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Chapter 21

Chapter 21XenoisThe drive home was made in silence and anger as Sophia's words kept echoing in my head, making my blood boil hotter.Lumina had been cruel to Sophia and Riley. She'd mocked Sophia and Riley, and had told them they didn't belong in the pack. The woman I'd married, the mother of my son, had shown such cruelty to a child, a child the same age as Ollie. Was she that cruel? Is this how she treated Ollie too when I wasn't aware. Was our son in danger with her.My hands gripped the steering wheel tighter as I thought about little Riley's confused face when Sophia described how hurt he'd been. The boy had done nothing wrong at all– he was innocent in all of this. And for Lumina to take out whatever jealousy or insecurity she was feeling on a child was completely unacceptable.I'd always known Lumina could be cold, distant. Our marriage had been arranged, and while I'd hoped we might grow to care for each other over time, she'd always kept herself separate from me. But I'd

The Lunch Date Situation

22: The Lunch Date Situation LuminaI barely slept that night, staring at the ceiling as Xenois's accusations were replayed in my mind. In my previous life, I had been cruel – I knew that. I had said terrible things, done terrible things to Riley, in anger, and his mother Sophia, when I saw how much Xenois doted on them. I was desperate and envious enough to reduce myself to that immature woman, because I thought I was protecting what I thought was mine. But this time was different. This time, I had been nothing but polite to Sophia, even nice to her son.Yet here I was, being accused of the very cruelty I was trying so hard to avoid.The next morning, I went through my daily routine with my son.He asked for his father but I told him that he left early for work and he believed me. I made breakfast, packed Ollie's lunch, and drove him to school just like any other day. But my hands were shaking a bit as I gripped the steering wheel, and I had to force myself to smile when I kisse

Chapter 23

Chapter 23: The FacadeLumina"I wanted to apologize," I said directly to Sophia, keeping my tone neutral and professional. Last thing I wanted was for Xenois to see that I was bluffing my way through this bullshit."Xenois mentioned that our conversation yesterday may have been... misunderstood. If I said or did anything that made you or Riley feel unwelcome, that wasn't my intention."The words tasted bitter in my mouth, but I forced them out. This was just a performance, a necessary measure to get Xenois to back off from me so I can focus on what's truly important.Sophia's eyes widened slightly, as if she hadn't expected me to actually show up and apologize to her. She seemed to be looking at me intently, probably trying to figure out my plan here. Was she counting on me being too proud to apologize that she could use it to fuel the tension between me and my mate. For a moment, she looked almost... disappointed? But then her expression changed back to that fragile mask she wore s

Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Public Humiliation Lumina"People like me?" I leaned forward, my voice getting so low as I added, feeling disgusted with her and her clearly unacceptable behavior. "Or people like you? Because that's what this is about, isn't it? You're projecting. You're the one who hurts him.""You don't know what you're talking about.""Don't I? I've seen how he flinches, how he freezes up. That's not fear of strangers – that's learned behavior. That's a child who has always known to expect pain for any small mistakes."Sophia's face was filled with rage, and before I could react, she was moving. Her hand came up fast, trying to slap me.But I was faster.My hand shot out, catching her wrist mid air. For a moment, we were frozen there, her hands inches from my face hovering in the air."Bad idea," I said softly.Then I released her wrist and backhanded her across the face at the same time.The sound was loud enough as it echoed through the restaurant, and Sophia's head snapped to the

Chapter 25

Chapter 25: The Real Monster RileyI couldn't make words come out from my mouth anymore. They were stuck somewhere deep inside my chest, trapped that the fear that had taken control over everything. Even after the lady left, even after she wasn't looking at me with those eyes that seemed to see right through me, I couldn't stop shaking in fear of what just happened.The restaurant felt like it was closing up on me and I couldn't breathe. People were still staring at our table, whispering to each other behind their hands watching me, as some looked like they were sympathizing while some looked amused with what they were seeing.I wanted to disappear, to curl up into a ball so tiny that no one could see me anymore."Riley?" Xenois's voice was soft now, it was different from when he was yelling at the pretty lady. "Hey, buddy, it's okay. She's gone now."I tried to nod, tried to show him that I heard him, and I was listening but my head felt too heavy to move.Everything felt too heavy

