Book 2 Chapter 3Liam’s POV Chloe’s scream cut through the house, sharp and desperate, tearing me from the hallway where I’d been pacing, trying to process the events of the last few minutes. The party had turned into a nightmare in a heartbeat, Mendy’s presence unraveling everything we’d built. Without a second thought, I rushed toward Chloe, barely registering the concerned looks from friends and family as I pushed through the crowd to find her.She was on the floor, her knees pulled to her chest, clutching our twins so close that they squirmed against her grip. Her face was pale, and her breathing was shallow, frantic. I knelt down beside her, my hands hovering uncertainly, desperate to touch her. “Chloe,” I whispered, steadying my voice. “Did she hurt you? Did Mendy do anything?”Chloe shook her head, but her wide, glassy eyes didn’t meet mine. Her hands gripped the kids even tighter, her body trembling as if just the sight of her sister had shattered her. “Liam, she’s here fo
Book 2 Chapter 4Liam’s POV Something gnawed at me. The people I’d been speaking to were acting strange, too quick to brush me off like I was just another angry guy on the phone. The more I pressed, the more evasive they became, stammering excuses that did nothing but stoke my frustration. I should have had answers by now—hell, I should have been the first to know. As Alpha, they owed me that much. But instead, every door I knocked on slammed shut, leaving me with nothing but more questions.I tried to shake it off, telling myself this was just standard red tape, that some fool somewhere had screwed up and let Mendy slip through the cracks. It was bureaucracy, plain and simple. If there was one thing I knew, it was how badly the system could bungle things. But Chloe’s face, pale and scared, wouldn’t leave my mind. I could still hear her frantic whispers, her fear for our kids, her insistence that Mendy was back for revenge. I could tell her that everything would be fine until I was
Book 2 Chapter 5Liam’s POV I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Jax—of all people—had a hand in Mendy’s release? It didn’t make any sense. I leaned back in my chair, trying to piece it together, but no matter how I looked at it, I kept hitting a wall. After everything that had happened, after the chaos Mendy had caused, her freedom felt like a slap in the face. And now, knowing that Jax might be the one behind it… it was enough to make my blood boil.It had only been a few days since the incident with Mendy, but Chloe was still uneasy. I could see it in her eyes, the way she tensed up every time her phone buzzed, or whenever someone mentioned Mendy’s name. She thought I hadn’t noticed, but I knew her too well. I knew the worry that gnawed at her, even if she tried to hide it. She thought she was protecting me, keeping it all in—but in reality, she didn’t have to. If anything, I needed to be the one protecting her.When Thorne, first brought up Jax’s name, I almost laughed. The i
Book 2 Chapter 6Chloe’s POV As soon as Liam and the investigator stepped out of his office, I moved to block their path. My heart was pounding, I couldn’t keep waiting in the dark. “What did you find out?” I demanded, crossing my arms as I looked between the two of them.Liam tried to brush me off, his usual calm demeanor in place. “Chloe, take a breath. We haven’t found out much yet.” He explained but I know him too well, he can't lie to me unless I want to play along. But now I’m not going to buy his lies. “What do you mean, ‘not much’? You’re hiding something. I can tell.”The investigator, exchanged a look with Liam, a silent agreement passing between them before he mumbled a quick goodbye and walked away. As he passed, I caught sight of Liam leaning in, whispering something under his breath that I couldn’t make out. My patience snapped.“What was that?” I asked, my voice sharp as I turned to Liam. “What were you whispering to him about?”He hesitated, just for a second, befo
Book 2 Chapter 7Liam’s POV My eyes glued on a spaced, my mind reeled with the thought of Mendy and Jax, how dangerous my family can be with their presence. I’d have loved to keep Chloe unaware of all this but she’s too persistent to let go. She hadn’t learned about Mendy being Jax’s Luna what if she did? Her worry would be multiple feelings I don’t like seeing. “So, how’s Chloe holding up?” Luke’s voice broke through my thoughts as he looked over at me, a hint of worry in his eyes.I let out a sigh, running a hand over my face. “She’s… coping, but there’s this constant edge to her. She’s a little paranoid, to be honest. And I don’t blame her.” I glanced out the window, where the sun was starting to dip below the horizon. “After everything she’s been through with Jax and Mendy, I can’t blame her for not feeling safe.”Luke nodded, his expression darkening as he took in my words. “Yeah, it’s a lot to handle. Jax was bad enough, but now Mendy’s back, and apparently, she’s even more d
Book 2Chapter 8 Liam’s POV I sat down in my office, my ears open wide as I conversed with Luke about the security in the pack. Going over the latest on pack security. We’d been working non-stop since the threat of Jax and Mendy loomed larger. Despite their rocky history and Mendy’s twisted ways, she was now mated to Jax and, by extension, had his loyalty. That was a problem, especially now that Jax’s pack was stronger than ever, apparently revived by someone’s influence. Someone who’s still in the shadow cause I know very well that after what I did to Jax he can’t restrict himself. Luke, nodded thoughtfully as I updated him on the latest precautions. “I get it, My Alpha,” he said, leaning forward to take a look at the drawing map at hand. “But I think we’re in a good place now. Security’s tighter than ever, and if anything goes sideways, we’ll be the first to know. Our scouts have increased rotations along the borders, and the trackers have been trained to pick up any unusual s
