BETH’S POV Lucas’s eyes squirted in familiar recognition and instead of how Leo bluntly confronted me, he ignored my existence afterward, turning to Damien for answers. Leo, though they walked in together, had told him not a single thing about my arrival. I wasn’t expecting him to, but it wouldn’t hurt if he did right? “She’s from the pack” Damien’s reply was curt but thankfully that was all Lucas needed to put the puzzle in place. His gaze slowly shifted back to me in utter recognition this time, so many questions going on within those eyes just like his brothers. “What on earth is she doing here?” He asked no one in particular but conveyed vividly that he wasn’t expecting an answer from me so I shut up. “And where is Natalia?” He didn’t wait for a reply from them before he asked again, this time his question and gaze directed straight at me. I shifted uncomfortably, not liking the attention I was getting a single bit. My gaze flickered toward Damien, in the hope that he would
LUCAS’S POV“You don’t mean that? “ I deadpanned watching my brother closely. Even Leo who had withdrawn out of our conversation had moved closer to see if he had him right.“I have never been in the habit of joking. Especially when I am addressing issues as serious as this. So yes I meant what I said” Damien marched my energy as he replied. “How did you even come up with that? You can't decide for everyone” That was single-handedly the reason I have been having problems with him. He seems to think he could just wake up and make decisions for everyone around him.“I oppose this. I do not want her to be here. I refused to stay in the same space with someone who might have a hidden agenda of destruction against us” Leo replied, leaving no room for argument.“You are not even sure if she is” Damien argued.“Neither are you sure that she is not” Leo argued back.“Look, there is no point to be arguing about all these with you. While you two are stuck on finding fault in this, I want you t
NATALIA’S POV“Do you not need the vegetables this time around? I can slash the price for you” The woman who I have made a habit out of buying food from, spoke. Her eyes lingered on my bloated tummy.“I am not sure if I need that” I mumbled. “I have gotten everything I need right here” I raised the plastic bag she just packed for me herself.“Nonsense! What do you mean by that? If anyone needs vegetables at the moment, it should be you. For the baby’s growth, you need to eat more vegetables in your food so you get them now!” She instructed, already packing them into another plastic bag.“Alright, here is the thing. I do not have the money to buy them okay?” I finally came clean and told her the truth. If I told her how I was able to get the money to start with, she was probably going to send me away from her stall.“Oh goodness no my darling” She gave me the motherly eyes that always lure me toward her stall whenever I walked into the night market. “I will pack everything for you. You
BETH'S POVTime slowly passed and a week had passed since the first day I arrived in the cave and began to live with the Alphas. I have resumed my role as a maid immediately. Getting food done with the various herbs and veggies I found around and making sure everything was kept in an orderly manner.Leo was starting to warm up to me, though slowly, but an improvement is an improvement nonetheless and he was finally coming to terms with the reality that I had no trick on my hand that I would be showcasing immediately he turned around.They most of the time, just stick to speaking to each other and completely ignoring me. And they will only get me involved in their stuffs when it is utterly necessary. Especially Damien, who I could count the number of times he even looked my way for the whole time I have been here.They have a plan. They were plotting something very big. Big and unpleasant and although I am dying to know what that was, I knew when not to get involved in people's busines
DAMIEN’S POVI honestly don’t take her for someone who would bluntly ask a question and she proved me right immediately after asking. When she realized that she had probably spat out her inner thought, her hand immediately jolted toward her mouth and she covered it as if to take back the words that were already in my head.“Your Highness, I deeply apologize. I am sorry. I do not mean to…. I have no intention of asking you that. You don't have to answer. I am apologetic, you shouldn't answer that” She blabbed while trying to somehow justify her sudden outburst.I chuckled at her confused state and focused my attention on the laid-out bamboo bed behind her for a while, my thoughts bumbling back to how we ended up here. It wasn't far-fetched and I see no reason to keep it away from her when they were made to believe that we were dead. I understand her confusion and curiosity. “No…no it is fine. I truly understand how you might be feeling all these while living with three people to whom
NATALIA'S POVEach time I found my way into this palace, I would always have this gut feeling that nothing had changed. But today, I felt like something was amiss when in reality nothing was frankly amiss.It was just the usual palace setting at night with guards scattered at the right places whereas the rest of the free areas were covered in nothing but darkness and eerily silence. To silence that I honestly preferred to stick to where the guards were. There, at least I knew who was upon me. But swallowed in the midst of that darkness, I had no idea what to expect at any moment and just held onto my lucky stars hoping it didn't disappoint.Steve's room wasn't in the usual location of all other workers which made me gather that he might be special to the Alpha then. Getting to his room was a bit of a challenge but with months of snicking around experience, I managed to pull that off indicated. I stood in front of his door for a longer time than necessary, contemplating if to go in o
NATALIA’S POVMy heart fell fast forward into my stomach as I stood rooted to my spot. One thing I knew for sure was, that I was done for and the days of my unproductive hiding had come to an end.James surged closer in his almighty nature, the person who I recognized to be Steve, walking slowly behind him with caution, clearly trying to dictate who it was.I remembered vividly, that the last time I had any form of one-on-one encounter with James was the last time I held my freedom when he forcibly sold me off and shipped me here. From that moment onward, I never wanted to see him, lay my eyes on him, or do anything that would lead me back to where he lived.This moment right here, when I met with James on one, had been my biggest nightmare for ages and I would have traded anything to have it erased from my destiny but guess who fate is laughing at now? Me.Does that mean that is all? Every attempt I have made will come to an end, will be in vain? That thought didn't sit well in my h
NATALIA'S POVRelief.The amount of relief that gushed over my form as I watched him walk away was unexplainable. Whatever had made the moon goddess turn luck toward me today must be a vague reason which perhaps I was going to pay for later.Wherever I set foot, there would always be misconceptions and crises surrounding me, that is my life I have accepted it and don't feel miserable about it. We all have flaws in some way, right? Well, I have let it sink in my head that this is my flaw and there is nothing I can do to turn my back against it. So I just embrace it and live on.So imagine my utter shock when things turned out in my favor this time around. Fate is frankly comical if you noticed.I held my breath with anticipation for each step he took away from me. I was expecting him to turn back at any moment and yell out for me to be seized. But nothing of that nature happened and he continued to move away and away from me.Even after he rounded the corner, I still had my breathing