In another part of the City, Aria was searching for different clothes designs on her phone. 

Her co-worker advised her to buy new clothes if she is planning to be a singer. 

At first, she was hesitant but since everyone around her has been nothing but supportive, she decided to take the day off to go shopping.

At first, she wanted to ask Knight to accompany her but knowing that the alpha would want to pay for everything she changed her mind almost immediately and just decided to go alone.

 She sent him a message informing him that she would come home later just to make sure Knight didn’t get worried about her. 

She went to the nearest shopping mall close to her company.

Aria never thought that she would enjoy shopping. She grew up in an orphanage where she was used to sharing everything with her fellow orphans. 

Even when she went to college and started to work, she still couldn’t afford to buy everything he wanted because her priority was her school fees.

When she got married to Cyrus, she didn't need to go shopping because Cyrus used to buy everything for her and she didn't need to go out to get anything.

So now that she has the money to buy the things she wants, Aria just can’t stop smiling. 

She bought a few tops from the store she fell in love with.

She was initially shocked by the prices but then she remembered  Kyrie once told her that she looked good in Gucci.

 It's also the brand Knight loved to buy for her so she just bought them.

When she was done buying a few things from the luxury shop, she decided to buy a pair of shoes too. 

She was walking alone with her paper bags when she spotted a fancy toy shop for kids.

Aria couldn’t help but think about her baby when she saw a doll on the display rack. 

She walked closer to the store just to see all the pretty toys inside the shop.

A really pretty doll caught her eye and just as she was about to touch it she heard a familiar voice.

"Pwetty Princess!!!!"

Aria slowly turned around to check where the voice was coming from and she almost ran away immediately when she saw the little girl.

"Kiki!"

"I towd daddy I saw you, I was right! It's you again Pwetty Pwincess!'' The little girl excitedly throws herself at her as if she knows that she will catch her no matter how many bags she has to drop on the floor!

"Kiana!" Cyrus startled the two who were still hugging each other.

 "God, Angel, don't do that again. I got so worried!" Cyrus said while trying to wipe away the sweat on his forehead.

"See, Daddy I told you I saw pwetty pwincess here! Can we go watch the movie now?" Kiana asked as if she were asking for a piece of candy oblivious to the tension between the two adults in front of her.

Aria was about to put the little girl down because she didn't expect to see the father and child in the mall at that moment but Kiana just tightened her arms around her neck. 

Cyrus seemed to notice her predicament but instead of taking his daughter from her, he started to pick up the paper bags she dropped on the floor.

"See what you made Aria do baby," Cyrus said while placing the paper bags in his arms.

"Oh, I'm sorry about that, let me…”

"It's okay pwetty pwincess, daddy will hold them for you so you can cawwy me. Can we watch the movie now?" Kiana insisted again and this time Aria purposely looked at Cyrus for the first time. 

She was expecting the alpha to say no, or to at least make some excuses for the little girl but to her surprise, Cyrus ignored her eyes and just smiled at his daughter.

"Sure princess, but I'm not sure if the pwetty pwincess wants to watch Elsa too," Cyrus said as if everything was normal among them.

It was only then that Aria realized that when the little girls said "WE" it included her. 

Aria’s eyes widened at that realization because first, she never thought she would bump into the father and daughter duo without their security details, and second what the hell?! Why would she watch a movie with them? Where was Alexx?!

 "Pwetty Pwincess, can we watch the movie pwease? Daddy pwomise me we could watch the movie alone today so he sneak out of his work from Uncle Didi, pwease pwetty pwincess?" Kiana asked again, this time the little girl even pouted and used her puppy eyes on her.

Aria looks at Cyrus one more time because she was waiting for the alpha to oppose the idea but Cyrus just raised his eyebrows on her as if he was expecting her to agree.

"You know it's not every day that we get to watch a movie in the cinema so I know it would mean the world to her if you'll agree and come watch with us," Cyrus said when Aria remained quiet.

In truth, Cyrus' heart was pounding in his chest. 

Never in his wildest imagination did he think he would bump into his daughter's mother on the day he decided to ditch work for his daughter.

 He didn’t know how but the moment they entered the mall a while ago, his pup seemed distracted and when she started talking about the pwetty pwincess, he got more confused until she started to run away from him.

So the moment he spotted Aria carrying his Kiana, it felt as if someone knocked him off all the oxygen in his body because the scene in front of him was overwhelming.

