*FREYA*After her crying subsided Rogue fell asleep and I covered her with the blanket.I turned to look at the woman who claims to be my mother.I followed her into the kitchen and I knew that it was definitely going to be an awkward conversation but I owe her my life because she saved my daughter's life.She turned on the stove and turned to look at me as I sat down."Would you like a cup of tea?" I nodded quietly and she smiled at me.While the water was heating up she sat opposite me.I was the first one to break the ice."Thank you for looking after Rogue. I know that she can be a handful but she means no harm."She nodded quietly and I could see that she was refraining from holding my hand.It was better that way."It's alright you don't need to thank me after all she's my granddaughter."I scoffed in annoyance."You didn't even know about her existence a few days ago and I'm sure that you only came across her by mere coincidence."She stood up once the kettle began to steam an
*LAIN*"Umm Mira can you please take Rogue back to her room?" The woman nodded quietly and took Rogue with her and once they were gone Freya glared at me."So you thought by coming here you'd just win my daughter over? When all you've done is hurt her.'I sighed deeply."What are you some fucking god? You can't just hurt people and a few hours later you waltz into their lives like nothing happened."Our eyes locked intensely.I could see the pain in her eyes and deep down I knew that Rogue must feel worse."I'm sorry Freya."She stared at me in disbelief and scoffed in annoyance."So that's it? You think an apology is magically going to fix everything?!" She demanded angrily."Rogue is not your daughter and you fucking got your answer so do me a favor and stay away from her."Tears rolled down her cheeks."Get out of here and don't you ever come back here oh I swear over the moon goddess that I'll kill you myself."I swallowed hard and when I tried to grasp her hand she moved away fr
*MISTRESS*A FEW HOURS EARLIER I grinned at Galen kissing the old geyser on the lips when he allowed me to have a little fun tonight.He was in the dumps because his son's condition was getting worse and he needed Freya's blood just like me."Don't hurt Lain navier edevane but I want you to give him a good scare." I pouted my lips."What's the fun in just scaring him? I want to spill blood tonight and I feel hungry."He stared into my eyes deeply."Just let me do things my way and I promise you that we'll soon have Freya Allan in our hands. Last time I saw her the poor thing was knocked up."His eyes widened in shock."Why didn't you tell me earlier?" He asked angrily.I frowned at him.Now wasn't the time to be lectured."I've been busy running this damn organization while you play doctor with your son."He pulled my hair tightly making me gasp in shock but the pain was nothing compared to the hatred I felt for this man."Choose your words wisely bitch" he muttered quietly, sending
*FREYA*Rogue was all dressed up and ready to go since we were meeting my mother at her house for lunch. Being in the same space with her still felt very strange to me.It's going to take a while to get used to her presence in my life.An hour later we arrived at the cabin and when she saw Hestia she rushed to go and hug her.“Grandma!” Rogue yelled excitedly.Hestia looked equally happy to see my daughter as well."Hey Rogue I missed you so much" she muttered softly kissing Rogue on top of her head.Our eyes locked and I gave her a small smile.She gave me a nod in return and ushered Rogue to a pickup truck.I cocked a brow at her in surprise."Sorry but I thought we were having lunch here." She shook her head negatively."Uh surprise..." She mumbled coolly and Rogue grinned excitedly.Once Rogue was safely settled in the back seat I sat in the passenger seat.Hestia started the truck and the engine roared to life.I looked outside the window."So this was your plan all along huh?"
