Kayla's POV.I was perplexed as I waited up all night in strong anticipation, but I also braced myself, ready for the worst. I felt the need to inform him that maybe it was time for me to move on from this cut-and-chase hide-and-seek game; I just could not vanish into the blue without my family.Maybe the honesty that got down with it was what I needed but nothing changed; nothing emerged.Alpha Reynolds had not returned to the room during the entire night. Panic struck as I kept staring at the door, terrified that he would suddenly burst through it and eject me from the house. I knew he was up with Jackson, likely bonding over memories of their past, but I could not have given a damn about any of that. If anything, I suspected Jackson might have slipped.I trembled slightly from fear when the door quickly pushed open. I was so afraid since it was Alpha Reynolds."What happened while I was away?" He asked, pushed the door shut, and curled up in my bed as I stared at him, wide-eyed,
Reynolds' POV."Come on, shake off that laziness; you've got things to do," she instructed, gently nudging me as she began to step away. But I couldn't resist the urge to pull her back into my arms, wrapping her in a tender embrace and planting soft kisses behind her ear and along her temples."Can't we just stay like this a little longer?" I pleaded, unwilling to let go of the comfort and warmth of her presence. I longed for a moment of respite from life's burdens and conflicts, craving nothing more than the simple joy of being together."Sorry, but I need to pick up Adora today; we've made plans, remember?" she reminded me, a playful smile dancing across her lips as she gently extricated herself from my grasp."Fine, go ahead and tell me that Adora's your new favourite," I teased, feigning a pout as she leaned in for another kiss, her laughter mingling with mine."She'll always hold a special place in my heart, you know that," she reassured me, her words filled with affection as s
Reynolds' POV.I was tired of living in secrecy and fear, constantly hiding aspects of myself due to the oppressive influence of the council of elders and their cruel threats to take Adora away from me.After getting ready, I slipped back into my shorts and allowed myself a brief nap, needing a moment of respite before joining Kayla.Seven minutes later, I roused myself from my short rest and followed after her, determined to face whatever challenges lay ahead with newfound confidence.I approached Jackson's room with a sense of purpose, knocking firmly on the door. His response was predictably hostile, his voice ringing out from the other side with a mixture of annoyance and defiance."What do you want?" he barked, his tone laced with irritation.But I couldn't help but grin mischievously as I turned the doorknob, undeterred by his brusque demeanour."Come on, you're about to get yourself into trouble," he warned, his threats ringing hollow as I heard his footsteps drawing nearer to
Reynolds' POV."What are you trying to say, Jackson? You hardly know her, you've only spent, what, twenty minutes with her? And I'm not going to just sit here and let you talk about her like that." I said with a frown, feeling frustrated. However, Jackson seemed unfazed by my anger."This is exactly what I'm talking about. She's already made a huge impression on you. I'm your brother, and you're going to side with her over me?'' he questioned."Be careful, Jackson! As much as you're my buddy, my brother, my confidant, she means the world to me. I won't stand by and let you disrespect her and act recklessly, okay?" I pleaded, and he nodded in agreement, both of us feeling a lump in our throats as we faced the tension between us."Did she mention that we've met before?" he asked, and I felt a chill run down my spine, my heart racing as I processed his words."What do you mean by that?" I inquired, our gazes locked in a silent battle of understanding."Oh, she's your soulmate and all,
Reynolds' POV. A thick, bitter laughter bubbled up from within me as I observed Jackson's confusion, his expression a mix of frustration and disbelief."This isn't a joke, Alpha Reynolds," he protested, his tone laced with irritation."What isn't? You actually expect me to believe any of this?" I retorted, my voice tinged with incredulity. "Kayla being pregnant? Having a man? Do you really think any of that makes sense?"Tears welled up in my eyes as I spoke, the weight of Jackson's accusations bearing down on me like a lead weight."You have to listen to me, Alpha Reynolds!" Jackson insisted, his voice rising in urgency. "She was a slut who got herself involved with some random guy or had a man of her own. All I know is, she threw herself at me, begging for help.""She was desperate, willing to do anything. But I couldn't ignore the sense that something was off, that she was hiding something, so I caved and helped her."The words hit me like a punch to the gut, each syllable drivi
Kayla's POV.My heart pounded violently against my ribcage, each beat echoing through the room like a thunderous drum. Tears cascaded down my cheeks, mingling with the droplets of sweat that dripped from my brow, creating a pool of anguish at my feet. The temperature in the room soared, suffocating me as if I were trapped in a furnace, while my resolve crumbled like brittle autumn leaves. I was utterly feeble, shattered to my very core, as if each breath I took stabbed me with shards of glass. The agony was unbearable, consuming me from the inside out, a relentless force tearing me apart.I couldn't hold on any longer, not to any part of this agonising ordeal. The weight of the truth bore down on me like an insurmountable mountain, crushing my spirit beneath. I knew this day would come, the day when I would have to confront the consequences of my silence. I should have confessed long ago, but fear held me in its merciless grip, paralysing me with dread.How could I explain to him
