Serena’s POV:After she told me all about Charles and my mother’s past, I understood why she never cared for me. My sister and I were never meant to be born. It was an accident for her, and she regretted it every single day."I am glad you came here. Arlene came here a few months ago, and she told me what Charles had been doing to her. I knew Charles had become a shitty person, but I didn’t know he had become such a big asshole. I saw you, girls, when you were only babies, so I don’t know how he thought developing feelings for a child who grew up in front of him was normal. I did help her and looking at you, I can tell it worked. But I do believe you two sisters are still fighting against evil. I just wish this all ends one day," she said, wishing us luck, and I watched her sleepily yawn. I realized we had taken up more of her time than was necessary."Thank you so much for helping my sister. When all this is over, I promise to come here with Arlene and have lunch with you." I said as
"What?" I asked, almost stunned by his decision. I was expecting him to be so cold toward me. I understand I never noticed him prior to the body swap, and that was because Daxon never let me. I was never allowed to have words with anyone or walk around without Daxon’s permission or his company. It's not like I ever felt a romantic connection with him before."That’s the only way to prevent making any mistakes," he shrugged, looking very relaxed when talking about rejecting his fated mate."And that doesn’t bother you? I mean, you are talking about rejecting me. It is not a small thing." I can’t tell how offensive I sounded, but I was mad at him for doing that to me. I really thought we were connecting."But it is important. I don’t want Arlene to wake up and find out while she's sleeping. I created a bond with her sister," he said, raising his voice a little too loud."Fine. Go ahead, reject me then. But I am telling you, you will regret," I sounded mean, I knew. But at the moment, he
After talking about that night, Reynard made me sit down and discuss everything with him. I didn’t hold in any information this time and even told him all about Daxon’s kidnapping and what he told me about his plans, and even my mother and uncle’s plans. It was hard talking to him about how my family only saw me as an object and would get rid of me soon, but Reynard being by my side helped me calm down a lot.We ended up deciding to stay in a motel for the night instead of driving back home. And I didn’t argue because I wanted to spend some hours with him. Finally, I am not pretending to be anyone other than his mate."Are you comfortable?" Reynard asked, wrapping a blanket around my shoulders and sitting beside me by a fireplace."It is cold in here," I complained, rubbing my palms together and staring at the fire. He didn’t say much, but steadily picked up the blanket from one side and slid inside, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me over his chest.His closeness made
"I will have the most perfect mating ceremony for us," Reynard said, hugging me from the back. We took a shower and sat next to the fireplace after we were done."Reynard! I really want to help my sister first. I don’t think I can be happy while she is in so much distress," I sighed, talking about how the council will take her away now that she will wake up."I will help you in whatever way I can," Reynard said."Do you think she too will get a wolf now that I got it too?" I asked, and he tightened his arms around my body."I hope so. But we need to focus on exposing Charles, Lady Adra, and Daxon, just in case Arlene wakes up with no wolf." He explained why we needed to focus on putting them on trial."You know, she kept my body safe from Daxon after marriage. Everyone always portrays her as my enemy. Little did I know they were the real enemies." I closed my eyes to let out a sigh. I turned around and hid my face in Reynard’s chest after the recalling of Arlene’s messed up life flash
After breakfast ended, I went back to Arlene’s room to wait for the right time before talking to Uncle Charles about Arlene.I had a few things on my mind. My mother has done all these messed up things, relying on Uncle Charles. If I somehow create a misunderstanding between them, only then will I be able to take out one of them. Since all three of them were not entirely loyal to each other and had different plans and ambitions, I needed to take them out individually."Serena! Do you have a minute?" Mom called from outside the door, making me wonder what she would be up to now."Sure, come inside," I voiced, instantly sitting near the dressing table and combing my hair."I wanted to speak to you about a few things." She walked inside with a sad expression on her face. I could tell she had been really worried ever since I started acting up and Charles began to take my side."I am free. What is it about?" I questioned, keeping my eyes on the mirror but watching her reflection too."It i
I have been brainstorming about what mom said to me. There was no way I could allow her to marry him without a backup plan. The only reason they kept Arlene was because Charles wanted her. If Charles got over her, he would kill her in a heartbeat when she woke up. Now that Reynard wouldn’t be marrying her, Arlene would be sent back to our mansion, where she was not safe at all. And since they have already portrayed her as someone who is depressed and wants to end her life, her murder would be called a suicide. ‘If you are planning to make this wedding happen, make sure Charles and Adra get into a hate relationship the instant they mark each other,’ Ena suggested. Having her has been truly beneficial to me. Ever since she woke up, she has helped me with whatever she can. ‘That’s what I am thinking about. I need to use something against mom to make Charles see how evil she is,’ I said, rubbing my palms and walking around my room. ‘Who do you think tried poisoning Arlene? I am sure you
"MOOOOM!" I yelled the moment fear embedded itself in my veins. He chuckled in my ear but didn’t mark me."Boo!" he whispered in my ear, and, without marking me, he pulled away from me. I watched him laugh and clap his hands to mock me."What happened, Serena?" Mom rushed out of her room to check on me. When she found us standing in the hallway, she slowed down to pass a quizzical glance at us.She noticed how scared I looked when staring back at Daxon, who was laughing as if he had cracked the best joke of his life."Is everything alright in here?" Mom asked, worried for her only shoulder, her daughter Serena. She wouldn’t want me to get hurt before I helped her in her mating ceremony with Charles."Everything is fine. I was playing a little with her. She is so scared all the time," Daxon finally stopped laughing to comment on me. The way his eyes were stuck in mine was a message he was trying to convey to me.He had scared everyone after he told them he was the alpha, and he will ta
I told Daxon I wanted to see my sister regardless because I didn’t want the council and others to look at me as this mean sister who didn’t even care about her sister. Daxon bought the lie, or at least he pretended to have. He parked the car in the parking lot and got out with me. I found Reynard walking in the garden and waiting for me. The smile from his lips when looking at me faded away when he watched me with Daxon.I wanted to tell him it wasn’t like that, but Daxon wasn’t leaving me alone for a minute."Alpha Daxon!" Reynard approached us with a scorn, "Luna Serena!" When he greeted me, he clenched his jaw because Daxon had just forcefully held my hand.I watched Reynard stare at our hands, and even when I struggled to free myself, Daxon wasn’t taking the hint."She wanted to see her sister," Daxon said. "Which room is she in?" Daxon was the one taking the lead, and I was letting him.I felt terrible, but there was nothing I could do for the time being."She is in the guestroom