HIS QUEEN novel Chapter 38

THANE'S POV

I hurried back to the cabin hoping I got there in time for her heat. Her scent was faint. I went to the room we shared and checked the wardrobe but her stuff was gone.

I figured she must have left the cabin but I was worried. She didn't know the area or the way back to the castle.

I mind linked Noir and he confirmed that Jairus had brought her back. meddlesome pup. I shifted into my beast and ran back to the capital.

I sent Carlyn back to the castle while I went to the cabin. I went up straight to our room. When I opened the door, Carlyn and Esme were sitting together and didn't seem to notice.

"I'm sorry I kept Thane with me all through yesterday" Esme nodded but didn't say anything.

"It's just that yesterday was Catalina's birthday. goddess bless her soul. She loved to celebrate it and so even after her death, Thane still celebrated her"

Carlyn continued speaking. "You know, nothing is more important to him on that day. And she's still the most important person to him even in death" the malice in Carlyn's voice was enough to rile my beast.

"THAT'S ENOUGH CARLYN" They both turned to see me standing at the door. Esme looked like she wanted to cry but was holding it in.

"I will be going then" she walked past me and stopped for a while before the door closed.

"Why" she stood up, facing me. "Why did you leave me there"

"We weren't expecting it that day. I just needed to do it. I was going to come back immediately"

"You know. I was so fucking mad that you left me by myself but I kept giving excuses for you. I kept telling myself you had something very important to do and I was ready to forget you left me by myself. But you were with her while I was going through pain"

"Baby......."

"I asked you if you were going to be there. You said you were. But you left me in pains" she wiped her eyes. The tears in her eyes made me angry but what could I do when I'm the one who caused it.

"I'm not asking you to pick between two of us but you can't keep doing this. You know firsthand how painful the heat was going to be and you still left me. When I needed you the most you weren't there " I wanted to talk but she held up her hands.

"Sooner or later, you'll have to choose" she walked out angrily, slamming the door on her way out.

Fucking hell. I didn't plan for things to go this way. I sat on the bed running my hands through my hair. This celebration was supposed to be the last. I loved Catalina but I also felt for Esme.

I went to my office for a drink. I was pouring scotch when the door opened. Jairus charged at me like an enraged bull, slamming his fist into my face.

"You fucking bastard"

Yeah, I deserved that. When his fist came for the second time, I let him hit me.

"I asked you to stay away from her if you were going to hurt her but you fucking refused. You're picking a dead person over her"

"That dead person is your fucking mother"

"You think I don't know that? I fucking miss mother" he pushed his hands through his hair. "You're hurting Esme. You make her feel unimportant when she fucking cares about you"