ROMAN POV. "Sophia, calm down; we don't know if anything would have changed," I said, trying to calm her. "For one, it seems they were already targeted, although sending them off early was wrong. He saw they needed a break," I tried explaining. "Besides, he was just trying to help," I tried reasoning with her, she was angry. Anger was an understatement to what she felt right now, although it was her weakest group members but it's still affected."Bryce," I called as he looked at me. "Can you give us a minute, I need to talk to my Sophia," I said as he nodded, stepping out."Sophia, I think we should take a break," I said, as she violently shook her head."No, I can't let that, this is what they want," she disapproved. "Who wants, who are they, Sophia?" I questioned, but she didn't talk, she only looked at me with her watery eyes."They are trying to break me," she muttered, as the tears flowed down. Her mask covered it, I wanted to clean it, but she pushed my hands up, threatened
SOPHIA POV. "Roman, what's wrong?" I asked, seeing how he had driven everyone away. "You are scaring me, what did they tell you to do?" I questioned."Do they want you to remove me as beta or did something bad happen," I asked, as he just stood there."No, Sophia, that's not why I am here," he replied. "Then do you want me to die first," I questioned.Before I knew it, he kissed before pulling away, his face really close to me. "Did you tense me up just to kiss me?" I questioned."Sophia, I want to send you away," he replied, finally answering me. "What, I mean why, did I do something wrong, do you hate me, are you abandoning me, it was just a mistake and I swear I would never be careless with my soldiers again," I begged, holding his hand really tight."Sophia, it's not any of those reasons,"he replied. "And don't ever get the impression that I hate you, I will always love you, it's going to be always and forever," he says, hugging me."Then why are you sending me away?" I question
ROMAN POV. As I entered our room, I saw a strange figure just leaving the room. It had the scent of a rogue but I doubt it would be sensible for a rogue wolf to be able to steal something. I could still see the figure so I went out, pursuing it. I didn't know how it got in but I guessed it must have timed the change of shift to be able to sneak out.It led me to the royal tomb but after which I lost it. "Your majesty, is anything wrong?" A guard asked, upon seeing me there."Did you see anyone here, just now?" I questioned. "I'm just arriving for my shift," he replied as I nodded. "Then nothing is wrong, keep up the good work," I stated, returning to my room, using the window.I didn't want to use the main gate so I won't be seen by anyone Sophia is having a meeting with.I did not want to tense her up or make her worried. I began checking for what he came here to steal as I knew he was carrying something long in his hands.But with everything intact, I couldn't pinpoint what he wa
ROMAN POV"I hate you," her weak voice stated. "I can't believe I fell in love with someone like you," she muttered, using those fake lines on me."I can't have my mate who is so ignorant and can't tell the right from the wrong," she cried"At least I can finally rest and won't have to worry or get bothered about what happened to your kingdom anymore."I regretted having you for a mate," she finishes, closing her eyes shut. I too regret having her as a mate, was she really trying to manipulate me to believe her, especially when the evidence is clear. "Is she dead?" Xylah asked, going to Sophia's pale body. "No Xylah, she is only weak, too weak to heal herself," I replied."So what do we do?" She asked. "Should we expose her for her treasonous act?" She questioned further."Did you tell anyone what you saw?" I questioned. "No, you are the only one I told," She replied."Good, I want to give her the honor of being remembered as a skilled beta," I informed."We will tell others that sh
SOPHIA POV."I love you Sophia,". "I will always love you," . "You rock my world my love,".."please be mine," those were his words, his loving nature and in my dream, he was kissing me.And then it happened really fast and I didn't know what happened, the next thing I knew was watching myself being thrown away by him and stabbed by him.I felt like he stabbed me again, maybe to weaken my healing process and I saw him mocking me.It made me remember my little self and how I lost my parents. The way those rogue wolves laugh as they slash my face into two. They would have done more if Dante hadn't appeared, saving me from the attack and taking me in.Now those nightmares are back, the one I tried so desperately to forget and they are back because of him.I woke up, hearing screams and loud noises and it made me realize that I was alive or maybe dead because the room was white and all my injuries were gone.I was still in the bloody dress I wore and it made me wonder if I was a wandering
SOPHIA POV.After their night and when Roman was fast asleep, Xylah had me returned to my cell. She made them lock us inside while she showed me the hickey he left on her and a lot more.She mocks the more when she sees I didn't say anything before leaving. She returned the next morning and I was dragged to a torture room.As I was chained, she went around, picking the weapon she would choose. "Strip her," she instructed as my clothes were torn. She went ahead to bring a whip with a spike. "You know, my father just want me to kill you, but I thought, why don't I torture you," she muttered, turning with a cane having spike.She whipped me several times with it and only dropped it when I didn't scream or show any sign of pain.From then on, she went on testing other items on me, smiling when I screamed and frowning when I didn't. Half of the tools were now covered in my blood and I wasn't even healing, I couldn't even channel my wolf to aid me, I was slowly drifting in and out of co
