I wouldn't be Crystal if I chose not to leave you with a cliffhanger, would I, hehe?
Natasha: “Mom, where are we going?” I asked, frowning at my mother who seemed to be pulling me away from the garden. “Eleanor is getting married, I am not going to leave her halfway…” “You are going to come with me,” she said, making me frown in confusion. “We are going to have to get out of here as fast as we can.” “Mom, what is going on?” I asked, pulling my hand away from her. She glared at me and the growl that escaped her took me off guard as I took a step back. The anger that I saw in her eyes was one that I don’t remember seeing before, and the fact that I knew that she had no reason for it made my heart race. “You are scaring me,” “I am your mother and you are to listen to what I tell you, no questions asked when I don’t want to answer them. Therefore, if I said that we are leaving then you are going to come with me without asking anything,” she said, and I took a deep breath. I shook my head at her. This was never how she acted or treated me, and I knew for fact that if sh
Killian: I wasn’t sure what shocked me more. Whether it was Natasha’s words as she told me about Liana, the fact that the woman somehow managed to escape whatever she was going to be put through, or the fact that Elton was here, in our pack grounds, now locked inside the basement until I managed to find a way to get things done. “Secure the pack grounds, all underground gates, and the roads. Liana wouldn’t have gone far, but the last thing that we need is for her to use the security breach that she managed to put us through.” I said, and Vladimir, ignoring the pain that he felt like me, nodded. The two of us were raised by the woman since we were infants. I don’t even remember the last time that she wasn’t in the house to begin with; therefore, to know that she was doing this, I couldn’t help the pain that I felt in my chest. “Alpha, the men guarding the front gates are all dead or dying.” Luca, one of my gammas said, and I growled. I knew that my growl would not only reach Liana,
Eleanor: “Come on, Eleanor, just a little harder.” Natasha encouraged, holding my hand. I squeezed her hand as hard as I could as I screamed. She smiled and kissed my temple, letting her lips linger there for a few seconds before pulling away. “Do it for Killian, come on, you can do it, Eleanor.” I cried out so loud that my lungs felt like they were going to burst. My heart raced, and a heaviness made my lower half feel like it was being ripped apart before I felt the heavy weight loosen. My chest rose and fell, and I couldn’t help but feel my head dropping on the pillow behind me as Maria stood in front of me. It wasn’t until a baby’s cry filled my ears that my eyes widened as I looked at my daughter who was in Maria’s arms. She looked at me with proud eyes before handing her to me, and I couldn’t help the tears that fell from my eyes at her sight. “Baby?” I whispered, watching as Natasha smiled. Her eyes welled up with tears, but she didn’t say a word as she looked down at m
Killian: I walked to Natasha’s room, catching her scent there, and knowing that it was going to be the one place where she allowed herself to break. I knocked on the door twice, and though she made no sound, I didn’t have to be told twice to know that she was crying. She opened the door for me, and I watched as she shook her head in question. Her eyes were bloodshot red, and I knew that she was in more pain than she would ever be letting out. The anger that she must have felt, the despair, the pain, and the heartbreak, everything just piled up on her. And I had to admit, I didn’t know how I was going to be able to redeem her from what she was feeling. I wrapped my arms around her, not saying a word, and she let out a sob that broke my heart as she fisted my shirt. She lost a lot more than anyone should have in a very short period of time, and I knew that she was going to need to take a lot more time to heal from them, but I didn’t know how she was going to be able to do so with
Eleanor: I watched as the door to the room opened just as I handed Katerina to the nurse that was to take her to her crib. My eyes met Killian’s, and I frowned in confusion as I saw his tired and weak eyes. It was an expression that I never expected my mate to have, but now that I saw it, I was more than a little scared that I had done something wrong. The nurse took a step away from him, taking our daughter to the infirmary room. Our little one was to stay there for three days, just as I was to rest here for the next three days. And I watched as my mate walked toward me with an uneasy expression before he sat beside me. “It was Liana,” he said, not looking at me. He sat on the edge of the bed, and his heart raced, making me frown in confusion as I tried processing and understanding his words. The fact that he looked defeated didn’t slip my gaze either. “It was Liana who brought Elton here, who was behind the betrayal that we have been through, who was letting the fucking bastard
Killian: Vladimir and I entered the basement, and I knew the second that I laid my eyes on Elton, Liana, and Nikolai that I grew blind. I wasn’t surprised by the Italian, my main surprise, pain, and anger were toward those that I considered family. It has been a day since everything happened, and though I didn’t spend the first night with Eleanor, I was far too angry for that and I did not want her to remember our wedding night this way. Plus, I knew that she needed to rest, and the last thing that I could do was get some shut eye in the situation that we were in. “Why?” Was the only word that I let out as I laid my eyes on Liana’s. Elton, who was strapped to a chair with a bandage on his back, chuckled despite the pain that I knew he was in. He was a wolf, and I knew that Natasha’s shot would heal in a bit, it wasn’t enough to break him, his wolf, or his ego, but I was going to make sure to break him in a way that his wolf dies long before he does. “You really do expect an answer
Eleanor: “Hey,” I said, entering Natasha’s room to find her laying on her side. She didn’t look up at me, I knew that she wouldn’t anyway. “You’re supposed to be resting, Eleanor.” She said, holding the blanket to her cheek. I didn’t say a word as I walked toward her bed and laid by her side. She sniffed, not saying a word before I wrapped my arm around her, pulling her in for a hug. However, what I didn’t expect was her reaction as she pushed me away, her eyes hardening as she glared daggers at me. “I do not need your pity or anyone’s sad gazes.” She took a deep breath and I shook my head at her, not wanting her to take things that way. Her heart raced and I could read her anger in her eyes before she looked away from me. “Please leave, Eleanor.” “Why did you stay by my side when I came back from Elton? When I was scared when Killian found out about who I was, my story, and where I came from, did you stick to my side because you pitied me?” I asked, and she looked down at her lap,
Maria: “Killian, I need to be alone,” I said, stopping my son from approaching me. “Mama, I have to understand what Liana was on about.” He said, shaking his head at me. I had to remind myself that he was still the pack’s Alpha, and though his mother, I knew to respect a few limits that I shouldn’t be crossing. “It is a past that I do not want to talk about, Killian,” I said, and he looked down at his feet for a second before approaching me. The memory itself was hard enough on me, and to think that she has held a grudge over something that I had no control over took me off guard in a way that I did not expect. “I need to know, mama. I am not going to ask anything that you are not going to tell me, but if I am to find out what is it that she meant, then I need to know from you what happened.” He said, taking both my hands in his. He kissed my knuckles while keeping his eyes on mine, and though my heart ached because of this, I nodded and pulled him to follow me to my and his fath