Alessia's POV
Hearing him talk about meeting the Alpha and Luna gets me anxious, I begin to wonder why he wants to have a meeting with me. It can because of me. There is nothing that will make him want to meet people he got angry with and left when the meeting was still on hold outside of me.
My thoughts would be verified if he invited Alpha Phoenix and his girlfriend as well but he might just see them as lower, he is too superior to talk with them, either way it must be about me.
I stand on one corner of the room thinking about my fate, then what Phoenix did to me, the rejection and public harassment replays in my head, tears starts to stream down my eyes to my cheeks.
"Have you forgotten you are before your prince?" I hear a commanding voice sound before me, I shift in horror. My eyes clears to reveal him standing before me. He moves closer to me, from where I decide to take a step backward. I need my own personal space.
"What's making you cry?" By his tone and facial expression, he is disgusted seeing my tears. "Do you know how much I hate self-pity and low esteem?"
Being that I've never heard him speak to me this way for the short time we have been together, my heart begins to pound. I move backward in fear that he is going to hit me. I'm unsure of his next action with the way he is looking at me. I begin to breath heavily. My self-esteem just as he referred to drops drastically prior to what he just said, I now feel like a bit of trash. I want to cry the more but I'm too scared to do that. I would only make him angrier and each time he is angry at someone, it's always a deadly match. I want to avoid this.
"Give me an answer now or face my wrath!" He snarls. "Don't think because I respect the rights and privileges of women, I can't punish them."
"This is getting serious," I say to my wolf, calling for help. This situation which I've found myself is tensed than I can handle. I don't know if I should tell him that Phoenix is my mate, and that I was crying because he publicly humiliated me. He hates things like this, whet if he picks it up against Phoenix and Gracelynn, I might be hurt in the absence of Adrian. Yes, I know they would be afraid if him but what if they go through an indirect way to hurt me? I ask myself these questions.
On a second thought, if Adrian isn't aware about the mate bond that existed between me and Alpha Phoenix, what basically is he going to talk about at the meeting. I heave a heavy sigh, I think my thoughts are getting me too far, I need to calm down a bit.
There are lots of things the lycan prince can talk of with the Alpha and Luna of the pack he is visiting, what could make me so nervous that it's gonna be about me, my worst fears were that he might have changed his mind and asked me to be returned.
"Your ideas look so insensible!" I hear a voice thunder from outside of me and I shiver, it's Adrian. How does he keeps knowing what I have in mind? If this is so, that means I'm not safe thinking at all, or thinking any close to him because he would surely hear.
"Why do you always listen to my thoughts, your Highness?" I'm forced to ask, I feel it an intrusion of personal privacy.
He shoots a deadly glare towards my direction. "Girl, who gives you the right to question me?"
"I'm sorry, Your Highness." Seeing that he is angry, I quickly reply to quench his anger before it escalates into something worse. My eyes shake repeatedly, I wish I never said what I just said.
"Go make me something to eat before I descend on you. As I've brought you here, know your boundaries in communicating with me, there are certain things you shouldn't ask me to avoid getting me pissed." I nod obediently, bowing before exiting the living room to do as he has asked. I'm glad I learnt how to cook really well, if not this would be another point of conflict which wouldn't end well.
"I think you should consider the presence of the Alpha and Luna in whatever you are preparing." He shouts at me from the living room where he is sitting to watch the television. After I'm done, I garnish his food and set out to drop it before him, glad finally I would take some rest and spend some time all alone. He may not need me after this till evening time the meeting will begin.
As I'm about going back after coming the second time to drop dessert, he grabs me by the hand, pulling me back until I fall on top of his laps. I gasp, my eyes widened up to the point of falling off their sockets.
"What's going on!" I ask myself, not necessarily as a question because I already know what's amidst. I've never sat on a guy's leg before, talk less of the lycan prince whom everyone sees as a demi-god.
"Where are you going to?" At this point, I decide to speak up and stand for my ideals, I shouldn't let his position fill my entire being that I can no longer have a life.
"I need some rest, your Highness. I've been going through a lot of stress since morning, from the pack house."
"Sit here!" He orders, pressing me harder against his thighs. "I have a lot of questions to ask you and you are gonna answer all of them!" He growls.
"Yes, your highness." Who am I to decline his request. I sit calmly, not quite comfortable the way I'm sitting but I dare not complain nor say anything.
