MALIA’S POVAt first, I was so engrossed in my delectable meal that the words easily passed me by and I only heard it when the lady recited it again. Gradually, I dropped the spoon and raised my head to look around, just so I could have a glimpse of who she was addressing. What I wasn't ready for was to see the lady standing directly in front of me. But I still didn't immediately think she was speaking to me until I looked around to make sure I was the only person she was looking expectantly at. Even at that, I intentionally refused to speak a word because the manner she spoke sounded offensive.“She is new he…..” Mary, the petite kitchen staff volunteered to reply but was cut off immediately. “I wasn't addressing my words to you. In front of me is a being with a perfectly normal-shaped mouth so I believe she can speak” She was speaking to Mary but for some reason, had her gaze still drilling holes in the side of my face.I sighed lazily and shifted my gaze to her face for the fi
MALIA’S POVFor the rest of the time I was in the kitchen, my whole mood was down after the thought of Zade had passed through my head. I didn't even get to finish the meal before my instinct forced me to get up and leave the kitchen. I just wanted to be alone all of a sudden.“Oh gracious, you haven't even finished the meal just yet” Mary exclaimed with a displeased tone as I gently slid out of the stool. “I am full to the throat and I need some air” I had to force myself to not let my current mood betray the lightness I have imputed in my words.“If you say so then. I hope I will be seeing a lot of you around here” Her smile was so contagious that I had to smile too when I looked up at her.“Oh sure you will. I have rummaged around this part of the palace and so far this is my favorite place so of course you should be expecting me every other minute of the day” I assured.“Alright, till then” she waved with a chopping knife in her hand as I strode out of the kitchen. Immediately af
MALIA’S POVMy stroll turned out even better than I expected and as I strolled into my room, I realized my mood was more promising than before. Perhaps, my stay in this bizarre land wouldn't be as bad as I initially thought it would. At least, now I have made not only one close alley but two. And they have just proved to me that not everyone is as odd as their Alpha. With purposeful strides, I approached my bed to have a closer glimpse of what seemed to be like hips of clothing dumped on the bed. They were indeed clothing, a whole lot of them dumped on the bed. My brows instinctively went up questionably as I stared at the clothing. Gradually, I inched closer to the bed and began to rummage through the clothes. There were different types of gowns that were overwhelmingly too much for one person. My confusion became more apparent as seconds passed by. A knock on the door made me jolt away from the bed to face the door. I watched closely as a maiden in the usual maid’s uniform walk
MALIA'S POV"Here, cover up" He tossed the piece of clothing that I had laid out on the bed toward me. I did not attempt to catch it and it fell right next to my feet. My gaze veered from him to the dress and I kneeled and gathered it into my hand before ambling back into the bathroom.With so many questions in my head as to what had brought him here all of a sudden after he left in the most bizarre way possible. As much as I wanted to drag my stay in the bathroom, it came to an abrupt end when a firm knock sounded on the door."Can you come out? I do not have all the time in the world?" Well, neither do I. I would have preferred to just stare at myself in the mirror the whole time than face him right now. I just didn't have a good feeling about him.But I strolled out of the bathroom nevertheless, my head facing the well-polished floor the whole time. I only raised my head to inspect if he was still on the bed and when I saw that he wasn't there, I proceeded to skim around the entir
MALIA'S POVIt was approximately an hour after he left when a knock sounded on my door, I knew who it was without even answering the door but I did get up anyway, to confirm my theory."Hey, fancy seeing you around" I waved enthusiastically at Ronan, who wore a smile brighter than the departing sun."Apologies for keeping you waiting. I had to hand-pick this because I thought you would appreciate it. Ladies love flowers right?" He scratched the back of his head with a bit of nervousness, which to me, was cute."Why, of course, ladies love flowers and above all, I am obsessed with red roses" I said, easing him off the load by collecting it from his hand and walking back into my room. He followed after as the door was widely ajar. I gently dropped them inside the empty flower vase on the coffee table and veered around to face him, a natural smile playing on my lips. "Oh gracious, this was so nice of you and I greatly appreciate it, I tell you" I weaved my hands around to demonstrate m
MALIA'S POV"I...uhm don't know I was supposed to have let that piece of information out" He raised his hands in surrender, under my unapproved gaze. "You are a Beta. The beta of this pack and when introducing yourself to me, you thought that piece of information was not worth sharing?" I questioned, folding my hands in front of my chest disapprovingly. "I should have" He nodded as if he had just realized his mistake. "But I thought you were going to figure it out or something" "How was I supposed to figure it out? I've only been here for a day." I couldn't help the genuine smile that was threatening to break free from my lips at the sincere confusion in his gaze."You are right. I should have told you, I guess. But it has become such an ordinary part of my life that I thought everyone could just simply figure it out" The way he went to great length to express what was on his mind, I love that."Alright, I will let this slide but next time I won't. For your own sake, I hope there
MALIA'S POVWith how tired I was and how much productive I had been for the entire day, I expected my brain to shut down immediately my back touched the bed, but nothing of that nature happened. Instead, I kept on tossing and turning, thinking about the drastic turn my life had taken in just a few days.When I left home, I was blinded by so many emotions. I was desperate to put some distance between myself and the person who had been causing the intense heartache that I didn't give myself time to think through everything.Where I could reside when I leave the pack? What kind of life I would start? Who I would be with? Heck, I didn't even give a single thought to the lurking dangers that awaited me in the forest, I just approached them here first despite knowing that they were there.I could easily say I went on a self-destructive mission that would have been a success if not for Ryder who saved me. Now all that is in the past, I am here, in a new pack with new people around me. The t
MALIA’S POVIn no time, she helped me with my hair and also even went as far as dolling me up. No words were exchanged between us but the tension that hung in the air was extremely weighing me down. There was something in her mind, just the way I had something in mine but what could possibly make her this tense when I was the one going for the breakfast and she had no business with it? I didn't know if it was just me overthinking everything but she worked with so much carefulness around me. It was almost as if I was some sort of ticking time bomb that she was scared to mess with on it wrong side.We continued like that for a while but when I got fed up with everything, I spoke out.“You know I told you I don't bite, I still can't get the reason why you are so tense and look like you want to run away from here at any chance you get” I eyed her through the mirror and she immediately put her head down.“Sorry about that. I didn't mean to. It's just…..its….”“What?” lacking that much am