-Angeline-Trigger Warning!There is a mention of rape, in this chapter and if that is a trigger for you, I would advise that you skip this chapter.********I thought the greatest surprise of my life was hearing my son call me mommy but hearing the reason why Stefan and Ethan were asking me to choose my mate was a bit overwhelming. I repeated what Stefan had just told me in my head as if trying to make sense of what he just told me.‘And that’s not all,” Stefan started to say, ‘You need to be claimed. Which is why Ethan and I needed you to make a choice. Because there is still a possibility that your father will use the trance just to claim you and in order for that to stop, you need to be claimed.’‘Because the last that we heard is that your father is looking for you.’Horror filled my entire being upon hearing Stefan’s last words.No, it can’t be…My father is dead, Stefan saved me from him. He’s dead. And yet despite my efforts the memories that I kept hidden in a box erupted
-Angeline-I don’t know how long I had been holding onto Stefan or how long we were in silence. All I knew was that once again I was brought to that day when I found out that he was my Fated Mate. The day when he showed me compassion and sympathy while my father showed me none. Stefan was silent the whole time that he was holding me. His calm breathing helped me relax as he waited for me to be okay.As I slowly pulled away, Stefan kneeled in front of me and examined my face. I know he was checking up on me. Making sure that I was really okay. “Thank you,” my voice was hoarse, as I sniffled. “You don’t have to thank me, Angeline,” Stefan said his voice so calm and soft that it almost sounded like a whisper. “You know that I would do everything for you, everything that is within my power and capabilities of course.” I smiled at him. Surprising him and myself.“It’s been a while since I saw that smile,” Stefan said as he smiled at me. “I’m sorry for being emotional,” I said, “I thi
-Angeline-It has been over an hour since Stefan left and I have been feeling nervous that Ethan decides not to come. That it was official, he hates my guts. I was about to accept that fact until I heard a knock on the door before it opened, followed by heavy footsteps. “Hey,” I heard his voice before I saw his face. “How are you?” He asked, untying the knots from my stomach. “Better, I think,” I replied and he nodded. He took a seat on the couch that was previously occupied by Stefan. And we stayed seated looking everywhere except at each other. And then silence.A very long silence that felt suffocating. Until Ethan broke it.“Stefan said you wanted to talk to me.”“Yes,” I replied.He nodded as if urging me to speak. “I don’t know what happened between us,” I admitted as I looked down at my hand avoiding the look in his eyes. “And I can’t really thank you more than enough for all the things that you have done for me.” My heart was beating so fast and so hard that I thought he
-Stefan-I thought I was making progress with Angeline until she asked for Ethan. I know that I did so many despicable things and yet, here I am still hopeful that she would give me, give us another chance. “Dwadee!” My son called out as he raced towards me. I bent down and picked him up and then threw him in the air as he giggled when I watched him. “Where’s Angeline?” Mrs. Smith asked. I looked at her and gave her the best smile I could give before saying, “She’s with Ethan.” I tried to make it sound like it didn’t bother me when the truth of the matter says that it really does bother me. The look that Mrs. Smith had given me told me that I failed to make her believe the little lie I was telling her. “Everything’s going to be okay,” she said as she patted my shoulder. “I’m fine,” I replied, even though everything around me screams that I’m not. “We’ll be going to school now,” Mrs. Smith said and I nodded as I put my son down. Elias stood beside me and asked, “You sure, you’r
-Stefan-Angeline was already standing in front of her armoire when I arrived. She was going through her clothes looking for something to wear. It was such a familiar sight, yet it felt so foreign at the same time.“Are you going somewhere?” I asked even though I already had a hunch where she was headed. Ethan definitely mentioned bringing his people here and I know that I would have still said yes, but what made me decide so fast was that I knew that if Ethan was here, so was Angeline. “There’s a lot of things that we need to prepare for,” she said, her back turned to me as she continued to rummage through her wardrobe. “Yeah, you’re right,” I replied as I stood by her door waiting for anything else she wanted to say. I had never been good when it came to waiting, especially waiting in silence. “So, Ethan told me that you wanted to talk to me?” I asked as my nerves got the better of me. “Yeah,” she said as she turned around looking seductively beautiful in her nightgown with her
-Stefan-I can’t remember the last time I had been so happy that I could die the next day. But of course, I would rather live than die. Especially, after what Angeline had just said to me. “Claim me.”I stared at her and she just stared back. I am not quite sure if I even heard her right. I sat in front of her, as she leaned on her chair amusement gracing her face and yet, I couldn’t even ask her if I heard her right. Silence hovered over us but the only one uncomfortable in the whole situation was me. Because she has everything to gain and I have everything to lose including her. And yet at that moment, I was willing to risk it all and surrender if she meant those two words I think I heard her say.“I’m sorry?” I asked as my impatience won over me. “Can you repeat just what you have said, please?” A soft chuckle escaped her lips as my question lingered around us. “Why?” she teases while every part of me tenses. She is my sun, my moon, the very air I breathe that keeps me alive.
