HarlynOur eyes met and I knew immediately that she wasn’t a good person. She smiled and bowed to me but everything just felt off about her. I looked to see if Bernardo noticed but he looked normal and so did the midwife. Only I could see that the woman with the midwife had some very deep negative energy around her. “Who are you?” I asked her. I just couldn’t stop myself from asking.“I am a student nurse,” She looked too grown to be a student nurse but maybe I was being ageist. I mean, if I do decide to pursue a career now or attend College, I would be the oldest in my class. That’s not the reason that I didn’t like her. I just felt off about her.“How long have you been working alongside her?” I asked her, and she looked at me weirdly.“Your majesty, I am a student, I don’t work yet, I am doing my clinical posting and that’s why I accompanied her.” She explained. I nodded and connected with Bernardo through our mind link. I needed to tell him how I felt about her.“I don’t lik
Harlyn“There’s no other exit,” I told her and turned to my mate who stepped forward. “Escort the young woman out, I will meet with you guys shortly, make sure she doesn’t try to leave.”“Your majesty.” The midwife called. She clearly didn’t know she brought a spy to the palace.“You stay back and do what you came here for, Nancy. She needs to answer a few questions and her answers determine whether she will be allowed to leave or not.” Bernardo said and beckoned on the guards to lead her out. She didn’t even say a word or try to fight them off, she just followed them out of the room.“She didn’t even try to fight it.” I commented when she was out of the room. “Yeah, I think she already knows that there’s no point in fighting,” He said and we both turned to the midwife. I kind of felt bad for her. She looked so confused.“Bern, explain to her.” I whispered to Bernardo in my head.“Sure,” He replied.“Nancy, you haven’t done anything wrong. You just brought the wrong person i
Harlyn“That’s so nice, you are practically family.” I told her. She smiled and nodded.“You can say that. I am sorry that I brought someone evil to the palace. I didn’t know.” I shook my head. It wasn't her fault that that woman turned out to be bad and like Bernardo said, it’s good that she came to the palace. If not, it would have been harder to locate her. I am glad that I was able to see through her and that Hillan called at the right time.“Don’t apologize for that,” I told her. She nodded and pulled out a needle.“Please, no needle.” I pleaded even though I knew I had no choice.“I am sorry but you have to get used to the needles now. You will get a lot of it during the nine months of your pregnancy and even after.” Okay, that doesn’t sound right. I really don’t like needles, that's why I don’t get sick. “Can I avoid them if I don’t fall ill during my pregnancy?” She shook her head and tapped my arm. I pulled out my arm for her and closed my eyes. I waited for the pain t
Harlyn“That’s a lot of things to happen in less than two days. what the hell?” Helaine asked when I finished telling her everything that had happened since she left. Yeah, I could say the same. What the hell?“Yeah, it’s shocking for me too but I am glad Bern and I resolved things and now we don’t have to fight anymore.” I told her. “Are you sure? If you want, I can whoop his ass for you.” She offered.“Whoop his ass? That’s the alpha king of the biggest pack in the world.” I reminded her. She scoffed.“I don’t give a fuck, if he makes my sister cry then I should beat him up but if you say you are okay then it’s all good.”“Yeah, I am okay and happy. At least I feel happy right now but I won’t truly be happy until the stuff with his cousin ends. I hope it ends soon because I don’t want to always have to look behind my back when I am walking or something. Right now, I can’t even leave the palace.” I told her.“I am sure it will all be sorted out. the men are taking care of it, a
HarlynI don’t know what I was thinking just standing in the hallway and blurting out things that should be secret but now, I have to fix it. I couldn’t just let the fucker get away like that and blurt the thing that he heard to that bastard Theo because that would put Hillan in danger and I don’t want him in danger.Even though I knew I shouldn’t be going to him, I walked towards the guard and recognized him. “You, I thought you stopped working here.” I let out when I saw who it was. The same fucker who tried to hit on me multiple times even on the night I had found out about Sophie being in danger. He had tried to stop me from going to the king, saying things like the princess was okay and all.Yeah, he definitely works for Theo. He tried to stop me from going to the king that night because he wanted his boss to succeed. I really thought he stopped working at the palace because after that day he apologized to me, I never saw him again until now.“Your majesty,” He sounded polite
BernardoI followed behind the guards quietly and waited a while as he walked into a corner. I didn’t need to get close to him to hear what he had to say to whoever he was planning to call. Harlyn has never been wrong and I am sure she wasn’t wrong this time.Yes, even the supposed nursing student who followed Nancy to the palace turned out to be a spy and it didn’t take much for her to spill the details of what Theo had asked her to do. Her mission was pretty dumb.She has told me how she joined the students that were sent to us. The Nursing school always sends their students to our general hospital and they spend at least six months here. I checked the list and the name she gave wasn’t on the list which means, she had to pay someone or one of the heads was working with Theo.I would find out as soon as I nab the guard who deserved to betray me.I walked closer to the corner he entered and sure enough, I heard him talking about the things that Harlyn must have told her twin sister.
