Chase’s POVI walked into the room of the little man and I saw three small chairs in front of a small table. I glanced at Arya. Did she tell him about this?“Cham, what’s all this? You haven’t slept?” the little man shook his head.“Come on have a seat” he gestured to the little chair. I and Arya exchanged a look and sat. The chair was small but strong. For a moment I thought it would break apart. I noticed the way my son behaved. Like a little adult. Then it occurred to me that he must have grown fast because I was not in the picture. There was a tightness in my throat. I felt like a horrible person. I swallowed and continued watching home. I was prepared for anything that would come out of this meeting. Even rejection. I would take it but I will always love my son. No matter what.Chamberlin turned around. He grabbed some clothes and handed one to me and Arya. I didn’t know what I was to do with it. It was when he sat and draped the blanket across his neck that we knew it was to cov
Anastasia’s POV“Natalia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I screamed again.I had been raging since the mating ceremony in the east high pack. Why? Jake was going to take another mate. That was not possible at least while I was alive.I recalled the moment I saw Arya and Jake being all sweet. The love between them was lovely and all but I didn’t care. I wanted a new life I wanted fame and money. Just like mum when she married Arya’s father. Though the man is washed up now, I could see how strategic mum was in bagging him. I knew if I didn’t act fast, I might not be able to get a chance at a better life. It felt like I would have missed out on the only opportunity in my life.While I plotted on how to take Jake away from Arya, the only thing that kept me on track was my dream. I always fantasized about how I would be Jake’s mate. I even boasted to my friends that my coronation ceremony would soon be happening. And when it finally happened, it was the talk of the town. Everyone was talking about how
Arya’s POVI rolled and stretched like a lazy cat. Yawning, I sat up in bed, rubbing my hands over my eyes. “What time is it?” I muttered. Just then there was an impatient knock on my door. I scowled. “Who could it be at this early?”“Who’s there?” I screamed as I dragged my half-awake self out of bed. I’d already imagined myself scolding this person who was disturbing me. Halfway to the door, I immediately felt like punishing my said person. I decided to use the bathroom. I didn’t open the door, till I was through with my business in the bathroom.“Do You want to—““Arya, what were you doing all along?” Kelsi brushed past me and walked into the room. Then she suddenly turned. “You aren’t dressed?”I scratched my head, wondering what was going on.I gasped, clasping a hand over my mouth. “I slept in!” instantly I rushed into the bathroom.“What happened?” Kelsi asked I screamed as the cold water made contact with my body.“I don’t know. I slept past the alarm. I think I was tired.” I
Arya’s POVI noticed people were beginning to stare. The murmuring was becoming too loud to ignore. Even all the music had stopped. No one was dancing. Everyone was looking in our direction. That was the exact stuff I didn’t want. Having attention on me. I wanted nothing but to disappear into thin air.I grabbed my other hand. In a bid to stop it from shaking. I looked from Chase’s dark, narrowed eyes to Jake and Anastasia’s smirking smile. I knew something bad was going to happen. Something brutal. Involving blood. Chase was never the patient one. He always acted. Showed his anger. Never tolerated. At times he can be crafty but I think he’s not as impulsive as people think.“Hello FRIEND” Jake smirked as he made sure to emphasize his last word. I turned to Chase. He stared at them and deadpanned. Then he rubbed a hand over his eyes.“Who let this dog in here” gasps erupted through, while some people sniggered. And just like that the smirk on Jake and Anastasia’s face was wiped off.“
Arya’s POVA crowd was beginning to form and Anastasia became embarrassed. I dared her to do any stupid thing.“You have won this round. I will get you” she said with gritted teeth and marched out of the place. Kelsi raised her hand and I gave her a high five and we giggled like 16-year-olds.“Girl! I didn’t know you had it in you” I laughed.“Me too,” I said. “I guess that’s what anger does to you” We walked away from that section with some people raising their champagne to us. I felt proud. Happy even. Like I had won some lottery. Unknown to me, I had won the war but lost the battle.“Kelsi I —“I began when I felt some liquid spell on my dress.“What?” Kelsi yelled.“Oh, I’m so sorry Your Highness” The server got on her knees and began to beg.“No, no stand” I tried to help her stand but she was adamant about staying on the floor. People were staring at au and I felt uncomfortable.“Come on stand” I and Kelsi helped her to her feet. She already had tears in her eyes.“Come on you do
Chase’s POVI walked to the table and picked up a glass of champagne.“Where is everybody?” I said more to myself while my eyes scanned the whole place looking for my people. Mika, Hercules, Angus, Dean, Andre. No one was close by. But I could spot my men all around.No matter how I tried to deny it, my eyes kept looking around for Kelsi. Because if I can find her I have found Arya. I searched all the blonde hairs I could see but no one was Arya. Where could she be? I sighted a blonde hair but I was disappointed to find out it wasn’t Arya.Earlier I had seen her with Kelsi. I watched her engage in polite conversation with a group of ladies. Seeing her in that dress I had picked myself made my head swell. I truly had an eye for beautiful things like Hercules said. I remember how fitting that gown had been on her. I hope Arya did not doubt he beauty for one day.I sipped the glass of wine, an usher handed to me and watched everyone move around with smiles on their faces. Was this party
