Chapter 87Adrianna's POVSteven and I agreed to meet at a restaurant that was not too far from Fredrick's house.I got ready quickly because I wanted to get there on time. There were a lot of things I had to ask him today, so I didn't want anything to go wrong.When I was done with getting ready, I told the maids I was going out. Just in case Frederick returned and asked where I was, they would have something to say.I made my way out of the house. The restaurant wasn’t far. I could have actually walked there, but I knew Steven would be waiting for me. And I didn't want to keep him waiting.I stopped a cab and got in. Within a few minutes, the cab stopped in front of the restaurant. I paid him, and he drove off.I went into the restaurant and began to scan the room for Steven. I looked around slowly so I wouldn't miss him.I saw someone who looked like Steven from behind, so I went to see if it was him.When I approached him, he was indeed the one. “Adrianna, you're here.” He said.
Chapter 88Adrianna's POVI didn't bother asking him anything. I knew that whatever I was looking to hear from Steven, he wasn't going to tell me.I didn't waste much time at the restaurant. I wasn't going to get what I came here for, so there was no point in waiting.“I have to go,” I said to Steven.“So soon?” He asked.“Yeah. I have to pick up the kids from school. I don't want to keep them waiting.” I lied.“Okay. I'll drop you off then.” He said, attempting to stand up.I stopped him halfway, “ No. I'll go on my own. I don't want to trouble you.” I told him.Knowing that the one person I trusted in the family was also lying to me made me hurt inside.“It's not trouble. You're my sister, remember?” I wasn't even sure I could call myself his sister anymore. He knew that I was leaving because of him. That was why he was trying all means to be on my good side. He didn't want me to get mad.“Yeah, I know,” I said. “But I would like to go on my own.” “Okay, if that's what you want.”
Chapter 89Adrianna's POV“I didn't know you would miss me this much, Adrianna.” He teased.“And here I was thinking you were fast asleep.” He said.I hadn't turned, but I knew his voice from anywhere. He had this aura in his voice that made it recognizable from anywhere. I felt a sign of relief when I heard him.I turned around to see him smiling at me. “Where have you been? I couldn't even sleep. I thought something might have happened to you.” I said.“Why would you think that?” He asked.“I don't know. Maybe because you're just returning home from work by this time.” I told him.“Were you worried? ” He asked, walking towards me.“Where were you, Frederick? Why are you getting home this late? Do you know how worried I was?” I asked him again, ignoring what he was saying.“I didn't know you would miss me that much, Adrianna. Aww, so you care so much about me.” He said, smiling again.He knew he had offended me, so he was trying to use another way to get through to me.“I didn't mis
Chapter 90Adrianna's POVFredrick had not said anything about the pending issue about my family. I didn't know if he was doing any research or if he was helping me.He said he was going to help me but I didn't know if he was doing just that. I was becoming restless day by day just to know the real truth and to know if I was wrong or right.I wanted to tell Frederick about my discussion with Steven but I decided not to. I had already given him a lot to do. I needed to give him space.I was not the only thing in his life. He had other things to attend to. Things like work and the pack. I wasn't going to rush him, I would wait for him to tell me his findings.After I took the kids to school, Frederick left for work after we exchanged goodbyes.When Frederick left, I was on my way back inside when my phone began to ring. I wondered who was calling me as I struggled to get my phone from my purse.When I eventually got it out, I saw it was my mother. I wasn't exactly excited to see her nam
Chapter 91Adrianna's POVAfter the discussion I had with my mom, I didn't have the energy to do anything.I stayed in bed all day until I became famished.I tried ignoring it because I didn't want to leave my bed, but the hunger only grew worse with every minute.I eventually gave in and stood up from the bed. I made my way to the kitchen to prepare a meal for myself.In the process of cooking the meal, I heard my phone ring. It was a call from an unknown number.The caller's ID wasn't shown, a private number was written there instead.I wondered who would use a private number to call me. I didn't like to answer an unknown number but the person was constantly calling.I fought with my mom just a few minutes ago, and I was already getting another call. At first, I thought it was my mother who was trying to call with another number but I figured she wasn't the one.If it was her, she would have stopped when she saw I wasn't answering. I decided to answer the call.When I took the call,
Chapter 92Adrianna's POVAfter Amelia hung up the phone, I thought of what she said. Amelia threatened my kids just because I didn't go along with her plan. She threatened them because I didn't leave Frederick. This was bizarre. She hurt Jackson in the past and still wanted to do it again.This only meant that she wanted to kill Jackson from the start. And she would have succeeded if Frederick hadn't stepped up and accepted them as his kids.After everything she has done to me ever since we knew each other, it wasn't enough for her. She didn't even apologize once for what she did to me.Even if she didn't want to apologize for what she did when we lived together, she should have at least apologized for hurting Jackson. But she didn't because she didn't care if he died.I hated the fact that she was my sister. I hated the fact I wasn't programmed to like her. I would have killed her on sight If I was She still wasn't satisfied; she wanted everything to herself. I wanted to cook a m
Chapter 93Adrianna's POV Amelia kept on sending me threats. It had been one month since she started. She sends it to me constantly, though not every day.She never fails to remind me that she can do whatever she wants to do if I don't leave Frederick. One month had passed yet she hadn't done anything. That just confirmed that she was bluffing from the very beginning.I had stopped thinking about what she was saying weeks ago. I didn't let her get to me. There were times when I just switched off my phone so I wouldn't be able to see her messages.But I had to switch it on sooner or later since I had a job to go to. The school session was almost coming to an end. I was really happy because I could have some moment of rest. Taking the kids to school wasn't an easy thing to do. Throughout the month, Frederick taught me how to drive so it would be easy for me to take the kids to school.It became less stressful when I learned. I wasn't an expert yet, but I could drive through easy roa
Chapter 94Adrianna's POVI tried to move, to run towards the gunmen and save Hayley, but my wolf body felt uncoordinated at first.As I struggled to reach them, I felt a sharp pain in my leg. One of the gunmen had shot me.I helped in pain. My body reacted to the pain. I lay there howling in pain.I looked down and saw that my legs were bleeding profusely; the bullet wound was deep.I knew I had to save my daughter, to get her to safety. “Mummy!!” Hayley screamed, tears falling from her eyes as they carried her away.I tried to get to her by moving again, but I couldn't. My leg couldn't. The pain was too much and my wolf body was weakening.I looked up and saw they were getting away, with Hayley in their arms. I felt anger knowing there was nothing I could do.As the pain increased, I returned to my original form. I lay there naked on the floor, trying to comprehend what had just happened.“Mom!” Jackson called ate.He covered me up with a piece of cloth that was always in the car.I
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