LYNEXIA
Upon getting to the human world I was able to blend in. It was just like the werewolf world but without fangs and furs.A kind family, the Millers took in me and offered me a house in exchange for me working at their restaurant.Dimitri still haunts me up to this moment. I have come to terms with it that though our love didn't last forever, my love for him will never dim. I still think about my best friend, Zephyr. At the beginning of the war, we were both taken while the Barbarians returned me, they didn't do the same for my best friend. I hope that she has been found by now. Deep down, I hope the Barbarians aren't wreaking havoc anymore.Each day, my belly keeps growing and I keep counting down to my delivery day. It fills me with joy and happiness that I will meet my unborn child soon.Now, in my third trimester, every movement is a struggle. A groan escapes my lips as I lift a tray due to the pull in my swollen belly."I told you no more work!" Sarah, the woman who saved me nine months ago scolds me like a mother will her daughter. She works to him and stretches her hand out to me. "Hand the tray over." She gestures to me.I smile at her. "It's fine. I can handle it."She feigns a frown but I see the amusement crinkling in her eyes. "You are too stubborn, I wonder who you take after." She disappears into the kitchen with the tray in her hand.A sharp pang jolts through me, sending a wave of pain down my body. My hand flies to my stomach when I feel the second pull. A warm liquid wet my thigh, trickling down my legsI panic but before I can react, Shay's gasp reaches me."Sarah." He screams, his half-eaten sandwich rolling to the floor. "Lyn's water broke."In one instance, Sarah is beside me, curving her arm around in an unpanicked way.Shay panics. "What is going on?"Sarah says with a roll of eyes. "of course, she is having a baby.""Oh god." Shay's eyes dart around. "What do I do?""Get the bag." Sarah barks, shoving the napkin in her hands at Shay's way. Turning to me, she asks gently. "Can you stand?"A wave of nausea washes over me, but the pull in my stomach is the only pain I feel. "Yes," I manage with a shaky voice.Sarah is calm as she leads me outside, in contrast to Shay who was panicking behind me. Sarah hails a taxi and she announces as we rush in. "Memorial Hospital."Me and Sarah take the backseat while Shay takes the front seat.On getting to the hospital, the nurses whisk me away, leaving Sarah arguing at the door to let her into the labor room. I'm not listening because of the waves of pain that keep pulling against my abdomen, stealing my breath and leaving me gasping.In between the pushes, I lost consciousness and when I woke up, the antiseptic air was replaced by the sterile scent of a hospital room.I am now in a bed as uncomfortable as the one in the labor room judging by the way my back screams in protest.Panic claws at my throat as I see no sign of my baby. Frantic, my gaze darts around the room until it lands on Sarah, cooing over my baby in a nearby stroller. Her smile is bright.My eyes catch a glimpse of a sleeping shay as I relax my nerves.I croak, my voice hoarse. "Please, bring me my baby."She nods silently, carefully lifting my baby from the stroller. Her movements are slow as she carries the baby towards me, as if afraid to disturb its peaceful sleep.The world freezes and my breath stills in my throat as Sarah places the tiny bundle in my arms."It's a girl," she whispers, her voice thick with emotionA girl," I echo, tears blurring my vision. My fingers trace the beautiful features of my baby. Her resemblance to Dimitri is just too much, it makes my chest ache. in the curve of her nose and the sweep of her brow, it looks just like Dimitri's.It brings tears to my eyes that she will never get to know her father, but if that's what it takes to protect her, then it doesn't matter."Felicity," The name tumbles out of my mouth with a sob. She is my good luck charm and happiness.Suddenly, the moment is snatched away from me as a large body yanks my baby out of my grip. My eyes widen with fear and I scream until my voice cracks."NO!"I lunge forward but something holds me down. "Please! Don't take her from me!"My pleas are drowned out by the growing darkness and everything around me starts to fade away, leaving the echo of my cries filling the dark void.Present time. LYNEXIA I lurch awake in terror, gasping for air. Cold sweat slicks my hair to my forehead and chills the skin under my sleepwear. On reflex, my hands extend across the empty bed in search of Felicity. Relief washes over me when my fingers meet with the familiar curve of her small frame. I pull her close and bury my face in her soft hair. The same nightmare of someone taking my daughter away from me has haunted me since the day I gave birth to her up until this moment. I have a foresight power which is an ability to see catastrophe before it happens. My gift is both a blessing and a curse. Because though, I can see the future, I can't avoid the future. I can only prepare ahead for when it comes. Just like the dream I had five years ago about the Barbarians invasion. At the time I had the dream, it wasn't clear but when the Barbarians came knocking on our doorstep, I knew it was the manifestation of my dream. So the dream of someone taking my daughter away from me
DIMITRI Another day, another string of bad events. Or, rather, this is the norm for me now ever since...I shake my head, forcing the unwelcome memory from my mind. No thinking about her. Not going to spare a thought about her. I didn't for five years and I won't start now. Keep deceiving yourself. A voice in my head clamors. Clenching my jaw, I force my attention back to the meeting. The meeting between Moonstone and Shadow pack. Five years ago, desperation drove me to ally with the the alpha of moonstone pack, Alpha Henry. Ever since then, there hasn't been a day I didn't regret my decision. Alpha Henry is notorious for his greediness and selfishness but I didn't have a choice then. It was the only way to drive out the barbarians. Henry's assistance came with a price. A quarter of the Shadow pack's gold.I fulfilled his demands immediately after the war ended. But Henry's request didn't end there. He started by making minor requests like relocating a few moonstone families into
