CHAPTER 036CALLUM’S POVI halted in front of the small brown door, my heart beating nervously in my chest. My hand watered tremendously on the box I was carrying. I was more than nervous. Heck, I was scared. What if she was inside? I did not bother to check if she was still working when I left the house. All I did was wrap the gift and be on my way so I could meet up with her sister before she returned.But now that I was here the question boiled within me, what if she was inside? I managed to place the gift on the floor, the brown paper I had used in packaging it, making its crinkling sound as I dropped it on the floor. I closed my eyes, steadying my breath and taking in multiple deep sighs before finally raising my hand to do the door and knocking.I knocked once at first, then twice. Then I bent down to put the large box back into my hand. I picked up the sound of someone approaching with my wolf senses, another gulp of my saliva going to my bloodstream before the door opened, re
CHAPTER 037ALICIA’S POVI wore my second pair of earrings, taking a long last look at myself. My lips shimmered with the red lipstick I used and my face shiny with the powder I used. I turned and walked out of the room, making my way down the stairs. I was just about to reach the door to open it when I heard someone yell out my name, or probably not my name but in a respectful manner,The guard got in front of me and bowed, “I apologize my lady, but the alpha has asked me to tell you to come to his office right now. It’s something important.” He said. “The alpha sent for me?” I repeated, my brows raised up in disbelief and curiosity.I thought we had both made it clear to each other that we did not do any of this. I don’t want to eat with him, and hear words that’ll hurt me or even be in the same place with him. “I’m already on my way out, I can’t go back. Please tell him…“He said it was urgent, and you have to come. He told me not to return without bringing you with him.”A threa
CHAPTER 038ALICIA’S POV.“I need to leave now. I have to rest, I feel an ache coming up in my head,” I said and stood up from the chair I was seated in.He grabbed my hand instantly, our eyes meeting each other again before slowly muttering the words, “Sit and stay with me, Alicia. Stay with me.” I sat down immediately like someone being compelled, his hand not leaving mine until I was fully seated and after some minutes. My eyes moved from one part of the wall to another, from one object to another, from one thing to another. It was all I’ve been doing since morning, talking and watching.The priestess had gone to somewhere unplanned and she could not meet me, and since then I’ve been stuck with Alexander who for some reason is not letting me go and I’m also not letting myself go. I tapped my hand on my laps, drumming quietly with my orbs still stretching all over.“Fine, let’s go home. I’ll escort you.” He stood up, his hand stretched out at me.There was something about his hand
CHAPTER 39 ARTFOLD’S POV My eyes lingered on her for a bit, unable to wrap my head around what she had just said. But the look in her eyes said it all, she clearly did not remember and yet we were together, we ate the food together. I gulped down, blinking away from her and towards the guard, “Escort her to her room.” “Artfold, what’s going on?” She asked, her eyes full with innocence, “why can’t I remember?” She continued. “It’s nothing. You must be tired. Just go back to your room.” I said and walked away from her immediately, not sparing her a glance again. I made my way out of the door and straight back to the car that brought me to my house. I climbed in, ignited the engine and drove with anger simmering gently in my veins. Something was definitely going on. Something was happening. The priestess was tampering with her, that was the only reasonable explanation for whatever might be happening to her. The priestess was clearing her memory, leaving nothing of me or anyone els
CHAPTER 40 ARTFOLD’S POV I made my way to her room immediately after I got back to my place, not even branching anywhere at all. If what Alexander said was true, even if there was a possibility that he might be the threat, then she needed to know, and the security around her needed to be tightened. I knocked once on her door, waiting for her response as I paced back and forth in front of the door. After getting no response, I knocked again, waiting a while before finally opening the door. A little smile graced my lips at her perfect and slender figure on the bed, covered by her huge blanket. The sight of her was as peaceful and calm as the room itself. The rays of the sunset streaming gently from the window. I stepped carefully till I got to the edge of the bed, my eyes on her, unable to peel it off, unable to stop the butterflies and the aching of my heart. There was something about her, something that pulled me in more than the way Liana pulled me in. I loved Liana, I felt som
CHAPTER 41 ARTFOLD’S POV My legs could not settle to stand somewhere, my ass could not stay on the chair, and my mind was all on her, waiting for her to appear in the room. I paced back and forth, stealing glances to the stairs as I awaited her. I had sent her personal maid to her to ask if she’s done yet and I have been told she would be here any moment from now on. I have decided to take on Callum’s word, and the priestess word and everyone else’s word. I have grieved enough. I have done enough for Liana. And now it was time for me to focus back on just both of us. To focus on the new me. I could not make her suffer because I was going through something, or make my wolf or deny myself my hard-earned feelings for her. My wolf senses picked up on the hearty sound of her giggle and my heartbeat quickened. She was here. I would see her. She would grace my eyes with her beautiful self and I was going to tell her. That I liked her. And that I’ve always felt something for her, ever
