LOGINSix years ago, Veldana betrayed Maurice in court. Her testimony sent him, her fated mate, to the dungeon for a crime he didn’t commit. Dragged away in chains, Maurice eyes burning with hatred for her. She lost him, her dignity, and nearly her unborn child. Now, he has returned, no longer the poor boy she once loved, but a ruthless Alpha with power stretching across empires. To him, she is nothing but a liar, a traitor, and the woman who stole three years of his life. But to her, he is still the man she can’t stop loving… and the father of the daughter he doesn’t know exists. When his cold eyes fall on Veldana again, there is no recognition of their once-sacred bond. Only venom. “You’ll pay, Veldana,” he says, voice steady and lethal. And she knows he means it. She pays with her life but Maurice needs to decide if to truly live without her or exchange his life for hers.
View MoreVeldana’s POVThere have been moments in my life when I felt the shift of the earth. The turn in the very essence of my existence and this moment had to be one of them. The memories do not come in a flush like in the park. No, they did not want to be forgotten again, so they trickled in. As I walked up the steps to the court house, I remembered that over 10 years ago, I had done the same except my brother was in my ear and I was nervous about the decision I had made so I was trembling like a leaf. As I entered into the court room, I remembered where I had sat in a similar room waiting to be called on. As the lawyer and prosecutor defended their stands, I remembered the same events, albeit much more aggressive that occurred years ago and changed the trajectory of my life.As witnesses were called to the stand, I remembered when I was the witness. The key witness to a case that decided so many lives even though it was just one on trial. I remembered it all and my stomach started to ch
Veldana’s POVI could feel him tensing the moment the gates into the prison opened. It was not just his shoulders but his entire body going stiff as a board. As if that was not enough indication that prisons did something to him, the rhythm of his breathing changed and became more labored. I called out to him but he did not hear me. His gaze was fixed on the opening gate and nothing else. “Hey,” I called again putting my hands through his.He jolted a little before looking at me. “Are you okay?” I asked.His smile was forced as he replied, “Yeah, I’m good. I was just thinking of something. Let’s go.”The prison looked a little too nice to be a prison. The walls were cream colored and the floors were polished. “It’s so clean,” I commented.“Yeah. That’s what influential people get. They don’t want to get them mixed with the riff-raff. Let’s go,” he continued taking me along and I followed through the halls to the warden’s office.“Alpha, I am afraid we don’t have much time today. Mr.
Veldana’s POVI was so glad to close the door of the hospital room. I was really tired of the place, even though everybody was so nice. “You look so happy, people would think you were being mistreated.”“I don’t like hospitals. When Leila was born, I almost left against doctor’s advice if not that I was worried about her. And then we spent so long in hospitals after that…” I shivered at the memory.Maurice realized what I said earlier than I did so when he stopped, I looked at him quizzically while he returned my look with a pointed one until I realized. “I remember something else,” I confirmed.“That’s like what? Three today?” He wondered when he continued moving and I followed.“Four. I remember the day we met my parents,” I had not told him this because it was not a good memory and I did not want to kill our spirits. “Oh, that is an interesting one.”“I am sorry they treated you like that,” I didn’t know if I had apologized for their less than courteous behavior before but I felt
Maurice’s POVMy shoulders were tense to the point of being painful. They always were, every time I stepped into a prison. Prison made me who I am now, but it did not mean it did not take something from me. It was why I preferred to deal with my own people in my basement. I never wanted to be here again.“Alpha,” the warden called immediately he saw me and then came to me. “We have prepped him. He is waiting in the visiting station.”“Good. Wait here,” I told Greg and went ahead. Eldric was sitting with his hands handcuffed. It was a minimum security reform center so the only reason they handcuffed him was probably because I was coming. “What do you want?” Eldric asked the moment I sat down.“Oh, don’t worry. I am not here because I missed you.”“Then why are you here?” He asked me.“When you came to my house, you said you knew who had Leila kidnapped. Who is it?” I asked straight up. There was no point beating about the bush.“Now you want to know?” He scoffed. “Why? You want to pre












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