Chapter 11 Adrianna's POVI didn't pay much attention to what Amelia said. She was just angry because I stood up against her, something I had never done because I feared my father.I made sure to avoid Shawn because I wasn't ready to talk to him. The fact that Amelia insulted him and he just stood there, watching her and not saying a word. I heard the clicking of glass from the top of the stairs. Behold, Fredrick stood there. I guess he wanted to make a speech since he was the host of the party."Good evening, everyone"he cleared his throat. " I thank you all for attending this evening. Many of you may know the reason for this gathering while some of you don't."I looked for Amelia, I spotted her smiling widely at the corner of the ball room. She was staring directly at Fredrick. "The whole party was to inform you all that I have found my mate, Amelia." He said, pointing at Amelia.Everyone turned to stare at her. She too a bow with pride. I could see it in her face, she was more t
Chapter 12Adrianna's POV"I said give it NOW!!" Amelia shouted.Well played Amelia, I didn't expect this from her. I expected her to get revenge, of course. But not in front of outsiders .I knew coming to this party was a bad idea from the start but mom being mom. "Amelia, I don't have your earnings. I told you.""What is going on here?" I heard my father shout, while coming into the room with my mother.Amelia ran to him, tears streaming down from her eyes. She was good at this. Faking this, I couldn't believe her."Dad, Adrianna stole the earrings you got for me." She lied bluntly to him.Knowing it was something he bought for her, will only make him more angry. That's how much I knew my father."I told you, I don't have it. Would you stop blaming me for your carelessness." I voiced out and the stares worsened.But I didn't care, I wouldn't just stand there and watch her blame me for something I didn't do. The worst of all was that she was doing this over some petty issue we had.
Chapter 13Adrianna's POVSearch me? What did she mean by search me in front of all this people? I thought she just wanted to embarrass me. Why did she want to search me like she was sure I took the earrings. She was acting all suspicious and paranoid.Amelia did something. For her to behave like this out of the blue over some earring. She did something. I just knew it. This wasn't some coincidence. How come it was when I went to the restroom and back that her earrings went missing.I tried to recall all the incidents that happened that night. Maybe some clues could help. From my talk with Shawn, my argument with Amelia and when I went to the restroom.Wait, rewind. I went to the restroom when that maid spilled drinks on me. Could that be it. Did Amelia send someone to disgrace me or did Amelia do it herself? Did she send the maid who bumped into me to put the earrings on me. There was no way of knowing. I wasn't about to check myself in front of the people here."Didn't you hear he
Chapter 14Adrianna's POVIt wasn't there? I was sure she had something to do with this, or was I mistaken."This is impossible. You took it, I know it." Amelia claimed she was clearly losing her mind."You already searched her even when we told you not to. What else do you want?" Steven asked angrily.I was just really happy that the earrings weren't found on me. I must have done something good in my past life for me to be saved like that.At Least she had nothing else to say to me. She didn't find it on me, that should be the end of the drama."No!! My earrings won't just go missing like that. I saw her put it in her bag. You have to believe me." I heard her say.I went closer to her and slapped her. People in the party gasped. I have had enough of her already. Her not finding it on me should be enough. She needed to be taught a lesson."You said I was a thief, then you searched my purse and you found nothing, after accusing me severally. The best you would have done was to shut up
Chapter 15Adrianna's POV.He thought he was actually helping me or he was doing me a favor. If he was really trying to do the right thing, he would have said something at the party, but instead he decided to watch our family drama. He would have found it quite amusing.As I told Steven, I took a cab. But it was extremely difficult walking around with a gown and heels. I should have just agreed when Steven asked.I finally got home. I Walked in through the door of the living room and it was filled with the cries of my kids, coming from the room.I rushed in and met them on the bed crying. "Mom!"They called out, and ran to me when they saw me. Then they hugged me tightly, dragging my gown while crying.I frowned. "I thought you said they were sleeping,"I asked."They were. But a few minutes after we talked, Hayley woke up asking for you. When I couldn't provide for you, she started crying. Then Jackson woke up and did the same.""Since when have they been crying?"I asked."For almost a
