LOGINPatrick’s POVI traveled to our secluded location far from Ironmoor.I checked my rearview mirror three times to make sure no one was following me before I finally turned onto the narrow dirt road that led to the house.I had learned a long time ago not to take chances, not when it came to this because one careless mistake and everything could fall apart. Caspian had already grown suspicious of me these past few weeks. I could feel it in the way he watched me sometimes and the way his questions had started to sound less like conversation and more like tests.If he ever found out that I am meeting Adams or about the real reason I disappeared for hours at a time, it would ruin everything.I parked far enough from the house that the car wouldn’t be seen from the road and then walked the rest of the way on foot, staying close to the trees.The house was small and on the inside, exactly the way Adams wanted it so that nothing would draw attention and nothing would make anyone stop and wond
Emelda’s POVI had never felt so humiliated in my entire life, not even when I had been forced to leave the palace before or when Caspian had stood in front of everyone and made it clear that he had chosen Seraphina over me.But this? This was different because this time, I hadn’t even done anything terrible.I had only walked into his bedroom without knocking and that was all. That was who I had always been, I had been walking into Caspian’s room without knocking since we were children and he had never spoken to me this way, because that was what siblings did or at least that was what we used to do.My footsteps echoed through Patrick’s estate as I stormed down the hallway.A maid immediately stepped aside when she saw my face because if anyone had said a single word to me at that moment, I probably would have exploded.I pushed open the door to my sitting room then slammed it behind me. The sound echoed loudly.“Unbelievable!” I turned around and started pacing across the room.My
Seraphina’s POVThe moment the door clicked shut behind Emelda, I turned to Caspian, still holding the blanket loosely around myself.“That was too harsh,” I said.Caspian, who was still lying on the bed slowly turned his head toward me.His expression was unreadable.“Too harsh?”I pulled the blanket closer around myself.“Yes.”His eyebrows rose and I immediately regretted opening my mouth, not because I didn’t mean what I said but because I knew that look. Caspian was already in one of his moods and apparently, I had just volunteered to make it worse.“Seraphina.”“What?”“She walked into our bedroom without knocking while we were in bed and then she stood there laughing.”I sighed. “I know Cas, but when you say it like that, it sounds bad.”His eyes narrowed.“That’s because It was bad.”I bit my lip…maybe he had a point but still…“She’s always been like that,” I continued. “Barging in, laughing at the wrong moments, It’s just who she is. I understand why you were angry, but you
Seraphina’s POVNo matter how hard I tried to focus on something else, my mind kept returning to my conversation with Emelda… her tears and the apology. The way she had looked at me when she promised she wanted to change.A part of me still didn’t trust her, maybe I was foolish for even considering it after everything Emelda had done, I had every reason to keep my distance.She had humiliated me publicly, blamed me for things I hadn’t done and tried to destroy my marriage when she brought Caspian’s former mate into our lives to separate us.There were moments when I still couldn’t believe how far she had gone but earlier that day something about her had seemed different or maybe I simply wanted to believe people could change.Then the bathroom door opened and Caspian stepped out, a towel draped over his shoulders his hair still damp from the shower, droplets trailing down the side of his neck.He paused the moment he saw my face.“You’re still thinking about her,” he said, not really
Laura’s POV“I need to see Maxwell,” I said, my voice hoarse but firm.The healer stepped in front of me immediately, blocking the doorway with her body like she thought that alone would be enough to stop me.“Laura, listen to me,” she said, her tone urgent. “You just survived a dangerous, premature delivery. Your body has been through trauma most people never recover from and If you try to walk right now in this condition you could collapse, you could start bleeding heavily again and that could lead to death.”“I don’t care,” I said, and I meant it.What did it matter if I collapsed? What did it matter if I bled out somewhere in that house? My son was already gone and there was nothing left in me that feared dying the way I once had.“He needs to see what he did,” I continued, my voice breaking slightly. “He needs to look at what his actions caused…he needs to see our baby.”She reached for my arm, trying one last time to stop me but I pulled away and gathered my son’s small body int
Laura’s pov I stared down at the tiny face in my arms.My beautiful little boy was so small and still.“Open your eyes.” I gently touched his cheek again. “Come on.” My lips trembled. “Open your eyes for Mama.” But he didn’t move. My breathing became uneven. I waited another second as if somehow If I waited long enough he would suddenly move.Maybe his tiny fingers would curl around mine or his little chest would rise or maybe he would cry…anything, just one sign that the healer was wrong but there was nothing.My baby remained completely still in my arms and somehow something inside me broke and I began sobbing uncontrollably. I bent over him, holding his tiny body against my chest.“I am sorry,” I whispered over and over. “I tried to save you. I am so sorry I could not protect you, Mommy tried... I fought as hard as I could. I am sorry…”I rocked him gently, my tears falling onto the cloth wrapped around his tiny body. My chest felt like someone had ripped my heart out.I had fa
Tricia's POV "Where's that fat fool who calls herself the Luna of the pack?” My mother-in-law's voice cut through the pack house hallway like it was meant for everyone inside.I froze mid-step as heat rushed up my neck, my fingers tightening at my sides while I slowly turned.She stood at the end
Tricia / Seraphina’s POVI stared at him, waiting for him to laugh or to say it was a joke but Caspian didn’t instead he sat beside me waiting for my reply. “Are you insane?” The words ripped out of me, sharp and loud in the quiet hospital room.“Marriage? You want to marry me?,”“Yes,” he said si
CHAPTER 5Tricia's POVThe nurse looked genuinely scared and said this was a case of amnesia, but she didn't know why I was claiming another identity.She hurried off, saying she wanted to call the doctor.She added that the one who saved me had been among the guests at my husband's pack gathering
Tricia's POV"Tricia, what have you done!" Maxwell exploded, his voice shaking with rage."How dare you! So this has been your plan all along, huh? You're jealous because you can't carry a pup so you decide to kill another she-wolf's child!”"No, no," I shook my head rapidly, tears already blurring