“I’ll accompany you,” Zara came out of the room following me, “I might convince them not to insult the Lycans.”Despite of being worried, I smiled and bobbed my head, “No need, Zara. Let me fight this on my own.” I hugged my friend before walking to the office.While passing through the hallways I kept thinking of this absurd issue. Who could be behind it?Lola?I heaved a long sigh and twisted the handle of the office. As expected, Alpha Magnus was not alone. My father and Lola were also there.Derek and Cedric were seated beside Violet. Since the last incident, I hadn’t seen Eric.I still found it funny that Alpha Magnus didn’t seem ready to hand over his Alpha power to his dear sons.“You called me, Alpha?” I bowed my head and could feel their eyes on me. Violet and Lola’s eyes seemed to take X-rays of my body from head to toe. Maybe because I was all dolled up for my date and it would be fun for them to spoil my plans to find some happiness in my life.Lola’s presence confirmed m
Rayna Bennett:I didn’t know where he was taking me. There were hardly any restaurants nearby.There was a waterfall spot too where families used to go for picnics in the daytime. After the evening there used to be reservations for the dates.Small camps were made at a safe distance from the waterfall where couples used to chill and have dinner there. If they were marked mates, they were allowed to spend the night too.I once visited the place with my Omega friends but never had the opportunity to go there in the evening.“Are we going to the Rodrigo waterfalls?” I asked him but then when he didn’t answer, I decided to wait. After crossing the boundary of the packhouse, Alex turned to the left and started walking on a trail.It was right in the opposite direction of Amora’s camp.We must have walked half a kilometer when a small hut came into view that belonged to the Black Stone pack. Alpha Magnus used to give it to our guests if packhouse guest rooms were full. Tonight, the hut was
Rayna Bennett:“Any idea what they are up to?” I sat back in my seat and asked the Lycan who stayed behind, trying to be a bit friendly. The purpose was just to make some conversation.While Alex was away, why not take a little more of that lava cake?I looked sideways and grinned at the tall man, “I didn’t mean to pry.” I lifted my shoulder and started gobbling it all down.The man bent a little and shook his head, “No, your highness. You are not prying.”I almost choked and searched for water. He quickly poured some and handed me the glass. I took big chugs of it and gave him a salty look.Was he out of his mind? Your Highness? Seriously!“I … I am sorry, ma’am. It was just out of habit. I’ve been serving in the Royal palace for quite a long time.” The poor thing quickly explained himself.I nodded at him and managed a forced laugh, “Yeah. I was about to get a heart attack. Ha ha,” I rubbed my chest only to find that it gave relief to the heart palpitations that I had started experie
Lola Bennett We were waiting for Eric to appear in the conference room for the rejection ceremony. He was supposed to reach first so that we could make him read the Holy Book verses, but he was nowhere to be seen.“Send him a mind link,” I whispered to Violet who had a bored expression on her face. She didn’t want to attend the ceremony, but I made her.Rayna should know never to mess with anyone’s man. More audience meant more insult. So, I gathered as many pack members as possible.After the rejection ceremony I was planning to get her killed. Lexi needed to leave the pack without a chosen mate.“Shouldn’t Rayna and Mr. Lexi be here by now?” Resentment was evident in Alpha Magnus’s voice. Derek and Cedric were discussing something, and Logan was busy reading a book.“I think it’s disrespect. Rayna is making us wait as if she is some kind of royalty and we are the Omegas. The audacity of this girl.”I muttered and closed my eyes tiredly.“She must be busy with the dinner date with th
Lola Bennett’s pov:“Violet. Don’t you think, you are being over dramatic?” Violet’s crazy sobs were making my head go crazy. I guess I made a mistake when I made her a Luna.“I am not being dramatic, Lola. This mark is burning. Since last night it’s giving me pain. With a child on the way, I just can’t take it anymore.” Sitting on the edge of the bed she placed a protective hand on her belly.I scoffed in frustration and went to her, “Violet, honey. You are pregnant. You are NOT sick. For Goddess's sake. Your mates are in the mourning phase due to your father-in-law’s death.Think of our Luna Camila. Just because Eric is missing, and you are pregnant doesn’t qualify to whine and complain…”“You think I am creating drama?” she shot a tear-filled gaze at me, “You must be crazy, Lola! Eric is missing. Our Alpha is missing. We don’t know where he is. Him running away from this pack … I just can’t buy it…” she started shaking her head wildly and stood up, “No. Not possible. Eric can’t ru
Rayna Bennett’s pov:Beta Brian didn’t try to stop the old man from leaving. The pain was no more there but just a little spark could be felt on my fingertips.“Go to sleep. If you need anything, just call me. I’ll be right outside your door.” He told me gently.“Outside my door? Why… I mean please No! You shouldn’t...” Why would he do that? This doesn’t make sense.For Goddess's sake, he was a Royal beta.“Outside your door means…” he cleared his throat, “I’ll be close by, Rayna.”Oh! I chuckled nodding my head at him, “Yeah. Obviously. I must be losing my mind. Maybe this pain is not letting me think straight.”He left the room bowing his head and I laid back on the bed. I had just gotten rid of my dinner date clothes and that made me miss Alex more. The sleeping suit I was wearing, was arranged by the Royal beta.“I’m missing you,” I murmured to myself wishing in my heart that my mate could hear it. I closed my eyes, and his shirtless figure was there. His abs …When he saw me na*k
Lola Bennett’s pov I knew who he was talking to on the phone. First, he got a mind link and then he decided to make this call. The smile on his face was priceless while talking to her. It was the same smile he used to offer me when we were together. Though he was not loud enough, I could hear him. We all could hear him. “Yeah. I’m in a meeting,” “Hey. Hey, Rayna. I’ll never be busy for you!” He had told her. The pack Omega was becoming something precious for the Lycan King. The same man who was my fated mate and I was stupid enough to reject him. All the nearby pack Alphas and Lunas were there in the meeting, and they were smiling while hearing the conversation. He was flirting so openly and at that moment he was not a Lycan king. He was just a man who was in lo.. No, no. He couldn’t be in love. He was doing it just to make me jealous. How was it possible? A man who was heartbroken five years back, had completely forgotten me and now some shitty Omega had taken that place.
