Kathryn was about going to the bathroom when she heard a knock on her door, she groaned in frustration before going to see who it is, on opening the door, she saw Dan and that made her frown."What do you want?" She asked rudely.Dan didn't want to beat around the bush, so he simply went straight to the point."You're not pregnant are you." He said.At first Kathryn was shocked and surprised to hear this, but then she scoffed."And how can you tell?" She questioned sarcastically."Because only Kai's mate can carry his child and you're not his mate." Dan stated. "So it's either you're not truly pregnant and you're up to no good or the child you claim belongs to Kai isn't actually his." Kathryn chuckled loudly. "I seriously can't believe you Dan, I mean, look how proud you are saying such nonsense to me. So you think I'm lying huh?""I don't think Kathryn, I know you're lying, what the hell are you up to because I know you, and you're always up to no good so what the hell are you plann
Dan came back to the wild crest pack to try speaking to Astrid again, at first the guards didn't want to let him in, but after much talking and pleading, they finally let him in and one hurriedly went to get Astrid.Dan was seated in the living room when Astrid came, on seeing her, he immediately stood up. She was frowning, but she wasn't smiling either, she just kept a straight face."What do you want Dan? If it's about Kai again then you should just leave because I really don't want to talk about anything concerning that man." She said in one breath.Dan sighed deeply. "Just hear me out Astrid, please, it's important you hear what I have to say." He pleaded."But I—""Please Astrid, please." He said as he approached her and took her hand, then he made her go sit with him on the couch.When they were seated, Astrid rolled her eyes hard at him. "Just get on with it then, I just want to be done and over with this conversation." "You really do hate Kai that much huh." Dan stated."Oh y
When Dan returned home, he went straight to Kai's room and saw Kathryn standing outside his room, he frowned deeply when he saw her as he wondered what she was doing there."I see you've finally returned." Kathryn said with an eye roll."What are you doing here Kathryn?" Dan asked, still having a frown on his face."Excuse you..." Kathryn scoffed. "It's none of your business if I come to see the father of my unborn baby." She replied, laying emphasis on 'the father of my unborn baby'Dan felt truly irritated hearing her say that word, she just won't stop announcing that she's pregnant."It clearly looks to me like you've been here a while, is the father of your unborn baby not opening his door to you?" Dan questioned mockingly.Kathryn balled her fist in anger, it's true that she's been standing out here for ages since Kai have refused to open his door to her no matter how much she keeps on knocking and calling out to him, she even used her pregnancy as an excuse, but he wouldn't even
Dan traced Kathryn using her scent and found her in one of the Doctor's office, he didn't want to go too close to avoid being seen, so he stood at a corner that's a bit far from the Doctor's office and used his heighten hearing to listen to their conversation."I really don't know why you kept on bugging me, do you think I wasn't going to pay you and run away with your money? Do you even have any idea who I am?" Kathryn asked, sounding really pissed."I'm really sorry Ma'am." The Doctor replied nervously. "I badly needed the money and that's why I kept on calling you, I didn't mean to upset you.""But you already did Doctor Bryan! All because you forged a damn pregnancy test you think you have the right to bother my life, I could have gone elsewhere to do what I want but yet I choose to come to your damn hospital!""Ma'am Kathryn, you do know it's not only about forging the pregnancy test results, you're also going to need injections to make you look pregnant when the time is right an
Astrid could feel Kai's gaze on her the whole time, and she couldn't even meet his eyes, she simply kept her head bowed down or look at different places in the palace, anywhere else but meeting his eyes."Speak!" Dan urged the Doctor who wouldn't stop shaking in fear.It's like he's in a whole new world and the only person not fit to be here is him.Kai finally stopped looking at Astrid and focused his attention on the Doctor and Dan. To say Astrid was relieved was an understatement, she released a breath she didn't know she was holding all this while."Just tell me what's going on Dan and why you've brought a human to the pack!?" Kai questioned impatiently since the whole suspense was starting to annoy him."Didn't I tell you that Kathryn was up to no good." Dan replied. Kai furrowed his brow in confusion."She paid this Doctor here to fake those pregnancy test results and not just that, she also planned on getting an injection to make her look pregnant when the time is right, she di
The guards escorted Kathryn out of the pack, while Dan took the Doctor away, everyone left, leaving just Astrid and Kai.Kai looked at Astrid, she only met his eyes for a second before looking away, it's so obvious that she must be feeling so bad right now and Kai wanted to use that to his advantage.He felt the strong urge to talk to her but he managed to control himself, he didn't say a single word to her but turned around to leave.When Astrid noticed he wanted to leave, she ran to stand in front of him and grabbed his hand."Kai wait!'' She said. Kai paused, then he turned his back to her, not wanting to look at her face."I...I'm so sorry for doubting you and saying those mean words to you, I know you're probably upset with me right now and maybe even hate me but—"Kai sharply turned around and placed his index finger on her lips to keep her from speaking."Upset, not really, but hate, how can you even say that? How can you even think for one second that I will hate you Astrid? T
