Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 51

Lily

“Are you sure this is the only way?” I ask the person over the phone.

“Yes, have I ever lied to you, Lilith?” He asks in that French accent that used to make me swoon, then breathes out a sigh. “If your mate doesn’t understand, then come to me as Fenriz wanted so long ago. You know there’s always a place for you at my side, don’t you?”

“That’s not how it works, Alpha Bastien, and you know it,” I say and shake my head.

“Oh, well, things might be different after you take care of your two little problems down there. Just reminding you that my offer still stands.” He replies with amusement in his voice.

“Be the seventh bride to a harem of Lunas? No, I don’t think so.” I say and chuckle. “But thank you for your advice. I don’t know if I will use it, but thank you.”

“Au revoir, mon chéri,” he says, then kills the call.

I throw down the cell phone and walk over to the window. What am I going to do? I can’t possibly do what Alpha Bastien suggested, even if he is a powerful Alpha. There has to be another way!

Something catches my eye at the edge of the woods, and I see the witch, Marle, walking towards it. A few minutes later, Kai and Konstantin follow after her… wait, are they planning something?

/“They want to kill you, Lily,”/ that little voice in my head insists yet again. After last night it has been getting louder, so loud that it drowns out Gypsy’s voice.

“No, they wouldn’t try to kill me. I’m a Volkova-”

/“You’re a demon and one of Stefan’s. You’ll never truly belong, Lily, and it’s time you realise that.”/ It says, its voice getting louder.

“NO!” I exclaim, shaking my head and pacing the floor. “They are family! I’m family, and I’m a Volkova!”

/“You’re a blight on the BloodCrest Pack, you know they all think that, right? They’re all just pretending…, especially Konstantin.”/ It says, and in place of Gypsy, I see two yellow eyes.

“NO-!”

/“Take the Alpha’s offer; you know he will accept you. He’s a werewolf filled with lust and would appreciate you better than Konstantin. Did you not see the look of disgust on his face as he claimed you last night, or do you simply refuse to remember?”/

When he says this, an image crosses my mind… Konstantin just entered me, and I threw my head back in ecstasy…when I opened my eyes and looked back at him, he recoiled.

/“See? Why would I lie to you? You’re my precious host, and I need you.”/ It says, and I can clearly see the smirk on its face.

Konstantin loves me; he wouldn’t kill me! He came all the way to rescue me from Stefan, and Kai put his daughter’s life on the line to get Kaia back. There is no way they would hate me after all that! No way! It’s lying; it has to be.

/“Lily-”/

“NO!” I scream so loudly that I hear the twins as they wake up and run towards the nursery.

I see that it’s Kaia that’s crying, and I pick her up, holding her close to my chest. “Shhh, it’s okay,” I soothe, rubbing her back, but she only starts to cry louder.

“Kaia, it’s okay, baby, mommy is-”

Another piercing cry, and Luca decides to wake up as well, matching his sister as they both scream loudly. My heart races, and I panic, holding both twins in my arms and rocking them.

“Shhh…” I whisper as tears roll freely down my cheeks. “Mommy is here; it’s okay….” I say with a shaky voice as I sink to the floor with both of them in my arms.

/“Remember what the Alpha said, Lily, you can still-”/

“Lily?”

I look up as Caterina enters the nursery with a concerned look on her face. She sees me on the floor with the crying babies, and her face falls. “Oh, honey,” she says, then joins us on the floor.

She takes the twins from my arms and rocks them until they fall asleep again. I can do nothing but watch as she does what I am supposed to do, and I wonder if I’m even fit to be a mother.

After calming them down, she puts them back in their separate cribs and joins me on the floor again. “Bad day?” she asks, gently rubbing my back.

I wipe my tears and sniff. “Bad… everything today,” I scoff and bring my knees up to my chest before looking back at her. “I’m sure you can see what happened last night.”

She shakes her head. “Alpha Ryker has been teaching me to control my visions, so don’t worry, I can’t accidentally peer into your private life anymore.”

“Oh,” I say. “Well, last night, I basically used Konstantin as Stefan used me.”

Caterina’s eyes widened. “You used your Succubus powers on him?” She asks, and I nod.