AMELIA’s POV…Tears streamed down my cheeks as I stared at the girl who seemed to have a hole in her chest that felt like it was from an arrow, battered skin and dried blood coming out of her.I turned to Alaric and he didn’t seem to have any expression on his face and this caused my heart to clench. I swallowed as I took an inch away from him.“And why have you brought her here, to this auspicious ceremony? Or do you not know that I am about to be wed?” He asked the man as he took out his sword.The man bowed as he shook his head. “This might be nothing to you, Lord Alaric, as you have done worse. Lives may mean nothing to you, but this is my only daughter and if she dies, I do not know what I will do without her.” The man said and more tears streamed down my cheeks.As someone who had only one family, Lilly, all her life, I could only imagine what he was going through as he fell to his knees.“Save my daughter, Lord Alaric, please. I do not want her to die.” He said as he cried and
AMELIA’s POV….“But….”“Please, Amelia.” He told me and I smiled as I nodded.“Can you keep the truth about my child a secret, though? I have done quite a lot for the truth about my child to remain hidden. When my child is born, I do not want her asking me questions about her dad. I do not want anything to take me back there because I do not want to go through that pain again.” I said as more tears streamed down my cheeks and he handed me a glass of water.“If you don’t mind me asking, what made you this way? You willingly came to the vampire world, knowing fully well that we don’t really get along with wolves. Were you really that desperate to get away from the father of your baby that you risked your life?” He asked me and as he spoke, I closed my eyes as the tears from having recalled Alex cheating on me, all the things he had done to me and all the secrets he had kept came to mind.I sniffed. “I just couldn’t bear the thought of being separated from my child.” I sighed as I ran my
AMELIA’s POV…The note fell out of my hand as tears streamed down my cheeks. Alejandro. What could have happened to him?“Amelia, are you alright? You…” Alaric turned me to face him and doing so, letting him see the tears stream down my cheeks, he furrowed his brows.“What’s wrong? Tell me. You….” I turned away from him before he could finish speaking as I handed him the note, more tears streaming down my cheeks.“Alex. He’s not fine. Something has happened to him and….” He pulled me closer to himself as I buried my face in his shoulder, more tears streaming down my cheeks.I placed my hand to my chest as I felt my heart beat faster. Was this the explanation to why I had been feeling this way all this time? Was this the explanation to why Brooke had been this way all this time?I sniffed as he patted my back gently. “Do you believe this, Amelia?” He asked me and I nodded as I pulled out of his embrace, taking a deep breathe as I ran my fingers through my hair.I took in a deep breathe
ALARIC’s POV….“That’s where you’re wrong.” She told me as she looked down and I clenched my fists.“I might still worry about him because I have feelings remaining for him. I mean, it’s not easy to fall out of your first love. Even though he hurt me, I can’t forget the things he did for me, but that’s not the case here. I have a baby to think of now and I can’t give her up.” She told me, and it wasnt like I could do anything but nod.Honestly, it did hurt me a lot that she still cared for the same man that hurt her. The same man that caused her to make a lot of sacrifices, but could I do? The mate bond could be such a jerk.“Get ready, then. I’ll prepare for a portal to be created.” I said and she nodded.It was getting awkward in here and at this point, seeing her just hurt me because for some reason, I actually felt like I wasn’t enough for her. I made to leave when she suddenly held on to my hand. “Alaric.” She called out to me and I turned to her.I parted my lips to speak, but b
ALARIC’s POV….“What the hell is she doing?” I couldn’t help but mutter, to Amelia’s hearing and she looked at me.She raised her brow, asking me what was wrong, but I shook my head, lying that it was nothing but I knew she wouldn’t believe me.She followed my gaze and that was when she realized what I had been paying attention to the whole time. She gasped as she took my hand off her mouth, and next thing I knew, she actually wanted to go to Ariana.I held her hand as I pulled her back, staring at her in shock. What on earth did she think she was about to do?“You’re going to land us in trouble, and what do you think will be done to you when they find you in the Alpha’s room, especially when they didn’t see you come through? Didn’t you say the people here didn’t really like you?” I whispered to her and she relaxed even more against the door as she stared at Ariana and Alexander from where we stood and I could see the anger building up within her.I shook my head and when I saw that A
AMELIA’s POV…I sighed as I stared at the ceiling. I wasn’t doing myself or my baby any good, I knew, but I just couldn’t help myself.Everytime I closed my eyes, all I could see was Alex laying on the bed and then Ariana walking into the room.It had been months. Months had passed and I thought I had managed to forget him, so what was this? Why was this happening to me, then? I groaned as I turned on the bed, placing my hand to my stomach.Damn Kevin. If only he hadn’t informed me about Alex’s condition. I wouldn’t be this worried and then have to worry Alaric too.“Amelia?” There was a knock on the door and I sat on the bed as the maid walked in.I smiled as I got off the bed. “Oh, it’s you.”She nodded as she walked in with the tray. “Lord Alaric has asked me to bring this to you.” She told me and I drew in a sharp breathe.“Tell him I’m fine and that he doesn’t have to worry.” That was all a lie. I wasn’t fine at all. Although Brooke wasn’t really reacting, I still worried for Ale
AMELIA’s POV….“Pardon?”He chuckled as he walked closer to me. “Honestly, I find your marriage very suspicious, especially as you didn’t do this ceremony, so….”“She won’t be doing any of those.” I heard someone say and turning, it was Alaric.The moment he walked in, he bowed before the man who had just said he was his godfather and I did too.“Amelia, this is Kendrick, one of my godfathers. GK, this is Amelia, my wife, and future mother of my children.” He said as he wrapped his hands around me and I bowed again alongside him as a sign of respect.“Your wife sure is not what I expected. How is she a hybrid, yet doesn’t know of the ceremonies that are to be performed to be fully….”“She didn’t grow up around here, as you may already know.” Alaric said and I looked down.It hadn’t really been an issue that I didn’t grow up here since I came here now, but that was probably because I hadn’t met the troublesome elders yet. This happened to be the first one and… I swallowed as I clenched
AMELIA’s POV…It felt like my heart got caught in my throat as I saw him standing at the edge, staring at me with what didn’t feel like anger, but surprise.“Alex?” I muttered as I felt my eyes start to water and just then, Alaric turned to me, worried, but I couldn’t focus on him. I just couldn’t help but stare at Alex as the gaze on his face changed while he started to walk towards us.As he got closer to us, Alaric took my hand as he put me behind him, standing in front of me, as firm as possible, as he put his hand in his pocket, to show that regardless, he would always be there for me and I couldn’t help but be in awe of how this man could still care for me even when his reputation was at stake.“Alaric….” He squeezed my hand in a way that showed that he got in and I swallowed as I looked down.I didn’t have a good feeling about this at all.Finally, Alex stood in front of us and I could feel the amount of fear and nervousness that I felt all at once. How was this happening? Was