Hi, guys! Happy Easter! The next chapter will be dropping soon so stay close to this space! Love always, Kiki.
HAYLEE~~I didn’t know what to expect, even though I hurried to Flavia’s former room, which had become my meeting ground with the two members of my twisted family. Although I considered the fact that Kaylee remembered something from our childhood and decided to tell me about it, I didn’t have any questions that she could answer.Like I once mentioned, Aradia was the only one who could answer the new set of questions that had been surging within me, and she had made herself unavailable.Yet, I didn’t let that stop me from entering Flavia’s old room, with Flavia right behind me, of course.Even though Kaylee specifically asked to meet me alone, Flavia wouldn’t let me see her alone. The kids were with Xalen and Roy, and we promised to make it back before breakfast time. So, whatever Kaylee had to say, she had better say it quickly.“Yeah, we still have to find the perfect wedding dress,” Liya grumbled within me, even though a part of us had forgiven Kaylee.Before I could respond to W
HAYLEE~~The soft, warm glow of dawn seeped through the curtains, casting a gentle streak of gold across the room and my face, but it was nothing compared to the golden, soft, and warm smile on my face as my eyes fluttered open. My eyes felt heavy but strangely light at the same time, like I was drifting in a dream I never wanted to wake from.The only time I felt like this was whenever I saw Aradia in my sleep, but that wasn’t what happened throughout the night. My face heated up as my mind drifted to the long, intimate, and sweetly sweaty night that Xalen and I had behind closed doors.Gosh! I was so in love with him.I lay there, breathing in his scent, which was tinted with mine. My fingers lightly traced the lines of his jaw, still trembling from everything that happened last night and through the night.“Not to forget the weight of that sparkling gem,” Liya cooed within me, her excitement pumping in my veins.“I agree,” I chuckled to my wolf, a rush of gratitude and undying l
Princess Allison’s POV~~The kids' scream brought me downstairs, but what I saw brought me nothing but heartache.My heart shouldn’t be aching because the person I had genuine feelings for was Jose, right? But why did my heart skip a million and one beats when I saw Alpha King Xalen holding a ring in front of Haylee while on his knee?Heck, why shouldn’t my heart, my soul, and my body ache? Everything I should be getting and enjoying was happening right before my eyes, but I wasn’t on the receiving end. I wasn’t the girl who was getting crowned in five days, nor the girl wearing a ring that meant forever.I was just the girl who was pregnant with the child of a psycho. I was a psycho, too, to be fair. I was the girl standing behind a pillar, watching her dream life get snatched—or more like handed—to another girl who had done nothing to deserve it.What sacrifices had she made? None!I was the girl who gave up everything for this life!“You are spiraling. Return to the room, Allie,
HAYLEE~~Seeing Flavia, who had spent the whole day brooding over Roy's reluctance to get married to her and make their bond legal, happy brought a big, bright smile to my face. She was a good person, and she deserved all the happiness in the world.I held on to Jodie tightly, my eyes lingering on the couple while Sophia and Asher screamed to celebrate the proposal.I mean, who would have thought?After the kind of day we both had?I believed the day couldn’t get any better as I whispered, my voice shaky, “This calls for celebration. What would you like to eat, Flavia? I will personally prepare dinner for you tonight.”With eyes brimming with immeasurable joy, Flavia gazed at me, lips parting but only to close. Her eyes fell to the beautiful, glinting ring Roy had placed on her finger as she tried to speak again, but just like her previous attempt, words escaped her.“You know what?” I uttered, saving her from another futile attempt to speak while her body shook visibly, “I will ju