 He saw how Aria’s face lit up the moment she saw Kiana and he also witnessed how his omega dropped everything in her hand to catch their daughter.

 It was heartwarming for him even when he knew that Aria didn’t want to acknowledge their child. 

That is why when Kiana invited the m Omega to join them to watch her favorite movie, Cyrus just took advantage of the opportunity.

He went with the flow and now he and his pup are just waiting for Aria’s confirmation.

"Uhmmm, but where's Alex?" Aria finally decided to ask because she felt like she was intruding on a family day out.

Cyrus frowns at her, obviously unhappy with her question so Aria just takes that as the other alpha failed to accompany the father and daughter. That's why Cyrus reacted that way.

"O-okay, let's watch the movie then." Aria finally agreed because Kiana looked like she was about to cry.

Cyrus didn't say anything when she agreed, instead he just guided them to the cinema.

 And since Kiana is the boss at the moment, she chose to sit on the last chair by the wall and let Aria sit beside her, making the two adults sit beside each other.

"Kiana, do you want to sit here in the middle so you could sit beside your….”

"Ssh, be quiet pwetty pwincess. The movie's about to start, besides.. daddy will just sleep the whole time." Kiana replied before taking Aria’s hand to her own as if she didn't have any plan of letting the omega escape from her.

Aria almost teared up with the little act.

she doesn't want Cyrus to see how much of a crybaby she is, she tries to control herself and focus on the movie too.

The three are quiet and just enjoying the movie for the first few minutes until Aria can’t hold it back anymore as she turns to look at the alpha who's staring at her the whole time.

"Will you stop staring at me please?" She whispered at the pure blood alpha but Cyrus just leaned back in his seat and continued to stare at her.

"Why? Are you bothered?" 

"NO."

Then the two pretend to watch the movie again because Kiana asks them questions once in a while.

They're halfway through the movie when Aria suddenly realizes something she slowly turns to the pure blood alpha beside her, thankfully Cyrus’ eyes are on the screen this time so Aria has the chance to stare at him.

 Cyrus still looks handsome, no scratch that! He became devilishly handsome with his long curly hair. 

He's also wearing black pants and a black shirt topped by a white windbreaker that makes him look younger than his age. 

He doesn't look like an Assemblyman at all and Aria might never admit it out loud but she likes this Cyrus better because it reminds her of her mate, her husband.

The l omega is in deep thought and she doesn't even realize that Cyrus already caught her staring.

"Do you like my face better than the movie?" Cyrus teased. Only because if he didn’t break the silence between them, he felt like he might do something stupid.

"You wish Carter!" Aria replied before she averted her gaze from him. 

"Then why are you staring?"

"Why is your child wearing a scent blocker?" Aria blurted out, regretting it when she saw the unexplainable emotion that crossed Cyrus' eyes.

There's a lot of things running on Cyrus’s mind the moment he saw Aria again, but hearing the other blatantly rejecting to acknowledge that Kiana is his wasn’t one of them. 

He saw how Aria’s eyes soften whenever she looks at Kiana so he doesn't understand why she is not acknowledging her

"Wait, why do you mean again? Did you see her before the gala?" Cyrus suddenly asked when he realized something.

"Yeah, but both times she was wearing scent blocker so I'm just wondering why Alex woukd suppress your child's scent? I mean, I'm sure she'll smell fantastic but…”

"Aria!" Cyrus cuts the omega off because he just feels something isn't right at all. 

The way Aria keeps involving Alex to his and Kiana’s life, the way… oh Luna! 

Cyrus's head is spinning with questions, but before he can ask one, Kiana stands up and faces them both.

"Daddy, you're being loud! Pwetty pwincess, can we change seats pwease so I can remind daddy to be quiet?" Kiana said as if Aria has a choice.

Cyrus was about to refuse the idea because there's a lot of things he wanted to ask and tell Aria but Kiana was already sitting beside him and this time, his little girl intertwined her fingers with both of their fingers just to make sure they won't do anything without her permission first.

Aria doesn't know why but the little action of the girl beside her really warms her heart as if Kiana holding her hand was the most natural thing on Earth next to breathing.

Aria and Cyrus remained quiet for the rest of the movie. 

The three of them went out of the cinema together while Kiana was still holding their hands. 

They were outside when the little girl looked up to Aria.

"Pwetty pwincess, are you gonna eat dwinner with us?" she asked while batting her eyelashes.

Cyrus almost wanted to laugh because he remembers how Aria used the same tactics on him when she wanted something from him. 

