find the children. But the problem was that he might not keep to his promise. If He ims that I am incapable of taking care of the children,using those pictures as proof,there¡¯s nothing I could possibly do. The children will not be given to me. My own children!!. ¡°Now child,don¡¯t think about anything. Just have a drink and get lost in the moment,¡± She said as she poured the wine into a cup. Dreame ½ð:26%ºÏ ¡°Grandma,I¡¯m worried about the kids..¡± ¡°They¡¯ll be fine Amara,they¡¯ll be,¡± She said as she handed the cup to me,stopping me from stating my worries. ¡°This wine is so good that I don¡¯t just give it out to anyb*dy. It has been stored for more than one thousand days and you know me and my wines,¡± I chuckled. Of course My grandmother was a wine connoisseur of some sorts. She was known in Silverpine for making the best wines. I gulped the drink down,allowing the sweet and sour taste to engulf me. ¡°He won¡¯t send them to me,¡± I stated,taking another swig from the cup. ¡°You don¡¯t know that,¡± She said, taking a seat in front of me. ¡°I¡¯ve lost everything. Everything!,¡± I chuckled bitterly as I took a sip of the wine again. ¡°You haven¡¯t,stop saying that,¡± She chided and I shook my head in disapproval. ¡°No Grandma,it¡¯s true. Mother¡¯s gone,My children,my world!,they¡¯re gone. Lucien hates me!. Eve looks at me as if she¡¯s better than me. She who murdered our father!¡® I chuckled bitterly again. ¡°Everyone hates me!. They think I cheated on Lucien!. Me who¡¯s supposed to be Luna soon. Me who was so happy that my world wasing back together,that I¡¯ll have my children and get to be with my true mate,¡± I continued,noticing Grandma¡¯s sigh. She leaned over and held my hands tenderly. ¡°Amara my dear child. You know how I have always taken a liking to you since you were a baby. You¡¯re a strong one you know,stronger than you think you are.¡± She paused and peered into my face. ¡°You¡¯re a M¨¹ller. You will survive this. See think about it,when you were first rejected years ago you thought your life was going to end,but it didn¡¯t. If you could survive that,then there¡¯s nothing you possibly can¡¯t survive,¡± She said, nodding her head. ¡°Right?,¡± she asked and I nodded,sniffing, Dreame ¡°Right.¡± She poured the wine for me again and handed it to me. ¡°Now consider yourself special to have been given my special thousand years old plum wine,¡± I chuckled as I took a swig off it and thought of something I had taken off my mind for a while. ¡°Grandma can I ask you a question?,¡± ¡°Sure Child. Ask away,¡± she replied. ¡°Do you know why Eve murdered our father?,¡± She looked startled. She wasn¡¯t expecting that question. She probably was expecting a question rted to my children or Lucien¡¯s rejection. ¡°Child..why..why are you asking about that right now. I thought you¡¯ve forgiven her,¡± She stated,leaning back down on the sofa. ¡°I just..¡± ¡°Is it because she didn¡¯t believe you?,¡± She questioned. ¡°No no,it¡¯s not that. It¡¯s just that I¡¯ve always thought about it,¡± I said,taking another swig of the wine. ¡°And have you spoken to her about that?,¡± she took a sip of her drink. ¡°She said she¡¯ll tell me when the time is right,¡± I announced. ¡°She said she wanted to confirm some things before letting me know,something about getting solid proof so I can understand,¡± I stated, remembering when I had asked Eve and she spoke in a calm voice,letting me know that she wanted me to see why she had no other choice. When Eve murdered our father,she had simply walked out on all of us,she left the house and ording to tradition got the exile sentence and left Silverpine. What was confusing was the fact that Mother did not seem to hate Eve. shback 300 Dreame ×Ô26%ÅÌ 14:48 We 13 Mar ¡°Mother Mother!!,¡± I yelled and ran to meet her with tears in my eyes. ¡°What is it Amara?,¡± she questioned. ¡°Father¡­¡­Eve¡­..dead..dead¡­ohhh,¡± I stuttered before bursting into tears again. ¡°Who is dead?,what happened?,¡± ¡°Father!!,oh father!!,¡± I said in between sobs. ¡°Where is Eve?,¡± she questioned as she began to walk briskly to the room,the room where my father¡¯s lifeless b*dyy. ¡°She killed father!!,l yelled. Mother entered the room and bent down. She put her fingers over his n*eck and removed it after a while. ¡°He¡¯s dead.¡± She announced and I broke out in sobs again. Of course he¡¯s dead,there¡¯s no way he would¡¯ve survived those many stabs. She stabbed him severally on his chest,one going directly to his heart. She did mean to kill him. Our poor father who did no wrong but to love his children. ¡°Where¡¯s Eve,¡± she asked as soon as she stood up. ¡°I don¡¯t know. She just walked away,like that. She wasn¡¯t even remorseful,¡± I bit out as I began to wipe the tears from my eyes. ¡°Alright,¡± she said as she walked away,leaving the b*dy like that in the room. After that day she never spoke about Eve or father. It was I who reported the incident and got Eve banished, it was I alone who buried my father. Mother acted like something didn¡¯t happen and whenever I brought the matter,she¡¯d stop me. She had only said one thing, that I shouldn¡¯t me Eve. Grandma¡¯s voice broke my chain of thoughts. ¡°What are you so lost in thought about child?,¡± Dreame I stared at her nkly,had she been talking to me?. ¡°What?,¡± I questioned,my brows scrunched up in confusion. ¡°I said maybe you should trust her. There must be a good reason for her to murder your father,¡± ¡°I doubt it. Father was a good man,perhaps thest good man in Silverpine. She probably murdered him because he was trying to stop her from doing something. bad,¡± I shot out. ¡°And what of your Mother?,¡± ¡°Mother probably didn¡¯t want to hate her child. I don¡¯t know.¡± I shrugged. ¡°Whatever the reason is, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll find out soon enough.¡± She said and I sighed. I would never believe Eve,father was a good man and she murdered him. I took a sip again,letting the wine swirl around. My tongue danced to the rich taste. it gave.The wine was indeed soothing. ¡°Grandma,¡± I said as I dropped the cup on the table. ¡°Yes child,¡± she answered,inching closer towards me. ¡°I think I have to go back to human territory,¡± I dered and she looked at me in surprise. ¡°You sure you want that?,¡± she asked,her voiceced with concern. ¡°I do, I¡¯m sure. When I thought my life had ended, it was being in the human territory that helped me, I found my passion and I was good at it!¡°¡± I said beaming with smile. I love being a doctor. It is the only thing I have left now and I¡¯m going to go back to it. I¡¯m a good doctor. Lucien will get the kids and he¡¯ll take care of them. Even if he doesn¡¯t give them to me, I¡¯ll be fine with knowing that they¡¯re safe with him. They¡¯re his pups,he won¡¯t let anything happen to them. ¡°I¡¯m sure Grandma,I¡¯m Sure,¡± I said with a smile. Chapter 26 26% I turned back once more and couldn¡¯t help but marvel at the most beautiful sun rise I¡¯ve ever seen. Rays of light reflect on the silverpond,silverpine¡¯s most cherished river. I couldn¡¯t help but take it all in. I will miss Silverpine and all its beauty. ¡°Goodbye,¡± I whispered as I entered my car and drove off, the sound of n Walker¡¯s ¡°Alone¡± sting through the stereo. I was alone now,but I¡¯m going to do what I do best,being a doctor. I loved the feeling of being the one who brought a smile to the face of patients when they thought they¡¯ve lost all hopes. With time, I¡¯ll forget about Lucien. But I sure won¡¯t forget about my babies. I drew my blouse down to look at Lucien¡¯s mark,it was still there and I could still feel the mate bond. Thest time this happened, I was in pain until the mark was removed,but now I felt nothing but sadness. It was all my fault. Lucien hadn¡¯t outrightly rejected me,it was probably why I didn¡¯t feel any pain. We are still mates!. I heaved a sigh of relief as soon as the familiar buildings came to view. ¡°Goodbye Amara M¨¹ller,¡± I muttered. The unfortunate werewolf, Amara M¨¹ller had gone and in her ce was the amazing Doctor Jessica Miller. I pulled into the driveway and got out of the car and walked briskly to the house. I opened the door and found the house as quiet as I had left it. This house used to be my safe haven,but now holds memories of unfortunate events. My mother¡¯s death,my children¡¯s abduction and Raven¡¯s death. I went straight to the refrigerator to see if I could find anything to eat. It was empty except for a can of beer which I grabbed and gulped down quickly. I needed to eat something quickly, anything. I was pondering over what to do when the doorbell rang. I went to open it and was surprised to see two policemen in front of my door. ¡°Miss Jessica Miller?,¡± He brought out an ID card and the other one shed his 175 Dreame Farr 14:49 Wed, 13 Mar G 26%ÈÕ badge. The ID card said his name was Toby Turner. ¡°Ummm¡­officers,how may I be of help to you,¡± I questioned, hoping that my voice doesn¡¯t give out how nervous I am. ¡°We have been trying to get a hold of you for days, Miss. Could you tell us where you¡¯ve been,¡± The other one who showed his badge said and I eyed them suspiciously. I saw the officer Toby Turner try to bnce one foot with the other,a clear indication that he was tired of standing. ¡°I don¡¯t have to say anything to you,¡± I shot out. ¡°Ma¡¯am,this is not an interrogation. We just received a report that your mother was murdered and your kids,abducted. Is this true ma¡¯am?,¡± Officer Toby said and I paled. I just came here and the first thing I was having is a police case. Failure to report a crime was a crime on its own and unless I had a good reason for not reporting, then I¡¯m totally fucked. ¡°Officer, I assure you, I had a good reason for doing that,¡± I said and opened the door further, ¡°pleasee in,¡± I said,beckoning them toe inside the house. They looked at each other in hesitation beforeing in. I sat opposite them, the empty beer can was on top of the table. ¡°I would¡¯ve offered you something but you see officers, I¡¯ve not been around,¡± I used my fingers to touch the table,indicating how dusty the table was. ¡°It¡¯s Alright Miss,¡± ¡°I couldn¡¯t cope with the loss,so after cremating my mother, I went to my family¡¯s estate. My cousin promised to help me find the children and the culprit,he¡¯s a private detective¡­¡± I paused and inhaled deeply. ¡°We found the children dead a week ago in front of my family¡¯s home. It breaks my heart to relive every moment of it again but¡­.it is what it is. I just hope you¡¯d allow me to have my peace. I don¡¯t want to talk about it again. I want my Children Dreame 26%A 14:49 Wed, 13 Mar to Rest In Peace, I want to always remember those bubbly children alive,not the two bodies that I saw,¡± I said as I began to breathe heavily. There was silence before officer Toby Turner cleared his throat, ¡°I¡¯m sorry Ma¡¯am. I truly am,we truly are,¡± ¡°Please ept our condolences,¡± the other officer said and I nodded and sniffed,ying the part of a grieving woman. ¡°We¡¯ll be on our way now. Sorry for the disturbance,¡± They said as they stood up and began to walk away. I sniffed and nodded and watched them walk to their car. My wolf senses tinged as I heard the other officer say to officer Toby. ¡°She¡¯s just a grieving woman,she doesn¡¯t want to start a case. Let¡¯s do that for her,after all we have hundreds of other cases waiting to be solved.¡± I sighed as they left and my stomach grumbled, I am hungry!!. I really need to eat,quickly. I was just heading to my car when the shrill ring of my home telephone stopped
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I groaned,Wondering who would be calling me at this time. It couldn¡¯t possibly be from the hospital, I¡¯m not supposed to be back from my ¡°leave¡°. Maybe it was someone who had my home number and had tried to reach phone but couldn¡¯t. my cell I watched the telephone ring and ended without touching it, I didn¡¯t want to talk to anyone just yet. I began to ponder over who the caller might be. It could be Olivia whom I haven¡¯t heard from in a while or someone from the hospital,or Sherry!!. She was probably worried about me as she didn¡¯t heard from me since that night at the club. Just then the telephone began to ring again and I picked it up with urgency. If it was indeed Sherry,she¡¯d have been worried about me. ¡°The Miller¡¯s residence Jessica Miller speaking who is this?,¡± Dreame D 26% ¡°Jessica?!. Oh God!,¡± it was Sherry¡¯s voice and I couldn¡¯t help but detect a hint of panic in her voice. ¡°Hey Sherry,I ran into a bit of trouble but I¡¯m fine now,I promise¡­¡± I was still saying when I heard the sobs from the other end of the line. ¡°Sherry?,what¡¯s wrong Sherry?,are you alright? I¡¯m not hurt or anything. I went back to my family.¡± I said in a bid to calm her. She was probably worried about me,and maybe felt guilty about dragging me to the club that night. n ¡°Look if it¡¯s about that night at the club,it¡¯s okay,I know you meant well for me¡­¡± I was still saying but her sobs were bing much more serious and I began to panic. ¡°Okay Sherry,look everything is fine, I¡¯ming over now. You¡¯re at home right?,¡± ¡°Jessica¡­David. David is dead,¡± She said in between sobs and I felt my breath knocked out of me. ¡°What?!,¡± I croaked out. There¡¯s no way. That¡¯s not possible. It couldn¡¯t be. That Tincture was potent. It was the only thing that made me different from the other doctors. ¡°How¡­.what¡­how??!,¡± I stuttered,unable to believe that something like this had happened. There¡¯s just no way he could have died. He looked alive thest time I saw him,he looked like he still had a lot of life left in him. There¡¯s no way he would¡¯ve just died. Even if it was another illness that took him, that tincture would¡¯ve helped his immune system fight the illness. Except he was stabbed or sustained any physical injury,there¡¯s no way he would¡¯ve died. ¡°Are you home now Sherry?,¡°I questioned as I nced at the empty can of beer,noting that I have to take it out. ¡°Yess..yes,¡± she said and I¡¯nodded and then realised she can¡¯t see me. Dreame 14:49 Wed, 13 Mar 26%? ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll be there as soon as I can,¡± I ended the call immediately and went. out. I stepped into my car and drove off,fighting the urge to increase the speed limit. I didn¡¯t want anything with the police again for now. As soon as I got to Sherry¡¯s house, I sprinted inside and met a sobbing Sherry curled up on the sofa,in tears. ¡°What happened?, I questioned,gazing at her with concern as I sat down in front of her. ¡°He was fine. He really was,you saw him,¡± she said and I nodded. He was fine before. Neft. ¡°He suddenly started convulsing and I took him back to the hospital. We tried everything we could,but they said he¡­he was¡­it was already toote¡­he was already gone¡­.¡± I sat listening with my mouth agape and my eyes wide open. He had died due to internal bleeding because of something in his system. 575 É« Dreame 0 COMMENT Chapter 27 There was trouble. I knew it as soon as I heard that Sherry¡¯s Cousin was dead. Dead!. Dead!. It sounded so strange. But it was true. She said he was being kept in the morgue for now. She had calmed down now and finally stopped crying. Apparently she had tried calling me when she found out I wasn¡¯t in the club anymore. She kept on calling but couldn¡¯t reach me and came to my house to find. it empty. She figured out that there was an emergency and I had gone back to my family¡¯s home. But when David suddenly died,she had called my home telephone in case I was home as she didn¡¯t understand why I, who had a high sess rate in treating patients, suddenly lost this one. I have been speechless since,figuring out what to say to her. ¡°I really don¡¯t understand it myself,¡± I said as my stomach grumbled again, I still haven¡¯t eaten anything. She sighed. ¡°It¡¯s not your fault Jessica. It¡¯s not. We all tried our best. At least I got to see his face once more,¡± she said as she chuckled bitterly. Bullshit!. Something must¡¯ve happened,something scary perhaps because that was the most potent remedy,a remedy to cure all ills as Mother preferred to call it. It was very rare but was the most potent in all of Silverpine and other territories. ¡°How about the children?,¡± She questioned. ¡°Still not found but I believe they¡¯ll be found soon,¡± I said and my stomach grumbled again,this time loudly and Sherry looked at me beforeughing. Weughed together. ¡°Let me get you something to eat before you die of starvation.¡± I red at her and sheughed. Dreame 14:50 Wed, 13 Mar G ¡°It¡¯s not funny,¡± I retorted. ¡°Yea, I know just wanted to lighten the mood I guess,¡± she said as she walked over to the kitchen. I nced around the room, smiling at the framed pictures of little Sherry on the wall. She seemed to be about 3 months old and she was smiling widely. ¡°Come over here please,¡± she hollered, beckoning me to go over to the dining table. As soon as I got there, I hungrily devoured the meal and Sherry watched me in silence,a smile ying on her l*ps.. ¡°Calm down Girl!. No one¡¯s chasing you. There¡¯s more than enough left,¡± she said in betweenughter and I red at her. ¡°I have to get a new phone,¡± I said,but it didn¡¯te out clearly due to the mouthful of pasta in my mouth. ¡°Uggg,please don¡¯t talk while eating,¡± Shery groaned and I swallowed quickly as I red at her. ¡°I said I have to get a new phone,¡± ¡°Yea,what happened to your old phone again?,¡± I sighed,remembering what happened that night. ¡°I really don¡¯t want to talk about it right now,¡± I groaned as I gulped down the ss of water. ¡°No, what happened?, I was really worried,¡± she said, inching closer to me. ¡°You really want to know,¡± I heaved a sigh and continued. ¡°Raymond happened!.¡± ¡°Doctor Raymond?,¡± she asked,scrunching her brow in confusion. ¡°The very same.¡± I said,inhaling deeply,the events of that night making me sinile sadly. ¡°What happened?,¡± She asked,her brows raised quizzically. ¡°He made me do ketamine..sort of¡­¡± I said,refusing to meet her gaze. 12/0 Dreame 25%! +5. ¡°He made you do ketamine?How¡¯s that possible? You can¡¯t make someone do something,except if they want to¡­,were you forced?,¡°She asked,concern etched on her face. ¡°He didn¡¯t¡­he um¡­he fed me ketamine..I wasn¡¯t forced,I just¡­he gave me,¡± I stuttered and Sherry looked at me puzzled. don¡¯t understand. He fed you,he gave you¡­. I sighed. ¡°Look you won¡¯t understand it.my phone got smashed to pieces in the club and I met Raymond and that¡¯s all I can say,¡± I bit out firmly. ¡°Still can¡¯t shake that Ketamine part off. Doctors abusing drugs? That¡¯s terrible. If it were only Raymond I really wouldn¡¯t mind,but you?, that¡¯s disappointing.¡± Disappointing!!. I¡¯ve heard this word lots of times in the past few days. Lucien is disappointed, Giselle and Greyson are, Even Eve is disappointed. I chuckled lightly at that. A murderer gazing at a cheat with disgust and contempt. It¡¯s not like I even cheated on Lucien. We didn¡¯t do anything!. I don¡¯t know who sent that picture to Lucien, I would think about thatter,right now I think I need to see David¡¯s b*dy,to understand what went wrong. ¡°I have to go to the hospital!,¡± I eximed and Sherry looked at me with a mix of shock and worry. ¡°The hospital?,why?,¡± she asked,raising a brow quizzically and I closed my eyes and opened them back. How was I to tell her that David couldn¡¯t die just like that?. ¡°I need to see David. His b*dy. I want to know what went wrong,¡± I bit out and watched as her expression changed to being worried. ¡°I understand that you¡¯re in the denial stage now. You hardly lose your patients but I¡¯m telling you. David is gone. I know it¡¯s hard to believe. Even I am still processing it. I¡¯m trying so hard to believe.¡± She leaned closer and held my hands. ¡°But Jessica you¡¯re not the man up there,you can¡¯t possibly save everyone. David is dead,he died in front of me,¡± she shot out and I shook my head in denial. ¡°There¡¯s no way. You don¡¯t understand. You just don¡¯t. There¡¯s no way he died. I have to go to the hospital. I have to see him. Maybe it¡¯s¡­¡± Dreame O 14:50 Wed, 13 Mar 25% ¦° ¡°He was my cousin!!. The only family member of mine I¡¯m close to!!,¡± she yelled. ¡°I know. But¡­..¡± She cut me off. ¡°Internal bleeding!¡± I pulled my hands away from hers. ¡°Bullshit!. There¡¯s no way it¡¯s internal bleeding. It¡¯s impossible!. I have to see him,¡± I bit out firmly and she nodded. ¡°It¡¯s alright then,¡± she stood up, ¡°let¡¯s go.¡± We walked briskly to her car and once there,she drove off speedily,straight to the hospital. Once we got inside,I was greeted with ¡°wee doctor Miller¡°,¡°it¡¯s so happy to see you back¡°, ¡°so sorry for your loss¡°. I answered them all with a smile as I sprinted to the morgue. ¡°I want to see the b*dy,¡± Sherry said to someone whose name I¡¯d forgotten. I only remember that he works in the morgue. ¡°You didn¡¯t approve it?,¡± he questioned, furrowing his brows in confusion. She looked at me,worry now clouding her features. ¡°Approve what?. Where¡¯s the Bo..where¡¯s the b*dy!!?,¡± She yelled and I held her hands. ¡°Calm down Sherry. Um¡­Conrad right?,¡± I faced him now. ¡°Connor, Ma,¡± He responded. ¡°Well Connor, where¡¯s the b*dy?. You of all people should know that a b*dy does not leave the morgue unless the family or guardian approves it..,¡± ¡°They said Doctor Sherry approved it¡­¡± I cut him off quickly,tightening my grip on Sherry¡¯s hand as she tried to rush to him,probably to attack him. ¡°I didn¡¯t approve shit,¡± she faced me. ¡°I didn¡¯t sign anything,what¡¯s he saying?,¡± I red at him, ¡°you let someonee here without a signed paper but an ordinary ¡®Doctor Sherry approves, I¡¯m disappointed.¡± ¡°It was the Director. Of course I had¡­¡± Dreame O 14:50 Wed, 13 Mar ¡°Director?!!!,¡± What would the Director want with a dead b*dy?. 25% ¡°Di..di..¡± Sherry was still stuttering when I pulled her hand and walked out of the morgue. ¡°We have to see the Director right now,¡± I said as we sprinted towards his office. ¡°Doctor Jessica, Doctor Sherry¡­wait..wait..wait!!!,¡± Eloise,the director¡¯s secretary yelled,but we sprinted past her and I pushed the door open, barging in. He looked startled,he must¡¯ve been clearly surprised to see me. He stood up,a nervous smile etched on his face. ¡°Doctor Jessica..Doctor Sherry¡­um It¡¯s uh¡­ I¡¯m sorry for your loss. I heard about what happened with the kids¡­,¡± he was saying. I moved towards him,pointing a finger to his face. ¡°What did you do with David¡¯s b*dy?,¡± I asked,my voice as calm as I could muster. ¡°Oh,that¡¯s why you¡¯re here. I¡¯ve been trying to reach your phone,but it hasn¡¯t been going through. No one¡¯s answering your home telephone either,¡± ¡°I was on a vacation,¡± I bit out. ¡°Well, Doctor Jessica I received a report about you¡­um..¡± he opened his drawer and when I saw what he had brought out,I paled. ¡°No,no that¡¯s not it,¡± I shook my head firmly. I refuse to go down like this. I don¡¯t know who has been sending such pictures out,but it needs to stop. There was a picture of me smiling as I did ketamine,there was one of me again,it looked like atv footage photo of some sort and when I looked closer,I gasped. A picture of me administering a tincture to a patient. I paled. ¡°You¡¯ve been injecting patients with something¡­all of them,¡± Just then,the door opened and another Doctor entered, Doctor Triss. She red at me and faced the Director. ¡°We just confirmed it. He had opioids of some sort in his system..the same one we found in Martin¡¯s system.¡± Dreame Chapter 28 It was the look of shock and hurt on Sherry¡¯s face that I first saw. ¡°I¡­I..look it¡¯s not¡­¡± I stuttered in an attempt to defend myself. They would never understand me. They wouldn¡¯t!. I had to find a way to make this right,urgently!. ¡°You may go,Doctor Eloise,¡± The Director said as he sat down. ¡°What..what¡­is this true..?,¡± Sherry croaked out and I paled. There¡¯s no way I¡¯m getting out of this!. There¡¯s just no way!. I swallowed hard as my mind began to wander. Series of unfortunate events happening in the space of two months. This was supposed to be a fresh start,my second chance..or third chance rather. But this is supposed to be a new beginning for me,and now I¡¯m losing it!. ¡°Jessica is this true?,¡± Sherry asked and I sat down. ¡°There¡¯s no way I can exin it that you could possibly understand.,¡± I began and the Director chuckled. ¡°It contains a bit of opioid,but it¡¯s not purely opioid,it¡¯s an experiment of mine..it¡¯s not harmful at all,you¡¯ve seen it. It¡¯s saved many patients,¡± I stated. The Director scoffed and then heaved a sigh. ¡°Doctor Jessica,it seems you are not aware of the kind of trouble you are in. So let me tell you. You will lose your licence and go to jail and you can k*ss your little pretty life goodbye,¡± He finished. I clenched my fist and took in slow deep breaths. Sherry was sobbing quietly now,muttering something along the lines of ¡°I can¡¯t believe this..I can¡¯t believe this..¡± What the Director said was right. I would lose my licence as using a drug not yet approved is an offense. I would go to jail especially. ¡°There¡¯s also the fact that someb*dy died.Doctor Jessica. Someb*dy died!,¡± Dreame O 14:50 Wed, 13 Mar I kept quiet at that. If this gets to court,I¡¯ll be trialed for murder. I¡¯ll spend my life in jail!. And that¡¯ll end any chances of me seeing my boys. I didn¡¯te to human territory for this!. I came because I was falling apart,I needed to get my life back on track!. This was more like I was going deeper into the pit of darkness. ¡°That..that¡¯s not what killed him. It¡¯s impossible!. It¡¯s not supposed to¡­¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s never killed anyone?,¡± he scoffed. ¡°It was the other drugs we administered to them. Now let me tell you how David died,¡± He said standing up and pointing to a chart of the human b*dy system. ¡°This¡­drug..whatever the content, I don¡¯t want to know. It was too hard for his system. It damaged his internal organs,starting from his brains. He wouldn¡¯t have survived.¡± ¡°No..no,¡± I shook my head in denial. ¡°Oh yes, Doctor.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe this,¡± Sherry finally spoke. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you¡¯d do this!. You!. You whom I have respected for a long time!,¡± He sighed and then faced Sherry. ¡°Doctor Sherry could we speak alone please?,¡± ¡°Um..uh..yea..okay..¡± she stuttered,clearly surprised. Then she nced at me and I took that as my cue to excuse them. ¡°Yea¡­right,I¡¯ll be right outside,¡± I said as I made to leave and I felt eyes on me as I walked outside,shutting the door behind me. I exhaled loudly as I remembered when Mother gave me that. She had told me that it has been in our family for centuries. And she warned me severally that it mustn¡¯t be used,except there was an emergency. But I had instead used them in almost all my cases. It didn¡¯t matter if it were serious or not. I can¡¯t go to jail,I just can¡¯t. If ites to the worse, I¡¯ll go back to Silverpine or another pack,any where!. I could go there and start all over again. It¡¯s better than being in jail. 25 Dreame wed, ¡°Come in Jessica,¡± it was Sherry,I didn¡¯t even hear when the door opened,it was probably because I was lost in thoughts. I dragged my feet to the door,curling my fist into a ball, all the while hoping that my nervousness doesn¡¯t get noticed. Sherry was seated opposite him when I entered, there was no tears on her eyes and II sat beside her,my palms sped together and fingers entwined. I nced at the clock on the wall and realized that about thirty minutes had gone since I left this room. I didn¡¯t even realize and I¡¯d been standing outside!. ¡°Doctor Jessica,Sherry and I have spoken about this issue.it¡¯s a serious problem. you know¡­. Sherry spoke,cutting him off. ¡°I don¡¯t want to make it a serious issue. For the sake of our many years of friendship.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll bury this incident..all,everything about this your drug,¡± He began. ¡°Not a word of it will leave this vicinity. I don¡¯t want to damage the reputation of this hospital,if word gets out,you won¡¯t be the only one to suffer. This hospital¡¯s reputation will be greatly shaken and the rest of us will be affected,¡± he stated. ¡°In return,we want you to leave¡­¡± Sherry was saying. ¡°We¡¯ll revoke your license due to malpractice. We¡¯ll do it quietly and quickly,tomorrow,¡± He finished and I sighed. It would be bad. I don¡¯t know how to do anything besides being a doctor. Losing my license is equivalent to losing a limb. How would I survive?. ¡°You don¡¯t have a choice here Jessica. You know we¡¯re doing you a favorpared to what you did,¡± Sherry said,noticing my hesitation. The Director shrugged. I released a breath that I didn¡¯t realize I¡¯ve been holding. ¡°Thank you Sir,¡± I said to the Director and turned to Sherry,avoiding her gaze. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Sherry,¡± I got up and began to shuffle my feet to the door as a tear sl*pped from my eyes. I stopped as a sudden realization hit me. ¡°Raymond. Doctor Raymond. What Dreame O ÈÕ+25% about him?,he fed me that ketamine,¡± I announced and Sherry sneered as the Director chuckled lightly. ¡°There was no other person in that picture but you. Besides Doctor Raymond is in Bali as we speak, I spoke to him yesterday. You can imagine my surprise when Sherry told me what you said,¡± He said andughed again. ¡°You know,people say all kinds of things when they¡¯re in trouble, to try to get away from them. But Doctor Jessica,I never thought you were one of such people. Hell!,i didnt even know you were capable of doing any of these things I learnt today.,¡± He stated. I stood in silence until the director pointed at the door. He wanted me to leave. I trudged slowly to the door,opening it and turning back to look at their faces once more before shutting it behind me. I stood outside the door for a while, thinking about nothing in particr. It would be hard but there¡¯s something my mother used to say when she was alive. ¡°There is nothing more precious than life,¡± Since I still had my life, I¡¯ll figure something out to survive. Losing my license was. way better than going to jail. I still after all had a chance to see my babies. I went to my office,ignoring every greeting directed to me. If they heard what I¡¯d ¡®supposedly¡® done, they¡¯d not even so much as say a word to me. I ced my hand on the desk and held the name te, almost embracing it as the tears began to drop,remembering the first time I got them and how happy I had been. I went to Sherry first and she told me she was proud of me,we celebrated. My mum embraced me,reminding me that I nearly gave up,she felt so proud. I was happy. Believing I had everything,a perfect family, a respectable job which I¡¯m good at. I couldn¡¯t have asked for anything more. Now,everything¡¯s gone. My mother, My boys,Lucien and My job. This was Rock bottom. I smiled sadly,remembering when my children were abducted and I told Lucien that there was nothing left for me to lose. I was wrong, there was something. Dreame O And now I¡¯ve lost it. I packed up the little of my property I had in a small box and walked out, I kept walking,feeling eyes on my back. They were probably worried and wanted to know why their ¡°best¡± doctor was packing up. A few were bold enough to ask,but I dried my tears before I came out of the office. If I should open my mouth, I¡¯m sure nothing woulde out. If something did,it¡¯lle with tears and I didn¡¯t want that. I had left my car at Sherry¡¯s apartment and going back there right now wasn¡¯t an option. I just wanted to curl up somewhere and just stay there. I was already too tired to cry. Someone was honking from afar,but my thoughts were elsewhere until the car stopped in front of me and I broke into a smile upon seeing the familiar face. É« Dreame Chapter 29 Chapter 29 I ate in silence,ignoring Greyson¡¯s stare from the other side of the table. I just wasn¡¯t in the mood to listen to anything he had to say. It was already hard dealing with the elders who were d to have heard about amara¡¯s infidelity. They must¡¯veughed amongst themselves and say. ¡®see,I told you. He thinks he¡¯s smart wanting to make a useless weak omega the luna.¡¯ I hadn¡¯t spoke to Giselle since the incident,its been two weeks already. I just couldn¡¯t face her. I felt like I failed her. Rn died right here in this mansion where he felt the safest. Our dear little Rn.she loved him dearly. I felt ipetent, I couldn¡¯t save my own brother!. Raven was a good soldier,one of the best we had,he was strong,very strong,almost stronger than Greyson. We buried them both the same day. It was a small funeral and since then I¡¯ve just been existing,not living. ¡®Spit it out,¡¯ I said to Greyson,tired of his many weird stares. ¡®What?, he asked,scrunching his brows in confusion. ¡®What¡¯s it you¡¯ve been itching to tell me since. Spit it out,¡¯ I said as I poured myself a ss of vodka. ¡®It¡¯s ..it¡¯s nothing..,¡¯ he stuttered and I red at him suspiciously before gulping the drink down quickly. ¡®it¡¯s not nothing. Let me hear it,what do you have to say?, He sighed and poured himself a ss as he began to talk. ¡®Amara¡­, I cut him off quickly. ¡®dont talk about her. I don¡¯t want to hear it. I don¡¯t want to hear anything rted to her,I don¡¯t want to hear it if it has to do with her, I shot out firmly as my eyes darkened. I gulped down the rest of the drink in my ss,and Grayson sighed. Dreame 0 14:5 Wed, 13 Mar 825% ¡®Alpha it¡¯s not about her. It¡¯s about you,it¡¯s about Raven,it¡¯s about the rest of us at Silverpine. we made a mistake letting her go,¡® he said and I scoffed. ¡®No. I made the mistake of bringing her here. I made the mistake of epting her as my mate,¡® I chuckled bitterly. ¡®At least she didn¡¯t try to kill you.you would agree that she¡¯s better than Rielle.., he was still talking when I growled,stopping him. Amara..Rielle,the same. No one¡¯s better than the other. Amara might have as well plunged a knife straight into my heart,¡® I poured more vodka into the ss. ¡®Raven was a good soldier, He said and my eyes shot up to meet him. ¡®He was,¡¯ I said,clearly surprised that he had left the talks of the women I loved and was now talking about Raven. ¡®He couldn¡¯t have just died like that,¡® he said and I dropped the ss of vodka I was about to drink,sighing. He had a point. I knew Raven,he was strong and quick,you couldn¡¯t sneak up on him and he would never go down without a fight. Greyson had requested that an autopsy be carried out to determine the cause of death and requested my approval. I had given him without question as I just couldn¡¯t. I knew as soon as I saw the b*dy that there was something suspicious about it,but I was sure Amara didn¡¯t know and her answer had been simple,she wasn¡¯t around when he died,she met him like that. The b*dy held a familiar smell, it was the same one from amara¡¯s mother,what was strange was the fact that there was no sign of struggle. He must¡¯ve been outsmarted¡­or saw his killer¡¯s face,which proves once again that Norman,the Crone¡¯s son, was the man we¡¯ve been looking for. He must¡¯ve kidnapped his mother to get her out of here and maybe she struggled,she not agreeing with her and he must¡¯ve kidnapped her instead,perhaps to not reveal his identity. H ¡®What are you saying?, I asked him as I held the cup,letting the vodka swirl round the cup. ¡®Maybe amara could give us more information,you know,maybe there¡¯s something she forgot to tell us,¡¯ he said and I chuckled. Dreame 25% ¡®She doesn;t know anything..,¡® I started. ¡®I know that for sure and I know, that you know it was the blood creek. It was a wolf. It was Norman Finch.¡± He didn¡¯t seem surprised, ¡®yes, I know. I figured. I saw the autopsy. I wanted to know if she maybe..perhaps she saw him¡® ¡®I don¡¯t think he did,but don¡¯t worry, I will get that bastard. I will get him and make him suffer a fate worse than death,¡¯ I stated as I stood up,leaving greyson. I walked briskly towards my room and was about to shut the door behind me when I saw Eve looking at me from afar. She must have some guts to keep gazing at me. She began to walk slowly towards me and I looked inside the room,stuck between going inside which I wanted to do or listen to this gothic woman who looked like the queen of all evils. ¡®Alpha,¡® she said,her voice sounding cool,like she had no problems. ¡®Miss M¨¹ller,how may I help you?,is there any more information you have about the blood creek?,¡® I questioned,wanting nothing more than to get away from her. She smelled like garlic and something I couldn¡¯t quite remember. ¡®No. I¡¯m here with information about my sister¡­.¡± ¡®I don¡¯t want to hear it. If that¡¯s all,goodnight Eve,¡® I said and turned,about to step inside. ¡®you¡¯re going to look at a picture of her before you fall asleep,¡® she stated,excitementcing her voice. I quickly turned to stare at her,in shock. how did you know that?, I always looked at her picture as I thought about all the times I shared with her,I always put it beside me as I slept. I missed her so much. I couldn¡¯t help it. No. matter what,she was my mate. I still am in love with her. But nob*dy should¡¯ve known that, I always did that in the confines of my room. ¡®Well¡­your blinds were open one night while I was taking a stroll and I couldn¡¯t help but notice that..¡¯ she said and I scrunched my brows in confusion. ¡®You came here for a midnight stroll?,¡± ¡®I did,¡® she answered. Dreame O Chapter 29. ëŠ25%ºÏ ¡®And the guards didn¡¯t stop you?,¡® I was genuinely confused. ¡®Let¡¯s just say..your guards aren¡¯t alert,¡¯ she said and continued. ¡®Anyways,i¡¯m not here to talk about your guards, you clearly are still in love with Amara,how about going to her. It¡¯s better than looking at her pictures¡­.¡± I cut her off quickly,deciding that I¡¯d heard enough. ¡°Thank you, Eve,truly,thank you for your concern and your help so far. I¡¯ll findpetent guards,thanks for bringing that to my notice. Maybe we could do something good for you when all these is finally over,maybe find you a mate or something, I said and I grind my teeth in frustration as I saw a smile ying on her l*ps. She clearly didn¡¯t respect me and I really did not have her time just yet. She hade with valuable information and the only thing she requested was that. we provide shelter for her here in the mansion. She was a guest but was beginning to irk me. ¡®Alpha,I don¡¯t know why you men have huge egos that it sometimes blocks off your brains,sorry to say¡­,¡¯ I growled as my eyes darkened,my eyes narrowing. ¡®Careful now woman,i¡¯m still your alpha and I will not tolerate any form of disrespect from you,¡± ¡®Sorry just stating facts. Anyways,what I¡¯m trying to say is that maybe we all judged her too quickly. We didn¡¯t give her a chance to exin herself..,¡® she was saying and I looked at her,wondering how this very bold audacious woman was Amara¡¯s sister. ¡®Enough!. Enough of this !. This conversation is over. It is over for me,I don¡¯t care about your sister or whatever. And you¡¯ll be careful the way you speak to me next time. I won¡¯t warn you with words, maybe a few days in the cell without food will teach you something,¡¯ I said and shut the door to her face,but not before hearing what she said. ¡°This is the right time to go get her before it¡¯s toote! I don¡¯t think I want to get her. I don¡¯t think I should. There¡¯s no way she could exin those pictures. She lied to me,deceived me and went to a hotel with a man to do drugs. When her children are being held captive somewhere. 4/5 ´¨ Dreame 0 Why!. The two women I love broke my hearts in the most cruel way ever. ×ÔºÅ:25% +5 I gazed at the children¡¯s photo that was now framed on the wall and I muttered a silent promise. I brought out Amara¡¯s picture from underneath the sheets and crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the bin. I plopped onto the bed and then got up again and after pacing round the room for a while,I picked up the crumpled picture from the bin. I didn¡¯t want her to not think about me. I wanted her to go through the exact same pain I felt as I thought about her every night. I held the picture, arranged it to be a bit better and kept it under the sheets. It¡¯ll be like she¡¯s with me. É« Dreame O O Chapter 30 Chapter 30 ¡®I¡¯ll leave for Texas next week, Olivia said and I stared at her,my face a mix of both shock and concern. It was two days since the incident with Raymond. Of course I lost Raymond that day, I couldn¡¯t find him and since then Olivia had barely spoken to me. She must¡¯ve thought I was a freak as I got hit by a car and stood up and continued running,like nothing happened. It must¡¯ve been really shocking to her. When I turned back, I saw her looking at me in shock. The cans of beer,long gone as they rolled to the ground due to her state of shock. I didn¡¯t know what to tell her or how I was going to tell her. She kept questioning me as we walked home but I never gave a reply. I was almost in tears and I didn¡¯t want to cry. I¡¯ve cried enough these past few weeks tost me a lifetime. When I was ready to tell her,I moved to her room and it was the way she snubbed me that disturbed me,it was like I did not exist,so I just stopped trying. She had every right to not speak to me. ¡°oh,okay,¡® I said as I really didn¡¯t know what to say. I will move to elena¡¯s ce in the next town to stay until Oliviaes or until I made up my mind about going to silverpine. I watched the television in silence,noting how heavy the air was. Maybe I really should go back to silverpine quickly. Maybe going back would help me sort out my thoughts. I was tired of the humans and their problems. Sherry and Raymond,for whatever reason he was running away from me. My phone beeped and I sighed as I saw the content of the text message,I totally forgot about the ¡®date¡® I had today. I spoke to Elena about my problems,calling Lucien the father of my children and my fianc¨¦ and how I got back together with him and how the pictures were sent to him which ruined any chances of us being together. I even told her how possessive he was and that he was the one that spoke harshly to her that day. I also told her how I was always thinking about Lucien and she had told me that Dreame O Lucien was toxic and since he couldn¡¯t trust me,there was no need to kill myself thinking about him. She had called Lucien names and I know they were just to cheer me up,but I hated it. Lucien isn¡¯t whatever of those things she said he was.I knew if I said so,she¡¯d call me a fool. But she didn¡¯t know Lucien.He was a good man,a good man and he did love me. I was just foolish enough to break his trust. She said the best way to get over him quickly was to go on a date and so she set me up with a guy. I was supposed to see him tday but I had forgotten, I don¡¯t even know what to wear. She said he was awyer,in his mid thirties and handsome, I knew that part was true as I saw the picture she showed me. He was a handsome blonde,not as handsome as my Lucien..lucien. but he was handsome nheless. I had better hurry up and go get ready. I walked briskly to the closet,ignoring Olivia and the look of concern on her face as her eyes seemed to follow me everywhere. I had to look my best tonight,not that I cared,but I promised Elena I would try my best to have fun and not botch this one. I stood in front of the closet,surveying my options and realizing that I should¡¯ve gone dress shopping as all my outfit seemed too formal. My gaze fell on a little pale blue dress,sleek and elegant and I dropped that on the bed,smiling. Then my eye caught another one, this one was red,it was a sleeveless knee length dress and Itlooked bold and daring and I dropped that again,finally satisfied I remembered the ck dress I wore to a birthdayst fall,believing that would be perfect,I picked it and surveyed it,then returning it back. I returned the blue dress too. The red dress would do,it would make a statement,maybe not the kind of statement I was hoping for,I sighed in frustration and flung the dresses aside,sending them flying across the from. ¡®ughhhh,¡¯ I groaned, looking at the clothes,having the feeling that the clothes were. ring at me. I stomped my foot and walk out of the room to find Olivia standing there,in front 2/5 Dreame ¦°¦© O of me,I turned and made to walk away and she blocked me again. She kept blocking me,stopping me from leaving and I groaned. ¡°What exactly do you want?, I yelled and she red at me,clenching her fists and was about to say something but hesitated. ¡®Go on!,say it!,call me whatever you want, you¡¯ve been itching to say it for a while now,say it!,¡® I yelled again and she sighed, clenching and unclenching her fist. ¡°I don¡¯t want to fight you, oh good,she finally said something. ¡®oh yes you clearly do want to fight me!. I was on my way out and you stopped me,you didn¡¯t want to say anything,youve not said anything to me since I got back that night,¡® I yelled, suddenly ovee with rage. I really couldn¡¯t deal with anything right now,not Olivia of all people. If she thought I was a monster then so be it. Let me be a monster!. ¡®Think whatever you want,I don¡¯t want to fight with you,you¡¯ve gone through a lot,I don¡¯t think your mental health is doing well currently¡­, she was saying when I scoffed,cutting her off. ¡®Don¡¯t bloody bring my mental health into this, just go back to not talking to me please. It¡¯s not like I cared. I¡¯ll get out of your house and your face soon,just let me be, for now and stop looking at me like i¡¯m an abomination to nature, I stated and walked away from her as she stood there,looking at me with a look of shock on her face. I opened the refrigerator and gulped down some water when I felt her beside ne. I mentally rolled my eyes. This is indeed annoying and tiring. Why wont she just leave me alone. I know it was my fault that she wasn¡¯t talking to me. If only I had told her the truth then,answered her when she was questioning me or just said something to her,maybe none of this would¡¯ve happened. ¡°What do you want again Olivia?, I asked calmly,I was already tired,I don¡¯t think I wanted to argue with her anymore. If she thought of me as a freak,then so be it. I thought she would¡¯ve trusted me more,after how many years we¡¯ve been together,all we went through.¡± Dreame O to the sofa,leaving me standing by the ¡®You know we¡¯ve known each other for a long time now. You know how close we always have been, I nodded and then realizing she cant see me as she was faced away from me. ¡°Yea.., Olivia was my friend since childhood. We were always together that the people of silverpine thought about us as twins. We told each other everything we.. except.. ¡®You know we never kept any secrets from each other,there has been no secrets between us at all.. I cut her off immediately. There was one I kept from her before,seven years ago when I disappeared without telling her anything. ¡®I kept the truth about who my mate was and my pregnancy from you,¡¯ I stated and she nodded rapidly and smiled. ¡°True. But I understand why you did that,¡® then she burst outughing. I was very surprised and wanted to know who that omega that had the guts to fight Rielle was, I had no idea it was my best friend,¡® she announced and I smiled. I wasn¡¯t famous in silverpine,of course there¡¯s no way they¡¯ll be able to describe me to anyone or even know my name. They could only say that an omega got rejected by the alpha and she fought with Rielle and was beaten up badly. ¡®Look Amara,you¡¯re running away,you keep running away and that¡¯s not the best,¡± she was saying and I sighed,now we¡¯re back to this conversation. ¡®I¡¯m not,¡¯ I said and she scoffed. ¡®You¡­you keep doing that and get angry when I try to help you,¡¯ she said and I sneered. ¡®I¡¯m not running away,you on the other hand have been acting like a little baby,¡¯ I said ¡®Ohh I¡¯m the one acting like a baby?,not you?,you who can¡¯t take any form of correction,¡® 111 Dreame O 14:51 Wed, 13 Mar I clenched my fist,my vision became a blur as I faced her. ¡®Don¡¯t..¡± Áã25%Ö¹ She cut me off, ¡®what the fuck do you even think you¡¯re doing?,going on a date with another man when you already have Lucien. Yet you im to not be a cheat?¡¯ I winced at her words and grabbed my cellphone,almost sprinting out,ignoring her as she called out my name. Çú Dreame O O COMMENT Chapter 31 How dare she?. How dare she call me a cheat?. I wasn¡¯t even cheating on Lucien!. Lucien who does not want anything to do with me and he made it clear severally. He hurt me twice!. There¡¯s no way he would even take me back, he believes I¡¯m someone who sleeps with just anyone and anything, after all didn¡¯t we meet during a one night stand?. He must¡¯ve probably chosen another luna now,maybe Irene with her long shapely legs or any other woman from a prominent family. My life will continue with or without him and I will make sure I live it to the fullest. I had survived what most women cannot. My children cruelly sna tched from me,any chances of me seeing them,gone. I sighed,surprised that I hadn¡¯t broken down in tears since. I quickly called Elena,I was runningte for the date and I didn¡¯t want to go back into that house, I just didn¡¯t want to see olivia¡¯s face right now. ¡®Hello.,¡¯ Elena¡¯s bright voice rang out from the other end of the line. ¡®Elena,could you pleasee pick me up¡­I know you¡¯re at work and all,but I¡¯m ..stranded. I¡¯ll exinter,¡¯ I breathed out,internally berating myself for blindly leaving without my car. Elena lived in the next town,about forty minutes away, I don¡¯t know she managed living there and working here. ¡°Where are you right now?,¡¯ she asked and I sighed, looking round and trying to find a signpost of some sort. I saw a little cafe a little further ahead and I walked quickly towards there before telling her. ¡®K and k coffee shop.¡¯ ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be there in a short while,¡¯ she said and I ended the call and went inside. I had a cup of coffee as I waited. Then I began to scroll through the social feeds,I hadn¡¯t thought of checking there since. Sherry did update her feeds regrly,so if there was a way to find her,this would be it. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:06 Thu, 14 Mar °×:54% I checked her page and scrunched my brows in confusion. She had not updated her feeds for over three weeks. Herst update had been a picture she took at the club,that night that we both went thre,before the issue wiyh Raymond. I clicked Raymond¡¯s name on the search bar and a host of profiles appeared, there was no way I¡¯d know which was him,but I didn¡¯t relent. I wished we had been, friends on socials,it would¡¯ve been easier,as this was so much trouble. A sudden realization hit me and I smiled. Sherry was very social,perhaps she mustve taken a picture with him and tagged him to it or he was just her friend. I decided to search through the photos first,I chuckled as I saw that she had over five hundred pictures, I couldn¡¯t possibly do this today. Sherry was too social,she seemed to know everyone. I decided that I would start checking now before Elena arrives. Luckily for me,I had only seen about two hundred pictures and was on my second cup of coffee when I saw him. I recognized the picture, it was taken by me on the director¡¯s birthday. Indeed she tagged him so I clicked on it and his profile appeared. He wasn¡¯t much of a social media person. He had only five pictures, only two were his,the others were pictures of forest,dogs and a book. Hisst post was three months ago and I hissed. Just then, I saw Elena walking towards me and waving. ¡®Hey,¡¯ she said when she arrived at the table,immediately taking a seat. ¡°Took you long enough,¡¯ I muttered under my breath eliciting an eye roll from her. ¡®So what happened?,¡¯ she asked as she snapped her fingers to thedy behind the counter at the front. ¡®What would you like to have?,¡¯ she asked quickly. ¡®Nothing, I pointed at my now empty cup of coffee. The woman walked to our table with a smile on her face and Elena quickly spoke. ¡®milkshake just milkshake! She nodded and left. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Out 10% Off (Order Now) 12:06 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°What¡¯s going on?,¡¯ she asked,facing me,her arms folded on the table while she stared at me intently. I cleared my throat. ¡®I¡­er..¡¯ ¡°Wait,aren¡¯t you supposed to meet George today?, she questioned,her voice going a bit higher. ¡®Shhh,don¡¯t shout. I know..yea..i just¡­i had a fight with Olivia,¡¯ I stated. ¡®What happened?,¡¯ she questioned,concern etched on her face. ¡®She called me a cheat because she found out I was going on a date with someone else,¡¯ I announced and she opened her mouth wide agape. ¡®She¡­ the woman came back with the milkshake. ¡°Thank you,¡¯ she said to her before she left. She turned to me immediately the woman left. ¡®f uck her,I don¡¯t want to know whatever made her say that. She can go to hell. You my dear are going to live your life to the fullest and have fun,¡¯ ¡®I cant go on that date,¡¯ I said slowly,avoiding her gaze. She gulped down the milkshake quickly before turning to face me. ¡®and why not?,¡± ¡®I don¡¯t have a dress to wear. I mean I do,but I don¡¯t want to see Olivia right now and she¡¯s at home, I stated. ¡®Oh Come on!,you can wear any of mine,we have the same b*dy type,so it¡¯s easy. and i¡¯ll give you that green dress, you know..that one,¡¯ she said and I squealed in happiness. ¡®Ohh,thank you, I was genuinely happy as I smiled, revealing all my teeth. The dress was a limited edition,Sophie Wang dress and I¡¯ve been admiring it since she showed me. She chuckled, ¡®It¡¯s okay dear,don¡¯t worry about anything at all just promise me one. thing,¡¯ she looked serious now. ¡°What is it?,anything¡­ I said with a smile. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) B 14 Mar 54% ¡®Don¡¯t botch this. I put in a lot of effort to get him to agree on this date. He¡¯s a nice catch. A good man,rich and has the qualities of everything a woman would want in a man, she finished and I thought, he was everything,but not Lucien,the only thing I want. I really looked stunning in this green dress,itwas an off shouldered dress with intricate designs and Elena had given me red heels to pair it with as the dress had red flowers printed on them. George Conan was even more handsome than I saw in the picture.he had jet ck hair and olive skin,his jawline was perfectly structured, they seem to be sharper than razor de. When I got there he took the chair out for me to sit,like a perfect gentleman, I couldn¡¯t help but feel a pang of guilt as I silentlypared him to Lucien. ¡®So..Olivia said you¡¯re a doctor,¡¯ she said and I smiled. I didn¡¯t want to tell him that I had lost my licence due to malpractice. ¡®Yes,i¡¯m a doctor,but I left the hospital I used to work in just recently.. ¡®Oh why is that?, I quickly thought of a lie in my head. ¡°I lost my mother..and a few family members at the same time,¡¯ I paused and took a sip of the French wine he had ordered. ¡®I was going through extreme depression, I tried to kill myself twice,but couldn¡¯t do that. I don¡¯t know what stopped me,but I decided to live out my remaining days doing whatever makes me happy.¡± He brought his hand closer and just before he could touch me,he looked at me. ¡°May I hold your hands,¡¯ I nodded. ¡®I¡¯m sorry about that, I know there¡¯s nothing I can possibly say that will be of help to you,but you¡¯re courageous to have decided to be happy now,¡¯ he said and then let go of my hands. ¡®Doing anything in particr to make yourself happy?,¡¯ he asked Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:06 Thu, 14 Mar 54% I chuckled,resisting the urge to tell him that being here was my attempt at being happy. Over the course of the date,I learnt a few things about him. He liked to talk with his mouth full of food. He liked to analyse people¡¯s behaviour and give reasons why they did what they did. He also very much liked to brag about his achievements. And he had lucien¡¯s type of l*ps. I would¡¯ve had much more fun if I wasn¡¯t feeling guiulty or if I didnt think about Lucien. He was all I could think of throughout the date. ¡®So..will I be seeing you next time?, he asked as we walked to the parking lot and I smiled. ¡®Sure., We stood facing each other,our eyes locked,I was breathing heavily as my gaze left his and moved to his l*ps. The tension in the air was so thick it could be sliced eyes with a knife. I swallowed hard as I watched him take in all my features.my heart began to pound in my chest. It felt so wrong.yet so right. I saw him gulp as his throat bopped up and down. He leaned closer first and I took a step forward,our breath now in sync as it felt like we were breathing from the same lung. I knew he was feeling the same way and I closed my eyes,knowing what would happen. Just then, I opened them and ran out towards elena¡¯s car,opened it and sped off,leaving him looking puzzled. 0 Chapter 32 I grunted in satisfaction as the arrow hit the bull¡¯s eye after my many attempts. I had a lot on my mind and it affected my agility and precision. ¡®Alpha what should we do about the insistent elders?, Greyson asked me after being silent for a while. Despite my announcement that Nathaniel would have a trial and careful selection. of the judges to avoid corruption,some of the elders were still being stubborn,insisting that it has never being done that the zeta elders has always been judges at trials. Greyson said I was disrespecting them by not seeing anyone of them whenever they came to see me. ¡®Do nothing. Leave them, they¡¯re just raving mad dogs who can¡¯t do anything.¡± He sighed. ¡®you know they¡¯re still powerful, as it has always being, they can remove an alpha,¡± ¡®Are you scared?, you must be scared for your life knowing that if they decide to rece the alpha with whomever they want,maybe my brother, you would go down with me, I said as I released another arrow and smiled as it hit its target. ¡®I¡¯m worried they¡¯ll join hands with Rielle and the blood creek. He said and I turned to face him. ¡®They¡¯ll join hands with a murderer because I won¡¯t let them have what they want?,¡± I stared at him incredulously. ¡®Alpha these people could do that,no,they¡¯d do that. I know it, I¡¯m sure of it.¡± He started firmly and I chuckled darkly. ¡°Well then what do you suggest I do?,¡¯ I questioned, dropping the bow on the table as I shoved my hands deeper into my pocket. The elders could do that,but I will not let them have what they want. Let them do whatever they want, I don¡¯t care. But then, I cannot let them join forces with Rielle,it would be worse. I haven¡¯t finished dealing with just her,I can¡¯t begin to imagine how it would be when they all join forces. Just see them at least and maybe talk to them¡­¡± Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:06 Thu, 14 Mar I scoffed, ¡®talk to them?,what do you think they want to talk about?. It¡¯ll probably be about how they think I¡¯m too young and that¡¯s why I don¡¯t understand and then proceed to advise me on what to do,¡¯ I said and sighed heavily. I was about to say something when an idea hit me. ¡°You know what Greyson,I know what to do. You can announce it to themter. Nathaniel¡¯s trial will be held in a fortnight,¡¯ I said and Greyson stared at me incredulously. ¡®In a fortnight?,¡± ¡®Yes, that should shut them up for now as they would think of ways to make him not found guilty. ¡®Alright Alpha,what about the issue of picking a Luna,have you found one?,Irene?,¡± he asked,raising a suggestive brow at me and I red at him murderously. Even if I would take a luna,it wouldn¡¯t be someone like Irene. She was beautiful,but she just wasn¡¯t¡­Amara.. ¡®If you want your head to keep resting on your n*eck,I suggest you stop asking such questions. ¡®Rx,rx,it was a joke,he chuckled and I continued ring at him. ¡®But seriously though, you know the elders will not relent, they just won¡¯t give up¡­ he was saying when I cut him off. ¡®Yea..,they won¡¯t. I don¡¯t give up either,I won¡¯t, I said firmly,effectively cutting him off as he opened his mouth to speak before mping them shut. ¡®I could help you find Amara..you know..,¡¯ he said suddenly and I clenched my fist. ¡®Don¡¯t you ever speak about her.don¡¯t..¡± ¡®I¡¯m sorry, I just thought it was the reason you still haven¡¯t selected a Luna,¡¯ I didn¡¯t say anything.I just gritted my teeth and red at him in silence. I walked away.going towards the deliberation room when I saw Eve,staring at me from afar. I muttered curses under my breath. That bi tch was too creepy for my liking. I would tell Greyson to find her a good ce outside the mansion for her. I was tired of seeing her creepy a ss face. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) Thu, 14 Mar 12:06 I turned away from her but still felt eyes on me and I turned to look at her again,she was staring at me,her expression unreadable. I thought of our conversations that night and the one with Greyson 054% Greyson was right,It just felt very unfaithful taking another woman who isn¡¯t her. I sighed. Maybe Eve was right,maybe we judged her too soon. I would not ask greyson to find her,I had to find her myself. I walked briskly out of the room,back to the archery room and upon reaching there, I didn¡¯t find Greyson. Walking back to my room,I realized that she might even still be in silverpine. At her grandmother¡¯s. If indeed she was remorseful, she¡¯ll be here. I saw Giselle,walking towards the kitchen and I called her. ¡®Giselle!.¡¯ She turned back and upon seeing me, ¡®lucy..,¡¯ I growled and red at her,I was really tired of her calling me that, like a baby. ¡®Don¡¯t call me that, I¡¯m still your alpha,¡¯ I growled. ¡°And my brother,¡¯ she said with a smile. I didn¡¯t want to argue with her so I just nodded. ¡®Tell your man that i¡¯m off to somewhere,i¡¯ll be back soon. Her mouth was wide open as she looked at me. ¡®What?,¡¯ I asked,clearly surprised. ¡®You have finally acknowledged Greyson as my man,this calls for a party,¡¯ she said and Iughed deeply. ¡®Well,see you around,¡¯ I said as I made to leave. ¡°Wait,where are you going?,¡± she asked and without turning back, ¡®you¡¯ll know when I get back,. Being back in human territory was strange. I had gone to meet the old Mrs. M¨¹ller and she told me that Amara left heartbrokening to the human territory to start all over again. My heart clenched. I did that. I hurt her. Not once,twice!. The Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) D woman I love!. I went to her house and clenched my fist as a man came out of the house. It took all the willpower in me not to punch him with everything i¡¯ve got,but i¡¯m here to make things right,not increase them. I have to trust her,maybe this man was a patient and there¡¯s nothing going on between them. *Can I help you?, he questioned and I swallowed hard,trying to stop Kaz from emerging and ripping this little weak human to pieces. ¡®I¡¯m here to see jessica,doctor jessica, I dered firmly,calling the name she bears in the human territory ¡®Sorry I don¡¯t know who that is,¡¯ Was he ying some kind of joke right now?. ¡®She lives here,¡¯ I said and his face lit up. ¡®Ohhhh I¡¯m sorry,she must not have informed you,¡¯ he was saying. ¡®Informed me?,had she travelled to another country?,¡¯ ¡®She moved out about two weeks ago, I now live here,¡¯ he said and my heart sank. ¡°Do you know where she moved to?,; I asked,hoping for something,anything. ¡®I have no clue whatsoever, I never met her,¡¯ he said and then continued, ¡°if you¡¯ll excuse me,I have to tend to somethings,¡¯ he said and went inside, Left with only one option and praying that I do see her there, I drove to the hospital she was working at. It was difficult getting there as I had never been there and only remembered the name when Greyson mentioned it once.. I finally got it as I soon found myself in front of a small white building,the letters, ¡®trinity medical hospital,¡¯ were printed in dark blue in front of it and I saw some nurses look at me,hiding a smile,some openly pointed at me and blushed. I knew I was handsome as i¡¯ve always had that effect on women. When I was a child,some women would urge their children to be friends with me,especially the females and growing up, I was with lots of women,lots of them. I had so many night stands and I sighed when I remembered that I met Amara on one of such asions. