Violet cleaned her throat."I did actually. Why?" Lance shook his head."No, nothing. I'm just trying to understand where I'm getting into. Now I see that Jack is not just afraid that I'll betray you all. He's jealous, isn't he?" Violet widened her eyes.Was it that obvious, or Lance was just really good in guessing things?"We can say it's a bit of both." Violet replied."I see… It makes sense. Well, I don't know if you also have that doubt, so I want to make it clear to you. I wished this conversation happened in a different circumstance, but we don't seem to be getting enough opportunities, right?""Anyway…" Lance took a deep breath. "I know we had a very honest conversation when you came back to the palace, where I told you that I wanted to marry you." Violet glanced at Lucinda quickly, feeling a little uncomfortable since she didn't know how the woman was going to react.But Lucinda was extremely professional.She kept her poker face intact the entire time, even though Violet c
Jack's eyes passed from Violet, to Lucinda and finally stopped on Lance.Violet could feel the atmosphere becoming cold instantly.She didn't know what to do.Jack was obviously infuriated with her, not only for bringing Lance to their territory, but for not telling him about it."Lucinda, take Violet inside." he stated without looking at Violet."Jack, let me explain, please.""Now, Lucinda." he ignored her.Lucinda looked at Violet and said sorry as she touched Violet's shoulder and pulled her forward.But Violet wasn't going to let Lance alone with Jack.Especially not when he was clearly mad."I'm not going anywhere, alright?" she shoved Lucinda's hand from her shoulder. "I told you I was going to meet him again, I'm not doing anything behind your back." she explained, even though no one asked her to.Jack wasn't looking at her yet.He had his sharp eyes fixed on Lance, that was also looking at him expressionless."It's okay, Vi. Just get inside. We'll talk, from man to man." Lance
As soon as Violet and Lucinda left, Jack felt like he could do anything.He was trying the best he could to ignore the fact that Violet had met that man outside of his own house without telling him about it.How could she?It was true that she had warned him that she would meet Lance again, but he didn't think she was going to be so bold.Of course it was better that the meeting had been closer to him instead of in the middle of the woods. That way, if anything happened, it would be better for him to go after Lance.But when he learned that Violet had left with Lucinda so late at night, he got completely mad.And when his eyes felt upon Lance, Jack was certain that he would do something really bad if Violet wasn't there.But then she asked him to promise not hurt the man, and even though all Jack wanted was to beat his ass, he agreed.Because he couldn't risk to lose her.And when Lance pointed out that was going to happen if Jack did anything to him, Jack felt conflicted.He suggeste
Violet tried to calm Lucinda while trying to calm herself at the same time.No sign of Jack yet, so she was getting more nervous as the minutes passed.She also didn't know what to say to Lucinda. It was a very delicate and confusing situation indeed.Violet herself had experienced something similar when she met Jack, and she thought it would never get solved since they were enemies.Not that Lucinda and Lance had any particular beef between them, but the fact that Lance was being chased and people wanted him dead made the whole thing more complex than it had to be."Lucinda, I don't really know what to tell you. What I do know is that we'll work this out. Lance is trying to prove himself, and I really want him to come to the Rebels. All we need to do is convince Jack."Lucinda rolled her eyes."Right. Don't you have an easier task? Because this sounds stupid, even coming from you. Jack will never accept that." Violet frowned, but smile right after."Don't underestimate me. I can be
Jack was clearly caught off guard, because as soon as Violet jumped on him, he looked at her completely surprised.But she didn't care. She was too happy to care.She started placing kisses all over his cheeks and lips, and kept repeating the words "thank you" over and over."Why are you thanking me? I didn't do it for you." he lied, trying really hard to hide his smile."I don't care why you did it. I'm just extremely happy that you did. Thank you!" she continued to give him kisses, still laid on top of him."If I knew I had to do this to receive so much affection, I'd have done this earlier." Jack said finally surrendering to her charms.Violet leaned on her elbows and looked at him.She was missing him so much that it hurt."I'm honestly really happy. You have no idea how much this means to me. I know you don't agree with my ideas all the time, but thank you." Jack raised one of his hands and put a strand of that golden hair behind her ear gently."I do have an idea actually. I'm g
Violet woke up late, since she and Jack stayed up all night.But when she opened her eyes, he wasn't there anymore. She should have gotten used to it by now, but she always felt a little disappointed when he wasn't by her side in the morning.But when Violet looked at her hand and saw that shining ring on her finger, all that feeling vanished.She couldn't believe she was engaged to Jack.It was finally happening. They would get married as soon as all that Arden mess was over.She could barely wait to start planning everything. She was never the type of girl that dreamed about her wedding, since she didn't have much freedom to dream in the first place.But now that she was going to marry the man of her life, things were different.As she grabbed her clothes on the floor and dressed up, she also remembered that Lance was in the mansion.Jack had let him stay, even though in the dungeon, and gave him everything he should be missing for a long time.Food, clothes, a good shower…And ther
