Tracy's POV It has been a week now since Kia and the army had left. Everyone was literally on the edge of their seats, waiting for information of any kind Were they safe? Had they succeeded? Was everything under control? These questions and more always troubled my mind. "Are you still going to stand in front of the door to his room?" Crystal said inside of me. I knew she was right, and I should probably stop sulking. Sulking would not solve anything, would it? Maybe I should prepare for the war and join them instead. That way, I will always be close to him. That way, I will make sure he is always right. Speaking about closeness, I have not seen Amber since they left. Was she avoiding me, or was she as scared and horrified as I am? "Crystal?" "Yes? What is the issue?" "Am I the only one who feels the bond between me and Kia?" I am not quite sure if this is the right question to ask at this time because, I mean, it could just be my emotions messing with me, right? Despite that,
Kia's POV. The carriage that had been sent back to our pack had just arrived carrying more soldiers. "What took you guys so long?" I demanded. "We are so sorry, sir, but for some reason, the carriage was disturbingly heavy." "Heavy?" "Yes, sir." That was quite strange, and I ensured that all carriages were lightweight, so there should not be any complaint of heaviness. I instructed that they take me to the place where they were experiencing the weight issues. We went round the back to the rear compartment. "Here it is, sir; our men experienced more weight here." "Well, did you try opening it to check why?" "No, sir". With his response, I proceeded to open the compartment. If what I had seen was a snake or a lion, I would not be as scared as I was when I opened the door to meet Tracy curled up in there. What was she doing here? Did she not know the risks of being out in a Warfield? This girl was truly dumb. But wait..... What if, just what if, she hitched a ride in this c
Tracy's POVI woke up in my room, lying in bed with a cup of tea on my bedside table. I reached over, placing my palm right above the cup's brim. It was still warm. "Was it all a dream?" I said, maybe a little bit louder than I had imagined."No, it was not. I see you are up already". Huh, was someone else in here with me? I sat up abruptly to meet the warm eyes of the pack's healer. I had visited her just once to treat the injuries I had gotten from my stepdad's assault. He successfully convinced everyone that I had a mental illness, and had resulted in injuring myself. Everyone believed him except for Ma'am Emily, the healer. She had even made up an excuse so I could stay longer under her care. "Tracy... It's been ages since I last saw you," she said as she approached me, holding a glass of something that looked like medicine. "What are you doing here, ma'am?" I looked around once more, ensuring that I had not gone back in time. My lamp was dimly lit, and farther away was a tabl
Kia's POV.It's been two days since my confrontation with Tracy. I have not caught sight of her since then. It was more like she was trying everything to avoid me. I admit I had gone overboard with my words, but they were true. I walked to the kitchen for the hundredth time today, hoping to bump into her.Maybe lurking around the kitchen would not bring the answers I need."Um, Cleo, where.. where is Tracy?" I asked, wondering if I had made a mistake I would regret eventually."Sir Kia, she has not been here since yesterday.""Did she state why she could not come?""No sir, she did not even bother asking for a proper excuse. I don't know who she feels she is... You should deal with her.""Ooh, alright. Thank you for your time."If she was not here, then where could she be? She had passed out on our way back, but the healer had assured us that she was stable. I glanced at my wristwatch; it was almost 6 pm, and the healer promised to be here today to be a second badge of medications.W
Tracy's POVThe footsteps of horses sounded closer and closer. I should not be here because I am quite certain that the noise does not belong to Kia's army. After all, I had already left the black blood pack territory. So, instead of running, I decided to fake death. "Sir, I think she is dead," one of the soldiers said as he came close to me, hovering above me while I tried my best not to blink or make the slightest movement."Step aside, I doubt. She looks fine. She might be in a coma." The person I had assumed to be the Alpha of the pack said as he placed his index finger on my pulse point."She is still alive, he announced as he felt my pulse rate.Now, they know that I'm not truly dead. They would not leave me like that. They might take me back to their pack unconscious and feast with my meat. Pretending to stir so they would think that I was finally awake, I did my ritual of rubbing my eyes. "You are awake now?" maybe it was just me, but I could hear a hint of sarcasm in his v
Gavin's POV Tracy sat across me from the dining table as we had dinner. I occasionally stole glances at her, wondering what someone as pretty as she was doing in the hands of that good-for-nothing Kia. Yeah, I knew about her history. I knew that she was that idiot's mate and that the child she was carrying was Kia's heir. All the more reason why I will use her to take revenge on Kia and his entire pack. But first things first, I needed to gain her trust. "Are you enjoying your meal?" I asked her, playing the role of a perfect host. "It is really nice," She replied, not sparing me another glance. She might be tough, but I am tougher. I need all the information I can get from her. "So why were you so bent on leaving here because of my sister's clothes?" I asked, determined to find a flaw in her words. "Well, you see.., she said between mouthfuls, gesturing for me to let her swallow before replying to me. "I am used to my presence not being accepted. So I did not really think yo