-Angeline-I can’t help but feel like something heavy has been lifted off from me. Something heavy and dark has been removed from me, finally. When I finally decided that revenge was never the answer, especially after he told me what he really felt. He helped me out of my clothes and looked at me like I was the best thing he ever saw.I looked at the man standing between my legs as he removed the shirt that had been standing between me and his hard body. God, I missed him.“Stefan,” I called out as I watched him through my lashes. “Yes?” He teased, making me writhe under his touch. He continuously tortures me by playing with my pussy with my panties on.“Please,” I said, almost begging, while I was about to lose my mind when he hadn’t even touched me yet.“Please what, Angel?” He asked, even though I knew that he knew exactly what I wanted.“Please,” I said once again, as I reached out for him, wanting him close to me, wanting him inside of me, “Claim me.”“Oh, baby, I will not jus
-Angeline-Nothing would have predicted what our future holds.I never knew what it felt like to be loved by the man that I love. Never knew that after planning my revenge for him, I would be able on a bed with him on top of me. I looked at the strong man in front of me looking like the Alpha he is, majestic and strong. His lids are heavy eyes filled with so much desire for me and for the first time, I felt it. I felt the love he had been telling me over and over again. He surprises me with all the change he did, for himself, for me, for us, and for our family. Never knew he could be so much more. My eyes trailed down his body down to the hand that held his cock. All hard and soft at the same time. A contrast that was just like him. He bent down, caging me between his arms once again, making me look at him and nothing else. “Is this what you want?” he asked softly and I nodded yes. “I need words, Angeline,” he said, “because I want us to start again, and this time I want to do e
-Stefan-As the war erupted, I made sure I didn’t lose sight of Angeline. I watched how she fought on her own, without using our son’s power.The first wave of newborns came and as much as it pains me to see all the lives that had been lost, I know for a fact that killing them would give them the peace that they long for. Angeline continued her trek toward the source of all this bloodshed and none of the newborns dared touch her. It was as if she was wearing an invisible shield all around her. Unfortunately for the newborns, such a shield does not save them from her. She continued to slice everyone who comes to her even those who don’t directly do. She cut the heads of those trying to kill our people and kept as many of them as safe as she could. She was ruthless as she was passionate and I know that when the clock struck 12, I would lose the most important person in my life. ‘Don’t do this,’ once again I begged the love of my life to reconsider the decision she made. Her eyes went
-Angeline-I don’t know what happened or when it started. Or when Elias slipped out of the room as Stefan and I started to bicker about something I felt was already decided.After what seemed to be an hour of non-stop shouting because we thought it would make a difference or that what we were saying could be heard, we both looked at each other as we both slumped on the floor. “I can’t Angeline,” he said as his voice cracked and pain was painted on his face. “I just can’t lose you again.”“You won’t,” I replied but didn’t promise as I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to fulfill it. “You won’t know the outcome,” Stefan cried as he leaned his head back against the wall. “Baby we can’t just let them die,” I pointed out. “As leaders of this pack, we need to make sacrifices to make people safe.” Even if those sacrifices meant that we were destined to be together. “Haven’t we sacrificed enough?” Stefan asked. “This is too much.”“Stefan, this is our only hope, and I am not just doing this f
-Stefan-There was a way out of this mess and yet I don’t want it. Angeline, my son, and I already spoke over the phone regarding it but I couldn’t for the life of me agree with the plan. But what I hated more than the plan was being stuck in this cottage feeling powerless. I hated the fact that I was once again leaving my wife, my Luna, and my Mate in danger. I am the Alpha of this pack and yet I haven’t done anything good to her. The only time that I saved her, or I think I did was also the time that I brought her to face so many hardships and pain alone. Isn’t there a way that I would be the sacrifice instead of her?Goddess, why can’t it be me?A commotion outside of the room pulled me out of my negativity as I stood and opened the door to check on it. “What the hell is—,” I wasn’t able to finish my sentence as I saw the reason for the commotion standing in front of me. “Angeline,” I breathed, as I was taken aback by her beauty. It’s been a while since I saw her face, her or
