“It’s no secret that I was the family eyesore,” he muttered with the same dry chuckle as earlier. “My father hated me, after all, it was easier for him to blame me than it was to blame himself. He wanted to get rid of me and Scarlett gave him the opportunity to.” I knew he had a history with Scarle
Were the Hawkes deranged? How could the pair be so despicable and shameless? “Despite that,” I hissed in annoyance. “What sort of father does that to his son?” “My father was –“ he paused to choose his words, “unremarkable.” I blinked in surprise. “His leadership was lax, he cared more about women
“There’s trouble.” It was Victoria that first alerted me to the dangers ahead. “What is it?” I asked, half-heartedly listening to what she had to say. There were stacks of invitations on my desk, newspapers I had no time to look through and tea that had long gone cold. “It’s your – Hawke,” she pau
“No,” I cut her off. “Don’t say the best we can do is hide.” I shook my head, pressing my lips together. “How long do you think I can hide? For the rest of my life? Would I need to give up my identity? Wear a new face as you do? Cut off from everyone I know and love? Do you think I want to give up t
“Here.” Killian wrapped a scarf around my neck. “I do not want you getting cold.” I gave him an incredulous look but said nothing. The days were getting colder but not to the point of needing a scarf. “Take my jacket. Your face looks pale.” He was about to take off his jacket but I could not keep mu
“Let’s not talk about him now,” Killian murmured. “I am in a good mood now so let’s preserve this mood. In a few days, we would have to deal with him again so for now, while we are here, let’s pretend he doesn’t exist.” He grabbed my hands in his. “You and I - Killian and Amethyst, two parts of a wh
“You are hellbent on catching a cold, aren’t you?” Killian muttered while Kalea whined, unwilling to leave the water. He gathered her into his arms but my wolf was stubborn. Rather than go willingly, she suddenly moved, pushing him so hard he stumbled. “Come on now.” He tried again but Kalea wanted
‘Not good’ was putting things mildly. Things were terrible. How could so many things go wrong in the short while we were away? Serena. She was my – friend. She took a step out of the temple after so long all because of me. Although she often threw me off guard with her words, she went to such len