Chapter 99
Chapter 102
Kaia’s POV
The four of us agreed to go to the city and Kieran made sure Edward and Dylan went with us but not after giving them several warnings to keep us safe. I’m certain he was letting us go because he wanted to make up the incident with his parents and even it was needed, it was very much appreciated.
Ryder sulked that he wanted to be the one to go instead of Dylan but he changed his mind when Kieran glared and the memory of the last time we went together filled my head. And he definitely wasn’t going because he wanted to keep us safe or anything, Allie still hasn’t given him the chance to talk.
It was no surprise when a few hours into the shopping, I was tired. But Nessa was having fun so it was worth it. The gloomy expression was long gone and a permanent smile was in its stead.
“Which girl gets tired of shopping? Don’t you guys survive on that?” Dylan asked, a bit of teasing in his voice.
I rolled my eyes, “tell that to my legs that feels like they want to fall off p>
He just laughed, turning his head back to the girls who were making Nessa try on almost all the dresses in the store. His expression faltered a bit before it came back up.
“What’s going on?” I asked him.
A sigh left his lips, “I’m going back to the Pack.” He replied, his voice barely above
a whisper and I shot up from where I was sitting beside him. A frown appearing on my face.
“Why?” I asked, unintentionally raising my voice, causing the girls to turn to me. “Is Kieran making you leave?” I asked.
I was certain both of them had gotten over the initial awkwardness his presence caused and they were fine being around each other.
He shook his head, “I’m the Beta of the Pack, Kaia. I have an obligation to them and Aiden and I’ve been gone a long time.” He explained. And as much as I got his point, I didn’t want him to leave.
“Can you just stay here? What about Allie p>
“I haven’t told her yet…I’m going to.” He said. “The event with the Alphas is coming up and I know Aiden is already throwing a tantrum at my absence p>
“Are you going to come back p>
There was a pause, “I can’t decide right now.” He replied, biting his lips.
I could already see Allie being upset when she finds out he was leaving. It was the way we all chose to forget that he wasn’t an actual member of the Pack.
“If you decide to come back, you know you’re welcome right?” I told him and he nodded just as the girls approached us, carrying more bags than I cared to count.
Allie’s eyes met mine and a light frown appeared on her face but I pretended not to notice it, giving her a smile.
Edward collected the bags from them, going in front of us as we made our way towards the exit. They’d also decided to call it a day. We got food on our way out which we ate on the way home, laughing and talking about things we found funny. It was safe to say that this was one of the outings to the city that didn’t end up with any tear jerking incident.
Once the car drove into the Pack, I said goodbye to Nessa who skipped away, her bags dangling from her hands. Then I went to Kieran’s office after dumping the things I got in the room.
For some reason, I was feeling more tired than usual and Lylah had chosen to retreat to the back of my mind, leaving me to deal with everything I was feeling. I guess she was still mad at me.
“Are you okay?” Kieran asked as soon as I entered. He stood up to meet me, bringing me into his arms.
I nodded, “just tired. But I think I’m gaining back my strength p>
He cracked a smile and tightened his arms around me. Ryder and Caleb excused themselves, a relief look on their tired faces. I couldn’t wait for all of this to be over and we go back to being just family and less crime solving.
“Something smells different about you.” He pointed out, sniffing my neck.
“It’s probably the food I ate on the way here. I wanted to keep a part of it for you… I don’t know what happened p>
He chuckled, “As long as you ate to your fill.” he said, moving to the couch so we would be comfortable. I leaned into him, his hand caressing my arm lightly.
“I wanted to ask you something earlier,” I started and he looked down to meet my gaze. “The parents who were banished, what did they do p>
His brows furrowed slightly, “I didn’t see that coming.” He said, “but most of them were involved in a conspiracy that led to the death of Pack members…from what I know p>
My heart clenched, no wonder Nessa didn’t want to dig into it. My dad, whose mating to Dylan’s mom led to my mom’s death was also dead to me.
“Is there a reason you asked p>
I nodded, “I spoke to p>
A familiar feeling of someone trying to mindlink me out and end to what I was
going to say. “Luna Dani’s voice came urgently, “It’s Nessa, she p>
I didn’t wait for her to finish as I jumped up, my sudden movement catching Kieran by surprise. “What’s wrong, Bella p>
“Nessa was all I said before running out of the office with him following behind me. We went in the direction they were, and I wondered what happened. It hasn’t been up to an hour that she left.
Probably because she was found early, the decaying part wasn’t that bad, but it was quickly spreading. No doubt that if something wasn’t done, she would be gone seeing how she doesn’t have her wolf yet.
I ran to her side, “you’ll be fine.” I assured her, fighting the tears that welled up in
my eyes at her condition.
“I don’t want to die, Luna.” She cried.
Kieran left the room, leaving just the girls. He mindlink me to let me know that he
was going to join those searching for the culprits.
“Lylah…let’s do this p>
A small movement signified that she was back. “We can’t p>
“What p>
“It’s too much energy and we can’t afford to lose anymore energy p>
“Lylah, I don’t care if we’re going to lose energy…I’m not going to watch
someone…Nessa die because I want to conserve strength.” I told her, in disbelief
that she would actually suggest that.
“Listen to me p>
“No, you listen to me. I’m going to heal her no matter what the consequences will be. You can decide to help or stay out of it. My disappointment evident in the tone of my voice. “it’s up to you.
I placed my hand over her wound, a painful groan escaping her lips as I began to heal her. And since it was something I’d done before, it was supposed to be easier but I was wrong as immediately I knew it was done, my entire body gave way and the girls coming to catch me before
I reach the ground.
The next time I opened my eyes, I felt numb. Kieran was looking at me with worry
in his eyes. His hand holding onto me like I was planning to escape.
“You’re up, Bella. How do you feel?” He asked.
“Just tired, how long was I out for p>
“Four days.” That cleared off the tiredness I was feeling as he helped me sit
upright. “I had the doctor check you.” He continued, his voice not giving away anything.
“Why? No…what was wrong p>
“Was I losing my powers? Was it gone? Was this what Lylah meant?” I thought,
but the moment he spoke, it changed everything.
“You’re pregnant p>