YVONNE —"Uhm, I should be leaving now. So you both could have your best moment," I remarked, but Conan did as if my presence wasn't felt in the room. He completely ignored me.I sighed and stood up to leave. "Sweethearts, I will be in the room," I said to the kids, but they did not even bother to glance at me, talk more of saying a word. They were more focused on their dad, asking him a lot of questions and climbing on his body.I gulped down hard, with a hint of betrayal written over my face and pain surging through my heart. The pain of seeing my own kids ignore me. In honesty, it hits hard.Well, I could not blame them because they were just kids. They don't know what they are doing nor do they know the value of the secret I tried to hide.I let out a deep sigh and gently walked out of the chamber, heading to the guest quarters.As I arrived in my room, I slumped on the couch and burst out crying. I swear, today was the worst day of my life. Even six years ago, when I was framed an
CONAN —It was exactly the expected day—the day of my wedding with Yvonne. In honesty, I could not tell exactly how I felt. Although I knew this was a wrong move but I still proceeded to do it for the sake of my children. No child would want to be separated from his or her mother at all. Talk more of kids at my children's ages."At least I'm now familiar with her true colors—I know Yvonne very well now, unlike before, when I sees her as an angel. So no doubt I would not regret this because I will have to put her in her place if there is a need for that," I mumbled in order to wave off the thought of doubt and regret going on in my mind.I glanced at my wristwatch as I was curious why she had not shown up at the church. It was just fifteen minutes remaining before the priest brought us to the altar for vow-making and binding together.I sighed and brought out my phone to text her when I remembered I had yet to give her the phone I had collected from her."Shit!" I exclaimed. I called Ge
YVONNE —As we walked up to the altar, words could not explain exactly how I felt. I could not believe I agreed to this, accepting Conan as my mate, not to mention marrying him in church.I just wish there was a way to escape from this, but there is none. If I had rejected the proposal, then I would stand a chance of losing my precious babies to be parented by another lady who I'm certain would despise them, especially Liam, who would stand as a barrier to inheriting the throne from her own kid.One thing I had vowed not to do was let another lady raise my kids for me, and that was the reason I agreed to this. I do not want to return to the city without them."Yvonne and Conan. I'm delighted that you both have decided to wed legally and commit your marriage to the Lord. So I am asking," the priest remarked, turning to Conan."Conan, have you decided to enter into marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?" he demanded."Yeah, yes, I do," Conan replied."Good," he said, clear
YVONNE —I sighed and closed my eyes in order to calm my emotions. I could not believe what I had just heard; they were trying to play me off.Although I hated Conan, seeing him holding Zendaya in his arms was something else. Jealousy threatened to rip my heart from my chest as I watched them. At that moment, I wished I was Zendaya. I needed him to hold me that way and speak pet words to me while caressing my cheeks and curling my hair, as he was doing to Zendaya.I thought of approaching them, but I knew it would not yield any positive result but instead worsen my state because they would certainly do something that would infuriate me more.I sighed and walked back into the conference hall. I glared at my wristwatch and realized that it was already evening. It was already five o'clock. Meanwhile, most of the audience had already finished eating, and some were exiting the hall and going home.A few minutes later, Conan walked in and sat beside me. However, I threw my gaze away so I wou
CONAN —I stood at the passageway that leads to the room where the kids were, waiting for Yvonne to come out, as I had instructed Gerald to tell her.As I looked up, I saw Gerald coming out of the room as he had delivered the message I sent him. However, Yvonne alighted from the room also.She walked after Gerald, and immediately her gaze locked with mine. She slowed down and was acting as if she were scared of moving forward."Is there a problem, ma'am?" Gerald turned and asked her, as he noticed that she was not following him anymore.Yvonne ignored him and kept moving slowly. It was as if she was counting her moves."Ma'am, please, I do not want to use force on you. The Alpha had requested your presence, and I'm expected to return with you to his chamber; otherwise, I cannot tell what would happen," Gerald added, trying to force Yvonne by dragging her, but I intervened."It's okay. Let her be," I stated, and Gerald tilted his neck back. As he noticed that it was me, he immediately l
YVONNE — "You are free to go, of course," he snapped. "Did I mandate you to stay with me by force?" he asked. "Of course you did. You are treating me as your villain while avoiding the real villain, Sophia," I responded. "This is not fair, Conan. Why did you derive joy from seeing me cry?" I added, my voice trembling as I spoke. "I can tolerate all sorts of behaviours and ill-treatment from any of you, be it you or Sophia, but I can never allow you to go away with my kids," he uttered. "If you really want them, then you should stay in the marriage and live with them—very simple!" he declared. "No one is forcing you to stay in a marriage that doesn't sit well with you. You are free to leave, so you can live with your military spouse. After all, he would be back soon, as the war he had been fighting for over a decade may end anytime soon," he scoffed at me. "Enough, Alpha Conan. I did everything for a reason, the same way you did your past decisions that failed you for a reason. Do
YVONNE —"Anyways, thank you for this," I stated."You are welcome, ma," he replied, and I turned to head to the guest quarters to pass the night as I had decided not to sleep in Conan's room."At least I'm rest assured that they were not after kidnapping my babies," I mumbled.Immediately, there was an outburst of crying, and when I turned back, I saw something that looked like a stretcher and a lifeless body lying on top of it.I headed to the crowd and quietly walked over to a maid. "Please, what is really happening here? Is the queen the one on this stretcher?" I asked, and she nodded in affirmation."Why? What happened to her? Was the fall so serious that she would break her bones?" I asked with curiosity, peeping through the crowd as I tried to look closely at the stretcher and see how severe the injury was."No ma'am. Had it been that it was only an injury that she sustained, it would have been better, but she has stopped breathing. She is...""What?" I exclaimed in a low tone.
