Ashley's POV"What the heck is he doing here? He will get us busted," I thought as I walked towards him."Good day, my Prince," I greeted bowing my head."You should have your seat. I was waiting for Regan but it seems he is busy," he said, leading me on."The Dowager called him…""Yes, I saw the messenger," he cut me off."How are you? Are you okay?" He asked, looking worried."Did you send your father away well?" "Yes my Prince," I responded politely."I am glad it ended well… the Prince was lenient enough," he added, looking straight into my eyes."You don't have to be courteous with me… we are the only ones here…" he said, taking a good look at my neck."Good luck with Regan… he has marked you… I think he likes you already… calling you back to the palace is working well for you," he said with a straight face."I am happy you survived the ordeal yesterday, I meant meeting Regan's wolf… and I want to apologize on his behalf. He turned on you because he couldn't help it. He had harb
Ashley's POV "Thank you for letting Becca and my father go.," I muttered as soon as we were behind closed doors."...And the Dowager… Why…""Stop blabbing!" He cut me off harshly and I stopped."Your jacket!" He requested and I pulled off the jacket that covered the skimpy gown I wore.He threw the gown on the bed and drew me roughly on his legs.My heart skipped a beat as he looked piercingly into my eyes.His gaze shifted to my neck and he stared grimly at my scar. "You are mine," he gritted and laid his hand on my neck as he began to kiss me.He was so intense and I could barely keep up with him. His hand on my neck became tighter, choking me up"My Prince…" I whispered in a muffled tone, I could barely talk as I was choking up. I tried to peel his hand away from my neck but he didn't budge.His was ravaging my lips and tongue with his teeth and stifling me.My lungs hurt and I couldn't take it anymore."My Prince…" I mind-linked him as my strength began to dwindle.Instead of st
Adrian's POV I didn't intend to continue the kiss but the look in Nat's eyes made me do it. She looked stunted in a funny way that felt like she wanted me to continue. I dropped the meat in my hand and pulled her closer. She didn't resist me, she just stood there looking at me.My hand rested on the small of her back and I pulled her in as I ravaged her lips with my hunger.I had never been intimate with any woman all my life. I had been busy growing my abilities and guarding the Prince. I think I qualified for a celibate until now.Nat's lips tasted sweet and soft like soft petals, I didn't let go. My Te'o hands rested on the nape of her neck as I deepened the kiss.Suddenly a sweet-smelling fragrance which I hadn't noticed during my encounters with her wafted into my nose.Sam jumped up in my head and I was almost seeing bubbles. This is beautiful! It felt like I was climbing into the clouds. I had never felt any emotions close to it before."Mate…" Sam muttered joyously while my
Ashley's POVDespite the uncertainty that lay ahead I couldn't help but blush. Last night's ordeal remained fresh in my mind.I made out with Regan and he filled my body with pleasure. He made me yell his name and made me yearn for more until I was sore.'The three wise men', he mentioned them when he told me about himself. He didn't say much about them, he only said they were important to him and they made him who he was.Who he was. I wondered if he was referring to his true identity which I still find complex. If the Dowager really killed the three wise men like Prince Asher said, I wondered if I should tell Prince Asher about Regan's connection with them.I felt that the three wise men were important to Regan and I still couldn't figure out Asher's intention towards Regan. I was torn between loyalty and … dedication. I was loyal to Asher and dedicated to Regan.Slowly, I brought Regan's wheelchair to a halt as we stopped in front of the Dowager's chambers."Prince Regan and Lady
Ashley's POVPrince Asher was waiting at Prince Regan's chambers. When I saw him, I remembered Regan's warning and my heart skipped a beat.Looking at his direction, I shook my head. He looked at me but his gaze shifted down to Regan who was in the wheelchair.Not knowing what the two were doing, I steered clear of him and took another route instead."Ashely! Wait!" he yelled and I grimaced. I thought he took the hint."Take her away!" Asher yelled and while I looked around, some guards seized me up from behind."My Prince!" I yelled in confusion and broke loose from those holding me back"Stop! He won't want you to see him this way… Words must not get out either" Asher said and I stopped.What is he talking about? Angrily, I launched forward and burst out from behind him. I burst in front of Prince Regan and fell on my butt in shock. His eyes were closed and blood was dripping from his mouth."My Prince!!" I yelled in horror but Asher shook his head telling me not to shout. I covere
Adrian's POV While Natasha was still sleeping, I made my way to the palace. I didn't count her to be a heavy sleeper so I knew she was alert and knew that I was going out.Going into the palace, I had to be cautious. Despite my invisibility, I knew I might be made. It would have been better to stay outside the palace. But the palace has many entrances, so if I stayed outside, I might miss important facts.I made my way to Prince Asher's Chambers. There was nothing out of the ordinary. It was cold and the only thing on my mind was Natasha. I wanted to be with her. The feeling that someone out there was waiting for me was…Just a few minutes past midnight, someone walked out of the Prince's Chambers. At first, I thought it was one of the guards. He was heavily clad and I couldn't see his face.But from the aura that oozed out of him, I knew it was one of the Princes. It was safe to assume that it was Prince Asher, although I couldn't see his face.He made his way swiftly through some