Chase’s POV“Where is it!” I thundered as I ran up.They looked away.“Are you guys hard of hearing?”“Your highness, it was a false alarm” Dean said. I immediately left, shoving the people in my way out.“Look for Chamberlin!” I yelled.And so we searched far and wide till it was almost sun rise. There was still no sign of Chamberlin.Where could he be? I felt my self control slipping through my hands. I was this close to turning beastly.“Chamberlin!” I yelled. Shouts were heard around the woods as people kept looking around. Suddenly there was a thunder and some lightening. I felt a something wet on my cheeks.I hissed. “Great”The rain progressed quickly and before I could say Jack, it began to rain cat and dogs.“Let’s go back!” I ordered.We had to retreat to their packs. Suddenly Jacob, an elder’s son howled in pain. Something was wrong. I Justin knew it.We all ran to him as he led us to where he saw a something on the ground.My breath hitched. No way. It can’t be. I hesitate
Arya’s POVMy life has just crumbled before my eyes. What have I done? How did I let this happen? Was this Anastasia's plan? Why was I in the bathroom and my son was being whisked away?Tears kept pouring from my eyes no matter how hard I tried. My little boy I wonder how he would be fairing. The weather was cold. He must need his blanket. My mind was filled with a lot. Wait a minute was Jake sent into the bathroom to keep me there while my son was taken away?I raised my head from his embrace and just then I locked gaze with Chase. He was staring intently at me. His eyes unreadable, his face deadpanned. Why was that? It was when I looked up, I flinched out of Jake’s arms like I had been shocked by electricity.What was I doing in Jake’s arms?“Come Arya” Kelsi said and I leaned into her embrace.There was some sort of tension between the men as they glared at each other Jake had a smirk on while Chase looked like he was going to snap his head any minute.“Has it been long?” Kelsi whi
Arya’s POV“Hmm, so what then happened?” Kelsi asked. Her eyes danced with a familiar look I was now used to whenever she was excited.“Hmm, babe, you know I’m not a very good liar, so I’ll tell you everything.” I smiled.So I began to tell her how I had the most mind-blowing and body-shaking sex ever with Chase. In all my life, I have never had beautiful sex. At least now I can agree with everyone that make-up sex is the best sex.Chase used his hands and lips on my body to tell me how he had truly missed me and how I still mean the world to him. I was the happiest person. It is and will always be the best time in my life.After we had the best sex, we began to talk about us. It was healing and beautiful.“Wow, it was really something. I have always told you that Chase was different than all the others.” She held my hands as we crossed the road back to the office.“Yeah, you said that.” I blushed as I remembered our time together. Kelsi always had a nose of sniffing good men. She was
Arya’s POV“Will you come in?” I asked Chase.“Do you want me to come in?” he asked, and I nodded, and he smiled.Chase had managed to help me dry my dress, and I entered one of the stalls and got dressed. He offered to take me home, and after I tried to reject, he insisted. I decided to invite him in for Coffee in the office. If we managed to go to the palace, the rumor would start spreading, and this might cause more trouble between us. I know I was the only one who thought of this because when I suggested we come to my office, he readily agreed.“How has life been?’ he asked as he took a sip of his coffee.“Good,” I said. It felt weird that we were sharing the same space after a while. I badly wanted to ask him if I had been forgiven, but I didn’t want to ruin the mood. Maybe I would ask later, but now all I wanted was to eat him up with my lips. He went quiet, and so did I. The silence was eating me up, and I knew I had to do something about it.“Have you forgiven me?” I asked as
Arya’s POVMy heart raced as the pair of legs kept standing without saying a word. What was this? I grabbed a broom thingy leaning on the wall. I glanced at the door and cursed. If only I was fast enough. Suddenly, those legs moved, and I raised an eyebrow. Hey, that seemed familiar.“Chase,” I whispered. He finally came out of one of the toilet stalls. He was going through his phone and had a drink in his other hand. Was he drunk?“Please don’t stop on my account,” Chase muttered, and when he looked up at me, he had a wide smile on his face. I thought as I stared at his face that He looked more handsome smiling. Seeing him smile did a bit to my head. It was at that moment that I made up my mind that beaming Chase was the best version of him that I loved. Then I remembered myself and snapped.“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were there. I got carried away with the music.” I muttered as I played with a loose strand on the sweatshirt while staring at the floor. My face had gone red on seei
