My husband was stunned. He didn’t expect this.
"I didn’t," his voice shaking.
Karina grabbed the glass of milk he had given her to drink before she gave birth.
"There’s wolfsbane in this! It killed my baby! You killed my baby! Why?!" she cried, devastated by the loss.
Just then, Devon arrived, his growls echoing as he searched for his child. He stopped in his wolf form, sniffing the air before turning his attention to Karina, who was kneeling and holding the dead baby.
"My baby…" she sobbed.
I was hidden behind a window outside, watching.
"Who killed my child?!" Devon roared.
Karina, stunned and furious, pointed at my husband in grief.
"H-he killed him!" she shouted.
Devon lunged at Daniel, and my husband had no choice but to shift into his wolf form to defend himself. But he was no match for Devon. They were both strong, but Devon had experience in prolonged pain, a masochist by nature who had changed for Karina. He was used to hurting himself just to feel alive.
I watched as my sister, now out of control, left with the lifeless child in her arms. I glanced at the carriage where the three live babies waited.
Devon was on the verge of killing my husband when a few of his men and some council members arrived to stop him.
"Give me that bastard! I’ll kill him! He killed my child with Karina! He fucking covets my fiancée!" Devon seethed.
They ignored him and focused on Daniel, who was now the alpha of the pack and needed to be kept alive. They left Devon alone, and all he wanted was to find Karina.
That was when I appeared.
"He’s not dead," I told him.
He stopped in his tracks and turned to face me. Slowly, he shifted back into his human form, his eyes narrowed with suspicion.
I smiled bitterly, knowing how this all seemed.
"Your child is with me. Alive."
I approached him eagerly.
"Help me with my revenge. Let’s plan wisely. We’ll raise our children and return here when they are old enough to claim what’s rightfully theirs."
"For what?" he spat.
I smiled at him.
"He can’t have a successor for all the wealth but my daughters. No one is allowed to be alpha except your son. He can't produce another child. You know that. Let’s return here and take our revenge when the time is right."
His brow furrowed, but after a moment, he pulled me closer. His teeth gritting.
"Then fake a name. Marry me, Karylle. In that way, I’ll show Daniel that I’m taking what’s his, just as he took what’s mine."