Lia: I stood by the living room’s door, debating on whether or not to walk inside. And it wasn’t until Ezra wrapped his arm around my waist, snapping me out of my daze that I felt somewhat frightened of what I was going to hear. The fact that the woman was my aunt was something, but the number of questions that I had playing in my head were countless, and the thing was, I didn’t even know how I would be able to voice them out. All I knew was that I was scared of the consequences of what I was going to hear. “Ezra, what if things end up going against everything that we are planning?” I asked, looking at my husband who smiled at me. He kissed my temple before nodding in assurance. “We have to trust that things will take the right path. One way or the other, we have to find out what it is.” He said, and I nodded. I took a deep breath before he opened the door for me, watching as I walked inside before he followed me. “I see that your husband has finally managed to calm you down.” Sh
Ezra:I stared at Lia who sat on the edge of the bed without saying a word. It has been a while since the two of us have gone back up to the bedroom, and despite knowing that I had a few things to tend to, I knew that I couldn’t just leave her to deal with her anger on her own. It was something that I was completely against, and seeing as I knew that she wouldn’t even speak to voice out what she was saying, I chose to simply stay by her side.“You know that I won’t do anything crazy, Ezra. You can choose to go where you need to.” Lia said, not bothering to look up at me. This was her fourth time asking me to leave, and though I knew that it was because she wanted to be alone, wanting, or more specifically, needing to digest what she had just heard, I chose not to leave. I didn’t want her dealing with such pain on her own, it was something that I was against, and was not going to allow.“Lia, neonata, I am your husband, and the last thing I want to do is leave you alone in such a situ
Lia:I looked at Ezra whose eyes avoided mine as the two of us entered the living room.His mum has been sitting there, waiting for us to enter for the past ten minutes, and seeing as Ezra was somewhat nervous, the two of us took our slow time before entering the room.The fact that the woman was still upset with her son for wanting to send her away to Italy was not hidden from anyone, and the fact that he knew who I was and lied to her was a whole other story. The woman piled everything in, and this was just going to be another lie that she was going to hold against me. Ezra was her son, and in the end, she would somehow forgive him, but when it came to me, I didn’t know where things were going.We walked inside, and I took a deep breath as I put in the best smile that I could muster. There was no point backing out now. We were already in here, and we both knew that we were going to do what had to happen.“Mama,” Ezra said, making his mum look up at him from the magazine that she was
Maria:I entered my bedroom with a heavy heart as I processed what Ezra had told me. The fact that he was set on this goal was enough to kill me, and the fact that he didn’t understand the consequences that followed didn’t make things any better.My heart throbbed, and I sat on the edge of the bed allowing myself to cry for the first time since the attack at the airport. I couldn’t blame the men. Neither one of them knew about the existence of the other until they were old enough to become enemies. It was something that killed me inside, but knowing that I had to protect him, I was forced to stay quiet.I ran my fingers through my hair, pulling on the roots as I shook my head. Killian shouldn’t have come back here. He and Annalise, the woman he believed was his sister, should have stayed where they belonged away from here. The bedroom’s door opened, revealing my mate. The man who I was thankful for having around. I knew that he could have killed them that night, I knew that it was
Ezra: I looked out the window, my heart aching at the fact that my mother has not only crossed so many limits, but has also asked me to disregard everything that happened with the Lycan. The pain that I saw in her eyes was one that I didn’t even understand, but considering the fact that she was even trying to talk me out of speaking to the man who killed her children, now that is something that I did not understand. Sure, she didn’t know about him being the one who did it before, but now that she did, now that she knew that Lia’s family was innocent, why didn’t she want the man to pay for the pain that he caused us and the pack. The Lycan didn’t only settle to killing my younger siblings, but many of the pack members have lost their family members that day. Whether it was parents, lovers, mates, siblings or children. Each one of us has had their own share of pain that night, and it was one that we still remembered on a daily basis. Rather than celebrating a wedding that we had in t
Lia: My heart skipped a beat as the plane landed in my home city. And I had to admit, I didn’t even know how I felt about it. Just the fact that I was here was more than enough to make me smile as memories played in my head. Memories that I sometimes forgot, or even tried to as days went on. I was born and raised in Rome till my teenage years before we moved to New York. Little did I know that I would be regretting the move, or that I would be missing the smell and scent of the place that I grew up in. The peace that we had here, the happiness that we lived through. I didn’t appreciate it at the time, nor did I know the number of struggles that my parents have been through during that period. “Are you okay?” Ezra asked, breaking my train of thoughts. I smiled and nodded, turning to face him as he wrapped his arm around me, pulling me to his chest. “I just miss it here, I guess. I never really expected to after we went to the States, but it seems like my heart knows where it came f
Ezra: I ran my fingers through my wife’s hair as she lay asleep in my arms. I had to admit, the fact that our time was limited was something that I didn’t want to think of, but there was also the fact that Killian was my mate’s actual mate. The fact that he was that was something that did not slip my mind, mostly because I didn’t know how she would be taking it when he died. A mate was attached to their mates by hearts and souls, and what he was doing was breaking the bond that was given to him, it was something that I couldn’t understand or give a reason to. But I had to admit, I was actually happy that things happened the way that they did. If anything, I was the one who benefited out of it in the end. My wife was a person that I wouldn’t change for the world. Her innocence, her smile, the way she talked, walked, and even acted. Everything about her was an addiction to me, something that I couldn’t get tired of, and I didn’t even think that I could ever be tired of it. I le
Lia:“What the fucking hell happened just now?” Ezra asked as he hung up the phone. I shook my head, feeling just as confused as he was. I was just as surprised as he was, and was wondering how things got to where they were, but these were things that we shouldn’t be asking at this moment. “I don’t know, but I don’t want to jinx it.” I said, and Ezra frowned. He put his phone in his pocket and took a deep breath before nodding. His eyes which had been gentle earlier today were now hard with determination. I knew that he was still worried, there was no denying that. But I also knew that his mother’s words had encouraged him more than anything else could have. At least, I knew that something was going right in this after all. The man has been going through a mental battle since he saw her reaction yesterday, and I was thankful that he was at least able to get over it. At least, he knew that he wasn’t alone in this.In theory, he wasn’t alone, I was going to support him till the very en