Book 2 Chapter 9 Chloe’s POV I felt my heart rate pick up as Liam’s eyes fixed on me, hard and probing, like he was trying to read what was going on in my mind. I tried to smile, to make light of the tension sitting heavily between us, but his expression didn’t change. He knew me too well to buy it.“Can you answer my good damn question,” he said quietly his tone holding a hint of annoyance and like he was running out of the patient. “What’s going on? You’ve been different since Mendy got out, and keeping the kids home—it’s unlike you.” He pressed further. I shifted uncomfortably, looking away. I didn’t want to talk about it, didn’t want to admit what was clawing at my mind every minute of every day. “It’s nothing. Just wanted them around for a little longer, that’s all.” I lied knowing fully he’d not buy my lies, he knew me better than that. “Chloe.” His tone held that mixture of patience and persistence that I could never really ignore. “We’ve been through too much for you to
Book 2 Chapter 10 Chloe’s POVLiam hadn’t taken well to my decision to keep the kids home from school. Though he’d reluctantly agreed at first, I could tell it weighed on him, gnawed at him. Every so often, he’d bring it up, calm but persistent, insisting that he could protect the kids, that our lives could return to normal if I’d just trust him. I knew he meant well, but he didn’t feel the same ever-present fear I did. He hadn’t experienced Mendy’s wrath the way I had.No matter how much he tried to reassure me, I couldn’t shake the sense that danger was lurking just outside our walls. As long as Mendy was free, that threat felt all too real, an itch I couldn’t scratch away. I couldn’t understand why Liam didn’t see it. To him, life moved forward, challenges resolved and swept aside. But I still felt the weight of it every day. I’d told him time and again, I couldn’t send the kids back until I knew we were safe.Today I had decided I needed a break. I needed someone else’s perspect
Chapter 65. Chloe's POV. "It has been revealed that there was something in his food." My heart skipped a bit that the revelation because this was completely beyond what I was expecting in any shape or form. My eyes were focused on what was more necessary than just waiting for answers My wolf package hard time believe it that it was probably just poison. It's substance was not mentioned and that was a huge red flag on its own. Someone had to explain to me in layman's term why the autopsy results didn't reveal anything favorable. There were a lot of things to think about but one of the things that stood out for me was the way the scientist switched carefully while staring at me. This was an explanation that could not be done without and I was expecting more. Scott glanced at me as though we shared the same sentence and he coughed. "Whatever way I know that we still need to talk." He said. The living room was plunged into greater silence as we waited for the answers to be m
Chapter 64. Chloe's POV.Awaiting the autopsy was not even a great idea. All that Chloe thought about was to make her father get the justice he deserved. The insane amount of mishaps that had come into her life the past few days was not to be reckoned with, and she felt like there had to be a means of tackling this without feeling weak or weary from any angle. Her kids didn't even think that their actions had a long-lasting impact.She picked up my phone to call Scott, "what is happening." Liam was less concerned with what was happening, so she needed to get my answers myself. "I don't want you to think so much about everything that has been going on because it's not going to help either of us, but there is only one way that we can achieve our goals, which is by waiting for the result. Then I would know what to do." Scott said. Chloe didn't understand why he was wasting so much time confronting their sister when it was almost getting clear that her father had been murdered, prob
Chapter 63. Chloe's POV I was on my way to my father's room when I stopped halfway, taking a giant sneeze; I found out that the youngest for them wasn't something even important at all. Instead, it was only her next move. Evil when she's poked against, she's poked against close powerful. I could see the way things began to drum in a sarcastic manner. I believed that everything was going to work out for good, but at the same time, I needed to be as careful as I should. I stopped in front of his room and contemplated how my next statement was going to affect him. I needed new people to understand the mood of the population and abide by it, not those who are ready to change me at every cost. Without him clamoring to have some sort of land or power to himself it's made everyone appear in their natural state just to make it very relatable. "I have always had problems with you because of how decided to represent everything that you are and own." I heard someone's voice ringing
