Eric POVI was too shocked to speak for a moment. Wait a minute, now I was getting the real picture. This was something I have never expected. I mean I had always loved Hardin but it looked like he had always hated me because he believed that I would be the next Alpha the moment I was born.Philip was indeed Naomi's best friend and he died a few weeks after I started dating Naomi. So, Hardin killed Philip and framed it on me? Just like he framed the death of our father. Hardin has always been framing me but I didn't even know about it."Why didn't you tell me all this?""Well, you wouldn't ask. Instead, you avoided me for weeks before I found my mate. It seemed like you didn't want to have anything to do with me again," she explained.I swallowed harder, as I felt a pang of regret. I've been having this feeling recently and wondered if it was ever going to stop. Yes, she was right. I refused to see her after the incident. I shut her totally out of my life.In fact, that day I had to
Eric POVI smiled at her and released Ann's hand. "You didn't think I'm a fool, right?" I took a step closer to her to fill the space between us. " How do I know then that you didn't lie about what Hardin told you?"Naomi shook her head briefly. I didn't lie about that. I'm serious!"I shook my head as well. " Well, I don't believe you. If you could lie so much against your maid, I wonder what else you can do. And you are going to be punished for laying your hand on Kahlan."" For that maid?" She remarked.I howled in her face. " I don't want to touch you but call her that again and I will deal with ours, Naomi. That person you call a maid is my mate! My luna!" I expressed. " And I will kill anyone that does a thing to harm her. I'm just overlooking all things because of how we are but I'm going to hunt down everyone that tries to harm her and I'm going to kill every one of them!" I yelled and stepped back. " So, pack your bags and leave before I change my mind."Naomi frowned as she
Kahlan POVI couldn't think for a moment. It felt like my sense of thinking had been shut down. Wait, that couldn't be correct, right? There's no way I would be pregnant.I stood up suddenly and made a mental check before I turned to look at Eric again."You are lying!" I yelled as if I was merely trying to convince myself. Why would I be pregnant?Maybe, I'm not being realistic. I intentionally had sex with Eric that day so that I could get pregnant. With that, I would be able to plan my escape and how to avenge my pack's death. So, technically speaking, I was expecting it.Why was I so surprised?"I heard that!" Eric said suddenly.My hands went around my head in an attempt to build a fence around my thoughts. "What are you doing? Can't I think in peace?" I yelled in frustration.Eric laughed for a moment before he became sober again. "I'm sorry but you look so funny right now. I mean is it possible for a mother not to know she's with a child?"" Stop it!" I yelled again, as I rais
Kahlan POV I wiped off my tears because I wouldn't want Naomi to see me in this state. Well, if she tries to mock me, I'm going to give her the beating of her life. Maybe I would eventually be able to kill her. It took a moment before Naomi stepped inside. She hesitated by the door. "May I come in?" I scoffed. "After you are inside already?" I moved to the chair. "What do you want now? To wash your feet? You must be looking for a maid to do that for you." Naomi released a sigh. " I'm leaving the pack as soon as I finish speaking to you," she announced, confirming what I had heard from Eric earlier. I regarded her for a moment. "Why?" Naomi looked away. "Because I don't have a place here. Actually, Eric told me something about you," she looked up at me. " And I realized I've been so harsh on you." "No!" I said quickly. "You were very wicked. Are you a witch?" Naomi's eyes went wide slightly as if in shock. " My mother was a witch while my father was a werewolf," she confessed.
Kahlan POV I watched her for a moment in silence. A lot of things were going through my mind in some sort of crazy confusion. "So, that's why you think Eric doesn't deserve it?" Naomi nodded briefly. " He doesn't, Kahlan. The only sin he committed was having a brother like Hardin. If I had someone like Hardin, I would have killed him but Eric loved him so much. He couldn't till today bring himself to kill his brother." " What? Are you saying Eric is truthful?" She nodded briefly. " He can be stubborn and hard on the outside but when you get to know him, you will discover how wonderful he is," she stood. " I will leave now. You should take care of yourself." " Wait!" I said quickly before she could step out of the room. She turned towards me and raised skeptical brows at me. "Is something wrong?" I nodded briefly and moved closer to her. "I have a problem but I will like to ask for your opinion." Naomi nodded briefly. " Alright, go on. I will do my best to reply to you." I he
Kahlan pov I looked up at Eric and met his hard gaze on me. Mine was also hard. I had no time for nonsense. I'm sure Eric wanted me to believe Naomi and expected me to but that wouldn't happen, not again. "I've seen through your lies, Eric. You can't deceive me any longer," I muttered. His expression changed slightly as if in acknowledgment of a tactical error. Well, we both know the kind of game we are playing. The only thing I regret and would forever be sad about was the fact that I let him use me. I believed him and let him have his way with me. I would never forgive myself for it. Fact that I gave myself in when I should be planning how to avenge the death of my parents. I feel so guilty about it all. But that's just it! "Why?" Eric's throat vibrated and his voice responded in my ears. "Just why, Kahlan?" I blinked once but I didn't respond. I mean I didn't even understand what he was asking me but I was too angry to ask him questions. "Why don't you ever listen to me? Wh
Kahlan pov "You keep saying I would abandon you after you have a child. Then, why am I not doing that even when you are with a child already?" He questioned, his eyes filled with rage. I scoffed. "Because you can't wait for me to give you this child. You only needed three months to collect my child and kill me!" I pointed an accusing finger at him. My allegations were strong and really counter to his. He probably had no idea who he was dealing with. The door opened almost immediately as if everyone in this place heard his order. Two men rushed inside and gripped me before I could say a word. "You will regret letting down my last request, Kahlan. You will regret not trying to believe me even when I was playing it so nicely," his deep voice came out from behind as I was being led out of the room. "She will be in the deepest dungeon and she will be under close watch," he continued. I tried to look back at him but the men's hold on me was firm. Turning my head only meant hurting my
Sonia POVI've been very happy that I'm currently here. I'm currently working as the Alpha's dresser and everything feels so good.I get to eat whatever I want and I get to take whatever I desire. In fact, I have the other two dressers at my feet. They fear me so much that they now do whatever I ask for.We had to fight before they made such a conclusion. Now they know how powerful I am. And when they discovered how the Alpha had treated me especially, they even feared me the most.I've told them several times, to anticipate the future where I would be Luna instead of my sister. Well, there's no way my sister would long for Eric. I've made sure that doesn't happen. So, there will be an opportunity for me. Eric didn't massacre my family. He didn't kill my father. Hardin did. I mean there was no way Eric would even do something like that which is why he wasn't killing me. Hardin wanted revenge which was why he tried to get in between Eric and Kahlan. Well, it's to my advantage because