Ashley's POVI was beginning to stir awake when a faint voice broke into my head. It was calling my name faintly. At first I thought it was Natasha, so I opened my eyes. She had woken up and she was sitting up staring into my eyes."Did you call me just now? Are you in pain again?" I muttered.Nodding her head, she smiled at me and in the next second, she was hugging me tightly. I was shocked.She always flinched anytime I tried to hold her and here she is, hugging me tightly."Thank you for helping me yesterday, you eased my pain," she said with her eyes glowing "Anything for you," I said and hugged her back. I felt her heartbeat and she felt mine. I wanted her but I wanted it to be mutual. So I am still waiting for her.She lifted her head from my shoulder and I felt empty. She was warming up to me and that was cool.Her arms remained around my neck and I looked curiously at her. She hoisted her face closer and my eyes shone wide as she kissed me. She was so soft and gentle, my h
Ashley's POV I could feel his familiar presence and I knew he was there watching. It made me more certain that the ominous feeling I had been having and the one who had always protected me was from Prince Regan.I was flustered. My man… Yes! My man was dying… he took the drink for me. I had never been so uncoordinated in my life!"I know you are here and I hope this works," I said into the air as I scampered around looking for things to marsh the leaves. I found nothing! All the utensils were in the kitchen and Prince Asher said Regan's condition must be kept secret. Without hesitation, I chewed the leaves in my mouth and when it was marshy, I opened Prince Regan's mouth and pushed in the leaves.His lips moved a little but not enough to make him swallow the leaves. I got some water and made him have some. I repeated the process, giving him the leaves after chewing them and then giving him water. When I thought he had had enough, I stopped."He is looking better," Asher commented
EpilogueAdrian's POVI became King Regan's personal guard. I had a chamber to myself in the palace and I began to live in a house like a normal person. I could say that I had all that I wanted but no, something was missing. I had an argument with Natasha and she left me. It was on the day when we conquered King Muna and the Dowerga. When I returned home, Nat was mad at me. She wanted us to get rid of the Dowerga, it was her revenge. I told her that I had no influence over the Dowerga's fate. Whether she dies or lives was not my decision to make. We couldn't kill her during the shootout and after it all when her grandson, Prince Asher wanted to kill her, but My Lord, King Regan, pleaded on her behalf and sent her to exile instead.Nat wasn't satisfied she wanted the Dowerga dead and wanted me to help her or she would do it by herself. I was in a fix. I understood that she wanted revenge but I couldn't go against my master. His wish is my command. I forbade Natasha from doing somethi
Ashley's POVI knew my chance of survival was slim and I felt accomplished even in death. My mission was accomplished. I was able to inform them about my pups and I was able to see Regan. The look in his eyes when he held me... It was enough for me. I would take it to the afterlife.I wasn't willing to come around. I wasn't ready to face the truth about why the king didn't search me, I wasn't ready to know all that he had with Becca. The last memory of the shock and love in his eyes when he held me was enough for me. Therefore, when I opened my eyes I was sure I was in the afterlife. I did not know how many days I had spent on the borderline between the living and the dead, but I was certain of where I was.I was in an empty room and I was the only one there. I'm free, I smiled and looked around carefully. It felt like I was back in Prince Regan's chambers and in the bedroom that we shared when I was with him.I felt light and I thought I was on my feet. At a closer look, I realised
Regan's POV "Ashley!!!" I yelled but she blacked out. Without thinking, I took to my heels and raced down to the clinic with Ashley in my arms. The royal physician took charge. He put everything on hold to attend to her. I couldn't stay still. I paced the waiting room restlessly, waiting for a report. I couldn't fathom what happened to her, but all I prayed for was that she wasn't beyond saving.Asher was with me and in no time Adrian joined us too. When the head physician came to give his report, Asher was nowhere to be found."I'm sorry, My King…." The physician said and I stopped him. "If she dies, you die too," I said grumpily."Adrian… Can you do something? Can you save the day?" I requested."I don't know…. I have to see her condition first," Adrian replied."One thing… it seemed that she just gave birth," the physician said."Yeah… that should be it…" I responded as I remembered what Ashley said earlier about Becca and her mother taking her pups. What the heck is going on?R