"Can I know your background in that house you lived and in this pack, before arriving here, I heard, the only thing I heard that you are a student of the college where the Alpha attends." I wonder who talked of me in the midst of the information he derived, I'm not important in this, I'm just an Omega, to be realistic.
"I'm just an ordinary maid, nothing more, your highness." I reply with ease, my eyes catching up with the food he is eating, I pray he doesn't calls me to eat with me. It looks awkward eating with the lycan prince, one of the things I never hope to try.
"You can go now. It seems to me your background is not of any importance," he mutters. This hurts my feelings but I'm happy to hear him here this which is an indirect dismissal. Immediately he release me, I slide into my slippers and hasten away before he gets to change his mind. Arriving at my room, I fall onto the bed, not wishing to rise up for the next four hours, I'd be enjoying a very sweet sleep, I don't care if Adrian would need me or not, he should know that I'm a human.
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Just as I had scheduled, I wake up the next four hours as my spirit informs me before looking at the clock on the wall. I realize it's not the average quality in my room, the expensive diamond clock on the wall prompts me to turn around and take a better view of the room I'm in. I let out a scream, which causes Adrian to walk in.
"What am I doing here in your room, your highness?" I ask with deep anger, you could do anything you wish to me but don't touch me without my knowledge. He sees from my face that I'm angered, and approaches in a calm way, seeking to plead with me.
"You don't need to shout, I did you no harm and wouldn't do you any harm. I just wanted you in my room."
"Why?"
"Because I was lonely and needed someone to cuddle." At this point, the madness in me melts, I recall how alone I became after Phoenix rejected me, the guy that became part of my life but because of another girl who isn't his fated mate, he decided to leave me to suffer but I promise to make him jealous, sad and anxious, only if Adrian would communicate to me like a normal person and not a superior.
I begin to feel serenity with him, upon having a second look at the prince. He is the most handsome man I've ever met, how come does he engages himself in undercover business. Almost everyone has heard their own part of the story about Adrian, which is part of the reason I dreaded coming with him to his apartment, but right now my wolf is beginning to settle with him.
"I need you as a friend, would you love to be my friend?" I squeak in ecstasy. Who would dare decline such a request. The stare he has towards me makes things tingle in my stomach, the butterflies flies and my eyes burns with a deep desire, I wish God will bring us both together.
A third steady gaze is conducted by Adrian, where he assesses me still on his legs. I lower my eyes lost in his scent which is that of olives, almonds and raspberries all combined together.
"Wait! I have something important to say to you before I say to your Alpha and Luna." My heart wants to stop at the moment of hearing this, his eyes is already partially communicating a message. I compose myself, promising that I'll not cry or become extremely dramatic no matter what he says.
"I like you, I don't think you would decline being my mate? My chosen mate?" I turn around to look at him, for fifteen minutes my hands and legs refuses to go into motion, neither do my eyes. They remain transfixed to the the spot making me look like a motionless robot.
"I can't get what you actually want from me?" After he finishes, I want to know if he says this out of foolishness like he might be drunk or really means it.
"I think you should consider yourself a deaf person for not hearing what I said." He adds a tone of sarcasm to it. I swallow the saliva in my throat. My eyes brighten, as the clock ticks further, giving me more assurance of what is being asked.
"Will you?" He repeats.
Alessia's POVI'm so amazed to be asked out this way by a lycan prince, of all lycans, he is choosing an Omega like me to ask out. No matter what, I know that there must be some secret intentions which is making him to ask me out. A prospective lycan king doesn't goes for a chosen mate in the wolf world except those who are getting older like in their forties who believe that they would not be meeting with their fated mates again.It's assumed and henceforth believed to be true that if a lycan prince or king goes for a chosen mate when he isn't old, then there is some secret he is trying to hide from the chosen mate and his people. Adrian has some secret before he would come to choose me as a mate. I don't deserve such.I look lost as I sit on Adrian's legs, I wouldn't let him lead me the way of doom by not asking why he wants me as a mate. 'A man's beauty shouldn't lead you to damnation!' This is one of the favorite cliches mom uses to say and since then I've picked it into my head.
