Sally's POVAfter returning, I felt a longing to see my parents again."What you're thinking?" Ryan asked as he laced his fingers with mine."My parents.""Do you want me to come?"I stared at him for a whole minute before speaking. “Yes.”With a smile on his face, he grabbed the car keys and drove us safely to the said location.-----------------------------“Hello mom, dad, how are you two?” I smiled when I saw their names engraved on the tombstones. “I'm sorry for not coming here sooner,”I sighed tiredly. “A lot is going on in the land of the living.”“But aside from work, I have someone I want you to meet.” Glancing at my parents and him, I smiled. “Mom, Dad, this is Ryan. My life partner."I looked at him as I said those words. I could see the adoration in his eyes growing stronger.He smiled shyly at my parents' graves and gave them a small wave. “Hello, I'm sure you've seen me a lot. I was going to introduce myself but I don't know how.”I looked at him questioningly before he
Sally's POV“To my niece, Sally,If Alexander personally gives you this envelope, then know that his family and he are the most loyal and dearest people to me outside of Ryan's pack. And I asked him to give you this package when I was gone. So please don't be wary of anything.You may not trust me or accept the things I've thrown at you over the years as you grew up under my roof, but I need you to trust me now. And that everything will make sense soon.Besides losing my son, your father, I chose you to take my place for a very good reason that I'm sure you know by now. And your grandmother must have told you about the moment you were born.Sally, for the first time in my life, I have never been so sure that you will lead the entire Donne clan and everyone around you to a great path in the future. I'm sorry for being so harsh on you, I can't let you be lenient in front of your family because I know how greedy and power-hungry those people can be.My heart breaks every time I see you e
Sally's POVI smiled sadly while tears slowly streamed down my face.Ryan wrapped his warm, comforting arms around me, silently telling me that he was here and he wasn't going anywhere. Pressing his lips to my temple, he didn't let go, he waited until I was ready to speak.“That was the last letter my grandfather wrote.” I took shaky breaths. “His scent still lingers,”This wasn't a wound-opening moment, this felt like the reconciliation I needed.There were two big files for me to dig through and what surprised me was that those files belonged to my cousin. Oliver and Arnav.A small note is cut into the first file, which contains information about Oliver. It writes. “Before going into this, you need to know that Oliver and Arnav are both adopted children. Arnav was the only one noted while Oliver was kept a secret as he was the first grandchild.”Flipping the file open, I read Oliver's adoption information, which only had his name highlighted, his age, change of custody, and his wher
Sally's POVOne time I left the room. I followed a beautiful floating white orb that led me to what felt like a 5-minute walk to an abandoned warehouse.I hesitated to enter the building, but the ball went straight through the wall. Sighing, I followed it through a small entrance.As soon as I stepped inside, a shrill scream echoed throughout the space of the warehouse. The screams of a man and a woman rang out again, sending chills down my spine.Approaching the noise, I hid behind pieces of plywood. My heart stopped beating for a split second when I saw my parents in the middle of the room.My mother was stripped of her clothes and every ounce of dignity, tears streaming down her pale and bloody face.I wanted to scream and help her, but I couldn't move and not even a whisper came out. I could only cry and suppress the anger welling up inside me.My dad, on the other hand, looked completely devastated. I held my breath as I watched him cry, pleading with the men around them who look
Sally's POVWe arrived at headquarters three hours later, I had to match Kingsley's pace because he was such a weak bird. So as soon as my feet touched the ground, I rushed to find Arnav. "What's going on?"“The Alexander clan attacked us.”“Ub, I understand that part, but what exactly happened?”Arnav sighed first. “Goray Alexander was murdered, and the Alexander family suspects us of being the culprit.”I frowned at the news. “Why am I just hearing this now? Why did the Alexander clan suspect it was us? Do you have any other sources to find out who killed Mr. Goray?"From a maid in the house, I slipped off my coat. “Find me something, Arnav. We need to clear our names as soon as possible before something unspeakable happens.” I gave the order and went straight to my office.I was startled to see Kingsley behind me, I forgot that he was also with me. “Let's make you feel at home while I deal with all this.”He remained silent while panting from the flight and the energy he had to put
Sally's POVWhen the room became silent, the shadow moved quite quickly, as if trying not to be caught.“Do you want something to drink or something to eat?” I said, pretending to chat while Jill wrote something on paper.It writes. “There is a spy. You should be careful."I nodded in response. Then he replied through my makeup chat. “I'd love to, but I'm going to apologize and spend the week preparing for what's to come. You are invited to my coronation.”“You should be careful too.” I wrote again. He gave me a quick nod with a forced smile and left the room with his men.Kingsley turned around just as the young leader went out, quickly rushing to my left and whispering. “Something has changed here, Luna Sally.”“I know, I can feel it too.” I looked at him from a very close distance. “I need you to find someone, if he's not here that means he knows I came looking for him.”He left me in the office to plan while he went looking for the given name. Arnav walked in on me and stared at t
Sally's POVThought going to bed would be the best idea for me, but turns out, it was the worst idea. Because not long after I closed my eyes, my mind took me to a strangely familiar place."Sally, help." A whisper rang out around me.Standing in the middle of a barren field, 50 yards away from me, Ryan stood sullenly, his face pale, his right fist clutched tightly to his hip.I shivered as the cold wind whipped my skin but my eyes never left him. Is he okay? Why does he look so sick?When I looked closely at his deathly curled fists, they were covered in blood. Why? Whose blood is that? It can't be his, right? What happened?“Ryan,” I called, but no sound came out. I called again and again until I was tired and my throat became hoarse.He just stared at me with pain in his eyes.He may be standing but his eyes say otherwise. The light in his eyes was gone and I wondered if it was my fault.Looking closely at him, I felt like he was gone a long time ago and this was just an illusion.
Sally's POVMy whole life has been a lie. I can't even handle this right now. Slowly, lowering myself to the mat, I sat and stared at the flashbacks of my life before and after everything that had happened.I remember my grandmother always saying that I was royalty in their eyes, supposed to rule the world with Ryan's pack. And she continued to emphasize the two nouns, King and queen.Also, every summer vacation when I was young, my grandfather would show me off to his guests, which made me feel very uncomfortable. And it got to the point where I remember my mother having to take me for a walk every time someone passed by."And I know you saw something in your dream, Sally. You looked pale when you walked in here." She was silent for a while. "Is that your mate? Did he call you?"My silence is the answer. Even though I tried to deny the fear that the dream brought me, I couldn't, it still lingered in my mind. The image of Ryan covered in blood and pain, stuck.At least I have to know