THIRD PERSON'S POV Xavier stared so intently at her, wondering why she had silently followed him all the way to his study. "Emily, why have you been acting really weird and..." "Don't even try to turn it on me!!" She yelled out in anger, catching him off guard. "You have been so distant! You barely have time to be with me anymore, yet you expect me to act like all is fine?" "There is a lot going on at the moment, Emily. This kingdom is on the brink of potential ruin and crisis! I'm trying my best." "Well, your best is not enough!!!" "What more do you want me to do, Emily?" He asked calmly. "Look at me!!" She yelled out in annoyance, and Xavier was even more surprised. He wondered what she meant by that. Everyone knew how much he worshipped the ground she walked on. Looking at her was something he definitely did all the time. "Look at me like I am the most important person to you!" She continued, breathing so heavily as she brushed her hand through her hair in mild fru
THIRD PERSON'S POV The lady dressed in a hood, walked past the bushy path, wondering how much more further she had to walk, before her mother showed up. Nonetheless, she continued walking until she heard her name. "Dianah!" She looked forward and saw the tall beautiful woman standing there. She had missed her so much. "Mother!" She ran into her arms, giving her a bone crushing hug. "Oh, my sweetheart. I've missed you." Annabelle said, caressing Diana's face. "I missed you too mama." She sighed, a small frown on her face. "Heyyy... It would all be over soon. Just give it a little time, okay?" "What if all these doesn't go as planned?" Dianah asked, a look of worry on her face. "That's because you haven't been working like we asked you to." Her mother softly chastised. "We haven't received any information from you in a while now. What going on?" "I don't know." Diana sighed. "I really do not know. Lately, we haven't really been getting as much information aft
AUDREY'S POV "Today it is your birthday and I sing to let you know, that you would be queen forever. What you say goes!" I opened my eyes the moment his voice filtered through my ears. There he was, a celebratory cap on his head, and a big cake in his hands. Logaaannn.... And just like every other year since we were apart, I forgot my birthday again. "The eleventh day in March." I whispered, realizing that it was indeed my birthday. "This song..." I trailed off, remembering my birthday five years ago, like it was just yesterday. That was the song Logan had sang to me. I looked at how far we had come, and tears of joy rolled down my eyes. This time around, I wasn't tensed or scared about when he'd find out I had betrayed him. I wasn't feeling so heavy because I fell in love with him, contrary to the assignment I was supposed to carry out. And definitely on this day, no one would rape me. Instead, I would spend the day in the arms of the very man I loved. My mate. My shot at
LOGAN'S POV "So what period do you think would be perfect for the wedding?" I asked, stroking her hair that laid on my thighs. "Uhhhmmm..." She tapped her chin as she looked up at the ceiling in thoughts. "I'm not sure... Maybe we start preparations a month after the war." "That sounds like a good plan. A month is just enough time to condole with the families and individuals who would bear any losses after the war." I sighed, and she looked at me, her eyes instantly reflecting sadness. "Logaaan..." She softly chastised. "I'm sorry honey, but that is the reality of things. In a war, there must be spoils and losses. Even if we win this war, which is...." I trailed off, trying to push away the uncertain way I felt. "Logan, there would be no failure on our side. We would be victorious." She sighed, patting my cheek in assurance. "Even if we are victorious, we would still encounter some losses. That is just facts. And sadly, there is nothing we can do to avoid it." I rea
AUDREY'S POV "I do not want an inch of her room to be left unsearched. Check every single place, and let me see all you could find." I ordered Boyd, who bowed and left the room. I turned to Logan who still looked to be shocked. 'This was long coming'. I muttered through our mindlink. 'How?' He turned to me. 'Heather never seemed like the type to hurt anyone unjustly. She was my friend, for 2 years'. 'And 2 years is enough to know someone?' 'I fell in love with you in less than weeks, Audrey'. 'Really?!' I glared. 'Oh well, why don't you go ahead and tell me how you also realized how much of a betrayer I was, in a matter of one month?'. I stood up and walked out of the council room. I didn't mean to fight with him, but was he really trying to defend Heather? The woman had just taken away Isla! She is his friend, how could he care so little?! Heading towards my room, I mindlinked Layla. 'Audrey! What's happening?' 'Layla, please ensure that the kids are fine. I can
AUDREY'S POV I so much wanted to believe that something could be done about Isla's disappearance, but the glaring truth remained that we couldn't do much. We could only hope. Isobel and Keturah had done their best the whole week, trying to know her whereabouts through a locator spell, but everything was just blank. It was as if her energy had completely disappeared from the world. "Audrey." I looked up to see Layla standing at the door of the study. "You've been here most of the days, all week." "I can't just sit around idly. I don't want to believe we've lost Isla." My head fell in defeat. "Same here." She walked into the study. "My brother?" She asked. "I don't know. He left here a couple of hours back. Probably trying to put one or two things in order, before the war. It's tomorrow, Layla!" I sighed deeply, unable to believe my own ears. "It is." She nodded. "I can feel the tension around. I am scared. For my kids." She added, making me look up at her. "You know
LOGAN'S POV We took our time bathing each other, as I wondered if we were going to be like this again, after the war was over. I prayed in my heart that we won this war, and that Audrey remained by my side. We had just made love in the most intense and extremely emotional way I have ever known. I was pretty much still stoned from the beautiful experience. I didn't want to believe that we would soon step out of the bathroom, and gird up for battle. "What are you thinking?" She asked, hugging me so closely. "How I don't want to lose you." I whispered. "And what are you thinking?" "How miserable I would be without you." She sighed, and I felt hot fluid on my chest. She was crying. "I love you." I professed, holding onto her much tightly. We could literally break each other, from how strong our hold was. "I love you. Even in the face of death." She whispered. Stepping out of the bathtub, I carried her in my arms and walked into our room. Taking my time, I dried up her
THIRD PERSON'S POV "Fight to the death!!" Sebastian yelled loudly, and the rogue army joined in with loud cheers. Their energies had been really boosted within the week, after the successful siring of more hybrids. It was safe to say that more than half of the rogue wolves, had decided to turn into hybrids. "Is it time?" Mark muttered beside Sebastian, and he nodded. "It is time, my friend. Let's go take over." They all began their march towards the boundary, chanting their war songs as they did. 2 hours in, and they were finally approaching the boundary. The rogue witches began to make their enchantments, fog filling the entire place. Sebastian knew that was the method of a cheat, but he didn't mind. Anything to win the war. "Now?" Annabelle asked him, and he nodded. "Now, Annabelle." Just then, Annabelle slipped out of the show and walked a distance away from the army. Just as she opened the portal to transport herself, someone held her arm. "Mother! Where are