Alessia's POV"Ask your Alpha and Luna to tell you." He responds with indifference in his tone, from here, I'm forced to look at Alpha Aaron and Luna Stevania, the sinister motives they had for me is still evident by the way they keep their faces."Alessia, I think you would return with us because we at danger if you don't get mated to our son who is soon to be Alpha of the pack, your dad will soon hand over to him!"I look at her like a piece of trash, but not too obvious. "How about Gracelynn, ma'am?""Why are you going by ma'am in addressing her?" Adrian casually asks because it isn't common to find a werewolf calling another werewolf, a Luna ranked by any other name apart from what she is. Even in the offices, they go with the titles of Alpha, Luna, Beta and Gamma, only the Omegas like me are called by their real name by the superiors."No, nothing." I smile, waving my hand."That's how she has always called me!" Stevania mutters. The next thing I see is Adrian taking his fist tow
Alessia's POV Even upon arriving in college, Adrian's mood hasn't changed despite the varieties of things I have done to ease him. As we arrive, it's thirteen minutes past eight, we are thirteen minutes late and I can attribute this lateness to the change in his mood, which made him a little slower in doing things. We are supposed to open the door, to go off to our respective duties but Adrian refuses, his face changes and it seems he wants to cry, seems like this but I know he would never do that. You hardly see a lycan cry because they are not only stronger in body and wolf, but in heart, the only thing capable of making them cry is the loss of a loved one. "Alessia.." "Yes, your highness." He pulls his hand towards me, and looks at me straight in the eyes, tears drain off it, in a flash, he wipes them off such that I begin to imagine if it was a dream or real. He places his right hand on my laps, brushes it, I would feel strange if it was before the romance, but I feel se
Alessia's POV Oh I remember now....... "Yes, he is my fated mate," I repeat this time with so much confidence so that no one of them detects the difficulty that I'm passing through. They would certainly laugh if they knew I attributed him as my fated mate because of one thing or the other when it's not so. This is a personal issue to reinvestigate. "I have no much time for you guys." I say this before I take off them, placing my phone beside my ears so it looks I'm in some important girls, it's an urgent case I need to go away to attend to. The truth is I'll find one place and take a seat, then I'll have to message Adrian of what I'm doing so he wouldn't go directly to the lecture theater without me, of course, he was looking for someone who would guide him through being new here. I'm making this entrance, if possible with our hands entwined. I eventually find a seat at the side of the water fountain in the college garden. I take out my phone from my bag which I had placed into af
Adrian's POV After classes, I wanted meeting up with Phoenix to confront him about his bullying my mate together with his girlfriend but I learnt that he returned home to have an important meeting with his parents and the pack elders. The pack elders are the Alpha makers, they are in charge of establishing a new Alpha in any pack. I learnt before now that soon he will be crowned the Alpha but who cares, I have no such time for him. Whether he is the crowned Alpha or not, I'll still give him what he deserves. I naturally hate him for being a bully, I came to see the bad side of him, which from there started making me hate him with so much disgust. If I can't get to see him today, tomorrow is going to be another day. Way into driving into the street that leads to the pack estate, I receive a call, it's from no one other than my dad, the lycan king. Something really important must have come up, before he decided to call. He doesn't just lies calling, particularly as he is getting older
Alessia's POV I remain in the chambers after Adrian went out to check he site of his new estate after his supervisor informed him of an urgent need. While watching the TV, my mind goes off to think of what just befell me, the decision of the lycan King. Everyone knows how powerful he is and how his words are sooner or later executed. Adrian has never let anything worry him, but I can see how worried he is in this case, even as he was going out. I yawn, feeling tired and frustrated, there's no how I can return back to Phoenix, he has a girlfriend he loves already and besides he doesn't loves me. I wouldn't be able to fight for love from a man, even though he is my mate. I rise up from the couch and head to the bedroom, which is part of the chambers. Like a heep of wood falling off a platform, I drop on the soft bed, moaning in pains, emotional pains. At other times, dropping on a soft, fluffy bed like this would bring out a sweet, blissful moan from me. Today is quite different. I h
