~Amara~“I'm so sorry princess,I don't have a choice.''Dad said and looked at me with apologetic eyes.He was holding a poisonous dagger against Nico's neck,using him as his hostage.The dagger was just inches away from his neck and the sight of it sent shivers down my spine.I was afraid that the dagger would pierce through Nico's flesh if he moved even a little bit.“Nico?”I whispered his name and he turned his eyes towards me since he couldn't risk turning his head to look at me fully.“Dad please let him go.Please don't hurt my mate…”I begged desperately and tried to slip from Fernando's grip but he held me in place.“Let me go!”I screamed at Fernando desperately.I wanted to go and save my mate from my Dad if I had to.“Abraham?”Patricia called in a low voice and looked at my dad with creased eyes and confusion was evident in her green eyes.I could tell that she was confused as much as I was.“I'm so sorry, Trisha.”Dad told her and I saw tears in Patricia's eyes.She couldn't believe
~Nicholas~“No!I'm not going without Nico!”I watched Amara struggle to fight Luke to let her free so that she could take me with her.Her actions only proved to me how much she loved me and wanted us to be together.She was willing to do anything and everything to be with me.Amara was fighting for us just like she promised me every time we could talk about our dreams, struggles and wishes.She even ignored her father's command when he asked her to reject me and I had choice but to do it…I know Amara was worried about me.She was afraid that something bad would happen if I stayed in the Lakeside pack.Leon howled in my head when he heard our mate crying.He could feel it through the mate bond and so did I.I felt the pain of every single tear that rolled down her cheeks.Even though I had rejected Amara,I could feel her emotions through the mate bond.I think the bond between us was not so easy to break because we are both Alphas.“Nico,don't you love me anymore?Why was it so easy for you to
~Nicholas~The soldiers looked at each other and remained standing,”I said kill him!”Fernando repeated his statement from earlier,this time louder so that his warriors could hear what he was saying Incase they didn't hear him the first time.“Are you deaf or something?”He looked at his warriors who looked back at him as though he was some stranger giving them orders.I saw veins pop on his forehead as he got angrier because his warriors ignored him.Slowly,Alpha Abraham turned around,taking his time.He looked at Alpha Fernando with a raised eyebrow,the corner of his lips curving into a smile.My mother stopped crying when she saw what was going on.She looked at me in confusion then looked at Alpha Abraham.“I think you will never change, Fernando.You’re still the same Fernando from two decades ago.A deal breaker, cruel and ruthless.Why do you want my head even after I have given you whatever you wanted?What more do you want?To take my pack over and mine all the gold,silver,and gemstones
~Nicholas~The Alpha king stepped back when he heard Alpha Abraham's words.“Don't you dare move any closer, traitor!”Fernando warned Mathew but the corner of his man's lips curved into a smile.Mathew pulled a two edged sword from the sheath that was wrapped around his waist,his eyes never leaving Fernando's.“Do you recall when you asked me yesterday why I was sharpening the sword and I told you that it was meant for someone?”Mathew asked Fernando and that made him more angrier.“That someone was you,Fernando!I was sharpening this sword so that it could be easy for me to separate your stupid head from the body!I have been sharpening this sword for the past ten years so that when the right time comes,I use it.”Mathew said nonchalantly,he ran his index finger over the edge of the sword to check if it was sharp enough then nodded his head in satisfaction.I saw fear in Fernando’s eyes when he looked at the two edged sword.I couldn't believe that Fernando was afraid.Why was it easy for
~Nicholas~Alpha Abraham blocked my mother from receiving the arrow which was meant for him and he received it instead.The shadow warriors tried to use their swords to block the arrow but they were too far.When Alpha Abraham asked the Shadow warriors to move a side,they moved some distance in respect and that was why it was hard for them to prevent the arrow from hitting him.My heart pounded wildly against my ribcage when I saw the arrow on Alpha Abraham's sides.“No,no!”My mother shook her head and moved close to her mate to check up on him.Taking a deep breath,Alpha Abraham pulled out the arrow and looked at whoever had stabbed him.I saw anger in his eyes and the grip around the arrow tightened.“I think that there's nothing more to talk about.I know most of you have families, you're somebody's son and a brother to someone.That is why I asked you to surrender.It's because I know how your families will feel when they learn that you died in war.”, Alpha paused and heaved a deep sigh
~Amara~That horse voice…didn't belong to someone that I was expecting.Rather,it belonged to someone whom I least expected.I had thought that it was Luke who knocked on the door annoyingly.I was pissed off and that is why I didn't bother to confirm if indeed it was him.I think that is why Isabella tried to speak to me in my head but I shut her up instantly because I didn't want to talk to anyone at the moment,not even my wolf.I wanted a moment to be alone,away from everything and everyone so that I could cry out all the pain that I was feeling deep down.It felt as though someone had stabbed my heart with a thousand silver knives and my heart was bleeding non-stop.I felt like someone was choking me and it was becoming hard for me to breathe,more like I was fighting for my life and I was at the verge of losing it.I never knew that rejection hurt that much,until I had a taste of it.Rejection took a toll on me because Alpha blood runs through my veins and the bond between Nico and I w
~Amara~It's because I didn't want you to be close to Fernando for more than a second.I was afraid that he would do something to harm you,Amara.That is why I rejected you when Alpha asked me to.”He paused and heaved a deep sigh.“There was no other way out,Amara.We wanted to convince the Alpha king that your father didn't want anything to do with my mother and I so that he could tell you to go.”Nico explained to me and I listened to him carefully without interruption.“There was no way Fernando would let you go without Alpha convincing him and that is why rejection was necessary.”It was quiet for a while.“It hurt me too, Amara.I felt it too but I tried as much as possible to pretend as though I didn't feel anything.It was because I didn't want Fernando to see my weakness.I wanted to be strong for us ..”Nico caressed the back of my hand soothingly using his thumb and it felt fucking good.“When you cried in pain and clutched your chest,the sight of it made me so worried and I could fe
~Amara~Nico's words took me back to the filthy room that they locked me in like some wild animal and I couldn't prevent tears from flowing down my cheeks.I recalled how both my limbs were tied up with a silver coated rope to drain me and prevent me from shifting into my wolf form.My heart ached even more when I recalled waking up on a dirty floor and someone pouring ice cold water on my face.And the harsh slap that landed on my cheeks when I fully opened my eyes…I know the marks were still on my neck because the silver ropes caused slow healing.I was glad that the fingerprints of the bitch were still on my neck so that Nico could have a look at what she did to me.Nico wiped tears from my eyes using his thumbs then placed his index finger under my chin and tilted my head upward so I was looking him straight in the eyes.“Come on Amara,tell me who did this to you!Is it Fernando or...one of his men?What else did they do to you?Did they touch you in inappropriate way?Did they force y