CHAPTER 42 ALICIA’S POV “The last and third thing I want to tell you is I like you, Alicia Watson, and I want to be with you.” His words reverberated within me, streams of emotions coursing through me immediately. I gulped down as I stared at him, unable to move, unable to say anything back to him. He liked me. Artfold Panther liked me. And not only like. He also wants to be with me. I cleared my throat, folding my hands together and gently placing them on my dress. “I’ve felt this way for a long time…” he continued after a while. “I’ve wanted to tell you but I was scared. What if you don’t feel the same way about me? What if you don’t want to be with me?” “What about her?” I cut him off, asking gently. “Her?” “Your dead mate.” I said without any caution, stressing my words. “What about her? Have you decided to stop thinking about her? Do you not want her anymore? Are you sure that’s what you want? What about her?” He looked taken aback for a while, his eyes leaving mi
CHAPTER 43. ALICIA’S POV “Something is wrong..” I kept on saying, looking into his eyes. “Come in first and let’s talk.” He ushered me in and closed the door, leading me straight to his bed and having me sit at the edge of it. I gulped down as he walked towards his wardrobe and pulled out a white linen top, throwing it on from his head as it fell to his body. My eyes followed as he moved from the bed to a mini fridge located beside the bed, bringing out a bottle of water. He twisted the cap open before stretching it to me. I took it from him, gulping it all at a go as if I had been famished by water. He collected the bottle back from me, covered it before folding his arms on his chest, “What happened to you?” “I met him. I met Alexander.” His eyes widened instantly, his hands falling off his chest as he walked towards me. He crouched in front of me, his hands out in the open to touch me when I flinched away from him. “Did…did he touch you?” He asked, blinking gently. I no
AliciaMonths passed by in a blink of an eye, and I wouldn't believe it if I was told that such a day would happen. I have always been blaming myself for a lot of things, I have always blamed myself for the death of my son knowing that all of that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't useless. It was not until now that I realized that most of the blame I put on my head wasn't entirely my fault, what could I have done in the situation where I was being used by Walter. I would have been able to maneuver things if I had the same intelligence that I have now but there are no such things. Being able to reconcile with my son is the biggest gift I can ever get and it only makes me happy. I felt my heart flutter uncontrollably as I thought of all that had happened. I felt lucky to have met my mate Artfold and even if the journey was unlucky I felt grateful, I wouldn't have grown this far without all those ups and downs. Now all that I know awaits me is nothing but joy, yes joy. Artfold and
ArtfoldI was happy knowing that Alicia is pregnant, she was having my child but I became sad again knowing that it will be hard for her to be able to escape from Walter and Liana.Although I wanted nothing other than to save Alicia and Jason, I still didn't feel connected and concerned about him like I do to the unborn child in Alicia's tummy.I wanted to save Alicia and only by doing Walter's biddings will I be able to get that done. It was now that I regretted all my past decisions, I had always been trying to be kind. I have always wanted to keep both Walter and Liana hoping that they would be able to change but it seems that I was wrong about that. I knew that all of this would have been avoided if it weren't for the fact that I was trying to be kind to them. I wanted to give them a second chance but they didn't plan on giving me a second chance which made me angry. If I was to be given a second chance I will make sure I end the life of the both of them without trying to give th
Liana My heart was filled with turmoil seeing that the person in front was none other than the son of Alicia. I knew that Walter must have kept something that can be used against her but I didn't expect things to be like this. It wasn't until months later that we both decided to put things into action, we have been looking forward to these days but we have been cautious wanting to be sure that there is no mistake and today is the day, there is no way I would be losing to Alicia today. She is not a fish under my chopping board. I knew that she must have been captured by the man who was sent to bring her easily because she knew that he had something to do with us. I could only say that she is unlucky to fall into my hands because there is no way I am letting her go scott free. When she was brought back I noticed that she was pregnant, and I couldn't help but feel jealous. I wanted nothing at that moment other than to make her lose her child. Although I knew that she was pregnant, I