-Angeline-As my son and I were trying to figure out what had happened, a person appeared before us, and it was the last person I expected to see. “Hello child,” she said in a voice so melodic, that it made me want to fall asleep. “Grandma?” My son asks, taking me by surprise once again. “You know her?” I asked, even though it was pretty obvious. But still, he replied to answer me. “Yeah,” he said, scratching the back of his neck, “She showed up the moment I found out that I was different.” “Does your father know?” I asked, not sure if I could handle another betrayal. But he shook his head no and I found some comfort in the fact that there are things that my son and I only share.“I know you have so many questions but we don’t have enough time,” she said in a hurry. “There is a chance for you to win this war with fewer casualties but there is a sacrifice needed to be made,” she said. “What sacrifice?” I asked and immediately added, “And don’t tell me that I would need to sacrifi
-Ethan-As I reach the border where Sebastian and his surviving people where I can’t help but be afraid. Stefan had warned me about what had happened to Claire and the reason why he was quarantined. “Ethan,” Sebastian said as he looked at me with tired eyes. “Apologies for the precaution that I’m taking,” I replied as we kept the gates closed.“I understand,” Sebastian replied. “What do I need to do to prove my loyalty to you?” He asked. “Tell me what happened,” I asked. “Honestly, I don’t know,” He replied running a hand through his messed-up hair. “We were all minding our business. I was at the back of the clan checking on our people who chose to live alone or far from the city when one of our guards called me about the attack and told me not to go to the city and save as many people as I could.” I nodded. “We didn’t stop running since then,” Sebastian said as he gestured to the people behind him. Ethan looked at Sebastian and he knew that the kid wouldn’t lie to him. He als
-Angeline-I gathered the black warriors, and as usual, we made sure we had warriors that would assist people in the safe place. We decided that Martha, Lina, and I would remain outside, while the rest would manage the people inside the safe place. I look at my son worriedly because as a mother I wanted him to be safe. But instead of doing that, he wanted to stay by my side. ‘Stop worrying, Mom,’ he said through a mind link. ‘Worse case scenario I will be protecting you.’It’s hard to shrug my worries away, but just as what my son and Stefan asked of me, I need to trust them both that we would be okay. With just the two of us, my son turned to face me as he asked, “Does my Aunt have any powers?”“Not that I remember,” I replied. “As far as I remember none of her children also have any powers. How did you know you have powers?”“Dad,” he replied. “He sensed and saw it. And when he realized that I could understand him already, he started making me play with Uncle Elias to learn some
-Angeline-I am nursing a very painful headache as I watch my son act like his age.After hearing his explanation, a part of me still can’t believe that it was true. He had been very patient with me as he watched his own mother get more and more confused about everything that he was trying to explain. “Ethan is here,” Mrs. Smith announced as she entered the room. “I will meet him at Stefan’s office,” I replied. My son turned and looked at me, reminding me of the plan that he and his father had come up with. “You want to come along with me?” I asked almost forgetting that I was supposed to talk to him like he was a child. “I don’t think that he should go,” Mrs. Smith said disapprovingly.I turned to her and said, “I don’t want him far away from me. And if god forbid something happens to Stefan we both know that he would be taking that place. As much as I want to protect him, war is coming and it is best that he learns a thing or two about it, even though all I wanted is for him to
-Angeline-I don’t know what surprised me more. The fact that Stefan was now quarantined because of the possibility that he might become a newborn, or the fact that my son was someone I never knew he was.“Talk,” I said to Stefan, unable to confirm what I felt towards him. I was mixed with anger, confusion, fear, betrayal, and on top of all of those things, I had so many questions. “Before you get angry, Angel please hear me out,” Stefan pleaded and by the sound of his voice I can guess that he was now walking back and forth from where he was. “You have one minute before I decide not to talk to you ever again,” I threatened. “Angel,” he said almost crying out. “50 seconds,” I replied. “I didn’t know that his mind grew faster than his body until he was three years old, which is why I was so overprotective of him. I always knew that our son was special, but I didn’t know that he was more than the word,” Stefan started to explain. “He aside from his matured mind, our son has the ab
-Angeline- “I’m afraid, that there’s a possibility that our time will once again be cut short,” Stefan started to say, “We are being quarantined because there might be a possibility, just a small one, that I might become a newborn.”My body shook as I heard what he just said. “Angel?” I heard Stefan’s panicked voice but I was lost for words. “Baby, breathe,” he said soothingly. “I can’t run to you right now and that frustrates me so much. Please, talk to me.” I could hear him begging but it felt like I was in limbo frozen from where I stood.“Momma?” The voice I loved so much called. “Why are you crying?” He asked. He was getting better with his words. And just like that my head turned and I saw the reason why I was still alive. The reason why I fought so hard. I kneeled in front of him and pulled him to me. How do I tell my son about his father? How do I say to him that once again his family might fall apart?“There you are—,” Mrs. Smith said finding my son but stopped the momen