Chapter 129
[SAMANTHA’S Point of View]
His warning was not to get out of the house no matter what.
I watched Devon and Diana outside through the open window as they played on that small playground their father had prepared for them. They looked beaming and innocent, and it wrenched my heart because I couldn’t tell them that their grandmother had already passed away. I couldn’t tell them she died outside the gates.
My heart shattered at the thought that Lena died while thinking about all of us—about Dominic, Devon, and Diana. About the last time, I screamed at her for keeping secrets from me about my mom and all the twisted things she did just to save me from the people who wanted me dead.
I still had no idea why Lena was so terrified of the truth. I didn’t understand why she decided not to speak of it to me. But I understood she was trying to keep me safe from the enemies. She wanted to keep it a secret until she couldn’t stop it from spilling anymore because I would do anything to know the whole truth.
How was I supposed to protect us if I didn’t know the true enemy?
I never wanted this to happen.
“Miss Samantha? Is there something that’s bothering you?” Madison came to me with a plate of cookies. She placed it on the side table with a worried look on her face. “Is this about—”
“Not here, Mads. I haven’t told them about the incident yet.” I stopped her from saying it. She nodded, a little embarrassed, and whispered an apology.
“It’s okay...” I whispered to her and reached for her hand to squeeze it. The tension on Madison’s shoulder disappeared as she smiled at me with sad eyes. “I still need time to tell the kids. I just need Dominic to explain it to them together. They will be both devastated if they find this out and I need Dominic to be with them when that happened...”
“I understand, Miss Samantha. But please, you need something to eat. You haven’t eaten anything since last night. The Alpha will be worried if you lose weight and he finds out you are not taking care of yourself.”
“Thank you for reminding me, Mads.” I smiled back at her. “Just leave it there. I will eat it later.”