Draven's POVI instantly regretted what I just said. I did not even know why I said that.My wolf, Knox, growled at me for my vicious words.I watched the girl step back a bit, distancing herself from me. She did not say anything, her questioning gaze was enough for me to know what was going on within her head.She was hurt by my words, but I could not stop. I wanted to hurt her more…When she first asked me to marry her three years ago, I wanted to claw the life out of her. I had given her my word and the doctors told me the chances of Stella waking up again were slim. So with a heavy, I ended up getting married to Emma.The first few months of the marriage were rough, every time I saw her, I would growl at her and warn her not to come anywhere near me. My family hated her and even the pack did not show much warmth towards her.We did not share a marital bed and were never going to, I couldn't picture myself with anyone who was not Stella.But as days passed, I finally saw her beyond
Emma's POVI stumbled on the corridor as I ran out of the cabin, never in a million years did I expect this from Draven. All the respect I had for him fell down to the depths of Hell.I ran inside my cell and closed it, the four walls which gave me nightmares for the past few weeks were now the only place where I felt safe. My face was wet with sweat and I had strands of hair sticking on it. I looked like a mess, like someone who had just managed to save herself from the clutches of Satan himself.Once I was alone in the cell, I broke down in tears. I covered my face and let myself wither down. This heartbreak was too much for me to bear…All this year of love, sacrifice, and dedication only to be stooped down to the level of being his whore.Before he said those cruel words, I was actually constructing a sentence within my mind to tell him the truth. Tell him that I was pregnant with his child.But now… It did not matter! A man who doesn't even see me with respect, won't ever accept
Emma's POV Six years later…The gates of the Silver Moon Pack airport were opened and the passengers gushed out. Amongst them was a young woman in fashionable clothes, holding a bag and pushing a trolley.I removed my sunglasses and took in a deep breath; everything about this pack felt the same as it did six years ago. "Mom! Brother stole my candy." I was about to walk out of the terminal when I heard a meek little voice complain. I turned my head to see my twins tugging on a piece of candy.Six years ago, after that accident, I lost all hopes of surviving. But like a shore to someone deserted in the sea, a group of rogue healers saved me. They took me to their camp in the woods and started to heal me. Thanks to them, not only did I recover despite being severely injured, but even my baby was safe.After I recovered, I did not know where to go or what to do. I certainly cannot go back to the pack knowing that there was someone out there trying to kill me. Unable to think of anythin
Emma's POVI said, "Don't talk about him, especially in front of the kids.""Emma, are you serious right now? You are in his pack, there is no way you can keep lying to the kids anymore." Alexander said.I looked at my kids who were fast asleep; they didn't know who their father was.When they were born, I did not stress myself. I knew there would be a point where they would ask me about him and I was sure I would have a well-constructed story by then. But to my surprise, they asked me the question sooner than expected. I could not tell them that their father did not want us, it would shatter my kids in the same way it shattered me. So, I told them that their father was dead.I know it is cruel but I have to protect my children.I muttered, "I won't ever let Draven get his hands on my kids. It's just a matter of a week; once I am done with my work, I will go back and never return.""I hope everything finishes smoothly." Natalie chimed."Here we are…" Alexander parked the car in the p
Emma's POVThe audience gasped loudly and started to look at each other in confusion. For the past six years, no one dared to even say my name out loud within the pack. I was a taboo who was long forgotten, but now when the reporter was suddenly digging up my name, people were visibly horrified.I turned sideways to address Alex, "This was you, wasn't it?"The man giggled and said, "We have to set the right kind of atmosphere for your big entry."I shook my head, this was way too dramatic but I wasn't complaining.Alpha Draven's eyes turned colder and colder like the air around him. Even though we were far behind downstage, we could still feel the chilly aura he was emitting.Stella clenched her fist, and she lunged to grab his mic to say something but Draven spoke first, "What about her?"My head bogged itself up to look at him, I did not expect him to respond to the question.The reporter corrected his glasses and asked, "Alpha, as you know, Miss Whitemane died six years ago during
Emma's POV"What is this?""Oh my God, she looks exactly like Emma."The banquet today was a rollercoaster ride for the guests. They were all looking amused by what I was presenting them. I sneaked a glance at the Alpha who was still near the mic stand. He wasn't making a single sound but there was obvious confusion and disbelief on his face. I smirked to myself, that was what I wanted.I went to the assassin and signaled at the guards to loosen her.I said, "This is Rosary Flint, a small-time rogue assassin. She is the real culprit.""Is this… true? Are you the one who stabbed me that night?" Stella fell back a few steps and landed in Draven's arms. When Rosary was silent even after all this, Draven finally stepped in. In his authoritative Alpha tone, he asked, "She is asking you something. Did you do it?"Rosary shivered a little by his intimidating tone, I knew that my work was done here. I crossed my arms and joined Alex and Natalie at the corner."Answer at once." Alpha Draven
