Silas’ POV:
A Few Years Ago:
Rick and I have made this plan to catch her off guard but we didn’t know she wasn’t as naïve and clueless as she has made herself appear in our first meeting which was last night. She arrived at my mansion with her mother.
“Hey!” she greeted me with a big smile on her lips, I felt a bit awkward watching her mother come over.
“Hi!” I replied, staring at her mother who was busy looking around as she scanned the mansion.
“Oh! I am Tessa, the alpha’s Luna,” she shook hands with me, making sure her daughter stands behind her.
“Umm, nice to meet you,” I replied awkwardly, “Have a seat,” I made them comfortable even when they made sure I am uncomfortable in my own home. How the hell would I ask her for anything in front of her mother now?
“I heard you wanted to see your mate again,&rdqu
Silas’ POV:A Few Years Ago:Ever since I accepted Roxanne into my life, I had been feeling a bit weird. Nothing interested me, it was just this guilt that I couldn’t get over. Every time I see her, I felt unloved.I would start hating myself more and more, thinking I did this to her. my strength and energy had gone down in these few days.I started to think I might not even deserve to be the Alpha King if I don’t correct my wrongdoings and give Roxanne happiness.“I am so sorry,” I apologized, looking away from her face in guilt as I didn’t feel like kissing her once again.We had lunch today and now I was watching her get in the car when she decided to come and kiss me but her attempt was rejected when I swiftly turned my face to the other side. I instantly felt guilt but physically I couldn’t accept her.“It’s fine,” she replied,I
Silas’ POV:A Few Years Ago:I have been invited to the Masked Pride Pack to meet up with Abel Whitlock, the alpha and the father of Roxanne.She had come to meet me in my home so that we can drive together for the meetup. I didn’t like her sitting and watching my every move but I had to stay silent and not object or else she would start crying again.“Are you nervous?” she asked me, watching me get ready for dinner.“No!” I shrugged my shoulders, feeling completely fine just out of energy. There was this weird feeling in my heart that kept pounding my head with the thought something was not right.“Oh!” she didn’t sound very happy. I had been listening to her for an hour. Even when I was in the bathroom, she kept shouting some stories from the bed, where she had been sitting ever since she had arrived.“So how many siblings do you have?&rdqu
Silas’ POV:A Few Years Ago:We have hit the road back for home and I hadn’t been able to focus on anything Rick had been talking about for the past few minutes."Silas!" Rick finally decided to nag me for being absent. I shook my head and then looked his way, he was staring at me."Hm?" I asked, feeling bad for not paying attention."So we are going to pretend like nothing weird happened tonight?" he finally brought up the main subject as he couldn’t avoid it anymore."Are you talking about that girl who accused me of impregnating her when I have never met her in my life?" I started babbling out of frustration. Now that the subject was being discussed, I was able to pour my emotions out.I know Roxanne has already warned me about her sister but it just affected me very deeply."I know it is crazy but she sounded very genuine," he said, making me shake my head and stare at him
Silas’ POV:A Few Years Ago:I was getting engaged to Roxanne and that’s why I have packed my stuff and invited over to the Masked Pride back to spend a day or two with them.I smiled at the maid who was showing me my room when I looked at a distance and found that girl standing there and watching me.Octavia!I remember her face very vividly. After that night when she accused me of getting him pregnant, I didn’t really hear or saw her. I thought they have resolved the issue and she might be with her mate but the way she was watching me changed my mind.She started talking and her entire focus was stuck on if I felt the mate bond or not because she did. I kept telling her that I don’t but she wasn’t ready to listen to me.As I found it exhausting and made up my mind to leave, I heard her say something that shook the world from under my feet.“I ga
Silas’ POV:A Few Years Ago:The engagement has worn me out. I was physically present at the moment and got engaged to Roxanne, but I was mentally absent. I couldn’t help but think about what that girl said and that little baby in her arms.“Rick,” I said his name as we took a stroll together. The venue was still intact in their garden; the weather was started to get worse as it had already rained a couple of hours after our wedding.It was midnight and I wasn’t able to get any sleep. Roxanne and her family had fallen asleep so Rick and I made our minds to take a stroll in the garden and discuss a few things.“What if that baby is indeed mine?” I asked him while looking down.“Then it will open a lot of doors for many possibilities,” Rick mumbled, matching his pace with mine.“What do you mean by that? What kind of possibilities?” I ask
Present Time:Octavia’s POV:It’s been a weird week. Silas had been awfully silent but it seemed like he was trying to spend more time with himself. I have seen Roxanne play around with Hope and I was losing my control now.My daughter was supposed to rely on her parents or else she will lose herself again.“I was thinking if you would want me to check the borders for you today,” I suggested, watching Silas rub his temples and get all moody. He had woken up earlier than all of us and spent hours jogging around the pack.After he returned to the mansion, he took a shower and joined us for the breakfast but he hadn’t said a single word.“Don’t you see he is not feeling well?” Roxanne rolled her eyes, trying to sound more considerate.“I do and that’s why I am asking if he would like me to accompany him,” I responded bitterly to her.
“Ahh,” he groaned as he was beginning to wake up. We were parked in front of the school when Silas woke up.“Must be very tired to doze off like that,” I laughed a little, watching him rub his face in his hands. ‘“We have come to pick up Hope from school,” as I told him where we are now, he straightened his back and swiftly checked the time.“I can’t believe I slept through the entire work time,” he sounded shocked that he felt this peacefully in his car.“It is fine. Some days, the tiredness makes the most uncomfortable places feel comfortable,” I was slowly preparing myself to bring up the topic of Rick. I would have already talked about him but then my eyes landed on Hope. She had just come out but her posture was telling me that she was very depressed.Silas followed my stare and looked in the direction of Hope. A few little kids came out and surrounded her.“
We were sitting on the bench, watching Hope play. We came here after lunch since going back to the mansion where Roxanne was made us both uncomfortable. The mansion had a very weird aura around it. It not only feels very depressing but one would feel lost when walking into the mansion.But that wasn’t what I planned to discuss with Silas about. I had to speak to him about the things he told Hope at the lunch about us getting married.I adjusted myself, straightening my posture to get ready for a huge argument. I bet Silas noticed my body language because he turned to face me before I could even open my mouth."Why did you tell her we are getting married?" I raised an option, watching him start mending his tie uncomfortably."Because I thought that would be the right thing to do," he replied, trying not to make it seem like a big issue. But it was a big thing, especially when he thought that is what I would want."Just because you have now fou