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
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENBURKE'S POVThe room was quiet as I held the poison in my hand; I was certain that it was the poison because I saw how Harley fidgeted when I stared at it initially; I am very good at reading people's emotions. I knew my sister had something to do with poisoning her but I wasn't sure, Ava is not capable of murder, when I saw Catherine, she was bleeding from her eyes, nose, and mouth and Ava couldn't stand the sight of blood, so she would have screamed when she saw the blood, or she would have fainted. “What do you think you are holding smart ass," Harley said, and I knew the game she was playing. I did not know what I was holding, but I knew it was poison based on their reaction and how frightened they looked as I held the gun. “I'm holding a poison, Harley; I'm not stupid," I said to her, and she held her mouth in surprise like she had not seen that bottle before. “That is not mine; I'm just observing the bottle; that is where I keep my Serum; what the fuc
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTBURKE'S POV I made Catherine sleep before going back to my room; I was still shocked that Catherine was my second chance mate; how was I supposed to tell her that? Why did the moon goddess do this to me? I rolled onto my bed, and I was certain I wouldn't be able to sleep, so I decided to meet my best friend and second-in-command, Jack. We were about once a trio until Travis decided to backstab me and fuck my wife, or rather ex-wife, since that day, I broke all ties with Travis so did Jack, although he had been trying hard to get my trust back, which is very impossible, not after giving my wife three children and making me train them. I love the children Sereca gave me, but when I found out they weren't mine, I felt betrayed and banished her and the children; I was hurt when I saw them crying; it wasn't their fault, but they had to pay for their mother's crime. Soon, I was wearing black shorts and a shirt; I hopped into my black Camry and zoomed to Jack's
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINECATHERINE'S POV I am still in shock about what I heard from Burke last night; he was what he did to me seven years ago. Even the goddess won't make him my mate. But he became so sure; I had never had a mate before, though, because I kept the wolf part of me hidden for seven years; it felt like I detached from my wolf because I hadn't heard from her since I left the pack, I haven't even transformed in seven years. I got off my bed and took a quick shower before heading to the kitchen to get something to eat. “Hi, Catherine," Ava greeted me, sitting at the dining table. She filled her mouth with bread, allowing oy crumbs to fall on the table. “Good morning, Ava; where is Burke?" I asked, wondering why I even asked, I wasn't interested in seeing him, not after how awkward last night was, he left the swimming pool in pain and confusion, I once felt bad that I caused the pain, but the truth is that the moon goddess caused him pain after karma had taken a turn o
CHAPTER THIRTYAVA’S POV My eyes were already getting big because of too much crying; losing my brother and father at the same time was taking a huge toll on me. Burke might be a pain in the ass most times, but he is still my brother, and I don't want him to get hurt, but Travis is surely going to kill him; he is way stronger. My father is not getting better; I know he is going to die, but I don't know when Catherine can manage his illness. She can't heal him; there is no cure for the Affliction. Harley hasn't been around today; she was suspended from entering Burke's Mansion because poison was found in her possession. I pleaded on her behalf, but Burke is adamant about my request sometimes, especially when it has to do with Catherine, that is part of the reason I hate her. I was feeling bored and depressed, so I sent a message to Harley so she could come over, since Burke isn't around, none of the Servants would snitch, Harley did a good job gaining their trust, which can
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONECATHERINE’S POV The pain that came when the arrow hit my left shoulder is something I won't be able to explain, not even in the next five years. I fell to the ground and everything turned black, the only voice I could hear was that of Burke yelling, “Catherine.. fuckk” Suddenly, I opened my eyes to find myself in a room painted and decorated in black; it was Burke's room; I couldn't count the number of times I landed on Burke's bed because my life was at risk. A few weeks are staying in my pack, and people want me killed already. “Fuck, you are alright," I heard Burke's voice and turned to look at him; his face was filled with fear and worry, and he looked like he had not slept in days nor even bathed. “How long have I been here?" I asked, seeing that the clothes I had on were different; I was wearing a baggy shirt, which belonged to Burke. “Three days, Cat, you blacked out for three days, giving me a heart attack," He said, brushing his hair with
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENBURKE’S POV I stood at the bedside for over ten minutes and Catherine refused to notice me or even acknowledge me. I fear for a fact that she might be angry with me over the discussion we had about Hayley.“Cat, cat please can we talk", I said after getting tired of her not noticing me.“Burke I'm all worked up and tired I'm not in the mood for a conversation", she shoved the conversation off before it began.“Why does it feel like you're angry for something that is not even important Catherine, it makes no sense getting angry over the fact that I don't support you killing your sister". I said. " Burke please let me be”, leave me alone I do not want to argue about you and your mistress's affairs with you”, she groaned at me." Mistress? Mistress? Like when did we get her for real?”, I asked surprised." When you got her pregnant, when you refused to be by my side every step of the way since this befell on me when you let her win and let me lose ev
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXHARLEY’S POV After being caught by Burke, I knew I wouldn't be able to go anywhere without raising any suspicion, all eyes were on me, I knew that was a sneaky and wrong move I made there, on the other hand, I needed to talk to Jaxon as fast as possible because I am so scared and I don't want Jaxon going and spilling our little secret, especially with the fact that I haven't been able to raise the money he asked for.“Send me a reputable Person who is not Diago and is in no way close to him", I said to my maid who was washing my feet.“Okay, my lady," she replied.Immediately she was out of the room. I picked up my ink and paper and wrote down a little bit of information that I needed to pass to Jaxon.In a matter of time, a guard and my handmaiden were standing in front of me.“Leave us", I said to my maid.I watched her leave and reached out for the paperwork I had just sealed with the royal seal.“I want you to help me give this letter to Jaxon.
