Book 2 Chapter 5Liam’s POV I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Jax—of all people—had a hand in Mendy’s release? It didn’t make any sense. I leaned back in my chair, trying to piece it together, but no matter how I looked at it, I kept hitting a wall. After everything that had happened, after the chaos Mendy had caused, her freedom felt like a slap in the face. And now, knowing that Jax might be the one behind it… it was enough to make my blood boil.It had only been a few days since the incident with Mendy, but Chloe was still uneasy. I could see it in her eyes, the way she tensed up every time her phone buzzed, or whenever someone mentioned Mendy’s name. She thought I hadn’t noticed, but I knew her too well. I knew the worry that gnawed at her, even if she tried to hide it. She thought she was protecting me, keeping it all in—but in reality, she didn’t have to. If anything, I needed to be the one protecting her.When Thorne, first brought up Jax’s name, I almost laughed. The i
Book 2 Chapter 6Chloe’s POV As soon as Liam and the investigator stepped out of his office, I moved to block their path. My heart was pounding, I couldn’t keep waiting in the dark. “What did you find out?” I demanded, crossing my arms as I looked between the two of them.Liam tried to brush me off, his usual calm demeanor in place. “Chloe, take a breath. We haven’t found out much yet.” He explained but I know him too well, he can't lie to me unless I want to play along. But now I’m not going to buy his lies. “What do you mean, ‘not much’? You’re hiding something. I can tell.”The investigator, exchanged a look with Liam, a silent agreement passing between them before he mumbled a quick goodbye and walked away. As he passed, I caught sight of Liam leaning in, whispering something under his breath that I couldn’t make out. My patience snapped.“What was that?” I asked, my voice sharp as I turned to Liam. “What were you whispering to him about?”He hesitated, just for a second, befo
Book 2 Chapter 7Liam’s POV My eyes glued on a spaced, my mind reeled with the thought of Mendy and Jax, how dangerous my family can be with their presence. I’d have loved to keep Chloe unaware of all this but she’s too persistent to let go. She hadn’t learned about Mendy being Jax’s Luna what if she did? Her worry would be multiple feelings I don’t like seeing. “So, how’s Chloe holding up?” Luke’s voice broke through my thoughts as he looked over at me, a hint of worry in his eyes.I let out a sigh, running a hand over my face. “She’s… coping, but there’s this constant edge to her. She’s a little paranoid, to be honest. And I don’t blame her.” I glanced out the window, where the sun was starting to dip below the horizon. “After everything she’s been through with Jax and Mendy, I can’t blame her for not feeling safe.”Luke nodded, his expression darkening as he took in my words. “Yeah, it’s a lot to handle. Jax was bad enough, but now Mendy’s back, and apparently, she’s even more d
Book 2Chapter 8 Liam’s POV I sat down in my office, my ears open wide as I conversed with Luke about the security in the pack. Going over the latest on pack security. We’d been working non-stop since the threat of Jax and Mendy loomed larger. Despite their rocky history and Mendy’s twisted ways, she was now mated to Jax and, by extension, had his loyalty. That was a problem, especially now that Jax’s pack was stronger than ever, apparently revived by someone’s influence. Someone who’s still in the shadow cause I know very well that after what I did to Jax he can’t restrict himself. Luke, nodded thoughtfully as I updated him on the latest precautions. “I get it, My Alpha,” he said, leaning forward to take a look at the drawing map at hand. “But I think we’re in a good place now. Security’s tighter than ever, and if anything goes sideways, we’ll be the first to know. Our scouts have increased rotations along the borders, and the trackers have been trained to pick up any unusual s
Book 2 Chapter 9 Chloe’s POV I felt my heart rate pick up as Liam’s eyes fixed on me, hard and probing, like he was trying to read what was going on in my mind. I tried to smile, to make light of the tension sitting heavily between us, but his expression didn’t change. He knew me too well to buy it.“Can you answer my good damn question,” he said quietly his tone holding a hint of annoyance and like he was running out of the patient. “What’s going on? You’ve been different since Mendy got out, and keeping the kids home—it’s unlike you.” He pressed further. I shifted uncomfortably, looking away. I didn’t want to talk about it, didn’t want to admit what was clawing at my mind every minute of every day. “It’s nothing. Just wanted them around for a little longer, that’s all.” I lied knowing fully he’d not buy my lies, he knew me better than that. “Chloe.” His tone held that mixture of patience and persistence that I could never really ignore. “We’ve been through too much for you to
Book 2 Chapter 10 Chloe’s POVLiam hadn’t taken well to my decision to keep the kids home from school. Though he’d reluctantly agreed at first, I could tell it weighed on him, gnawed at him. Every so often, he’d bring it up, calm but persistent, insisting that he could protect the kids, that our lives could return to normal if I’d just trust him. I knew he meant well, but he didn’t feel the same ever-present fear I did. He hadn’t experienced Mendy’s wrath the way I had.No matter how much he tried to reassure me, I couldn’t shake the sense that danger was lurking just outside our walls. As long as Mendy was free, that threat felt all too real, an itch I couldn’t scratch away. I couldn’t understand why Liam didn’t see it. To him, life moved forward, challenges resolved and swept aside. But I still felt the weight of it every day. I’d told him time and again, I couldn’t send the kids back until I knew we were safe.Today I had decided I needed a break. I needed someone else’s perspect
