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~ ENRIQUE ~“What did you just say?” I ask, staring at Benigno, my eyes simmering with rage.He bows low. “Mi Rey, it is as Antonio confirmed. We are sorry, but Hugo is nowhere to be found.”“Keep looking, I want him found!” I snarl. ‘Jose, send a team out to find Hugo. I need the hijo de puta to be found and brought before me!’‘Understood. I will deploy a large number of warriors to make sure this is done,’ he replies.I punch the wall beside me, glaring at Benigno. “So how about you start from the fucking beginning? Why did you conspire against me? Why did Rhea play me as if I owed you something? Why did Hugo say the very fucking same? I am not like my father, but I assure you if you cross me, I will fucking kill you,” I snarl.He bows low, placing his forehead on the ground. “I ask on the behalf of my guardsmen and myself for your forgiveness, oh mighty king. We only wished to protect you and your bloodline. Please understand, we did this for you. May I speak freely?”“Yeah, I want
~ DELSANRA ~Liam… is not entirely wrong. I sigh softly, knowing Rayhan would definitely be angry. Alejandro has a soft spot for Raihana, but Rayhan will be harsher. He has a temper and there are certain things he will not tolerate. Plus, Liam is his best friend, and he always respects his views.I sit down, running my fingers through my hair. It’s been an hour since I spoke to Liam and I saw Raihana. She was quieter when we were in Kataleya’s hospital room. I’m currently in the hospital lounge, taking a moment.I know Ri, and I know she would never use her powers with the wrong intentions. Everything she does is to help others. If she wanted, she could have asked to see Chris a thousand times. She could have asked for me to help her go to the veil even, but she has never done that.I’ve seen the woman she has become, and even without her mate by her side, she is there for Heaven and Tatum. Even when I know it is hard for her, she smiles at them and makes sure she doesn’t become like h
~ ENRIQUE ~It’s a while later, and the annoying Solaris King has not left my side. It’s been thirty minutes since the jet asked for clearance to land. I’m waiting for Elena or anyone to tell me that the Queen Luna has succeeded. It’s taken too long… it shouldn’t take this long.How will I even face her when I was the one who hurt her daughter?“Where are we headed?” Royce asks.I cock a brow. “Who said we are headed anywhere? I’m headed somewhere. Alone.” I correct him.He smirks. “I’ve decided to come with you,” he states.I scoff. “Isn’t your woman’s mother here? You should go show some respect and visit her,” I say sarcastically.“Yeah? She’s also your woman’s mother, remember? And you’re the alpha of this pack, so really you should go visit the hospital to welcome her. Not to mention it’s Kataleya, your woman, who is in the hospital.”“Yeah, because of me. Remember?”“Not you, you weren’t yourself. That thing had taken you over,” he says quietly.Yeah, I heard… but no matter what
~ ENRIQUE ~When we reach the hospital, everyone is there; Liam, Ahren, two other men I’m certain I saw with Leo Rossi at the summit, including Marie, Carlos, the two alphas who flew in, and a few others, like this is a fucking party.And I’m not about to go in there with them all standing around. So, I headed to the packhouse and showered first. Ordering the kitchen staff to serve food for the guests and the house staff to have accommodations in place for the new guests. I then return to the hospital, dressed in a pair of grey sweats and a white T-shirt.“Accommodations are prepared for the additional guests at the packhouse. And the guests who stayed at the Villa, you have also been relocated to the packhouse as Hugo is missing, and I’m not sure how safe the Villa is,” I say clearly. “Food has been prepared, so you should all head there. I’ll stay with Kataleya for the night.”My eyes flicking across the group, daring even one of them to defy me.“We are hungry,” Savio, the dumb dat
~ KATALEYA ~“You are my fucking life, Mi Amor, so please wake up so I can breathe again.”The whisper of the man I love with every particle of my body and soul. Enrique needs me. I fight through the haze that has been lifting steadily, grappling to wake up.I feel a teardrop on my cheek, one that feels like a drop of refreshing coolness in this place. And just like a pleasant breeze, the fog is pushed away. I open my eyes, seeing him turn his head away.Kiké…I reach up with one hand; the pain is pretty much gone, but I feel so exhausted.I gently touch his cheek. He tenses, turning back sharply to me, his heart racing, his eyes full of raw emotion.“Enrique…” I whisper.“You’re awake. Fuck, you’re awake.”He slides off the bed and drops to his knees beside the bed, cupping my head as he kisses my cheeks and forehead before pulling me into his chest.“I’m ok,” I say softly, unable to stop my own tears as I clutch onto his shirt. Reaching up, I cup his face. “Are you?”“Now I am,” he r
~ KATALEYA ~My eyes flutter open, and I wonder what woke me as the sun has barely risen and I feel so comfortable in his arms. I inhale my Enrique’s scent and smile happily. There is another knock on the door and I internally pout. I don’t want to get up.“It’s the doctor,” Enrique says, his voice thick and so sexy as he kisses the top of my head before he sits up. Leaning over me, he brushes my hair off my face. “How are you feeling?”“Tired, but good,” I reply, smiling softly.“You can go back to sleep once she’s checked you over,” he replies, kissing my lips softly before reluctantly pulling away. “Enter.”I blush when he gets off the bed, and the tent in his pants is very obvious.“Enrique!” I whisper, motioning with my eyes to the front of his pants as the door opens. He glances down before shamelessly smirking.“And?” he asks cockily, making my cheeks heat up.I don’t reply as the doctor looks me over. “Luna Kataleya, I am Doctor Elena. I will just check your vitals.”“Umm, I’m
~ ENRIQUE ~Her heart thunders before her eyes well up as she stares at the mark that is imprinted on my neck. I want to see it too. Wanting to know how it looks, to see her claim upon me.We enter the bathroom, and I kiss her lips softly before placing her on the floor. I switch the shower on, and unlike the packhouse, there is warm water here. I will need to make sure we have warm water everywhere since My Diosa loves a hot bath, even if I believe cold showers are better.I turn to the sink, looking at the mirror above it and tilt my head to look at my mark. It’s perfection. A mark that clearly personifies her.There’s a white moon, with a crown and sword in front of it, a cherry blossom branch goes across the top past the hilt of the sword. There are scattered cherry blossom petals behind it. A faint hint of pink glow emits from behind the moon and there’s a white long double hexagon shape surrounding the branch, crown, and sword.My heart races as I stare at it.The realisation th
~ KATALEYA ~ ‘Stay away from me!’ ‘W-why?’ The air whooshes from my lungs on a broken gasp. ‘I hate you! I hate the fact that I ever met you!’ Guilt rips through me as tears burn my eyes, blurring my vision until I can barely make out his handsome face, contorted with ruthless fury. ‘You cost me my entire future!’ I clamp my hands over my ears, trying to drown out the harsh cries of anger, but his anguished voice continues to penetrate my mind. ‘I should have left you to die!’ My lungs stop working, the air within them quickly turning stagnant. How could he say such a thing? I’m sorry… It hurts, it hurts, it hurts. ‘It’s your fault that everything went wrong!’ No, please stop. I can’t breathe. I can’t think. I don’t know how much more of this I can take before I shatter completely. ‘I hate you!’ Those cruel words are the last thing I hear, the final blow of agony that rips me from my thoughts and brings me back to the present. I blink rapidly, quickly swiping the tear