THREE YEARS LATER...I was taking a walk through the garden towards the back of the pack house because my feet hurt and I needed to visit Ethan. It was swollen and Elena advised that I took as many walks as I could to alleviate the pain.I was due to give birth any moment from now and was not supposed to wander too far from the pack house but Elaine was with me.âMom, are you okay? Do you need to sit for a minute?â He asked worriedly as I wobbled for a minute.âNo, Iâm fine. I need to stop sitting down every time.â I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me.When we got to where Ethan was buried, Elaine wandered off with Indigo leaving me alone. There was a chair beside the grave from the last time I visited.âHey, Ethan. I came to say goodbye. Iâm going to have a baby soon and Iâve decided to let go of my past, including you. I should have listened to Zion about not burying you here in the pack house but then I was desperate and wanted to hold on to the only family
My head was spinning. I didnât want to believe the person looking back at me with so much hatred was Ethan. My brother who I thought was dead. No, Ethan canât be alive.âEthan? How is this possible? How are you alive?â I was losing my breath and Zion rushed over to my side to pick me up âI saw you dieâ I screamed.I saw Indigo tense on top of him and my eyes finds her claws on his neck, ready to rip it out if he even tried to move.âIndigo, stop itâ I yelled, running towards her to push her off him âLet him go, he is not a threatâ I cried out but she didnât move. She saw him as a threat and she was not going to let him go.âZion, tell her to get off him. She is going to hurt himâ I ran to his side.âGeneva, please calm down and examine the situation. He is here with that woman. I think he is the one that has been trying to kill you all this timeââWhat are you saying? He is my brother, Zion. He would never try to harm me. I know itâs all a misunderstandingâ I refused to believe that E
I pushed my food around in my plate, unable to eat a single bite. My insides were still trembling after the visit to Astrid. I know she told me not to worry but I couldnât help but think of the part where she said the person had decided to finish what he started and very soon.I wasnât ready at all. I know early I kind of boasted about my fighting skills but I was terrified. It felt like my insides were twisted in a painful manner and I couldnât breathe well.âGennyâ Lily called and I looked up from my plate to meet her concerned gaze âWhatâs wrong? Are you still thinking of what Astrid said?âI tried to smile at her but it came out as a grimace instead. We were having dinner in the pack kitchen and I could not find it in me to join in their little discussions.âDonât worry about a thing. You have all of us, we would never let anything happen to youâ Lily reached out to give my hand a little squeeze.âShe is right, Gen. We will protect you. Have you forgotten we are the most powerful
`I clung to Zionâs arms as we walked towards Astridâs hut. Indigo ran ahead of us as though she knew exactly where we were going. I was still shaken by the incident earlier and it made me so scared that the person who was trying to kill me had gotten so close without anyone noticing. We arenât safe at all.Before we left, Zion had ordered for some warriors to be stationed outside our door but I refused. It would be too overwhelming to see them guarding the door. It was like a constant reminder that I wasnât safe. We had argued about it but he finally relented and allowed me to have my way.I was no longer the weak girl that was taken from my pack. I was stronger and a better fighter. I wanted to believe that I would be able to take care of myself in case anything happened even though I hoped nothing would happen.I hoped that Astrid had some answers for us. She had been searching for answers on the poison that was used for so long and I was already close to giving up hope that she wou
Itâs been just a few hours since Zion left with Elaine, leaving just me and Indigo in the house but she had already grown on me. It didnât help that she kept trailing behind me wherever I went and it was funny. If I got out of her sight for a minute, she would come barrelling through the house, sniffing everywhere to know where I was. I looked behind at my new shadow where she laid sprawled on the kitchen floor as I did the dishes. I had to take her to Elena this morning so I missed out on training with Isaac so I could get a few things done before I took her to the pack clinic. âAre you going to follow me into the bathroom when itâs time for me to take a bath? Zion would kill you before that happenâ I said playfully with a chuckle. I arranged the dishes into the racks and headed to my room so I could take a shower. When I entered the bathroom, Indigo attempted to follow me but I stopped her before she could get into the bathroom.âNo, No, No, where do you think you are going? Sitâ
I blinked open and felt a heavy weight on my chest. I looked down and shrieked in surprise to see the panther, Indigo laying on me and purring softly. I scrambled to the end of the bed in shock but the panther didnât move from the spot and gave me a bored look before resting on its paws.I looked around the room and saw Elaine sitting on the floor beside the bed and he was busy playing with her tail and giggling.âYou are so silly, Mummy. Indigo wonât hurt you. She is a good girlâ He said and purred the animal who purred in response and even licked Elaineâs hand and he burst into another fit of giggles.âStop, indie, it ticklesâI sat back down hesitantly and looked at the animal who seemed to be better. It seems whatever Elena gave it was successful in helping it recover quickly but that didnât explain why it was on my bed, on me.âZionâ I called out âWhere is your daddy, baby?ââHe is making breakfast in the kitchenâ Elaine said happily and I understood why. We were used the kitchen