ALPHA KING XALEN~~For Haylee, I was ready to go all the way.For the woman who had helped me understand life better and given rhythm to my once-dead heart, I was more than ready to perform every ritual across every culture just to make her the happiest woman alive… and make her mine for the rest of our lives.However, Roy seemed to have caught the flu, which changed my brain chemistry. The love flu, and he had decided to compete with me. Not necessarily a competition, but I would like to think it was because it made everything we had been up to all day more fun.And I could use some fun in my life, knowing this was the calm before the storm.As we stepped into the palace, Roy’s voice echoed in my mind, breaking through my thoughts, soft and earnest, as he begged to be the first to propose, just like the humans. “If you go first, Flavia’s hurt will grow, and I don’t want that.”Clearly, he wanted to make up for what happened with his mate earlier this morning.“Huh, we got the bett
ALPHA PRINCE ROY’S POV ~~“Do you want to tell me what the problem is?” Xalen’s voice cut through my worried, stricken mind, snapping me out of my thoughts.We have been moving from one jewelry store to another since we left the palace this morning, and even though it’s been hours, we haven’t found the perfect ring for Haylee. Neither have I been able to stop thinking about why and how I froze this morning when Haylee graciously offered that Flavia and I share her big day with her.That was more than gracious.Yet, I couldn’t bring myself to accept the offer.“I don’t see how I will find the perfect ring for my mate with your face like that, so spill, Roy.” My cousin rolled his eyes, yet placed his hand over my shoulder reassuringly. “What’s the problem?”My eyes shifted from one angle of the store to another, searching the area to confirm if this was a good place for me to be vulnerable. I didn’t see anyone around, but I could perceive a few scents within the store, so I decided to
HAYLEE~~If Jodie hadn’t made her cute sounds, I would have forgotten that she and Flavia were in the same room with Alfred and me. Heck, if Jodie weren’t in the room, the silence would have swallowed the rest of us.Alfred’s eyes cut to Jodie when her voice snapped him out of his thoughts. He was quick to shift his gaze to me and uttered, “I loved your mom, Haylee. I should have loved you like I loved her. I was too greedy to see what I was doing to you and Kaylee.”I stuttered, “Did you really hit and maltreat me because Kaylee asked you to?”There has to be more to this, right? I just didn’t want to believe that he suddenly became the monster in my endless nightmares. Or maybe I was giving him a way out.“At first, yes. For the first few weeks, I just wanted to please Kaylee and earn her forgiveness, so I pretended to hate you, but before I knew it, the hatred I felt towards you became real, and you irritate me every day. I couldn’t control it, but I should have tried because yo
HAYLEE~~“Look at me, Haylee. Please,” Alfred pleaded, and I met his gaze. Even though I was certain that my eyes were reflecting my rage, he smiled at me and added, “You have to look at me to see my heart and hear my soul.”How I wanted to give him a snarky response and tell him he never heard my soul nor saw my heart when I needed him to, but since I was dying to know more about Aradia, I held back my comment and held Alfred's gaze.“I met your mom during one of the biannual galas that Alphas used to have to solidify the bond among all the packs, and the connection I had with her was instant. It was almost as if I found my destined mate for the second time—”“Almost?” I snickered, hating that he wasn’t being completely straight with me.“I already had a mate, Haylee. I couldn’t explain how I could feel another mate bond with a different woman, and I still can’t. So yes, almost, but that doesn’t make what I felt less real,” Alfred answered, clarifying why he chose to use that parti
HAYLEE~~"Hey, Haylee."My dad greeted me as if we were on good terms, as if we had a great father-daughter relationship.Shakily, I breathed, "Hey.""I’m glad you finally decided to have a talk with me," Alfred muttered as I made my way to the edge of Flavia’s old bed.I stared at the faded fabric on the old bed, unable to meet Alfred’s gaze. His tone was casual—too casual—and the weight of his words pressed down on my chest, making it hard to breathe. I didn’t expect my chest to tighten each time I met his gaze.But still, I had to. I clenched my jaw, fighting the urge to shrink back, to show him cracks in my armor. It wouldn’t be in my best interest to falter now, especially with Kaylee’s words echoing in my mind."It has to be done, right?" I blinked, trying to steady my trembling hands."Right," Alfred responded, his eyes lingering on me a moment longer than necessary. A hint of a smile tugged at his lips, but his words cut through the tension in the room. "Ask away. Hit me wi