Kia's POVThe search for Tracy dragged on for weeks, and we had checked the entire pack. Checking house after house. Family after family. Putting up ****reward offers for anyone who can find her."What if we checked needless pack? You know her grandma is from there." ***"Right," I had forgotten that Tracy had a link to the Red Cross pack and that she might have gone there, seeking refuge. At the thought of that possibility, we set out to the Red Cross pack in search of Tracy. We came across two people on our way there, but they both claimed not to know her.With that, we resolved to go to the Alpha's house so he could pass it across to the entire pack."I am sorry, but we have not seen her. We will send word across if we do," Was their reply. A reply that let us know that all hopes of finding Tracy were probably lost. But I would not stop trying, not now, not ever. I had wronged her a great deal, and I want to make up for all of it.With a broken spirit, we set out to return to our
Tracy's POV Months had passed since I got here and contrary to my earlier thoughts, being here in the moonlight pack has been swell. The people were kinder, the air was fresh, there were fewer wars and controversies and most of all Garvin has been a darling. Don't get me wrong I am not hoping to enter a relationship with Garvin, I just...see him as a Best friend and supporter. He has been ever so kind to me from the very first day we met and I owe even my life and that of my unborn child to him. I glanced at my calendar. Holy cow it was today! The gender identification date of my baby was today! I could not contain the excitement and anxiety I felt at the same time. Garvin had managed to convince me to attend all my appointments with the midwife, he said it was to ensure I had a complication-free delivery and I appreciated all his efforts. My stomach had extended now, making my baby bump a lot more visible and of course, Garvin had my wardrobe upscaled to include more maternity dr
Kia's POVThe elders were still very much in shock that I had a son."Honestly, exactly how long is it going to take them to get used to it?""We have to run a DNA test immediately," one of them said."Get on with it already! How many times have you said that?" I asked. "Or are you scared of finding out the truth?"He bared his teeth at me, but I smiled smoothly. I had nothing to fear since I had done all my preparations and I knew the truth.My confidence was probably disarming to them, but they still went ahead with the DNA test."Come along, boy," one of them said to Kian.I looked to my side at him. "Go on now. They won't hurt you. You'll be back with us before you know it." He nodded silently and went along with the elder."Are you sure this is not a bit too rushed?" Tracy asked."I'm sure," I said. "I guess what, I've never been happier in my life." I leaned in and kissed her on her cheek.She seemed a little nervous accepting the kiss from me. I could see clearly in her look th
Kia's POVEven after waiting for someone, he did not show up, and I began to wonder whether something was wrong. The boy had finished telling me his story, and now it was my turn. He looked at me expectantly."Before we have this very serious conversation," I said, "since he is not here, I think we would just do it without him."I looked at him seriously. "Now, are we going to have to do it a second time because he is not here? Because you have two people to apologize to.""No," she said. "Never mind that.""All right," I said."I'm sorry," she said."Sorry for what?" Kian asked her.A single tear streamed down her cheek as she spoke. "Your father is Kia here," she pointed a finger at me. "I've kept the two of you separated for so long now, and I'm very sorry about it."He looked stunned, but I wasn't surprised at all. After all, I had figured it out myself.She looked at me, her eyes pleading. "I'm so sorry," she said. "I am ready to accept whatever punishment you have for me," she s
Garvin's POVArriving at the hospital, I found myself walking straight towards Tracy's ward. Right now, I hardly knew what I wanted or why I was here. What I did know was that I had only an hour to spend. After that, I'll go back to the office to see how far we are with the documents and the secretary.I felt really excited to give the secretary the job of spying on the elders because I knew that it would surely be very fun."Yes, and then I will order her to deny any connections with me immediately if she gets caught," I thought, the plan making more and more sense in my mind. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became."Who knows? They might have information about who sent her to them," I thought. The thoughts were very exciting to me.Shaking all of them out of my mind, I focused on the task at hand. Right now, I was in the hospital to find Tracy, wasn't I? To confront her about the life-changing news that she had hidden from me for so long.She was going to pay for it
