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
Ezra:I looked at Lia whose eyes showed fear in them.I had to admit, this was the first time that I have seen the blade to begin with. I was often surprised that we never found pictures of them, and when I did ask my father, he never answered.But after seeing the radiation and beauty of the thing was one that I never really saw. The details that were drawn, and the power surge that I felt in the room was one that I never felt before. I moved away from Lia and walked to one of the drawers, my weaponry drawer, and pulled out a holster and strap. They were ones that Arturo used to use when he had his daggers, he stopped using blades a while later though, and now we mostly depended on our guns if needed. I had to admit, the attacks and fights that we got into have lessened over the years, not that they were needed, but considering the history of how things used to go, and now, yeah, our lives were a whole lot easier now.I got down on my knee in front of my wife whose eyes widened in s
Lia: The plane landed, and I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips as Ezra and I got up to get off of it. I had to admit, despite having the blade strapped on my thigh, I was surprised that no one even stopped us to check whether or not we had any weapons as we entered the airport. It could be the fact that Ezra was a known man, but I still thought and feared that they would. “Welcome home, bambina.” Ezra said, catching my attention. I smiled and took his hand in mine, gently squeezing it as the two of us got out of the plane and toward the cars that were waiting for us. Armando, who was here to pick us up, smiled as he approached us, he wrapped his arm around me as he pulled me in for a quick hug before turning to his Alpha. “Welcome home.” He said, and Ezra smirked. “I have barely been gone two days, and yet, you guys are missing us already.” Ezra teased and Armando laughed before opening the car’s door for me. He motioned for me to get inside and nodded, and I did as
Ezra:I ran as I tried to find my wife.Her scent filled my nostrils, and I could hear her calling for me. But the closer I got to her voice, the further it would go.“Ezra…” she called again, this time, her voice closer to me, behind me. “Ezra, I need your help.”“Lia, I’ve got you.” I said, trying to approach her only for her body to be pulled away from me. I screamed, running after her only to stop when I was surrounded. The floor beneath my feet cracked, and I fell through. I screamed, trying to hold onto anything, but suddenly there was nothing, and I was just in the middle of the sky.I gasped, my body waking faster than I ever thought that it would, and frowned when I opened my eyes to find myself at the hospital.My vision blurred as I tried adjusting to the light in the room as I tried recalling what happened before I got here. Who I was with or where I was only for my heart to drop to my stomach when I processed what happened or was happening to be more specific. I tried s