Sirena’s POVI couldn’t believe that there’s only a night left for my wedding. I didn’t feel much excited as I felt during my first marriage. Even though that pack and it’s members have never fully welcomed me.Alder wasn’t happy which he deliberately showed it on his face during the ceremony. But I was too naïve and thought I’m going to be happy after marriage, my assumptions and my dream were all shattered on the night itself.He said that he wasn’t interested in me at all. I got nothing else to say to him. I begged him not to break off this marriage, like a fool and he agreed that he won’t do that but he also said that he’s not going to fulfil any of husband’s duties inside that four walls. I can’t help but agree to what he says.I didn’t utter anything about it to anyone and tried my best to get a place in his heart. Initially I was so confident that I would achieve in what I want but only I realized that I can never achieve what I wished. Especially with Alder.He wasn’t that easy
Sirena’s POVI came out of the pack’s house and made my way to the borders. I don’t know why I’m going there and what’s the point of seeing my previous home, but somehow it makes me think about so many things.I’ve accepted the wedding because of that. Maybe it’s hard for me to move on and it wouldn’t be as hard as for him because his love is volatile. It happened only now and his feelings will go away if he tries. He must’ve moved on by now, his mother and Grace were such skilful people who must’ve brainwashed him already. They must’ve convinced him that he’s going to be happy and it would be the best for their life and pack. Made him believe that Grace will bring all the happiness back if he marries her.That must be the reason why he turned completely silent after she rejected him. How stupid I was, to still love him, cry for him, and yearn that I couldn’t live the life that I’ve imagined to live with him.Everything haunts me every day.Alder hadn’t crossed the borders at least onc
Sirena’s POVI’m getting married today. It’s finally happening and I’ve no idea how to react. I stood there silently while Raven did my makeup.“You can smile a little. It’s a big day for you,” she advised.“I’m happy. I’m in a little shock,”“Look, in your life I think this is the best decision you ever made after you decided to leave Alder,” she said.I don’t know how far that’s true and I just smiled. I’m wearing a simple white gown for the wedding which I chose the other day. Xander hasn’t spoken to me since morning and I’ll talk to him after this every day, move in with him and sooner or later I’ll start to act like a good wife.I always wanted to be a good wife and a wonderful mom to my children. It’s all when I was married to Alder. Now I don’t want to hold onto that thought. I just want to take things slow and I want to be happy and calm as always.With a smile on my face, I looked at myself in the mirror. I look beautiful as always and I heard Alder was invited to the wedding.
Xander’s POVIt was a beautiful morning, I woke up lying next to my wife, my best friend, and the love of my life. Sirena. She’s sleeping forgetting this entire world and all her worries. She’s dazzling as the sun's rays fall upon her skin.I don’t want the sun to disturb my wife’s peaceful sleep. I went to close the curtains. I did and lay next to her again. Last night after the marriage, she looked tired and greeted the guests who came there to their wedding.I don’t know what was going on in her mind, I sensed that her wolf Lulu seemed happy about the wedding but she didn't look that happy. Alder’s presence had confused her or else she would be happy as well.I didn’t take it seriously because I can understand her heart. She’s finding it difficult to forget Alder. He doesn’t feel possessive about it. He waited for her for all these years patiently for her. I was hoping immensely that she would come back to him. It’s finally happened, what he manifested. He knew she would love him th
Sirena’s POVI locked myself inside the bathroom and my heart drum rolled inside me. I couldn’t process what just happened. He kissed me and I’m again a wife to someone I barely know.The only difference is last time, I was married to someone who doesn’t love me but this time, I’m quite lucky. I smiled because it’s beautiful to be loved by someone instead of pouring your love on someone who can’t reciprocate it.This makes me feel special and I want to explore more.“Get ready soon, stop dreaming,” Lulu said, “And then kiss him when you get a chance,”“I wouldn’t do that,” I said.“Why not? Don’t you feel anything for him?”“Don’t tempt me,”“Come on, have fun,” Lulu encouraged.“I’ll but not now,” I said and took the new brush to brush my teeth. Replaying the events that happened yesterday and today were kept coming back to my thoughts. I’m married to someone else and I’m no longer in the place to love someone else other than Xander. From the eyes of others, I’ve moved on from Alder.