Alessia's POV Adrian storms back to our residence, like an angry lion that has just devoured his enemies, then in the pack house, I can hear wailing from here. Even though I'm not as good as him in my sense of hearing, I can still hear this. I'm perceiving that something has happened. "What did you just do?" I scream at him even before he reaches the house but he passes by me refusing to say anything. It's at this point that I know something is wrong. I attempt to go straight to the pack house, see for myself and apologize in case of any eventuality but I hadn't taken two steps further when Adrian seized me taking me upstairs with him. "If you dare move, I'll lock you indoors for days, you wouldn't be able to see outside for days." "Are you threatening me?" "I give you my words!" He declares with great authority and doesn't says a word further. Two days later, I arrive on campus without him but he had assigned a driver and his chief security, the Acting Gamma to accompany me. Mar
Alessia's POV Everyone keeps quiet, even the lecturer to listen to what I have to say. Ever since I became entangled with the lycan prince, I've been receiving a honor which I never hoped to get in my entire life. He's a feared demi-God among the werewolves and lycans, so anyone chooses as mate obtains an eighty or seventh percent of the respect he gets. I start by playing the audio, from the slightest hearing of their voices, it's recognized who they are. Everyone is shocked, even them. The question on their faces now is how I got the audio, perhaps they had looked everywhere and saw that they was no one around before they decided to say such a thing. "You've decided to put my life under torture, I swear your life shall be under torture, you and your chosen mate, Gracelynn. From henceforth, you will know no peace." I sense people thinking I'm using Adrian as my backup here, then I move forth to let them know the truth. "The Lycan prince who is my mate has nothing to do here, he
Adrian's Pov I wake up early, my mind filled with a newfound clarity. Today is the day I finally make a decision, a decision that will change everything. As I slowly get out of bed, I can't help but feel a mix of nerves and excitement. I take a deep breath and remind myself that this is what I truly want. Walking downstairs, I find my children already awake and eating breakfast. They look at me expectantly, their innocent eyes filled with hope. I can't help but feel a pang of guilt as I realize they've been through so much because of my indecisiveness. "Good morning, Dad," my son greets me, trying to hide his worry behind a smile. "Any news about Mom?" I give them a warm smile, trying to reassure them. "Actually, kids, today is a special day. I've made a decision, and it's time for us to bring your mom back home." Their faces light up with pure joy, and a weight lifts off my shoulders. I realize that this decision isn't just for me; it's for our family. I want us to be whole again
Adrian's POVI wake up to the morning light filtering through the curtains, blinking away the remnants of sleep. As I turn to my side, my heart skips a beat. It's Alessia lying next to me, her peaceful expression contrasting with the turmoil inside me.Memories from last night flood my mind, the intensity of our encounter still lingering. I can't deny the connection we shared, the passion that ignited between us. But it was just one night—a night that I never expected would leave me feeling this way.I run a hand through my hair, my thoughts spinning. How did this happen? How did I go from not wanting her near me to feeling torn between accepting her or letting her go?Alessia stirs beside me, her eyes fluttering open. She blinks a few times, adjusting to the morning light. When she sees me, a soft smile tugs at the corners of her lips."Good morning, Adrian," she says, her voice filled with a mix of uncertainty and hope.I swallow hard, trying to find the right words. "Good morning,
Alessia's Pov Alessia files a report to the Supreme Council saying, she has already rejected Phoenix, since it was a matter of choice in the first place, they honored her decision and said she was to stay with Adrian after six months, when she forwarded the message from the council to Adrian, he said he doesn't wants her. Her next option was to live her life alone, not hoping of getting love again or meeting her kids until one day, at a luxury club house, both got drunk, the man took her to his house and they had sex.I wake up in a daze, my head pounding with the remnants of a wild night. The room is unfamiliar, and as I try to gather my thoughts, memories flood back in hazy fragments. The luxury club, the man who took me home. We had sex. I groan inwardly, feeling a mix of regret and confusion.I glance around the room, taking in the elegant décor and expensive furnishings. The man who brought me here must be wealthy, or at least well-off. But why did I end up here? Why did I let m
Alessia's Pov On her way back, she heads to their room only to see him sitting naked and romancing with another naked lady, they were touching each other's genitals and caressing sensitive spots, kissing and all that. (She spent up to like thirty minutes watching them silently through the doorhole, so describe the intense sexual activity here, make it hook the readers, its what they like) Out of anger which she can't bear again, she pushes open the door and drops the diamond portrait of their most romantic picture which they snapped for the birthday. The glass coverage of it breaks and the diamond stones fall out. Phoenix is shocked and frustrated at being caught She rushes out of the room, estate and of his life.I can't believe what I just witnessed. The sight before my eyes was like a stab to the heart, a betrayal that cut deeper than any knife. My whole body trembled with a mix of anger, hurt, and disbelief. How could he do this to me? How could he throw away everything we had bu
