MasukKelly and I have shared so many years, and through it all, I’ve watched her grow, change, and become someone even more amazing than the person I first fell for. I thought I’d seen just about every version of her there is, but I was wrong. She had every right to be angry with me for what I did to her and our daughter, regardless of whose fault it was. I knew that what happened broke something between us. I’m still paying for that mistake, and I’ve got no one else to blame but myself. After everything that happened with Merry, I hurt her in a way I never meant to, and I’ve carried that guilt ever since.I thought I knew what her rage looked like. I thought I’d seen it all before. But the way she’s looking at me right now? The way she’s talking to me right now. It's something I’ve never seen before.“Baby,” I called, watching as she exploded with fury. My voice felt heavy, like every word carried the weight of my mistakes. My heart was drowning in regret. If only I could turn back time
When my mom died, her body was never found. It was then that my father’s lies began. And even then, no one questioned what he had said because he was one of the trusted people in the pack at that time. I didn’t know until recently what really happened to my mother.After meeting Katherine, I realized the lies he had told, and I couldn’t believe he could do such a thing. And yet, here we are, in a place I once believed lived only in the fairytales my mother used to read to me. Standing beside her Fated Mate, the King of this realm… only to discover that all this time, her body had been here, hidden in plain sight.I still can't wrap my head around the fact that I'm seeing my mother like this, in a place I didn't even know existed just days ago.All of a sudden, I am full of different emotions that are about to burst out of me. I had all these questions that I was dying to ask, but my feelings were getting in the way so that I couldn’t ask them. Absorbing what was really happening t
He looked at us as we stared at the piece of chocolate, “Now all you have to ask yourself is, are you willing to die for the truth?”I looked at the chocolate and stared at it for a long time. If this had happened five years ago, I would have eaten the chocolate without question just to prove myself. Unfortunately, today isn’t five years ago. My present includes a charming and young daughter who isn’t old enough to fight for herself. I turned to check on Leo, and just like I was, he was also contemplating.“Just remember that if one of you didn’t eat it, you will never get to hear the story.”Leo and I stared into each other’s eyes, knowing that we didn’t have a choice. Because the truth is, we could now, or die later. And as lo
It was the first moment since we arrived that the Fae King seemed like a human, someone warm, even likable. The kind of man I could finally understand my mother falling in love with. Although what he said earlier was right, I just didn’t like the way he talked to us. Now, all that’s left is to hope that what he does next will finally be enough to redeem him in my eyes.We went to his office after breakfast. He said that he didn’t like to talk about politics, war, or anything that’s not related to food or life in the dining room. It was what my mother taught him, and he wanted to keep it that way. I wouldn’t deny that it earned him a point or two for what he just said. It made me wonder how my mother acted while she was with the Fae King and how the Fae King treated her. Remembering the garden, the hut gave me an idea of how deep their relationship might have been. I guess a part of me just wanted to see the look of happiness on my mother’s face because I never got to see it while she
“You’re alive,” Mateo said, his voice trembling with a mix of relief and rising anger. His eyes flicked between us, wide with disbelief. “You should’ve told me you were okay!”The frustration in his voice was sharp and raw. I couldn’t blame him. After all, he had every right to feel that way.Before we could respond to him, the Fae King interrupted our mini-reunion when he cleared his throat. “You obviously know them both, but why did you say that you have something urgent to tell me?”Mateo turned his focus on the man at the head of the dining table. Surprised to see the Fae King and the rest of the people in the dining room.“Oh my goddess, you are real,” he exclaimed before he turned to face us to check if we could confirm what was on his mind for him. Once again, the Fae King took our chance to reply to him by telling Mateo that he does exist. “I am not sure what you had been told, but I have been existing in this world far longer than you have. Anyways, what is the important t
It’s been a while since I had this kind of dream.At first, everything looked familiar as I saw the same forest I had arrived in, stretching out before me like a memory I wasn’t ready to face. I closed my eyes, half-hoping I’d wake up and find it wasn’t real. But it was. I could feel it. And then the fear came creeping in, slow and sharp. Because the last time I slipped into this dream, I burned our room to the ground.I can’t let it happen here. Not now. Not in the middle of negotiations. If I lose control, even for a second, they’ll know the truth I’ve tried to hide. I’m afraid that if they find out, our plans would fall apart.Suddenly, the wolf that I talked to before showed up in front of me.‘W







