“Mom, Dad!” Arabella called her parents in a panic.“What’s wrong, Ari?” King Hayden asked.“You have to help Aurora!” Arabella cried.Hearing their daughter’s words, the two powerful werewolves became alert.“What’s wrong with Aurora? What happened to her?” Queen Charlotte asked.“I saw Abby jumpin
•• Arabella’s POV •••“Happy twentieth birthday, Bella!” one of my childhood friends, who had arrived early for my birthday party, wished me all the happiness in the world.”Thank you,” I replied with a bright smile.My childhood friends would all gather to celebrate my birthday and… my wedding!Tho
And this was what I got from her?“Slut and asshole!” my wolf, Iris, growled.Just as I was about to burst into the rooms and tear them apart, I felt my phone vibrate in my purse.I quickly went away from the door to pick up the video call from my parents.“Happy birthday, my dearest Ari,” Mom said
•• Maximillian’s POV •••“Come, let’s drink more. Don't be too serious,” one Alpha said and asked the escorts to pour more drinks for us.I was in a VIP room at a bar, talking business with some prominent and young Alphas, who were also playboys.“Hey, why do you let Alpha Maximillian sit alone ther
“Do you believe in that shit, Jaxon?” I asked my Beta, who had been by my side long enough to know about the curse and how worried my family was.He seemed hesitant to answer.I knew he didn't want to upset me, but being my most loyal friend, he needed to tell me the truth of what he thought.“I’m j
•• Arabella’s POV •••I left the bar to return to the Red Moon Pack and realized it was nearly dawn.Drafting the contract agreement took longer than I thought, but at least now we were both clear on what was expected of each other during our ‘marriage’.Reaching my room, I went straight to the bath
I waved at them and left the office.Just as I closed the door, I heard bits of their conversations.“She is just as stubborn as you,” Dad scoffed.“Wasn't it your fault?” Mom asked.“Why was it my fault?” Dad scowled.“You said she was as stubborn as me when I was delivering her,” Mom teased.“If y
•• Arabella’s POV •••“Are we really going back straight to the Silentmane Canines Pack now?” I asked Alpha Maximillian as he took my hand and pulled me toward his car, with his Beta ready and waiting for us.“Luna,” he greeted me politely, which made me feel a little bit awkward since he knew we we
He nodded fervently and repeated my words like a mantra, “You are right. My woman is always right; even when you are wrong, you are right.”And I couldn’t hold back my laughter anymore.“You better remember that,” I warned him.“I will,” he promised earnestly, adding, “We better finish our shower so
•• Rosa’s POV •••“Jax... What... What are you doing here?”He didn’t answer my question but began taking his clothes off while gazing at me with such a scorching gaze that it made me blush.When he was naked, he stepped in front of me and pulled away my hand and arm, pinning them above my head with
“You wanted to give me the stone? So there shouldn’t be any tests?” I asked her incredulously.She stayed silent, and I knew who the real culprit was.I stood up and glared at the only mischievous person in the room. “Dad!”“Rosa, my daughter, I wanted to show the Witch Queen of your power so far,”
•• Rosa’s POV •••Just what in the world is going on?“Rosa, are you okay?” Ari asked as she helped me to stand up.“What... How are you here?” I asked in shock. “What’s going on?”“Let’s talk once we get out of here, okay?” she asked and led me to the portal.“Wait!” I stopped moving. “Jax...”“Don
I didn’t struggle.I had chosen to be the sacrifice so Rosa could live, but I felt a pang in my heart when I saw tears running down Rosa’s beautiful face.Was this how our relationship was supposed to be?Were we really not meant to be together?“Jax!” Rosa stood up and ran toward me, only to be thr
•• Jaxon’s POV •••I drove a distance away from them, enough for them not to notice but close enough for me not to lose sight of them.It wasn’t a wonder Dagon hid the stone at his last hideout.Damn demon, I thought to myself.What a pussy for using such a trick to wipe out the whole world after hi
“Dad? Elder? Lillian?” I called out to them as I looked around my surrounding only to be replied by the echoes of my own voice.Shit, this was bad!I never thought we would be separated like this!How in the world was I going to find the crys-Suddenly, I felt a very dark aura from the crystal that
•• Rosa’s POV •••After saying goodbye to Max and Ari, the four of us got into the car with Dad, in his real appearance as the driver, the Elder wizard sitting on the front passenger seat while Lillian and I sat at the back.I glanced around secretly and couldn’t find any sign of Jaxon, which I thou
The thought of Rosa dying made my heart feel like it stopped beating as my fear for her safety intensified.“Jax, Rosa might die. We can’t let it happen. We can’t let it happen,” Rhun kept mumbling in my mind and paced around, ready to take over my body to stop Rosa from going.“I will go with her.