Chapter 16Fredrick's POVSuch an ungrateful girl. I saved her and she couldn't even thank me. I rejected her yes but it wasn't that personal.I remember seeing her five years ago but I thought it would be best to act like I didn't know her. We didn't know ourselves either, all we knew was that we were meant to be mates, but it didn't work out.I went back into the party and found Amelia's parents still in the party. They seemed tense like they were having an important conversation. I was in no mood to distract them, I just wanted to find Amelia. Everyone in their family was at the party, even the supposed boyfriend. He was seated, lost in thoughts. Steven and Amelia weren't there. I wondered where they were. I looked around for Amelia. If Amelia and Steven weren't there, it meant they were together. I knew Steven didn't go with Adrianna because I was there when Amelia refused him to accompany her.I wanted to talk to Amelia. What she did was a stupid thing to do to her sister. Siste
Chapter 17Fredrick's POVToday was another busy day. I had to visit the pack at the bayou to deal with something. When the werewolves had one problem or another, they informed me, their Alpha.Today I was informed about something else, but nothing so serious. We had to discuss a few topics, including my marriage with Amelia.They were beginning to complain about how it was going slowly and how it was my responsibility to get married since the pack needed a Luna.The bayou wasn't far from my house. It was five minutes away so I decided it would be best to walk there. It would serve the purpose of the exercise.I left my home early so I could get there early. Before I got to Bayou anytime, I had to pass through a garden to get there. It was kind of a way to view beautiful things before you go into the bayou.The bayou was fine, but it was full of trees and shrubs. There were flowers but they were very few. I had to pass there to get to the bayou. The bayou wasn't a place where the Wol
Chapter 18Adrianna's POV"Who does he think he is?"I murmured to myself.He just spoiled the mood I had today. Rights? Oh please, he lost the right when he rejected me. He didn't have any right to even begin with.I was on my way home, my thoughts crowding with thoughts of the annoying conversation I had with Fredrick. At times, I wondered how I found him attractive in the first place."Because he was hot." My wolf voiced out."Whatever. I don't see that anymore. He just seems annoying to me ever since I returned."When I got home, I didn't see anyone in the living room. I wanted to look for Steven but I remembered he was doing something important with Shawn.So I made my way to my mom's room. When I entered her room, she was busy stacking up her clothes. She always likes doing those by herself. I guess it gave her peace of mind."Mom," I called out."Adrianna," she called. "How was your walk with Shawn through the garden?" She asked."It was okay," I answered."It doesn't seem so.
Chapter 117Adrianna's POVOur lips get intertwined in an intense kiss. I felt his tongue play with mine. For some reason, now that he proposed to me, the kiss felt more good.Our past kids were all okay, but having a ring around my shoulder made it better.Frederick's arms wrapped tightly around me while he pulled me closer to deepen the kiss.I didn't hesitate to kiss him back with the same intensity he was using on me.We finally broke apart. Frederick was smiling at me while staring. I smiled back at him, feeling nothing but extreme love for him. There was nothing else I could do other than to stare at him.I had been smiling ever since the ring entered my eyes. At that moment, I felt like the luckiest person in the world.Everything was going well for me. I had a family of my own.I was going to marry Frederick. “I'm really happy you said yes, Adrianna. Thank you for making me the happiest alpha in the world.It got to a point where I thought you would say no, but I kept pushing
Chapter 116Adrianna's POV“I didn't think I would see her again. It has been a long time.” He said.“You two seemed pretty cozy over there,” I said, trying to sound casual.Frederick sighed, starting up the engine. “Adrianna, come on.” He said.“Let's just go home,” I told him.I knew that he noticed I wasn't happy about what I saw but he tried to act casual.“Are you guys okay back there?” He asked the kids.“Yeah!” They chorused.“What's wrong with mom?” I heard Jackson ask Frederick.“I have no idea.” He said.“What's wrong, mom?” Hayley asked me.“Nothing, dear. I'm just tired.” I said to her.I knew I said we should go but he should have said something. Instead, he just focused on the road with a neutral expression.He should have known that I would be jealous. Wasn't it obvious? Didn't I make it obvious enough?I decided to remain quiet too. I folded my arms, too, and decided to focus on the road as well.We pulled into the driveway. The kids got out and made their way inside.
