You Wouldn't Dare (Khaos Trilogy Book 1), стр. 100
“Miss.”
I instantly snatched up Eros and pushed him behind my back. “Get in the house, Eros.”
“Mummy, this is Fang, isn’t that a silly name? He told me he’s on a very special mission!”
“It is a very silly name, young man. I think it was like your daddy’s - Khaos was a bit silly as well, wasn’t it?”
“Mummy! He knows daddy!” He cried out, clapping his hands with happiness as he always did when his father was mentioned. He was over the moon to find someone else who might be able to tell him more stories of the man who was his idol.
“House, Eros, now!” I snapped as I locked eyes with the stranger.
He sucked in his breath and whispered my name in a tone of sheer amazement, “Grey will be most pleased! We’ve been searching for you for a long time. He never did forgive me for letting you leave that day. I wanted to see for myself if you would go through with it. If you would have that baby, despite knowing the evil that pollutes his blood.”
“How dare you talk about my son that way! Who are you? What are you doing here?” I demanded, my wolf growling in suspicion. “Answer me! Why were you there that day? How did you know I would be there? What the fuck do you want with us?”
He didn’t answer me, he simply gave me a sly smirk, “ahh, so you do remember me. I was worried about that. I paid a hefty price for letting you go that day,” he lifted his arm, letting me see his mangled, burnt hand, the fingers fused together. I gasped, stepping away from him and turned on his heel. “Son’t worry, Violet. We’ll be seeing each other again, very soon.”
And with that he left me standing there, my heart hammering in my chest.
Fang
“Where exactly was she! Tell me again!” Alpha Grey demanded, his hand hovering over the desk as he waited to write down every word I spoke. “Remember what happened the last time you lied to me!”
Even though I had no feeling left in my hand, I still stroked the scarred skin and winced – I remembered the day it happened all too vividly. “It’s as I said, Alpha. She’s settled down in a cottage to the west, near to the small village where we get our supplies. She has a son.”
“My grandson! How is he?”
“He’s strong, just like his father. The Alpha power radiates from him already.”
“Is that so?”
We all knew what this meant to our Alpha. After Nyx had left him, taking away his only heir, he was left with nothing. The older he got, the more challenges he got for Alpha as other pack members recognised that he had no descendants to leave the pack to - or to protect him.
His age was creeping up on him and we all knew it was a matter of time before he was overthrown- unless he could provide an heir before then.
As his brother, I could take his place as Alpha, but I would be in the same position. With no mate and no heir, I would be challenged constantly. We needed a new generation of pups to keep our position as head of the pack that had been in our family for generations.
“Round up the warriors,” he demanded. “We must retrieve that boy at all costs. He’s the rightful heir to all I own. We can’t waste another moment.”
“What about the mother?”
“She can come quietly or kill her on the spot. I don’t care. If she comes with, throw her away with the other slaves and let the unmated warriors do what they do best. She has no place in the boys’ life anymore”. He waved his hand, indicating that the matter was done with and we were to get to work. “Do not let me down, Fang. Not again. I won’t be as generous this time.”
“I shall see it done, Alpha.”
“Oh, one more thing…” My brother called out to me as I was leaving the room. I hesitated in the doorway as he continued, “don’t forget to contact that healer and see to it she gets the job done. Violet won’t fight us once she sees who’s on our side.”
I left the room with a smirk.
This is the reason he had never been overthrown as Alpha.
Grey was always one step ahead.
The ball was in our court if all went to plan, we had the ultimate ace card to play.
Violet
“I’m sorry, darling, but you can only bring one toy. I promise, I’ll buy you a boatload when we get to our new house but for now, I need you to listen to mummy, okay? Pack your clothes as quickly as you can, can you do that for me?” He nodded, his huge eyes shining with unshed tears.
My heart broke for him, but I didn’t have time to comfort him - I was frantically stuffing clothes in a suitcase, ready to uproot us once more.
I should have known better than to settle down. Khaos was wrong. This didn’t end with my mother.
We would never be free; we would never be able to stop running.
Funny how life works out - the more things change; the more things stay the same.
Eros might know a world of love, but there were men out there ready to take it all from us.
I couldn’t let that happen.
So, I rushed my poor, scared boy as he packed up his pitiful amount of clothes, handing me his bag so I could haul it over my shoulder.
“Hey, champ, don’t look so scared. It’s all a big adventure for us, isn’t