Meredith’s POVAs soon as my eyelids peeled apart this morning. I hopped out of bed. I grabbed the closest and easiest to wear clothing and headed out of Jamie’s place.Now I had no idea where it was that I was going, but all I knew was that I couldn’t just lay in bed all day waiting for my people to magically love me again. I had to do something, and I had to do something now.My footsteps were as silent as possible as I made my way down the stairs. In the living room, my eyes fell on all three Kings sleeping peacefully on the sofas. The first person my eyes fell on was Roman.He had a crease between his brows, and the corners of his lips were tilted downward. Whatever dream he was having, it didn’t seem like a pleasant one. My heart felt strange seeing him lay so uncomfortably on the sofa. He was my mate and had every right to share the bed with me, but things just had to be complicated, didn’t they?My eyes shifted to Saul. He was neither frowning nor smiling; he just slept peacef
Meredith’s POVOkay, maybe this was a bad idea.I do not know why, but I expected Cassius to be a man in his early twenties with a gruff voice, beards, and protruding muscles. But that was far from the description of the man standing before me. He was tall, very tall. No doubt seven feet. He was built—incredibly built. Every part of his body was covered in muscles. He had to be in his late thirties, and the cruelty in his eyes was evident. His hair was black, probably as black as his heart. The lines on his face show that he hasn’t smiled in years, probably decades. And no, I am not exaggerating. I could tell that he has brought about much suffering to anyone that has crossed him. So, this is Cassius, the vulture's strongest soldier.I looked like a child compared to him. This wasn’t going to be a fair fight, was it? Something about this scene reminds me of the story of David and Goliath.No wonder that man preferred to be detained rather than face this beast. But I can’t go back
Saul's POV This was bad. This was very bad.Why the hell were these women so hot-tempered? It's like they just wanted an excuse to beat each other up.Audrey takes a step forward, and my hand lunges out to grab her. Her eyes burn with fury; if I wasn't used to Roman's uncontrollable temper, I would almost be frightened. “Don't you dare try to stop me,” she seethes, but my grip on her doesn't loosen. “You do not want to fight her,” I said through gritted teeth.Her perfectly arched brow hikes, and there was a silent challenge in her eyes. “Why? You think I can't beat her?”At this point all eyes were on us, including Meredith's. The air was terribly silent as everyone watched Audrey and I bicker amongst ourselves. “No, that's not it.” I say, and she tugs at her wrist for me to release her, but I don't. For a moment, Audrey pauses and tilts her head to the side. “Ah, I get it now. You know that I am capable of besting her. That is why you are scared.”My jaw clenches, and I don't
Saul's POV “She is going to kill me; I just know it!” Audrey exclaims as she paces back and forth. We are in a room, which I assume to be hers in the royal palace.Meredith's home.I am quite impressed; she grew up a rich girl. Yet she is so humble. This palace's almost as large as ours, and it doesn't even include a harem.“Fuck! I should have killed that bitch the second I got into the ring,” Audrey seethes as she buries her fingers into her hair. The hatred that burned in her eyes was awfully concerning.Her words irk me in more ways than one; if she had killed Meredith, I won't even lie, I would have rejected her in that second.Thankfully she didn't. I know it may seem impossible, but maybe just maybe I could actually get them to be friends.Taking in a deep breath, I walk up to Audrey and take her face in my hands. The hatred in her eyes lightens and soon transforms into sadness. Tears trickle down her face, and it tears me to pieces. That is when I realize just how scared sh
Meredith's POV “You are one hell of a tough cookie,” Caelen says with a chuckle as I walk up to them with shaky legs. Blood tainted my vision, so it was really hard and painful to see.“A very careless and dumb one, might I add?” Roman grunts as he marches up to me. A yell leaves my lips as he sweeps me off my feet and scoops me into his arms. Our faces are barely two inches away, and our noses brushed each other lightly. “But I am glad you are okay,” he whispers to me.I manage to lift the corners of my lips into a tired smile. My vision worsens, and I feel myself slowly sink into the darkness.But I still forced my eyes open. They still searched for one more person.Saul.Did he really leave with Audrey? Even after he saw how she nearly killed me? A sting befalls my eye, and I knew it wasn't because of the blood dripping past my eye but because of the tears that threatened to spill.“Luna! Luna!”My attention shifts to the man who was getting whipped by the vultures earlier today
Meredith’s POV “Sorry, I guess I will come back some other time,” Saul says before clearing his throat. He turns on his heel to leave, but then I hop off the counter and go after him.“Wait!” I say, and his feet come to a halt. He turns around, and the look in his eyes saddened me for some reason. “You weren't interrupting anything. Right Caelen?”When I looked over my shoulder, Caelen did not look like he was buying the idea. His chin was clenched, and the annoyance was evident.I suppose it was to be expected considering that we were seconds away from ripping each other's clothes off. And now here I am, disregarding his feelings as though they were nothing. I really am not a good person.Caelen tears his gaze away from mine, and judging by the way his jaw clenched, I could tell that he was stopping himself from saying what he really wanted to.“Yeah,” is Caelen's only response before turning his attention to the food on the gas.Great. Now he's mad at me. I always find a way to
Meredith's POV “She is evil!”“She tried to kill us all!”“I can't believe she is Alpha Amman's daughter! He must be rolling in his grave now at the sight of this!”“She must be possessed!”“No! She must be a witch!”“I knew we never should have trusted you!”“First you abandon us, and now you try to kill us? Is there no end to your wickedness?”“Burn her! Kill her!”Their hateful glares and stares, alongside their accusations and insults, came from every angle. It felt as though I was getting backed into a corner with no means of escaping. I was suffocated, completely speechless. I wanted to tell them that I wasn't the one responsible for this, but who would believe me?The angry mob closed in on me, and every fiber of my being was screaming at me to run. But I couldn't move a muscle. I was completely paralyzed to the spot.Their sick faces were all I could see, until I couldn't. Tears blurred my vision, and I just wanted somewhere to hide.All I wanted to do was help. I never int
Saul's POV She has gotten really scary over the past few days, hasn't she?My goodness, I really thought I was going to die back there.I knew Meredith's powers were great, but I never knew just how much. I don't think I have ever seen her so angry before. I always thought Roman was the scariest person on earth when he was pissed.Clearly, I was wrong.No wonder they are mates.Honestly, it wasn't my intention for Caelen to get taken into prison. The plan was for everyone to turn against Meredith, and she would be exiled from Nuvia. But I am sure that would have been much worse for her. Damn that Caelen, taking the blame and appearing as the knight in shining armor while I was the villain in the story. I bet he has a proud smirk on his lips while he is down in that filthy prison. If not for the fact that he was my brother, I honestly would have left him down there for a few days. I walk into Nuvia's royal palace, ignoring the dirty eyes the vultures gave me as I made my way in.