ŕšŕ¸ŕšŕ¸˛ŕ¸Şŕ¸šŕšŕ¸Łŕ¸°ŕ¸ŕ¸First, I owe you all an apology.
I promised to upload two chapters and ended up delivering none. Some things, however, are beyond our control. A lot has happened over the past three days, all related to family. Iâm doing fine health-wise, but there was a large family reunion that began on New Yearâs Eve and lasted until daybreak on the 2nd. Between the lack of sleep and caring for my child, I needed time to rest and recover. As introverted as I am, family will always come first, and I hope you can understand that. Thank you so much for your patience and kindness. Please donât give up on me. I have many exciting plots ahead and several books I'm already working on. I hope to find a family in you all, and I truly appreciate your continued support. â¤Love, FireworksđRaya's eyes widened at Lord Hades' words. She understood what the devil meant. He was going to bed with her. No way. How could a devil like him be her first? No, no. Was this why her father had insisted she not bed with her mate until after they held a ceremony? A ceremony he kept postponing for almost a year? She should have realized her father was up to something. He had been acting strange and disconnected for the past year, always lost in thought. Sometimes she found him speaking to himself. It reached the point where she asked him what was troubling him, but he always gave her the same answer. âFather won't let any harm befall his pride.â Father, why didn't you tell me? We could have figured something out, and you wouldn't have left me so soon. Tears began to escape Raya's eyes as she recalled that once a person is dead, they are gone forever, even if you decide not to bury them. After all of Raya's protests, the women took her away. She calmed down when they br
Lord Hades' portal opens into a bedroom. It was dark, eerie, and masculine. Caroline didn't need to be told to know it was Lord Hades' bedroom; everything inside the room looked as cold as him.He walks over to the bed and lays Raya there after some contemplation.Then he turns to walk away.Caroline was torn between following him or staying to know what happened to her doppelganger, but she chose to go after the man.âMy king. You're back.â A beautiful lady who met Lord Hades on the way greeted him.âHmm.â Lord Hades hums and continues to walk, and the lady follows.~~~After hours passed, the man did not do anything important; it was all court handling, and Caroline listened in, in case it might be something crucial, but nothing. She began to regret following the man.âThat's all for today.â Lord Hades announces in a grim tone and gets up and exits the courtroom. Inside Lord Hades' room, Raya woke up almost an hour ago and guessed this must be where the devil brought her. She tries
Caroline finds herself in a dream. Though the face and everything about the person in her dream looked just like her, the style of dressing indicates that this isn't her but rather a lookalike, a doppelganger, or perhaps a glimpse into a past event?Is this her past life? Caroline wonders as she follows the woman who looks just like her.âPrincess Raya.âPeople bow to pay her their respects as she makes her way down the corridor that seems to lead to a courtroom.One of the two warriors stationed at the entrance announces her arrival and pulls the two tall gates open for her.âAh, there she is, my pride and joy.â A man, likely in his forties, seated on the throne, exclaims loudly the moment the door opens to reveal Raya, drawing all eyes toward her.However, despite feeling uncomfortable under those piercing gazes, Raya maintains her composure, the smile on her face intact.This is the life she has known all her life. From the moment she learned to walk and talk, she was trained to fo
Author:~~~When Caroline enters her room with Aida and the babies, the shrill sound of her phone greets them.She walks to the bed and gently lays Sophia down beside her. She plans to sleep with both babies tonight.Sophia stirs, her tiny body wriggling, but Caroline softly pats her back until she settles once more, drifting peacefully back to sleep.The phone starts ringing again. Caroline reaches for it, already knowing who it is.Trevor.âI'll go answer it and be right back,â she tells Aida quietly.Aida wiggles her eyebrows with a knowing grin.âTake your time. I'm not in a rush.âA deep blush blooms across Caroline's cheeks. Smiling shyly, she hurries out of the room.She walks into the garden outside the pack house and lowers herself onto one of the wooden benches.The moment she unlocks her phone, she bursts into silent laughter.One hundred and seven missed calls.Thirty-two messages.Serves him right.Closing her eyes, she takes several slow breaths, trying to calm the frant
âAlpha. Where are you?â Kristopher's voice comes through the mind link. I look at Vince, who has fainted, and reply,âI'm returning. Why?ââNothing, I'm just worried, and I followed your scent, but it just cuts off as if someone masked it,â he explains.And I didn't have to think twice to know it was Vince; he really had come here with the intention of kidnapping me.I shift into silver and make my way back. I have a feeling this isn't over.I sense a foreboding feeling Vince is going to come back, and this time, he might not be alone.~~~I clean up and immediately go in search of my babies. I find them awake in Aida's bed, with Aida lying next to them.âAre you feeling better now?â she asks, her voice laced with concern, and I let out a sigh as I take a seat on the bed next to her.âHe has a mistress, and sheâs expecting his child.â I inform her, feeling a lump in my throat.âI know,â she says, and I look at her with a raised brow, surprise written on my face. âI don't know, like kn
Caroline:~~~Trevor hung up on me.Goddess. What did I just hear?Trevor has a mistress, and she's pregnant.Oh, goddess, I should have known nothing good comes suddenly.I walk away from the babies as I continue to release pheromones that might hurt them.I mind-link Aida, and she soon arrives and takes the babies away.During all that time, he keeps calling, but I don't answer.I begin to pace back and forth, my body trembling from mixed emotions.From fear to betrayal, doubt, and anger.So everything about me coming with him was a farce to play with my emotions?Trevor, I thought even without your memory, your heart and body felt me.You told me you love me more than I can imagine, we made love, and you marked me, so why?KnockâŚKnockâŚâAlpha Caroline.âThere is a knock at the door; it's Kristopher. I don't want to let him in, but thinking it might be something related to the pack, I ask him to come in.The door opens, and he steps in with a hesitant expression on his face.âKing
I don't knock. I don't hear what Anna is saying. I push the door open with enough force to make the glass partition rattle. Adrianâs âdeadâ wife, what's her name again, Julianna, doesnât even flinch. She just looks at me as a slow, condescending smirk spreads across her face. âGet out,â I say, my
It is getting dark when we arrive at the mansion. Itâs located in the heart of the city, a grand display of Cassianâs power and wealth.The car pulls in the driveway, and I carry Sophie, stepping out as Cynthia gets out to begin unloading our luggage.âWelcome, Madam. Iâm Lia, the housekeeper. I wi
Angela: ~~~ âCassian, why are you looking at me like that? Did you do something to Adrian?â The words spill out before I can stop them; the air in the room has shifted, turning heavy. Cassian is staring at me with that dark, predatory gaze, which makes me afraid of him. âYou want to go back to h
Angel:~~~âGo. Now. I need you safe.â Cassian says, and I've never felt so useless.He wants us safe, but what about him? What if I don't get to see him again?I look into his eyes and almost protest, yet I know if I stay here, I will only be an extra burden.I let him go and follow Virus, and as