Chapter 62. Chloe's POV. My heart pounded in my ribcage, trying to find out if my child was fine. Why hadn't Lia called me if there was an issue? She was the only person that I trusted too much to call me about what was happening. As soon as I headed into the room, I didn't understand what was going on at first but decided to take a deep breath just to see what was happening. I pushed the door open and so Aria hooked up with different drips running through her veins, looking pale. My heart skipped a bit as I rushed her to her side. Ignoring Liam, who was sitting beside her and looking at me as though I was the devil spawn, I looked at her and back at him. "What happened to her?" "You went away for so long and appeared out of nowhere to ask what happened to her. How interesting!" I shut my eyes in shock. This was absolutely not what I was looking for. I needed something very important, such as a damn reason why this was happening. "Apparently I think that you didn't he
Chapter 61 Chloe's POV. Two days later, My knuckles hovered above my father's study as I waited for a minute before taking the initiative to walk in at his silence. My dad sat on the chair in front of me watching carefully, as I progressed towards where he was sitting and also looking carefully. "You are unhappy. I can feel it. Why is that?" I knew that if I opened my mouth to start speaking immediately I would burst into tears, uncontrollable ones at that. My eyes welled up with tears but I realized that for me to continue this way it was going to make me look even more weak. "I wanted to report certain things to you. I need you to call Mendy. She has been getting on my nerves for so long now and I would appreciate it if you called her to order. She isn't a lost cause yet until we agree that she is not worth it." I said, hoping that she had not come here to report before I did and render my testimony invalid. Gazing at me intently, my father finally spoke, "if she ha
Chapter 60.Chloe's POV.I headed into the school with only one intention. To find answers."We should talk to Scott. He should be able to find answers for yours because that's the only way I would be free to do what I have in mind." Lia said, Without further ado, I headed to his office and realized that he was a little bit busier than I thought so I waited a bit."Hey! Is anything the matter?" He asked, a bit anxious just to find out why I had decided to call on him. 'I need to tell you something very important and I hope that we should be able to rub minds together. I have pondered on this for so long and still have not come up with an answer that is suitable." I started. His eyes widened slightly, looking at me for a minute. "May I know the reason for this discussion?" He asked while scanning the environment, his heart pumping visibly underneath his tight shirt. I had a lot of reservations when it came to opening up to people but I knew he was someone that I could trust and wou
Chapter 59.Author's POV. Mendy looked ahead, relishing the fact that Liam was already on his way to her place. She could almost feel the taste of bitterness on my sister's lips as she bade the kids goodbye. Having no choice but to dance to her tune she watched happily. This was everything and more of what she wanted in her entire life and nothing was going to stop her from achieving everything that she should. Things were getting out of hand and it was only imperative that she found a means of nipping it in the bud. "Hi, how are you guys doing today?" She asked the kids as soon as they entered the class. Their mother had no right to come and confront her and that was her only saving grace. "Good morning, Miss Mendy, we missed you last night. My mom didn't allow us to come, she asked that we stay with her even though our dad didn't like it."Mendy heaved a sigh of relief, thinking about how great it would be if she was their mother. Obviously she was going to kick them out or ma
Chapter 58. Chloe's POV "Hello, Lia." "You sound awful," Lia spoke. Honesty wasn't a scarce commodity with her. "What's a great way of telling your friend that you have seen for a long time that you miss her," I responded sarcastically hoping that she kept her opinion still herself because they were not necessary at this point. "Yeah, right... I wanted to come knock some senses into you because you sound like you've been losing it for a while now." She whispered, inching towards me with a smile on her face. "I knew you, and I know that you have not been yourself for a very long time. It is my duty to come here and find out how I can be of help to you." I was a bit embarrassed but thankful that I had someone coming to check up on me, and I smiled. "I'm pretty sure that someone must have tipped you off." "Yeah, I'd be lying if I said someone didn't but that doesn't still change the fact that I might just have to be here to help you out with the situation." She was say
Chapter 57. Chloe's POV. This was utterly preposterous because I couldn't even wrap my head around the fact that my daughter would turn against me so much and make me feel like a total failure!… "Who told you that trash?" I demanded from her. I wasn't going to allow her to get away with insulting me while I looked at her, hoping that she came to the knowledge of what was right. She had been influenced by someone, but it was my duty to find out who exactly. "That is not something you should be saying to your mother, especially when I have never done anything to warrant such replies and attitude for me, all of you!" I fired back at her. Her gaze rested on me but she didn't look remorseful. "Mommy I want to sleep for a while. We will be going over to her house later tonight so that she can prepare some more delicious meals like she promised for us." Aria said, walking away from me. If anyone had told me that things would degenerate to this point, I would have loved them to sc