Gwen’s POVMy heart was pounding with both anger and disbelief as I stared at Nora, who stood in front of me as she came into my room. I could still hear the echoes of the slap in my mind, and Aurelia’s cheek bore the red mark of Nora’s hand. "Why did you slap her?" I asked with a quiver in my voice.Nora folded her arms, squeezing her face she said. "I asked her to do my laundry, and she didn't do it right. I found some of my clothes burnt. She said had washed and ironed them properly without them getting burnt, but I know she's lying."Aurelia who was kneeling as she helped me buckle my sandals, shook her head vehemently. I never said that Nora. I did do your laundry, I washed the clothes and ironed them properly with no incident, maybe someone else did that to your clothes. Nora’s eyes narrowed as she stepped closer to Aurelia. "You are lying," she uttered. “I asked you specifically to handle them and now you are trying to blame someone else for your incompetence.”Aurelia’s
Gwen's POV As I entered his chamber, Alpha Blake said he was still a bit preoccupied with a situation concerning the pack and that he would send to me as soon as he was free. I went back to my room. To say I was fuming was an understatement to what I was feeling currently, I kept pacing back and forth in my room, clenching my fit and jaw and stamping my foot repeatedly. How could he have just snubbed me and not even listened to what I had to say? Will he seriously believe Nora over me? I can't believe Nora could frame such a pathetic lie against me in the blink of an eye. Oh geez! All my assumptions about her are so true! My anger was simmering beneath the surface and was just waiting to explode in everyone's face. The fact he didn't even give me a chance to dispute the lies arranged by Nora just makes me want to stick my hand into their faces! The little words he said still sting as I think about it further, how could he believe her over me? That I will call her names? He doubted
Blake's POVWhat the hell just happened? I was so confused as my inside gnawed at me, I stared at Gwen's closed door like it was going to give me the answer I needed. I paced in the hallway wondering why the sudden change in her. She even pushed me out of her room with the most disgusting look I have ever seen on her face. Something was wrong and I couldn't point a finger to why she suddenly became distant. She wasn't like this yesterday when she was warm and open but why the sudden act of shutting me out completely? Did she need space? I was going to give her that, so I went to my study where I had pending issues concerning the pack. My mind was settled so I left and tried to talk to Gwen again but her behavior was just something else. “Gwen!” I called out as I saw her cross towards the garden with her maids by her side but she did like she didn't hear me and just ignored me completely. I can't take this! I followed her into the garden calling her way but immediately she sighted m
Gwen’s POVBlake stood in his office. He felt a mix of frustration and annoyance. Nora's words from earlier that day echoed in his mind. Despite his doubts about her story, a small part of him was irritated by the thought that there might be some truth to it. He thanked Nora and watched her leave the room with a smug expression on her face. It gnawed at him. He couldn’t pinpoint why he felt so unsettled.I strolled through the palace park my mind swirling with a mix of emotions. The evening air was cool and crisp. I sought solace in the tranquil beauty of the surroundings. I had spent the day mulling over the conversation I had overheard between Alpha Blake and Nora. My heart was heavy with hurt and confusion. The lush gardens and serene atmosphere usually brought me peace. But, today they felt like a cruel reminder of the turmoil I was experiencing.It stung that he seemed to be putting so much trust into the other woman Nora, rather than trusting me which left me with ling
Gwen’s POV “Blake that explained he was talking about my maids. He wasn't talking about me."My eyes flashed open with a sudden surge of surprise, and I felt a bolt of embarrassment. “Oh, Blake, I'm so sorry for the misunderstanding," I said, my voice trembling slightly. “I didn't mean to jump to conclusions. I just. It hurt to think that you didn't trust me."Alpha Blake smiled softly and reached for my hand, assuring me. "It's okay, Gwen. I understand why you felt that way. Trust is important, and I never want you to doubt how much I care about you."The incertitude somehow left my mind. "Thank you, Alpha Blake. I should have talked to you instead of keeping my feelings bottled up."Alpha Blake nodded, his eyes softening. “ communication is key, you have to remember, Gwen. We both have to remember that."We started walking together comfortably slow and leisurely. The evening air was cool and the pack’s garden was serene. With every step, I took, I felt the tension in my body
Gwen's POV “Oh my goodness, it was just a dream!” I uttered to myself as I tried to calm my nerves and my racing thoughts. I was still in disbelief that it was all a dream. If I hadn't woken up I would have believed my life was a dream.I gasped for breath, holding my heart which was pounding hard in my chest. I just had a vivid, real life dream. It felt so real I thought I was experiencing it. Because of how vivid and life-experiencing the dream was, I still remembered everything in my head. I had dreamt about Nora, why her? Why was she whispering to the hooded figure who seemed to be in a shadowy castle? What secret was she passing away? About what or who in particular? I needed answers.The figure had handed her a small pouch after she was done whispering which I suggested contained some monetary valued items. She had looked around before pocketing the pouch with a wide sky smile on her face.A feeling of uneasiness broke within me as I wiped a train of sweat beaded on my forehea
