Chapter 73

Angela’s POV

The following morning, as soon as I stood up from bed, I walked into Reina’s room to get her ready for her big day. My mom had promised to throw her a small party at her place with a few of Reina’s friends in attendance. In the past, we used to celebrate Reina’s birthday alone or if it was on a school day, we celebrated with her classmates in school. It was a big shift from where we were coming from and I’m sure she was happy.

T“Good morning, babes, Happy birth… The word became swollen in my neck as I opened the door and found Darius. in the room. He was sitting on the floor while helping Reina into her shoes and a new ball dress.

A whole Darius Darkwood was sitting on the bare floor helping his daughter to get ready. It was a sight for decades and it always warms my heart to see Darius being so available as a father. It was something I never imagined but even if I’d imagined it, my imagination would not have been this good.

“Good morning mama,”

“Morning babes,”

“Isn’t it too early to be dressed?” I asked no one in particular. I’d panicked yesterday night and ran away from Darius. It was my first time witnessing his dark side and I didn’t know how to react other than flee like a scared cat.

“Your mom’s waiting downstairs,”

“It’s still seven in the morning.”

“It’s eleven, Darius announced.

My eyes widened. “What?”

I walked to Reina’s bed checked the digital clock on the bedstand and saw that it was really eleven in the morning How was that possible? I slept all through the night and till eleven.

That was when I remembered that I had used some of my sleeping pills last night because I could feel my anxiety pulling in.

“But I remember setting my alarm to eight in the morning. Is it damaged?”

off You needed the sleep and I guess I wasn’t wrong.”

done that. It’s Reina’s big day and

“All done, Ree,”

his ch*ek and I smirked. Why are they

“You’re welcome, Princess,

if I was invisible with her cute little bag and wand to go meet my mom downstairs. “Now she thinks I’m a terrible mother. I didn’t even wake up early to wish her a happy birthday,”

of sleep doesn’t make you a bad mother. She understands perfectly, trust me,”

don’t want her to understand me. She’s six. She’s

I’m

of me to have done that. I apologize for

stared at me. I knew he wanted to talk about what happened but I wasn’t

I begged even though it sounded as

saw the real me and it

but I just

didn’t charge

“What?”

how

at his words than I’d

like

my wolf, but sometimes it gets in control too but don’t worry, you’re too

When he’s

need to know that. That’s a piece of information you

to know what

said, Angela. Don’t try to know. It’ll create a rift between

you’re ready to tell me, I won’t speak to

it was the best I could think of as a threat to make him talk. He k*ssed my hair, brushed past me, and went away. I stood rooted to the floor

blue gown that

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