nne'

in the background. I glanced at him, a fain

he murmured, his voice sending shivers down my sp

get the hell out of that place, p

ing risks," I repli

med of danger, not the type I should find exhi

as done

enses. "Is that so?" He reached up, brushing a strand of

who I am?" I shook my h

Knowing his identity should matter a lot to

, showing his can

ting each other's limits. I could feel everyone's

ne, the world around us faded away.Somehow, we ended up i

wanted to erase the world beyond these walls.He seemed to b

felt wanted– not needed.I didn't hes

ight, and I never saw him again.

othing but a memory that confused me. I kept wonderin

ad to prove that it had happened. Now, I worked the s

s made sure of that. My twins, Li

I never met again. Raising them alone hadn't been easy

ntioned once when we were t

n't start on a journey to find him

energy and always curious. They were my joy,

s piercing blue eyes, th

e was, how unique it was. I had never seen somethi

her, not even when the twins a

was nowhere in the picture. Each time the

far a

to dodge all the ques

. For all of us.A dea

the whole day.Everyone was talkin

tion, though I didn't care about the detail

et through the day. I didn't need trouble, especially not th

lers."Liam, Layla," I called out, watch

e. Don't w

o happen to them, I just

barely glanced at me, his curiosity already

once more and he turn

wered, his eyes sna

ed today and I went back to what I was doin

ollowed by the sound of people stepping asid

as, the We

rewolf king, The same person I had spent a night

the werewolf king

his presence making them all silent. His features were just a

after all these years. I froze, unable to

t of my daze. My son, who was curio

h

Liam!" I called out again, panic rising in my

ed. He crouched, steadyi

ed yet fearless, and my stomach

said, his deep voice cut

ad been six years; there was a chance

owd, grabbing Liam's hand and pulling him

n his eyes met mine. Recog

I was. He re

oice laced with surprise and s

g myself to speak. "I do

rs until this whole thing was over. But Adrian didn

ayla, who had followed me. His expressi

genius to put two

mblance were too mu

the children on their own. "Who ar

," I said quickly, t

had no claim to them, and I would never

he stepped closer,

chin and tilting his face up. "No," I

mirroring my son's. The resemblance was unde

e said, something s

k. "You're mistaken." I wasn't going to

emanded. My throat tightene

Even the kids don't remember him,"

elieved me, but his ex

em from me."

ng about," I argued, trying to st

aiming my kids as yours..." My sentence wasn't completed befo

Roxanne?" He growled, his fac

y clung to me, trying to

e more and I nodded, tears slipping from my eye

ushed me away and I coughed

a blood test?" There is no way

said f

apped his fingers, and guards appeared out of no

d to take

ed coldly when they made

. Layla started crying, and Liam struggled to s

as I fought to reach them. Adrian grabbed my arm, stop

hem from me," he said, his

trying to pull free. "P

n I taught them to walk, to laugh, to live. I've been both their

as shocked at my behavior. I had just yelled

to stop him, th

en away from me. Over my dead b

my ear as he whispered, "Run if you

dren away, their cries tearing through the air.

said to be a bloody affair. You won't be able to pr

ime in years, I fel

take my children."I cried out, cli

her in the dungeon!" H