RHEA Jaden's brows were furrowed into a frown. I tugged at his arm, wanting to leave the premises as quickly as possible. "I'm talking to you," the vampire hissed and I clenched my fist. "You must be mistaken. I do not know you," I said. The vampire's confusion was mirrored on his facial features. I took Jaden's hand and pushed past the bedazzled vampire. Once we were out of the hall, a man in a black suit approached us. Jacobi, the clan leader of the dragon shape shifters who had made a pact with our pack."Mr. Blackwood," he said and exchanged handshakes with Jaden. "Can we talk privately? It's important," he said and Jaden turned to look at me. I forced out a smile. "It's okay. I'll be fine on my own. I'll just wait in the car," I told him. "Rhea..you can just..."I took his hand in mine and gazed into his eyes. "I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl. Now, go" I said and he nodded. I watched him walk away with Jacobi. Then, I let out a long sigh and pulled my shawl

RHEA Bewildered, I watched my mate as he rushed into the bathroom to puke. Daniel winced. "Whatever he saw can't be good" he said and that dampened my mood even more. Jaden stepped out, his movements slow and unsteady. There were droplets of water on his pale face and his hands were balled into tight fists. He sat down beside me and buried his face in his hands. Without a word, I rubbed his back to comfort him. He remained like that for a while. Stefan wouldn't sat anything either. He sat on the couch and stared at the ceiling with a grave expression on his face. I had so many questions, but I knew I had to hold back. Nearly an hour later, Jaden sat up. He looked exhausted. "You don't have to say anything. We can just go home and figure it out together" I said, still rubbing his back. He heaved a sigh and shut his eyes briefly. "It's okay" he said and I continued to watch him with concern. "It's a curse" he added and my eyes widened."It is? Who is responsible for it?" I aske

JADENThey blinked at me, staring at me like I'd gone insane. Still, everything felt like a dream. It all sounded far fetched. I believed that if I wanted to figure it out, I had to meet Rhea in person. I needed to know what was really happening. "So, you're saying that you want to see Rhea" Darryl said, not taking his eyes off me, a frown on his face. "That's what I said"They both exchanged glances, a concerned look on their faces. "She's going to kill you. Do you not understand how dangerous this situation is? Look at yourself, Jaden. You have barely recovered from everything you went through. You were unconscious for two weeks. We only just got you back. Now, you're saying you want to go to her" He said, his right eye twitching. He was upset. His left eye would twitch each time he was upset. But, if his right eye was twitching...Klaus snapped his fingers in front of my face. "Snap out of it, Jay. Are you even listening?" He asked, his brows furrowed. "What?" I said, confuse

RHEAMy reflection stared back at me, mocking me. Back when I'd gone to the cell to confront Jaden, I'd felt an emotion I hadn't felt in months. Remorse. I hated it. What was there to be remorseful about? He deserved everything he was getting. My gaze fell on my baby bump and I clenched my fists. I was going to keep my children away from Jaden. He'd tried to kill me. 'Do you remember seeing him attacking you with a knife or something?' Crystal said and I glared at my reflection. "What do you know? You know nothing, Crystal" I said and she went silent. I splashed water on my face and brushed the stray strands of damp hair, away from my face. I patted my cheeks and took a deep breath. There was a knock on the door of my bedroom. I frowned and started to head towards the door. When I opened the door, I beamed when I saw who my visitor was. "Thalia" She grinned at me. "Can I come in, sis?" "Yeah, sure" I stepped aside to let her come in. I watched her as she sat down on the couc

RHEAI watched the sun sink below the horizon, a smile playing on my lips. I felt fulfilled as a mother and a wife. When our kids turned six months, Jaden and I got married on the beach during sunset. Thirteen years had passed since we got married. Jaden was still as loving as always. Our boys were a carbon copy of their father. They were also very identical. They were different in subtle ways though. Xavier had been growing up to be a well mannered, goodlooking boy. Oliver, our second son, was a little less well mannered. He was a troublemaker, most of the time. Jaden and I hoped that Xavier would continue to remain as charming as he was. We hoped that he would hold on long enough for his mate to finally locate him. In five years, he would be eighteen. He would find his mate and things would be much better and easier for him. "Mum?" I turned to look at Xavier who was standing behind me, holding two glasses of lemonade. He handed me one of them and moved to stand beside me. "Thank