“Happy Birthday Baby!” I whispered to my child and I watched with a smile on my face as she flipped her pretty poppers open.“It’s my burtday mommy!” Jessy whispered excitedly back to me too and I laughed pulling her closer to me for a hug.“Yes, yes it is babe.” I responded dropping a small kiss on her head.It was still pretty early but Jessy and I had a small ritual on each of our birthdays, where we woke up really early in the day and just be affectionate with one another, like the way we were doing at the moment.It would usually involve hugs, kisses and just silence. Before moving to Greyson’s home that had been the only sort of gifts or party we could offer to each other. Well, some times I tried to get extra food for Jessy or for myself but that was never really certain. This was our main gift to each other. This particular morning felt different, but it wasn’t surprising. For the first time ever, Jessy was going to have her own birthday party, I didn’t know the details of th
I pushed past the people that had gathered in the center of the living area. There were whispers everywhere and from the faces and the atmosphere I could already tell that nothing good was awaiting me, still I prayed, I prayed to the Goddess that nothing had happened to my child. But once I got to her, all the breath whooshed out of my lungs and it felt like a vibration went through my body. I ran towards her and took her frame into my hands. Jessy was laying in a pool of her own blood around her head and there was still some blood rushing out of her mouth. My daughter looked pale and lifeless. The scream that tore out of my mouth was inhumane and it took everything in me to not shift at that moment, since my wolf was threatening to take over.“She’s still breathing Freya, we have to move her to the room, I just called the healer and she’ll be here soon to look her over. You need to let go of her so I can carry her to the room where she’ll be more comfortable.” I heard Greyson speak
That bitch!The rage that coursed through me was nothing like I had felt before, I just knew there was something off about her, and I knew that I should have spoken about it at some point, now my child was probably going to loose her life because of me. I was fuming, my whole body heated up a lot and when I reached out to the fire burning within me in an attempt to quench the raging fire it was almost like I had flames crawling over my fingers that made the attempt. I couldn’t think or act on anything else except that anger and it was all because of one person. Because of Emilia. It wouldn’t change a thing, it certainly wouldn’t make the situation better but if she was going to try and take my child’s life then I was going to try and take hers too. I didn’t care about the consequences that would come with it. Greyson’s arms around me usually brought me comfort but in the moment they only made me feel hotter, I didn’t want to be here. Within his arms. The only thing that would bri
Greyson’s POV:I watched Freya’s sleeping frame on the bed and different emotions went through my mind at the events that had taken place in minutes prior. From the bedroom where we had just been standing in each other’s arms sharing comfort, to the point till which she had matched out of the room, shaking in anger. I would have gone after her immediately and tried to stop her from doing whatever or at least find out what was running through her mind. But Jessy had shifted on the bed and she had made a noise of pain. I had to pause to observe her for a moment and when I saw the four years old frame move with even more pain I knew that she was due for another one of the pain suppressants that the healer had prescribed. And so it wasn’t until after I had given it to her and watched as she settled into her sleep once more that I could go after Freya. ‘You’ve been sneaking around, trying to get me in trouble one way or another, sneaking to the garden at odd hours and coming in with di
Greyson’s POV:“Smith.” I greeted the moment my Beta walked into my office.“I heard what happened to Jessy but I kept getting different versions of it so I couldn’t wait till morning to find out what was happening. I had to come over.” He responded, settling into the chair opposite me.I watched Smith for a full minute without speaking and during that time, I just let my thoughts wander concerning him. This was a man that had claimed to be too busy to come for the little girl’s party, now he couldn’t wait till morning to check up on her. He had come to my house in the middle of the night. It confused me and maybe it was because of the recent happenings but all I wanted to do was send him away and prevent him from talking to or seeing Jessy or Freya. But the worry that danced in his eyes made me reconsider. “Jessy was poisoned.” I delivered and I watched as Smith’s eyes darkened as well as his entire body tense. “What? By who? How did this happen? Where is she now?” Smith asked in
I flipped open my eyes and turned around on the bed and in that moment, I was glad that I were still laying on the bed because the wave of vertigo that hit me as I turned would have been enough to knock me off my feet. Shutting my eyes tight again, I tried to will the banging in my head away but it remained no matter how much I tried. The bed beside me felt cold, which was proof that Greyson had left me for a while, he probably had not slept with me at all, or also felt like I had been sleeping for a good couple of hours now. The only good thing that came from sleeping this long was the fact that I now felt in total control of myself and my wolf. Being consumed by so much anger and losing control as much as I did earlier had been very challenging, for both my body and mind and it wasn’t something I wanted to go through again. I needed to check up on Jessy and then maybe sleep in the same bed with her. It would help me relax better if I knew that I was closer to my daughter. I mov
Greyson’s POV:The room was dimly lit as always, jam packed with bodies gyrating on each other all over the large dance floor. The loud music was too much to bear but I forced myself to stay put, I didn’t have anything to return to anyway and going back to the guest house that had become my home for the time being in the SilverMoon pack would only bury me deeper and deeper into the misery and sorrow that was currently eating at my soul. Everything was a blur, the people on the downstage dancing, the servers moving up and down the large hall, even Smith that was currently sat by my side. “Greyson, you’re here to let go of all that sad energy not drown yourself in alcohol. You’ve consumed an abnormally large amount and even being an Alpha wouldn’t be able to stop the effects soon. You need to stop drinking.” Smith advised.His words went through one ear and went out of the other. I continued to pour the drink shot after shot into my throat and I could already feel the drowsy effects
“Well don’t you think it is mean to give me a white crayon to color on a white piece of paper Jessy?” Smith asked.“No.” Jessy replied.I smiled lightly, while stirring the pot of food on the stove and listening to the conversation coming from the living area.“I’m not coloring with you then.” Smith said.“No, no. You have to colow Smith.” Jessy said.“Then give me a better crayon. Give me the green one.”“No.”“The purple one then.” Smith insisted.“I wan the purple one too.” “Jessy you’re not being fair right now. If you want me to color with you then you have to give me an actual color, you can’t give me a white crayon and ask me to color with you that’s being selfish.” Smith said and I could tell that he was getting annoyed already from the tone of his voice. I was just about to go and intervene when the two came whirling into the kitchen. Jessy with her crayon box in her hands and Smith with the singular white one and the drawing book in his.“Mommy, Smith no wan to colow with