Chapter 80


    Chapter 80


    I had the kids dressed in warm jackets, jeans and boots. They asked where we were going a


    thousand times over but I didn’t respond to them, it wasn’t my ce to tell. Jaxon would say what


    he wanted to say to them. I gave them some snacks to eat while I got ready. Jaxon was just seated


    at the edge of the bed the entire time lookingpletely lost in thought.


    “It’s going to be fine,” I assured him and he gave me a weak smile. I knew my words would do very


    little but I just thought that at the very least, he should have it.


    Once I was done tying my hair into a ponytail, I held my hand out to Jaxon. He stared at it for a


    second then stood to his feet. “Can I have a second? Just get the kids in the car and I’ll be there.”


    I understood what it was like to need a moment to yourself so I just nodded and went to do as he


    asked, I made sure to pack extra snacks and water for the trip because I had no idea how long it


    was going to take and I could not gauge their reaction to it. It was as if they knew it was a serious


    matter because they stopped asking and just stayed close to themselves.


    I noticed that Kieran was holding Kiara’s hand and whispering to her. I couldn’t help the small smile


    that broke out on my face as I watched them. I didn’t know what they were talking about because he


    was talking in whispers but he spoke so gently and she looked so attentive to every word he was


    saying. I was so busy watching them that I didn’t even realize when Jaxon walked out of the house.


    “Is everyone ready?” I nearly jumped when I heard him behind me. my heart was racing as I turned


    to him and I noticed something in his hands- my jacket. “You forgot this.”


    I thanked him and we got into the car. At first, it was silent, no one said a word or asked any


    questions. Everyone had just subconsciously agreed that it was going to be a solemn trip but after


    about ten minutes of driving, Kiara broke the silence with a question.


    “Where are we going daddy?”


    I saw him tense at the question. Her question was innocent but it obviously shook him a little. He


    exhaled deeply to expel some of the tension from his shoulders before ncing at her briefly


    through the mirror.


    “We’re going to my mother’s grave- your grandmother.”


    “Is she like mummy’s grandma?” her voice had dropped to a whisper and for a second I was


    confused because she had never met my mother then I realized she was talking about Cressida.


    “Cressida wasn’t your grandmother,” I decided to take hold of the conversation because I could tell


    it was taking a strain on Jaxon. “Your grandmother died long before you were born. Your dad will tell


    you all about herter, okay? Let’s just focus getting there first because it isn’t safe to talk while


    driving.”


    She just took the exnation I gave her without any questions and went back to whispering with


    Kieran. Jaxon turned to m with a look that screamed gratitude and I just smiled at him. He reached


    out for my hand over the console and intertwined our fingers.


    When Jaxou told me a cemetery, I was expecting a normal cemetery with headstones everywhere


    looking nd, I was not expecting a massive stone wall building. When he parked the car, I was


    wondering if he had driven us to the wrong ce. I would have asked if I didn’t already know how


    stressed he was.


    We all got our of the car and Kiara rushed over to Jaxon as if sensing how much he needed


    comfort. I made sure everyone was bundled up first before we made our way into the building. It


    turned out it was more of a pair of tombs dating back to the earliest lycan leaders. ording to


    Jaxon’smentary through our bond, none of their bodies were actually in the building. All lycan


    leaders had their bodies cremated and it was the ashes that remained in the tombs.


    I thought it was weird but I made noment on it. The inside looked a lot better than the outside


    with tiled walls and chandeliers but Jaxon was right, it was absolutely freezing inside and I was


    grateful that he remembered my jacket. There were guards everywhere and if they were surprised


    to see us, they didn’t show it Jaxon mostly ignored them and led us Towards a flight of stairs leading


    downwards.


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    We took the stairs to the floor directly below and I couldn’t help but wonder how low it actually went.


    Jaxon had not said a single word since we walked into the building and I began to wonder if maybe


    pushing him was a bad idea. I would have called off the entire thing if not that I realized Jaxon had


    stopped. He stood in front of arge marble headstone and above it on the wall was a life sized


    picture of a woman- his mother.


    “She’s pretty,” Kiara whispered and I nodded- she truly was.


