Talia's POV

Ken's mouth felt so warm on my forehead. Making me think things that were not at all fit for the moment.


He held me so, so close. I felt safe. It was like there was nothing to be scared about. Not my past, not Kael, not the fact that I am not who he thinks I am, not even my messed up memory and future. It was pure bliss.

'Do you feel better?" Ken asked, still holding me close.

It was going to be weird, and I would probably have seemed like a freak if I still held on so tight. I was leaning on him with my whole weight so I could understand if he was tired or something.


'Yeah. Sure." I replied to him, pulling my hands away from his sexy waistline on which they rested.

I was about to turn my face away when he cupped my chin, holding my face in place, which was just a few centimeters away from his.


'Are you sure?" I could see the worry lines on his forehead and I just could not but pity him. They are definitely going to multiply if he planned on keeping me around for too long.

'Yeah." I replied again, mustering strength from some unknown place within me. 'I'm sure you gave that creepy ass doctor time. We better not default." The words already came out of my mouth before I realized that I was actually speaking to the Alpha, the one person who really could do and undo.

'No, we don't." He said. I gave him the ‘I know' look, so he didn't get any further.

'Either way, let's just get it done." I would have stepped away from him had I known my way back to the room, but I didn't. So I have to wait for him to move. The one thing he didn't look too eager to do.

'Talk to me, Isla." Ken said, standing arms akimbo and feet apart.

'There's not much to say. I mean, it's not like it's going to change anything. It's even already awkward enough having to do things with you. I can't imagine how you must be feeling. Just leave it, drop it. I'll do what I have to do either way. It's even better that we did it now, so I can move on." I just rambled on like some tap without control.

'if I'm going to be honest. It's not entirely the situation that makes me feel bad, it's you." My heart skipped a beat. I could feel my body burning up from inside. My head too was hit and heavy. I wanted to explode on him and give him a taste of how I felt, but it wasn't the right time.

I decided silence would cut it and just remained there, transfixed like a statue. He definitely did not mean it the way I took it but still…

When he noticed no reply was forthcoming and that my haw was tightly clenched, Ken turned back, leading the way back to the room.

There was really nothing much to do anymore. The clothes I had on were fit enough for the occasion. I don't know, and don't plan to know how they dispose of him. Matter of fact, a part of me wants to sit it out.

As I sat contemplating, watching the day get progressively brighter against my will, my insides became more unsettled, and I had to shift and turn and maybe even contort to blur the sound my stomach was making

The two strange glances he threw at me showed that he knew I was uneasy, but thankfully, he didn't stare too long, and didn't ask.

'I don't think I want to be there." I blurted out,my head in my hands, staring down.

'Do you want us to give you time to process?" Ken asked kindly. Every single time that Ken was this thoughtful he's

'There's nothing to process, Ken. I already said what I want." I insisted. I already made up my mind that I wasn't going to let him convince me to do what I didn't want to. I don't have to see Kael to say goodbye to him. In fact, seeing him lifeless just one more time would send the little progress I had made so far down the drain. 'Please, attend to him. I'm fine here. It's not like I could escape if I wanted to." I added. Just to allay his fears, if what he was thinking was along the lines of me escaping from him.

'Is it the wrong time to ask why?" He asked. He looked a bit apprehensive, but asked either way. It was cute to see that I had that effect, but it also made me feel bad.

'The only thing that would be more wrong is that you don't know the reason." I replied to him, smiling though. There was no need to be sassy. We were both feeling a lot of things, and it would be unfair to have so high expectations of him.

'I get that." He said. 'I better hurry and get back on time then. You're sure you don't want to come?" He wasn't being insistent, just making sure.

'No!" I barked at him. I did not mean for it to come out that way. If anything, I was screaming at myself more than I was at him. I needed to be sure within me. 'No, I mean." I said softly this time.

Without saying anything else, Ken got up and walked out of the room. He was dressed enough for what he wanted to do so I really wasn't expecting he'd come back before leaving.

Immediately he shut the door, the noises outside and inside the room seized, not a single sound, letting the one in my head go uninterrupted.

I loathed my life. Such an unfortunate lot. What I've been through would have been a little unreal, if it didn't happen to me.

Just then, I heard footsteps, from small feet approaching. I did not know there were kids in the house, Ken too didn't say anything. I quickly wiped off my already drying tears, prepared for who else was going to come. The kid definitely couldn't be on their own.

Like I predicted, I heard a much more coordinated footstep, going the same direction the little child went. I would've been creeped out if the person wasn't with a child. Definitely, no one would commit a crime with their child around, so I killed the thoughts already building in my head.

My eyes were fixed on the door, which was quite instinctive because I was expecting something to happen. I saw the red haired lady take her hands off the knob, with the giggling child in her arms.

She stood there, transfixed, holding the little girl who was also already getting uncomfortable in her hands. Her eyes looked like they had seen a ghost, at the same time, she was tearing up.

I didn't know what to do. Ken didn't prepare me for this. Fuck him!