Forbidden Innocence (Book #3)

Chapter 31

Lilac's P.O.V

The sky is a dark red, and when I look down at my hands, they're red too.

"You killed me, Lilac. You destroyed him," hisses a familiar voice.

I turn around, coming face to face with Zelia. Stumbling back, I put my bloody hands up. "I didn't hurt anybody! I swear!" I whisper.

She glares at me, and I see fire in her chilly eyes. "You destroyed him, Lilac. Don't worry, you'll get what you deserve soon." An evil smile lights up her pale face before her hand shoots out and grabs my wrist. "You will feel every single pain you caused him."

Tears well up in my eyes as I back up, my head shaking vigorously. "P-please," I whisper softly, "leave me alone. I don't know who you're talking about."  A shiver racks my body despite the fact that I'm not cold.

Zelia begins to disintegrate, her ashes being swept away by the wind.

I wake with a start, my heart beating rapidly while sweat runs down my back. Landon isn't beside me, but I know why.

Today's the day.

Landon and I are going to officially take over Vincent's Pack. We're going to try and lead this pack towards a better future, and I'm scared to death that we'll fail.

Landon's scent reaches my nose before I see him. There's a towel wrapped around his waist, which tells me that he just finished showering.

He smiles at me. "Are you ready for this?"

I shake my head before running a hand through my hair. "I'm scared to death, even though this is what we've been training for."

I don't mention that fact that we haven't even completed our training yet.

Sitting up, I throw my legs off the bed before placing my hands on my round stomach. I've grown quite a bit, and if our pack members didn't already know I'm pregnant, they'll know after today.

Landon walks forward before crouching in front of me. His brown eyes sparkle with excitement and love. "I'm so happy that we're starting this new chapter in our life together," he whispers as he caresses my stomach.

The baby moves towards the feeling of Landon's hands and I can't help but smile. "This new chapter that involves a pack and four children." I sigh.

••

Wind blows my hair and dress around me gently, and I have to resist the urge to rub my noticeable bump.

The pack is staring at my belly with obvious content. All they know and care about is the fact that their luna is expecting another pup, another heir.

Erik walks towards us, his white hair and piercing blue eyes contrasting majorly with his dark suit. He raises his hand, which holds a challis. "You know the protocol," is all he says to Landon and me before handing the challis to us.

Pure, unadulterated loathing races through my veins, and it takes every fiber of my being to not release a snippy comeback. From the look of shock on Landon's face, he can feel my loathing for Erik.

Shouldn't he? That is one of the people that plays a part in our captivity. Isn't Landon mad that we were forced into this position? Forced to move the attention away from our children just so we could focus it on a pack we never wanted?

Landon nudges me gently and sends me a look before turning to our pack. "Thank you for accepting us as your leaders, and to make it official a power transfer will occur."