Aria- I was relieved when Dante walked away. That was another problem there. Ever since I had rejected him, he had been rudely cold and I knew he wouldn't hesitate to get rid of me, especially now that everyone knew I was not Jasmine.And also for the fact that I had tried exposing him. I had no doubts now that he was the traitor.I could only watch and listen while he accused Zafa, knowing that he was the real traitor here. I had seen him with Asher, plotting on how to take Adonai down.But I could not tell Adonai because the last time I did, he did not believe me, and he thought I was only doing that because I had other personal issues with his brother.I would have to figure out a way to protect not only myself but Adonai as well. Or at least, get him aware of the green snake in green grass who was his brother.I will have to carefully tread on that. With all I have been able to gather about Dante, he was a very cunning man who tends to get away with stuff, and I cannot afford to
-Aria- Something was missing...there was someone I had not seen since I returned to Moonwalker, and that person was Prisca. I am sure, with the way news flies around here, that she has heard about my arrival. What I could not understand, was why she had not come to see me.We did not have any fight before I left and...Oh!Could it be that she was staying away because I am not Jasmine?I had to ask Maria if she had been seeing her around and if she was fine."I have seen her once or twice but not in the palace," Maria told me, her expression thoughtful. "If there was another person who was devastated at the news of you not being Jasmine, it would be her. You know she and Jasmine had been friends since childhood. It would be difficult for her to take it."Everything Maria had said was the truth and I should have considered that. However, while Prisca stayed with me thinking I was Jasmine, I took her as a friend, as Aria. I told Maria my thoughts. She became my friend over time while I
-Aria-I took a deep breath as our eyes locked and walked in slowly."Where are you coming from?" He asked in a deep, commanding masculine voice casually picking stops from the dressing table and dropping them."I am not a possession which you control," I said even though my insides knew how much I loved that he did. "You don't have to know where I went to."He sighed tiredly and looked at me straight."Who would be accountable for anything that happens to you? You know how delicate things are at the moment," he pointed out reasonably. I crossed my arms over my chest, willing myself to defy him, only because I wanted to, and for the fun of it."So what now? Do you think I need your protection? I can take care of myself.""Indeed," he snorted and returned to the stuff on my table. And even that gentle movements of his were so fucking hot. How can one man be effortlessly attractive?I waited for him to say more but he remained quiet."What is your stress anyway? I am here aren't I?" I p
-Adonai-I held Aria in my arms and felt a sense of fulfilment, holding the woman whom I Loved and who was carrying my baby.We remained in each other's embrace for a few minutes in silence, in the dark, while I stroked her hair gently."Thank you, Aria," I spoke, breaking the silence. She chuckled"And why, if I may ask? For the sex? I hope not. I'm not any one of your mistresses any more."I found that funny."Should I thank even a mistress for sex?" I asked her with creased brows."Oh right, remind me again. You are Adonai after all, the great alpha who has everyone on his beck and call. You wouldn't thank anyone because you feel entitled."I did not know if she was speaking from a heart that held a grudge or playfully, but I decided to take it as the second. Her hand was still resting on my chest when she spoke."Well that was not what I wanted to thank you for," I stated. "You are everything I needed not just in a woman but in life. Not only have you won my heart, you have broken
-Aria- "Arise and shine, sleepy head," I heard Prisca say and I blinked my eyes. She was already all over the room, picking and dropping stuff. She moved to the window and drew open the curtains. I squinted my eyes as the bright light hit my face."What, it's this bright already?" I murmured and stretched."Uh Hun," She sat beside me and handed me a cup of tea."Thanks," I took it from her and it went straight to my lips."Why are you still in bed?" She questioned."What would I be awake for?" I threw back and she rolled her eyes at me."You are slowly becoming a cat because of this pregnancy. Girl, you have to be hyperactive."I observed Prisca carefully while I took slow sips of the tea."You have always wanted Adonai from the beginning right?" She asked, surprisingly looking serious. "I am just saying because I knew Jasmine did not." She added as if she could read my mind. I did wonder why she would ask such a question."The truth is," I shrugged as I answered her. "I developed fe
Zafa- One of the reasons I did not want to remain here was because I did not have anything doing and I did not like being idle.Back at Moonbeam, at least, I was a doctor and had things to do daily. I had to stay back because Aria had asked me to, and more because Adonai requested I did. I decided to go see Adonai and tell him my concern, perhaps he would let me work as a doctor here.I was lost in thoughts and was not watching where I was going. I bumped into Prisca and she let out a small cry."I'm so sorry Miss," I held her shoulders and said with concern, looking her over and hoping she was not hurt. She rolled her eyes at me."Seriously?" She shook her head questioningly and I stretched out my hands, puzzled."Miss?" She asked and it took a few seconds for my brain to process what she meant. "My name is Prisca, duh.""I was just being a gentleman," I said with a small smile."And that prevents you from calling my name? You know you always say that to me as if we're still some ki
