Chapter Fifty-sixKendall’s POVI began to pack my things getting ready to go where I was supposed to go which was following Olivia as Declan had suggested.I packed everything I could possibly need, humming to myself as I did. I hadn’t seen Declan since he told me to pack up and I wondered where he had gone.Probably to Olivia to talk to her. She was downstairs and maybe making breakfast to eat.As I finished packing, I quickly ran downstairs with my bags, ignoring what Declan had said earlier. He’d told me to leave my bags when I was done packing, that he’ll bring downstairs himself but I didn’t see the point. It wasn’t very heavy anyway and I had carried much heavier.I found Declan coming upstairs as I was taking my bags downstairs.He glared at me.And marched upstairs even faster.“You just never listen, do you?” He glared at me and dragged the bag from my hands.“I’m sorry, I couldn’t find you ..”I pouted.“No, you didn’t look for me. Are there any more bags in the room?”He
CHAPTER 59 – KENDALL’S POVSunlight filtered in through the blinds, and just for a moment, I wondered how I must have looked. I had no recollection at all of the night before, and my head throbbed with my every movement. Declan was just beside me. He growled softly.“Good morning.” I said. I had long since expected his reaction, or the lack of it thereof, but it still stung every other day, waking up to see him behave this way, as if I was not at all important to him. I know that my father had given me off to him for some reason I couldn’t fathom, and even worse was the fact that I could not figure out why he hated me so much, but still…It hurt me every time to see him behave like this.He grunted and continued staring at the door as if he wanted to murder it.I reached out my hand to touch him, hopeful. He jumped off the bed and began moving around the room. I lay there in bed and admired his naked form as he moved. His muscular frame was inviting to say the least, and I could not t
CHAPTER 60 – DECLAN’S POVI don’t trust Kendall. Not one bit. But if there’s somebody I trust even less, it’s her father.I don’t pay any special attention to how fathers treat their daughters. My father never treated me or any of my siblings wrong, but he had needed us to grow up strong and ready to take on leadership roles so I suppose at some point or the other, he might have been a little harsh with us.But this man…Oh, I felt a deep-seated loathing for him, and not just because he was the sole cause of the demise of my family, but because he was a man that was despicable beyond all reasonable doubts. If there was ever a template describing the kinds of men that should be killed and never even allowed to walk the surface of the earth, even as children, Kendall’s father made that list, and topped it.I unclenched my fingers and struggled to think of something other than wrapping my hands around his throat and shaking him limp. I turned away with an offsetting smile. I know I seem
CHAPTER 61 – KENDAL’S POVI had been quiet through the entire ride home. It was only reasonable. My father had tried to hit me, and even though my mate, Alpha Declan had barely done anything, I knew that he had wanted to kill my father right there and then.Sometimes, I worry about his hot-blooded temper. It’s understandable, of course. My father had a hand in the annihilation of his family. No, my father might have even the person who single-handedly murdered Declan’s family. It’s not wonder why his animosity for me is at such an extreme.I don’t blame him. I wouldn’t really blame anyone if they were in his position. I could not imagine the kind of pain and grief that he was going through, but it still didn’t excuse his behaviour towards me. At the very least, he could pretend to love me.I could feel the oppressiveness of his silence, and over my shoulder, I could feel his staring eyes dig into my back. I willed myself not to move and focused on the blurring motion of the woods as w
CHAPTER 62 – KENDALL’S POVThe danger hadn’t passed like I had hoped. I had closed the door on both Caden and Declan but that had not meant at all that either Declan or Caden were done with me. The wood of the door was hollow and I could clearly hear every single bit of conversation going on on the other end.I could practically hear Declan’s breathing as he rounded on Caden. I contemplated opening the door to see how the entire thing was going to play out, but I was still scared for my life—and with good reason. Declan still hated my father with a murderous rage and he thought my father had placed me in his life to observe him, so he was deeply suspicious of me too.I sat on the bed and waited. The door swung open. Both Declan and Caden stepped in.I could immediately smell the tension in the room. These two men were practically brothers in arms. Caden was Declan’s Beta, but why did it suddenly feel like Declan was sizing Caden up as though he were a prospective intruder? It was almo
CHAPTER 63 – KENDALL’S POVI know I have to move by the time I wake up. My mother and sister are missing and I can’t keep wasting the little time I have, frolicking around and enjoying my husband and every other thing.For all I knew, they were probably in mortal danger, even right now.I needed to find them, and I needed to bring them home. There was going to be nothing else that I could do and be sufficiently proud of myself for doing if I was not first able to bring them home.Declan was being even more bossy and commanding than usual, and I had not found a way to go above his direct orders so far. There was no sneaking around in his house. The most I could do was inform him about what I wanted to do and hope for the best.I walked up to him while he was in the living room, staring out to skies-know-where again, and I cleared my throat.“Declan.”“Alpha Declan,” he amended for me. I frowned.“I’m your wife. I can call you whatever I like.”Declan turned to me and gave me a pointed l
CHAPTER 64 – KENDALL’S POVHe stopped abruptly in front of me, breathing hard. I considered him for a while, visibly shaken, but trying to hold my composure.“What?” I asked.He said nothing, only continued to stare at me.“What?”But Declan would not give me an answer. He just straightened himself and stalked off without saying a word. I groaned inwardly. For a man who knew how to do just about every near damn thing on Earth, he was still the most unreadable man who did absolutely batshit crazy things.I went back to my room and lay on the bed, but it was of no use. I knew I would not be able to sleep. My body was thrumming with nervous energy. Every single fibre of my being ached with it—the knowledge that there was now a search party out there looking for my mother.I didn’t vet who was on the party, but I trusted Caden. He was going to make sure that the best trackers and searchers would be there. Now that I thought about it, perhaps being found by strangers might freak out my mot
CHAPTER 65 – KENDALL’S POVIt took longer than expected. I had not wanted to enjoy it, but it was a distraction that was needed, at least then while we made love. Once he was done, however, my mind picked up its panicked frenzy, churning up more thoughts of my mother and sister, the problem with my father, and so many other things until I could not even bother to pretend to be exhausted from the lovemaking.Declan was sprawled in his office chair, looking grand and kingly. I pulled my clothes over myself and looked at him. Then I swept out of the office. I went straight to the maids, like I had been doing ever since I had gotten the letter that said that my mother and sister were in the human world.“Any news?”“Yes, ma’am,” one of the maids helpfully supplied. She produced a letter from nowhere and placed it in my hand. I tore it open without even reading who or where it was from. My heart clenched. It was a letter from the search party. Caden hadn’t called, but this was as good a ne