Chapter 115Adrianna's POVI watched the ladybird hug Frederick as she owned him. They seemed to know each other from way back.I couldn't help but feel jealous seeing them together. I tried to brush it off, telling myself that being jealous was ridiculous, but it didn't help.I looked away, trying to focus on the kids but my eyes kept going back to them.Her hands were on his waist for too long. She was hugging him tight. I might have been exaggerating, but I felt the hug was too clingy and intimate.Who was this woman? And why was Frederick doing nothing about her? All these questions swirled through my head.I had no idea if Frederick had a friend or not. He never talked about it. All I knew was that he went to work and dealt with his pack problems.I didn't know what was going on there. Frederick reciprocated the hug without any argument. His hands were around her, holding her close with a smile.I watched them, feeling my jealousy increase. I couldn't believe my eyes. Why was Fr
Chapter 114Adrianna's POVWe had arrived back at home. My encounter with my father wasn't what I expected.My father apologized for what he had done to me, and so did my family. I never imagined seeing that day.It didn't take me long to eventually forgive them. No matter what, I still loved them.“Mom! Dad! They're back!” I heard the kids shout as we walked in.Frederick scooped them into a hug. “We're home.”Frederick said, with a smile on his face.“We missed you guys,” they chorused.“We missed you too, baby,” I said to them. no idea what was the reason for going there.“Yeah, we saw her,” Frederick responded when I didn't respond to them.He was always one step ahead of me. He knew when to act when he thought was right. The kids filled us in on how their day went. How they played games and watched movies all day. They filled us up with the movies they watched. Before I left, I prepared lunch for them. All they needed to do was to heat it.The room was filled with chatter and
Chapter 113Adrianna's POVI almost burst into laughter at the sight of my father asking for forgiveness. “You're asking for forgiveness? You? After everything you've done, you're asking me to forgive you?You aren't even capable of apologizing to someone, let alone me. All these are just a trick. A trick to try and manipulate me again, but this time it isn't going to work.”I took another step closer to him.” You do not get to apologize now, not after all these years. You don't get to act like you care about me all of a sudden or you see me as a person.You had decades to make everything right, but you did nothing. All you did was like and manipulate me, Dad.” I said, furiously.“I can't even call you that because you aren't even my real dad.You are not sorry; you're just sorry you were caught. You are only sorry because I found out the truth.If I didn't come here to say all these, you wouldn't think about apologizing to me.” I walked back to my mom. “Can you at least tell me why
Chapter 112Adrianna's POVFrederick and I drove back to my house. He insisted on coming with me.Frederick's proposal had caught me off guard, and I was still trying to process everything.I cared about him deeply, but marriage at a time like this. I wasn't sure I was ready yet.When we got there, I was hit with the memory of me and my father arguing the other day.“Hey, are you okay?” Frederick asked after we got out of the car.I nodded. “yeah, I'm just…it's a lot to take in.”He nodded understandingly. “If you don't want to do this, we can get in the car right now and I'll drive you back home.” He said, looking directly into my eyes.But I shook my head, “No, I need to face this. I need to do this.”I told him.He held my eyes and said to me. “I'm gonna be near you the whole time. Whatever you need, I'll be there.” I took a deep breath and walked into the house. I walked into the living room, and surprisingly everyone was already there.My mom, dad, and Steven were all there.“Ad
Chapter 111Adrianna's POVI sat on Frederick's bed, waiting for him to return from taking the kids to bed. I wanted him to be the first person I would tell about this.I heard the door open, and Frederick's voice as he entered the room. “Hey, what's up? What did you want to talk about that seemed so important?”I sighed, prepared to put out everything I wanted to say, but it was stuck in my mouth,h, unable to come out as much as I wanted it to.“Hey, what's on your mind?” He asked, worried.“When I was with Amelia, she confirmed everything that I thought was right.” I started.Frederick looked confused at first. I knew he wouldn't think about that first because we have been through a lot lately. So, I wasn't expecting him to put the fact that Hayley was kidnapped aside and look for the truth about my parents.“What do you mean? What exactly did she say?” He asked.“She said I wasn't her real sister. My father and mother aren't my parents either. I was suspicious about this from th
Chapter 110Adrianna's POVToday was the day I was to be discharged from the hospital. Frederick was with me there, and he was the one that would take me back home.Finally, after what felt like an eternity, I was discharged from the hospital.I felt really good being out of the hospital. The environment seemed so different.I smiled at Frederick as he helped me into the car. “How are you feeling?” Frederick asked me while we were driving.“I'm okay. Just a bit tired.” I replied, trying not to worry him.He nodded, taking my hand in his. “ We'll be home soon enough. Then we'll get you settled down.”We arrived home, and Frederick helped me out of the car. He was still treating me like I was still injured.He took me inside and settled me on the couch. I settled down on the couch, ready to close my eyes.I heard the sound of feet coming down from the stairs. Suddenly, Hayley and Jackson ran downstairs with bodies full of energy in excitement.“Mommy's home! Mommy's home!” They said in
Chapter 109Adrianna's POV I lay in my bed thinking of possible events that would have occurred if I didn't get in the way. Hayley could have died. I felt shivers in my spine just from thinking about that. I heard a knock on the door. I assumed it was Frederick since he said he would be right back and that he needed to get something.But I was wondering why he knocked when he could have just walked in. “You can come in,” I said, waiting for him to step in.The door opened, and I was surprised, more like shocked, to see Shawn and not Frederick.My smile faltered and I felt a little disappointed that it wasn't Frederick. All the things Shawn had said to me started coming back all over again.“What brings you here?” I asked, trying not to sound too unpleasant.He looks around the room first before looking back at me. “I just wanted to check up on you, and see how you are doing,” he said.I felt uneasy for some reason. Shawn just showed up out of nowhere. How did he even know I was i