RICK'S POV"Rick..." Anna called as she stormed after me. God. The heavens knew I was not ready for another argument with her. I hated having to yell at her to drive my point across to her so that she would leave me alone. She knew that and yet she pushed me. She pushed me to the edge of madness and back.It had been two days since I spoke to Olivia. I did say I'll wait for her response, and I was actually keeping to that. I had the patience in me, but my only hope was… she wouldn't turn me down after this long wait. I was very touchy and Anna was making all efforts to force me to snap at her. To be frank? She wasn't helping matters at the moment."Rick, come back here, I'm still talking," she screeched, her voice going up to such a pitch that I was worried that the glass part of the windows would shatter. They did not shatter, but my resolve to not yell at her did. And I snapped."What, Anna? What now?" I spun around to face her, cutting her steps off. Her eyes widened with surpri
OLIVIA'S POVI sat by the edge of the bed, Alpha Rick was sitting next to me. His presence was getting me confused that I had to create a little distance between us. He understood, he never asked why, he only smiled.“How is the baby?” He asked. Honestly, I never expected him to be this concerned about my child.I nodded. “It's fine. Though it's been quiet lately. No kicks, no noise, nothing.”“Have you spoken to the doctor about it?” He asked.I shook my head. “Not yet.”“Why?”I looked at his face, there was a hint of frown but he did his best to hide it. He was concerned about the child, I get that. But I was more worried about what people would say. Maybe that's a part of me I can't get over with.“Because… I don't want him thinking there's anything between the two of us.”“Isn't there something going on between us?”I didn't want to get him annoyed, so I had to find means to convince him that what he was thinking wasn't actually what I meant.“You don't get my point.” I pinched i
RAVEN'S POV“Olivia please, give me a second chance. Just a second chance and I promise to do anything—everything to make it up to you.” I pleaded.She looked me up and down, shook her head, then said to me. “What second chance are you talking about, Raven? When you chose her over me, did you give me a second chance? When you rejected me for her did you think about a second chance? And when you got married to her was there a second chance for me? Why would you want me to give you a second chance?”My heart shattered into a million pieces, seeing that she wasn't going to listen to me. I thought she wasn't the right person, I thought it was Sophia so I picked no interest in her.Now, I wish to have her by my side, but I can't. It's all my fault to have assumed Sophia was the right person, now I can't have a child. It's more like I don't have a mate.“I don't even know why you're here in the first place. You shouldn't be here at all.”“But—”“No buts, Raven. There is no but to whatever y
RAVEN'S POVI sighed frustratedly as I sat on my bed, my mind recalled the incident in my dream. Will Olivia ever get the chance to love me once again? I accept I made mistakes, but… I deserve a second chance right? What if she was actually pregnant like I saw in my dream, does it mean I have to let someone else take care of my child?But why? Why suddenly was I craving for her? Why was I beginning to want her the most? Why is she the one in my mind now and not Sophia or how to find out why she wasn't getting pregnant after everything?I tried to let go, but lately she's been on my mind. I guess that's why I was able to see her in my dream.The door swung open, and Sophia walked in. “Hey.” I didn't respond to her. “Why didn't you sleep over in our bedroom?” She asked.“I don't know. Maybe I just… want to be left alone?” I answered.“Is everything alright?” She asked again, sounding worried. “Is it because of me? Because I can't get pregnant?”“Sophia, please. I don't wanna have this
OLIVIA'S POV“Thanks for inviting me for dinner.” Anna said with so much happiness as she stared into Rick's eyes.I felt a pang of jealousy and anger gnawing inside of me. Why would she be giving him such looks, why should she be smiling at him?“It's nothing serious. Come on, let's eat or it gets cold.”“Olivia, come pour me wine.” She said and I went to pour her a glass of wine. I could see the anger in her eyes, only that she tried to hide it with a smile.“Mind for a glass, Alpha?” I asked, looking at him.I could see as the forced smile on his face disappeared, but was replaced with a genuine smile as he looked up at me. “Sure, yes.”I went to pour him a glass of wine. “So, how was your day?” He asked Anna while his hand sneaked under my gown.I slightly looked at him, as soon as he looked at me, he took his gaze off, returning it to Anna who smiled at him while replying to his question. “It was fine. What about yours?”“Mine?” He repeated, squeezing my butt. “Was pretty good a
OLIVIA'S POVIf kissing was a crime, I'd probably be in hell right now.We kissed from the bathroom, to the bedroom and I had no idea he was taking me to the bed until the door swung open with force.I pushed Rick away from me, trying to dodge from whoever it was that opened the door. It was Anna, with a dreadful look on her face.“So this is what you've been doing behind my back, Rick?!” She yelled. “This is what you've been up to for the past few days, huh?”“Anna, what are you doing here?” He asked. I'm pretty sure he wasn't expecting her, neither was I. Her entrance shocked the hell out of me, that I had no idea of what to do at the moment.Was I to run? Or remain still like the caught rat I was?“What am I doing here?” She scoffed, looking at me. “You're cheating on me with this bitch and you're asking me what I am doing here? So, this is why you've been avoiding me lately, because of her? And yet, you keep giving me one excuse or the other because you don't want me to realize th
OLIVIA'S POVIt didn't go too well for me. Not like the situation right now seemed like a surprise to me, I expected worse of this to come in the first place. Anna had gone to report me to the elders who took the case into their hands. For a day now, Rick has been answering questions upon questions, and yet, they haven't come to a conclusion yet.Almost everyone has been giving me this awful glare like I'm the bad guy now. Or maybe, I am. I couldn't even leave my room to anywhere, my case has become a chaos in the pack house. Gossip, anger, hatred has become what clouded the atmosphere, and even without being there, I could feel the heat of every emotion.Stella had come earlier to check on me, but I acted not to be around. So, she came again, this time with Victory. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to lock the door. “So, you're here.” She said, a little frown played on her face. “Stella…”“And you acted not to be around? Why?” she questioned.I looked at both of them, thinking of a
OLIVIA'S POVI stood by the kitchen door, leaning against the wall as I watched Mrs Tessa and the other books rushing here and there like they were confused. Or maybe, I was the confused one to have ignored Stella and Victory's words to come here. “Hurry up, bitches! The royals won't entertain delays.” She yelled as she watched the other cooks carry trays of food out of the kitchen.She paused as her eyes met mine. “Hey,” she smiled. “Hey.” I returned the smile. “How long have you been watching?” She asked.“Not quite long.” I shrugged my shoulders. “How has cooking been?”She nodded. “Always fun like it used to. What about you?”I was surprised she was talking back at me like she hadn't heard a single thing from what was going on. Or has she?She spoke normally with me, like everything was alright.“Are you alright?” She asked, snapping her fingers at me.I flinched back to reality. “Uhm… sure. Yes, I am. Why?”“You just spaced out.”“Tessa,” I called with difficulty. “I… I know y