A Secret Visit
ZAIA.
The Moonlight Waterfall Pack. This pack used to be the home of Valerie’s mother before she met her father. Growing up, although Valerie and I were from different packs, attending the same college brought us together.
Valerie had wanted to get away from everything after her mother’s death, wanting to just be in a new place so she could heal.
The Moonlight Waterfall Pack is small, and it usually avoids making enemies. It took me over three hours to drive from my pack to get here. I’ve come alone, not wanting anyone to know, aside from Mom. Telling her I’ll be back late in the evening.
No one, including my guards, knew I’ll be leaving the pack territory. I’ve donned a wig and am driving a rental car that I booked in the name of one of our staff. I’m now waiting for someone to go collect Jai, as I wait at pack borders.
I have parked my car in the visitors’ parking lot. I’m now waiting by the side of the building where the guard is watching me with interest. I sigh heavily, remembering Atticus’ proposal last night.
(FLASHBACK)
“Zaia… I know that this is a big step… but I want to ask you… will you, my beautiful, feisty queen, marry me?”
He is down on one knee, holding up a ring with a stunning diamond sparkling under the night sky. Time seems to slow as I find myself questioning if I ever led him on? I’m certain I made it clear… 2
I know my smile has faded and I see the glimmer of disappointment in his grey eyes as I ruin the ray of hope that he held without even saying a word. “Atticus…” I say, reaching for his hand. I wrap mine around it.
the CEO, and I can’t let a scandal tarnish my name so soon. Everyone will be observing my reactions and decisions going
forcing a smile that doesn’t reach his eyes as he slowly stands up. “It’s a no, isn’t it.”
I kept secrets from you,
But I also know it’s
he says jokingly, placing his arm around
say, looking up at him. He snaps the ring box shut and slips it into his pocket and deep down I wonder if Sebastian hadn’t shown up,
too. Mom has taken a liking to him. despite how uncertain she had been
pregnant, I can’t deny that after
my face. I’m about to speak when
even if you tell
(END OF FLASHBACK)
that fall on my face make me blink and I look
A storm is coming…
weather has been gloomy since early this morning, but it’s clearly going to only get worse. The smell of rain is growing in the air
finally came.” My heart skips a beat as I’m brought out of my reminiscing by Jai’s voice. I haven’t been
wearing a
here with Valerie all these years. It must have been so hard. “Jai… I’m so sorry I wasn’t here,”
to come, but this is regarding
he replies quietly, making my heart clench as
should have been here,
back and turning away from me, leading me to his red car. He
is pretty quiet, much
with them. He’s been
she would wake up and see how much he’s done for her. That he’s been right
Scotts not in?” I ask. “No, I made sure they aren’t around as
I will be coming today?”
he want it kept a secret? He curses under his breath and looks at me apologetically, rubbing the back of
He has his reasons to be careful Zaia… trust me, he’s only
him why Sebastian even cares is on the tip of my tongue but I don’t say anything further. “Here.” He says quietly as he slowly pushes open the door to one of
I peer inside. Pale wallpaper that contains sunflowers is the first thing I notice, the steady beep of a machine loud in the silent
on her side, her back to the door, the bed sheet over her and Jai instantly goes over to the bed, moving her onto her back and
her body muscles trained, being cleaned, changed, and fed. Things that can take up
ever after. I can’t let them pull the plug on her. Not like this. She deserves a chance
who’s come to see you?” Jai asks as he
I slowly make my way over to the bed and I lay my eyes upon my best
Goddess…
heart is breaking at the fact I have not been by her side, that not once have I visited her. Through
What is going on?
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!