Arabella povIt's been over a week since I made my decision and my moving out day is finally here. Jack and Jenny helped me bring out the boxes one by one then placed them in the trunk of my car. I don't have too many belongings so it didn't take too much time. I just packed clothes for my kids and for me too along with the essentials that they'll need. I stared at the living room, taking a deep breath as I looked around for what felt like the last time. I'm going to miss this house. This is one place that truly felt like home. It holds so many memories, mostly good ones. I can't wait to come back here. Jack came down the stairs, holding a box filled with my belongings. "Is that the last box?" I asked him. "Yes," he breathed heavily "What do you have in here anyway? Why is it so heavy?"I shrugged with a smile "A girl has her secrets"He rolled his eyes "Women"I chuckled. He left the house with the huge box he carried. With a heavy sigh, I took one last look at the house befo
Arabella's POVThe next morning was the day of the surgery.I woke up really early this morning. I spent about an hour and a half in front of the mirror attempting to do a natural makeover. Natural makeup is way harder than people think.I had to do a "no makeup" kind of look. I didn't want to do too much or too little.When I was done, I couldn't recognize myself in the mirror.I looked at the clock. It was 9 . already. The surgery is scheduled for 11 a.m. I have to be in the hospital as soon as possible. I still have to make some arrangements and go over the patient's file.The doctor in charge provided a babysitter to look after the kids while I was at work. I was grateful for that. It means I wouldn't have to worry much about them.I walked into their room. I had gotten them ready for the day."Are you all set, my darlings?" I asked them."Yes mommy" Declan and Damon chorused.Delinda was sleeping on her bed.I bent down to their level so I could talk to them."The babysitter will
ALPHA RHYS' POVIn my office, Craig and I went through several documents and written complaints from the pack members.From time to time, I encourage my pack members to make known their complaints to me and to make comments on how I can make this pack better. I encourage suggestions from anyone. I don't want to be the kind of Alpha that his people are scared to talk to."Someone complained about water," Craig said."What about it? There's water twenty-four-seven""The person says we need to build more roadside taps for the farmers. It'll make their irrigation easier""Noted"I wrote it down on my notepad. I'll look into it and as soon as possible, I'll get someone to fix more taps as requested."I think we've covered everything," Craig said as he closed the file "Is there any other thing you need, Alpha?""Not at all"Craig stood up "I'll be going then. There are some things I need to see at the palace. I also have a meeting with the guards soon""Alright"Craig bowed his head and the
ARABELLAI stared into the mirror as I slipped into the elegant, deep red gown that I had chosen for tonight. I purposely chose a gown that would hug all my curves.I don't want to look like the old Arabella I once was. I don't want people to have a trace of the old me at all. It's a new era and I have to act like it. I couldn't help but feel a strange mix of anticipation and dread. Tonight, I would return to the palace for dinner as a person that nobody knows yet I know most of them. How ironic. I had done a good job with my makeover. It wasn't too much but it was enough to hide most of my natural facial features. Arabella, the girl they once knew, was gone. The old Arabella is replaced by Emma, a woman no one could possibly recognize. If I said things were easy for me, I'd be lying... I'm scared out of my mind. At a point I thought to myself; is it really worth it? Do I have to do this? I believe I do, to grow. Rhys, my sister, and the others who had betrayed me would be th
Alpha Rhys' POVWho is that woman?I know it sounds like a rhetorical question given the fact that I know she's the guest doctor.Apart from that, who could she be?Why does she affect me in that manner?I had to excuse myself from the hall. I couldn't take it anymore.The dining hall was large but in that moment, I felt very suffocated. It felt as if the walls were closing in on me.I've never been so affected by a woman before. The only woman who had made me feel this way is Arabella. I never knew another woman could ignite such feelings within me.This woman just came yet I can already tell that things are not going to be easy. She's trouble, no doubt.I walked to the East Wing to catch my breath. From the sliding glass on this wing, I could see through the window of the dining hall.I watched Emma. She engaged in light conversations with everyone. She seemed like the type to flow well with people even though she just met them.She laughed.It was the most beautiful sight I had eve
Arabella's POV I could see how nervous Rhys was. It was so obvious that even a blind man can see it. Coming into this pack, I did so for Delinda's survival. Now, I want revenge more than ever. I didn't want revenge before but when I entered and saw how they were all living well made my blood boil. Rhys and Mia think they can live happy ever after while I bear the pain and the trauma of what I went through all those years. They think they can have peace after what they did to me? They've got another thing coming. Revenge will come easy. Rhys is drawn to me like a moth to a flame. He wants me more than anything, maybe even more than his wife. I can see the desire in his eyes. It's as bright as day. I also know how to make him heated. Rhys was once mine. I know everything about him so it'll be easy to make him fall for me again. This will be fun. I'm coming for everyone who ever betrayed me. Rhys and Mia can't be happy, not on my watch. I'll do everything in my power to make su