Book 2 Chapter 11Chloe’s POV I excused myself from the living room to answer the call, my mind already tangled in curiosity. I didn’t recognize the number, and the timing felt strange, so many unknown calls had come through in the past few days that I’d started ignoring them. But this one… something compelled me to answer.“Hello?” I said, my voice was low as I stepped into the hallway.I was expecting to hear the reply but, nothing came up. Just silence. My hand tightened around the phone.Lucy glanced at me as she returned from the kitchen, eyebrows raised. “Everything okay?”I shrugged, trying to play it off, though I knew my face probably betrayed my discomfort. “Probably a wrong number. Just… strange.”She chuckled, brushing it off with a wave of her hand. “Oh, you know how it is. Half the calls I get are spam these days. Just ignore it.”I nodded, trying to follow her advice, even as a small knot of worry formed in my chest. I was about to put the phone down and brush it off w
Book 2Chapter 12Chloe’s POV I paced around the room, feeling the anxious energy churn inside me, every second dragging by. My mind was a whirlpool of questions, and none of them had answers. What kind of person sends those kinds of messages? Who would want to terrify me like this?I waited patiently for the arrival of Liam who had gone to track down the number who had sent me the message. Every hour, I’d glance at the window checking if I’d see Liam arriving but no he was nowhere to be found. I slipped my finger inside my lips, bitting slowly anticipating the arrival of Liam, I hoped they were able to track down the person. Suddenly I heard footsteps coming closer, I rushed to the door but before I could get there, the door swung open revealing Liam, his expression hardened and frustrated. The moment our eyes met, I could sense he wasn’t here with reassuring words. My heart sank, but I needed to know what he’d found.“Liam, did you track the calls? The messages?” I asked, practi
Epilogue. Three years later. I stood in front of all the people that made mockery of me in the last few years and I came up with an idea that was going to yield a greater impact than whatever they decided to dump on me. It was going to take a long time before I finally gave up because now there was a reason for me to become Luna.Firstly, my eyes roamed about the crowd that had gathered one way or the other and I felt immensely proud of myself and my achievements. I had not wasted any time in making sure that this was completed and this made me very interested in whatever I could get. My eyes rested on my family which had come together after the first issue."Today we gathered together as a pack and celebrated the fact that we have only one person in our midst who has been wonderful through the beginning of time. We must have wronged her but she had never used this opportunity against us!" A moderator spoke on the platform, making me smile a little bit. Everyone's gaze was fille
Chapter 140.Author's POV.Liam didn't waste time to inform Mendy that there were a lot of things for them to do and they needed to do it as fast as possible. The only way they would be able to make a difference because if they were able to push Chloe away.Mendy hugged him tightly, planting a small kiss on his lips as everything she had ever wished for was falling into place in her very eyes. "If anyone had told me that I was going to experience this, I would never have believed it but, here I am with the most amazing man, who doesn't hesitate to do whatever I want. I think I'm the luckiest woman on Earth." Liam's feet tapped the ground in anger but he refused to allow himself to be mad at her. "Yeah, right." Scott and Ryan were already doing their thing, and it was up to him to have them get more answers. "So what do you want us to do? Do you want me to bring the kids over again or to kick Chloe out?" He asked in a somewhat weird voice. This was enough to sell the script that
Chapter 139. Author's POV. At Jax's pack, Jax walked out of his room with his head held high as he thought of the best way to humiliate the woman who had tried to make his life miserable. She had proven to be stubborn and he was going to love it when he broke her into pieces and made her forget the fact that she ever wanted to leave him. It was going to take a lot of mental stress, but what better way than to discover somebody who had wasted her time trying to fight for us, something that even she didn't understand. It was hard to say the least at least from the beginning but now that he had the upper hand, he was going to make it into whatever you wanted and hoped that she wouldn't come against him. "I hope you know that it's my birthday and you have to dance before everybody." He asked. Chloe looked up from the book she was reading. He had been kind enough to allow her access to books so that she wouldn't be bored out of her mind. He had claimed that this was the be
