"Alexander?”I'd recognize this voice anywhere and the annoyance builds within me whenever I hear it. It was Freya and she'd found me.Found my apartment and at this time? And in the middle of a goddamn argument? I didn't turn even when I wanted to. My chest burned with annoyance and electric currents filled my body in the worst ways possible.My heart clenched a sharp twist and turn motion like it was grabbed by merciless claws. Her footsteps grew closer and my body turned limp. Alaina standing before me wore shock on her expression.Her eyes were slightly wider and her lips ajar as she peered in Freya's direction. But her eyes, I saw tears in them.Why? She'd broken me with words and termed us useless. All my effort were fucking down the drain and I felt no better than a wuss. Like a goddamn waste of time and she couldn't see it.For some reason, my mind told me not to believe what she said but how do I do that? How do I not believe her when it hurts so? I'd be delusional not to.Al
ALAINAI couldn't stop watching the hide even if I wanted to. Somehow I needed to convince myself that that argument was worth it and that pushing him away was the right thing to do. The council might vote him out if I clung to some vain hope that things might get better, and that was a burden I wasn't willing to bear. Neither of us were.I finally kicked my shoes off and leaned fully on the couch. My mind was going wild with a lot of thoughts and my legs just wouldn't stop shaking.What the hell was wrong with Freya and how did she even find the apartment? Would he have to move now? My chest constricted in pain. No sitting position was comfortable.Every inch of this couch felt laced with cactus. Oh, moon goddess. My heart beat for me. My wolf loved his touch.I thought I was smarter but it turned out to be the exact opposite. I was foolish enough to fall into an even worse situation. I fucked the Alpha. My ex-husband's best friend. Not once, but twice!I couldn't control my wants a
ALAINA“What the—”It fell out of my mouth, heavy, strained— right before my voice dissipated into nothing, fading into the chaotic noise from the kids running around. It was me. My name on the banner. I tried to blink the shock away, only to see it renewed the moment my vision cleared out. Like clockwork, I turned to Lorraine who had my exact expression mirroring hers.“Is that…you?” She enunciated in a breathy whisper and my head propped forward twice, a hasty nod. “Y-you're public? You…on a fucking banner?”Was she really asking me? I shifted my attention back to the damn thing with my mouth ajar. It was really me.My stomach bubbled with something. I didn't know either. It was hard to tell what you were feeling when your mind juggled a variety of emotions. But if there was one I recognized so well, it was shock.I was shocked stupid, almost out of my damn pants. It wasn't just any banner, it was the biggest one in the entire building, at the very front of this magnificent place.
ALEXANDER“They're settled now, Alpha Alexander,” the maid relayed as she stood by the doorstep. I responded with a curt nod.I closed my laptop and stood up, adjusting my shirt. Things had gone to shits in such a short period and my brain wasn't able to understand the fact that whatever happened with Alaina was just in the spur of the moment.It stung like hell. I wanted to say more, to be sure she meant every single thing she said that day but the show must go on, no?I made my way to the main hall with some of the guards and maids walking behind me. This would be a messy talk. I knew already but I could hope for the best, no? I wasn't here to joke with any single one of them.The guards announced my presence and the huge doors flung open. The entire congregation turned to face me, bowing slowly to acknowledge my presence.The mere sight of them filled my heart with disgust. I inhaled deeply, keeping a stoic expression as I walked through the middle line. Though my attention was fix
ALEXANDERLike a brick to the head, it hit me and I just stood there, trying to determine what my next course of action would be.The room fell into silence and their attention all diverted to me, curious eyes waiting for answers I couldn't quite provide. All I felt at that moment was anger, way more than I could possibly express.“In love with her?” My mother scoffed, finding her way out of the rows of seats until she was standing directly before the podium, head raised to look at me. “What is it she's speaking of, Xander?”Murmurs brushed through the crowd and the hall soon became rowdy. The mention of an Omega and the Alpha in the same sentence was more than enough to have them worked up.This had never happened in centuries— ever. Omegas wound up as the wives of guards or maids in the packhouse. Nothing more. By the side of the Alpha's family, they'd bring nothing but shame and embarrassment. That was how it was written.But by who?“Alpha Alexander,” Kennedy was the one who call
ALAINA Queen Of Dawn had become a nationwide sensation. It repeated over and over in my head but for some reason, I'd not been able to properly process it. I sat before the mirror with the hairbrush clutched in my grip while I contemplated wearing my hair up or down today.Not for the stream, but for work. It was becoming a well-recognized fact, in my headspace, that I couldn't avoid Alpha Alexander forever.I mean, yeah, I'd love to try but the day of reckoning was today. After that argument, we hadn't seen each other, nor had I perceived his presence in his apartment — not that I was stalking him or anything. I just know that my little game of hide and seek ended today, and that made me want to physically melt and disappear.I groaned slightly as I dipped the brush into my hair and continued to stroke. My reflection stared right back at me in the mirror.Alaina. Queen Of Dawn. That was all me. This was the little girl that people liked. Lorraine had suggested making an actual soc
I stepped into the elevator, clutching my phone tightly. That conversation almost made me mad. I was trying so hard to get it together. I hesitated for a moment before answering, my heart racing with a mix of annoyance and disgust.Cinderalla? Really?Lorraine's name flashed on the screen, and I knew this call wouldn't be a quick one. "Hey, Lorraine," I said, trying to sound calm despite the elevator's suffocating silence."Alaina, oh my god, have you heard?!" Lorraine's voice was shrill, her words tumbling out in a frantic rush. "There's a ball, a masquerade ball, and it's for the Alpha to find his Luna! Alpha Alexander, to find his Luna. Your Alpha Alexander—”“Lorraine—”“You know, right? You heard about it too.”I rolled my eyes, my grip on the phone tightening. "I know, Lorraine. I'm aware.""What's going on, Alaina? Did you have a fight with him? You know, the Alpha?" Lorraine's tone was laced with concern, but I detected a hint of curiosity too.She wouldn't stop rubbing it i
ALAINAHe just left.Like that. Why was I stunned by this? Heck! He was choosing a Luna soon. I was the one who threw him off. It was my fault that he couldn't speak with me and was so wickedly cold.I grabbed my chest. It tightened for no reason at all. It hurts. It really hurts. It felt like my chest was being clawed out, like my insides were burning. It hurt like hell.It wasn't until a tear dropped on the file I held I realized I was crying. How absolutely stupid of me. I wiped the corner of my eyes with my shirt and sniffled. “It doesn't matter anyway,” I said to myself. A poor consolation to my cracked heart. What was I thinking? That was necessary. I needed to be pushed away like that. I inhaled deeply and grabbed my phone. The only thing that flooded the entire internet was the ball in Question, and Queen Of Dawn. I couldn't wait to go home and go live. There were a lot of questions concerning the ball, directed at me. Why would they think I want to be involved in some cook