Chapter 46 Ciara’s POV I don't know how much longer I can do this for. I am bored out of my mind and I feel if I stay this room any longer, I might lose my mind. Orion has been gone practically the whole day and now it's 4 ‘oclock in the afternoon and I don't have anything else to do with myself. Perhaps if I knew some of the Lunas that were around I could hang out with them and interact and keep myself busy but instead, I'm stuck in this room unsure of what to do next. A soft knock on the door pulled me out of my pity partyand I drug myself to the door. I opened the door without asking who it was and gasped in surprise when I saw Bryan standing outside. He looked bored and uninterested and I found myself grinning. “Did you forget your room number or something?” He eyesd me for a couple of seconds before walking past me into the room. Frowning, I ran after him, closing the door with my foot. “Sure, come right in why don't you?” He took in the room for a few minutes, co
Chapter 47Bryan's POV “Alpha,” I nodded at my beta as I walked forward into the room, holding the sleeping boy in my arms.I was aware of the questioning look my Beta was shooting me but I wasn't in the mood for questions. I just wanted him in bed so I could get to mine. I placed him on the bed in the guest room that was close to mine and slid the covers over his frail body.“Alpha,” my Beta called from behind me and I leaned up, shooting a look. He immediately clasped his mouth shut, whatever he had been about to ask me now forgotten or at least buried in his stomach somewhere. The boy in my arms shifted and I stood still waiting to see what would happened. He stopped moving and just fell back asleep. Sighing , I motioned for my Beta to open the door to my room for me. He did as I asked and I carried the child in without making a peep. I placed him on the bed and walked out of the room. My Beta was giving me a funny look as I walked out but I ignored him and brushed past him
Chapter 48Orion's POVThat bastardI gritted my teeth as I watched my stepbrother go and wondered if I had made a mistake by letting him walk freely without bending his nose to the side. He has no right to nutt into my affairs. I was Ciara's husband and she was my wife. He wasn't the marriage police so he couldn't dictate what was right and wrong besides I wasn't with Sophie in a room or something. This was a bar with so many people around. What course possibly grow wrong?“He hasn't changed much since the last time I saw him,” Sophie commented and I whipped my head around to look at her. I simply hummed but didn't reply. Bryan's presence has put a damper on my mood and now all I wanted to do was go back to my hotel room and sleep with Ciara wrapped in my arms, my nose buried in her hair so I could sniff her sweet coconut shampoo. “You got married?” Sophie asked, her tone accusatory and I glared at her wondering why she thought she had a right to question me. “Excuse me?” I could
Chapter 49 Ciara's POV I yawned, stretching my sore limbs and felt with my hands for Orion's hard body beside me on the bed. He got back in so late yesterday but I was too sleepy to really acknowledge him. I frowned when I don't find him and turned around, leaning on my side. The spot beside me where he usually sleeps was empty again! I frowned and sat up immediately searching everywhere for my phone. He couldn't just leave like that without letting me know. And why didn't I remember him leaving? I usually stirred and woke up when he made some kind of noise in the morning in his haste to get ready. I dialed his number four times but each time I was directed to voicemail so I doing my phone aside angrily. I guess I had to spend the day by myself again. Letting out a deep sigh, I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom to freshen up so I could get out of this room. Perhaps a walk would brighten up my mood that Orion has spoiled. I could even go window shoppi
Chapter 50Bryan's POVI stepped into the shower stall and turned on the water, checking the temperature. I turned it off and then threw the towel on the ground before walking in. I shivered a little as I got under the vent, relaxing as my body got used to the water. Ciara had taken to Mikey so well, almost as if he was her own son. She looked really cute and hot fussing over him like a mother over her own child. Just looking at how good she was with him and how Mikey had taken to her, I knew she'd be a good mum.Watching the two of them interact and play, I had no doubt she'd be great with my pups when we finally got together. I groaned and looked down at the boner I had gotten from thinking about Ciara and took my dick in my hand, pumping it a little. She would be so attentive to the child's needs, breastfeeding the child, giving them so much love I would probably get jealous of my own seed. “Fuck!” I swore, pumping harder, feeling my orgasm coming fast. “Ciara…” I grunted as
Chapter 51 Orion's POV It was time to return home and yet I didn't feel like returning. Meeting Sophie has raised so many questions and doubts in my mind. Over the past few days, I have found myself seeking Sophie out to ask her questions that had been plaguing my mind. Yeah maybe I was a fool for clinging onto the past but I couldn't help it. Meeting Sophie here had changed everything. I had no idea what this meant for my relationship and marriage with Ciara but I knew I had to get these answers or else I'd never be able to move on peacefully. When I knew she left I was devastated and kept searching for her consoling myself with the thought that it was her loss and not mine. It was still her loss but I needed answers. I didn't know if I had it in me to go on without getting them. Memories of our time together have been on repeat in my head like a movie. Thoughts of what could have been id she didn't leave kept popping into my head. It was unhealthy to remain stuck in the
