Meredith’s POVI must have hit my head pretty hard before losing consciousness, because there is absolutely no way this scene displayed before me is real. It can’t be real.How is the husband who laid lifeless beside me on our matrimonial bed the day after our wedding still standing? It is because of him that all of this happened in the first place. All because I thought that I had somehow killed him.Yet he has been alive all this time.And he is gay?I have known Idris my whole life, and he has not once shown any interest in any man. Why would he hide this from me? At what point did they even know each other? I have so many questions that I need desperate answers to.They kiss each other so passionately, like lovers who haven’t seen each other in over a decade. But I know for a fact that they have been together all this time. He must have been hiding out here with Idris all this time. And Idris has the audacity to lie to my face; he said that he was the only one in this place.Mean
Roman’s POVA few minutes earlier…She rejected me.She actually rejected me.And it hurt. Like hell.“God damn it, Roman, snap out of it!” Caelen snaps as he smacks me over the head. I am brought back to reality, blinking at the spot where she once stood with wonder. “How could you just let her go?” Caelen snaps, and his question only aggravates me.A growl rumbles off my throat, and I bark at him. “She fucking rejected me! What the hell did you want me to do?" My words are cut short when Caelen’s fist makes contact with my face. My head snaps to the side due to the force, and I groan slightly from the pain. “What the hell was that for?”“So what if she fucking rejected you? She did it because she clearly could not see that she was in danger. Don’t you remember the first time we went to see Reid in his office? He was the one that fucking bumped into you. Not to mention that Kassius informed us before any of this. He is clearly as much of a threat to her as Reid is, and you just le
Meredith’s POVA sigh leaves my lips as I stretch my limbs on the comfortable mattress. This has to be the best bed I have laid on in weeks. It was a lot better than the one I had fallen asleep in. That was Idris’s bed.My eyelids fly apart, and I shoot up in a sitting position. My eyes lock with Roman’s dark, waiting eyes, and my heart skips a beat. Caelen is also in the room. He is leaning on the wall beside the door with his eyes trained solely on me. They were watching me with such intensity that if they looked away for even a second, I would vanish from their sight. The memory of what had happened comes flooding into my memory, and it feels as though I have just been hit on the head with a hammer.My fingers find their way to my temple, and I pinch my eyes shut. “Here,” Roman says, and I open my eyes to find him holding out a glass of water and two pills towards me. I take them from him and swallow the pills with water without question. The water replenishes me, and I relax in
Caelen’s POVI ran. When the second one of the nurses came to tell us that Saul was awake, I bolted out of the room. The sensation I get in my heart is not one I could easily describe; I have only felt this way once before, and that was on the day Meredith was recovered.It was something in between relief and joy; it made my heart feel warm. It was strange, but I loved it.Roman followed closely behind me, and I practically kicked down the door to the infirmary. Our eyes fall on Saul, sitting on the bed and talking to Meredith casually. It was almost hard for us to believe our own eyes. He looked as good as new.His blue eyes fall on us, and he grins. “Long time, no see, ladies.”“You fucking bastard,” I say, feeling a sting in my eyes as I walk up to his bed and engulf him in a brief bro hug. When we pull away, Roman only gives him a brief handshake before stepping away from him.“I know you ladies missed me,” Saul chuckles, wiggling his eyebrows playfully, and I roll my eyes.“You
Meredith’s POVTen minutes earlier…“A lot has happened these past few weeks; you have been knocked out,” Caelen tells Saul, and I take that as my cue to leave. I did not want to sit here and take a trip down memory lane. I hop off the bed and clear my throat loudly, catching all their attention. “I am feeling a bit suffocated here. I am going to get some fresh air. I will leave you three to catch up,” I say hurriedly, but Saul grabs my wrist before I can leave.“Are you okay?” he asks, and I hate how he looks at me with so much confusion and oblivion. He has absolutely no idea what I have been through these past few weeks.“Uh, yeah, I am,” I lie, unable to meet his eyes. I can tell that he still wants to ask me more questions, but I yanked my wrist free before he could get the chance. I make sure not to meet any of their gazes as I walk out of the room.My vision blurs a bit as I step outside and breathe in the fresh evening sun. The sky is one of the prettiest shades of orange I
Saul’s POVI have never seen Roman this livid before.I always knew he was a mad man, but this was just utter insanity I was witnessing. Caelen was doing his best to keep Roman from killing the guards at the gate, but it was futile. The fuming man has already killed two of the poor fellas.“Bloody hell, Roman! Control yourself!” Caelen yelled, grabbing the fist that was repeatedly slamming into the skull of the half-dead guard. But it was no use because Roman just shook him off like he was some piece of paper.Caelen is strong but nowhere near as strong as Roman, especially when he is angry. I always knew from right back when we were kids that Roman always gained supernatural strength whenever he was upset. It was why I didn’t even bother to go near him. I preferred to just watch the whole scene from the sidelines.But I do hope they stop this banter soon. That bastard Reid fucking broke into our home and stole my girl. The only thing these idiots are meant to be focusing on is how t
