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Candace POV
I’m not sure what time it is when the sound of heavy footsteps wakes me from sleep. My eyes flutter open, and I smile when I see Ace with Della in his arms standing in front of my cell. I scramble to my feet and try to push my hair down so I look somewhat presentable. “Ace, I’m so glad to see you. Della, I’ve missed you.” “Linc oln said you wanted to speak to us. What do you want,” he asks coldly.
I don’t even remember his voice sounding so harsh the day I left him and Della to be with Roman. “I told you I’ve missed you and Della. I know I was wrong about choosing a title over you and our daughter. Della, mommy is so sorry for leaving you.” Della looks at me but she doesn’t say a word back to me. “Can you forgive mommy?” She looks at Ace, and he smiles warmly at her. He was always such a sap for our pup. That’s how I know he’ll give her whatever she asks for.
“Daddy, can you put me down for a minute?” “Of course, sweet pea,” he says. He sets her on her feet, and she
moves closer to the cell. I get down on my knees and reach through the bars to touch her, but she isn’t close
enough. “Come give mommy a hug, Della. I know you’ve missed me as much as I’ve missed you.”
“You aren’t my mommy” she says. “Don’t say that, Della. I know you’re upset with me for leaving, but that
doesn’t change that I am your mommy. I carried you in my belly. I loved you from the moment I saw you.”
“You don’t hurt the people you love. You hurt daddy, and you hurt Nana Amber” she says. “I’m sorry that I hurt
them, Della, but that doesn’t change that I am your mommy. You need to forgive me. Then we can be a family
again.”
“We are a family. Me, daddy, Nana Amber, and my mommy Oli are a family,” she says. Anger bubbles up inside
- me. “She is not your mommy. She isn’t worthy of being your mommy or daddy’s mate.” A low growl has my
focus moving to Ace. “Careful Candace or I may forget my daughter is present,” he says, his eyes flashing
black. A shiver runs down my spine. “Ace, I can’t believe you have a Lycan. I always knew there was
something special about you.”
He throws his head back and laughs. “I was so special you walked away from me without a second glance.” “I was wrong, Ace. I realized the moment I left how wrong I was, but Roman wouldn’t let me leave. He threatened to hurt you and Della if I did. I couldn’t let you pay for my selfish choices, but I didn’t stop loving
you for even a moment of the time I was gone.”
“It amazes me how I never realized exactly how good a l*ar you were. Everything that comes out of your mouth is nothing but lies. You told me I was your mate, almost costing me my one true mate. You stand there saying you were forced to stay with Roman, which is another blatant lie. The fact that you can even breathe out of your mouth that you missed me or Della is a f**king joke,” he says. “Daddy, you sa bad
word,” Della says.
“Sorry sweet pea” he says. “Ace, I’m not lying. The only reason I lied about us being mates was to make you happy. I knew you wanted desperately to have the one person the goddess chose for you. I thought because you were human that it wouldn’t happen for you. I loved you so much I gave up my fated mate and chose you. Please forgive me for choosing Roman? You can convince Connor to release me, and we can be a family again the way we were before,
“He is Alpha Connor to you?” “I’m sorry, Alpha Connor. Ace you can’t tell me your Lycan is happy about being
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mated to a half–breed. I am a pure wolf. We can have more pups now that your Lycan is awake. Even if Della never gets her wolf, I can give you a true heir. One that is worthy of you” His eyes darken, and I know his Lycan is in control as he steps closer to the cell. “Let’s get this straight, you evil b**ch. I wouldn’t choose you if you were the last female on earth,” he says.
He drops his voice so only I can hear before he says the next part. “I would f**k a hole in a tree before i would put my d**k anywhere near your disease–ridden body. My mate and queen is Olivia Morris, he grows before he leans back. His eyes returning to Ace’s normal color. “No, you can’t mean that. Ace, please. You can’t let me die no matter how angry you are at me.” “Della sweetheart, why don’t you go see what grandpa Hudson has for you in the kitchen,” my mother’s voice draws my attention away from Ace. I growl when I see my
mother and Olivia step into view.
