*LAIN*I didn't want to argue with Freya anymore so I decided to give her some space because this won't be the last time she's hearing from me.One way or another that DNA will have to be carried out so that I can clear all these new doubts that have creeped into my mind.This whole situation just made me feel puzzled and I didn't even know how to explain what I was feeling.We were back at my office and Drex kept pacing around the room."The moment she told me that Freya Allan was her mother it was easy to put two and two together but whenever I wanted to tell you the truth something always interrupted us and perhaps it was fate."I cocked a brow at him."There was something special about this kid and I felt it the moment I saw her Lain and I believe that she's really your daughter. Do you regret not giving Freya a chance to explain herself ten years ago?" He asked curiously.I haven't stopped thinking about that moment since I left the hospital and it's crazy because I never thought
*FREYA*I sighed deeply and sat down beside Rogue.The mere sight of Lain always invoked a lot of anger and unwanted negativity in me and I couldn't bear looking at him because I always felt like punching him in the face and on top of that he had the audacity of demanding for a DNA test from me like nothing happened.He's the one who banished me ten years ago and I just find it nerve-racking when he wants to pretend like we're on the same page.I could hear Rogue sniffling softly."Honey, does your leg hurt? Do you need me to call the doctor?"She turned to look at me and the mere sight shattered my heart into a thousand pieces.She shook head negatively, wiping her tears away."It's not my leg mom but my heart hurts a lot."I grasped her hand giving it a gentle squeeze assuring her that everything was going to be alright."Oh honey you know that you can always tell me what's on your mind right?" She nodded quietly."When Alpha Lain came to see me when you weren't here I asked him wh
*LAIN*This is the reaction I wanted to see from Freya Allan.I hurt her pride and I could see the hurt in her eyes. They were full of tears and a sly smirk curved my lips.One way or another I was going to have my way and I know that she'll have no choice but to give into my demands."I hate you."Her words were full of venom and I touched the spot where she slapped me. It must have definitely left a mark.I sighed deeply."Why must you always resort to violence?" I taunted quietly, making her frown at me.She scoffed in annoyance."You think insulting me will force me to change my mind? You can call the names in the world but I won't dare change my fucking mind."How did she even figure out my game plan?I narrowed my eyes at her.She is probably some kind of mind reader so I should probably keep my dirty thoughts to myself from now on."Do you think that I would honestly stoop that low to get what I want? I'm not that type of Person Freya Allan have a little faith in me."She cross
*LAIN*Since Rogue has agreed to do the DNA test it means that she'll stay in the pack for a little longer and the same applies to Freya.I'm looking forward to getting to know Rogue and spending a lot of time with her so that we can finally get to know each other.Freya excused herself and left the room and I decided to follow her. "Freya."She was heading in the direction of the garden.She was probably ignoring me on purpose and once I reached close enough I grabbed her by the arm and forced her to turn around and face me.She had tears in her eyes and in that moment she jerked her arm away from my grasp.I sighed deeply."What is your fucking problem Lain? Why can't you just leave me alone!" She yelled furiously."I don't want you in my life or my daughter's life. Why are you so bent on ruining the little happiness that I've found? I want to feel happy but whenever I see you all I feel is just anger and I'm on the verge of losing my mind."She broke down crying and I felt like I
*DREX*I know that my call was probably overdue but I didn't have the courage or the guts to contact Elisa after everything that I had put her through.It was best if I left her alone but hearing her voice again made me realize that I still love her and I deeply regret wasting all those years.I was glad that Lain pushed me to do this otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do it alone.Lain left his office and gave me some privacy so that I could talk to Elisa without any interruptions.She gasped from the other end of the line."Drex?" Her voice still sounded the same and it's like nothing has changed even though it's been ten freaking years.I sighed deeply and closed my eyes for a moment trying to compose myself so that I wouldn't break and crumble in front of her."I'm sorry it took this long, Elisa."I could hear her crying softly and perhaps she couldn't believe that it was me. I wouldn't blame her if she thought that I was dead or something."I kept waiting and I thought that
*LAIN*We were still waiting for the DNA test results and in the meantime I decided that it was time to introduce Rogue to the pack. I was very confident that the results would come in my favor.Since Drex was taking time off to spend quality time with his woman I gave him a few days over to make his final decision.I knocked on the door and when I didn't get any response I opened the door and found Rogue sitting on the bed.Our eyes locked and I smiled at her."You seem to be getting better very soon you'll get out of here."She frowned at me."Are you kicking me out?" She asked curiously while narrowing her eyes at me.I shook my head negatively and chuckled softly.I sat beside her and grasped her hand."I don't want you to leave and when you do leave it will only because Freya Allan has the last say in the matter."She hummed in response."I guess you're right but why do you always call my mother by her last name?" I shrugged carelessly."I don't know, it just feels right to me."
*ROGUE*Nothing about their stares felt right and the only thing I wanted to do was hide and run away. It felt like their stares were burning through me and I didn't want that kind of attention.I heard my dad calling my name when I couldn't hear him anymore. I slowed down and leaned against the wall breathing deeply.Tears filled my eyes but I didn't dare to let them fall."Are you lost?" I snapped out of my thoughts letting out a gasp as I stared at the person who startled me.His dark eyes met mine and I swallowed hard.When I didn't respond right away he cocked a brow at me."Are you mute or something?" I frowned at him.He had dark black eyes, brown hair and he was cute.I felt the heat rushing to my face and he seemed amused.A smirk curved his lips and a boy around his height tossed him a basketball."You coming Tate?" The boy asked curiously.My eyes widened in shock. Then I remembered my mother's story. My other father was a vampire and his name was Tate.His friend turned
*FREYA*I scoffed in annoyance, staring at the woman who has abandoned me since the day she brought me into this world."Did you know all this while?" I asked curiously as fire balls appeared on both of my hands.She shook her head negatively."I swear I didn't know that you were my daughter when I approached you the first time until you told me your story."Tears filled her eyes and the mere sight of her made me feel even more furious."So is this it? You think that I'm just going to fucking forgive you like shit didn't happen?!"She broke down crying.How pathetic.Did she honestly think that shedding a few crocodile tears was going to make me feel sorry for her?"I'm sorry I was young and I didn't know how to be a mother to you... just like you I was alone and scared."I scoffed in annoyance."Well you're nothing like me because unlike you I fucking sucked it up and dared to raise my daughter alone."She sniffled softly."If I could go back in time Freya I swear I'd make the right
*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