Natsumiの小説

Chapter 34Three Days Elara Winterfell.Another contract review… I huffed tiredly while thinking of how mentally stressed I would get tonight.Sally padded into the room with a soft smile on her face. “Ma'am, the therapists are here as the boss instructed.”“Oh.” I gasped, a little surprised. “I honestly don't know what to say or what to do.”Still with her kind smile, she took soft steps towards me. “If you're worried about the children, then you should relax. I will take care of them, okay? The boss wants you to—” Her eyes sparkled. “You have flawless skin, ma'am. Would you like to tell me about your skincare regimen? My skin is all patchy.” She pouted.I chuckled awkwardly. There was nothing flawless about my skin, in fact, it was rough and my forehead was covered with obvious acne. Some parts of my body had darkened during my pregnancy, so much so that my skin tone wasn't even. Did she really mean it?“Miss Elara?” A male voice called as he came close to the breakfast room.“In h

Chapter 33.I Want You In My Life.Elara Winterfell.Early the next morning, I was tapped awake by the maid that had helped me throughout the night by always filling my glass with warm milk hourly.“Sally, hey…" I croaked in my morning voice. “Good morning. How are you?”She gave me her formal smile, which was adorable to say the least. She looked like an easter bunny with cute eyes. I could tell she was Asian because of her eyes.“Good afternoon, ma'am.” She greeted. “The boss asked me to wake you—”“Afternoon?” I jumped up from the bed immediately.How could I sleep that long? Was I a dog? What about my children? Were they crying for milk?“What is the time now?” I asked her immediately I got on my feet.“It is past noon, ma'am.”“What about my children? Are they crying? Are they hungry? Are they —?”“Be rest assured, ma'am, they are napping peacefully in their cots.” She gestured to the cot that had been rolled into my given room.It wasn't there when I went to bed in the wee hours

Chapter 32Zara and Beckett.Elara Winterfell.My eyes were boring holes into the large contract I was flipping through. Rowan had said he would go through the contract with me, but he was nowhere to be found— not like I stepped out to check his whereabouts.“Is there anything you'll be needing, ma'am?” A maid, dressed in all-white with a cute expression on her face, popped into the study to ask me.“Uh…" I was confused. I mean, I was also a maid. Didn't that apply to me here as well? Even though this wasn't my primary place of work, I was still working under Rowan as a maid. Shouldn't I be doing my duties as a maid here?“She will have a glass of water, and a glass of warm milk as well.” I heard the deep husky voice that came in behind her and she jumped in shock. She wasn't expecting her boss to be standing behind her, I could tell.I chuckled inwardly to myself. I would squeak like that if it were me. I nodded at her and she bowed respectfully before turning to bow at Rowan and lea

Chapter 31Using Her.Natasha Reeds.It was like my brain short-circuited when he mentioned that the phone was for Elara.“I'm sorry, what?” I tilted my head to the side to hear him even more clearly. “What did you say?”He shot a look at me with a frown on his face and concentrated on driving, ignoring my question. I could feel my heart aching as if a whole were being dug inside it. This wasn't the way our relationship had always been. Even if our marriage was that of convenience, we got really close to each other at some point because we accepted our fate. We bonded. I fell in love. Now, I felt like the man I came to love was slowly slipping away from me… About to be snatched by that woman.“Rowan…" I called his full name for the first time in a while. “Do you hate me?”His thick brows furrowed into a frown. “Where did that come from?”“Just answer the question…" I continued, watching his face for any change in expression which could tell me what he was truly feeling.“No. I don't h

Chapter 30It Is For Elara.Rowan Nightshade.“What did you do?” I gritted my teeth in annoyance as I stared hard at the woman in the red velvety dress who sat across from me.She shrugged nonchalantly. “I did tell you about the engagement dinner, didn't I?”“How does that relate to—”“Our parents have always wanted to plan it together since it is a special event.” She smiled subtly and took a sip of her wine.“I appreciate my privacy a lot, Natasha. You should be aware of that by now.” I said calmly, “Why did you have to bring that lot of people into my home without informing me first?”Her face turned sallow and she pouted. “Come on, don't tell me you're mad at me for that? Besides, they are not just people, they are our family!”I shook my head in frustration and gestured for the waiter to bring the bill.“I hope you remember that our marriage is just one of convenience. There is nothing special about it.” I pushed my chair away from the table and stood up abruptly. “For now, have

Chapter 29.A Full Week.Elara Winterfell.The house was quiet as I stepped out of my room after feeding my children. They were napping peacefully in their cots, and I couldn't be more grateful. I padded down the stairs searching for Anna.“Anna?” I called out to her in the large expanse of the living room. “Anna?”“I'm here.” She materialized out of nowhere almost immediately. “Is there an issue? Do you need something?”Her face was kind as she came towards me.“No. It's nothing.” I replied. “I just felt kind of bored and I finished feeding the kids, so… I was—”“You aren't supposed to do anything for the next two to three months after you've healed, Elara. That is the order of the boss.”“I know. I know.” I chuckled nervously, even if I felt uncomfortable at the lack of work I had to do here. “I'm asking what I should do while away since I shouldn't be working.”“Take a seat in the living room and put on some romance or comedy show to while away time.” She replied.“Uh…" I paused in