    I had seen her before, in her nesting room but I barely had time to focus then because I was in so


    much pain. The picture looked like it was taken to highlight all her best features- her cheekbones,


    her smile, her wavy hair, the light in her eyes. She looked ethereal and I could tell that she was a


    kind person. I knew I had her to thank for the reason Jaxon was like that.


    He was staring at his mother’s photo with an unreadable expression in his eyes and I saw him run


    his fingers over the marble stone with her name on it. He gestured for the rest of us toe closer


    and we did. His hand found mine immediately and from the way he grabbed onto it, I knew it was for


    strength and support. I didn’t say a word, just silently stood there and reminded him that I was still


    by his side.


    It took him almost five minutes before he was able to say anything about her. He spoke more to the


    kids than to me because they didn’t seem to understand what was happening. The more be spoke


    about her, the more his shoulders ckened as if a burden was taken off them. I could tell it was


    relieving for him and I was happy for him. I wanted him to be able to walk around without that chip in


    his shoulder and I knew that after today, he probably would.


    I don’t know how long we stayed there but by the time we left, I was starving. My stomach made the


    mistake of rumbling in the car because Jaxonughed. It was the first genuine one he had given


    today and I loved it.


    “I take it that we’re hungry,” he addressed the entire car and everyone nodded. “I can order a pizza,


    does that sound good to everyone!”


    The kids cheered and Jaxon handed me the phone to handle the order since he was driving. The


    ride back was starkly different from the one going because there was so much chatter. I didn’t input


    much seeing as it was mostly Kiara and Jaxon who spoke but I enjoyed every second of it. Jaxon


    had his hand on my knee and everything felt so fulfilling. That was until I saw her.


    “Slow down.” I hissed out to Jaxon and without asking any questions, he did as I asked.. N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    I looked out the window again and sure enough, there she was-Violet. Once again, she had a mask


    covering her lower face but I could tell that it was her Jaxon followed my line of sight and when he


    saw her, he picked his phone and dialed Aidan. 1 could tell she was following us and trying to


    remain inconspicuous and she would have seeded if her veil didn’t fall back causing me to see a


    glimpse of her hair.


    “How long have you noticed her for?” he asked and I shrugged.


    “I just saw her hair when I told you to slow down. She could have been following us from the


    beginning. How did sh get a car into the pack and how is she driving without tes. Shouldn’t she


    have been pulled over by now?”


    “Aidan is on his way to deal with it. Do you want me to lose her? The asked and I nodded. He


    nced at the kids through mirror. “Are you both using your seatbelts and are you sure they’re


    secure?”


    Once they had nodded and he was sure he wouldn’t be hurting them, he mmed on the gas


    pedal. The car lurched forward with a force I did not know was possible. Violet tried to keep up with


    us but Jaxon expertly weaved through the other cars and he had the advantage of knowing the


    roads better than her. It was easy for him to lose her during one of the turns and he was able to


    keep driving at normal speed.


    “Is everyone okay?” I turned back and they both nodded.


    “Can we do it again?” it was Kiara who asked and I couldn’t stop myself fromughing. Only she


    would make a potential life threatening situation sound fun. I just reached over and ruffled her hair.


    When we got to the house, the pizza guy was already there and Jaxon went over to collect it while I


    helped the kids out. Kiara rushed in for pizza but Kieran stayed by my side. I noticed that while she


    was a raging fire, he was a calm stream just moving at his own pace.


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    We were almost at the door when he spoke. “Did that person want to hurt you?”


    I was taken aback by his question. “What person?”


    “The one in the car that you were driving from,” he exined. “Did she want to hurt you or Jaxon?”


    “I don’t want you to worry about all of this. Today is a good day so let’s go inside, eat pizza and we


    can talk again tomorrow,


    is that okay?”


    He hesitated but nodded and let it go. Jaxon had opened the boxes and the smell of pizza wafted


    through the air. Kiara was hurrying back from the kitchen where she went to wash her hands and


    she grabbed a slice. Kieran rushed over to wash his hands and once they were busy with food,


    Jaxon made his way over to me.


    “Did they find her?” I asked and he shook his head.


    “She ditched the car. She’s in the wind again.”


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