ROMANWhen I got the call that morning, I didn't want to pick up.Especially because Eden was still sleeping in my arms and also because I thought it was work.Actually, I didn't care who the hell was calling me at seven in the morning on a Saturday.Even if the world was burning down, I wouldn't pick up.But when the phone kept ringing and ringing, I didn't have a choice.Without looking at the caller, I slapped the phone to my ear.“What?” May heaven help this person to say something that isn't important.“Roman, it's me. Leo!” I almost jumped up from the bed but remembered that there was someone on my arm.“Leo? What's going on? Is everything okay?"It had been a while since he contacted me. And I knew Leo didn't contact me unless there was an urgency.“Roman, I don't have a lot of time. You have to listen. The wolves, they're planning something. I don't know why it is but you have to come pack, Roman. They're going to come after you.””S-slow down, Leo." I tried to push Eden's hea
EDENI was almost done packing.I'd left Roman's house this morning to come back home and begin getting Belle and I ready.First, I had to stop by Alicia's house to pick her up.”What do you mean you're traveling? Did Roman do something again?”I laughed at her question. I guess Roman has really messed up in the past.“No- Belle, go get your bag. We're going to see daddy." I turned back to Alicia “Something came up.”“What?!"I pulled her to the corner because Henry was sitting in the living room.“Something is going on back at the pack. There's going to be a war and he has to be there."“And he's taking you along? How stupid is that? You're pregnant.””We can both see that. But I need to be beside him, Alicia. I'll lose it if he's all the way there and I'm all the way here waiting for him to respond to my texts and calls just because he's too busy.”She seemed to understand me and I seemed to understand her. It was too dangerous for me, no doubt. And then I was also taking Belle alon
EDENRoman Was already outside waiting for us.I could see that he was really tense and uncomfortable, barely glancing up from his phone.“Daddy!” Belle ran into his arms and he caught her just in time.He managed to push a smile out as he placed her on his hip, kissing her head and cheek.“My Princess, how've you been? I missed you!"Waiting for them to finish their reunion and recognise my presence, I placed my hand on my belly.I didn't want to pay much heed to what Belle said. She had obviously been speaking to Roman too much and he had managed to convince her that the baby was a boy or maybe it was just wishful thinking on her own part.He finally turned to me and I gave him a small smile.His eyes said more than his lips could at this point.“Where’s Quinn?”I looked towards the door to see if we would walk out.“She has to take care of things here. She'll come later.”I nodded and we entered the car, one of the cars actually. There were four other cars behind us.“Security reas
ROMAN“I don't know, Quinn. Just get someone to do it. I'm stretched to my limits as is and I don't want to snap so please. Just get someone to do it.”I had a raging headache that had lasted for two days and I felt like my eye would fall out of its sockets.“Eden still hasn't woken up?”I cast a look across the room to my bed. She had been in that position since we brought her back from the airport. I don't know if it was the shock of hearing that Belle wws missing or the fact that she had been complaining of a pain in her belly that caused her to pass out.“No, she's still unconscious.”“What exactly did the doctor say was wrong with her? It's been three days.”“That’s the weirdest part. They don't know what's wrong with her. The doctor said she's fine so far and there was nothing on the ultrasound. She started complaining of the pain before she fell and she didn't fall on her stomach. I made sure of that.”I had been talking to the bodyguard that followed Belle at that point but I'
ROMANMy plane touched down that evening, the sun almost out of the sky.“Hope you enjoyed your flight, sir?” one of the air hostesses asked me as I made my way out of the plane.No, I hadn't enjoyed my flight. It had been the worst flight of my life because throughout, I'd been thinking about the different issues that now placed themselves as obstacles before me.Belle…Eden's wellbeing.I knew Eden would do a good job, so I asked my Gamma, Lucian, to watch over her and help her out if she needed anything. I didn't want her here. While I knew she was only scared for her daughter, she would be a distraction to me because I would be worried about her all the time.I needed to devote my entire energy to finding Belle as fast as possible.It had been almost a week since she went missing.The car drove me straight to the pack, Quinn was already outside waiting for me.“Alpha.”I waved my hand so she'd be at ease.”Any news?"“Yes.”I stopped walking and turned to her.She was expressionle
EDENI couldn’t sleep. Maybe it was because I was stil trying to get accustomed to things at the company and I was scared of failing and disappointing Roman.Maybe it was because my kid was still out there in the hands of someone that I didn’t know.Maybe it was because Roman was out there too.We had been in touch and he hadn’t gotten any usable news yet. I was so confused. If Roman of all people couldn't find her, then where was I going to find her?It made me cry and even on nights when I tried to sleep, the thought of my baby being out there made me worry.“I won’t let anything happen to her, I promise you. She is my daughter and I swear, I will give my life for her.Please, don’t cry. I will let you know as soon as I hear anything.”I nodded then remembered that he couldn’t see me.“I know, Roman. I’m just worried. Who would do this to her? Who would do this to us? What do they want with her?”I heard him sigh heavily.“Please, stp crying. I will find her and bring her back home t
ROMANThe sorceress called us back.Not after I had gone ahead to make trouble with Maximus.“Roman! What a pleasure it is to have you here.”I knew that was a damn lie but there was no need addressing it.“Where is she?”He sat on his throne.“I have no idea what you are talking about. Where is who?"“My daughter, you bastard! Where is she?!"“You have a daughter? I had no idea. Tell me, what is she like?”I knew he was playing with me. He was trying to see how I would react to him trying to rile me up.“I’m not here to play games with you. Bring me my daughter.”“I would advise you not to raise your voice at me, Floyd. You are in my kingdom and I can do as i please with you so I will advise that you lower your voice.”I could see this bastard had grown some balls since I left.“I don’t know what the hell it is that you’re thinking but I swear it, if anything happens to her, you will have me to handle.”He laughed, clearly enjoying how uncomfortable I was.“You look stressed. How abo
ROMANWe went back to Eden’s pack just like the old woman had said.Quinn was the one who woke me up the next day so we could go to her house. I had decided to take a nap afer the old woman left.“ Why didn’t you wake me up earlier? It’s the middle of the day.”As soon as I stepped into the sun, the harshness of the sun’rs rays hit me, causing me to make a sharp U-turn back to the house.“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”“When I sleep too much, I get bad headaches.”I went back into the house to take a shower to cool my head. I had been under a lot of stress and I was barely eating and resting. This wasn’t even the right time for me to be falling sick.After making sure that I had eaten and that headache was gone, Quinn finally let me come out of my room.“If I didn’t know any better, I'd think my mum left the city and came back here and stole your body just so she can take care of me. “She rolled her eyes and opened the car door for me.“You’re not funny.” Then she slammed it.I wasn’t