"I want to go home," Nicky whined. "When are we leaving?"A headache started at Eleanor's temple. She had seen that coming. Nicky had asked her about it countless times but she had always diverted the conversation to something else. There was no escaping it now."We can't go home yet, sweetheart." She said calmly, stroking his hair softly as he lay on the bed. His lower lip pouted. "I want_”"It is simply not possible." Eleanor inhaled and then said in a quieter voice. "I am sorry. Mama has an aching head. Let us discuss this later. For now, all you need to know is that we must stay for the meantime.""Fine," he sulked."Shall I read to you another story from the fairytale book?" Eleanor tried to pacify him, picking a book from the kiddie's shelf on the wall beside his bed. "There are lots of them in here.""It is okay for the night. You just said your head ached."He was too considerate for his age. Eleanor smiled and closed the book, glancing over at Gregory who dozed in a chair no

Eleanor knew she made a huge mistake saying what she did to Drakken. She never meant any of it. It would fuel whatever anger he had toward her for sneaking around the nursery. That is if they told him.She was only mad at him for being so reckless with his mother. The woman seemed to be extremely nice, and he just had to speak to her in that manner.Eleanor wanted parents but did not have that luxury. She wished every single day they were still alive being one happy family. Drakken had it. He had parents and he took them for granted.She heard hefty footsteps stomping down the hallway before the object of her thought came in without knocking. Hands folded across her chest stubbornly, Eleanor matched his gaze with the same intensity. He was not going to intimidate her. Not this time."What the hell was that about back there?" Drakken left her bedroom door open behind him and walked in. "Why did I get a report that you were sneaking out of the nursery?" Oh, Lord!Both were rhetorical qu

Drakken’s temper had been awful since the argument with his mate. Awful was putting it mildly. The situation kept him up the whole night until the early hours of the morning when he headed to his study to look for something to distract himself as his friends weren't awake yet to fence with him. It was almost midday now and Drakken's bottle of whiskey had already emptied.He had hoped alcohol would do something to reduce the pain in his chest as it always did. But no, his mind kept replaying last night's activity. Had he been too harsh on her?Sighing, Drakken moved to his window and pulled back the curtain, staring outside. The first thing he saw was his father guiding a horse which Gregory was perched on top giggling heartily. The mere sight of his father increased Dtakken’s anger. He was the bane of Drakken's life. An annoying obstacle responsible for the misfortune he was going through.Drakken swayed slightly on his feet, the alcohol in his veins taking its course. He was drunk b

Eleanor was not in her room when Drakken swung her bedroom door open. He hated being the first to give in but his wolf was driving him to the point of insanity. Drakken felt like a pup all over again with little to no control over his wolf.He had come running only to find her room empty, causing disappointment to wash over him, then he remembered Eleanor worked at the healing school and was probably there. Drakken made a mental note to return that night and went about his daily business.He drove out of the palace and away from the suburbs to have a meeting with his real estate workers. It had been a while since he kept track of the activities there. Drakken could not blame himself. The workload in the pack and the expectation from the twelve Kingdoms as an AlphaKing was beyond draining. Moreso with matters of his mate and the burdening pressure that came with the wedding of the vampire princess.He had foolishly blabbered on about his mate the previous day to Gwendolyn after getting

The bonfire ahead of him sparked with flames into the night and Drakken knew he had gotten to his destination. He had picked up the smell of burning tinder wood before he saw the fire, and heard the voices that sounded distant.There were eight tents in total, Drakken noticed when he neared the campsite, all circling the large bonfire in the middle. The hospital crew that chattered and laughed amongst themselves immediately stopped their activities at the sight of him, some of their mouths agape in surprise.He had never involved himself with the likes of them, let alone show up to their camp activity. This was a first."What are you doing here?" Emma asked what was on everyone's mind, walking up to him. "Did father also tell you to watch over me?""I came here on my own will and it is not to watch over you." He looked around. Eleanor was the only one missing from the crew. "Where is she?""Who?""You know damn well who I am talking about. Where is Eleanor?"Emma shrugged nonchalantly