Five days later…
Cassie forces her eyes open slowly, as the blurry ceiling welcomes her. Her head hurts slightly, and she groans in pain, shutting her eyes. Trying to recall what happened, a sharp gasp escapes her throat as she finally recalls everything. The last thing she remembered was being on the battlefield, and she suddenly slumped after she took an attack that was meant for Damien. She recalled taking her father’s life on the spot, and that woman? Is she OK? And Damien, was he able to escape?
“You’re awake…” Alpha Damien’s excited voice sounds as he walks inside the room with a smile plastered on his lips. He has just gone out a few minutes ago to get something important done.
Tilting her head in the direction of the voice, she can’t help the drop of tears that slid down her cheek. Here she was, thinking that something bad happened to him. Seeing him so healthy and standing in front of her, she can’t help the excitement that rushes through her.
Slowly, a smile spreads on her lips as she watches him walk over to her, sitting on the bed afterward.
“I missed you,” He whispers, and pulls her into his arms while hugging her tightly.
Blood moon pack…
Lydia is in the garden and staring into space as a drop of tears slid down her cheek. She saw Dean that day on the battlefield, but he didn’t even look at her, and it hurts her heart badly. She can’t help being sad.
The thought of her brother flashes through her mind, and more tears pour out of her eyes. For many years, she has always done everything in her power to protect him, but unfortunately, she couldn’t this time around. Recalling the scenario of how Nicolai took the life of her brother before her very eyes, and she couldn’t do anything, she can’t help blaming her father for everything. To her, it was all the man’s fault. Maybe this would’ve been avoided if he protected them.
“Lydia…” The weak voice of her father disrupts her thoughts, and she tilts her head back to see him standing behind her. The expression on his face doesn’t look like the usual evil expression, but he looks weak and with regret written all over him. But not that it’ll work on her anyway.
“I’ll be in my room,” She says to him, walking past him.
“For how long do you plan to avoid me?” He asks with pain resounding in his voice, and she stops abruptly, clenching her fists. She has been avoiding him since the incident that day.
“For as long as I keep seeing your face,” Staring into space, she replies to him with resentment in her voice.
“I’m sorry, Lydia… I know I haven’t been a good father to you, it’s all my fault that everything happened, but I’m sorry. I regret everything now, and I hope you can forgive me…”
“You’re sorry?” She scoffs unbelievably, turning around to face him, and another scoff tears through her throat.
“What are you sorry for? Is it for treating us like we were outsiders? Or is it for ruining our lives, and taking my brother away from me?” She asks, staring at him with a demanding expression on her face. Alpha Kayden falls silent. Of course, he doesn’t know what else to say again. He’s short of words.
“And what makes you think that your sorry can take all the pains away? What makes you think that I’ll forgive you? Never!” She spits angrily, and with that, she walks away, leaving him there sadly…
A few hours later…
Lydia stares at the sky as she stands on her balcony. It’s almost evening, and the view is perfect. For some seconds, she pushes all of her thoughts to the back of her mind and sighs briefly. But it only lasts for a few minutes as it comes haunting her again.
“Dean… How are you doing? Are you happy?” She whispers as if she can see him. She misses him so much, her heart craves no other man, but him. It hurts that they may never get to see each other again.
Still lost in thoughts, the sound of a faint voice coming from outside of her room pulls her attention, and she walks back into her room, reaching the door afterward. Pulling the door open, a maid welcomes her.
“Greetings, my princess,” The maid bows slightly, and she can’t help the scoff that tears through her throat. When did they start addressing her like that? The last time she remembered, she has always been nothing but a piece of trash, and even the maids never had any regard for her. So what’s the sudden change?
“Don’t call me that. My name is Lydia,” She corrects the maid.
“Uhm… Someone is here to see you. The person is waiting in the garden,” The maid announces to her, and she pulls a puzzled look. Of course, she’s surprised. She wasn’t expecting any visitor, besides, she never had one, so who could have that been?
“Alright. I’ll be there shortly,” She dismisses the maid afterward. Walking back into her room, she picks up her short gown that has been on the bed and wears it. She ambles out of the room and makes her way to the garden.
As she walks down the hallway, she can’t help the many questions that keep running through her mind, and the curiosity that keeps hitting at her. Who could that be?
After three minutes of walking, she finally arrives at the garden, but she freezes on the spot at the sight that welcomes her. Dean is standing there with his back facing her. Her heart sinks into her stomach, and for some seconds, she feels the whole world stops working. She bats her eyelashes a couple of times, trying to snap out of the dreamland, but when she opens her eyes again, the young man is right there. She’s not dreaming, Dean is really here.
“Dean?” She finally calls his name, and slowly, he turns around to face her. The usual cute smile plays on his lips as he stares at her.
“Is… that really you?” She questions, taking slow and steady steps toward him, and he nods his head. A drop of tears slid down her cheek, as she hurries over to him, and throws herself in his arms, hugging him tightly like her life depends on it.
“I thought you were not going to come for me… I thought you… You…” Left with nothing to say, she bursts into tears as she hugs him more tightly, while he just chuckles softly.
“I’m sorry for taking so long,” He apologizes to her after he pulls away from her.
“I hope it’s not too late,” He says, and pulls her to himself, claiming her lips and she feels her heartbeat stop abruptly…