[HOLLY’s Point of View]I didn’t know why it happened.All I knew was that I couldn’t breathe. It was as if my throat closed as it swelled. There was a boulder in my chest—a thing that was too heavy to carry.“Holly…” Sheiyan grabbed both of my shoulders and forced me to look at her terrified face. “Pull yourself together. Think about your pup.”But I was too devastated I didn’t know how to stop from crying my eyes out and scream in pure anger. “I have to go there, Shei! I have to make sure they are safe!”Shei held me tight as she helped me sit on the edge of the bed, “Evander is already on his way to the orphanage.” her throat bobbed as she explained. Tears streamed down her face but he kept her voice from shaking despite her quivering lips. “If Randalf or his men did this, then it could be a trap for you to go to that place! We can’t risk you getting out of the manor when our enemies are inside our borders, Holly!”Goddess, this pain... those children... it was killing me!My body
[DAD!]I could sense the struggle and pain in his voice as he yelled back at me. [No! Stay there, Holly! I can’t let you fight in your condition! Let me handle this!]The he-wolf that grabbed my neck was stronger and younger than my dad. Perhaps it was my dad’s age that made him slower. Or maybe he was also distracted by his fear that if he failed to stop the assassin sent by Randalf, then I would be the next to die here.No matter how much i wanted to fight, I knew it would only make my dad upset and more worried if something happened to me and my pup. I was dying slowly as I watched the assassin have the upper hand since my dad was getting slower because of his injuries.The mouth of the assassin pulled into a mocking grin as his eyes glinted red. Dad’s white fur was already stained with crimson as his fur matted with it.Evander where are you?!I shrieked when Dad flew against the wall as the assassin rammed against it. I heard a few cracks I suspected were his ribs and I thought I
I couldn’t believe he made me go to my dad’s palace.Evander refused to look me in the eyes as my maids and I went downstairs and they carried my things straight to my father’s convoy. Five black, expensive cars lined up in front of the Blackwood manor and my dad was already in one of them without bothering to wait with my husband in the main hall of the house.There was also guilt on Sheiyan’s pale face as she approached me and embraced me tight.“I-I’m so sorry this happened, Holly.” Shei murmured to me and bit her lower lip to stop herself from sobbing. “Please understand that my brother doesn’t want this. It kills him that you will be away from the manor. But he has to, after what happened today. And Charlie—your dad—we can’t defy his orders.”I was still mad at my mate. But I love Sheiyan and I never wanted her to blame herself for what happened. Just like Evan and Kian, she also had duties to fulfill for the pack and this place was steaming with soldiers, ready to kill in sight
It’s been two days and I haven’t heard anything from my mate.Sheiyan, on the other hand, kept me updated with everything that was happening in the Blackwood Pack. I had been staying in my room since I arrived in the Snakewood Palace and thankfully, dad was too busy to drag me anywhere aside from checking on me every morning before he leave the place. There was pure concern in his eyes.I knew he didn’t want to take me away from my husband. But after I almost killed by those assassins, I was afraid he lost his trust of my husband’s capability to keep me safe and alive.Charlie Wakeham had been looking for me for decades. He would do everything to make sure I would survive this threat from the Ambroses.But my heart. My heart was so broken and lonely without Evander. I had been waiting for him to call me. To ask how I was now that I had to stay with dad. I tried to call but his phone was either busy or out of reach and it was infuriating. I couldn't count how many times I tugged our ma
“I thought—”I rasped. I couldn’t breathe.Evander cupped my face and stared straight into my eyes. Those viridescent orbs looked so bright, full of longing and happiness, as he absorbed every detail of my face and then went down to my parted lips.Without a word, he claimed my lips and kissed me so deeply. His tongue slipped inside, playing, tasting, and feeling the inside of my mouth as I gasped sharply, tilted my head slightly, and kissed him back ferociously. His hands were on my back, fingers laced on my soft brown hair, as he walked us slowly without breaking the kiss.The next thing I felt was the soft bed on my back as he laid me so gently with him on top of me. His eyes were blazing with desire, so hot that I was melting butter underneath his trembling, muscled body."Goddess, help me. I haven’t slept a day since you left the manor,” he murmured to me hoarsely as pain etched on his face. “I couldn’t stop thinking about you, Holly. I couldn’t—he tried to look away from me as h
Evander spent the whole night with me in my room. Evander was a little upset that I didn’t get enough sleep but he knew how much I wanted to savor each second with him, knowing he had to leave again to deal with the rats inside his pack in the morning.He was a little wary of my dad but I managed to convince him to eat with us. Dad, as I expected, was not surprised to see him walk with me inside the dining hall. He was already sitting at the head of the table, waiting for me—or maybe us.He was the one who asked Evander to come here for me anyway. And for that, I was really grateful.On the other hand, I understood why my mate was a little uncomfortable with Dad’s presence. He still blamed himself for what happened and it must be hard for him to look at my dad in the eye, thinking he failed to protect me from Ambrose’s assassins. It affected his confidence so much and I wish I could kiss those worries that danced in his eyes every time he looked at me. I wish I could fight alongside h
Goddess, help me. My hands were trembling.Evander had been silent as hell while the three of us went straight to the hallways to my father’s study room. I felt sick and I couldn’t tell if it was because of this horrible morning sickness or the fear that Evander and Alec might go into a heated argument again. And because of my pregnancy, the Alpha of the Blackwood Pack was more lethal and dangerous when provoked. I never wanted him to make any reckless moves in front of my dad.I haven’t explored the palace yet. And just seeing how vast the interior was already made me feel tired. Maybe when we finally solve this rising problem against Randalf and the Ivory Pack, then I will make time to walk around this place with Dad.[I hope you are not thinking about killing Alec when you see him.] I brushed a whisper on my mate’s mind through our bond as we followed my dad to his office. [You look like you are going to rip him in half already.]He looked at me but failed to hide the menace darken
“Alec?”I shouldn’t have followed him but there was part of me that I had to and thankfully, I managed to convince my mate that I needed to talk to him. Evander and I were married and we were going to have a pup soon. I told him there was nothing for him to worry about.Evander, being too overprotective, walked me to the garden and waited for me in one of the gazebos there, close enough for him to see me and Alec. I knew it was a little upsetting but he told me it was Alecs, whom he didn't trust and he couldn't just leave me alone with the ex-fiance of the woman who almost killed me.But Evander understood that I couldn’t just leave Alec when he could help all of us track our enemies. We couldn’t afford for him to side with Randalf, knowing how terribly he hated my husband.“You shouldn’t have followed me, Holly. Go inside.” He turned his back on me, with his hands resting on his hips, while looking at the bright sky. He refused to look at me in the face and I understood why.“You hav