Chapter 52 Ciara's POV Orion hasn't been himself since we got back from the Alpha conference. Two weeks ago when we returned, I could tell right away that something was bothering him, but no matter how many times I asked him what was wrong, he wouldn’t tell me. Later on, he made a comment about bathing together but immediately suggested I go alone. It wasn’t such a strange request, but for Orion—who couldn’t keep his hands off me before—to suddenly be avoiding me at every chance he got... it felt off. It all started after we got back. Two weeks and not a single touch, not a single kiss. Almost a month since Orion made any move to be close to me. Every time he brushed past me or barely looked at me, I could feel the distance growing. It was like he was slipping through my fingers, and I had no idea why. My thoughts wandered back to Mikey. The little boy I met in California. From the moment I saw him, something inside me shifted. I didn’t realize it at first, but the time I spent wi
Chapter 53 Bryan's POV It had been hard leaving Ciara especially in the condition she was in. She looked down and was completely depressed. It had taken everything in me not to stay behind with her. I didn't know I had such control to resist my own desires. It would have been inappropriate to stay as her brother-in-law and I would have no justification not even the fact that Orion was ignoring her. That idiot had been acting rather strangely since we returned from California and I didn't need a witch to know that Sophie was the cause of his distress. Why he was so hell bent on destroying the good thing he had with Ciara was beyond me but I wasn't going to let her suffer because of his foolishness. “Alpha, here is the progress report for the new systems we have adopted.” I sighed and pushed Ciara to the back of my mind. I took the envelope my Gamma, Luke stretched out to me and quickly scanned it, mye eyes not seeing anything as my concern for Ciara overshadowed any other thou
Chapter 152Ciara's POV Sunlight bounced into the room and I groaned as some of it got into my eye. Shielding my eyes, I sat up and looked around trying to make sense of my environment. The last thing I remembered was that I was leaving the old woman's home so why was I here? Except Bryan had changed the decor in my absence, this didn't look like our room. “Good morning ma,” I heard and jumped, my eyes searching frantically for the source of the voice. The sources were two girls who couldn't be more than twelve that were standing together at the foot of the bed and smiling at me. “Who are you?” I asked before I could help myself. I was so close to losing it. They exchanged glances and then turned to me. One of hem, the slender one walked up to me and bowed. “The Alpha King would like to see you.” As I was trying to take that information in, more light began to flow into the room. Looking up, I saw that the other girl had moved to the curtains and pushed them aside. With b
Chapter 151Bryan's POV “Are you still reading that?” Orion asked as he walked into my office a few days later and I nodded. The grin that had been on my face since the day the letter bearing Ciara's message had arrived was still on my face. How wouldn't I grin? Finally after months of trying to find her we got a letter from her telling us she would be home in a couple of days. Just when our hopes were down. It was like the moon goddess had finally smiled down on us. And if that wasn't worth a smile, then nothing was. “It's so nice to see you like this again, you know.” He whispered as he sat down in the seat across from me. We were back on talking terms to some extent because I was no longer mad at him and seeing him with Lacey had done something to me. It was a good thing Ciara was coming home soon so that situation could be resolved once and for all. All the guilt, secrecy and suspense would kill me if we didn't finally let everything out in the open. “Yeah, I can't wait
Chapter 150Ciara's POV “You're finally up,” I smiled just as my eyes started to close again. “No, no, you have to eat something first, sleeping beauty,” the old woman chuckled and helped me sit up. While eating, I dozed off a couple of times but she didn't mind after all she was used to it. It had been five months since Sophia ordered James to kill me and he let me go. After I landed in the old woman's home, it had been a repeated case of falling in and out of consciousness. When I wasn't in a semi comatose state, I was eating or rather she was feeding me because I couldn't do anything yet. The woman deserved a medal for how well she had taken up the role of my caregiver in these months. Anyone else might have given up on me already but she had been steadfast and so patient, never asking too many questions. When I asked why I was so groggy fearing that just maybe the old woman was planning something sinister, she explained that my body had shutdown to ensure I recovered fro
