A Journey Home
ZAIA.
A Mark. An imprint that will strengthen your bond with your fated. Where your mate marks you, it forms a design that is unique to each mated couple. When I mark Sebastian again, his will match mine.
The mark is invisible to the naked eye, and only when the body is going through intense emotion or pain does the mark become visible on the skin. I now stare at my neck in the mirror, the bite wound has healed over but there is still an angry bruise.
I smile softly, it was the right decision to make. We may still have things to sort out, but he has proved that he regrets what he did and how he handled things plus he has made it up to me.
My cheeks burn at the memory of our shower antics. I don’t remember what happened after he marked me, but I think I ended up falling asleep.
I woke up alone in the bed this morning. I now wash my face and wrap a bathrobe around me. I leave the room and walk to the kid’s room.
The sound of laughter reaches me, and I smile gently despite the guilt inside of me. I was meant to keep an eye on them last night. “Mommy! Daddy slept in our room today!” Sia says, the moment she spots me when I open the door.
My heart skips a beat as I spot Sebastian, dressed in grey sweatpants and a white T-shirt lying down in Sia’s bed, his hair a sexy mess, clearly having woken up a short while ago.
“Aww really that’s lovely, isn’t it?” I ask as I walk over to them and give Zion and Sia a kiss. Zion nods, giving me a smile and a kiss back.
“Don’t I get one?” Sebastian says, making the kids stare. My cheeks flush as I look into his gorgeous blue eyes. Sia giggles and I tilt my head. Sitting down on the edge of the bed I look down at him.
sure you deserve it,” I say haughtily. “Oh? Can I change your mind on that?” he asks,
but I have none, my gaze instead dipping to his lips. Goddess, this
lightheaded before I move back. Zion
innocent kiss, but clearly; they aren’t used to seeing that. “So, tell me, why
bed?” he asks me in French. My heart skips a beat and I
like it is French. He smirks. “Last night, you told me to keep an eye on the children.” I smile slightly. “Really? I’m glad.” It eases my guilt a little.
that note, I want to know what medication Sia is on,
We’re heading to the Dark Hollow Falls Pack, he needs to know. “I will explain them to you, and I have her files for you, too,”
pack some of the children’s
your Daddy, and I’m going to go have a
toys for what?” Zion asks, now realising what I’m asking. I smile at Sebastian. “Your Daddy will tell you everything, but you see… We’re going with your daddy, to
“Really Daddy?”
quickly return to my room, stopping when I see the door open. I step inside, scanning the
looks up, pursing her lips together, smiling tightly. “I was packing
know you’re picky with the way you like things folded,” she adds as she gets
me stated that if I left, she’d be exposed… but she hasn’t mentioned that again. But at the same time, I can tell she’s not planning
will stay here?” I ask. She pauses before she lets out a little ” hmph’ “You haven’t asked me to come with you…. and I know… that I have done things you can’t forgive… but I truly have your best interests at heart, Zaia. I love you and the children… They have been my source of happiness and contentment. I’m
but at the same time, I’m unable to bring myself to ask her to
be, a child needs not apologise to their parent.” She
safe and begin emptying it and placing the items, money and documents into my
move?” I ask, looking down at the files in my hand. The work with
sure yet.” She says quietly.” I’ll figure
and for the first time in many, many years, there’s just
but the scary part is, that a horrible thought enters my mind like
is horrifying… Am I becoming too paranoid? We headed out soon after, but saying goodbye to Dad was the hardest. Twenty of Dad’s men would be with us. Me, Bastian, the children, Jai and Valerie are travelling together in a nine -seater
if she wanted to return with me or remain at Dad’s pack but she had said she
all together on a larger scale. I know the news of last night will spread. The news of the triquetra being complete will
Year’s Eve Ball would work… A
thinking about everything again,” Sebastian says, as he adjusts Sia, who has fallen asleep in his arms. “I
he promises. Valerie stays quiet, staring out of the
correct? You then said someone told you that you are part of the triquetra… So tell me, which is it?” Sebastian asks, his sharp
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