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Hom) E 54 ¡®Hello,wee to Trinity hospital..,¡¯ I turned and there was a petite blonde beside. me,she was smiling widely,revealing her gap tooth. There was nothing distinct about her and she wasn¡¯t beautiful either,at least not ording to Silverpine¡¯s standard. ¡®I¡¯m looking for doctor Jessica,¡¯ I said and she stared at me,I could detect suspicion in her gaze. ¡®What is it?, I questioned and she beckoned me to follow her. I hesitated before following her as she walked and I realized she was walking to the back of the hospital.. ¡°Where do you want to take me to,¡¯ I asked as I suddenly stopped walking. I was beginning to get annoyed. She stopped and turned back to face me. ¡®I don¡¯t want anyone to hear. There are some rumours that the director fired some people he heard talking about this. I scrunched my brows in confusion. What exactly did they do to warrant being fired. What is going on. I was beginning to have a bad feeling about this. She leaned closer to be and began to speak. The things she was saying was impossible,it couldn¡¯t have happened,it really wasn¡¯t possible. I knew it. I just know. I thanked her as she finished speaking,realizing that now more than ever, I needed to find her. # 0 COMMENT Chapter 33 ¡®Alpha you¡¯re back, Greyson stated as soon as he saw me and was about to say something else when he saw the look on my face. I hade back to silverpine without Amara,the love of my life as no one knew anywhere she could possibly be. I came back to silverpine with regret and anger at the thought of not finding her. would be hard being without her and I would not take another luna. She is the rightful luna. I don¡¯t care about being known for bing a lunaless alpha. ¡®You look,¡­not so good, he finally said and I kept quiet. Silverpine¡¯s problems?, the elders? Or is it about the issue of the luna.., he asked,looking genuinely concerned. I motioned to the refrigerator and he understood as he moved there and opened it,bringing out a bottle of whiskey. He was ab to pour it into a ss when I stopped him. Beckoning on him to bring the liquor with its bottle. As soon as he gave me I gulped it down and kept taking swigs off it as Greyson watched me. Perhaps deciding to just let me be. I kept drinking without thinking about anything. As werewolves,we have a very high alcohol tolerance,but some have higher tolerance than the others and I happen to be among such. I stretched my arm,giving the now almost empty bottle back to Greyson who collected it and dropped it on the table. I took her picture from where I kept and tossed it to greyson. ¡®Find her,¡¯ I said calmly and then turned to face him, ¡®and quickly.¡± ¡®Wow!,I thought you didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with her. What changed?,¡¯ he asked with a smirk. ¡®I don¡¯t have time for this right now greyson. Find her!.''¡± Hood Pracialon Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:07 Thu, 14 Mar ¡®sure sure yea. I can do that,but I did offer my help once and you refused,why should I help you now?, there was a smile on his l*ps and I red at him. ¡®don¡¯t start,¡¯ I said and he burst outughing as he began to walk away. 54%2 ¡®sure Alpha,I¡¯ll find you your Luna,¡¯ he said walking away before suddenly stopping. ¡®I forgot to give you these,¡¯ he said as he went back to the table,retrieving some envelopes and he passed them to me. ¡®what is this?,¡¯ I questioned as I took them from him. There were seven envelopes. ¡®some of the elders brought them, I believe they are letters of rmendation for the new luna,¡¯ he said shrugging. I scoffed. ¡®so they are not talking about Nathaniel again?or they¡¯ve given up on him already,¡¯ I opened one of the envelope,setting the others on the table. There was a picture of a red head there, and a note. I read the note loudly. Sarah Sanders, 22. Athletic and brilliant. Doctorate degree holder in linguistics. from the university of Ohoma. Never found her mate. Has great love for silverpine and ispassionate.. I trailed off as greysonughed. ¡®wow, that is so..a doctor? And she¡¯s beautiful. I scoffed and opened the second envelope. There was a picture of a petite tinum blonde,but no note was on it and I was about to drop it when Greyson. spoke. ¡®I think there¡¯s something written at the back, True to his words, I turned the back and saw something scribbled there and I read it out loud. *N Wright,21. Rejected by her mate for being a blonde.,¡¯ I red at Greyson as he continuedughing. ¡®who the f uck rejects someone for being blende?,¡¯ he said and I hissed. ¡®Elder wright should¡¯vee up with a better story,¡¯ I retorted and dropped the picture,noting that she graduated from silverpine college at the top of her ss. I opened another one and three pictures fell out. I believed it was the same person until I saw the note behind the pictures. They were triplets. Zoe,mckenna and Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 14 Mar Freda. I threw them on the table wih a sigh. 54% This is going to be a problem for me. I need to find amara quickly in order to end this annoying thing. I turned to Greyson. ¡®It¡¯s an order,find Amara: Do whatever you have to do. Find her quickly!! I walked out,heading for the archery ground as I needed to relieve some stress and think and there¡¯s no better way than shooting arrows. I felt someone watching me and I turned and sighed upon seeing who it was. ¡°You again!. Are you some kind of creep?,¡¯ I asked and she smiled. ¡®People think so because of my choice of clothing. That I¡¯m a freak,a creep or an emo princess of some sort,or I belong in a cult or something. Its just not true. It¡¯s not true, ¡®she said in a calm voice. you want?, I *okay¡­yea. Noted.it¡¯s not true.but why are you here now?,what do asked her as I do not want to spend even a minute with her any longer. ¡°I just want you to see this,¡¯ she said,handing over a photo to me. I felt the breath knocked out of me as I looked at the picture. I looked at the woman I loved holding hands in an intimate way with a man. My head buzzed with different kinds of thoughts running through. Why is she with another man?. I wanted to shout,to yell, but I held it in. I didn¡¯t want to make the mistake of judging her too soon. I have to know what is going on first. ¡°What is this?,¡¯ I breathed out. ¡®My sister, Amara..on a date..with a man,¡¯ she bit out,her face holding no expression whatsoever. I grit my teth,shoving my hands deep into my pockets quickly. There was no need to find her. She already moved on,to a man who isn¡¯t half as good looking as I am. ¡®why did you show me this?, I asked,curious as to why she would show a picture of her sister with a man to me when she had been the one urging me to try and understand her since. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? 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One of these days I¡¯d throw her in the cell,but for now I owe her a lot for revealing this to me. ¡°How do you know all these?,how did you even get this picture?, I asked wondering. how she had gotten it and maybe she¡¯d know where Amara was currently. ¡®I have my sources,¡¯ she said smugly and began to walk away leaving the picture. with me. ¡®Eve,¡¯ I called out and she stopped and faced me. ¡®Do you know where she is now?, I asked and she moved closer to me,taking a pen. and scribbling something on a paper. She gave it to me. It was an address. She lives with Olivia Jensen. A wolf from silverpine who recently moved to humant territory.¡¯ She said and began to wark away. ¡®Eve,¡¯ I called her again and she stopped,muttering something iprehensible. ¡°What is it again?,¡¯ she asked without turning back. ¡°Thank you,¡± I said,genuinely thankful for everything she¡¯s done for me so far. She was bold and mysterious and daring and audacious and it annoyed me, but for Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 55 hu, 14 Mar this little help she¡¯s helped me, I¡¯m genuinely thankful. I crumpled the picture, throwing it in the bin, ¡®i¡¯ming to get you my love,¡¯ I muttered under my breath. I would bring her back and never let her leave and I would protect her from those who would harm her. I picked up my cell phone and called Greyson, he must¡¯ve left by now. ¡®Alpha, his voice came from the other end of the line and I smiled. He would receive a shocker from me soon. ¡®how¡¯s it going man,¡¯ I asked,a smile ying on my l*ps. Well..i will find her soon Alpha¡­i just got here,¡¯ he announced. ¡®Don¡¯t worry about that. I have changed my mind. I don¡¯t want to see her, I said firmly. ¡®But alpha¡­this is.., he was still saying when I cut him off. its an order. He was still trying to say somerhing, perhaps protest about my decision when I ended the call. I raced out of silverpine, following the GPS of my car as I inputted the address Ever gave me. The car stopped in front of an apartment and I got out of the car,moving towards the door. É« 0 COMMENT Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) Chapter 34 I gulped down the wine hurriedly as I fought back the tears that were threatening to burst out. I had almost k*ssed a guy!,another man who isn¡¯t Lucien!. I knew I should forget about him after what he did to me but I couldn¡¯t and Olivia was right, I better go back to silverpine and fight for my love,fight to get what I want. And right now I wanted just one person, Lucien.. I had driven off speedily back home,with tears in my eyes. I drove straight to Olivia¡¯s house and she weed me,wiping the tears from my eyes as my words. struggled toe out in an attempt to exin myself. ¡®Olivia what if he rejects me officially?,what if I get humiliated all over again?, I asked,with tears in my eyes. ¡°what if he doesn¡¯t?,what if he¡¯s just too proud toe and get you?,what if just like you, he thinks you wont ept his apology?,¡¯ she said and I sniffed. I really loved Lucien and my heart ached with every passing moment spent without him. I needed Lucien. I don¡¯t know if it was because we were mates and I still had his mark,but I felt iplete without him. So iplete and useless that it hurt. This man rejected me!, ¡®I¡¯m scared liv. Im really scared. I¡¯m scared to see all their faces, Lucien,greyson,Giselle and Eve. I don¡¯t want them to look at me the way they did that day,¡¯ Iined and she patted my back as the tears threatened to drop again. ¡®Don¡¯t be amara. Don¡¯t be. 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It seemed that something strange had happened to me and I needed to talk to someone to understand it better. I was tired of seeing myself as a monster. If only the crone was here. If I go back to silverpine, I would consult her about it or my grandmother. I berated myself for not informing my grandmother,at least I would have known something,anything would be helpful. ¡®Olivia,¡¯ I said with my palms pressed together and my fingers wnteined. ¡®Yes,Amara?,¡¯ she responded,her voiceced with genuine concern. ¡®I know we should have talked about what happened that night,¡¯ I said slowly. ¡°The night of the ident?,¡± she asked and I nodded. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for pushing you. I understand that you¡¯re not ready to talk about it. I shouldn¡¯t have sulked over that,¡± she said and I shook my head. ¡°No!,no. I should¡¯ve put myself in your shoes. You had every right to want to know Head Precision Metal Stamping? 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It¡¯s like my skin is some sort of¡­¡± ¡°Barrier,¡± she breathed outpleting it for me as she looked at me, not with fear or disgust. It was like¨Cadmiration. ¡°When I was growing up,my Grandmother used to tell me stories of a very special wolf. They call her the healer and protector of her people¡­¡± I interrupted her, ¡°I¡¯m no healer or protector. I can¡¯t even protect my children!,¡± Imented. ¡°No..you don¡¯t understand. You are special,rare. You just need to understand yourself. You¡¯re not a freak or a monster!,¡± she said and I sighed. ¡°I can¡¯t tell Lucien. I had to keep wearing my bandages even though I was already healed up. I have no powers!. The only thing I have is the fact that I cannot die and I¡¯m not even entirely sure about that. I don¡¯t know if a gunshot could kill me or a blow to the head would or anything¡­¡± I was saying when she cut me off. ¡°Can your head bleed?,¡± she asked and I shrugged. ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Need Precision Metal Stamping? 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But we can¡¯t deny the fact that you¡¯re special,¡± she said as she took the first aid kit and went back to keep it. ¡°Or I could be a freak,¡± I said. She sighed. ¡°You¡¯re trying to make yourself out to be a freak,¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know Liv. I don¡¯t just know anymore, I¡¯m confused ¡°I confessed. ¡°All the more reasons to go to Silverpine. Everything you want is in Silverpine. Lucien,getting your children back, the answers you seek!,¡± she said and she was right. Nob*dy can give me answers here. If I go back to Silverpine, If the Crone hasn¡¯t been trialed, I¡¯d consult her or my Grandmother. They¡¯ll both know how to help me. ¡°I¡¯m scared. Really scared. Truly scared,¡± I confessed. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:07 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°Nothing worse can happen to you. But if you stay here,you¡¯ll keep getting confused,¡± She said. There was a sudden knock on the door and I looked at Olivia. ¡°You¡¯re expecting someone tonight?,¡± I asked. ¡°No,but I¡¯ll be back,let me see who is there,¡± she said as she stood up and walked to the door. I heard her gasp and wasn¡¯t sure about the words I heard. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?,¡± I asked as I stood up and moved to the door. I stood frozen in shock as I watched the person enter the house. ¦§ ¡°Hello Amara.¡± 5.5 É« 0 Chapter 35 I swallowed hard as I stared at the person I never thought I¡¯d see again. ¡°Lucien,¡± I whispered and moved closer to him. I closed myself and opened them again,willing this to not be a dream. ¡°What happened to your head?,¡± he asked as he touched the bandage. ¡°I..I¡­ what do you want, Lucien?!,¡± I shot out at him and I saw his Adam Apple bob up and down as he swallowed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Amara. I truly am,¡± he said and I nodded, sniffing with tears in my eyes. ¡°I didn¡¯t cheat on you¡­,¡± I was saying when I felt his strong arms,pulling me to a wall like chest. I was sobbing loudly now,inhaling deeply as I took in his scent,Sandalwood and citrus. He pulled away after a while and peered into my eyes as he held my hands. ¡°What happened?,¡± He asked,a look of worry clouding his features. ¡°I..I..I don¡¯t know..,¡± I stuttered through tears. ¡°Look Amara!,I was told you came here to start over. This isn¡¯t starting over!. Now i don¡¯t know what happened at the hospital,but I know you were framed and those pictures too..,¡± I moved towards the sofa and sat down and Lucien followed me. ¡°I wasn¡¯t framed,¡± I confessed,inhaling deeply. ¡°What do you mean..,?,¡± he questioned, raising a Brow quizzically. ¡°There¡¯s something my mother gave me. It¡¯s a potion of some sort and can heal all ailments. I began to use it to treat the patients. The hospital found out and were kind enough not to send me to jail,¡± I breathed out quickly. He was silent at first,before he began to talk. ¡°I don¡¯t me you. I know you meant well,you wanted to save those patients. The hospital was very wrong to fire a doctor who¡¯d go through extreme lengths to heal Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order How 12:07 Thu, 14 Mar patients. They should¡¯ve given you a medal,¡± he said firmly and I chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s a crime for the humans. Using a drug that hasn¡¯t been approved to treat patients,¡± I told him. ¡°But it shouldn¡¯t matter if it saves lives..right?,¡± I swallowed hard at his question,fidgeting with my fingers. 54% ¡°It does matter regardless and someone died,¡± I stated and he looked like he was in shock before speaking again. ¡°How?,¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t know. It should¡¯ve been impossible. It had saved hundreds of patients in this hospital,but this one,I just don¡¯t understand,¡± I confessed and he sighed. ¡®Maybe the goddess wants you back in Silverpine.¡± ¡°Or you want me back in Silverpine,¡± I said with a smile. ¡°Either way,this ce doesn¡¯t want you,¡± He said and I nodded. ¡°Silverpine doesn¡¯t want me either,¡± I stated and he held my hands. ¡°Silverpine doesn¡¯t want you,it needs you,¡± he said and a tear dropped as I remembered how Silverpine had treated me. ¡°I can¡¯t bear to see that look on their faces. Greyson, Eve and Giselle,¡± I stated my fears. He chuckled and looked at him in surprise. Was heughing at my genuine concerns right now?!. ¡°Greyson wouldn¡¯t let me breathe without talking about you. And Eve. Sorry,that Girl is really creepy. She finds me at the weirdest ce and speaks to me very informally,telling me to swallow my ego and go find you,¡± He said and Iughed,so they don¡¯t hate me. Even Eve. ¡°I..Eve¡­Eve told you to find me?,¡± I was still in disbelief. I remembered the look on her face that day. It was both disgust,irritation and hate. She gave i ¡°I think she¡¯s been watching you¡­in her creepy ways. this address,¡± 26 Head Precision Metal Stamping? Bet 10% Off (Order Now) 12-07 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°She did?,¡± my face lit up as I was beaming with smiles. 354% I didn¡¯t want to know how she got the address, I didn¡¯t care. All that matters was that my Lucien was back here with me. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and pressed a k*ss at the top of my head and I gazed up at him with a smile. ¡°Let¡¯s go to Silverpine,¡± he said and I smiled as I swallowed hard. There¡¯s nothing for me in the human territory. Going to Silverpine was my best option right now,for love, finding my children and getting answers about my so called powers. ¡°Rick and Kai?,¡± I questioned,hoping that he had them now. 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We both couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore and before I knew it,our clothes were discarded and our bodies entangled on the bed. It was what I dreamt of and more. ¡°We might have an ident if you keep staring at me like that,¡± he said and I Need Precision Metal Stamping? Del 10% Off (Order Now) 14 Mar 54%%% smiled. ¡°Well, I wouldn¡¯t want that. I want you safe and healthy for tonight,¡± ¡°You drive me crazy Amara!,¡± he said,his voice husky. ¡°I love you,¡± I said after a while. ¡°I love you too Amara. And you¡¯re mine. Never forget that,¡± He said as we pulled onto the driveway. I saw Eve first as I got out of the car and I could swear I saw a smile on her face. ¡°Alpha!,Where have you¡­.¡± He stopped as he saw me. He looked shocked. He clearly wasn¡¯t expecting me. ¡°Amara,¡± he breathed out. ¡°Greyson,¡± I acknowledged. He then burst outus. You fooled me!,and here I was, worried that you¡¯ll do something drastic as you¡¯re heartbroken. I was worried for nothing.Seems your found your Luna yourself.¡± ¡°You found your woman!,¡± I turned and saw that it was Giselle. She hugged me. ¡°We shouldn¡¯t have judged you hastily,¡± She said as she pulled away. ¡°I believe it was the atmosphere. We had just found Rn dead,¡± Greyson said and I looked up to see Eve. She was watching us with an expressionless face. I didn¡¯t know why I felt disappointed. I was probably expecting her to run down and hug me and tell me how she made Lucien go to the human terrritiry to get me. ¡°We should all have dinner together,¡± Giselle said and then added. ¡°With Eve. I hope you don¡¯t mind Amara?,¡± Mind?,it¡¯s such a good idea!. She helped me and Lucien!. What would be a bad idea would be outsting her. I know she¡¯s done wrong,but I¡¯ll try to trust her,as Grandma said I should. I walked to the room. My room! with Lucien behind me and I suddenly realized something. B Heed Precision Metal Stamping? 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Why he kidnapped his mother,I don¡¯t know..,¡± he narrated and my mouth was wide agape with shock. ¡°Norman¡­Norman is Rielle¡¯s mate?,¡± ¡°Yea, you know him?,¡± He questioned. ¡°I did. When we were children.,¡± I confirmed. Norman used to y with Eve and I then. We were a yful trio until we stopped seeing him. Eve had been particrly close to him then and she cried for days. ¡°The drugs you were doing¡­,¡± Lucien started and I opened my phone.. ¡°If they¡¯ve been following me and they sent you those pictures then maybe Raymond¡­¡± I showed him a picture of Raymond,remembering how he had run away when I saw him. ¡°Hunter,¡± Lucien said and I scrunched my eyebrow,puzzled. ¡°Hunter?, what¡¯s that?,¡± I asked,surprised. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% Off (Order Now) 12:07 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°A rogue from Silverpine,¡± 0 COMMENT Chapter 36 ¡°What have you done!!,¡± I yelled at Rielle,raking my hands through my hair in frustration. ¡°Rx my darling. I have everything under control!,¡± she said calmly. Very calm that it infuriated me. ¡°What the f uck exactly is under control?. You brought the Crone here,without my knowledge!. You did all that to Amara!. You didn¡¯t just stop at sending those photos!,you had to make her lose her job!. What do you think will happen if she goes back to Silverpine?,¡± I gulped down the bottle of whiskey quickly. Sighing heavily and wondering if Rielle being here on this mission with me isn¡¯t a mistake. She has managed to make everything revolve around her!. ¡°I want her to lose everything¡­.¡± ¡°Dam n Right she has!!. There¡¯s nothing for her in human territory. So what¡¯s there to stop her from going to Silverpine?,¡± I shot out firmly. ¡°Everything!. Lucien and every other person loathes her. She¡¯s to weak to even try to go back. She¡¯ll leave town.she already has. And knowing how weak she is,shel might even leave the country and there¡¯ll be no way for Lucien to ever meet her,¡± she said as she swung her hands. Period. End of story. It¡¯s just up to us to act now,¡± she finished. ¡°What do we do about the crone,she¡¯s seen my face,she knows who I am. That sneaky old hag might escape before we know it and Run to Lucien!. Before we know it, Lucien and every Silverpine soldier will be on our doorsteps,¡± Imented. I had been very surprised when she didn¡¯t seem fazed as she saw my face. She had said she knew who I was and I felt my breath hitch in my throat. If she had been suspecting me,that means someone else must be suspecting me or she had shared her suspicions with Lucien. ¡°Rx my love!. You worry too much. The crime is just an old woman. She¡¯s all talks,but like every other old woman,she¡¯s weak. If we just feed her a little from that potion,she¡¯ll give way.,¡± she said. ¡°Rielle you can¡¯t just kill her!,¡± I said as I stood up. 15 Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:07 Thu, 14 Mar Killing her wasn¡¯t on the menu right now. I didn¡¯t want things to get messy. 54 ¡°You¡¯re too weak, I sometimes wonder if you¡¯re indeed cut to be an Alpha!,¡± she spat out. I winced at her harsh words. ¡°Don¡¯t,¡± I said firmly. ¡°Or what?,¡± she asked,looking at me daringly. ¡°Weren¡¯t you even against killing women?,especially the poor weak ones,¡± I said,remembering how she had been when she found out about Mrs. M¨¹ller¡¯s death. ¡°Some deaths are necessary and if you really want to be the Alpha,you¡¯d understand that,¡± She but out firmly. I chuckled bitterly. The Rielle I knew,the very sweet and kind Rielle I fell in love with was gone,and in her ce, this monster. She snuggled on my chest,her hands trailed my back and then my facending on my l*ps and my breaths became ragged. ¡°Rielle¡­,¡± I croaked out, but she put a finger on my l*ps,stopping me from saying anything. ¡°Everything I do,everything I have done. I did for you. And I would do more, I would do anything for you!,¡± she said slowly as her hands began to trail downwards. My breaths became heavy. ¡°Luna!,¡± I groaned as Rielle¡¯s hand left my b*dy immediately. Internally cursing as I saw who interrupted us. It was my b loody second inmand. ¡°What the f u ck do you want!,¡± I growled. ¡°I have news. The Alpha has left Silverpine. He seems to be going to look for Amara,¡± He narrated and I sighed in frustration. ¡°We are toote,¡± I said to Rielle as he excused himself and left. ¡°He won¡¯t find her easily. I told you!,I did all that to make her leave the city and go somewhere else. Lucien might decide he misses her andes back to look for her and see,it¡¯s already happening. Good news!,he won¡¯t find her because she moved,¡± She announced excitedly. 2:5 Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 54%2 ¡°Well. Okay. That¡¯s good news,¡± I said,sighing in relief. ¡°Sherry and her brother will be here tomorrow. Sherry¡¯s proved herself useful in many ways. She¡¯s pledged to support our cause,¡± She said and I stared at her,my brows furrowed in confusion. ¡°The Doctor?,¡± I asked. I remembered her talking about a doctor in the human world, Amara¡¯s supposed best friend. I had no idea she had a brother. Another wolf!.. ¡°A wolf?,¡± I asked. ¡°Yes,a wolf,¡± she confirmed. ¡°We need to do something about the Crone,¡± I pointed out again. ¡°Well, what would you have us do,Alpha?,¡± she questioned,sarcastically. ¡°You don¡¯t want us to kill her,you know you can¡¯t keep her alive for longer either. Especially now that she¡¯s seen your face,¡± she bit out firmly and I sighed. She was right,I can¡¯t keep holding her in here. That was a huge risk I wasn¡¯t prepared to take,but killing the crone was just¡­Norman wouldn¡¯t like that at all. ¡°I¡¯ll figure something out, just let¡¯s drop it for now,¡± I said and she shrugged. ¡°You brought it up.¡± I sprang up quickly marched towards the living room where the voices wereing from. I had been asleep and I muttered a curse,angry that someone was disturbing my beauty sleep.. Rielle was yelling at someone through the phone. As soon as she dropped the phone,I moved towards her. ¡°What is it baby?,¡± I questioned,concerned. ¡°It has happened. My fear),our fear!,¡± she yelled out and I was surprised to see her looking disoriented and stressed. ¡°What is it Rielle?,¡± I questioned again. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) | 12:07 Thu, 14 Mar 54 ¡°Lucien has found Amara. They left together 1!!. What have you been doing!!. You¡¯re supposed to keep him in Silverpine!!,¡± she yelled at me and I red at her. ¡°How dare you pin this on me?. How am I supposed to know that he¡¯d venture out to the human territory and find her!. He said he didn¡¯t want to hear anything about her. He made it seem like he hated her!!,¡± I yelled at her. ¡°Oh,then whose fault is this?!. Mine?,¡± she fired back. ¡°I didn¡¯t say it¡¯s your fault!. I¡¯m just¡­I don¡¯t know Rielle. You always know what to do. What do we do?,¡± I asked,genuinly tired. I suddenly feel like abandoning this mission and moving on,running far away from here because Lucien will find us and when he does, there¡¯s no stopping what will happen. ¡°Calm down!. I¡¯ll figure out something!,¡± she snapped and I sighed. ¡°We can stop them here,trap them before they reach Silverpine¡­.¡± ¡°Luna,there¡¯s news from Silverpine,¡± I gasped, fearing the worse as my second inmand barged inside and announced,interrupting Rielle. ¡°What is it?,¡± she snapped at him.. ¡°The Alpha¡­.Lucien and Amara are in Silverpine,¡± he announced. ¡°What the f uck!!,¡± I growled, clenching my fist. ¡°Are you certain?,¡± Rielle questioned¡¯. Now I know for certain that we were doomed. We can¡¯t do anything to Lucien. But he wille for us and when he does,there¡¯s no telling the extent of torture he¡¯ll inflict on us. ¡°Get out,out,¡± Rielle growled at him and he scurried out, ¡°We are f u cked!,¡± I eximed and she hissed, There¡¯s nothing we can do to separate those two anymore. ¡°We can as well k*ss our mission goodbye,¡± I muttered. ¡°Not yet. I¡¯m thinking of something,¡± she said and I muttered a string of curses. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:07 Thu, 14 Mar F What the f uck could she possibly do again!. ¡°Let¡¯s just run away, Rielle. Let¡¯s run to another country,anywhere¡­,¡± ¡°A coward for an Alpha?,¡± she scoffed. ¡°You¡¯re such a big coward. How do you expect to be an Alpha like this?!,¡± She questioned and shook her head. 54% ¡°An Alpha?,how¡¯s that possible now?, you know how powerful she is bing, you know what happens when they stay together!. How can I be an Alpha?. I should better start praying that Lucien gives me an instant death,¡± I said. ¡°Just keep quiet!. Lucien doesn¡¯t even know that we¡¯re here!. Even if we don¡¯t do anything,it¡¯ll take a while before he finds us. So just keep quiet and listen to me!,¡± she yelled and I kept quiet. As much as I hated to admit it,Rielle could be a better Alpha than me. She was fearless,bold,courageous and smart. If she had an idea,then I better follow it. ¡°I¡¯m pregnant,¡± she announced and I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. ¡°Now,we¡¯ll use that to my advantage¡­.¡± She was still saying when I cut her off. ¡°Pregnant..mine¡­,¡± I pulled her onto my chest in a bone crushing hug and pulled away quickly so as not to hurt the baby. ¡°What¡¯s the name of the gentle boy?, Amara¡¯s boy?,¡± she asked,ignoring me. ¡°Rick. He said his name is Rick,¡± I replied,still beaming with smile. I¡¯m going to be a father,Now I am more determined than ever. I will be. the Alpha,whatever it takes. For Rielle and the baby. Çú Chapter 37 I stood up and walked slowly to the door,wondering who could be there. ¡°Good morning Miss M¨¹ller, The Alpha sent you these dresses for the uing ball,¡± thedy dressed in maid¡¯s outfit said and l¡¯used my hands to clean my be sure I wasn¡¯t hearing wrong. ¡°If you¡¯ll excuse me..,¡± she said. eyes,to ¡°Oh..,¡± I didn¡¯t realize she was waiting for me to move out of the way to allow the other maids to bring the dress. I moved out of the way and they brought a whole rack filled with different colours and styles of dress. goddess!!,Lucien!!,this is just a ball!. I don¡¯t need this many clothes. I stood frozen with mouth agape, as the racks of dresses were wheeled into her room. It was like a dreame true, a fantasy made real. I¡¯ve never seen so many beautiful dresses in one ce, and I was still finding it hard to believe that they were all for me. They walked away and I shut the door excitedly,running my fingers along the fabric, feeling the softness and the quality. It was like something out of a movie. It took all the energy in me to stop myself from screaming out in excitement. There was a knock on the door and I quickly opened it,thinking it¡¯d be Lucien and he¡¯de to check how excited I was. ¡°What are all these?!,¡± she eximed,her eyes glinting in amusement. ¡°Lucien,¡± I said softly,a smile ying on my l*ps. ¡°Ooouuu,you two lovebirds are at it. I¡¯m happy for you,¡± she said and I giggled. ¡°They¡¯re really beautiful,¡± shemented her fingers trailing over the fabrics. ¡°I knoww,thank you,¡± I Said, smiling widely. ¡°I don¡¯t even know which of these dresses to wear to the ball. They¡¯re just too many and too beautiful for me to pick just one,¡± I eximed. 175 Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 14 Mar ¡°Well,now I¡¯m here,let me help you pick one,¡± she said and began to pick the dresses,one at a time,dropping them back with a ¡®no¡¯ She finally picked one velvety red one. It was really beautiful and she smiled. ¡°This suits you,¡± she said and I smiled. It looks good. ¡°I¡¯ll wear it,¡± I said with excitement. 54 ¡°Seeing you both in love and happy now makes me feel like having my own mate,¡± She said and I chuckled. ¡°Why did you reject Greyson?,¡± I questioned and when I saw the look on her face,instantly rejected it. She looked hurt. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry. That was so insensitive of me,¡± I said,realizing that it wasn¡¯t a good topic to speak of. There was silence first before she continued. ¡°No. It¡¯s..it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s just that I do not want to be reminded of the past again,¡± she said and I nodded,knowing what she meant. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I said again. ¡°It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s just. You know¡­he¡¯s a good man and all. How could I torture him by tying him up with me?,a murderer when he had his whole life ahead of him and I was sure he wouldn¡¯t reject me,¡± I stated. ¡°Well¡­.,¡± I didn¡¯t want to tell her that, she brought it upon herself when she decided to murder father. She had told me she¡¯d exin everything when the time was right but it seems the time isn¡¯t yet right for her. ¡°I know I promised to tell you about father. But it¡¯s just that I haven¡¯t had the proof I need. I don¡¯t want you to see me as a liar or that I¡¯m just trying to lie my way around,¡± she eximed and sat down. ¡°Well just tell me now then! Since you say it¡¯s the truth, I¡¯ll know if you¡¯re lying or not,¡± I said as I made to sit beside her. ¡°It¡¯ll be hard for you to believe it. It¡¯s hard to take it in,¡± she said and I me ntally rolled I¡¯ll listen to what she has to say and it¡¯s up to me to believe it or my eyes Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) not. 14 Mar ¡°It¡¯s fine. Just say it.,¡± I and she nodded. 54% ¡°Give me a drink please,¡± she said and I looked at her suspiciously. She rolled her eyes andughed. ¡°Come on,I need to take something to be able to narrate something so hard to believe,a long tale by all means,¡± I scoffed and opened the refrigerator in the room. ¡°Wine?,¡± I questioned. ¡°Spirit. A Strong one,¡± she stated and I looked at her,raising a brow quizzically. If there was one thing that weakened Eve the most,it was alcohol. She had an unnaturally low tolerance for alcohol,like our father. ¡°Are you sure?,¡± I questioned again and she nodded. ¡°I don¡¯t know when you started taking strong drinks,¡± Imented and she shrugged. ¡°I¡¯ve been training myself,¡± she said. ¡°Well,I¡¯m happy for your growth,¡± I said,pouring myself a ss of wine. ¡°I came back from the academy one evening,mother had gone shopping and I believe you were with a friend,¡± she started and took a gulp of her drink. ¡°I was about to head to our room to sleep when I saw father in our mother¡¯s room. He was going through her things and then he picked some papers and took them to his room,¡± I took a sip of the wine as my eyes darted to her face,her face was expressionless. ¡°He looked furious and I swear to you Amara,I have never seen that look on father¡¯s face before. I was shocked. Shocked and surprised. His eyes met mine and I was scared,scared of what he¡¯d do to me,scared of what was going to happen. Then he began to talk. Mother had been unfaithful. She had cheated on him. She got pregnant and pinned the pregnancy on him and she gave birth to the baby. Father has been raising another man¡¯s baby as his¡­..,¡± she was still saying when I cut her off quickly. ¡°You¡¯re lying. You¡¯re telling a big fat lie. Mother would never do that!,¡± I yelled at Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) Thu, 14 Mar her. Mother was the purest soul I know of. She wouldn¡¯t cheat on father!. ¡°Why do you think she never said anything?,how did you think I left Silverpine?. I was still I child!,I couldn¡¯t have survived all on my own!,¡± she said and I paled as breath hitched in my chest. my ¡°You..you..you¡¯re¡­you¡¯re saying¡­¡± I stuttered. ¡°Oh yes!. Mother never threw me away. She sent me to the French pack to stay. with her friend over there. She knew that I did what I did to protect her,to protect you!,to protect us!!,¡± she yelled. ¡°No,¡± I shook my head in denial. Father wouldn¡¯t have hurt us. He wouldn¡¯t have tried to do anything. He might¡¯ve sent me away,but he won¡¯t hurt us.. She chuckled bitterly. ¡°I killed my own father,how did you think I felt?. I killed my own birth father for my half sister who despises me and who turned me in. For protecting her!,¡± she bit out and I kept shaking my head,refusing to believe that my dear darling father tried to hurt me and my own mother cheated and I was a product of her infidelity. ¡°He faced me and told me squarely that he would kill you and dump you and nob*dy would remember you. He said after all you were never supposed to have existed. And then as for mother,she would finish what she started. He spoke of poisoning you or strangling you at night when you slept. He told me not to havepassion for you as you were after all a filth,¡± she shot out and my tears began to drop. ¡°He was so happy speaking of all that. Like he had gone mad and I began to wonder if this man was my father. The man that is ever so kind and compasssionate,¡± She finished,downing her drink in a single shot as she smacked her l*ps. ¡°It was hard,but I knew what needed to be done. I knew I had to do it and I didn¡¯t want anyone to love me for doing that. I just wanted to do it and disappear. So when he turned his back to me, to retrieve that poison he was speaking of,I struck. He didn¡¯t notice that when he was speaking,my hands were in my pocket,where I had kept the dagger he got for me,¡± Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°It was ironical. Killing him with the dagger he had given me on my birthday to protect my sister with. It seems it was him I needed to protect her from,¡± she narrated and I was still sobbing now,muttering ¡°no no no no.¡± I stood up suddenly,wiping my tears. 54% ¡°You¡¯re lying. You¡¯re only saying all these to make me like you and trust you more,¡± I shot out. She stood up and removed a dagger from her waist. I was surprised. So she always moved with a dagger!. She held my palm and cut it with the dagger and then cutting her,she joined our palms together. It was an ancient swear. It means she was telling the truth. I cried and she consoled. me,holding me in her arms as she promised to continue protecting me. 0 COMMENT Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) A 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar H Chapter 38 Chapter 38 I took one nce at myself in the mirror and sighed,nervousness suddenly taking a toll on me. Fidgeting with my fingers,I wondered if I looked good enough for the big day. The day I¡¯ve been waiting for all my life. A doubtful frown smeared my face as I nced down at the velvety red flowing dress. It was the one Eve had picked for me and it looked really good that I don¡¯t know why I had to doubt it again. I really would¡¯ve needed Someone else¡¯s input on this matter,maybe Giselle as she¡¯s the only other woman in this mansion besides the maids. Maybe Eve selected this dress because of its colour and her weird choice of colour. Sighing in frustration,I muttered a small curse as I was now stuck between putting my hair up or letting it out loose. Maybe leaving it in an updo wouldn¡¯t be a nice choice if I was aiming for the powerful and Elegant Luna part. I had to let them. see me as someone that deserves that title. ¡°Are you okay?,¡± the voice made me spin around so fast that I had to quickly bnce myself up to stop myself from falling. ¡°If you fall,I¡¯ll always be there to catch you. So don¡¯t worry about falling,¡± he said with his smooth deep voice and I rolled my eyes before bursting outughing. He walked briskly,shutting the door behind him as he moved to stand beside me,while I continued to stare into the mirror. ¡°Hmmmm,¡°He eximed,scratching his chin as a sign of concentration. I chuckled,folding my l*ps as I allowed him to ess my outfit before giving his opinion. ¡°You look really breathtakingly beautiful,¡± he grinned,gazing into my eyes and I smiled,noticing that his hair had been slicked back with a gel and he looked so hot. ¡°You really think so?,¡± I asked, still unsure. ¡°Mmmh mmmh,I don¡¯t think so,I know so,¡± he nodded. ¡°And you look really dashing,¡± I said, grinning and I meant it. He looks really handsome in his navy blue tuxedo and red tie. ¡°I have something that¡¯ll make you look even more beautiful,¡± he said in Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 14 Mar excitement and before I could form a reply,he spoke. 54% ¡°Close your eyes,¡± his voice wasced with excitement and I chuckled lightly,doing as he said. I felt his hands on my n*eck and something cold on them and then a small sp,leaving me with an idea of what it is. ¡°Ok!!,open,¡± Lucien¡¯s voice rang out in excitement and I opened my eyes to find him with a wide smile on his face. I smiled as I looked at the mirror. It was a gold n*e and the pendant was crystal,I held it with a huge smile on my face.. ¡°Check the back,¡± he said and I turned it to see some words engraved on it. ¡°L&A¡± ¡°That¡¯s Lucien and Amara,¡± I said and he nodded. I¡¯m sure my smile could.pete with the sun right now and win. He tucked a few stray hairs back for me and I hugged him. ¡°Thank you so much, I love it,¡± I told him and I was being honest. It was the best gift I¡¯ve ever received. I sniffed and it was then I realized that I¡¯ve been crying. ¡°Amara?,¡± He questioned as he pulled away gently. ¡°You don¡¯t like it,do you?, that¡¯s why you¡¯re crying?¡± He asked, a look of sadness clouding his features. I choked out augh. ¡°No no no, I¡¯m crying because I love it so much. This makes me very happy,¡± I said,my voice heavy with emotions. With everything that has happened I feel so happy to still have Lucien. He smiled and brought his hands to my face,gently brushing away the tears. ¡°Don¡¯t cry,¡± he gushed softly before hugging me again and I closed my eyes, holding him softly to me as I took in his smell. The sound of someone clearing their throat pulled us apart and I internally 2/5 Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) D 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar groaned. 54% ¡°Alpha it¡¯s time,¡± it was Greyson and he muttered a greeting to me which I replied with a nod of my head. I watched them leave and nced at the mirror once more, and I put on my heels. and my earrings and began to walk down,where every other person would be. Everywhere shone brightly and the moon was at its fullest. I silently muttered a prayer to the moon goddess,praying for strength, for my children and for Lucien. I found Giselle and Eve seated side by side. Giselle was putting on a green sleeveless dress thatplemented her skin perfectly. It was Eve however who surprised me. She was wearing a purple long sleeved dress and her hair,she had left them in their natural colours. ¡°What happened to you sister?,¡± I asked Eve,genuinely confused and Giselle. chuckled. ¡°I have been trying to ask her that too,¡± she said and Eve chuckled. ¡°A change would be nice,I thought. Perhaps I was wrong,¡± she stated and I sat down. beside her. ¡°Wrong?No! No!. This suits you perfectly!. I remember when we were children,how you¡¯d tell mum that you won¡¯t wear anything else if it isn¡¯t purple,¡± I smiled. ¡°Purple used to be your favourite colour before the goddess knows what happened. that you started dressing like an emo witch,¡± I Said and she nodded with a smile. ¡°That¡¯s right. I used to love purple,so much.¡± She confirmed. ¡°And it looks good on you,¡± Giselle quipped. ¡°Well. How does bing a Luna feel?,¡± Eve asked and my face turned pink. I covered my eyes with my hands and smiled. ¡°I bet you must be so excited!,¡± Giselle added and I chuckled,removing my hand from my face. ¡°The elders hate me..,I don¡¯t know if I should be happy,I don¡¯t even know if I deserve this,¡± I Eximed. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°They don¡¯t hate you,they don¡¯t even know you. They¡¯re just intimidated by a weak omega as they say you are,bing Luna,they¡¯re intimidated by you,¡± Giselle said and I scoffed.. There¡¯s no way they¡¯re intimidated by me. They probably might even be plotting. to kill me. They think I¡¯m weak and don¡¯t deserve to be a Luna. They hate my kind. I have heard rumours about them having meetings to talk about how to make me not be Luna. ¡°And there¡¯s also the fact that the position of a Luna has always been reserved for an elder¡¯s daughter,which of course you¡¯re not,¡± Giselle mentioned and of course it was true. For a long time in Silverpine,the Luna had alwayse from prominent families and has always been a second ranked wolf. Lucien¡¯s father wasn¡¯t an Alpha because he took an omega as his mate. ¡°Well,it¡¯s nob*dy¡¯s fault that Rielle botched that,She had a chance and she ruined. it for goddess knows whatever reason,¡± Eve interjected. ¡°There are rumours that she didn¡¯t want to get pregnant so she took lots of potions,¡± Eve whispered to us and I looked at her in shock. ¡°It¡¯s not a rumour, lots of herbs and potions like that were found in her room. She was indeed taking them. Because how else would you exin why she couldn¡¯t even get pregnant for once in seven years!. It¡¯s not the Alpha¡¯s fault, look at Amara,¡± Giselle was saying. ¡°And the healer said she was perfectly fine and healthy to carry children. We didn¡¯t know it was because of that Norman,¡± She finished and tuck back a stray hair. Lucien had told me that Norman was Rielle¡¯s mate and he was the one behind the blood creek. I had met Norman only once,when we were children and he was such a sweet child. ¡°Now the elders have more strength to protest as Nathaniel Archer has been. released,¡± Eve said. Nathaniel¡¯s trial had been somehow manipted by the elders and he was found not guilty and allowed to leave. Of course Lucien didn¡¯t want that but there was Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar Chapter 38 nothing he could do as there was no solid proof to prove otherwise. ¡°It¡¯s Lucien,he¡¯ll be fine,¡°Giselle said. I scanned through the crowd,everyone dressed in expensive outfits. The first and second ranks were very obvious and distinct from the others as in every little opportunity, they tried to show off their influence,wealth and power. The lower ranks looked like outcasts and I remembered that this was how it was seven years ago. I hadn¡¯t been sitting here with the high ranks, I was over at the other side. 540 ¡°Ladies and gentlemen,¡± Lucien¡¯s smooth voice rang out and my heart jumped in my chest. Eve and Giselle looked at me,giggling. This is the moment I¡¯ve been waiting for all my life. His eyes scanned through the scan and theynded on me and he smiled. Suddenly,we heardmotion and sounds of someone yelling and everyone. turned back to see what was going on and when I did,my breath hitched in my throat as I saw the facee into view. It was the person she was holding that made me stand up. Çú Chapter 39 The gasps and shocked whispers from the guests echoed in my ears, propelling me forward. My instincts kicked in as I hurriedly ran forward determined to rescue my child before she did anything. ¡°Seize her!!,¡± ¡°Rick!!,¡± ¡°Mummy!!,¡± The three of us screamed simultaneously as Rick ran into my arms and I held him tightly,my voice trembling with emotion as I whispered, ¡°I love you¡± in a mixture of relief and joy. I pulled out and pulled him behind me,determined to not let anything happen to him anymore. ¡°Take her to the cell and make sure she doesn¡¯t try to leave this time,¡± Lucien growled at the guards. There was something different about her,a certain vulnerability and I remembered thest time I was here with her,she was in my position then. I felt pure rage as I watched her try to speak. ¡°What have you got to say?How not guilty you are?you tried to kill me!!,¡± I said,stepping closer and jabbing a finger to her face. Her head was bent, ¡°No,I deserve whatever punishment anyone deems fit for me,¡± She said,her voice sounding remorseful. ¡°Take her away,now!,¡± Lucien barked, turning to Greyson. ¡°Please, I¡¯m still the Luna,¡± she said and I scoffed. ¡°Yea..a killer Luna,¡± I gritted my teeth as I willed myself to not attack her. ¡°Where is Kai?,¡± I asked her again and I swear I could see her eyes glimmering with tears. My heart sank,No!,it couldn¡¯t be. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar B ¡°Where is my baby?,¡± I asked,my fists clenching as I felt Nova about to emerge. ¡°He¡­please I tried. I promise I did,¡± She said and started sobbing. 541 I felt strong arms pull me into a hard chest and I sobbed as I smelled the familiar scent of sandalwood and citrus, Lucien. I felt all eyes on us and as he pulled away I felt a certain kind of emptiness. He held my hands and pulled me onto the dais. I was still holding Rick. This was the moment I¡¯ve been waiting for,for a very long time. ¡°Amara M¨¹ller, the new¡­¡­ ¡°No!!!¡± Someone shouted and we turned. It was Rielle and she was struggling to get away from the guards who had restrained her. I scoffed,evil people indeed never gave up. She didn¡¯t want me to enjoy what is mine!. I pulled out of Lucien¡¯s grip and step forward. ¡°Rielle Archer, traitor of Silverpinemunity. Do you have any objections?,any valid objection?,¡± I asked through gritted teeth. ¡°I¡¯m still the Luna¡­¡± ¡°What do we do to people who tries to murder the Alpha?,or hurt and kidnap little. children? or hurt the Alpha¡¯s mate?,¡± I paused and then lowered my voice a little. ¡°Normally, we¡¯d behead them.¡± Lucien beckoned to Greyson to get her out of his sight and as he was dragging her out,she kept shouting, then she said something that made Greyson stop. ¡°I¡¯m carrying your Child Lucien!,¡± she blurted out and I saw the guards dragging her left her. I shook my head in denial and faced Lucien. ¡°You can¡¯t possibly believe her. She¡¯d say anything to get out of this mess,¡± I said,tightening my grip on Lucien¡¯s arm. She began to walk towards us and when she wanted to step onto the dais,the guards restrained her and she looked at them, then at Lucien. When she saw that he wouldn¡¯t make any attempt to let here close to him,she began to speak Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 14 Mar ¡°I..I still have your mark..our bond is still there..,¡± she was saying and with every wording out of her mouth, my rage intensified. 54 ¡°How can you attempt to murder someone you so have to have a bond with?,i¡¯ve heard of the different kinds of evil,but your own type is a special one,¡± I finished. ¡°I was forced!,¡± I rolled my eyes at her words. She¡¯s just going to tell more lies to get away from this, she would never take responsibility for anything and she won¡¯t let me have this. She drew her blouse down a bit to reveal a mark on her chest. Lucien¡¯s mark. I scoffed. That mark can be removed. Today is supposed to be a good day but the only thing good that has happened far is that she brought Rick which began to make me wonder why she brought him. Why she came on her own violition and what she really was after. Did shee because she knew I would be named Luna and wants to stop that?,is that why she would ruin everything?. Lucien who had been silent all the while finally spoke. ¡°You said you¡¯re with child,¡± he stated and I held his hands tightly. This woman is messing with his head. ¡°I am carrying your child,¡± she stated firmly and I felt Lucien¡¯s hands leave mine. He moved closer to her. ¡°You¡¯re not lying?,¡± he said and she nodded her head,sniffing as the tears start to fall. ¡°You can tell the nurse..ask her to confirm. I swear I¡¯m not lying,¡± she said in between tears. Lucien walked towards her and pulled her towards the entrance of the mansion. It saw Greyson beckon on the healer to go with them,a few guards followed and my heart sank. Rielle just stole my day from me again!. I stood there, feeling like I was being watched and essed. Then I held Rick¡¯s hand and walked inside. I wasn¡¯t going to let Rielle take what was mine again. I saw them head towards the deliberation room.The healer held Rielle¡¯s palm for a Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar R while before nodding his head in confirmation. ¡°She is indeed with Child,Alpha,¡± She said and made to leave. I felt my heart constrict painfully in my chest. If Rielle was carrying his child¡­ no!..I shook my head vehemently and I felt Lucien¡¯s eyes on me. ¡°How are we to believe it¡¯s Lucien¡¯s?, for all we know it could be Norman¡¯s,¡± I said,stepping forward to meet them. ¡°No,it¡¯s Lucien¡¯s,¡± she turned to face him,holding his hands and looking at his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s yours Alpha. I promise. I know. I confirmed,¡± I rolled my eyes at her actions. ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m here,I managed to escape as soon as I found out about the pregnancy,¡± she said and removed her hands from Lucien¡¯s. ¡°Bullshit!,¡± I scoffed. She winced. ¡°It really was Norman,¡± Lucien said,clenching his fist. ¡°He threatened me,h into tears. forced me,telling me that I¡¯m his mate¡­¡± she broke down. ¡°Oh..I suffered!, I thought I¡¯d die. I thought that¡¯ll be the end of my life and when he kidnapped me and I saw those little children¡­¡± I clenched myself fist,refusing to believe any single word She¡¯s been saying. ¡°So you¡¯re saying Norman forced you into all these?,¡± Lucien asked. ¡°You can¡¯t believe her,she¡¯s lying. She¡¯s a big bloody liar,¡± I bit out firmly and Lucien used a hand to stop me. ¡°I promise you Amara,I¡¯m not lying. I¡¯m not telling any lies here,¡± She said, sniffing. ¡°Where is Kai?,¡± I growled and she broke into a fresh sob again. ¡°I tried¡­I couldn¡¯t¡­I couldn¡¯t take him.¡± I inhaled deeply. ¡°You..you..¡± Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°He¡¯s a tough kid,he was always getting on Norman¡¯s nerve,so he chained him. Somewhere else,¡± she revealed and I fought back tears. My little boy is being chained somewhere like a criminal!. ¡°Where is Norman right now?,¡± Lucien questioned, standing up and taking a swig off the bottle of vodka on the table. ¡°I..I don¡¯t know..he must¡¯ve left the hideout now as he knows you¡¯ll go there to find him,¡± she croaked out through tears. ¡°Where was the hideout?,¡± he thundered and she shuddered and then picked a map from the table and pointing at somewhere. ¡°Go get Greyson. Now!,¡± Lucien barked to one of the guards. ¡°It didn¡¯t seem to me like you were being forced when you came with those wolves and attacked me at the bayou,¡± I fired at her and she winced. ¡°It was Norman¡¯s order,¡± she said quietly. ¡°Was the crone in on all these too?,¡± Lucien questioned. ¡°No no,he kidnapped her.¡± ¡°Why?,¡± He asked again. ¡°He..Norman is twisted and sick upstairs. He believes he is liberating the people of Silverpine from a tyrannical Alpha which is you and that he is the one true Alpha. He said his mother should be with him as he would keep her safe. Of course she thinks he¡¯s sick too,¡± she revealed. ¡°And ven. How did he die?,¡± Lucien asked and at that Momdnt Greyson entered,shooting a murderous re at Rielle.. ¡°Norman..he..he used some kind of Spell¡­something that would kill even the strongest of men. He said Raven was too strong.,¡± she said. ¡°Did he also do that to Rn?,¡± A voice asked and we turned to see Giselle. I didn¡¯t know when she entered. ¡°No,I did that.¡± Giselle gasped, leaning on the table for support as Lucien growled. Chapter 40 After Rielle¡¯s confession,everything changed. She told us she was forced by Norman and that he made her murder Rn to prove herself. I didn¡¯t believe her one bit. But Lucien seemed to as he didn¡¯t put her in the cell or throw her out. I was in my room with Rick, he hadn¡¯t spoken about Kai since his return,which was almost 3 days now. I didn¡¯t want to pressurize him as I knew he¡¯d speak when he was ready,but I couldn¡¯t wait!. I need to know how my son has been. Lucien went to the hideout and came back with no result. Norman and his other rogues had found out about Rielle¡¯s escape and must have decided to change location. ¡°Rick,how did you leave your brother?,¡± I asked,wanting nothing more than to know how it was that only one was brought back. I didn¡¯t trust Rielle, but I was d that she at least brought one of my boys. ¡°Kind Luna aunty told me that she cannot get Kai out,¡± he said and I raised a brow. Kind Luna aunty?Did She tell him to call her that?. ¡°Did she tell you to call her that?¡± ¡°No.she said she¡¯s a Luna and she¡¯s my aunty and she¡¯s kind!,¡± he giggled. ¡°She gave me chocte!,¡± I sighed. I don¡¯t even know what to ask anymore. Rielle was smart. She¡¯d know not to risk blowing her cover if indeed she was pretending,therefore she wouldn¡¯t let Rick know. ¡°Did you see the face of the man who had you guys kidnapped?,¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°Was Rielle¡­Kind Luna aunty¡­was she very close to him?,¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°Yes or no!,¡± I snapped and immediately regretted that as Rick looked like he was about to cry. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I muttered as I began to pat his back. I forgot how much Rick loved to Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar cry and how Kai would tease him,calling him a crybaby. Even if Rick had seen them being close, Rielle would say he was forcing her and so she had to act like she was fine with him. ¡°Mummy,is it true that we¡¯re wolves..even you and my father is a big bad wolf?,¡± father is a big bad wolf?,¡± Rick blurted out and I paled. I had always envisioned how I was going to tell them about their lineage. I was going to teach them everything about being a werewolf but Norman or Rielle..ruined that for me. ¡°Who told you that?¡± ¡°The bad man who kidnapped us. He said we¡¯re werewolves, like the one in the movies!,¡± he said,sounding excited. ¡°Well¡­erm¡­ ¡°Do you want to be like the people in the movies so bad?,¡± We both turned to see Eva with a smile on her face,walking towards us. I chuckled. She had saved the day,I didn¡¯t want my children to know about anything just yet. ¡°Rick,this is my sister,your aunt, Eve,¡± I introduced. ¡°I¡¯m Rick,¡± he said slowly as Eve ruffled his hair. ¡°Well aren¡¯t you a cute one,¡± she said and he giggled. ¡°Go and y with Uncle Greyson,I need to have a word with your aunty,¡± I said and he giggled and went outside. For some reasons, he had taken a liking to Greyson and was always mouring to y with him. ¡°I need to see Grandma,I¡¯ve been postponing it for a while now,¡± I said and Eve nodded. ¡°I think mother already told her about father,¡± she pointed out. I chuckled,I was very sure she knew,after all she had told me to forgive Eve. But Head Precision Metal Stamping? Dat 10% Off (Order Now) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar 54% that wasn¡¯t why I needed to see her, I wanted to ask her about my ¡®power¡®. I haven¡¯t had the chance to do that since I came back. ¡°There¡¯s something else,¡± I confessed. I believed that Eve had proven to be trustworthy and should know. ¡°I have¡­,¡± I picked up a fork that Rick had left carelessly on the floor and stabbed my palm with it. I watched Eve¡¯s eyes and was disappointed when there wasn¡¯t a tinge of surprise. ¡°You¡¯re not surprised?,¡± I questioned,bewildered. ¡°I found out about it a long time ago, after you were attacked,¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you¡­¡± ¡°Say anything?,¡± she chuckled. ¡°Why should I?,you clearly didn¡¯t want anyone to find out so I had to respect your wish,¡± I wanted to surprise her and now I¡¯m the surprised one. ¡°Do you know anything about it?,why I have such a thing?,¡± I questioned,hoping she might have a clue, ¡°Nothing at all. Grandma might. You should see her,¡± she stated. ¡°I¡¯ll go to her today and I¡¯m taking Rick with me,he should meet his great grandmother.¡± She smiled, ¡°it¡¯s a good idea.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t trust Rielle,¡± I shot out firmly. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t. I don¡¯t trust her either,¡± she said and I nodded. ¡°I believe she¡¯s lying about the child being Lucien¡¯s, and every other thing too.¡± ¤Ç ¡°She probably is. Have you spoken to him?,¡± she asked and I scoffed. ¡°He doesn¡¯t seem to have my time as he¡¯s too busy with Rielle.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t let her take him from you,¡± She cautioned. ?? Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 14 Mal I bit my lower l*ps and inhaled deeply. ¡°I¡¯ll figure out what to do about that. Right now,I need to meet grandma,¡± I stated and she nodded. ¡°You have a much higher im to bing Luna than anyone else,¡± she stated matter of factly. The moment I got to our home, I knew something was very wrong. It was like deja
