APRIL I opened my eyes, my sight blurry as I looked around. The smell was different. Old wood and ashes. I groaned as the headache kicked in and closed my eyes again when I heard someone walk in. The only thing I remembered was when I fell unconscious due to the excessive bleeding from the miscarriage. Duncan. How could he be so cruel to me? Our baby. Our baby was gone and it was Melissa's fault. He had chosen her over me. " Finally, you're awake." Caden's voice hit me making me look towards him. He entered inside with a tray. Dropping it down, Caden walked towards me and sat down. His eyes lingered over my body as if he was silently mocking me. I didn't blame him. He had been right and I was the fool. "Where am I?" I asked staring at him. His eyes. " You're in my castle." Caden said making my eyes widen. In the past, his double had always met me. He was locked up and could never set foot out in the sun. Because of my ancestor's curse. My mother had been a
DUNCAN She broke the mating bond. Watching as one of the threads of fate binding us together broke at her words, I couldn't help but feel a piercing pain in my heart. April walked past me leaving the room and I caught a whip of her smell. She was weak and she had just lost our baby. I shouldn't have said those words. I clenched my hands together wondering if I should go after her. I wanted to but my pride wouldn't let me. "April!" I turned about to go after her when Melissa grabbed my hand. "Duncan. Let her go. She is obviously playing the pitiful victim. You cannot believe everything she says." Melissa said staring at me before suddenly she rested her head in my arms. I stood there, frozen. My heart pounded like a drum, torn between rage and regret. Melissa’s presence only made the pain worse. Her touch used to comfort me, but now it felt like ash against my skin. "Get off me," I muttered, shoving her gently aside. She stumbled back, eyes wide, lips parted in
" Melissa, stop!" I begged staring at her, struggling against the strong wolves that held my hands. Melissa grinned happily as she walked towards me as if she had finally gotten her victory. She looked down at the vial in her hand, tilting it gently so the thick, shimmering liquid swirled like smoke trapped in glass. “Oh, April,” she said sweetly, as if we were friends gossiping over tea. “You should’ve known how this would end. An Omega should know her place. " One of the wolves growled low in his throat as I thrashed harder. I twisted my wrist, trying to break free, but his grip only tightened, iron and unyielding. “You don’t understand what this baby means,” I pleaded, tears spilling freely now. “It’s not just Duncan’s. It’s mine. I feel him. He’s a part of me. Please. Let me go and I'll leave. You'll never see me again. Just spare my baby. " Melissa raised her brows, her eyes glittering with cruel amusement. “I gave you plenty of chances to leave. You didn't take it."
I sat down in the library searching through for being some spell books in my father's pack. I had snuck in without letting anyone know. These were my mother's old things. If anything would tell me how to help Duncan regain his memory and about the curse Caden and Kaleric. Old pictures and account notes but there was nothing on how to make Duncan remember me. I didn't know if there was still hope. The curtains blew as wind came in. Not taking my eyes off my book, I reached for another one. "Wolf Queen." Caden's voice echoed behind me. There was no one in the library. Just both of us. I clenched my hand making sure he was close enough before I turned slapping him hard across the face. Caden didn’t flinch. The sharp sound of the slap echoed across the quiet library. His head turned slightly from the force, but his expression didn’t change. He looked at me, his icy eyes unreadable, calm in a way that made my heart pound hard. I stepped back, breathing hard. “You told Duncan I
"Duncan!" I yelled as I entered into the house. My clothes were dirty and I looked like a mess yet all I wanted was to see Duncan. To touch him and to hug him. I needed it badly. Walking into the living room, I screamed his name once more but there was no response. I continued walking and went upstairs to his room. I pushed open the door to Duncan’s room, my heart pounding hard against my chest. I gasped at what I saw in front of me. Duncan and Melissa, tangled in each other’s arms, naked under the sheets. For a moment, the world froze. My breath caught in my throat, and the air turned heavy. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t think. All I could do was stare, my soul splitting into pieces. He didn’t notice me at first. His face was turned toward her, eyes half-lidded in that lazy, satisfied way I used to love. My knees wobbled beneath me. I had dreamed of this moment for days. Of coming home, of being wrapped in his arms, of hearing him whisper he was sorry for not coming to save me.
APRIL I opened my eyes groaning as the pain before I passed out hit me. Staring around the room, I had no idea where I was or who had attacked me. The room was dark. All the curtains were closed with just a small reflection of the sun coming in. I had not been here before. I stared around me and realized I had been sleeping on the huge, long dinning table surrounded by dining chairs. My hand instantly reached for my belly the moment I realized I was in danger. I wasn't bleeding or in any pain except the dizziness. Moon goddess, where was I? "Caden? Caden, is this you? This isn't funny!" I yelled as I got down from the dining table. However all that met me was silence making me tense. I had been to Caden's castle and it was nothing this cold and this eerie. Taking a step slowly, I walked down towards the living room heading towards the door. I reached out about to twist the door handle when suddenly I heard a voice behind me. " Who said you could leave?" I screa