She touched my face and ran her fingers over the scar on my left eye. I dared not tell her she was the one that did it. Her tears streamed uncontrollably, and she grabbed onto me and hugged me tightly while she wept. "I am sorry, Niko, I am so sorry. I should have listened to you and gone back to o
"Why are you allowing them freedom?" she asked me, and I pulled my hand away. "You have been out of it for Nineteen years, Mother. I was ten when you lost your mind. You are regaining your sanity after nineteen years. Instead of being grateful to the goddess for the gift she has given us, you are b
Nikolas POV I returned to my room and found Aliana sitting on the bed, her eyes were swollen from tears, and she was smiling. I knew that she heard what had happened. She rushed towards me and hugged me. I relaxed the moment she wrapped her arms around me to receive the joy she was giving willing
By now, she should know that I was a fool for her. As much as I wanted to tell her, I held my tongue and listened. "You may speak, but do not refer to me as Alpha again. How can you dare to be formal after everything we shared?" I asked her, and she looked at me with misty eyes. A look on her face
"I am in no position to tell you what to do," she replied, and I shook my head. "If we are going to spend the rest of our lives together, you should learn to suggest your opinions," I said, composing myself and processing what I had just heard. "I love you and know you did all this for you and you
Nikolas POV The whole issue with my mother had destabilised me. I wasn't supposed to feel the way I was feeling. I was supposed to be happy. My joy was supposed to be immense, but I felt more worry than joy. What Aliana had told me got me thinking. Gabriel had told her this without even knowing th
"I am glad you are a lot more relaxed now. Just trust me, Little wolf. I do not make false promises," I said, and she nodded and giggled. The relief in her eyes showed she trusted me. It was a lot of responsibility for someone to look at me the way Aliana was looking at me. Letting her down will no
Nikolas POV "Niko," my mother said, smiling at me and battling her disgust. I went to sit on the second chair at the table. "I see you look better," I said, trying to make it less awkward. "Gezel and Erica did a great job. They call me Queen, you know," she said, smiling, and I nodded. "Were you