Meredith’s POVTheir hostile gazes caused me to shrink behind Roman. But I made sure to do so in a subtle manner and not like that of a coward. Regardless of the fact that I was scared sh*tless.“I didn’t do this! I didn’t kill her, I swear!” I say, but my words fall on deaf ears. My eyes widen with horror when they begin to take out pitchforks and other forms of horrendous weapons. “Liar! You wanted to end her life just yesterday!”“Not to mention that you displayed such ominous power; you must definitely be a witch!”“Ever since you came here, you have only made things worse!”“Just get out of here!” “Or better yet, just kill her! We are better off with her dead!”“You are not the daughter of Alpha William Amman!”They all gained in on me, and I took a step back. But by the time I blink, the triad is standing protectively before me. All three of them. The crowd froze, and their eyes widened in fear as the three of them growled in unison.It amazed me how an entire town feared just
Saul's POV I hated how silent she sat in her room. She has been staring out the window in silence. I don't even want to imagine how broken she must have felt after this afternoon. They all dispersed after asking them for help. I really do not like these Nuvians.I don't know why she is trying so hard to save them. They really don’t deserve it.I have been watching through the little opening of her door, I don't think she even knows I'm here yet.“You went against Audrey for me.”Okay, I suppose I was wrong.I step into the room and she turns to me. Her eyes were slightly glazed over but I am surprised to see hope and will in her eyes.“I had to,” I admit, thinking back to what I said earlier today. I had no doubt that Audrey has been made aware of my confession and is probably fuming right now.A slight cocky smirk lifts her lips and she says, “She isn't going to like that.”“I know, but I had to protect you first. I couldn't let you pay for her actions,” I admit to her and someth
Meredith’s POVThis was wrong.All of this was so terribly wrong.Saul has a mate; I shouldn’t be laying in bed naked with him. I shouldn’t be feeling comfort in his arms, and I most certainly should not be wanting this to continue. It almost feels like I have driven him to cheat on his mate.And Caelen? Despite the fact that he did reject his mate for me, it didn’t mean that any of this was right. Sleeping with him on the same day he did that... I am so selfish.Guilt plagued my heart, but not nearly as much as the fear.The eyes that burned straight into my soul, paralyzing me to the spot filled with me so much terror, I couldn’t even bring myself to speak. On a normal day, I wouldn’t be scared of her; just a few days ago, I was ready to slit her throat without any hesitation.But now... there was just something different. Her intent to kill had escalated ten times more compared to the one I saw on that day, and not to mention the guilt I felt was a huge contribution to my paralysis
Audrey’s POVDie.Just die! I hate you! Just die already!I hate her. I hate her so much. I just want this knife to go right through her throat and cut her head off. What is so special about her? Why do they all choose her? She isn’t even that pretty!What does she have that I don’t?I have waited twenty-five years to finally have a mate of my own. It was all I would ever dream of ever since I was three years old. I grew up with everyone around me finding their mates and having a happily ever after. I always craved for the day in which I would finally get my happily ever after.My father, being an ex-vulture himself, may he rest in peace, had me enrolled in the vulture’s institute when I was just six years old. The training lasted twelve years, but I managed to scale through faster than others because of hard work and determination.I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible; I wanted to find my mate. I wanted to run away with him and start a family of my own. I wanted us to
Meredith’s POV“How the hell did that psychopath even get in here?” Caelen asks as he takes a look around the room. Roman was leaned up against the door with his arms folded above his chest; his eyes appeared distant as he stared at random objects in the room.He stared at anything but me.A hiss leaves my lips as a sting erupts across my neck. “Gentle,” I whisper to Saul, who was cleaning up the wound his mate, or should I say ex-mate, did to my neck. I could get a good glimpse of the damage through the pocket mirror in my hands.That would most definitely leave a mark.I expected Saul to say something, but he remained completely silent. His entire solution was on my wound, but even I knew his mind was elsewhere. Of course it would be. He just rejected his mate, the mate he has been trying so desperately to find for as long as we all can remember.And he just rejected her.I had to know why.“She probably went right through the front door. Remember she was still connected to Saul whe
Audrey’s POVThe metallic scent of blood and the screams of my hostages fill the air. It soothed the burning fire that inhabited my soul, but not the hurt. It didn’t get rid of the pain.I drive the dagger even deeper into the traitor’s eye, and his screams grow even louder. Blood trickles down his entire face; it even got on my hands and armor. But I did not care. His screams of mercy fell on deaf ears. On a normal day, I would have forgiven him, but he decided to betray us on the day that I was pissed off.“Please make it stop! Please forgive me! I just wanted to go somewhere far away with my wife and children! I wanted to give them a better life! That was all!” He screamed out in pain, and for a moment my heart softened. For just a moment, I saw myself in him. There once was a time where I wanted to run away with the man I believed to be mine. I wanted to go somewhere far away with him and give myself and our children a better life. What a foolish notion.I pull the dagger out of
Meredith’s POVWhere am I?Why is it so cold here?And why is it so dark?I had over a million questions as I walked through this dark abyss. There was nothing ahead and nothing behind me. Could this be a dream? It had to be; there was no place on earth that was so... void.Okay, I would really like to wake up now,” I say, rubbing my arms in order to bring myself some form of warmth. I don’t even remember at what point I had fallen asleep; the last thing I remember was Saul walking out on me after making his confession to me.He loved me more than his own mate, and that is why he rejected her.“How does it feel?”A gasp leaves my lips as my heart freezes in my chest. That voice belonged to someone I never thought I would hear from again. No. There was no way this was real. There was no way she was actually here with me.“Wont you turn around to look at me? Or does the great queen of Nuvia fear me?” she asks, and my fists clench with rage. I spin around in a second and meet her hateful
Meredith’s POVSilence.I stared deep into Roman’s eyes with disbelief as I waited for the pain to start. But it never came. That is when it dawned on me, and I didn’t bother to hide my relief as I let out a breath. “You don’t mean it,” I state, and his jaw clenches. It was clear that he knew that, and he wasn’t happy about that. He wanted to reject me, and at the same time he didn’t. Something about this moment reminds me of the day I tried to reject him, and it didn’t work because my wolf didn’t want to reject him.Could it be that his Lycan didn’t want to reject me too? It had to be; there was no better explanation. The anger and fatigue in his eyes were evident that he wasn’t happy with me, but was it enough to want to reject me? I might not feel the pain of rejection, but I felt something similar. Just how much pain was he feeling to think of rejecting me after all we have been through together?I hop off the bed and make my way up to him, but he raises his hand to stop me, an