Lola Bennett’s pov“Why are you here?” he asked in a deep resonant voice.“If you are planning to sit here and daydream then you can do it outside this room,” he said in a clipped voice and stood up, maybe to exit the door.“Stop!” the word was out before I could hold it back.He halted in his tracks but didn’t turn around.“Why are you doing this to me?” I asked him, bringing as much pain in my voice as I could. I wanted him to see the hurt he was causing me.I went to him and placed my hand lightly on his back which seemed to go stiff under my touch. We might be ex-mates who rejected each other once but I could still feel the sparks. Five years back he asked me the same question, “Why are you doing this to me, Lola?” I tried to push back the unexpected tears that quickly welled up in my eyes.“Alex! I …”“That’s Lexi for you.” He said and turned around slowly pinning me with that hazel gaze.“Sorry?” I tried to blink back the wetness in my eyes.“Only my mate is allowed to call me
(Two years later)“Your Highness. There is a woman who wants to meet you,” I closed the book, I was reading in my library, and looked at the little bundle of joy sleeping peacefully in my arms.I mind linked the governess to come and get the baby and wait for me here. “Keep her here. No need to come out,” I instructed her after kissing the small forehead and went to the guest area. I knew who my visitor was.That was the reason I passed some special instructions to my servants.When I reached there, I found a red-colored, huge, georgette cloth hanging in the middle. The woman was sitting on the other side of the cloth wrapped in a black shawl hiding more than half of her face.The shawl belonged to only one woman.No servants or maids were accompanying her. She was not wearing any fancy gown but a simple cotton skirt with a mismatched blouse.I took my seat on this side and waited for her to speak. I had somewhat guessed that she would come to meet me one day.“Alexander… I… I’m here
(NOTE:It’s a free chapter for my dearest readers as it was too short to post. Love you all!)Lola’s POV:Sigh! I was back in the cell and was trying to decide if this time I should seduce the guards or the strong man who usually brought meals for me.This time I was chained but there was almost no physical abuse. Orion passed the order of my arrest because someone told him that I attempted to kill Alexander.And why would I do that? I love him!I kept screaming at the top of my lungs that I was innocent and then…Then someone told me that Liam heard me talking to the witch.My own flesh and blood were the ones who spoke against me. When I kept doing all those evil things, nobody could even harm a hair on my body.But this time when I was really innocent, I was thrown into the dungeons. I didn’t say a word after that. Trust me.The person who loves you most can give you the worst pain. In my case, it was Liam. Every bad thing I was doing to others was because of him.I wanted the thro
Zara’s POV:(Trigger warning for physical abuse and rape, but not too graphic)There wasn’t a moment I didn’t miss my friend. As Omegas, all of us always had great respect for her. None of us could tell her that. She was always so strong-headed and knew how to stand and speak up for her rights. Nothing about her was odd. Do you know, why?Because she was the firstborn of the beta of the pack. As powerful and as strong-willed as a beta should be. Her father, her stepmom, his mates, Violet… all of them tried to take away something she deserved.And then didn’t like it when she took a stand for herself and protested. Eric must have realized what a gem he lost.But the shitty-headed man didn’t want to accept it with an open heart. Apparently, a man is someone who knows how to suppress a woman and finds it insulting to apologize for his mistakes.His ego is bigger than his di*ck.That day when Rayna went to take a shower because she was too excited about her upcoming date with King Alexan
Rayna’s POV:“What is my wife thinking!” I gasped and then smiled when his arms wrapped around my waist kissing the nape of my neck.“I was missing my husband,” I leaned back my head to his chest, forgetting all my worries knowing full well he was there to take care of everything.I trusted him and was sure he would be a great father to our child.“How is our son doing?” his hand slid under my top and I laughed hard when it settled on my bo*ob. “The baby doesn’t reside here, mister,” I gestured using my eyes towards his hand that was under my clothes. “Umm hmm. I know. His food is. I was just checking if there is enough to fill his tummy,” I felt his nose getting in my hair. “Ahan! His food or your food?”“Both!” he chuckled when felt my shoulders shaking with mirth.“You keep saying his, him, he… what if it’s a daughter?”“Lycans of royal lineage usually have sons as their firstborn,” he informed me huskily, “And we don’t prefer ultrasounds too unless it’s an emergency.”In werew
