81. I Want You and Lily

Maturity Warning: Sexual Content, MFF, GL

Ryder’s POV

“Freya, what’s wrong?” I ask, reaching out and pulling her to my arms as she seems dazed.

“I just didn’t expect my father or mother to have so many secrets, I had a half-brother and Phoenix is my niece, my brother is dead,” Freya quietly answers while burying her face in my chest, as Liliana takes Anarchy to Jonathan with Aiden following.

“Come here, I’ve got you,” I hold Freya tighter, realizing how fragile she feels through our bond.

“You’re not alone in this. Family secrets are hard and it doesn’t help you are royalty,” I softly speak before kissing the top of her head, feeling her tremble in my arms.

I gently rub her back doing my best to comfort her the same I would do Liliana. Right now, Freya needs to know, despite her lack of biological family, she does have Liliana, our pups, and me.

“I don’t care that Orin kept secrets, I just wish I knew I had family… maybe if I knew my half-brother, I could have helped him instead of my