Damien's POV I spent the rest of the night tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. At the first crack of dawn, I went to Jeremy's room to check on him. I knew that Olivia would not approve but time was short and who knew when last I would be able to see my son? I started the day with the determination to get Olivia's consent to tell Jeremy that I was his father.However when I opened the door to Jeremy's room, he was not in bed.The blankets were pushed aside, as if he had left in a hurry, and his slippers were still tucked neatly under the edge of the bed.My first thought was that Olivia had disappeared with him in the night, possibly afraid that whoever had tried to kill me would come to the palace with a murderous vengeance. Rage filled me at this thought… that she would just take off with Jeremy without telling me about it.Another kind of feeling washed over me at the idea that someone had come to steal him right from under my nose.The idea was not impossible and that was
Damien's POV Olivia was seated in the stables when I got to the palace. She sat upright, staring at the stars. She appeared deep in thoughts and my plan was to sneak out before she could see me. But if I did that I would not be able to keep the horses myself. I had already committed to the task and backing out was no longer an option that made sense to me. I had taken them this far and it would not feel right to abandon the responsibility now.However, my cover was blown by a guard and so the decision to stay hidden was taken out of my hand.“Alpha Damien,” a guard called out to me, his voice seeming alarmed.“Damien?” Olivia turned to see me, then as her eyes took in my appearance, she asked, “what happened?”Clearly this was no longer something that I could hide. “It's a long story.”“That happened in one night?” her head was cocked to the side as she continued to look pointedly at me.I had no response for her except to exhale loudly. I wished I had been able to avoid the conversa
Damien's POV “It doesn't seem like it. You've been getting ahead of yourself lately,” one of them said. I sensed that whoever had sent these men this way had given them a reason to kill me. They must have weaved some sort of story as to why I deserved to die. Perhaps if I could get them to tell me the story, I could guess who was behind this or if this was just a huge misunderstanding.“How so? I've just been minding my own business. Dunno why you folks tryna kill me,” I said, getting better at speaking at their level.“You was sleeping with your master's wife and riding his horses. Now that's a fine horse you have there and I know for sure it ain't yours.”My eyes narrowed at the accusations and I realised slowly that this was going to be tricky. How could I know if the accusations levied had been deliberate so that I would fit the profile or if I just happened to fit the profile of someone with these accusations?“I do enjoy riding the horses but I swear I didn't touch his wife, I
Damien's POV Elder Zigmund’s words echoed in my mind as I made my way back to my pack on the back of my horse. I was never scared to travel alone but I could not shake off the feeling that someone was following me. I knew I was only panicked because of the things Elder Zigmind had told me but I hated how easily I had let the fear settle in my head. I tried to think of anything else but my discussion with Elder Zigmund. I tried thinking of Olivia but the thought of her only brought me back to Elder Zigmund. I tried settling my thoughts on Jeremy but immediately I was filled with anxiety about telling him that I was his father. I know I had been pushing for Olivia to allow me to do it but the idea of actually doing it scared me a little bit. What if Jeremy rejected me as his father? I knew that even though Simeon had hurt him, he still considered the man father in many ways. After all, he had been there since his cradlehood. A chill ran through my body as I was reminded of how I had
Damien's POV “No, I won't. Jeremy is safer within these walls, at least for now,” she responded, but her tone told me that she would be on the lookout for safer options. I could not blame her if she did. After all, my pack was on the brink of a war.“You won't ask me where I am going?” I asked, finding it strange that she had remained silent.“No, it's none of my business, really,” she replied with a tight smile. She was about to walk away from me, but I held her back.“It is your business. I am going to see Elder Zigmund about this Alpha removal business. It doesn't sit right with me,” I told her, watching her expression change to one of slight worry. That was good. It showed that she still cared.“It may be Alira's doing,” she said quietly. I almost did not hear her.“I will find out,” I said.“Can I say goodbye to Jeremy?” I asked, nervously.I had to put her in a tough spot with the question, but I was hoping she would say yes.“Sure,” she said with a shrug.I followed her down t
Olivia's POV He was shocked and so were all the men around him including Damien. He looked at me with eyes that said he did not know what to do. He had been hit by a woman and it was both humiliating and confusing. If I had been Damien, there was no doubt that he would have punched back but I was Olivia and he was confused. He was saved however, by someone who came up to him and whispered something in his ear.He eyed us, clearly displeased by what he had just been told. Then grudgingly, he said, “Prince Orion has been found, there is no need to search.”“We will be filing a complaint to the council informing the council of how you brought your men to raid my pack like they are a gang of thugs,” Damien spat angrily.“I don't think so, there are so many complaints against you, you may not be Alpha here for very long,” he said with a smile that was spiteful.My heart dropped. The moment felt surreal, like the beginning of a nightmare I couldn’t wake from. I looked into his eyes and saw