Kia's POVI kept on checking my watch, waiting for Garvin to come before I broached the subject with her. After all, it would not be a bad idea for me to finish the topic once and for all when he was here. It was going to be a very nice party, and I was probably going to enjoy it.No, I realized, looking at her face. I was not going to enjoy anything about the Great reveal. It was going to hurt to hear it from her that I was the father of the boy. And him coming here could make the environment a lot more tense than it should be.Tracy was looking at me. I could feel her eyes. I wondered whether I should glance up to meet them and whether she would see the betrayal in mine. I had been waiting to confront the topic ever since, but now I found myself backing out. Later, there was no rush, after all.She was looking at me, staring intently, so much that I had to look up at her.Our eyes met, and I couldn't help but feel a crushing sorrow mixed with disappointment at the crimes she had com
Garvin's POVI tried to collect my thoughts and keep my composure while sitting in the office. The files that I had to keep on signing were a consistent source of annoyance, especially now that my mind was in another place. Now, I had a lot of things to worry about apart from the inconsequential office work."What are those elders up to?" I thought, knowing that they would not come here for something as trivial as Tracy. Last I checked, they did not really care.The door opened, making me really consider getting another secretary for myself. Somebody that was more docile, somebody that was polite and cautious enough to freaking knock on the door before entering."Yes, do you want anything?" I asked, not in any way hiding the irritation in my voice."There are a few more documents for you," she said in a little voice, as if that would pacify me."Are they for me to sign again?" I asked."No," she said, "they are for you to read."My eyes narrowed as I observed her. "Are you seriously go
Kia's POVI waited patiently for the boy to begin telling us what he had in mind. Maybe it had to do with what he said, that he would rather talk to his mommy about.He hesitated, looking at me, feeling his eyes resting on me. I looked away for a while, wondering about the best way to deal with the situation. I was definitely going to hear what he wanted to say, even if I had decided to let them have their peaceful private conversation. Now that I knew I was his father, I couldn't keep myself out of his life for much longer."I should stop pretending," I thought, looking at them, and showing that I knew he was looking at me."Oh, is it a private conversation?" I asked."I told you before, I want to talk to only mommy about it," he said."Fair enough," I said, "after all, I am just a distant relative." I zeroed my eyes in on Tracy, and as she opened her mouth, not waiting for her to say anything, I got up and walked out of the room. Calmly, I would just have to listen from outside the
Kia's POVWhen she gave me the confirmation that she was able to finish her food, I found myself relaxing. Well, that meant that she'd gain a lot of strength and then I could ask her a lot of questions, didn't it?He ate calmly, and I watched her intently, not knowing what I was looking for. Soon, all of a sudden, she started to choke."Dammit, I should have thought about that," I thought, getting up immediately, looking around for water. Surely, there was a sink in here.After scanning the entire room with my eyes, I found out that there was none."I'm pretty sure that hospital wards are supposed to contain sinks for water," I said, even as I stormed out of the room in search. "Like, what are they supposed to do if the patient suddenly wanted to vomit or to clean up his face? There needed to be a sink in it.""Or is this place a very cheap one?" I asked, trying to figure it out. "If it was cheap, then it made sense why they were not able to provide all the rooms with all the necessar
Kia's PovEntering the room, I immediately fixed my gaze on her. I wanted to know whether she was awake or asleep. Honestly, I did not know which one I wanted more at this point. I definitely wanted to talk to her and pour out my frustration, but at the same time, I wanted to run away from that conversation as far as possible. Kian jumped on her bed with a happy expression on his face. 'No boy, you don't want to wake her up if she is still sleeping.' I said in my head, the words refusing to come out. Maybe I wanted her to wake up after all. She did not react, meaning that she was still sleeping. At least I had some time to prepare my mind.I looked down at the bag in my hand. It contained the food I had bought from the restaurant. It is sure to calm me down, I thought. I came nearer and sat on her bed, observing her as she slept just as I had done for the past couple of days. Shaking my head in disappointment, I left and pulled out a chair from a corner of the ward. I looked aroun
Kia's POVEven I couldn't figure out the reason why I was on my way to get every pasta by myself instead of just ordering it online. Or maybe I should give it to a servant to get it; any one of those options will do, but I found myself going personally."Do I just want to get out of our presence for a while?" I asked, featuring her face, my mind stuck on the face that had hidden away so many secrets from me. Who knew how many were still hidden?"Uncle, you're not focusing on your driving," Kian said. I noticed that the car was driving slower and slower because I was applying pressure to the brakes subconsciously. In addition, the car was already turning towards a gutter."I'm sorry," I said sheepishly as I adjusted the car. "Maybe I just need a little rest.""Not just rest, you need plenty of rest," he said, his voice cheerful. The joy in his voice almost made me happy. Almost."I think that is the restaurant we are looking for," he said, pointing.Through the rearview mirror, I could