[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
“Stop it, you two!” I hissed at both of them.
“Take your hands off my wife,” Dominic gave Killian a deadly warning. “I only allowed you six hours to explore the library and get what you need but not roam around like a f*cking tourist.”
“Whatever you say,” Killian smirked tauntingly. “You asked for my help, Dominic.”
I was surprised at what I heard. Dominic, asking Killian for help!?
Dominic averted his eyes, looking so irritated as he sighed, and then ran his fingers through his hair. “This is not just about Silver Crescent. This mission is about the safety of the whole continent, and you have to play a part in it, Killian. It’s not only you who I asked for help.”
There was satisfaction on Killian’s face as he saw the discomfort in Dominic’s eyes, and I had to push them both away gently just to get some space from their little bickering. “This is not the place to argue, okay? Maybe I should leave you both here and I have more important things to do—”
“NO!” they both exclaimed and the people in the library looked at both of them. Dominic and Killian looked away from each other, feeling bad to disturb the peace of the place but still not wanting me to leave.
“Is it true that you are building an alliance against Black Claw?” I asked Dominic. He had never mentioned it to me before, and I was surprised that Killian was among the Alphas he asked to fight the criminals. “Why didn’t you tell me you are making an army against the enemies?”
“I was about to tell you, but you are so distracted by following Olivia’s whereabouts lately, love,” Dominic explained, making Killian grimace. Dominic gave him a disdainful look and then his eyes softened when he turned to me again. “I just wait until you are fully recovered from the poisoning. I didn’t know you would come straight here to investigate and gather more information regarding the symbol. You should have just told me. I could have let my secretaries do that for you.”
Killian frowned with concern. “Poison!? What happened?! Who did that to you, Samantha!?”
I looked at Killian for a second and then sighed and held my husband’s hand gently. “I should do this alone,” I said to him, hoping he understood that this was personal to me. “I can’t let anyone know I am studying this, especially the council. I feel like they are watching my every move here, Dominic.”
“Wait—what do you mean Dominic’s council is watching you? Is there something going on here? Are they giving you a hard time here, Samantha?”
Dominic ignored him and my husband’s focus was only on me. He leaned and stepped closer and squeezed my hand gently. “I am working on it, love. You just need to be a little more patient. Liam and I are gathering evidence on who conspires with Richard Bennett and Olivia. We must gather enough evidence to expel them and punish their treachery.
“Wait, Wait!”
Dominic and I looked at Kian with huge eyes as he stepped between us. “What is really going on here, Samantha? Are these people hurting you and the twins?! Are you in danger?!”
Killian didn’t know. And there’s no way I could tell him that there were people who wanted me and the kids dead—aside from Richard and Olivia.
“Tell me,” Killian asked again with a grave look in his eyes. “Are you in danger, Samantha?”
I looked at Dominic and he averted his eyes as he sighed. “No, Killian.” I lied. “Me and the kids are fine. Dominic, make sure of it.”
He seemed unconvinced when he stared me in the eyes but then relaxed his shoulders when I didn’t blink. He inhaled through his teeth as he uttered. “Good. I feel there is something wrong going on in Silver Crescent after I heard that poison bombing. I just want to make sure you and the kids are safe.”
“Know your time is limited here, Killian,” Dominic warned. “Go find what you need here. Samantha and the kids are safe. I make sure Liam and the Gammas are guarding them twenty-four-seven.”
Killian’s eyes narrowed. “Of course. You will be a huge failure if something happens to Samantha and the twins.”
Dominic’s eyes turned crimson red at what Killian had said. So before he could land a punch in the face of the Moonstone Alpha, I had already pushed Dominic away from him.
“Dominic, no!”
“Let him come to me, Samantha!” Killian snarled as his eyes burned emerald green and then flexed his fingers and squared his shoulders. “It’s been a long time since I had a good fight with someone as powerful as the Alphs of the Silver Crescent.”
“Don’t me regret I let you—”
That’s it!
I marched away from both of them and didn’t give a single glance as I headed to the door. I heard Dominic call me to come back, but I didn’t. I was too pissed; I wanted to throw them both out of the windows of the library.
On my way home, I couldn’t help but bite my lower lip hard, feeling so scared and depressed at everything that was happening with me, the children, and the life that I thought would be peaceful once I finally came back to Silver Crescent. However, despite my efforts to gain the council’s approval and be accepted as the Luna of the pack, things took a turn for the worse.
And I have no idea what to do anymore. How to fix this.
I wanted to believe in Dominic— that he could do something to stop the Black Claw criminals. But there was this uneasiness I couldn’t understand. The fear that I might lose everything—that my kids might get hurt if I became too reckless with my decisions.
Why was this happening? All I wanted was to start a new life with Dominic... the life that we had been wanting. I have been dreaming of this since I left the Silver Crescent.
Tears rolled down my face as I focused my eyes on the road with my chest feeling so empty with despair.