TRI'

ecause my body was rejecting the pills. It was days like this I would be at my wor

ons of her stepmother and her then mate, taking away the hopes I had of a normal life. It had been

ites had led me to strike a gold mine. Another healer was a

be in the proper regalia to address her. I was also pondering on what words to say

ng for my response, the fellow barged in. Audac

so she could meet my eyes while she spoke. "There are crying chil

d wipe dry with it. "They are the children of that healer Nei

ok at it to feel it snaking its way across my back and right hand. Each vein seemed to be poisoned by the darkest ink I had ever set my eyes on. The tainted lines branched and intersected, resembling

d. I've heard wondrous

n," Milana whispered, pla

plaguing me had plagued my father and his father. So it wasn't relatively new. What would be new was permanently getting rid of it. Which the healers I had encountered couldn't simply accomplish. The only healer that had given me such high hopes was

ke my blood boil. So I stopped t

orned in the most striking attire befi

her children awaited, their eyes wide with terror. A terror, they soon seemed to

king?" Th

n sitting with them and trying

, I

emed to be even more cheekier than her brother despite having pu

self-control. "Dimitri, you had children and it didn't occur f

ar," I replied gently, a soft smile gracing my lips as I tucked down her

t sparked a glint in her eye. "Can we explore the castle?" she a

uring toward the majestic corridors. "

tion to strangers. I think especially strange

she could explore the castle and another second she was askin

ou guys. My name is Dimitri." I offered the girl my hands given her cheeky nature.

s ri

k my hand. "Now, can w

him to take my hand. "What abo

e look. I could tell who was older. He re

lli

ins," I greeted warmly.

me. She pouted like she could guess I was go

s to explore the whole thing. But I have a g

ey retorte

d ducks in the pond.

oth no

n, I can

ill not be necessary, Your Maje

ed in black. Even her face remained hidden beneath a dark veil. Her eyes were

must

children you kidnapped and the h

*

LLE'

e. I used that moment to tell HR that something

's bathroom, I weighed things.

nnection was extreme. I knew a day like this would

with clients. A dark free gown that covered every inch

the other end to veil my face before r

ping your identity a secret,

"If you knew where to find my chil

ashion a knife made out of silver and wolfsbane. I cut myself on the face badly before reinventing myself under the alias Cameryn. A werewol

as he led me to his car. "The werewolf healing factor is not the fastest or the st

reminds me of what I have s

houghtful. "I understand," he said, his tone filled with empa

lways thought the Lycan regeneration w

ration is potent actually. This particular scar wasn't caused by

Trying not to act like th

ent that happened that day. All I knew was that my birth father did not escape the explosi

hat the explosion had not been some freak accident

some personality and reminds me of s

and fixed his seatbelt, I asked

he connection we had was symbiotic. He needed my help and I needed to escape my hell. I just couldn't c

as he started the engine. "She would have been the

f. A part of what I ran from and found me again. But at least this time, I could actually choose. I would

dren had always asked me who their father was. They had done plenty to figure out the iden

ome kind of cruel fate. Then my stomach twisted into knots as I imagined the different ways our meeting would go. I remembered the face he had when we met the second time. Our first encounter was

halt, dragging me out of my flood of thoughts. I looked outside

en, inviting us onto

ctural masterpiece with towering columns and a grand entrance.

with a courteous smile. "Welcome to Galdina Manor, Camryn," he said, hand

y eyes unable to tear away from the mansion's impressive structure. Intricate details adorned the

imilar umbrella in hand. He approached us with a respectful nod and extended his arm towards

terior. The entrance hall stretched out before me, adorned with marble

the mansion, I fed myself with the house's personalit

were family members of the Galdina household. All men with crowns adorning their heads. Men

uick with his feet and soon enough, we arrived at a set of large wooden door

f giggling and talking inside so the butler got no response. He was going to k

a lavish room filled with antique

e a perfectly tailored suit that looked like it wasn

atting with my children. The sig

ou like animals?" He asked, in a voice that t

ds both nodded

n, I can

" I blurted out. It was like my body went

l, met mine across the room, and a barely perc

easing and how it made my knees buckle. It had been over five year

must

elf togeth

children you kidnapped and the h