Zane's POV “Zane? What's going on?” My mother's worried voice asked as she walked towards us. Then her eyes finally landed on the man standing in front of me. Her eyes widened as she looked at her mate. “R-rohan?” She whispered softly, her voice held various emotions. The bastard's eyes actually softened at the sight of her. My glare burned through his head as he took my mother's hand and placed a kiss on the back of her hand. “The years surely did no justice to your beauty, my sweet Gianna. You still look as beautiful as always, perhaps even more beautiful than I remember.” My mother's face turned beet red as she blushed in embarrassment at his words. I felt anger boil inside me, all I saw was red. How dare he try to flirt with her after all he did? And why the hell is my mother acting like everything was okay? Because it was fucking not. “Maybe you should have thought about that before abandoning her, you shit face.” I said through clenched teeth as I glared at him heatedly. If

Aurora's POVToday is the day. My mother's funeral. The day she'll be buried six feet under and I'd never get to hear her sweet melodic voice ever again.I stood in front of the mirrors, staring at my unkempt appearance as I tried to fight back tears at the corner of my eyes. I had woken up as early as 5 am in the because I suddenly felt the urge to vomit. This has been going on for four weeks now and I was beginning to get worried.What if something was seriously wrong with me? What if it was something incurable? What if I went to the doctors and he announces that I didn't have much time to live? I was terrified at the thought.After my encounters with Kaizen a week ago, I hadn't seen his face ever since. He made it very obvious that he was avoiding me. Was I foolish to hope that one day he'd realize he cares for me and change for my sake? Probably. But I just couldn't help it. He was my mate for goodness sake, it was almost impossible to act like I didn't care about him! I tried. Go

Aurora's POVThe atmosphere was somber as I saw my mother being carried toward her grave. The emotions I'd been trying to bottle up were suddenly shattered as I let out a loud sob. My mother. My rock. She was gone. Away from us forever. And I could have stopped it.I could have gone on with my plans to escape with her, but I left her. I fucking left her on her own and got her killed. My heart tightened painfully as I tried to swallow the heavy lump in my throat. It was all my fault that she was dead. My older brother Alex came to my side and clutched my shoulders as I cried into his chest. “I know you're blaming yourself right now, peaches. It's all on your expression.” He pulled my head from his chest as he held my chin to look at him firmly. “I want you to know that this is not your fault. You were bound to find your mate one day and leave. Andrea and I failed her. We failed to protect her from that monster and the guilt will continue to live with us. Don't cry anymore, peaches.” H

Kaizen's POV My blood stilled as soon as I heard a scream that shook me to the core. A voice that was very familiar. It was the voice of my mate. I quickly let go of the rogue I was fighting with as I immediately ran to the direction of the tortured scream. My heart pounded in my chest as I looked around, trying to find her. As soon as my eyes landed on a secluded area that was close to the woods, I felt my heart drop as I saw my mate lying motionless on the wet ground. I couldn't believe what I was seeing, my mind couldn't process the image laying in front of me. Aurora. My Aurora. Laying in a pool of her own blood as a sharp dagger was stabbed into her stomach. I felt numb, as if my entire world had just crumbled to the ground. It already did. I didn't know my entire universe revolved around her until now. Seeing her in that state shook me to the core. My body trembled and my feet felt like they were stuck to the ground. My heart shattered as I fell to my knees, crawling close t

Unknown POV“Is she ever going to wake up?” A worried voice asked quietly in the room.“She will. We just have to be a little more patient.” A firmer, more authoritative beautiful voice replied. What were they talking about?“But it's been four months. Maybe her body has rejected its healing?” The voice insisted.“Are you questioning my capabilities, Malia?” The voice was soft but held an accusatory tone.“My apologies, Artemis.” Malia apologized in a low voice. Wait, where had I heard that name before? Where the hell was I? Who were this people and what was I doing here. Why is it dark here?A deep headache hit my head, making me let out a pained groan. I heard a couple of gasps in the room. I tried again to open my eyes, but it refused to open. I began struggling from the bed and a soft hand immediately held mine. Surprisingly, the touch calmed me. The person's hand felt so soft and comforting that I immediately stopped struggling.“Be calm, child. You need not worry, you're safe