Chapter 116 Max had just walked out of the bathroom with just his robe on. His body is dripping wet from the bath he just had. His hair is clinging to his head with water dripping from it. He stops in his track when he walks into the room and finds Amelie standing close to the window and staring out into the dark. The last few days after the death of her mother have been rough for her. He has tried everything he could to pacify her, but nothing just seemed to be working in his favor as she never stops crying. "Are you crying again?" He asks as he drops the towel he was using to dry his hair before he walks over to her. Standing behind her, he wraps his arms around her waist and nuzzles his face in her neck. "No, I wasn't crying," She shakes her head and sighs briefly. She has a trail of tears at the corner of her eyes. Losing a mother has to be the most painful thing anyone can ever experience in their lifetime. Of course, she is aware that death is inevitable, but losing
Chapter 117 Alpha Kai POV Waking up this morning to find Ariel sleeping peacefully beside me on the bed makes my heart flutter excitedly. Knowing that she's mine forever now, I can't help the excitement that fills my heart. I watch as her eyelids slowly move until they are parted, revealing her beautiful eyeballs. "Good morning," Her smile melts my heart, and I find myself smiling at her. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?" I ask her, even though I know she didn't. We spent the almost the whole night, making out and making love, so how was she supposed to sleep fine? "Hmm," She nods her head, regardless. "Do you want us to shower together?" I ask her as I tuck the strand of hair on her forehead, behind her ear. "Hmm," She slowly nods her head, and I pinch her cheek. "I'll be back," With that, I stand up from the bed and drag myself into the bathroom to get our bathe water ready, and once I'm done, I come back to the room and pick her up in a
Chapter 118 Ariel POV The last three days have been like every other day. I've been worried about everything, which includes the mysterious killer that killed my foster mom, the woman at the hospital, and Lucas. I'm scared, honestly. I'm scared everything is not right. Sitting on the edge of my bed and pressing my phone since I'm the only one at home. The kids have gone to school since Ruby is almost fine now, and Kai went to the office of which he promised me he will be back soon. The sound of the knock on my door pulls my attention, and I spring up to my feet before advancing toward the door, and pulling it open, I can't help the smile that laces up my lips when I find that it was Amelie that knocked. "I've missed you so much," She pouts her lips as she hugs me tightly. Although we are together in the villa, we rarely see each other, since she has been busy staying indoors and trying to get over mom's death. I understand how she feels and what she is going th
Chapter 119 Ariel POV After I called Kai on the phone, he came to pick us up from the bus stop, along with my father. As he drives us back to the villa, I keep glancing at the man through the visor, since he is sitting in the backseat. As much as I'm happy that I've finally met my father, I don't know what this weird feeling is about. I don't know why I feel a bit... I can't really explain how I feel. Kai's hand jolts me back to reality as he places it on my hand, and gives it a light squeeze, and when I glance at him, he gives me an assuring smile that lasted for nanoseconds before it disappears again. We finally arrive at the villa about twenty minutes later, and we head to Kai's room after he showed the man to a room where he would spend the night, and maybe we'll have some time to talk tomorrow. "Are you ok? You don't look bright," Kai asks when I walk into the room from the bathroom, and I sigh briefly. I have no idea what I should say to him, or how to ex
Chapter 120 Ariel POV "What happened, father? Why did you suddenly disappear?" I ask him curiously, even though I know I shouldn't be too curious and allow him to rest at least. "Where have you been?" I further ask him, and he drops the cutleries he was using. He suddenly starts shaking, and soon, tears drop from his eyes. "Are you ok?" Kai asks worriedly, and I suddenly feel bad for asking him about that in the first place. He must be traumatized by what happened, but I can't conclude that yet. "I'm fine," He replies to Kai as he smiles at him. "I'm sorry for being like this. It's just..." He didn't complete his statement as he wipes his tears and dropped his gaze. "You don't need to answer the question if you don't feel like it. You can take your time," I say to him, and he slowly nods his head. "I'm sorry for not being here by your side the time you needed me the most... I'm sorry you had to go through pain while I was away. I feel like I'm not worth
Chapter 121 Ariel POV It has been one whole week since I've been living with my father, and those days have been filled with nothing, but excitement. We've been catching up on the good time we lost in the past, and I'm glad we are both healing and moving on from the past. Kai has announced our relationship, and the preparation for the mating ceremony has kicked off for days now. Guess who is going to be officially Kai's mate in a few days? That'll be me. Sitting on the edge of the bed after I woke up this morning, the bathroom door suddenly opens and Kai walks into the room with a towel hanging out his waist. He had just finished having his bathe, and his body is dripping wet. "Do you want to go with me to the office today?" He asks me as he grabs a towel and starts drying his hair with it, since he rarely uses the hand drier. Well, it has been a while since I last went to the office, so it won't harm to go today, yeah? "Yes, we should go together," I nod my head,
Chapter 122 Jacinta POV As I travel down memory lane, I can't help the tears that stream down my cheeks as everything came flooding my mind. The thought of it has been eating me up for ears now, but do you know what hurts the most? Living as another person and having another person taking the credit for what I produced. It's driving me nuts. "Are you ok?" I turn to find Tate, my supposed mate, walking into the garden, and I feel my skin crawl in disgust. This is one of the things I have to endure all because of that bastard. He was the reason my life turned into a big mess, and here I am today. I cringe when I feel his hands wrap around my waist, and I bite my bottom lip and slowly close my eyes, trying to be calm. "You don't look fine. Is everything ok?" Again, he asks me as he nuzzles his face in my neck, fanning me with his smelly breath, and I roll my eyes. "Hmm... I'm fine," I reply to him as I manage to wriggle out of his grasp, and he sighs briefly as he
Chapter 123 Ariel POV That dream felt so real that I haven't been able to get it off my mind even after the whole day. "Are you ok?" Kai asks me as he drives us home after we left the office, and I nod my head. "You don't look fine. Are you sure you are?" He asks for the second time, and I sigh briefly. I don't even know how to explain this to him. "That woman... I saw her in my dream," I wanted to tell him, but it just doesn't make any sense. Will he even believe me? Will he listen to me? "I'm fine, really," I reply to him, and he nods his head. "Do you want us to go somewhere?" He asks as he glances at me, but I shake my head. I just want to go home and rest my head right now. "Alright," He mumbles as he nods his head. The rest of the drive to the villa was peaceful, and we arrive at the villa in no time. "Do you want us to bathe together?" He asks as he strips out of his clothes, and I nod my head. "Anything can happen behind that door. Will