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I nced at Rick who was grinning from ear to ear at the prospect of meeting a new family member. The door was ajar and I inhaled deeply,holding my son tightly. Something was amiss,Grandma never left the door open,she was always particr about that. ¡°Grandma?,¡± I called out as I entered to meet a mess in the living room. I held Rick tighter,afraid of whatever was in there. Everything was destroyed. The television smashed in, the sofas were upturned. I held an involuntary breath as I entered the inner room. I gasped as my eyesnded on the b*dy on the ground. I quickly spun Rick around to face me and I embraced him tightly. ¡°Mummy what¡¯s wrong?,¡± He asked and I sniffed. I didn¡¯t realize that I had been crying. ¡°It¡¯s Nothing sweetheart,it¡¯s nothing.¡± I said soothingly,trying tofort myself. It was just like seeing my mother die all over again,only this time,it was my grandmother and I had one of my boys with me. ¡°Sweetheart,I want you to do something for me. Will you do that?,¡± I asked, still hugging him. ¡°Yes mommy,¡± he replied. ¡°Close your eyes and no matter what you hear,do not open them,do you promise to do that?,¡± ¡°Yes mommy,I promise,¡± he replied and I pulled away from him,making sure he Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% % Off (Order Now) 54% was faced away from the gruesome scene. I dug into my bag and removed my EarPods,making sure it was ying the theme. of his favourite Nickelodeon show. After putting them on his ear and making sure his eyes were still closed, I shifted,noticing how easy it was this time. I walked towards the scene,careful not to growl. My grandmother was on the ground in a pool of her own blood. I stood beside her and began to sniff around. I knew she was dead,the stench of blood was still fresh,it couldn¡¯t have been more than an hour since she died. The blood creek did this, Norman! or Rielle!. But why?. I howled loudly,this time, not caring about Rick who had started muttering something. They¡¯ve taken another person from me!. They took Grandma and gave. me Rick. That bloody lying pretentious b*tch!. ¡°Mummy?,¡± Rick called out,the howling probably frightened him. ¡°Mum..mummy,¡± he continued calling. It sounded like he was about to cry. I shifted quickly as I went to embrace him. ¡°Shhhh,it¡¯s fine,mummy¡¯s here,¡± I said soothingly,the image of my grandmother and of my mother lying dead never leaving my mind. ¡°Mummy was that a wolf?,¡± he asked and I kept quiet. ¡°I heard the sound that bad man usually makes after he¡¯s turned to a wolf. Mummy are you a wolf?,¡± he asked and I pulled him away. Maybe I wasn¡¯t as careful as I thought. Maybe this ¡®power¡® of mine was something important,but how?. If Eve could find out about it,then someone else could. Maybe Rielle and her spies. I was already convinced that Rielle had people working for her in the mansion. It¡¯ll make sense,to understand what has been going on. ¡°What else did this bad man tell you?,¡± I asked Rick as I knelt to be the same level. as he. ¡°He said I and Kai are Alpha wolves.¡± Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) Chapter 41 Chapter 41 ¡°You killed my Grandmother!!,¡± I yelled at her,my eyes narrowed as I clenched my fist. I had told Rick everything he needed to know about being his lineage and we hade home together after I wrapped my grandmother¡¯s b*dy. ¡°Youe here and yell at me,speaking about what I don¡¯t understand..have you. finally gone mad?,¡± she asked and I could swear I caught a glint of excitement in her eyes. I scoffed, ¡°I know you killed my mother and kidnapped my boys and now my grandmother..¡± ¡°That was Norman¡­,¡± ¡°And Raven and Rn¡­,¡± ¡°I was coerced!!,he broke his mother out of a well guarded cell,broke ME out!!!,taking my father out would¡¯ve been a piece of cake for him,¡± she spat out,cutting me off again. ¡°I don¡¯t know why Lucien believes you. I know you think you have everyone wrapped around your finger. But I¡¯m telling you, I¡¯ll make sure Lucien sees the real you,the way I see through your facade!¡­¡± ¡°You call him Lucien as if he¡¯s your ymate,isn¡¯t that wrong. He yed with you. a little and you began to have ideas,I¡¯m back now and you really need to stop,¡± she said firmly. ¡°Shut up!,¡± ¡°For an omega,you seem to have so much guts,¡± she pointed out. ¡°He¡¯s my mate!.¡± ¡°He is MY mate. MINE! and I¡¯m carrying his child¡­,¡± I snarled at her. ¡°Liar!!¡± ¡°The healer confirmed it,¡± she said with a smile. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% off (Order How) 12:08 Thu, 14 Mar 0.54% I didn¡¯t know if it was the smile or the voice or whatever it was, but it irked me to the point that I lurched forward at her,my nailsing out and baring my teeth. I didn¡¯t hear Luciene into the room,I didn¡¯t hear Eve calling out my name and I certainly didn¡¯t hear Rick¡¯s cry. I only saw my target,the one I¡¯m supposed to annihte,my enemy, Rielle Archer!. I felt someone pulling me back and that was when I regained myposure,it was Lucien. ¡°What the hell, Amara?,¡± I spun around to face him,he looked furious and I kept breathing heavily.. ¡°What is going on here?,¡± he asked again and I swallowed hard,willing the tears not to drop. I saw Eve mutter something and drag Rick with her. I shouldn¡¯t have let my son see me like that,he¡¯d think we are monsters. ¡°She killed my grandmother,¡± I announced and she scoffed. Lucien seemed to hesitate before speaking. ¡°Your grandmother is dead?,¡± ¡°I went to see her and instead met her b*dy,lying in a pool of her own blood,very much dead,¡± I added and she sighed. ¡°I am sorry for your loss,but you can¡¯t just thrown usations at me!,¡± she stated as she sat down. Lucien stood by the doorway,his hands deep inside his pocket as he seemed to be looking for the right words to say. ¡°Rielle,did you leave this mansion today?,¡± he asked, still standing there,not looking at either of us. ¡°I have been here since. I got back,the maids can vouch for me,¡± she replied as she stood up to face Lucien. ¡°Where is the b*dy now?¡± He asked and even without calling my name or looking at me,I knew he was referring to me. ¡°I left if there,¡± I replied and continued. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°But you have to believe me Lucien, I caught a whiff of Rielle¡¯s smell at the scene,¡± I added. Rielle scoffed, ¡°since when do omegas start getting a ¡®whiff or other¡¯s scent?,¡± she burst intoughter now and I swear I could see a smile on Lucien¡¯s l*ps. ¡°I¡­I..I know that smell!, I¡¯m sure it¡¯s hers!!,¡± I yelled as I faced Lucien. ¡°You don¡¯t know whatever it is you scented, Amara. You must be in shock over the death, I¡¯ll have Greyson and the others go over there and bring the b*dy here¡­¡± ¡°No!!. She has to be buried in the bayou. She was a traditional werewolf and I¡¯d love to keep her memory,¡± I said,shooting res at Rielle. ¡°Fine,¡± he said simply. ¡®Can I talk to you for a minute,¡± I said as I turned to face Lucien. ¡°Go ahead,I¡¯m listening,¡± He said,shoving his hands deeper into his pockets. ¡°Alone¡± ¡°Whatever you have to say,say it here, right now,¡± He said and I nced at Rielle who shrugged. I swallowed hard. Now that Rielle¡¯s back,it seems I¡¯ve be invincible. ¡°Nothing,¡± I muttered and turned to walk away. ¡°And,Amara,¡± Lucien called,I didn¡¯t turn to face him, I just stood there,curling my fist into a ball. ¡°Yes,¡± I replied calmly. ¡°Let this be thest time youe here and point fingers usingly at Rielle,¡± He said and I began to walk away. I walked briskly to my room,hoping to find Eve there. ¡°What happened?Why did you get all worked up!!You shouldn¡¯t have done that,¡± she said as soon as I entered. ¡°Where¡¯s Rick?,¡± Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°Asleep,on my bed,¡± she replied and I sighed upon seeing the ss of wine in her hand. ¡°He¡¯s been through a lot, from¡­.Our Grandmother¡¯s dead¡­.murder,¡± I said, realizing that she didn¡¯t hear me tell Lucien. ¡°What?!,¡± she asked. That was the first time I was seeing Eve lose herposure. She was genuinely surprised. ¡°I couldn¡¯t even talk to her!. I met her dead. It seemed like an hour before I arrived,¡± I stated. ¡°Rielle never left the mansion..¡± ¡°So she told Lucien,but we¡¯d never know. She¡¯s a sneaky b*tch,¡± I said,my voiceced with venom. ¡°No no no¡­..¡± ¡°I caught a whiff of a familiar scent there. Hers!!,¡± I announced and she looked at me incredulously. ¡°You can now smell other wolves,¡°? I smiled at her question. She knew I couldn¡¯t do that before. ¡°I can. I can also do this,¡± I said,my wsing out. ¡°Yea..I saw you do that. You shouldn¡¯t have done that in front of her. If she never suspected you of having powers,she would now,¡± she warned and I nodded. There was much sense in what she was saying. ¡°Let¡¯s bury grandma first. How she¡¯d have wanted.¡± ¡°In the bayou,¡± ¡°In the bayou,¡± we said simultaneously and chuckled. She had always expressed her will to be put to rest just like the people of the ancient times. Burnt in the bayou. We stood and watched the smoke rise up and disappear into the air. We had just burned Grandma¡¯s b*dy and said the ancient prayers for her soul to rest. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) Chapter 41 Mar ¡°Rielle did this,¡± I started as we stared at the smoke. ¡°We aren¡¯t sure,¡± shemented and I scoffed. ¡°I know what scent I caught,I know it!!¡± 54% ¡°What if you thought it was hers but it was someone different,someone else!¡± she said and I shook my head. ¡°I know it¡¯s difficult to believe¡­. ¡°It¡¯s not!. I¡¯m just telling you,it might not be her. Why would she do that?She¡¯d be a fool to do that now,when she just got here,¡± she pointed out. ¡°My point exactly!. It was her,I know that smile. But I don¡¯t want to believe it¡¯s what. I¡¯m thinking,¡± I said softly. ¡°What are you thinking?,¡± she questioned and I sighed. ¡°That she must¡¯ve somehow found out about my power and maybe she knows. something about it and knowing that the crone isn¡¯t here, I¡¯d have to go to grandma and ask her. Maybe there¡¯s something about it she didn¡¯t want me to find out about and so she killed grandma,¡± I stated matter of factly. ¡°What¡¯s there again that she doesn¡¯t want you to know about?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. But I¡¯m sure she doesn¡¯t want me to find out something,¡± I said again. ¡°Who do we ask now?,¡± she questioned. ¡°I don¡¯t know. The healer might run to Lucien. She can¡¯t even be trusted. She might¡¯ve lied about Rielle¡¯s pregnancy.¡± ¡°No,she didn¡¯t lie about that. She¡¯s really pregnant,¡± ¡°With Lucien¡¯s baby? Or Norman¡¯s baby?,¡± Suddenly, Eve burst intoughter. I stared at her as she kept onughing. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?,¡± I asked with a raised brow. ¡°Everything you just said,¡± she continuedughing. ¡°Rielle¡¯s pregnancy?,¡± Need Precision Metal Stamping? 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I couldn¡¯t confront him,he¡¯d of course deny it. He didn¡¯t seem like someone capable of whatever gruesome things that had been happening. My mother¡¯s death,my children¡¯s abduction and the other deaths. It does seem realistic if he was the one responsible. He had the power to do that,he has always been one step ahead of Lucien, because he knows everything Lucien has been doing. I saw him alone at the archery range and walked up to him. ¡°Hey Grey,¡± I greeted and without turning,he grunted in acknowledgement. I had the time to take in all his features. He was handsome,with his ck hair which looked like they were intentionally ruffled and his very sharp jawline and sturdy arms. He looked like he belonged on a runway. ¡°You¡¯re shooting arrows on your own. Are you thinking of something?,¡± I questioned. He didn¡¯t stop when he replied. ¡°Am I supposed to think of anything?,¡± ¡°I heard people shoot arrows when they¡¯re stressed out about something,¡± I said and he didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Isn¡¯t Giselle angry at the thought of Eve being here?,¡± I asked. He suddenly stopped and turned to me. ¡°Why should she be angry?,¡± he asked,his l*ps drawn into a thin line,like he was clearly irritated. / ¡°Well,her being your fated mate¡­the bond might grow back,¡± I pointed out. ¡°It won¡¯t. We don¡¯t like each other. Even if it doese back,we will never act on it,¡± he stated. ¡°What do you think about Rielle?,¡± I asked and he picked up his bow again and I could swear I saw his jaw tick. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) A 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°What do you mean?,¡± he asked as his arrow met the bullseye.. ¡°She,being back..,¡± I was saying wh he cut me off. He turned to me,the bow still in his hands. ¡°Look here Amara,I don¡¯t know what it is you¡¯re thinking or you want. You came here and you asked if I was thinking of anything,then you asked about Giselle and Eve and then now Rielle?. What exactly is it you want to know,¡± he asked,irritationced in his voice. ¡°I..I don¡¯t even. I wanted to ask if you think Rielle is saying the truth¡­about the baby,¡± I said and he began shooting again. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what I think. If you want to have a conversation about this,you know where Lucien is,go to him,¡± he said. ¡°I think Rielle is lying about Norman!,¡± I blurted out and watched his face,to see if there¡¯d be any emotions to betray him. He was either a good actor or he really didn¡¯t know anything. Because his expression did not change. ¡°Do you know Norman?,¡± he asked. ¡°Yes,when we were children,¡± I said and he chuckled lightly. ¡°Someone you knew when you were a child could grow up to be something else.,like Norman,¡± he said and I sighed. Not the response I was aiming for. ¡°If you don¡¯t mind,I want to be alone,¡± he said and I sighed and began to walk away. ¡°And Amara?,¡± he called and I turned back. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for your Loss. Lucien told me,¡± he said and I nodded and began to walk away. Maybe he was a victim too,like Eve. Eve had told me when I asked howe She hadn¡¯t told Lucien about Greyson. She had been on her way to another pack,after both she and Greyson rejected each other,she stopped at a scer¡¯s and that was when it was revealed to her. She had Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar been under a strong curse. The one whom she rejected wasn¡¯t her mate,it was someone else¡¯s. She found out about her mate a long time after. It was Norman, but it was a bit toote. He had be a part of something he couldn¡¯t leave, the blood creek and he was under an oath to never reveal who it¡¯s leader was. Apparently, it was he who had been giving her information,but there was a limit to what he could tell her, because of the oath. He only said he was the second inmand. She couldn¡¯t say anything because she wasn¡¯t sure if Greyson was under the same curse she was under or if he was indeed the leader of the blood creek. The former was highly unlikely as he seems to not know about anything. Who then is the leader of this blood creek?, and why is Rielle helping him?. I walked towards Lucien¡¯s room,I knew I couldn¡¯t tell him anything.I didn¡¯t have proof and he¡¯ll only see me as a liar,but I still had to warn him. Rielle must¡¯ve been back here for a reason, anything.probably to take something,anything at all. I knocked lightly on the door and heard him grunt. ¡°It¡¯s Amara,¡± I said. ¡°Come in.¡± I opened the door and trudged inside,shutting the door behind me. ¡°Lucien¡­,¡± I started as I watched him gulp down the vodka in his ss. If there was one thing I¡¯ve noticed about Lucien,it was that he loved drinking,when he was alone,and when he was with people. ¡°Want a drink?,¡± he asked,pointing at the half empty bottle. ¡°No,thank you,¡± I said as I sat down beside him. He grunted. ¡°How¡¯s Rick?, I haven¡¯t had the time to take him hunting,¡± ¡°He¡¯s well¡­still processing the fact that we¡¯re wolves¡­,¡± I replied. Rick had been excited about being able to be something strong but at night was a different story,he was always having nightmares of being chased by wolves. 375 Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) Lucien hadn¡¯t spent time with him at all. It was like he was avoiding him and Rick didn¡¯t seem to mind, he didn¡¯t believe that Lucien was his father. ¡°About Rielle,¡± I started and Lucien downed the remaining drink in a single shot. ¡°What about her?, I know you don¡¯t like her,but for my sake,try to be understanding and just don¡¯t start any trouble,¡± he cautioned and I scoffed. ¡°You¡¯re right,I don¡¯t just ¡°don¡¯t like¡± her, I hate her!. I hate that you¡¯ve all fallen for her lies and deceits, especially you!!¡­¡± I was still saying when he cut me off. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this behaviour from you. This is so not you at all,Behaving like a barbarian!,¡± he said and I swallowed hard as I clenched my fist. ¡°Lucien,she has you all wrapped around her fingers, that you can¡¯t even see what¡¯s right from what¡¯s wrong. Rielle is a pretentious lying b*tch!!..,¡± ¡°Enough!, you will not talk about the mother of my children like that.¡± I gasped and stared at him in shock. He was talking about Rielle like I didn¡¯t exist. ¡°And me?I¡¯m the mother of your boys,your mate!!,your true mate!!!,¡± I eximed. He muttered something as he got up and moved towards the window. He seemed to be in distress. ¡°I know you can¡¯t throw Rielle out, I¡¯m not asking you to,I¡¯m just telling you to not forget the kind of person she is and that you shouldn¡¯t believe her,you should do your own research!,¡± I added and he kept quiet. This must¡¯ve been Rielle¡¯s n,to cause discord between us,but I would never allow her. ¡°I¡¯m done listening to you Amara!. I listened to you and I ended up losing the Crone. If she hadn¡¯t been in prison,nob*dy would¡¯ve been able to kidnap her. She¡¯d have been here with us now and not enduring whatever nonsense that sick. fool has been doing to her,¡± he said and poured himself another ss. ¡°Do you know that the pendant that was always on her n*eck was left behind as she was kidnapped?,¡± I shook my head. ¡°Of course you wouldn¡¯t, you don¡¯t know her as well as I do,yet I believed you!?She never took that pendant off. I didn¡¯t know what it was until she was taken. It was a Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) A 5/5 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar key to the vault in the mansion. She¡¯s always had the key!. If she was indeed. working for Rielle,she¡¯d have taken it a long time ago,but she wasn¡¯t. She didn¡¯t. She left it Behind because she was sure her son would know what it is and take it and you know what happens when the vault is opened?,¡± 14 Of course I knew!. The mythical object would be taken and there¡¯d be no stopping the blood creek from doing whatever they want. We have a few months until the blood moon, when they can perform that ritual. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said as I walked towards him,hugging him from behind. He stood frozen,he wasn¡¯t expecting that. ¡°I just don¡¯t want you to be hurt by her betrayal,¡± I murmured,my hands trailing his chest. The door opened and I turned my head to see Rielle, she looked pissed upon seeing us in that position and I smiled. Çú 0 Chapter 43 I ate slowly as I watched everyone seated at the table. Greyson,his face in a scowl as he ate. This guy was always too serious. I watched ast he picked the peas out, he must have some sort of allergy to them. My sister,Giselle beside him in an elegant grey dress,I recognize that dress, Greyson had bought it for her to wear on Rielle¡¯s birthday,st summer. She was as beautiful as always and ate with a certain kind of elegance that only came from a woman of ss. She wasn¡¯t given much credit,but she was strong,she was still very much sane after so many stillbirths. My immediate younger brother, Tanner,who was always away doing goddess knows what every time that he had little to no time with us. I was only worried that he might be depressed from not finding his mate. I was surprised to see him in the mansion today,he said he had been studying about rocks. Amara,in a ck dress fiddling with her fork and sighing as if she¡¯s tired of the meal,but why?,perhaps she had no appetite because the meal was tastier than anything I¡¯ve ever tasted. Maybe because I told the head cook to prepare it herself. She must resent me a lot for letting Rielle live in the mansion,but I had no choice. In due time,she¡¯d understand. Eve beside her in a blood red dress that seemed to be everywhere. Our eyes met and she held my gaze,undeterred,until I looked away. Rick,seated in between Eve and Amara,eating slowly. I heard Amara caution him to stop ying with his food,but it seems she also was ying with her meal. Rielle was eating slowly,she had said that the pregnancy took her appetite. Alma, my aged grandmother looked like she was dead,the way she was hunched up on her chair. I was about to panic when she groaned. She hasn¡¯t been eating well for a while now and I was beginning to get worried. ¡°I¡­I had a vision,¡± she suddenly blurted out and Giselle sighed. Alma was always having a foreboding or a terrible vision of something,but she always ended up forgetting what it was. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) D 54% ¡°What is it this time Alma?,¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­I¡¯ve forgotten. Maybe when I sleep,it¡¯lle back,¡± she said and suddenly started snoring. That was how easy it was for her to fall asleep. ¡°Forget it! and go to bed,¡± Giselle said after a long sigh and beckoned on two of the maids toe take her to her room. ¡°How many months?,¡± Amara suddenly asked and I looked at her with a furrowed brow. ¡°Months of?,¡± I questioned as I watched the maids take Alma gently to her room. ¡°The question is meant for Rielle. We don¡¯t know how many months pregnancy it is,¡± She stated firmly. She was right,we never asked but there¡¯s no need to. I had to believe and trust Rielle. ¡°What does it matter?, the Alpha is the father of my unborn baby,¡± Rielle answered with a smile. There was no hint of a lie or pretence on her expression. ¡°There¡¯s no way no way we¡¯d know that for sure, it could¡¯ve been ¡®Norman¡¯s¡± Amara said and it was the way she stressed Norman¡¯s name that made me raise my brows. quizzically. ¡°I still have Lucien¡¯s mark, I¡¯m still his mate,I couldn¡¯t have possibly slept with another man,¡± she said. I scoffed,having my mark didn¡¯t mean she couldn¡¯t be with someone else,as I¡¯ve seen with Amara,it was possible, especially as she isn¡¯t my fated mate. Tanner gulped loudly and I red at him. Izoned out Amara¡¯s and Rielle¡¯s. bickering as a thought suddenly came to my mind. Tanner hasn¡¯t found his mate and at his age,might never find her. Eve on the other hand rejected hers. They¡¯re both single and now the best thing to do was try to match them,they¡¯d suit each other perfectly. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar 5476 ¡°Tanner,have you found someone?,¡± I asked and everyone turned to me,Rielle and Amara suddenly kept quiet. They seemed surprised. ¡°What kind of question is that Alpha?,¡± he asked,looking surprised. ¡°We don¡¯t know where you¡¯ve been wandering off to and I don¡¯t want you to end up lonely and depressed,¡± I stated and to my surprise, he burst outughing. ¡°It¡¯s not funny,¡± I said and Giselle scoffed. ¡°It is Lucy,it is.¡± I red at her and she chuckled. ¡°So you want to help me?,¡± he asked and I nodded. ¡°Of course, I¡¯m the Alpha as well as your elder brother. It is my duty to help you,¡± I stated and he snorted. ¡°So how are you exactly nning on helping me?,¡± ¡°By giving you someone. She¡¯s smart and beautiful and equally single and almost. depressed,¡± I said and I saw Greyson holding back a smile. Tanner nced around the table. ¡°And the person is here right now?,¡± ¡°Perhaps,¡± I said and he cackled. ¡°You¡¯re referring to me, aren¡¯t you?,¡± Eve suddenly said,dropping the ss of wine she was holding. ¡°I think the one who needs help here is you brother,¡± he said in betweenughter. ¡°And I am not depressed,¡± Eve added. ¡°You are an Alpha without a Luna. I don¡¯t think you¡¯re one to talk about being lonely and depressed,¡± he shot out firmly. ¡°I have¡­.,¡± I was saying when he cut me off again. ¡°You have a Luna?,who?,two lunas?. You have two women here,both of whom are confused about which of them is Luna?,¡± he said and I realized that he had a valid point. I didn¡¯t announce Amara as my Luna due to Rielle¡¯s interference on the day of silverpine¡¯s ball and since then didn¡¯t mention either of them as my Luna. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°You should mind the way you talk to me, I¡¯m still your Alpha,¡± I growled and he shrugged. ¡°But he¡¯s right. We do not have a Luna in this kingdom. It won¡¯t be long before the elders starting with their talks now,¡± Giselle spoke this time around. ¡°And we cannot allow you to make someone who tried to kill you,who harm¨¦d your children,who killed our brother and connived with the traitor to be a Luna. It¡¯s uneptable,¡± She said and Tanner scoffed. ¡°What would you have him do?Make an Omega from a humble family, the Luna?,¡± he chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re now stuck in a dilemma,brother. What¡¯s that they used to say, sitting on a fence,you¡¯re now sitting on a fence,you can¡¯t pick one over the other as they¡¯re both with children,¡± he said and I swallowed hard. ¡°What¡¯s the need when there is already a Luna,ordained by the moon goddess. herself,¡± Eve spoke and Rielle scoffed. ¡°The goddess makes mistakes,¡± she said and Amaraughed. ¡°Like in your case?,¡± she nced at Eve who seemed to be signalling to her to be quiet. ¡°Quiet everyone!. There¡¯s a child here and you¡¯ve all been bickering.¡± Giselle said. and I turned to see Rick whose mouth was open as he watched us. Amara got up and carried him to the maids. She whispered something to him and made him follow the maids,presumably to his room. She came back and sat down. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go with him?,¡± I questioned and she sighed. ¡°Because I¡¯ve been curious about something,¡± I saw Eve trying to get her attention. but it seemed as though she was avoiding Eve¡¯s gaze. ¡°Who is your mate?,¡± she said,facing Giselle.. ¡°What kind of question is that?,¡± Greyson said,I could see a vein tick in his jaw. It was amusing to see them bickering amongst themselves,they¡¯d never know what Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar I had nned. ¡°One that requires an Answer,¡± she fired back. ¡°This is what happens when you put an omega in the same ce with other higher ranked wolves.¡± Rielle said,her voiceced with disgust. ¡°Amara,why are you asking?,¡± Giselle questioned,after putting her hands up for them to stop arguing and allow her to speak. ¡°I¡¯ve just been curious about something, that¡¯s why,¡± she said and I swallowed hard. I was trying so hard to resist. ¡°I don¡¯t know,happy now?,¡± she finally said after a long silence. I poured myself a ss of wine,watching Rielle as she eyed Amara suspiciously. ¡°Brother all these chaos will end when you name one of these two women your Luna,it¡¯s bing too chaotic here,¡± Tanner said. ¡°I will just not yet,¡± I replied and Rielle scoffed. ¡°Why bother doing that?I still remain Luna,¡± she said matter of factly and I saw a small sad smile on her face. ¡°You¡¯re no Luna!,¡± Amara lurched forward at her. ¡°Stop Amara¡­¡± Eve cautioned and she clenched her fist. ¡°Go ahead,do something, doesn¡¯t doing something always work?,¡± she pointed out and Amara stood up. ¡°No!¡± Eve yelled,but it was toote as the words rolled out of Amara¡¯s l*ps. É« 0 Chapter 44 54%A After dinner,I went back to my room to meet Rick, already asleep. Eve had sighed when I didn¡¯t mention anything regarding Norman. I had instead. yelled at Rielle,warning her not to ever talk to me like that. The following morning, I totally avoided Rielle,I didn¡¯t want any confrontations. but she had other ns as someone knocked and I beckoned on the person toe in,only to find her at my doorstep. ¡°What is it,Rielle?,¡± I said,thoroughly annoyed. ¡°I don¡¯t want it to be hard for you,so I came here to plead with you,¡± she said and I rolled my eyes. ¡®Get to the point,will you!¡± ¡°Well aren¡¯t you going to show a bit of hospitality?,¡± she asked with a smile. ¡°I want you out of my sight as soon as possible,so if it¡¯s a warm wee you¡¯re looking for,you¡¯vee to the wrong ce,¡± I said with a calm but harsh voice. ¡°Fine!. Leave this mansion,¡± she said as she looked at me squarely. I chuckled. ¡°You¡¯ll do more than pleading if you want me to leave this mansion,¡± I said matter of factly. If she thought she could intimidate me into leaving,then she had another thinging. I¡¯m going nowhere!. ¡°Look,Amara,let¡¯s not fight over this. Okay, let¡¯s just be realistic here. If you leave now,before my announcement as Luna,you will save yourself from a lot of embarrassment. But if you remain here until I¡¯m named Luna,you only have yourself to me for whatever happens,¡± she exined. I was thoroughly pissed now, ¡°Go ahead, let¡¯s see how you can be Luna when I reveal to everyone how you¡¯ve been lying to them,¡± ¡°You use me baselessly I¡¯d appreciate it if you show me concrete evidence of how I¡¯ve been lying to everyone. Then I¡¯d leave on my own,¡± she said. firmly,calmly,like she knew that there¡¯s no way she¡¯d ever be caught. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 4 MAI ¡°You sound so sure of yourself that it makes me want to find out so much about you and tell Lucien so he¡¯d see you for the snake that you are,¡± I finished. ¡°Go ahead and do that my darling, you¡¯ll only end up making a fool of yourself,¡± I said. I took a step forward, towards her and spoke so quietly that it was like a whisper. ¡°What do you think will happen when Lucien finds out that Norman isn¡¯t who we think it is,¡± I stated firmly and I could feel a ting of uncertainty in her voice as she spoke. ¡°You don¡¯t know anything,¡± ¡°Maybe,but I do know about Norman,¡± I whispered this time around ¡°and Greyson,¡± ¡°What nonsense are you sprouting?¡± She eximed incredulously. ¡°Go on,keep denying,it¡¯s all you do,it¡¯s all you ever do,deny and deny and deny and lie and lie and pretend. I don¡¯t think you even know who you are anymore,with all your presence,¡± I shot back at her. She chuckled and stepped inside,pushing me as she walked. ¡°Bring me hard evidence,irrefutable ones,not just baseless talks, only then will I be able to take you seriously,but for now just quit the usations, it¡¯s making you look stupid.¡± ¡°You will never be Luna, I¡¯ll make sure of that,¡± I spat out. ¡°Then is it going to be you?,¡± she chuckled and continued. ¡°Lucien is going to need a lot of support. Do you think it¡¯s just the blood creek he has to deal with?. There are lots of rogue groups out there and it costs a lot to deal with all those threats, he has to hire soldiers, he has to train and feed them. Why do think he married me?,¡± she chuckled again. you I did hear of that, that the mansion¡¯s treasury was running low and is indebted to the Archers. ¡°Do you think you,who has no family,but your sister has a chance?,do you think you!!,a weak Omega can stay by his side?!,¡± Need Precision Metal Stamping? Ost 10% Off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar I didn¡¯t know if it was her tone or how she referred to me,but I really was tired of everyone calling me a weak omega. I wasn¡¯t weak!!!. I¡¯m tired of pretending. So I clenched my fist and gritted my teeth. +6 ¡°Why are you all riled up?,because I said the truth?,because I called you weak?,¡± she said and I swallowed hard,trying to control my rising temper. + ¡°Get out,¡± I said calmly,so calm that I didn¡¯t even recognize my own voice. She scoffed, ¡°I should get out?,of my own home?,¡± she startedughing uncontrobly. ¡°I thought I¡¯d seen it all,until this. You want me to leave?A house that is mine or will soon belong to me,¡± she sat down on the sofa. I was still standing and I watched her with rage,clenching my fist,that my nails start to dig into my palm that¡¯d have drawn blood if not for my powers. ¡°I don¡¯t want to fight you Rielle,please leave,¡± I said again. ¡°Fight me then, there¡¯s no one stopping you,¡± she said and added. ¡°It¡¯s not even like you can fight me,¡± she burst outughing. I closed my eyes and opened them again,taking slow deep breaths. I went to sit at the edge of the bed,without saying anything,with hopes that she¡¯d get tired of taunting me and leave. ¡°Oh you don¡¯t want to fight or you can¡¯t fight,¡± she said thest part in a whisper and startedughing. I sighed and kept quiet. I wasn¡¯t going to fight her,no matter how good it would feel to do so. I wouldn¡¯t give her that satisfaction. ¡°Can¡¯t talk anymore?,¡± she said andpletely ignored her,gazing at the painting of me that Lucien gave me,few days to the ball. ¡°You want to be a Luna when you couldn¡¯t even be a mother,what mother leaves her children the way you did!. That was why it was so easy to abduct them.,¡± she chuckled as she leaned closer and whispered. ¡°It was fun,breaking Kai and making Rick believe I saved him. It was so fun. watching Kai try so hard not to cry,but he finally did as I cut Rick. Of course,with a blindfold. He¡¯s so gullible,that¡¯s why I brought him instead of Kai,¡± she said and I Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar R Chapter 44 suddenly couldn¡¯t see,I was blinded by rage as the only thing I could see was the movement of her l*ps.. She was talking about my children,about how she hurt them. I didn¡¯t know when I lurched forward and delivered a powerful punch at her face. There was so much blood,I was sure I broke her nose. I stopped as she began to scream, she wasn¡¯t faking it,it sounded like she was really in pain. I took a step backward and stared at her,taking a moment to really get a good look of the woman with a nerve and a really big mouth,watching as the blood. dripped down her face. She shrunk back in the seat she was sat in,cowering as if it would protect her from. my blows if I were ever to hit her again. She was pathetic and what¡¯s worse is that she had been the one to im that I was pathetic. Suddenly,the door opened and I saw Lucien¡¯s furious face as he took in the sight of a bloodied Rielle. Her screams must¡¯ve made hime here. ¡°What happened here?,¡± he yelled and I bit my lower l*ps. I¡¯d love to hear her voice as she told him it was me who made her like this. That it was me who beat her bloody like this. A weak omega. I bit my lower l*ps to prevent myself fromughing out. She didn¡¯t say anything and he turned to me. ¡°Amara,what happened here?,¡± I shrugged and faced Rielle. ¡°Tell him what happened here,¡± I said and she seemed to scowl as she stared into nk space, saying nothing. ¡°You both better start exining now!,¡± he said and I sighed. ¡°Rielle came into my room,I don¡¯t know..,¡± I avoided his stare, knowing that he wouldn¡¯t even believe it was me. ¡°You don¡¯t know¡­you don¡¯t know what?,isn¡¯t this your room?,¡± he shot out firmly. ¡°Doesn¡¯t she have mouth to talk?,she should exin to you what happened here and stop being such a nuisance,¡± I fired back. She began to sob and I rolled my eyes,ever the attention seeker. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Dat 10% off (Order Now) He moved to her and guided her gently,probably to take her to the healer¡¯s. He muttered a string of curses as he began to walk away with her. ¡°Oh, and Rielle,¡± I called out and she turned to face me. ¡°Your secret¡¯s safe with me,¡± I said and Lucien looked confused. ¡°What secret?¡± he questioned. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t understand,Alpha,¡± I said with a smile and closed the door. I sighed as realization dawned on me,Rielle seemed to have smiled as she wast going away with Lucien. I had just fallen into her trap!. Çú Chapter 45 ¡°You did what!!!,¡± Eve yelled and I was startled and amused. It was the second time I was seeing her lose herposure now and I still couldn¡¯t get used to it. ¡°I tried to control it,I really did,¡± I stated. I hade to her room and asked after Rick,only to be told that he¡¯s with Greyson. Apparently,he wanted to learn how to shoot arrows and Eve figured out that being with Greyson would be better. I had yelled at her,telling her that Greyson couldn¡¯t be trusted. He could be the leader of the blood creek. She had argued,saying that he wouldn¡¯t hurt Rick since he¡¯s in this mansion. We had argued about it until I blurted out,saying how I broke Rielle¡¯s nose. ¡°You clearly didn¡¯t try hard enough!,¡± she yelled again and I sighed. ¡°I really did,Eve. I really did!. If you were the one she was speaking to the way she spoke to me,I can assure you,you wouldn¡¯t have just let her go with a broken nose. You would¡¯ve broken every part of her b*dy!. She just kept provoking me!!,¡± I exined. ¡°You know that¡¯s what she wants!. She wants you to lose your cool and make a mistake. ording to you,she¡¯s suspecting that you have powers. If this is true,then she¡¯s just confirmed her suspicions. She was trying to test you !,I can¡¯t believe you fell for that!,¡± she eximed. ¡°And she taunted me with how she tortured my children. Preying on Rick¡¯s softness and Kai¡¯s love for his brother. She called me a very bad and careless mother,¡± I said. ¡°You should¡¯ve still kept your cool!!,¡± she yelled again and I sighed. ¡°Yea. Sure,I admit, I fucked it up real bad. But you can¡¯t me me. She has really been getting on my nerves!. I think this poweres with a kind of fiery temper and I¡¯ve always wanted to break her very perfect nose!,¡± I stated and she hissed. ¡°Let¡¯s just hope she doesn¡¯t do anything terrible to you,¡± she said and I snorted. ¡°There¡¯s nothing she can possibly do,but fear me. I cannot be harmed, you know,¡± I said with a smile. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% Off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar 2 54%A ¡°Don¡¯t be cocky and then end up losing.We cannot undermine Rielle. You know that!,¡± she said and I scoffed. ¡°We cannot undermine me either,¡± I said with a smile. ¡°Don¡¯t you think you should tell Lucien,¡± she opined and I shook my head. ¡°Lucien might not be as understanding as you or Olivia. That might be a straight disqualification from being a Luna. After all,who would want a freak or a monster for a Luna?,¡± I pointed out and sheughed. ¡°It¡¯s not funny,¡± I said and she nodded. ¡°Yes,it¡¯s not. But have you ever thought about how Lucien would feel if he finds out that you¡¯re strong? He¡¯ll feel so happy and then there¡¯d be nothing stopping him from making you his Luna,¡± she said and I sighed. ¡°But if he finds out from someone else,maybe Rielle,he¡¯d think you¡¯ve been hiding it because you have malicious intentions,¡± she continued and I tucked a stray hair behind my ear. ¡°I just wish I could find answers about this quickly,¡± I muttered and she nodded. ¡°How about going to Greyvine? The seer who told me about Norman. She could help you,¡± she stated and I exhaled deeply. ¡°Can she be trusted?,¡± I asked and she nodded. ¡°She¡¯s helped me lots of times, I believe we can trust her,¡± she said. ¡°Uhmmm very well, it does sound like a good n. After all, there¡¯s no one else we can trust to ask, here in Silverpine.¡± ¡°Yea,when would you like to leave?,¡± she asked and I thought about it for a while. ¡°I¡¯m nervous about it,¡± I finally confessed. I had been thinking about it for a while now. What if I ended up being told that I had some sort of curse. That I was a freak,a monster or something. ¡°About What you¡¯ll find?¡± she asked and I nodded. ¡°What I¡¯ll find out,¡± I repeated. 2/5 Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% % off (Order Now) 12:09 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°Why should you be bothered about something you have no control over?, just feel at ease and you¡¯ll see everything bing as it should.¡± I sighed again. 54% ¡°We¡¯ll go next week. I could tell Lucien that we¡¯re going to see a distant rtive,¡± I stated and she seemed to think about it for a while before she spoke. ¡°But it might be best for you to wait until Lucien makes you Luna. Leaving here would give Rielle an up bing Luna. e over you. She could then end goddess knows what kind of schemes she has in mind.¡°¡± I nodded. She was right. I couldn¡¯t leave Rielle here like this. I had to make sure I had a strong ground first. Now that she¡¯s seen what I can do,she¡¯ll start plotting the different ways she¡¯s going to terminate me. ¡°Lucien might not let us take Rick with us,¡± I pointed out and she nodded. He might think it wouldn¡¯t be safe and I wouldn¡¯t be able to protect him. If only he knows. ¡°We can¡¯t leave him if Rielle is still here,¡± she said and I nodded. ¡°If only Grandma was still alive,¡± I said. The investigation for her murder had been closed after a week. Lucien said it could be a thief and not what I was thinking because the house had been turned. upside down. ¡°But we could leave him with Giselle,¡± I pointed out and she sighed.. ¡°What if indeed you¡¯re right. Greyson being the leader of the blood creek and then Giselle being a part of it. What if?¡­,¡± she asked. ¡°As you said earlier, as long as he¡¯s in the mansion,nob*dy can touch him,¡± I said. and she nodded. ¡°How¡¯s Norman?,¡± I asked after a while. She had told me that she secretly meets him at the outskirts of Silverpine. He couldn¡¯t tell her their hideout,due to the oath he had to take as a member of the blood creek.They still didn¡¯t mate because he wanted to protect her from their ¡®Alpha¡® Head Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% Off (Order Now) Apparently this blood creek leader has told all his members to refer to him as Alpha. Norman believes that he¡¯d find out if he were to ever mark Eve or mate her and so he¡¯s being careful. It was Norman who told her that they have my children and that was why she returned to Silverpine. It was also he who told her about what Rielle did to me,using Raymond and Sherry. It still hurts me whenever I remember that my very good friend Sherry was just a spy for Rielle. It was hard to believe that. And that Raymond was her brother!. So all along, I¡¯ve been watched since I left Silverpine. That was how they figured. out that the children are Lucien¡¯s. It was also Norman who told Eve that I was with Olivia and that was how Lucien found me. It hurts to know that they always know my movements, they knew where I worked,where my ren schooled, the ces I visit,the people I see!. They knew about that potion!. It was a setup by Sherry!. They must¡¯ve killed that innocent human, just to get to me. What I didn¡¯t understand was why they hadn¡¯t killed me. They had so many chances,but they didn¡¯t. They have just been toying with me. And I¡¯m all honesty,there was a lot I needed to understand. Like who the leader was?, why they kidnapped the Crone?,why they killed Rn and Raven!. Rielle had said she killed Rn herself because she was forced to prove her loyalty,but Eve said the people who saw the killer,said it was a man. Something was going on!. Something huge!. ¡°What are you thinking about?,¡± Eve asked and I sighed. ¡°Did you say something?,¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been asking you if you want to meet him?,¡± she said. I was about to say something when I saw Rick happily hopping on one foot towards us and I smiled. ¡°My baby,¡± I said as he ran into my embrace. ¡°Mummy,can I stay with Aunt Eve tonight?,¡± he said and I nced at her. Heed Precision Metal Stamping7 Del 10% Off (Order Now) Mar ¡°What have you been feeding him?¡± ¡°Nothing,¡± she replied with a smile and I scoffed. ¡°My son now prefers to spend time with you than with me,his own mother. I highly find that strange,¡± I said and she chuckled. 54% ¡°Mummy,¡± he called out again and I pulled him away from my embrace,looking at his face. ¡°Yes baby?,are you hurt?, did something happen at the archery range?,¡± I asked,suddenly panicking and Eve red at me. ¡°Stop overreacting,¡± she hissed. ¡°Yes mummy,I¡¯m fine,¡± he said and I heaved a sigh. ¡°You had fun right?,¡± Eve asked and he nodded. ¡°Mummy,I¡¯ve seen Uncle Greyson beforeeee,¡± he said,stressing on the ¡®before¡® and I nced at Eve. If there was one special thing Rick had,it was that he never forgets a face. Çú 0 COMMENT Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) Chapter 46 After making sure the door was locked,I sat down beside Eve, Rick was sitting in front of us. We had quickly entered Eve¡¯s room,fearful of our conversation being heard and that my suspicions was actually valid. ¡°Sweetheart,can you remember where you¡¯ve seen him before?,¡± I asked. ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re not overreacting to this right now?,¡± Eve asked. She had been telling me that since Rick broke the news. ¡°I mean,he¡¯s just a kid!,¡± she finished. ¡°No, Eve!. I¡¯m not. Rick has never,never,not once has he ever forgotten a face,even ¡®No,Eve!. if he just sees the person for a second, that¡¯s one of his strengths,¡± I said firmly. ¡°Baby,are you sure it wasn¡¯t during dinner that day you saw him?,¡± she questioned him and I scoffed. He had stressed on the ¡®before!,¡± he couldn¡¯t have been wrong!. ¡°Rick dear,tell us,was he among the men who kidnapped you and your brother?,¡± I asked and Eve stood up.. ¡°Stop this madness,Amara!. Just stop!,¡± she yelled. ¡°What is wrong with you Eve?,I have told you,we have to trust him! It¡¯s not like we have any other choice or any other leads!,¡± I yelled,also standing up. ¡°It¡¯s not like your boyfriend would say anything!. He¡¯s just too weak and scared to do anything and puts the me on an oath!,¡± I yelled again and she sighed. ¡°Don¡¯t bring Norman into this,¡± she said,quietly. ¡°Then let¡¯s hear the boy out!,let¡¯s hear what he has to say!,¡± I eximed and sat down. ¡°Sweetheart,now tell me,what did you¡­,¡± I was saying when she cut me off by dragging Rick. ¡°You¡¯re not obliged to say anything dear. You don¡¯t have to,¡± she said and I clenched my fist.. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°How dare you!!,¡± I yelled. 54% ¡°He is just a child!,what if he¡¯s wrong and you go out there and act based on what he said,which could be very much wrong. What do you think will happen?,¡± she sighed and continued. ¡°Lucien would believe you¡¯re insane and is trying to cause discord in this vicinity. He¡¯d throw you out and might even banish you from here. You¡¯d k*ss goodbye to very excited and thank the goddess from being on her side,after all she didn¡¯t need to do anything!, you did it all by yourself!. And now there would be no one and nothing. stopping her from bing Luna,¡± she said and I scoffed. your boven how do you think Rielle would feel?,she¡¯d feel a ¡°Such and long speech!. Lucien should hire you as his mouthpiece!,¡± ¡°Look!,Amara,I don¡¯t want you to go about this whole thing the wrong way. Please!. I¡¯m your elder sister and I promised to protect you,which is what I¡¯m doing and will continue to do!. Please just¡­.,stop,¡± she said,shaking her head and I chuckled bitterly. ¡°You don¡¯t have children!. You never had. You don¡¯t even have a mate!, you¡¯ve never been marked!. Your mate is too busy being a coward to even mark you!,¡± she winced at that and I could see the hurt etched on her face as she swallowed. I continued, ¡°you don¡¯t know how it feels to have all those and then lose them,¡± I scoffed. ¡°You want to protect me?,it seems you need the protection,more. You don¡¯t understand anything and you¡¯re here preaching to me to stop?!. I am this close,¡± I held up a finger, beckoning on how little. ¡°I¡¯m this close to getting my son back and I don¡¯t care about being wrong,if he¡¯s indeed clean,he wouldn¡¯t find a problem with that. I¡¯ll listen to what MY SON has to say,¡± I said,emphasizing the ¡®my son¡® She didn¡¯t speak for a while but I saw her let go of Rick¡¯s hand. It looked like there were tears in her eyes but I wasn¡¯t sure. ¡°I did warn you,¡± she said in a quiet voice as she went towards the door. She was indeed hurt,it was evident in her voice. ¡°Please leave, I won¡¯t be a part of this,after all what do I know?I¡¯ve never had a 4 Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 54% child.,¡± she said in the same quiet voice as she opened the door wide,beckoning us to leave. ¡°I want to stay with Aunt Eve,¡± Rick was saying as I dragged him away,turning to look back at her. When we got to my room,he started to cry,stating that he wanted to stay with her. ¡°Shut up!,¡± I yelled and immediately regretted that as he continued crying. ¡°I want to be with Aunt Eve..,¡± he said again and I sighed and carried him on my legs. ¡°Sweetheart,you want to see your brother again right?,¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°Good,me too,¡± I said and was about to say something when he spoke. ¡°But mummy, why did you quarrel with Aunt Eve?Is it because of what I said about that uncle?,I promise I won¡¯t say it again,¡± he said and I heaved a sigh. ¡°No baby it¡¯s not that. We just had a small argument,it¡¯s not about you or the uncle,¡± I said. ¡°But she said something about the uncle and me,¡± he said again and I shook my head. ¡°No baby. But you have to tell me something about that Uncle,is he the bad uncle who held you hostage?,¡± I asked,my eagerness noticeable in my voice. ¡°No, mummy,¡± he answered. ¡°Then,where have you seen him before?,¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t remember,¡± he mumbled and I sighed. ¡°Are you angry Mummy?,¡± he asked and I swallowed hard and smiled. ¡°Why should I be, darling?,I can never be angry with you,no matter what,¡± I said. with a smile. ¡°But it wasn¡¯t at the bad man¡¯s ce you saw him right?,¡± I asked again and he nodded. I was pissed,but couldn¡¯t even act nor show it. Eve was right,he¡¯d seen Greyson at Need Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% off (Order Now) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar dinner and doesn¡¯t remember. 54% I had to see Eve now then. I groaned as the memories of our arguments came rushing back, I had spoken to her very harshly. I shouldn¡¯t have!. I closed my eyes: and opened them. I had to go now to fix what I had broken. ¡°Baby,would you mind staying alone here while I go talk to your aunt?,¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°Mummy, please tell her I want to stay with her,¡± he said and I nodded. I went out and he closed the door behind me. I walked briskly to Eve¡¯s room,knocking as soon as I got there. ¡°It¡¯s Amara,¡± I said as she asked who it was. ¡®Sure, you¡¯re back to gloat aren¡¯t you?,¡± she replied without opening the door and I sighed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about how I spoke,I¡­I..I uh¡­¡± ¡°You were being a mother. Something I¡¯m not, you made that perfectly clear,¡± she said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Eve. I truly am. Look, you were right. I shouldn¡¯t have listened to a kid¡­I just¡­.I was just¡­.I don¡¯t know Eve,my patience is thinning out by the day,¡± I eximed with a sigh. There was silence from the other end and when I felt it was bing too much,I called out her name again. ¡°Eve?,¡± I heard a click and then the door opened. ¡°Come in. I entered and sat on the sofa. ¡°What happened?Why are you here?,¡± she asked as soon as she closed the door and I sighed. ¡°He¡­he said he can¡¯t remember where he¡¯s seen him before,¡± I said,with my head. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar hung low in embarrassment. 54% ¡°I understand that you were just trying to get you kid back. But my dear,you have to be wise about it. These people are waiting for you to make a mistake,to snap!. You don¡¯t have to do that. You shouldn¡¯t give them that satisfaction,¡± she said and I nodded. ¡°I wish there was a way to prove that the child Rielle¡¯s crying isn¡¯t Lucien¡¯s,¡± I bit out and Eve sighed. ¡°Even the Crone wouldn¡¯t have been able to figure that out,¡± she replied. ¡°I do have to see Lucien anyways. I¡¯m notfortable with Rielle being in a room known as the Luna¡¯s room,¡± ¡°I heard you declined his offer for you to stay in the house,¡± she pointed out and I sighed. This was before Rielle¡¯s arrival and I didn¡¯t want to stay in the room because it¡¯d feel like betrayal,like I was betraying my children by staying in the room where their captor used to live. I was about to say something but stopped due to the frantic knocks on the door. Eve stood up quickly and went to open,without asking who it was. I gasped and ran quickly towards the door when I saw who it was. It was Rick. ¡°Baby, I thought..,¡± I was saying when he cut me off. ¡°Mummy,I just remembered where I saw that uncle. It was in school, he just watched us as we did sports,¡± he said,grinning excitedly. É« Chapter 47 After Rick¡¯s revtion about Greyson,I asked him severally if he was sure and if this was the Man,he confirmed. I promised Eve that I wouldn¡¯t do anything as I didn¡¯t have proof anyways. But I couldn¡¯t help but wonder what Greyson was doing at my children¡¯s school. It couldn¡¯t have been when Lucien was poisoned,my children were already abducted then. I needed to see Lucien, I needed to confirm something from him. I needed to know,to be sure. I walked briskly and asked a guard and they told me he would be in the deliberation room. Immediately I walked into the room, my heart sank and my breath hitched in my throat. The scene before me was like a punch to the gut, There, in the dimly lit room, was my husband, tongue shoved deep down Rielle¡¯s throat. I swallowed hard as I clenched my fist. This was Rielle¡¯s ploy!. She opened her eyes as she was faced towards me and upon seeing me,giggled and her face contorted with passion as her hands started to roam around his b*dy as they frantically sought pleasure in each other¡¯s arms. This was a sight I never imagined witnessing and as I stood there, a whirlwind of emotions crashed over me, Anger, hurt, and disbelief, threatening to consume me entirely. I felt a knot forming in her stomach, a physical manifestation of the emotional turmoil that roared through my veins. Tears welled up in her eyes, blurring my vision, but I refused to let them fall,I wouldn¡¯t give Rielle that satisfaction. I wanted to just run away,to flee but Instead, I mustered the strength to confront the scene before me. ¡°A word, Alpha,¡± I said and he pulled away from her quickly,raking a hand through. his hair and I saw an unmistakable smile on Rielle¡¯s face. ¡°What is it?¡± She asked and I unclenched my fist. Her nose seems to have healed. Maybe this time, I¡¯ll break her eyeball. ¡°I see your nose is healing well,¡± I said and she touched the nose gently. Head Precision Metal Stamping? O 10% off (Order How) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°Yes. That doesn¡¯t answer the question. What is it?,¡± she asked again and I swallowed hard. Not today!. I won¡¯t allow her to make me look bad in front of Lucien. ¡°I sure wasn¡¯t talking to you,Rielle. You¡¯d do well to excuse us,¡°? I said and Lucien nced at her,motioning for her to leave. ¡°Fine. It better be important,¡± she said as she sauntered off. I clenched my fist and gritted my teeth. I promised not to do anything stupid,but that Rielle has been getting on my n¦¥¦£¦¬¦¡ ¦¯ I¡¯ve been avoiding her since that incident and was expecting her toe confront me,my mistake!. While I was up there,nning how to get my children back,she was having Lucien shove his tongue deep down her throat!. ¡°What is it,Amara?,¡± Rick asked as soon as Rielle left and I walked briskly towards the one seated sofa and sat there. I would¡¯ve been crying because of what I saw but I know that doing that wouldn¡¯t help me in any way. It would even amuse Rielle,if not anything. ¡°I was just curious about something.Has Greyson ever left Silverpine to human. territory before that day that you all came?,¡± I asked, softly. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t be able to know. I don¡¯t track down my people or stalk them,¡± he replied with a sigh. ¡°Can¡¯t you think of anything?,anything at all? it can¡¯t be normal for the beta of Silverpine to go to human territory now is it?,¡± I asked and he sighed. ¡°Look here, Amara. What is it you¡¯re so desperate to know?,¡± he asked and I swallowed hard. ¡°I think Greyson might¡¯ve been in human territory a long time before you all came,¡± I said and he sighed. ¡°That¡¯s no business of mine. Going to human territory isn¡¯t a crime,¡± he answered firmly. ¡°You¡¯re not taking this as important as it is,¡± I said and he shot me a re. ¡°That¡¯s because there¡¯s nothing important here.¡± 275 Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°You seem unbothered about our son being held hostage. Are you even doing anything to get him back?,¡± I shot at him and I saw a vein tick in his jaw. 54% ¡°Are you trying to say Greyson had a hand in the abduction?, is that what you mean?,¡± he asked as he shoved his hands deeper into his pocket. I kept quiet and then he continued. ¡°You¡¯ve been throwing baseless usations these days. From the crone to Rielle and now Greyson. Who will be next?,me?,¡± he thundered and I held my ground,undeterred as I gazed at him. ¡°You¡¯ve just chosen to close your eyes about Rielle. Any sane person could see that she¡¯s pretending.¡± ¡°You now throw insults at me too?,¡± he chuckled as he took a step closer,our eyes locked in an intense gaze. ¡°I¡¯m just¡­,fine, I¡¯m sorry,¡± I said,realizing that Eve was right. I should¡¯ve had proof before going to talk about Greyson. Greyson was his most trusted friend and adviser,his beta. If there was anyone he trusts the most in thismunity,it¡¯ll be Greyson. ¡°You may leave now. I¡¯ll assume you¡¯re done,¡± he said and I winced at the harsh. tone. ¡°Lucien, I¡¯m your mate. Look,you have to trust me. I¡¯m sorry. I was wrong about. the Crone and I was wrong to suspect Greyson,¡± I said and he sighed. ¡°And..can¡¯t we go back to the way we used to be?,before Rielle came. We should just¡­I was about to be announced as Luna before she came..¡± ¡°You want me to make you Luna?,¡± he asked and I nodded. ¡°It¡¯s my right anyways. I believe I should have it,¡± I pointed out and continued. ¡°I would love to move back inside the Luna¡¯s room. I know I refused to stay there. before,but,thinking about it now, I think it¡¯s better I stay there.¡± ¡°And where do you want Rielle to stay?,¡± he questioned as he took a seat in front of
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¡°I don¡¯t know. Anywhere. Since she¡¯s carrying your child,I think it¡¯ll be right to Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar have her stay in this mansion,at any of the guest rooms,¡± I said and he chuckled. ¡°Rielle is¡­. ¡°Hey dude,the elders are¡­¡­¡± I groaned as Greyson entered, he nodded at me in acknowledgement as he whispered something to Lucien. ¡°And they¡¯re still there?,¡°Lucien asked loudly. ¡°Yes,Alpha,¡± he nced at me and I swallowed hard,resisting the urge to ask him. what was on my mind. 54% ¡°Amara,¡± Lucien turned to me. I furrowed my brows,what the hell was going on,I wondered. ¡°The elders are here, they to know who my Luna is,¡± he said and I smiled. Wa Of course,it¡¯s me. That¡¯s why he called me to tell me,he¡¯d want me to follow him and present me to the elders. I¡¯ll forget about what I had earlier witnessed, I knew it was Rielle¡¯s doing. But it doesn¡¯t matter,it¡¯s all forgiven,when I be Luna, I¡¯ll make sure she stays far away from Luna and Lucien¡¯s mark on her will be removed. I nced down at my attire, I was dressed in a simple green dress that went below my knees a little. It wasn¡¯t actually that bad,but I¡¯d love to wear something much more beautiful than this. ¡°Inform everyone toe to the sitting room in 15 minutes,it¡¯s time to announce who the Luna of Silverpine is,¡± he said and Greyson nodded. ¡°The other members of themunity won¡¯t be happy to have not been here,¡± Greyson pointed out. ¡°There will be some other asion for them to meet her,¡± he said and I smiled. This is what I¡¯ve been waiting for,my whole life!. Greyson nced at me, ¡°and shouldn¡¯t the Luna dress up?,¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need,¡± he replied and Greyson nodded before walking away.presumably to inform the others. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Out 10% Off (Order Now] 54% ¡°I¡¯m so happy,¡± I said as soon as Greyson left. His face held no expression as he just nodded. ¡°I was hurt,¡± I started and he nced at me. ¡°When I saw you with her. But I understand, I know it was her doing,¡± I said and he kept quiet.¡± He opened the door and began to walk to the sitting room and I trudged behind him. I recognized a few of the elders and upon seeing me,they began to murmur. I sat down beside Lucien,intensifying their murmurs. The others soon arrived and I clenched my fist as I saw Rielle. She had dressed up as if she was expecting this. She wore a long sleeveless,silver dress that flowed as she walked. She styled her hair,put on some makeup and wore heels thatplemented her dress. When did she have the time to do this?,had she been aware all along. up to announce I suddenly began to panic and I sighed loudly as Lucien stood Luna,already knowing who the Luna would be,even before he said it. Chapter 48 ¡°I present, Rielle Archer, Silverpine¡¯s Luna and my mate.¡± I felt my breath pushed out of me and my knees felt weak,like jelly. My head began to spin and the only thought in my mind was, ¡°Lucien has betrayed me once, again.¡± The Elders nodded in approval and I saw Nathaniel Archer,Rielle¡¯s grandfather smile softly as he nodded in approval. The maids pped and I swallowed hard. Had these people forgotten so soon that she tried to kill their Alpha. That she plotted treason?. Even if they were being deceived that she was coerced,it doesn¡¯t change the fact that she had other choices!. She could¡¯ve done anything to protect her Alpha. She stood up and went towards Him and he pulled her close and nted a k*ss on her l*ps. I clenched my fist and closed my eyes and opened them,trying to calm myself and a raging Nova. The room was silent as everyone watched Rielle as she held back Lucien,stopping him from pulling away as she k*ssed him. I felt like an imposter standing beside them and I saw Eve¡¯s eye. She was trying to tell me to stay calm,to not lose myposure. But how could I do that when it feels as though someone has ripped a part of my heart heart away. I unclenched my fist and turned towards Rick,our son!. Giselle had shielded him from the sight and I was grateful for that. ¡°We have some important news to share with you all,¡± Lucien began and I wondered what it was they wanted to reveal to the elders. They had probably pulled away to catch their breath. I saw Giselle remove her hands from Rick¡¯s face and a thought came to me. Maybe he wanted to tell them about Rick,his son. I smiled and nced at Rielle and upon seeing the smile etched on her face,I realized what news He wanted to share. It wasn¡¯t about Rick. Hand Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°The Luna is with Child. She¡¯ll be having my little pup soon,¡± he said with a smile,turning to Rielle as he held her hand. ¡°And¡­.,¡± he wasn¡¯t done yet?. 54 ¡°We should all acknowledge the Luna for her role in helping us with the ongoing investigation of the traitorous rogues,¡± he finished and I furrowed my brows in confusion. Rielle?,helped in what way?. Or he perhaps is talking about how she led us to somewhere else and lied that it was the hideout. Something was definitely wrong!. Lucien couldn¡¯t have fallen for her lies. After the elders left,I sulked to my room. I don¡¯t know what Rielle did or how she managed to make Lucien trust her, I must find out. ¡°I¡¯m .sorry,¡± I turned to see Giselle, Rick wasn¡¯t with her anymore. ¡°Thank you,where¡¯s my Son?,¡± ¡°Eve took him,¡± she said and I nodded and began to walk away. ¡°Amara?,¡± she called out and I stopped and spun around. ¡°For the record,I don¡¯t support Lucien nor trust Rielle,¡± she said and I nodded and watched her as she walked to her room. I walked briskly to Rielle¡¯s room,the Luna¡¯s room and went inside. The guards tried to stop me,but I told them She sent me. I looked around the room,hoping to find a clue,anything to prove that she isn¡¯t who they thought she is. I was about to open a bag that was under the bend when I heard a voice. ¡°Have you decided to be a thief?,¡± I froze. It was Rielle,I didn¡¯t hear here inside the room. I stood up,gazing at her squarely. ¡°What did you do to Lucien?,¡± I asked calmly. She chuckled, ¡°if by doing something to him,you mean why he made me Luna?,¡± she smiled. ¡°You tell me.¡± Need Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% off (Order Now) 12:10 Thu, 14 Mar I hissed as I clenched my fist. ¡°I don¡¯t care about you bing Luna, Rielle. I just want my son!,¡± ¡°Oh..as you can see,I don¡¯t have him,¡± she said as pushed the bag further inside,under the bed. ¡°What is in that bag?,¡± I questioned as I red at her,suspiciously. ¡°I¡¯ll assume you¡¯re here to celebrate with me on bing Luna,¡± she said as she walked towards the refrigerator. ¡°No,¡± I said and she turned back. ¡°What did you say?,¡± ¡°No!. I did note here to felicitate with you!,over what should¡¯ve been mine!,¡± I sighed and unclenched my fist. ¡°You can have Lucien, I don¡¯t care. I¡¯ll leave quietly. Just give me my son!,¡± I said,my eyes already brimming with tears. ¡°Please,¡± I added. She chuckled as she turned around and brought out a bottle of wine,she brought out two sses. ¡°Here,¡± she said,handing over one of the sses to me. I hesitated and she sighed. ¡°You¡¯d better take it or I¡¯ll be forced to believe that you don¡¯t wish me well,¡± she said and I clenched my fist and swallowed hard. I had to keep my cool. I really couldn¡¯t fight her. The other day was just a stroke of luck. She¡¯d beat me if I were to try anything. I couldn¡¯t fight,I was just ¡®unhurtable¡® I stretched out my arm and took a ss,and she poured the wine for me. ¡°Cheers to me bing Luna,¡± She said and I forced a smile. There were guards just outside her door,I really couldn¡¯t do anything. ¡°You can¡¯t even be a mother and you¡¯re hoping to be Luna,¡± she said,chuckling and I swallowed hard. I had to just let her be. ¡°Stop,¡± I said quietly. Heed ed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) ¡°What?, you¡¯ll break my nose this time around?,¡± she cac I was curious to know what she told Lucien. ¡°What did you tell him happened to your nose?,¡± I asked and I saw her expression change,she looked furious. ¡°I¡¯m just curious, that¡¯s all,¡± I said again and she red at me. ¡°Ahh,you told him it was an ident, you fell?,¡± I burst outughing. I looked at her squarely as I spoke again, ¡°I will expose you for the pretentious lying b*tch you are. watch out,¡± I said firmly. ¡°Go ahead and do that, I¡¯d love to see you try,¡± she said with a smile. I gulped down the entire drink in a single shot and faced her. ¡°I just want my son!,¡± I said quietly again and she scoffed. ¡°I already told you,I don¡¯t have him,¡± she said as she took a sip. She leaned closed to me and whispered, ¡°If we¡¯re being kind,we¡¯ll send you his remains after the blood moon,¡± she said it with a smile etched on her face and I began to breath heavily,clenching and unclenching my fist and trying to calm a raging Nova from taking over. ¡°You should be d you have one of them,¡± she said again and burst outughing. I closed my eyes and kept seeing Eve¡¯s face, how she was pleading with me not to give in to Rielle,not to let her make me lose my cool. ¡°Stop this,¡± I finally said and she looked at me with a serious expression on her face before she burst outughing. In that moment,I forgot everything Eve told me,I only saw Lucien calling her his Luna and mate,Sherry as she smiled even as she was betraying me, Raymond as he smiled when he drugged me and my Grandmother¡¯s b*dy,my Mother¡¯s b*dy and a tearful Kai. I shoved her with all my strength and it wasn¡¯t until she screamed that I realized what I had done. I shook/my head fiercely as the guards opened the door to see their Luna on the ground and a horrified me. Need Precision Metal Stamping7 Get 10% Off (Order Now) ¡°What the hell!!. What happened here,Amara?,¡± I didn¡¯t know when Lucien entered the room. I kept quiet as he helped Rielle up and made hery on the bed. He had already told the maids to quickly bring a healer. ¡°Are you so jealous that you attacked a helpless pregnant woman?. The Luna of this Community!!,¡± he eximed as he red murderously at me. I didn¡¯t say anything as I bent my head,avoiding his gaze. ¡°You!!¡­¡± ¡°I had your children!. I¡¯m your mate and should¡¯ve been Luna!,¡± I said,almost tearing up. ¡°Oh..so that is what this is about?,because you feel wronged?. Amara I took you for a better person, I didn¡¯t know you to be this foolish!,¡± he breathed out and I a better person,I didn¡¯t scowled. ¡°And I knew you to be wise!,to not be easily deceived!. What happened to you!!,this isn¡¯t you!!,¡± I yelled,the tears dropping now. He exhaled loudly. ¡°I should punish you for what you did. But I¡¯ll be lenient and let you go because you just lost a rtive,¡± he said and I scoffed. The tears were now all over my face. ¡°Lucien please!,please you have to find our son, find Kai..I don¡¯t care if you decide to make her the Luna,just find Kai,¡± I said. and he motioned for the guards to take me out. As they dragged me out,I kept yelling at him to find Kai. I cried bitterly. I wept as I made a decision that could change everything,as Rielle and Lucien gave me no other choice. 5.5 Chapter 49 Chapter 49 I was getting used to Rielle being the Luna. I totally avoided any interaction with her and finally got Lucien to promise to not stop looking for Kai. I figured out that since I wasn¡¯t Luna,there was no point in staying in the mansion. I informed Eve,telling her that it would be the best as we would be able to easily leave for Greyvine without exining to anyone. I walked briskly to Lucien¡¯s room and was informed that he was in the deliberation room. As soon as I reached there,I knocked, this time,not willing to see his tongue shoved deep inside Rielle¡¯s throat. I stated my presence and was told to go in. I entered and met him and Greyson. Greyson ex himself and he dropped the paper he was holding. ¡°A drink?,¡± he asked and I shook my head,declining his offer as I sat down. ¡°I¡¯ll be moving out of the mansion tomorrow. I and Eve,¡± I stated and he nodded. go?,will ¡°Where will you go?, will you be alright?,¡± he asked and I scoffed. It¡¯s not like he cared,he should just drop the caring act!. ¡°I have a home,you know, Even if I don¡¯t have any parents anymore,they have a home and I¡¯m going back there,besides, there are lots of ces to go out there,¡± I pointed out. ¡°Sure,sure. Eve will be with you. I don¡¯t have to worry about a thing,¡± he said and I scoffed. As if he¡¯s worried about me. It¡¯s not like Eve can even protect me. ¡°Well, then. That¡¯s all I wanted to inform you about,¡± I stated and stood up to leave. Partly disappointed that he didn¡¯t object to my leaving. Like he was excited about me leaving. I was expecting him to tell me to stay,that he hade to realize that Rielle was a liar and that he wants me back. I chuckled,of course all those were my imaginations. Whatever Rielle had said to Lucien must have been very believable. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 54% ¡°I really wish I could convince you to stay,¡± I spun around so fast that I was even surprised at my speed. He didn¡¯t just say what I thought I heard. ¡°Pardon?,¡± ¡°I wish I could convince you not to go,¡± he said again and I scoffed. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because well..I think it¡¯d be best for you to stay here,it¡¯s safe and I could watch over you,¡± He said in a calm tone. I clenched my fist and inhaled deeply,trying to soothe my raging temper. ¡°Rielle is here goddamit!, and you¡¯ve made her your Luna!, of what use am I here?,despite us having children together,we¡¯re just mere strangers,¡± I eximed aloud. ¡°And,your point is?,¡± he nced at me,raising a brow. ¡°I highly doubt the fact that you¡¯re an idiot. I won¡¯t stay in this house when there¡¯s another woman!,¡± I eximed. He chuckled and shook his head. ¡°I¡¯ll excuse the insult. But then,You are the mother of my boys,¡± ¡°And she is your Luna!, you made her that!,you called her your mate!,¡± I eximed. How dare he try to keep me in this house,where Rielle is. I chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re right,you can¡¯t convince me to stay,¡± I bit out firmly and moved. towards the door. ¡°You do know you can¡¯t leave with Rick right,¡± he said and I scoffed. ¡°Why¡¯s that?,¡± I questioned. ¡°Because he¡¯s my son and I don¡¯t think he¡¯s safe with you, ¡°He replied calmly and I chuckled. ¡°Why are you doing this,Lucien?,why??. You¡¯ve betrayed me countless times. I tried to understand you,tried to believe that whatever it is you¡¯re doing, you¡¯re doing it Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) for a good cause,but I don¡¯t think I understand all these!,¡± I eximed and he chuckled softly. I stepped forward, towards him. ¡°Lucien,you are wrong!,you can¡¯t stop me!. You can¡¯t stop me from leaving!!,¡± I yelled. ¡°I can,of course I can and I will.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t own me,You don¡¯t own us,you can¡¯t stop me from leaving with my son!,¡± I eximed and he stepped forward. ¡°I do own you both,¡± he pulled my blouse down a bit,revealing his mark and I winced. ¡°You still have my mark,which means you¡¯re mine and Rick is my son,making him mine,¡± he said and I pushed him away and stomped out of the room in anger. I went straight to Eve¡¯s room. ¡°It seems you¡¯ve forgotten how to knock now,¡± she eximed as I barged into her room. ¡°Lucien is being so unreasonablel, I can¡¯t believe that man!,¡± I yelled,plopping onto the sofa. ¡°You still call him Lucien?,even though you¡¯re not Luna?,¡± she asked,incredulously and I scoffed. ¡°That¡¯s not important right now!,where¡¯s Rick?¡± ¡°I left him with Greyson and Giselle. They adore him,he¡¯s like the child they never had,¡± she said and I scoffed. ¡°You know I still don¡¯t trust them,¡± I pointed out. Until I was sure that Greyson was just a victim like Eve and understood what he was doing at the boys school,then I won¡¯t trust him. I had promised Eve that I wasn¡¯t going to confront him,but my patience was thinning out. Since It seems Rielle has Lucien wrapped around her arms, I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll be focused on getting my son quickly,I better act on my own. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 54% ¡°Why are you here?,¡± she asked and I sighed. ¡°Give me a drink,please,¡± I said and she went to the refrigerator and came to meet me with a ss of wine. ¡°Lucien doesn¡¯t want us to go with Rick,¡± I revealed and she sighed. ¡°I was actually scared of that happening,¡± she said and I scoffed. ¡°Why exactly is he doing this?!,¡± I eximed,suddenly getting angry all over again. ¡°Rick is his son,someone of utmost importance to him,of course he wouldn¡¯t just let him go with you,¡± she said and I exhaled loudly. ¡°We really need to leave,to meet this seer. To find out about this ¡®power. We could even find out about other things, like who the father of Rielle¡¯s baby truly is,who the leader of the blood creek is and any other thing we need to know,to find my child too,¡± I stated. ¡°Yes,you¡¯re right,we need to find out about all that. We could even ask her,who your father is,¡± she said and I nodded. With everything going on,I had forgotten that she had revealed that we were half sisters,that we didn¡¯t share the same father, that her father had tried to murder me as soon as he found out that I wasn¡¯t his. ¡°But we can¡¯t leave without Rick,¡± I pointed out. ¡°We don¡¯t want Lucien on our tails,hunting us like rogues. We have to do this right,¡± I said. ¡°Well..Giselle is the only person I can think of,¡± she said and I sighed. I still couldn¡¯t trust her. What if she and her husband were in it together and are plotting to take away Rick again. ¡°Well¡­Alma¡­¡± ¡°That Old woman that is barely able to stay awake for more than 30 minutes?,don¡¯t go there or are you trying to make meugh?,¡± she said and I sighed. She was right, leaving Rick with his paternal Greatgrandmother was equal to leaving him on his own. He¡¯d be the other watching her instead of the other way round. Head Precision Metal Stamping Ge (? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 14 Mar ¡°We should keep him in Rielle¡¯s care,¡± Eve suddenly blurted out and I stared at her. ¡°What?,¡± I was shocked. The very same Rielle?,she wanted me to leave my son with the one who abducted him in the first ce. ¡°Think about it Amara. She¡¯d have no choice but to make sure no harmes to him since he was entrusted to her. It would be like entrapping her,¡± she said and I bit my lower l*ps as I thought about it. It would make much more sense to do that. I could tell her to do it as a favour after all she is Luna and Rick is Lucien¡¯s son. I could also say that it was my way of trying to make peace with her. After all, what better way to make peace with someone if not entrusting your child with them?. ¡°Sure!,it makes a lot of sense. Let¡¯s do that. After all she¡¯s the greater evil we fear,what other evil will attack whom she has no choice but to protect?,¡± I said and Eve nodded. ¡°That¡¯s settled then. You¡¯d go speak to herter in the evening. We will have to leave in the morning,¡± she stated. I smiled and took a sip. After I¡¯m done meeting the seer and finding out all I need to find, I¡¯lle back and make Rielle leave. ¡°Amara,¡± Eve called out and I turned to face her. ¡°What if this your ¡®power¡® is something you got from your father?,¡± Çú Chapter 50 Chapter 50 54% I ignored Greyson as I continued shooting arrows,with my target in sight, there was no way I would miss. His stares became too much that I had no other choice but to question him. ¡°Spit it out?,¡± I said,without looking at him. ¡°What?,¡± he asked and without turning, I knew his brows were furrowed and he looked confused. ¡°Our with it. Whatever it is you¡¯ve been nning on saying,¡± I said as I hit another target. ¡°Rielle being the Luna¡­.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t like it?,it doesn¡¯t sit well with you?,you don¡¯t approve?,¡± I asked,interrupting him. ¡°It¡¯s just..I really don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea,¡± he answered and I smiled. That must be what he¡¯s been meaning to say all these while. ¡°I don¡¯t really approve of you being with my sister. It doesn¡¯t sit well with me either and I don¡¯t like it. Yet here we are and I¡¯m notining,¡± I said and he must¡¯ve sighed loudly for me to have heard it.. ¡°The way you trusted Rielle that easily is just so¡­.does she have something on you?,¡± he asked and I burst outughing that I threw the bow on the ground. ¡°What could she possibly have on me?,¡± I asked in betweenughter and then I remembered something Amara had asked and I had been forgetting to question Greyson about it. ¡°What about you?,is there something I should know?,¡± I asked as I turned to face. him. He furrowed his brows in confusion and I shrugged. ¡°Since we want to start revealing our secrets,¡± I said again and he shook his head. ¡°I have no secrets,¡± He said, without any expression on his face. Heed Precision a ?n Metal Stamping? Dat 10% Off (Order Now) ? 54%? ¡°You don¡¯t?,¡± I asked again. ¡°Think carefully before you answer me. It could have been something you did without telling me. To you it might not have been a big deal,but it could be to me,¡± He was silent for a while and then when he answered,I was disappointed. ¡°Nothing, Alpha. There¡¯s nothing. I have kept nothing from you,well except anything that has to do with my wife and¨CI,¡± he said and I made a face of disgust. ¡°No,thank you,I¡¯d rather not hear about that,¡± I said and he shrugged. ¡°Have you met my children before?,¡± I questioned and he shook his head. ¡°So you haven¡¯t seen them before now.¡± ¡°No,Alpha,¡± he said. ¦° ¡°Think about it, maybe you have but you didn¡¯t pay attention,you didn¡¯t think they were mine,¡± I said and he shook his head ¡°Is there anything wrong Alpha?,¡± he asked and I shook my head. ¡°I just received a report that you were at their school once,¡± I said and he shook his head. ¡°What would I be doing in a school in human territory?,¡± he asked with a furrowed. brow and I shrugged. ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯d love to find out too,¡± I said. ¡°Well, since you say so,then I¡¯ll assume it was misinformation. I¡¯ll head inside now,¡± I said and walked away,but not before seeing the look on his face. On getting to my room,I shut the door behind me and removed Amara¡¯s picture from where I kept it. ¡°You just hang in there, I¡¯ll get our son back and make them pay,I promise,¡± I said and k*ssed the picture. There was a knock and I quickly kept the picture back to where it was and walked towards the door to open it. It was just as I thought,it was Rielle. It was hard,hiding my true intentions and k*ssing her when the need arises. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 54% I had cleared my room of any of Amara¡¯s and the children¡¯s pictures. My room felt bare without it,but I wasn¡¯t going to put Rielle¡¯s picture up there,no matter what. ¡°My love,¡± Rielle said as she sat on the bed. I smiled as I went to the refrigerator. ¡°Care for a drink?,¡± I asked as I brought out a bottle of vodka. ¡°Why do I have to drink when We can do so much more ?,¡°she replied with a sultry voice and giggled and I smiled. I poured myself a ss and gulped it down in a single shot. ¡°How¡¯s my son?,¡± I asked and watched her face for any change in her expression. She was a damned good actor!. It was hard to see through her lies. When she came with Rick on the day of Silverpine¡¯s ball, I was surprised and that was when I realized that something must¡¯ve made her leave Norman ande here. ¡°He¡¯s asleep, Poor little boy. I wish he had a better mother because what mother leaves their child like that?!,¡± she said,pointing and I nodded in agreement. It was difficult hiding my emotions. I had to smile even when I wanted to strangle her for trying severally toe between me and Amara. Amara must really resent me a lot for betraying her again. I wouldn¡¯t me her though,for what I did,the way I made her feel in front of Rielle,she¡¯d never understand. ¡°You¡¯ve not touched me Lucien,¡± she said and I spun around to face her, I didn¡¯t know when she came near me. ¡°Really?,¡± I said as I pulled her close and nted a k*ss on her forehead. Even a gesture as small as that was annoying to me and I tried my best not to push her away as she leaned on my chest. ¡°How¡¯s my baby doing?,¡± I asked as I finally managed to pull away from her. ¡°He¡¯s kicking!,¡± she said excitedly and I managed to contain my disgust. A child that wasn¡¯t mine!. I knew when Rielle was lying and even though she¡¯s now Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order How) 12:11 Thu, 14 Mar 54% better at that,I could still tell. I knew she was lying about everything,including the child. ¡°He?,¡± I said with a fake happiness stered on my face. ¡°I believe it¡¯s a boy. A strong boy like you!,¡± She said with a smile and I immediately hugged her tightly,stopping myself from crushing her underneath my embrace. ¡°This is good news!. This is the best news I¡¯ve heard in a long time.¡± She giggled and nted a k*ss on my l*ps. I knew what she was trying to do,so I changed the conversation. ¡°I have been frustrated trying to find Kai,¡± ¡°Amara¡¯s other son?,¡± she said, feigning ignorance. I have been hoping and praying to the goddess that she loses herposure and makes a mistake. I have checked her phone, hoping to see something that¡¯d help me get back my son. ¡°My son,our son,¡± I said to her and she smiled at ¡®our ¡°Don¡¯t you think you should give Amara a befitting punishment for her crime,¡± she said as she fiddled with her fingers. ¡°Punishment?,¡± I asked with a raised brow,hoping she wasn¡¯t going to say what I think she would. ¡°Yes!. You¡¯ve forgotten that she attacked me?,¡± she reminded me and I made it seem as if I was thinking about something. My face lit up as I spoke,as if realization just dawned on me. ¡°Ohhh,she attacked the Luna of Silverpine!,my mate!!. But I already pardoned her because of her loss. Perhaps that was why she was acting irrationally¡± I said and she sighed. ¡°At least punish her,if you do that,she¡¯d know not to repeat that next time. After all, I¡¯m your mate and and an attack on your mate is like an attack on you. Moreover as the Luna,an attack to me is equivalent to attacking the entiremunity,¡± she exined and I nodded. ¡°But isn¡¯t that toote now,it¡¯s been a few days after all,¡± I pointed out and she scoffed. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) Thu, 14 Mar ¡°You¡¯re Alpha,whatever you say bes thew,¡± she stated and I heaved a sigh before nodding. 54% ¡°Alright. But there¡¯s the issue of the punishment. Should I have her thrown in the cell for months?,¡± I asked and I watched her face. She couldn¡¯t hide her excitement at the prospect of a punishment. She was that happy.but something told me that she had another punishment in mind. I prayed. to the goddess in my mind,to help me be done with whatever I was doing in order to Child and my mate back. get my ¡°What about¡­what about exile?,exiling her wouldn¡¯t be that bad, besides she has nothing here anyways,¡± she said and I scrunched my face. There was something definitely going on. Since she got back,it seems as though she¡¯s been looking for ways to make Amara leave Silverpine. It was as if that was her ultimate goal ofing back. ¡°Exiling her might be too much¡­.¡± ¡°Bullshit!,it¡¯s not too much!,she attacked me!,your pregnant mate!,¡± she yelled. ¡°But,the children¡­¡± ¡°Forget about the children!. Don¡¯t you care about me at all?,¡± her voice broke and I mentally groaned. ¡°She tried to kill me!,¡± I sighed,I really have to do this, for Amara,for my children and for Silverpine. After all,they say to catch a monster,you have to be a monster. Çú 0 Chapter 51 I had never been to another werewolfmunity and I was awed by Greyvine. It was just as they said. It was beautiful and calm. My mother lived here as a girl,she used to tell us stories of her stay here. As soon as I stepped into themunity,my senses were instantly overwhelmed by the sight. I inhaled the delicate fragrance of blooming flowers. The sight that nearly took my breath away was the bougainviea as it sat proudlymanding attention. The water cascading down the waterfall looked as pure as they imed. ¡°Do you still remember where to find the seer?,¡± I asked Eve as it had been a long time since she was here. ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I?,¡± she replied stiffly,pursing her l*ps in a thin line. I followed her quietly,fighting the urge to say a word as I realized that my many questions clearly irritated her. We stopped in front of a wooden house and Eve called out a name I can¡¯t remember,a little girl of about Rick¡¯s age came out and hugged Eve. ¡°Fay,this is my sister I told you about, Amara,¡± she said and the girl grinned and came to embrace me. I couldn¡¯t help but think about my boys. Rick with Rielle and even though I know he¡¯d be safe,I felt sad leaving him there, but I promised him that I¡¯d be back to take him. I was going to uphold that promise. She had seemed Shocked when I dropped Rick with her and pleaded with her to take care of him as I was leaving the mansion. I believed she¡¯d have us followed,so to avoid suspicions,I told her that I needed to see my out in Greyvine to inform her of our Grandmother¡¯s death and the other happenings. Lucien would not allow any harm toe to his son,I really wanted to believe that. I don¡¯t even know how Kai would be faring, I know he¡¯d be dejected and me himself for not protecting his brother. He¡¯d think they had done something to Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 4 Mar Rick,Perhaps,kill him. ¡°Why are you crying,¡± the girl said and I sniffed, I hadn¡¯t even realized that I¡¯d been crying. ¡°I¡¯m..I¡¯m not,¡± I said as I wiped the tears. That I had cried a lot without even knowing meant that I was really sad about everything. Especially about not being able to do anything. I smiled at the girl ¡°I¡¯m Amara,¡± I said and she handed me her hand. ¡°I¡¯m Fay,¡± she smiled,revealing her iplete tooth. Eve whispered something to her and her face lit up as she immediately ran inside. and returned with a big brown envelope. She gave fay something that looked like money as she collected the envelope. She waved goodbye to us and Eve waved back, instinctively, I waved too. We walked a bit then I turned back and was surprised when I saw a middle aged woman with a smile on her face.It seemed as though Fay had transformed into a woman. It seemed impossible,but I remember they used to say that Greyvine was a hub for witchcraft. I wanted to say something,asked about what I had just seen or the contents of the brown envelope but thought against it as we walked down a narrow road. We came across a small house and without knocking or arriving her presence, Eve entered. I held her back. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we knock or something?,¡± I questioned and she sighed. ¡°She¡¯s a seer,She knows we¡¯reing,¡± she said quietly. Wow!,she must be good then, for we to not have to announce our presence. When we entered,I surveyed the room. It was dimly lit with the only source of light being from a small candle in the middle of the room. I nced around,my eyes lingering on some of the ancient artifacts I had only heard about in stories. I wanted to touch one of the paintings. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 14 Mar ¡°Don¡¯t touch anything!,¡± Eve hissed and I sighed as I held back my hands. 54%1 ¡°Sit,¡± a voice said and we spun around quickly to see who it belonged to. It was a wrinkled woman who looked to be in herte seventies. I gulped,hoping that this wasn¡¯t a mistake. I turned to Eve who nodded and beckoned me to sit. She sat in a yoga style and I followed. I inches closer to Eve, ¡°I hope this isn¡¯t a mistake,¡± I said and she red murderously at me and closed her eyes as if she was meditating. I might as well just go with it. It¡¯s not like I had any other choice or someone who¡¯d give me answers to what I seek. ¡°State your business,¡± she said as she Began to sit,facing us. I thought Eve said she was a seer and knows what we were be here for. ¡°Ma¡¯am, I was here a few years ago. You really helped me then. I was hoping you could help my sister now with the answers she seek,¡± Eve announced and I sighed. ¡°Your thoughts are jumbled up,too scattered. You don¡¯t really know what you want and you¡¯re scared,you don¡¯t want to believe what you¡¯d hear. And you¡¯ve been rethinking your decision toe here since you entered.¡± She said and I opened mouth agape. my She couldn¡¯t have made all that up. She must truly be a seer. I had to trust her,it¡¯s not like I had another option. ¡°You¡¯re right,¡± I said,still in shock. ¡°But I still need your help,please,¡± I said again. Before we start, I¡¯d like you to know that I will not mention names. I¡¯m performing some rites this year which forbids me from doing so,¡± she revealed and Eve nodded. I believe we could manage without names. ¡°Your strength. You seek to find out about it. That¡¯s what you really want to know more than anything,¡± she stated and I nodded. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% OH (Order Now) A 54% If Eve had met her somewhere before now, I¡¯d have said Eve fed her all that information. ¡°It¡¯s not a curse. It¡¯s very much yours. It was inherited from your family,¡± she said and I turned to face Eve. We were right. It was a gift,not a curse. ¡°And the other things we want to know?,¡± I asked and she turned to Eve. ¡°You want to know if there¡¯s a way to break the oath your mate is under,¡± she said. and Eve nodded. ¡°It¡¯s not totally impossible,but it¡¯s difficult¡­.¡± ¡°How can he do that?,¡± I asked and she seemed to re at me before she spoke. ¡°She hates being interrupted,¡± Eve whispered to me and I nodded. No wonder she seems posed. Since she¡¯s a seer and could see everything,including our questions and thoughts. ¡°He would find out about that on his own. It would be a difficult journey,but your love will triumph over everything,¡± she finally finished. I wanted to yell out another question I had,but she spoke first. ¡°You¡¯re right not to trust that woman. The child is someone¡¯s, not the Alpha¡¯s .But. don¡¯t give up on your man. You should know him better,¡± she said and drank something from a cup. ¡°Your other Son. You..you shouldn¡¯t worry about him,he¡¯d do just fine on his own..,¡± she finished. I couldn¡¯t help it,so I blurted out. ¡°When will I see him?,¡±?I asked, suddenly standing up. I didn¡¯t care about what she¡¯d do. ¡°I hate being interrupted. Weren¡¯t you told!,¡± she suddenly screamed,lunging forward that I was startled. ¡°It distorts my sights!,¡± she said ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma. I¡¯m so sorry,I¡¯ll make sure she doesn¡¯t interrupt you again,¡± Eve said as he dragged me down to sit. Head Precision Metal Stamping Get 10% Off (Order Now) 54% ¡°I just want to get back my boy,¡± I muttered and I felt Eve¡¯s habd in my back patting me. ¡°You have to keep quiet and listen to her so we can get all the answers we seek,¡± She said quietly. ¡°You¡¯d get your husband back,¡± she said as she sat back,upright. ¡°You both will go through a tough phase for a while. But your son in the mansion will be well taken care of by the Alpha,¡± ¡°The leader of this¡­Rogue sect. It¡¯s someone you both know. You¡¯ve met him,but you¡¯d never suspect him,never,¡± as she said it, I turned to Eve and our gazes locked. We were thinking of the same thing.If it¡¯s someone we¡¯d never suspect,then it¡¯s not Greyson!. I really wanted to tell her to give us a name,but she had warned earlier that she couldn¡¯t give us a name. ¡°Your father!. As I said,I cannot mention names but your strength was gotten from your father and even if I can¡¯t mention his name, I¡¯ll tell you what he is¡­or was,¡± she announced and I paled at the ¡®was. This does mean that he¡¯s dead. a ¡°He was a Lycan king. The Lycan king of Silverpine,¡± she revealed and I and Eve exchanged looks,realizing what that meant. É« Chapter 52 My father, Duke Alfonso!. It felt so strange saying his name as I saw him in a different light now. Not the powerful man I knew him as,but my own father. Why would my mother have been with him?,she hated him or always imed to. He hated omegas,everyone knew that. He thought of them as an abomination,so the thought of him being with my mother didn¡¯t sit well with me. Duke Alfonso was the most feared and Richest man in Silverpine. He stayed out of pack politics and kept to himself,the only thing however was his apparent hate and disgust for omegas.. The seer was probably wrong. She didn¡¯t know what she was saying,but even as I thought about it,I realized she was right. It all made sense that way.. The Lycan king had suddenly disappeared from Silverpine a few years ago. It was Giselle that told me one day when we were talking. She said he left and nob*dy could find him. He had no children nor any rtive. He never had a mate,or didn¡¯t take one. I gasped as a sudden realization dawned on me. I was his heir. His only child!,if we were to trust this seer. The seer had used ¡®was¡® which indicated that he was dead.There¡¯s no way for me to confirm that she was telling the truth,now that he¡¯s gone. ¡°What now?,¡± Eve asked, as soon as we stepped out of the seer¡¯s house. ¡°I still can¡¯t believe this,¡± I said,shaking my head. ¡°Mum would never cheat on Dad..I mean¡­your Father¡­oh goddess help me!,it all feels so surreal,¡± I stated. ¡°She wouldn¡¯t¡­.she didn¡¯t seem like someone who would. There¡¯s probably something anything,¡± she said as entered the car. I just stood outside,lost in thought. My mother who always cautioned us about things like this. ¡°I think we should go back home. We should go and look through Mum¡¯s things. Maybe we¡¯ll see something. Something to help us understand why she did what she did,¡± I pointed out and Eve nodded. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order How) 54% ¡°We should,it¡¯s a good idea. After then, I¡¯ll meet Norman. You heard what she said,¡± She said and I opened the door and plopped onto the drivers seat and without at word,I drove off. The thought that the seer forgot something had been on my mind since I walked out of her ce and it was only when I got home that I realized what it was. The mark!,lucien¡¯s mark. If she could really read my thoughts and know what I wanted,she¡¯d have known that I wanted Lucien¡¯s mark removed. What was the need when he now had another?. ¡°She forgot something,¡± I said as soon as we stepped into the house and Eve turned to face me. ¡°What?,who?,¡± she asked and I sighed.. ¡°The seer. She didn¡¯t remove Lucien¡¯s mark from my b*dy. It was in my mind all through,¡± I said. ¡°Maybe she did see it,but you didn¡¯t want it. Remember,she said she could only do and tell you what you want,¡± she pointed out. ¡°And you think I¡¯d want his mark still on me when that b*tch is with him?,when she¡¯s sessfully taken him?,¡± I chuckled bitterly. As soon as I had Kai back, I¡¯ll fight Lucien with everything I¡¯ve got to get Rick back and I¡¯m leaving Silverpine to nevere back. I¡¯ll go somewhere far away,where he¡¯d never find me. ¡°Love is a strange andplicated thing,¡± she said as she walked into My mother¡¯s room. I followed her and we began our search. ¡°What exactly are we looking for?,¡± I asked. ¡°It was a letter father found,maybe there are others. Just look for anything¡­ Diary journals,note or letters,¡± she said as she brought out a dusty picture book from under the bed. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen that one before,¡± I pointed out. I¡¯ve seen mother¡¯s picture book,but didn¡¯t look like that. Head Precision betal Stamping Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:11 Thu, 14 Mar 54% I moved towards Eve as she blew the dirt away and began to look at the pictures. It was mother obviously,she was just a teenager. There were so many pictures,mostly of she and her friends. It was just like seeing Eve. their resemnce was uncanny. Eve stopped at one, it was a picture of mum with two people,a boy and a girl,they looked to be in the same age range. ¡°What is it?,¡± I questioned,upon seeing the puzzled expression on her face. ¡°This person,¡±she pointed at the boy.¡± Does he look familiar to you?,¡± she asked. I looked closely at him. He should be about 17 or 18 in the picture and he was handsome with his silver hair and warm smile. He didn¡¯t look like any of mother¡¯s friend that we knew of. I¡¯ve seen most of them¡¯s teenage picture and this wasn¡¯t any of them. ¡°He has appeared in almost all the pictures here,mostly alone with mother and see,¡± She pulled out a picture and at the back,there was a shape of a heart drawn there. ¡°Silver hair¡­it¡¯s..,¡± I closed my eyes as realization dawned on me. ¡°The Lycan king.¡± Evepleted for me. ¡°They were friends,¡± I stated and Eve shook her head. ¡°They were more than friends,¡± she then pulled out another picture and on the back,the date the picture was taken was written there, along with an ¡®I heart you. ¡°Teenage lovers,¡± I said. ¡°They were in love.¡± ¡°And somehow,it didn¡¯t work out. He wasn¡¯t her mate.¡± ¡°Then they began to hate each other¡­probably due to Mum being with Dad,¡± Eve said and shook her head. ¡°It still doesn¡¯t make any sense,¡± she said again. ¡°But Mum told us that she loved Dad. Immediately she met him,she knew she wanted to be with him,even before she found out they were mates,¡± I said with a 1 del Precision Metal 10% Off (Order Now) frown etched on my face. ¡°She did say he was her first love.She must¡¯ve lied about that,¡± Eve said. ¡°But why?¡± ¡°For some reasons,she didn¡¯t want us to know about the Lycan king,¡± She opined and I nodded. ¡°I think what happened was that they had some sort of misunderstanding and then Mum went to marry Dad..my father,despite her still being in love with the Lycan king¡­¡± she was still saying when I cut her off. ¡°You¡¯re saying,she was in love with the Lycan king all these while?,and their apparent hate and disgust for each other was just a show. They still saw each other?,¡± I breathed out. ¡°Unbelievable!. Mum would never do that!,¡± I spat out. ¡°Well,how else do you exin it?,¡± she bit out firmly. She was right,there was no other way to exin what we¡¯ve just found out but that. Mother was in love with someone else and was cheating all these while. That was how she conceived me. ¡°But why¡­why would she do such a thing?!. She shouldn¡¯t have married father then!,¡± I eximed,suddenly angry. ¡°Well..we don¡¯t know what really happened. It could be that she had no choice but to marry father. If Grandma was alive,she¡¯d know. Now we can¡¯t even find out anything,¡± she said abd heaved a sigh. I nced at the pictures and shook my head. It was hard to believe that my mother could do such a thing. ¡°We could look for him,¡± I pointed out and Eve nced at me. ¡°But he¡¯s¡­¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know that for sure¡­we are only assuming that. But what if,he¡¯s fine and alive somewhere?,afterall the Seer was being vague,¡± I questioned and she nodded. ¡°You¡¯re right..let¡¯s find him first before jumping into conclusions,¡± she said. Head Proctolon Idetal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Han) 54%%% ¡°And we might even be wrong. Maybe it was something else¡­,maybe he forced her..¡± ¡°I highly doubt that. But until we find him,¡± she said,cutting me off. I groaned and opened the refrigerator. There was nothing there just water!. ¡°I could really use a drink right now,¡± I said and she sighed. ¡°As much as I hate to admit that I¡¯m bing an alcoholic like you,I also can¡¯t deny that I do need a drink right now,¡± she said and I chuckled. After Grandma passed,we had tried to keep the house in order and I think that was how the refrigerator got empty. ¡°We need to see norman first. After we find him,then we can go ahead and find your father,¡± she said and I chuckled bitterly. ¡°It feels weird calling him that,¡± I stated and she nodded. ¡°It does. By the way,how can we find Norman?,how do youmunicate with him?,¡± I asked, suddenly curious. If he was under an oath,then how was he able tomunicate with Eve without the leader of the blood creek finding out. ¡°Here,¡± she brought out a phone I hadn¡¯t seen before and chuckled as I realized what it was. A burner phone. Çú 0 Chapter 53 Chapter 53 54% A burner was indeed the best way for them to contact each other without whoever the leader of the blood creek was, finding out. ¡°Yes..She¡¯s here right now,¡± Eve said to him on the other end of the line. She chuckled,probably because he said something funny. ¡°Well..at the usual ce¡­ there¡¯s a lot we found out,¡± she said. She continued talking and I watched in amusement,it was difficult to believe that this was the very same Eve who seemed like she didn¡¯t know how to catch fun,who was always so stiff. It was weird that she was this cheerful and fun. ¡°He wants to meet now,¡± she said and I stood up. ¡°It¡¯s safe?, we have to make sure we¡¯re not being followed. He has to be alive to help us,¡± I exined abd she chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s fine. He¡¯s always careful. He knows the risk,¡± she replied and I sighed. If she was sure, then fine. It was her boyfriend after all. She gave me the direction and we drove there. It was an abandoned farmhouse. He had his back turned and when he noticed our presence,he spun around,with a smile on his face and Eve ran to embrace him. ¡°My love!,¡± she eximed and I watched in amusement. Norman had changed¡­he was more..handsome. With string jawline,deep blue eyes and full l*ps. He seemed to be about 6¡¯5 as he towered over her. He looked nothing like that little boy that yed with us when we were children. ¡°Norman,¡± I said as I walked towards them. ¡°We¡¯ve met before,haven¡¯t we?,¡± I asked and Eve red at me with an expression that seemed to say ¡®what the hell is going
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¡°Amara. It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you like this, ¡°He said,pulling away from Eve. ¡°We have met,right?,¡± I asked again, firmly. ¡°At the bayou,yes,¡± he replied,a smile still etched on his face. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:12 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°When you were attacked¡­.¡± Eve said as she realized what I was hinting out. 54% Ê®Îå ¡°I¡¯m really sorry about that,¡± He looked at the both of us. The smile leaving his face to reveal a sadness in his eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve had to do things I wouldn¡¯t do on a normal day,¡± He exined and I shook my head. ¡°You had a choice,Norman. You weren¡¯t forced to take the oath,were you?¡± He shook his head and then stretched the can of beer he was holding towards me. ¡®Beer?¡® I shook my head. ¡®No,thank you.¡± He chuckled bitterly. ¡°I was threatened with everything I loved!. I know you¡¯d say as a hardened criminal why am I so scare,but¡­.When you¡¯re in love,you¡¯ll realize you have a lot to lose.¡± I sighed, knowing how right he was. I lost my kids,lost lucien,lost my Mum. Now I feel like I don¡¯t have much left to lose. ¡°Whose child is Rielle carrying?,¡± I asked,gazing at him squarely. ¡°I don¡¯t know for sure,what I do know is that, it isn¡¯t Lucien¡¯s.¡± ¡°Greyson¡¯s?,¡± I asked hopefully. Perhaps he¡¯ll sl*p and forget about the oath and nod. ¡°Greyson?,the beta?,how?,¡± he scrunched his brows in confusion and I sighed. That wasn¡¯t the expression I was hoping for. He seemed to be genuinely confused as to why I would mention Greyson. I nced at Eve and she sighed. ¡°You know the thing¡­I didn¡¯t tell you before, I didn¡¯t want to burden you¡­,¡± she began abd Norman nced at her. ¡°What is it Eve?,¡± He questioned,a puzzled expression on his face and she bit her lower l*ps. ¡°Rielle¡¯s true mate is Greyson. Greyson seems to think it was me..the same way I didn¡¯t realize it was you..,¡± she exined to him and he seemed to be further confused. Heed Precision Metal Stampingt det 10% off (Order Now) 14 Mar ¡°I don¡¯t understand it.¡± 54 I moved closer to him. ¡°I believe Greyson is your leader,the mysterious leader of the blood creek. He must¡¯ve made that curse, to throw everyone off his trails,¡± I stated firmly. He suddenly burst outughing. ¡°No,you¡¯re very wrong.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not. You¡¯re under a bloody oath!. You wouldn¡¯t tell me that I¡¯m right anyways,¡± I shot out and Eve who had been silent all along,finally spoke. ¡°Let¡¯s break this curse then. Let¡¯s go to Greyvine to break this curse,¡± She held his hands,wrapping her palms over his. ¡°It won¡¯t be easy,you heard her,¡± The seer had told us that it would be difficult, if not impossible. She could only clear Eve from her delusions because she already didn¡¯t feel right. ¡°We have to try at least,¡± She said and I scoffed. ¡°While we¡¯re here trying, Rielle would be in Silverpine,plotting. Trying to kill Lucien and Rick and Kai,I don¡¯t even know how he is,¡± I swallowed hard as I thought of my family. ¡°Well, what do you suggest,¡± She folded her arms as she moved towards me. ¡°We go to Lucien. If he sees Norman,he¡¯ll believe us. We exin everything to him. He¡¯ll help us,¡± I said and Eve scoffed. ¡°Oh yea. And then what?. What if h ¡°He will!¡± doesn¡¯t even believe us?¡± ¡°Norman is a criminal,a wanted thief and a wanted traitor. ording to everyone in Silverpine,he¡¯s the leader of the blood creek. Who¡¯s to say that as soon as we enter Silverpine,they won¡¯t put him in the cells?,¡± she shot out firmly and I sighed. ¤Ç ¡°They won¡¯t!. He¡¯ll be in disguise until we get to meet Lucien. When we finally exin everything to him, he¡¯ll have no choice but to believe us,¡± I pointed out. Eve scoffed. ¡°You seem to have forgotten that Rielle has your man wrapped over her little fingers,¡± she stated. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% OH (Order Now) 54%1 We kept arguing back and forth until Norman agreed to go to Silverpine and meet with Lucien. Norman wore a hood over his head and dark sses as we walked towards the mansion. I was surprised to see guards all over the gate and Eve suddenly stopped.. ¡°Something¡¯s not right,¡± she pointed out and I nodded,agreeing with her. There shouldn¡¯t be this much guards here except there was a threat in themunity.. ¡°We should go back,¡± she said again and I shook my head. ¡°No!,we¡¯vee all the way here,we can¡¯t just go back like this!,¡± I stated firmly. ¡°Besides, maybe it was Rielle¡¯s idea. She wanted to keep the baby and urged Lucien to increase security at the gate. Crazy b*tch!. I huffed in annoyance and walked briskly to the gate,despite protests from Eve and Norman who had now faced the opposite direction. The guard at the gate was someone I haven¡¯t met before and he red at me. I was surprised. Did he not know who I was? Or had Rielle told them to not ord me any respect. ¡°Your business?,¡± he questioned,grumpily. I cleared my throat. ¡°You don¡¯t know me!,¡± I half yelled and he seemed indifferent. ¡°Amara,¡± he said simply and I sighed. ¡°I¡¯m here to see Luc¡­the Alpha,¡± I said and he narrowed his eyes,looking at me suspiciously. ¡°You should inform him,if you have to,¡± I stated and he seemed to be thinking about it. ¡°Look,I just want to see my son!,¡± I stated firmly and he finally nodded his head. Just turn, Rielle¡¯s face came into view. She was walking towards the gate briskly and and I swallowed hard. ¡°Amara!,I should¡¯ve known it was you. I perceived a strange scent and energyt Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) A 12:12 Thu, 14 Mar from far away. I had no idea it would be yours,¡± she said as she nced at me in disgust. ¡°I just want to see my son, Rielle. I¡¯m not here for any problem,¡± I bit out. ¡°What¡¯s going on here?,¡± The familiar voice said, behind Rielle and I almost smiled. ¡°Luc¡­Alpha,¡± I said in acknowledgement. 54% ¡°I¡¯m here to see my son,¡± I nced at her again,almost bursting out intoughter. She didn¡¯t even know what I had in store for her. ¡°And I have information that will be useful to you. It¡¯s about the traitor.¡± Her eyes seemed to re up at that and I smiled. ¡°I brought someone,¡± I turned to look at Norman and Eve who still had their backs faced away. ¡°What is it,Amara?,¡± He asked and I could see the curiousity in his face. ¡°First, you¡¯ll promise me,Alpha. You¡¯ll promise to not let any harm befall my informant,¡± I said and he hesitated before replying. ¡°Fine!¡± ¡°Could you please leave us, Luna Rielle,¡± I said thest part with disgust. ¡°No!,as the Luna of Silverpine, I have a duty towards the people too. Besides I believe I have to be involved in this,if not for anything,to clear up my name and any misunderstandings that may have ensued and to also get the Alpha¡¯s son,¡± She said,faking concern. I nced at Lucien,but he seemed to agree with what she said. ¡°Rielle is the Luna. She¡¯ll stay,¡± he said firmly. ¡°Fine,¡± then turning towards Norman. ¡°Come on.¡± They walked towards us and as Norman removed his hood,I could see Lucien¡¯s eyes darken as he growled. Chapter 54 What the hell was she thinking bringing the acimed leader of the blood creek. here?,to prove that Rielle was faking it?!. That was a wrong move!. ¡°Seize him!,¡± Rielle yelled,even before I could say anything. ¡°Stop!,¡± she yelled,but of course,Rielle was the Luna. No one would listen to someone who wasn¡¯t the Luna. I saw Eve looked at me,with eyes that seem to say ¡®you¡¯re being used¡®. I ignored her and turned to the guard. ¡°Lock him up in the cell and tighten the security there!. This one here is a hardened criminal!¡± ¡°Lock them both too. They brought a traitor to Silverpine,¡± Rielle ordered and I swallowed hard. ¡°No,leave them be. I¡¯ll punish them in my own ways,¡± I stated firmly and turned to walk back inside when she grabbed my arms. ¡°Lucien, this isn¡¯t you,¡± She said, tears beginning to cloud her eyes. ¡°I.., I was suddenly interrupted by Rielle who gave her a deafening p. I was shocked. beyond words,but I know better than to act. If I do anything now, I¡¯ll lose everything. I need to find the true leader of the blood creek. One thing I was sure was that it wasn¡¯t Norman. Apparently, he wasn¡¯t wise enough to lead a rebel group. I clenched my fist as my heart clenched in my chest. I felt pains and I swallowed hard,exhaling loudly to calm myself and stop myself from doing anything. ¡°How dare you call the Alpha by his name?,have you no respect?,¡± She thundered and a thought came to my mind. If I let Amara go,Rielle would find her and hurt her,if not even kill her. She was already angry that someone that is a threat to her,that might reveal her identity was already here and to stop that,she might need. to eliminate both him and Amara,as well as Eve. ¡°Take them!,¡± Imanded and I saw the look of disappointment on Eve¡¯s face. She said nothing,but Amara kept yelling that I had to listen to her,that Rielle was lying. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) There¡¯s no where more safer than the Cells I could think of,at least I would watch over her anf make sure the security is tightened to prevent anything from happening. Also, I¡¯ll handpick the guards to be watching her myself. I couldn¡¯t trust anyb*dy anymore. Not Greyson,and as much as it hurts,not event my sister. She was married to him,she would do whatever he wants. I walked away and Rielle followed me. She hugged me from behind and I knew she would be smiling,thinking about how much of a fool I was. ¡°You did well,my love.¡± I grunted, my heart clenching at the thought of me being with the woman that kidnapped my son,pped my mate and tried to kill me. ¡°I know you still have feelings for her..¡± ¡°I don¡¯t,¡± I said quickly,cutting her off. ¡°I know you do. You don¡¯t have to deny it. The mate bond is strong. But what you..¡± ¡°Stop. Just Stop,Rielle.¡± Why was she suddenly acting as if she knows about what I was going through. I didn¡¯t need her fake sympathy!. I walked out of the room,leaving her there and went to the archery ground. It began to shoot arrows,hitting the targets until I felt Greyson behind me. ¡°What¡¯s up Man,¡± He said and I grunted in response,without turning to look at him. ¡°I heard you have Norman,¡± he paused and sighed. ¡°And the M¨¹ller Women.¡± I spun around to face him. ¡°Yes,¡± ¡°Are you sure about what you¡¯re doing?, Rielle is not¡­¡± ¡°She¡¯s your Luna,¡± I stated firmly,annoyed that they wouldn¡¯t even let me have a moment of peace to myself. I needed to think!,to strategize!, because Rielle would not sit still. She would find any means to take Amara out of the way. I knew she would have hated me to the point of no return. There would be no redemption. There was no Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) way I could ever convince her that I was doing all these to let Rielle lose her guard. and get our son quickly before the blood moon. I didn¡¯t tell anyone as I didn¡¯t want them to panick but the ancient artifact was gone. Meaning that, they could drain my son¡¯s blood on the day of the blood moon to do the ritual. And then, there would be nothing stopping them from taking themunity. I had stumbled into the vault one night,after Rielle came back after having a nightmare and I went to the ce where it was kept. I wanted to hold it in my hands as I began to wonder how such a harmless looking item could bring doom. As soon as I held it in my hands,it melted. I cursed out loudly!. Rielle and her groups had yed me. The artifact had been taken since,probably the day she got back and something was conjured to look like it. I began to wonder if there was another key,because I had kept both my key and the Crone¡¯s key in a secretpartment in my room and it didn¡¯t seem to have been opened. I had to get Rielle to sl*p up and reveal something,anything. ¡°Alpha,it¡¯s going to be fine,¡± Greyson said,bringing me back to the present and breaking my chain of thoughts. I chuckled and threw the bow on the ground,patting Greyson on the back. ¡°Sure,it¡¯s going to be fine. We have the leader of the blood creek and his associates,¡± I said as I strode away. I hoped he believed that I knew nothing. I had to y along with their games. I walked to the cell and told the guards to give us privacy. ¡°Lucien,¡± she whispered, the hurt in her eyes, evident. ¡°Why did you bring him here?,¡± I questioned,ignoring the burning ache in my chest. She kept quiet,avoiding my gaze. She must¡¯ve thought of me as someone unworthy of her trust. I sighed as I moved closer to her. ¡°Amara,you have to help me,to help you.¡± She nced at me,hesitating on whether to trust me or not. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 4 54% It was understandable after what she¡¯s been through,she would never trust me anymore. She sat up and exhaled loudly. ¡°Norman is not the leader of the blood creek,¡± she finally said and I nodded. She looked at me,a puzzled expression on her face. She seemed surprised to see me looked unfazed but her revtion. ¡°I know,¡± I said softly. ¡°How..,¡± she was asking when I interrupted her. ¡°Norman isn¡¯t smart enough to pull of such a thing,¡± I exined and she nodded. ¡°Rielle¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry I let her hit you. I¡¯m sorry about everything,but I didn¡¯t think you¡¯d understand. I had to let her trust me,to quickly get our son back,¡± I exined to her and she began to cry. ¡°I really want to wrap my arms over you and take you away from all these,but I believe Rielle is even more powerful than we give her credit for. She might have. spies among the guards here,¡± I said and she began to wipe her tears. ¡°The child isn¡¯t yours.¡± I nodded. ¡°I know.¡± ¡°Do you know who the leader is?,¡± I demanded. ¡°No, Norman won¡¯t say..can¡¯t say,¡± she stated and I scrunched my brows in confusion. What does she mean about Norman being unable to tell us about who the leader was. ¡°What?¡± ¡°He¡¯s under an oath. It¡¯ll nevere out of his mouth,¡± She announced and I sighed. I know that oath. Very typical of the blood creek,always reverting back to the ancient ways. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Dat 10% Off (Order Now) 54%%% The oath of the moon. It was an ancient oath that I didn¡¯t even know that it was still used. I had heard stories from my Grandfather that if you want someone to keep your secrets,without fear of them ever revealing it,you would make the person take the oath of the moon. Even if the said person desperately wants to reveal the secret,they wouldn¡¯t be able to,even under rigorous torture. The words would nevere out of their l*ps. I didn¡¯t know if there was any way to break the oath. ¡°Interesting,¡± I said,chuckling bitterly. ¡°He¡¯s not Rielle¡¯s mate either,¡± She but out and I nced at her,surprised. It does make sense. She was working with the leader of the blood creek,her true mate and somehow, since she realized that we believed Norman to be her mate,she went with it. She wouldn¡¯t do all that just to help an underdog. ¡°You won¡¯t believe what I¡¯m about to say now,¡± she said in a whisper. ¡°What is it?,¡± I demanded,hating the suspense. ¡°Eve¡¯s mate isn¡¯t Greyson. It¡¯s Norman. Her fated mate.¡± She paused and I gazed at her,the shock evident on her face. ¡°Then Greyson¡­,¡± I began and she moved closer to me and whispered in my ear. ¡°Rielle¡¯s mate. Fated mate.¡± É« Chapter 55 Chapter 55 ¡°How¡¯s Rick?¡± I asked, trying to get him to say something, anything. He regained hisposure and heaved a sigh. ¡°He¡¯s well. She wouldn¡¯t hurt. him..not right now,¡± ¡°I know.¡± ¡°Did Norman tell you all these?, about Greyson and Rielle?¡± He stood up, shoving his hands deep into his pocket. ¡°He wasn¡¯t trying to save his own skin. He had no reason to¡­ his mother was taken against his own will!¡± I bit out, standing up to face him. ¡°He¡¯s a criminal,¡± he removed his hands from his pocket. ¡°For all we know, he might be lying, taking advantage of your kindness.¡± I shook my head in denial. I¡¯d know if I was being deceived and I know I wasn¡¯t. Whoever the leader of the Blood Creek was, we need to find him quickly. ¡°Lucien, I believe him. Besides, Eve trusts him too!¡­¡± ¡°He¡¯s her mate!¡± he almost screamed and nced around to see other prisoners ncing at us, He muttered a curse and wove his hand through his hair. ¡°Goddammit! Amara.¡± I was tempted to inch closer to him, to touch him, to wrap my hands around his n*eck and k*ss him. But I knew better. He was right about Rielle, she had all the support she needed, she must have spies nted everywhere, I couldn¡¯t risk provoking her and jeopardizing my son¡¯s safety. ¡°Since when did you even start trusting Eve?,¡± he questioned and I sighed. ¡°She¡¯s my sister,¡± I pointed out. ¡°You hated her. You know what I¡¯m talking about. I heard you were the one who even turned her in,¡± he stated, probably wondering why I suddenly started. defending a sister whom I¡¯d hated for years. ¡°I don¡¯t hate her anymore. She¡¯s the only family I have left,¡± I turned my gaze away. 15 Head Precision Metal Stamping7 del 10% Off How) 12:12 Thu, 14 Mar 54% If I told Lucien the story about how I came to trust Eve and fiercely protect her like this, I¡¯d still have to tell him about my powers and the lycan king being my biological father. ¡°Bullshit!. Amara, there¡¯s something more. Something you aren¡¯t saying,¡± he tried to lock gazes with me, but I kept avoiding him. If I looked at him, I might be tempted to k*ss his l*ps which suddenly seemed tempting. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you want to hear and I really don¡¯t care right now. All we need to do right now is to find a way for Norman to break that oath,¡± I paused. ¡°He¡¯s our only hope right now,¡± I pointed out. He exhaled loudly. ¡°How do you trust him so much?¡± ¡°I..we met a seer in Greyvine. That was why I left the mansion. ¡°You weren¡¯t in Silverpine?¡± he scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. ¡°No!, I left with Eve,¡± I said, pursing my l*ps. His questions were beginning to irk
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I knew it would be difficult to believe all of those, but he was making it seem like I was a fool. ¡°To see this seer and she confirmed his story?¡± he questioned, sounding not in the least bit convinced. ¡°She did,¡± I said. Even though the seer never mentioned it to me. She did tell Eve that there was a way to break Norman¡¯s oath, which meant that they both weren¡¯t lying. ¡°And you trust this seer..because?¡± he asked, raising a brow. ¡°She seemed genuine. She knew my thoughts. She answered the questions I didn¡¯t even speak of,¡± I revealed. ¡°And she didn¡¯t tell you who the leader of the Blood Creek is, how genuine.¡± ¡°She said something¨C¡± ¡°Lucien!,¡± Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) We turned back to see the very familiar blue eyes. She was ring at me murderously and something about her eyes made me shudder with fright. ¡°Rielle..,¡± he whispered, moving away from me and my heart clenched at that. She walked past Lucien and stopped in front of me. ¡°What were you telling him? A lie to save your skin?¡± she scoffed. ¡°You traitorous b*tch!,¡± she spat out in disgust and I winced. I curled my fist into a hall and swallowed hard, the rage threatening to consume
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He said he had to do all that to get closer to her, but it still hurts. ¡°She knows her ce,¡± Lucien said, ring at me as he held her hands. ¡°Come, you don¡¯t want to stress the baby.¡± As they turned to leave, Lucien wrapping his hands around her and guiding her out of the cell, I swallowed the lump in my throat and clenched my fist. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:12 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°Rielle,¡± I called out. I couldn¡¯t hold it in any longer, I had to. 54% They both turned and while Lucien¡¯s face was scrunched up In confusion as his eyes seemed to tell me to not do whatever I was nning on doing, Rielle scoffed- and her eyes lit up with mischief. ¡°What is it?¡± she demanded, brows raised up inquisitively. ¡°Can I see my son?¡± ¡°Lucien¡¯s son! And that¡¯s why I¡¯m taking care of him. What kind of mother. abandons her child!¡± she eximed. I stared at her in confusion. I certainly did not abandon Rick, Lucien threatened. me! He said I could leave, but not with him. ¡°I-¡± I saw Lucien shake his head softly and I understood. Lucien must¡¯ve told her that I didn¡¯t want to take my child with me. He wanted to seem indifferent to them, after all, we never got to reveal to him that Lucien is his father. ¡°You what!¡± she snapped. ¡°I just wanted to know if he¡¯s doing okay, if he eats well if he isn¡¯t sick,¡± I blinked back the tears that threatened to fall. ¡°If you wanted to make sure of all that, you shouldn¡¯t have left him here,¡± she dered and turned to walk away. I wanted to say something, instead, I clenched and unclenched my fist, holding back in order not to say something that could jeopardize Kai and Rick¡¯s safety. One can¡¯t say what exactly would happen when it came to matters involving Rielle. Lucien stared at me, his eyes apologising and I sighed, wondering if everything would¡¯ve been different if I had never gone to the bar that day. Then I wouldn¡¯t have met Lucien. Then everything would be different, I wouldn¡¯t have gone to human territory, nob*dy would be watching me and I wouldn¡¯t be going through all these. I did not try to stop the tears, I let them stream down my face and didn¡¯t try to wipe them off. Sherry was someone I trusted so much, almost even more than my mother, I didn¡¯t think she¡¯d ever betray me, but then she did, in the most painful way possible. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? det 10% off (Order Now) ELM 54% The ache in my heart returned and this time it was even more painful, as if my chest was being jabbed by a pin. I clutched my blouse and knelt down, crouching as I groaned, the pain subsiding at bit as I began to take slow, deep breaths. ¡°Are you okay?¡± I looked up to see one of the guards looking at me with concern. I held up a hand, beckoning him to wait. ¡°Should I get water?,¡± he asked and I shook my head. I¡¯ve been getting the pain for a while and it always leaves after a while. I heaved a sigh as the pain finally disappeared. ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± I breathed out and he nodded and turned away. I looked at the other empty cells, wondering why I was kept there instead of being with Eve and Norman. When the guards took us, we were in the same cell. I and Eve were even in a room together, discussing ways to get Lucien¡¯s attention. Eve had expressed her disappointment towards Lucien. Suddenly, some of the guards came and I smiled, with the thought that Lucien hade to free us and listen to what we had to say and why we brought Norman. We both stood up. But to my disappointment, Eve was taken out alone and when I asked where she was being taken to, he replied with something that broke my heart even further. ¡°She¡¯s been taken to a wing X, for extreme criminals.¡± Çú Chapter 56 ¡°How many days have I been here, Troy?¡± I questioned the guard who has now be my close confidante and the only person I talk to in the cell. ¡°Fifteen days,¡± he answered and I chuckled. After that day, I did not hear from Lucien or Rielle, nor my children, except for a letter I received from Lucien two days after that incident. shback I was asleep on the ground in my cell room when I began to hear noises of someone hitting the door. I opened my eyes slowly and sighed when I saw a maid bringing food. ¡°Is this poisoned?¡± I questioned, eying her suspiciously, not like she¡¯d actually tell me even if it was poisoned. ¡°No ma,¡± she said, her head bent and I sighed. I had already been served a meal about an hour ago, it was either she had forgotten or this was Rielle, trying to poison me. ¡°Lift your head,¡± Imanded. Even though I was a prisoner and a low¨Cranked Wolf as they think, the workers in this mansion must know not to to disobey me or treat me badly. She slowly lifted her head and I saw that she looked familiar. I had seen her around the mansion before, but there was no way I was going to know if she was sent by Rielle. She had olive dark skin and hazel eyes. ¡°Who sent you?,¡± I demanded, not like I¡¯d know if she was even telling the truth. before she could speak up again, I warned. ¡°And don¡¯t you dare even think about lying to me?¡± ¡°Alpha,¡± she said slowly. I nced at her, then at the tray of food. I sensed the guard watching us and I inhaled deeply. ¡°Open it.¡± 1/5 Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:12 Thu, 14 Mar 8% 54% She opened it slowly, using her b*dy to shield the guard away from looking. She nced at me knowingly and I picked it up quickly and hid it in my blouse and she covered the te ¡°I¡¯m not hungry. Tell Luc¨CAlpha, that I¡¯m grateful for his thoughtfulness,¡± I said and she nodded and began to walk away. +5 ¡°Stop,¡± the guardmanded and my breath hitched in my throat. If he found out that it was an empty te and reported back to Rielle, she¡¯d know that there was something else in the te. Rielle was smart and would quickly figure out that Lucien was still on my side and that would pose a threat to my children. ¡°If the prisoner won¡¯t eat, then I will,¡± I heard the guard say and my heart began to beat wildly, I couldn¡¯t let him do that. I had to do something, quickly. ¡°The food is meant for the prisoner, on the Alpha¡¯smand,¡± she said firmly. ¡°And she won¡¯t eat it, we can¡¯t let the good go to waste,¡± the guard insisted. I swallowed hard as I kept thinking of what to say, to stop the guard. ¡°The Alpha would not like that. Or shall I tell him that the prisoner rejected it, but another guard took it?¡± I heard her ask as she inched closer to him, ring at him. daringly. ¡°Go,¡± he finally said and I heaved a sigh of relief as I resolved to read the contents. of the letter when I got the chance. I wondered why Lucien sent her and couldn¡¯te by himself. How does he even trust her, because Rielle is someone we shouldn¡¯t underestimate. She could even have all the maids in the mansion working for her. I didn¡¯t wait that long as I saw the guard mutter something and walk away. I quickly opened the letter and began to read. ¡®I am really sorry for being unable to help you right now and I hope you understand why. Rick is fine and I¡¯m keeping an eye on him. Rielle seems pissed and wants to be in charge of your trial by herself. There was something you wanted to tell me, if it¡¯s important, you can leave a message with Yulianna whenever shees by. I¡¯m also keeping an eye on Greyson and I¡¯ll need the exact 2215 Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) 12-12 Thu, 14 Mar 54% location of this seer¡® I nced at the letter again, unsure of its origin. It wasn¡¯t handwritten so there was no way to figure out who actually wrote it. Lucien or Rielle. ¡°Mummy!!¡± The familiar voice broke my reverie and I turned to see Rick with Rielle. She actually brought him to see me¨Clike this. I nced down at myself and swallowed hard. I hadn¡¯t had my bath in days and Rielle knew, yet, she brought him to me like this. I red at her and the smile on her face widened. She must have really enjoyed torturing me like that. The guard opened the door and she told him to excuse us. ¡°Rick,¡± I whispered as he ran into my embrace, blinking back the tears that threatened to fall. I couldn¡¯t let my son see me in tears, even though he already saw me like this. I pulled away quickly, realizing how horrible I must smell and I nced at her. She was standing at a distance, watching. ¡°Mummy, is it true that you are now with the bad men?,¡± he asked, looking up at my face and I struggled to stop the tears that clouded my eyes. ¡°Who¨Cwho told you that?¡± I asked, blinking rapidly. I already knew it was Rielle. She would do anything to make me seem like a bad mother. ¡°Luna mummy,¡± he chirped and I nced at Rielle. She must¡¯ve told him to call her that. She smiled, her eyes twinkling with mischief. ¡°When will Kaie back?,¡± he asked again and I knelt down to reach his height. ¡°Very soon, baby. Very soon. Have you been eating well?¡± He smiled widely. ¡°Luna mummy has been giving me ice cream.¡± Was she trying to take my child from me? the damned b*tch!. ¡°Mummy, when will you leave here?,¡± he asked, his l*ps pouting and I inhaled deeply as I nced at her. ¡°Very soon. I¡¯ll be back with Kai,¡± I said reassuringly. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 54% ¡°Mummy, I-¡± ¡°Go back. Luna mummy will take care of you-¡± he cut me off, stomping his feet. ¡°But she keeps saying you will note back,¡± he grumbled and I clenched my fist as I red at her murderously. ¡°Mummy, will youe back?,¡± he asked again and I unclenched my fist and pulled him into my embrace, inhaling his scent. I pulled him away and whispered something to him and he smiled as he sprinted. away, a smile on his face. She nced at him, furrowing her brows, clearly surprised to see him run happily away like that. ¡°What did you tell him?¡± she raised an eyebrow at me, taking a step closer. ¡°None of your business. I just had a conversation with my son!¡± I half yelled, folding my arms and ring at her. I was trying to control my rising temper but she just wouldn¡¯t let me. I really wanted to punch that smile out of her face. ¡°Does he know how much of a bad mother you are?¡± she chuckled, holding her nose as she red at me in disgust. ¡°And you stink, e,¡± she spat out. ¡°Why did you bring him here?¡± ¡°You said you missed him and you wanted to see him. I was just helping you out. You should be thanking me right now,¡± she said with a smile and chuckled. Apparently, what she was saying was funny. I joined her inughing. ¡°You will never get away with this,¡± I pointed out and sheughed again. ¡°Wrong. I have already gotten away with it. I have everything and everyone I need. What do you have? Just some little children that could be eliminated at any time?¡± she paused and chuckled again. ¡°I think you¡¯ve already lost this.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t care about Lucien. He¡¯s just a pawn in your little scheme. I don¡¯t know. exactly what it is you¡¯re after, but you won¡¯t seed,¡± I bit out and the way she red at me nearly made me fall with fright. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:12 Thu, 14 Mar Her eyes were zing with fire and I could see her jaw clenched. She was really pissed and I internally berated myself. I had tried so hard not to provoke her, for my children¡¯s sake, but apparently, my anger was too much. ¡°You seem to have no fear anymore,¡± she said with a very calm tone and I swallowed hard. She must be really pissed off, for her to be so calm right now. ¡°I just stated a fact,¡± I pointed out and she nodded. ¡°Oh¡ªabout that, I have no problems with people stating facts,¡± she took a step forward, entering the cell. ¡°It smells horrible in here.¡± ¡°Yeah, well I wouldn¡¯t be in here if not for someone,¡± I shot out firmly, my arms still folded. She chuckled lightly and then looked at me, her expression now serious and I swallowed hard, tightly folding my arms. ¡°You must think you¡¯re superwoman or something¨Csince you can¡¯t get hurt.¡± Çú SEND GIFT 0 Chapter 57 She held a smile on her l*ps as she said those words and my heart began to beat wildly in fear. I was right. She must have been suspecting me for a while now and that could be the reason she murdered my grandmother. ¡°That¡¯s why you killed my grandmother,¡± I shot out, suddenly ovee with rage. She had threatened my children and she knew my secret. I didn¡¯t care about her rage anymore. ¡°Think what you will, Amara. Lucien doesn¡¯t believe you and oh, she paused and smiled widely. ¡°I will be the judge in your trial and it¡¯s tomorrow¡­your sister and her boyfriend have already been tried.¡± I red at her, my heart racing. If Eve and Norman had already been tried, they would definitely be guilty, for her to be smiling about it like this and only the goddess knows what had been done to them.¡± ¡°Where are they?¡± I questioned, fearing the worst. No matter what, Lucien wouldn¡¯t allow her to really punish Eve. ¡°She stole my mate as hers¨C¡± ¡°Bullshit, Rielle. We both know that he¡¯s not your mate, neither is he the leader of the blood creek!¡± ¡°All that matters is that you¡¯re in there and I¡¯m out here..so who¡¯s the winner?¡± She smiled widely, baring her teeth as she beckoned to the guard toe closer. She began to walk away, chuckling and I clenched my fist tightly, feeling my fingernails digging into my palm. ¡°Where¡¯s my sister!!,¡± I yelled as she began to walk away and she turned to me, smiling. My b*dy felt weak and I fell to the ground. The ache in my chest came back stronger and I clutched my chest, struggling to breathe. ¡°Are you okay!