Rayna’s povTwenty-four hours were about to end, and I had to think fast before this Chief would barge into my room and start questioning me unnecessarily. “Hello there,” the doctor waved at me from the doorway, “can I come in?”I tried to nod and then when it hurt, I blinked twice. He stepped inside and pulled a stool close to the bed. “How are you feeling?” he inquired in a friendly way, placing his stethoscope on the bed, and tossed the writing pad on my lap.“Not good,” I wrote.He read it with a frown and looked up, “And why is that? Is it because of Orion?”“Orion?” I scribbled the name with a big question mark. “Yeah. Our chief. His name is Orion. Don’t you know that?” I tried to shake my head a little.Orion. Such a pretty name for a devil rogue.Within a few moments, an idea flashed in my head. After all, I was the same woman who gave a tough time to her ex-triplet mates.I jotted down quickly, “I need your help, doctor.”“What is it?”I then readied myself for writing a l
(One month later)Nora’s pov:One month had passed since Rayna left the palace. We all had given up on the hope that she was alive except Alexander. He was the only one hanging on the hope that she was still there somewhere.Every time I saw him, it used to give me immense guilt. His beast was going feral with each passing day, and I had so much pressure from the queen to take him as my chosen mate as soon as possible. Poor her thought that Alexander’s beast would be happy once I’d be mated to him. However, she hadn’t seen what I did when we were alone.The mark on his neck, that was given to him by Rayna. The way he used to touch it, whenever he was in deep thinking. Daily, the tropes would scour the forests to look for her. He even sent his men to the human colonies to search for her.A group of experts was staying there among the dense trees at night to keep an eye on every moving object. Brian also agreed with me that maybe we had lost her in those cruel jungles, yet Alexander
Rayna’s POV: “Excited about tomorrow?” I placed the book beside me on the stair where I was seated and looked up to meet Shorty’s gaze. “Dunno…” I shrugged with a pout, “Getting rid of these bandages means the grilling from the chief.” He chuckled and slapped my shoulder, a silent request to make room for him. Holding the banister, I moved aside and let him sit beside me. The number of bandages on my face was reduced considerably. I was allowed to talk but in minimum words. Two tight bandages were still around my cheeks keeping my mouth bound from speaking or moving while eating. The good thing about it? I was allowed to have as much ice cream as I wanted. Bad thing? I hated chewing fruits and wasn’t getting any due to my present state. The worst thing? My time was up. I had this one month and now the chief wouldn’t spare me. I didn’t want to lie to him about anything but in this one month, the one thing I had learned was he hated royals. He not only despised them but also
(Seven years ago) Third person POV: “Are you ready my, son?” Queen Savanah glided in the room of Prince Orion who was standing among the royal tailors trying different suits. Orion spread his arms and showed it to his mom, “How do I look?” There was a proud smile on Savanah's face. She couldn't believe that he had already turned sixteen and soon her husband would announce him as a crown prince. He would be wearing a small crown in the ceremony. It was a kind of announcement where he would claim the main crown right after two years once he turned eighteen. His parents gave him everything, his heart desired. He was their first heir and they had spoiled him to bits. Still, he was a down-to-earth boy who aced all the subjects taught to him by the royal tutors. Philosophy was his favorite, but he could spend hours on History, and Political Science. He was also expected to hide his face from the public till he got his mate beside him. This ceremony was the first step and Savanah had
Third person pov:(Still the flashback)Nora's eyes went wide in surprise, “Really? Would you be there?”“Why not?” he held her by the waist and pulled her close, “I can’t miss the first shift of a girl who has had this huge crush on me ever since she entered the palace,” He said with a straight face. The smile on her lips vanished like anything, and she pushed him hard, “Fu*ck off!”However, he didn’t even budge from his place, “Will you miss me?” she didn’t make the mistake of looking into his eyes.“Tell me, N.” placing his finger under her chin he raised her face, “Will you miss me?”Out of nowhere, she felt tears brimming her eyes, “I don’t know.” She tried controlling her quivering lips.He kept looking at her and then leaned ahead to kiss her forehead, “I’ll miss you, N.” She closed her eyes when felt his lips against her skin.Her friends in school used to mock her for having it the easy way. They used to envy her because she could easily get Prince Orion's attention without
(Seven years ago)Third person pov:Alexander was cutting the wood with an axe and could feel the giggling of the girls around him. But he didn’t pay much attention and kept doing the job. He had to sell the wood before evening to get some groceries for his little family.Just him and his mom.Ignoring the sweat trickling down his face, he raised his strong arms gripping the axe tightly, and brought it down onto the wood with a thud when a beautiful woman came out of the small hut and stood there with a smile.He stopped and threw a glance at his mom, “Aren’t you going to the Market to buy groceries, mother?” He placed the axe down and sat on the stack of logs at a side.Instead of answering, his mother kept looking at him. They had made it too far. He was exactly how she wanted him to be.Strong, educated, and empathetic. She had been doing a lot of hard work to give him the education, he deserved. Staying hungry for long hours was not easy but she did it so that she could provide t
Third person pov (Flashback continues)“How am I looking?” dressed in a dark grey suit, he asked his mom.Layla’s face was beaming with warmth and joy. Today was the day when she would get the rewards of all her hardships and struggles.The moment they came out of their small house, she could sense the eyes of young girls on her son. On the other hand, Alexander was not even looking at them. She did not know if Alexander could hear their voices.But all of them were singing praises about how handsome he looked.“Oh my god! Just look at him! I always knew he was gorgeous but never had this idea that he was this handsome. This suit fits him so well.” “I always wished that he would become my boyfriend. Always had this idea that he would look good whenever he will dress better.” “Now that's what I call a million-dollar look.” “I bet, tonight he is going to look more gorgeous than our prince Orion.” Every remark from these girls was making Layla’s head rise with pride. Tonight was the
Alexander povFlashback continues:We were taken inside the room that looked like a library... Like a huge one. Our one-room, tiny cottage could easily fit in the corner of the room.After the fuss that was caused by the crowd, we were ushered into the royal library. No announcement was made, and the public was asked to leave the stadium after receiving sweets from the royal family.The royal family must never have imagined that they would be distributing sweets for the coronation of an outsider, instead of their son.There were several couches where we were made to sit and were offered fresh juices. However, I was the only one who picked the glass from the tray. They all seemed too tense to eat or drink anything.“What do you want, Layla?” I didn’t find it strange that the king knew my mom's name. I could understand that my mom might have been the mistress of the king but still, she was my mom, and she deserved the same respect from me as any noblewoman.“Young man! What about you? W
(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