Chapter 26

Chapter 26: The Tense Drive HomeRileyI wanted to laugh, but it would have come out as a sob. He had no idea that the person who hurt me was about to come back from the bathroom, that she would smile and thank him for protecting us, that she would wait until we were alone to show me her real face again."She's coming back," he said, and I looked up to see Mama walking toward us, with a smile on her face and a look in my direction to warn me that I should not have said anything I shouldn't say.She'd cleaned most of the coffee out of her hair and had removed the stains from her face, and her makeup had been fixed, but her clothes were still damp and stained. She looked smaller somehow, more fragile like she needed someone to take care of her. But I knew it was all an act. She just wanted to curry favour with this Alpha."How is he?" she asked softly, reaching out to stroke my hair.I flinched before I could stop myself, and I saw something flash across her face – anger, maybe, or ann

Chapter 27

Chapter 27: No One Is Helping Trigger Warning: Child Abuse. Mild though RILEY "Do you see what you did?" she hissed, turning around to face me, advancing further as her voice got louder. "Do you see how you embarrassed me?"I pressed myself back against the door, trying to make myself as small as possible, while she let her anger loose.This was what I was familiar with."I work so hard to make a good impression every single day, to make people like us, to give us a chance at a better life. So that when we get to be the real family of Xenois, nobody will think that we didn't earn it. And you sit there like a mute little freak, making everyone think something's wrong with you."The words hit me like physical blows. Freak. That's what I was to her when no one else was around. Not her precious boy, or sweet Riley."And then you flinch away from me in front of him!" She was pacing now, her voice getting higher and more desperate as she seemed to be thinking on what to do with me. "Do

Chapter 28

Chapter 28: The Eerie InjuryLUMINAMrs. Henderson's hands were shaking slightly as she gestured toward the hallway where my son was waiting for me. The white lights above illuminated her weathered face, making her look older than her fifty something."Mrs. Blackwood, I need to tell you exactly what happened today," she said, her voice sounding lower than before. And more urgent. "Because what I saw today... it wasn't a normal playground accident."My stomach dropped hearing this. "What do you mean?""Ollie was playing with the other children during recess when the accident happened. He was laughing, running around, being his usual happy self, there was no sign of discomfort or rough playing anywhere and all the kids were playing with him. Then suddenly, he just... stopped." She paused, her brow furrowing as she seemed to be struggling to find the right words. "He went completely still, his eyes fixed on something that none of us could see. His face went white, and he started shakin

Chapter 29

Chapter 29: The Lack Of Trust Between MatesLUMINA My blood turned to ice, hearing this from his mouth. "What did this boy look like?" I asked, alarmed, trying to figure out who this was."He had dark hair like mine, but his was curlier. And he was smaller than me. He looked like he wanted to run away, but he couldn't."Riley. He was describing Riley, the little boy from the restaurant. Riley that bears an uncanny resemblance to Ollie. But how could Ollie have seen him? They were miles apart, and in completely different places.Unless... unless whatever was happening to Ollie was connected somehow to Riley. But what would hurt Riley? Riley was never hurt in the past life. He had a doting mum and the attention of my husband. And he was never lacking for anything."Did you recognize the boy? Have you seen him before?"Ollie shook his head, slowly as he replied. "No, I haven't seen him before but I felt sad for him. He was really scared, Mama. Someone was hurting him."I helped him out

Chapter 30

Chapter 30: I Will Sacrifice Riley For My FutureSOPHIAThe silence in the apartment was loud after Riley had been locked in his room for the past three hours. I sat on the couch, staring at my phone, my mind running amok with possibilities and frustrations as I was both satisfied and upset with today's event.Xenois had seen Lumina's true nature like I wanted him to see, but he'd also rejected my advances towards him which made things worse.I needed to hasten up my plans and fast.I opened my contact list and scrolled through it until I found the number I was looking for. Andy had been very clear that I should only call in emergencies, but this qualified as an emergency as well. If I was going to win Xenois over completely and ruin his mate's life in the process, I needed every advantage I could get.The phone rang three times before a high pitched voice answered. "Sophia. I told you not to call unless it was urgent.""It is urgent," I said, as I walked towards the window that o

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