Talia's POV

I had to see Vance. But I also needed a foolproof plan. I'm not the Talia he knows anymore. And honestly, I don't know if that was an advantage or not.


It definitely was better to enter unnoticed. I didn't want to answer any questions.

I needed to be very sleek, to get in and out of Moonstone and Silver haven. Something that Ken wouldn't see through. I would have had a daughter to worry about if Margo didn't immediately remind me that she was there for that purpose. That was out of it now.

I just needed to get into Moonstone, I didn't think I would have any difficulty getting to Vance.


To get into Moonstone, I needed someone on the inside, and I really didn't know how to do that. Not one single person was coming to mind.

It seemed like a dead end. But I could also just walk in like a wolf less human, attend pack meetings and stay in places Vance was bound to be in. There was no doubt that I would stick out like a sore thumb as there was a mental inventory of every single member of Moonstone in Vance's head.


All I had to do was serenade him while acting like it wasn't on purpose and wait for him to take the bait.

But that would also mean I would leave Silverhaven on multiple occasions to do that. Ken was gonna be a problem.

Margo already said she couldn't help, and I got the drift. It would be unfair to put them in unnecessarily close quarters. Ken's has to have to be busy. I needed to make sure of that.

'Have I asked how your days normally are?" I asked one evening while we were both alone, basking in each other's warmth.

'Uhm. I don't think so. You haven't even asked my name." He joked. I laughed because it was amusing, but I couldn't be too carried away. I had an agenda to push.

'Don't be like that." I pushed his arm off playfully while feigning annoyance.

'What's your real question?" Ken asked, rubbing my shoulders lightly. I loved that he could see through my initial hesitance.

'Nothing much." I started. 'I just feel you're holding back because of me. I think it's time this g's returned to how they used to be." I said.

'Isla," Ken started, his voice sounding very heavy, ' I don't want to repeat my mistake. I don't want to spend too much time being there for everyone except you. As much as I'm the Alpha of Silverhaven, I'm also your husband, and father to our baby girl." He said.

Maybe he and Isla have had issues about him being too busy for her. I would too, but now was not the time to feel that way. I needed space for myself.

'As much as I get that, now I'm asking you to be an Alpha. Make up for all the lost time." I replied to him.

'You call the time we spent together ‘lost time'?" Ken looked hurt, but he didn't stop the shoulder rubs.

'I didn't mean it that way. I only want you to not be excessively worried about me. I have everything I need, you inclusive. I'm fine." I said.

'Have I been suffocating you? Why does this sound like it's something that has been on your mind?" He asked. I liked how Ken didn't hide his hurt. It was good for a relationship. But what had to be done had to be done.

'Does it really sound that way?" I asked.

'Yes. It does, even worse. It sounds like the decision has already been made." It was then he took his hands off my body. I wished I could swallow everything I'd said and just think up something else. I didn't want to start a new life by hurting the sweet man I got on a platter of gold.

'It's really not like that, babe." It's one of the very rare times I could bring myself to use endearments. It all felt so unnecessary.

Ken softened a bit, which was my plan, but he obviously wasn't cool with what I was saying, at all.

'So what is it you're saying? Things go back to before? Where we barely have time for each other?" From how he said it, I discerned Isla was also busy with stuff that stole her away from him, hence this bitterness. One more question to ask Margo.

'Definitely not. We have the rest of our lives to ourselves. I just don't want us to be so engrossed in our own little world that we forget what we are supposed to be doing too, or the duty we owe Silverhaven." I spoke with enthusiasm, hoping by some miracle, it's contagious and he catches the energy I was throwing.

But Ken's face was just a little less rumpled than our babies when she's yelling for food in the wee hours of the night.

'Whatever you want, Isla." He finally conceded.

I felt bad, but it was a wish that came true. It's the only way I could have the time to correct my fate.

'I think I want to go check some things out." He muttered before leaving me. I swore to myself at that moment that I was going to make it up to Ken, hopefully.

'So what's your plan, really?" Kara asked me.

We hadn't been talking much, but we were always there for each other

I didn't have the time to think. According to Margo, Moonstone isn't so far off. But on foot, I'd be spending quite a while.

'I don't think today is feasible." I replied to her in my head.

'Definitely not. You risk a lot of things. Asking Margo to come around and watch your baby now would be taking undue advantage of her, and putting her in close quarters with Ken." Kara had always been so blunt. But that was a good thing, especially when I needed to be reminded.

'Tomorrow then. It's a Tuesday." I said to Kara. Tuesdays we're always pack meeting days. The only day I used to look forward to when Vance and I started having our issues.