ROMANI should go to New York. She was with my kids and I couldn't concentrate knowing that my future was hanging by a thread.But I had messed up bigtime. I just didn't think that telling her about Elena was important since my thing with her ended a long time ago.Being without her for so long was pure torture and I had to endure it because I didn't want to push too hard.But I missed them so damn much and I didn't want this baby to be born in my absence. I'd made that mistake with Belle and she'd spent the first five years of her life without me.I won't let this happen with this kid.There was a knock on the door and before I could respond, it opened. There was only one person who did that.“Roman, I need to speak with you.”I looked at Quinn, as she marched in and closed the door.“Quinn, not now please. I'm busy and-"“Just listen to me please.”I'd been avoiding having the conversation with her since that day and that was why I gave her time off, hoping that we'd never have to
EDENAs much as I didn't want to see him, I had to. Henry was still out there and I didn't know where he was. Alicia was losing her mind with worry.I made my way downstairs that evening, being the first time I'd come out from my room since I arrived. Belle and Ethan slept with me since Roman's son had taken over their room.I didn't want to see him. Was Elena here too? I didn't have the strength to deal with all that so I just stayed away.The fact that I wasn't seeing anything concerning Henry wasn't helping matters. I wasn't sure what was wrong but I really needed something. Anything that will give Alicia hope.There was someone sitting on the couch and it wasn't him.”Quinn” I called her name lightly because I was still wondering whether I actually wanted to speak to herI wasn't mad at her, it won't make sense to be mad at her for something out of her control. It wasn't her fault and I'd feel bad if Roman was mad at her.She turned to look at me, dropping the magazine and coming
ROMAN“So you're saying Henry is missing?”She nodded, folding her hands on her belly and breathing deeply, the fatigue on he face very evident.“Yes, we've been trying to reach him but nothing is working. It's been over a month since he left. He'd never just cut of communication with his family like that. I know something is wrong."I nodded, trying to make sense of the situation.“So what do you need me to do?"”I need you to help track his flight? You can do that right? We don't even know where he went so we can start looking for him there. All he said was that he had international business.”Hmmm, was he hiding something? That's the only condition for him to not tell Alicia where he was going. That's okay. I'll do what I can to find him.“So, is that the only reason you came back? To find Henry?”Her expression changed and she looked away from me, like she had something to hide.“No, I came back because the kids needed to see their dad too. Belle was beginning to ask questions an
ROMAN“How much of that did you hear?” He closed the door behind him, walking like he'd just heard something he shouldn't have. “Maybe all of it. I was right in the room.”Why didn't I remember that he was there?He sat like that for a couple of moments, staring at nothing with his mouth open. “She likes me.” “No, she's in love with you.” He scoffed, almost not believing it. I didn't believe it either myself but oh well, it is what it is. “So, what do you think?” He looked at me. “About what?" “About… I don't know. Do you like her?" He looked away, running his hands through his hair and I started hating myself for having to be the one to tell her that he didn't like her. “She's the Beta, I'm just the Gamma. She won't regard me.”“Are you kidding? Are you sure you heard anything she said? She's scared that you won't want to be with her because of her position. Does it really matter? It's just a position.”Frankly, I didn't see the technicality of this situation. If they both
ROMANIT seemed like today was the day for bad news.I woke up this morning to news that shook me. Alicia had gone to bed and she wasn't waking up.I rushed to her room in my night wear to see Eden and Quinn gathered around her.”Have you called the doctor?”Eden was already in the last stage of panic and I was sure that she wasn't hearing a thing I was saying.“Yes, I have already called a guard.” Quinn answered me.I touched her neck to make sure that she was dtill breathing. She was.“Did anything happen to her? Did she fall or something?”Quinn didn't know the answer to that so we looked at Eden who was frozen.I went over to the other side and held her shoulders.“Eden, baby. Look at me. Hey, are you okay?"Her eyes were filled with tears and she slowly lifted her eyes to mine.“Snap out of it, okay? What is the matter?"“Is she dead? Is Alicia dead?”“No, no she's not. I just checked and she's still breathing okay? She's just knocked out cold, probably from the stress. The docto
ROMANI'd heard that Alicia had woken up. After I finished my work at the office, I went to see her.“Sorry I caused such a big fuss today.””Are you kidding? You fainted, that's not your fault. The doctor said your blood pressure was too high. You know I'm working very hard on finding him, right?"She looked at me, a glimmer of hope in her eyes.”Have you found anything?”I hated lying so much. It didn't fit my personality.“No, but we're starting with the flight he took. Once we have that, it'll be easier to find him from there."She nodded.“That’s okay.”“We will find him, Alicia. It's just a matter of time. Just give me time, okay? In the meantime, you have to care for yourself. Nothing bad has happened to Henry, I want you to know that. You need to take care of yourself so that you can care for the baby too and Isabelle too."She smiled at me a bit.“Thank you for everything, Roman. I really can't repay you.”“You don't have to. All you have to do is be good, take care and bring
CAGEI sat back on my throne and watched everything that is managed to achieve.In my kingdom, there was no Beta. I was the only one in charge. I wasnt as stupid that bastard who trusted me. First thing I started with was putting all those foolish elders in jail. All those men who had taken the decision to banish me from the pack had paid for it.The ones I hadn't put in jail, I'd killed. Then I started with my redevelopment. The pack now looked like a wasteland and not up to twenty people stayed there anymore.I laughed at the oddity of things. Tim should have just let me take over back then but no, he was just too selfish. He was already an old bastard and none of those bitches he had as daughters were fit enough for the seat.But I'd been disgraced and chased out of the kingdom. Now, it was all mine again.I wish he hadn't died yet. I would have made him pay for what he had done. I'd earned that seat, I'd been by his side for years, protecting him and his damn family and when I ask
THIRD PERSON POV“Good, just hold on for now. He has more than enough issues at home to handle. I want him to lose it, thinking about when you'll attack."With Henry missing and Elena and Rowan in his house, he'll feel too overwhelmed. He was clearly a man who liked having things go according to plan so when Cage doesn't attack, it'll put him at the edge of his seat and that was exactly what I wanted.I dropped my phone on the table and walked out of the room. There was somewhere important that I had to be today.But first, a quick stop to the dungeons. It had been a while since I saw this very important person.A lot of people had to go away for my plans to work.Henry was paying for something that he knew nothing about because he'd been going his way when I took him.This next person however, was paying the price for not shutting her mouth and minding her business.I stood in front of her self, taking in her shrunken figure. It has been almost four months since she'd been in here an