-Aria- Prisca walked into the room and sulked into a chair without a word to me. I shook my head at her questioningly but got no response."Okay, what is it?" I asked her."Why am I so unlucky?" She said, looking up with a sad face. "Ever since I was a child, life and love have been so unfair to me, and I never get what I want. I have no man to call my own even by this age. Is this fair?""Prisca is that the reason why you are sad?" I was already laughing till I noticed the tears falling from her eyes and I realised it was more serious than I had thought. I thought it was one of those playful bawls about men.I stood up from the bed and walked towards her."Oh Prisca, don't you cry," I consoled, placing a hand gently on her. "It's going to be fine and you will find the man who will love and adore you.""For how long do I have to wait before I find that man?" She cried. "I am not getting any younger."I suspected something must have happened to trigger these thoughts from her and was
-Aria-I raised my brow at him in bewilderment. That was unexpected. I mean, how soon could he have gotten a woman already?"That's..." I started and lost my words. "Wow," was the only thing I could muster under my breath. Aria get it together. "That's amazing. Well, who is the Lucky woman?"I was already feeling sorry for Prisca, genuinely this time. She does not deserve this. Maybe I was really hoping they might work out. I would have been happy if they did. But this...Zafa walked towards me and stood in front of me, so close that I had to take a few steps back."I am only sad that this woman I am in love with, I cannot get," he said in a low voice that made my lips go dry."Who..."I have spent thousands of years under the world only to see the woman I had fallen in love with when I was in the world in the first life, but the circumstances surrounding me being with her have caged me out of her life. Moreso I cannot even imagine a life with her."I swallowed hard, my throat dry. Wh
- Prisca-"You...you followed me?" I stuttered. He stood up from the bed and walked towards me slowly. I moved back instinctively."Yes I did," he said casually. "I came to your house, but you were nowhere to be found, so I sat and waited for you. Where have you been?"For a brief moment, life left my body. I thought he followed me to the hideout and knew everything.Oh shit...I let out a deep breath of relief. Thank goodness."Uh...uhm," I swallowed hard. "I was just around, you know. The pack. I needed some fresh air so I went for a stroll.""So why didn't you return to the palace?" He asked further and I quickly thought of what I could say."Well," I chuckled nervously. "Just trying to escape from the tension in the palace. I mean, so much has happened in just one day so..."Adonai grunted and his eyes scrutinised me, perhaps trying to see if he could believe me or not."I had to come here because we needed to talk," he finally said. "About what's happened earlier. We are married b
-Prisca- "Who are they?" I asked them, trying hard to keep calm."We don't know Prisca," one shrugged. "But they did not look anything like us. They looked different. Maybe werewolves from another pack."What business does Aria have with other werewolves that they came for her? Or has she been having contact outside our pack all this while? That bitch, I cursed under my breath. She always manages to escape my hands.Gosh, I hit my fist against my palm. And I was this close to getting rid of her this time. I hissed and made for the door when the men called my attention."What do we do now?" They asked and I scowled at them."Get your failure asses back home. What else is left to be done when you have lost her?""Then what about our payment?"I turned round in disbelief to face them. Had they the nerve to ask me that?"What payment?" I scoffed."For the work we did for you. You haven't paid us.""You bunch of losers are expecting payment?" I asked."We had a deal. You cannot just send
-Prisca- Yes! My plan has finally worked. I am going to exchange marital vows with Adonai and legally be his wife.It does not count that I am impersonating Aria. He is not going to be tied to Aria in reality but to me.I sat beside him, before the crowd with my face veiled and a sly smile across my face which no one could see.A few people had suggested I take off the veil so they could behold my face but Adonai politely declined. No one pushed it, and I successfully got tied to Adonai.I had feared that Dante would have wanted to expose me because he didn't seem pleased with the plan, but he didn't.I was led to Adonai's room while the party continued in the hall. There I took off my veil and sat comfortably on his bed.He was not here yet, for he was still having some drinks with his visitors. I chuckled happily. Alas, my dream has come to pass.The door opened and I quickly adjusted. I hissed when I saw it was Ariel."What are you doing here?" I asked sharply. She did not reply b