Chapter 138. Liam's POV. I jumped out of bed almost immediately as though somebody had pinched me. I looked around and found myself being alone in a room, wondering what the hell had happened and why I couldn't explain to anyone how I had felt. It was almost like I was telling a lie but I knew deep down that it wasn't. This was as real as possible. Something had changed inside of me. I looked at the teacup on my bed and smelt something weird. I picked it up immediately, inspecting the contents, and realizing it was just normal coffee, but something was highly different. The door opened immediately and I saw Bryan come in without my permission. "How are you feeling today?""When did you start being nice to me?" I demanded from him. "I think it has started to work and that's why you are trying to grasp why everything is upside down." "I still do not understand what you are talking about. I would love more context so that I have a perfect idea." I answered, a little bit worried
Chapter 137.Author's POV. One month later, Ryan and Lucy stood in front of the table in Liam's office this time fixated on him as they looked up and down coming up with nothing else but anger."What is the report from the people back there?""Everyone says that they have not been able to find her. In fact her scent is highly untraceable as everybody believes that she has probably decided to shield herself from the public. Are you sure she has been talking or this is just a way of getting her sanity back?" Lucy asked, a little worried but thinking of other possibilities. Chloe was a woman of many skills and sometimes she could deserve to come up with something but they wouldn't be able to comprehend. If that was the case, then they needed to be as careful as possible and not just Rush into conclusions like that. Liam came in just as they were having the conversation and was a little bit stifled even though he couldn't just ask how things had been going because of the bad relation
Chapter 136.Chloe's POV. Two weeks later, "There is only one place that I know that Mendy would never fail to take those kids to and that is back to Jax pack." Ryan's words rang in my head. It wasn't as simple as that because then I had so much to prove and I hoped that I was able to bring him back on track. I walked into a place that was formerly mine and my mouth fell wide open as I saw Sophia leaning on Jax's body stroking his chin softly. "What the hell is going on here?" I demanded angrily when I saw the way she continued even in my very presence without feeling like she had done something wrong. Sophia stood reluctantly, "I don't know why you are screaming. This is not your jurisdiction where you can do whatever you like so I would suggest that you tame your voice." My eyes widened at the second betrayal that I had received in the last few weeks. Why did everyone I trust turn on me so badly and make me feel like a fool? "You are not even sorry about your actions!" "Th
Chapter 135:Chloe's POV. After my brother collapsed on the ground, I had absolutely no choice but to think of what could be done next to ensure that I had everything back on track. Bryan attended a meeting that was supposed to help assist us on knowing how exactly to deal with my brother's case. Things were already getting out of hand and I didn't know how to handle it. Most importantly, I felt a little bit weird inside my bones as I was left with nothing but people just conversing and making mockery of me as I walked around the pack where I was once respected but now disgraced. My kids were still nowhere to be found and I felt like running mad but decided to hold myself together because if I did let myself go, how on earth was I supposed to get them back? That would simply be allowing Mendy to win and that was the last thing on my mind right now. All I needed was the faith that I was going to be able to overcome this without even batting an eyelid. "So, if I understand correc
134.Author's POV. Mehndi shook her head immediately when she heard those words come out of her younger sister's mouth. Of course, she was going to act like she was powerful, but she knew deep down that this lady feared for her life, and that was exactly what she was about to capitalize on. Her sister would never have the Liberty to move around and to do whatever it is that it took unless it was time and that she gave the permission. "Have you any idea what it means, to lose everything that you have ever worked for? Do you know how problematic your world turns?" Aria asked Mendy whose mind was completely somewhere else and didn't even care for whatever the child must have been feeling. In her mind, she couldn't wait for the kids to realize that she didn't love them and put them under her bondage forever. "You shouldn't disturb me when I'm trying to meditate. You, of all people, know that, don't you?!" She snapped at them, making them recoil in shock. This was the first time that
133.Chloe's POV. I was a little bit worried for my brother who had been doing a lot of work behind the scenes and had not been receiving any glory whatsoever. If there was anybody that I wanted to praise right now in my life, it had to be him, and I wasn't even ready to do anything besides just relax and wait and see what could be done. I had more than enough reason to be afraid when he grabbed the railing and immediately began to tremble like he had been struck by lightning. Someone else might think that I was exaggerating, but that was how I felt at that moment. I had more than enough reason to also fear my life when he came close to me and looked like he was about to give the ghost. My brother was the most precious thing in my life right now and I didn't think that I was going to change that for the world. I have more than enough reason to also relax and hope that the best came to me but I knew deep down that he was trying his best just to make sure that I enjoyed the fines