After having no more nails to pull out, Anna felt that she had done enough that day. She warned her that she would be back the next day, and that she was just getting started. Sarah's angry eyes made no difference to Anna, and neither did her tears. She closed the door after turning off the light, and there were already women in the kitchen. She approached one of them and told her what food was to be served to the prisoner. They nodded with fear in their eyes, and Anna left. She had to meet her family. When she got into the car, Adonis started driving. “What she said about our minds being even more connected to Alpha than before is true, Anna. We can feel it. Some celebrated. Why did you do that?” “I don't know what happened to you, Adonis, but it wasn't me.” Anna said quietly. Adonis parked the car in front of the mansion and as soon as he turned off the car, he looked at Anna. “I wouldn't forgive you if you were lying to me, Anna.” “I didn't lie, Adonis. That wo
“Anna... Have you broken up with Sarah?” “On the contrary. I've only just started.” “Kill her, soon. Don't prolong this.” “Why do you say that?” “I know her. We live under the same roof, and I remember the kind of people who were looking for her. Desperate people who had no hope left and were willing to sell their souls to the devil to have their desires fulfilled. That's how they paid her. She marked them. There were very few times when she agreed to receive someone who wanted to pay money for her services. She only agreed to do her spells when the person paid her a small fortune or gave her their soul. And she never saved anything. She spent it all on drinks and young men. But when she received someone who was willing to sell their soul, she was overjoyed. She's no good. And she let herself be taken by you, even though she knew you would come and take your revenge. She has something in mind.” “She stayed here because she had nowhere else to go. And you know that no on
Anna's expression hardened. “I'm not divided, Kate. I'm very sure of my choice!” Kate opened her mouth to say something when Adonis came into the living room, announcing her father's arrival. He had already come in and was in Ian's room. Anna got up hurriedly and ran in. She hugged her father and took him up to his room, promising Ian that she would return it to him in a few minutes. As soon as she had locked the door from the inside, she gazed longingly into her father's eyes, which were a mirror image of her own. “How are my children? How did you manage to save them all from Adam's threat?” Anna reminded herself that she had to pretend to believe that lie. Anna's father spent the next half hour explaining everything that had happened. Anna became pensive. So everyone already knew that Adam had never actually put his family at risk. And knowing that made her heart soften for him. He was so desperate to get her back that he didn't care if everyone thought the worst of hi
Anna stood in the doorway for a while, not wanting them to notice her, then she hissed, and when they looked at her, she lowered her eyes. “Can I stay here with you? I don't seem to be welcome in Ian's room and I don't want to be alone. I... I'm scared.” Kate and Judith exchanged a look. “Of course you can, Anna. You can stay wherever you want in this house, officially, you're Mrs. Lens, the owner of the house.” Kate said debauchedly and Judith made a quick drink and handed it to her. “Aren't I welcome here too?” Anna asked, accepting the glass from Judith's hand. “Yes. You're welcome, Anna.” Kate said sincerely. “Why don't you sit with us?” She asked. Anna accepted the invitation, and the three women talked about their childhood. Kate spoke of the time she fell in love with Adam, but would accept Maxwell as a consolation prize. “Maxwell never told me anything more in-depth about you, even though you're the same age as him, I always thought you lavished more affe
“You're right about Adam. You can't avoid a werewolf pregnancy with conventional pills, but they have the medication for it. Caricature takes me to the hospital for an injection every month. I always remind him of this commitment. But it's different with Max. You don't really know if he was ready to be a father.” “He already had a son, Kate.” “Yes. But still, if you didn't plan ahead for these children, it wasn't honest.” Anna took a deep breath so as not to snap at Kate. “You said there were two reasons for not getting pregnant.” “The second is that... I don't want to put more monsters into the world.” Anna looked grim. “You can teach them not to be monsters.” “Like you did with Ian? Who gave a death sentence to a boy and agreed to Alexander's death? You've got to be kidding!” “Max and I have given Ian a moral and ethical education. When he's influenced only by Max, he'll return to being the kind child I want him to be.” “I hope your plans to return to him a
Adam continued to look serious, but Anna could see from his eyes that he was enjoying himself, but he looked away and went back to staring at the ceiling. “So Max talked about it with you...” “I saw it.” “Max needed your fear, or dread, for you to accept being his wife, in fact. He told you that when I made those tapes, I still didn't have command of as many territories as I do today? I was still searching for my place. I still wanted to achieve something other than my authority over the werewolves. I felt useless, I... I didn't think I deserved to have everything I'd received without doing anything. Something that even Max doesn't know was that my enemies blackmailed me all the time. They threatened his safety. If I hadn't made them leave, and continued to believe that I was a danger to them, they'd be dead today.” “I already hated you, Adam. Max didn't have to lie to me or use underhanded tricks to win me over. I fell in love with him. I was the one who imposed a physical
Anna stood up and stared at him for a while before saying; “It's not that normal to take pleasure in making others suffer. I hope my son never has to resort to something so...” “Don't be silly!” Adam said, getting up and standing right in front of her, making her lift her head to look him in the eye. “You're a masochist too. What do you think you're doing to Sarah? If both our parents, and Ian's paternal ancestors, went through this period, why is there something bad about Ian experiencing it too? Stop being so hypocritical!” Adam said and grabbed a suit from the closet. Anna crossed her arms as she watched him put the clothes on. “Where do you go dressed in black, like the werewolves who work for you?” Adam stared at her, looking indecisive. “Anna, you... Get out of here and put some black clothes on, too, and ask them to dress Ian in the suit Kate bought him. She seemed to be guessing...” He said, frowning. “What happened?” Anna let all her worries show in that qu
The men, who had only just learned of the moment, began to buzz, along with the staff of the mansion. All eyes were on Alexander, who was so proud of his son, but he wasn't there. “Today, all the staff of the mansion have been relieved of their duties to attend the wake. As for the others, I need them to remain at their posts and take turns so that everyone can spend some time with Alexandre and the other families. They are currently in the chapel of this estate, together with their families. Anna felt dizzy. It had never crossed her mind that a child would take part in a war. And Genevieve? No!” And tears welled up in her eyes. Everyone left after the announcement, leaving only Kate, Caricature, Adam, Ian and Anna. Anna looked at Ian. He was visibly shaken and struggling with all his might to stop the tears that glistened in his eyes from running down his face. For Anna, seeing her son like that was the worst thing that had ever happened to her. She turned to Adam, but he