TWENTY ONE

Rowena’s Pov “W—why are you speaking this way?” I almost choked on my breath as I asked, my throat tight. Sébestien was my past. He treated me like a piece of it and currently, if there’s anything I feel for him, it’s hatred. I might have assumed the flowers was from him but that was because I couldn’t put it above him. After discarding me, he’s doing everything within his capacity to make me forgive him so it was only normal I assume he had snuck into my room and dropped the roses there. But it was from Alexander. I didn’t know, never could have thought of it, and now he seemed mad. “Maybe I’m speaking this way because he’s the only man who has that space in your mind.” He raised a brow, shrugging. “We live in the same house and you couldn’t think towards me. Doesn’t that show how little I mean to you?” He looked at me as though I had stabbed him where it hurts. “I…” I wanted to say but ended up sighing, the tension growing heavier between us. “No, you don’t have to say anyth

TWENTY TWO

Rowena’s Pov“What’s the problem?” I was so frightened that I jerked up from the bed, into a standing position. But he had momentarily lost the ability to speak. Jace stood in the middle of the room, beads of sweats covering his face as he exhaled in and out, trying hard to catch his breathe. I only just asked of him hours ago and I was told he hasn’t come back. For him to be here now, it definitely means he has an update regarding Sébestien and that piqued my interest. The more seconds that ticked away, I realized I was losing whatever was left of my patience. “Are you ready to speak now or—”“It’s Sébestien.” Before I could finish saying, he finally found his voice and interjected, raising his head. “I spent days following him, and today, he visited his parents. It was there I found out there’s going to be a marriage soon.” My heart skipped a beat. Marriage? “You mean Sébestien is getting married?” I asked again to confirm I didn’t just hear him wrong. He nodded, proving my h

TWENTY THREE

Sébestien’s Pov“Sébestien, this is Ivy, the girl I told you about,” My mom beamed with a smile in her seat as she introduced us to each other. “Ivy, this is my son, Sébestien, who you’ll be getting married to.” Ivy, who I was just seeing for the first time nodded her head before smiling at me. “It’s nice to meet you, Sébestien.” My lips curled into a faint, evidently fake smile. “Nice to meet you too.” I lied through my teeth. I still found it hard to believe this was truly happening and my mom was really pushing me into a union I didn’t want. Weeks ago, I had been hell bent on not picking her calls anymore. I decided even if I was to pick another woman as my Luna, my mother wasn’t going to be the one to decide who it would be for me. But here I was, heeding to her very wish. In the right state of mind. Because I’ve come to a realization my pack was going to crumble completely sooner than later if I didn’t make this choice. Or maybe we could say she implanted that idea in my hea

TWENTY FOUR

Rowena’s PovI held my children’s hands as protectively as I could and led them toward the Alpha’s car waiting outside the school’s gate. Immediately I opened the backseat door, and they climbed in, I watched twin faces light up when they saw who was in the driver’s seat. “Daddy!” They were hugging him in a blink. I couldn't help but smile as I placed their school bags on the vacant space and shut the door. I reached for the passenger’s door, about to enter when I felt a sudden touch on my shoulder. An instant fear crept under my skin and jolted, turning around. I could have sworn it was Sébestien. Only the idea that he could suddenly appear out of nowhere alone had been something of dread to me ever since our encounter after four years. But the person before me wasn’t tall, muscular or had those intense eyes I had once fallen in love with. The person staring at me right now was a woman. I sighed shakily, leaning back against the car. “How may I help you, please?” I asked, frustra

TWENTY FIVE

Rowena’s PovNot even a scalpel could slice through the stunned silence. As I sat there frozen, I wanted to ask the Alpha to repeat what he’d just said. And I wish I could be certain my kids would never ask something like that but they’d asked something similar to that once. Then, I thought I had managed to quench their curiosity but that might have just been in my head after all. My heart started slamming erratically against my chest as if to tell me I’d messed up. While I thought I was doing a good job keeping both Sébestien and anything relating to him away from my children, I didn’t want to imagine the truth I’d hidden away was resurfacing right beneath my nose. “And what was your answer?” I asked him, my voice quivering with urgency. Alpha Xander shrugged. “I was caught off guard,” He admitted. “For a moment, I almost forgot we weren’t supposed to tell them the truth yet. I know why you’ve kept it from them. If he learns about the twins, he’ll come back and try to claim the

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