" Can I come in ? " Crystal looked back at me before opening the door , " Yes honey , just stay close to mommy . " A little girl walked in the door . She looked to be about three , maybe four . She looked like Crystal's mini , other than the eyes . The girl's were a vibrant green color . She hit behind Crystal , " Mommy , who's that ? " She pointed at me . " Just an old friend . " " Oh . " She waved , " Hi Mommy's friend , " She waved . " Hi . " I said , smiling . " Who are you ? " She asked , cocking her head to the side . " My name is Sapphire . What's yours ? " I said . " Morgan Sapphire Martin . " said , proudly . She " That's a very pretty name . " I said , shocked that Crystal made her middle name Sapphire She blushed , " Thank you . " " Time for dinner honey , " Crystal said , ushering her and her daughter out of the room . " I found out I was pregnant with Morgan a few weeks after Blake was killed . " I nodded in understanding , " You named her after me ? " She looked down at the ground , kicking some imaginary dust , " Yeah . " " Why ? " She shrugged , " We promised , I never held a grudge against you . I couldn't break that promise . " She looked at saw the needle on the table again . " Sorry , " She said , entering my cage to give me the shot and the familiar darkness filled my vision once again . Book1 Chapter13 Book Chapter14 Sapphire's POV Two weeks . I've been here for two weeks . Turns out , my plan to get my wolf to send a message failed , amazing . I get the same routine every day now : Wake up . Talk to Crystal or one of the goons . Get a shot . Darkness . Wake up again . Bread and water . Talk to Morgan and Crystal . Shot . Repeat . Until today . I woke up to screaming . I had guessed we were a basement , and the distant growls and screams confirmed that . Crystal's face held fear as she entered the room with her daughter . She grabbed a key off the wall and began unlocking my chains . I looked up at her confused . " I need you to protect Morgan , I know I wasn't always the nicest to you but think of all the times I saved you , I need Morgan to stay alive . Can you do that for me ? " She finished with tears cascading down her cheeks . I nodded . In my time here I had come to be pretty close with Morgan . She was an innocent bystander , oblivious to the fact that the pack her mother ran was full of murders . She turned down to her daughter . " Morgan , mommy's in trouble , I need you to stay with Sapphire . No matter what anyone says stay with Sapphire , she'll keep you safe . I love you . " She said , wrapping her in a hug and kissing her forehead . " I love you too mommy . " Morgan said , crying also . Crystal and I heard a door break down , then she turned to me . " Go out this door and go left . Eventually you'll hit a stone door . That's the exit . " She lifted Morgan onto my back , and we left . Crystal went right , while Morgan and I went left . " MOMMY ! " She screamed , crying . I kept running with her until I reached the door Crystal was talking about . Prying it open , I climbed up the three flights of stairs , then I ran . My wolf , when she finally regained all her strength , told me which way the pack house was . When I finally arrived at the pack house , a half hour later , I made my way down to the safe room . There all of the moms and mates a hug , catching me off guard . looked at me in shock . Ariel wrapped me i " I'm glad your okay . " She said . When she pulled away , I carefully pulled Morgan off my shoulders and set her on my hip . " Who's this pretty girl ? " She asked running her fingers through Morgan's hair . " Cameron's niece . " She gasped , " Cameron had a sibling ? How did I not know ? " " Her name is Crystal . Her mate was Blake Martin , King of the Rogues . Afte after Cameron killed her mate . she ran off with him , no one talked about her . Especially She kidnapped me to get revenge on Cameron for killing her mate . She wanted to kill him and by getting me , she thought she could do it . But , when they attacked , she wanted Morgan safe so she let me go with her . " Book1 Chapter14 Book1 Chapter14 She nodded , still shocked , " So , her name is Morgan ? " At this point , Morgan had fallen asleep with her head on my shoulder . I nodded . Her eyes glazed as she sent a message , probably letting Chase know I was back . " They're on their way back . " She said . Cameron's POV Walking into the pack house , I noticed Sapphire with a small girl sitting on her hip talking to Ariel . Sapphire turned to face me as she must have caught my scent . The girl in her arms glanced up at me . The girl looked just like my sister . I walked up to Sapphire , " Who is this ? " " This is Morgan , your niece . " She said . Wait , what ? T 2016 34 In "CEO, The Maid is Your Stunning Wife" by CrushReel, a gripping tale unfolds as an adopted daughter faces a life-altering decision. 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