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.

Aria and Kiana hugged each other as if the little girl knew that the omega was her missing parent.

When Cyrus realized that they were still in a public place, he moved closer to them and suggested finding a restaurant to eat first.

Aria growled at him when he tried to take Kiana away from her.

"Oh, easy. I'm not taking her away from you. I just wanted to help you up so we could go to the restaurant." Cyrus said while holding his hands up to show Aria he wasn’t taking Kiana from her.

Cyrus should know he should ask questions too. 

There were still many questions left unanswered but he couldn’t help but smile seeing Aria possessively carrying their pup. 

It's a sight he would never exchange with anything else in the world.

 In fact, Cyrus knows he would  die to have that sight in front of him forever.

 He just wants his family back.

Aria bit  her lower lip  as she subtly wiped her tears away. 

She is still overwhelmed with the truth she just discovered. 

She has a lot of questions she wants to ask to the pure blood alpha but Kiana in her arms calms her down. 

She even blushed when she accidentally growled at Cyrus just a while ago because she really didn't mean to act like that in front of the father and daughter but she just couldn't help it.

 Her daughter is alive and she's holding her in her arms.

Cyrus guides the two to Kiana’s favorite restaurant. 

They also chose to sit on the farthest corner where not a lot of people could see them because Cyrus might not admit it, he loves watching Aria all over their pup.

Aria was still silent while Cyrus was ordering their food but the omega's hand never left Kiana’s tiny ones until the little girl finally noticed it too.

"Are you okay now Pwetty Pwincess? We should twy stwabewwy dip here so you'll be alwight. Kiki loves it too, right daddy?" Kiana turned to ask her daddy who immediately nodded his head.

Cyrus smiled fondly at his pup before he nodded.

"Yes baby, I'm sure Pretty Princess would love it too. She seems like someone who loves strawberries just like you." Cyrus said while his eyes are already back on Aria.

The omega couldn’t help but tear up again when she realized that her pup loves the things she loves too. 

She knows Kiana could perfectly sit on her own but she still carried her and let her sit on her lap while she continued to nuzzle her.

Cyrus wasn't even surprised to see the two who looked comfortable with each other. 

He also wanted to howl in happiness just by watching the two but he knows that there are still lots of things he needed to discuss with Aria and one of those is the matter of whoever separated them three years ago would probably won't let them be together again.

With that thought in his head, Cyrus unconsciously clenches his fist under the table. 

But his angry pheromones still didn't pass Aria’s nose because he saw how the omega's head snaps towards him.

"Aria."

"Cyrus"

They said at the same time.

"We will talk, but you have to trust me on this." Cyrus said while his eyes started to look around them when he realized that he might be putting his mate and daughter in danger again.

Aria seemed to understand what he's talking about as she also scanned the place while her hands tightened around her pup.

"Cyrus I can't let her go again, not now that I know I've lost 3 years of our lives together." Aria said while trying to calm down because everything feels surreal at the moment.

"Aria, you'll never have to let her go again but we have to make sure of some things first. We have to talk, but definitely not here. D-do you trust me?" Cyrus asked with determination in his voice.

 Aria sighs as she leaves a light kiss on her daughter's forehead before she nods at Cyrus . 

How could she not trust the man in front of her when Cyrus’s eyes tell her everything she needed to know. 

Someone manipulated them three years ago. Someone tried to break their family apart and now understands very well why Cyrus was so mad at her when they first saw each other in her hometown. 

She now understands why the pure blood alpha's mark never vanished nor faded from her neck because Cyrus never stopped looking for her.

"We have to know the truth, Aria, but we have to trust each other this time. I want you to promise me that whatever happens you'll never run away this time. K-Kiana needs you too." Cyrus said and for the first time, the pure blood alpha softened while he stared at his daughter.

"I won't run away again Cyrus, but what really happened? How is she alive when Lexi told me that she died?" Aria asked in a low voice when she noticed that Kiana was busy with the bread sticks in front of her.

Cyrus’s eyes widened the moment he heard the other alpha's name. "A-Alex did what? What did Alexander tell you?" Cyrus asked with disbelief on his face.

"Cyrus, Alex was the one who called me that day. She accompanied me when we went to your private cemetery before I left." Aria said with a very confused expression on her face.

Cyrus almost cursed right there and then because what the Fuck! How could Alex do that to them? to their innocent pup?

The pure blood alpha swallowed all the bad words he wanted to spit because he didn’t want to lose control in front of his pup. 

He was  about to speak when he noticed Ari’s expression shifts from confusion to rage. 

He was about to ask her what was wrong when a familiar scent invaded his nose.

"Here you are Cyrus and our little angel. Wow, Ria, I didn't know you're also here." Alexander greeted the three inside the restaurant, beside her is Knight who was  already staring at Aria.

Cyrus suddenly had the urge to rip out Alex’s  heart right at that moment but to hid surprise, Aria stood up from his seat to hug her best friend.

"Hey lex, it's nice to see you here. Look, I bumped into your family. I just came to say hi to your little Kiana but I'm actually going home." 

Aria said with the sweetest smile she could muster at that moment when deep inside her, he wanted to explode.

Cyrus’s eyes widened with disbelief how Aria pulled that act immediately but when he saw the deadly emotion in her eyes, he just knew that his ex wife already had an idea what Alex did to their family.

"Oh, it's nice to see that you're getting along well with our little Kiki Ari. Also, I bumped into your alpha, I mean with Knight outside, I guess he's taking you home?" Alex asked again not knowing that Aria already knew how crooked her heart was.

Aria threw a glance at her friend who still looks serious before he looks back at Alex again.

"Yeah, I texted Knight a while ago because I didn't know I'd bump into YOUR family. But we're leaving now so you can enjoy your dinner." Aria said. 

She purposely put an emphasis on the word YOUR just to see her ex best friend's reaction but to her horror, Alex just smiled as if she really loved the thought that Kiana and Alex are actually her family.

"Oh sure Ari. Thank you so much and keep safe. I hope we can catch up again next time." Alex even said before she settled on the seat where Aria was just a minute ago.

Cyrus and Knight were both quiet with the whole exchange until Aria walked around the table and crouched down in front of her daughter.

 She hates how she can't scent her because they're both wearing scent blocker but she promised herself that next time she sees her, they will be both free of the chemical.

"Hey princess, Pretty princess needs to go now okay? I'll see you again soon." Aria whispered before she left a kiss on the little girl's forehead.

"Bye bye Pwetty pwincess!" Kiana waves at her.

Aria took all the shopping bags from Cyrus' side and subtly leaned to the pure blood alpha.

"Keep my daughter safe," Aria whispered as she walked towards Knight, who had been oddly silent throughout the conversation.

"Bye Ria." Alex waves at them again and this time, Aria wasn't able to stop herself so she went back to hug the alpha once again.

"Don't say goodbye to me again Lexi, we'll see each other again." Aria whispered to her best friend's ear before she finally left with Knight, leaving Alex who suddenly had a goosebump with the way Aria said those words to her.