Meredith’s POV“What did you just say to me?”Reid takes a step back. His head tilts backwards as he releases a menacing laugh. It only made me angrier. What was the joke here? What did he find so funny?My heart pounds wildly against my chest, to the point where I fear it might shatter my ribcage. I hoped and prayed that he was just speaking because he had a fucking mouth to do so. Nothing has happened to my father.Nothing can ever happen to my father.Reid’s laughter was so hearty, tears even started to slip past his eye. He places a hand on his chest as he calms down. “Oh, I am sure you haven’t gotten the chance to sit down and see the news with all this madness going on. I suppose I will be the one to break the news down to you.”He inched closer to me, and all I wanted was to push him away. No, actually, all I wanted was to smack him over the head really, really hard, to the point that his skull would crush into a million pieces. I hated him that much and more.Reid is almost f
Roman’s POVTen minutes earlier…I can feel her. She is close by.Despite our broken bond, I was able to track her down, but her traces were getting fainter and fainter. I did not know why, but I could feel this burning sensation at my nape, like I had just sustained a deep cut. I tried to ignore it, but the pain was rather alarming. “Is there something on my neck?” I asked Saul, who was seated right behind me. Caelen shoots me a glance, and I see Saul’s eyebrows furrow through the rearview mirror.“No,” he draws out slowly, clearly confused by my question.I scraped at my neck; the sensation slowly turned into a burning sting, and it was driving me insane. “Are you fucking sure? Check again.”“Bro, I am telling you that there is nothing on your damn neck,” Saul says with clear irritation. There is a moment of silence, and I catch his eyes widening when they fall on my neck once again. “Holy sh*t,” Saul mutters.“What? What is it?” I ask, doing my best to keep my focus on the road a
“Our kingdom has gone through trialing times this past year. We have lost so many of our people, family members, friends, and loved ones. This year will go down in history, and it shall be the last of its kind. A time like this will never step foot into the borders of Nuvia. Enemies tried to rule us; they tried to tear us down, but they couldn’t. Because we are strong. We are not like any other pack; we each have a fighting spirit so unique that has been placed within us. As Queen and Luna of the Nuvia kingdom, I swear to never turn my back on my kingdom ever again, even if it is for just a second. We, not just I, will learn from the mistakes made this year so they never happen again. We will rise from the ashes; we will become stronger, and if anyone tries to destroy this kingdom ever again, even after my reign, we will destroy them from the inside out instead.”Cheers, whistles, and praise filled the air as I concluded my speech. I stared at each and every Nuvian present; it was al
MEREDITH’S POVA gasp leaves my lips as I fill my lungs with oxygen. My eyelids come flying open, and my eyes lock with a pair of familiar sea blue eyes and honey brown eyes.“Welcome back to the living princess,” Saul says, and tears of joy well up in my eyes.“That’s queen to you,” I correct, and the both of them share a glance before chuckling at me. I jump to my feet to wrap both of them in a hug, but my feet wobble, and I lose my footing. Luckily, I land in Caelen’s arms, and he helps to steady me. “Easy now, queen. You just had quite an accident there. You might suffer from a concussion soon,” he says, pointing to my damaged car that is now lying in a ditch. What the hell? How did I even survive that?My eyes travel downwards to inspect my body for injuries. And surprisingly, there was none. But why did I have this burning pain all over? Like I was being beaten over and over again?When the realization dawns on me, my heart plummets to the pit of my stomach.My grip on Caelen’s
ROMAN’S POVI really am an asshole.This isn’t turning out the way I wanted. I thought that now that Meredith’s memories have been wiped out, I can finally have a brand-new chance to make things right. I thought I could fill her with stories that would benefit me.What a fool I was.The girl didn’t even trust me. She knew when I was lying and when I was telling the truth. She was my mate; she knew when I was telling the truth and when I was lying. It didn’t matter if she had lost her memories or not.That damn bond between us was always going to give me away. And my God, was she persistent. Since she didn’t believe me, she was doing everything within her power to uncover the truth. And at this rate, she was going to find out sooner than I would like. A sigh leaves my lips as I run my hand through my hair. Why did she have to be so damn persistent and go wondering around? But then again, I should have known better than to keep Lucia’s body in the same building as Meredith.I should h