Chapter 149Bryan's POV There was a hollow feeling in my chest that wouldn't go away as I watched Orion walk out of the room leaving Lacey with me. Granted Lacey asked for me to hold her but still. Orion was her father but neither of them knew that and Lacey had only ever known me as her father. “Are you okay baby?” I asked as I patted her back gently. Walking into the room and seeing her like that kicked up my protective instincts. This would have been the perfect time to let Orion shine with her and to let their father-daughter bond grown but I couldn't let that happen. Was I that inconsiderate? No, it wasn't that. I just simply saw my little girl in pain and rushed to check on her. I probably should have envisioned her reaching for me to get comforted the moment I walked in but that was the last thing on my mind when I saw the state she was in. Orion had seemed upset when he walked out of here and I wished I could tell what was running through his head. “You're probably b
Chapter 148Orion's POV “We'll find Ciara no matter what and way before the Alpha Rogue King is able to get his hands on her.” I told Old Man Heartfield as we settled in his office. After briefly entertaining the children, we had moved to the office to round up our conversation. We didn't want to risk either of the children hearing anything we were saying, especially about Ciara's disappearance when we've been feeding them lies about her being on a trip. It was a stupid lie, one no one would even fall for but children didn't have so much wisdom and took everything you said to be true especially if they trusted you. The lies were becoming too much for me. Lying to Bryan was one thing but now lying to the children especially Lacey was a completely different thing. As I looked into her eyes and told her that Ciara travelled, it felt as if multiple pieces of glass were piercing my heart. I couldn't put my finger on it but there was a strange connection between us, kind of like a bo
Chapter 147Bryan's POV Two weeks later…“I'm glad you're feeling much better,” Orion said as soon as I parked in front of Old Man Heartfield’s house. Leaning back in my seat, I killed the engine and shrugged but I didn't reply. Perhaps all it took was for me to see him in pain for me to come back to my senses. Barely two weeks ago, I had been spiraling out of control and losing my mind but now, my mind was clearer than ever. Ciara's disappearance still kept me up at night but now I knew better that wallowing wasn't the solution, not by a long shot. Orion had lost so much in such a short amount of time and maybe if I had sucked it up and handled my grief better then finding Ciara would be the only thing we had to worry about. Now we had Ciara to find, two missing boys and a serial killer on the loose. “What are you thinking so deeply about?” Orion asked, tapping my arm and I was pulled out of my thoughts. What an idiot I have been….He sighed when I didn't reply and opened th
Chapter 146Orion's POV It's been four weeks since Sophie up and left and my men haven't been able to find any trace that'd lead me to her. If she had left all by herself without taking my sons then I wouldn't have bothered but she took them. James and Jeremy had become an essential part of me and knowing that they aren't mine biological hadn't changed that. The love I felt for them when I thought they weren't mine hadn't diminished just because she said they belonged to someone else. If anyone was to blame in this situation then it was her lying cheating ass for deceiving me all these years. She made me leave Ciara, my tree mate and she did this to me. Such a witch. It's no wonder Bryan has always hated her. He had been able to see through her bullshit while I had loving up on her back then. When she eloped with some other guy before our wedding I should have moved on immediately with someone else preferably Ciara. That should have been the sign I needed to know that she wou
Chapter 145Ciara's POV I finally got a hold on my wavering emotions and pushed James away. He never expected the strength or force of my push and it sent him staggering a few feets backwards. “What the hell do you think you're doing?” I asked, anger bubbling inside of me. “Have you lost your mind?!” I raised my hand and slapped him, the anger I was feeling radiating off me in waves.He blinked, clearly in shock and then rubbed his lips with his fingers as if trying to wipe off any traces of the kiss. “You're testing me, woman, and I hate being dared."The eye roll that followed his words was an unconscious response to his silly statement. “Stay away from me and keep your filthy hands to yourself, you disgusting pig!” James sneered. "You don't give the orders. I'm the one in charge here."I spat on the ground close to his feet and leaned up with a raised eyebrow. "You're nothing but a spineless coward who accepted Sophia's orders simply because you're too whipped to see that sh
Chapter 144 Ciara's POV “Where is she?” The commotion from outside my room woke me up. With a frown, I sat up in bed wondering what could have happened. I slid off the bed and made my way towards the door with sleepy eyes. The door swung open violently, hitting my chin. I screamed and stepped back, holding it as pain throbbed from my chin to other parts of my face. “Have you lost your mind?” I shrieked, massaging my sore chin. “What is the meaning of this?!” “Come now cousin, that's no way to talk to me. Remember I control your life now.” A scoff left my mouth before I could stop it at her words. Why was she saying all of this now? My head snapped up and I stared at Sophia in shock. What was she even doing here all of a sudden? “You're shocked, aren't you?” she smirked and walked further into he room, running her fingertips over the bed, the wall, everything. “Why are you here, Sophia?” I asked before I could help myself. She shrugged. “What can I say cousin? I mi