Bernardo Which made me believe that Hillan planned to rile them up from the beginning and further cause a rift between them. According to what he told me, both Theo and his father weren’t fighting together, they just had a common goal. Even Theo just confirmed it when he said he didn’t give a fuck about his father. too bad for Sean. “Don’t call that loser my friend. I know he’s your puppet.” I laughed again and grabbed the guard when he tried to escape. I have been watching him even while on the phone with Theo. He has been looking for ways to run away. Too bad. “You stay put.” I warned him. “Did you really think a man of integrity like him would be on your side?” I can’t believe I just said that about Lovie but it’s the truth. He was too honest to be a bad person. Yes, I judged him wrong. Let’s just say that I am not the best judge of character. If it wasn’t for Harlyn, I wouldn’t have ever doubted Sean and not just him. I won’t have seen the female spy that Theo sen
Harlyn“You are acting crazy,” My wolf judged. I rolled my eyes and went right back to checking my still-flat tummy in the mirror, imagining what I would look like when my tummy gets bigger. I could already see the pregnancy glow.“Delusional.” My wolf snickered. I rolled my eyes again. She has been going at it since I walked into the room and got hit by the fact that I am really carrying a baby in my womb. That in a little over eight months or even less, I will give birth to a new life.The thought of it was both scary and exciting. It was mostly exciting because I never once thought I would find my mate not to talk of having a baby with him. My life changed so much and now; I will be a mom soon.I completely forgot about the spy I found and the other things that were happening in the pack the minute Bernardo confirmed that he was already after the bastard. I went straight to the mirror and stood there with my shirt off and I have been standing before the mirror since.Just looking
Harlyn “Sure, I will do that once I arrive. I can’t believe your mate’s family members are the ones against him. Don’t they know the importance of family? I can’t imagine our aunts and uncles hurting each other. Our family have lived together for decades and still care about each other.” “Maybe because there’s no throne to fight for.” I said even though I knew that wasn’t a good excuse.“We have treasures, fortunes that go way back to centuries ago. We have generational wealth too yet no one is fighting.” “Tell me about our family's generational wealth.” I said with interest and Helaine laughed before diving into a story that got us talking for hours on the phone. I didn’t even realize how much time had passed until Bernardo walked back into our room looking worn out and ready to crash for the night.“Laine, I have to go. His majesty is back.” I told Laine who made a face that made me smile.“Are you picking your mate over me right now? I am your sister. Your blood. We met in th
Harlyn“It doesn’t matter.” I told Laine.“I know. It doesn’t. You will be just as gorgeous. Wait, even more gorgeous. Once the pregnancy glow hits you, you will be more breathtaking. I should watch out for my brother-in-law.” I laughed at her words and she laughed too. We both went silent and just stared wordlessly at each other for a minute before she spoke again.“I went to see our relatives and we talked about you. They are all so eager to meet you.” Same. I want to meet them too. All of them. I wanted them to hug me and welcome me into the family.“Me too.” I told her.“I found out something from our aunt and would like to try it out once I arrive back at the kingdom.” Helaine told me.“What?” “Triplet power. Apparently, the birthmarks that we carry aren't just there for fancy. Something is supposed to happen when we join hands in the right order.” I stared at her with interest.“In order?” She nodded.“Yes, in the order that we came out of mom’s womb. Harry, me and you.