"Thank you, Lance. This means a lot to me." Violet said as she approached both men near the table.She glanced at the paper over it, and realized they were working on a map, even though she couldn't understand why."Do you mind telling me what is this about?" she asked looking at Jack."Lance is showing me where some of Arden's men are. Like I told you yesterday, we are planning on going after them, to prevent them from helping Arden." Jack explained.Lance opened his mouth to say something, but at that moment, the door opened with a kick and a couple of guards entered carrying someone.Violet almost had a heart attack at first, but got it together right after.Jack and Lance automatically stood in a defensive position, and Jack appeared in front of Violet in a split second to protect her.She didn't know how he even managed to do that so quickly.When he realized what was happening, Jack changed from defensive to angry."What the f*ck is going on here?" he asked in a fit of rage."Sor
"So we are going to attack them tomorrow." Jack concluded."Tomorrow? But you didn't have time to plan anything yet." Violet commented scared.How could they plan an attack so soon?"We don't have much time. We need to get them without warning. If Peter was reporting something to them, they might find weird that he didn't show up.""Yeah, it makes sense." Lance pointed out. "I think tomorrow is okay. We already have some advantage by knowing where they are hiding, so they won't be expecting us." "Fine. So what time are we leaving?" Violet wanted to know.Lance and Jack looked at her like she had a watermelon stuck in her head."What?" she asked confused."We?" Lance repeated with his forehead frowned."You're not going." Jack said at the same time.Violet rolled her eyes."I thought we had passed this phase already." she said to Jack. "When are we leaving?" she repeated the question.Jack and Lance exchanged glances, but she decided to ignore it."Tomorrow at midnight." Jack said, ver
It was their fourth trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary, and Jack had decided to spend it in a place with snow that year.He also wanted to show Violet and the kids something called Aurora Borealis, something that she had never heard of, but Jack said they'd love it.It was one of the most incredible things he had seen with his father as a child, and he wanted to show it to her and the children.Charles was four years now, and they had one little girl who was about to turn two called Adele. Every year, they would go in an adventure to celebrate their wedding anniversary, and Jack was very committed in fulfilling his promise to take Violet to know the world.And she was more than happy to do it with their family. Charles was the apple of her eye, while Adele was a true daddy's girl.Their family was much more than she could've ever asked for.They had chosen Lucinda and Lance to be the godparents of Charles. They were also married now and had a little girl called Louise, to who
The news about the wedding had spread like fire in wood.Morgana made sure to put everyone to help with the preparations, from decoration to food, so the Rebels' members were pretty busy.Violet didn't imagine that organizing a wedding would be so nerve-wracking, and she was feeling sick most of the time.Morgana had accepted to be her bridesmaid, alongside Lucinda, of course. Jack asked Lance to be one of his best men as well, which surprised Violet's brother as much as herself.Lucinda and Lance had finally started a relationship, and Lucinda was splitting her time between the Diamond Pack and the Rebels, which made Violet really happy.Her friend had arranged the perfect wedding dress for Violet, one that she loved more than anything.She couldn't wait to put that on and dance the whole night feeling like a princess out of a fairy tale, because that's how she was feeling.Everything was good. Violet was finally feeling happy.Jack, on the other hand, looked extremely anxious as the
Violet decided to go back to the mansion, since Lance had too much to do in the Diamond Pack, and she wouldn't be any helpful to him. She also didn't wait for Lucinda, since she had no idea how long their conversation would last.But deep down, she was dying to know every detail from it.Right after leaving the palace, she noticed how the members of the Diamond Pack seemed much happier and satisfied by the outcome of their fight.A lot of them reached out to her and Jack on the way out, to thank them for doing what they did.She didn't know how to react to that, since she didn't feel like she deserved all that credit. It was true that she had helped all that take place in the first place, but for her it felt kind of an obligation to do the right thing.Violet also saw the walls being destroyed by the guards of the Diamond Pack and a lot of volunteers.She finally felt at peace, knowing that she'd probably never see those bricks being put their again.Lance was the best decision for th