ArtfoldWalter's threat had put a huge deal on me, it wasn't because of his threat but because his threats were mainly directed to Alicia and I had already promised to always be by her side and help her accomplish things but it felt like I won't be able to complete it with the way things were. I felt uncomfortable but there was nothing I could do about it. I could only let out the news that whoever can find Walter and Liana will be greatly rewarded. I added Liana to the wanted kiss because I knew all that is happening isn't happening behind her, I knew that she must have a hand in it. I could barely go home to comfort Alicia because I don't know what to say or do. I felt like I would only make her become sad if I kept on trying to comfort her. I feel useless and I could only hope that the packs out there who had sent out their warriors in search of them would be able to find them as soon as possible. I was shocked to hear from Callum that Alicia had been kidnapped. It was like h
Alicia I felt that there was no need for me to keep Liana locked up and that was mostly because of the feelings I had for her. I couldn't bring myself to hurt the only family member that I have. I knew that she wouldn't care about our family affairs if she wanted to hurt me. What was I saying? She doesn't care about our family affairs, she didn't even try to save me when I was being tortured by George, and although I was hurt by her but I still didn't hurt her. I don't plan on getting revenge because I know that there will be no other chance for her to hurt me. After returning home that day I started to feel uneasy, it was like something bad would soon happen but I shrugged it off by mind. I knew that it would be useless for me to be worried about something that I am not even aware of. It wasn't until three days later that I realized the reason why I was being nervous. It turned out that everything was all because of Liana and Walter. They escaped, the moment I heard that I fel
LianaI was shocked by what had happened, I had thought of taunting Alicia with the fact that I had sex with Artfold but it turned out to bite me back. Alicia fainted immediately and when I was still in shock, I was held down by the maids around me.It was the first time they will show their true colors and strength, they didn't act like they were maids, and they acted like warriors. It was a pity that the maid's that were given to me by Artfold after he had released me didn't act out of the ordinary, they only went forward to help Alicia up. If it were normal I would have thought that it was nothing other than the fact that they had betrayed me because they were worried about Alicia but I knew that they weren't worried about her just because they felt like that but they were worried about her because it was their duty. I had some doubts about them before and I even planned on trying to find out if my doubts about turn was right and it wasn't until Alicia's maids showed their fang
Liana After being tortured, I was taken to the other cell in the dungeon and I was locked up by Callum. I had expected that Artfold would visit me in the cell to condemn me for what I had done but he didn't. I was confused not knowing what he meant by that but no matter what the case is, I didn't care about it anymore. All my mind was on what was happening and what he was up to. I stayed in the cell for a whole day and surprisingly Callum didn't come to torture me after that day. I had thought that I will be subjected to a lot of torture but it seems that I was wrong about it. It wasn't until the second day that I was finally visited by Artfold, and just when I was about to ask what all this was about I spotted Alicia from the corner of my eyes, she stared at me for a while before shaking her head slightly. “Do you have your memory back?” I asked even though I knew that she must have recovered her lost memories, I knew that there is no way that she wouldn't have recovered her
Alicia I vaguely heard a voice telling me these things will be alright but I still couldn't place my hands on things but I still believed it. I know that I will be able to make things work out for me now that everything is getting back together. Although I still couldn't remember anything except for the fact that I had killed the man named George. I had thought that I would be filled with grief and indignation for the rest of the days but it turned out that I was wrong. I realized that I didn't feel the way I had felt when I had just killed the man named George. It wasn't until I heard from Artfold that he deserved that, and that he isn't a saint, and that I was eliminating the danger for the people that I realized that I must have made the right choice. I felt that things were starting to make sense but it was then that I faced the most horrible thing I hate the most. I was starting to feel myself getting estranged from him and I didn't say a word to him knowing that I could sti
ArtfoldI thought that everything would be settled once Liana and Walter, who were Alicia's past, were released but I didn't expect that things wouldn't go the way I wanted. I had calculated a lot of things but I failed to calculate the fact that I am part of Alicia's present. The witch had told me that everyone who had any type of relationship with Alicia needs to be around her to be able to recover her memory. After releasing Walter and Liana, I realized that whenever I tried to meet Alicia she always told the maids to find excuses for her. She makes excuses just because she didn't want to see me, and I was confused about that because she hasn't regained her memory yet and even if she does there is no need for her to blatantly ignore me like this.I could still vividly remember the time when I crossed paths with Alicia in the pack. She took a detour just because she didn't want to meet me. I have always been trying so hard to make sure I find out why Alicia is like this but to no