AMELIA’s POV….My jaw dropped in shock as I remained pinned to the wall, feeling like the whole world had gone silent at his words.“Wh..what?” I exclaimed as I tried to push him away, but this time, he seemed to know this was coming so he held me tighter to the wall as he stared at me, like he was searching deep into my soul for something.“You and me. We are going to get married.” He told me and I almost burst into laughter at his words.Married? That sounded ridiculous. He didn’t know me and aside from the fact that he was the leader of the vampire world, I didn’t know him, either, so why would he want to marry me? What did he think of me? Like Alex, did he think I was some worthless omega who didn’t have any self respect? Did he think that….“I do not think any of those things. You’re unique and you have a special effect on me and that’s why I want to get married to you.” He told me and my jaw dropped in shock.How did he know what I was thinking? I placed my hand to my chest as m
AMELIA’s POV…He smirked while I remained frozen at the spot, tears starting to stream down my cheeks.“Pre…pregnant?” I muttered and he smirked as he took in a deep inhale, exhaling before turning away from me.“I sniffed the baby. You’re very different from the rest so for me, it was quite easy to tell you were pregnant. I wonder how the father of the baby didn’t know you were before you left.” He said and I gasped.With more tears streaming down my cheeks, I rushed to him, falling at his feet as I grabbed his leg, tears streaming down my cheeks as I shook my head.“Please, my baby has nothing to do with this and neither do I. Don’t hurt my child, please. I….”“Get off me.” He said and I shook my head as tears streamed down my cheeks.“Alaric, please. You don’t understand. I….”“Get off me!” He ordered coldly and with tears streaming down my cheeks, I pulled away from him, my head still bowed as I covered my mouth, looking down at my stomach as I placed my hand to it, my heart clenc
TWO MONTHS LATER….I smiled as I nodded, taking the glass of water as he helped me to the bed.“You’re sure you’re fine? If not, I can always call the doctor and….” Before he could finish speaking, I shook my head, taking a deep breathe.“I am fine, Alaric. Don’t worry.” I told him as I secretly turned to the maids behind him who were teasing me and he rolled his eyes.“Call me if you need anything, alright?” He asked me and I nodded.“I will.” I told him and when he was sure, confirming for more than a million times that I was fine, he left.I could see the maids giggling and this maid me feel embarrassed. “You can go now. I want to rest.” I told them and they bowed as they left.I sighed as I pulled the sheets closer to myself, closing my eyes as I let out a deep exhale. “He doesn’t have to show he’s that worried, does he?” I clicked my tongue as I rolled on the bed, trying to get the perfect position to rest, even though it was almost all to no avail.I kept rolling on the bed and
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