Chapter 536: JADE
Anna swallowed when she saw Erik towering over her with the little girl beside him.
The resemblance was so striking she wondered how she had never known that she was his from the get go.
And then it hit her.
Erik had a child?
How?
Or perhaps it was his sister and they just looked alike.
"I ... uh... er... I didn’t know she was your sister." Anna apologized trying to reaffirm the fact that she was his sister.
"She is my daughter." Erik said further irritated as he pulled the girl away.
He gave a disapproving look at Anna before he squatted down beside Jade and examined her cut.
"Uhm.. er..." she stumbled across her words. "I had no idea."
She couldn’t believe it.
She was actually his daughter?
Erik had a child that she knew nothing about?
She wanted to faint.
She watched as he looked over the little girl and Anna brew in jealousy.
Who was the mother?
And then a horrifying thought came flashing through her mind.
Was it Fiona?
How had she never known this?
How come he had never told her any of this.
She felt bruised and neglected.
As though he was purposely hiding information from her even though she was his mate.
"How did you get this cut?" He asked. Then he flashed an angry glance at Anna who was watching their encounter. "Did the woman over there have anything to do with it?"
Anna’s mouth dropped in astonishment.
She was horrified that he would even think that of her.
She was low, but not that low.
Jade shook her head hastily. "No it was me."
"I was under the bench." Jade said after some thought.
He looked at her disappointed. "Why? I’ve told you not to play in secluded places.
"I’m sorry papa." She said.
He rubbed her cut and then but her finger so much a drop of blood came out.
He pressed it over her cut and it began to heal.
The would retracted and began to disappear back into her flesh until it was totally gone and all that was left was dried up blood.
He used his shirt to clean up the blood on her arm.
"It’s all good now." He told her and then he kissed her forehead. "Where is your nanny?"
The little girl resumed looking down at her feet again.
"Don’t lie to me Jade." Erik said.
And then at that moment a young she wolf probably around the age of eighteen came running.
She was flustered, her face red and her brown curls were a mess on her head.
She was panting and looked exhausted.
She came to a halt in front of Erik and Jade.
"Sir I am so sorry." She apologized. "I had no idea when she left. I have been looking for her. I just turned around for a second and didn’t know where she had gone to."
"You can not be running off like that." He said to his daughter as he tucked her hair behind her ear.
"I’m sorry." She apologized once again. "I won’t do it again."
He kissed her forehead and she gave him a hug.
"Go with Benny." He said giving her hand to the servant girl who already stood with her hand out.
Erik stood at his full length and watched as Jade gave her hand to the girl.
Jade stopped and then turned to Anna and waved at her.
"Bye." The little girl said before leaving.
"Come Jade. Let’s go." Benny said as she took the girl along.
"Bye." A surprised Anna mumbled.
Once the girl was out of sight, Erik turned and glared at Anna.
Anna swallowed.
"What are you trying to do now? Get to me through my daughter?" He hissed at her.
"Wh... uh... no." She expressed. "She is a little girl why would I do anything to her."
"I know you Anna. You have no limits." He warned.
Anna folded her arms irritated. "And I had no idea she was yours. How come you never told me?"
"Because it’s none of your business." He snorted. "All I want you to do is stay out of my child. I’ve seen what you are capable of. Don’t cross that line with my daughter."
And with that he started to walk away.
But Anna went after him.
"Who is her mother?" She demanded.
He ignored her.
"I deserve to know everything about you. As my mate that’s what I’m owed that. The goddess didn’t choose you for me for nothing." She said arrogantly.
"You are owed? You deserve?" He asked in disbelief. "You self serving bitch. All you ever think of is yourself."
"You’re the fucking reason Jasmine lost her child. Because of your lies! Have you sense of empathy?" He demanded.
Anna pushed her lips. "I don’t know what you’re talking about."
"You’re a monster Anna." He said.
"I’m your mate." She insisted. "That’s what I am. You owe me."
"Do you know why I haven’t rejected you? Your brother. You’ve put me through enough troubles with your lies rejecting you would only further sever the bond with Xaden and I. And I would never let you accomplish that." He warned.
"Well until that happens I don’t care." She pointed out. "What I care about is why you have been fucking Fiona. How could you do that to me? She humiliated in front of everyone!"
Erik looked at her in disbelief.
He started to walk away again until she said.
"I don’t want you to ever see that whore again!" She warned him.
He stopped in his tracks.
Then he slowly turned around to face her.
The way he looked at her, Anna didn’t like.
"You’re delusional to think that you have a say in what I do in my life." He said. "Fiona isn’t going anywhere."
And with that he walked away.
Anna stood in burning fury.
Jasmine wasn’t on the top of the list anymore.
It was now Fiona.
She would burn that fucking bitch!