Lucy's POVSince there we found nothing more on the rogues sine the last attack, it was finally deemed a little safe for us to return home to Moongrowl. Ihad been waiting for the chance to return there, because I had grown tired of Moonstruck and its patronising members. For all the trouble we had gone through there, had anything good really come out of it? Scott had been lied to and coerced into a marriage he initially didn't want. I had almost lost my life at the hands of rogues. And I had learned the truth about how Agatha had betrayed Bloodbath pack because of her own selfish desires.As for Annabella, Scott actually had little choice on what could have been done. Even if he wanted, he couldn't break apart the marriage so early, and there were a lot of processes involved with their union that made them separating difficult. As much as he wanted ti end things with her, it just wasn't possible at the time being, and even the Luna couldn't intervene. On the other hand, he was also gr
Author's POV“What on earth are you talking about?” Annabella asked, still shocked. “What are you accusing me of?”“Pregnant mothers usually protect their unborn children first. You didn't do that. Coupled with the fact that your pregnancy has not appeared to progress since we got married, I find it very suspicious,” he said curtly.“Are you calling me a liar? Have you forgotten about the night we spent together?”Something in his face shifted. “Till today, my memories from that night are still hazy. I don't know what you did, but I don't think that it's right that you have memories to a night that seems to be blurred out of my memory!” His voice raised in pitch, and for the first time ever since she had known the triplets, this was the first time she had seen Scott, the most quiet of all three, actually angered about something.And it was scary.At a loss for words, Annabella thought that it was finally a good time for her to turn to her contingency plan. She made her face sad, and r
Author's POVWEEKS BEFORE; THE NIGHT OF THE ROGUE ATTACK After a slightly inebriated Annabella had spilled her glass of wine on Lucy, the two of them went on to the bathroom to get the unfortunate lady cleaned up.“Oh, I'm so, so sorry,” said Annabella, hiccuping. “I must have had too much to drink,” she said, dragging out her words like a child learning how to speak. She could barely stand straight, and seeing her in such a way made Lucy take a little pity on her—a mistake, as she would soon learn. “It's fine,” Lucy said, not wanting to hear more of what the drunken lady had to say. This was the last thing she had expected to happen to her, but now that it had, she didn't have a choice but to try and see how she could solve the issue before it got too late.She picked up some paper towels and tried to use them to soak up the liquid from her gown, but it didn't work. The wine had already become deeply attached to the fabric. The only thing that could save the dress was rinsing it a
Lucy's POVThankfully, Shaun and Seth intervened on my behalf, making good arguments in my defence. Although they were equally shcoked by the news, they didn't allow their emotions concerning the situation to dictate what happened afterwards. It didn't even look to be necessary anymore because the Luna seemed to forget about me and walked over to Annabella, asking more questions about the unborn child. When did she conceive? How did she know that the father was Scott? How long had they been together? And so on and so forth. I could see on Scott's face that he wanted to be anywhere else but rught there with us in that room. His face was a little red—either from embarrassment or from annoyance, I couldn't tell. I couldn't tell what was going up with him of recent, and it was honestly getting on my nervees. I had to see him soon and understand what was actually happening. Things were moving so fast and if we didn't do our best to actually iron this out, we might never have gotten the ch
Lucy's POV Wrongfully accused once again, I found myself standing before the Luna of Moongrowl, who also doubled as the surrogate mother of the triplets. I clasped my hands together under my blouse. No one had to see just how affected I was.In the main hall where I stood, before me sat the Luna on an ornate chair, leaning on her fist as though bored. The look in her eyes told me otherwise, though. To my left, sat Annabella, who was now conscious, and Agatha, who hadn't relented in her accusatory gaze. On my right sat the triplets, all looking confused as to why they had been summoned, although I could tell they were a little worried as well. Evening was coming already, and outdoors no longer had bright light to send into the room, which meant that the chandeliers came into use, illuminating the room with a light golden glow that added to the luxurious feel of the palace. “What happened?” Trudy asked, looking from Annabella, to Agatha, and finally to me. Her voice sounded empty, li
Lucy's POVAs I walked away from them, I kept my mouth clamped shut and my jaw clenched so tightly that it almost felt like my teeth would shatter. I hadn't felt such a level of anger in a very long time, and the feeling almost completely threw me off balance. But the women behind me weren't done. “Why are you running away from the truth, Lucy? Is it too bitter for you to hear?” Annabella’s annoying pitched voice reached my ears from behind, followed by footsteps gently crunching through grass. I didn't turn back, and kept going forward, hoping to get back into the palace, find my room, and completely shut out the world until I was ready to face it again. Her words weren't what upset me, because I had always expected people to keep bringing up the fact that I was a slave who had once been married to the most ruthless Alpha in all the packs. What cut deep was the notion that even though my people were free, and myself by extension, I would never be free to make my own choices.I wou