“Well, that was fun to watch,” the monster’s voice snapped me back to life.
I took a step toward him, the rage simmering inside of me has blocked away every indication of of fear I had for him.
“Who are you really? And what exactly are you doing all this for?”
He chuckled slightly, stepping forward as well. “I guess we can have a proper discussion now.”
“My name is Aragorn, I’m a Lycan king from a faraway kingdom, many years ago, Killian invaded my territory and caused havoc, taking away my most cherished treasure…
“What has all this got to do with me and my kids?” I quickly cut him off.
“Because you are going to be my tool to get back to him and retrieve my treasure or you can kiss your kids goodbye,” my heart as he mentioned my kids.
They are too innocent to be caught up in a messy situation like this.
“You know at some point, I almost gave up trying to get back at him because it seemed impossible, and then I caught a whiff of your adorable babies and I knew that was the perfect tool,” he chuckled.
“Killian is extremely powerful, you couldn’t even get him despite being a Lycan king, how do you expect me to carry out the mission?” I managed to blurt out through my misery.
“Weren’t you his ex-mate? Rumor has it that he loved you more than he loved himself, you must have known his weak point, or perhaps, you are the weak point,” he winked. Everything about him disgusted me.
“That is all in the past, whatever he felt for me vanished the day he rejected and banished me from the pack,” I replied.
“And yet, he hasn’t stopped searching for you since then.” He cut in with a raised brow. “Anyways, there is only one way to find out, you have less than a month to execute the plan or you know what will happen already.”
“And my kids?”
“They will be well taken care of, hurting kids isn’t at all my thing, unless, of course, you push me to do it.”
I drew out a long breath and stared at him dead in the eyes. “Once it’s done, where do I meet you to get my kids?” My voice came out in a really fierce tone.
“I’m always around you somewhere, you don’t come to me, I will come to you.”
Without uttering another word to him, I turned around and ran off.
I ran all the way to the house only to meet an empty space. Darius was nowhere to be found. Why now that I need him the most?
I felt empty. First, it was my kids, now Darius. The only people I love with my whole being, all gone within the blink of an eye. It left a huge void in my heart.
Fresh tears clouded my eyes as the thought of Darius now developing hatred for me burned my heart. I wasn’t sure I could put up with that.
I couldn’t stop wondering if he’d ever forgive me and treat me with the same level of love as before. How do I cope if he totally lost his affection for me? Him and my kids are all that I have left in the world and now they are gone in a flash? How do I continue living?
I dragged my heavy feet into my room after searching the entire house for him.
There was no way I could stop the tears from rolling despite how hard I tried. I knew I was on the verge of losing everything that gave my life meaning.
Of course, I blame myself for everything that has happened, Darius doesn’t in any way deserve what I did to him, he is an exceptional man, he showered me and my kids with so much love even knowing that they weren’t his, I could have spoken up sooner and saved him the heartbreak, but I was just scared to lose him.
My legs wobbled becoming too weak to carry me and I came crashing to the floor in a minute. Everything felt like the repetition of the day of my banishment from Crescent Star pack. I kept wondering why my life always hit the rock when something good was about to happen. Is it some sort of curse?
As if everything that was going on wasn’t enough, I was caught up in the web of killing the father of my children if I wanted to spare them or spare their father and lose them. It was a lot to take in.
I hoped fervently that Darius would walk through the door to console me and tell me that he has forgiven me, but the longer I awaited his arrival, the more I realized that I was wishing for something almost impossible. He wasn’t coming to wipe my tears, neither was he willing to forgive me.
As I lay helplessly on the floor, I contemplated my next line of action until I was fully convinced.
I was ready to do as Aragorn had requested. I’ll eliminate Killian, no matter how hard it might seem. I wasn’t going to forsake my innocent kids for him.
Suddenly, I felt a presence in the room, and I quickly snapped my head up to see Darius by the door side.
He still had a cold look in his eyes but I overlooked that. I was glad he came around anyway. I thought I lost him.
“Darius!” I quickly stood to my feet and ran to meet him.
“I’m sorry please…”
“What have you decided with him?” His cold voice sounded through my ears. This wasn’t the usual way he spoke to me. His voice was filled with anguish and pain.
“I don’t have any choice. I have decided to kill Killian as he requested.” I shrugged.
“How do you think you can do that? I have been training for so many years and I am not even close to taking him down, you can’t even hold a knife, how do you intend to kill him?”
This time, he spoke with so much concern, making me realize that he was only mad at me but his love for me hasn’t quivered a bit.