¡± Troy ran into my cell and I saw him look at another guard, muttering something inaudible and I shook my head. Head Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 12:12 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°No¨Cno,¡± I croaked out. He held me, trying to get me out and I took in deep slow breaths until I was calm. ¡°Where is my sister?¡± I asked, pulling away from him as soon as I regained my ¡°Are you sure, you¡¯re okay?,¡± he demanded, peering into my face and I nodded. ¡°Where is Eve?,¡± I asked again. He sighed. ¡°She¡¯s fine. She got tried ¡°I know that!¡± I snapped and he heaved a sigh. ¡°She was found guilty of treason and abetting a kidnap as well as an attempt to the Luna and Alpha¡¯s life- He was still talking when I yelled. ¡°I don¡¯t want to know all those. Just tell me where she is right now!¡± ¡°She was supposed to be given the death sentence- My heart sank. The death sentence was only given in extreme situations and Treason was one of such. The death sentence hasn¡¯t been meted out to anyone in years, as I heard. ¡°So she-¡± ¡°She¡¯s safe or so¨Cshe hasn¡¯t been found yet-¡± he was still saying when I interrupted him. ¡°What do you mean she hasn¡¯t been found!¡± I shrieked, cradling my torso. ¡°She went missing immediately after the trial. She and the other person,¡± he exined and I furrowed my brows. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°It was time to take them to the ce where their sentence would be carried out, then we just couldn¡¯t find them..it was as if they disappeared,¡± he reported. I heaved a sigh of relief. That was Lucien. He must have rescued her, just like his letter promised. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% off (Order Now) ¡°Thank you,¡± I said and walked slowly back to my cell. ¡°If you don¡¯t feel well, I could go meet the Alpha and report to him. I think you should see a healer, you don¡¯t look well at all,¡± he stated and I shook my head. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Thank you, Troy.¡± I had started talking to Troy about five days after my imprisonment. He was the only guard who seemed bothered enough to ask how I was faring. The other guards seemed indifferent and always minded their business. He was very kind and even brought snacks to me, almost every day. All thanks to him, my stay in the cell wasn¡¯t boring. ¡°Where were you when the children got kidnapped?¡± one of the elders asked, ring at me. I stood in the center of the crowded room, my heart pounding against my chest. The air was heavy with tension, and I could feel their collective anger directed towards me. Their eyes bore into my soul, filled with disdain and I instantly knew. that this trial would never favor me. I met Rielle¡¯s eyes and her l*ps held a smile of contempt. She must¡¯ve carefully nned this. After all, she did tell me that I had nothing. That she had the people, the wealth, the fame, and most of all, Lucien¡¯s support. ¡°At the hospital. I worked at a hospital,¡± I admitted and they began to murmur. I swallowed hard as I scanned the faces in the room. A council had been formed for my own case and I knew they would be hand¨Cpicked by Rielle herself. The council consisted of 9 members and they were all elders loyal to her grandfather. I looked at their faces, the disdain they had for me, apparent with their clenched jaws and side murmurs. These people hated me and everything about me. ¡°Could you tell us why you decided to Work in a hospital, at no other ce, but human territory?¡± one of the elders asked. ¡°Perhaps to give your leader the chance to take the children and use them against. the Alpha,¡± another said and they shook their heads in disgust. These people were the very individuals who were supposed to uphold justice but Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) 54% their disdain for me and my kind would never let them uphold justice. Besides, they have always been against me being Luna. They were the very same people who brought different women for Lucien to take as his Luna when Rielle left. I took a deep breath, trying to steady my trembling hands. I knew I had to maintain myposure, to show them that their hatred would not break me. But it was hard, so hard, not to let their hate and disdain toward me seep into my being, not to let it crush my spirit or make me burst out in rage. ¡°I left Silverpine as I couldn¡¯t cope with the Alpha¡¯s rejection,¡± I said slowly, curling my fist into a ball so deep that I thought it might have drawn blood. ¡°So let me get this straight. You got rejected by the Alpha and you left Silverpine because of that. But that¡¯s not all, you found out you were carrying the Alpha¡¯s child,¡± another elder said and I nodded. ¡°Speak up, woman!¡± ¡°Yes,¡± I croaked out. I nced at Lucien and I saw his clenched fist. His eyes seemed to be apologizing and I blinked back the tears that had already clouded my eyes. I wonder if he had to let Rielle go through with all these just to earn her trust. What if I get the death sentence? What if after all these acts, something still happens to Kai? I know I have to stop thinking about that and trust the seer¡¯s words. that he¡¯ll be fine. It was just that I couldn¡¯t help but wonder about the gnawing feeling in my chest. The rest of the trial went by in a blur as I listened to their usations, their twisted versions of events. They distorted the truth, weaving a web of lies designed to tarnish my name further. I clenched my fist as I listened to them, wishing for nothing but to wipe that smirk away from Rielle¡¯s face. I looked into each pair of angry eyes, my gaze unyielding. I wouldn¡¯t go down. without a fight, I had to prove myself at least, even as I knew that the oue of the trial was predetermined. ¡°You connived with the leader of this cult¡­¡± it was another elder who had been referring to the blood creek as a cult. Head Precision Hal Stamping? ?et 10% off (Order How) ¡°I didn¡¯t¨C¡± ¡°You will only speak when you are spoken to. You¡¯re on trial here!,¡± he snapped and I nodded my head slowly. ¡°What am I even doing here if you won¡¯t listen to me? I shouldn¡¯t be tried if my own version of the events won¡¯t be heard!¡± I yelled. I was tired of just standing there and watching them weave lies upon lies about me and my family. I watched Rielle as she smiled in amusement and the shocked expression on the elders¡® faces. They called my family a dysfunctional one and that they didn¡¯t me me because. after all, my sister killed my father and my mother ran away to be with some man, they kept spewing rubbish and I sighed as I red back at them. ¡°How dare a mere omega talk to us like that! I¡¯m not surprised, your kind are known for every social vice-¡± He was still talking when Rielke spoke, cutting him off. ¡°As you said, there was no need for this trial, but we wanted to give you a chance, and seeing your behavior, there really was no need for that. You¡¯re an unrepentant traitor and we¡¯ll pass your sentence now,¡± she said and chuckled. ¡°The Alpha will state your sentence,¡± she said as she nced at Lucien with a smile and my heart began to ache again, this time, a hundred times worse. Chapter 58 I winced as my eyes fluttered open, I stared nkly at the blurry figure in front of me, Confusion washed over me as my mind struggled to regain its bearings. I blinked, trying to remember where I was, what exactly I was doing here, and why my chest. hurt like it was going to burst soon. Gradually, my vision finally cleared, revealing the very familiar room. The room I had stayed in since I came to the mansion. The figures in the room were two people and they had their backs turned to me. As I attempted to sit up, a wave of dizziness washed over me, threatening to pull me back into unconsciousness. My head throbbed with a dull ache and my chest hurt too much. It felt like my whole b*dy was on fire. Slowly, I turned my attention to the figures that were walking towards me, their faces finallying into view, Their voices reached my ears, muffled at first, but gradually growing clearer as my senses regained their sharpness. ¡°You¡¯re finally awake, I was beginning to get worried that you were running away from your trial,¡± the familiar voice said and I finally sat up. I attempted to respond, but my throat felt dry and itchy, my voice barely a whisper. I cleared my throat, trying to moisten it enough to form coherent words. ¡°What happened?,¡± I managed to croak out, my voice raspy and weak. It was Rielle and the healer. I saw the healer turn and walk out of the room after muttering something to Rielle. ¡°You will still have your trial,¡± she said firmly and I looked at the refrigerator. Her eyes followed mine and she sighed. She walked to the refrigerator and brought out a bottle of water and I closed my eyes as the sound of the water pouring into the ss was the only sound in the room. I opened my eyes and A ss of water appeared before me. I sighed, having no other choice but to ept it. I gulped it down quickly, feeling the cool soothe my parched throat, quid I began to remember everything about the trial, how they looked at me with disdain, how Lucien was about to pass my sentence before the ckout. Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) ¡°How long have I been out?¡± I questioned, the ache in my chest, now bing worse. ¡°What do you think?¡± she scoffed. ¡°You seem to be hellbent on avoiding your sentence that you had to faint and cause a scene. You couldn¡¯t even wait until your sentence is passed before fainting,¡± she paused and hissed. ¡°Anyway, you were right, it was the death sentence. You¡¯ve been found unworthy of being a mother and I¡¯ll be Rick¡¯s mother, I have custody of him now. You, on the other hand, have lost everything¨C¡± I shook my head, the tears falling and I didn¡¯t make any move to wipe them off or stop them from falling. ¡°Why are you here?¡± I questioned as I began to wipe my tears. She didn¡¯t care for me, my death would bring her much joy, so why was she here? ¡°You definitely know that I¡¯m not here because I care about you or anything, but as the Luna of Silverpine, I have to show a bit of concern for¡ªeven criminals of thismunity,¡± she spat out and I winced. I swallowed hard as she leaned towards me. ¡°Plus, I don¡¯t want you using this as your escape n.¡± ¡°Why did I faint?¡± I ignored her words and asked. She scrunched her face and raised her hand, a gesture of nonchnce and indifference. ¡°How¡¯s it my business?¡± ¡°The healer didn¡¯t say anything?,¡± I questioned, ring at her suspiciously. There must¡¯ve been a reason for my fainting. I wouldn¡¯t just faint like that. And the ache in my chest, what was that? She snarled, her l*ps contorting into an ugly frown. ¡°Am I the healer? How should I know why you fainted? or why you fainted? I just told her to make sure you don¡¯t die. You can¡¯t die like that, you have to see me take Need Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order How) 54% your children,¡± she said with a smile as she moved towards me and pushed against the side of my l*ps. ¡°Smile,¡± she said as she chuckled. I red at her, swallowing hard as I willed myself to control my temper. ¡°Now that you¡¯re awake, you shoulde out and hear your sentence. I already informed the healer to gather everyone.¡± She must really want me out of her way, for her to have wanted my sentencing to be carried out as soon as I regained consciousness. ¡°Up..up,¡± she urged and I red at her, my heart clenching with the fact that I couldn¡¯t do anything and I blinked back the tears that threatened to cloud my face. ¡°Where¡¯s Lucien?¡± I asked and she spun around to face me. ¡°You will not address the Alpha as Lucien. You will address him with his title. That he made a mistake with you doesn¡¯t grant you that right,¡± she said and moved away, giving me a way to walk, a sign that she wanted me to walk ahead of her. ¡°To the deliberation room, she added as we walked and my heart broke at the thought of Lucien being the one to carry out my sentence. As soon as I entered the room, all eyes were on me and I briefly nced at Lucien, This time around, the hurt on his face was evident and I saw his jaw twitch. ¡°In your absence-,¡± one of the elders started and the fact that they were still wearing the same clothes, I figured out that I had only been out for a few hours. ¡°We have established that you are not fit to be a mother to the Alpha¡¯s children. And our kind Luna has decided to take the boy as hers and when the other one is found, she takes him too,¡± hepleted and the others nodded in approval. I raised my hand to speak, licking my l*ps to moisturize it. He red at me and I heard Rielle cackle from across me. ¡°Go on, speak,¡± she urged and I muttered a thank you and my eyes met Giselle¡¯s. I hadn¡¯t seen her since and she pointed to her room and I nodded, taking it as a sign that Rick was in her room. ¡°On what grounds did you find me guilty of being unfit to be a mother?¡± I C Need Precision Metal Stamping? Det 10% Off (Order Now) 12-13 hu, 14 Mar questioned, raising my chin to look at the elder defiantly. 8.54% A ripple of whispers and murmurs filled the room and Rielle chuckled again. ¡°First, You found out that you were carrying the Alpha¡¯s child. The best course of action would be to tell him,¡± he paused and the others chuckled. ¡°But of course, since you had ulterior motives, you ran away with the child to the human territory, thereby exposing the futures of this kingdom to the humans and their ways as well as threats,¡± he finished. ¡°But that was because he rejected me,¡± I shot out firmly. They didn¡¯t even have enough grounds to call me unfit to be a mother. ¡°I left Silverpine because of the hurt I suffered from the rejection and I went to the human kingdom, where I worked my ass off!. I left a life of luxury to take care of my children!¡± I bit out. These people didn¡¯t know how I struggled to get through medical school while taking care of two children! ¡°You should¡¯ve told the Alpha about the children, he had a right to know. Now, they must know nothing about their origin, because of you,¡± he shot out and the other elders nodded in approval. ¡°I- ¡°I think that¡¯s enough, Amara. You don¡¯t seem to have anything to add and your points are weak,¡± Rielle said sternly. / ¡°Secondly, your children were kidnapped and you couldn¡¯t do anything to help, neither could you stay here. Instead, you went back to the human territory to do drugs and other nonsense with a human man,¡± He shot out. I swallowed hard as the ¡°ohs¡± and ¡°ahs¡± of the people in the room kept ringing in my ear. I nced at Rielle, she was smiling. She was having fun at my expense. ¡°That¡¯s not all. I learned you abandoned your son and went out of the mansion, only toe back with the leader of the blood creek and your sister who has apparently been with them for a long time.¡± As the words hung in the air, the sound of hushed voices filled the space, It seemed like there were murmurs from all corners. I stared at the room again, seeing them Hand Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order New) 54% shake their heads in disgust. ¡°Do you have anything to say for yourself?¡°Rielle asked. ¡°At least, we gave you a chance to redeem yourself.¡± ¡°Everything is all a misunderstanding-,¡± I was still saying when the elder cut me off. ¡°Our Luna thought you¡¯d say that and out of the kindness of her heart, she won¡¯t give you the death sentence,¡± he paused and looked at her and she smiled at him in return. ¡°She has decided to pardon you a bit, but the sentence still stands, you have lost custody of your children and you will be confined in this mansion unless stated otherwise by Luna.¡± I red at her, I didn¡¯t know what she was nning and it annoyed me, but I knew it wouldn¡¯t be good. É« Chapter 59 Chapter 59 ¡°So, tell us,Amara. Where do you think your sister might be?,¡± she questioned as she chewed on her sausage from across me and I curled my fist into a ball. Since I was confined here, she made sure to extremely torture me mentally and I¡¯ve been swallowing a lot of saliva to stop my anger from bursting out. ¡°I have no idea,¡± I said slowly as I dropped the ss of water I had drank from. She forbade me from interacting with Rick and I was forced toply with that horrible term. I had no idea if Lucien was still on my side or if he had fully sided with her. He never looked at me with eyes that seemed to apologize anymore, he seemed to be totally avoiding me and I intended to find out why he had suddenly changed. ¡°You¡¯ve been saying that for days, perhaps I should have you thoroughly interrogated,¡± she said, smiling at Giselle who red at her. Giselle had been the only one in the mansion who seemed to be on my side and did not hide her disdain for Rielle. She probably would¡¯ve eliminated her but I think because of her ties to Lucien and Greyson of course, or because she was after all with them. I really couldn¡¯t trust anyone in that mansion. ¡°Lucy,won¡¯t you say anything to this vile wife of yours?¡± she questioned and Lucien shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s alright, Rielle,I don¡¯t think she knows,¡± he said and I nced at him to see him. staring straight ahead. He must be purposely avoiding my gaze. Rielle sighed and the dinner continued in silence, with Rielle shooting me asional death res and making snide remarks. I muttered a thank you and walked to my room, wanting nothing more than to bawl my eyes out with tears. She didn¡¯t hesitate to waste any opportunity to humiliate me in front of everyone, including Rick and she forbade him from calling me ¡®mummy. She made sure I always ate dinner with them, at the other end of the table. She was probably doing that to show Lucien that I was nothingpared to her. I was so hurt that Lucien was allowing all that to happen. 175 Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% off (Order Now) §¢ ×ÔÊØ:54% ¡°Amara,¡± I spun around to see Giselle. ¡°I don¡¯t know what she has done to him, but it can¡¯t be good. Lucien loves wouldn¡¯t be doing all these if he wasn¡¯t under a spell,¡± she breathed out. you. He ¡°Lucien knows what he¡¯s doing. He¡¯s not under a spell,¡± I huffed out, the tears. stinging my eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve been trying to get Greyson to talk some sense into him.¡± I heaved a sigh. Greyson, Rielle, and even Giselle. Could we even trust any of them? ¡°It¡¯s no use. I don¡¯t think anything is going toe out of that. Rielle has him wrapped around her finger,¡± I pointed out, bncing my foot with the other, ¡°Maybe you should talk to him..alone, you know you are mates and all,¡± she stated and I clutched my chest, gasping for air as the ache suddenly came back, worse. She rushed to my side, holding me steady, to prevent me from falling. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Amara?¡± she asked, concerncing her voice. ¡°My¨Cmy chest¨Churts¨Cso bad!¡± I breathed out as the ache intensified and it felt like my whole b*dy was on fire. ¡°Bring the healer!, quickly!¡± She yelled to the guards and they scrambled away. ¡°Bring water!¡± She yelled again and soon, a ss of water appeared before me and I greedily gulped it down. ¡°Are you okay now?¡± She asked and I nodded as I stood up. ¡°You gave me a scare¨C,¡±Just then, we saw the healer walking towards us. ¡°She¡¯ll check you,¡± Gisellepleted and I shook my head vigorously. ¡°No!. I¡¯m fine,¡± I was scared of my gift being discovered by her. It¡¯ll be chaotic and I¡¯ll have a lot of exining to do. She scrunched her face in confusion as her l*ps parted and then she furrowed her brows as she red at me. ¡°What the hell is going on, Amara?¡± ¡°Later, I¡¯ll tell youter,¡± I said softly. Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Now) +6 She seemed to be thinking about it for a moment before she sighed and turned to the healer who hade to stand beside us. ¡°It¡¯s fine, you can go now, she¡¯s all better,¡± She said and I nodded in agreement as she stared at us. She looked at me intently for a while and sighed, turning to leave. ¡°Yumi,¡± I called and she halted in her steps, before turning to face me. ¡°Not a word of this to anyone,¡± I said firmly and then added. ¡°Please.¡± She nodded her head and walked away, leaving me and Giselle who kept looking at me, wordlessly. I knew she wanted to know what was going on, but I couldn¡¯t say anything, I didn¡¯t even know what to say. ¡°Okay. What the hell is going on, Amara!¡± ¡°Look, you won¡¯t understand, I don¡¯t understand it either, but I¡¯m fine,¡± I assured her as I nced at the intricate designs on the wall. ¡°No, you¡¯re not! You looked like you were about to die!¡± she yelled out, flinging her arms. ¡°I am fine,¡± I said firmly and she sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re trying to hide or why you¡¯re trying to hide it, but at least tell someone, Lucien maybe-¡± I chuckled bitterly, cutting her off and she red at me. ¡°I don¡¯t know who to trust in this mansion, I feel all alone and-,¡± I sighed, unable to ¡°You can trust me, I¡¯m on your side,¡± she said and I scoffed. ¡°Yea right, when you are still with Greyson.¡± She furrowed her brows. ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, you tell me, do you trust him?,¡± I shot out, ignoring Eve¡¯s warning to not express my suspicions towards him. 35 Head Prosision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order How) ¡°Are you trying to say, he¡¯s plotting with Rielle?¡± She asked and I shrugged. ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything like that¨CI only asked if you trusted him.¡± She seemed to be looking for the right words to say and I took that as my cue to leave. I went straight to my room and sat down on the ground, behind the door and I began to cry. I didn¡¯t know what to do anymore and I knew I couldn¡¯t keep staying. here. Giselle was right. The ache was bing worse every day and it felt like I was going to die. I had to find a way to get out of here and find Eve and Norman and I had to see a healer to ascertain the cause of this ache.. I couldn¡¯t risk letting this healer find out or anyone in Silverpine either, I had to quickly leave, but I had no way of knowing where Eve went¡­unless I spoke to Lucien. Troy had told me that Eve and Norman disappeared before their sentence could be carried out and Lucien¡¯s letter assured me of her safety. Which means. that he knows where she is. I walked briskly to the archery range, knowing that Lucien would be there. I had carefully asked one of the maids and she had assured me that she had seen him. walking to the archery range earlier. I heaved a sigh as I walked quickly to the range, hoping that I wouldn¡¯t get noticed. by Rielle. She would stop me, humiliate me, and question me, saying that a known terrorist isn¡¯t supposed to be moving about. As soon as I got there, my heart swelled with joy and my face lit up with excitement. I stood still, a bit far from them, with a tree shielding me and even if they turned, they wouldn¡¯t see me. I revelled in the sight, my heart leaping with joy. Lucien was standing with Rick and showing him how to hold a bow, Joy coursed through me and I couldn¡¯t help, but smile at the father¨Cson bonding. I wished Kai was there, then my joy would beplete. I observed their tender interaction from a distance. Seeing them together filled me with a sense of warmth and happiness that I couldn¡¯t contain. Rick was smiling Heed Precision Metal Stamping? Get 10% Off (Order Hew) ?- ¦° widely as Lucien said something and then Lucien crouched down to his level and whispered something to him which made himugh. Seeing them both like that made my heart clench. We would¡¯ve been that happy family if Rielle hadn¡¯t done all that she did. Just as I was about to walk towards them, eager to join in their celebration, even if it was for a short while, my excitement faltered as She approached them. My heart shattered and the ache returned. I swallowed hard as I clenched my fist, ignoring the ache as I gazed directly at Rielle, resolving to be stronger in order to get back everything I lost. I turned back to leave when I heard something that made me smile. ¡°Mummy. ¡°I heard my son¡¯s innocent voice and I quickly spun around. And then to my astonishment, he ran to embrace Rielle. The tears began to drop. She had sessfully taken my children from me. É« ¡°So, tell us,Amara. Where do you think your sister might be?,¡± she questioned as she chewed on her sausage from across me and I curled my fist into a ball. Since I was confined here, she made sure to extremely torture me mentally and I¡¯ve been swallowing a lot of saliva to stop my anger from bursting out. ¡°I have no idea,¡± I said slowly as I dropped the ss of water I had drank from. She forbade me from interacting with Rick and I was forced toply with that horrible term. I had no idea if Lucien was still on my side or if he had fully sided with her. He never looked at me with eyes that seemed to apologize anymore, he seemed to be totally avoiding me and I intended to find out why he had suddenly changed. ¡°You¡¯ve been saying that for days, perhaps I should have you thoroughly interrogated,¡± she said, smiling at Giselle who red at her. Giselle had been the only one in the mansion who seemed to be on my side and did not hide her disdain for Rielle. She probably would¡¯ve eliminated her but I think because of her ties to Lucien and Greyson of course, or because she was after all with them. I really couldn¡¯t trust anyone in that mansion. ¡°Lucy,won¡¯t you say anything to this vile wife of yours?¡± she questioned and Lucien shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s alright, Rielle,I don¡¯t think she knows,¡± he said and I nced at him to see him staring straight ahead. He must be purposely avoiding my gaze. Rielle sighed and the dinner continued in silence, with Rielle shooting met asional death res and making snide remarks. I muttered a thank you and walked to my room, wanting nothing more than to bawl my eyes out with tears. She didn¡¯t hesitate to waste any opportunity to humiliate me in front of everyone, including Rick and she forbade him from calling me ¡®mummy¡®. She made sure I always ate dinner with them, at the other end of the table. She was probably doing that to show Lucien that I was nothing.pared to her. I was so hurt that Lucien was allowing all that to happen. u, 14 Mar 53% ¦° ¡°Amara,¡± I Giselle. spun around to s ¡°I don¡¯t know what she has done to him, but it can¡¯t be good. Lucien loves you. He wouldn¡¯t be doing all these if he wasn¡¯t under a spell,¡± she breathed out. ¡°Lucien knows what he¡¯s doing. He¡¯s not under a spell,¡± I huffed out, the tears stinging my eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve been trying to get Greyson to talk some sense into him.¡± I heaved a sigh. Greyson, Rielle, and even Giselle. Could we even trust any of them? ¡°It¡¯s no use. I don¡¯t think anything is going toe out of that. Rielle has him wrapped around her finger,¡± I pointed out, bncing my foot with the other. ¡°Maybe you should talk to him..alone, you know you are mates and all,¡± she stated and I clutched my chest, gasping for air as the ache suddenly came back, worse. She rushed to my side, holding me steady, to prevent me from falling. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Amara?¡± she asked, concerncing her voice. ¡°My my chest¨Churts¨Cso bad!¡± I breathed out as the ache intensified and it felt. like my whole b*dy was on fire. ¡°Bring the healer!, quickly!¡± She yelled to the guards and they scrambled away. ¡°Bring water!¡± She yelled again and soon, a ss of water appeared before me and I greedily gulped it down. ¡°Are you okay now?¡± She asked and I nodded as I stood up. ¡°You gave me a scare-,¡± Just then, we saw the healer walking towards us. ¡°She¡¯ll check you,¡± Gisellepleted and I shook my head vigorously. ¡°No!. I¡¯m fine,¡± I was scared of my gift being discovered by her. It¡¯ll be chaotic and I¡¯ll have a lot of exining to do. She scrunched her face in ?onfusion as her l*ps parted and then she furrowed her brows as she red at me. ¡°What the hell is going on, Amara?¡± ¡°Later, I¡¯ll tell youter,¡± I said softly. u, 14 Mar 53 She seemed to be thinking about it for a moment before she sighed and turned to the healer who hade to stand beside us. ¡°It¡¯s fine, you can go now, she¡¯s all better,¡± She said and I nodded in agreement as she stared at us. She looked at me intently for a while and sighed, turning to leave. ¡°Yumi,¡± I called and she halted in her steps, before turning to face me. ¡°Not a word of this to anyone,¡± I said firmly and then added. ¡°Please.¡± She nodded her head and walked away, leaving me and Giselle who kept looking at me, wordlessly. I knew she wanted to know what was going on, but I couldn¡¯t say anything, I didn¡¯t even know what to say. ¡°Okay. What the hell is going on, Amara!¡± ¡°Look, you won¡¯t understand, I don¡¯t understand it either, but I¡¯m fine,¡± I assured her as I nced at the intricate designs on the wall. ¡°No, you¡¯re not! You looked like you were about to die!¡± she yelled out, flinging her arms. ¡°I am fine,¡± I said firmly and she sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re trying to hide or why you¡¯re trying to hide it, but at least tell someone, Lucien maybe-¡± I chuckled bitterly, cutting her off and she red at me. ¡°I don¡¯t know who to trust in this mansion, I feel all alone and-,¡± I sighed, unable toplete my sentence. ¡°You can trust me, I¡¯m on your side,¡± she said and I scoffed. ¡°Yea right, when you are still with Greyson.¡± She furrowed her brows. ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, you tell me, do you trust him?,¡± I shot out, ignoring Eve¡¯s warning to not express my suspicions towards him. 35 53% Chapter 59. ¡°Are you trying to say, he¡¯s plotting with Rielle?¡± She asked and I shrugged. ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything like that¨CI only asked if you trusted him.¡± She seemed to be looking for the right words to say and I took that as my cue to leave. I went straight to my room and sat down on the ground, behind the door and I began to cry. I didn¡¯t know what to do anymore and I knew I couldn¡¯t keep staying here. Giselle was right. The ache was bing worse every day and it felt like I was going to die. I had to find a way to get out of here and find Eve and Norman and I had to see a healer to ascertain the cause of this ache. I couldn¡¯t risk letting this healer find out or anyone in Silverpine either, I had to quickly leave, but I had no way of knowing where Eve went¡­unless I spoke to Lucien. Troy had told me that Eve and Norman disappeared before their sentence could be carried out and Lucien¡¯s letter assured me of her safety. Which means that he knows where she is. I walked briskly to the archery range, knowing that Lucien would be there. I had carefully asked one of the maids and she had assured me that she had seen him. walking to the archery range earlier. I heaved a sigh as I walked quickly to the range, hoping that I wouldn¡¯t get noticed by Rielle. She would stop me, humiliate me, and question me, saying that a known terrorist isn¡¯t supposed to be moving about. As soon as I got there, my heart swelled with joy and my face lit up with excitement. I stood still, a bit far from them, with a tree shielding me and even if they turned, they wouldn¡¯t see me. I revelled in the sight, my heart leaping with joy. Lucien was standing with Rick and showing him how to hold a bow, Joy coursed through me and I couldn¡¯t help, but smile at the father¨Cson bonding. I wished Kai was there, then my joy would beplete. I observed their tender interaction from a distance. Seeing them together filled me with a sense of warmth and happiness that I couldn¡¯t contain. Rick was smiling. widely as Lucien said something and then Lucien crouched down to his level and whispered something to him which made himugh. Seeing them both like that made my heart clench. We would¡¯ve been that happy family if Rielle hadn¡¯t done all that she did. Just as I was about to walk towards them, eager to join in their celebration, even if it was for a short while, my excitement faltered as She approached them. My heart shattered and the ache returned. I swallowed hard as I clenched my fist, ignoring the ache as I gazed directly at Rielle, resolving to be stronger in order to get back everything I lost. 4 I turned back to leave when I heard something that made me smile ¡°Mummy.¡±I heard my son¡¯s innocent voice and I quickly spun around. And then to my astonishment, he ran to embrace Rielle. The tears began to drop. She had sessfully taken my children from me. É« Chapter 60 Chapter 60 I walked away from the scene with tears in my eyes and as soon as I got to my room, I shut the door and plopped down on the bed, and burst into tears. I really needed to confront Lucien. I couldn¡¯t do this anymore, I won¡¯t. I won¡¯t let her take everything from me! The shrill ringtone of my phone jolted me awake and I groaned as I wondered. who might be calling me. I haven¡¯t received any call on my phone since I got back and I sat up quickly, with the thought that it was Eve calling. I nced at the caller ID, and it was a hidden caller. I picked it up and ced it on my ear. ¡°Hello,¡± I called out but there was no answer. ¡°Hello,¡± I said after a while again. ¡°Eve?¡± ¡°Norman?¡± my heart began to race as the other person on the other end of the line didn¡¯t speak. I ended the call quickly as I realized that it could be a spam call. As I stood up, the phone began to ring again and I picked it up and put it on loudspeaker, deciding that I had to know who it was that was calling. ¡°You need toe to Silverpine Lake now,¡± the voice said and I scrunch my eyebrows in confusion. ¡°Who the hell are you to- Before I couldplete my sentence, the gall ended and I stood still as I stared at the nk screen. It wasn¡¯t like I could even call the number since it was a hidden number. There was nothing I could do and a thought suddenly came to me. What if it was about Eve of Kai?, I quickly wore my shoes and went out the door. Another thought about the danger of going to meet an unknown person clouded me but I pushed it away. 53% Rielle must¡¯ve forgotten to take my phone away from me if she really did believe I was with the traitors, she would have made sure it was destroyed or just taken away from me. If there was a chance to save my son, I would take it. I walked quickly, careful to avoid the guards as I wasn¡¯t allowed to leave the mansion. As soon as I got to the gate, a stern¨Clooking guard red at me and I swallowed hard as I thought of a possible excuse to give. ¡°Where are you going to?¡± he asked, ring at me as if he was boring a hole into my head. ¡°I the Alpha sent me,¡± I blurted out and he eyed me suspiciously. ¡°But we were given specific instructions not to let you out of the gate,¡± he stated and I sighed. If he was going to be this way, then I have no choice. ¡°Who gave the order? Luna right?,¡± It was more of a statement than a question and he nced at his fellow guard, beside him who shrugged. ¡°Yes, Luna Rielle gave the order to not let the traitor pass through the gate, the other guard retorted and I nodded my head. ¡°And now the Alpha sent me. Perhaps I should leave right now and go to him and inform him that¨Cwhat are your names again?¡± I asked, ring at them. My acting surprised even me and I fought back a smile as I saw the look of horror on their faces. The first guard shifted ufortably and seemed to say something. to the other one with his eyes. ¡°You can..you may leave. I hope you understand that it wasn¡¯t our intention to stop you. We were just making sure. You know. we had orders to follow,¡± he said and the other one nodded rapidly. ¡°We were just following orders,¡± he agreed and I bit back a smile as I nodded. Just as I was about to take a step through the gate, a voice halted me and my breath hitched in my chest. 12:17 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°STOP RIGHT THERE!¡± 53% Rielle. I swallowed hard as I clenched my fist. I was close, very close. I was so close and now this. I spun around toe face to face with her and before I could mutter an excuse, I was met with a resounding p. I gasped as I held my cheek, ring at her with surprise. ¡°How dare you!! Yea traitorous b*tch!,¡± she yelled and then faced the guards who looked even more shocked than I was. ¡°We..we..she said..¡± ¡°She said what!¡± she yelled and they shook with fright. ¡°I specifically gave the orders for you not to let her out of thepound. Was that too much to follow?,¡± she muttered a string of curses and I fought back the tears that were already clouding my eyes. ¡°Rielle i- ¡°Shut the fuck up!, you traitorous whore!,¡± she snarled and I winced. ¡°Where were you going to? to go meet your whore of a sister? and her stupid boyfriend!,¡± she shot out and I swallowed the lump in my throat, willing myself not to get riled up by her words. ¡°I-¡± ¡°Yet you call yourself a mother. A mother that abandons her own child!¡± I felt Nova whimper and I knew that she was hurt by those words. Nova who had been extremely quiet these days. How dare she even use me of being a bad mother, when everything I¡¯ve done was for them. I didn¡¯t want them to be with a father who didn¡¯t want them and that was why I went to the human territory I wanted a normal life for them, a life offort, hence the reason I decided to study what I wanted and worked hard to ensure they got everything they needed. 12:17 Thu, 14 Mar ×Ô53% ¡°A good mother indeed!¡± she spat out and I red up. I could endure every other insult, but not this. I couldn¡¯t let her spite me over that when she stole my children from me and made Rick call her ¡°mummy¡°. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare!!¡± She looked surprised and even the guards stared at us, visibly surprised. She red at me in anger, nodding her head as she smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare say that!¡± I yelled, suddenly ovee with rage and she scoffed. ¡°Amara It was the very familiar smell that hit me first before the voice came. ¡°Luna!, you need to see this.¡± I lunged at him, grabbing his shirt roughly, my rage dissipating and giving way to desperation. ¡°Where the hell is my son? Where¡¯s Kai!!¡± The other guards pulled us apart and Rielle turned to the guards. ¡°Take her to the cell.¡± Shemanded and they rushed to my side. ¡°No, no! where is my son? Rie¨CLuna, please I need to see my son!¡± I pleaded, desperation evident in my voice as I fell on my knees as the guards were trying to hold me. ¡°What is going on here?¡± I spun around to see his very familiar handsome face, Lucien. ¡°Luc¨CAlpha please, I have to see him,¡± I pleaded, tears cascading down my face. ¡°What are you doing out here?¡± he demanded, ring at me and I could swear I saw disgust in his eyes. ¡°I caught her trying to run away,¡± she red at me and then walked to Lucien¡¯s side. ¡°Anyways, what¡¯s going on?¡± She questioned. ¡°I can smell him, my baby¨Che¡¯s here¨Che¡¯s nearby,¡± I croaked out in tears and she scoffed. Lucien began to walk towards the main building and Rielle beckoned to the guards to let me be. ¡°Don¡¯t let her out of this gate, else¡­,¡± With that, she followed Lucien and I quickly ¨C got up and went after them. Kai¡¯s smell was stronger in the mansion than from outside, and for some reasons. not known to me, I had a gnawing feeling that something very bad was going on. As I quickly entered the deliberation room, where Lucien and Rielle entered, I discovered that the smell was intense in the room, and with the way Lucien clenched his jaw, I knew something was very wrong. ¡°I was about to send someone to get you now,¡± he said, his face emotionless. ¡°What happened to Kai?,¡± I asked, but it came out in a whisper.. ¡°Well, I was about to ask you that, Amara.¡± He paused and took a step closer. ¡°Where were you headed to?¡± I felt the ache in my chest but I managed to push it aside. I knew something had happened to Kai, but I just couldn¡¯t figure out what had happened. ¡°Where is Kai?,¡± I asked again and Rielle scoffed. ¡°You tell us!¡± she snapped. ¡°Where the fuck were you headed to?, to run away to meet your sister after you decapacitated your son!, she used and I felt my knees. go weak and the ache in my chest return with much force. What did she mean by that? I felt weak as I didn¡¯t know anything but the fact that something had indeed happened to Kai. ¡°Where is Kai?!¡± I yelled and she pointed to a small box on the table. I quickly ran to open it and what I saw shattered my heart to pieces. 0 COMMENT Chapter 61 Thu, 14 Mar It smelled so much like Kai and I held it. I fell to the ground as Rielle kept hissing and scoffing and ring at me. Lucian on the other hand looked pissed as his jaw clenched. I knew it was Kai, he had that scar on his left hand when he fell from a bicycle when he was 4. ¡°Amara, tell us why you were trying to run away,¡± Lucien demanded and Rielle rolled her eyes. ¡°She won¡¯t say it. Obviously, she wanted to run away after what she¡¯s done,¡± she spat out ruefully and I bit back tears. I had cried enough that I felt like there were no more tears left in me. ¡°I¨CI- ¡°You what!, you have nothing to say?, fine, I know that I¡¯m right anyways,¡± She said. ¡°Who sent this?¡± I asked, ignoring Rielle¡¯s statement. She scoffed again and I believe she was about to say something before Lucien held out a hand, interrupting her. ¡°I would love to know that too, but it seems that¡¯s impossible seeing as you won¡¯t speak. Perhaps a night or two in the cell would teach you something,¡± He said and I shook my head vigorously. ¡°What a good mother.¡± I ignored Rielle¡¯s statement. I had no intention of going back to that horrible cell. ¡°They chopped off my son¡¯s finger,¡± I stated, in a daze as tears began to drop. I felt numb all over, even the ache in my chest, dissipating. ¡°Yes, they did. And if you want us to believe that you aren¡¯t with them, tell us why you were in such desperation to go out,¡± he said and I bit my lower l*ps. Perhaps if I tell Lucien, he would be able to help me, he might be able to track. down the number and find who it belongs to, he was after all, Lucien and Kai were his sons. 12:17 Thu, 14 Mar I red at Rielle, I know she did this, I just need hard proof, something. irrefutable,something she would not be able to deny. 53% ¡°What have you done to my son?¡± I turned to her this time, eyes zing with anger and she seemed to be taken aback by the usation and she widened her eyes, before regaining herposure. ¡°I? You always do this Amaral, you always me someone for your own bullshits!¡± I shook my head vigorously. ¡°I know you had something to do with this! I know you did this! I have been so quiet and calm,¡± I paused, managing to control my breath. ¡°I have kept quiet and let you take Rick from me, allowed him to call you. ¡®mummy¡®, allowed you to humiliate me, but no more. Please, just give me back my son,¡± I pleaded, Kai¡¯s image flooding my memories. ¡°Amara!!,¡± Lucian yelled and I grabbed a bottle of vodka that was on the table and chugged it. Rielle scoffed and Lucien just looked at me, no emotion whatsoever on his face. ¡°Take her,¡± Lucien said to the guards, and as they walked towards me, I raised a hand, to stop them and I nced at him.. He told them to leave and Rielle scoffed. ¡°I hope you are ready to speak now,¡± she questioned, ring murderously at me. I ignored her and sat down, dropping the now¨Cempty bottle. Rielle sat down and Lucien joined her. ¡°I received a call telling me-¡± ¡°Oh great! I forgot to have your phone seized. Have you beenmunicating with your sister and her boyfriend?¡± She demanded. ¡°What call?¡± Lucien asked, ¡°Where is this phone right now?¡± Rielle questioned and I brought it out of my bag and gave it to Lucien, ignoring her outstretched arm. ¡°It¡¯s a hidden number. The person said I should go to Silverpine Lake, that it was important-¡± ¡°What was so important? What¡¯s in Silverpine Lake?,¡± he demanded and I shrugged. ¡°I thought it had something to do with Kai or Eve¨CI just wanted to know that she was okay,¡± I exined as I saw Lucien go through the call history. ¡°And you couldn¡¯t guess whose voice it belongs to!,¡± he asked, raising a brow and I nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Interesting-¡± ¡°Can you track the number, that¡¯s our only lead right now-¡± I was saying before Rielle cut me off. ¡°You must think of yourself as some sort of detective right now,¡± she snapped and I swallowed hard, I wouldn¡¯t lose myposure and any chance of getting my son back because of this b*tch, anymore.. ¡°A good idea, the only thing is, there¡¯s no number. There is no way we can track this,¡± he revealed and my heart sank as my eyes went to the box, my son¡¯s finger was chopped out of his hand! ¡°Tell me the truth, Amara, the absolute truth. Do you know anything about this?,¡± he demanded and I red at him, the shock evident on my face. ¡°Are you you know I¡¯m innocent. I wouldn¡¯t hurt my son!!, I yelled. Rielle hissed. ¡°Then why were you trying to run away?¡± ¡°The call, I really wanted to know what was going on. I was scared that it was about Kai and the voice sounded so urgent,¡± I exined. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯d say anything to save your own skin,¡± she retorted and I curled my hand in a fist. ¡°I am no traitor!!, I wouldn¡¯t do anything to hurt my own children. What kind of mother does that-¡± ¡°A mother like you. A bad mother! You aren¡¯t even fit to be a mother because why 12:17 Thu, 14 Mar would you do this!,¡± she berated and I closed my eyes, willing my anger to dissipate. I nced at Lucien, his expression, unreadable. I was even more hurt by his reaction. He seemed unbothered and I was beginning to suspect that he didn¡¯t even trust me anymore. ¡°Amara, this is yourst time to answer me honestly. Did you do this to spite me and try to run away so as not to get caught?¡± I stared at him, my mouth wide open as my eyes bulged. He didn¡¯t seem like he was faking it. He seemed genuine. ¡°No. I promise,¡± I said firmly and he nodded. 52% ¡°Go back to your room and don¡¯t try to leave this mansion again,¡± he warned and I turned to leave. ¡°Are you just going to let her go like that? she¡¯s lying. She¡¯s fooling you! If the call indeed seemed urgent, why didn¡¯t she find you to inform you?¡± She shrieked. ¡°I was so scared that I didn¡¯t think about that!¡± I eximed.. Lucien seemed to think about it for a while before nudging me to leave. Rielle whined andined, muttering strings of insults as I left. I went to my room and plopped down on the bed, the events of the past few hours. rushing back to me and I sighed. I couldn¡¯t even cry anymore. My son had just been made to be a person with disfigured fingers. reason I didn¡¯t do anything wrong, I couldn¡¯t think of any they could probably have for chopping off his finger. Every day in this mansion, my fear intensifies and I¡¯m left to wonder if there is. even someone I can trust. I definitely couldn¡¯t trust Greyson, I didn¡¯t know if Giselle told him anything or Lucien did, he was beginning to stare at me in a way that seemed as if he knew was suspecting him. Someone began rapidly knocking on my door and I groaned as I got up to open the door. Mar As soon as I opened the door, my breath hit my throat as he hugged me. ¡°Rick,¡± I whispered, holding him tightly in my embrace and inhaling his smell, unconsciously still scared that Rielle might take him away from me. ¡°Mummy,¡± he murmured and I pulled away as I crouched down to his level, looking at him intently. I miss my son!,so much. 52% ¡°Are you alright? are you sick anywhere? Have you been eating well? is Luna taking care of you very fine?¡± I kept on asking him various questions as I checked his b*dy, looking for any kind of sign of mistreatment. ¡°Mummy, I¡¯m fine,¡± he said and I nodded, sniffing as I fought to blink back the tears that threatened to cloud my features. ¡°Are you sure?¡± I asked as I carried him and sat him on the bed. ¡°Yes, Luna mummy gives me lots of candies,¡± he said, grinning widely and I sighed. ¡°Candies aren¡¯t good for your tooth, sweetie.¡± ¡°Mummy, I think something has happened to Kai,¡± he asked and I quickly nced at him, my heart racing. He must¡¯ve felt it too. ¡°What is it, baby?¡± ¡°My finger is painting me since,¡± he said, dragging the ¡°since¡± He must¡¯ve felt it because of their twin bond. Since it was just the finger, then he was fine. ¡°Why-¡± Suddenly the door barged open and I came face to face with an enraged Rielle. ¡°Come here, Rick,¡± then she smiled at me. ¡°I want to show you something.¡± My breath hitched in my throat. She wouldn¡¯t dare do that! Chapter 62 Chapter 62 I nced at her, as the tears cascaded down her smooth face and I wanted nothing more than to k*ss all those tears away. I wanted to eliminate anything that made her cry, I never wanted to see her in pain. I was in pain as I listened to Rielle abuse and humiliate her and my heart ached at that. My heart yearned for nothing more than her, her skin, her rosy pink l*ps, and the way they pouted when she was angry. Holding myself back wasn¡¯t easy, but it had to be done. I swallowed hard as I watched her turn her back on me, leaving, in pain. She must think of me as mean, cruel, and undeserving of her love. But I hoped that one day, just one day, she¡¯d understand that I did all I did, for her,for our son, our children. I abandoned my kin before, my very own blood, but no more. I won¡¯t let them win this one. ¡°What are you thinking about, my love,¡± she asked as she wove her hand through my hair, seductively. I smiled as I stared at her, my eyes twinkling and she understood as she brought her l*ps close and our l*ps met, it was supposed to be a passionate k*ss, but it felt forced and disgusting. I pulled away and she smiled. ¡°I hope our baby looks like you,¡± she said and I inwardly scoffed. ¡®Our?¡®, what a stupid b*tch!. She must¡¯ve really believed I was that into her. ¡°Uh uh, she¡¯s going to be as beautiful as you,¡± I said and she smiled shyly. ¡°Do we keep letting Amara stay here? I¡¯m worried about Rick being unable to let her go. You know children¡­.,¡± I pointed out, hoping she¡¯d see reasons with me. One thing I realized was that she didn¡¯t want Amara to leave the mansion. For some reason, she wanted her here. I initially thought it was to spite and humiliate her, but upon my further findings, I believed there was another reason, one that was very important and could possibly help their cause. ¡°Who knows what she¡¯s going to plot as soon as she leaves here? We can¡¯t take that 12:17 Thu, 14 Mar risk, I¡¯d rather she just stays here,¡± she argued and I nodded. ¡°And about Rick?¡± 52% ¡°He¡¯s still a child, he doesn¡¯t know anything, I¡¯ll make him see her as nothing but an evil person she is, don¡¯t worry about that,¡± she said confidently. So confidently that I was scared that she was plotting something else. ¡°Anyways, talking about Rick, my little soldier. Where is he?,¡± I asked and she sighed. ¡°I left him sleeping in my room. Let me go and get him,¡± she said and turned to leave. ¡°Rielle,¡± I called out and she spun around. ¡°Thank you,¡± I said with a smile and she furrowed her brows and then walked towards me and k*ssed my forehead. ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± ¡°No, you did. You¡¯ve been taking great care of Rick, even though you¡¯re not his biological mother,¡± I stated and she shrugged. ¡°That I¡¯m not his biological mother doesn¡¯t mean he¡¯s not mine. He¡¯s your son, also mine and I feel sorry for him, for having such a mother¡± My heart clenched at the way she insulted Her. She was the most amazing mother I know, with everything she¡¯s done for her children, she doesn¡¯t deserve to be judged by someone evil. ¡°Let me go get him,¡± she said as she began walking away. I really needed to tone down my harshness towards Amara and these days, she didn¡¯t seem to be doing fine. I opened the phone Amara had given to me and went to the photos section. I smiled as I looked at the pictures, there were many, of her being in ab coat, a shrug, her and her mother, and she and my boys. The wallpaper was of the two boys and I smiled. She was the best mother one could ask for. Chapter 62 ¡°Can you imagine!!,this stupid b*tch was about to steal our son again!,¡± it was Rielle. She barged in with a frightened¨Clooking Rick. I quickly hid the box, not wanting Rick to see it. It was too gory for a young child. ¡°Daddy,¡± he called out, rushing to hug me. He was already in tears. I had finally revealed that I was his father and he was so happy. He even said so himself, that he has always asked Amara about who his father was, but she always shut him up. It was weird hearing him call me daddy, but I loved it. Rielle wanted to change his name, iming that ¡®Rick¡® was too ¡®humanist¡¯.It took a lot of convincing to stop her. The next thing I knew, she had made him start. calling her ¡®mummy¡°. ¡°What is it, my strong cub?¡± ¡°I want to see mummy, I miss her so much and Luna¡¯s mummy won¡¯t let me go. close to her. I hate Luna mummy, she¡¯s mean!,¡± he said in between sobs. I wanted to scream ¡®ME TOO!¡® But it took everything I had in me to not say anything and just smile. ¡°Luna mummy is your mummy too, Everything she does for you, it¡¯s because she loves you,¡± I said, consoling him. ¡°But Daddy, something has happened to Kai,¡± he said and I stared at Him. The twin bond. Amara had once told me that she didn¡¯t know why, but it seemed like they didn¡¯t have a twin bond. Apparently, they do. They had a bond and he must¡¯ve felt it when Kai¡¯s finger was chopped off. ¡°I don¡¯t think so, dear. Kai is fine. We¡¯ll soon get him. In the meantime, stay close to your Luna mummy and always listen to her. She has your best interest at heart and she loves you,¡± I exined as I stood up. ¡°No!!,she¡¯s not my mother! Daddy, please forgive mummy. I miss her,¡± he said crying and I carried him, wiping his tears as I felt his pain. 12:18 14 Mar 52% ¡°You see, she has poisoned his mind about me,¡± Rielle who had been quiet all this while suddenly said and I shook my head. ¡°She doesn¡¯t strike me as the type to do such a thing,¡± I pointed out and she scoffed. ¡°She doesn¡¯t seem like the type to liaise with terrorists either, yet, here we are. I shook my head, suddenly feeling like defending Amara. ¡°Are you in support of her doing all these right now?,¡± she asked, raising a brow and I shrugged. ¡°I¡¯m not. Really, but I just don¡¯t think she¡¯d dare try to paint a bad image of you, to insult you. She should be scared of my wrath. She sighed and I nced at Rick who was already dozing off. ¡°Let me take him to bed,¡± she said as she cradled him in her arms and sauntered off. I had no idea why she and her fellow blood creeks did that to Kai. Perhaps, Amara had said something that didn¡¯t sit well with them, and chopping off her son¡¯s finger was the best way to teach her a lesson. I stood up and went to the archery range, desperately in need of a kind of distraction from the thoughts running through my head. ¡°Greyson,¡± I said as soon as I got there. He was alone, shooting arrows,with his eyes. narrowed in concentration. ¡°Yes, Alpha,¡± he spun around, dropping his bow. ¡°Care to share?¡± ¡°Share what?,¡± he questioned with furrowed brows and I chuckled as I picked the bow. ¡°Oh,¡± he snickered. ¡°It must¡¯ve been you who told Amara that shooting arrows alone means that the person is thinking about something.¡± ¡°Well, isn¡¯t that right?¡± I demanded with a raised brow. ¡°So what are you thinking about?¡± ¡°What are you also thinking about? You didn¡¯t juste here, hoping to find me,¡± 14 Mar he said and I red at him. If he wasn¡¯t my best friend and beta, I¡¯d have punched him right now. E ¡°Do you really trust Rielle that much,¡± he asked and I nced at his face briefly, before looking away, looking for any kind of expression. ¡°I don¡¯t know how much I trust her. But I do trust her,¡± I admitted and he sighed. ¡°And Amara? You don¡¯t really believe all those usations do you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve got no choice. I did love her, but what¡¯s she¡¯s done, to my children? I can¡¯t forgive that,¡± I said as I shot an arrow, hitting the bullseye. ¡°I personally think you¡¯re making a mistake to trust Rielle,¡± he said and I stopped. myself from telling him that I also made a mistake in trusting him in the past. ¡°I miss Raven,¡± I said, changing the topic and he nodded. ¡°I miss the days when we didn¡¯t have to worry about whom to trust or who not to trust. This mansion was very safe, now not anymore,¡± hemented and I nodded. It was then that I realized something very important. Amara might¡¯ve been right, I really couldn¡¯t trust Greyson or anyone in this mansion. There was someone close to me who has been acting as a double agent, to both Silverpine and the blood. creek. Chapter 63 Chapter 63 I have decided that the best course of action was to find Lucien, alone, and what better ce than his room? If he was still on my side, he wouldn¡¯t let Rielle go to his room and I was counting on that. The humiliation I have been receiving keeps getting worse and I didn¡¯t think I could take it anymore. I walked briskly to his room and the guards red at me. I swallowed hard, hoping that the guards from that day hadn¡¯t told them what transpired between us and how I lied. ¡°What business do you have here?,¡± he asked gruffly and I suddenly wished I was Eve. She¡¯d know what to do or say and how to even sneak in without them. noticing, she told me that she¡¯d done that before when she was telling me how Lucien loves me and that he would always look at a picture of me before sleeping. ¡°The Alpha sent me. He said I should wait in his room,¡± I said, confidently, gazing at their faces. ¡°Go back, ma¡¯am. We have specific orders not to believe anything you say- What the fuck! ¡°Who gave those orders? the Luna-¡± ¡°Save it. Just Go back before we are forced to throw you into the cell,¡± he said and I suddenly lost all the confidence I had. ¡°You have to believe ¡°Get back ma¡¯am.¡± ¡°No, see, you have to help me, please-¡± They kept interrupting me and the other guard red at me. ¡°I think a few days in the cell will do you a few good. We heard how you almost made our colleague lose his job,¡± he said and I shook my head. 12:18 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°It wasn¡¯t intentional. Look, Luc¨Cthe alpha is on my side. He doesn¡¯t trust Rielle and I know that you guys are his most trusted men, you should know¨C¡± I kept rambling until I saw them advance towards me and I knew what they were about to do. I couldn¡¯t just sit and watch them take me to that disgusting cell, so I turned around and fled. I went back to my room and kept pacing around, thinking of ways to meet Lucien alone. There was a knock on my door and I hurriedly opened it, toe face to face with. the familiar hazel eyes. It was the maid that brought Lucien¡¯s letter to me when I was in the cell. ¡°I came to clean the room,¡± she said and I grabbed her arm, with desperation In my eyes. ¡°Please, where¡¯s lucien?-I mean, the alpha?¡± She tried to pull herself free, but my grip tightened. ¡°Please, I need to have a word with him, I beg you, please,¡± I pleaded, the desperation now clouding my features. She used her back to close the door and I let go of her arm, realizing that she wanted to tell me something. ¡°He¡¯s in the deliberation room, alone. Rielle is in her room,¡± she was still saying when I cut her off. ¡°Thank you!¡± I dashed out of the room, controlling the urge to run towards where Lucien was. I was close now and I could feel Nova¡¯s excitement. I pushed the door open, panting as I looked at a surprised and horrified Lucien. His expression then changed to being angry and I swallowed hard. ¡°Lucien-¡± ¡°What the fuck are you doing here?¡± ×ÔÆø.52%Òæ ¡°To see you. I can¡¯t do this anymore, I can¡¯t wait and I need to know..are you still on my side?¡± I questioned as I moved towards the refrigerator while he watched me, visibly surprised. ¡°On your side..for?¡± he red at me. ¡°I can¡¯t bear the abuse and humiliation from Rielle anymore..¡± ¡°So what are you saying?,¡± he asked, cutting me off and I winced at his harsh tone. I didn¡¯t want to believe what I was thinking. ¡°Lucien¡­¡± ¡°Alpha!, we are not mates, I can¡¯t-¡± ¡°Lucien, she¡¯s not here, nob*dy is here, we can talk freely¨C¡± He stomped his hands on the table, loudly and I jolted with fright. ¡°What.¡± ¡°Shut up, Amara. Shut up and get out of here!¡± he growled and Nova whimpered and my eyes began to water. He really wasn¡¯t acting or faking it. He was really not on my side anymore. ¡°Okay¨Cbefore I leave¨Cwhere¡¯s Eve?,¡± I demanded with tears in my eyes and he red at me in disgust. ¡°I¡¯ve been asking ou that. Where is your sister!¡± ¡°You sent me a letter, assuring me of her safety, I was such a fool. I thought¨C,¡±I broke down in tears, unable toplete my sentence. ¡°What letter?¡± he demanded through gritted teeth. I gasped. If he didn¡¯t send that letter, then who did and why had that maid told me that it came from the Alpha? ¡°There was a¨Ca maid, she brought the letter and I had thought it was from your because of the content and besides, she imed it was for you,¡± I exined and he shook his head. ¡°Why would I send to a rebellious traitor!¡± He eximed. Thu, 14 Mar 12:18 52 ¡°Let me see this letter. and where¡¯s this maid!¡± He demanded and I shook my head. ¡°I tore the letter, so it won¡¯t be found by Rielle-¡± ¡°Luna,¡± he corrected and the ache in my chest came back worse again. ¡°Yes, I didn¡¯t want it to be found by her. And the maid¨CI forgot her name, but I¡¯ve seen her in this mansion before. She even told me where to find you and that¡¯s why I¡¯m here,¡± I exined, sniffing as I wiped my tears. ¡°So that day in the cell-¡± ¡°It was to get information from you!¡± I bit back the fresh set of tears that was about to drop. I wouldn¡¯t be weak and keep on crying like this. I had to find a way to get out of this mansion. Now that I¡¯ve acknowledged that Lucien wasn¡¯t on my side, I knew he would take good care of our son and make sure nothing happens to him. It was now up to me to leave this ce quickly and find Kai before he lost another b*dy part. Lucien beckoned on the guards toe close and they walked towards us briskly. ¡°What is this maid¡¯s name?,¡± he demanded and I shook my head, realizing that I never asked what her name was. ¡°I don¡¯t know. But I left her in my room, she was about to clean it,¡± I revealed and he nodded. ¡°Go to her room and get the maid there,¡± hemanded and they left, then he turned to me. ¡°Stay here. This might be another ploy of yours to run away,¡± he noted and I nodded. He was busy on hisptop and I nced around, thinking of a conversation I was going to bring up as I wasn¡¯t crying anymore. ¡°I can¡¯t believe I thought you were on my side,¡± I said,in a bid to get him to talk to
