Novels by Mj

Chapter 73Freya’s POVI waited in the room. My heart was beating fast. The door opened. Leo walked in. I rushed into his arms. I kissed him passionately. My lips pressed against his. The kiss was deep. Full of love. Full of relief. Full of everything I had held back for so long. Leo held me tight. His hands moved on my back. He kissed me back with the same passion.We pulled apart for a moment. Leo looked at me. His eyes were full of pain. “I have been a fool,” he said quietly. “I treated you so badly all these years. I ignored you. I pushed you away. I hurt you. I am sorry, Freya. I am so sorry. Can you forgive me? I promise I will make it up to you. I will be better. I will always have your back. I will never let you go again.”His words touched me deeply. Tears filled my eyes. “I felt so alone,” I said. “I felt unloved. I felt like I was nothing to you. It hurt every day. But I never stopped loving you. I never stopped hoping. I forgive you, Leo. I want us to start fresh. I want u

Caroline’s POVI stood in Lizzy’s living room. The air felt thick with tension. Lizzy stared at me with anger in her eyes. She did not move. She did not invite me to sit. She simply pointed to the door.“Get out of my house, Caroline,” she said. Her voice was firm. “I will not help you. I will not be part of your darkness. Leave now.”I smirked. I crossed my arms and looked at her. “Stubbornness always has consequences, Lizzy. You should know that by now. You cannot refuse me forever. I always get what I want.”Lizzy shook her head. “I will not betray Freya. She is my best friend. She has been there for me when no one else was. I will not turn against her. Not for you. Not for the coven. Not for anyone.”Her words made jealousy burn inside me. I stepped closer. My voice became sharp. “I was your best friend first. I was the one who stood by you. I was the one who shared everything with you. Then you broke our bond. You walked away from the coven. You left me behind like I meant nothin

Caroline’s POVThe roads were quiet. I drove to Lizzy’s house with anger burning in my chest. My hands gripped the steering wheel tightly. I could not let this continue so I needed to handle Lizzy because she was helping Freya digging into my past. She was a threat and I would make sure I dealt with her tonight.I parked the car a short distance away and walked to her house quietly. The lights were on inside then I pushed the door open without knocking. Lizzy was alone in the living room. She looked up when I entered and her face changed from surprise to fury.“What are you doing here?” Lizzy demanded. Her voice was sharp. “Get out of my house, Caroline. You are not welcome here.”I smiled. “Is that any way to greet family?” Lizzy was so furious and demanded to know what I was doing at her place. “Get off my porch, Caroline.” She tried to close the door. I put my boot in the frame. “Move your foot!.” She yelled. “No.” “Caroline, I swear to the Moon—” “You swear what? You’

Caroline’s POVThe door slammed shut behind Leo. I stood frozen in the middle of my apartment for a few seconds. The sound of his footsteps faded down the hallway. My heart was beating very fast and I could feel it. Leo knew too much now. He had found the crystal and for him to have confronted me means he was slipping beyond the spell’s control. Everything I had built was falling apart.Then the rage exploded inside me. I screamed and grabbed the wine glass from the table and smashed it against the wall. The glass shattered into pieces. Red wine stained the floor like blood. I threw a chair across the room and it crashed into the wall. I kicked the table hard . I screamed again. My staff stood in the corner. My breathing grew heavier.“No…” I whispered the word to myself. “This cannot happen…” I said as my fingers tightened around the wine glass in my hand.My chest rose and fell violently. “He can’t leave me, no he can’t.” My breathing became frantic.“He was supposed to hate her an

Chapter 71Leo’s POVI stood in the room with Freya in my arms. I was so angry at myself for all the pains I had caused in our marriage. My blind anger had destroyed everything. I had pushed Freya away for years. I felt ashamed and guilty. “I am furious with myself,” I said quietly. “I caused all this pain. I was blind that I let Caroline control me. I promise I will fix it. I will make it up to you. I will be the husband you deserve and the mate you need. I love you, Freya. I mean it with all my heart.”I leaned closer and kissed her passionately. My lips pressed against hers. The kiss was deep and full of feeling. I held her tight as her body felt warm against mine. I pulled away slowly. “I have to go see Caroline. I have to end this now. I cannot let her control us anymore. I cannot let her hurt you anymore.”Freya nodded. “Be careful and do not let her manipulate you again.”I left the pack house and drove to Caroline’s apartment.The drive to Caroline’s apartment felt longer tha

Leo’s POVI sat on the bed with Freya beside me. The crystal still felt fresh in my mind. We had talked for a long time and she told me everything. The pain and the loneliness she had gone through this year. The way her wolf had gone silent since our wedding night. I listened carefully and honestly the truth hit me hard.I was stunned. My wife had been wolfless since our wedding night and I never even noticed. I had been too consumed by anger. Too blind with my own resentment that I had pushed her away for three years. I ignored her pain and made her suffer alone.“Freya,” I said quietly. “I have been thinking about everything you told me. About your wolf. About how it went silent since our wedding night and honestly I am stunned. I never even noticed. I was too consumed by anger to see it. I was blind that I hurt you so much.“Leo—“ Freya muttered.“I have been a bad husband,” I said quietly. My voice was full of shame. “I hurt you so much. I never saw your pain. I never tried to und

