Chapter 39Selena's POV I made my way to Axel's room. It was almost a week now and Elsa was still in the pack house, strutting everywhere like she owned the place. It grew more upsetting when it was impossible to avoid her as I kept meeting her at every damn turn. Seeing Axel's face would calm my anger by a whooping eighty percent. He always had the most logical thing to say to me, always doing an amazing job in keeping my anger at bay, hence the reason why I was marching to him like the mad hatter.I didn't bother knocking, instead I pushed open the door, barging in. "Hey Axel", I began even before seeing him. He wasn't on the bed but movements on the couch caught my attention. I turned, feeling all the blood drain from my face.Elsa was straddling Axel whose face was away from my line of sight. He was shirtless but I didn't bother checking if he was also naked from his waist down. His hand clutched Elsa's bra strap as a smirk played on her lips. Elsa's eyes caught mine but she di
Chapter 40Selena's POV Lily simply stared. For a long time. "Come on, say something""Your mate is Axel as in Alpha Axel", she muttered out. "Yes. Alpha Axel", I bit my lips watching her expression. Lily let out a deep breath. "Umm. Okay. Not bad..."I knew it would take a while for Lily to come to terms with what I had just revealed, so I sat back and waited patiently. By the time she had calmed herself, she turned to me again. "Okay. So, I am happy for you", she began. "But revealing this to the pack would stir up more trouble than I'd care to admit"I nodded, agreeing. "That's true and that's the exact reason why I couldn't tell anyone, especially you"My tears had dried on my cheeks by this time, and the stab of betrayal was a distant memory I tried to suppress for as long as possible. If discussing this with Lily could distract me even for a second longer, I'd gladly do it. "Well, is that the reason why you were crying? Did something happen?", Lily questioned. I almost gr
Chapter 41Unknown POV Elsa threw her hairbrush across the room, watching in satisfaction as it hit a wall, clattering loudly on the floor. She took deep breaths to prevent herself from screaming aloud in frustration. Another carefully crafted plan was ruined and it was all because of her nuisance of a stepsister, Selena. She was certain that this time, she'd be able to snag the alpha. The plan was simple: force herself on Axel, have sex with him and do everything in her power to have his seed in her. If she declared she was with child for him, they'd have no choice but to make her his wife. Not that she planned on giving birth so soon. She'd get rid of the fetus before it even has a chance to develop. Why did Selena have to walk in at that time? And why did Axel care so much about Selena that he rushed after her to explain himself? Why did Selena have the exact look on her face when she caught her with Ethan? A look of pure betrayal and hurt. There were so many questions but El
Chapter 42Selena's POV "Well, what did he send?"Lily peeked over my shoulder, the excitement prominent in her voice. "I don't know. I won't open it either", I resolved, carefully dropping the small box at the side of my bed. In all honesty, I was dying to see what Axel had sent as a gift but I also needed to feign anger. I completely believed his story, but I wasn't ready to admit that I got upset without first hearing him out. This was the first gift he had ever sent, and I was internally dying of curiosity. "Why?", Lily whined. "I thought you were busy", I nudged her away from me, slowly dragging her to the door. "Wait", she tried negotiating. "You wouldn't drag me out, would you?"Smirking at her dramatics, I pushed her outside, shutting the door with a slam and clicking the lock in place. "You're so cold hearted", she complained from the outside. Smiling, I walked back to the bed. The gift was wrapped but I could tell it was a small box. Unraveling the packaging slowly,
Chapter 43Axel's POVBlake and I sat hunched over the table, discussing in low voices. My mate still hadn't reached out to me and I wondered if she was still upset. I didn't blame her though, I'd be upset as well if I found her in such a compromising position with any guy. I checked my phone for the fifth time in the past minute.Blake was already glaring, an annoyed expression on his face. "What?", I questioned, throwing him a confused look."You're not paying attention to what I'm saying", he pointed out. "You've been checking for phone for as long as I walked in here""Sorry. I'm listening, please go on"He threw me a blank stare, shaking his head in refusal. "That's what you said the last time and the time after that"I sighed, leaning back. "If you want to make a call or something, just go do it. I'll wait""Nah. I can't. She isn't picking up and she's ignoring my calls", I blurted out, running a hand through my hair."Who? Your mate?"Nodding, I pushed my chair back, standin
Chapter 44Selena's POV My fingers absentmindedly traced the delicate markings on the necklace now hanging on my neck. I was deep in thoughts, a million whys and what ifs lived rent free in my head and it was driving me insane. Even after sitting here for hours, there was no logical answer to my question. The last time Asher behaved in such a nice manner, it barely lasted for a few minutes before he began his usual snarls and snide comments, but now, it was different. What did he want this time?"Are you still thinking about Prince Asher's visit?"Lily's voice brought me back to reality. "Well, yes. I can't help it. It's so worrisome that he was in here a few hours back", I fiddled with my fingers. "It's almost so creepy that I can barely forget about it""Well, don't worry too much. Maybe he had a change of heart and resolved within himself to be nicer?", she shrugged, making me throw her a blanket look. Asher would never have a moment of sudden 'repentance'. "Just listen to ho
Chapter 45Selena's POV It was crazy just how impressive the human fight or flight response could be. I couldn't run from Ethan's steel grip but I could try to fight even with the fear in my body, I still attempted to resist him. I watched as the tiny buttons on my shirt gave way, revealing my bra clad breasts and bare skin. Ethan leered at my exposed body. I gathered the pieces of the fabric that was still on my body, shielding myself from him."What makes you think you're so special?", he took tentative steps towards me as I crawled away from him. My wrist burned from where he had been gripping and I felt my blood run cold at the possibility of what he could do. Even after years of dating him, I had never experienced this side of Ethan and now, I couldn't tell the miles he'd go to cause me pain."I was the only one on your side when every other person hated you and treated you like trash", he screamed. I only kept silent, refusing to speak. "Now, you're living in some fancy pla
Chapter 46Selena's POV I haven't said a word since the incident with Ethan. Not to Axel, not Lily and definitely not Asher. I felt detached from everyone and everything. I felt jumpy and I could swear I felt ants crawling up my skin the moment someone touched me. Lily and Axel had kept her distance, but Asher kept close, acting all nice and fussing over me even when I recoiled from his touch almost every time. The elders had gathered, discussing in hushed voices as they repeatedly threw glances my way. Axel looked nervous and worried. Honestly, the place was a mess. Soon after, Axel, Asher and the Elders filed out of my chambers, heading to the meeting room. I was growing fidgety as I wondered what they could possibly be having a meeting about. Lily took two steps towards me. "I know you're nervous and probably wondering what that is about", she began. "I'll sneak around and see if I can eavesdrop then I'll come right back and report to you", she promised, walking out and shut