*FREYA*It was hard for me to go back to sleep since that dream and yet again it felt too real.I turned to look at Rogue who was peacefully sleeping and got up and went to close the window.I remember closing it before I went to bed. After closing it I went back to bed and I tried to get some sleep but I couldn't stop thinking about what that man told me.Was he really my father?Yet again Hestia told me that he might be dead and the chances of him surviving were very slim.I laid on the pillow and closed my eyes.Did I want to meet him again? My curiosity wouldn't let me settle down and deep down my mother was holding back and I didn't know half of the story and somehow I was still caught up in the middle of it all.After thirty minutes of turning and tossing on the bed I finally dozed and fell asleep dreaming about the mysterious man who came to visit me in my dreams and this time he offered me his hand."Take it princess" he muttered huskily and I found myself grasping his hand l
*FREYA*I scoffed in annoyance and decided to walk away and went upstairs.I've had enough of Lain's constant harassment and I think that I've reached my limit.I looked over my shoulder and saw Lain embracing Rogue and amidst all the anger I felt a small smile curved my lips.Maybe it was because deep down I knew that I couldn't stop the inevitable.One way or another they were going to reunite.Lain kept his visits short and frequent and we didn't exactly see eye to eye.It's been two weeks since he barged into Alpha Dax's pack."Freya?" I turned around meeting his gaze and crossed my arms over my chest."What do you want?" I asked curiously.Because his visits are meant for Rogue.He sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his hair."I know that you will probably hate me forever but let's not make this awkward between us. Can we just talk to each other like normal adults?"I cocked a brow at him."I don't want to talk it out if you want a relationship you can have one with Rogue
*FREYA*After dropping off the road I had decided to meet my father and just like he wanted to I didn't dare to tell my mother about his existence because I knew that one way or another she would try to stop me.I parked the car a few yards from the highway and began walking into the woods.Once I was far away from civilization Ember got alert and knew that we were being watched so I had to be careful.I closed my eyes and opened them again."I know that you're out there so just show yourself."After all, it was already too late to start having regrets. I've already come this far, what was the point of going back especially since I was so close to getting the answers I needed.I could hear some rustling behind and I could have sworn I heard a twig snap and in the moment the man claiming to be my father stepped out of the shadows.When I saw him I was shocked.He looked like me.Well it's more like I resembled him.I swallowed hard and he looked amused and came closer until he put his
*FREYA*A few hours later Rogue was excited and ready to tell me about her first day of school but my head was just stuck in the clouds and I couldn't stop thinking about what my father told me.I still felt betrayed despite all the anger that I was feeling.Rogue looked upset in the backseat and I couldn't help but feel sad because none of this was her fault.I sighed deeply."Honey I'm really sorry mommy is just having a really bad day I hope you understand that."She nodded quietly.I know that I wasn't probably being the best mom right now but deep down I just needed a minute to myself.Once we arrived at the house Rogue immediately got out of the car and went upstairs without even saying a single word to me.I could tell that she was mad."Rogue please wait."But she was already gone.Alpha Dax noticed the tension between us and decided to approach me.He placed a comforting hand on my shoulder."Hey I saw Rogue running upstairs she looked pretty upset. Is everything okay? He ask
*FREYA*I got on my knees and let out a scream as tears blurred my vision.I don't know what happened but raw power filled me and I let my fire take over. Something my mother had warned me about and in an instant I was standing face to face with Galen who looked horrified and dropped the gun he was holding.His lips trembled in fear."Freya Allan... don't kill me we can talk about this...I made a mistake" he pleaded but it was already too late.My fire consumed him as the night was filled with his screams of pain and watched him without any remorse until his body became nothing but a mere skeleton.I let go of it and it dropped to the ground in a pile of ashes.Whatever was controlling me it wasn't Ember and it was something more powerful.I rushed to my mother's side to make sure that she was okay. Luckily the bullet only hit her shoulder.Her face softened."I'm okay don't worry about it...but Rogue needs that antidote." I nodded quietly.I wasn't going to let anything happen to
*FREYA*My mind was still reeling from the shock.I can't believe that he cut me off but I sighed with relief because I had figured out Rogue's location."Don't do anything hasty Freya Allan you need to inform Alpha Lain so that he can help you" Ember muttered in a worried tone.I scoffed in annoyance."If I hadn't listened to Lain in the first place none of this would have happened and Rogue would be still with us. I know that once I tell him he's going to screw up the rest and put our daughter in more danger." Ember sighed deeply."I get why you're scared Freya Allan but Alpha Lain is now our mate and husband so we can't handle this situation alone."I nodded quietly."I'll tell him about the dream link and Rogue's location but I'm mad at him for risking our daughter's sake for some rivalry with his old boss or whoever that man is."Ember sighed with relief.Once I cooled down I explained about my father's message using the dream link and my mother and Lain seemed surprised that my
