Chapter Thirty two

Ramona stood in front of her father and waited for her punishment from him. "How are you feeling Mona" he stood there on the palace balcony with his hand behind his back.

She felt guilty watching her father's stern face, she had only wanted to prove to the pack that she was stronger than they had thought. "I didn't mean to sneak out, I only did it to show the rest of the pack that I was stronger than they had thought and also to aunt Jade ...but I failed!

She wanted to hold back her tears but the bandage on her arm showed how much of a failure she was and if ever she tells her father the person who had to save her was a white wolf...it would be a great disgrace and disappointment to him.

"I'm sorry, father, I didn't mean to hurt you, I just wanted to prove that I was stronger....". "Who told you that I was angry at you? She sniffed away her tears and stared at him with teary eyes. "Aunt made it look like everyone would be mad at me".

"Heir doesn't cry, Mona, you'll only show weaknesses and I'm not angry at you, not at all". She felt surprised but he should be, she only came back hurt and disgraced. "I'm proud of you nobody would ever take the risk you took, they think it stupid but I think it bravery...

"What if I had died? "My heir can never die, Mona! It is impossible and you should never listen to what others say or think about you, I'm the only one who you should listen to and obey more than anyone or anything!

She wanted to tell him, to tell him the truth but she felt tongue-tied. "Follow me" Logan smiled at his little heir, she had taken a great risk in endangering her life by deciding to fight an unloyal wolf but it was fine because she lot of risks to take in the future, which were greater than this.

Mona nodded and clasps her little finger as she followed her father, they made their way down the palace dungeons, a place she haven't been before. There wasn't much light as it was outside or in other rooms up the palace, the air was much thicker here.

And the heat down here was unbearable, was she going to get a nightmare this night? She didn't want to think about her night now...she only focused on following her father but that didn't stop her from looking at the empty dark cell.

Some still have dark blood liquid in them, and some smell like decaying fish but they kept moving, her father seems so unbothered by any of these things. She couldn't tell then how many times he had been down here to seem so unaffected.

She glimpse the heavy chain on the floor of each cell, it looks thicker than any iron she had seen in her life just then she could hear the loud howl. It grows louder as they came closer, she just couldn't stop herself from asking

"What's that noise father? "it is just a gift for you, a nice gift that you'll love! This time the howl made the bars vibrate, it seems like whatever was in there was in great pain.

Eric made her way down the hallway, like always she has a lot of work to take care of concerning humans and demi-humans just feet away from the meeting area, she saw her looking out through the window.

So carefree, beautiful with a red lollipop in her hand, she halt suddenly and stared at the girl. She shouldn't be here but here she was standing over by the window but...Logan would never allow her daughter to be here!

Then who was she? Eleanor turned to see the pretty-looking woman who was standing beside her, she could only smile and waved at her. This wasn't Ramona? But her replica, how was that possible?

Was there something that Logan wasn't telling her? " Hi, dear" she smiled bending forward toward her. "What's your name? She reached out and touch her chin lightly...it was the same eye color as Logan's, he was keeping a secret from her.

"Eleanor but my mum calls me Ella" she answered sincerely. "That's so nice, who's your mother and why are you here? She asked looking around for any sign of none worker around that may resemble her mum.

"She's not here, she went down that hall because she said she has some errand to run" Eleanor pointed toward the hall where she had seen her mum last. "Down the meeting area? Eric asked gently but the little girl in front of her only shrugged, Which made her chuckle.

"She asked me to wait for her". " What's her name? "Jasmine" she replied

"That's a very lovely name same as yours and what about your father? " Umm, I'm not here with my father..." The little girl shook her head. "Why's that? She asked knowing that she was already closing the boundaries but there were no boundaries for the like of her.

She watched the girl pull closer and just her smell gave her away...demi-human, she was one of them. "My mum told me he's dead and never wishes for me to speak of him" she whispered in her eyes and for some seconds they were a pause before she straighten up away from her.

"That's interesting, Eleanor". " Is it? "Yes, very interesting, call me Eric" Eric stretched forward her hand and shook the girl's hand. "Eric? " Yes, Eric, will I get to see you again? She asked nicely. "I don't know do you want to? "

"Of course, I do" "Then, I'll let my mum know that, can you want here for here? But Eric shook her head. "I can't, I have a lot of work to attend to but since you'll like to see me again, we'll meet very soon".

" How? Will you ask mum? She asked, she knows her mum was very quick in getting annoyed. "Maybe".

She hesitates for a while before responding. "Okay" "It's nice meeting you, Eleanor". " You too, Mam" Eric patted the girl's hair before walking away, she has a lot of questions to ask.

Why was an heir separated from her father and her twin, isn't that Ironic and to the point of keeping it a secret away from the pack? She was going to find out what she needs to know and see the end of this.

Eleanor had to watch the woman as she look away before focusing back on the window.