-Adonai-It took a while before what she said registered in my head."Are you insane?" I retorted, placing a finger on the side of my head."No, I am not," she responded confidently."How then can you say such a thing?""I am only trying to help you, alpha," she said. "Think of what the people at the table will say when you return there without a bride.""And have you thought about what it would be when they also realize that you are not Aria?""They wouldn't have to know. A bride can be veiled. You are not under any law to reveal your face to anyone. I believe that they might think that is what you want and they will respect it."I hesitated, trying hard to think about what Prisca had said. She was right. I would be seen as a fool if I returned to the people with the news of Aria eloping with another man and there would be no wedding.It would be the second time I gathered people and something ruined the ceremony."You know what, you are right. But this is just for the ceremony. You
-Adonai- I took in a deep breath to steady myself when Maria approached me, her face strained with worry and told me Aria was nowhere to be found.I had asked her to go get her since the ceremony was about to start."What do you mean by she is nowhere to be found," I asked, my voice in a low whisper so the people at my table would not hear."Even I don't understand myself," Maria said. "But she is not in her room and no one seems to have seen her."No, this cannot be happening now. I braced myself and tried to remain calm."Uhm, gentlemen, I will be right back," I addressed the men at my table."Is everything fine?" Dominick asked as I excused myself and I told him all was well. All was not well at all. A few minutes to the start of my wedding the bride is nowhere to be found.I walked with long strides towards Aria's room with Maria following steadily behind me."I was wondering if she had to quickly do something outside the palace because it doesn't seem like she..." Maria trailed
-Aria- I groaned in pain as I opened my eyes. I tried to move but discovered I couldn't, I was tied firmly to something I could not see, a pole or something.What's going on? I tried to think. The last thing I remembered was being prepared for my wedding and then strange faces appeared in my room.I looked up sharply when I realised what had happened. I was in an empty room that was void of anything normal in a location I could not fathom.I recognised the faces in the room as the ones who had walked in on me."Who are you and why did you kidnap me?" My throat was dry, as well as my voice. None of them bothered to give me an answer."Hey, say something. Who sent you?" I pushed."Keep it down Aria," a very familiar voice said. "This is not the palace where you speak anyhow you like and everyone is answerable to you.""Prisca?" I muttered under my breath but she heard."Tis me, yes," she stretched her hands out in a show of dignity. "Flesh and blood."I looked on in shock. Is this a dr
-Aria- I was being dressed by the maids for the wedding when Adonai walked in, and they all trooped out to give us a moment."Is anything the matter?" I asked, searching his face."Not really," he replied with a small smile on his face. "I just wanted to see you."I rolled my eyes at him."You see me every day," I pointed out."Yeah," he replied with a sigh as he walked to a stool and sat in front of me, his eyes watched me tenderly."What?" I shook my head with a chuckle."You know, there is this old story we heard while growing up," he said."Okay?""That you become too excited and overwhelmed about someone or something because you are about to lose it.""Hmm." I breathed out. "Never heard about that before. But why are you talking about that? Are you thinking I might leave you?""No. I am relating it to how excited I am about getting married to you," he said and took my hand in his. "Are you ready to become Mrs. Adonai and Luna of this pack?""You think I am ready?" I threw back a
-Adonai- Today is the day I officially get married to Aria. I was sure my face radiated the joy I felt within. I could not hide it.I walked around the building, watching as the maids and guards ran around to put things in order. It is going to be a very big ceremony. Invites have been sent far and near, and all the provinces and clans, big and small packs, would be gathered for the wedding.Werewolves coming from far distances had arrived the night before. Dante approached me with a grimace on his face."So you are finally getting married to Aria," he commented."So am I," I said with the same energy."Well, how does that make you feel?" He wanted to know and I narrowed my eyes at him, trying to discern his reason for asking."Complete, I guess. A man with a family.""Mmm," Dante hummed and nodded. "True.""And after this, you also have to settle down as well. You have a fiancé already, so that wouldn't be hard, I guess?"He chuckled."Well then, after you."While we spoke, alpha Do
-Aria- My heart skipped a beat when I lifted my eyes to the door and saw Adonai. He walked in with a blank expression on his face, approaching us slowly."Adonai, Zafa here was just telling me that he was leaving the pack. It was what we were discussing before you walked in," I jumped in to explain hurriedly when he had not asked me anything.Adonai did not respond. I tried to read his expression, but he hid it well. He stood beside me and faced Zafa, who looked back boldly as if Adonai had not walked in on us almost about to kiss."Is that so?" Adonai finally spoke, addressing Zafa."It is indeed so," Zafa confirmed, unshaken."But you did not tell me," Adonai said dryly. "You came to my wife to tell her but I am not aware of what is going on.""She was the one that sent for me first," Zafa replied. "And I did plan to tell you, though, she is the reason why I came to this pack. Either way, you would have known anyway."I was worried about the way the two were going. I wouldn't want