All Chapters of The Daughter They Forgot: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Charleza’s p.o.v.It has been a week since I left the territory, and so far, no one has reached out to me.Ealish started as my personal assistant three days ago, and I am glad to hand off certain tasks to her. It frees up time for me to look at the future of my company, and I am staring at two listings.One is an office building in Littlefair, and the other is in Cliffpost. Both need renovations, and both are fairly priced. The problem is that I can’t decide where I want my home base, or where I might want to expand next.“Staring at them isn’t going to solve your problem, Charleza.” Ealish walks into my office with coffee for both of us.“I know. I have made every decision so far with the Dark Wind territory as my home in the back of my mind. That one condition is gone, and I can move wherever I want for the first time in my life.” I answer.Steam curls up into the air as I hold the mug up, and for a second I let the silence sit.“If it were up to you, what would you choose?” I ask

While Charleza heads home, the pack members in the ballroom continue their celebration of the full moon and the news that their future Alpha has found his connection.“Aler, my office.” Alpha Fynlo says quietly as he leans toward his Beta.Under normal circumstances, he would have used the mind-link, but he wanted to send a message to the rest of the Mildglow family.“I thought I was clear when I told you to treat Charleza as one of your children. I tolerated it when Rozena raised her, because it benefited the pack and me. What I never agreed to was the lack of responsibility you and Calyree showed.” Alpha Fynlo is looking at his Beta as he sits down.“We never wanted a third child. Unfortunately, due to circumstances, Calyree got pregnant, and the discovery was made after it was medically unwise to terminate.” Beta Aler explains to his Alpha once again.Alpha Fynlo slowly shakes his head as he closes his eyes for a moment. He has heard it before, and it still doesn’t make sense.“Why

Charleza’s p.o.v.I rush down the stairs, followed by the others as another round of pounding on the door starts, and I pull the door open with force.A woman at a little over 5' tumbles forward as the door disappears before her, and I step aside to let her fall to the floor.“Why the hell did you do that?” She says as she gets to her feet. She steps back to look at me, but before she can open her mouth again, I hold up my hand.“That’s what you get for pounding on my door at six in the morning. Start explaining what you were thinking before I call law enforcement.” I growl as I block the door.Ealish moves to the kitchen, and then I hear her turning on the faucet. The woman looks over her shoulder toward our curious neighbor, and I growl a little louder to get her attention back.“I am the new tenant, and I am moving in today.” She says, her hands on her hips.Lochlin groans as he looks at the tablet in front of him. He tilts it toward me, and I see an ad for the lily residence on a

A Year LaterIronshield Structures has taken on a new challenge. In addition to renovating, selling, and renting structures, they have started building new structures and modifying homes to meet the owner’s vision.It started with a small request from Elder Elgar, who wanted something unique. Not an entirely new structure, but enough changes to make it look like new.“You have an appointment at three. He requested a meeting with you specifically, but he only gave a company name.” Ealish reminds Charleza as she returns from one of the lower floors.“Ask Aldyn if he has time to attend. If someone requests me specifically, then I’d rather have a witness.” Charleza responds as she walks into her corner office.Her eyes move toward the door, connecting her office to Aldyn's, and for the umpteenth time she wonders when she will have time to sort through the papers in that filing cabinet.Every time she thinks she has time to spare, something happens that calls her away from the office and t

Charleza’s p.o.v.“When was the last time Grandma Rozena joined one of these gatherings?” I ask the question that has been on my mind ever since Yoanie told me about them.“Over twenty-five years ago,” Malane responds, and I understand why she stopped coming.It meant explaining why Aler refused to raise his daughter, and somewhere down the road it would have meant explaining why Rivanon mistreated her baby sister or why Riog ignored her.“Did Aler and Calyree ever join one of these gatherings?” I have no idea which answer I am hoping for, but I am curious if anyone ever saw my brother or sister.“No, not even after they had children. I don’t even know what they look like.” Malane answers.“Rivanon looks like Calyree, but I can’t tell you what Riog looks like. I have only seen him from a distance, and usually from the back or the side.” I say as the next group of relatives sit down.One of them is more interested in her tablet than asking me questions, and I smile when her mother grow