Chapter 84Two Hearts.“Where have you been, Lilian? Where is your father?” Daemon sat on the porch of the house in the early hours of the morning staring hard at Lilian, who was coming back home— absentmindedly.She looked disturbed as she trudged towards the house. Daemon frowned as he saw her demeanor and carefully lifted himself off the floor.“Lilian…" He reached out to her and pulled her into him.He felt what she felt— Desolation. What happened? Why was she so detached from her immediate surroundings?“Are you okay?” He shook her slightly, jolting her back to reality.“Daemon, hey.” Her face was pale when she looked at him, “You're awake.”His eyes darkened instantly.“Where did you go? You made everyone worry…" This time, Wilder came into view, looking haggard and sleep-deprived.“I…" Words failed her.Lilian was getting little realizations one after the other, so much so that she felt like the weight of the world was on her shoulder. She was going to die too… Just like other

Chapter 83.My Daughter.Lilian's mind was spiralling with a lot of things. Her? Pregnant? How could it be? When Daemon and she were wrapped in sheets, they never ventured into the main thing, even when she was hot and ready for everything. Daemon had always been careful.Or, was it… the first time? Her mind played out the scenes of the party from five months ago when they caught the Patrons.“Lilian, are you listening?” Zoey, her mother, called out to her. “Your skin is so cold, have you been out for a long time?” The warmth in her voice made her shiver as she pulled into her mother's embrace again.“Mom,” She whispered.Her mother hummed in response.“Will I die?” She whispered again, her voice intensely hollow as she fisted her mother's shirt loosely.Zoey gently pushed Lilian away from her. “What makes you think that? How could you die? The Patrons never intended for that to happen to you. You were just made to end the bloodline of Predators!” With a pause and a full scan over Li

Chapter 82.Another Form.His shoes echoed loudly against the dungeon floor as he advanced deeper into the darkness, the burning torchlights at each side of the hall barely illuminated the vast darkness in front. It was good that he already knew his way around this place.“It's freezing down here.” Oliver shivered as she tightened the shawl around her body. “How are you able to stay down here for hours? Is this what you've been subjecting yourself to, Daemon?” She looked over worriedly at the tall man in front of her.“Anything to save Lilian.” Wilder said, walking behind Oliver with his hands deep inside his pocket.Oliver's expression darkened at the mention of Lilian's name.“Talking about her,” She started. “Everything Daemon is doing is for her, why isn't she also here? Why isn't she helping out to make things easier for him?”“Ask her the next time you see her.” Wilder replied nonchalantly. He knew that Daemon could hear their conversation, but he was too pissed to care. He was

Chapter 81.Reuniting.It was late into the night when Lilian and her father set out to the small village in the pack. Their only source of light was that from the moon. Even as the night was still, it was cold, and the crickets could still be heard chirping. Lilian felt a storm of emotions within her as she walked alongside her father who had turned quiet and withdrawn to himself.After they were a safe distance from Lilian's house— at least no one would be able to pick up her voice nor her father's— she struck a conversation with him.“So…" She squeezed her palms tightly together nervously as she muttered. “What have you been doing since, um, Daemon's attack? After you got healed, I mean.”Her father walked straight ahead, his mind was set on only one thing— one person. He had barely heard Lilian's question, and Lilian felt that she was being ignored on purpose. She sighed bitterly at herself before she kept on talking.“You've never really liked me since I was born…" She said out l

Chapter 80Convincing Father.The cellar was cold and dimly lit as Lilian tiptoed barefooted into it. The bile rose to her throat when she saw him, a small sack covered over his face.“Father?” She whispered as she inched further, her fingers reaching the rough sack over his head, her heart pounding in wonder — would he remember her, or would he be just like her mother?She quickly slid the sack off his head, and her eyes were met with the cold and stern eyes of her father. Lilian could feel her nerves wracking. There were days that her father had scared her, almost every day actually. It was only on rare occasions that he smiled at her, or helped her with anything.“So…" He began, his eyes were drooping, and his lips were busted. “You finally got with the Predator, huh? You didn't fulfill your purpose anymore?” He snarled at her, making her jump in her bones.“He's my mate, dad.” Lilian whispered back. “I couldn't just kill him. Besides, it's a lot more complicated than that.”“Yeah…

Chapter 79An Open Secret.Flashback.Three months ago.“What is it you're saying, Ayana?” Lilian stood at the edge of the pack border, leaning against a tree trunk, her eyes fixated on the woman in front of her.“You said she has lost her memories about you?” Ayana inquired as she made calculated steps along the lines of the borders, she still couldn't take a step into the pack.“Yes. Everything.” Lilian nodded. “It's as if I've never existed to her before.”Ayana took in a deep breath and nodded. “Are you sure she is not just faking it for you to leave? Maybe she just doesn't want to be connected to you anymore.”Of course, Lilian had thought about that. But, she was really certain that it wasn't the case with her mother. Her mother had truly not remembered her. Even when she visited consequently, she had watched for any reaction that would give her emotions away, but her mother just stared at her warily and enthralled at the same time. Enthralled that Lilian looked just like her, b