Cynthia Dion:"I don’t know how to comfort my sister. She lost the chance to make the biggest wish she ever had," Atticus had been suffering with Maleeka, and I got where he was coming from. It wasn’t easy for any of us to watch Maleeka fade away.This one incident had messed up her entire life. It’s been two weeks since she found out she couldn’t ever conceive again, and she hadn’t recovered from it.What angered me the most was that Zeon claimed he accidentally left the papers on the bed for her to find out about it all. I knew it was a lie. I just didn’t know why he was so vindictive towards everyone."It will all be fine in time," I was sitting beside Atticus in the garden, watching him suffer for his sister."I don’t see it happening anytime soon," he responded in a defeated tone."I just don’t understand why we are keeping Zeon here when we have our suspicions about him." I was still not over the fact that we let a snake live with us. There was a huge possibility that he had don
Cynthia Dion:She hadn't spoken to anyone and stayed in her room after learning about my pregnancy news. Atticus tried to talk to her but returned upset."Are you alright?" I sat down with Atticus after he came back from his sister's room."I don't know--I don't know how to cheer her up, Cynthia," Atticus uttered, taking deep breaths and trying to shield his eyes from me."I think we should take a decisive step now," I mumbled as I straightened my back and gripped my phone tightly."I wish we had taken action when we had the chance. Now, my sister is completely shattered," he hid his face in his hands, but I grabbed his wrist and made him uncover his face."Atticus! It's crucial now. I know if we had already apprehended him, he would be behind bars, and Maleeka would have had to eventually let go. Look at what happened! Even when we had the opportunity, she couldn't survive the unfortunate event," I was annoyed by the fact that Maleeka was so deeply in love with Zeon that she allowed
Cynthia Dion:"There's no proof of that. You guys are just trying to pin it on me so that Cynthia can pull through," Zeon's restless eyes conveyed, indicating he didn't anticipate things turning out this way."He's right. We know Cynthia messed up. There's no evidence against Mr. Zeon Holt," Mr. Illiac finally chimed in, staunchly defending him.But we weren't finished yet."Maybe you'll only believe us if we show you some videos too," my voice suddenly calmed as I grabbed my phone and began sifting through it.Zeon seemed lost, likely pondering what incriminating evidence I might have."See this! Does this look like someone who cherishes his wife and partner?" I turned the screen to them and played the video of Zeon and Mara engaging in intimate activities.The shock I received in response was intense. Everyone was gasping and registering disbelief, and Zeon was now struggling to breathe.Maleeka steadily directed her attention to the screen and broke down in tears."How could you do
Years Ago:Author’s POV:He rushed through the crowd to reach school on time. Punctuality was becoming nearly impossible, almost every day now.As a Beta, soon to be Royal, the pack had high expectations for him. Zeon Holt, an orphan, didn’t stand a chance of becoming the Royal Beta until he learned to fight and had already defeated the other betas. At this moment, he considered himself more deserving, but nobody knew what would happen when little Atticus became the Alpha King and selected somebody else.That didn’t bother Zeon at all. He was only 16, and there were barely a few things on his mind except completing his education with a good score. He reached the school and stopped near the main gate to catch his breath when he heard a voice from beside him that stole his attention.Somebody was sniffling away their tears very softly, as if they were trying to be sneaky. Zeon straightened his back and turned to the side to see a girl squatting down and collecting her books from the gro
Years Ago:Author’s POV:"What's going on with you? Why are you so angry?" Millie, Maleeka’s best friend, had been talking to her for the last few minutes, sensing that something was amiss with her friend."He found a mate," Maleeka muttered under her breath, making sure only Millie could hear it."What? Zeon?" Millie was shocked because she knew how much Maleeka loved him."It's that new girl," even thinking about it made Maleeka close her eyes and clench her jaw angrily."Oh, no! That's such a downgrade for him," Millie commented, sympathizing with Maleeka, but also aware that Maleeka was not one to accept defeat easily."We have to do anything we can to make sure that girl is out of his life," Maleeka declared, her determination shining through. Losing was not in Maleeka's vocabulary."But you guys are not even mates," Millie pointed out, reminding Maleeka of a crucial fact she seemed to overlook."So? Is a stupid mate bond going to decide if I can have him or not?" Maleeka almost
Author’s POV:It wasn't easy for Eva to hide the mate bond and her feelings for Zeon, especially with Maleeka, the mean girl, clinging to him all the time."Sure! Who else is coming?" Zeon didn’t want to be alone with Maleeka at home. He felt it would be unfair to Eva that he was spending time with his girl best friend alone."Millie and others," Maleeka stated, and Zeon nodded his head.Later that evening, everybody gathered at Maleeka’s huge mansion, where they usually partied and had fun since she was the richest among them. They had everything--food, games, and luxuries, though no alcohol.Zeon had walked out of the gathering, feeling like he couldn't stop thinking about Eva. His mind was elsewhere, and even Maleeka noticed it. He never looked so bored among them. Usually, he loved the attention and luxuries Maleeka would provide, but something had changed in him now.He kept staring at his selfie with Eva from their first date night. There was a smile on his lips while staring at
Author’s POV:Years Ago:"Happy birthday," Maleeka gently kissed Zeon’s cheek, and he didn’t pull away from her either. There was this weird hesitation in his heart regarding losing it all if he upset Maleeka.Zeon celebrated his birthday with Maleeka that night. She had thrown him a massive party at her mansion. He had never felt so important in his entire life before. It almost felt like a dream to him, a dream he didn’t want to wake up from, but then his phone rang, and he had to walk away from Maleeka because it was his mate calling.He lowered his face in guilt, persuading himself that it wasn’t his fault. He has to do whatever he can, just like other people, to get what he wants."Hey," Eva instantly spoke up when he picked up the call."Happy birthday," she wished him in a sad tone. Zeon ignoring her had given her a hint that he didn’t want to be with her.Since she was not rich enough, like Maleeka, to get him something desirable, she had decided to gift him what he would like
Author's POV:Years Ago:Eva had stopped focusing on Zeon, even when her wolf craved to be near him. It was as if she had accepted the reality that they were two different people with two different lifestyle choices. He wanted luxury and popularity, and she craved love and loyalty.She had learned to avoid him and his friends, especially Maleeka. Now that she wasn’t wandering around or looking at Zeon, Maleeka didn’t bother her too much. Maleeka had been super happy hanging out with Zeon all the time.Zeon, however, had started to feel a little low. Every time he saw Eva hanging around with her new friends, he would feel jealous. However, he was so good at masking his feelings that Maleeka never caught him stealing glances at Eva.One day, when Maleeka didn’t attend school, Zeon decided to speak to Eva. She had just said goodbye to her friends and walked out of the school when Zeon parked his car in her way and shocked her."What is this, Zeon?" she yelled at him, watching him get out