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He instead kept quiet and I sighed. ¡°Lucien, can we please talk? The other day you. seemed sincere. You don¡¯t really trust Rielle, even if you do trust her, you don¡¯t trust her as much,¡± I kept rambling and he finally stopped what he was doing and A Mar 52 faced me. ¡°Stop it, Amara, just stop it!. And don¡¯t you dare refer to Luna by her name again! Also, you should stop thinking of yourself as a big shot because I made a mistake with you because the moon goddess made a silly mistake by making us mates! ¡°I¨CI stammered and he growled. ¡°Don¡¯t. You have nothing to say, therefore say nothing. Perhaps, having you exiled. will stop a lot of these bullshits!¡± I swallowed hard, having made my resolve, to leave this mansion as soon as I could. There was nothing there for me anymore. I had lost everything, Lucien, Rick, and even the title of Luna to Rielle and I couldn¡¯t bear anything anymore. What more was going to happen? my life will be taken next?. I shook my head. vehemently The guards burst in with a maid who had her head down and I scrunched my face in confusion as she raised her head up. This wasn¡¯t the maid I had left in my room. ¡°This isn¡¯t her,¡± I said as I red at the maid suspiciously, ¡°Who are you?¡± I demanded as I stood in front of her. ¡°This was the maid we found in the room, one of the guards said and the others. nodded. me ¡°Are you calling a fool? or blind? Or a liar?¡± I demanded, angrily. ¡°I know who I left in my room and this is not her!¡± I shot out firmly. ¡°Who the hell are you?¡± I questioned her and she bowed her head as she spoke. ¡°I got a message from Yulianna that you sent her on an errand and I should please help her clean your room¨CI was just doing that when these guards barged in and dragged me here,¡± she exined and I chuckled bitterly. RIELLE!!,that stupid b*tch!. She had fooled me. All these were her doings. É« Chapter 64 It took a while before I was able to convince Lucien that I was also fooled and urged him to see that there was a greater threat in this mansion than me. The guards had searched around for Yulianna, but she wasn¡¯t found, it was like she just disappeared. The guards at the gate didn¡¯t see her leave. Rielle of course said I was just pretending and I was aware of everything going on. She said I made the letter up and was only doing all these for attention. It took all the strength and endurance I had in me not tond her a powerful punch. I swallowed hard, taking in all the insults and humiliations as I walked back to my room. I woke up with a start as I felt as if someone was in my room. I nced around, my heart racing and I calmed down as soon as I saw that everything was in its right. ce. There was no need for me to panic. I walked to the refrigerator to grab a drink when an envelope caught my eye. nced around, cautiously, looking for a weapon of any kind and then baring my fingers out instead. I had forgotten that I could now do that. I picked up the envelope and scented it for any trace of its origin but the only thing I perceived was Lavender, just like the first envelope. It was the same type of envelope that was sent to me when I was in the cell. I inhaled deeply as I thought of who might have sent it. One thing I did know for sure was that whoever sent it had a thing forvenders or smelled likevender and there was no one I knew who smelled like that. I cautiously tore the envelope open, to see another typed note. The person who kept sending this didn¡¯t want his or her identity found. I furrowed my brows. Whoever sent this letter really loved the riddles. ¡®Amara, the n remains, ahead we must go, keep enduring.¡± What the hell does that mean? what n? endure?. I will not endure anything! I¡¯m done enduring! 175 A How the hell did it even get to my room in the first ce? 52% ? I hissed and tore the note. Whoever it was, I didn¡¯t care anymore, I would find a way to get out of this mansion and find Eve and Norman. I had a feeling that they would be in Greyvine, to find a way to break Norman¡¯s oath. As soon as I got out of my room, I asked a guard that Rielle personally posted on my door, to prevent me from roaming around the mansion or leaving. ¡°Did someonee into my room?¡± He shook his head and I curled my fist in a ball, thoroughly annoyed. ¡°Did you leave this ce at all? like to use the toilet or even-¡± He didn¡¯t let me finish asking my question before he shook his head in denial and I sighed. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± I spun around to find Giselle. She was smiling. ¡°I don¡¯t know, I¡¯m just tired,¡± I said and she nodded. ¡°Aren¡¯t we all? You look like shit, by the way, no offense,¡± she said and I chuckled. ¡°Thank you,¡± I said and she smiled. ¡°I heard what happened with the maid,¡± she stated and I nodded. ¡°You look stressed, you¡¯ve been worrying a lot. You have to calm down and trust that everything is going to be fine,¡± she said as she walked to my room and I followed her. ¡°She even has a guard stand in front of your door,¡± she mentioned and snickered as she plopped onto the only sofa in the room. ¡°I really don¡¯t know what to do again with Rielle. I don¡¯t know why she derives so much joy in humiliating me, I said as I walked to the refrigerator. ¡°You want a drink?¡± I turned to her and she shook her head. I picked a bottle of vodka and a ss and sat on the bed, pouring myself a drink. I had been drinking a lot for the past few days, yet I felt like I needed a drink every time. I missed being a doctor. A 12:18 Thu, 14 Mar 52% ¡°I never liked her since when he decided to take her as his mate seven years ago. I warned him, she was just too annoying, I¡¯ve known her since we were children,¡± she paused and grabbed the bottle from me, her face had an expression of pain etched on it. +61 She continued, ¡°She always said she was going to be Luna, and she boasted. about it, even though there was another choice of Luna, I don¡¯t know how she knew that and how she pulled it off that she ended up being with Lucien. He never liked her either,¡± she confessed as she passed the bottle onto me. ¡°When she was just a child?¡± I asked, furrowing my eyebrows. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Who was supposed to be Luna?¡± I asked since she said that there was another choice of Luna. She hesitated and then spoke in a whisper, ¡°Selene Deforte.¡± I gasped, cing my palm on my mouth to prevent myself from making a noise. Selene Deforte was unarguably the most beautiful woman in Silverpine, I remembered meeting her a few times in Silverpine Mall. And she was kind, she even greeted me the few times we met, unlike those high ranked wolves who saw. kind as almost like servants. my I believe it was about a year before I met Lucien, A rumor began to spread about Selene being pregnant for the rival pack¡¯s Alpha. The rumors were so vicious that I began to even pity her at that time. The former Alpha was furious and gave the death sentence to her family as she fled to the pack. After that, we didn¡¯t hear from her ever again. Nob*dy knows if she died or if she survived. ¡°You know, now that I think about it¨CRielle might have had a hand in what happened..,¡± She stated and I gasped, engulfed with fear. If she could annihte a whole family, then who was I? ¡°We mustn¡¯t underestimate her,¡± she said again and I nodded. ¡°What about Greyson, does he trust her?,¡± I questioned. L 12:18 Thu, 14 Mar She seemed to think about it for a while and when she finally did, she hesitated. ¡°Greyson¨Che¨CI don¡¯t know, he¡¯s just..,¡± she was stuttering and I sensed that something was wrong. ¡°What is it?,is something going on?¡± I questioned as I inched closer to her. She sighed and rubbed her forehead. ¡°I feel like I don¡¯t know him anymore, he feels like a different person!,¡± shemented and I furrowed my brows. ¡°Greyson?¡± ¡°We are all going through different things, we just have each other, us women to confide in ourselves, you know..,¡± she trailed off and I nodded slowly. ¡°What did Greyson do?¡± I questioned, taking a sip from my drink. 52%A ¦° ¡°I don¡¯t know I can¡¯t say for sure, but I feel like he has something to do with my children-, you know¨Cthe stillbirths,¡± she breathed out and I furrowed my brows, the confusion, apparent in my face. ¡°How?¡± ¡°You know..as women, we should confide in each other,¡± she said and I narrowed my eyes. She was beginning to sound suspicious, like she wanted us to be close or she wanted to get me to say something to her, perhaps a secret. I smiled inwardly. So that¡¯s what she was after, my secret. She could¡¯ve been sent. by Rielle or even Greyson for all I know. I had to be extremely careful with her. ¡°What made you think so?,¡± I asked and she bent her head. ¡°I¡¯ve seen him do some kind of rituals I believe have been forbidden for a long time,¡± she revealed and I gasped. ¡°Are you saying-¡± ¡°Yes, I don¡¯t trust my husband,¡± she concluded as she took a swig from the bottle again. I shook my head in pity as I held her hands. ¡°We are in this together, you don¡¯t have to hide anything from me,¡± she stated and I nodded. to 12:18 Thu, 14 Mar 52% ¡°About your chest ache,¡± she started after a long silence and I sighed. So that was what she wanted to know. She had probably revealed to Rielle that it was serious and important and that was why I was hiding it. ¡°It¡¯s fine now. It was actually due to an allergic reaction,¡± I said and she nodded. ¡°Are you sure?,¡± she asked, peering into my eyes and I nodded. ¡°So you don¡¯t have a clue as to where Eve or Norman are?,¡± she asked and I nodded. ¡°I wonder why Eve will bring him here? Do you really trust her?,¡± she asked again and I mentally rolled my eyes. She wasn¡¯t even making it subtle, she was throwing it in my face that she wanted to know my secret. ¡°I don¡¯t know.I don¡¯t even know who to trust anymore,¡± I confessed. ¡°You can trust me!¡± I peered into her face as I held her hands, ¡°can I really trust you?¡± Chapter 65 Chapter 65 I smiled sadly, as I watched Rielle and Rick, the tree shielding me from their view. My heart clenched at the sight and I was suddenly enraged. Wondering why and how she could steal my son, without remorse.. She whispered something to him and he giggled, baring his teeth. She held his hand, swinging him around. Any other person watching would think that she loves him so much, they¡¯d never believe that she was the same person who kidnapped him.But I knew the truth. I know that she stole him from me, she stole them from me! I came out of my room, with an excuse to the guard that I was going to just take a walk and that he could trail behind me to make sure I wasn¡¯t running away. I was d when he told me that I could go. I clenched my fist, feeling the heat rise within me as anger coursed through my veins. I will never let her get away with this, I will fight with every ounce of strength I have in me, to reim what is rightfully mine. My children and bing the Luna! With each passing moment, my anger intensified and I tried to pull myself away, but for some reason, I couldn¡¯t, I wanted to storm there, rip my son away from her, and punch that sly smile out of her face. But I knew th would only cause me more problems as she might retaliate by doing something much worse to Kai. I had to be patient and find a way out of this mansion. I reluctantly tore my gaze away from them. Inhaling deeply as I struggled to fight back the tears that were threatening to cloud my features. I wouldn¡¯t give her that satisfaction, I wouldn¡¯t cry anymore, it was time to n! I will not rest until my son is back, until I get back every other thing that was taken from me.No matter what it takes, I will reim what was stolen from me. ¡°Amara?¡± I spun around quickly toe face to face with Giselle and as she looked at the sight, she nodded,her eyesced with understanding and I sighed. ¡°Come, let¡¯s go, on,¡± she said, beckoning me to follow her and I hesitantly. walked with her, remembering ourst conversation where she had wanted me to spill my secrets and told me to trust her. I smiled and told her that since we were after all in the same boat, I could trust her. I then thoroughly convinced her that my ache was nothing to worry about. I had not even walked about five steps when suddenly, a few guards appeared in front of me. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Giselle questioned with furrowed brows. ¡°We are here to take her in for questioning. Alpha¡¯s order,¡± one of the guards said and my heart skipped a beat. Questioning for what exactly? I red at them as my heart raced, perhaps he found out that I was spying on Rielle and Rick. They moved to grab my arms. ¡°I¡± I tried to shake them off. ¡°Let go of her, this instant!You know who I am!¡± Giselle yelled and they looked at each other as they released my arms from their grip. ¡°It¡¯s The Alpha¡¯s order, we can¡¯t do anything about it.¡± ¡°Lucien ordered this?¡± She red at them and they nodded. ¡°Fine, just let her be. She¡¯ll go with you guys,¡± she said and I looked at her in appreciation. ¡°Letting a rebel walk free?¡± We turned back to see Rielle who had joined us, holding Rick with her. My stomach somersaulted. It would be humiliating to let my son see me like this, and knowing Rielle, I knew that she wouldn¡¯t hesitate to take any opportunity to make me feel worthless and humiliated in front of him. ¡°Was this your doing?¡± I asked her, my eyes narrowing to slits and she shrugged. ¡°Can¡¯t take all the credit.¡± ¡°What did I do wrong this time?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see, take her,¡± she said to the guards and they rushed to my side, tightening their grip on my arms. 215 12:18 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°Stop!, stop this,this instant!,¡± Giselle yelled and then turned to Rielle. ¡°You¡¯re going to be a mother yourself soon, how, why are you doing this!!,at least for the sake of her son, please stop,don¡¯t do this here. She won¡¯t run away, on her own¡± she pleaded on my behalf and my heart fluttered. she¡¯ll go Perhaps she wasn¡¯t as evil as I had thought and was only trying to help me. ¡°Your concern for a rebel is touching, but perhaps if she had thought about all that, we wouldn¡¯t be in this situation,¡± Rielle shot out and then turned to the guards. ¡°Take her away.¡± I bit back tears as Rick watched with mouth wide agape as I was dragged away, with Rielle whispering something to him. I was taken to the deliberation room, where Lucien, Greyson, and a few elders were already gathered. Giselle, who had been following us, entered almost immediately, followed by Rick and Rielle. She was holding him, intent on making sure he witnessed everything being done to me. ¡°What is going on here?¡± Giselle demanded, ring at Lucien. I closed my eyes, struggling with the tears that threatened to fall. ¡°Do you know why you are here?¡°Lucien questioned and I shook my head, fearful of speaking so that my tears wouldn¡¯t fall. ¡°Please¨Ctake¨Ctake Rick away from here,¡± I croaked out, blinking back the tears. ¡°No, he¡¯s a man. He should watch and learn,¡± Rielle stated firmly as she smiled at him. ¡°Show her,¡± Lucien said to Greyson and he moved close to me with a tablet in his hand. He yed a video. ¡°Watch¡± he muttered and I stared at the screen, my breath. hitching in my throat as I realized what it was. It was a video of me, in my room seeing that letter and looking around. suspiciously and then chuckling and tearing up the letter. 12:18 Thu, 14 Mar Someone had set up a camera in my room. So I didn¡¯t even have any privacy. ¡°What are the contents of that letter?,¡± Lucien demanded and I swallowed hard, suddenly filled with rage as I clenched my fist. 52%A ¡°Seriously!!, setting a camera in her private space? Lucy,i¡¯m disappointed!¡± Giselle yelled and hissed. I chuckled, surprising everyone. ¡°Since you kept a camera in my room, you might as well take the video forward to find out who put the letter there,¡± I stated and Rielle shook her head. ¡°Unrepentant traitor!¡± Greyson took the video backward and I unclenched my fist and curled it tightly as anger coursed through my veins. The person who dropped the letter was someone whose face was obscured. The person wore a hood as if they could detect that there was a camera in the room. ¡°Then ask your guards! you stationed them in front of my room! they should¡¯ve seen the person who entered my room!¡± I shot out angrily. ¡°We found them dead, wasn¡¯t that why you were able to get out to spy on Luna?,¡± Greyson bit out and I gasped. Dead?, they were very much alive when I left them. ¡°No. I told them I wanted to go out for some fresh air..they were very much alive. when I left,¡± I shrieked, suddenly horrified,wondering what was going on. ¡°Or you went out, to give your associates enough time to murder them,¡± Rielle pointed out and I scoffed. ¡°Why would I risk doing that?¡± ¡°What does the letter say?,¡± Lucien asked again and I shook my head. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, it was cryptic and I didn¡¯t even understand it. I don¡¯t even know who sent it!¡± I yelled out. ¡°Your associates in this mansion, who are they? mention them!¡± Rielle said and I red at her, my heart aching as I saw Rick looking at us, confused. A 12:18 14 Mar ¡°I don¡¯t have any associates!¡± I shot out! ¡°Who helped you murder them?¡± ¡°Where are Eve and Norman?¡± ¡°Where were youughing when you saw the letter?¡± Lucien held up a hand to stop them from their questioning and the room became silent again. ¡°I can¡¯t help you this time around if you don¡¯t help us, Amara,¡± He said firmly and I couldn¡¯t stop the tears anymore as they streamed down my face. ¡°I swear, I don¡¯t know anything. I was surprised to¨Cto see the letter¨CI know nothing about their deaths either,¡± I said in between sobs. ¡°If you aren¡¯t guilty, you should¡¯ve reported this to the Alpha as soon As you found it, but instead you went to spy on Luna,¡± one of the elders said and I shook my head. ¡°You were probably scheming on how best to kill her,¡± another said. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you were almost about to be the Luna of thismunity,¡± another elder shook his head in pity. Their words pierced through my heart, hurting me more than anything I¡¯ve ever felt. Suddenly, the ache in my chest returned and as I clutched my chest, I felt the air in my lungs being sucked away from me. É« Chapter 66 ¡°Amara!¡± ¡°What the fuck is going on!¡± ¡°You pretentious b*tch!¡± ¡°What is going on!!¡± ¡°Quickly! Go get the healer!¡± Their voices sounded so far away, as if they were floating in another realm, beyond. my reach. I tried to respond, to stop them from bringing in the healer but my voice failed me. It was as if I was trapped in my own b*dy. I realized I was now lying on the ground, still clutching my chest with several pairs of eyes watching me intently. Tears welled up in my eyes as frustration and a wave of helplessness washed. through me. I knew Rick would still be there. I didn¡¯t want him to see me like this! The pain intensified and I felt someone holding me up, I used my second hand to hold her hands, it was Giselle. ¡°Don¡¯t call the healer,¡± I heard her say as she looked at me with understanding. I heard voices that sounded like they were having an argument of some sort. It was probably Lucien asking why the healer shouldn¡¯te or if she knew anything about what was happening to me. Eventually, after what seemed like forever, the pain began to subside and I felt myself having control over my b*dy I sat up erect, removing my hand from my chest. ¡°Amara!¡± Lucien called out as soon as he noticed me sitting up. He must¡¯ve been too engrossed in his argument with Giselle to notice me. ¡°Have you finished pretending already?,¡± Rielle questioned, rolling her eyes. Giselle turned sharply to her, ring at her. ¡°I would expect more from the Lunal of Silverpine, but this behaviour of yours!it¡¯s pathetic and annoying,¡± she turned to the guards. ¡°Take this boy away from here,¡± she said, looking at Rick and as the Chapter 66. 14 Mar guards marched towards her, she red up. ×Ô:52% ¡°Why should they take him away from here? he needs to see all these things! He is the future of Silverpine, one day,he¡¯s going to be the alpha!,¡± she blurted out and I shook my head. ¡°No, he won¡¯t. Kai is first.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter!, we never can tell what could happen in the future,¡± She said and I could swear that I detected a hint of threat in her voice. Lucien raised a hand to silence us and almost immediately, the room became silent. ¡°Amara, what happened just now?¡± ¡°She was just pretending,¡± Rielle said before I could answer. ¡°Tell the guards to take Rick away, this is not the ce for children!¡± Giselle shot out, just as Lucien was about to say something. Lucien sighed and then looked at the guards, motioning for them to take Rick out. Rielle huffed and puffed, whining about how he was going to grow up to be soft and weak, Lucien didn¡¯t even answer her as he kept looking at me, waiting for my answer. ¡°If you¡¯re not pretending, then say it!!,don¡¯t just stand there and waste our time!¡± Rielle snapped and I swallowed hard, hoping that the ache wasn¡¯t a manifestation of my power or anything rted to my gifts. ¡°I¨Cum¨CI,¡± I nced at Giselle who nodded, urging me to continue and tell them. I was scared and I took a deep breath to calm my anxiety. It was then that the door. opened and the healer entered. I nced at her as I thought about what could possibly be the cause of the ache. ¡°I don¡¯t know what it is, but it has been going on for a while¡­.¡± I trailed off before Rielle interrupted me. ¡°When exactly is a while!¡± she snapped. I clenched my fist, struggling with the strong urge to punch her. I Cat Will Eve. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell anyone?,¡± Lucien questioned and I sighed, knowing I had a lot of exining to do. ¡°I thought it wasn¡¯t anything serious..it didn¡¯t start out this painful, it just got painful with time,¡± I exined, avoiding his gaze. ¡°Yet, you didn¡¯t think it necessary to tell anyone or even see the healer,¡± He pointed out and I kept quiet, knowing that there really was no exnation for what happened. ¡°Or is there a reason why you decided to hide it from everyb*dy-¡± ¡°I know about it,¡± Giselle chirped in and he turned to her. ¡°What was the purpose of keeping it hidden?¡± he furrowed his brows and she shrugged. Before she could say anything, I spoke. ¡°I didn¡¯t want to stress anyone, I begged her to keep it a secret.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°With everything going on right now, I don¡¯t think I should be a burden-¡± ¡°Damn right!¡± Rielle eximed. ¡°And you were a human doctor,¡± Lucien muttered and Rielle scoffed. Lucien faced the elders. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the sudden turn of events, but ater date will be fixed for her trial.¡± I almost chuckled, my life was indeed something else, indeed something else, I was even on trial and I didn¡¯t know. No wonder the same elders present at my trial were present. ¡°For now, you need to check her,¡± he said to the healer who nodded. The elders stood up and left the room, leaving only Rielle, Lucien, Giselle and I with the healer. She came close to me and touched my chest, feeling my heartbeat, then she checked my pulse. Chapter 66 ¡°Where is your mark?,¡± she asked and I nced at Lucien. ¡°Why is that important?,¡± Rielle questioned as she stepped forward. ¡°Or you don¡¯t know your job anymore!¡± She ignored Rielle and looked at me, I then showed her, and she examined it for a while and nodded as she stood up. ¡°It is as I suspected,¡± she faced Lucien.. ¡°The bond¡­the mate bond, there has been a problem with it. She needs to mate quickly or risk losing herself.¡± ¡°What do you mean by losing herself?¡± Lucien demanded with furrowed brows. ¡°Death, if she doesn¡¯t mate soon, the ache will get even worse and she¡¯ll die-¡± ¡°She¡¯ll die from a chest ache, is that what you¡¯re saying?¡± Giselle asked and the healer nodded. ¡°Shut up! it seems like you clearly do not know your job anymore so let me spell it out for you. Your job is to diagnose the kind of disease she has and find a remedy for it, Rielle shot out, ring murderously at the healer. The healer didn¡¯t react to the harsh tone directed at her. She instead spoke in a very calm tone. ¡°I have diagnosed her disease, in simpler terms, it¡¯s known as love sickness or in her case, heartbreak.¡± She paused and then faced Lucien directly. ¡°And as for the remedy. It¡¯s quite simple orplicated in her case. The one who marked her has to mate with her, again.¡± The room was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. ¡°Shut up! And get out!¡± It was Rielle and she sounded really pissed. She lunged forward and Lucien held her back. She was breathing heavily, visibly angry. ¡°Are there no other options?,¡± Lucien demanded, ignoring Rielle who kept huffing and muttering insults. She shook her head, ¡°there¡¯s nothing I know that can help.¡± he marK¡­L. LIL UL exined and she shook her head. ¡°The first time, you were lucky. Who removed it for you?¡± ¡°The crone,¡± I revealed. ¡°She took a huge risk, but thank the goddess it was sessful. Normally, what would happen is that the mark would be reced by another person¡¯s, but then,this one, it¡¯s quite serious, there¡¯s no other option,¡± she announced and my heart sank. There was no way Lucien was going to mate with me, not with Rielle here. She would rather have me dead.. ¡°Lucien!, you can¡¯t listen to this old hag, she is probably working with this traitorous b*tch right now!¡± She eximed. ¡°Are you saying, we should let her die?,¡± Giselle questioned, ring daggers at Rielle. ¡°I don¡¯t care! there¡¯s probably nothing wrong with her. This is just one of her schemes to get Lucien to have S*x with her and make him lose his guard to overthrow him for the Blood Creek!¡± ¡°Can¡¯t she even mate with someone else? why should it be Lucien!,¡± she yelled out, ring at the healer who did not even seem a bit fazed. Lucien who had been quiet for a while as he watched us, put his hand up, to silence us. ¡°Are you sure about this?¡± he questioned as he gazed at her. ¡°Yes, Alpha- ¡°Of course, she¡¯s lying! You can¡¯t possibly trust this woman!¡± Rielle shot out, ¡°We should perhaps consult another healer just to be-¡± Giselle was saying when Rielle interrupted again. ¡°And have another one of her scheming healers brought in here? No!. I¡¯m telling you, they¡¯re both in on this. 16 12:19 Thu, 14 Mar I kept quiet and the healer looked emotionless. ¡°Before you bring in a healer from another ce, it might be toote,¡± she said firmly. Lucien stood up and we all kept quiet. ¡°Yumi is Silverpine¡¯s best healer and has been with us for a while now, I trust her and I trust her judgement.¡± ¦° 0 Chapter 67 It was indeed a difficult situation. I could save her, but doing that wouldpromise my position with Rielle. Rielle kept insisting that the healer was telling a lie, she believed that both the healer and Amara were in league and were members of the blood creek. She insisted that the healer be interrogated in order to ascertain the truth, but I knew better. I have known Yumi since I was born, she was trustworthy. I had to find a way to save Amara withoutpromising my rtionship with Rielle. Rielle was getting worse with each felt like she was doing it on purposg day in the way she humiliated Amara. It had feelings for Amara. to spite me. She must have known that I still When I saw her, clutching her chest as she fell down, the pain,evident in her eyes, an agonizing pain, and a feeling of helplessness washed over me, knowing that I couldn¡¯t go to her, I couldn¡¯t even show any weakness, I couldn¡¯t show that she meant the word to me. Kaz whimpered, feeling her pain and urging me to do something, but I just couldn¡¯t. I couldn¡¯t risk everything. I felt my worlde to a standstill, I wanted to risk everything, to bring that light back into her eyes. To remove that sadness that had now be her feature. Because of me!because I rejected her in the first ce and got entangled with this demonic Rielle. When the healer had said that the solution was to mate her, I wanted to lurch forward and wrap my arms around her as I carried her to the bedroom. s, I couldn¡¯t do anything like that!, it¡¯ll ruin everything I¡¯ve been working for. But I wanted to hold her tightly and whisper words offort into her ear, and reassure her that I was still on her side. ¡°You¡¯re not thinking of mating with her, right?,¡± Rielle¡¯s voice broke my reverie and I sighed. I had totally forgotten that she had followed me to my room, to convince me to lock both Rielle and the healer, for trying to deceive me. 52% ¡°I don¡¯t want her to die. She¡¯s..Rick¡¯s mother, after all,it could affect him-¡± She cut me off sharply, ring at me in anger. ¡°Are you serious right now? i¡¯m Rick¡¯s mother! She¡¯s proven to be unfit to be a mother!,¡± she shot out and I winced. I hated hearing that. If there was a bad mother between the both of them, then it would be Rielle. ¡°You know what I mean,¡± I muttered, deciding not to argue with her anymore. I already knew what I had to do and I knew I was going to do it, I just have to make sure I didn¡¯t jeopardize my rtionship with her. ¡°If she wants to die, then let her!¡± She yelled and I winced. If only she knew how those words hurt me, it felt like a knife was being used to sear my heart. ¡°She doesn¡¯t have to die here, we should send her out of Silverpine,¡± I pointed out, wanting to see her reaction and confirm my suspicion that for some reason, she didn¡¯t want Amara to leave Silverpine. ¡°No!¡± ¡°Why?, she could lead us to Eve and Norman and other members of the blood creek,¡± I exined and she shook her head. ¡°What if we lose track of her and before you know it, she¡¯ll be back with a lot of rogue rebel soldiers who want to take power from you,¡± she stated her fears and I sighed. I knew that she just said those words to make sure I didn¡¯t let Amara leave, but why?. There was a lot going on that I had no clue about and it frustrated me. Before I could say anything, She inched closer to me, her eyes locking into mine ast she delicately brushed her hand against my arm. She then wove her hand into my hair and ced her l*ps on mine, k*ssing me hungrily. She finally pulled away and smiled, I smiled at her and then she whispered in my car. ¡°Don¡¯t let that runt of a wolf deceive you,¡± she said and turned, leaving the room. 14 Mar 52% I wove a hand through my hair, sighing in frustration. Rielle was an even greater evil than I had thought. I knew I had to act smart to not lose Amara. I had abandoned her when she needed me before, but not anymore. I was about to walk out of my room when a knock came and I sighed. ¡°Come in.¡± It was Giselle and she looked like she had been crying. ¡°You know it¡¯s your fault, right?¡°She gazed into my eyes and I sighed as I went to sit. on the sofa. ¡°How is it my fault?¡± ¡°If you had not marked her when you did, she would have had a normal life, she wouldn¡¯t have been in all this mess,¡± she shot out firmly. ¡°She had a choice to turn me away,¡± I pointed out. ¡°Lucy, how did you be like this!,¡± shemented and I nced at her, my sister and closest sibling. But I couldn¡¯t risk telling her that all this was just a ruse to get closer to Rielle. There was a saying that, to defeat a monster, you have to also be a monster. It will do anything to get my son back, but Rielle will never escape what¡¯sing for her. Suddenly, she fell on her knees in tears and I stared at her in shock before regaining myposure. ¡°Please, please Lucy,don¡¯t let her die,¡± I ignored the silly nickname and clenched my jaw. I was tempted to tell her that it was all an act, to reveal everything to her! But then, I thought about it. If I suspected Greyson, what about Giselle? What if she was in on it too, after all, they are mates. It was wrong to suspect my sister, but I had no choice, I can¡¯t let everything I worked for just go in vain like that. ¡°Giselle, stop th-¡± I couldn¡¯t evenplete my sentence before a knock came on. the door again and I clenched my fist, wondering who it was and if the person had A 12:19 Thu, 14 Mar ¡°Come in!¡± 52% She stood up and stared at me, her eyes seemed to ask if I was expecting someone and I shrugged. The door opened and I was surprised to see a few of the guards enter and they nodded in acknowledgement. ¡°Alpha¡± ¡°What are you doing here?¡± I demanded, ring at them. ¡°The Luna has ordered the arrest and detainment of Lady Giselle.¡± She widened her eyes, ¡°what!!¡± ¡°Rielle ordered this? when?¡± I asked through gritted teeth. This was too much! If I have to drop this act, I don¡¯t care! I¡¯ll torture her until she reveals everything I need to know. They moved towards her and she looked at me, for help. ¡°Don¡¯te near me!¡± she yelled at them, still looking at me for assistance. I was in a daze as I kept thinking of how I¡¯ll torture that stupid b*tch! ¡°Stop!, get out!¡± I ordered and they nced at each other and nodded, walking away. They were about to open the door when it opened and Rielle entered, with eyes. filled with rage. ¡°Where are you going without taking her?¡± ¡°Rielle, what is the meaning of this!¡± I growled, my eyes darkening. ¡°It¡¯s called, rounding up all the suspects,¡± then she turned to the guards. ¡°Take her away.¡± ¡°You will do no such thing. Giselle seethed, facing the guards that were advancing close to her and I put out a hand to stop them. ¡°Alpha, I know she¡¯s your sister, but if you want the best for Silverpine, then interrogating her shouldn¡¯t be anything.¡± she paused and then nced at Giselle. A hu, 14 Mar ¡°After all, you want to get your son back.¡± 52% It sounded like a threat and I swallowed hard, clenching my fist. She wanted to take all my loved ones from me. ¡°What did she even do wrong?¡± I demanded as I thought of a way out of this situation, without jeopardizing my rtionship with Rielle. ¡°First it was Amara and now me, do you feel that intimidated by us?¡± Giselle questioned. ¡°What are her charges?¡± I asked again, through gritted teeth. ¡°Conspiring with a traitor, murder of Wyatt and Trey,¡± she said and I furrowed my brows. ¡°Who-¡± Giselle cut me off. ¡°Murder of who? I don¡¯t even know anyone with that name,¡± she bit out firmly. ¡°Yeah, they were humans, they had names and families and people who loved them!¡± She yelled and Giselle scrunched her face, in apparent confusion. ¡°Who are these people?¡± I demanded. ¡°The guards.¡± ¡°Do you have any proof that she did it?, because without proof, you should know that you only wasted your time,¡± I stated and she shook her head. ¡°You¡¯re so blinded by love that you fail to see what¡¯s going on around you,¡± she paused. ¡°I have all the proof I need, she even confessed to some of them,¡± then she turned to Giselle. ¡°You¡¯ve been hanging out a lot with Amara, she even told you about her condition, you said so yourself, you even went to the healer to get her to diagnose such nonsense, knowing that your brother won¡¯t let her die,¡± she revealed, bringing out a photograph and upon seeing it, I nced at Giselle. ¡°It¡¯s not¨Cit¡¯s not as it seems,¡± she stuttered. Chapter 68 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar G bb% ¡°We have been unable to find Norman,¡± my right¨Chand man revealed and I clenched my fist. ¡°What do you mean you have been unable to find him? It¡¯s been almost two weeks!¡± I yelled, banging my hand on the table. Rielle would be disappointed in me with the way things were going. She made a huge sacrifice for us, but things were bing worse each day. I wasn¡¯t counting on Norman leaving, since we had his mother. It was Rielle¡¯s idea to bring his mother since she would be of great assistance to us and also as a way to make Norman never betray us. She said she caught him sneaking out and secretly followed him. That was when she discovered that he was having an affair with the other M¨¹ller sister. I had an investigation done and to my surprise, they were mates. He must have found out for a long time and had been ying double agent. It was a good thing that the oath prevented him from doing anything. I can¡¯t begin to imagine what would happen if he revealed my identity. Norman was a good soldier and I had recruited him when I was at Redvine pack, he was among the first set of people to join my order. I had known him since we were children. We weren¡¯t exactly friends but we yed together asionally. I had convinced him to join me and find a purpose in life again. I remembering back from the mansion, tired and frustrated and wanting nothing more than to just drink and sleep. The sight of Lucien and Rielle k*ssing kept reying in my head and it annoyed me. I know she did it for me, but I was hurt. ¡°Where¡¯s Norman?¡± I asked the guy standing by the door. I believe it was Rielle- who ced him there as a b*dyguard, not that I needed one anyway. ¡°He hasn¡¯t been back since yesterday,¡± he replied and I scrunched my face in confusion, and then I curled my fist into a ball. The little bastard! Had he run away? forgetting that his mother was in my custody. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me since?!¡± I yelled. 1/5 Don¡¯t Be Stupid, Use a Laser Cutter 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar u G ¡°He said you sent him on a confidential errand, that¡¯s why I didn¡¯t bother informing you,¡± he admitted and I clenched my fist. ¡°And how¡¯s the crone?¡± 66% ¡°She¡¯s fine, I checked on her myself, this morning,¡± he stated and I decided that I was going to pay her a visit. I walked briskly to the refrigerator and pulled out a beer. I was just about to pour it into a cup when one of the soldiers stationed outside rushed inside, with an envelope in his hand. ¡°Alpha!!,a letter from Silverpine mansion.¡± I grabbed it from him and waved him away. I opened it and scowled as I read it. I inhaled deeply, thoroughly annoyed. The letter said that Norman was being held in a cell in Silverpine¡¯s mansion. He hade to the mansion with the M¨¹ller women and was instantly arrested at the gate. ording to the letter, he had to be eliminated quickly as he might have found a way to break the oath. It was handwritten, by Rielle herself. She said she might¡¯ve found a way to get rid of both M¨¹ller sisters quickly and that she thinks Lucien was beginning to trust her. I smiled at that. At least everything was going well and the sacrifice was worth it. The next few days were like torture, watching Rielle and Lucien act all lovey dovey and my heart kept clenching at the sight. It was horrible and what was worse was that I couldn¡¯t do anything. I felt helpless and powerless and I had to keep reminding myself that it was just an act, she was doing it for me, for us. I got another letter from Rielle that she would take down Giselle as it seemed that she would be an obstacle to us. I wove my hand through my hair as I thought of what to do if it was even going to be the right decision. I loved Giselle, but I had to listen to Rielle. She after all knows what the best course of action would be. I only hoped that we could do this quickly before she gave birth. I couldn¡¯t bear the thought of another man carrying my son as his, Lucien especially. 2/5 Don¡¯t Be Stupid, Use a Laser Cutter 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar It came as a surprise to me, when I received a letter to send a surprise box containing the boy¡¯s finger to the mansion. The letter had said that she wanted Amara to learn. The Rielle I know would never hurt a child. She had been furious when she first learned that the children had been kidnapped. ¡°Are you sure this came from the Luna?¡± I had asked the soldier who brought it. 66% ¡°I received it through the normal route and it doesn¡¯t seem to have been tampered with,¡± he replied and I nced at the envelope. If it had been tampered with, I¡¯d have known but that didn¡¯t seem to be the case. Our letters were normally exchanged in an old coffee house on the outskirts of Silverpine. If I wanted to send her a letter, I would go to the house or send someone there to drop a letter with the barista there. He was secretly our man. If Rielle wanted the letter, she would go there or send someone to get ¡® April¡¯s special¡®. It was our code word. April¡¯s special. To avoid someone suspecting us, April¡¯s special was hidden in the cash we paid and to collect it, April¡¯s special would be hidden in the change given back to us. She said we couldn¡¯t contact each other on the phone because Lucien might have bugged her phone. ¡°You may go,¡± I said as I rubbed my forehead. The letter couldn¡¯t have been intercepted. It came from Rielle herself. I don¡¯t know what was going on with Her, but she had changed. She wasn¡¯t thatpassionate woman I used to know. In fact, she must¡¯ve really ordered this because I had seen how she humiliated Amara in front of her son. She didn¡¯t care about the boy¡¯s mental health. I beckoned to my right¨Chand man toe closer and he did. ¡°Chop off a finger from that boy¡¯s left hand. He¡¯s right¨Chanded right?¡± I questioned, deciding that I should show the boy somepassion. If he was left¨Chanded, then a finger from his right hand should be cut away. ¡°Sir!¡± He blinked rapidly and I growled at him ¡°Get out!, and make sure you find a nice shiny box to put the finger inside,¡± I Don¡¯t Be Stupid, Use a Laser Cutter 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar W 66% ordered and turned around, chugging the bottle of vodka hurriedly as I wondered what the hell was going on with Rielle. I had told her to make sure Amara got exiled. Instead, she had said it was out of the ¡®mercy¡® in her heart. That she wanted to pardon her and let her stay in the mansion. I knew it was to humiliate her, but we didn¡¯t have any time. We had to make sure she was gone from Silverpine before the blood moon, or else all our efforts and sacrifices would have been in vain. The more she stayed in Silverpine, the more her powers grew! Rielle just wanted to have fun humiliating her, but that won¡¯t help our cause. It was as if she was jeopardizing the whole mission and it annoyed me. To make matters worse, she was yet to secure the artifact needed! That was the most important reason for her going to meet Lucien. She kept making excuses about not finding the key and Lucien not trusting her yet. Norman and Eve had escaped and we¡¯ve been searching for them with no sess. Amara had imed to not even know where they fled to and ording to Rielle, she was telling the truth. Everything was just going wrong and I didn¡¯t know what to do about that. ¡°Alpha!!,¡± one of the soldiers ran towards me and I dropped the bottle on the table as I stared at him. Every one of them now called me ¡®Alpha¡® and it made me happy to know that they saw me as an Alpha. Even before he spoke, I knew that something was wrong. His expression betrayed him and as I gazed at him intently,l realized why he looked very familiar. I had so many soldiers that some of them, I didn¡¯t even recognize. I recognized this one because of the scar on his forehead. He was one of the guards looking after the prisoner, the crone. I clenched my fist, trying hard to conceal the sudden fear I felt. ¡°What is it?¡± I demanded as I clenched my jaw. ¡°Alpha it¡¯s about the prisoner¡­¡± We had two prisoners. Lucien¡¯s boy and the Crone, but I already had an idea of Don¡¯t Be Stupid, Use a Laser Cutter 575 66% 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar which prisoner he was talking about. ¡°Is she dead?¡± I asked. She hasn¡¯t been eating for a while ording to what I was told and when I questioned her, she said if she ate anything that came from me, then she¡¯d feel like she owed me and she would never join my cause. He instead said something that really shocked me. ¡°No, Alpha. She has escaped¡­alongside the boy.¡± Çú Chapter 69 It didn¡¯te as a surprise when I was in my room pondering on what the healer had said when some guards barged in and arrested me, on the order of Luna. I did not resist norin as I had already expected even worse than that. I had expected her to even feed me poison. I was thrown in a cell, this time,a different cell, not the same one I had stayed at before. What did surprise me was when a day after I had been arrested and kept in a cell, Giselle joined me. ¡°What-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask,¡± she said, cutting me off. ¡°How?¡± ¡°Rielle, who else,¡± she shot out as sheid down properly on the floor. ¡°Why?, I mean,how?, you are¨C,¡± I stuttered. ¡°The Alpha¡¯s sister? the Beta¡¯s wife?-I guess all that means nothing to her,¡± she stated and turned her face away from me. ¡°She said we were rebels. I being an aplice to murder and associating with a traitor,¡± she chuckled darkly, and from her voice, it was obvious that she was extremely hurt. She might¡¯ve even been crying and I had a feeling that she didn¡¯t want me to see her in tears. ¡°And neither Lucien nor Greyson could stop her?¡± I asked, unable to believe the fact that they would let this happen. ¡°Mmm,¡± she muttered softly. I began to feel bad that I had been suspecting her all these while when indeed we were in the same boat. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I said finally and she nodded without replying. The room was silent for a while and then she turned around. Don¡¯t Be Stu pid, Use a Laser Cutter D 66% I saw her eyes and a pant of guilt hit me. Her eyes were red and swollen, she had been crying because of me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I muttered and she shook her head. ¡°There¡¯s nothing for you to be sorry about. You are no traitor, she¡¯s just doing all these to make you suffer and¨C,¡± she paused and blinked back tears. ¡°How are you? Is your ache getting worse?,¡± she questioned, worry clouding her face and I shook my head. ¡°I¡¯ve not had the ache since yesterday,¡± I revealed and she heaved a sigh. ¡°I¡¯m sorry!,¡± she said and I shook my head. ¡°What are you sorry for? It¡¯s not like this is ¡°On behalf of Lucien..¡± your fault.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t feel bad about dying, but if I die, I don¡¯t want someone else to take care of my children, but you,¡± I said and chuckled bitterly. She shook her head in denial. ¡°Nothing is going to happen to you or your children,¡± she paused and sat up. ¡°I spoke to the healer and she promised to do some more research to see what she can do for you,¡± she revealed and I nodded. But I had already epted my fate. I had no idea if I was going to survive as I already knew that there was no way Lucien was going to mate with me. ¡°I¡¯m surprised that you¡¯re here and she isn¡¯t,¡± I pointed out and she furrowed her brows. ¡°Who?¡± ¡°The healer. Rielle used her of lying and being in alliance with me,¡± I stated and she shook her head. ¡°That bi tch is psychotic!¡± I nodded my head in agreement. ¡°And Lucien is a fool for getting fooled by her,¡± she said again and I just nodded, Don¡¯t Be St upid, Use a Laser Cutter 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar saying nothing. Even though I wanted to defend him. 66% Maybe there was something she had told him that got him that fooled, Rielle was after all even more evil than than the most evil demon. We were asleep when the door suddenly opened and I jolted up awake, my sense heightening with my heart pounding in my chest, as the sound of keys rattling and the creaking of the door echoed through the dimly lit room. Beside me, Giselle stirred, her eyes widening with a mix of surprise and fear. We exchanged a quick nce and huddled towards each other. ¡°Who is there?¡± I called out, trying to mask my fear. It was dark and I couldn¡¯t see who the figure was. As the cell door swung open, my senses heightened, and adrenaline surged through my veins. I felt Giselle grab my hand, tightening her grip on it. ¡°Who are you?¡± I asked again as the figure approached us. Were they friends or foes? ¡°Who sent you!!¡± Giselle shot out as we stood up. Was this the end for us? Had Rielle reallye to take our lives? I took a step backward, dragging Rielle with me as the figure advanced towards us. ¡°Come out,¡± the person finally spoke and I nced at Giselle. It wasn¡¯t a voice I recognized and from the way she kept quiet, I believed she didn¡¯t recognize it either. ¡°Why?, did Rielle send you?¡± I shot out! I at least had a right to know if I was going to die right now and on whose order. ¡°No, someone else did.¡± ¡°Who?,¡± I swallowed hard. There were lots of people who wanted me dead. Perhaps, Lucien too and the thought brought a slight ache to my chest. Don¡¯t Be St upid, Use a Laser Cutter 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar G 60% ¡°I can¡¯t say, but I have orders to escort you out of Silverpine secretly,¡± he revealed and I nced at Giselle. ¡°Do you trust him?,¡± she whispered and I nodded. And then realizing that she might not be able to see me. ¡°We have no choice..¡± It was either we followed him and maybe ended up dead or Rielle came here and killed us. I¡¯d rather take my chances with this stranger trying to get us out of here. ¡°Follow me,¡± he said and I followed his lead, with Giselle trailing behind as we cautiously stepped out of the cell, our movements slow and deliberate. ¡°Quickly, we don¡¯t have time,¡± he urged and we quickened our steps. ¡°Did you kill them?¡± Rielle asked as we passed some soldiers lying on the floor, unconsciously. ¡°No. They¡¯re asleep and they¡¯ll be awake soon.¡± We followed him in the darkness and went through a secret passageway, where a car was already waiting for us. As soon as we entered the car, he went to the driver¡¯s seat and immediately started driving. ¡°Where are we going?¡± I questioned warily. ¡°You¡¯ll see,¡± he replied and Giselle held me tightly. ¡°I don¡¯t want to die yet,¡± she whispered,ying her head on my shoulder. ¡°Me too,¡± I whispered as I patted her back, tofort her as I still couldn¡¯t shake off the guilt I was feeling. I had been suspecting her of being one of Rielle¡¯s people, a spy sent to watch me. But she had been humiliated and arrested instead, for spending time with me. He pulled up in front of a house and turned to us. ¡°Get down and go inside. The people inside will help you,¡± he said and was about to drive off when I suddenly blurted out. ¡°Are you with the blood creek?¡± Don¡¯t Be St upid, Use a Laser Cutter 66% He seemed taken aback by, my question and I saw his face clearly now. He had a tanned skin and grey eyes. He looked unfamiliar,¡± I probably have never met him before. He chuckled and waved at me before driving away. Giselle grabbed my arm and we trudged to the front of the door. ¡°Who do you think we¡¯re going to meet inside?,¡± she asked and I shrugged. ¡°I have no idea.¡± If I were to judge by his smile and reaction, it wouldn¡¯t be the blood creek, maybe someone totally unexpected, Rielle maybe. He could¡¯ve lied. ¡°I wish it¡¯s not Rielle,¡± she voiced out my thoughts and before I could say anything, the door opened and my breath hitched in my chest before I could say anything. ¡°Amara!,¡± She whispered and I ran into her embrace. ¡°Eve,¡± I whispered, wrapping my arms around her. 10 ¡°How did yo¨´ she quickly pulled away and I saw her ring at Giselle. ¡°Who¨C¡± He paused as he saw Giselle first and then his eyes darted to me. Eve red at me and from her eyes, I could tell that she was p issed off about Giselle being here. ¡°I¡ª-um,¡± Giselle stuttered. She had probably understood that Eve was pis sed off over her presence. ¡°Let¡¯s talk,¡± Eve turned to me as Norman just kept gazing at her. She walked to the driveway and I followed in silence. ¡°Why the f uck did you bring that woman here,¡± She suddenly stopped and shot out. I sighed and then furrowed my brows in confusion. Who sent the man that brought us here? ¡°You didn¡¯t send him to bring us here?¡± Don¡¯t Be St upid, Use a Laser Cutter 676 11:44 Fri, 15 Mar ¡°Who?¡± she questioned with equally furrowed brows. ¡°Okay..something is seriously going on right now.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± 66% ¡°Someone brought us here, a man, he broke us out of our cell, saying that someone sent him-¡± I was still saying when she cut in. ¡°I was about to ask how you found us, but you¡¯re saying someone brought you both here? he broke you guys from the cell?¡± she sounded like she didn¡¯t believe a word. ¡°Wait. Is Giselle in the cell?is Lucien no more the Alpha?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a long story. But if you didn¡¯t send him, then who did?¡± She was just about to say something when a very familiar voice spoke, I spun around in my mouth wide open. ¡°I did.¡± Surprise, with É« Don¡¯t Be Stu pid, Use a Laser Cutter 0 COMMENT Chapter 70 N 6 57% I was looking at Rielle and Rick, they were ying a game of some sort and wanted me to join them. We looked like the perfect family, but this wasn¡¯t the person I wanted a perfect family with, it was her, Amara. As I began to wonder how she was doing?, I made a me ntal note to go see her discreetly. This evil witch decided that she was a threat and she was thrown into the cell alongside my own sister! I turned my head towards the source of the noise and I saw some guards running towards the cell, they all had a panicked and rmed look on their faces, I instantly knew that something was wrong. I hadn¡¯t seen Greyson for almost a day now, he was furious that I let Giselle be thrown into a cell. He should have been here, sorting out this issue or making sure they came to me to inform me about what was going on. Rielle had noticed the distress too and she stood up. ¡°Take Rick inside,¡± I muttered and made to go outside, to ascertain the cause of themotion when she grabbed my arms. She shook her head. ¡°I want to go with you, I¡¯m Luna, after all, the mother of Silverpine. I need to know if there is a problem in my own home. I knew that stopping her would be futile so I allowed her and I saw her call one of the maids. ¡°Take him to his room and remain with him,¡± she ordered and the maid nodded as she took Rick with her. We went outside, to the deliberation room, and a few of the guards were gathered. Greyson was there and he looked furious. ¡°Alpha-Luna,¡± they greeted in unison as soon as we entered. ¡°What is going on here?¡± Rielle asked before I could say anything and I saw Greyson clench his jaw, he must really be angry and pis sed off. ¡°Alpha, we need to have a meeting,¡± he looked at me and our gaze met. From his eyes, I knew what he meant, he didn¡¯t want Rielle there with us. I had a gnawing feeling that whatever was wrong was pretty serious, serious enough that he didn¡¯t want Rielle to find out about it. III O Sat 10 ¡°Greyson,¡± she drawled out his name as she took a step closer to him, the other guards had their heads bowed, not daring to look into her face. 57% 0 I realized that since Rielle came back, iming to be pregnant, she didn¡¯t bother hiding the kind of person she was, she was intimidating and bold. She once fired a maid for looking at her in the eye. ¡°Do you have a problem with me being here?¡± she questioned but he didn¡¯t say anything, he just stood with no expression whatsoever on his face. She sighed and nced at the guards, then she pointed at one of them. ¡°You!¡± He stepped forward and from the way her eyes twi nkled mischievously, I knew that whatever she was nning wasn¡¯t good. ¡°p him,¡± she ordered and the guard¡¯s head shot up. ¡°Luna_,¡± he stuttered. My eyes met Greyson¡¯s and they were zing with fury. ¡°I said, SLAP HIM,hard,¡± she barked and the guard seemed to look at me for help. ¡°Stop this!¡± Imanded. I too had had enough of Rielle¡¯s madness. Did she want to p my beta? She turned to me, her re was cold and she was seething with anger as she clenched her fist to her side. ¡°And Rielle, go to your room. This is not a ce for a pregnant woman,¡± I told her and she inhaled deeply before sauntering off without a word. I didn¡¯t need to be told that she was pis sed off and the goddess knows what she¡¯d do this time around. I faced the guards. ¡°As you know, your Luna is with child, and being with a child does a lot to a woman, forgive your Luna¡¯s rudeness and insensitivity,¡± I said and they nodded. Greyson just sighed, he must have felt like my speech was nonsense, knowing that I allowed her to humiliate him, just like I allowed Giselle to be humiliated and thrown in the cell. ¡°Well, what exactly is going on?¡± I questioned, already dreading the news, even O 11:21 Sat, 16 Mar before being told. B 57% O ¡°The prisoners have escaped,¡± the head of the guards blurted out and my eyes widened in shock. I of course knew which prisoners they were talking about. It was why Greyson looked pis sed. I wanted to keep them both in the cell as a way to protect them, knowing that if they were allowed to leave, I wouldn¡¯t be able to guarantee their safety from Rielle and the blood creek. My heart sk ipped a beat as several thoughts raced through my mind. How exactly had this happened?, I wondered because I had doubted security and Amara wasn¡¯t one to have such skills to run away even Giselle. I sighed as realization dawned on me, someone had taken them away, whoever that someone was and his reason, it couldn¡¯t be good. ¡°How did this happen? Where were the guards on duty?¡± I demanded and the head guard cleared his throat. ¡°Dead. They were found dead, they had consumed some sort of poisonous ale. My assumption is that they were betrayed by their fellow guard or someone impersonating a guard and a drink was passed to them,¡± he paused for emphasis before continuing. ¡°Probably for celebration. And that was how the person was able to go in and get them out.¡± I curled my fist into a ball, suddenly angry as I thought about who might have done that. It couldn¡¯t be Rielle, she didn¡¯t seem like she wanted Amara to leave the mansion, she wanted her to probably die of humiliation. This person was someone who wanted to get them both out quickly, both Amara and Giselle and I stood up as a thought suddenly urred to me. Greyson!, I hadn¡¯t seen him throughout the day before as he seemed to have left angrily after Giselle¡¯s arrest. He would never let anything happen to his mate, he might just be the person I was thinking about. COMMENT ¤¯ 111 Chapter 71 ¡°You are all dismissed,¡± Iid after a long silence. I needed to talk to Greyson, b I had to do it privately, not In front of some of the guards who were already seeing me as some sort of dummy Alpha who was being controlled by Rielle. As soon as the guards all left, I faced him. ¡°Where were you yesterday, I couldn¡¯t get a hold of you?¡± I questioned as I looked at the window, shoving my hands into my pocket, my back to him. ¡°I was out,¡± he replied casually. He was either a good pretender or he didn¡¯t realize I was already Suspecting him. ¡°Out where?¡± I demanded as I spun around to face him. ¡°I had to go get some air outside with what has been happening in this mansion these past few weeks, I needed a break. Why are you questioning me? Do you think I had something to do with their escape?¡± his eyes shot up to mine and Kaz growled. He was challenging me as an Alpha and I didn¡¯t like that. ¡°Back down,¡± I said slowly as his eyes changed, his wolf was about to take over as he red at me defiantly. What he was doing was considered traitorous but I knew he was pis sed and angry. His wolf missed its mate and the anger blinded it. My eyes darkened and I growled, my wolf ordering him to back down or face my wrath. He looked like he was ready to face me before he thought about it again and his eyes went back to their normal colour. ¡°As much as I¡¯d love to have been involved In their disappearance, I wasn¡¯t and it¡¯s driving me crazy that I don¡¯t know where my woman is! And I me you for it.¡± ¡°Rielle is the mother of thismunity, do not disrespect her. I only stopped her from doing what she wanted because it¡¯ll ruin your reputation as my beta-,¡± I was saying when he cut me off, ¡°Is that why you let her take Giselle to the cell? who would you put there next for your ¡®Luna¡¯, Alma? me?,¡± he scoffed ¡°Pardon my manners Alpha, but I don¡¯t just understand it at all, I don¡¯t know why you¡¯re doing all this, you¡¯re destroying Silverpine!,¡± hemented and I ignored his O 10:40 Mon, 18 Mar ¨C words. G 071% ¡°You mean you had nothing to do with their escape?¡± I questioned and he shook his head. ¡°Nothing!,¡± he answered, a pained expression etched on his face. ¡°Find them,¡± I ordered as I walked out of the room to find Rielle. I knew she would still be seething with anger and wanted to soothe her. I knocked on her door gently and she answered with a calm voice. Come in,¡± she said softly as she heard my voice. I cautiously entered and sat down at the edge of the bed, beside her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I said as I tried to hold her hands. She shifted her hands away from me and I swallowed hard, I really had to pacify her, I couldn¡¯t risk hurting her. ¡°I was too harsh, wasn¡¯t I?,¡± she asked, surprising me. ¡°Yes,¡± I replied and she nodded. ¡°I just thought of it now. He is your beta and if I had done that, it¡¯d make weak in front of the others,¡± she pointed out and I was surprised. you look Rielle being thoughtful was something unexpected and I blinked rapidly before regaining myposure. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have humiliated you like that,¡± she said again and I held her hands, this time,she didn¡¯t take it away. ¡°I love you, Rielle, I love you so much and I¡¯m sorry for making you look stu pid,¡± I pleaded and she sniffed. It was then I realized that she had been crying. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± I questioned with furrowed eyebrows, concerned that she was now crying as I wondered what the hell was making her cry. ¡°It¡¯s just-this pregnancy, it¡¯s making me do some stu pid things. I have questioned some of the guards and they said Giselle and Amara have escaped. I have put their lives in danger-your sister¨C,¡± her voice broke as she began to cry. I knew she was faking it, but I had to console her, Iforted her and told her to not worry about it as I¡¯would do everything within my power to find them. I kept consoling her until she fell asleep. 71% As soon as she fell asleep, crept out of her room. I needed to find someone whom I trustedpletely to find them discreetly, but that was the problem, I didn¡¯t trust anyone. I couldn¡¯t trust Greyson as he had Proven to be suspicious, multiple times. I also couldn¡¯t trust the guards. If I had to journey to Greyvine to find someone, then I would, but I had to find them. I sat alone in the deliberation room, gulping vodka when something caught my eyes through the window. I walked to the window and saw Greyson look around before picking up a call. That itself was suspicious, I strained my ears to hear what he was saying but it was too far and it seemed like he was whispering. He nced around again before walking away and I came down quickly in time to see him leave through the back door, a door that was rarely used, except in emergency situations. I had no idea that he had the key as I felt that only I had the key. I curled my fist into a ball when I saw the kn ob turning again. I stood there, waiting for him toe back inside and exin what urgency had made him leave through the back door and how he had gotten a key. I knew that being caught red- handed would prompt him to tell the truth or at least give an exnation. If I should go back and then question himter, he was sure to deny it or give some sort of lies. Instead of the familiar grey eyes, I was met with another familiar hazel eyes. ¡°Hello Alpha,¡± she said with a weak smile. Q Chapter 72 We spun around to see very familiar face. I furrowed my brows, wondering what he was doing here. Rn! ¡°You rescued us?¡± I asked, confused. All the times I had seen him, he was always nonchnt and indifferent. Lucien had told me that he considered himself an adventurer of some sort. He was younger than Giselle and as Tanner was dead, he was now thest sibling. ¡°Well, I couldn¡¯t let any harm befall my only sister. I didn¡¯t know what that witch fed Lucien that could make him imprison his little sister,¡± he said, shoving his hands into his pocket as he smiled at Eve. ¡°How did you find us?¡± she questioned. ¡°I was sure that no one could find us.¡± ¡°For someone like me, everything is possible, I just had to search the right ces and talk to the right people,¡± he said casually and she scoffed. ¡°If you could search the right ces and talk to the right people to find us, then Rielle can find us. She has the rightest people and is smart enough to know all the right ces,¡± she announced and he chuckled. ¡°You all give that b itch too much credit. She isn¡¯t as smart as you all say. She isn¡¯t smart enough to find you,¡± he said and then sighed. ¡°Don¡¯t you have food? I sk ipped my lunch to be here and where¡¯s my sister?¡± he asked and Eve pointed to the house. We walked together and I couldn¡¯t help but notice how she kept ncing at him, suspiciously. ¡°Giselle!,¡± he yelled as soon as we entered the house. It was a small, cozy apartment with a small firece that kept the house warm. Giselle, who had been seated on the sofa, got up slowly, and as soon as she saw who it was, her eyes widened with surprise and she ran to his embrace. ¡°Rn,¡± she murmured as the tears began to drop. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± he muttered and she sniffed as she pulled out of his embrace and began to wipe her tears. ¡°How did you find us?,¡± she questioned and he began to narrate how one of the guards in his service had sent a message to him that his sister had been imprisoned on Rielle¡¯s ofler. I followed Eve to the kitchen and began to narrate my ordeals, including the letters I had received and Kai¡¯s finger that was sent to Lucien. ¡°I¡¯m sorry you had to go through all that,¡± she said and then looked to see that no one wasing. ¡°I don¡¯t trust that Rn,¡± She said and I nodded. I didn¡¯t trust him either, hell, I didn¡¯t trust anyone. ¡°One thing I learned from staying in that mansion was not to trust anybody. I don¡¯t think I too,¡± I mentioned and she shook her head in pity. Crustr ¡°You¡¯ve been through a lot,¡± she said and I nodded. ¡°We have to be careful, at least until we find Kai,¡± I stated as I helped her in taking the meal to the small dining room. ¡°Food is ready, everyone,¡± Eve announced as she set the table. I wondered why Norman had a bored expression on his face,he might be upset like us about Rnd¡¯s presence. The only one who seemed pleased about his presence was Giselle. We ate in silence until Rn broke the silence. ¡°Norman, my man!Do you even remember me?¡± he questioned and Norman red at him and continued eating, without saying a word. I felt that there was something between those two, perhaps they had a rivalry of some sort in the past. ¡°I miss Raven!, man! did you kill him? How did you feel after doing that? You two were the best buddies out there,¡± he said again, earning a murderous re from Norman. ¡°Who prepared this meal? Eve it¡¯s you right, you are a good cook!¡± He eximed, but she kept a tight face, she wasn¡¯t even trying to be subtle about her hate towards him. ¡°Amara, you must feel bad about how Lucien treated you, perhaps it¡¯s just your fate, if you had a better family, all these wouldn¡¯t have happ¨C,¡± he was still saying when I cut him off. O ¡°Shut up! just shut up! Rn. We¡¯re eating right now and In case you haven¡¯t noticed, nobody is happy about you being here,¡± I snapped, dropping my spoon on the table with a loud clu. How dare he mention my family. He was nothing without his own family. He raised his hands defensively. ¡°Alright, alright, remember if not for me, you would still be in Silverpine cell,¡± he pointed out and I sighed. Even though he was annoying, he was right. If not for him I wouldn¡¯t have found my sister and for that alone, I was grateful. Although I couldn¡¯t shake off the feeling that he had an ulterior motive. He kept quiet after that and we ate in silence. I followed Eve to the kitchen after the meal. ¡°Do you think He has ulterior motives?