Arabella's POVAfter I made sure everything was alright with Bruno, I excused myself from the palace and left.Stepping into the fresh air, I took a deep breath.The moon light casted a warm soft glow on the pack grounds.Everywhere looks even more beautiful at night. Things have really changed for better in this pack. Sadly, I wasn't here to witness it all.This isn't the time to get sad or emotional. I have to be logical and neutral in my thinking. This pack doesn't deserve my love after everything the members did to me.I looked at my car. I don't want to go home just yet.Someone close to me came into my mind. I knew I had to see her.I took a walk deeper into the neighborhood. Things might have changed but I still know my way around. I don't think a person can forget his home no matter how hard they try.The pack grounds were quiet at night. The only people who were outside were couples.The sight of couples outside reminded me of how Rhys and I would star gaze and kiss under the
ARABELLA’S POVThe drive home was a long and quiet one. As I thought of everything that had occurred earlier that night, it fuelled my desire for revenge even more.What kind of a sister is Mia?What did I even do to her?She made everyone believe I was dead.What if jack wasn’t a nice person? Most Alphas who buy slaves or prisoners do so for the purpose of using them as sex slaves or as maids.The moon goddess has been good to me. I was lucky that jack bought me before another ruthless alpha had the chance to. If the reverse was the case, I would probably be dead and so would my babies.I shuddered at the thought of that. I can’t imagine anything happening to my kids. I’ll always do everything in my power to keep them safe.I thought about everything as I made my way into my apartment.As soon as I opened the door, my babies ran to hug me.“Mommy!” Declan and Damon chorused as they embraced me.I laughed.It had been just a few hours yet I had missed them so much and I’m sure they f
ARABELLA POV“I can’t believe you’re getting married,” Lily said.I turned away from the mirror to face her. “Do you think I could be potentially making a mistake?”Lily laughed and playfully slapped my arm. “Don’t be silly, Arabella. You thought about this for months. You even went through the painful process of telling everyone your identity.”I smiled at the memory of that. “Yeah, it went surprisingly well. People took it in pretty well.”“You know the one they took in the most? The arrest and public death of Mia.”My mood dampened just a bit. My half sister was killed two weeks ago and here I was, getting married to the man she was previously married to. Rhys asked me not to overthink it as he wasn’t even hers to begin with, and I was working towards that step. I turned to Lily again.“Do you think James and Jenny would make it? They promised that they would show up today and they’re not here yet.”Lily slapped her forehead in embarrassment. She’s been slapping a lot of things lat
RHYS POVI stood outside the boys’ quarters, thinking of how best to go over this. If Jack wanted us to talk about whatever he wanted to talk about, then this was a big secret opener. I was dying to see just how much secret he was willing to uncover, and that included Mia.She was dancing when I stepped into her room. As always, it was open and inviting, as if she was waiting for the day when I would finally accept her. Was she expecting that day to be today? Had she done all this just because she wanted me?Yes, dumb ass. Yes.I ignored my wolf voice and cleared my throat. She stopped dancing and smiled brightly at me, as if I was the sunshine at the end of her tunnel.“You’re here,” she said, wiping her brows with a face towel.“And you’re dancing,” I commented. “What’s the occasion?”“You’ve confined me to this mean, smelly place and I have to get used to it, Rhys.” She gulped down a glass of water. “The fact still remains that I’m your wife and I will be until I sign the divorce p
ARABELLA POVI’ve never had so many things happen to me in the space or hours or minutes but it was definitely happening now. First my children gets kidnapped, then after 24 long, excruciating hours, I go to get them and discover they had somehow managed to free themselves. Then I stupidly went into to the cabin instead of running away with them only to get kidnapped again and have a gun pointed at me.“Your children was a handful,” the first man said. “That is not surprising. I see now where they got it from. You do know we can’t leave you alive after this?”I immediately clasped my hands together in prayer. “Please, I’m begging you with the almighty name of the moon goddess, please let us go. I swear I’ve packed all my things! I’m ready to leave now.”He shook his head. “You’ve seen our face, lady. I wish there was some other way to not kill you—”The door burst open, forcing a startled scream out of me. The kidnapper in front of me trembled. I angled my body to the side and shifted