The triplets ran to hug Astrid, still holding some of the gifts Lucas bought for them, after excitedly telling their mother about the many gifts Lucas brought with him, they then went to hug Kai.Astrid looked at Lucas and from the look on his face, she could tell he was so upset to see her with Kai.Lucas didn't even bother saying anything because if he were to talk, then he's going to seriously loose it and he wouldn't want the triplets to see that side of him, so he simply went upstairs to his room, silently boiling with rage.Astrid sighed deeply, she's going to need to speak to him. She turned to Kai and saw him playing with the triplets who were so excited about their new toys, the beautiful sight before her brought so much joy to her heart and she couldn't even resist smiling as she watched them with so much love and admiration in her eyes. Soon, she's going to have to tell the kids about Kai being their real father, she can't continue keeping the truth from them, she couldn't
After that day and after having that conversation with Lucas, Astrid began noticing a lot of changes in him, even after a few days has passed, he became so cold towards her and yelled at for any slight mistakes. He hardly pays any attention to the triplets and they didn't fail to notice the change since he now scolds them a lot and this was something he never does before. Everything just changed and turned for the worse.Each time she tries to leave, even if it was to go get some groceries, Lucas would never agree to let her leave the house and even if he was going to let her go, she isn't allowed to leave the house alone and he'll make sure she goes with a guard or two and sometimes it's Beta Drake who goes with her, it's more like she's now a prisoner in the palace and her every move is being monitored.Everything was just so weird and she couldn't even understand anything that's happening, he's even stopped the triplets from going to school and when she confronted him about it, he
A few days has passed and things seems to be more stable, Astrid was now living her best life in the shadow claw pack with her mate and kids. She already introduced Kai to the triplets and told them that he was their real father, not Lucas. Obviously, the kids had a lot of questions to ask, she and Kai did their best in explaining to their understanding, although the kids would never fully get the story until they are all grown up, but they loved Kai so much already and accepted him with open arms. Crystal and Kieran had also come to pay them a visit. The kids reaction on seeing Kieran was priceless, they mistook him for Lucas and everyone couldn't resist laughing that day, but then they made them understand that Kieran wasn't Lucas, but his identical twin brother, they also used them as an example, since they were also identical, and that cleared up their confusion. Currently, Astrid was in bed sleeping, but her sleep got interrupted when she perceived the aroma of the food Kai had
Astrid had just arrived at the location Kathryn sent to her, she got down from the car and looked around, but there was no sight of Kathryn or her kids anywhere. She was about calling her with the same phone from earlier when she finally saw her.Astrid didn't wait for Kathryn to get to her, she ran to her instead."Where are my kids Kathryn?'' She asked.Kathryn rolled her eyes at her. "First thing first, did you come alone?" She asked while looking around."Of course I did." Astrid replied with a straight face."Good, now come with me." Kathryn ordered."Where are my kids!?" Astrid impatiently asked."If you want to see them then you'll come with me." Kathryn replied with gritted teeth, already feeling extremely pissed.Astrid didn't say anything else after that, she quietly went with Kathryn. Kathryn took her to where the kids were."Mommy!!" The triplets screamed on seeing her.Astrid immediately ran to them and hugged them tightly. "Oh goodness, thank the goddess you three are al
Everyone is already back at the pack and Kai and Dan are back to their human form and now putting on clothes. Astrid wanted to see the triplets immediately before doing anything else, so the trio went upstairs to the room they had kept the triplets and a maid to watch over them.When they got to the room, the sight that met them was something they never expected.The maid they had left in charge of the triplets was lying dead on the floor, drowning in a pool of her own blood and the triplets were nowhere to be found."K...Kai." Astrid stuttered, staring at the dead maid in shock.There was a note lying beside the maid and she hurriedly went to pick it up, she opened it up and it was note written to her, telling her that the triplets were going to die if she didn't leave Kai alone.Astrid covered her mouth as hot tears streamed down her cheeks, she could clearly recognize the owner of that writing.Kai and Dan rushed to her side, he took the paper from her and when he read it, his face