YVONNE —"Only if you would listen to my advice. I know that the Alpha can be an asshole sometimes, but try to reason properly so you can control him without him noticing," he added and turned to leave."Wa... wait!" I yelled, stuttering, but he had already walked far from me.I stood still for some minutes, pondering what Gerald had just said. In honesty, I noticed a lot of sense in what he said, but where the problem lies now is how to confront Alpha Conan.I gulped down and made up my mind to do as he had just said. After all, Conan is not going to kill me if he does not really need my consolation, as Gerald had said. He can only scold me and get me out with his bodyguards.I made my way to the Alpha's building, and upon arriving, I noticed that the crowd that had gathered had all dissipated, leaving only Caspian, the acting Beta, and three other guards. They were standing at the entrance of the building as if they were watching something.I walked up to Caspian, staring at their f
Two Months Later SOPHIA — I was lying helplessly today on the corner of the gutter when a car ran across me, splashing me with dirty water from the potholes as usual. To my greatest surprise, the car halted and the driver alighted. It was a lady. I thought she was coming to scold me for not avoiding her car at first, but I was shocked to my bone marrow as I noticed it was Yvonne. "Oh my goodness! Sophia, is this you?" she screamed as she noticed I'm the person. She must be really happy. Tears streamed down my cheeks immediately because I concluded that she would make a joke of me, but the reverse was the case. She ran to me and helped me get up. "Yvonne, I'm really sorry for everything I have made you pass through in life," I apologized, crying. "It's okay, Sophia. That is not necessary right now. You need proper medical attention first. That is the most important thing," she said, opening the back door of the car for me to enter. "Get in the car so we can leave for the hospita
YVONNE —Three days later, the DNA result was finally out, and I was really happy about it. This was because it proved positive. Conan is actually the father of the kid—he is the father of all my kids. This means I will be going back to the pack. At least he could see his baby for the first time.Although I had agreed with Mr. Thomas on his request to go back to Conan, but I am still sceptical about it.I was still in my room robbing some body cream and powder on my baby when Amanda walked in."You are still worried about this. I thought he made a promise to you about your career. Didn't he?" Amanda asked me as she walked.It seems she had been eavesdropping from the door for a long time before she walked. Of course, for her to notice I was worried, she must have heard the disturbing murmuring I had been having with myself here for almost thirty minutes."Not really, dear. I was just having a debate over something that had... ""A debate?""Whatever, Amanda. Please just let me be. By
YVONNE —"Alright, Mommy, but remember your promise," Kiara stated, and they started leaving reluctantly.As soon as they left, I let out a deep sigh of relief. I could not believe that I had just managed to avoid the question Kiara asked without them suspecting I did not want to answer the question."By the time you would be back, I believe Amanda would be at home, so she could continue with you guys. It is only if you guys see me by then that you will be requesting an answer concerning Kiara's question," I mumbled.I picked up my phone and dialed Dr. Naty's phone number. I need to call her and inquire about our deal because she has yet to call me.As I dialed the number, the phone rang for a few seconds, and it ended without being picked up by someone."Maybe she is still busy with work in the hospital," I mumbled, dropping my phone.I went to the kitchen to get lunch ready for my kids because I did not know exactly when Amanda would be back for me to depend on her to prepare lunch
YVONNE —One Week LaterI was just returning from the hospital, and the thought of my discussion with Mr. Thomas kept flashing through my mind as I was driving.I could not believe that I had just agreed to his request. Only if he knew that I did that out of pressure."Well, the DNA test will conclude," I muttered.I had managed to reach out to Sophia and requested that she get me Dr. Naty's contact information after she objected to doing the task, saying that she is avoiding Conan because he would kill her upon seeing her. It was then that I told her to get me Dr. Naty's phone number so she could do the job for me.At first, Dr. Naty argued about doing the job, but when I told her the reward for the project, she quickly hopped on it.She told me the job would take her a week because of the procedures she was to follow, so Conan would not suspect anything wrong.However, it has been one week since I gave her the job, so I am waiting for her feedback today."I hope this works out well