Alessia's POV As I hear the persistent rumors swirling around about Adrian, I can feel my heartache growing deeper with each passing day. It's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the whispers and the constant reminders of the life we once shared. But deep down, I know it's time to let go. I have to move on and focus on the present, on Phoenix and our future together.Today is Phoenix's birthday, and I'm determined to make it a day he'll never forget. Despite the mixed emotions coursing through me, I decide to put all my energy into planning a celebration that will bring him joy and happiness. I know he deserves it, and I want to give him something special, something that will make him feel loved and cherished.With a sense of purpose, I make a mental list of all the things I need to gather for the birthday celebration. I want it to be perfect. Determined to surprise Phoenix, I set out to find the items that will make his day unforgettable. I head to the local market, searching
Alessia's POV:I've been carrying this burden inside me for too long, suffocating in its weight. The rumor about the nanny's affair with Adrian has taken a toll on me, and I can't keep pretending everything is fine. My sleepless nights and constant state of sadness have caught Phoenix's attention, and he's determined to find out what's causing my pain. "Alessia, please tell me what's wrong. I can see how much you're suffering. I want to help you, but I need to know what's going on.Phoenix said to Alessia. "Phoenix, it's complicated. I don't know where to begin. It's just... there are things I've discovered, things that have shattered my trust. Alessia hesitant."Trust? What do you mean? Are you saying you don't trust me? Phoenix in anger. "No, Phoenix, not you. It's... it's about Adrian. Alessia replied. "Adrian? What does he have to do with this? Phoenix said with surprised. "Rumors have been circulating that Adrian and the nanny were involved in an affair. I confronted Adrian
Adrian's POVMy heart begin to pounds in my chest as I storm away from the pack estate, leaving Phoenix and Alessia behind. Anger courses through my veins, fueling my every step. How could they betray me like this? I trusted Phoenix with everything, and he took advantage of my absence to seduce Alessia once again.As I reach the palace, my mind is consumed with thoughts of revenge. I won't let them get away with this. Alessia may be the mother of my children, but I refuse to be tied to her anymore. I'll raise the kids myself, far away from the pack. They deserve better than a father who can't trust their mother.Days pass, and I immerse myself in my duties as the Alpha. The responsibilities of ruling the pack keep my mind occupied, but deep down, the pain lingers. I can't help but wonder if I made a mistake by pushing Alessia away. Was there still a chance for us? Maybe I should have confronted her instead of storming off in anger.One evening, as I review some pack documents in my st
I can't believe I'm finally heading back to my hometown after all these years. The excitement bubbles inside me as I clutch onto Phoenix's hand, feeling his warmth radiate through my fingers. My parents and I have only spoken on the phone until now, and the thought of seeing them in person fills me with both joy and nervousness.We walk side by side, our footsteps echoing on the familiar path leading to my childhood home. The memories flood my mind, and I can't help but share them with Phoenix. I recount the games I played with the neighborhood kids, the secrets shared with my best friend under the old oak tree, and the adventures I embarked on in the nearby forest.As we approach the doorstep, my heart races. I take a deep breath, exhaling slowly, trying to calm myself before ringing the doorbell. The door swings open, and there they are, my parents, beaming with delight. Tears of happiness well up in my eyes, and I throw myself into their waiting arms, feeling their love and warmth
I take a deep breath as I step foot into the Luna's residence once again. It feels both familiar and strange at the same time. The grandeur of the mansion and the memories it holds flood my mind, but this time, there's a difference. This time, I have my children with me.Adrian, my estranged husband and the Alpha, made it clear that during this time, he is not to bring another woman into his house. He knows the circumstances under which I returned, and I can only hope that he will respect my wishes.As we settle into our new home, people from the pack start to trickle in. They come bearing gifts, eager to welcome me back as their Luna. Their warm smiles and kind words touch my heart, but I can't help but feel a sense of guilt. I know I am just a temporary presence in their lives. Soon, I will have to make a decision, and it weighs heavily on my shoulders."Thank you all for your warm welcome," I address the gathered pack members. "But I want you to understand that I am not here to sta