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND fOURTY-FIVEHARLEY’S POV After that confrontation with Catherine, I knew I had to watch my back, how could she ever think I killed Grandma El, it's is quite unbelievable, because I am here trying to figure out what to do to get Jaxon to shut his mouth and Catherine would think I killed grandma El, I know I am capable of a lot of things but I sure didn't kill grandma El. “Damn, it's Ava, the death of Grandma has Ava written all over it”, I said to myself." No no no Ava you can't be doing this”, I rushed out to take my bath and I quickly dressed up I knew I had to be in Ava's dungeon as soon as possible, Ava has always been a smart and intelligent mobster, till today I wonder how she can pull off her dirty jobs even when held custody. In no distant time, I was in her cell, there she was facing the wall, it was like she had something written on it, I could hear her murmuring to herself.“Ava", I called, in sudden realization.“Well well well, another special
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURCATHERINE’S POVI woke up feeling really weak and tired, my body still aches from the tears of yesterday but I couldn't care less, my attention was focused on making Hayley pay for what she has done to my family ,my mind was so glued to what Nikky said yesterday that I couldn't care less if I felt pain all over my body.I quietly got up from the bed and wore my slippers. I opened the door quietly so as not to wake Burke.I wanted to discuss getting the poison with Nikky and I was sure in a hurry to put an end to Harley's nuisance in my home .As I walked through the corridors of the room my eyes met with that of Hayley's , immediately she tried moving away to avoid any conversation with me but I definitely wasn't having it, I knew I had to put the monster in her place .“Hayley”, I called.“Catherine I do not have you time, please you can as well go to where you're going and let me mind the business that concerns me". She replied fiercely.“You shou
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREEBURKE’S POV I felt really tired on this particular day so I decided to remain in bed after a series of meetings and events from the previous day. I had asked Diago to stay with me after Catherine had gone downstairs .“Diago I really do need to get Hayley out of my life. She is constituting a nuisance to my family and I and I can't just throw her out because she is carrying my blood and such a bad image is not good for an Alpha", I lamented .“Alpha Burke, this kind of thing takes patience. I know she has cost you a lot, however what we need is calculative planning". He replied, disgusted by the idea of Harley carrying my child." Well, if you have any idea I think this is the time you spill because I am tired”. I lamented further, remembering the death of my unborn child that she caused."I am thinking of something, Alpha Burke , we will definitely strike when she least expects”.Before I could utter another word, Nikky walked in “I'm sorry dadd
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY TWOCATHERINE POV I felt it in my guts that something was not right with Hayley is definitely up to no good and I need to find out what she is up to especially after what she has done to the baby, my instincts are always right. I searched through my thoughts as to what to do, but I couldn't find any, “damn it Hayley I am not going to let you win", I cursed.I stood up from the couch and went over to the fridge to get a glass of water and then a thought flashed through me, and I know just the right person for this job.“ Please reach out to Hazel, I need to see her urgently I said that stood beside me ",“Yes ma'am ", he replied.Hazel had worked with me at the hospital in Chicago and she had always been of immense help. I knew she was the right person for the job because since she relocated back to the pack with me, she has been doing nothing but touring around the crescent pack.It didn't take long for the guard to fetch Hazel and in no distant time
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONEHARLEY’S POV My heart raced immediately after I got Jaxon’s message. “How could he threaten me that he was going to tell Burke about my pregnancy and the fact that Burke isn't the father of my baby, that's impossible a secret I've tried so long to keep, this child is going to secure a place in Burke's life not that good for nothing Jaxon”, I said to myself as I quickly wore my very comfortable maternity gown and left the house,In no distant time, I was at Jaxon’s apartment, and we were sitting on his couch drunk, I knew he had been wasted, but I didn't care I walked up to him, “Jaxon, Jaxon, what the hell is the meaning of that message you sent to me, why would you threaten me that way I have come to warn you not to ever do that in your life again”, I yelled.Jaxon slowly got up from his couch, he moved towards my direction in his drunken state, I could smell the stench that came from his breath, it was worse than that of a dead rat, before I co
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTYCATHERINE’S POV I ran out of the dining room and went to my room quickly, I rushed into the toilet to wash my face and I started vomiting blood. I checked in between my legs and I noticed I was bleeding, profusely.“My baby,” I murmured, rushing out of the toilet in tears. I grabbed my car keys and rushed myself to the hospital. “Fuck, I can't feel myself,” I groaned as I increased the speed of the car, within minutes, I was at the hospital. I rushed out of the car, still bleeding from my nose and pussy.“Call in an emergency,” I heard a girl say before I slumped to the ground and lost consciousness. “How is she?” I heard Burke’s voice in my subconsciousness. I tried opening my eyes, and my head pounded heavily, I saw Burke standing by my bed looking worried.“She is fine but the baby…”“My baby,” I yelled, interrupting the doctor. I held my stomach in terror as tears clouded my vision.“You need to calm down, Catherine, please, do that for m
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINECATHERINE’S POV Burke and I decided to keep our relationship private, not because we didn't trust our family, we didn't trust Harley and if she finds out, she might do something drastic.“I still think we should tell Nikky though, it has been a month and Nikmy is clueless she has a baby sister, coming soon, you know how she wishes to have a sister,” Burke said, still trying to persuade me that it was time to let the family know.“Burke, I told you, Harley will do something bad if she Finds out that I am carrying your child, alongside her, and I don't want to go through pains with this child,” I glared at him, and he nodded his head in response.“So, allow me to get off this bed, get into the shower, take a bath, and cook something for you,” I suggested, kissing him on the lips tenderly. There is not much thing for me to do as Luna and Burke, on the other hand, always cancel their meetings just to spend time with me.“That would be nice but cookin