Alder’s POV“It’s so heart-breaking compared to when I uttered those rejection words,” Benau said.I nodded. Frank is hesitant to speak to him. Whatever he says, that might weird this situation so he remained silent.“Alder…” Frank started.“I don’t want to hear anything, Frank,” I snapped. I don’t want to hear anything from anyone. It’s just too frustrating for me to think what a fool I am.“Then I will go to the packhouse,” Frank said and walked to the other side.I walked aimlessly into the woods; my mind kept bringing the memories I shared with Sirena. There were a lot of moments, I loved her and admired her without her knowing. From now on, I can’t have her as his mate, that I understood well. I’m vexed by the thought and sat down on the rock. It hard for me to process what I heard from Sirena. I feel the pain of rejection, it’s killing me from inside.“Sirena must have felt the same way last time,” Benau said.I know I am such a monster. I never once thought about how our life wo
Sirena’s POV“I am going to France, with Xander,” I said to Raven. We both were in the cafeteria having lunch. “Okay, that’s great. Have fun,” Raven said and I didn’t expect such an answer from her.“Don’t you have anything to say?”“What do you want me to say?” “I am going to travel alone with him. Tell me about him?” “Xander is like a big brother to me. He’s very professional, you’re close with him when you were here,” Raven had a sly smile when she said that. “Close means?” she asks. “Close, that’s it. I don’t know,” Raven shrugged. I frowned to hear that. “You have to give me a proper answer,”“Sis… you’re too young. You both are like best friends,” she said. Yes, she’s right, I was too young and there’s no point in exploring that. “Okay,” I nodded. “Look, Xander is the most trusted person in this pack. You can go with him anywhere,” she said. After listening to that, I felt relieved. I think I can trust him; I no longer has any doubt over him.“I am just nervo
Sirena’s POVI got a little free time in the afternoon so I went to the cafeteria to have a cup of coffee. After ordering, I sat down in one of the empty tables and looked around. People here see me differently and I’ll smile at them to clear the awkwardness. My life history is the hot gossip in the office. Even I caught a couple of co-workers gossiping about me. I didn’t take that offending but still it’s not appropriate. They will speak for some days and then they will eventually forget about that when something else comes up.Awkwardly waiting for my coffee, I looked around. I didn’t pay attention to what the girls next to me were talking but when I heard the name Xander, I asserted my ears to hear their conversation carefully.“These days Xander looks incredibly handsome,” one of the girls said. She had a long auburn hair and looked beautiful. “I don’t think so, he’s getting old and he’s losing his charm,” the other one said. Hearing that comment, I frowned just like the other g
I stood before my house, Xander said he would come and pick me and I was waiting for him. Raven is standing next to me and she’s here to send me off.“Have you traveled with Xander?” I asked Raven. “Yes, a few times,” “How was he like?” “He will take good care of you and he expects your complete perseverance on your work,”“Okay,” I nodded. I was hesitant to ask this question but I couldn’t control myself. I am curious about this guy. “What about his mate? Have you seen her?”Raven smiled, “His mate, that’s a sad story,” “What is that?” I questioned right away. “Why are you curious about him?” she asks.“That’s because… I want to know,”Raven raised one of her eyebrows and stared at me. I’m letting her know that I am interested in him which is somewhat true but not in the way as they think.“Look, it’s not like what you think,” “I didn’t say anything,” she giggled and I frowned by her gesture.“Are you not going to tell me about the sad story?” I ask even knowing th
Sirena’s POVWe got settled in the mansion owned by my father. We are here for a business meeting with moon stone pack. Everything should go according to Xander’s wish, that’s what he said when we discussed about this. He said, we’re going to the meeting in the evening. The jetlag hit me hard, and I took a nap to come out of this. As the clock reached half passed three, I got ready and waited for Xander. We discussed about the previous business deals we had with the moon stone pack. The meeting went just as the way we wished.In moon goddess grace, the meeting ended just the way he wished. That's it, what we came here for is over. We can even leave now but we are going to spend the rest of the weekend. I don't understand why my father arranged such a trip with Xander. I think he's trying match me with him.When we were returning back to our mansion in the car, Xander asked the driver to stop at a random place."Why are we here?" "You don't want to have dinner?" he asks.That'
Alder’s POV Every day, I would walk to the border in the hopes of seeing Sirena. But after that day, I couldn’t see her. I know she wouldn’t do the same mistake that she’d committed earlier. That day, she must have come here accidentally and I was glad to see her. I know she’s stubborn not to fall for me again, but I am so keen to get her back. It’s not easy as I think but I can do it.As I am in my thoughts, someone knocked on the door. I am in my office, working tirelessly to forget all her thoughts but once I stop, it swoons me.“Yes, come in,” I said and from the scent I know it’s my omega.He greeted me and said what I am dying to know. “Ms. Sirena has gone to France this evening,” he said. “With who?”“With Xander,” she replied. That made me furiously anxious. How can I let this happen. I know Xander, he got everything that I have, the only thing is he’s not an alpha. I know he was rejected by his mate Grace, after that he showed no interest on anyone. He stayed single and
Xander said he will take me out today. I’m so excited to spend the evening outside, it has been such a long time since I went outside of my pack. The world where werewolves aren’t used to. It’s great to have an intriguing company besides, I thought. We have become good friends I would say. He’s not like what I thought. The first impression I had on him were proven to be wrong. He’s kind and friendly.I can’t roam around if I am alone but Xander’s presence beside her gives her confident. I never imagined having someone like him in my life. It’s strange how life turns out like this. I was chasing a man who paid no attention to me and now I’m here with the man who’s always keeps an eye on me. It feels different and I liked to have someone’s attention. It makes me feel contented.“Shall we leave?” he asked as he came out of the room.“Yes,” I nod with a smile.We got inside the car and I tried not to look at him often.“Do you know when we were young, you used to go everywhere alone,” he s
Sirena’s POVI noticed a vampire in the pub, it’s my first time. His scent made me retch and I immediately walked to Xander.“I told you not to wander off, you will meet those kinds of creatures,” he said.“God! That smell, that’s sickening,” she said.“Vampires feel the same way, when they smell us,” he said. I nod and left the bar. It’s quite captivating to listen to Xander. As he said, I enjoyed the evening after a long time. We came back to the mansion, the one strange thing that I noticed in the past two days was I never once felt lonely, even though we were miles away from the pack. I feel safe around him and I almost forgot everything that bothered me while I was in the pack.Lulu is having a wonderful time, her constant bickering turned silent these days. She has started to love this travel and also Xander’s company. I don’t know how she starts to like him this soon. It’s all seem like a miracle to me. And the most surprising of all this is how I never once thought about Alder.
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