#Chapter 245: Return

Moana

Everyone froze and stared at each other with wide eyes as the sound of the groaning and shuffling came closer.

“Daddy?” Ella whimpered. “Who is there?”

Edrick slowly sat Ella down, then walked toward the door. He gestured to the security guards, but before anything could be done, the last person we expected walked into the doorway.

“Thought you could kill me, huh?”

Michael stood in the doorway with an evil smirk on his face. Selina, the maids and I all let out a collective gasp. Selina suddenly grabbed Ella by the arm and shoved her behind us to keep her protected.

“Michael,” I said, taking a step forward, “you were dead.”

Michael just laughed. “I was indeed,” he said. “But not for long. I guess you didn’t realize that I was waking up thanks to your healing abilities by the time you took off with Edrick and just left me there.

I shook my head. “I never healed you—”

“Oh, but you did.” Michael took a step forward. The security guards moved to stop him, but Edrick held his hand up to make them wait. “Because you’re an untrained i***t who has no right having werewolf abilities, you didn’t just heal Edrick. You healed me alongside him, because I was within close vicinity. Convenient, isn’t it?”

My eyes widened. I looked up at Edrick, but his eyes were fixed on Michael.

hell bent on killing the Golden Wolf that you would try to kill a pregnant woman and

“I suppose you wouldn’t understand,” he snarled. “I’m sorry, Edrick. But if you just step out of the way and let me finally

disbelievingly at Michael for a long time, and held his arm out to

you kill Moana. You could promise me all of the wealth in the world and

of his mouth, and he wiped it away. The gashes on his arms were still there from when the Golden Knife

I wasn’t going to say anything just yet. I was curious to

Suddenly, my hand shot out and I grabbed Edrick’s arm, causing him to stop and look at me over his shoulder. I just slowly shook my

he put Ella in danger. Even if I wasn’t the Golden

to kill me so badly, then do it now,” I said, walking toward him with my arms outstretched. I stopped a few paces in front of him and stared down my nose at him. The

held my hand up for her to stop and

laughed again. A little more blood trickled out of his mouth, and he swayed

you and your agenda get in the way of my business. I built my empire off of the backs of lowly humans.

as you want,” I replied. “But it won’t stop change from happening. The Golden Wolf is a feeling, an idea. It’s not a physical

toward me. “All you know is how to

speak about our baby like that!” Edrick shouted, his voice rumbling

cared when I called Ella the

of voice, causing everyone to whip around in surprise and stare at her. She shoved past Selina and stood there with her hands balled up into fists at her sides. “You’re

turned, I felt movement behind me. I whirled around

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