INGRID'S POVI didn't say it out loud but I briefly wondered just how she could order the soldiers to drag their alpha and commander in chief out of his carriage and back to his worry wart of a mother.Two hours later however, I couldn't care less if the soldiers had a conflict of interest between their Alpha and his mother. I wanted my baby back and that was all I knew, if a few heads had to roll then so be it. As far as I was concerned it would be a fair exchange." But you were the one against sending a search party out earlier." Kane told me when I said my mind out loud." Vimon told me you talked some sense into her two hours ago." He added." And I regret it now." I told him." Yes." I said emphatically when he looked at me in surprise." I regret all that now,if I hadn't glossed over her worries, they would be back by now and my son would be in my arms." I added. " I don't see why you're both so worried." He said." Your son." He told me." And yours as well." He told his wife
INGRID'S POVI didn't say it out loud but I briefly wondered just how she could order the soldiers to drag their alpha and commander in chief out of his carriage and back to his worry wart of a mother.Two hours later however, I couldn't care less if the soldiers had a conflict of interest between their Alpha and his mother. I wanted my baby back and that was all I knew, if a few heads had to roll then so be it. As far as I was concerned it would be a fair exchange." But you were the one against sending a search party out earlier." Kane told me when I said my mind out loud." Vimon told me you talked some sense into her two hours ago." He added." And I regret it now." I told him." Yes." I said emphatically when he looked at me in surprise." I regret all that now,if I hadn't glossed over her worries, they would be back by now and my son would be in my arms." I added. " I don't see why you're both so worried." He said." Your son." He told me." And yours as well." He told his wife
AEGON'S POV" Yes." She agreed quietly." We've searched everywhere but there's been no news of him." She continued in a voice that was much softer than I had ever heard her use." I have to get out of here." I announced, forcing myself upright, ignoring my body's protests."Not for another week at least." She chided, getting to her feet and pushing me back to lie on my back." No, you don't understand." I protested, fighting her every step of the way. "I can't stay here, I have to find Theo."" Be reasonable, Aegon!!!" She demanded, poking me in the shoulder so hard I winced. " You have two broken ribs, a broken arm and two shattered legs. You can't charge off anywhere." She said," That's my son out there mother." I cried." My little boy, your grandson. He's with a bunch of heartless strangers who's had him for three whole days, doing the goddess alone knows what to him. I'm not leaving him in their clutches for a minute longer!!!!!" I declared vehemently..... or at least as veheme
A HIDE OUT ABOUT THIRTY LEAGUES FROM THE CLEARWOOD PACK. NICO'S POVFrom the doorway, I glared at the man sprawled out on the couch in derision. He really was a pain in the ass and I couldn't wait to be done with the mission so I could finally get rid of him. Sure he was good with his hands and was the best choice to build the weapon I wanted and needed, plus he was the only one with a strong enough vendetta against my darling aunt and her family to actually want to take them down which made him a valuable addition to my cause, but there were times - like right now, when he gets more trouble than he was worth." Tell me again why you had to take the child?" I demanded startling him out of the doze he had been about to fall into.Good, I thought.You have no business sleeping after giving me such a headache." Because my daughter told me to." He replied in that gravelly voice of his that made me want to grab him by the scruff of his shirt and punch him in the face.I didn't do that th
NICO'S POVYou could say Krystal saw the world through rose colored glasses but where everyone saw a cold blooded murderer who killed his own mother, she looked at me and saw the sweet little boy I had once been. And today was no different." Nicky!!!!!!!!." She screeched, throwing her arms around me, baby and all." Where have you been?" She demanded, leading me into the kitchen where Levin was sitting down to his morning cup of coffee." Nico!!!" He boomed holding out his hand for a firm handshake as Krystal pushed me into the chair across from his." You really should drop in more often." He said as Krystal set a cup of coffee in front of me. " Krystal's been driving herself sick with worry."" I have." Krystal agreed, taking the little tot from my arms and cradling him to her chest. " We heard you had an altercation with the Alpha." She added." An altercation?" I asked with a grimace as I took a tentative sip of the coffee.In all the years I had lived with them, I had never mana
AEGON'S POV"Goddess be praised!!!!!!!!!" I exclaimed, hefting myself to my feet and by some miracle I managed to remain standing for a whole minute before I had to grab my mother for support." Bring him to me at once." I demanded." And break the news to his mother." I added." Wellll....." Theo drawled suddenly avoiding my gaze." We don't exactly have him yet." He explained in a low voice.I fell back in my seat with a heavy thud." Theo." I called softly in a soft and gravelly voice. " Yes Alpha."" If you want your head to continue being attached to your neck in the next five minutes, then you had better start explaining.""We.......we........" He started and sputtered to a stop. " A minute and counting.." I informed him coldly.Swallowing hard he tried again."We don't have the young one yet alpha, but we know where he is." He explained, all in one rushed sentence." What are you doing here then?" My mother demanded." When you should be on your way to retrieve my grandson.""