“No, she needs to stay here. She needs to forgive me. She is my daughter” Della turns to look at me. I would forgive you if you were really sorry, Candace, but you’re not.” She rushes over and hugs my mother and then that b**ch Olivia before she heads for the stairs, I start to panic. My only hope now is to convince my mom to
help me.
“Mom, how can you condone what they are going to do to me? No matter what happened between us, I’m your daughter. You’re choosing that b**ch over me.” My mother growls. Actually growls at me. Olivia lays her hand on my mother’s arm, and she looks at her like she looked at me when I was a pup. This bich has
turned everyone against me. “What is so special about that f**king half–breed? Why are you choosing her
over me” I ask looking between Ace and my mother.
“My beautiful mate is nothing like you. She is loving, selfless, and kind to everyone. She even forgave Ebony after you tried to get her to hurt our bond. While you are evil and self–centered. You don’t care about anyone
but yourself. You didn’t even care about your own pup,” Ace says.
“He’s right. I tried so hard to teach you girls right from wrong. To teach you to be good people, but you chose to be like your father, self–serving. Not caring who you had to hurt to get what you wanted. I’m ashamed to call you my daughter. In fact, from today forward I am not your mother.”
Her words have me falling to my knees. “You can’t mean that. You said it yesterday, but I thought it was in the heat of the moment. You can’t really mean that! “I very much do. I found my second chance at happiness. A man that loves and respects me. A man that treats me like a queen,” she says with a smile. “That’s because you are my queen, my love,” a deep voice says. A tall handsome older man steps into the room.
I stumble back when I realize he is an older version of Ace. I watch as he wraps his arm around my mother’s waist. She is mated to the f**king King. “Mom, please. I’ll do whatever it takes to show you how sorry I really am. Just give me a chance to be a daughter you can be proud of.”
“I’d say you haven’t gotten any better at lying Candace, but my gift would tell me even if you were an expert at it. You thought you would get Della or Amber to convince my brother to let you go, to forgive you of your sins. That won’t be happening, Candace,” Olivia says.
“What the hell are you talking about, gift?” She smiles and takes a step closer to the cell. I notice Ace move with her like I can do anything to hurt her while I’m locked in this f**king cell. “It won’t hurt to tell you, since you won’t live to tell anyone else, but I’m a guardian wolf. Lwas sent by the goddess to be Ace’s mate and Della’s guardian, because she is the midnight wolf,” Olivia says.
I look across at the woman who has been watching everything happen, and she smirks at me before she mouths “I told you so.” “It’s not possible that my pup is the most powerful wolf. She can’t be.” “You’re right
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because she isn’t your pup, she’s mine,” Olivia says.
Olivia POV
“Bring her to the pack yard” I say to one of the guards. They do what I ask without question. She kicks and screams as they drag her toward the stairs. “Olivia, we didn’t get to talk this morning because we wore each other out last night. I don’t know if you should be the one dealing with her,” Ace says. I can feel my eyes darken as Danica gets pissed too.
“Not because I’m worried you can’t handle it, but Ryker told me something last night that has me nervous about you fighting. I was going to tell you in some fun way, since dads don’t usually get to know about it first,
but I can’t let you go out there without knowing.
“You are pregnant, Olivia, and from what Ryker said there is more than one.” Did he just say I’m pregnant? “He did, surprise” Danica says. “Why the hell didn’t you tell me?” “Ryker pleaded with me to let him and Ace tell you,” she says. “I’m really pregnant?” “Yes, Oli, we are going to have pups” she says. “How many” I ask, and
she just giggles.
“You aren’t going to tell me?” “No, you and Ace can find out together. As far as dealing with that b**ch, we will be fine. We are early enough, even if you need to shift, it will be fine. Besides, she never trained. It won’t be much of a fight. No body is taking this pleasure away from us,” she says.
I smile back up at Ace who wraps his arms around me. “Danica said the pups will be fine. Let’s go deal with Candace so we can see how many pups we are having.” He presses a firm kiss to my lips and takes my hand, leading me toward the stairs. “Best day ever,” Danica says, and I can’t help but agree.
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