Sirena’s POV“Are you kidding me?” he laughed.“Do I look like I’m joking,”“I don’t know,” I said and got curious to know it.Lulu is silent, perhaps she must’ve remembered something she didn’t utter a word yet.“Is there anything you are hiding from me?” he smiles.“There are a lot, be specific,” he said and my eyes got wider. Why he didn’t tell me all this before marriage? But what difference is it going to make?“I thought and looked at him for answers. Please, tell me,”“Were we in love before I left this pack?”“We were lovers. Not that what you had with Alder. We were both in love and passionate,”“Really?”“Yes,”“Why you didn’t tell me before?”“Because I don’t think it’s no use. It’s all in the past that you don’t remember anymore,”“That right,” I said and he knelt in front of me.“But I wish to know everything that happened between us,” I said and he’s already took my hand in his hand.Then it went to my neck. Goose pimples spread all over my skin and he looked ready to dev
Xander’s POVWhat holds me back from getting close to her? I want her and she’s right next to me as my wife. I can have her presence, I can be with her anytime I want.“You need to be patient to achieve great things,” Ares advised as I stared at Sirena. She needs that time as well. She needs a lot of time to accept me.I’ve waited for all these years but when she’s next to me, I get impatient.We decided to spend some days at my parent's house the second night after our wedding as per Sirena’s wish. No one is around and the place is so calm. The rain is drizzling outside and I’m standing by the French window near the living room and looking outside. The day went as we went to the shrine and prayed to the old deities. We even took lunch with us and had a wonderful day. We talked and explained about our pack’s tradition which she’d forgotten.When she was Melody, she knew everything, even the things that I didn’t know. She’s such an adventurous freak. Climb all the seven hills near our p
Sirena’s POVHe sat next to me and I asked him one question that kept nudging me.“Xander, Raven said you did many things while I was in Shadow Pack. She said that you were protecting me, is that true?”“What else she said to you?”“Only this. I was so confused about marrying you. She told me that you’re a good person and I must marry you,”He smiles.“Did she convinced you to marry me?”“No, it was you. The way you assured me that everything is going to be fine, that convinced me. You’re good at that,”“Thank you,”“I’ve to thank you,” I said and kissed his cheek. This is the first time I initiated something on him. I guess the marking has starts to work. It’s bringing her close to me.“You must tell me what you did for me,”“Is that really important now?”“Yes,” I nod.“Those things must stay away. Past shouldn’t change how you feel about me. It shouldn’t be reason for you to love me and I want you to know me on your own,” he was persistent.“Come on. Do you think past won’t change m
When Xander entered the house the next morning, he went to the bedroom. He was startled to see the absence of Melody.When he heard the water running in the bathroom, he sighed in relief and waited for her to come out.So many thoughts ran wild in his head in a few minutes.Why is she awake at this time? Did she leave the house when I was away? If she has gone out, for what? To meet Alder?Sirena often wondered what was going on behind her back. Has she started to dig into the past? His heart raced in angst each moment to think about when his lies would all fall apart. Xander is afraid of all little things.Sometimes he thinks it’s better if she finds out everything. But, at the other times, he’s so afraid to hurt her.Truth always comes with trouble and living a lie is much easier, he had been doing that for many years. She came out and looked surprised to see her husband.“You came back?” she smiled.“Yes, did you sleep well?”“You woke up early today, what happened?” he questions.
Xander’s POVOn the day, Sirena decided to leave the pack. I lied to her that I wasn’t in the pack. The truth is I was here. I canceled my trip just to stop her from getting away. That time, her father wasn’t in the pack and nothing could stop her.I still vividly remember every word we spoke. I chased her when she was about to cross the border.“Melo, you can’t do this,” I held her hand firmly.“Leave my hand, Xander, or else I don’t know what I will do,” she yelled and I was so scared of her at that moment. Melody isn’t like Sirena. She was brave and never afraid to speak her mind. She never wanted a man, she’s happy with her own company and all men of my age were attracted to her witty charms. She’s brilliant, even now.“Leaving the pack doesn’t change anything,”“Why do you want me to stay here? For your selfish desires, I can’t die. If you’re really in love with me, then come with me. We can travel around the world, settle somewhere far away,”“You know, I can’t do that,” I said,
Xander’s POVI felt something was wrong that night when I left the house. I saw the look in her eyes, it felt like she was hiding something. That wasn’t my Sirena. That reminded me of Melody. Like she knows something about me but she’s waiting for the right moment to escape from me again. The fear inside me keeps my brain on fire. The past often comes in flashbacks before my eyes and I know that I’m not how I portrayed to Sirena. I’m not as good as she thinks. I married her because I wanted to be the Alpha. I deny it to others but that’s the reason I’m here.I loved Melody but that’s not only enough for her to stay with me. It all started like this, a ghost haunting, a terrible future that starts to appear in her dreams, and her obsession with her future becomes erratic.It’s a long story, about how I fell in love with Melody.From my childhood, she was with me. She was there when I lost my mother, she was there when I was lonely, and she was there when I had nothing by my side. She’
