chuckled. “But not for long…”
“Did you harm her?” Roman demanded.
“No,” she said sweetly. “I would never do that to my little sister.”
“The Caedmon Spirit left you—”
“Ha! Is that what you think? That it left me?”
“You’ve betrayed us!”
Faydra placed a hand to his chest. “You and I could’ve been good together, don’t you know that? We could’ve ruled this Pack. You knew the last Alpha would grow sick. You knew there would be no suitable heirs. You had the power to break the cycle. But no, you chose to stand by your whoremongering Alpha and mentor that bastard Devin Caedmon.” She poked his chest. “You subdue your powers, but you know you’re stronger than them. You’re stronger than all of them.”
“Enough!” His anger grew red hot, and the glass in the windows shattered but didn’t fall.
“You descended from the original Caedmon line, yet you remained behind the scenes, doing their bidding while they enjoy the fruits of your labor—of your gift.”
“Don’t challenge my purpose, woman!”
“You were the son your father scorned. He didn’t want you.” Faydra laughed. “That’s why you pity Devin so much, isn’t it? You pitied him so much you let him rise to the Alpha position. You understand how it feels to be a lowly servant and cast out by your flesh and blood. Still you stand there and accept your measly life of servitude.”
“Stop it!” The chairs and tables turned over on their sides.
Her evil laughter rang throughout his small home. “Ever since the day you were born, your father shunned you. You had the gift of foresight but he didn’t give a shit. All he saw was a potential blind Alpha. One who wasn’t strong enough to lead a Pack.” She slid her fingers across his jawline and beard. “He tried for decades, but your fragile mother couldn’t conceive another. That old stubborn fool didn’t want his brother to rise when he died, so he took a whore and Daniel Caedmon was the result of that affair. That means your last Alpha—your brother—was a bastard.” She clucked her tongue. “They’re all bastards and don’t even know it. Your parents kept it a secret. Your father kept taking whores until your mother ended it all. Suicide, wasn’t it? She jumped to her death off a mountain. He took the easy way out and followed her to the grave.”
The amount of information Faydra produced shocked Roman to the core. “How did you—”
“Doesn’t look as though your talents helped you that much? You can see bits and pieces of the future. Isn’t that right?”
Roman swallowed hard. Everything she recounted was the truth. He loved this woman once. Once. He’d bedded her dozens of times long ago. Back then, his hopes were high for a companion, even in the absence of a mate. But when Daniel Caedmon marked Faydra to please him in bed, Roman knew their relationship would never be the same. No woman would refuse to be the Alpha’s mistress. Not back then when the practice was customary and considered an honor. When Faydra had accepted, Roman felt betrayed.
“How can you know so much?” he demanded, his hands balled into fists at his sides.
“Use your good sense,” she said. “I became pregnant with Daniel Caedmon’s offspring. That’s when the visions started. At first I thought someone cursed me. It took me months to figure out what I was seeing while I carried her. Glimpses and images of the past. It seemed like nonsense to me, then. But now, everything makes sense. At the moment of conception, Daniel’s child had the gift.” Her breath came in pants. “Elisa. She has the gift of hindsight, doesn’t she?”
Roman gasped.
“You kept this information from me. You kept my daughter from me. You did. Daniel did. You’re a pack of bastards. You’ve deceived the Caedmon people. All bastards should be banished of the Spirit.”
“You tried to kill your child, Faydra!” Roman shouted. “You made several attempts in her nursery. We
“Did you harm her?” Roman demanded.
“No,” she said sweetly. “I would never do that to my little sister.”
“The Caedmon Spirit left you—”
“Ha! Is that what you think? That it left me?”
“You’ve betrayed us!”
Faydra placed a hand to his chest. “You and I could’ve been good together, don’t you know that? We could’ve ruled this Pack. You knew the last Alpha would grow sick. You knew there would be no suitable heirs. You had the power to break the cycle. But no, you chose to stand by your whoremongering Alpha and mentor that bastard Devin Caedmon.” She poked his chest. “You subdue your powers, but you know you’re stronger than them. You’re stronger than all of them.”
“Enough!” His anger grew red hot, and the glass in the windows shattered but didn’t fall.
“You descended from the original Caedmon line, yet you remained behind the scenes, doing their bidding while they enjoy the fruits of your labor—of your gift.”
“Don’t challenge my purpose, woman!”
“You were the son your father scorned. He didn’t want you.” Faydra laughed. “That’s why you pity Devin so much, isn’t it? You pitied him so much you let him rise to the Alpha position. You understand how it feels to be a lowly servant and cast out by your flesh and blood. Still you stand there and accept your measly life of servitude.”
“Stop it!” The chairs and tables turned over on their sides.
Her evil laughter rang throughout his small home. “Ever since the day you were born, your father shunned you. You had the gift of foresight but he didn’t give a shit. All he saw was a potential blind Alpha. One who wasn’t strong enough to lead a Pack.” She slid her fingers across his jawline and beard. “He tried for decades, but your fragile mother couldn’t conceive another. That old stubborn fool didn’t want his brother to rise when he died, so he took a whore and Daniel Caedmon was the result of that affair. That means your last Alpha—your brother—was a bastard.” She clucked her tongue. “They’re all bastards and don’t even know it. Your parents kept it a secret. Your father kept taking whores until your mother ended it all. Suicide, wasn’t it? She jumped to her death off a mountain. He took the easy way out and followed her to the grave.”
The amount of information Faydra produced shocked Roman to the core. “How did you—”
“Doesn’t look as though your talents helped you that much? You can see bits and pieces of the future. Isn’t that right?”
Roman swallowed hard. Everything she recounted was the truth. He loved this woman once. Once. He’d bedded her dozens of times long ago. Back then, his hopes were high for a companion, even in the absence of a mate. But when Daniel Caedmon marked Faydra to please him in bed, Roman knew their relationship would never be the same. No woman would refuse to be the Alpha’s mistress. Not back then when the practice was customary and considered an honor. When Faydra had accepted, Roman felt betrayed.
“How can you know so much?” he demanded, his hands balled into fists at his sides.
“Use your good sense,” she said. “I became pregnant with Daniel Caedmon’s offspring. That’s when the visions started. At first I thought someone cursed me. It took me months to figure out what I was seeing while I carried her. Glimpses and images of the past. It seemed like nonsense to me, then. But now, everything makes sense. At the moment of conception, Daniel’s child had the gift.” Her breath came in pants. “Elisa. She has the gift of hindsight, doesn’t she?”
Roman gasped.
“You kept this information from me. You kept my daughter from me. You did. Daniel did. You’re a pack of bastards. You’ve deceived the Caedmon people. All bastards should be banished of the Spirit.”
“You tried to kill your child, Faydra!” Roman shouted. “You made several attempts in her nursery. We
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