Irina:“Are you okay, Luna?” I asked, taking Luna Katerina’s hand in mine. She looked at me for a moment, her eyes holding a fondness that only a mother could have for her daughter, and for a moment, I found myself fighting back tears as I remembered my own mother.I didn’t know of her fate, but knowing Cosimo, I knew that it wasn’t going to be pleasant. The man was going to hurt her. That is saying that he hasn’t already.“I am fine, Irina.” She said, squeezing my hand gently. “What you did for me is not something that I am going to forget.”“I didn’t do anything that I shouldn’t have done. The woman was crossing her limits in your home, I wasn’t going to allow her to do so.” I said, softly. “Come on, how about you freshen up before Kai comes home? You won’t want him to see you looking exhausted.”“Why did you help me out?” She asked, taking me off guard with her question. “After everything that I did, the way that I treated you when you came, why did you stand up to her for me?”I l
Kai:“Do you want to tell me what happened?” I asked, looking at my mate, knowing that things grew complicated between them.She looked down at her lap, avoiding my eyes for a moment before a small smile crept on her lips, understanding my underlying meaning as she understood that I wanted her to be honest with me. “You already heard me talking to your mom, didn’t you?” She asked, and I smiled. “And the fact that you were willing to take the blame isn’t something that I am going to ignore, but I want to know what really happened.” I said, my eyes softening. I had to ignore the fact that I was both angry and in pain for what I heard. The idea of her being adopted was one that I couldn’t understand, and the burden of knowing without telling her was one that I didn’t want to handle right now. “I wasn’t going to put her between you and Diego. No matter what the situation is, she is your mother. The pain that she has endured is one that no one should have, and though yes, I know you are
Diego: “They are going to keep getting closer, and the issue is not that. It is the fact that the man is going to end up harming you, Diego. Kai is not safe, and if he has motives that include Cosimo…” “He has his ways against Cosimo, and I know that he is not going to be betraying us. Both of them are hunters, and Irina can be Lea’s sister. You are going to need to respect that, mama.” I said, and she took a deep breath. “I know that you don’t want to, and I understand that you have your ways against her; but…” “There is no but.” Mom said, stopping me. I looked at her, knowing that this conversation will not be going anywhere. She had her own perspective when it came to Katerina and anyone who was associated with her. Kai was a completely different story and no matter how much I was going to try, I knew that she wasn’t going to be convinced with anything that I was going to tell her. “The man is her son, Irina has been defending her and would be defending her. The woman was a cheat
Irina:“What are your plans for the night?” Luna Katerina asked, and I shook my head. “I am not sure what Kai has in mind. But I am sure that he will come up with something when he gets back from work. For now, I am going to be taking a shower.” I said, and she laughed. “You seem to be getting more intimate with Kai lately?” She said, smiling at me. I blushed, and she took my hand in hers, gently squeezing it. “It is something that I like. I didn’t think that it would be a reality, and I didn’t think that he would be growing closer to someone after…”“I am more than happy being with him. And the closer we grow, I know that we will be stronger.” I said, and she smiled. “It is something that I want to hear. The idea of him being happy with you is something that I will forever be grateful and happy with. You know, as his Luna, you are going to build your family, and giving him an heir might just be one of the best things that can happen for us.” She said, making my cheeks redden. This
Kai:“I don’t care what will happen, Viktor. I want the woman to be found,” I said, looking at my beta.The pain that I saw in Irina’s eyes was one that I couldn’t ignore. “I don’t want anyone to know of this, and I don’t want anyone to notice. Cosimo is going to play his games, but I am going to be sure that I make him pay for what he is doing. And I want to know what you found about these hunters. I want to know what they are on about, and why my brother sees it as important about it. Diego seems to find it important, and I want to know what he has in mind about it.”“At this point, it is not only Diego but also Cosimo. We are dealing with more of these, and we are just going to keep getting sucked up in this maze. It is one that we really can’t seem to get out of,” Viktor said, and I nodded.“And that is why we are going to have to find out what they are on about. These crests, the hunters, and those who we are against. Cosimo is going crazy, and I know that he is going to keep dra
Irina:“Do you really believe that you are free of me, Irina?” Cosimo asked, walking toward me as I stood in one of the aisles in the supermarket. The man has been quiet for the past two months, months that I spent looking for my mother. Months that pained me day and night, and though I knew not to show the pain to Kai, I knew that he saw it in my eyes. “The fact that you managed to slip past the security men tells me that you have done something to them.” I said, looking at the man over my shoulder. I could no longer hear the men around, and I knew that I wasn’t foolish enough to think that they were alive right now.He walked toward me, standing beside me, and he scoffed, looking me in the eye, clearly reading my body language. “The fact that YOU are talking with me over your shoulder is something that I am amazed by, but then again, you have changed a lot.” He said, raising an eyebrow at me. “Your loyalty has deviated, and you seem to have fallen in love with the man that you we
Kai:“What do you mean that they killed the men and you didn’t…?”“You couldn’t expect me to call you amidst the fuss that was happening, Kai. The man was out there, waiting for me to do so. If I made ONE wrong move, then I was going to end up…”“I was going to be able to get you out of there, Irina. What do you mean by allowing him to put you in such a pinpoint? The man could have killed you and you wouldn’t have…”“I would have fought him off, but he was putting me in a threatening position. Not only were we in a supermarket, but the number of people around would have caused a stir. Not to mention the fact that it was something that he wanted.” Irina said, stopping me. “Look, I understand your anger and I know that you are worried, but this is what he wanted me to do. The man had the audacity to threaten me about telling you about the poison.”“And what did you tell him?” I asked, calming down a bit as I looked at my mate whose eyes, despite holding fear, held more strength than men
Irina:“You are going to need to keep stirring gently.” I said, looking at the maid who was helping me. “I don’t want it to burn. This is something that needs you to be very gentle. The ingredients have already blended with one another; you just need to keep stirring until the batter has thickened enough before you put it on top of the potatoes.”“Then we add the ground beef?” One of the maids asked, trying to learn with me. I nodded and smiled.“Yes, but before adding the ground beef, you are going to need to add the cheese first. This can be excluded though; it just depends on your preference.” I said, and she nodded. I turned off the fire and nodded at the woman to remove the pot from the fire.I watched as they followed the instructions that I gave them before my phone rang. It was Kai. I smiled and looked at the phone, thankful for the fact that he was calling me, letting me know that he got there.“I reached the demon’s den,” he said, making me laugh.“You can say that again,” I