Chapter 76Axel's POV "Where's she?", I questioned the old lady who seemed absolutely confused. "Who?""Two ladies visited your orphanage home, right? Do you remember one with pitch black hair and honey brown eyes?"The woman, Agatha, seemed to be deep in thought. "Yes. Selena, yes?"At the mention of Selena's name, I leapt from the couch, rushing to the woman's desk. "Yes. Selena. Where is she now?""Well, I can't say because she never mentioned it. She even left without personally saying goodbye, just a verbal message to one of my workers."I breathed out heavily, running a frustrated hand through my hair. "So you have no idea or hint or assumptions?""She was looking for information about her birth parents. I don't know any more than all I've said to you, I promise."I could tell the woman was being sincere, so I straightened up, rewarding her with some space from my intimidating presence. She visibly relaxed in my absence. Blake pulled me away from the desk. "If Selena is in s
Chapter 77Selena's POV "How are you feeling?", Lily asked, looking down at me from her sitting position on the side of the bed. "I'm fine. For the fifteenth time, I'm fine."Ever since the doctor declared me with child, Lily had been treating me like a delicate porcelain doll that could shatter at any moment if handled wrong. The question she asks after every hour is if I felt fine. I truly was. The nauseous feeling and occasional dizziness were not a bother anymore and I still felt normal, like another werewolf wasn't growing in me. "Okay. I'll need to go buy some food items in the market so I won't be around for some time. Just in case."I frowned, straightening up from the bed. "Why are you going to buy food items? Lily, that's not your work anymore, remember? Let the chefs handle the cooking and others, the cleaning", I stated, a finality tone in my voice. "I'm not cooking for the entire house and I'm not doing the cleaning either. You were very adamant in convincing me to s
Chapter 78Selena's POV Lily rushed to my front, spreading her arm out to shield me from the man whose face was still obscured by the hood over his head. "Don't you dare try anything stupid", Lily threw a glare at the man, eyeing him as he let out a loud, derisive chuckle at her words. "I won't hesitate to bury my fist into your heart and watch you bleed out to death", his gravelly voice sent a shot of fear through me and I could tell Lily was scared as well, but she still stood still as a shield, protecting me from him. "What do you want?", I asked, my voice surprisingly steady unlike the war raging in my mind. "That's a very good question", the man replied, bringing his hand to his chin as he rubbed slowly in deep thought. "You see, my clear instruction is to get rid of you, as simple as that. So, if you could just stay still while I perform my assignment, I'd very much appreciate that.""You must be very delusional", Lily glared hotly at him. "We aren't alone and very soon, th
Chapter 79Selena's POV I rushed back to the spot where Lily laid for the past thirty minutes, her head buried between her knees as she sobbed loudly. The alley was hidden from the public's eyes, but there were at least three to five werewolves who took this path every ten minutes. Her eyes were bloodshot from crying for so long but the moment she heard the sound of my feet, she raised her head, eyes widening as she took me in, perhaps wondering if it was a dream. My hands still dripped fresh blood, making a tiny poodle where I stood facing her. "Goddess dear me", she exclaimed, limping over to me in disbelief. "You're bleeding", she pointed out, scanning my arms for any signs of injury. "I'm fine", I tried to console but Lily seemed to think the blood belonged to me. She was slowly getting to the brink of full blown panic. "The blood doesn't belong to me."Lily stopped her frantic movement before looking up to me s
Chapter 80Axel's POV Asher pushed me off him, straightening his shirt which I had previously gripped with all my strength. It was creased, causing Asher to throw me a heated glare. "What the fuck is wrong with you?", he asked, annoyance in his tone. "What's wrong with me?", I asked incredulously. "You're my fucking problem."Blake barged in, looking between me and Asher as we squared off. "Alpha. Think this through", he whispered in my ear, holding unto my wrists. The problem is, I had thought this through and it was glaringly obvious that I find it very difficult to care about anything or anyone. I chose to act oblivious to everything happening around me, I chose to stay silent while the asshole in front of me was promised my own mate. It is my fault, every damn thing but Asher also needed to pay. How could he conjure such an evil scheme, causing Selena to run off, a punch to his face
Chapter 81Selena's POV "Aren't you ready?", Lily called from the other side of the bathroom door, groaning in frustration as I mumbled something along the lines of 'give me a minute'.My head was currently down as I shampooed my hair thoroughly, the latter so thick it was like touching a cloud. But Lily was too busy muttering carefully crafted profanities, just loud enough for me to hear her. I shook my head at her defiance. She looked my age but sure acted like a mother hen. "We're almost ready. How on earth are you still in the shower? You walked in there like thirty minutes before I went in to take a shower too."I racked my brain for an excuse. "Yeah. I'm taking so long because I'm washing my hair."She paused for a second before speaking, her voice flat and unimpressed. "I also washed my hair.""Just wait. Two minutes, I swear.""The staff are packed and waiting. The first batch of ca
Chapter 82Selena's POV It's been close to a year, which means I'd be expecting my child soon. It was one heck of a ride with both Lily and Reynold. We grew closer with every passing day over the past months and I was never so glad to have such an amazing support system. I miss Axel every single day, that the thought of him seems to bring a terrible physical ache in my chest. But with the anticipation of seeing my child, it lessened the ache considerably. I wondered if someone had been brought as a stand in for Axel's mate. It was only a matter of time before the elders pushed him into marriage or the search for his mate. With my absence, perhaps he wouldn't have any choice but bed another woman who would beat his child. The thought made my lungs feel like it was drained of every iota of oxygen. Axel may just never forgive me for leaving without telling him. "I told you to stop eating so much",
Chapter 83Axel's POV It's been a year. One whole year without Selena, one year of complete torture. Everyone had pretty much given up on finding Selena. There had been no sightings of her in the past months and slowly, no one cared anymore. But I did. Blake helped too but it was only a matter of time before I would also be forced to give up on finding her. The resources I had poured into her search had made other aspects of keeping the pack safe not quite as effective. The patrol guards were greatly reduced as they had been focused in finding one person, leaving others vulnerable. The attacks on our borders were growing more persistent and as such, it was vital to call off the search and focus on keeping the weak, children and elderly within these walls safe. I was to accept the bitter truth. Selena didn't want to be found. I am certain she is alive out there, else my heart wouldn't still feel her presen