Alder’s POVShe looks beautiful, the woman I wished to spend the rest of my life with. She was in front of me but I couldn’t do anything to keep her with me. I don’t deserve her yet I wanted her so badly.My heart aches, and I don’t know what to say to convince her.I want her to understand me and I have this irresistible urge to keep her with me. I even have this thought to abduct her but… that would ruin everything. Once she found out about Xander, she would eventually return to me. I’m the only person she will look for when she needs help. I have to give her that assurance.“How did you speculate that Xander schemed all this? You don't even know us,” she asks me.This is the time to tell the big truth.“I know everything about you and Xander before you even came to my pack,”“You know that I was in a relationship with Xander?”“Yes, I saw you both one time when I sneaked into your pack. From the moment I landed my eyes on you, I knew that you were my mate but before I could come an
“Turn around and ask him,” Killian said.Sirena looked surprised to hear that and she turned to see the man after a long time. It actually feels like ages.“How are you, Sirena?” he asks with a smile on his face. Even though she doesn’t get a chance to meet him often, she hears about him from others. And one such thing she heard recently is that he’s going to get married by the end of this year.She doesn’t feel sad or happy for him. It bothered her a little. She wishes not to meet him again and make herself uncomfortable and confused. She wants to forget him as if he doesn’t exist. However, he finds a way to come after her.If Xander finds out all this, she’s going to be in trouble. She didn’t greet Xander and showed her discomfort on her face.“You’ve put me in trouble,” she said to Killian.“I told you, you’re already in trouble, Sirena,” he reminded her and she looked at Alder wondering whether she should talk to him.“Hi, Alder,” she greeted him.“I’ll meet you later,” Killian tr
Sirena took a step back and she started to get that anxiety again. The sudden doubt had created a havoc in her feelings.“You’re confusing me and this is hard to believe,” she said.“I’m not. I’m putting some sense in you,”“Okay, what else? Are you saying that he tried to kill me?”“Maybe, I don’t know what happened between you and him on the day you vanished?”“Xander wasn’t in the pack when I ran away,”“No, he was here and he knows what happened to you,” he said and Sirena didn’t know what to say. The way it feels unacceptable made her realize how much she trusted Xander.She can’t even think about it that he could’ve lied to her. Maybe that’s why he was so upset when she tried to know the truth. He’s so afraid that I will find out everything.Lulu didn’t ask her to stop nor told her that this all could be a lie. They weren't speculation, they felt like the truth.Understanding that she’s breaking, Killian added more details to his claim.“He married you, clearly with the intentio
After Xander left for the night watch, Sirena got ready to leave, she didn’t tell anything to Xander as she promised him that she wouldn’t do anything to find out about the past. If she told his about this, he would’ve stopped her by his sweet talk. It’s better if she keeps things away from Xander like Lulu said.Surprisingly Lulu asked her to go and meet Killian. Her approval has made Sirena feel less guilty about this.When situations lead to one straight way, then there’s nothing wrong with going on it. She looked around the house, making sure that no one is watching her. There’s this feeling that she’s going to get caught. When she does something with extra caution, it always ends as a blunder. For her safety, she tucked a knife in her sleeves.After meeting Priscilla, she didn’t feel any ghost presence beside her. The house is so silent that she feels like it could almost engulf her.She locked the door behind her and walked towards the southern borders. She took Xander’s shawl f
“Stop kissing me or else I can’t leave you,” Xander complained, sweetly.“Don’t leave me then,”“Are you serious?”“Yes, I’m damn serious,” he smiled and pulls her closer and they fell on the bed. He started to kiss all over her face and she giggled to feel the itch of his mustache and beard.He pauses only when she stops him. She looked into his eyes and she admired him at that moment.“I love you, Xander,”Those words came from the depths of her heart. It’s the only thing on her mind.“I love you more,” he said. She didn’t tell him anything else. She wants this moment to last forever because she doesn’t know whether she’ll feel this way again, and this is more special to her.“Wish I had never met Alder and wasted my time. You should’ve come to me earlier,” he smiles.“You wouldn’t have taken my hand and wouldn’t have agreed to take my hand if all those things didn’t happen. You married me because you had no choice,” he said.Sirena thought for a moment, what he said was the truth.
Xander comes in when she is in her thoughts.“Hey, have you finished?”“Yes, it’s over,” she said and looked at him with a smile on her face.“Good, let’s go and get a cup of coffee,” he said and reached out his hand.She went to grab it with great enthusiasm.“Are you alright?” he asks.“Yes, I am,” she showed him her big smile to convince him. They went to the cafeteria. Not crowded and a few people greeted Xander.They settled down after ordering a cappuccino.“Hey, what’s going on?”“What?” she shrugged as if she had no clue.“I can feel that you’re confused and sad inside. Remember that you’re my mate now,” he reminded her, “I can sense everything that you’re going through,”He held her hand as a moral support and she almost fell for it.She smiled.“Don’t you dare tell him the truth,” Lulu warned her.“It’s just… you know the things that’s happening lately worry me a little. But I’m fine,” she reassured him.“Okay. I’m thinking we must go on a trip next week. Your father will be