Roman’s povI looked at her makeup to find out it was on point. There was nothing stopping this woman from grabbing any man she wanted. She was the epitome of beauty from where I was sitting. And I could see how Callum had a thing for her from the way he was fidgeting. The way he was sweating, everything showed me that they had a history. And I was curious to know what that history was.She smiled at me. “And you must be the new husband,” she said. “Well, I’m so glad Callum decided to settle for someone cute.”The way she said the word cute was a bit insulting. It didn’t feel like a compliment.“My name is Roman,” I said. “Roman Cruz.”“Oh,” she smiled. “You didn’t take Callum’s last name.”I smiled and looked at Callum. “We decided to have a marriage where we could decide to take each other’s last name whenever we want. But we’re not settling on that yet. We’re checking maybe by the end of this year. We’ll see how things go. We might decide to take each other’s last name or add it to

Roman’s povWe got into the restaurant as I took a moment to admire the entire room. The waiters I could see in the room walked around in black and white uniforms while serving drinks to the assholes all about.I inhaled deeply and acted like I belonged.“Let’s go sit down,” Callum said as I followed him to a spot by the window which I found fancy.We sat in as I could see he was frowning.“Why are you angry about everything? I mean, we are close to the window side, but yet you don’t look happy.”He gave a heavy sigh. “Yes, but nobody looks at the people at the window.”“What do you mean?”He pointed to the main crowd that was inside. “Well, there are the Mastersons. They own more than a billion dollars in government bonds, and they help their country. They’re from Poland, by the way. And over there,” he pointed to another couple, “they own a lot in stocks and crypto, and they can decide to crush their small government. They make earnings in dollars and they spend in their local curren

Roman’s povCallum heard the sound of bones cracking as he held my arm.“Oh my,” he chuckled nervously. “Baby I know your workout makes you feel tough but we are guests in this establishment. Do let the guards hand go.”I heard his subtle pleas as I let him go which had him falling to the ground, groaning in pain.The guard attending to us stared at me with a growl.“We don’t allow muscular brutes in here.”Callum huffed in anger. “You must be mad. Are you out of your mind? He’s my husband. You’re the ones who put your hands on him.”“I’m sorry, sir. It’s just… he looked more like…”“Like what? You think I can’t get a man like this? Like he’s not a catch for me? Look at him. How many feet do you think he is? Calculate that by what he’s packing beneath his pants.”The guys looked down as I gave them a smile when they looked up at my face.“Of course. Welcome sir…” “His name is Roman Cruz. Sign him in.” Callum interjected as the guards nodded.They signed me in, and I entered into the

Roman’s povThe clothes I had on were uncomfortable as I fumbled with them while he sat across from me.“Stop that,” he said with an annoying tone. “You’ll simple your clothes.”I frowned. “I could wear the normal clothes that I want to wear, you know.”“Those drabby things?” He sighed. “We need to go shopping, and we will go shopping. So stop trying to push away the inevitable. At some point, you’re going to get out of your closet and come with me.”I shook my head. “Callum, I am done going shopping with you. You like things that are too expensive. You like things that are not practical.”“What do you mean not practical?” he scoffed. “My clothes are very practical. Do you know how breathable this linen is?”I scoffed after looking at what he was wearing. He would trip after two steps with those ropes sticking out of it.“And besides, all of this was made by the famous designer…”I raised my hand to stop him. “I really don’t give a shit who your famous designer is. I am more concerned

Roman’s povThe tension in the room started to get to heavy heights as Callum stepped between us like a peacemaker.“Okay, Roman, pipe down,” he said to me. Then he turned to Adam. “You, you need to relax on all plans you’re making. Firstly, I’m not a sacrificial lamb. And secondly, Adam, we just got back from whatever that shit was last night. I went through a lot last night, and right now, what I just need to do is rest. I have a company to run. I told you about this.”Adam closed in between them. “Look, I know you’re scared. Trust me, I’m scared too. We’ve been best friends for a very long time, and I don’t want to lose you. But here’s the thing, Callum… accidents can happen anywhere. Even right here, where we are, you could be blown to bits.”I murmured, “Not helping.”Adam looked at me. “You’re the one who’s not helping. I’m trying to get him out of the house.”“And I’m trying to keep him safe,” I countered. “Do you want him to be blown to bits? Is that your plan?”“I’m not going

Roman’s povI was in the kitchen taking my morning tea when Callum showed up in his briefs. His bare chest looked a bit puffed that morning like he had been exercising. I couldn’t tell. I had left him in the room as early as four for my daily exercises. He looked at me and then shrugged.“Last night was fun,” he said as I nodded. “Yeah, what part? The events or the park?”He stared into space for a while, then looked at the ceiling like he was calculating something before looking at me.“Both.”I nodded. “Alright.”“Where is Adam?”I pointed to the living room as he went in there and sighed. “Jesus Christ.”I joined him while sipping my morning tea, as I gave him a cup I had brewed.“What’s this?” he asked.“Tea.”He shook his head. “I only drink coffee.”“Coffee isn’t good for you.”“And tea is?”“Callum, I’m not here to argue with you. You don’t want it? Fine,” I said, dropping the mug on the table.He didn’t even look at it twice as he turned back to Adam.“How long do you think