I woke up a little earlier to put things in order before the rest of the house woke up, and by the rest of the house, I mean Tessa. It's her birthday today, and I was planning something not too elaborate but also worth remembering. Hayden kicked against the party. As they spent the day sulking and mourning Tessa's mom, losing her took a lot from them, and I understand that. But not anymore; a new sheriff has arrived. I was just going to test the waters with the small family and friends gathering; maybe I will go for something elaborate next year. Well, it all depends on how things turn out today. "Wow, Sarah, the batter tastes wonderful," I said, smiling. Licking my index finger. Thank the goddess for Sarah; she is so helpful. I have no idea what I would have done without her. I was peeling the potato when I heard a sound coming from the stairs. "Eresthai," she called out, and we exchanged looks. "No, no, no," I whispered while quickly heading to the staircase. "Tessa!" I scr
"Hayden, I am pregnant; you shouldn't stress me," I grumbled when he woke me up early this morning. "Baby, come on.""What is it? Did you even sleep at all?" I asked, after I took one at him, then rubbed off sleep from my eyes. "No, I couldn't sleep; now would you listen?""What is it?" I said, yawning in between. "Here, open it up," he shoved a piece of paper in my face. "What is that?" I asked, wondering what it was this time. "Your parents, we need to start looking for them as soon as possible," he said, smiling. I was confused at first, wondering why he had to wake me up this early to talk about this. "Did you have to wake me this early for this?" I asked, stretching my bones. He must think I would change my mind about what I said earlier, or maybe he thought I wasn't clear-headed when I spoke to him yesterday. "Fine," I said, throwing both hands in the wind, signaling defeat. I grabbed the paper from him and looked through the names to find mine. Hayden had already found
CELINE'S POVI had suddenly grown tired of being Agnar's whore; it's not like we went through with the mating ceremony. When he mentioned our mating ceremony, I had other things in store, but those idiots had to bring in Rex's corpse just before they could pronounce us one. Rex has a knack for being a thorn in my flesh even in death. I pestered him to make me his wife officially as a consolation for my pussy being his venting machine, but he has been avoiding the topic. I will no longer stick around and allow him to use me; right now, I will take the bull by the horns. I have come a long way for him to spoil my plans. I made a few calls to my partner in crime, or would I say my boss in crime? We spoke at length, trying to convince him that we needed to do something so the rogues would be in our pockets. He disagreed, saying he has an understanding with the rogues and doesn't interfere with their business. Nonsense, I wonder who still thinks like that. We are about to start a ful
It has been a month since Hayden started looking for my parents; it has been from one dead end to another. There was no picture of any of them, so no one knows for sure what they looked like. I was reluctant at first, but right now, each dead end hurts as badly as a fresh cut. I asked Hayden to stop looking a couple of times, but he won't hear of it; according to him, if it's the only thing that he does, he must reconcile me with my parents. Maybe that is one of many reasons I'm falling helplessly in love with him. It was a cool night, and I was having some me time in the sitting room watching a TV series while sipping water. They said the first trimester was the worst, but I think whoever said that never experienced past the first trimester, because the second trimester is slowly killing me. I practically find it hard to sleep these days, and I can't seem to keep my food down; it just comes right up immediately I'm done eating, hence why I'm sipping water and not some freshly p
AGNARS POVEver since the poison incident, I have been kind of careful with Celine. Gertrude was right about something, though. Celine was the one who tried killing me before, and she did it yet again, but then why did she commit suicide over something she didn't even do? The more I thought about the whole scenario, the crazier it drove me. I immediately got tired and decided to go have some coffee before I loose it, but decided to go for a cool water instead. I gulped down the water in a go when I remembered what I saw on the phone: she hid in the drawer. I couldn't finish what I was reading before she stepped out of the bathroom. I quickly shoved the phone into the drawer and lay down, pretending to be asleep. I give it to her; she is great at acting. For someone who poisoned my drink, you would expect her to show some animosity towards me, but no, she even wanted to fuck me. "I'm dealing with a sly, killing fox with no conscience."I need to know who she is working with and
AGNAR'S POVI stood over her body on the floor, wondering how she turned out this way. We were friends even before we became lovers, or maybe it was all in my head. Maybe I'm just the one who saw her as a friend while she saw an enemy; I couldn't take my eyes off the bitch lying on the floor beneath me. I quickly bent over, lifted her, and threw her over my shoulders. Heading towards my quarters, I made it to my room, and placing her on a chair, I quickly tied her up. I laid down on the bed, waiting for her to wake up and answer the tons of questions going through my mind right now. I quickly went into the cupboard and brought out the phone she was hiding in there. I pulled out the stack of letters she was hiding under the pillow, and the bottle of poison was stashed in the wardrobe. I placed it all on the couch while I waited for her to wake up. They said patience is a virtue, but I agree that patience is not my forte. When I could not take it anymore, I went into the bathroom a
CELINE'S POVI could remember vividly how things were with Tomas before I came back to Crystal Lake Pack. I loved him with every fiber in me, but that bastard wouldn't return the feeling, he always had a different thing in mind. He has always been a prick and has always been secretive. I was surprised when he came up with his stupid proposition. I refused at first when he mentioned it, but that sneaky bastard talked me into this bullshit. He promised me heaven and earth; he said he would make me the queen that every woman would envy me. "How gullible," I planned his disappearance from the pack house, and finding a body that looked just like him wasn't that difficult. I should have known something was wrong with him when he killed someone in cold blood, disfigured the face, and burned the body just to stage some stupid accident. But my greed got the best of me; I stayed behind and mourned him, then picked up my stuff and went back to Crystal Lake Pack. I called him the first day
It has been a few weeks since we found my parents, and I have been loving each day. Every single damn day has been nothing but bliss. I guess they are trying to make up for what they did. Anyway, I was glad I could give my unborn child the warmth of a big family that I never had. And the care of her grandparents. I don't want to come off as paranoid, but I can't shake off this feeling that we would pay dearly for being this happy. I don't know if I have lost it, but I have this unshaken feeling that the worst is yet to come. I got back from my doctor's visit with Mom. Hayden had some important meetings out of the city, and I had to go with Mom for moral support. "Honey, is everything okay?" Dad asked, immediately we both stepped into the house. "I'm fine," Mom said, walking and falling onto the couch. "You don't look so well. Did something happen?" Dad asked. "She cried a lot during the ultrasound," I said. "Oh dear, the baby must have been so cute." Dad went ove