LYNEXIA Never in my life did I think I would step foot into the Shadow pack again after I left five years ago but here I am. In the shadow pack and in front of my dearest husband—wx husband. I convinced myself that the only thing I felt for Dimitri was indifference but the way my breath catches in my throat and the pang pulling at my heartstrings says otherwise. The shadow pack has changed from what It used to be. And Dimitri isn't the same either. He got bulkier and bigger. His piercing blue eyes only hold coldness and he now has a scar that draws down between his left brow. Scar is supposed to diminish beauty but it does quite the opposite in Dimitri. A slideshow of memories hit me but I choke it down immediately.I'm here for my daughter. Only my daughter. Dimitri holds my gaze with an intensity that steals the air from the room. Heat prickles my skin at the emptiness behind his gaze. His jaw is set tight and his face holds no emotion. The silence stretches for what seems lik
LYNEXIA I jolt upright, my hands balling beside me into fists of rage. "Are you insane?" The fact that he has a condition attached to this appalls me, not to talk of the condition itself. Dimitri scratches his jaw leisurely as if he can't be bothered by my sudden outburst. His calm gaze tightens around my gut. He is so unfazed, almost bored while a stream of anger begs to be let out from me. He sighs and says with a bored tone. "Take it or leave it." My mouth falls agape in disbelief, and the space between my brows creases into a deep furrow. I can't believe that I'm witnessing this. "Take it or leave it?" I repeat. The words roll on my tongue like black tar. "This is your daughter, Dimitri. Our daughter. How can you have a condition tied to saving her?" A vein ticks in his jaws and briefly a flicker of something I can't decipher creases his face before his mask of indifference slides back into place. "Are you doing this to punish me? Teach me a lesson?" I ask, my voice cracking
LYNEXIA "I never would have thought shadow pack territory would ever look like this again after the war," I say. The territory of the shadow pack moved from a primitive infrastructure to a more modern one. However, it is still interwoven with nature which is one of the landmarks of the Shadow pack. We connect with nature and seek guidance from it. Gavin's smile didn't reach his eyes. "Well, all thanks to Dimitri's grand vision." His tone holds something I can't decipher. The mention of Dimitri's name is enough to make my stomach churn. "Shit. I shouldn't have mentioned his name." "It's fine," I mumble, digging my shoe into the pebbles beneath me. I may despise Dimitri at the moment, but he is Gavin's best friend. Gavin asks "Want to tell me why you were crying?""I was hoping you won't ask." I focus my gaze down as if the pebbles are the most interesting thing I have ever seen. "Is it Dimitri?" I hear a sharp edge in Gavin's voice prompting me to raise my head. His jaw is clen
DIMITRI I know. It's twisted and sick to make such a deal with Lynexia but I wasn't going to take any chances. Not anymore. I already lost her once, I won't risk losing her for the second time. Even though I hate to admit it, without her, I was miserable. She may hate me now but I can work with that. As long as she is with me, I don't care but her being gone isn't something I can deal with. It is unbearable. Besides, when she is with me, I can win her over again just like I did five years ago. Even before I found out Lynexia was my fated mate, my eyes had always been on her. She had always sparked something inside of me. Being around her always made me feel alive. I thought that the spark I felt towards her was dead by now. I lied to myself that it was dead, that I didn't feel anything remotely for her. But I was wrong. The moment I set my eyes on her after five years, it blazed back to life. Hotter. Stronger. More consumin
LYNEXIA The doctor was able to revive Felicity back but I was told that next time when this happens it may not be possible. I was also told that Felicity has only three months to live if she doesn't get a transplant. I am left with no choice but to accept Dimitri's mind-twisting condition. A twin frisson of anger and hatred twist in my gut towards Dimitri for attaching a condition to help my daughter. Our daughter knowing fully well that I will never be able to turn away. I can't live with everything but not with my daughter being gone. I will lay my life down for her if I can. The tears in my eyes have already dried by the time I get to the Alpha house house. My clothes are also drenched and I'm shivering to the teeth. I'm a fire wolf so cold is something that makes my wolf sick up right there with Dimitri. Not my wolf but me, he makes me sick. I grind my teeth at the fact that accepting this condition will tie me to Dimitri. I hate him so much I want to scratch his eyes out. The
LYNEXIA Dimitri sucks in a breath as he leans closer than he already is. My skin tinges, a thousand goosebumps erupting under his scorching hot gaze. Blue.His blue gaze, heavy with something feral bores into me. It's as if he is looking through me. At my soul. My breath hitches in my throat. Time slows as his hand reaches to my jaw, fingers grazing on my skin before they cup my cheek. I swallow, every fiber in me screams to pull him away, but I don't. I can't. It's as if I have turned paralyzed. Now, his nose is a whisper away from mine. His face mere inches from mine. His gaze on my lips. His hand caressing my skin and making shivers glide through me in waves. He felt my shiver and I hate it. I hate that even after five years my body still throbs to his touch and gaze. It's as if my inner wolf doesn't understand that there is no love lost between us. She is just excited to finally meet her fated mates after five good years. I'm sure if Dimitri slips his hand into my panties, sh