¡± I questioned and Eve spun around quickly. ¡°Ulterior motives? who?¡± ¡°Rn,¡± I stated and she sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t know if he has ulterior motives or not, but I don¡¯t trust him,¡± she said firmly. ¡°Why? And why does Norman seem to be extra hostile towards him?¡± I demanded as it seemed strange the way Norman always red at him. ¡°They go way back,¡± she revealed as she did the dishes. I helped her ce some of the dishes on the rack. ¡°They go way back? they have a history of some sort?¡± I questioned with furrowed brows. ¡°They do. When Norman was still a ¨Cyou know, a robber,he got a kill job from Rn. Turns out it was one of Norman¡¯s friends. He couldn¡¯t do it and they had an argument where Rn promised to turn him in. It was why he left Silverpine,¡± she exined and I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion. So that was what happened. ¡°He told you that?¡± I questioned, feeling that there was something more to that. ¡°Yes.¡± 10:40 Mon, 18 Mar EG I spun around to see him looking at me, an unrecognizable look on his face. Çú 0 COMMENT 71% Chapter 73 I swallowed the painful lump in my throat as I felt guilty to have been talking about him behind his back. ¡°Hello-Norman,¡± I said, hoping I didn¡¯t sound as guilty as I felt. ¡°If you have a question, you cane to me for rification,¡± he said in a calm tone, but it felt like a threat and I swallowed hard as I nodded. But somehow, I still wasn¡¯t convinced. It felt as if there was something else between them, something serious enough that he wanted to hide from both Eve and me. The way he stood at the door, it felt like he had something he wanted to say to Eve and was waiting for me to leave. ¡°I¡¯ll be in the living room,¡± I stated as I dropped the dish I was holding and walked slowly out of the kitchen, having the thought to stay behind and eavesdrop on them. I decided against it as it would seem weird to be caught eavesdropping. I went to the sitting room to see Giselle and Rn engrossed in a conversation. The conversation felt so intense that it felt like they were even quarreling. I felt out of ce. Norman and Eve were having a conversation, the same with Giselle and Rn. I sat in the corner as I watched them, thinking about my children. Rick would be fine, I knew it, I just had to quickly figure out a way to get him away from Silverpine. I didn¡¯t care about bing Luna or trying to clear my name, I didn¡¯t even want to stay in Silverpine anymore. I just wanted to take my children and get out of there. I also had to find my father quickly, it was hard to refer to him as that. Up until a few weeks ago, I would punch anyone who told me that my father wasn¡¯t Glenn M¨¹ller, but the Lycan king. Only he could help me, he would tell me all I needed to know about my powers. I gasped as I suddenly realized something. I wasn¡¯t from a lowly family as they thought, rather, I was from an illegitimate daughter of a prominent family. ¡°Are you okay?¡± ¡°What are you thinking about that¡¯s got you all riled up like this?¡± O 10:55 Tue, 19 Mar N 61% My eyes shut up to meet two pairs of eyes. Giselle and Rn. I was so lost in thought that I didn¡¯t see them stand up from there, my gasp must¡¯ve gotten their attention. ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± I said as I straightened my legs. ¡°How long have you ever been here?¡± Rn questioned, plopping down beside me. Giselle too joined him. ¡°I don¡¯t know¨Cthe two love move birds needed space and I came here¡ª,¡± I exined. ¡°Are you thinking of the children?¡± Giselle questioned, looking concerned and I sniffed,averting my gaze. ¡°I prayed to the goddess to keep them safe,¡± I said and Rn scoffed. ¡°Didn¡¯t seem like you were praying to me,¡± he pointed out and I rolled my eyes. He wanted me to reveal something to him and I would never make the mistake of revealing my recently found origins to him. ¡°What do you know about Selene?¡± I asked instead, trying to change the conversation. ¡°Selene?¡± he questioned with furrowed brows. ¡°Selene De forte,¡± I stated as my eyes Giselle¡¯s. I had been thinking about it and she was someone who also held grudges for Rielle. He chuckled. ¡°The Selene?¡± ¡°Yes, her. Do you know where she is right now?¡± I questioned. After all, he said he knew the right people and the right ces to go if he needed to find a person. ¡°Why do you need to find her?¡± He questioned with furrowed brows and nced at Giselle who didn¡¯t seem even a bit surprised. ¡°All of a sudden? and Gis, do you know about it? what exactly am I missing here?¡± he questioned with furrowed brows and she shrugged. ¡°She hates Rielle as much as I do-as we do, I don¡¯t think we¡¯d ever be freed from her if we don¡¯t fight her and we need¨C¡± ¡°So you¡¯re saying, you want to find Selene in order to fight Rielle?,¡± he questioned and I nodded. ||| O ¡°Do you realize that she is considered a traitor of Silverpine?An enemy? She narrowly escaped the death sentence because she fled!,¡± he pointed out and I shrugged. 61% ¡°Aren¡¯t we all considered traitors of Silverpine?¡± Even you, after all Giselle got charged for being a traitor because she was talking to me. You, on the other hand, broke us out of the cell-even killing some guards,¡± I stated. Giselle gasped and I turned to face her. Her hands flew to her mouth as she nced between me and Rn. I narrowed my eyes at her and then sighed as realization suddenly dawned on me. ¡°Is it true?¡± she questioned as she looked from me to Rn. I shrugged and Rn sighed. ¡°There was no choice,¡± he said, nonchntly and I shook my head in denial. ¡°You didn¡¯t need to have told him to lie to us. I understand that you had to do.¡± did what you I had known that the guards weren¡¯t just unconscious, they were dead. I could recognize that smell anywhere. Arsenic. I knew they were dead as soon as I saw them. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything?,¡± Giselle questioned and I folded my arms defensively. ¡°What should I do? We were leaving the cell and I didn¡¯t want to stay back because of some guards. IT ¡°But taking innocent lives-,¡± shemented and I rolled my eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t care about that!¡± I yelled and she winced. ¡°Would you rather we stay back there and let whatever Rielle had in mind for us happen? I can¡¯t. I have to survive, for my children!¡± I looked at her face and she wasn¡¯t saying anything. ¡°And I was actually scared too, but I knew I had to leave there.¡± I finished and she sighed. ¡°Anyway, about Selene-,¡± he cleared his throat as he began. I sat up eagerly. ¡°Yes.¡± O ¡°I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t help you,¡± he finished and I paled. Chapter 74 ¡°You can¡¯t or you won¡¯t?¡± Giselle demanded even before I could say anything. ¡°Both.¡± ¡°Why?,¡± I questioned with furrowed brows. ¡°Because she¡¯s a traitor?¡± ¡°Not really. I¡¯m not stu pid to not know the truth, he stated, and that piqued my interest. ¡°You know?¡± Giselle asked and I stood up, suddenly itching for a drink. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Giselle questioned as I stood up to go get a drink. I halted in my tracks and spun around. ¡°To get a drink.¡± Rn smiled. ¡°Good! And what the hell are those two up to?¡± I shrugged, suddenly curious to know what Eve and Norman were doing since I left them in the kitchen. I sauntered to the kitchen and knocked before entering. ¡°Everything okay in here?¡± I questioned as I saw an unrecognizable expression on Eve¡¯s face. Norman was standing while she was seated on a chair. They were having a drink but the atmosphere was tense. ¡°Yes,¡± Norman replied quickly and it felt like he wanted me to leave immediately. ¡°Sure?,¡± I asked, peering into Eve¡¯s face. ¡°I¡¯m fine! what do you need?¡± she questioned. I didn¡¯t want to leave her as I had a gut feeling that there was something terribly wrong. ¡°Can I have a word with you?¡± I faced her. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°In private,¡± I replied, ncing at Norman, hinting for him to leave. ¡°Norman, can you please excuse us,¡± I said to him as he didn¡¯t seem like he wanted to leave. ||| O He muttered a string of curses as he walked away. ¡°Eve, are you okay?¡± I questioned with furrowed brows as I wondered what exactly was going on between She and Norman. ¡°Yes. Why?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t look good,¡± I pointed out. ¡°Is Norman hurting you in any way?¡± She nced at me sharply. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, He looks like a different person, not the man you introduced to me the other day and certainly not the young boy I know and when I came in here, you had that look on your face,¡± I breathed out. I grabbed the bottle from the table and took a swig as she spoke. ¡°First of all, I don¡¯t have any look on my face and secondly, Norman isn¡¯t hurting me, why would you even think that? And if you¡¯ve gone through what he has, you won¡¯t say all these.¡± ¡°I- Suddenly the door barged open and we spun around to find Giselle and Rn. ¡°Okay, there must be something seriously going on in this kitchen. Howe everyone whoes here suddenly doesn¡¯t want toe out,¡± he said as he smiled at Eve. ¡°Or is Eve here the source of that problem?¡± He smirked at her, earning a re. I had totally forgotten that I was supposed to take a drink to them. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I smiled softly. ¡°You know I¡¯ve not had a real conversation with my sister since I arrived here ¡± I admitted and Giselle nodded. ¡°Have fun,¡± she said as she grabbed two bottles of beer from the refrigerator. I watched them walk away and turned back to Eve. ¡°Do you remember Selene?¡± She scrunched her brows. ¡°Selene?¨Cwhich Selene?¡± I nodded. ¡°The Selene you know, of Silverpine¡± ¡°Deforte,¡± she said slowly and I nodded. O < ¡°What about her?¡± ¡°I need to find her,¡± I said firmly. She narrowed her eyes at me as she dropped the ss she was holding. ¡°I know I know! but Giselle told me everything that happened to her and I think it was Rielle¡¯s doing. I know it was her doing!,¡± I stated and she shook her head. ¡°Nobody has heard from her in a long time,¡± she pointed out and I smiled. ¡°It only means that she¡¯s hidden herself pretty well. Which should tell us that she might be plotting something.¡± ¡°So, what?¡± Eve asked, her eyebrows still furrowed and I sighed, wondering how the smart Eve couldn¡¯t figure out what I was getting to. ¡°So!, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and if it¡¯s a great enemy with lots of resources at her disposal, all the best,¡± I pointed out and she sighed. ¡°You mean to join forces with her as she has her husband¡¯s army at her disposal¡ª¡± I nodded slowly as she spoke out my n. ¡°It¡¯s a crazy n,¡± she finally said. ¡°No, it¡¯s not! I mean it¡¯s killing two birds with one stone.¡± ¡°No!, it¡¯s not!it¡¯s jeopardizing the life of everyone at Silverpine!¡± She almost yelled. ¡°What are you even talking about!¡± ¡°No!, you haven¡¯t seen it from my perspective,¡± I flung my hands. ¡°Oh yes, I have. You think they¡¯ll help you defeat the blood creek and Rielle and then hand you your child,¡± she scoffed. ¡°Let me tell you what will happen. They will wage war on Silverpine, Rielle will be killed as well as all her supporters in themunity, they¡¯ll kill Rick and Kai and everyone or they¡¯ll have mercy on you and make you and your children ves.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not all, you can kiss goodbye to the pretty life you have as you¡¯d even be better off dead. The people of the Lupine pack are beasts. They do not forgive nor forget and you know how our history goes with them,¡± she finished and grabbed the bottle from my arm and took a swig. She was right, the Lupine pack was known To be vicious beasts that never forgave. We¡¯ve been at loggerheads with them for almost twenty years now. O ¡°But we could speak to Selene, she was once a member of Silverpine-¡± ¡°No!,¡± she said firmly. ¡°No, and No. you¡¯re not going to do that!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re so scared of, but, I¡¯m going to do this, with or without your support,¡± I shot back and she red at me for a while. ¡°Who even told you all that-about Rielle being responsible for what happened to Selene?¡± I inhaled deeply as my gaze met hers. ¡°Giselle.¡± ¡°You know I don¡¯t trust that woman and her brother,¡± she said through gritted teeth. ¡°Why?¡± My breath hitched in my throat as I spun around. I wasn¡¯t expecting to see her there. Ìï Chapter 75 ¡°Agatha,¡± I said as I strode towards her, reaching out my arm quickly to hold her gently, but firmly to prevent her from falling. I nced around to see if there were any guards nearby, making a me ntal note to ce more guards in this wing. There was not a single guard in sight and I muttered a string of curses as I ced two fingers on her nose, to see if she was still breathing. Her breath was slow but I knew she was alive. She looked pale and her eyes were sunken. She looked weak and emaciated. She looked severely dehydrated, her lips cracked and dry. I gently scooped her up into my arms, cradling her securely against my chest. I walked briskly to the main building and when some of the guards saw me, they rushed to me and took her. ¡°Take her to the first guest room,¡± I ordered and then added. ¡°And get the healer,¡± I added. I walked briskly, following them to the room as I wondered why she looked malnourished. Did Blood Creek begin to punish her because of Norman¡¯s betrayal? I took in her appearance and shook my head in pity, she looked like she had seen better days. I held her hand as she wasid on the bed, I knew I couldn¡¯t show any weakness as the Alpha, but I was in pain. Agatha was a good adviser and one of the few good elders left in Silverpine, I just couldn¡¯t stop ming myself for what happened to her. I knew that Amara meant well but I should¡¯ve trusted her and done my own investigation, then she wouldn¡¯t have been in this situation. I remembered seven years ago when she hade to speak to me that I was making a big mistake by leaving my mate to go for Rielle. I had exined to her that I had no choice but to take Rielle as my mate, which would strengthen my seat and of course, the money. Archers were very rich and even now, we were almost indebted to them. The O 61% I stood up immediately when the healer entered. ¡°Do everything you can for her. Don¡¯t let her die,¡± I said firmly and she nodded. I had felt her energy seeping away when I had held her in my arms and I began to silently pray to the goddess that I don¡¯t lose her. I wouldn¡¯t be able to live with myself if I did. I was so engrossed in my thoughts that as the door swung open, I nearly jumped out of my skin. Rielle entered and was about to say something when her eyes darted to hers and I saw a flicker of shock wash across her face as her eyes widened. Just as quickly as the expression came, it disappeared, in its stead was an angry expression as her eyes zed with fury. ¡°And who do we have here? A traitor!¡± I didn¡¯t say anything to her words and just kept quiet. ¡°Stop touching her!¡± She yelled and my head sh it upwards to look at her, my temper suddenly rising. ¡°Rielle- ¡°T ¡°Why is she here? She¡¯s a traitor and traitors belong in the cells!¡± She said, cutting me off. ¡°Rielle!,¡± I barked, making her turn to look at me. The healer cleared her throat. ¡°Please, she doesn¡¯t need a noisy environment right now-¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Rielle yelled and I shook my head, wondering how long I was going to have to let this madness go on. ¡°Rielle,¡± I called out in a calm tone and she sighed. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve been deceived by her and want to help her,¡± she said, shaking her head and I wanted to tell her that I couldn¡¯t be easily deceived, else I¡¯d have been deceived by her. ¡°No, Rielle.¡± ¡°Then what is it? She has to be in the cell right now, she¡¯s probably faking whatever it is this healer says she has,¡± she eximed and I shook my head. ¡°No, Lucien! You are too soft! That¡¯s why you let Amara and Giselle use you! Can¡¯t you see what¡¯s going on right now!¡± She flung her arms, her nose ring up. The healer was looking at us and I stood up, shoving my hands deep into my pocket. ¡°So, what do you want me to do?¡± I demanded, my back turned to her as I stared at the healer with raised brows. ¡°Alpha-she-¡± Rielle spun around to face her. ¡°Go on, spew the lies you¡¯ve cooked.¡± ¡°She will survive if she¡¯s lucky,¡± she announced and Rielle scoffed. ¡°Oh, she will survive alright. She has to stand trial for her crimes,¡± Rielle said firmly, her eyes twi nkling with mischief. I was just tired of her, I didn¡¯t think I could continue anymore, she didn¡¯t even have an ounce of pity for her, knowing that she was the cause of whatever happened to her. ¡°Lucien, here¡¯s what I have to say,¡± she turned to me with a smile and I raised my brow. ¡°She will help us find the traitors, her son, and the M¨¹ller women. She will be thoroughly tortured if need be because this one is one tough old hag,¡± her eyes crinkled as she announced. I had seen and heard evil but this Rielle¡¯s own was on another level. She was the human definition of evil. I felt nothing but disgust and rage as I looked at her. I began to wonder how she could be this evil. And to think I was once attracted to her. I clenched my fist to my sides, my jaw clenching, causing my teeth to ground together. ¡°No, nothing like that is going to happen,¡± I said in a calm tone. I had lost too much because of her, I didn¡¯t even know if Amara was still alive as the healer had said that she might die of heartache. ¡°What?¡± she questioned as our gaze met. O ¡°We are not imprisoning anybody this time around, Rielle,¡± I said firmly, ring at her daringly. I really didn¡¯t care about anything at the moment, I just wanted Agatha to open eyes and tell me everything she knew. her COMMENT Chapter 76 I had been sitting in the room alone with the crone for a while now, thinking back to our times together and realizing how much I had missed her and how valuable she was to me. The saying that you don¡¯t value what you have until you lose it is true as I had just realized that I didn¡¯t even ord her all the respect she deserved, I never valued her enough. When Rielle saw my countenance change, she kept questioning me, trying to find out what was wrong and it took all the willpower in me not to punch her. Even though I had an unspoken rule about not hitting women, seeing her face made me want to break that rule. When she asked if I wasn¡¯t going to leave the room, I told her that I had no intention of leaving. She said she was going to stay too. I had to do a lot of convincing to get her to leave. I didn¡¯t want my mood to be further ruined by her presence. She was adamant about staying with me in the room until one of the maids came to call her about a dress she wanted made for her for her forting birthday party. As soon as she left, I sighed, d that she was gone. I stood up and was about to leave the room when I felt my hand being grabbed lightly. I spun around and opened my mouth to call the attention of the maids when she shook her head. It was evident that she didn¡¯t want me to call anyone and I had to respect that. ¡°Are you okay?¡± I furrowed my brows, wondering why she didn¡¯t want me to call the attention of anybody. Perhaps she had her reasons, it could even be that she didn¡¯t trust anyone. That made me eager to hear what she had to say. She might have found something important out during Her days in captivity. I already suspected that there was someone in this mansion who was giving out information from here to Blood Creek. ¡°Water?¡± I questioned and she shook her head. I figured that she was too weak to say anything after all she looked malnourished and dehydrated. ¡°Rest. The healer will be back to check you when you¡¯re stronger, you can tell me whatever it is you have to say,¡± I stated but to my surprise, she shook her head. I O 10:55 Tue, 19 Mar N 61% ¡°What?¡± I demanded with furrowed brows, wondering why she was shaking her head. She didn¡¯t trust the healer? but then she didn¡¯t look good, except I could find a way to take her out of the mansion to another healer. ¡°You don¡¯t trust Yumi?¡± I questioned but she shook her head and I inhaled deeply, confused as to why she was shaking her head. She trusted the healer, then what was the problem? Or had she lost her memories? I heard that it wasn¡¯t rare for some people to lose their memories after a traumatic incident. ¡°You¡¯ve lost your memories?¡± She shook her head and I scrunch my face in confusion. I had no idea what she was trying to say and I wondered why she couldn¡¯t even say anything. ¡°Since you can¡¯t talk now, I¡¯m sure what you have to say is important, you can tell me after you¡¯ve rested well.¡± She shook her head and I rubbed my forehead. She was driving me crazy by shaking her head and it was annoying as I didn¡¯t even know what she meant. It might even be just something she didn¡¯t know she was doing. ¡°But you can¡¯t talk!¡± She nodded her head and I heaved a sigh. Then it hit me, she just said she couldn¡¯t talk. ¡°You can¡¯t talk?¡± I questioned again and moved closer to her as she pointed at her mouth, opening it. I clenched my fist to my side as my eyes zed with fury at what they had done to her. it was inhumane and I knew I couldn¡¯t condone that. ¡°I will make them pay for this! all of them!¡± I yelled, my jaw clenching tightly. I felt guilty for all that had happened to her. She smiled sadly and I swallowed the painful lump in my throat. Even in pain, She was always strong, she never cried, I don¡¯t know most women who¡¯d do that. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I whispered and she shook her head, a smile still on my lips like she wanted to reassure me that it wasn¡¯t my fault. She stretched her arms and made a gesture of writing and I dashed to the table to bring a paper and a pen for her. 10155 Tue, 19 Mar She sat up slowly and took the pen from my hand. She scribbled something down on the paper and I couldn¡¯t help but notice how frail she looked. Her hands even shook as she wrote. I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion as she wrote and then I saw it. My eyes widened. She stopped writing and faced me, shaking her head and putting her fingers to her lips, signaling for me to be quiet. I nodded, my eyes zing with anger. Suddenly, she began to convulse uncontrobly and her face contorted in pain. Her body was wracked with spasms and I was confused about what to do. ¡°Get the healer!¡± I yelled and I heard hurried footsteps. I held her to my body as her trembling intensified, she was breathing raggedly and my heart sank. It didn¡¯t seem like she was going to survive this. She seemed to be hanging onto life by a thread. ¡°Please, stay with me¨C ¨Cplease¨Cplease,¡± I whispered, breathing heavily as her face turned pale. ¡°Agatha-please-stay with me-,¡± I pleaded. She had to live, to exin everything to me. How would I cope with losing another person dear to me? Suddenly, her body stilled and I slowly peered at her lifeless face. The door opened at that moment and the healer scurried towards us and checked her pulse. Even before she broke the news I already knew. The crone had left us. She died in my arms, because of me, because I couldn¡¯t protect her. I closed my eyes and promised myself that this would be thest. COMMENT ?? O < Chapter 77 I stood there, in the middle of the room with my hands shoved deep into my pocket as my jaw clenched tightly. Raven, Tanner, and now,the crone. How many more deaths do I need to allow? The healer was saying something but I wasn¡¯t listening. My mind darted back to before I met Rielle or Amara. Before I became Alpha, when it was just me and her, before her betrayal. ¡°Alpha!, Alpha!¡± Someone was tapping my back and I snapped back to the present, spinning around to see the questionable expression on the healer¡¯s face. A few maids were in the room as well and my eyes darted to the bed. The body was covered-body. That¡¯s what she was now. I swallowed the painful lump in my throat. I couldn¡¯t allow a moment of weakness or vulnerability, I couldn¡¯t weep, even when I wanted to, but I would mourn in my own way, vengeance. I would avenge their deaths, all of them. ¡°Where should we bury her?¡± The healer¡¯s question broke my reverie and I sighed. ¡°She was a traditional woman. She was a woman of honor, loyal to the traditions of thend. She should be buried ordingly,¡± I dered and she nodded, a knowing look in her eyes. Agatha was a firm traditionalist, she was so loyal to tradition to the point that she became disagreeable to others and then earned the nickname, ¡®The Crone! The door suddenly opened and we turned around to see a furious-looking Rielle and her grandfather. She must¡¯ve called him over. ¡°Is she truly dead?¡± She demanded and the healer reaffirmed it. She chuckled bitterly. ¡°And my grandfather came all the way here to see her,¡± she sighed. ¡°The st upid old hag! She had to use death to escape her punishment,¡± she sneered and I shot my head up to look at her. If there was anything more evil than the devil, then this was it, Rielle. She couldn¡¯t even give some respect to the dead. III Wed, 20 Mar 966%1 ¡°Why is she all wrapped up like this, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re going to have her buried! ¡°She will be given a proper and befitting burial. She was an elder of Silverpine,¡± I snapped, cutting her short. I didn¡¯t think I could survive a few more minutes with her nonsense anymore. ¡°No!Lucien, No! You¡¯re too soft and I advise that if you still wish to remain as the Alpha, you quit being this weak¡ª-¡± It sounded like a threat and I didn¡¯t want to believe she would threaten me like this, so I ignored her words. ¡°She will be buried and that¡¯s final. She doesn¡¯t have any family members left, so the people of Silverpine will mourn her, therefore I am dering a three-day break from all activities, in order to mourn Elder Agatha,¡± I said firmly as I nced at Nathaniel. He hadn¡¯t said a word since he entered the room and I clenched my fist tightly. He must think he now has me wrapped around his finger as his daughter had told him that I believed that She was carrying my child, his great-grandchild. ¡°Elder Nathaniel, you seem to have forgotten who the Alpha is here.¡± He clenched his jaw and I raised a brow. ¡°Alpha,¡± he said slowly, bending his head a little. ¡°She¡¯s a traitor!no matter her title! what her offspring did shouldn¡¯t be forgiven. She shouldn¡¯t be buried!¡± Rielle snapped and I clenched my jaw, grinding my teeth tightly. ¡°The Luna is right, Alpha. After all, it was you who got me arrested when you suspected the Luna,¡± Nathaniel interjected and I shook my head. They would find anything to try to control me and get me to do what they wanted. I failed her when she was alive, I will not fail her in death again. I will not allow any harm to befall anyone I love anymore because of them. I don¡¯t care about anything anymore, I would find another way to find my son, but Rielle will and must be punished, ¡°Elder Nathaniel,¡± I called, noting that the healer was now staring at us, waiting for my ownmand. I put a hand up, beckoning her to wait. ||| O 11:19 Wed, 20 Mar 66% ¡°Alpha,¡± he replied and I faced him, our gaze met and I could see in his eyes how much disregard he had for me. He didn¡¯t seem deterred and had a daring look on his face. ¡°I am the Alpha right?¡± I questioned as my eyes moved away from his. He nodded and I nced at Rielle briefly, she had a confused look on her face, she was probably wondering what was going on. I had a feeling that she knew that I didn¡¯t trust her, but she was having fun with the fact that I knew she was fooling me but couldn¡¯t do anything about it and only did what she wanted and did nothing to annoy her. ¡°Well, as the Alpha of Silverpine, it is my order that Elder Agatha be given a befitting burial and there would be a three-daypulsory break to mourn her. Everyone is expected toply with it, else-,¡± I stopped at that. Rielle gasped and Nathaniel held my gaze. If he was surprised, he didn¡¯t show it. ¡°Luc- 11 ¡°Alpha, are you sure this is the right choice?¡± he questioned, his face emotionless. ¡°Are you questioning me right now?¡± ¡°Lucien!¡± Rielle yelled and I whipped my head to her side. ¡°Rielle, as the mother of Silverpine, you will be in charge of the funeral preparation.¡± ¡°Kai-your son?¡± She said and I scrunched my brows, wondering why she was suddenly asking about my son. ¡°Do you know where I can find him?¡± ¡°You should think about finding him. You shouldn¡¯t concern yourself with trivial matters such as this,¡± she stated. She wasn¡¯t hiding her threats anymore and I smiled softly. This was more like it. I would push her to the wall so that she would make a mistake. ¡°How does a funeral prevent me from finding him?¡± ¡°I¡ªI¡ª¡± O < Çú 11:19 Wed, 20 Mar ¡°You what?¡± I then moved close to her and whispered. ¡°What will you do to him?¡± 1944 ¤¿ # COMMENT I III 0 Chapter 78 Tears were beginning to cloud her eyes and I opened my mouth, trying to form a sentence, trying to let her know that I didn¡¯t mean it the way she was thinking. ¡°Why?¡± She croaked out, in between s obs and I shook my head. Eve had sessfully pulled herself away from the conversation. ¡°Giselle,¡± I said, taking a step forward, to meet her. ¡°Don¡¯te closer,¡± she took a step back and I whimpered. Giselle was a good person. From what I had noticed, She was too soft and weak. She would cry at every little opportunity, just like I used to. All thanks to Rielle and her people for making me this strong. ¡°You don¡¯t trust me,¡± she whispered and I shook my head. ¡°It¡¯s not like that. It¡¯s not like that, Gis-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call me that!¡± She snapped and I winced. ¡°Even after everything I did for you!, after everything I went through because of you!¡± She eximed. I kept quiet, knowing that there was nothing I could say to calm her down. ¡°I was branded a traitor for interacting with you!¡± She flung her arms, sniffing. ¡°I was thrown into a cell, because of you!¡± She tried blinking back the tears. ¡°My image was ruined! But I neverined. I neverined about any of that, and neither did I doubt you! I believed you!, I trusted you even when the others did not!¡± ¡°I was the only one in Silverpine who trusted you! hell everywhere!¡± I winced at her words. But she was right. She was the only one who trusted me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I murmured and she shook her head. ¡°Why don¡¯t you trust me?¡± She wiped her tears and red at me. I swallowed hard, there was no way I was going to answer her, I didn¡¯t even know what to say. ¡°I trust you,¡± I finally answered as she raised her brows inquisitively, awaiting a response from me. O ¡°You don¡¯t! you said so! You don¡¯t trust me!¡± She yelled and I shook my head rapidly. Suddenly the door opened and I heard Rnd¡¯s familiar voice boom. ¡°Gis!, what the hell is going on?¡± I spun around slowly. I didn¡¯t even know what to say, so I kept quiet as she began to so b slowly. He nced at Eve who seemed to be minding her business. ¡°I never liked you and I still don¡¯t, but what did you do to my sister?¡± He clenched his fist and she chuckled. ¡°d to know that the feeling is mutual, Rn. I don¡¯t like you either. But unfortunately, I¡¯m not the source of her unhappiness.¡± He turned to me, eying me suspiciously as I had a remorseful expression on my face. ¡°What did you do?¡± He red at me and I swallowed hard, watching as Eve walked out of the kitchen, leaving me with a sobbing Giselle and a very furious Rn. ¡°I-,¡± I started but was suddenly cut off by Her. ¡°After everything-after everything I¡¯ve done for her, Rn, can you believe that this woman said she doesn¡¯t trust me..this ungrateful-so ungrateful-she is wary of me,¡± she choked out in between so bs and I swallowed hard as Rn red at me. ¡°What haven¡¯t I given?-I¡¯ve told her everything-even the ones I couldn¡¯t tell Lucien I trusted her like that. Only for her to express her distrust towards me!¡± she began to cry again as her body shook with so bs. I bit my lower lips and averted my gaze from Rn. ¡°It¡¯s not like that,¡± I stated, calmly. I was confused. I knew I had said I didn¡¯t trust Giselle, but with the way she was reacting, it felt like she was really honest without me thought of her like that and making her hear me tand I felt guilty for having about her like that. She was a good person and I had made her cry, I had to at least exin everything to her, I owe her that. O 11 16 Thu, 21 Mar n ¡°I don¡¯t trust anyone. It¡¯s not just you Gis, it¡¯s everyone,even my own sister who has been nothing but helpful to me.¡± I grabbed the ss of beer that was on the table and ch ug ged it down quickly, feeling their eyes on me. ¡°You can¡¯t me me. I¡¯ve lost a lot. My children, my mum and my grandmother. The person I¡¯m supposed to trust the most has betrayed me multiple times, has humiliated me-has,¡± I shook my head sadly, feeling the tears sting my eyes. I didn¡¯t want to cry, I had to be strong. ¡°Trust is a luxury that I cannot give right now,¡± I stated and then turned to face her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Gis, I¡¯m really sorry for taking your kindness for granted,¡± I said, smiling sadly as I walked out, leaving the both of them. ¡°Is this how you guys stay cooped up in here all day?¡± Rn questioned, taking a sip from the juice he earlier poured for himself. No one answered him as we all ate in silence. It¡¯s been three days and Giselle and I still haven¡¯t spoken to each other. ¡°Norman!! My man!¡± He yelled and chuckled and I just shook my head, this guy was just something else. I didn¡¯t know why Eve insisted on us eating together. It was awkward. I wasn¡¯t talking to Giselle and Norman and Rn seemed to have some sort of issue going on, I knew that the issue they had told me was a lie. There was something else between them. He picked Norman yfully and Norman red at him. It was a death re, the kind that if looks could kill, Rn would¡¯ve been six feet under by now. ¡°Whoa, man! Easy!, you still haven¡¯t forgotten about that issue? It¡¯s been years now!¡± Rn stated and that piqued my interest. ¡°What issue?¡± The question earned a re from Norman and I averted my gaze. ¡°Wait!, he hasn¡¯t told you?,¡± he questioned, looking serious and I scrunched my Brow. From his expression, I¡¯knew that the issue must¡¯ve been very serious. Çú COMMENT ||| < Chapter 79 ¡°You really didn¡¯t tell her-the both of them,¡± Rn said and he was right, I saw a puzzled expression on Eve¡¯s face before she quickly masked it with an indifferent expression. ¡°Well-what happened?¡± I questioned, eager to know what was so serious that he had to hide it from even Eve. Rn chuckled loudly again and I saw a muscle in Norman¡¯s jaw tick, he looked pis sed, and that made me all the more curious. I wanted to know what exactly he wanted to hide so much. ¡°We had an issue- ¡°Yes!, what issue?¡± I snapped, cutting him short. ¡°Oh, patience!, be patience!,¡± he said with a smile and as much as I wanted to punch that smile away from his face, I wanted to clear Norman¡¯s suspicion. Perhaps if I heard whatever secret he was hiding, I¡¯d trust him more. Giselle stood up and I realized that she had been nonchnt to the conversation going on around her. ¡°See youter, Gis,¡± he said and she nodded, leaving without a word. He turned to Eve, who was now eating in silence, no expression whatsoever on her face. ¡°Aren¡¯t you curious?¡¯ She raised her head to meet his gaze. ¡°No. Why would I be furious about what I already know?¡± But even as she said so, I knew she wasn¡¯t telling the truth. She was curious. She knew that this issue was different from what Norman had said to her. ¡°Okay, since you say so. Amara!, my person!! ¡°What exactly happened!¡± I snapped and he chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re impatient,¡± he noted and burst intoughter and Norman red at him as he stood up. O A ¡°It was a woman-that year, I and Norman were best buddies. There was a beautiful girl we both liked, I think he liked her at first, but I was faster and more persuasive and I had more charm. I¡¯m sorry, Norman, she actually liked me more,¡± he said with a smug smile and I could see Norma¡¯s fist clenched to his side. I wondered which woman it was for him to have kept it from Eve and still hold a grudge towards Rn. ¡°This woman¡­is it someone I know?¡± I questioned and he shook his head. ¡°No! Women like that do not exist in Silverpine. This woman was a goddess, In Fact, I¡¯m beginning to think she¡¯s the moon goddess herself- I hissed, whichever woman it was was none of my concern, I was beginning to read meaning into everything and suspect even the slightest thing and it was annoying, I had to get myself back together and go find Selene Deforte and get back my children. ¡°She should¡¯ve been my mate-,¡± Rn was still saying and something clicked. I didn¡¯t know Rn¡¯s mate. I had no idea if it was someone I knew or not and I wanted to know why he never announced her. ¡°Who¡¯s your mate?¡± I questioned suddenly and he stopped talking and looked at me, his eyes widening a bit before regaining hisposure. ¡°Why do you want to know all of a sudden?¡± He scrunched his brows and I shrugged. ¡°I just realized that I don¡¯t know who your mate is.¡± He sat down and began to chew his sausage quickly, making a loud noise and I saw an unrecognizable expression on his face before it was quickly reced by a small smile, he was back to his nonchnt attitude. ¡°I don¡¯t know-I don¡¯t even know if she exists. I¡¯m starting to believe that some people were born without mates. I have never met her or even perceived the faintest smell of her,¡± he chuckled loudly. Eve gave me a questionable look and I shrugged. She must¡¯ve been wondering what exactly I was doing. I narrowed my eyes on him. ¡°Are you sure?¡± A ¡°Am I sure I¡¯ve seen my mate or what? You¡¯re so funny. If I see my mate I¡¯ll know, but right now, I haven¡¯t met her.¡± I sighed, wondering what exactly he was hiding. I knew he was hiding something: +5. ¡°What about any woman you fancy right now? any girlfriend?¡± I questioned and he looked at me with a straight face. ¡°You seem so obsessed with my private life-rtionship-wise. You don¡¯t trust me too?¡± ¡°I have never imed to trust you. I don¡¯t. Of everyone here, you are thest person I would trust,¡± I replied firmly and he threw his head back andughed. ¡°It¡¯s nice to know that. But anyway, you can trust me on this one, I don¡¯t have any woman in my life right now.¡± I nodded. Wondering who the hell the woman he had been talking to was. At that moment, Norman stood up and Eve followed. ¡°You¡¯re both leaving!e on let¡¯s talk!¡± He flung his arms. ¡°This house is so boring, everyone prefers to mind their business than to have fun,¡± hemented and I rolled my eyes. ¡°Those two are going to argue a lot today,¡± he whispered to me and I couldn¡¯t help but smile. He was right, there would definitely be arguments and I still couldn¡¯t exin why he would keep that from her. Or he didn¡¯t think it important enough to tell her? But then, the look on his face was as if he didn¡¯t want anyone to find out. I wondered why everyone was just lying or hiding things. Both Norman and Rn. I had caught him on his first night here on the phone with someone, he was talking slowly and mentioning how much he loved her. From their conversations, it was obvious how much love he had for her. It was suspicious because I was sure of what I had heard and it wasn¡¯t just that first night, it was every night, the same time. He was always going out to talk to her. It was as if he was hiding her from everyone and I wondered why. I knew he would talk to her today and a confrontation might be harmful but I -3/4 111 O < A µ½ 10:52 needed to start trusting people, so I would find him today when he would be having a conversation with her and then I¡¯ll get him to exin who she was. COMMENT ||| Chapter 80 A deep, low grunt came out of his throat as he stood up from the dark chair, circling me as I knelt in front of him. He didn¡¯t show it, but he was furious. He was a man who was so used to showing no emotion. The room was dimly lit and his face was obscured by the darkness, but from his designer, tailored suit,today must be a special day for him. I averted my gaze, swallowing the painful lump in my throat, I hade bearing yet another bad news and I knew how bad his temper was and hoped that he wouldn¡¯t transform into his wolf form and bite me again. The mark from thest bite was just healing. ¡°Look at me, ¡°his baritone voice, low and measured, carried an air of authority and sophistication. I slowly raised my head and looked at him, making sure I averted my gaze. I couldn¡¯t dare look at him after another failure. ¡°You fool!¡± he growled as he pushed my face, almost making him fall. 17 I knew not to show even a moment of weakness as that would enrage him further.I quickly regained myposure as I watched him go back to his seat. TE ¡°I am disappointed in you,¡± he continued as he shoved his silver walking stick forward, hitting My right arm, the exact spot which was bitten thest time I was here. I was in pain and wanted to shout out loud, but I knew better than that and instead said nothing and showed no expression. I wanted to tell him that it was Rielle and I was stu pid to have allowed her to get involved in all of these. ¡°off ¡°How hard could it have been to look after a frail old woman and a little boy!¡± He yelled and the room reverberated with his voice. I didn¡¯t know any man I feared more than this, he was ruthless and hated mistakes. He wanted everything to be perfect. Everything was going well until Rielle got actively involved. She was doing an event better job than I was at first, after a while it seemed as if she wasn¡¯t invested in the n anymore and wanted to just humiliate Amara. The foolish guards she had TII O stationed to look after the crone and Amara¡¯s son, how they were overpowered, I still don¡¯t know. ¡°Weak!, stu pid!,pathetic!. Such a shame,¡± He continued and I hung his head, thoroughly ashamed of myself. I wanted to give excuses but I knew that the one thing that would not be tolerated was excuses. First, it was Amara being in Silverpine, then Norman,then now the crone. I wondered if Norman was responsible for that. Perhaps he came to free his mother. I didn¡¯t say anything, not because I couldn¡¯t, it was just that I didn¡¯t want to. I didn¡¯t know what to say and I didn¡¯t want to be humiliated any further. He shook his head, and even from the darkness, I could see the expression on his face, clenched jaw, furrowed eyebrows, and pursed lips. ¡°I am highly disappointed in you!¡± he spat out. ¡°Shame on you!!¡± ?? He kept yelling and poking Me with his walking stick. The walking stick was a symbol of his title. I remembered nine years ago when he had approached me with an offer to make me the Alpha. I was shocked as the offer sounded too good to be true, but I knew that he was that powerful, he had the power to make me that. I wouldn¡¯t have epted it if I wasn¡¯t living in Lucien¡¯s shadow and unappreciated. The hardest part of the betrayal was giving myself the reasons for doing that. ¡°You think if I had been as weak as you are I¡¯d have been alive? Let me tell you! I¡¯d have been dead a long time ago! You have no idea how many people want me dead! you stu pid fool!¡± hemented. ¡°I never told you to bring her in! but you did! now she¡¯s going to ruin everything!¡± ¡°At least tell me that there is some kind of hope! that this mission isn¡¯t entirely botched!¡± he growled. ¡°No,¡± My head was still hung in shame and I smiled slowly. When I first thought about it,it sounded stu pid. I had thought it to be too much, but right now, I was d I did that. ¡°No, what! What is it!¡± the man snapped!,from his voice, it seemed he was curious to hear what I had to say. 111 O < A ¡°She won¡¯t be able to speak-¡± ¡°I told you the curse you did for the others would not work for her!, I told you!¡± He screamed and I shook my head. ¡°Not a curse, something physical. I had her tongue cut out, ¡°I revealed and the man was silent for a while, before bursting out intoughter with his rich voice. I was scared at first, thinking that he didn¡¯t believe me and was only lying to save my skin. I raised my head and saw the look of uncertainty in his eyes. ¡°I swear, I even have a photo!,¡± I quickly informed, shoving my hands deep into my pocket to fish for my phone. Cutting off her tongue was gruesome and I couldn¡¯t watch. I was shown the severed tongue and nearly threw up. He beckoned to me to stand up. ¡°Come,¡± he said,motioning with his hand, for Me toe closer. I shuffled my feet forward, finally stopping right in front of him and bending my head as I handed the phone over to him. There was a photo of her, so I forced her mouth open to take the picture at that time. A deep,dark chuckle reverberated around the room. ¡°This is good! You aren¡¯t as useless as I thought,¡± he said after a while as he stoppedughing. ¡°You said you found her in the house?¡± His voice boomed and Roberto nodded. ¡°Thank you,¡± I said with a slight nod. ¡°Any news about Norman and the M¨¹llers?¡± He questioned and I cleared my throat. ¡°I think I know where they are. And Lucien seems to be confused, so he arrested his sister.¡± His head shot up. ¡°He did that?, huh!, Rielle¡¯s doing?¡± I nodded ¡°Yes sir.¡± A He stood up, and walked straight to me,facing me squarely and I bowed my head, intimidated by him, like always. ¡°Look at me!¡± He barked and I slowly raised my head. ¡°No mistakes!¡± I nodded, ¡°No mistakes,¡± wondering what he wanted me to do this time. ¡°Find the M¨¹ller girl,break her out of prison if you have to,afterall, your sister is in there.¡± ɽ EY E 111 O O COMMENT < A Chapter 81 ¡°I¡¯m going out-to get fresh air,¡± I announced and I suddenly felt pairs of eyes on me. We just finished having lunch and sat in the living room. Giselle was reading a book and Rn was ying with stones, trying unsessfully to start a conversation with me. Eve and Norman were talking slowly to themselves and I assume that they had settled after that little stunt pulled by Rn. ¡°Are you serious right now?¡± Eve¡¯s head shot up to meet mine. ¡°I am.¡± And I really was, I had been cooped up in the house for almost a week now and it was even more hectic than I thought. Giselle wasn¡¯t talking to me and I still had my suspicions about Norman and Rn. ¡°You can¡¯t go out!¡± Eve said firmly and I scoffed. ¡°You can¡¯t stop me.¡± ¡°You¡¯re a wanted person! even I,that left a long time before you did, I¡¯m still wary about going out,¡± she stated and I shrugged. ¡°That¡¯s you. I will be careful. Staying in this house is making me go crazy! I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re saying, but I have to go out.¡± Giselle was engrossed in a book or pretended to not be interested in our conversation. Rn chuckled. ¡°You want to go out? fine,do caught you don¡¯t eat us out.¡± kout but make sure if you get I hissed. I don¡¯t know why they thought I¡¯d get caught. I have always been careful and would still be. After all, if I get caught, there¡¯ll be no chance of me ever finding my children or even Selene. Norman didn¡¯t say anything but just nced at me briefly and continued what he was doing. O < A ¡°Don¡¯t go out,¡± Eve warned. I rolled my eyes, daring her to try and stop me. I didn¡¯t know why she was so worried for nothing. I sighed as I held the bottle of vodka to my lips and let the harsh taste burn my throat. I had stubbornly left the house, despite Eve¡¯s refusal. She was just unnecessarily worried. I could swear I saw a look of fear on Giselle¡¯s face as she watched me leave. I had time to study my environment now as the first andst time I was out was the night I arrived and as it was dark, I couldn¡¯t see my environment clearly. It was a quiet environment, with just a few houses and since I came out, I¡¯ve only seen one person. I let my hair obscure some parts of my face as a way of disguising myself. I didn¡¯t even know where I was, it didn¡¯t seem like Silverpine, but I knew it was pack territory, because of the smell. I had to quickly get my ns in motion, in order to get back Kai. it won¡¯t be long before the blood moon now, and every day wasted was a risk I couldn¡¯t take. I would talk to Rn again and if he doesn¡¯t agree to help me, I¡¯d go to Greyvine, surely I¡¯ll find someone or I¡¯ll just have to find my way to her new pack and hope I don¡¯t get killed before meeting her. I was so lost in thought as I kept gulping the vodka directly from the bottle that I was unaware of the presence of someone behind me. Nova suddenly picked up a familiar scent and my ears shot up. I sniffed and turned around, ncing around to find the source of the smell. It couldn¡¯t be-maybe I was wrong, maybe the scent belonged to someone else. My heart began to race and Nova growled. I couldn¡¯t get caught right now, I had to find Selene. I began to walk quickly, with nowhere in mind, just the thought of not getting caught, but it was as if everywhere I went, he was there. I was breathing heavily now as beads of sweat appeared on my forehead. Suddenly, I saw the wolf in front of me and I swallowed hard, it was the first time I had seen his wolf. It was big and had grey fur. Its eyes were ck and I realized he was angry, it might have taken a lot before he could find me and that must¡¯ve annoyed him. I shuddered, knowing I couldn¡¯t fight him and there was no way I could run away from this. Nova growled, berating me for wanting to give up so soon. She wanted us to at least fight back, to not go down without a fight. I decided to let Nova take over and she growled at him, he had that murderous glint in his eye and I began to think that maybe Rielle had realized that my being alive was too much of a risk and sent him to finish me off. We circled each other and he lunged forward, scratching me and I was determined to not go down like that, so I fought back, kicking and scratching with all the strength I had. I moved backward, trying to find my stance. I nced at my body to see that my wounds had healed. He saw it too and I could see the surprised look on his face. He suddenly lunged forward, sinking his teeth into my body I felt something liquid seep into my veins¨Cwolfsbane. My vision blurred as my body suddenly became weak, I quickly transformed as Nova was too weak. I stag gered up but fell back on the ground, just how much wolfsbane did he use? He quickly transformed and removed the artificial wolfsbaneced teeth he had worn. I had never felt the effect of wolfsbane and now I realize how it was. It was either wolfsbane was the only thing that could affect me or he had used too much because I knew that even the smallest wolfsbane would affect us. But how did he know to use wolfsbane on me?, perhaps, Rielle had told him about my power and that was why he risked himself bycing his teeth with wolfsbane. ¡°Greyson,¡± I called out weakly as I felt the darkness enveloping me, the wolfsbane, taking effect. O Chapter 82 ¡°Have you found it out?¡± I questioned and he shook his head. I had been trying to decode the note left by Elder Agatha, before her death. I needed to find out the meaning in order to find Kai. From what I could decipher, She had escaped with Kai, but something had made them separate but I couldn¡¯t figure out where she said he was. If only she had more time, she would¡¯ve told me who the leader of the Blood Creek was and perhaps who the spy in the mansion was. I still couldn¡¯t stop suspecting Greyson, I hadn¡¯t seen him for days now. I would love to believe that he was out looking for Giselle. ¡°What about Greyson?¡± I questioned. I had resorted to the only means I had left to find my family. I remembered one of Raven¡¯s good friends whom Raven had spoken highly about. Apparently, he was a private investigator of some sort and could look for anything or anyone, discreetly. His code name was Whisper, as he could hear all the whispers in the town. ¡°From what I have heard, my whispers,I don¡¯t think he¡¯s a member of the Blood Creek or their leader. But there is something shady about it, I¡¯ll listen to more whispers and get back to you on that.¡± He replied and I nodded. ¡°Thank you,¡± I said and he looked surprised and then nodded. ¡°If it helps in avenging Raven. He wasn¡¯t the best of men out there, but he was loyal, too loyal to have died like that.¡± ¡°Just help me, find her and find what this means,¡± I said, pushing the paper to him. He nodded and began to walk away and I turned back, to head back to the mansion. I had been seeing whispers for a few days now but we never met inside the mansion as there were eyes everywhere, especially Rielle. I had avoided her and not failed to hide my disgust towards her. As soon as I got back to the mansion, I headed to my room and met Rielle there. I clenched my fist and red at her. ¡°Why are you here?¡± I demanded through gritted teeth. O 11:16 Mon, 25 Mar ¡°That¡¯s not how you should speak to your Luna,¡± she retorted and I chuckled. This was definitely another threat. ¡°Another threat?¡± She shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about. The other day, you used me, your Luna in front of my father and other people, I didn¡¯t react because I believed that you were just pained about the crone¡¯s death and you just channeled your anger and hurt me-,¡± she was still saying when I cut her off, thoroughly pissed. ¡°Shut up! just shut up!¡± I snapped and her head shut up as she red at me, her mouth widening in surprise as her eyes bulged. ¡°I don¡¯t like the way you¡¯ve been acting towards me. You don¡¯t even see me as your Luna, it¡¯s just-what exactly did I do wrong?,¡± she almost screamed and I red murderously at her. How could she even ask me that, knowing what she has done? ¡°Get out!¡± I said calmly and she whipped her head up to look at me. ¡°I should get out?¡± She questioned with furrowed brows and I nodded. ¡°Get out!¡± ¡°No! I¡¯m not going anywhere, I don¡¯t care what you do. You have to tell me what¡¯s going on. Let me help you, Lucien!¡± She stated and I chuckled darkly. ¡°You want to help me? you? okay, help me. Help me by telling your people to free my son.¡± ¡°My people?¡± She was breathing heavily as her eyes zed with fury. ¡°I don¡¯t know why you¡¯re doing this or why you¡¯re doing this, but I¡¯m done sitting here and listening to you insult me. I am still your Luna and I am carrying your child!¡± She clenched her fist as she walked out of the room and I closed the door behind her, noting to tell the guards not to allow her inside my room anymore. I quickly went towards the table and opened a book. I removed the picture and kissed it. It was the picture of Amara I had kept for a long time. ¡°Be patient my love, I¡¯ming to you soon,¡± I clenched my fist to my side and < A ground my teeth tightly. The shrill ringtone of my phone stopped me from picking up my children¡¯s picture. I groaned as I brought out the phone from my pocket. As I nced at the caller ID, I hissed,wondering why the hell Rn was calling me. He had made himself very scarce in Silverpine. I had no idea what he was up to these days. The phone rang again and I picked it up, deciding to listen to the bullsh it he wanted to say. He probably wasn¡¯t even aware of what had been going on in his absence. ¡°What is it?¡± I questioned, pursing my lips as I finally picked it up, I didn¡¯t want to talk to anyone today, but since he was so adamant, I had to hear what he had to say. ¡°Lucien!, I mean Alpha-how have you been?¡± He questioned and I could hear him chuckle from the other end of the line. ¡°I don¡¯t have time for all this rubbish! You can either say what you want to quickly or I¡¯ll end this call immediately.¡± He chuckled again. ¡°Always so impatient. Anyways, you won¡¯t believe what I have for you,¡± he cackled and I shook my head. Everything was a joke to Rn. Even when we were younger, he was always joking and ying, he never was able to take anything seriously. Whatever he had for me might be one of his precious stone collections. ¡°You want to hear?¡± He asked as I kept quiet. I didn¡¯t even realize that I had been quiet, I was lost in thought, realizing that I didn¡¯t even have to put up with any of Rielle¡¯s bullsh it. I could have her arrested and questioned, after all,my son wasn¡¯t with them anymore. ¡°Yes,¡± I said finally, excitement coursing through my veins. ||| 7-12 Chapter 83 600000M B B B B §Ó 72% 11:36 I woke up disoriented, my surroundings blurred as I struggled to make sense of where I was. I was patched and my lips were dry, almost cracked, My heart raced and as I attempted to call out to anyone, hoping that we could talk it out, I realized that my mouth had been taped shut. I tried to move, to free myself from the restraints as my hands and feet were bound tightly, My senses heightened and I strained my cars for any sign of him. His smell was faint which meant. that he was either nearby or had just left. Suddenly, the smell became intense and I heard heavy footsteps walking towards me. I stood upright. ¡°You¡¯re awake-how interesting,¡± he stated and I attempted to speak, but it came out muf fled, He chuckled. ¡°What do you want to say?¡± ¡°Perhaps, exin why you¡¯re awake now? I used arge amount of wolfsbane that would kill even the strongest of men, but in less than three hours you¡¯re awake,¡± he paused and I red at him, confirming my suspicions, Rielle had told him about my powers. He pulled off the tape from my mouth, making me wince with pain. I rubbed my mouth and heaved a sigh. ¡°Rielle told you,¡± it was a statement rather than a question and he held a puzzled expression on his face. ¡°Rielle?,¡± he chuckled and I scrunched my face. ¡°So Rielle knew too, how interesting.¡± I blinked rapidly. What he was saying was that Rielle didn¡¯t send him, he didn¡¯t know about Rielle finding out. Then how the heck did he find out about my power? ¡°How-,¡± I squinted my eyes, I was sure that I was careful. ¡°How I found out?¡± He chuckled and I became scared. I had suspected Greyson, but Seeing him like this, seeing himugh hysterically like a maniac was just too much. It was strange and scary, ¡°You aren¡¯t as careful as you thought. I found out about it a long time ago,¡± he revealed and I swallowed hard. ¡°Where is my son?¡± I demanded. I at least had to see my son before he¡¯d kill me. ¡°Your son?, why would I have him?¡± A Muna M M BBBBB Ãû ¡¯ 72% 11:36 ¡°You-,¡± I scrunched my brows together. Why was he acting as if he didn¡¯t know anything about my son? He smiled sadly, shaking his head. ¡°I don¡¯t have your son, you think I¡¯m the blood creek, I¡¯m not.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re not the leader or even a member of the Blood Creek, then who are you? what are you?,who sent you and why did you kidnap me?¡± I demanded, suddenly furious as my eyes zed. His jaw clenched and his eyes darkened. ¡°So many questions, but I¡¯m not expected to answer them. As to why I kidnapped you, it was to test my theory, to see if you really were strong.¡± I inhaled deeply, grounding my teeth. So he did all these to test a theory. ¡°What if I had died?¡± ¡°Then that¡¯d be a waste and also prove that I was wrong. But you¡¯re alive,¡± he said as he bent down to cut the restraints on my hand and feet. ¡°You asshole!¡± I yelled as I punched him. ¡°Where is Giselle?¡± He questioned and I ground my teeth, huffing and panting due to the anger that coursed through my veins. ¡°You kidnapped me, to find her? you crazy psychopath!¡± I yelled and he shrugged. ¡°I really need to find her, help me,¡± he said and I shook my head. He won¡¯t be getting any help from me. ¡°How did you find me?¡± His eyes lit up as he smiled. ¡°It wasn¡¯t that hard, although it was luck. I was walking aimlessly and picked your scent.¡± I still wasn¡¯t convinced but I didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°I¡¯ll let you go. I¡¯m not your enemy here. I¡¯ll let you go if you tell me where Giselle is,¡± he stated and I shook my head. ¡°To me, you¡¯re the enemy-,¡± I was still talking when he cut me off. ¡°You know who the enemy is.¡± He pointed out. ¡°At least I know Rielle¡¯s intention, but yours,I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t know what it is you want.¡± ¡°I just want to find my mate, the love of my life,¡± he said firmly and I swallowed hard. He sounded sincere, so sincere that I was tempted to believe him. ¡°What were you doing in human territory?¡± I questioned and he furrowed his brows. A Guna M ?? 72% 11:36 I raised a brow, questioningly. ¡°Human territory?¡± He replied, a puzzled expression etched on his face. ¡°Was it you, who told Lucien something like that?¡± ¡°He mentioned it to you?¡± I questioned and he nodded. ¡°Well, Rick said he saw you and Rick never forgets a face,¡± I admitted and he scoffed. ¡°You used me over the words of a little boy? A boy that might not even be sure of what he saw,¡± he dered, ring at me in disbelief. ¡°You were there,¡± I stated firmly and he shook his head. ¡°If I was there, then it was because of pack business. I don¡¯t fancy the human territory and all the times I¡¯ve been there was on an assignment, sent by Lucien himself.¡± ¡°Where¡¯s Giselle?¡± He demanded again. ¡°I¡¯m not saying anything. Even Giselle doesn¡¯t trust you. If she did, she would¡¯ve called you immediately after she broke out of the cell. So if she doesn¡¯t trust you enough to reveal her location to you, then I won¡¯t either,¡± I exined. ¡°I¡¯ll help you. Let¡¯s help each other,¡± he stated and I nced at him. ¡°How? How can you help me? will you bring me, my son?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± I narrowed my eyes at him. ¡°There¡¯s something Lucien hasn¡¯t told you. It¡¯s about the blood moon,¡± he paused and I squinted my eyes. The blood moon was still a few weeks away. ¡°What?¡± I whispered. ¡°The artifact is missing, has been missing for a while now, since Rielle¡¯s arrival. It didn¡¯t seem like it was taken by her, maybe someone else, someone we totally weren¡¯t expecting-,¡± I gasped as he was still talking. With the artifact, with or without the blood moon, he could be sacrificed A A S S M MM BBBBB COMMENT A N 72% 31,11:36 A Chapter 84 *094% 12:31 I knocked slowly, anxious about their reactions when they opened the door to see me with Greyson. I remembered Rn telling me that even if I get caught, I shouldn¡¯t rat them out. But that was exactly what I just did. The door swung open. ¡°Eve-¡± ¡°You brought him here!¡± She was seething with rage and I swallowed hard. I was expecting this reaction. The others rushed out upon hearing themotion and I saw Giselle re at me with fury. ¡°Well, da mn! I told you not to rat us out if you get caught,¡± Rn said. He was the most calm out of all of them. ¡°He¡¯s not please listen to me,¡± I said as they all started ming me, talking about how I should¡¯ve stayed back, how I had brought a threat to them. ¡°I¡¯m not with the blood creek or here to take you all back,¡± Greyson spoke and they all kept quiet. ¡°I miss you, Gis. I really do and I¡¯m sorry for the recent behavior that has made you distrust me,¡± he said with sincerity in his eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s leave the lovers to themselves,¡± Rn said and Eve went back inside. Norman continued to re at Greyson before Rn dragged him back. ¡°Amara, are you seriously going to be a third wheel?¡± he questioned, making me walk inside. As soon as I got inside, I plopped onto the sofa, beside Eve and narrated how he kidnapped me. ¡°He promised to help us,¡± I announced and Rn scoffed, earning a re from me. ¡°I didn¡¯t call you into this conversation.¡± ¡°Then get a room and discuss privately,¡± he stated and I hissed. MU Emergency calls only M 094% 12:31 ¡°You know I don¡¯t trust him!, you don¡¯t trust him yourself,¡± she bit out and I nodded. ¡°Yes, but he¡¯s not who we thought him to be. He¡¯s not a member of the Blood Creek,¡± I announced and whispered to her, telling her how he had used wolfsbane and it wasn¡¯t because Rielle spoke to him. ¡°He might not be the blood creek, but there is something suspicious about him.¡± She said firmly and exhaled. She was right. There was something suspicious about him. I was about to say something when Giselle and Greyson entered. They seemed to have reconciled with the way they sat, huddled close to each other. I had agreed to bring Greyson here after we had a deal that he¡¯d help me find Kai and get Rick out of the mansion. He also spoke about capturing Rielle and torturing her to confess who the leader of the Blood Creek was. It would be hard but it was possible as he had ess to the mansion and the guards whenever he wanted. I told him about Selene and he disagreed. He said the same thing as Eve, that it was risky as she now belonged to another pack. ¡°Greyson, there¡¯s something you should know,¡± Eve said, earning a re from both me and Norman as I feared that she was going to talk about what I had thought of. Giselle had a puzzled expression on her face. Rn chuckled. ¡°More surprises. A few weeks here and everyone is getting the surprise fever.