Ella’s POVIt took a few seconds for Alpha Andrew’s words to sink into my head. My tears turned into joy and before I could stop myself, I ran into his arms and hugged him.I had already prepared myself for the inevitable only for things to turn out differently, “Thank you so much,” I sobbed, unable to contain myself. “Dad!” Selena yelled like a wounded soldier, and I flinched, making to break away from the alpha’s hold but he held me in place.“Argh!” she screamed before she stomped away from the scene.Alpha Andrew still didn’t comment. He just held me in his arms slowly running his fingers between my follicles.I buried my head into his chest, crying out all the panic that had accumulated in my heart. Soon, the shuffling sound of feet echoed in the corridor as everyone elowly returned to their respective rooms and workstations, seeing that the situation had been resolved.I was still in Alpha Andrew’s fatherly embrace when hurried steps filled the corridor once again. This time, h
Ella’s POVThroughout the night, Selena’s cold words kept echoing through my head and sleep became difficult. I rolled over and over, silently begging the goddess to protect me.Selena was right. I was not a saint. I had skeletons just like she had mentioned and one of those skeletons was my pregnancy. If the family ever got to know about it, they were surely going to throw me off to the streets.The night became longer as my thoughts continued haunting me. By the time the first rays of the morning sun seeped into my room, I had come up with a plan.I knew my belly might start showing soon but before then, I was certain that I would find a way out. The only thing I had to worry about now was Selena. I just had to avoid her and not get in her way. This included, me staying away from Alpha Andrew, who she thought I was trying to steal from her and Michael. It was going to be difficult especially since Michael had become a big part of my routine and life in the royal house. But for me
Ella’s POVMy heart sliced into two halves as David's question settled into my head. I opened my mouth to speak but I felt my throat immediately become dry and producing words was a task too difficult to produce.Only one question kept going through in my head and I could only hope that she didn’t go there to find out about me. or the skeletons she had promised to find.“Why did she go there of all places?” Michael suddenly said, filling the silence with his charismatic voice.I felt his hands on my knee and my eyes immediately went to his face. He gave me a curt nod and a small assuring smile lined his face. Somehow, I understood that this was his way of helping me contain an awkward situation.David’s piercing eyes left mine and he moved them to Michael’s; “I heard there is an amazing portion of the Everest Forest that cuts through the land. She probably wants to free her wolf and enjoy herself,” he said.My heart skipped again at his words. This time it wasn’t because I was worried
Ryker’s POV“Where did you go yesterday, I noticed you came home very late,” Willow’s voice rang out in my head causing me to snap out of my thoughts.My wolf shifted within me, and I had to take a moment to calm down before raising my head to meet her icy blue orbs. “My love,” I whispered, hoping to get to her. But she frowned, pushed the door wide open, and invited herself inside my office.“You left in a hurry, I was worried. I thought there was a problem, where did you go babe?” she insisted as she got in front of me.Her eyes trapped me in them, and a better feeling swept through me, leaving shards of shame within me. I couldn’t lie to her, no matter how hard I tried.“I went to Greenwood,” I said with a sigh, expecting her to burst out in anger.Her eyes seemed to widen in shock but before I could fully grasp the expression on her face, she smiled and all I saw was the angel I fell in love with. She closed the distance between us and came to position herself on my desk. She rea
Ryker’s POVMy vision turned dark and my patience broke. Before I could stop myself, I grabbed Helen by her windpipe and slapped her body to the wall like she was an ordinary piece of paper.“Is that what made you call me to come here?” I hissed to her face, my claws emerging from their dormant beds. “How dare you?” My wolf was close to tearing through my body as I bared my teeth at her.She opened her mouth to try and make an excuse, but I didn’t give her the chance to open her lips. I clamped down on it with my free hand, even harder. I enjoyed the feel of my claws as they broke through her skin.“Do I look like a fool to you?” A bead of red blood formed around the side of her mouth where my claws were getting buried. She tried shaking her head, but no sound even managed to escape her cracked lips. I watched her fear-filled eyes and the thrill of the damage I was causing her, eased my frustration.“Alpha Ryker please, stop!” Anna, her daughter screamed from the door.She ran to wher
Ryker’s POVAs Willow stared at me, waiting for my response, strangely I found my heart already drawing up an answer.Before now, it would have been difficult for me to just let her leave -even if it was only for a few days- she was my love and the only woman I cared about. I didn’t want her to stay two minutes away from me but right now, I didn’t want her to be here.I wanted to continue searching for Ella and I most certainly didn’t want her to lurk around asking me questions when that happened. This option in front of me was the best I could have hoped for.“Of course, you may go have fun,” I said and just for good measure, I added, “Just make sure you call me every day once I drop you off-”“Oh, that won’t be necessary,” Selena rushed out.My eyes dimmed and I turned my attention to her once again, but before I could speak, she clarified her sentence.“I mean, I brought a whole patrol of guards with me, I don’t think it will be necessary for you to stress yourself all over when we
Ella’s POVIt had been days since the pharmacist had exposed my secret to the whole class and nothing bad had happened. I knew this was partly because Selena wasn’t back yet. I was hoping my classmates wouldn’t spread the news and this way, Selena’s pawns wouldn’t get to know about it either.My already low profile grew even lower both in college and in the royal house because the last thing I wanted was for someone to call home and tell them about my condition.My heart was constantly beating, and panic was my new companion. It was like I was carrying a ticking time bomb that could go off at any second.“Hey…”My thoughts abruptly stopped, and I turned to stare at my partner who seemed to have been nudging me for a while now.“Are you okay?” she asked as she picked up her bag and got off the chair to pack her books.My eyes followed her movements from her hands and back to her face, completely ignorant of what she meant. “Yeah, I am fine. Where are you going?”She paused and stared a
Ella’s POVIt felt like I was seeing my worse nightmare come into reality. My heart had dropped to my knees and my head became dizzy.“Aren’t you going to say hello to me, Ella?” Willow repeated and every doubt that my mind was conjuring drained down my body as I realized that she was really here in flesh and blood. It wasn’t in my head.I wasn’t making this up. It was really happening. The same person I had run from was standing right here in front of me.My heart was beating so fast that for a second, it felt like it would explode. My vision became blurry, and my legs turned into jelly as the lightheadedness increased.The world started shaking. Everything was moving too fast, and my consciousness was starting to fail me. Even my wolf went silent, and my hands searched for something to hold other than my chest but there was nothing.The ground started elevating in position and it felt like it was coming to me at a slow but steady rate. Just when it was about to reach me, I felt stro