KAYLA'S POV…“Its enough.” I teased and pushed away from him and bolted out the door away from safe hands out into prying eyes.Yet he still did not seem satisfied as he walked on out after me.“When will you be back?” he asked fondly and I cleared my throat as someone passed us by, not wanting to seem awkward.“Not long, I'm out with your child today, I belong to her all through today so until the boss says we return home, I won't return home.” I teased and he smiled as we both pulled closer a bit. He tucked his hands into his pocket and leaned slowly against me.“Now come on, don't be so long, I'm hard for you, but I think I've done enough to steal you away for today, I'll wait until tonight.” Then he pulled away from me and proceeded to walk down the stairs while I was left with my eyes lingering against his back, we both seemed a little worried. I could not really help the whole thing as a matter of fact for starters but I had much more that I needed help up in my hands and head
KAYLA'S POV.I was stunned, way too stunned to speak, I was certain she noticed already, there was not much that could be done about it yet, it tore me apart into shreds, broke me, I was ruined down to the core, it seemed as if there was nothing that could be done to it.I was at the end of it all, “Ava calm down, let's talk, we can work something out,” I responded I could hardly believe my very own ears that I had ruined everything Reynolds and I worked so hard to protect, and neither could I believe that I ended up in such a situation, down to the core fucking helpless, begging for help, from everyone else that had anything to offer, it was simple as that, “Talk? weren't you full of gloat just now? Throwing one hell of a fit? Accusing me of murder?” she asked slowly, I could see the smirk as it crawled up to the sides of her cheeks, she was fucking enjoying every fucked up bit of it, each piece in my despair as she watched with a glint of a smile on her lips, I was happy though, i
KAYLA'S POV."She's pregnant!" the physicians exclaimed as Reynold batted his eyelashes in my direction, a twisted expression on his face as he approached."She's what again? You had better be sure of your words." He issued a warning, and the doctors nodded and smiled."This is my job, and I really do assure you that not a single mistake would happen from my end, so yes, I know what I'm saying, and Miss Kayla here is pregnant." The motor replied once more, and I sat transfixed in my chair, unsure what to say."Are we having a baby?." Reynold inquired as he walked closer to him, his face devoid of expression, which disturbed me."Kayla! Did you hear that? We're having a baby!" He roared again, this time flooded all over me, and a sigh from my lips as he drew me into a warm hit, dropping on his feet, pulling closer to my tummy, and placing a peck there."I'll leave you two now to your privacy, but it is important that she needs treatments, and certain tests also need to be run." The doc
ALPHA REYNOLDS' POV."What do you mean by that?." I inquired, drawing closer to her as every conceivable wave of panic overtook me. Listening to her riles me up; as much as I doubted Ava's ability to be a mother, I also doubted her as someone and something else entirely."Why are you so surprised?! I would never have given a fuck about having children; you saw it with Jackson, and I was never pregnant either, and I guarantee you, there are things you can do, but you will never get the truth out of me." Ava explainedAs I approached her, I heard a high-pitched noise in my head."Oh, you had better start talking now; you think I'd give two fucks about you? After all of these sicknesses, did you pull a stunt? I asked, trying so hard to keep my rose buried, and it broke me down. "All I need is your word, and I will tell you everything, but first you have to promise I will not be harmed in any way."/I was desperate, but it still looked like a deception to me. Everything about her and the
ALPHA REYNOLDS' POV."Oh you poor thing, I am sorry. I should have been with you, stayed by your side. I'm sorry, Kayla. If you can hear me, then I want you to know that I am sorry for having the slightest doubt that you could have gone away on your own accord"" I'm sorry for making myself into a bloody, ungrateful person, a maniac at that. I'm sorry for not putting in more effort to find you. I am sorry for every fucked up thing that had happened."I wrapped my arms firmly around hers, not sure I could keep up anymore; I was insanely in love with her; I knew it the moment she left, the minute I held the letter in my hands, that I couldn't exist without her; I knew it the moment I cast my gaze over her, that nothing else mattered except her, and after hearing what Wilson had to say.I was determined to hold her in high regard; perhaps Wilson was spiteful and intended to get under my skin, but that didn't change the fact that what he said was nothing but the blatant truth, which left
