ARIA.I tasted the bitter liquid before opening my eyes. My vision was blurry but I could still make out Adrian feeding me the liquid, his hand supporting my neck in an upright position, so I wouldn't choke. I closed my eyes and opened my mouth wider, eagerly taking the antidote, supressing the urge to gag out from how bad it tasted.Adrian laid my head back on the propped pillows and silently watched me, the expression on his face unreadable but I could feel how worried he was. I sighed out as I felt the antidote cool my passage way and calm my churning stomach. The relief started kicking in immediately. My legs stopped shaking, my nausea calmed down and the pounding in my head reduced drastically. I peeled my eyes open and this time, there was no burning sensation in my eyes as a result of the light that flooded the room. The images i could see were no more blury but very much visible. My eyes landed on Adrian, who had his eyes on the small bottle in his hands, his mind far away in
ARIAMy weak eyes watched as the maids and attendants struggled to tidy up the bed chambers. My sheets were replaced, I had already been given a bath and changed into another nightwear. I gripped the edge of the table as I watched them go and do their assigned tasks, my hand tightening on the table each time a wave of stomach pain hit me. The bleeding stopped long ago but I still felt heavy and foreign. I saw it in their eyes, the sadness that I had lost my pup even before he felt my arms around him. I lost my pup without my mate present go give me strength. How sad is that? Truth is, I had a lot of pain I was dealing with right now. I couldn't differentiate the emotional pain from the physical pain. "The physician is here." Morris announced in a gentle voice. I frowned. The deed has already been done, what was his aim of coming here? To place leaves on my stomach or feel my vitals? The Castle's physician has in no way helped with my illness at anytime. I doubted he needed to see m
ARIAIt's been two days since I last saw Adrian. I was still on bed rest as prescribed by the physician. I never went out of my chambers. Early in the morning, Morris would bring a mashed deep rooted leaf juice for me to gulp down before breakfast. After breakfast I would have a warm bath and would be dressed again for bed. "Where's Adrian?" I asked again for the umpteenth time. The look in Morris's eyes told me she held the answer I was searching for. I really needed to know, what was more important to Adrian, than being by my side, especially after everything, the worst of all, loosing his pup. I grimaced as my mind went back to how it happened. The miscarriage came from nowhere. Even as I had the intense stomach ache, I was still fine. My pup was still okay until I took the antidote. The antidote. I gasped in horror at the realization of what happened that day. The miscarriage was caused by the antidote given to me. I felt different emotions come at me from every corner but the
ARIA"My love, I am so sorry." The night was at it's darkest when I heard heavy footsteps padding around in my chambers, approaching my bedroom. I couldn't sleep a wink, not when I knew Veronica was after my life and my body was still weak. There was nothing I could do. Morris suggested tomorrow night, for the departure and I couldn't agree more. I was sure that by then, the pain in my loins and stomach would have reduced drastically. My emotional allergy would have gone down by a notch. I needed to be very healthy seeing as we didn't know how long we would journey on foot before finding a situable destination.After dinner, I went to bed normally and stared up at the ceiling, counting my breaths after a relaxing hot bath. I didn't even will for sleep to grace me with its presence. I had a lot of things on my mind I needed to address. Seconds became minutes and hours. I ended up thinking about everything and nothing in particular. My ears were alert when I heard the chamber door ope
ADRIAN. I sat on the chair on the dinning hall and calmly waited for Aria. My female wasn't happy and she had gone through so much. Yesterday night, her words held so much emotions and I knew I had to make it right by her. Keeping her in the dark would only hurt us and break us apart, precisely what Veronica wanted. We needed to be stronger together. Seeing as it has been long we had meals together, i decided breakfast would just be the thing. After we had filled our stomachs, I would tell her everything that has been going on. I watched as the maids filled the grand luxurious table wjth different appetizing dishes. It's been so long I had a warm and satisfying breakfast. On a normal day, I would usually have my nose stuffed in duty papers. Immediately after I arrived yesterday, I went in straight to check up on my female. No one had told me about loosing my pup. I didn't know. The news came from her and it shocked me to the bones but I had to pretend, not to add much worries on he
ARIAThe heels of my feet ached badly as I placed one foot in front of another. Our steps were slower and weak. My entire being was weak and tired to the bones and the weather wasn't helping it at all. My hair sticked to my nape and the beads of sweat rolled down my body parts, making me uncomfortable. My left shoulder has been shouting in protest, the heavy load of snacks, water and other refreshments in a duffel bag. I couldn't complain, not when Morris had two bags on her shoulder, one for clothes and the other one, thick bed spread, light covers and other emergency products.We had snuck out at night with the help of Morris's sister, Hamish who I never met till yesterday. She pretended to be the Luna in bed while I wore her clothings and gracefully walked out of my chambers. The guards weren't alert at all. Even as we reached the main gates, the soldiers didn't spare us a look before opening the grand gates of the palace. That's how our journey to the land of nowhere began. It ha
ARIAThe chamber was comfortable and...expensive looking. Everything here looked like it was carved out of treasure. Even the wardrobe was plated in real gold. This was so so good. Better than I expected. I looked at Morris who appeared deep in thought. "Morris?" I knew it was normal to be kind but not when the kindness came this much. The Lycans said no word to us after Morris was done treating their King. They simply held him on their shoulders, all eight of them. At first, we stood and watched them walk away without having a single clue on how to tell them we were coming to their clan. They knew we were werewolves. They had definitely scented it off us. They took a few steps forward before the last Lycan on the path stopped and turned towards us, his eyes on Morris. I waited desperately for a word of welcome to their clan but he simply just nudged his head towards the direction of their clan. I can still feel the instant happiness that swarmped my heart. Our plan had worked effor
"My Lord, we have searched but..."I turned my back to the guards. I didn't want to hear about their incompetence anymore. What could be so difficult about catching two women on foot? No matter the distance they covered, they couldn't have gone far. I clenched my hands on the table and lifted my head, my eyes to the ceiling. I opened my mouth wide and let out a scream, so loud the walls shook at the force and strength. I roared and roared until my throat itched in pain and my body became weak. My subjects fell to their knees, their own way of showing their sympathy to my situation and their loyalty. But that wasn't what I wanted. I wanted Aria. Adair needed Aries. I couldn't feel her even after lifting the barrier between us. I tried to mindlink her, explain to her everything she had misunderstood but i couldn't go through to her. That meant one thing. She placed up a barrier between us too. My knees weakened at the horror that was happening in my life. I had a treasure and I failed