MEREDITH’S POVRoman was still sound asleep. He looked so peaceful while he slept, I could stare at him sleep all day. He was even more beautiful while asleep, his features were a lot more relaxed and prominent. And who would have thought he had such incredibly long eyelashes. Lucky.Focus Meredith!It takes a lot of strength, but I manage to tear my eyes away from him. careful not to wake him; I get out of bed as quietly as possible. I do a mini-victory dance once I am out of bed, then tip toe out of the room. My teeth clamp down on my bottom lip as I open the door slowly.My heart nearly flies out of my mouth when the door makes a creak. I shoot Roman a glimpse over my shoulder and say a silent prayer when I see that he is still sound asleep. Finally, I get the door open wide enough to slip out.I make sure to shut the door gently before pumping my fist in the air. Ah, yes, freedom at last. I do another victory dance once again but freeze when I see some maids down the hall starin
MEREDITH’S POVA chill runs up my spine, and I let out a breath through my lips. A mist forms and quickly disappears before my eyes. Every breath I let out, I would see it in the form of a mist. There wasn’t a form of light in this cold, dark room. The only light came from the moon’s gaze slipping through the cracks of a barely opened window. I could tell that I was still in the palace; I do not know how, but I just did. I dared to peek out the window, and my thoughts were confirmed once my eyes locked with the palace gates.But this room... Roman had taken me on a tour around the palace, but this room... I never saw this room. I spun around in a circle, noting the dust, cobwebs, and spiders that filled the room. But what caught my attention was the coffin placed at the center of the room. Surprisingly, it was the only thing in the room that wasn’t covered in dust. It was still clean and shiny, like it had just been recently placed there.I knew I should run; I wanted to. Because wh
MEREDITH’S POV“It is a pleasure to have you back with us, Luna.”Remember your lines! Remember your lines!Presently, I am in a meeting with the newly elected council member of my pack. Roman was seated by my right hand while I was seated at the head of the table. Where I ought to be. The council consisted of seven members, each seated according to their ranks and roles. After waking up yesterday and having Roman fill me in on the things he felt were important for me to remember, I instantly passed out again. I suppose I was having a storage overload and needed time to actually process everything. When I woke up, an entire night had already passed, and I was already getting ready to attend a meeting I knew nothing about. I stared at myself in the mirror for the longest time, trying to recognize the woman that stood before me in this fancy gown and heavy jewelry. Roman came in shortly after dressed in an all-black suit with a gold cross around his neck and a gold watch on his wris
MEREDITH’S POVMy goodness, I felt quite sore all over.My lips part to release a tired yawn. Goodness, I was so tired. And I was quite hungry too. It feels like I haven’t eaten in days, but I know I ate just yesterday. But what did I eat?” I do not remember. Come to think of it, where did I eat, and what is my favorite food? What was yesterday? There was nothing but questions that filled my head. Questions that didn’t have an answer. How strange.Slowly my eyelids peel open, and I am met with a pretty chandelier. I stare at it for some time before finally sitting up. A groan leaves my lips as I stretch my legs. This bed was quite comfy, was it mine? I do not even know. My eyes dart in every direction, and I am filled with more questions. Like, where am I? And whose room is this? Was it mine or was it someone else’s?So many questions...Throwing my legs off the edge of the bed, I rise to my feet but stumble a bit. “Woah,” I mutter as I try to find my balance. Once I do, I twirl ar
ROMAN’S POVI stare at Meredith’s unconscious body with a blank face. That is one thing I was blessed with. I could be dying of pain, and my face would still be this way. Hard as stone and cold as ice. Tears still spilled out of her shut eyes, and the sight of them did something to me.I can’t believe that this was actually happening. I just hope that she will find it in her heart to forgive me someday. But this... all of this was just for her. I hope she will get to see it.A loud cackle snaps me out of my thoughts, and my head tilts to Lucia, who had her head tilted back as she laughed wholly. “Oh, what a glorious day! This has to be one of the best days of my life. I remember meeting you for the first time, and you swore to defeat me. You had so much hatred and determination set in your heart, but where has that gotten you now? Absolutely nowhere!” She laughs in Meredith’s sleeping face, and my eyelid twitches. She was way too close to Meredith for comfort. Her lips were barely a
MEREDITH’S POVFight! Get up! Move! Do something!These were the words that constantly sang repeatedly in my mind. But my body wouldn’t respond. I can’t believe that the moment Lucia told me to sleep, my body just did so without wasting a second. How was that even possible?I was awake, but my eyes wouldn't open. I was well aware of what was happening around me, but from a distance. Once again, my soul had left my body and watched the entire scene play out before me with a broken heart.I can’t believe that Roman has been helping Lucia all along. I thought that he had been with her the other night just to spite me. But going as far as stabbing his own brothers and helping her take over my kingdom was something I never would have imagined, not even in my wildest dreams. This... this was absolutely unforgiveable. Roman clothed my naked body before any of the vultures could come in before doing the same for himself. Once he was fully dressed, he asked Lucia, “What do you mean she will