ALPHA REYNOLDS' POV.As I felt sick to my nerves, a disgusted expression spread across my face."We can explain; it's not what you think to calm down Reynolds," she said, her voice breaking as she said."Explain what!" You bloody ingrate, you bounce around, pretending like I've been the worst to you, and you've got the bloody nerve to come up here and let yourself get fucked. Are you fucking crazy?""What the fuck is wrong with you?" I inquired as she shook with terror; the more she maintained her fake attitudes, the more enraged I became. I despise liars, cheaters, and backstabbers."I know you've been up to no good all along, so how about we do this the bloody easy way? Now tell me, where the hell is Kayla?" I asked, enraged.I was indignant and suspicious because of the way she spoke and acted throughout, yet all I had in my thoughts were ideas. With her, I knew I had to play smartly."I don't know what you are talking about." She lied, exactly like I had expected her to. I glanced
REYNOLDS' POV.I was no longer sure, what it I needed to day or do, I lit on the end again, free in a longer puff, it had been two weeks since Kayla had gone missing, nothing had been found so far, no traces on the men or maybe either, it turned out the man had spotted the blind suits perfectly well, his face was hidden.The registered plate numbers were all fake, but then again were safe, to be honest, that was all I needed, but for Kayla, it ruined me each minute as it passed by, nothing was working, nothing was gelling out, and it made me feel utterly useless.Like I had not mattered at all, seeing hid she had left, without dashing goodbye, left a more, my search for her had also proved to be futile, as receiving the pain for the second time, I had been forced to go through it when was kidnapped, or even had left with Kayla and I searched for her,How was it that I could find anything and everything from everyone else but I could not search to find people who mattered to me? I was
REYNOLDS' POV.Anger brewed in me for the second time yet again, Possibly, what was the whole talk about, my kid getting into trouble from someone else and I had bloody done nothing about it, I had remained stuck up and watched how she got herself into trouble, how much of a fucking dumb ass was I really…“ I need you to tell me, how many times has this happened to you?” I asked and she lifted her palms again, her mouth seeming surprised that she had told me about it out of mistake.And that made me even more worried, that something as such had happened and I bore no knowledge about it.“I need answers now! I have to know the truth, how many times have you been taken against your will?” I asked, my voice laced with rage, but that had not stopped me from thinking of a single thing, I knew what I wanted to know and it kept getting on my ears.“I promised Kayla I would not say a thing.” there it was, the question that made me by the edge, what had bloody transpired that she had wanted t
REYNOLDS' POV.I ran as fast as I could down the stairs and headed straight up for the entrance. There she was waiting with a smile on her face.“my little princess,” I called out towards her fondly, tucked her by my side and lifted her into the air,“What is this really about?” I asked Luke with a frown, he seemed a bit bothered and gestured for us to walk up the stairs.“Let's head on to my room. we'll talk there.” Luke responded, although I knew I wanted an immediate explanation, a sensible one it still has not fared out as I wanted it to do, I never thought of bringing anything or anyone who was a problem. but it dealt me a huge blow when it got down to me, shattered all veins in me when I got a call from the school saying Adora was still up and no one came for her.“stay here okay?” I'll get a maid to attend to you “ I spoke to her.“Where is Kayla? She was to pick me and Kayla never forgets about me like mommy does.” I gave her a wide smile and it warmed my heart that Finally,
AVA'S POV.Anger brewed the more within me as I pushed open the door, I knew they were together, I found out the truth already, I knew about their affair, but when I found out she sounded all peaceful and innocent like she was never going to repeat it, she had begged for a chance at the life of her child, she had pleaded with me for two weeks, saying she wanted to be with her child…Rather than that, she had gotten herself winded back up with Reynolds, and just when I thought I was the bad person, it turned out she was even more sneaky of a bitch than I was…She was so fucked up, totally crazy and she had gotten the guts the mind, the fucking audacity to speak in such manners to me. Was she fucking kidding me?.The words made me bitter or blew me off the trail, I could not help it as I thought back to the spot.“get, the fuck! Away from her!.” I yelled at the top of my lungs as Reynold moved away from the end, fury building up continuously in me, oh they had outdone themselves, tested
REYNOLDS' POV.Fuck…. I was hard on her, all the way, it was insane. I had such immediate sexual attraction just after some talks and feasting my eyes over her.I ran my tongue over my lower lips as I pulled closer towards her.Her eyes trailed at my full length, I saw the glint in her eyes, she was crazy for it, she wanted it, I knew it, slowly she reached for me, my dick twitched the more from excitement,It was pleasant for me. The feeling.The warmth flowed through me, down to the cap as blood surged towards the point, causing me to be more erect than I was….. I wanted her.She climbed on her knees, propped her body up and laid her hands firmly on my butt, pulled me closer while she stared at me with an even brighter glint.“what?” I asked her slowly as a wicked smile formed against her lips.She tugged hard at my butt, pulled me closer and ran her tongue slowly over the cap of my cock leaving me somewhat shivery. I loved how intense the feeling I got was.Slowly, carefully she pu