Chapter 78


    Chapter 78


    When I woke up, I was in bed and Jaxon was directly next to me, holding my hand and rubbing


    small circles over it with my thumb. I managed a small smile and tried to sit up but he stopped me


    immediately. I was unsure of how long I was out for and why they brought me home instead of just


    keeping me at the pce. Thest thing I wanted was for the kids to see me like this.


    “They are safely in their rooms, neither of them ising in here. Jaxon assured me. “Don’t worry


    about them. How are you? Are you hurt?”


    I shook my head. I was a little dazed and confused but otherwise I was fine. When I tried to sit up


    again. Jaxon didn’t stop me. He frowned to show his displeasure but he allowed me do as I wish.


    Once I was seated, he handed me a ss of water that 1 greedily gulped down.


    “What happened?” I asked and he sighed.


    “I got you flowers but somewhere between the florist and your hands, the flowers wereced with a


    poison and another note was slipped in. I have people looking into it now but so far there is nothing,


    it looked like it pained him to admit that fact. “1 still don’t have any idea on Violet’s whereabouts


    which I am beginning to find amusing considering I have searched every inch of this town.


    “Jaxon,” I reached out and ced an arm on his shoulder. He reluctantly took a deep breath and


    rested his head between his hands. “Someone has to be helping her. There is no way she was able


    to sneak into the pack without someone from border patrol finding her and there is no way she


    could have gotten ess to the flowers unless she was getting help.”


    “I know that but there are hundreds of people in the pce every day and thousands at best in the


    pack. I have gone through every single one of them to the best of my abilities and so far they all


    look clean. It would need a deeper search but we don’t have the time for that. Violet is going to


    strike sooner orter and I would rather focus my energy on protecting you rather than chasing a


    stupid mole.”


    I wanted to protest but I couldn’t. I knew Jaxon loved me to extremes but it was one thing to know it


    and another thing to see it happen. He was king and his main focus should always be to the pce


    but time and time again he put me first. It never failed to surprise me even after how many times it


    had already happened.


    “You should rest,” Jaxon said suddenly. “The doctor said the poison wasn’t able to work as well


    since you inhaled it rather than ingested it but you still need your rest before you’re back on your


    feet.”


    “Where are you going?”


    “Back to the pce, I have paperwork to finish up and I have to follow up with Aiden on the flowers.


    He is heading the tear of spies that are looking into it,” he stood to his feet and pressed a lingering


    kiss to my forehead. “I wille back to you today. I might be a littlete but I promise I will be back


    home.”


    “Okay.” I responded after a full minute of silence. “I’ll wait up for you.”


    Jaxon left soon after that and I fell asleep. I didn’t realize how tired I was until my head hit the pillow


    again and I was out like a light. The next time I woke up was from soft knocking on my door. I knew


    it wasn’t Jaxon or Kiara because they would never knock so I sat up instantly and called out for the


    person toe in.


    There was silence for a full minute and I honestly thought Kieran had changed his mind until he


    pushed open the door. He was shuffling his feet as if unsure of whether or not he should step any


    closer. I wasn’t going to pressure him so I just waited patiently for him to make the decision for


    himself. After about a minute of doubting, he made his way into the room and closed the door..


    He was in a tiger printed pajama set and he was barefooted. On normal day I would have been


    worried about the amount of dirt he would have put on the bed but I decided to let it slide. In his


    hands was a stained stuffed rabbit. I could only imagine it was something he owned for a while


    because it looked worn with age.


    “Is everything okay?” I asked and he nodded. “Do you want to sit down?”


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    He nodded and I tapped the spot next to me. He practically rushed over and took the empty spot.


    He looked so small lying on the massive bed and it felt like I was just realizing how young he


    actually was. I ran my fingers through his hair and I saw his shoulders loosen slightly.