Gwen's POV I got out of the cab with a racing heart as I hurried but discreetly made my way into the pack house. The sun was beginning to rise at this moment and there was life to the pack house as some maids and guards were up and going about. I knew I needed to tell Blake what I had seen and discovered about Nora but as I got to the center of the palace, I looked down on myself and realized I wasn't looking my best for me to appear before him. I needed to change, compose, and make myself presentable. I quickly slipped to my room, the plan was to have a quick bath, dress up, and talk to Blake then I could come back and have a proper bath. I called for Aurelia and Elgiva after putting Elgiva's clothes away. “I need a quick shower and change of outfits. I need to see Alpha Blake immediately!” I said to them breathlessly as they nodded attentively and started running about, doing their tasks. Aurelia went for the bath while Elgiva went into my closet and brought out a fresh dress wh
Gwen’s POVWith evening beckoning, Blake approached me, the smile on his face made my heart skip a few beats. “Gwen," he said in a low voice, "would you like to go out on a date tonight?"My eyes were bright with excitement. "I would love that, Alpha Blake."He grinned, obviously pleased with what I had said. "Great. Get ready Gwen, and I'll be waiting."I rushed to my room. My heart was racing with the anticipation of being on a date with Alpha Blake. Her two maids, Aurelia and Elgiva, always attentive, watched her in excitement and set to work to help her prepare. They picked out a beautiful dress that shimmered and glittered with every move, it was very elegant, a soft shade of blue, which brought out my eyes to make me feel like a princess.They both helped me into the dress, and I couldn't help but stare at myself in the mirror. "Do I look good?" I asked again, with a thread of nervousness in my voice.Elgiva smiled reassuringly and said"You look stunning, lady Gwen. Alpha
GWEN’S POVIt was early evening and we were taking a stroll down the road. Alpha Blake and I were having a nice time as we greeted the wolves who stopped to bow down to us and smile as we passed by them. I felt so loved with how close Blake was holding me to his chest.Absolutely nothing could go wrong when one was loved fiercely the way Blake loved me. Nora had been quiet since our last encounter few days prior and all I could feel was gratitude and relief that she had finally accepted the reality that Blake was really and truly mine and was never going to be hers no matter how much she wanted it.“Eat the grapes, stop pushing them aside”Hitting him on the chest softly, I scolded him because from the bowl that I was cradling and taking cut up fruits from, he kept moving the grapes aside.“I don’t like them. They taste nasty”I rolled my eyes at his scrunched-up face and how serious he sounded over something as simple as grapes. What person in their right senses didn’t like grapes? G
GWEN’S POV“Gwen? Why are you here?”Leaning on the closed door behind me, I folded my arms and looked at her while raising my eyebrows up.“What kind of question is that? This is my husband’s room. Do I have to take permission from you before going in here?”She glared at me and didn’t say a word as she stuck her nose up in the air while looking at me like I was not worth more than the dirt stuck on the bottom of her shoes.“I’m here to see Blake. Is he in?”She was being so annoying and whenever I mentioned to Blake how disrespectful she was, he never believed me and just made it out to seem like I was jealous of their close friendship or some other stupid nonsense that he thought was right. I wish he was there to hear her address both of us by our names instead of our titles but I was sure that if he were really there, she wasn’t going to do that. She would have called me all the titles in the world if it meant that she could make me seem like the crazy person who was going to get
GWEN’S POVAs I watched his chest rise and fall with every breath he took, all I could remember was the look on his face earlier in the night when he finally saw the surprise that I had for him. While I was not exactly the one who had prepared it for him, I was the best person to offer it to him. He had stared at me for so long that I thought he was going to snap but he had instead, grabbed me in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my lips.When I had tried to separate myself from him, he had deepened the kiss, muddling my mind up to the point where I forgot that we were not the only ones in the room. When we finally got away from each other, I blushed a crimson red from the scalp on my head to the soles of my feet. My cheeks were so hot that I could have cooked an egg on them.Staring at him, I felt so much love in my heart for him. As a matter of fact, I knew that if anything came between the both of us, I was going to be utterly devastated. It had taken me a while to realize just
