Good Riddance

LILIAN'S POV

I picked the apples quietly, and while I did I couldn’t get Kaiden out of my mind.

The way his muscles had rippled under his skin, the alluring and intenseness of his movements—it was all so mesmerizing.

My attraction to him was something I frankly could not deny.

I mean, who would deny the greek god like look of the prince Kaiden of the blue moon pack.

Even Isabel could see it and that was probably why she chose to always want to protect him from me even though she knew that wasn't in her place.

I knew I was developing feelings for Kaiden and it made my heart ache knowing he didn’t feel the same.

But I was his mate, and I was determined to make him see me, to make him like me, no matter how harsh he was being to me.

I was going to make him appreciate me more.

As I picked the wild apples, the memory of his body moving in the early morning light replayed over and over again in my mind.

And I let out a heavy sigh. Too bad I was just going to have to keep watching from a distance.

Kaiden wasn't going to look my way anytime soon and I knew it.

Whatever it was going to take I was willing to do that in order to make us get together, and I believed that in time, he would come to accept it, to accept me.


Lost in my thoughts and suddenly I was startled by Isabel’s mocking laughter.

Of course, she had to show up and ruin the moment. I watched as she strutted over and she had on her face a smirk, an evil one at that.

"Well, well, well, look who’s doing the job of a servant," Isabel taunted me. I looked up to her and tried to remain calm.

"Isabel," I acknowledged her, with the hopes that she would read in between the lines and just leave me the heck alone.

She continued though, undeterred.

"You know, Lilian I've got good news for you, oh well a temporary good news, see I’m leaving for some time," she said and watched me to get a reaction of some sort from me.

But as much as that made me happy, I masked it. ""But don't worry, I’ll be back.

And I bet by then, you would have become Kaiden’s little slave." She said to me snickering.

Her words stung so deeply but I refused to let her see it. I wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of seeing me break down, I knew that was what she wanted but I was going to deny her that.


"Good luck on your journey," I said again, and tried my hardest to maintain my composure.

Isabel laughed out loud, the sound grated on my nerves.

"I would not even be needing luck, my darling," she sneered at me. "I’ll be back soon enough to continue tormenting you”.

Seriously, do you really think you could stand a chance with Kaiden?

You’re not his type. You’re nothing but a low life, a nobody." She told me.

I stood up straight and met her gaze with a calm I didn’t entirely feel. Inside of me, I was boiling all over.

"Is there anything else you’d like to say to me, Isabel?" I asked her.

"You think you’re so above it all, don’t you?

So noble and self-sacrificing. Well, let me tell you something, Lilian. Your calmness is so damned pathetic. It doesn’t make you strong; it makes you a fool." She told me.

"I’m really sorry you feel that way," I said softly. "But I still wish you a safe journey." I told her.

She glared at me, clearly frustrated by my lack of reaction, but then what could I say, there was after all no way for me to give her a better comeback.

Not that I was scared of her or anything, but because I found it completely not worth my time to stay on bickering with her. She was loud and somewhat foolish.

You know what they say about empty drums........

"Save your pity, Lilian. I don’t need it. Just remember, I’ll be back. And I will make sure you know your place." She threatened and with that, she stormed off and left me standing there, feeling a mixture of relief and exhaustion.


Good riddance, I thought. Her departure would give me some much-needed peace at long last. I won't even have to be bothered about her anymore.


I went back to picking apples, and I tried to shake off the encounter.

The maids who worked with me glanced at each other before they turned to me, I could see them from the corners of my eyes.

"Lady Lilian, are you all right?" one of them asked so gently and I smiled at her.


"Yes," I said, "I’m fine. Just a bit tired, that’s all." I said. Who wouldn't be anyway.

I tried to mask it so well but her words got to me. Another maid joined in.

"Don’t let Isabel get to you." She said in a somewhat sympathetic voice and I wanted to laugh it off. " She’s just so bitter no one else likes her in this pack for the record."

She said to me and I chuckled. Weirdly, that made me feel better.

"I know," I replied. "It’s just hard sometimes, you know? But we have to keep going." I said to them, And they nodded their heads. Soon we were almost done with picking the wild apples.

By now it was noon and we were all very exhausted.

I wanted so badly to take a hot bath and have a good sleep before the evening. I was supposed to be in the Luna's chambers as she had requested to see me earlier.

But before that I would have a meal, take a hot bath and take a few hours of much needed nap.

I needed it more than anyone else in the pack. I knew I did.