Aria glared at the alpha who was holding his laughter because she also thought the same thing.

"Princess, why don't you call your mama Lexi so she can also join you for dinner?" Aria innocently suggested without knowing that his last question would finally answer all the other questions in Cyrus head.

 "W-what did you just call Alex?" Cyrus asked with a frown.

 Aria suddenly felt like she walked on an egg shell because she can clearly smell Cyrus’s dominant pheromones as if the pure blood alpha would rip her heart out if she says something wrong. 

Aria was about to repeat her words when Kiana spoke.

"Pwetty pwicness you're so silly. Aunty Lexi isn't my Mama. My Mama went far far away and daddy is going to get her back! Right daddy?" Kiana said while tugging to her father's hand.

Aria’s  eyes widened upon hearing the little girl's words. 

She doesn't know why she suddenly felt like the air around them became thicker. 

She also began to experience tears welling up in her eyes as she gazes at Cyrus.

Cyrus replied to his daughter, "Yes, baby. She is close to us. Daddy just has to bring her back home, just like I promised when you were born." His eyes were fixed on Aria, who was now crying while holding Kiana's tiny hand .

Alexander was beaming when she received a call from the maid she had been paying at the Carter mansion.

 After discovering that Cyrus left work early to take his daughter Kiana to see a movie, she assumed that they would also be having dinner together at the restaurant. Since she knew where they were going, she decided to invite herself along for dinner once again.

She was parking her car in the parking lot when she spotted a familiar figure.

 It seems like the alpha spotted her too because Knight stopped in his tracks the moment he saw her.

"Alexander Perez," Knight uttered the moment he recognized the alpha female who looked excited getting out of her car. 

 He also noticed that Cyrus’s fiancée or partner, Alex, has a cheap taste in cars. 

She was not even driving a luxury car. Those little things just keep adding to his suspicion that Alex isn't exactly in the picture she's been trying to portray to the public.

The alpha stepped closer and greeted him. 

They have not been introduced properly to each other but Alex was thrilled to know that the only son of the Prime Minister knows her.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Ashbourne. I didn't expect you to know my name." Alex flashed her sweetest smile as she extends her hand towards the pure blood alpha who was also undeniably gorgeous too.

Knight looked at the hand in front of him and he initially thought of ignoring it but since he was not raised that way, he accepted it.

"Of course, I know you, Miss Perez. How would I miss Mr. Cyrus’s fiancée when it's all over the news." Knight says while staring straight at her trying to gauge her reaction. 

He also didn't let go of her hand just yet when he noticed Alex started to produce distressed pheromones.

"I didn't realize that the Prime Minister's son had taken an interest in other people's business and politics. I suppose I was mistaken," Alex said, forcing a smile. She attempted to retrieve her hand, but Knight's grip was firm. Since they were in the middle of the mall parking lot, where Cyrus and Kiana were present, she didn't want to cause a scene.

"I must admit, Miss Perez, I tend to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, unless of course it concerns a certain Omega that we both know." Knight's voice was low yet distinct, causing Alex to feel a sudden wave of panic. It seemed as though the pure-blood knew something about their shared past that was better left buried.

"A-are you talking about Aria? What do I even….”

"Why didn't you tell your best friend that her daughter is still alive? Or rather I should ask, why did you tell Aria that her pup died three years ago?” Knight asked.

His eyes are bloody red because the guilty look on Alex’s face just confirms all his assumptions.

He already got the result of the investigation he did with Kiana and he already proved that she's Aria and Cyrus’s daughter but he still hasn't confirmed Alex’s involvement with the whole drama.

Alex gasps as she hears the accusation from the pure blood.

 She wasn’t ready to admit anything yet but the way the pure blood squeezes her hand, she knows he wasn’t just throwing accusations without evidence. 

She swallowed the lump in her throat as she forcefully pulled away from the pure blood.

"What are you talking about? Are you crazy? Why would I…”

"So you're telling me that your pup calls you Aunty Lexi?" Knight smirks when he finally catches the alpha's lie.

Alex opens her mouth only to close again when she realizes there's no way out of this. 

So instead of denying what she did to her best friend three years ago, Alex decided to reveal the truth.

"Fine! So what are you gonna do about it? Are you going to tell your Omega that the world lied to her about her daughter?" Alex laughs bitterly when she sees the shocked reaction from the pure blood. 

