"What?!" I blurted, the words coming out more sharply than I had intended."Yes, I can't let you go back there. I don't want the past repeating itself, I may not have met the Alpha of Crescent Moon but from what you've told me, I can tell that he's a very unstable person and I don't want to take any chances. Now that we know that you're pregnant, you have every reason not to go there. I won't let you travel or work in this condition, I'll let Richard know about this and he'll send someone instead." Kayden maintained and I sighed, frustrated.How do I explain to him that I want to go there because I want to conquer my fears?"Listen to me Kayden, I want you to try to understand this from my own perspective. I was afraid to go there in the beginning because of my fear of Zephyr's reaction but now I'm sure that I want to go. I don't think Richard sending me there is just a coincidence, Maybe it's what destiny wants. They all mistreated me and sent me away as a murderer, maybe this is my
It's already the next morning and I'm just about to leave. Kayden is too as well and though it's a bittersweet moment that almost leads me to tears, I just have to control myself. This isn't the first time I've had to tell him goodbye before he left for a journey but somehow, this hits different and I can't even tell the emotions spiralling within me."Evelyn, you're pregnant, remember? Please relax." Tara cautioned and I took a deep breath. Of course, I'm pregnant so this might be my pregnancy hormones flying all over the place and causing me to feel sad for no reason.Speaking of which, since I had been able to convince Kayden to let me go, we had both decided that we wouldn't tell anyone till I got back because if I announced the news, there's no way Ana and Elsie would let me go.We all bid Kayden farewell before watching him leave with an entourage. "Are you ready Evelyn?" Elsie questioned. "As I'll ever be." I said with a small smile. "Somehow I still don't feel good about you
As soon as we got closer to Crescent Moon, I instantly cautioned Nevaeh on the dos and the don'ts for when we get there."Nevaeh dear, we're about to arrive at another pack and while we are there, you must not call me mummy for any reason, do you understand?" I began."But why?" She questioned with big round eyes. Of course, she's just a little girl so there's no way she'll understand. I'll just have to find a way to explain it."Um…. Well, it's….. It's a new game I came up with. It's called pretend. And we're going to start playing the game as soon as we arrive at our destination. While we're there, you'll pretend to be someone else's daughter and I'll pretend like I'm not your mother in front of everybody else but when we're in the room, we won't play the game. You mustn't tell anyone about our game and no one should find out we are mother and daughter or else you'll lose the game. You want to win the game, right?" I asked, amazed at how quickly my brain had come up with that."Yes!
Special Chapter: Zephyr's POVAstonishment.That was the only thing I could feel when I laid eyes on her for the first time in four years. The woman I had been looking for for so long, she was right in front of me and my brain froze, I couldn't even think of anything.For the first time ever, I felt intimidated. She was beautiful, drop dead gorgeous in fact. She wasn't the battered and skinny girl I had banished, she was more. She looked no less than a queen and it was breathtaking.My heart skipped a few beats as I stared at her from head to toe, unable to control my expression. Words couldn't even form no matter how hard I tried, I just wanted to revel in this moment and I never could have guessed what happened next.She spoke."Good day Alpha. As you know, I'm an envoy from the Kizmet pack. I'm only here for one task and we are both aware of what it is. An unfortunate incident happened recently, your group was attacked while on a hunting trip and as a result, you lost some of your
Special Chapter: Zephyr's POVIt would be inappropriate for me to do any of that, especially since she's not here as just Evelyn, my mate but she's only here as an envoy and she's choosing to stick to that. I would just have to find a way to talk to her privately, we have a lot to discuss which would mostly consist of me apologizing and earnestly hoping to be forgiven.A slight whisper left my lips and she paused. Did she hear me? If she had then did that mean we still had a connection? The thought of it came as my only form of solace. She continued towards the door and I carefully watched her until she left the room."Alpha shall we proceed to the next task? You have a dispute to settle between two pack members." Troy, my beta announced, knocking me out of my thought induced state."I'm not feeling too good today. Please postpone the rest of today's tasks till tomorrow. I'd like to get some rest now." I ordered and he nodded.I stood up from my throne but Troy's words made me pause f
I had just finished putting Nevaeh to sleep when a knock came to my door, completely startling me. I heaved a sigh of relief when I saw that Nevaeh was still fast asleep.I couldn't help but wonder who it could be, it would probably be one of the maids.I walked to the door and opened it and a great deal of shock washed over me, leaving me frozen in time when I saw who it was.Standing in front of me was none other than my birth parents who I hadn't seen for four years. My eyes widened and tears gathered at the edge of them. I instantly remembered how these two who were also supposed to protect me and guide me through life had neglected and abandoned me to bear the burden of such a wicked fate all alone.I wanted to be mad at them, wanted to scream at them, yell at them or even hit them but I couldn't. I couldn't even move from my position or say a single word, I was too stunned.My mother folded both of her hands together, I could see tears in her eyes and she shocked me by her next
Everything suddenly became blurry, a sudden cold rushed over me and my heart stopped for a split second. I stood there frozen, trying to figure what I was supposed to be feeling, the numbness was almost impenetrable."Evelyn." My father called but I could barely hear him, I couldn't tell what was going on, I had suddenly lost touch with everything."Evelyn." My mother called and shook me vigorously and when she did, the words finally hit me again, breaking through my emotional barriers."Noooooooo….." I whimpered, the tears pouring down my cheeks. "How could that be? No, you're lying to me. Moira is a strong girl, she wouldn't just die. It's OK if she doesn't want to see me right now, I'll wait until she's ready." I tried to lie to myself but it just wasn't working. The words were continuously ringing in my head and my heart was aching.I know that Moira and I had never really gotten along much but she's still my little sister. I carried her in my arms after she was born and I love he
"Your daughter? But how is that even possible?" My mother questioned and then I realized that no one else knew what had happened between me and Zephyr the night before he banished me.They only knew about my banishment, they didn't know that he had sexually assaulted me and I would have to be reminded of that terrible experience. I would just have to tell them but I couldn't do it in front of Nevaeh, I would just have to take her somewhere else.As if on cue, I heard a knock on my door and it opened shortly after to show Linda. I smiled at her arrival, happy that she would be able to take care of Nevaeh while I told my parents everything."I'm so sorry your highness, I didn't mean to barge in like this but you said to come to your room shortly after we got settled in. Am I interrupting your discussion? I'll leave right now." She said but I stopped her."Wait! I didn't say you could leave, did I?" I questioned and she instantly apologized."I'm so sorry your highness, I just thought th