BLAKE’S POVI blinked at her as she laughed and laughed like she was crazy. I didn’t understand what I was seeing. How was she laughing when only a moment ago, her head had been lolling forward and she couldn’t even answer the call of her name?As I looked at her, she took off the ropes that were holding her hostage on the chair or so I thought. She got to her feet, still laughing like a banshee. She was laughing so much that she had to double down and almost squat.“Gwen, what’s all this? What’s happening?”With how much she was laughing, it was obvious that she couldn’t answer my questions so I turned to the other two people who were in the room with us.“Aurelia? You? Care to explain?”I was still pretty annoyed at my beta that I didn’t even want to mention his name. The bizarre thing was that the idiot I thought was almost choking was laughing as well. The two of them were laughing. I looked at Gwen and then back at Aurelia and my beta.“Can someone tell me what the hell is going
BLAKE’S POVI blinked at her as she laughed and laughed like she was crazy. I didn’t understand what I was seeing. How was she laughing when only a moment ago, her head had been lolling forward and she couldn’t even answer the call of her name?As I looked at her, she took off the ropes that were holding her hostage on the chair or so I thought. She got to her feet, still laughing like a banshee. She was laughing so much that she had to double down and almost squat.“Gwen, what’s all this? What’s happening?”With how much she was laughing, it was obvious that she couldn’t answer my questions so I turned to the other two people who were in the room with us.“Aurelia? You? Care to explain?”I was still pretty annoyed at my beta that I didn’t even want to mention his name. The bizarre thing was that the idiot I thought was almost choking was laughing as well. The two of them were laughing. I looked at Gwen and then back at Aurelia and my beta.“Can someone tell me what the hell is going
BLAKE’S POVAt those words, I looked up at the person who had spoken. It was Aurelia standing in the doorway. I sent her a venomous glare that I was sure if there were lasers in it, she would have become burning cinders.Like she knew that I didn’t have patience for whatever she had said, she immediately followed up her words.“Please, look behind you, Alpha Blake”I didn’t have to look behind me to see my Luna because I knew what I was going to see. No one or thing had passed by me since I had got there so I knew that there wasn’t going to be a change in what was there. If I turned around, I was going to see Gwen seated in a lone chair with a rope tied around her body anchoring her to the chair while illuminated by the single light source I had been seeing when I was outside.I had made a mistake of not squeezing the life out of her when I was still outside which was why she had the effrontery to come to me and start asking me to do something so stupid. I paid her no mind and focused
BLAKE’S POV“Alpha Blake, please calm down”He stretched his hands out towards me as if to hold me off from getting close to him but that was not going to do anything to take me back. He should have known better than to do that. Without even saying a word, I covered the space that existed between the both of us and grabbed his outstretched hands. Pulling them behind him, I applied so much pressure that they were just a hair's breadth away from popping out of their sockets. I saw him as he kissed his teeth and breathed in deeply, trying to hold back the groan that I was sure was about to be released based on the pain that was radiating through his body.“Whatever you think it is, I can explain”Hearing him speak was even annoying me more. I yanked his hands even further as if to prove the point that I needed him to shut up.“Where is Luna Gwen?”His gaze darted up and down, not answering my question. It was a strange sight to see my beta of all people lost for words which made the hair
BLAKE’S POVJust a few meters remained between myself and the shed that I was very suspicious of. I was walking towards it when all of a sudden, something stepped into my periphery and made me stop in my tracks. Turning to the side, I looked at what made me stop all of a sudden.“Aurelia?”The sight of one of Gwen’s maids there all of a sudden made my eyebrows wrinkle as I wondered what she was doing there. She bowed to me as a sign of respect but didn’t lift her eyes up even close to mine. While I knew it was disrespectful for any wolf lower than my rank to look me in the eye, there was something strange about the way Aurelia was avoiding my gaze.“What are you doing here?”I watched her meticulously and noticed that she got a bit startled when i asked the question. I saw her bite her lip as she wondered what to say. If I were to take a guess, I would have guessed that she was nervous or something which made things all the more suspicious.“Where is Luna Gwen?”If Gwen was out and ab
BLAKE’S POVSince Gwen left the room obviously bothered, I hadn’t been able to calm down or even eat. The meal that I had her maid, Aurelia get for her was still the way I left it when she unceremoniously walked out of the room with the excuse that she needed fresh air. I didn’t understand the kind of air she was getting outside that she couldn’t get in such a properly ventilated room that we had been in together.I was getting annoyed because it was getting late and she wasn’t back yet. The security of the pack wasn’t as top-notch as it used to be and I honestly, didn’t want a situation where Gwen’s safety was put in jeopardy because then it meant that my child’s safety was also put in jeopardy. Nothing could happen to either of them.“Do I go look for her?”I was contemplating going looking for her because I didn’t want an issue to arise from it at the end of the day. I didn’t know if it was because of her pregnancy or something else but Gwen had been really prickly as of late. Anyt