NICO'S POVI was too stunned to move and just stood there motionless, watching as the closest things I had to parents were led away by the alpha's men.What's going on? I mentally wondered, sure that I was hallucinating or something. I had to be. I just had to be hallucinating, maybe all those sleepless nights had finally caught up with me.IN THE PALACEDAGNA'S POVI was too outraged to sit, so I paced the length and breadth of Aegon's room where he had left me earlier, as I waited for nightfall so I could run home to my father and demand an explanation. And he had better have a reasonable explanation or I would give him a piece of my mind.AEGON'S POVI had spent the past two hours smiling so wildly, it was a wonder I hadn't splinted my jaw, and I still couldn't stop smiling. My son was back and I couldn't be happier.All I wanted to do was hold him in my arms and never let go, but since I couldn't do that as he was firmly clutched in his mother's arms, I settled for smiling at him
DAGNA'S POVFather must have been waiting for my arrival, because although it was way past midnight when I arrived, the front door was still open.Storming through the door, I slammed it shut as I strode to his bedroom, screaming his name at the top of my lungs."Father!!!!!" " Father!!!!!!""Father!!!!!" I screamed, too upset to call him dad." You really should learn some manners dear daughter." His calm voice from behind as I reached out to open his bedroom door.I whirled around to find him standing in the doorway to his lab." How could you????" I screamed, lunging at him and grabbing him by the scruff of his shirt." How could you do this to me?????" I demanded shaking him back and forth with all my strength." How could you ruin my plans this way?" I demanded.He let me continue until I had blown out all the steam.My voice was hoarse by the time I finally let myself sag against his chest." Now that you're done with your rants, it's time to listen to reason." He finally said,
NICO'S POVShe told me that it was the right time to give an answer to the question I had asked her twelve years ago.My father was a wonderful man, she told me, and the only reason he wasn't in my life was because he didn't know about me.At this point, she got down on her knees and begged for forgiveness., She said her selfish interests and reasons had robbed me of a father.She had been too afraid of public ridicule, of being judged, that she had let me suffer instead.I had never seen her cry as much as she cried that day. I'll always believe she knew what was coming for her. Nothing I did could get her to stop crying, until she had her fill of tears.When she was done crying, she wiped her tears, took her seat and took me back in time.A POSTHUMOUS TELLING OF BAILEY'S STORYBailey was loved by everyone, she was only nineteen but she already had an influence on her neighborhood. Other women ( both older and younger came to her for advice), everyone who saw wanted to woo her, eithe
NICO'S POV" I have nothing to fear from you." She declared." Good, there's no reason I shouldn't tell my story then." I said. She glared at me for a few seconds before turning back to her son. "I've had enough of this." She said. " Do what you want with him." She declared. I should have let it go at that and just proceeded to barter my life in exchange for Levin and Krystal's as planned. But no one ever accused me of always sticking to the plan, so I addressed my words to Kane, rather than Aegon as I had planned. " She killed Bailey." I blurted out to the older man, stunning everyone into stillness and silence for a few seconds. Vimon- the witch however was quick to recover. " Ha ha." She cackled. " I see being alone in the dungeon is slowly driving you insane, maybe we should just leave here, would be a pleasure to see you go insane after you took my sister from me." She Said. Ignoring her, I continued to address Kane. " To get her out of the way so she could have
DAGNA'S POV"Ignore it." I begged." Whoever it is will get the hint and go away soon enough." I said.I couldn't have been farther from the truth however, for no about sooner were the words out of my mouth than the knock was repeated, this time in quicker succession." Alpha!!!!" Theo's voice called through the locked door. " Your mother wants you, she says it's urgent."I groaned in frustration as Aegon slid me off his thighs and got to his feet." You're not leaving now are you?" I asked incredulously as he tossed the paddle on the bed and rummaged around for clothes to wear." Of course, it's urgent." He said, pulling on a pair of slacks."I'm sure she can wait a few minutes." I protested, sidling over to him and wrapping my arms around his waist." Dagna." He said, softly pushing me away as he reached a shirt. " She wouldn't say it was urgent if it wasn't."" But I need you now." I protested as he headed for the door." I'll be back before you know it." He assured me, coming over
DAGNA'S POVSeveral minutes later, after a quick rummage through the bathroom cupboards to retrieve the candles and toys I had left there months earlier the stage was set. The tube was three quarters filled with hot water. I had closed the windows and lighted the fat red candles and neatly arranged the toys on the small table Aegon had had commissioned for this very purpose." You can come in now." I called Aegon who I had charged with making sure we were not disturbed for the next two hours.He took his time coming in, and when he finally did, his jaw dropped open and nearly hit the floor at the sight of me standing there, in nothing but my birthday suit.This was one of the reasons I had fallen for Aegon in the first place, it didn't matter how many times he'd seen me naked, the reaction was always the same....... and instantaneous." You......you....lol...look.... amazing." He stuttered." Thank you." I said with a coy smile, batting my eyelids at him. " You don't look too bad your