She realized that Knight and Cyrus have a lot of

 things in common both of them are pure blood but despite the power and strength they both possessed. 

They're both idiots who are slaved by Aria’s charm and she hates it so much.

"How could you even do that to your best friend? Hell, how could you separate a pup from her mother when you know that it could've killed them both?" Knight asked with wide eyes, remembering how his parents struggled when they lost his younger brother when he was just a baby.

Alex leaned closer to the pure blood just to taunt him.

"I had hoped they would both vanish from Cyrus’s life but you know what? They both Fucking survived and endured the pain of being separated from each other. Do you know how hard it was for me to take care of that little pup in front of her father only to wish she could vanish like her mother? They don't deserve Cyrus”

 Alex said with an evil glint in her eyes.

Knight is beyond shocked upon hearing the revelation from the alpha female. 

He could not believe that there were people like her, who would be willing to kill or covet someone else's life just to get her own.

"You're a monster," Knight murmured

He couldn’t believe that he got a confession from Alex herself.

"And you're going to be like me too. I know how much you want Aria for yourself. 

I know you're digging into her past not to help her but for her to fall for you. Admit it, you want Aria as much as I want Cyrus. Why don't you work with me instead? I'll help you get Ria, just let me have Cyrus." Alex smirks when she sees the hesitation on Knight’s face.

Aria and Cyrus were staring at each other. 

The alpha wasn't sure what was going on in Aria's head. He felt sorry for his mate because she didn't seem to know who Kiana was.

 When they got separated, Aria and their pup experienced unbearable pain.

He could still vividly remember how he struggled to live in pain through the years. 

Thankfully he's a pure-blooded alpha so he at least is strong enough to endure that pain. now he understood 

It was clear that Kiana's wolf missed her omega mother, making it difficult for him to get her to sleep.

 Aria stood frozen.

She fixed her gaze on Cyrus as she was too frightened to meet Kiana's eyes. 

She is afraid to see her little girl, fearing she will see the one she mourned for 3 years and thought she'd never see again."Please... Cyrus," Aria pleaded, trying to hold back her tears as she noticed people beginning to stare at them.

The pure-blood alpha steps closer to his omega as he is about to touch her, Kiana interferes.

"Daddy, you're scaring pwetty pwincess!"

The little girl pushed her father to the side before she took Aria’s larger hands to her own before she looked up with her very concerned face.

"Pwetty Pwincess, are you okay? Don't wowwy, Kiki is here now." Kiana says imitating the way her alpha father used to calm her down whenever she wakes up in the middle of the night.

Aria's heart melted as she gazed at the little girl, her lips wobbling as if filling up with love.

She kneels in front of Kiana, releasing her hand to cup her face and meet her gaze.

Aria never thought that this day would come in the last three years.

She never thought it would still be possible for her to see and touch her angel. For years, she had felt that something was missing in her life. She had always thought that the feeling was due to her mate, Cyrus, not being around. However, now that she held her little girl in her arms, she knew that her heart was missing her pup all along. Her little girl was the missing piece that left a hole in her heart

.

"Kiana," Aria uttered as she started to caress the little pup’s face with the back of her thumb. 

She carefully traces her eyebrows, the bridge of her nose, and her chubby cheeks like she couldn't believe the girl in front of her was real.

"Daddy, what's wrong with Pwetty Pwincess? Why is she crying?" the little girl looked up at her alpha father because she was starting to get worried for Aria who was just holding her until the Omega pulled her into a tight hug."Oh Luna... Kiana... my baby..." Aria begins to cry as she finally comprehends the gravity of the situation.

Despite the signs, her mind continued to deny any hope.

She keeps denying everything that might lead him to a conclusion that could break her heart in the end. But the moment she embraces the little girl, her heart knows immediately that Kiana is her daughter. The little girl in his arms at the moment is none other than the girl he thought was gone three years ago.

Cyrus couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions as he witnessed Aria crumbling in front of their little girl.

 The way the omega cried reveals everything he needed to know about what truly happened three years ago.

Aria did not leave them. He doesn't care if he's being delusional thinking that Aria still wants them even when he already saw her with Knight.

He knows Aria can’t fake the emotions she just showed. the moment she realized that Kiana was indeed her pup. 

He's certain that his omega didn't leave them for another man.

Aria was compelled to leave, and now Cyrus's wolf is anxious to uncover the truth behind what happened to his family.

He hopes that it's not the people around them, as he fears he won't be able to control himself if he discovers the truth.