"But now she is pregnant, you have to give her respect," Mrs. Heller raised the same topic once again, and I sat back."But how? How is she pregnant when she has claimed to never be able to conceive again?" Aramis stood up and yelled at Layla, when talking to Mrs. Heller. Everybody was stunned once again, even me."She told us she could not conceive. This was the very reason Phoenix selected her for the babies, because she knew how a stepmother would prioritize her own kids. And our kids will suffer." Aramis was shaking his head and refusing to believe the news.I shared a glance with Silver, who had a frown on her forehead as if she was trying to solve this mystery.‘Something doesn’t seem right here,’ Nix mumbled. ‘You need to jog your memory. You must remember everything, Phoenix!’ She was right.Aramis would never cheat on me. So whatever happened when I was gone must have another side to it."I—I don’t know how it happened, but I think it is because of the alpha king. He is a po
After a little chat, I was left alone in the room to pack my stuff. Aramis didn’t ask me to leave the kids behind. I knew he wouldn’t do that to me."Hey!" I sensed Layla before she even spoke a word."I didn’t know you would want to leave so quickly." There was a hint of victory in her voice."I came back from the dead, Layla. Don’t try me," I turned to her and spoke confidently."Well, you had a family waiting for you. But now that you have heard the truth about your mate, I bet you are already regretting coming back here." She made sure she stayed out of the room when taunting me. She wasn’t as confident and fierce as she was trying to portray. "Since you are so confident, I’m leaving him behind. If you can make him fall for you, he is yours," I challenged her, too confident she could never make Aramis fall for her when I’m still alive. "Look at you. I feel bad for you, Phoenix. You couldn’t even hold your babies and watch them grow. Isn’t it sad that you were stripped of all tho
"Are you a ghost?" Veronica asked, sitting on a sofa with a nanny holding her son. After they saw me, Hassel called Aramis to tell him he saw me alive. Little did he know that Aramis was the one that brought me back. They were all shocked when they heard how Aramis sneaked into the wailing world to bring me back to the world of the living."You wish," I commented. Both my kids were sitting in my lap, refusing to get off. Evelyn was already in a poor condition. She had become so timid and afraid of everything that everyone freaked her out."So why didn’t you stay there? Oh! I forgot. He got a new Luna Queen. She must have kicked you out." Iris had not changed at all. The smirk across her lips while her eyes shone with anger after seeing me alive reminded me of old times. The pack was still in shock. There were members coming in and out to sneak a glance at someone who had returned from the dead. I sarcastically nodded to myself before adjusting in my chair and looking at her again."No
"I can try to get in contact with him. I will find him for you," Markus followed me briskly to the exit, trying to communicate with me as much as he could."Oh, look who decided to come out of his cave. It is my sweet brother," I bet Veronica was waiting for him to show up so that she can be bitter with him. I don’t understand where she got the nerves to taunt him when she had done the same to me. When had she ever taken my or anybody’s side? But she was mad at Markus for not taking her side."I don’t want to talk to you, Veronica," Markus, who had been keeping himself locked for so long, didn’t want to speak to anybody else but me."Veronica! I don’t get why you are so mad at him when you have done the same to me. When have you ever considered somebody else’s feelings in question for not considering yours? That shows you are still selfish and mean," I said, just because I wanted to. I watched her look down and then gulp in guilt. It was true, they were still just selfish and mean. I
Author’s POV:‘Huh! I was worried about nothing.' Layla sighed when entering her room. She couldn’t get over the fact that she was able to shoo Phoenix away so easily.‘She is so stupid for leaving the place for us,’ her wolf said. She was a little worried in the beginning when they first saw Phoenix walk out of the car, but now that she was gone, the two felt like they were truly invincible.‘I bet she couldn’t tolerate seeing me pregnant. It must remind her of her painful pregnancy. She couldn’t even enjoy it,’ Layla scoffed, walking over to the closet and looking for a sexy gown for the night.‘So what’s the plan?’ Ayla questioned Layla since she looked like she had already decided to take some steps.‘It is Aramis’ first night back. He must be devastated. I want him to feel like I am the only one who truly loves him while his precious Luna Queen took away his kids and left him alone. I am here for him,’ Layla told Ayla all about her plans while preparing for the night.‘That sound
Author’s POV:‘Phoenix loved wearing this scent. This is what drove him close to me that night.’ Layla sprayed Phoenix’s favorite perfume before she adjusted her hair and prepared to leave. The dinner didn’t get served that night. Silver ate alone in her room, and so did Layla. Aramis didn’t eat anything; he didn’t even walk around the mansion like he used to."Ah!" Layla had a bright smile covering her lips when she walked around the mansion and reached Aramis’ room. The room seemed locked, so she couldn’t welcome herself inside."Aramis!" she knocked on the door, calling for him sweetly."Aramis! Let me in. The baby wants to be around his father," she said, giggling to herself, too proud of how she had kicked Phoenix out."Aramis! Open the door," her smile started to disappear when he didn’t answer the door for another few minutes."I don’t think he had fallen asleep. Why isn’t he opening the door?" She frowned, glaring at the door while gritting her teeth."How can he open the door
Phoenix’s POV:I was happy to see Evelyn so excited and full of life after hearing all the heroic stories I told her. Especially about the war her father and I fought against the draugrs."I am going to tell Roman that I am sorry and that I am not afraid of anything anymore," Evelyn ran ahead of me to meet her brother in the room.I heard her giggles intensify when she reached the room, but I thought it was due to her being back to her normal self. However, the instant I walked into the room, I saw Aramis holding both babies and hugging them tightly."Mommy! Look, Daddy came!" Evelyn cheered, hugging Aramis tightly. He got up from his knees with both babies in his arms and watched my face with a defeated look on his face."Why don’t you two play around a little while your mom and I talk?" Aramis said, putting them down. I left the room first, and he followed me. I didn’t want to speak to him around the kids because I kind of knew Roman was nosey. Once we were in the Royal Garden, I st
That night, we went to bed with a lot of plans for the next day. I wanted to stay awake because it devastated me. After Aramis told me that the only way Layla could get pregnant was if she had used that potion, I just couldn’t calm down. She was the reason I missed everything and would have never survived if Aramis hadn’t come to rescue me. “I called Silver; she is coming over,” Aramis announced, slipping into a grey jacket and getting ready for breakfast.“I don’t know how I couldn’t see how evil she was.” I was still in shock from what we found out about Layla last night. “You were only focused on me and your babies at that time. No one can blame you. The good thing is that you are back now, and together we can punish her very well,” Aramis said as he handed me the black jacket and waited for me to get ready to meet the others outside.“Let’s keep our chins up for now,” I said, walking hand in hand with him to the breakfast table. Everybody had already met Aramis when he went out