ARABELLA POV“What are you going to do now?” Lily asked me. “Do you have any plans on how to tackle this?”I paused my restless pacing and turned to her. “I’m burnt out, Lily. I don’t know what to do! I’ve tried to think of every possible thing but nothing. Rhys isn’t even helping matters. He thinks Mia is innocent simply because she hasn’t left the house in days!”“And the kidnappers want you to leave?”“Yes! They clearly said no money, that I should just leave. Who else would not want money and ask me to leave?”She cocked her head at me as both of our mind went to Mia. She was the only sworn enemy that I had that would dare though my children and go Scot free. Thinking about it made by blood boil. I wanted to grab her hair and force her head into a hot oven…“Okay, you’re making that face again, “ Lily said. “We just need to think about what to do next, Arabella. I know this must come as a shock…”“It’s quite the shock, Lily.”“But we have better things to do like waiting for the k
Arabella PovI realized I was vibrating with fear and doom. I needed to calm down, but the thought of my children going through the most traumatic experience of their life was chilling to the bone. Why was it only them that was kidnapped out of all the children coming to school? The kidnappers had technically been aiming for me and my children. I glanced at Mia. It was her. It had to be her. There were no other logic asides the fact that Mia has a vindictive aura towards me and she was not afraid to use them.I turned my back to them and spoke into the phone. “What do you want, please? Can you just let my children go, please? I’ll do anything.”‘Of course you’ll do as you’re told, Dr. Emma, or you’ll never see your children again.”I shivered once more, bracing myself as I asked the most important question. “What do you want then? Is it money? How much would you need to let my kids go?”“You insult us, Dr. Emma. We don’t need your money. We only need you to do one thing and we’ll retu
ARABELLA POVI was very upset, and rightfully so too. I thought about Rhys every day for five days, mostly wondering if he didn’t want to let Mia go. Did he trust her enough to be sure that she hadn’t killed his father? If only I had enough time then to pressure the guy more so he would tell me the truth about Mia. She certainly had more wicked things up her sleeve and I was very desperate to reveal them to the world.“Dr. Emma, you’ve wiped that post four times in a row now,” a nurse said.I jerked back into consciousness and realized that I was in the hospital, wiping a patient’s wrist over and over so I coke inject their antibiotic for them. Murmuring my apologies, I quickly gave them their dose and stood up.“You look tired,” the nurse who had called my attention said. “You can go home; I’ll cover your shift for you. I’m not sure I want to see you dozing off the rest of your days here.”“I’m fine,” I saidSpacing out. I was constantly spacing out because I was concerned for Rhys an
ARABELLA POVI was really bumped and hyped with energy when I took Bruno back to the car. He asked load of questions about why he wasn’t allowed to see the prisoner and I said something in the lines of how his ears were too little to hear all the important details. It would really sick if he had to hear from a strange prisoner that his mother was involved in a crime.Once I left him in the car and locked it, I ran back to the cell. My heart was drumming with excitement. I imagined that prisoner holding Mia’s picture and announcing that she was the one who had made the order. Oh, that would make so much sense! However, when I joined Rhys minutes later, I noticed that he was silent and now holding the picture, having collected it back from the Rogul. The Rogul was snacking heavily on the food I brought, which I now every much regret since the mood wasn’t what I expected it to be.“What did he say?” I asked Rhys, a note of desperation in my voice. “He was holding Mia’s picture, right?”
ARABELLA POVI had a plan. A grand, beautiful plan. Rhys was going to be here anytime soon and he would be solely against it, which means I have to be wise towards it. I knocked once on the children’s door before opening it. They were laughing and walking about, looking for the perfect fit.“Mom!” Delinda cried when she saw me. “Do you think I should wear a dress to the park? I can’t seem to find the perfect fit.”I smiled reassuringly as I remained at the door. “You don’t need to stress to much, my darling. You guys should all wear shorts and shirt—you can wear a skirt, Delinda—and carry a backpack too.”Damon frowned. “A back pack?”“Yeah. It’ll make you looo smart, like a professor.”I knew they would accept readily to what I said, yet I waited on high tension. When they finally agreed to dress like professors and carry their backpack, I grinned. Earlier today in the morning, I came across Bruno’s backpack and I slipped in Mia’s picture in it. At first when I saw her picture lying
MIA POVI paced around my room, completely restless. He hasn’t been sleeping at home lately and now Bruno was gone. When he was brought back from rhe hospital, Rhys took him away and said he wanted to take him to a recovery center. How long do recovery centers usually take? Did Arabella put this idea into his head?Oh, Arabella, that wench!I laughed wildly as I continued to pace around. She thought she won this time, didn’t see? She was the lowly, stupid omega in the past, and now she’s come back a bit chic doctor who’s trying to steal my man? How are people not violent towards this act?! Do I need to start an uproar? She’s not going to win against me. The deadly wench is not going to win me.“You do not get to have the last laugh!” I roared loudly, and then fell to my bedroom floor in a beep.My hair was a mess. With everything going awry, I haven’t give my much thought to how untidy I’d been. That was fine; it didn’t matter what I looked like. I would have every single thing I’d ev