Draven's POV“Alpha, Miss Whitemane’s van has met with an accident. She is dead.”When my Beta first came to my office and broke this news to me, I felt my wolf tear down for the first time. The documents which were in my hands slipped to the floor and the next thing I knew, I was in my car, rushing to the crash sight.I even jumped a few red lights and when I reached there, the firemen were busy securing the crash sight. I did not care about the do not enter signs, I shoved away everyone who tried to restrain me and ran down the cliff. The crash had set the van on fire and it had destroyed almost everything. I fell down on my knees, looking at the wreck.Was she really gone? Was she really dead?My wolf had been in many wars and had the ugliest of injury painting his body but none of them gave him the kind of pain he was experiencing right now. Roger had to drag me away, and even though I did not say anything, he understood how broken I was. He took me back to the road and the of
Draven's POVI was too stunned to say anything and I felt like my eyes were deceiving me.I searched for her for a whole month and waited for her for six years. When I was finally getting my closure and was ready to move on, there she was. Everyone was equally surprised like me, we all had accepted that she was dead. Where was she all this time?Why didn't she come back?How did she even come into the pack without any of us noticing?What gave her the guts to just walk in here and announce herself as alive? Wasn't she afraid that I would hunt her down and throw her back in the jail where she belonged?I wanted to strangle her, I could not bear the sight of her walking around alive after what she put me through. If not for my wolf threatening to claw me, I would have literally killed this woman.Stella immediately got into a fight with her, I was not surprised by this. What surprised me was how patient Emma was. She was sailing through all the judgemental looks and curses with grace.
Emma's POVwas not expecting him to ask this question all of a sudden and did not have an answer for it. I stared at him, blinking blankly as I tried to come up with an answer.The dynamics…How did I forget about the dynamics between us? We are a couple going through a divorce. Today does not typically happen, how am I supposed to handle it?Draven stepped closer and asked, “You seem to have forgotten that we have applied for a divorce, Emma. I am fighting for custody of our children. I forced you to come to the festival.”His voice was as dark as his eyes and haunted me. I could feel the colours draining off my face as fear overtook my expressions.He growled, “Think about it, do you still want to be next to me? Don't you want to run away?” He took a step towards me and I involuntarily backed off. This caused him to stop and smirk, “Thought so.”He stepped back and turned to leave, welling me with guilt. “Draven, stop. I didn't mean to.” “You should stay away from me, Emma. I wil
Emma's POVI was not expecting him to ask this question all of a sudden and did not have an answer for it. I stared at him, blinking blankly as I tried to come up with an answer.The dynamics…How did I forget about the dynamics between us? We are a couple going through a divorce. Today does not typically happen, how am I supposed to handle it?Draven stepped closer and asked, “You seem to have forgotten that we have applied for a divorce, Emma. I am fighting for custody of our children. I forced you to come to the festival.”His voice was as dark as his eyes and haunted me. I could feel the colours draining off my face as fear overtook my expressions.He growled, “Think about it, do you still want to be next to me? Don't you want to run away?” He took a step towards me and I involuntarily backed off. This caused him to stop and smirk, “Thought so.”He stepped back and turned to leave, welling me with guilt. “Draven, stop. I didn't mean to.” “You should stay away from me, Emma. I w
Emma's POVDraven walked to the front and said, “I think that is enough. You will get dizzy.”“No, I am never getting off of this.” I said at the top of my voice. His face was clouding with worry seeing how fast this was going. He said, “Emma, I am serious. Get down! I don't have a good feeling about this.”“What are you worried about?” Just as soon as I said this, my hands slipped off the bar and I went flying off the swing.“Careful!” Time seemed to have slowed down as I found myself falling towards the ground. I closed my eyes, preparing myself to hit the ground but instead of the cold, hard ground, I fell on something soft but rigid.I stayed there for a while, feeling two arms tightening their grip around me. That was when I opened my eyes to see Draven heaving, there was a mask of fear and worry on his face.He somehow managed to work fast and grab me, saving me from falling off and breaking my nose.His clutch was so tight that I felt like my bones were about to crush. I was j
