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
Roman's POV I try to take a step back, but I am overtaken by surprise when she wraps her arms around my shoulders and presses a kiss to my lips. My body instantly responds to her, and I kiss her back.Her lips are just like strawberries, so sweet. My hands found their way to her hips, and I pulled her closer to me. She moans into the kiss, and my member twitches at the sound. The kiss deepens, and the back of her legs meet the edge of her table.My teeth clamp down on her bottom lip, and I pull it softly. When I let go of her, I rasp, “You have no idea how much I have missed you.”She looks up at me with those seductive eyes and says, “You are the one who waited so long; I have been waiting for you to come find me.”“Is that so?” I tease, spinning her around and causing a gasp to leave her mouth. Her palms fall flat on the table, and her ass meets my hard member through our pants. “I am going to make you wish I never did.”In a matter of seconds. I was pulling her blazer down her arm
Meredith’s POVThe second I opened my eyes, I was filled with this weird feeling in my chest. I kept getting this feeling that something was wrong. But then again, when were things ever right?Throwing my legs off the bed. I make my way out of my room and down the stairs. It seemed that was the first thing I did first thing in the morning. I wanted to lie and tell myself that I was hungry and simply looking for a snack, but it was clear that was a lie.I wanted to check on the Kings. I needed to see them. Their faces were the first thing I sought first thing in the morning and the last thing I wished to see at night.After Roman and I’s argument last night, I spent the entire night crying my eyes out. I had no idea when I had fallen asleep. I cursed myself for sleeping off. I wanted to go after him and talk to him, but I just couldn’t bring myself to move.What could I have possibly told him to ease his pain? I can't let go of Saul or Caelen; I care about them deeply. But I was hurtin
Meredith’s POVMy teeth clenched so hard I felt it might shatter. There was a tornado of emotions swirling within me, and I wanted to burst. I wanted to scream; I wanted to cry.How could he do something like this? He was with another woman last night? Of course he was. Her scent was all over him, and that damn lipstick stain. She had her hands and lips on him. She touched him. And he touched her. “Who is she?” I demanded through gritted teeth, and he dared to roll his eyes. The sound that left me was one that has never left me before. It was similar to the growl of a beast. Worry and fear flashed in Caelen and Saul’s eyes while surprise lifted Roman’s brows. I march up to Roman and block his path, and he hikes his brow at my audacity.“Don’t you dare walk away from me. I am asking you a question!” I snapped, and he looked at me with cold, hard eyes. “Who were you with?” I ask again, and he folds his arm above his chest.“If I tell you, will you sleep at night?” He seethes at night,