Rayna’s POV:My eyes fluttered and I felt like I was waking up from a deep sleep. With a frown, I opened my eyes and found Alexander’s face leaning on me.“Welcome back!” I felt his lips on my forehead. “Alexander!” I raised my hand to trail my fingers on his face, “Y…you … you are alive!” He turned his face to kiss my palm, “Very much. Just get well soon, so that I can punish you for what you did,” He murmured and kissed my cheek.“Punish?” my hand quickly flew to my belly when saw tears in his eyes.“He is safe, sunshine. Don’t worry. He is my son and he made it.”His image blurred when my eyes well up with tears, and he started wiping my face, “Whatever you did was quite risky, Rayna.”“I was fighting the Moon Goddess, Alex. What’s the use of these hands and the healing power when I can’t bring you back.”He leaned his cheek against my face, and I felt his tears falling on my face, “If I tell you,” He spoke, “that I’m done with taking care of this kingdom and no more want this th
Orion’s POV:“The baby is safe,” the moment the doctor announced it, a loud cheer erupted in the hospital corridor. Till a few minutes back, everyone was concerned for Rayna and the baby’s health but now all of us were beaming with joy.“Orion,” I heard Nora behind me, “Why is Mom not coming to visit Alexander? Don’t you think she is behaving a lot weirdly, lately?”The same question kept disturbing me for the past few days. Why was Mom not paying him any visit? She always took him as her son to the point that I felt jealous. And now when I had made peace with it, she had started acting strange.My security department had arrested several people from the palace, but our investigation faced a dead end.According to the guards who were on duty, only Mom was the one who visited Alexander so that meant only one thing.Whoever this murderer was, didn’t use the main entrance.Nobody forced Mom to see Alexander in the hospital because with age she wasn’t handling a few things quite well.We
Rayna’s POV:Right after the surgery, I was taken inside where his lifeless body was lying on the bed. His chest was wrapped in bandages, and he was kept alive by all those beeping machines.I raised my hands and there was no itching or any hue there.“What’s the matter?” I whispered to myself.“Ma’am,” a nurse spoke to me, “if you need anything then please press this button,” when she left the room, I sat on the edge of his bed instead of taking the nearby seat.“I don’t need any switches. I want nothing but you,” I said to him, without knowing if he could hear me or not.“I don’t have anyone in this world. My mother died. Father never thought of me as his own. My best friend broke up with me yesterday…” I held his hand gently, “Lola was a nutcase. Liam and Grace do love me, but they are too little to understand me. All I have got is you… and this little life growing inside me.”I slowly laid his hand on my belly, “Here. Your child, Alexander. Our child. Just when it was time to spoi
Orion's POV:We all were gathered in the grand hall of the palace that was reserved strictly for Royal ceremonies. While standing on the stage, the incidents that happened seven years ago, kept playing in my mind like a movie.Just like that day, my family was seated in the front row, their eyes devoid of any happiness. Nora, Stella, and Ruby were observing the ceremony solemnly but there was no excitement in those eyes that was there seven years back.Yet, my mom was the same. She had pride when she saw me all ready to take the oath to become the king of the Aradia Kingdom. She was wiping her tears, and I was aware of her mental state.She must be disturbed by Alexander’s condition but had to put up the face for people’s sake because apparently a queen is supposed to stay composed in public.The most senior cleric brought the Holy book and raised it on both hands, with his head bowed in respect.I placed my right hand on the book and repeated the words said by the him,“I, Orion Iron
Rayna’s POV:Most of my packing was done, however my basic stuff was yet to be placed in the bag. Beta Brian must be crazy to wake me up at this ungodly hour. The poor guy seemed to have multiple personality disorder.After brushing my teeth, and washing my face, I placed my leftover stuff in the bag and knocked my door loudly from inside.It was a sign to the one waiting outside that I was done. It was a way for royals to tell their servants that they were needed inside.When Brian came inside, I was busy suppressing the loud yawn. I had to squeeze my eyes several times to get rid of my sleepy head.“Can we get coffee? I’m too sleepy to walk…” This time I couldn’t control the yawn and quickly covered my mouth with my hand.“You can sleep in the car,” He muttered and then didn’t wait for my answer and left the room with my bag.“What’s the rush by the way?” I tried to catch up with his long strides, “No breakfast. No coffee. Alexander might not like it.” I said with a pout causing hi