Violet wasn't sure if she had listened correctly."Exiled?" she repeated.Lance nodded, but asked her and Jack to follow him to an empty room next to his office."I didn't want anyone to listen to this yet. I still didn't make the official announcement to the pack. I also need to go throw the coronation ceremony first, so…" Lance started closing the door. "I talked to the council and they wanted Gwen to rot in jail. Some of them even wanted her to be killed for her treason, since she teamed up and even colluded with a fugitive." Violet felt a shivering in her spine."But I suggested that she would be exiled from the Crescent instead, as a form of punishment for what she did. I tried to use the argument that she might had felt coerced to do all of that since Arden was her father, and she was never prepared to be an Alpha after all.""And they accepted just like that?" Violet asked."Of course not. It took me a while to convince them that she doesn't offer us any threat. They agreed to
"They did what?" Violet asked feeling excited and sad at the same time.She was extremely proud and happy for him, after all, it was something Lance was expecting since he was young.It was also the best option for the Diamond Pack to be finally the pack it deserved. Violet was more than sure that Lance would be an amazing leader, without such things as walls, war for power, and forbidding laws in his government.But at the same time, she knew that it could only mean one thing."So, you're coming back to live here, right? You won't stay with us at the mansion anymore." Violet felt Jack's hand grabbing hers as a sign of comforting.She suddenly felt a lump on her throat."I don't know. I… I'm not thinking clearly at the moment, so… I asked them to give an answer tomorrow. I think we should all rest a bit after tonight, right?" Lance answered.She let go of Jack's hand and crossed the hall, eager to give Lance a hug.Wrapping her arms around his neck, Violet gave him an embrace full of
It took Violet a while to make sense of everything that had happened.When she finally realized that Arden wasn't alive anymore, she took a deep breath and put her hand in the part of her head that had been hit.A lot of blood was coming out of it, but she didn't care.Lance looked extremely hopeless after finishing his mission, and even though Violet knew he wanted to take revenge on the man, Lance wasn't a violent person.So he should be going through an internal conflict for sure.But it was Gwen who was catching their full attention now.The woman had ran to her father's body and collapsed on top it, crying and screaming compulsively.Violet felt really bad for her, but at the same time, a low voice inside her head kept saying that Gwen was now experiencing the same thing that she and Lance had experienced when they were just kids.She didn't want to sound cold and insensitive by saying that, so she kept the thought to herself.Lance came by Violet's side as they both kept staring
Violet could feel her legs trembling and her hands sweating like she was about to get hanged.Seeing how tense she was, Lance grabbed her hand and pulled her in the direction of that door.It was like the hallway had extended to twice its size.As much as they walked forward, they never seemed to reach their destination.That was a terrible idea, Violet then realized.What if Arden wasn't there?Or even worse, what if he was?What would they do? What would they say to him?Would Lance let the man even speak before killing him?Did she want him to say anything though?For months, she hoped not to see Arden's face never again. She wanted to turn that page, forget he was ever a part of her life.But they would never be in peace with Arden at loose, threatening her and her loved ones, and making the Diamond Pack a terrible place to live.They had to put an end to it.With the other hand, Lance reached the doorknob and twisted it, pulling the door forward.Violet thought she would see Arden
Violet noticed that the palace was invaded as quicker as a tsunami wiping away everything ahead.One minute they were entering it alone, and on the next, a lot of the members that went with them were inside the building, making sure the guards didn't stop the three of them.Violet saw Lucinda fighting two men at once, Mark and Fiona putting some wood to lock the door, and Dave helping to take someone out of Lance's way.She didn't know what to do. She was supposed to follow Lance to the hidden room, but suddenly the main lobby of the palace was crowded and full of people and wolves fighting.Violet made one woman that tried to hit her levitate and tossed her on the other side of the room with a bump against the wall.Lance also got involved in an one-on-one battle with someone Violet didn't recognize, but something caught her attention at that same moment.Jack was being attacked by three men and two wolves. He was surrounded by them. Somehow he managed to distance himself from her an
Violet saw the days pass with Jack contacting a lot of the Rebels' allies and telling them about his plan.Violet was barely sleeping with the anticipation for their attack, and she was also waiting for something bad to happen in between, since Arden's threat.The construction of the walls of the Diamond Pack were going strong, and she worried that it would be already done once they left for the mission, which was only going to make things harder for them.She tried to distract herself by talking nonsense with Lucinda and also going for a jog in the mornings, but nothing seemed to take the imminent fight from her mind.She and Jack were finally well, although she barely had time to be with him alone. He was always working and making sure everything was okay for the battle, so she tried to commit with helping him as much as she could.Lance was also doing great in the Rebels.Everyone seemed to love him. Even Jack was having a great bond with him, something that Violet made sure to teas