And another emotional chapter... Next chapter is Eleanor, a little emotional one too, then we proceed with Killian's punishment.
Eleanor: “You called for me, Eleanor?” Natasha asked, entering my room. I held onto Katerina, holding her to my chest before looking at her. She looked down at my daughter then at me before shaking her head in question. “What is the meaning of this?” She asked, and I took a deep breath, hoping that she wasn’t going to understand this in the wrong way. I didn’t want to hurt her. On the contrary. I walked toward her and showed her my daughter and she gulped before I smiled. “Hold her,” I said, keeping my eyes on hers as I spoke. Her heart raced and she shook her head in question as I smiled. “You helped me give birth to her, and I want her to know who her second mother is, Natasha.” “What?” She asked, frowning in confusion and I nodded. “I wouldn’t have been here today if not for you. And I am speaking in a sense not even from being held captive by Elton in the first place, the wedding, and I know for fact that my daughter would have been dead had it been up to Elton. You came alo
Killian: “Killian, bring her over.” Liana said, shaking her head at me. “She doesn’t know what happened, nor does she…” “I doubt that she would want to listen. Plus, she did give you a chance to speak, it was you who chose to refuse it.” I said, stopping her. I was tired of hearing nonsense today. And I knew that we had delayed this enough. “You had your chance and you chose to allow the Italian to speak for you. Now, considering the fact that she has resented you, I doubt that I should be giving you a chance to speak, should I?” “She did not resent. I am her mother, my daughter…” “You lost your daughter the second you chose to betray the family.” I said, glaring daggers at the woman that I once considered a mother to me. To think that I believed that she would never betray us, and to think that I thought that I knew her. “Your punishment would be the least brutal. I am going to value the nights that you stayed up late by my mother’s side when I was sick.” I said, walking toward
Liana: Flashback: “Luca, what am I to do in the lion’s den?” I asked, looking at my twin brother. His eyes refused to meet mine for a few seconds, but I knew that he wanted me out of his way. “I understand that being older makes me heir, but I am to…” “I am a man, and the two of us know very well that my position makes me a stronger candidate. Therefore, whatever bullshit that you are going to be telling me right now will not make a difference to me.” He said, stopping me. My eyes were fixed on his for a second before I looked down at my feet, trying to ignore my pain. “Liana, you are going to be doing this for the benefit of the family. And when you grow by their side, they will be trusting you. That is going to be your plus point, and you are going to make sure to win the man’s heart to ensure that you destroy them from the inside. And when that heir grows to become of age, he dies and our heir is to become Alpha. Only then would we be able to win this, and believe me, we are goin
Killian: Everyone in the house stood as I walked out with Liana, Elton, and Nikolai being dragged out. Liana was barely able to keep her head up, and being merciful, I chose to have Viktor drag her on a chair. The woman was still Natasha’s mother, and thinking about it, she was also Eleanor’s aunt. That was a detail that I didn’t know how to mention to her just yet. But considering that the woman was going to die, she was to be exposed as the dirty traitor that was living amongst us all along. I didn’t even know how much she planned against us, and how much effort she put into it. However, at this point, it didn’t matter. She was to die, and I was going to be sure that everyone knew what it was to betray our family. And no matter how close the family member was, they were going to know what their fate was to be. Natasha stood beside Eleanor, and I had to admit, the last thing that I wanted was for them to see this. I knew that Eleanor had Katerina to take care of, and she didn’t ne
Eleanor: “What do you mean Liana Bernardi?” Natasha asked, rushing inside after Killian. The fact that my mate was avoiding her eyes told me that it was indeed true, but the fact that it meant that the woman was my aunt was a whole different case to me. And though I did my best not to show it, I couldn’t help but find myself feeling smaller than I thought that I would. “Killian, stop avoiding the answer…” “I am not avoiding anything, but right now, I need to be alone.” He said, stopping her. “I just lost my mother and the love of my life, was slapped with the case that my mother could have been the reason behind the death…” “ENOUGH!” He yelled, taking all of us off guard. He looked at Natasha for a second, his eyes holding back more pain than I have ever seen in my life, and Natasha took a step back as she looked down at her feet. “If you lost your mother, then I lost her too, I lost my best friend and brother just as you have lost your lover. The one fucking difference is the f
Killian: “I told you to stay with Natasha.” I said, not turning to face my mate as she entered my office. The last thing that I wanted was for her to see me in this state. “She fell asleep, I figured to come…” “Then go and stay with Katerina,” I said, stopping her. She didn’t say a word for a few seconds, but I could hear her taking a few steps forward before she stood behind me. She put her hand on my back, running her finger over it gently. “Don’t push me away, Killian,” she said, her voice softer than it ever was. Her heartbeat was calm despite my demeanor, but I knew myself all too well to know that I wasn’t kind when I was angry, and knowing her pain and trauma, I didn’t want to end up taking any of them out on her. I didn’t want to be the person who hurt her like others have. “I am your wife, I am supposed to be by your side…” “I don’t want you to be right now.” I said, stopping her. “What is hard for you to understand in that? Why is it difficult for you to just respect wh
Natasha: “Does it make me a bad person to mourn over them?” I asked Killian as he entered the room. I was sitting on top of mom’s bed as I looked out the window. The number of times that both Nikolai and I were in here were countless, and I couldn’t help but find myself looking down at the first picture mom took of the two of us. He invited me to prom when he found out that I was yet to have a date, and though we broke up a year afterwards, I knew that the two of us were somehow meant to be together as we grew older. “We all mourn for those that we love.” He said, and I wrapped my arms around my legs as he walked toward me. He sat on the bed by my side, but I had to admit, I couldn’t find it in myself to look at him. I didn’t know why, maybe it was me being embarrassed of everything that happened, or maybe it was the fact that I was in more pain than I could describe. I just knew that my eyes couldn’t meet his no matter how much I tried. “Did she tell you?” I asked, and he frowned
Eleanor: “Killian, where are we going?” I asked, shaking my head at my mate. The fact that he chose for the two of us to go out was something that I didn’t understand. Normally, I knew that he wasn’t the type to like that, but then again, it was probably because I was no longer on the run that he knew that the two of us could actually go out without me feeling threatened. “We are going out as normal couples would,” he said, making my heart swell. “The two of us haven’t had a moment alone since…” “Killian, I never did complain about anything. The two of us knew very well that things were messed up as they were, I wasn’t going to be pressuring you over something that I know for fact that you had no control over. If anything, I would have been surprised if you didn’t react to them.” I said, choosing to be honest as I stopped him. His eyes softened, and I could hear his heartbeat calming down a little, especially since I knew that the topic itself was hard on him. I had to admit, thi