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
Book 2 Chapter 11Chloe’s POV I excused myself from the living room to answer the call, my mind already tangled in curiosity. I didn’t recognize the number, and the timing felt strange, so many unknown calls had come through in the past few days that I’d started ignoring them. But this one… something compelled me to answer.“Hello?” I said, my voice was low as I stepped into the hallway.I was expecting to hear the reply but, nothing came up. Just silence. My hand tightened around the phone.Lucy glanced at me as she returned from the kitchen, eyebrows raised. “Everything okay?”I shrugged, trying to play it off, though I knew my face probably betrayed my discomfort. “Probably a wrong number. Just… strange.”She chuckled, brushing it off with a wave of her hand. “Oh, you know how it is. Half the calls I get are spam these days. Just ignore it.”I nodded, trying to follow her advice, even as a small knot of worry formed in my chest. I was about to put the phone down and brush it off w
Book 2Chapter 12Chloe’s POV I paced around the room, feeling the anxious energy churn inside me, every second dragging by. My mind was a whirlpool of questions, and none of them had answers. What kind of person sends those kinds of messages? Who would want to terrify me like this?I waited patiently for the arrival of Liam who had gone to track down the number who had sent me the message. Every hour, I’d glance at the window checking if I’d see Liam arriving but no he was nowhere to be found. I slipped my finger inside my lips, bitting slowly anticipating the arrival of Liam, I hoped they were able to track down the person. Suddenly I heard footsteps coming closer, I rushed to the door but before I could get there, the door swung open revealing Liam, his expression hardened and frustrated. The moment our eyes met, I could sense he wasn’t here with reassuring words. My heart sank, but I needed to know what he’d found.“Liam, did you track the calls? The messages?” I asked, practi
Book 2 Chapter 13Liam’s POV The evening draped over the house like a heavy, oppressive weight, I looked down at Chloe lying beside me, and I felt a pang of guilt settle in my chest. Her face was swollen and puffy from hours of crying, it reminded me of just how much she was suffering, and it was a suffering I felt responsible for. The fear, the torment she was going through, it was tearing her apart.I brushed a hand over her hair, feeling the anxiety on my shoulders as I tried to keep myself steady. Watching her fall apart today had shaken me more than I wanted to admit. She’d always been strong, and resilient. But this, this was different. The threats had gotten under her skin. And no matter how much I tried to tell her I was going to protect her, I could see that part of her believed she was on her own.I couldn’t just sit here and do nothing, I had to find something to do, even if I had to risk my life, I didn’t mind as long as I was able to put an end to this threat. I slipp
Book 2Chapter 14 Liam’s POV I pulled into the driveway, and the sight of both Mr. Daniel and Scott waiting by the front entrance gave me pause. I hadn’t expected either of them to be here, let alone together, and the fact they’d waited outside rather than coming inside was enough to put me on edge.I parked the car and stepped out, greeting them with a wary nod. “Evening,” I said, looking between the two men. “Didn’t think I’d see you both here tonight. Why didn’t you just come inside?”Scott met my gaze briefly before looking over at his father, who seemed tense like he was holding onto something heavy. Luke, who had walked out with me, looked like he was about to slip away, but Scott stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. “Stay, You’re a part of this, too.”That got my attention. My gaze shifted to Mr. Daniel, and he looked away for a moment like he was gathering himself. I knew him well enough to see he was stalling, and whatever he’d come to say wasn’t going to be easy to he
Book 2 Chapter 15 Liam’s POV I turned on my heel, intending to leave cause I couldn't bear to listen to the rest of what he had to say, but Luke placed a firm hand on my shoulder before I could move a step, halting me. “My Alpha,” he said quietly, his gaze sharp, “I think you need to hear him out. There’s more.” Scott nodded, stepping forward. “Let him finish. There’s something else he hasn’t told us.”I hesitated, my body taut with frustration, but I took a slow breath and turned back around to face Chloe’s father. His face was worn, lined with worry and regret, yet something told me this wasn’t just a simple plea for forgiveness.He cleared his throat, eyes flicking nervously between me and Luke. “Until recently, Mendy had been visiting me regularly,” he began, his voice low, almost strained. “She kept showing up at my condo, claiming she just wanted to talk, to reconnect… At first, I thought she truly wanted to make amends.”Scott raised an eyebrow, clearly not buying it. I cros
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