Ashley's POV The journey was indeed hectic but it was worth it. Even if I died, I needed to know that my pups were taken to their father, even if the truth about their mother would be gone with me. I needed to know why all that I had believed turned out to be lies. I needed to know why my own abandoned me and Regan. I wanted to see the look on his face when he beheld me as stands with his new Luna, Becca.Stanley didn't mind the blood and all. He held me in his arms and kept speaking comforting words to me all through the way.He apologized for his misdeeds and told me that Becca left him. He said Becca left him immediately when Prince Regan became the Alpha King. He said it was around the time that I went missing and before everyone knew it, Becca became pregnant by the King.My heart squeezed up in pain and I couldn't bear it anymore. Bitterness and resentment burned inside of me and I ordered Stanley to stop talking. The whole revelation was draining the little strength I had insi
The Moonlight Pack Logan's POVIt was a full moon and my wolf wanted to come out, but I was not in the mood. I sat down on my patio, resting.Tonight, all I could think about was Ashley, my ex-girlfriend. Something about the night made me remember her and that brought the case of Ashley Oscar to my mind. Well, she ditched everyone and no one knew of her whereabouts. It's been almost a year and was still missing.Memories came and I remembered all that we shared. I remembered Allen too, the time I spent loathing him and the short time we spent as friends. May his innocent soul rest in peace.I remained there thinking about a series of past events when one of my guards sought to speak with me. He whispered into my ears and my eyes widened.Stanley? Ashley Oscar's ex-mate? What the heck is he doing here? He was the last person I wanted to see. Whatever it was, I didn't turn him away. I allowed him into my presence but treated me like the thrash that he was."What the heck is this?" I gl
A Few Months LaterAshley's POV The pain of abandonment hit me like a typhoon and I loathed in pain and resentment until I couldn't anymore. My Stepmom treated me as she deemed fit. Sometimes she acted so nice and all and sometimes she was like a demon. Although I didn't know what was going on with Becca, she never showed up again. I knew that my Stepmom's mood swings had something to do with whatever was going on with her daughter.When it was time, I had my pups. They were a pair of identical twins. The process was excruciating and I almost lost my life. The wolfsbane interfered with the delivery and until every single one of it was cleaned up, I couldn't bring forth my pups.In the end, I realized that no one really cared. I was all alone and it was the scary truth. Two days after I had my pups, they were taken away from me and I understood my Stepmom's game. She let live to take my pups for her daughter. Does that mean that Becca's seduction of Regan succeeded? I couldn't beli
Regan's POVI was losing my mind and I knew it. I had joined the guards and tore down unfamiliar paths in Colleen looking for Ashley, but there was no sign of her. I even went to see the Dowager, but she knew nothing about her disappearance. It was becoming easy to assume that if Ashly was still alive, she left of her own accord and did not want to be found. But she was carrying my pup, she wouldn't do that.Adrian had visited on different occasions but he came with the same testimony. He couldn't find her nor connect to her. His explanation was simple. He said she was possibly being held by someone with higher supernatural abilities than him. He also suggested that she could be confined with wolfsbane or possibly dead. The last statement almost cost him his head.I was unstable and didn't fit in as a King. Ashley's disappearance was a colossal loss, it affected everything about me. Although I occupied the throne and I was officially the King, it was my right-hand man, Asher, who mad
Regan's POVWaking up at dawn, I realised that I slept all through the night. It was unusual, I wasn't a heavy sleeper and with Ashley's disappearance, my sleep had been lighter.The most alarming thing was that I slept naked. As if that wasn't enough, I felt something soft in my arms, it felt like the body of a woman. What the heck! What have I done? Ashley was still missing.The memory of the previous night came in flashes. I remembered the hotness and the uncontrollable urge for sex. But I didn't call the girls. Who the heck is this? I asked as I flipped on the lamp.The dim room came alive and I saw the woman cuddled up and naked on my bed. It was Becca, Ashley's sister. My body vibrated in rage as I remembered partially, all that I did to her. I mistook her for Ashley! Oh my God! How the heck did she get in here? She even used drugs on me to make me have sex with her. I was sure of it. What I felt the previous night wasn't natural.unable to control my anger, I flung her off the
Regan POV"We will find her," Adrian and Asher assured me for the umpteenth time, but I wasn't convinced. Yeah, Ashley was stubborn and bent in her own ways. But I saw the look in her eyes when I told her to go to my chambers. I saw the remorse in her eyes which tells me that She would want to please me first even if it meant she would defy my orders the next hundred times.I had the guards comb through the palace but she wasn't there. Rossi didn't know either. I had sent messages to her Pack and family, I needed to know if she was with them.Adrian had also tried to look for her. He tried to locate her with his supernatural abilities but he couldn't connect to her. Everyone told me all is fine but I didn't buy it. There was this longing feeling and I just couldn't help but think that something was wrong.I dozed myself with drinks late into the night until Asher came to see me. He took away my drink and berated me."Common Regan, you are the king now. Stop acting indecently…" "The