Carol’s POV“An heir?” I gasped.He nodded darkly.“They wanted to ensure that their coven would be taken care of after they were gone. They never had any other kids and at that point, they were too old to have any more children. Having their daughter was their only hope for ensuring their coven rem
I nodded, already hearing that part of the story from Candance. Apparently, Jasmine feared that I would take the ladder and become evil; she was pregnant and feared the fate of her unborn child. She tried to have the queen killed before giving birth to me, but her attempts were futile thankfully.“T
Carol’s POV“You cheated on my mother?” I asked, standing to my feet. I felt disgusted being around him at this point. How could he betray his own fated mate like that? My stomach clenched at the very thought. If Aiden ever betrayed me like that, I don’t know if I could ever survive that; let alone
“So, what did you do about it?” I asked, my voice thick with accusations.“I couldn’t turn the woman away because she was carrying my child,” Bennet said softly. “I also didn’t want a relationship with her though. So, I kept her in the manor and allowed her to live here. I had my maids care for her
Aiden’s POVIt was a faint feeling, but I could still feel Carol’s anxiety and pain. Something was going on at the empire that was upsetting her, and it was driving me insane. I could feel it the moment she got to the empire last night but when I spoke to her on the phone, she said everything was fi
“After I saw the memo, I called him and asked to meet with him. He came here with his mate and told me in person, Sir,” he answered.Then that confirmed it; something was going on at the empire that I wasn’t aware of.“Yes, it’s authorized,” I told him. “Go ahead and do the transfer.”“Yes, Alpha,”
Carol’s POV“Want to tell me why my Beta sent out an order to kidnap a patient from the Empire basically?”My heart hammered in my chest. Did he just say Oliver was kidnapping a patient from the empire? Was he talking about Monica’s mother? Was that being Oliver said it was all set? I did not want h
“I assure you, my status is safe,” he told me. “You have nothing to worry about.”I nodded, not sure what more to say about the topic. He glanced at his watch and sighed.“I need to be going,” he told me. “Now that you know where your powers are coming from and why they were given to you, I hope you