AxelThe pack healers placed the little girl on a stretcher, taking her to the pack clinic. I followed closely behind, taking the little boy to see his sister and make sure she was okay.I knew how the last few hours have taken a toll on him.First seeing your mother almost getting executed then your sister having a seizure, that was more than what a little child can bear.Which brings me back to the main matter at hand, why did Isla come back? Why did she return with those kids, after hiding them from me all these years and after I tried my best to clear every trace of her in my life?Of course I knew those kids belonged to me. My wolf felt a pull to the little wolves in them, especially the little boy, as the next Alpha.I wasn't going to execute the mother of my kids in front of her children, all I planned to do was to send a warning to her and ban her from ever coming back to the pack.There was no day I didn't think about her, and the way I treated her all those years ago was unf
IslaAxel's growl caused goosebumps to erupt on my skin, my heart jumped at the animalistic snarl he was giving me.But I refused to show him how he affected me by glaring straight into his eyes. "Keep your growl in. I wouldn't let you wake the kids."That did nothing to stop him as the anger in his eyes flashed. "Don't provoke me, Isla. I will ignore every other thing, but putting the fate of my kids in the hands of a lowlife man? I had no idea you had no sense of reasoning. "Anger sprouted in me as his words sank in.I opened my mouth to speak, but we were interrupted by the healer, a different one from the one who attended to us earlier."I'm sorry Alpha, miss." He bowed his head, looking oddly terrified as he snuck glances at Axel."Please, carry on." Axel replied.The healer nodded, but the fear in his eyes remained."Can we step out?"We silently followed the healer, and I glared at Axel's muscular back as he walked in front of me."We have set the date for the surgery. " The h
IslaAxel didn't think twice before nodding, and I turned on my heels, rushing as fast as I could to the room, where the snake still roamed free, although, thankfully, my kids' carefree laughter echoed from behind the door.My heart sank as we saw Cindy's condition. She was lying on the floor, her face pale and sweaty, her leg clearly in pain.I ran to her, guilt filling me as I cradled her head in my lap, "I'm so sorry Cindy. "She tried to smile but instead winced as the pain in her leg throbbed.Without much hesitation, Axel stormed up to the snake, lunging at it and crushing it beneath his boot. Relief flooded me as I watched the snake get disposed of.Axel turned his attention to us, a bit of pity behind his eyes as he took in Cindy's condition. "That was a deadly snake, even for werewolves."My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach as I watched Cindy struggle to breathe, "Help me with her."He walked to the curtains, cutting a strip of clothes and tying it around her leg swiftl
Isla"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT BASTARD ALMOST EXECUTED YOU IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS? I SWEAR IF I WAS THERE, HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE AGAIN THAT MOTHERFUCKER!"I breathed in and exhaled, partially expecting this reaction from Dante. Normally he was ca, but when he felt disrespected or cheated, well, thank Goodness I wasn't on speaker phone.I can't possibly begun with the twins asking me what the meaning of mother fucker was."ALPHA MY ASS. IMMA KNOCK OUT HIS WEAK ALPHA TEETH IF HE TRIES THAT NONSENSE WITH MY FAMILY AGAIN!""Dante… Everything is fine, we are fine. We've called a weird truce. He doesn't even bother us anymore. We hardly even see him."Tessa abandoned her toys. Her head snapping towards me. "Is that our fake daddy?" She asked in sheer innocence."Fake daddy?" Dante repeated, his voice holding a tinge of disbelief. "Is that what they call me now?"I bent to Tessa's height level, thinking of how to apply damage control."Tess, do you want to speak to daddy?"She pouted
IslaThe kids kept talking at once, and I suggested we go to the garden outside. They needed fresh air with the way they were using the one we managed to tell their daddy everything.But they paid me no attention, until Axel repeated what I had said, then they agreed gleefully, racing him to the garden while I waited behind to pack up the essentials they would need.I have seen Tessa excited many times, but never have I seen Tristan that excited since I gave birth to him. They spoke to him like they have known him for years, something that was weird for them to do to strangers. Tessa could offer a smile to a stranger, but Tristan avoided them completely. But seeing them do this, made me wonder if it was the bond between their father and them.Maybe it was stronger since they were all Alpha wolves.Whatever it was, I felt oddly protective. Maybe it was a bad idea giving in to their demands. How would things be when we have to return back home? Would they want to leave their dad especia
IslaFor the past few days, I have seen more of Axel than I ever imagined I would, and it bothered me for numerous reasons, none I could articulate clearly .Tessa looked completely healed whenever he was around, and Tristan was more outspoken as he communicated with his father on topics I had no idea a boy under ten could understand.I steered clear of him when he was with them, busying myself with my work. I was behind in many aspects, but my close friend and my manager had everything under control.The date for the surgery was approaching fast, which also meant the day of our departure and our wedding, but I couldn't bring myself to be too excited, since the kids were getting too attached to Axel.Sigh. I couldn't even talk to Dante about it. He already was upset that the kids didn't want to talk to him, so hearing that they wouldn't want to come home would be pushing it.Currently as I struggled to think of what to do, Tessa and Tristan were occupied with their daddy. I rolled my
IslaOn many occasions I've felt embarrassed in degrees I couldn't explain. Long before I was chased out of the room in nothing but a blanket, I've been embarrassed on many occasions.But this, this moment where the kids decided to ask the simple, innocent yet embarrassing question, it takes the cake.The kids I love so much decided to ask a question that caused me to peel my body off his with an alarming speed, then trip yet again, and land on my butt in the middle of the room, narrowly missing one of the lego toys that could have maimed my butt if i had landed on it.The laughter that ensued after my embarrassing fall echoed from the culprits, my kids and i could see the battle between Axel and himself as he watched me peel myself from the floor, the corner of his mouth refraining from turning up, but his eyes were a different story.“You okay?” he asked in mock sincerity and i shot him a glare, hoping he got the fuck you message i was sending with my eyes.“That was the funniest th
IslaThings have been, well, more stiff since my last talk with Axel as we prepared for the surgery which was already here, and the guilt I felt for telling him off ate me up from the inside.It gave me sleepless nights, as if he had not done more than worse in the past, and that annoyed me. Why was I, the victim of betrayal and mental abuse, guilty for telling the man who just wanted to know how I felt, off?And if that wasn't worse, the mutual agreement of peace we unconsciously had because of the kids seemed like it was cancelled, as Axel never said more than two words to me.Hey, without more than a stiff nod.Bye, with no nods at all.Even the kids noticed, but they had not said anything about it yet, but as their mother, I knew it was just a matter of time.And Dante, oh Dante.Words couldn't begin your describe how our relationship was. He still managed to call me everyday, but it wasn't the same as before. It felt stiff, unlike the times before he ruined it, and after that, he