Arya's POVThey said it was because you left him, and that's why he has nightmares.Kelsi's words stuck to my brain like glue. How could I forget that?“Have you seen him again?” Kelsi asked me when I didn’t reply to her. Her voice was quite louder this time.“Hmm, I didn’t get what you said,” I said feigning seriousness as I intently looked into the laptop. I began working again. I was surprised they took me. Angus might have been behind this.“Come on Arya you forget that I have read you like a book. I know you are trying to avoid this question but something I am very sure of is the fact that you are still in love with Chase. That is one thing you cannot deny.” Kelsi said as she moved to her desk.I looked up at her receding figure and smiled. Kelsi has already found out.However, she was a bit wrong in her statement. I didn’t just love Chase, I miss him. He has been using his new maid to keep me at bay. I barely sew him these daysDince Kelsi told me of his nightmares. It’s been ha
Arya's POVDo you know that feeling you get when you have a best friend or boyfriend that you always talk to, but suddenly when you don't talk for like 2 days, it feels like it's been a year since you last spoke? Yeah, that's the exact way I felt when I and Kelsi sat down to talk.“Long time” I muttered as I took a sip of my drink, peering up at Kelsi.“No talk” Kelsi completed. She was quiet and so was I. It was like we were lovers who wanted to reconcile.I took in a deep breath. “ Okay, I need to say this before it kills me.” I moved the drink away from me and faced Kelsi in the garden. I took in a deep breath. However, it seemed to be all I was doing lately. I mean it would take balls and a bloated tummy fuller with my pride to apologize for what I had done. It was now I realized what Jake had done told me when we were younger. He told me I was proud and I agreed. I hated being wrong and hated apologizing and due to my penchant for being right always, it was easy to see my flaws a
Arya's POV “Arya?” It was then that I noticed he had actually opened his eyes.“It's me”He quickly released me as soon as he saw what he was doing.“What were you thinking coming in here?” Chase helped me stand. “ I could have killed you” I felt stupid suddenly. For getting into his space and all. I seared at the floor. “ I was only trying to wake you. I didn't mean to startle you” I replied.He ran a hand over his hair sighing. “Even though.” He said. “ You should not have come in here”I turned sharply. “ But I couldn't just let you suffer like the last time”He snorted. “Like you care”My eyes widened in an emotion I couldn't put my hands on. Yes, it was true. I and Chase were not friends. Especially now I am closer to Jake or was deceived by him. But then I didn't consider Chase an enemy. Despite what might have happened between us, I could never forget what he had done for me. For Chamberlin. They might seem little but they were something.I took a step toward him. “I know we
Arya's POVAnd so that night I went to bed with a heavy heart of course I couldn't sleep. Lying on the bed eyes wide that an owl. I wasn't going to lie, I felt lonely. I noticed a change in behavior from Chamberlain. He rarely told me about his day. It was sort of our ritual to Bond. I sat up in bed. This has been going on for a long time. It was only now that I noticed the distance between me and my son. Guilt ate at me. Was I a bad mother? I mean I should have noticed this. From then on I began to do a lot of thinking in retrospect.Kelsi had a point. Truly I might not have done the best thing in terms of Jake and Chase. Maybe if I had confronted Chase, maybe just maybe I might have understood what happened. I hissed. It's all late now. The guy now hates me. He can't even stand the sight of me. I guess that is why I haven't seen him in a long time apart from that night. I still remember the way he shoved me out of the room. I know he was trying to be gentle but he was also angry.I
Arya’s POVI blinked like I was under the sun. “Excuse me?”“You heard me” retorted. I felt my cheeks awash with embarrassment. Was he deliberating misunderstanding me or what? My intent was as clear as day.I looked away. “I thought someone was hurt… I mean I thought you were hurt and—““No one is hurt” he cut me off immediately. I stared at him to see the weary look in his face but then the hard disguise was back again.“Go back to bed” he spat. Before I could say Jack he gently shoved me out of his room and slammed the door in my face. I stood in the hallway wondering if I had imagined the entire thing, from the scream to being shoved out of the room like some nuisance. Anger rose in my chest but I somehow found a way to suppress it. I swallowed my ego and went back into my room.On my bed, I lay tossing and turning like I had a heavy meal. Well yeah being insulted as heavy enough to have me having insomnia. After a while, I managed to get to sleep but it was a few hours before d
Arya's POVI walked into my bedroom and flooped down on the bed.I sighed. It's been a long day trying to teach Chamberlin. Jake had promised to come hit now he was no where to be found. Maybe he had pack business. I will text him tomorrow.I closed my eyes for a moment but then I remembered that I could sleep off. I sniffed my dress and I did not like what I perceived. I had to take a shower.Dragging myself like a ragdoll I walked into the bathroom. I ran cold water into the bath to cool my Head. I showered in quick time and climbed out of the tub before I could sleep while thinking about him. I hadn't seen him for a while and I stopped to wonder how he was doing. Was he eating well or freedom well.As far as I was concerned, I think I was now a pariah. The only people I spoke to were The maids and Chamberlin. Kelsi has refused to see me or talk to me. I saw less of Angus too. It was like everyone had deserted me.I picked up the pink silk night wear, my paid had left out for me a