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
Aiden’s POVListening to Carol’s story only gave me even more anxiety. I already didn’t like the fact that she was in the King’s Empire without me, but now I was finding out she was in danger and there was nothing I could do about it. I stared up at Oliver who was pacing my office; I had Carol on sp
She was quiet for a moment as she processed this.“Please don’t come here until Ms. Lucille is there and safe,” she finally pleaded. “I need to make sur she got there okay.”“Okay,” I told her. “Luca said they should be back later this afternoon. Once I see her for myself, we will head there. I don’