SOPHIA POV I was woken up to a large ice water being poured on me and since my wolf was not available, I began to feel cold.Xylah seemed pissed off at something, so she was using it on me. By evening she left, after watching me being dragged back to my room. The guard had first sneaked the portion to me, which I drank and when he used an excuse to send out his other inmate, he came, locking the door while putting the key in his back pocket.."So let's begin," he says. "Let's make it interesting," he says, removing my chain.I smirked, letting him come closer, when he had his lips on me, I punched him so hard in between his legs."You whore," he cursed, bringing out his crawl but since was in pain, he couldn't aim well and I helped him, crawling his throat out and taking his head off.I did him a favor by killing him because if Xylah have found out he help me escape, she would have torture him.He did help me, although not in the right way, his sexual urge served me well. I began we
SOPHIA POV."Roman, it's you," I mumbled, seeing him standing by my side. "It is me," Roman replied."But how, why did you," I wanted to ask but was immediately stabbed by him, there I heard it, Xylah laughter that took me to a different room.When I opened the door, I found my parents being butchered by the rogue wolves, their nasty laugh got to me and I began to shiver in fear."Do you really think I will forgive you?" I heard Roman ask, although I couldn't see them."I'm with Xylah now and I love her, she will always be my love," he said and the image of both of them having sex occurred in my head.I was trapped in a loop of seeing Xylah,Roman, the rogue wolves and my late parents.I woke up, in a different room, it was dark and there was a small window. It had a gate which was locked.I didn't tell if it was Roman games or torment but this seems different, there was a note, telling me to please eat and when I raise the covers, I doubt Roman will give me a feast like this.But an
SOPHIA POV It's been two years since my marriage with Roman and I must say, it was as if I was living in paradise. He wasn't around much but when he was, he made sure he fill in the days he wasn't around. The problem now was me, I was yet to have a child even after two years, I have secretly seen doctors and they all say I am alright and I can't suspect it was Roman, because he had Mark, and Mark was an exact copy of Roman, I fear as he got older, he would look just like Xylah but no, he was different, rather as Mark got older, he was looking more like Roman every day. I didn't have to miss Roman much because I got to see a little picture of him everyday and that was wonderful. I have never regretted a day I took Mark in because he was rather different, he was obedient, loving, cute and naughty. He always sorted my happiness first and that was all I wanted. "Mummy," his cute little voice brought me out of my thoughts. "Yes darlin," I replied to his call. "You got lost again and I
SOPHIA POV.A soft knock at the door woke me up and I could hear Roman roam. "The baby is awake," he mumbled. "Let me go attend to him," I said, standing up to wear my clothes. "I want you to stay," he confessed. "I want that too but Mark is there," I mumbled, buttoning up my last dress. I gave him a quick kiss before leaving before he could stop me and I shut the door. "Has he not eaten?" I asked upon entering inside. "He has, your majesty," the two servant chorus. "So why is he crying?" I asked, carrying him up. "Mark," I called as his large eyes looked at me. He was cute, so cute that I didn't want to scold him but he needed it. "Try and behave," I mumbled. "Or you will get me angry," I warned and he seemed to understand, calming down immediately. I handed him over to them and left to have my bath. When I was out, I carried him with me to have dinner, Roman came late and joined us on the table. And he left really early. I was left alone in the palace and decided to sit out on
SOPHIA POV"Mark," Roman had called again, after I called the name aloud. "Why Mark?" He questioned. "It's a name I like," I defended, not wanting to be judged by my choices. "Besides it goes with your last name, double M," I teased. "I like the name and I don't care what you think," I affirmed. The knock on the door caused another groan from him as I laughed. He so badly wanted alone time with me but somehow, people kept interrupting us. "Face it Roman, as far things are left unsettled, you won't be having an alone time with me," I said after my laughter. "Besides, I plan on taking a room, far from yours, merging the baby things with my room," I informed him before he went away. "Why?" He questioned, I knew he was going to ask that but was he expecting me to move in with him immediately, I decided to use the baby as an excuse, knowing he would persuade me for it. "It's simple, the baby might cry and it will disturb you, and it might disturb your day" I replied. "And then what