Emma's POVI asked, “So, you don't have any fond memories of your childhood?”“No. I think I don't even know what it is supposed to feel like.”I grunted, agreeing with him, “You know, I relate with you.”“You do?” He raised an eyebrow, “But you were in the pack and Gamma Austin looks like he is a good father.”“He was a good father to my brother, not to me. Even though they adopted me and let me live with them, I was still an outsider.”“I am sorry you had to go through that.”“No no! Why are you sorry? Even you had a shitty childhood growing up.” I smiled at him, “It used to bother me once upon a time but it doesn't matter anymore.”“Yeah.” He took the last bite of his meal and said, “There is nothing we can do about it. It's long gone.”I opened my mouth to agree with him but shut up immediately when I remembered something. I put down my fork and grinned at him, “Let's go!”“Where?” I got up from my seat and grabbed his hand, “Let's go!”“But your food…”“Let's go go go!”I starte
Emma's POVHe did not wait for me to say anything and got out of the car. He walked up to my side and opened the car door, silently asking me to step out.I crossed my arms and turned away, “No. I am good.”“You haven't eaten anything since afternoon.”“I am not hungry.”I heard his wolf groan in frustration but there was no expression on Draven's face. He was calm as usual.Just when I thought that he had given up, he swiftly unbuckled my seatbelt and picked me up in his arms again. Before I could even realize it, I was dangling over his shoulder and watching him carry me inside.“Draven, you creep! Put me down.” He turned a deaf ear against my protest and carried me inside the cafe. We were inside now and the weird way he was carrying me attracted everyone’s attention. The guests stopped what they were doing and stared at us in confusion.“Alpha?” One of the customers asked, “Is everything alright?”“Yes.” He replied, “My wife is just upset. You can all go back to your work.”My f
Emma's POVThe empty street was flooding white by the petite snowflakes and the temperature was dropping drastically. I was wearing a simple sweater and it did not prove to be very helpful in keeping me warm. In no time, I was standing on the street, covered in snow and shivering.Fifteen minutes passed by, and I still had not managed to find a cab for myself. They were just mercilessly driving past me, not even caring that I was all alone and freezing.“Hey stop! Please! Asshole!” I cursed at the fifth cab which drove past me.My fingers were numb at this point and I needed warmth. Even rubbing them together or keeping them under my arm wasn't helping me much.I turned around to look at the pack house, how badly I wished to run inside and take cover but my ego would rather make me collapse than ask for help. The snow seemed to be messing with the network reception, neither was I able to access the internet to book a cab or call anyone to come pick me up.I was truly stuck…There was
Emma's POVDraven and I continued with our work, even though we were in the same cabin, we did not talk. He was busy with his phone call meetings and I was busy with my head buried in the documents. He had just gotten off a phone call and had just kept his phone down. I asked, “Is everything sorted?”“Yes.” He nodded, “Everything is smooth so far. The extra reinforcement we are sending to the borders will reach there on time. I think everything is pretty much good. What about you?”“Just a few more documents and I am done too.”Draven nodded and leaned back on his chair, “Thank you for helping me out. I could not have done it without you.”I blushed; it felt good to have been praised by the almighty Alpha himself, who cherished his words like gold.In the past few days, while observing Draven and his work from a close proximity, I could not help but feel pity. Even when preparing for the festival, he had to go out every now and then to take care of his last minute Alpha duties. Even
Emma's POVA week passed by and I have no idea if Alexandr talked to Desiree or not. What I do know is Draven has taken back his case and he is no longer suing me. But he made sure to tell it to me clearly that if I try to pull any stunt on the day of the festival, he will make sure I pay for it.Asher and Ashel were excited about the festival, surprisingly. They were not looking forward to seeing their father but the festival itself. They had heard about it a lot growing up, and to experience it first-hand was something they were looking forward to.The costume that we wear on the day of the festival was specially made. Draven sent a dress designer to my house the very next day to get my measurements. He did not want any kind of delay or mishap on the day of the festival and was taking extreme precautions for it.Everyone in the hospital was pleasantly surprised that I would be hosting the festival this year and told me they were looking forward to it too.The whole pack was in the f
Emma's POVI squinted my eyes and shook my head in confusion, “Because of me?”She nodded, “Yes.” And proceeded to tell me what had happened and what all he had told her. I did not know how to react or what to say. To be honest, it seems reasonable. I would have done the same for him, I would never be friends with Alex's enemies. But how can I say it to Desiree without sounding mean?I replied diplomatically, “Maybe he is not trying to give up on his friend just like how you did not give up on Stella.”“No. You can't say that.” She protested, “Stella is in a coma, but I am here, talking to you and apologizing to him. Do you still think I support her?”What she said was thought provoking and I was rendered speechless again.Desiree said, “I know I have been troublesome in the past but it was just because of plain hatred. I am not heartless enough to support someone who tried to kill someone.”I nodded my head, “I think I might have had a wrong impression on you, after all.”“You do.”