JoyeI tried to force my eyes open amidst all the commotion, however everything turned black the moment I felt a needle stick into my side. My vision became even blurrier, and the next time I opened my eyes, I was on the hospital bed, I had needles sticking into my arm, and Kaelan was by my side.My body felt cold, the only warmth I could feel was the pain in the spot where the needle was sticking in. I felt a bit dizzy, but this time I forced my eyes to stay open. "You're finally awake.." Kaelan commented, a sad smile on his face. The atmosphere was gloomy, and I could tell with one glance that something was wrong somewhere. As I tried sitting up on the bed, I realized that I was way lighter than before. The bulge on my stomach was gone, and suddenly my eyes widened in realization. "What happened, Kaelan?! Why can't I feel him?!" I yelled, my hands holding strongly onto his shirt. "Joye..." He paused, took a decisive look at me before spilling the tea. "They couldn't save the baby

KaelanI sat in silence, the day's paper in my hand, and Aiden right beside me. He watched me steadily like a hawk and wasn't okay with my recent attitude these days, but there wasn't really anything he could do about it right now. He knew well about my distress, and he knew the only person who was capable of handling it was Joye. Trying to talk me out of my misery would be meaningless, because I wouldn't even listen. "Are you going to keep staring at me all day long?" I asked with my eyes still buried deep in the pages of the book in my hand. Even without lifting my head to see, I could sense his pupils on my back, and they haven't left for a while now. "I think you're worrying yourself far too much. I'm sure Joye will forgive you soon enough, we both know she's still dealing with grief." He lamented before finally turning his eyes to the window."You worry too much, I'm going to be fine." I reassured for the umpteenpth time. Aiden probably knew that I was lying, but he didn't arg

KaelanIgnoring me was one thing, but trying to run away was a whole different case. For her to consider leaving my side forever meant that the little trust she had for me might have disappeared. I knew keeping secrets could destroy a family, but I never really expected that Joye would actually try to run away from me. She was willing to be a rogue wolf rather than stay by my side, and that alone was enough to tell me that I had failed in being a good husband. Aside from this morning, Joye hadn't said a word to me since her return. And despite all my attempts to make peace with her she still wouldn't budge. Aiden advised that I give her a little bit of time to heal, but staying away from her and watching her suffer was just unbearable for me. I sat in the study, my eyes glued to the screen of my computer, while my thoughts wandered away.I was already falling short in my office duties, and things have not been going well at the company lately. Deals were being lost, and the rate o

JoyeWith a bowed head, I showed my appreciation to Fenrir. I offered him a much more buoyant form of appreciation, but the humble old man turned it down. He said that breaking the curse of Azira would be the highest form of appreciation I could show him. And although I had no idea on how to accomplish that feat, I assured him that I would do everything in my power to do so. After I was done with getting my information, I rejoined Mary and the guards outside, and together we all returned to the mansion. Throughout the journey, my mind rampaged with thoughts and theories. Was I really the descendant of a witch? Did my mother know about this? And if she did, why had she not said anything to me? I was sick and tired of everybody keeping secrets from me, even my own mother. I pushed the incoming rage out of my thoughts, getting angry wouldn't solve anything. Now that I had learnt more about everything, I was beginning to understand why they would think keeping all of this away from me

KaelanI remained by myself a while, the pain of Joye's slap still lingering on my face. She completely misunderstood the situation, but honestly after everything she's been through, I couldn't blame her. I would do the same if I was in her situation, or maybe even worse. Getting up from bed, I walked out of the room and headed towards the roof. As a child I always came up here to hide and calm myself. I never imagined that I'd still return to this habit, but it was the only thing I felt could calm me down a little bit right now.The night enveloped me in its icy embrace, the wind howling soft through the cold night. Every gust seemed to carry the biting cold that seeped through my cloths and caused my breaths to form icy clouds that dissipated into the darkness. The sky was devoid of stars, the empty sky a mocking reminder of the feeling inside of me right now. "I figured you'll be here." Aiden's voice stole away my sad thoughts. I fought hard to regain my composure, but it wa