SOPHIA POV Xylah walked in and the first thing I noticed was that she was pregnant. My hand immediately broke free from Roman grip. He was lying to me, he said he slept with her once but yet she is admitting that the baby is his and he was playing dumb. "How could you get your own cousin pregnant," I asked in disgust. "I swear It's not mine," he denied. "I slept with her just once," he said. "Yes but then you release inside of me, while I made her watch us, it was a blessing when I found out," Xylah cut in. "I was going to tell you, but then you announced the reinvestigation of Sophia's case," she continued. "I was so excited but you killed it," she went on as I looked at Roman's face, seeing the realization written all over it. "That's why you had planned on getting rid of me because you already had an heir," he asked puzzled"Yes, we plan on forcing you to sign the marriage papers, close to my due date, so the child can be the legitimate heir when he is born. "Sophia, it's not
SOPHIA POV "I killed your parents," Dante revealed, taking me aback. "I got his help to do so," he said pointing at Bryce. "No, that's not true, you can't let him threaten you to lie to me, that's not who you are," I said softly. "You are much smarter than this Sophia," he said. "Why?" I questioned. "You see, I found out that Dante here was a lost relative of yours that wasn't taken care of, he was tattered when I found him and I agree to give him what every man wants," Bryce interfered. "I gave him power, I plotted everything, for his Identity to be known by your parents and foolishly they took him in," he continued. "My parents were killed by rogue wolves," I reminded, as Bryce only grinned, making me gasp in shock. "You are the wolves that control the rogue wolves," Roman muttered. "I think I left out a detail of how I met him," Bryce said. "I met Bryce in the forest, I had saved him from a rogue wolf attack, but not by attacking them, but simply commanding them," He explaine
SOPHIA POV. We were already at the gate and his men were running toward us, most of them seemed afraid of their fate. It was something they did not plan at all and so my men easily took them. But when we got inside, we were met with the shock of our lives as the whole army was waiting for us. This was different as they seemed prepared and ready for us. It was strange, that I wasn't seeing Roman, nor Kai and neither Bryce. Just his assistant, heading outside. We both waited, wanting to see who would attack first. I spotted Jared in the group and I remembered her promise. Definitely he would be killed here as I have already ordered they kill anyone who attacks them and he would have to attack them. I was supposed to wait for Dante's signal in times like this but I rushed, going to attack him. This causes the rest to attack, mixing themselves with each other. He was strong, showing he had made some improvement. He seemed proud to meet me but shocked that I attacked him first and b
ROMAN POV."What's news do you have Xylah?" I asked her. “The poison did touch her it's only a matter of time for me to hear more amazing news," Xylah boasted."Another news is that you won't be staying here any longer.," She replied. "You will be staying back at your former room, the one you shared with Sophia," she went on."Why would you do that?" I questioned, I thought you always wanted me here," I said. "Well things change, you will spend misery in your room, till I show you my grand plan to have power," she snap at me. The next thing I know was guard's escorting me outside. My room was heavily guarded at the down, by guarded I meant both the window side and the door but I only smirk.She thinks locking me here was a favorable thing for her, she doesn't know she did herself more harm than good.I just need to plan the timing of the visiting hours and for some reason, my meal was reduced to once daily and that was in the evening. I had also monitor the night shift, planning the
SOPHIA POV These alpha word's had me confused and I tried not to act affected by it. He told me that my trust has affected me to the point my eyes can't tell what I am. When I killed him, he died smiling, just like he had promised and his words troubled me. Was this a plot for Xylah to mess with my head or was this real, I couldn't tell. It only increased my determination to want to win by all means. Then I will confirm this from Xylah myself and if it is true and indeed sought help from the person who killed my parents, then that person would pay for it dearly. I was currently with Jared mate, checking in on her. When I entered, I saw her rubbing her stomach with a smile on her face. "This wasn't how I thought raising a child with Jared would be," she muttered“What do you mean?" I asked"I wanted Jared to be a part of this process. Now I am stuck here wondering whether he would live to see my child's face or not," she replied. "Relax, Jared is going to be safe, he is working fo
We were already out of the forest when one of his servants came running to him. "What's wrong?" He questioned as the servant whispered something in his ear.There were a lot of emotions on his face, from plainly listening to a frown and then rage.When they were done, he looked at me and gave me a sweet smile, as if nothing happened. "Sophia, I will be gone for a few days, maybe a month," he stated. "I will be putting you in charge of running this pack and the other packs," he informed me."That's so sudden, where are you going?" I questioned. "There is something I must settle, a debt needs to be collected but I will try to hasten the process," he replied. "Tell everyone I put Sophia in charge and if anybody wants to challenge her, then they have committed treason," he ordered the servant before storming off.Both of us were left shocked as it wasn't something we were expecting. "What did you tell him?" I questioned the servant. "I don't know, a man had come earlier and he put so