~Nico~I creased my eyebrows when I heard Mom's words because I couldn't wrap my head around whatever she was talking about. Why was she feeling guilty when it was not her fault? Why was mom blaming herself for the universe being so unfair to her?"What do you mean? I don't understand where you're coming from and why you think that you have been mean to your mate.You love her wholehearted Mother, I can see it in your eyes every time you look at him.Where does being mean come from?"I couldn't help but ask because I wanted to understand better."Sometimes love is not enough to control or stop some things from happening, son. What caused all this?"She asked me with raised eyebrows."It's love, isn't it? This wouldn't have happened if Abraham and I wouldn't be in love and chose to stay by each other's side."Mom paused and heaved a deep sigh."What I'm trying to say is…I have never made any efforts to make up for all the difficulties that Abraham has endured because of me. I have been so
~Nico~It was quiet inside Amara's room for a while.I know my wolf was hurting just like me.My heart was bleeding.The only thing that could be done to stop it was finding my mate. Just to ascertain that Amara was in good hands and that nothing had happened to her in the hands of Fernando."I hate Fernando so much! How dare he kidnap our mate! He will be accountable if anything happens to our mate or if she gets hurt in any way."My wolf declared possessively and I couldn't help but smile at his words.My wolf and I both hated the bastard and wanted the king to pay for everything that he had done to us and for kidnapping our mate."I hope that our mate is okay. I also hope that we'll find her in one piece.I don't want anything to happen to her."My wolf said in a small voice in my head and I could feel the concern and worry in his voice."So do I, Leon. I love our mate so much and can't bring myself to imagine anything bad happening to her…"My wolf howled inside my head in response, i
~Nicholas~Alpha tensed when he heard my words.I know the words caught him off guard since he wasn't expecting to hear another bad news after his daughter's kidnap.However,he composed himself immediately.I know it took him a lot of courage to put on a straight face.There was no doubt that Alpha acted all tough because his men were around and Alpha's from other packs who united to defeat the bloody Alpha king."Just give me a minute,"Alpha told his men and stood up from the head of the table and left the office."I did everything to make sure that mom was okay.We talked and she promised me that he was going to stay until you give us the direction,"I felt the need to explain to Alpha because he had given me the responsibility to watch over his mate.However,he didn't say anything and I couldn't tell if he was mad at me or not.His strides were in a hurry as he headed over to the mansion.He kicked the wooden mahogany door and entered the house."Trisha?"He called and headed straight to th
~Amara~She could fool everyone else but not me.I knew her too well."Witch! What do you want from me!''I asked through gritted teeth and tried to free myself but to no avail.The rope on my limbs hurt so bad with each attempt to get free.My wrists had turned numb and I couldn't feel my palms anymore.I think they tied the ropes way too tight."You're right,I'm a witch because I hunted you down.Isn't that what witches do?"She asked with a raised brow and laughed as though that was the funniest joke of the year. "However,it's not me who wants something from you,bitch.It's our leader who wants something from you because you and your father owe him something which is very important to him.Does that statement ring a bell in your stupid head?"Sandra said and laughed sarcastically.There was no doubt that she was talking about Fernando."What do you have to offer me anyway?"She laughed even more after saying the words as though that was the funniest joke of the year.I gritted my teeth as an
~Amara~"I don't know,I just walked in few seconds ago and found her coughing.Maybe she feels thirsty,do you need some water,Amara?I can fetch you some,you know."The witch shrugged nonchalantly and pretended to be so caring and I couldn't believe it.She just choked me a few seconds ago and she was the reason why I was coughing yet she pretended as though she was innocent and put on an act.I could tell that she was afraid of the man who had just walked into the room a few seconds ago by how she behaved and talked in his presence.Even though I had never met Fernando or came face to face with him,I could tell that he was the man standing in front of me with bodyguards.He was the only person who could make people shiver the same way he did to Sandra.I wanted to laugh out loud but chose to keep my mouth shut.It was funny how things had changed in a blink of an eye.Who would have thought that there was someone who could make Sandra that obedient?She looked like a real devil just a few mi
~Amara~"Nico is my fated mate!You have no power to take him from me or to choose for him who is supposed to be with!"I said through gritted."We will see about that."He said and the corner of his lips curved into a wicked smile,"You're so sturbborn like your father.I see the root runs deep.I wanted to trade with your father but he was so sturbborn and it resulted to his mate's death.I see you're no different from him."I exhaled in anger and tried for the hundredth time to free myself from the claws of the cruel Alpha but all my struggles was in vain just like others.The corner of his lips curved into a smile as he watched me try my very best to get free from him.It reminded me of how Patricia explained to my Dad that he always took young ladies and made them his sex slaves and the thought of it sent shivers down my spine.How dare Fernando tell me that he would never allow me to have Nico and he was my fated mate?I think he had talked with Sandra and agreed that she would be mated t
~Patricia~I stood in Fernando's office as I waited for him to come.I took the opportunity to look around the office, trying to dig in my mind and remember how it looked two decades ago.Nothing had changed really in his office, except the new crown chair which was made of pure gold and there was some extra art on the wall.The castle had grown old over the years compared to years ago.My heart twisted inside my chest painfully as though someone was squeezing it into a tiny ball and it was becoming hard for me to breath.I momentarily closed my eyes and sucked in plenty of air to fill my lungs.Being in Fernando's office reminded me of how I was brought in his pack when ours was seized with his men.They brought me and my parents to his office to prove that indeed they had overthrown our pack and that was the beginning of our suffering.Being in Lakeside pack at the moment opened the wounds that I had been nursing for over two decades and it felt so painful like it never healed in the fir
~Patricia~I was taken back by Fernando's words.I could feel pain in his voice with each word that slipped out of his lips.I could see it in those brown Hazel eyes too."How does it feel to lose a family member?"I asked him the most painful question that someone would ever ask the other,the corner of my lips curving into a smile."How did it feel to watch your daughters,son and your wife's life slip from their veins and there was nothing you could do to stop it?How did it feel when you knew that you are never going to see them ever again?How did it feel to lose the ones that you loved so much?How does it feel to be left all alone without someone to rely on?How does it feel to walk into your child's room and every single thing that you lay your eyes on reminds you of him/her?Come on,tell me.How does it feel?"I asked,my voice low but loud enough for him to hear every single word that came from my lips.Those words reminded me of the past.How Fernando slaughtered my mate when I was watchi