Becca.His voice was so downcast, a part of me wondered if the man sitting in front of me and the powerful Christos Fernandez are one and the same.“The following two weeks were really a tough time in my life and most especially for my delicate mother who had suffered some major losses in her life and was not expecting to lose her brother too. And for a while I was greatly worried for her health and it was during this period my friend was getting married. Unwilling to go, but forced to honor the promise which I had made long before my uncle’s death, I allowed my men to convince me to go. They felt that I needed the space and well, I listened to them but on the condition that I did not need their protection and that was how I happened to be in that hotel.” At this, he raised his head to look at me and that was when I realised where he was leading to. At least partially.“You are talking about that night?” I asked with a soft gasp and he nodded.“Frankly speaking agape mou, I had not sp

Becca.The all mighty Christos Fernandez had remained celibate because of what happened seven years ago? Contrary to my belief that the man who raped me was probably somewhere enjoying his life, that was not the case? He had also been suffering in silence?Wheeeww! This definitely changed things!It’s the last thing I was expecting to hear.“You don’t know the half of it yet but if the goddess says I will have the opportunity to again sit down with you and talk, then I might just tell you about all I went through including the rejection period.” He promised softly and I gave him a sharp glance.“The rejection?” I prompted and he nodded.“Yes, but not today. Now that I found myself unraveling things I thought I had forgotten, the pain is back and I might need time to get over it.” He was not ashamed to confess and I gave a short nod of my head. If all he had told me is true then I can understand perfectly.“As for the other thing you know about me, Becca...” He paused when he noticed

Christos.I could feel my wolf in there crying and also asking me to forgive him.And since I am also a man who needed forgiveness badly, who am I not to forgive him? Especially when I have also missed my spirit companion?Granting his request, I gazed into my woman’s heart with the hope that one day, she would find it in her heart to forgive me also.After exchanging a few more words with the kids, I stood up again to leave but before I did, I surreptitiously placed an envelope on the table, hoping to convince her that everything I had said earlier was nothing but the truth. While she seemed to believe my long ago explanation for that eventful night, I could see in her eyes that she was finding it hard to believe the other things I had said about the investigation and having anticipated that earlier, I came with something to convince her.Hopefully, it will show her I’m not as bad a beast as she seems to believe!Placing a soft kiss on the twins’ heads with another promise to be in

Becca.I wanted my parent's forgiveness but even though I have suffered and gone through a lot in the past seven years since I left home, a part of me feels so guilty, as if I’m getting their forgiveness too easily.“Of course we forgave you a long time ago. We are here because it is your forgiveness we need. As parents who should know better, we should have handled it better. We should never have threatened to disown you when we did not mean it.” My mother’s voice recalled me back to the present as she accepted their roles in the play of things quietly in tears and I could hear the sniffles my father could not hide.Wrapping my arms more tightly around them, I felt the frailness of their bodies and I felt a wrenching pain in my heart. And it was in this position my friend and kids walked in, having forgotten to lock the door after the surprise I got from my parents.To my greatest surprise, I was immensely shocked when my kids immediately looked at my parents and then ran to them in

Becca.Ever since we moved back to our old house, Christos Fernandez has been to our home more times than I cared to count either to take the kids out or to say a quick hello to them and my parents and just like the old days of courtship, I found myself hiding in my room until I knew the coast was clear. Of course, every time I did this, my mother always looked at me sympathetically while shaking her head at the same time, as if she still did not understand why I was causing myself so much pain when all I had to do was accept the man back in our lives.While I had made it plain I have forgiven the man for what happened seven years ago, I refused to discuss the other topic with him or any other person. To explain the main reason I was going through hell and agony. How do I explain to my parents what my eyes saw that day? And how in hell do I even expect them to understand?And the kids? How do I tell them I am not only married to a werewolf but that they might also be a werewolf? Dios!