*ROGUE*I slowly opened my eyes trying to adjust to the bright light and I groaned deeply because I couldn't move.I was bound to something.I took a deep breath trying to calm myself so that I don't alert them that I'm awake.I closed my eyes when I heard footsteps in the room.Deep down I still couldn't get over what Tate did to me. I stupidly thought we were friends or mates as my mother put it but I was wrong and I fell into his trap.Why did it hurt so much? He was the first friend that accepted me even though people used to mock me because they believed that I wasn't my father's daughter.I heard the door being closed and opened my eyes, sat upright and noticed that my wrist was tied to some rope like a little puppy.I didn't like it.I slowly untied the rope and got out of bed.There was no one in the room and it had so many doors.I felt like I was trapped in some horror show.My bare feet felt numb as I wobbled trying to walk to the door. Once I was close enough I opened the
*HEROD*I sighed with relief when we came back to the headquarters of the dark tide without any complications.But we weren't alone because Tate had joined and I must say this kid had some nerve to betray his best and act like shit didn't happen."You doing okay?" I asked curiously because his gaze was lingered on the girls face.He looked up meeting my gaze and his face remained motionless."I'm perfectly fine it's just going to suck for Rogue when she realizes that she can't get the princess treatment anymore."I shrugged carelessly."I thought she was your friend."His lips turned into a thin line and he remained silent as he debated his next words."I thought she was my friend but that was until her father ruined my family. I know that I can't take my revenge on her father so she'll just have to take the fall for him."I nodded quitely.Once we reached the location I carried Rogue in my arms and placed her on the bed.Her skin had turned pale and black veins were appearing on her
*Drex*Lain looked like he was on the verge of losing his mind when I stepped out of the torture room for a few minutes.This guy wasn't willing to talk and Rogue was running out of time if Freya Allan finds out about this all hell is going to break loose.I groaned deeply as I ran my fingers through my hair, closing my eyes as I took in the crisp cold night air.I heard footsteps at a distance."Having a rough night?"That was a woman's voice.My eyes slowly opened as a woman holding a suitcase stood in front of me but she wasn't just an ordinary woman.She was my woman.My eyes widened in shock."Elisa?" She gave me a small smile and put on her heels on the ground."Uh that's not the welcome I was expecting but it's not to see you too love of my life"she taunted .I frowned at her still trying to recover from the shock.I grabbed her arm."What the hell are you doing here?" She narrowed her eyes at me."I came to stay with you since we can't be together in New York. You love your
*ROGUE*I stayed close to my grandmother Hestia when a lot of pack members surrounded my parents. I guess they were pretty happy that my parents finally ended up together.But I wanted to give them a hug too.Someone tapped me on the shoulder and when I spun around I was stunned to find Tate staring at me.A big smile curved my lips and I wrapped my arms around us.He pulled away and gave me a small smile."I thought you hated me. '' I muttered quietly and crossed my arms over my chest.He had given me the cold shoulder.My grandmother looked between us."A friend of yours honey?" She asked curiously with a mischievous smirk on her face.I shrugged carelessly."I don't know about that grandma Hestia, someone told me that we weren't friends anymore and yet he came looking for me."Tate looked at my grandmother nervously."I'm sorry but can I talk to Rogue alone?" He asked.I turned to look at my grandmother."You guys can talk, just don't go anywhere far because your mom and dad we'll
*FREYA*Today was the day of my wedding but I felt more nervous than ever and it wasn't because I was getting cold feet it was rather because of Lain's plan.I couldn't shake off this feeling that something was going to go horribly wrong and we would only endanger many people if we went on with this plan.Aniko had only given birth a few days ago and the pack doctor advised her to get plenty of rest but here she was helping me do my hair and makeup because she couldn't bear the thought of missing my big day.Brandon was stuck babysitting their newborn Hunter.If she only knew the truth.We decided to keep the wedding real and only Lain, Drex and I knew about the plan to lure out the dark tide.I looked in the mirror and couldn't even find the urge to smile and Aniko noticed that something was up.She crossed her arms over her chest."I feel like you're hiding something from me so spill the tea, what is it?" I forced a smile and made it look as natural as possible."I'm just nervous b
*HEROD*Just as expected Lain had fallen into our trap and went ahead to plan the wedding despite what the mistress had left him behind.What happened to that kid was too cruel and her death still hangs over my head because I am filled with guilt."You didn't have to kill that little girl, we could have murdered someone else or even one of her parents."Her screams still filled my ears and on top of that I couldn't get that gruesome scene out of my head.It kept replaying in my head over and over again and I couldn't shake off the feeling that something dark was always lurking in the darkness.Missy put on her bra and I have a strong feeling that Galen is going to give her an earful because she's been avoiding his calls and she hasn't gone back to his house since we left the hospital.It's been two fucking days.When I say fucking days I actually mean that bedroom shit.She pouted her lips."Come on, Herod , it was necessary to kill a little girl so that Lain doesn't get too comfortab
*LAIN*My head was still reeling from the shock and when I tried to call that number again the line wouldn't even go through.I groaned deeply, running my fingers through my hair.Freya Allan was always right about these people and they'll never leave us alone and now that Rogue is in the picture her life is in danger as well.A few days earlier Freya Allan had insisted that I do another DNA test secretly and I was against the idea but eventually I had to give in and when the results finally came back they were positive.Rogue is my flesh and blood and nothing will ever change that.But the revelation of the first DNA test only means that someone tampered with the first test and I have a strong feeling that Velvet had something to do with it.I sat in my office chair debating my next move because I wasn't letting the dark tide ruin my happiness. They did it years ago and I won't let history repeat itself.There was a knock on the door and I snapped out of my thoughts.I had to get ba