Diane's POVMy heart was literally in the pit of my stomach as I ran down the parking lot with Owen in my arms. A part of me wanted to run back to Lucius and probably talk this out with him, maybe he would take me to that hospital. Maybe we would come to the bottom of this faster. Maybe I didn't have to do this.An image of him smiling at me this morning caught in my throat and I was almost starting to rethink my decision but I shook my head and pushed forward.Lucius was a monster. He made me marry me forcefully by kidnapping my family.I would rather find out about Owen on my own because if it truly turned out that he was my child, then I had to take him as far away from Lucius and his men as possible.I continued down the corridors and kept praying that the guards would not notice my presence there.But so far so good, Keith had been right. The guards seemed to be busy about something and they barely paid me any attention.By the time I finally got to the parking lot, I started let
Lucius's POV"Thank you very much, my king. This is wonderful news," he said bowing gently.I waved my hand in the air and pulled him up quickly; "Please, we are family. You don't have to bow to me, especially when we are alone," I said to him with a small smile."No, I need to give you the right amount of respect. You are a good man. Thank you once again," he added.I nodded at him, "So, when do you plan to leave?"His brows rose above their normal line as if what I had said was a surprise to him."The thing is, I plan on taking Diane to the city for a few days just for her to relax a bit... So if you aren't in a hurry we can plan the trip together," I further explained to avoid any confusion.But the look on his face didn't change."You want to take Diane to the city? Is that safe?" He asked and it was my turn to raise my brows.We haven't told anyone about Jolynn's incident as we were still trying to put together the circumstances surrounding it and what could have been the cause.
Lucius's POVAnger so thick it filled up my entire body. I couldn't think of anything else but how angry I was.How could I have been so stupid?Diane had played me. I had stupidly thought she was finally starting to understand; that she could feel the bond between us. I thought she felt the butterflies that sizzled through our bodies when I touched her.I thought she wanted as much as I wanted her. I gave her everything. I allowed her to do whatever she wanted.And in the end, she chose to pay me back by making a fool of me.Here I was making plans on how I was going to take her to the city she so much wanted. I was making silly plans on how to make her happy but all that went on in her head was how she could leave me.My heart clenched with such an ache, I didn't even know what to feel. At one point I was disappointed. In another way, I felt betrayed. And deep in my soul, I was angry.I was angry that she could still think of leaving me after everything I tried to do to make her hap
Lucius's POVHer words felt like a knife had gone through my heart and the resulting pain pushed me over the edge as a blinding rage came over me.I grabbed her roughly and shook her as I glared into her face."What do you mean by they took him?! Who took him? What did you do to him?!" I roared, my voice echoing in the surrounding bushes.Tears filled her eyes as she helplessly look around like Owen was supposed to be there. Her movements only increased my anger because it was now very clear that she had no idea where he was."I don't know... I don't know where he is," she cried out, confirming my suspicions.My wolf was hurting and I could feel the pain within her as well but I refused to give in to our bond. She had overdone it and there was no coming back from it.The anger and pain within me blended and created a blinding force that pushed me close to losing my sanity."You fucking took him from me and now you have lost him! How dare you Diane?" I roared.My hands fisted and I was
Diane's POV"Come on, Diane. Let's get you home." Lucas's voice sounded distant yet I felt him hold me gently and move me towards a car.My head turned and I caught sight of the vehicle I had stolen from Lucius and the memories of what had happened crashed back into my head.The truck had run into us and I was hurt but it wasn't that much. It was almost as if the hit had been to shake us up and not kill us.I moved quickly to the back seat to pull Owen despite the ringing in my ears."Mummy, Owen is scared," he had said in that sweet little voice of his.I wiped away his tears and held him close as I kicked the side door of the car; "do not worry baby, mummy is here. I won't let anything happen to you," I told him.As the memories moved through my head, tears started streaming down my eyes as I realised I had failed him.I couldn't protect him. Lucius was right, I had lost Owen. I had lost my baby again.My heart dropped to my stomach and I felt it shatter within me.My shoulders star
Diane's POVThe indifference in the tone of his voice was another sign that he was hiding his emotions from me.But rather than point it out as I would have done, I slowly nodded and let the doctor before me do his job.The very idea that Lucius had gotten a doctor specifically for me told me a different story from the one I had foolishly created for myself and I started asking myself, why did I try to run from him? Why didn't I ever trust him?Yes, he had married me without love and it had been a contract plus I had signed it with a clear head. But I couldn't deny the fact that I had begun falling for him. I had begun accepting the life he offered me and if I hadn't been kidnapped by Jolynn, I might have never known what was happening.And though it was true that Lucius was some night creature, he had never harmed me, ever. All he had done was shower me with love and affection even though I constantly pushed him away.After being kidnapped by Jolynn, something went loose in my head.
Diane's POVSilence filled my ears and I figured Kelvin must have gone to inform Lucas about it, so I began to bite on my fingernails as I waited.Tears were running down my cheeks as my foolishness played inside my head over and over again.Keith had planted the idea into my head. It was his plan all along and I had fallen for it.If I didn't get to see Owen's birth certificate, I would only still have my doubts and suspicions of the similarities between him and my son but I wouldn't have left —at least not until Sophie came for me with the police.But as I even thought about it, I knew I was only deceiving myself. With the sort of stubbornness I had, I would have still tried to run.But maybe I wouldn't have tried escaping on my own. Maybe I would have waited for Sophie. And then Keith wouldn't have been able to kidnap Owen.My legs started trembling as my own decisions continued slashing at me. I was too stubborn. Keith had used me but if I was to blame anyone for my misfortune, it
Diane's POV Throughout the car ride, I couldn't stop myself from crying. The tears just continued streaming down my cheeks and I couldn't stop it. If anything I welcomed it.They said when you cried a lot, you were letting out your pain off your body but no amount of tears could cure the pain I felt. It only got stronger.My heart was squeezing in on itself and my lungs felt like they would explode as the air kept reducing.My chest felt like an elephant sat in it and even as I rubbed my hands over it. It didn't stop. It only got stronger.I couldn't even look out of the car because the vehicle was covered. This was because Lucius didn't want me to know the way back. The driver's side of the vehicle was also covered, so aside from the soft sound of the tires moving over the tarred road, my sniffled and aching heart were the only sounds that kept me company.After what felt like an entire lifetime, the vehicle came to a stop and the side door opened."Luna, please step out," Greg, the