YVONNE —But how am I going to do that when none of the two men are with me here in New York City?I thought for some time but could not come up with a valid idea."No. I need to do something fast," I muttered and stood up to leave for my room.As I walked into my room, I remembered that I had spoken with Sophia a few days ago. I recalled how I ended the call with her, promising to call her back only not to call as I said."I think she is the person who can work this out for me since she is in the pack. Yes, she is cunning and could do all sorts of dirty jobs," I mumbled. I picked up my phone to dial her number, and immediately, I realized that she told me she did not have a phone anymore. She only called me that day through a call agent.I decided to secretly get the blood samples of Conan and his hair to do the DNA test in the city without going to the pack just so I could be sure he is truly the father of my baby."So how do I reach this girl, for goodness sake?" I wondered.A few
YVONNE —"Girl, I could not even believe you did this to me in the office," I said to Amanda as I walked out to the sitting room, where she was busy watching movies."I'm really sorry, dear. For real, I can't believe I did that. It was as if a spell was cast on me. I could not even raise my gaze anymore until the moment he asked for my contact," she stated."Oh, you both exchanged phone numbers as well?" I asked, chuckling.I never even knew all that happened in the office. It was the moment I left for my office to get Mr. Thomas what he requested I should get him that they did that. I had thought he really needed those files, unaware that he was just trying to send me out of the office to excuse them just so they could have their moment."Maybe that was the reason you insisted on going with me just so you could perch yourself on him," I remarked, feeling infuriated. How could she do that to me? How could she stoop so low just for a man?
SOPHIA —I could not tell exactly what was wrong with me. The past two days have been hectic for me because I have been sick. I could not afford to go to any medical centre, though, because I had no money with me.The last money I had was the one I used to call Yvonne yesterday, but she refused to speak with me, forcing me to end the call with a promise to call back, but since yesterday until now, she has not called back.I visited the call centre yesterday at exactly five o'clock, which I told her, and I waited till eight o'clock in the evening, yet the call centre agent did not receive a call from Yvonne.I lay on the floor, inside the bush, crying. This was the only place I could stay during the day because there was no shelter I had other than the kiosk where I sleep at night. However, during the day, it is always in service to the owner because that is a coffee shop.Meanwhile, today was the day I had promised both Alpha Conan and the Lycan king to get Yvonne for them. However, I
YVONNE — As we were walking to the elevator, which would take us through the last floor where Mr. Thomas' office is located, my pulse began racing faster. I waved at my colleagues, who were greeting me. Some were excited to see me again after one month of being absent from work. "Dr. Yvonne, welcome back!" one of them remarked, waving her hand at me with her face filled with joy. "Thank you, dear. Unfortunately, I have not resumed work. I still have one more week to go," I replied, walking to her and giving her a warm embrace. She was among the people who made me wish not to ever leave this hospital due to how nice she had been to me. A few minutes later, we managed to walk out of the hall where the staff were, and we headed to the place where the elevators were. "I hope I have the confidence to say what I think is best for me inside his office," I muttered. We entered the elevator, ascending to the last floor. Amanda turned her gaze on me with a smile. "Now I know the reason yo
YVONNE — "Yvonne, are you not yet ready?" Amanda's voice sounded from the sitting room. "A few minutes, please. I'm almost done," I responded, hurrying to apply body cream to my body. Today was finally the long-awaited day on which I had agreed to meet with Mr. Thomas and give him feedback on what I had concluded. However, Amanda had requested to escort me just in case it got to a point where I could not defend my opinion and freely say what I had concluded, then agree to what would not sit well with me out of pressure. A few minutes later, I was finally done dressing. I stared at myself in the wall mirror in my room, and behold, I was satisfied with the way I looked. A smile of satisfaction crept onto my lips. I picked up my baby, carried him in the baby carrier, and walked out of the room, heading to the sitting room to meet Amanda. "How do I look?" I asked her as I walked out. "Absolutely stunning!" she yelled, and I blushed a little. "Well, let's get going. It's al