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
Garvin's POV.There was a loud knocking on the gate, followed by the sound of the gate being unlocked. Tracy was already here! I thought I had instructed Mrs Linda to stall for some time after she sent her servants here with the results.The door handle twitched and..."Surprise!" I yelled at the top of my voice. If you did not know better, you would think that maybe I had gone mad or was trying to impress my new bride, or maybe I was welcoming my pregnant wife.Tracy's face. She looked utterly taken aback. I mean, it's normal. I, too, would have the same reaction as her. Maybe she thought burglars invaded the house. I was watching her intently with expectant eyes. She took a few seconds to recover from her initial reaction, then she took a step forward and felt one of the many balloons in the room. It had taken a lot of effort to secretly smuggle in decor items without looking suspicious and making the servants think I had gone bunkers. "You did all this?" She finally spoke up.My g
Garvin's POV“Yes, yes, it does," she stuttered, still sniffing her nose."And are you in any way upset with Lisa and me?" I asked, trying to clarify that there was no bad blood between us."Of course not. I am sorry my hormones get messy most of the time.""It's fine. It is nothing to apologize for. We understand. Don't we, Lisa?" I turned to Lisa this time."We do, ma'am," she nodded."Alright, shall we?""Wait a second," she exclaimed as she pulled me by the arm, forcing me back to where she stood."I know you are aware of the spot where those babies are being hidden."All right, she got me there. I did know where they were hidden, more reason why I was elated that we had finally picked the game and happier that she licked it herself so I would not be accused of any foul play. Buy how did she catch up with me so easily? Alright, you caught me. I helped hide the babies; I might have forgotten the exact place where I had placed themNo, I am not taking any chances. Garvin, you will
Kia's POV"What was the outcome of the test""I am afraid, Amber is not pregnant" "She has never been pregnant and the blood here is fake."I looked over at a visibly disoriented Amber. She had vehemently refused to come here, yet still insisted that she was very much expectant. At some point, I believed her and stopped pressing her to get the test done. Well, up until yesterday, when I came home to meet blood stains everywhere. I clearly remember the state in which I found Amber. She had claimed that she was having a bleeding and that the baby might not make it."Chill, Amber, I will take you to the healer Maam Emily"I could not be mistaken by the way she widened her eyes and shook her head, "No not her. My... My mom was already on her way with a healer from her hometown. The...the one who confirmed that I was expectant. You see, she is an expert at what she does, so I.. will just wait for her instead." She kept on batting her eyes and I confirmed that something was wrong. "What i
Kia's POVAmber shook as a leaf in winter as she was brought to the Elders.We looked really pitiful than usual, her gaze darting around the room. "Now tell us why you decided to deceive us", Elder Jay demanded, causing her to shudder in fear"Are you deaf now? ...speak up". She stood still, causing one of the Elders to Mumble. I had not realised that they had signalled to the guards till Amber was brushed off her feet to the floor"Oww, my baby!" She cried."What? You still have the nerve to pretend?""I... I am not pretending in any way. I truly am an expert. Mrs Emily does not know what she is doing. Tha woman despises me, Kia..you have got to believe me.." she said, crawling to where I was seated, grabbing one of my legs"Kia, are you sure it's not just her womb that needs checking? I think her brain needs checking as well." Elder Reed remarked, causing us to burst out in laughter. "Speak up before we have you beheaded", Elder Reed threatened"Okay... I am not pregnant."We kno
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