(Elijah's POV)I got to the door of the boy's quarters and knocked before pushing the door open.Vincent was lying on his back, his phone above his face, as heard at the door. I think he was waiting for whoever was behind the door to come in. Immediately he saw me, he sat up.Nodding slightly at me, "Elijah, You are back already. Welcome, your beta informed me you were out with your mate and so I came in here. I did not expect you back though." I could see the amusement twinkling in his eyes as he mentioned my mate."We left quite early, so it is not a surprise that we are back now," I said, keeping my face neutral, I refused to smile.Vincent rose from the bed looking at me warily, I knew I had caught him off guard with my neutral face, he fidgeted with his phone. He covered his right hand with his left hand and stretched out his right hand for a handshake.I almost lost my composure then, "Your Highness!" He greeted, his back slightly bent. I reached out with my right hand and took
(Ariel's POV)But something clicked in my thoughts, Vincent was a werewolf. How would I move past that? I couldn't possibly be an ally with an enemy now, could I?I shook my head, kept my face as stoic as I could, "Vincent, Friends are loyal, friends are honest, friends have each other's back, and friends trust each other." I sighed, the next words tasted like lead on my tongue, If I was being honest with myself. Vincent was not a bad guy but I could not trust someone from the loins of my enemies. I just could not.I closed my eyes briefly, and opening them I looked straight at Vincent, "Our friendship was anything but honest. You just disappeared on me without warning and even though you have a valid reason I cannot be friends with a werewolf. I can never be friends with my enemies." I gritted my teeth.Vincent looked like someone had stabbed him in the stomach, his shoulders were hunched, his eyes were watery and red, dare I say bloodshot, and his fists were clenched inside his palm
(Ariel's POV)After my conversation with Ann. We went to work, I headed off to clean the floors as usual. I was in one of the rooms at the far left corner of the palace, I was squatting, my hands forcefully scrubbing the floor with the wet rag when I heard it.Sporadic shooting that made my heart do a flip-flop.I was certain that the shooting had come from a Glock 19. A type of handgun. If I was not mistaken there was a rifle involved too. The thought of guns made me smile widely, my cheeks widened and my eyes twinkled with a spark I had not felt in months.I hurriedly cleaned the floor so I could sneak off. When I was done I kept the cleaning materials down and followed the sound of the shots that were still being fired. I loved weapons, understanding and handling weapons came as natural as eating to me. Weapons were the only thing that gave me joy in this miserable life I was living.I moved in the direction of the shooting range that Ann had pointed to me during the tour. It was o
(Ariel's POV)My thoughts were right. I was right about Igni, Igni did not like me. She is extremely aggressive towards me. She did not even hide it one bit.Two days after she almost strangled me at the shooting range. She began to show her true side. She sneers at me whenever I am within sight and I feel she tries to shove her power up my throat whenever she sees me in my maid's uniform.We had a confrontation at the foot of the stairs, exactly five days later. I was rushing down to resume my duties on this Friday morning when she blocked my way. I eyed her and that seemed to piss her off."You don't get to eye me or roll your eyes at me, you weak thing." She spat, her nose releasing the fury that was in her chest. Now looking at her up close, I thought she looked pretty but her nose looked like it was too big for her, I almost snorted.I just stared. I did not want to engage in a confrontation with ‘Elijah's loyal subordinate'. I hissed internally at the thought. I planned to wait
(Elijah's POV)I stared at my mate, Ariel, I watched the confidence ooze out of her. I was excited for the showdown between her and Igni, I was not the only one excited. Junior, my dick was excited too. My dick hardened in between my trousers and I had to move a little to conceal the boner, I was fucking hard and I could cum just by watching the confidence, boldness, and brilliance my mate was radiating while twirling that pistol.My wolf whimpered in my head. "Mate could be in danger. That Igni is violent and a maniac and you know it. I don't like her."I sighed, "Calm down. I would not let any harm come to our mate and you know that Igni is a formidable warrior so whether you like her or not, she's staying.""I know. Why do you think I tolerate her?" He replied, I felt him roll his eyes at me before he sat on his paws and purred softly. My insides felt warm and mushy.Despite my wolf's concern, I was excited. "Prepare the shooting range, we will be having the challenge there in an h
(Ariel's POV)Elijah left the room after our brief chat. I yawned, raised my hands high above my head and stretched. The thought of having access to Elijah's weapon research team kept my lips tugged upwards in a smile. I couldn't believe it.I could tell Elijah was not happy about my obvious show of disdain towards his race but he did not say anything and I hoped he would not say anything. I did not want anything to ruin this happiness.A slight movement jolts me and I turn my head so fast I feared a whiplash. My eyes set on Ann and heave a sigh of relief. How engrossed was I in my thought that I did not hear her come in?"Congratulationsssss, Ariel." She squealed, her cheeks sunk in with the amount of smile on her cheeks. She had the brightest smile ever.I grinned, my cheeks stretching far apart. "Thank you." I opened my hands wide and Ann moved in and hugged me, chuckling. I squeezed her back and sighed with content.Ann pulled away from the hug and said, "I am so happy for you and
(Ariel's POV)I jumped up and glanced around, panic was setting in. I noticed the window, then the dresser, then the mirror, I calmed down and sighed, I was in my room and on my bed. That was good enough even if I did not know how I got here. I tried to stand and found out my legs are still wobbly.I managed to walk into the bathroom and showered. I got dressed and sat on the bed. I wondered if Elijah had brought me in, I smiled at the thought.Just then Ann knocks and walks in with the biggest smile on her face. "How are you feeling?"I bit back my smile and scowled at her instead, "Who brought me back?" I asked her instead, I was just too curious and I needed to know.Ann rolled her eyes at me for ignoring her question, "Don did. You passed out." She pulled the chair out from under the table and sat down.I frowned at the disappointment I felt on hearing that. Was I disappointed that it was not Elijah?"Elijah wanted to carry you back but he had to ask Don to help because of the con
(Ariel's POV)I scowled at the cliche answer and rolled my eyes, and suddenly, Don's face changed. He looked like he was staring into space and thinking hard, his face bunched up in a frown.I have never seen him frown that hard before, while he was not a smiling beta, he certainly did not go about frowning like someone stole his candy. But right now, his face was a little scary.He snapped out of whatever had his face in knots and turned to me, "The Alpha has been injured while on patrol." He said with the most serious face ever, "News reaching me is that he was injured with a dagger you designed."That caught me off guard and I jerked back eyes wide. This did not sound good, if he was injured with my dagger, it meant I was suspected."Am I a suspect? Do you suspect I had something to do with this?" I questioned him sharply.He laughed, He freaking laughed even if it was not full laughter, it did not reach the corners of his mouth. "Ariel, I have been with you throughout today and fo