CHAPTER NINETEENCATHERINE'S POV I felt like the worst when Harley entered the garden and found Burke and I almost kissing. Her eyes were filled with sadness, pain, and betrayal. Harley had refused to speak to me since yesterday when it happened, and I won't blame her though, she felt betrayed and I betrayed her. Harley asked me if I was in love with Burke and I said I wasn't, seeing that we almost kissed made her lose all trust in me. I sat on the dining table, waiting patiently for Harley who had gone to get something. Ava was angry with me as well but that was the least of my problems. Besides that, Burke and I had not spoken about what happened yesterday and I prefer it stays that way, because I don't have anything to say to him at the moment, and would like us to pretend we did not notice the chemistry between us, yesterday. Suddenly the door opened and luckily for me, it was Harley who walked in adorned with a beautiful long dress, and her hair styled in a queen-like m
CHAPTER TWENTY CATHERINE'S POV With haste, I ran to Ethan's room and found him on his bed, with his eyes opened, and confusion written all over his face. "Ethan?" I called his name, in the form of a question, but he did not respond, rather he sat there looking at everyone in confusion. "What am I doing here?" He asked, removing the drip from his palm, making him bleed, the guards held him in place but Ethan kept screaming. "Get me the fuck out of here, I want to meet my wife," he yelled, making me scared. "What have I done?" I asked myself, I could see the disappointment in Burke's eyes and the anger in Ava's eyes, but I dared not look into Harley's eyes. I quickly reached for an injection and filled it with a sleeping dose. Quickly I injected Ethan with it, and he fell asleep immediately. "Please, I need you all to leave so that I can make some diagnosis and know what state he is in," I said, trying to sound confident. I could make a diagnosis in their presence no
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONECATHERINE'S POVI have been avoiding Burke since after the kiss, he has not seen me. When he knocks at my door, either I'm in the garden with Ethan or taking a stroll, Burke either comes too early or too late to my room, so he doesn't see me. I ended the kiss that day after Fifteen minutes of making out. I yelled at Burke and ordered him out of my room to kiss me, he left without complaining. That is not the reason I have been avoiding him though, the fact that I'm still thinking about the kiss and wish for it to happen again, is the reason I have been avoiding Burke. I have cheated on Jaxon once and won't want to do it again. My lust for Burke is missed with the betrayal of Jaxon. I have betrayed Jaxon and would have to come clean to him when I get to Chicago, but that's the most difficult thing to do."Mam your food is burning," Susan said, she is a maid that is working for Burke. She had initially offered to cook my meal but I rejected her offer. I had al
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOCATHERINE’S POV I pulled away from Burke's grasp quickly and switched the light in the room on, only to see Burke looking haggard like he had gone into a fistfight with someone; he brushed his hair backward, attempting to remove the hair on his forehead, which was fruitless once again. “Your father's drip is tampered with; we need to do something," I said, ignoring his question. He did not seem pleased about my sudden change of discussion, but he answered me, he had to go along with my conversation. “That's not a problem; I will get the guards to watch his room thoroughly,” he said, looking into my eyes; I couldn't stand eye contact, so I diverted my gaze towards the window. "That's the thing, the person is among the domestic staff; you can't trust them, and you can't trust Harley, so telling Ava to watch your father means Harley would come along, “ I said, and Burke saw that what I was saying was right. " Okay, what if we watch him together, “ Burke said,
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEHARLEY'S POV Catherine is a real pain in the ass. I have been standing in front of Ethan's door to listen to Burke and Catherine's conversation, but they are talking in a hushed tone, which makes me angry. I have always wanted just a night with Burke, even if we don't have sex, he just acknowledged me for that night, but that was a mere wish, as Catherine is getting all I ever wanted. “Bastards," I said, trying to think of a plan to break what blossomed between them; the poison I placed on her dress did not affect her; if not, she would not be falling helplessly in love with him after their past. The poison was gotten from a great witch, Elphaba, who lives near my pack. She says the poison should be rubbed on her dress and she would never see Burke as a mate, but no see is even seeing him as a husband. “What are you doing, man," one of the guard's voices caught me off guard, making me knock on the door mistakenly. “Shit, are you fucking happy? I'm not d
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURCATHERINE'S POV I have been on my bed since morning, not wanting to leave my room, at least not after yesterday night, when I was almost caught cheating on Jaxon, and I was caught by Harley of all people. Burke's confession was still ringing in my head, and I wondered whether what he said was true, whether he liked me, or if it was just another game. The kiss Burke and I shared last night was extraordinary, something I would do over and over again, without thinking twice, and that was the problem; every second I spend in Crescent pack, I am bent on cheating on Burke. Suddenly, a knock at my door jolted me from my thoughts; it was still six in the morning, so I wondered who was knocking at my door so early. “Hope it's not Burke," I said to myself, as I remembered our passionate kiss last night, which almost ended in sex until Harley interrupted. I placed my hand on my lips and rubbed it gently, smiling sheepishly at myself. “Come one, girl, it's Ava, ope
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVECATHERINE'S POV I rolled on the bed aimlessly, as tears blurred my vision, I couldn't believe I was dead and I died without seeing my children. “Ethan, is there a way to come back to the land of the living? I need to see my children," I said, crying, and suddenly everywhere fell silent. Burke and the doctor he was talking to turned to look at me with amusement in their eyes, and they all burst into laughter simultaneously, making me wonder what was wrong. “Can they see me," I asked myself, looking at Ethan, at Burke, and the male Doctor that stood beside Burke. “Can you see me?" I asked Burke, who almost burst into laughter again. “Yes, I can, dummy, you are alive," he said with relief in his voice; Burke must have been thinking that I was going to die. “That means Ethan is alive," I asked. I looked at Ethan, who appeared to be very healthy. Without any trace of sickness, I wondered who removed his drip. “That's not Ethan Cat, that's my uncle Josepha
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXHARLEY'S POV Ava kept pacing around the room aimlessly, making me exhausted; I don't know why she was that restless; it was not like we killed someone. “You said she won't get hurt; you said she won't fucking bleed," She yelled, looking at me with anger; I know she was scared of blood. That was why I kept that information to myself. “I would have told you the truth, but you wouldn't have gone for the message if I had told you, and you know I can't go, she won't drink anything from me, I have already blown away the chance I had," I said, smiling devilishly, the sound of Catherine screaming out of pain on her bed, made me happier. I would have loved to hear her scream; too bad I couldn't witness it. “What if she dies, you don't even think about me?" Ava yelled, still walking aimlessly into my room. I have a room in Burke's Mansion, and that was on Ava's order; Burke hates going against his little sister, so he had to allow me to stay. “She won't die, it's j