HarlynI don’t know how long I slept after Bernardo left me in our room but when I woke up, it was lunch time so I had lunch alone in our room and then went right back to bed. I felt exhausted and knew it was a result of the strength I used to heal that bastard.I fell asleep again only after a few minutes on the bed and woke up to my phone ringing loudly. I reached for it and picked it up without looking. I placed my phone on my ear and almost lost the ability to hear when Helaine shouted out my name.“It's a video call. Move your phone away from your ear, your majesty.” I sat up immediately and rubbed my eyes to clear the sleep off.“Hi, Laine.” “Hi sleepy.” She greeted me back. She was wearing a lab coat which took off immediately. She looked so much like me that for a moment, I thought I was staring at myself. Even her smile. “That’s us!” My wolf chirped in. glad, I wasn’t the only one who thought so. It must be the sleep getting into my head. Laine went off the screen and t
Bernardo “I can’t imagine my father’s brother or his children fighting me for my position as alpha either.” Hillan added.“I can. My father’s brother almost killed my parents. If not for our Luna, he would have succeeded.” Damien chirped in, reminding me of the good deed Harlyn had done for his family. I smiled proudly.“That’s fucking sad,” Harry said and both Damien and I nodded in agreement. It was sad because families are supposed to have each other’s back. I wanted so much for my family to be that way. That's why I did my best to keep a close relationship with Sean and his family but that turned out to be my biggest mistake.“Guys! I think we should take a break. You guys go to your mates and have a good time and we will come back tomorrow, refreshed and ready to hatch out a plan to end things fast and clean so that we can go back to our normal life.” Hillan suggested. It was a nice idea so I nodded in agreement and then felt bad when I remembered that he didn’t have a mate
Bernardo“Bastard,” He was truly a bastard in many ways. How could he be so ruthless? My grandmother took care of him after his own mom passed away. My father became alpha king because he was more deserving. It was a unanimous decision and not because they stole anything from him.I still couldn’t bring myself to accept that that bastard killed my grandmother after everything she did for him. Lyn told me how disrespectful he had been towards her from the beginning.“Hey yo! King!” Hillan’s voice brought me out of my thoughts. I gazed at him in confusion wondering what he told me. He snapped his finger in my face as if to wake me up.“What?” “Where are you? Why are you glaring at the screen? We can go check it out if you want.” Hillan suggested. I shook my head. We have been through enough today already. No need to rush into some hideout without plans.“Is Theo still coming over?” I asked, remembering that the witch had said earlier that Theo was heading back to the Crimson Moon.
Bernardo“What do you mean why? You are the king of the Crimson Moon and you got shit to do.”“Yeah? But I am your mate and I got shit to do here.”I said pointing from myself to her.“Whatever you want to do with me can wait. The kingdom needs its king during the day. I will take the nights for now.”Wow, I couldn’t believe her.“What if I don’t want to leave you? After what happened, I don’t feel okay leaving you on your own.”She sneered at me.“I am not a baby and what happened before won’t happen again. You have a lot on your plate. The sooner you are done; the sooner we can spend more time together without you worrying. I am doing this for myself. Small sacrifice for the bigger enjoyment. I love you.”She added the last part and I couldn’t argue.“You are literally driving me away and doing it lovingly that I can’t even say no.”“You are right. Now go be king. I love you.”She brought my face close to hers and kissed me. I let her kiss me for a while before I took over and kisse
Bernardo“Bern,”Harlyn whispered my name. I looked at her, my only reason for still being sane after everything that I had just heard from her. If she wasn’t with me. If not for her presence. If I had been hearing the things I heard from her from someone else, I would have lost my sanity.Heck, I wouldn’t have even believed those words if they came from someone else. The fact that he was so fucking close to me. We ate together, we did things together for years and all those times, he was plotting to take over.No, even before I was born, he was already plotting. From the moment he found out he wasn’t going to be the next alpha king after my grandfather, he started plotting. His plans worked. At least halfway. He took out my father and many other pack members just to get what he wanted.If Harlyn hadn’t come into my life. If I had let her go and stubbornly not tried to look for her, I would probably have died, and not just me. Every member of my family would have faced the same fate.
HarlynDenial.That was the emotion he settled for. He didn’t want to believe it and I really wanted to tell him that I was mistaken but I wasn’t. Sean said it himself and I saw the flashes of his plans too and how he went about it.“I am sorry, Bern.”I told him when I saw how the news affected him. He shook his head and held my hand again.“It’s not your fault. It's just that, I never thought he would go that far. Grandma didn’t like him. I was the one who went out of my way to get them to meet. I should have listened to her. She raised him. She knew him and yet I didn’t listen and because of me, he got close to her. Close enough to do something to her.”He lamented bitterly. I hugged him, wanting to give him all my strength and take away his pain.“It’s not your fault.”I tried to console him but he wasn’t having it.“You know damn well that it was.”“No, it wasn’t. I am sure he would have found another way. He had his eyes set on her and everyone in the royal family who wasn’t on
Harlyn I woke in a bed. I jerked up in fear. Two strong arms wrapped around me, holding me in place and I almost screamed out in fear until I heard Bernardo's voice.“Lyn, hey. It’s me, don’t be scared.”He told me and I breathed out in relief as the event that happened a while ago came rushing back to me. I fell asleep inside the helicopter and must have missed our landing. He must have carried me back to our bedroom.I didn’t get any sleep last night after what those bastards had knocked me out with fazed off. I leaned into Bernardo, feeling relieved that I was no longer in that place. His warm arms wrapped around me reassuringly. I felt safe in his arms and closed my eyes again letting the familiar feel of him envelop and surrender me.“Bern.”I whispered his name after a while. I have so much to tell him about the things I found out from Sean but I don’t even know where to start from. Where would I start listing the things that evil losers did? There was so much that he should be