CHAPTER 63MIA’S POVThe next morning, I was in the pack house earlier than I’ve ever been my entire life. My uniform was straightened, my hair packed into a neat tight bun. I didn’t want to make any mistake. Last night was one of it and I was not going to be making such mistake again. I had a sleepless night, first coupled with the fact that my daughter was in the doctor’s house, and the harsh words I had said to Callum out of anger just because I wanted him to feel what I was feeling. He was not at fault, every part of me knew that but at the same time, if he had stopped pushing and pestering me to follow him, maybe things would have not gotten to this.It would have been just an option. I was at home with Bella and even if she threw a fit, I would be able to figure and sort it out on my own. I would not have to parade in front of the alpha’s study room just because I was waiting for him to come here and my heart won’t be beating anxiously in my chest. I made my way to the kitchen
CHAPTER 64ARTFOLD’S POVI watched as she walked out of the room and closed the door after herself, Callum settling into the chair beside the one she sat in and his face grim as if he had a rough night and his morning was going the same too.“You guys had a fight?”“I bring news from the priestess. She said Alicia is visiting her today and sent a guard. Do you know about it?”“Why did you keep her away from me for that long? I wouldn’t have bit her or do anything to her. I would have given my blessings and let you do as you want..”“Does Alicia know about you still making enquiries about Alexander? Should I tell the priestess to make sure she doesn’t talk about it at all so there won’t be any issue or what should I say to her?”“She’s a pretty girl. A mother. She’s respectful. Why on earth did I have to figure it out myself? Why did you leave me…“What about Alicia? What should I tell the priestess!”I looked at him, unable to say anything anymore. This was not just a rough night, rou
ARTFOLD’S POV “You're in love with him. And not only that, you want him to be your mate?” I asked and stared at her with a surprised look on my face. Although I'm used to masking my emotions whenever I'm shocked, I couldn't hide this one because it seemed out of the world. Who could have believed that the girl my friend, Cullum, is going crazy about also loves him and wants to be his mate? She lowered her head and bit on her lower lips, unable to raise her head and look into my eyes. “Look at me,” I said in a cold tone and watched as she swallowed the lump in her throat. She nodded her head obediently and looked up at me. “I want to ask you a few questions and I'd like it if you answer them sincerely.” “If you truly love my friend and Beta, Cullum, why have you been rejecting him and pushing him away like he doesn't deserve you?” I asked. “That's because I feel that I'm…” she kept quiet and stared at me skeptically, showing how guilty she was. Probably guilty of pushing my frien
ARTFOLD’S POV “Where do you think you're going to?” I asked in a cold yet soothing tone and she swallowed hard. “That's not something you should bother yourself about,” she replied shakily and I smiled. “But what are you going to do about what you've done?” I asked her and she stared at me with a confused look on her face. I knew she was unaware of what I was doing. She didn't know that I was teasing her. That's what she gets for ignoring me. I just wanted to tease her and make her crave for me the same way I also crave for her. “What have I done?” She asked, acting naive and I found myself smiling. “Don't tell me that you don't know what you've done. Look at it yourself,” I responded and glanced at her dress with a seductive smile beaming on my face. “About this? Please ignore it and pretend I never wore it. I won't repeat the same mistake,” she said and I looked up immediately. “What do you mean? I like it this way. Don't try that with me. Or did I complain?” I asked in a col
ARTFOLD’S POV “She said it's urgent?” I asked in a concerned tone and he nodded his head affirmatively. “What could be the problem?” I asked myself but I couldn't get an answer to it. I stroked my chin gently as different thoughts began to roam around inside of my head. I knew whenever she called, there was a danger that was soon to happen and it never ended well. “I'd advise you to go and meet her, Alpha,” the guard said with a trembling voice and I nodded my head in agreement. “You can take your leave,” I said and waved my hand dismissively. The guard bowed his head in respect and scampered out of the room. I bit on my lower lips. “What do you have to say, Athene? I hope it will be something bad,” I muttered and walked out of my office then slammed the door shut with a loud bang. I took a deep breath and looked up at the sky as the cold breeze of the forest blew and crashed against my skin. I loved the feeling and it was nice. I dashed out of my mansion and headed to the rou
ALICIA'S POVI rushed out of the room, breathing heavily the moment he released his grip from my hand. I released the breath that I didn't know that I was holding when I realized that he was close to me.“Why are you beating so hard?” I asked myself with a confused look on my face as I placed my hand on my chest. My heart beats rapidly whenever I'm close to him.I swallowed the lump in my throat as the thought crossed my mind.“Stop thinking and keep quiet. That's because you're in love with him,” my wolf interrupted my train of thought and I shrugged.“Wait, you mean I'm in love with him?” I asked with a surprised look even though I had noticed.As much as I'd like to be with him, I wouldn't admit to being in love with him easily.“Yes, dear. We're in love with you. Don't pretend as though you didn't notice it. You love him too, right?” She asked and I shook my head with a sigh.“Fine. You're right about having feelings for him but I don't know what he thinks about us. What if he's p
MIA'S POVI breathed out in relief after leaving the Alpha's office. Although he was calm with me today, I couldn't ignore the dangerous auras that radiated around him.I took a deep breath and placed my hand on my chest, listening to my heart which was beating rapidly. “Thank God. I've left his office,” I released the breath that I didn't know I was holding.“Why do you think he should accept you now after pushing him away?” I shook my head with a sigh after remembering the Alpha's voice.I hated the thought of pushing Callum but I couldn't help but feel insecure. I didn't want him to dump me at the end but I was hurting his feelings by pushing him away like he meant nothing to me and I hated it.I hated my action and regretted it greatly. I wished I could turn back the hand of time but it was too late. I hope Callum won't lose interest in me. I would hate myself if anything happened to him.I snapped out of my thoughts and looked up as I heard a familiar voice from behind. I turned
MIA'S POV“You accept me as your mate?” He asked with a surprised look on his face and I nodded my head affirmatively.He smiled in satisfaction after he heard those words from my mouth. I bit on my lower lips and clenched my fist with an angry look on my face.“Yes, I do, Callum” I responded, calling him by his name. He was no longer surprised. We were going to become mates after he marked me.I couldn't wait for that moment. My heart skipped and I felt a swarm of butterflies roaming around inside of my stomach.He walked closer to me and placed my hand on his hand then stroked it for a while before leaving it.I stared at him curiously as he suddenly turned to me with a cold look on his face.“I would like to ask you a few questions,” he said and I nodded my head.“You can go ahead. What is it?” I asked and he became serious. I could tell it from his look.“Why have you been pushing me away even though you know you would still accept me?” He asked and I swallowed hard.I choked into
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