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
PROLOGUE CATHERINE'S POV This will mark the second month since I had left My pack. I sat on the hospital chair, rested my head on the wall, my eyes staring at everyone that passes by while waiting for my test result. For a few days now I have been feeling sick and I decided to do a check- up. As I stared at passers-by I couldn't help myself from going down memory lane, my mind went to the day my heart got shattered by Burke Michealson. The events that happened that day began to flood my memory, I had never really forgotten about what happened as it left an imprint in my heart, the whispers of the crowd began to fill up my head. "Sereca" the crowd whispered within themselves and I stood perplexed. Sereca walked towards Burke, and he held her hands passionately. I saw the way he squeezed it gently and gave her a gentle stare, I could see the love in his eyes. An awkward smile crept to the corner of Seneca's lips, I could not tell if it was genuine or fake.
CHAPTER ONECATHERINE'S POVYears later "Wake up, it's morning," I heard the voice of Rikky, my seven-year-old daughter, disturbing my sleep. My eyes began to open weakly, and I yawned, stretching my hands widely. Last night was very hectic because we had an emergency, we had a woman who could not give birth naturally so we had to run a cesarean section for her . I wasn't able to come home until midnight while Jaxon babysat my kids until I was back Jaxon and I met seven years ago when I was very much l pregnant with my triplets, Nikky, Rikky, and Dikky. Although we have been dating for five years now, Jaxon moved in with me two months ago. "I've never seen a doctor that sleeps like your mother" I heard Jaxon's voice in my semi-slumber. I ignored his comment and continued yawning on my bed.It's been years after a very messy heartbreak. Now I'm a mother to triplets, two boys and a girl, a fiance to an amazing man, and also a well-known doctor in Chicago. I couldn't