DAGNA'S POVFather must have been waiting for my arrival, because although it was way past midnight when I arrived, the front door was still open.Storming through the door, I slammed it shut as I strode to his bedroom, screaming his name at the top of my lungs."Father!!!!!" " Father!!!!!!""Father!!!!!" I screamed, too upset to call him dad." You really should learn some manners dear daughter." His calm voice from behind as I reached out to open his bedroom door.I whirled around to find him standing in the doorway to his lab." How could you????" I screamed, lunging at him and grabbing him by the scruff of his shirt." How could you do this to me?????" I demanded shaking him back and forth with all my strength." How could you ruin my plans this way?" I demanded.He let me continue until I had blown out all the steam.My voice was hoarse by the time I finally let myself sag against his chest." Now that you're done with your rants, it's time to listen to reason." He finally said,
NICO'S POVI was too stunned to move and just stood there motionless, watching as the closest things I had to parents were led away by the alpha's men.What's going on? I mentally wondered, sure that I was hallucinating or something. I had to be. I just had to be hallucinating, maybe all those sleepless nights had finally caught up with me.IN THE PALACEDAGNA'S POVI was too outraged to sit, so I paced the length and breadth of Aegon's room where he had left me earlier, as I waited for nightfall so I could run home to my father and demand an explanation. And he had better have a reasonable explanation or I would give him a piece of my mind.AEGON'S POVI had spent the past two hours smiling so wildly, it was a wonder I hadn't splinted my jaw, and I still couldn't stop smiling. My son was back and I couldn't be happier.All I wanted to do was hold him in my arms and never let go, but since I couldn't do that as he was firmly clutched in his mother's arms, I settled for smiling at him
AEGON'S POV"Goddess be praised!!!!!!!!!" I exclaimed, hefting myself to my feet and by some miracle I managed to remain standing for a whole minute before I had to grab my mother for support." Bring him to me at once." I demanded." And break the news to his mother." I added." Wellll....." Theo drawled suddenly avoiding my gaze." We don't exactly have him yet." He explained in a low voice.I fell back in my seat with a heavy thud." Theo." I called softly in a soft and gravelly voice. " Yes Alpha."" If you want your head to continue being attached to your neck in the next five minutes, then you had better start explaining.""We.......we........" He started and sputtered to a stop. " A minute and counting.." I informed him coldly.Swallowing hard he tried again."We don't have the young one yet alpha, but we know where he is." He explained, all in one rushed sentence." What are you doing here then?" My mother demanded." When you should be on your way to retrieve my grandson.""
NICO'S POVYou could say Krystal saw the world through rose colored glasses but where everyone saw a cold blooded murderer who killed his own mother, she looked at me and saw the sweet little boy I had once been. And today was no different." Nicky!!!!!!!!." She screeched, throwing her arms around me, baby and all." Where have you been?" She demanded, leading me into the kitchen where Levin was sitting down to his morning cup of coffee." Nico!!!" He boomed holding out his hand for a firm handshake as Krystal pushed me into the chair across from his." You really should drop in more often." He said as Krystal set a cup of coffee in front of me. " Krystal's been driving herself sick with worry."" I have." Krystal agreed, taking the little tot from my arms and cradling him to her chest. " We heard you had an altercation with the Alpha." She added." An altercation?" I asked with a grimace as I took a tentative sip of the coffee.In all the years I had lived with them, I had never mana
A HIDE OUT ABOUT THIRTY LEAGUES FROM THE CLEARWOOD PACK. NICO'S POVFrom the doorway, I glared at the man sprawled out on the couch in derision. He really was a pain in the ass and I couldn't wait to be done with the mission so I could finally get rid of him. Sure he was good with his hands and was the best choice to build the weapon I wanted and needed, plus he was the only one with a strong enough vendetta against my darling aunt and her family to actually want to take them down which made him a valuable addition to my cause, but there were times - like right now, when he gets more trouble than he was worth." Tell me again why you had to take the child?" I demanded startling him out of the doze he had been about to fall into.Good, I thought.You have no business sleeping after giving me such a headache." Because my daughter told me to." He replied in that gravelly voice of his that made me want to grab him by the scruff of his shirt and punch him in the face.I didn't do that th