Alpha Frederick held Kiara tightly in his arms but his mind was wandering to his son's recent behavior. He wondered what was going on in the boy's mind. Why was he being rebellious towards him? He was ruder to Kiara who took care of him right from when he was a baby.
He remembered vividly that day that Kiara came to meet him at the hospital. She ran to him and hugged him tightly.
"Oh sweetheart, I hope you are fine", Kiara said, holding him tightly.
"Anna had left me, Kiara. She had left me and my son. I should have been there by her side yesterday when I came back. It's my fault, Kiara", he said trying to keep his voice from breaking.
"It's my fault too. I should have told you to go home" Kiara whispered.
"You don't have to blame yourself. I was the one that insisted on coming to you. But Kiara I am confused about what to do"
"It's alright, Frederick. Let's stop the blame, no one expected this to happen. It's no one's fault. It was an accident. Luckily, she left you a son", Kiara said, flashing him a smile.
"Yeah. But how do I take care of my son alongside the Pack's duties? You know I have to go on several missions. I don't trust any of the maids", Alpha Frederick said.
"Why do you need a maid when I am here?" Kiara asked softly.
"Kiara, he is Anna's son too. I know you don't like Anna. Why would you want to take care of him? ", Alpha Frederick replied looking at her.
"He is not just Anna's son, he is also your son. Your flesh and blood. You know how much I care for you. I would hate to see you bothered over what I can help you with ", Kiara said.
But then she added, raising a brow," Is it that you think I might do something to your son?".
"It's not that, Kiara but you know women are hard to understand. I trust you", Alpha Frederick replied with a smile.
After that conversation, Frederick made plans for Kiara to move into the castle with him and his son. Though he said he trusted Kiara, he still placed people to watch her for almost a year before he believed her.
Kiara had been so concerned about the newly born Rowland. She fulfilled her promise to take care of him so that he runs the affairs of the pack smoothly. He was so grateful to her.
But all that changed when Rowland started reaching his adolescence. He started complaining about Kiara. Alpha Frederick knew his son was at the stage where he would be rebellious so he ignored his words. He decided to scold him instead so he could respect Kiara.
Being an Alpha, Rowland got his wolf at the age of twelve and he had been so stubborn towards Kiara since then. In anger, he placed Rowland amongst the elite trainers last year so he could spend all his time in training.
He knew that by the time his son would come back from the training, he would be so broken that he won't have time to argue with Kiara.
But he was wrong because they keep crossing paths and Rowland doesn't stop until he insults her. Alpha Frederick felt Kiara moving her body.
"You are awake," Alpha Frederick asked, kissing her cheek.
"Is Rowland back? Did you send the warriors to look for him?" Kiara asked, looking anxious.
"Don't worry, I have already sent some warriors to check on him from a distance. He is not a small boy anymore. He is a sixteen years old man" Alpha Frederick said.
"He is still a boy to me," Kiara replied.
"Listen, Kiara. I have told you to always ignore him. One day, he would be grateful for your love for him. Just give him some time", Alpha Frederick said looking at Kiara.
Kiara smiled sweetly at him," Of course, I understand. Even though it hurts to see the child I raised becoming aggressive towards me, I understand".
"And…please, can you avoid saying anything about his mother?", Alpha Frederick said.
Kiara blinked her eyes to squeeze out tears as she looked at Alpha Frederick," Fred, I … I only wanted to tell him that today was his mother's death anniversary but I don't know where he got those weird ideas of me insulting Anna."
Alpha Frederick halted his hands that were stroking Kiara's hair. It was indeed Anna's death anniversary.
"I am sorry, Fred," Kiara apologized with a fake smile.
Of course, she would always remember that dead woman's anniversary because she killed her. But even as Anna had died, her memories kept hunting her.
Kiara had thought that when Alpha Frederick saw her devotion towards him and his son he would decide to pay her back by marrying her so she would become the next Luna.
But, that never happened as Alpha Frederick still kept her as a mistress even though she moved to the castle. He never gave her the proper title even after sixteen years of being by his side.
Kiara remembered how she tried to convince him at the hospital. He agreed but he was suspicious of her. Kiara knew it won't be easy to gain his trust, so she relented her decision to kill Rowland afterward.
Kiara knew Alpha Frederick was watching over her for almost a year after she moved into the castle and she did very well to gain his trust. She pretended to care for Anna's bastard son so he could marry her but he still didn't seem to do that. How much she had wanted to strangle the child but she knew she was being watched by the spies Alpha Frederick placed in the castle.
Kiara smirked evilly as she put on a pitiful expression.
"You don't have to be sorry, Kiara. It isn't your fault. Maybe, he still hasn't accepted his mother's death", Alpha Frederick said as he held Kiara's hand tightly.
She smiled as she got up from the bed. She knew she had to make him forget the incident just now. She smiled as she drew her face closer to him.
"I will make you forget all about your sorrows", Kiara whispered seductively in his ears before planting a long kiss on his mouth.
Alpha Frederick smiled at her as he put all the worries he had aside. He enjoyed the kiss from the woman who was clinging to him. He decided to push those sorrowful thoughts aside.
At least, he was lucky he had a sexy woman to make him forget his sorrows.