¡± ¡°Contrary to what you believe, I¡¯m not your mate- ¡°I know,¡± he said and I red at him. He knows? He must¡¯ve figured out that by himself. ¡°Oh, how. I and Norman had to go through a very difficult process to know the truth,¡± She said and I nodded. I had heard that it was hard. ¡°You said Norman¡¯s your mate so I figured out that we were mistaken,¡± he was still talking when I cut him off. ¡°So you don¡¯t know who your mate is,¡± it was a statement rather than a question and he nodded. ¡°Interesting. Very interesting.¡± Emergency calls only M * D94% 12:31 ¡°Rielle or the blood creek rather has put a curse on you. They did on me too, and Norman,but we found a way to lift it. It was a crossing of some sort. Norman was made to think that Rielle was his mate and I was made to think that you were my mate. I think only Rielle was freed from it as she must¡¯ve done it herself for whatever reason ¨C,¡± Eve was still saying when Greyson cut her off. ¡°You mean, Rielle¡¯s my mate,¡± he asked, slowly, a look of disbelief on his face as he shook his head in denial. Giselle¡¯s mouth was wide open and her eyes bulged. Rn was just chuckling. Ôª ¡°That¡¯s some f ucked up s it. I mean, Rielle?¡± Rn chuckled again. ¡°That¡¯s¨C,¡± ¡°You¡¯ll soon begin to feel some kind of bond towards her now that we¡¯ve told you,¡± Eve said. She had told me that the seer said that opening Greyson¡¯s eye wouldn¡¯t be difficult since he was the one left. All they had to do was inform him. Greyson looked like he was trying so hard to believe what he had just been told. Giselle held his hand reassuringly and his jaw clenched. ????¡± go ahead with the n, Amara. Everything is now even simplified,¡± he stated, giving me a knowing look. He had told me about his perfect n to sessfully capture Rielle. ¡°And she¡¯s also going to have that bond to me,¡± he was saying and Eve nodded. ¡°I will seduce her and get her out of the mansion and then have some people waiting to capture her-¡± ¡°It sounds so simple as you say it, but what if the bond bes so strong that you fall in love with her and do her bidding?¡± Rn questioned and he shook his head vehemently. ¡°Not going to happen.¡± ¡°You sound so sure,¡± Norman finally spoke and he turned to Giselle. ¡°I have my true soulmate here, why would I find someone else?¡± he smiled at her. * 094% 12:31 ¡°What if you get caught?¡± I questioned, realizing that Rielle was c un ning, she could find out about his n before he could even do anything. ¡°I will try not to,¡± he responded calmly and I nodded. ¡°I wish you sess in your n. While you¡¯re getting Rielle, I¡¯d be getting Selene,¡± I said, making all eyes turn to me. He sighed. ¡°I didn¡¯t want you to change your mind about bringing me here and that¡¯s why I didn¡¯t tell you,but this isn¡¯t a good idea,¡± he pointed out and I shook my head. ¡°I don¡¯t care,I¡¯m doing it.¡± ¡°What about your children?¡± Rn asked. ¡°I¡¯ll leave that to Eve,¡± I smiled at her and she shook her head,still trying to dissuade me from going to find Selene. But my mind was already made,I didn¡¯t care what happened but I would find Her. ?????? ??? COMMENT Chapter 85 094% 12:31 With Amara out of Silverpine, I believed that everything would fall into ce, as the defences would be weakened. I had to quickly report back. And this time, making sure to leave no room for mistakes. Rielle will be punished and Amara will go on her ghost hunt for Selene De Forte. If only she knew. All that was left was to find the little boy, somehow the Crone and him had split up and I believed she would keep him somewhere safe, somewhere she knew that he would be quickly found. It took a lot of time before I figured it out. She must¡¯ve hidden him in in sight and there was only one person! know who could figure out where he was, Norman. Tracking him down was the easy part, but extracting that information from him was the problem, so I decided to bide my time and wait. I went back to the hideout and smiled softly. I had been away for a while. ¡°How was your journey?¡± She questioned, giving me a kiss on my right cheek. ¡°In one word?, Fulfilling.¡± ¡°I spoke to him, he was pissed,¡± she said, straddling my arms and I smiled softly. ¡°I received hisshings.¡± She frowned. ¡°I told him to take it easy with you!¡± ¡°Have you heard from Rielle?¡± She said after a while of silence. I shook my head. ¡°She does things her own way and it¡¯s safe to say, we don¡¯t need her anymore. There are other ways to get Elder Nathaniel¡¯s support.¡± She seemed to think about it for a while. ¡°Mmm¡­it¡¯s going to be difficult. You know we only counted on her being your mate. That old man won¡¯t bat an eyelid at us.¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s difficult, not impossible.¡± * @94% 12:32 I smiled as I remembered how we had done it. The Blood Creek used ancient werewolf magic and we had used it to turn Rielle¡¯s mind into believing that she was my fated mate. I knew she wanted nothing more than to be a Luna and when I had shown her the faked prophecy, she had decided to support us. It was due to her that we nevercked funds. Everyone knew that Elder Nathaniel had money and wouldn¡¯t hesitate to spend it on his daughter. ¡°Oh, and I forgot to inform you. Lucien ns on punishing her. Before the crone passed, she informed Lucient that the boy escaped. He thinks he doesn¡¯t need us anymore,¡± I announced and she burst intoughter. ¡°How interesting. I¡¯ll see how her family¡¯s going to help her out of this mess.¡± ¡°Never underestimate Nathaniel Archer. I never thought he was going to escape the death sentence.¡± I pointed out. ¡°He must be furious this time. Amara who was by his side has left. His sister¡¯s gone too.¡± I nodded. ¡°Anyway, Rielle¡¯s punishment is none of our concern. I believe she was going to abandon us.¡± ¡°Abandon?¡± ¡°She was straying from the ns and doing things her own way. I believe she decided that she really wanted to stay by Lucien¡¯s side- She shook her head. ¡°That¡¯s impossible, she told me that she hates him due to that issue with Selene.¡± ¡°There¡¯s a thin line between love and hate.¡± ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s forget about Rielle. At least she¡¯s out of our lives for good. There¡¯s no reason for us to hide our rtionship anymore,¡± she began and I smiled. Sherry was my true mate, given to me directly by the moon goddess and we¡¯ve had to hide that from everyone for a long time as we had to make Rielle believe that she was my mate. Although she had her shorings, I had grown to love her and it was hard to convince myself that she wasn¡¯t OX my mate. * 194% 12:32 ¡°Anyways, I think now¡¯s the perfect time to announce this,¡± she began, her voiceced with excitement. Sherry¡¯s Grandfather was an elder of Silverpine, it was her mother who was from the old pack. He was one of the founding fathers of Blood Creek and was the one who mentored me. ¡°Go on, I¡¯m suddenly eager to hear this news,¡± I smiled. ¡°I¡¯m pregnant!¡± My eyes widened and I opened my mouth and then mped them shut again, trying to take in what I had just heard. ¡°You¡¯re¨C¡± ¡°Yes! And Don¡¯t worry about Rielle¡¯s baby. I¡¯ll take care of that.¡± I didn¡¯t want to know what she meant by taking care of, all I knew was that it wouldn¡¯t be good. ¡°Rielle¡¯s about to be thrown in the cell,¡± I pointed out and she shrugged. ¡°So?¡± I nodded slowly as realization dawned on me. She wasn¡¯t nning on meeting Rielle to harm the Baby. All she needed was something connected to the baby, in this case, me or her, since she was connected to me. That was how powerful the mate bond was. ¡°But-¡± ¡°Are you in love with her?¡± She raised a brow. ¡°I have always suspected that, but I believe I¡¯m certain now. That¡¯s why you let her do whatever she wanted.¡± I shook my head. ¡°No,e on Sherry, It¡¯s not true, if I were really in love with her, I wouldn¡¯t have allowed her to go to Lucien. You know it¡¯s risky.¡± ¡°I heard that she has been the one telling you what to do,¡± she began and then stood up, facing me. X ? Emergency calls only Mu 094% 12:32 ¡°I don¡¯t care about what you want or what you do, but I¡¯m not going to let you have that woman¡¯s child¡ª-¡± ¡°So you¡¯ll hurt a child,¡± I started, remembering how Rielle felt about children-until something changed in her. I shook her head. I¡¯m only just finding out about the woman I fell in love with. She said she was going to hurt a child and I believed she meant it. She would hurt the baby and I knew I had to do something quickly. Rielle might¡¯ve been a tad bit evil, but the baby was innocent. I couldn¡¯t let anything happen to it. I knew what to do. It was Risky but I knew I had to do it. X É« * COMMENT Chapter 86 Chapter 86 ¡°Lucien what the hell is going on!¡± She yelled as she was being dragged away. ¡°Let go of me right now!¡± She struggled to be freed from their grip. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, you¡¯re making a mistake here!¡± ¡°I¡¯m the Luna!¡± $3078% 800 11:08 ¡°Lucien!¡± She yelled ¡°I¡¯m your Luna!¡± ¡°You won¡¯t get away with this!¡± I trudged silently back to my room. I haven¡¯t heard from Greyson in a while and there was still no news of Kai or Amara. I knew that Giselle would be with her. Rielle would pay for her crimes, that, I was sure of. I knew that it would only be a matter of time before the elders came demanding the release of their Luna. I trust Nathaniel on that. Mr Rn¡¯s revtion hade as a surprise to me. I had thought he was going to go on and on about histest conquest, instead, he revealed that he heard that the sacred artifact had gone missing, which meant that besides me and the crone, someone else could ess it. I sighed, as there was only one person that came to mind. Greyson. I knew it couldn¡¯t be Rielle as she would¡¯ve left a long time ago if it really was her. I was having a conversation with the guards when I was informed that some elders were outside, in the deliberation room waiting for me. I groaned as I stood up and then chuckled. There really was a spy in the mansion because it wasn¡¯t even up to an hour that Rielle was detained and the elders hade to see me. They had a look of anger on their faces as I walked into the room. X Emergency calls only Chapter 86 ¡°Wee, Wise Zeta Elders. What¡¯s the asion for this visit?¡± *30 78% 11:08 I noted that Nathaniel wasn¡¯t present and nodded slowly. He had sent his most trusted followers. ¡°Alpha we are here because we¡¯ve heard something that we cannot dare say.¡± I smiled inwardly. If they think they can use her child as an excuse, then they have something elseing. ¡°What is it? Elder Griffin?¡± ¡°We heard that the Luna is being held in the cells.¡± ¡°You heard right.¡± They gasped and I continued. ¡°And she will be held there until she is tried- ¡°Alpha-¡± ¡°But-¡± They tried to interrupt me and I raised a hand, signaling them to be silent. ¡°Due to her pregnancy, I have decided to bring the date of her trial close. It¡¯s going to be held in three days and the list of judges will be sent to everyone.¡± This time around, I was indeed prepared. I couldn¡¯t give Nathaniel the chance to spin the judges in his favor and there would be no leak this time around. I would inform the judges 3 hours before the trial and the list of judges will be kept to myself. ¡°Alpha! This has never been done before! Never! Not in the history of Silverpine!¡± ¡®Then it¡¯s good. Because I aim to make a difference, I won¡¯t be like the others.¡± They grunted in disagreement and I raised a hand to silence them. Her crimes are too numerous to even begin to state right now, but on the day of the trial, you¡¯ll find out.¡± stood up to leave and then turned to them. 4 X Emergency calls only * 078% 11:08 ¡°Don¡¯t worry, tell Nathaniel that his Granddaughter and great¨Cgrandchild are going to be safe. You have my world.¡± With that, I walked to my room but thought against it as I walked to the cell. I needed to have a chat with her. I was done letting her take people from me. The first person she had taken from me was the first woman I ever loved, Selene. I had hated Rielle and the way she always pushed herself for me to notice her. I still don¡¯t understand how I ended up being with her but thinking back now, I think Rielle was responsible for what happened to her. After all, she was her only Rival. As soon as she saw me approaching, she stood up. ¡°Lucien,¡± there were tears in her eyes and I almost pitied her. If I didn¡¯t know any better, I would believe that she was innocent. ¡°Rielle,¡± I said as she clung to the iron, her arms iling in a bid to touch me. It was this same cell room I had to let my Sister and Amara stay! It was the most unkempt room in the cell and I realized that she had done it on purpose. ¡°Lucien please, just get me out of here and we¡¯ll talk about it¨Cwhatever it is,¡± she looked pathetic. I scoffed. There really was nothing to talk about, She was only going to spew more lies. ¡°Please, Lucien!¡± ¡°Are you going to spew more lies?¡± She shook her head vehemently as the tears streamed down her face. ¡°I promise I¡¯m not lying-¡± Her body shook with sobs. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you everything,¡± she said in between sobs and I smiled. This was exactly what I wanted to hear, not some stupid story about her not lying. X Emergency calls only ¡°Go on, speak.¡± 82077% 11:08 O She wiped the tears from her eyes as she spoke. She looked and sounded so sincere that I wondered if I wasn¡¯t making a mistake. ¡°I can¡¯t say everything as I¡¯m not allowed to¡ªspell,¡± she said and I furrowed my brows. ¡°You¡¯re under the oath?¡± I questioned, remembering Norman and the Crone. This blood creek, whoever the leader was, must have been very powerful and wanted no mistakes or loose ends. He must¡¯ve cut off the Crone¡¯s tongue because she was immune to his powers. And the oath on Norman too. It must¡¯ve been to ensure that should they ever betray him or escape, they would not be able to say anything. But this was Rielle, she was tricky. She would do anything to get out of any situation. ¡°You¡¯re lying¡± She shook her head as the tears dropped even further. ¡°I¡¯m not lying. I know it¡¯s game over. You know the child is not yours and I¡¯ve been cast out!¡± I furrowed my brows, not understanding what she meant by being cast out. COMMENT i Chapter 87 Chapter 87 *077% My heart thumped wildly in my chest as I walked briskly towards the town. It¡¯s been two days since I left. No, ran away. Eve and Norman wouldn¡¯t let me leave. It was Rn who allowed me to leave without them finding out. He was thoughtful enough to pack some food for my journey and I was already running low. I knew it would be difficult finding Selene so decided to go to Greyvine. I still didn¡¯t trust Evepletely, but! knew she wouldn¡¯t hurt my children. As soon as I caught sight of the bougainvilleas and the waterfall¨CGreyvine¡¯s symbol, I smiled inwardly. All that was left would be to find the seer. I remembered that Eve had stopped in front of a wooden house. She had called her faith or Freda or¨C I realized that I had forgotten the name and I groaned. Suddenly, my wolf¡¯s sensitive ears picked up the sound of rustling leaves behind me and I stood still, suddenly scared that something bad would happen. Greyvine was known for witchcraft practices and it scared me. I was ncing around, realizing that I was the only one on the lonely path when someone tapped my shoulder twice. I spun around quickly, ready to defend myself when my breath hitched in my throat as I saw who it was. ¡°Eve?¡± I furrowed my brows wondering how she had followed me all the way to Greyvine. She smiled and instantly transformed. The person in front of me wasn¡¯t Eve anymore, it was Lucien and I shook my head rapidly. ¡°Stop this now!¡± I yelled, curling my fist into a ball as I grind my teeth. I didn¡¯t like how whoever it was, was messing with my head. ¡°Thought you like it,¡± it was Rielle this time and I drew my fingers out, ready to strike. ¡°Calm down,¡± she seethed, transforming into me. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t want to hurt yourself now, would you.¡± j k z k k q q q ky X Emergency calls only At that moment, my chest began to ache and I clutched my chest, groaning as I red at her or him. FrewTE was their doing. I gasped as I fell to the ground, trying to fight the darkness that was gradually seeping in. I knew what would happen if I gave in to the dark and I knew better than to lose consciousness in a strangend in front of a strange woman. My breaths became heavy as beads of sweat appeared on my forehead. My vision blurred as the pain weakened my body. I staggered up but fell back down, taking my arms up in desperation to hold onto something, anything. I blinked back tears, feeling myself give into the darkness. I groaned as a painful headache tore through my skull, my eyes fluttering open. I scrunch my face in confusion, trying to remember where I was and why my body ached horribly. ¡°You¡¯re awake, good.¡± The feminine voice came from a silhouette far away and as she walked towards me, I was filled with dread. ¡°Who¨Cwho are you?¡± I croaked out groggily. I tried to sit up and winced. ¡°What did what did you do to me?¡± I questioned as the memories of the previous night flooded me. ¡°Me? What I did do?¡± She took slow strides and when she finally came into view I inhaled loudly. ¡°Who are you?¡± I realized that I didn¡¯t know this face and she shook her head. ¡°You mean you don¡¯t recognize me? this face?¡± She ced a hand on her chest. ¡°Ouch!¡± I furrowed my brows, wondering why the voice sounded familiar. The voice sounded familiar but the face wasn¡¯t. ¡°Think harder, Amara M¨¹ller.¡± ¡°Why am I here and how do you know me?¡± I demanded, easing onto the bed. ¡°What do you want to do to me?¡± ¡°Too many questions. But nothing and Nothing. I figured you needed help and what better person to help you X Emergency calls only Chapter 87 than me.¡± 077% 11:09 5 ¡°What are you?¡± I questioned. ¡°Someone who wants to help you.¡± i scoffed. ¡°If you want to help me, you¡¯ll let me go.¡± ¡°Are you sure that¡¯s the only help you need? A little birdie told me that you needed to find someone.¡± My eyes shot up to meet hers. There was no way she knew that I was on a journey to search for Selene. The only people who knew were the ones I left. They couldn¡¯t have told her. ¡°Rn sent you?¡± It was a statement rather than a question and she didn¡¯t seem surprised. ¡°No. And you¡¯ll be a fool to trust him.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t trust him. I don¡¯t trust you either.¡± I shot out. She chuckled. ¡°Good. Don¡¯t trust anybody. if you want to make it out of all these in one piece, you¡¯d better remember that.¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± I demanded again and she smiled. ¡°Guess.¡± ¡°What did you do to me?¡± ¡°Nothing. If anything, I helped you.¡± ¡°Help? How did you help me? By making me unconscious?¡± I scoffed. ¡°The ache¡ªyou¡¯d have died from it.¡± I cradled my torso as I nced at her from the corner of my eyes. She knew about the ache. She knew so many things about me and I knew nothing about her. The healer had indeed said that the ache would kill me if I and Lucien do not mate again. ix Emergency calls only 3077% 11:09 With everything going on and the ache not showing up anymore, I had totally forgotten about her warning and was focused only on finding Selene. There was no way I could mate with Lucien. I had to find Selene! It was funny how my own mission had changed from finding My children to finding Selene. ¡°What did you do?¡± I questioned. If there was a way to be freed of the ache without being with Lucien then I would take it. ¡°Nothing really. I only made sure you were too unconscious to feel the pain.¡± She grinned and I opened my mouth. I finally recognized her. I knew that smile. She looked different, very different but it was her. ¡°Selene.¡± i Chapter 88 Chapter 88 She grinned widely as I called her name. ¡°I was beginning to think that you would never recognize me.¡± I shook my head as I furrowed my brows. ¡°But how?¡± She smiled and I could detect a hint of sadness in the smile. ¡°It¡¯s nice to finally meet you, Amara.¡± She stretched her arm out for a handshake and I nced at it. She nodded, a smile still etched on her face as she urged me to have a handshake with her. I hesitantly took her hand and she sat down on the chair in the room. It was then that I had the chance to nce around the room. It was small and had intricate designs and carvings on the wall. ¡°I¡¯ve been looking all over for you.¡± ¡°How?¡± I scrunch my face. I didn¡¯t know that she practiced witchcraft or whatever craft that made her change faces multiple times. She smiled. ¡°How am I sure that this is you?¡± ¡°Oh, easy. I can take people¡¯s faces but not their memories. Ask me anything only I¨CSelene would know.¡± I eyed her suspiciously. ¡°You might be lying about that fact too.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been lied to, a lot.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± I affirmed and she sighed. X Emergency calls only 077% 11:09 ¡°Let me show you something.¡± She transformed into Rielle and grabbed the lit candle by the table, using it to burn her skin. I scrunched my face and she winced as the skin became red. She suddenly transformed back to being Selene. ¡°I can¡¯t withstand pain in someone¡¯s body.¡± ¡°Fine, let¡¯s say I believe you. But how can you do all that? How did you find me?¡± She chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s a long story.¡± I shook my head. ¡°I want to hear it. I have time.¡± It was she I was looking for after all. Now that I had seen her, all that was left would be to strategize but for some reason,seeing her scared me. She didn¡¯t seem like the innocent, gentle, sweet Selene from 8 years ago. Not that I would me her. Nine years was a long time and considering what happened to her, I wouldn¡¯t me her for having changed. Everyone had changed. Even I wasn¡¯t the same meek, foolish woman I was when I had first met Lucien. She chuckled again and I realized that she had the habit of chuckling. I wanted to ask her about her children but thought against it. ¡°You¡¯re sure about that?¡± ¡°Absolutely!¡± She shifted in her chair and then in a serious tone. ¡°You do have time, that¡¯s good. But your children do not.¡± I frowned and then sighed heavily. She knew a lot about me, it wasn¡¯t a surprise that she knew about my children. She must¡¯ve known that they were abducted. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± I demanded, realizing that she had said they did not have enough time. I wanted to know if she knew about Kai. Greyson had told me that the artifact was missing which meant that Kai was at their mercy. ¡°You tell me.¡® X Emergency calls only ¡°Oh. You must not have heard,¡± she chuckled as her eyes twinkled with mischief. ¡°The crone is dead-¡± My jaw literally fell as my mouth opened and I mped my mouth shut quickly. I was struggling to process that piece of information when she dropped another. ¡°And Kai isn¡¯t with them anymore-¡± I didn¡¯t know where I got the strength from, but I stood up quickly. ¡°What!¡± ¡°Where is my son? Where is Kai?¡± I rushed to her, grabbing her dress. ¡°Easy¨Ceasy. He¡¯s safe.¡± I refused to sit and she kept nudging me to go back to the bed. ¡°We have a lot to talk about, you and I¡± $2077%) 11:09 I swallowed hard as my eyes down my face. O darted around the room in a bid to fight back the tears that threatened to stream ¡°Now, I could tell you all about how I got my powers but that would your time as well as mine.¡± ¡°What¡ªwhat do you want?¡± I blinked back the tears and she smiled. ¡°Now we¡¯re talking.¡± ¡°You and I basically want the same thing,¡± our gaze met and I swallowed the painful lump in my throat as I had a vague idea of what she wanted. ¡°Lucien,¡± she smiled. ¡°I don¡¯t care about bing Luna anymore. I never cared about that. I just wanted Lucien¨CI really loved him.¡± I swallowed hard, wondering what exactly she needed my help for. I didn¡¯t think Lucien cared about me X $2077% 011:09 Emergency calls only anymore and I sure as hell was not about to go through any of this again. I just wanted to take my children and get out of Silverpine forever. ¡°So, here¡¯s what I want your help with. I want to go back to Silverpine¨Cas you-,¡± She was still talking when I interrupted her. I didn¡¯t understand what she meant by going to Silverpine as me. ¡°What-¡± She raised her hand to stop me. ¡°Let me finish.¡± I nodded. ¡°I will take your face, but doing that alone isn¡¯t enough. Lucien will know that it isn¡¯t you¡ªhe won¡¯t feel the bond. So I need that bond and in order to do that, we¡¯ll swap bodies¨C¡± I didn¡¯t let her finish as I shook my head rapidly. I should¡¯ve trusted my guts that were screaming at me to move away from her. ¡°No¨Cno, no, no,¡± I disagreed. I knew that a magic so strong like that woulde with repercussions and there was something off about her. She had changed and for all I knew, she was even worse than Rielle. Would only be for some days¨Cweeks maybe but I assure ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you won¡¯t be hurt. I assure you that and it you that I will give you back your body,¡± she promised and I scoffed. ¡°How can I trust you?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t. I said it before. Don¡¯t trust anybody. Just risk it, after all, I¡¯ll help you protect your other child in Silverpine and I¡¯ll tell you where Kai is after we swap.¡± I thought about it for a while. I would have my children, but my face would be gone, reced with hers. I would be able to move about freely as much as I wanted without fear of being seen. It was a risk I was willing to take, after all I had nothing else to lose. 4 779 7 2 7 0 1 2 9 20 24 7 7 7 8 8 8 79 80 8 ¡°Fine.¡± X Emergency calls only É« COMMENT *077% 11:09 Chapter 89 Chapter 89 * = 096% 11:27 I didn¡¯t know what I was supposed to expect but it wasn¡¯t this. Everything felt strange and it was weird looking at someone that was me, but not really me. ¡°I still have my memories,¡± I pointed out and she nodded. ¡°Would you rather have mine?¡± I shrugged. I didn¡¯t really care about any of that. I only wanted one thing right now. ¡°Where¡¯s my Son?¡± I demanded as she dressed up to leave. She said she could get into the mansion and contrary to what I believed, he was still in love with me. ¡°Oh yes,¡± she picked up a pen and scribbled something on a note for me and I furrowed my brows. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°If you can decode this, then you have your son,¡± she said and turned to leave. I grabbed her arms, spinning her around. ¡°This wasn¡¯t the agreement.¡± ¡°Oh dear..then what is?¡± ¡°You said you¡¯ll give me my son after we swap bodies-, I was already thinking that I had made a huge mistake. ¡°Wrong.¡± She chuckled. ¡°I told you I¡¯ll tell you where he is and I just did. All you have to do is decipher that code and you can have your son,¡± she smiled and pushed me away as she walked out of the house. My heart sank. My instincts were right all along, she had indeed changed to this evil maniptive woman. I nced at the paper as a tear slid from my eyes and onto it. I quickly wiped it off. I needed to find my son. I had to be strong. I was the fool to have trusted her that quickly. There was only one option left for me, go back to where I came from. Rn might be able to help me and I had to: Your dream sen Emergency calls only quickly inform Greyson of thetest happenings because he assumed that she was me. $7096% J11:27 I was pondering on what to do when I suddenly remembered the seer. It was only she who could currently help
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I didn¡¯t know the way but I had to try. I had walked for what seemed like hours and was already about to ask for directions when I thought against it. There were too many seers in Greyvine. I just needed to get back to Eve. I knocked gently on the door, thinking about the first words to say. ¡°It¡¯s Amara, your sister.¡± ¡°I am your sister, don¡¯t mind the face change.¡± ¡°¨C¡± I was still thinking of that when the door suddenly opened and I came face to face with Norman who raised a brow. ¡°How may I help you?¡± I saw him nce around cautiously. ¡°Norman,¡± I smiled and he furrowed his brows. ¡°It¡¯s Amara.¡± He shut the door quickly and opened it back, with a gun pointed at me. I quickly raised my hands defensively. ¡°What¨Cwhat are you doing?¡± I saw the others emerge, but Greyson wasn¡¯t with them. I swallowed hard as I nced at them with pleading eyes. I made to speak when Norman silenced me. ¡°A word from you and you¡¯ll lose a limb¡± I nodded quickly as my eyes widened with fright. Your dream are of Jovread 096% 11:1 ¡°Who sent you here?¡± I blinked rapidly, not knowing whether to keep quiet or answer that. ¡°Answer me!!¡± He thundered and I nced at Eve, maybe there was still a piece of me left that she could recognize. ¡°Cat got your tongue?¡± ¡°I¨CI¡¯m Amara,¡± I blurted out and Eve raised a brow and took a step closer. ¡°How do you know Amara?¡± ¡°What did you do to her?¡± I was scared of the gun pointed at me and I nced up at him pleadingly, but he held it more firmly. ¡°Answer her!¡± 1 blinked back the tears that were threatening to fall, I couldn¡¯t die like this. ¡°I¡¯m Amara¨C1,¡± I winced as the cold steel of the handgun pressed into my forehead. ¡°I know it¡¯s hard to believe, I¡¯m still struggling to believe it too. But it¡¯s true. It¡¯s me. I-¡± SLAP!! I held my right cheek with my palm as my eyes widened in shock. Tears began to drop down my face as I was still struggling to believe that my own sister had pped me. ¡°Do you think we¡¯re here to y?¡± I shuddered and she shook her head. ¡°You better start talking before I blow your brains out!¡± Norman bellowed. I couldn¡¯t control the tears as they began to stream freely down my face. ¡°What if she¡¯s telling the truth?¡± Giselle¡¯s quiet voice came from behind and I nodded my head. I didn¡¯t know. how I was going to do it, but I wanted them to know that I wasn¡¯t lying. Your dream sen of fantasticions Joyread Emergency calls only u ¡°You¡¯re too trusting.¡± Eve said through gritted teeth. ¡°This isn¡¯t my sister. I¡¯ll know my sister when I see her¡± I didn¡¯t know how to convince them, but I wanted them to know that I was the sister that she was talking about. ¡°Well, since you im to be Amara. You should be able to prove that. It¡¯s quite simple, you¡¯ll tell us something. Something that only Amara knows.¡± It was Rn that finally spoke and the others murmured in agreement. I smiled. That was quite easy. I was sure I could do it. Thankfully Selene had left me with my memories intact. I opened my mouth to Speak when suddenly I realized that I couldn¡¯t speak. I furrowed my brows in confusion as I tried again.. ¡°|¡ª¡± Eve chuckled. ¡°Shut up, I knew you weren¡¯t my sister, you thieving bitch!¡± I shook my head rapidly as I wondered what exactly was going on.. I remembered everything. In my mind, I was saying them but I couldn¡¯t say it aloud all of a sudden and It enraged me. Selene must¡¯ve done something in the spell. ¡°You do look familiar-,¡± Rn squinted his eyes as he took a step closer towards me. I didn¡¯t know whether to be grateful or sad, but my heart raced. ¡°Who are you?¡± he asked and I thought quickly. They didn¡¯t believe I was Amara, but they¡¯d believe it when I told them who the face belonged to. I watched the expression on their faces as I told them. ¡°Selene.¡± Your dream azu o Chapter 90 Chapter 90 ¡°No way!¡± Giselle said as she stared at me and I nodded. ¡°Please¨Ctake that thing away from me,¡± I nced at Norman, and Eve nodded. He took it away and walked inside. ¡°She was on her way to find you,¡± Eve began and I nodded. ¡°I know. I met her. She¡¯s on her way to Silverpine. You have to stop her, she¡¯s on a dangerous mission.¡± ¡°More dangerous than looking for you?¡± Giselle scoffed. ¡°Look, I have a lot to say. Can Ie in?¡± I questioned and Eve shrugged as she moved away from the door to allow me entry. As soon as I got inside, I plopped onto the sofa and raised my head slowly as I felt pairs of eyes on me. ¡°How did you find us?¡± It was Eve as she red at me suspiciously. ¡°You¡¯re not going to believe this,¡± I said as I held her gaze and Rn scoffed. ¡°There¡¯s something odd about you,¡± he pointed out and I nodded. ¡°Because I¡¯m not me!¡± I yelled and raised my hand quickly as Norman pointed the gun at me again. I didn¡¯t know how to convince them of who I was, but I knew I had to try. ¡°Look, Selene¨CI met her, she made a spell and-¡± Giselle interrupted me quickly. ¡°You mean, you¡¯re not Selene?¡± I nodded my head. ¡°Honestly, I¡¯m not her-¡± I couldn¡¯tplete my sentence as I saw Eve furiously re at Rn beforending on me. ¡°Then Who the fuck are you?¡± Your dream seu of funtastic fletians Jovread I didn¡¯t know what to say to make them believe me. I ¡°Allow me to exin as best as I can. We have the same goal here¡ªI swear!¡± I nced at Giselle with plead eyes as she was the one who might be kind enough to help me. ¡°Then exin!¡± Eve yelled with a frown etched on her face. I swallowed hard as I began to exin how I had gone to Greyvine and everything that had transpired when met her. ¡°I swear she tricked me and now I can¡¯t remember anything that happened before all that¡ªI do, but I can¡¯t s anything.¡± My hands iled as I spoke. ¡°What¡¯s with everyone and being unable to say Things nowadays?¡± Rn said with a small chuckle as the corners of his eyes crinkled. I knew he was talking about Norman and Norman knew too as he shot him a death re. ¡°How are we to believe all these?¡± Eve questioned and I thought of something to say, but the only thing I could remember was Greyson¡¯s n. He would be surprised to see ¡®Me¡® there and might say something he shouldn¡¯t say to her. She even had my memories so it wouldn¡¯t be difficult to get him to believe it was her. ¡°She¡¯s currently in Silverpine, as me. She wants Lucien,¡± I revealed and it was then that they understood as they shook their heads. ¡°If what you¡¯re saying is true¨Cthen we can¡¯t let that happen,¡± Giselle said, furrowing her brows as she made to sit. ¡°What about Rielle¡ªRielle would have her thrown in the cells as soon as she steps foot into the mansion,¡± Eve pointed out and I shook my head. ¡°Rielle is in the cell currently, apparently Lucien realized that he didn¡¯t need to keep up his pretense.¡± ¡°Pretence?¡± I nodded, ¡°She said he wanted to be closer to her to get back our children, and,¡± I brought out the piece of paper that Selene had written as a clue to finding Kai. Your dream red of Joyroad Emergency calls only OR 096% 111:2 ¡°He found out that Kai and the Crone escaped already. They separated due to safety issues,¡± I nced at Norman who had dropped the gun by now. ¡°Agatha¡¯s dead,¡± I revealed and heard gasps from them. ¡°She¡¯s¨Chow?¡± Giselle questioned. She seemed to be the most shocked. ¡°It was¨Cshe said the crone made it to Silverpine and then¡ªher tongue had been cut off-,¡± Giselle gasped and from the corner of my eyes, I saw Eve hold Norman¡¯s arm. Rn patted him on the back. ¡°I¡¯m Sorry man, she was one tough cookie, I¡¯m sure she gave them a hard time.¡± ¡°Here¡¯s the clue,¡± I passed the paper to Eve who nced at it with furrowed brows. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± ¡°I agreed to this in order to get Kai back¨Cshe tricked me and instead gave me this,¡± I pointed at the paper. ¡°She said if I wanted to find him, I needed to solve this puzzle.¡± Giselle looked like she was crying as she held my hands. ¡°I¡¯m sorry you had to go through all that.¡± ¡°I did warn you! I tried to stop you but you were just too stubborn!¡± Eve yelled and I sighed. They were all right. I shouldn¡¯t have gone, but if I had stayed back, I wouldn¡¯t have known that Kai wasn¡¯t with the blood creek anymore. ¡°Now¡¯s not the time to apportion me,¡± I said slowly as I stood up. ¡°We should all go back to Silverpine¨CRielle is out of the way now, the only threat is her, and she¡¯ll not stop until she gets what she wants!¡± ¡°Which is?¡± Giselle raised a brow questionably. ¡°Revenge! She probably mes the whole of Silverpine for what happened to her!¡± Emergency calls only ¡°I did warn you against meeting her,¡± Eve said as she stood up too. ¡°But you¡¯re right, we have to go back to Silverpine. But first, we have to find Kai.¡± ¡°Lucien must¡¯ve found out where he is,¡± I said slowly. I had thought about it. There might¡¯ve been something that the crone had told him. * D 96% 11:21 5 ¡°I don¡¯t think we should all go,¡± Rn said and all eyes turned to him. I raised a brow, demanding to know why he said that. I ¡°I for one, have no business in Silverpine and I think you should find your son first. The rest can go if they so wish, maybe to let Lucien know about the happenings.¡± He exined and I shook my head. ¡°There¡¯s no way Lucien would trust any of them. Only I could try to talk to him.¡± ¡°Why do you think he¡¯ll believe you? We all here didn¡¯t believe you at first, have you forgotten?¡± I swallowed hard. He was right, but there was nothing else I could do. Your dream Chapter 91 Chapter 91 * .D96% 11:27 I had a hard time believing her, but there was a gnawing feeling in my chest that she was telling the truth. Nathaniel had stormed into the mansion, demanding her release. He kept iming that it was hical to have Luna arrested. Their concerns became so great that I moved the trial date forward. I figured that it¡¯d be better that way, getting rid of her and focusing on finding Kai and Ammara. Perhaps if Amara heard that Rielle had been expelled from Silverpine, she¡¯d find her way back. I still hadn¡¯t heard from Greyson or Amara, nor had I been able to decrypt the puzzle and it irked me. I had left Rick in the care of the headmaid. Alma was too old to care for him and I didn¡¯t know anyone better. He had asked after Rielle so many times that I knew I had to think of something else to say to him. I told him that she went to get Amara. I was in my room, pondering on how to find both Amara and Giselle when someone gently knocked on the door. ¡°Come in,¡± I said gruffly, wondering who it might be as I had told the guards to not let anyone disturb me. I was overwhelmed with running the mansion by myself as Greyson had been away¨Cprobably grieving. ¡°Alpha,¡± it was Greyson¡¯s voice and I sighed. ¡°Greyson,¡± I said without turning around as I closed the bottle of bourbon. I was expecting him to say something, probably give excuses about his absence and when he didn¡¯t say anything, I spun around and stood up, walking towards him. ¡°Yes?¡± He had his head bowed and my eyes darkened. How dare he leave without so much as a word ande back without saying anything. ¡°Speak,¡± I urged. ¡°What did you discover?¡± His eyes shot up to meet mine and I nodded. ¡°Go on. I assume you¡¯ve found Giselle.¡± Your de. It came as a possibility to me that he might¡¯ve gone searching for her. ¡°I found her,¡± he replied and I nodded, realizing that he feared what I¡¯d do to her for escaping. He must not have heard that Rielle was being held in the cells. ¡°She¡¯s being held in the cell,¡± I announced and his head whipped up. ¡°Cell?¡± I nodded. ¡°Cell.¡± I didn¡¯t still trust him enough to tell him about Kai. ¡°She¡¯ll pay for all her crimes, including jailing innocent women,¡± I revealed and he nodded. ¡°Thank you, Alpha.¡± ¡°Where is She? Is Amara with her?¡± I was anxious, but I wouldn¡¯t let him see that. He nced at me and I was wondering if he thought I was going to punish her. ¡°I¡¯m not punishing her. I want to reinstate her. I want to put her back in her ce, where she belongs, by my side.¡± I thought I saw his face lit up as he nodded. I smiled with contentment. Now, everything would fall into ce. I was about to say something when I felt a sudden ache in my chest. I clutched my chest tightly, suddenly finding it hard to breathe and Greyson quickly rushed to my side. ¡°What¡¯s wrong Alpha?¡± I struggled to form a word, but no sound came and he yelled for the guards outside to get the healer. Beads of perspiration formed on my forehead as my heart thudded heavily in my chest. It didn¡¯t take long before the healer appeared and she began examining me. I heard her utter something to Greyson, but it sounded so far away. Your dreami seo of lovroad Emergency calls only ¡°OR * 96% 96% 11:27 I had to be strong, I mustn¡¯t let the darkness envelop me, I knew I had to. I was, after all,the Alpha. I struggled to keep my eyes open. I knew if I should give in now, my enemies¨CNathaniel, Rielle, the other elders, the blood creek, they¡¯ll all have their ways. There would be nobody to protect Amara and our children. Suddenly, a familiar scent began to waft into the air and I inhaled it greedily. It felt so good that I wanted more, but it was like the more I took in, the more I wanted. I heard someone call out my name and it sounded so far away. There was a silhouette and it walked closer to me and when it got close, I saw that it looked like Amara, but there was something wrong. Amara didn¡¯t look like this. She was saying something but I couldn¡¯t hear. She stroked my hand and I thought I saw a tear drop from her eyes. ¡°Am¨Cam¨Cara,¡± my hands stretched out to touch her cheek, to wipe the tears away. The healer was saying something and she was nodding rapidly as the tears streamed down her beautiful face. She nuzzled close to me and said something to the healer. I was annoyed that I couldn¡¯t hear them. I knew they were talking about me and I wanted to know why I was suddenly paralyzed. I suddenly began to feel better and I closed my eyes, I opened them almost immediately and my vision seemed clearer. They were all peering at me with concerned expressions on their faces. ¡°Amara,¡± I croaked out as my hands reached hers. She sniffed as she used her palms to wipe the tears off her face. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I said and she shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m here now, Lucien. I¡¯m here and I¡¯m not going anywhere anymore. We¡¯ll find our son together,¡± she said as she blinked back more tears from falling. A pang of guilt hit me as I realized that I had made her cry more times than I had made her smile. ¡°I¡¯ll make you smile from now on, I promise,¡± I promised as I gave her hand a gentle squeeze. She nodded and just then, the healer cleared her throat, making us turn to look at her. I wanted to know what Emergency calls only tu really happened to me. ¡°Alpha, it¡¯s urgent now, you have to mate her quickly,¡± she stood up. ¡°Or you¡¯ll die.¡± ?? Chapter 92 Chapter 92 The way Rn kept trying to stop me from going to Silverpine was suspicious and I even felt like he knew I something that I didn¡¯t and I questioned him. He smiled, iming that he just wanted to protect me from being I hurt. He pointed out that I would be in pain to see Selene with Lucien and there was a high chance that he wouldn¡¯t believe me and have me thrown in the cell. He urged me to stay back until we figure out a way to break the spell I had no problem with staying back, but I had to find my son quickly. I figured that I¡¯d meet her discreetly and beg her to find Kai quickly. Rn didn¡¯t agree, he kept insisting that I stay back and let Eve and Giselle meet her instead. In the end, I had no choice but to agree with him as the rest of them agreed with what he said. It was sad as I had to stay back in the house with Norman and Rn while the others went back to Silverpine. Norman and Rn were still at loggerheads I noticed that Norman totally avoided Rn, he wouldn¡¯t even stay in the same room with him. I didn¡¯t care about either of them as I kept pacing, waiting for Eve¡¯s call to tell me that I could go to Silverpine. I felt my heart shatter as I imagined Selene with Lucien. It hurts so much. I thought the only enemy was Rielle and the Blood Creek, now the enemy was Selene and I felt a pang of guilt as I realized that it was my fault. If I hadn¡¯t gone to look for her, I would be in Silverpine right now. ¡°Earth to Amara,¡± Rn¡¯s voice broke my chain of thoughts and I spun around, heaving a sigh. ¡°It feels so strange calling you Amara with that face,¡± he walked towards me and began to examine my face. I pulled my head away from his grasp, shooting him a re. ¡°She still looks so beautiful,¡± he murmured and I rolled my eyes. ¡°You¡¯re thinking about Selene and Lucien being together,¡± he pointed out, his eyes liting up with mischief and I hissed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Lucien isn¡¯t stupid enough to be deceived by mere appearances.¡± Your dream see of fantastic fione Joyrene 5 Emergency calls only I shook my head as I smiled sadly. If only it were mere appearances. She had my appearance, memories, and the bond I had with Lucien. She even had the ache I had, the ache the healer had said could be cured by mating with him. She was going to efficiently utilize that opportunity. ¡°I just hope she eventually gives me back my face,¡± I said with a sigh. He smiled. ¡°I have to go somewhereter, I will see you whenever I see you,¡± he said as he made to leave. ¡°Where?¡± He looked taken aback by the question as he scrunched his face. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Where are you going to?¡± He chuckled and I raised a brow. ¡°Why? You want toe with me?¡± It was my turn to be taken aback and he chuckled as he noticed my expression. He patted my back. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you can¡¯te with me. I lied the other night, there¡¯s thisdy I¡¯ve been talking to. I promised her a date tonight, I¡¯ll introduce you guys one day okay,¡± ¡°When you¡¯ve gotten back your real face,¡± with that, he chuckled as he walked out and I sighed. I wondered why he had to lie about talking to a woman. My eyes fluttered open and I yawned as I stretched my legs. I groaned as I realized that I had fallen asleep On the couch. The house was silent and seemed empty. Norman always kept to himself, it was Rn who made the house. Emergency calls only Chapter 92 lively and I wondered if he had already left, It was already sunset anyway. I stood up and decided to fix a light meal for myself. I ate in silence and grabbed a bottle of beer, deciding that! needed fresh air. I stepped out of the room, muttering a curse silently as the harsh wind suddenly enveloped me. I walked further into the woods behind the house and it felt good that I didn¡¯t have to worry about someone grabbing me and taking me back to the cell in Silverpine. The night sky was beautiful as the full moon glowed, revealing the beauties of the night. I suddenly had the urge to sing as the sky reminded me of my father¨CEve¡¯s father, how she¡¯d tell us stories about the history of Silverpine. I felt sad as I remembered what Eve had told me. He knew I wasn¡¯t his biological daughter and tried to have me killed. I was singing softly when I heard voices. I furrowed my brows. This ce was literally abandoned, I didn¡¯t know there were people there. I stood still, suddenly curious to know who was In the woods at such ate hour and what they were talking about. ¡°-Redemption for you!¡± The person yelled. ¡°Never¡ªt-,¡± It was difficult to hear them even as I strained my ear. I tiptoed further into the woods, engaging Nova¡¯s sensitive ear. I wanted to hear as I had a gut feeling that whatever they were talking about was important. ¡°You have to-¡± ¡°-she¡¯s dead! No!¡± I furrowed my brows, the voice sounded familiar. I was suddenly scared to go further, but I felt that I had to listen to what they were saying. ¡°No way,¡± it suddenly felt like they kept quiet and a breath hitched in my throat as I realized that they might have found me out. Emergency calls only I stood rooted to the spot as my heart began to race heavily. My hands flew to my mouth as I realized why the voice sounded familiar. Norman! µÚÈý¹ú96% 11: I was sure of it. It was Norman¡¯s voice. Before I could turn around, I heard a voice and I swallowed a painful lump in my throat as our gazes met. É« COMMENT Chapter 93 Chapter 93 057% 10:56 +5 I just couldn¡¯t understand all that was going on anymore. The seer had said that somehow, there was still a bond between us, and that caused the pain to transfer from Amara to me as it was too much for her.. I didn¡¯t see any reason to dy it anymore, now that Rielle was out of the picture but Greyson advised that I quickly made it official to avoid Rielle¡¯s revolt. I then decided to wait until the trial was over. Rielle looked at me with pleading eyes, she kept talking about someone killing her as she betrayed them by being here, she wouldn¡¯t go into details as she imed to be under an oath. There was nothing Nathaniel could do as I exiled his granddaughter from Silverpine. He knew that he had lost when he reminded me that he had been the one funding the mansion. I knew we owed the Archers a lot and that was why he thought he was powerful enough to control me. After the trial and I was sure that Rielle was being safely escorted out, I was just about to have dinner on my own when Greyson joined me. ¡°Alpha,¡± he called and I nced up at him, beckoning to him to sit. ¡°Do you think we¡¯ll be okay without Nathaniel¡¯s and the other elders¡® support?¡± I didn¡¯t have an answer to that, so I said nothing but continued munching my sd. I knew that things would be turbulent but I was the Alpha. ¡°We will be fine,¡± I said firmly and he sighed. 1 ¡°I already called for a stated. eeting with everyone in the pack. It¡¯s time to finally announce my mate and their Luna,¡± | I would make sure nothing goes wrong this time around. ¡°You have to go back and bring Giselle,¡± I took a ss of water. Amara had said that she fled from them as soon as she heard that Rielle was in Cell. They wouldn¡¯t let her go as they thought it to be a trap. ¡°I will, after the ceremony,¡± he said and I nodded. Emergency calls only Of The ceremony was to hold the following day and I smiled as I thought about it. 057% 10:56 After all our turbulent journey, we will be together once again. All that was left would be to find Kai. ¡°Rick! Come here!¡± I said with a smile as I saw him approach. I furrowed my brows when I noticed there were tears in his eyes. ¡°What happened?¡± I demanded as he used the back of his palms to wipe the tears away. ¡°I don¡¯t like mummy,¡± he said quietly and I was taken aback. He was always asking for Amara and now that she was here, he¡¯s now talking about not liking her. ¡°What happened, Son?¡± ¡°She¡¯s not my mummy,¡± he said in between sobs as he fell on myp. ¡°Oh,don¡¯t worry, you¡¯ll like her soon.¡± It was strange. What this meant was that he was now attached to Rielle and had probably forgotten Amara. I felt guilty as it was my fault that she had to leave him. I was about to say something when Amara entered. She looked stunning in the pale blue dress she was wearing. There was something different about her, she was even more beautiful than I remembered and I wondered if it was because it¡¯s been a while since Ist saw her¡­ ¡°Ricky darling,¡± she cooed and he huddled closer to me. ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with him,¡± she red at him, a frown etched on her face and I knew she was in pain. My heart ached at that. ¡°Greyson,¡± she acknowledged as she sat down. He nodded in response and then faced me. ¡°I¡¯ll be on my way now, Alpha.¡± As soon as he left, she faced Rick. Emergency calls only ¡°Come here!¡± Her tone was threatening and I wanted to tell her to just let him be. 057% 10:56 ¡°I am your mother and you will listen to me!¡± She yelled, jabbing a finger at him and I held out a hand to stop her as he began to cry. ¡°You¡¯re making him cry, Amara. Just let him be and he¡¯lle through. He¡¯s just a child.¡± She hissed and red at him with fury. ¡°You¡¯re not¨Cyou¡¯re not my mother,¡± he said slowly, in between tears and that seemed to set her off as she stood up sharply. ¡°You ungrateful child!! After all I¡¯ve done for you!¡± I had never seen her that angry and I felt guilty because it was my fault. If it wasn¡¯t for me, she¡¯d have been with him and he wouldn¡¯t have forgotten about her. ¡°Calm down!¡± I hissed as it looked like she was going to hit him. ¤é She hissed in anger as she sat down. She then called the maids to take him away, I didn¡¯t stop her as I felt it¡¯d be better for the both of them. He wasn¡¯tfortable in front of her and she was angry at the sight of him as he couldn¡¯t acknowledge her as his mother. ¡°Tomorrow, we¡¯ll have the mating ceremony,¡± I announced and the corners of her eyes crinkled as she smiled. ¡°I can¡¯t wait!¡± She half screamed and I smiled at that. She looked even more beautiful as she smiled. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for having made you cry all these while,¡± I said and she shook her head. ¡°Then we wouldn¡¯t have been here¡ªin this beautiful love story.¡± She stretched out her hand to meet mine and I took it. Emergency calls only ¡°I love you so much, Lucien.¡± ¡°I love you too, Amara.¡± And I did, I really did that it hurt me whenever I remembered how much I had hurt her in the past. ¡°I¡¯m so d that Rielle¡¯s gone now.¡± ¡°Right.¡± 057% 10:56 Our eyes met and I leaned in when the door suddenly barged open and I groaned at the interruption as | whipped my head up to see who it was. ¡°Giselle!¡± I said and Amara turned. ¡°This woman is lying!¡± She shot out, her eyes zing with fury. É« SEND GIFT Chapter 94 Chapter 94 ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± I demanded as I stood up. ¡°How dare youe here and throw usations!¡± ¡°Lucien! This woman is not Amara, I know it¡¯s hard to believe this, but it¡¯s not her, She¡¯s not my sister!¡± Eve said as she red at Amara murderously. ¡°So, who then am I?¡± She stood up, wrapping her arms around me as she looked at them. ¡°I have known that you¡¯ve been jealous of me for a while. You were so good at hiding that, what happened? Because this time there¡¯s nothing stopping me from bing the Luna?¡± She walked towards Eve, jabbing a finger to her face. ¡°I¡¯m not going to let anyone take what¡¯s mine this time around.¡± ¡°You lying, maniptive bitch!¡± Eve growled. ¡°Enough! What¡¯s all this?¡± I barked. I was confused with everything that was going on. I didn¡¯t know how Giselle and Eve had arrived but what they were saying made no sense. ¡°Lucy¨Cshe¡¯s deceiving you and everyone here, she¡¯s not ¡± Giselle was still talking when Amara interrupted her. ¡°You¡¯re so dumb and naive that you believe the lies that she¡¯s spewing. She¡¯s been lying to you!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not Amara? Then who the fuck am I?¡± She sounded genuinely angry and then she did something I totally wasn¡¯t expecting, she began to cry. They looked confused as well as they stared at her as she cried. ¡°I¨CI don¡¯t¨Cit was Rielle at first, now you both, my own sister who¡¯s supposed to be on my side.¡± Emergency calls only I held her and she cried On my shoulder. I patted her back and began tofort her. My heart ached as she cried and I was angry that they made her cry. ¡°Leave! Just get out! I don¡¯t want to see either one of you.¡± I barked as I led her out of the room. ¡°Lucy-¡± ¡°Enough!¡± I smiled as she joined me on the dais. ¡°Everyone, wee my mate and your Luna,¡± I eximed and the crowd apuded. 057% 10:56 I knew that not all of them were happy with the union, but I was their Alpha and I had already said that should any of them openly state their rejection, I would consider that an act of treason and have them punished ordingly. She looked really beautiful and I couldn¡¯t hide the smile on my face. She was finally with me, where she belonged. She wrapped her hands around my neck as I leaned in to kiss her lightl It took almost all the strength in me to do just that as I had a whole lot nned but had to just settle for that. ¡°The night is still young, let the merriment continue!¡± I announced and they cheered. Giselle had met me several times the night before, trying to convince me not to go through with the ceremony. ording to her, there had been a spell when Amara had gone to try to get her children back. What she said didn¡¯t make any sense. She kept saying that the woman who had a face like Amara was in fact, Selene. The problem however was that Selene was already dead. I had tried to find her then and hade to a shocking revtion that she couldn¡¯t live with herself and hadmitted suicide. My chain of thoughts was broken when I felt someone¡¯s hands on mine and I smiled as my eyes met hers. She had missed me as much as I had missed her. She didn¡¯t care to hide that. I was holding myself so badly because all I wanted to do was wrap my hands around her or even throw her above my shoulder and take her straight to my room. 2/4 Emergency calls only 057% 10:56 When I realized that just holding hands with her wasn¡¯t enough for me, I leaned in closer to her, my breath fanning her ears as I whispered. ¡°Let¡¯s get out of here.¡± I wanted to go right down to the main business. The healer had already bound us, all that was left was for me to mark her. She nodded with a soft smile on her face. She brought out her hand to meet mine and I took it gently. The others cheered as we walked away. But I could see the sadness on Giselle¡¯s and Eve¡¯s face. I saw them whisper something to each other as they watched us leave. As soon as we got to the room, I didn¡¯t waste a single time as my mouth swooped down to capture hers. She tasted like a mix of Strawberry and Vani and something else I couldn¡¯t quite ce. She wrapped her hands around me and then removed it immediately as I felt her tugging at my buttons. I gently removed her dress, my eyes trailing down her body as I noticed the prints of her nipples from thecy bra she was wearing. She was breathing heavily and her skin had a slight flush. I could inhale her wetness and she smiled softly, biting her lower lips as my fingers slowly skidded from her waist to her shoulders and I held onto the thin strap of the bra. With my eyes still holding hers, I slowly slid it down her shoulders, gradually uncovering her luscious creamy mounds to my hungry eyes. A groan escaped my lips and I leaned down to take one hard nipple into my mouth. A gasp of pleasure flew from her lips and her hands cradled my head, pulling me tightly against her. Raf was impatient and my lips went to her neck. She moaned in ecstasy as I bit gently, inhaling her scent. She was mine now and nothing could change that. I hooked my finger into the waistband of the now¨Csoaked panties and peeled it off her, growling loudly. I inhaled her scent greedily, wondering how I had been so stupid to have sent her away. 3/4 Emergency calls only 057% 10:56 As wey on the bed, breathing heavily,with Raf moaning in content, I made a promise to myself that I was going to protect her from now on.. AJA Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Rr! I was sure I had heard Norman¡¯s voice, why them was Rn the one who came out of the woods? My breath hitched in my throat when I realized that it was a conversation and I had picked out only Norman¡¯s voice, what if he had been with Pn? Panic gripped me as I thought about what it meant. My heart began to race quickly. Their conversation had sounded heated and the only thing it could mean was that they were both in league. by were always at loggerheads when I had seen them, so finding them to have a conversation in the woods was suspicioUS. Bimare, what are you doing here? Me approached me and I took a step back cautiously. wallowed the paintul lump in my throat. came out to get fresh an- didn¡¯t want him to know that I had heard Norman¡¯s voice. ¡°What are you doing out here?¡± I said, chucking lightly ¡°Same as you¡± the said and i could swear that i saw him peer into my face, *End, you don¡¯t go to save yourdy agam??¡± questioned and he shook his head. ¡°Sh but me up, he said, he didn¡¯t sound hurt. Mic Sagan to mal bank to the home in slimnie wowe up but couites And my thought shut you had gone to see the hardly and Ruammar¨Csit ¡°Norman¡¯s aut on the house? the sounded airgrond and mentally sailed any eyes. ecgis a great prefantins ¡°Want a bed and decubed en go out,¡± the sand andaditud bind 194 1056 Emergency calls only Chapter 95 057% 10:56 Rn! I was sure I had heard Norman¡¯s voice, why then was Rn the one who came out of the woods? My breath hitched in my throat when I realized that it was a conversation and I had picked out only Norman¡¯s voice, what if he had been with Rn? Panic gripped me as I thought about what it meant. My heart began to race quickly. Their conversation had sounded heated and the only thing it could mean was that they were both in league. They were always at loggerheads when I had seen them, so finding them to have a conversation in the woods was suspicious. ¡°Amara, what are you doing here?¡± He approached me and I took a step back cautiously. I swallowed the painful lump in my throat. ¡°I came out to get fresh air-¡°I didn¡¯t want him to know that I had heard Norman¡¯s voice. ¡°What are you doing out here?¡± I said, chuckling lightly. ¡°Same as you,¡± He said and I could swear that I saw him peer into my face. ¡°Ohh, you didn¡¯t go to see yourdy again?¡± I questioned and he shook his head. ¡°She stood me up,¡± he said, he didn¡¯t sound hurt. We began to walk back to the house in silence. ¡°I woke up but couldn¡¯t find anyone, I thought that you had gone to see thedy and Norman¨Cwell.¡± ¡°Norman¡¯s not in the house?¡± He sounded surprised and I mentally rolled my eyes. He was a great pretender. ¡°Maybe he¡¯s bored and decided to go out,¡± he said and I nodded. 1/4 Emergency calls only As soon as we got to the house, we met Norman and he didn¡¯t look like he had left the house. ¡°Norman, where have you been man?¡± 057% O 10:56 He nced at him without saying anything and continued drinking the vodka directly from the bottle. ¡°She said she didn¡¯t see you at home when she woke up,¡± Rn said and he nced up at me without saying a word. I trudged slowly to the room and began to think. I had to do something and I had to do it urgently. I didn¡¯t feel safe with both of them in the house. I felt that Rn had another reason for not wanting me to leave and quickly made a resolve to leave. I had to leave before it would be toote. ¡°I¡¯m here to see Amara,¡± I said to the guards and they stared at me with suspicion and another unreadable expression on their faces. ¡°Your name,¡± one of them asked gruffly and I swallowed hard as I thought of what to tell them. I didn¡¯t know they¡¯d ask such questions. The mansion guards weren¡¯t usually this strict. That made me think that something was wrong. ¡°Selena Forte,¡± I provided and they whispered something to each other. ¡°Wait! We have to inform her,¡± one of them said. I was breathing heavily, praying that something would happen. ¡°I want to surprise her! I don¡¯t want her to be aware of my presence. I¡¯m her childhood friend,¡± I said, hoping they¡¯d believe me. I quickly fled from the house during the night. Rn had gone out and Norman was some sort of a deep sleeper. He was snoring lightly when I tiptoed out of the house. I was about to say something to the guards as they did not seem convinced by my words when someone pulled me into a bone¨Ccrushing hug. ¡°Eve,¡± I said slowly as my face lit up. I bit back tears that threatened to stream down my face. Emergency calls onlyDO ¡°She¡¯s my guest,¡± she faced the guard and said in a firm tone. ¡°But-,¡± they began and she quickly interrupted them, shutting them off. 057% 10.56 She raised a brow at them. ¡°You¡¯re going to stop my guest froming in? You seem to have forgotten who I am,¡± she threatened. ¡°Maybe I should inform the Luna, I wonder how she¡¯d react when she finds out that you are chasing her sister¡¯s guest,¡± she said and I blinked rapidly. She had just said something about being Luna¡¯s sister. That means somehow, Selene had done it. It would be easy as Rielle had been thrown into the cells. Eve pulled me with her and I broke out of my reverie. ¡°She¡¯s now the Luna,¡± she whispered as she held my hands. ¡°What?¡± I asked in disbelief. Had Lucien really fallen for her lies? ¡°We were toote,¡± she stated and I shook my head. It didn¡¯t seem like there was hope for me. ¡°She¡¯s something else now. The only Good thing is that even Rick can sense that she¡¯s not you,¡± she said and my heart lurched at the thought of my son. ¡°She¡¯s made crazy rules. Crazy rules I tell you and I wonder why Lucien can¡¯t see it. He won¡¯t even listen to us.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll even appreciate seeing you. He might even throw you in the cell if he finds out that you¡¯re Selene¨Cyou know she¡¯s wanted,¡± she exined and I nodded my head. I wondered how all that had happened without Rielle or her grandfather doing anything. ¡°Rielle?¡± I questioned and she shook her head. ¡°Surprisingly, we can say we¡¯re freed from her and now we have only Selene to contend with. Rielle was sent on exile,¡± she stated and I gasped. She had been exiled! The Rielle! She had seemed untouchable and I had been worried. 3/4 Emergency calls only So it was true, Lucien did like me, but was only pretending with her. ¡°How¡¯s Norman?¡± She questioned and I smiled. I couldn¡¯t tell her about the conversation I had heard from both him and Norman. 057% 10.56 ¡± ¡°He¡¯s fine, he sends his regards,¡± I said. She took me through an unfamiliar route and I squinted my eyes. She noticed my difort and exined that she didn¡¯t want me to be seen by Selene. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, she has eyes everywhere,¡± she said and I nodded. She was a maniptive,werewitch, there was nothing she couldn¡¯t do. We were about to enter Eve¡¯s room when a familiar voice spoke and we turned around, my breath hitching in my throat as I didn¡¯t know exactly what to say. COMMENT