When they arrived at the wild crest pack, it wasn't easy getting inside the palace since the guards wouldn't let them in, so they had to fight their way in, leading to so much death and bloodshed.When they've successful won over the guards and went inside, they searched everywhere for Astrid and Lucas, but they were nowhere to be found in the palace."Damn it!" Kai screamed in rage."Calm down Kai, we'll find her, that's for sure." Dan comforted."There's no time to waste, I should have known that damn man would switch locations." Kai spat."What do we do next?" Crystal asked.They all had blood stains on their clothes and face."I know Astrid scent so well, I can find her by tracking down her scent." Kai replied, then he ran outside while the others trailed behind him.They all dashed into the woods, following Kai's lead.Meanwhile, Lucas had successfully gotten Astrid to shift into her wolf form, she was a huge and lovely wolf with golden fur and silver streaks on her fur.He had a
Lucas went to grab a chair that was in the room, then he carried it to where Astrid was seated on the floor, he kept the chair in front of her before taking a seat."So, you want to know why I haven't gotten rid of you all these while and kept you close to me for many years?" "What the hell are you talking about!?" Astrid seethed, breathing heavily.Lucas chuckled softly. "You really have no idea of what you truly are and the kind of power you hold." He replied, causing a huge frown to appear on Astrid's face."Let me tell you about what you really are....''"I never knew you were a lucky wolf until the day you had your first shift and I saw the color of your fur, a wolf like you is truly rare Astrid and if words gets out about you, many people will come for you and it's not going to be for good." He started. "Have you ever wondered why your wolf's coat is golden and has silver streak?" He asked, but Astrid said nothing because she's never really thought about why her wolf's color wa
The next day, Astrid decides to confront Lucas, so when he returned from work, she went straight to his office at home to see him, but before going to Lucas, she had reached out to Crystal and informed her about everything, and against Crystal's warnings, Astrid still decides to go see Lucas. When she got to his office, she knocked on his door."Who's there?" Lucas questioned from inside."It's me Astrid, I need to speak to you." "I have nothing to say to you, so leave!""Well I have something to say and I'm coming in." She fiercely replied and without saying anything else, she opened the door and walked in.Lucas raised his head from the documents on his table, from the look on his face, one could tell he was annoyed."What do you want Astrid?" "What's with you Lucas? I don't understand you these days and it clearly looks to me like there's more than just me exacting revenge on Kai so tell me what it is?" Astrid questioned daringly.At first, Lucas had no expression on his face, bu
After that day and after having that conversation with Lucas, Astrid began noticing a lot of changes in him, even after a few days has passed, he became so cold towards her and yelled at for any slight mistakes. He hardly pays any attention to the triplets and they didn't fail to notice the change since he now scolds them a lot and this was something he never does before. Everything just changed and turned for the worse.Each time she tries to leave, even if it was to go get some groceries, Lucas would never agree to let her leave the house and even if he was going to let her go, she isn't allowed to leave the house alone and he'll make sure she goes with a guard or two and sometimes it's Beta Drake who goes with her, it's more like she's now a prisoner in the palace and her every move is being monitored.Everything was just so weird and she couldn't even understand anything that's happening, he's even stopped the triplets from going to school and when she confronted him about it, he
The triplets ran to hug Astrid, still holding some of the gifts Lucas bought for them, after excitedly telling their mother about the many gifts Lucas brought with him, they then went to hug Kai.Astrid looked at Lucas and from the look on his face, she could tell he was so upset to see her with Kai.Lucas didn't even bother saying anything because if he were to talk, then he's going to seriously loose it and he wouldn't want the triplets to see that side of him, so he simply went upstairs to his room, silently boiling with rage.Astrid sighed deeply, she's going to need to speak to him. She turned to Kai and saw him playing with the triplets who were so excited about their new toys, the beautiful sight before her brought so much joy to her heart and she couldn't even resist smiling as she watched them with so much love and admiration in her eyes. Soon, she's going to have to tell the kids about Kai being their real father, she can't continue keeping the truth from them, she couldn't
The guards escorted Kathryn out of the pack, while Dan took the Doctor away, everyone left, leaving just Astrid and Kai.Kai looked at Astrid, she only met his eyes for a second before looking away, it's so obvious that she must be feeling so bad right now and Kai wanted to use that to his advantage.He felt the strong urge to talk to her but he managed to control himself, he didn't say a single word to her but turned around to leave.When Astrid noticed he wanted to leave, she ran to stand in front of him and grabbed his hand."Kai wait!'' She said. Kai paused, then he turned his back to her, not wanting to look at her face."I...I'm so sorry for doubting you and saying those mean words to you, I know you're probably upset with me right now and maybe even hate me but—"Kai sharply turned around and placed his index finger on her lips to keep her from speaking."Upset, not really, but hate, how can you even say that? How can you even think for one second that I will hate you Astrid? T