ROSA'S POV I sat in a mix of fear and silence, as I watched the maids pack up our belongings from Andrew and I's chambers. He stood at the other end of the room, also observing all that was happening in silence. Disturbing silence. It was still so unreal to me. Alpha Dean and Luna Marion were dead. They were executed at the palace a week back. I know they had never been nice to me, or even liked me, but I never wished for such upon them. I glanced at Andrew once more, and couldn't believe I felt bad for him. Especially after what he had done to me. He had been unusually quiet the whole week, probably still trying to accept the present situation of things. His parents had been executed for being a part of the rebellion against the present king. And his sister had been rejected by the king, for also being a party to the rebellion all along. I just didn't understand why Audrey would think of betraying her mate that way. Part of the charges laid against her, was the fac
ROSA'S POV "She lost it!" Came Audrey's angry voice. "She lost the pregnancy!" "Again" Denver added. "I'm fed up, Denver. I'm fucking fed up!!" She yelled in annoyance. My eyes were still very much closed, but I could hear them talking the whole time. They probably thought I was still unconscious, and I would let it remain that way. Atleast, the past couple of minutes since I regained consciousness, had let me be a bit reminiscent of the past one year and four months. Oh? You thought the pregnancy I just lost was that of the other night? The other night was over a year ago, and since then, this was the third pregnancy I was losing. The third Andrew was beating out. Right now, I simply felt blank. "You should eat something. You haven't had anything to eat all day." I heard Denver say to Audrey, and after a few seconds they went away. They probably went to the hospital cafteria to get some food, and I took that as my opportunity to leave. With so much pain and discom
ROSA'S POV How I felt? Free. I smiled in guilty satisfaction, as I threw in the last of my belongings into my suitcase, ready to leave this sad life behind. Very eager to leave this lonely and secluded house that Andrew had forced me to call a home. He was buried this morning, and I was already prepared to leave. Picking up my suitcase, I walked out of the room, making my way towards the living room. I looked around the place for a moment, and I felt a pang within me. Andrew was really dead. For the first time since it happened, I felt the numbness within me, develop into sadness. But the sadness disappeared as quickly as came. "Goodbye Andrew." I whispered in the eerily silent living room, before making my way out. It had taken me a while to get to my destination, because of the extra luggage I had carried. But eventually, I arrived at the place that would be my new home. It was a place I wasn't used to, but with time I would definitely adjust. Opening the door and wa
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'