ROSA'S POV "I was shifting as a result of the pain Logan was causing me." She said. "H...how?" I asked, completely at loss. "2 years ago, I made a grave mistake.... which led my mate to reject me." Her eyes were fast becoming red. "As a result of his rejection, I developed a phobia of touching or being touched by people." Wow. "Haphephobia." I said, and she nodded. "You loved prince Sebastian." I whispered, trying to make her understand the fact that I didn't judge her for loving someone other than her mate. "No... no no no." She sniffled. "I don't love Sebastian. I thought I did, but I don't." "You don't?" I asked in suprise. I was trying to be careful as to not make her become too self conscious, and stop speaking. "No, I don't." She nodded. "I had been so desperate to be Alpha after my parents, so much that it caused a strife between Andrew and I. I thought I deserved the position better than he did. I worked so hard for my parents t
3 YEARS LATER (PRESENT TIME) RYAN'S POV I groaned in pleasure as I spilled my release onto her redenned butt. I continued pumping my shaft until it was all out, then headed to the bed for a good rest. I was so stressed today, and I may have just been relieved of a little part of that stress through Aliya. Having a good release was necessary for a calmer mind. 'Indeed'. My wolf scoffed. 'What? It truly was!!'. I heard Aliya's retreating steps, and my eyes slowly closed in slumber. I was literally at the gate of la~la land, when I sniffed Ralia's scent. "A good sleep would definitely make the whole excercise more satisfying." She said, and my eyes flung open immediately. She was around? "Ralia. When did you get here?" I sat up. "A few minutes ago. Ryan, tell me you're still fucking the maid." She demanded, a look of pure dissatisfaction on her face. I clearly was still shagging her, wasn't I? "I walked past her on my way in, and goddess, did she smell like sex!" "I
ROSA'S POV I remained busy cooking my dish, stealing glances from time to time, at Audrey's soldiers, who had shown up here so early in the morning. They seem to have brought an important message for her, and I wondered what it could be. I could hear them whisper amongst themselves the whole time, and had to control the urge to ask them what was happening. I sniffed Audrey's scent and smiled to myself when I realized she was up. "Rosa!" Audrey called out to me. She sounded quite ecstatic, and I loved it. I always loved to see her happy. "Good morning to you too!" I grinned, busy scooping the meal I had just made, into a plate. "Come, eat something before you leave." I said. Knowing Audrey was likely to go training the whole day on an empty stomach, I made it my obligation for the past 3 years, to ensure that she was properly fed. "Rosa, you don't always have to do this." She complained as usual. "I can cook too, you know. You don't need to stress yourself....." "You're
RYAN'S POV I released a scoff from the balcony, as I watched Logan and Audrey being all lovey dovey. Goddess! I couldn't believe they were together again, and were finally at peace with each other. A lot had happened in the little space of 5 weeks, and it was a surprise I hadn't combusted as a result of heightened emotions. Firstly, there was a war cry from the community of rogues. Apparently, Logan had dreamt anout the war, on the morning of his father's birthday. That was why he kept talking about an upcoming war. Actually, over decades ago, the war had been prophesied to happen, but I guess I didn't just believe it was going to happen. If anything, I thought the war was going to be a power tussle amongst the supernatural races. Imagine my shock to realize it was a war between the supernatural races and the rogues. Insane stuff. What was more insane, was the fact that Sebestian was the one leading the rogues in this war. It was a hard pill for me to swallow. S
A DAY EARLIER ROSA'S POV Its been 4 weeks, 5 days, and some hours since Audrey left for the palace. Saying I was lonely was an understatement. I felt empty. I suddenly had no purpose. Okay, fine! Maybe I was exaggerating things, but only a little. Audrey was pretty much the reason I always had a progressive day. Now, I just got up from bed in the morning, unsure of what to do with myself. There was no one to cook for, talk to, or look forward to seeing at the end of the day. Alpha Denver's mate did come to check up on me a couple of times, but conversations didn't flow so well with her, compared to Audrey. Forcing myself off the bed, I walked towards the vanity, and picked up the slightly crumbled paper on it. I was surprised the poor paper hadn't already torn, considering how many times I had read it since I received it. It was a letter Denver had sent it 4 weeks ago, after they had settled in the palace. Up until now, the contents of the letter seemed surreal. I couldn'
RYAN'S POV I stood transfixed in my spot, unable to explain what had just happened to me. Had this lady just compelled me to tell the truth? "I think you've done enough, Ryan." Audrey muttered, looking quite pissed. "Let's go, Rosa." She said, pulling the lady along. The lady.... that lady. I just found out that lady was my mate. Goddess!!! I felt like screaming in anger. I really did have a mate now. A mate I honestly wasn't planning on having. What was going to happen now? I stared blankly as she and Audrey walked away, leaving this helpless feeling within me. I could tell that the soldiers on the training grounds, all had their eyes on me, and I had to beat down the urge to growl in their faces. Logan had gone along with Audrey, and I was desperate to know what was going through his head. "It's really true." I heard Philip whisper behind me. He sounded so doubtful and excited at the same time. I guess it was too good to be true. But that was for him, not me. There
ROSA'S POV After the shocking event that had taken place over an hour ago, Audrey took me to her room, where I remained until now. She had excused herself for a while, and within that period, I had literally cried out my eyes. I hated myself for feeling that way, but I just couldn't help it. When Audrey returned to the room, I managed to keep my emotions in check, while thinking about all that had happened. He turned out to be the monster hybrid. My second chance mate was the Alpha Ryan of the coldmoon pack, and he most certainly didn't care if I existed. Sweet. I turned to Audrey, and she looked at me, obviously still reeling from excitement of having me here. I was happy too. But I hated the fact that coming across a certain person had made my happiness incomplete. I couldn't help how pathetic he made me feel. I really thought I was over such feelings. I thought they died alongside Andrew. I looked at Audrey, and I could tell that she was also pissed, but trying not to
RYAN'S POV I hadn't expected her to show up for dinner, just like the previous night. So, seeing her here had been quite unexpected. I stared at her in surprise. She seemed to have been surprised to see me as well. After taking a seat, one of the omegas served some food onto her plate, and she started eating. Not that I cared so much, but goddess!! Her hair was one of a kind. I stared at her bowed head for a while, my eyes just fixed on her hair. Who would have thought that something as unimportant as a lady's hair color would have me so..... I had to stop staring, it was very unbecoming. Just when I decided to quite my stares, before others in the room noticed, I thought to take one more glance at her. Just as I looked up at her again, she looked at me and our eyes locked. I definitely couldn't look away, because I didn't want her to think I was cowering before her. Neither did I want her to think I was trying to steal glances at her. So I did the only thing I could thin