    “You were hurt,” he began in a small voice and I instantly realized what this was about. “I saw them


    bringing you in but the guards said I couldn’t see you. The king-”


    “Jaxon,” I interrupted him and he turned to me with scrunched brows. “His name is Jaxon. You can


    call him Jaxon and you can call me Freya, okay? You don’t have to call him the king.”


    He chewed on his bottom lip then finally nodded. “Jaxon said you needed to rest and I should leave


    you alone for a while so I did but whenever my mummy was sad I would give her this and she said it


    made her feel better.”


    He handed over the rabbit to me and I could see his hands shaking with every movement. I was


    torn because on one hand, I was unsure if I should take it because of the significance it had


    between him and his mother and on the other, I didn’t want to refuse it because it felt like such a


    kind gesture from an innocent child and he looked so terrified of being rejected.


    1 hesitantly reached out and took it from him. I saw him sigh in relief as I did.


    “I feel better already”


    His smile was so bright you couldn’t have possibly missed it. I could see that he was physically


    trying to hold himself back so I decided to reach out first. The moment I stretched out my hands, he


    wasted no time in rushing into them. I felt his sigh of relief as I held him. I didn’t let go until he pulled


    away first.


    “Jaxon said you should rest,” he said sofily. “I’m going now,”


    He scurried out of the room so fast you would think something was chasing him. I could not wait to


    tell Jaxon all about it.


    By the time the sun began to set and Jaxon’s walls were still up, I knew he was going to bete. I


    dragged myself out of bed and did a quick mac and cheese dinner for the kids, Kiara asked for


    Jaxon so many times and I had to look for new and creative ways to change the subject each time.


    When I noticed Kieran was too silent, I asked him about school. He gave the expected responses


    but I pushed more. I needed to know if he was having fun or if he was being bullied. I could tell that


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    After a minute of awkward silence, he finally spoke.


    When he started, it was like he wouldn’t stop. He told me about how huge the sses were and


    how they had a break room with a TV. It was like nothing he had ever experienced before and all


    the kids wanted to be friends with him because he arrived with royal guard.


    Once he was done speaking, he went back to being silent but it didn’t matter to me much. It was fun


    seeing him break out o his shell even if it was for just a second. I made it a point that I was going to


    try to make that little boy in hime out mor


    often.


    Once they were done eating, I loaded the dishes into the dishwasher and started clearing the


    kitchen. I heard tiny footsteps and I instantly knew it was Kieran


    “I liked hearing you talk at dinner today,” I told him and out of the corner of my eye I saw him smile.


    “Do you want me to help you? I did the dishes at my dad’s house


    I turned to him with a smile which was a stark contrast from how I was feeling inside. “You can go


    straight up to bed. You have school tomorrow.”


    He looked shocked but he nodded and left. I spent about five minutes after that trying to calm


    myself down. Every time Kieran mentioned his father, it made me want to kill him even more.


    Once I was done in the kitchen I nced at the clock on the wall 9. I doubted Jaxon would be back


    any time soon and I still


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    couldn’t reach him via his mund link. I could have called him but I knew it would just put him on


    edge and make him rush home and I wanted him to focus so I shoved down every instinct telling me


    to call and sat on the couch waiting for him.


    I waited and waited until 1 fell asleep.


    It was sometime around midnight when I felt shuffling as I was lifted from the couch. I didn’t need to


    open my eyes to know that it was Jason who was lifting me. He murmured some words ander his


    breath but I was still too asleep to understand them


    “You’re back.” 1 mumbled as he made his were up the stairs. “I waredd for you”


    Tsaw,” he chuckled “Tappreciate that baby but please don’t warup for me next time.”


    Tilidn’t even realize when he got to our room. He ced me gerely on the bed and I watched as he


    stripped and got in beside me. He pulled me into his cheat and 1 instantly knew antr?thing was


    wrong. Tran my fingers down his chest


    “Do tou scant to talk about it?”


    Not


    got here he ced a koon my temple. This is our home and I won’t taint it with that knowledge Just


    let me hold ven tonighi and everything will be firie


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