[Knight’s POV]I climb out of my car and stare up at the large mansion in front of me while trying to figure out why I am even here.When I first received the invitation for Tatiana’s welcome home banquet, I swore to myself that I wouldn’t come. I had better things to do than attend such a ridiculous event, but as the days passed, the urge to go grew more and more until finally the day arrived, and here I was.Of course, I came alone since I didn’t want my parents to discover just who it was that they allowed me to sell off. I was sure that if they realized it, they would attempt to buy her back for their own purposes.Sighing, I begin to move toward the line that is standing just outside of the place and wait until it is my turn to show my invitation to the bouncer."Name?" he asks when I arrive."Knight Dilano," I respond, passing over my invite. "I was personally invited by your master."I could only assume this was Giovani’s way of thanking me for helping him find Tatiana, but it
[Tatiana’s POV]I wait as Massimo considers whether or not he will agree to allowing me to speak to Knight alone, but when his face softens and he nods, I know he isn’t going to fight it."If you need me, don’t hesitate to call," he murmurs, squeezing my shoulder.A low growl escapes Knight’s lips, taking me by surprise while Massimo seems amused, and I can’t help but wonder what in the world is going through his head."Come on," I sigh, wanting to get whatever it was he wanted to talk about done and over with. "I’ll be right back, Mass.""I’ll be here."Nodding, I begin to move, leading the way to the large patio that is attached to the room that we are in. It provided a nice view of the large pool that sat at the back of Onyx River and privacy from spying eyes.Once I stop walking, I whirl around and fix my gaze on Knight’s while he takes me in with an unreadable expression, and before I can even say a word, he is backing me against a wall and pinning me there."Who the hell is he?"
[Massimo’s POV]I stay with Tatiana until she cries herself to sleep and then decide that it is time to take care of business.Slowly, I get up and make my way across the room. After giving her sleeping figure one last time before heading out.Downstairs, the welcome-back banquet is in full swing even if the guest of honor isn’t present, and I can feel the bastards presence.I had to admit, he had some balls to stick around after reducing Tatiana to that, but no matter, this was even better for me.Straightening my suit, I head down and make my way to where he sits alone, drinking."Enjoying the party?" I ask, clamping a hand on his shoulder."What do you want?" He asks, knocking my hand off. "I don’t think we have any business, do we?""But we do," I counter, trying to keep myself from beating the shit out of him right here and now. "So would you mind having a chat with me?"Growing quiet, I wait as he stares at me as if trying to decide exactly what it is that I want, and when he se
[Massimo’s POV]Once the bastard is no longer in sight, I head inside, only to stop as the sound of voices rising and falling reaches me. Frowning, I slowly began to move forward while masking my aura so that I wouldn’t be noticed.When I reach a cracked office door, I stop and extend my senses."...According to plan," Giovania’s voice announces. "Just need time for her to adjust.""But what if she awakens before that?" Another voice that I don’t recognize counters It’s clear that it's a woman, but who she is or what her connection to Giovani was, "What then?""She won’t," he assures. "I’ve got this under control."Under control? Awakening? What the fuck were they talking about?It was clear that it involved Tatiana, but what exactly did any of that mean, and why did I get a sinking suspicion that neither man was up to any good?"Now I need to get back," Giovani announces. "Before anyone realizes I’m gone."Cursing, I realize that I needed to move.Not wasting any time, I rush back up
[Tatiana’s POV]In the blink of an eye, a month passed since I returned to Onyx River, and I was supposed to have fallen into the flow of things and begun to forget all about Knight and Hunters Moon, but it seemed like the moon goddess was laughing at me as I stared down at the test in my hands, taking in the two pink lines that sit on it."How?" I whisper, though I knew exactly how.That night, Knight and I didn’t use protection because it was so spur of the moment, and afterwards I was sold, and so much happened that I didn’t even think much of the fact that this was a possibility since I was an omega and he was an alpha.Honestly, I don’t even think I would have found out like this had I not been looking for something underneath my sink and knocked out the pads that had gone unused.This had to be some divine retribution for me allowing something like that to happen, but what was I going to do now?There was no way that I could tell Knight about this because I was sure that he woul
[Massimo’s POV]I stare at Tatiana, trying to make sense of what is going on. Why is she agreeing to our father’s words without even the slightest reservation?I noticed the moment she walked in the room that she didn’t look too well, but I didn’t think too much about it. However, with the way she was acting, I was certain that something was up."Then it’s settled," Giovani beams. "We will hold an engagement banquet a month later.""Perfect," my father agrees. "Now, why don’t you kids spend some time together while these old men talk?"Nodding, I get up and wait as Tatiana continues to remain in place. From the look on her face, it is clear that she has a lot on her mind, and once I got her alone, I was going to figure out what it was, especially since I was now involved."Come on," I whisper gently, reaching out and grabbing her hand. "I’ll take you somewhere nice.""Okay."It’s all she says as she wraps her tiny, shaking hand in mine and allows me to pull her up so that I can lead h
[Tatiana’s POV]I fight the sob that wants to escape as fear begins to claw at me while Massimo just stares on as if he couldn’t quite believe what I was telling him."I know that what I’m about to ask you is a lot," I continue quietly. "But please help me."There was only so long that I could hide this pregnancy, and I truly feared that if my uncle were to find out, he would force Knight to take responsibility or, worse, kick me out of the pack and the syndicate. If that happened, I would be alone and have to care for a child on my own. All this was my fault for my moment of weakness due to my desperation to be loved and cared for by another. The child was innocent and didn’t deserve any of that."Before anything, try to calm down," Massimo murmurs, reaching out and grabbing my hand. "You look like you’re going to break down at any moment.""I may," I admit.I couldn’t quite understand why I was actually so willing to be vulnerable in front of Massimo. Maybe it was because he was th
[Massimo’s POV]I feel a jolt rush through me as Tatiana slumps forward and doesn’t move."Hey," I gasp, flipping her over so I can take in her pale face. "Little fairy!"Cursing, I jump up and take in the carnage around me, immediately realizing that it must have been too much for her. That was why I didn’t want her to come out until I had taken care of things.I was sure that since she didn’t grow up in the syndicate, she wasn’t exposed to this type of thing, and I had hoped that I could protect her from it, but it looked like someone was up to no good.Frowning, I lift Tatiana into my arms and begin to move, leaving my bike where it is while extending my senses until I find Migel.‘Boss?’ His voice immediately responds. ‘What’s wrong?’‘There was an attack in Onyx River territory,’ I hiss. ‘Send some men to the falls to clean it up and call a meeting immediately. But first, send me a car to the main road off the falls.’I didn’t know who the fuck would try something like this under