Ella’s POVThe air in the cabin dropped to a very cold temperature and breathing became difficult. I was suddenly uncomfortable with Selena and Willow in the same space with me.My thighs felt glued to the sofa as I began to sweat despite the temperature being low. My heart was beating at a strange pace and even my wolf became restless.‘This is not good at all,’ Nala whispered in my head as the two women stared at me with mischief dancing in their eyes as soon as Aunt Emily left.‘You need to leave here, now!’ My wolf added with urgency, but it was too late. Selena was already strutting to the door.When she got to it, she turned to stare at me with mischief glowing from her eyes and something else I hadn’t noticed before now. Anger.She looked like a flame of rage was burning within her as she started back at me. Then as if they were communicating to themselves, she moved her eyes from me and stared in Willow’s direction. They exchanged glances and then I heard the clicking sound of
Ella’s POVMy already shattering heart fell to the pit of my stomach. Tears burst through the seals of my lids and my chest felt inundated with pain and denial.Michael had said he was my second chance mate… He said he loved me…“Aww, you don’t have to cry,” Selena whispered, “Bad things happen to bad people…”I could barely register what she was saying as my entire body was refusing to take the information I had just heard. It was like Deja vu. It felt like I was cursed. Why did all the bad things have to happen to me?First, it was Ryker. I thought everything in my life was finally going to be better after finding him, but it was all a façade. He had given his heart to someone else and then Michael…“He said he loved me…” I whispered to myself, and I heard the burst of laughter that left Willow and Selena’s lips as my words.I raised my eyes to look at them and they suddenly seemed like new additions to the small house we were in. My breathing was almost coming out at gasps and all
Ella's POVWillow immediately took her leg off my arm and we all turned to the door —me with hope but the others looked with disdain."Get to your feet and place your hands behind you." Selena ordered through clenched teeth.Knowing what she was capable of, I didn't dare argue, I placed my bleeding hand behind me just as she had instructed and pretended like all was fine.Willow immediately went on her knees and started picking up the broken shards of glass, like if had been her duty all along."I was— oh," Aunt Emily paused as she finally stepped into the room and her eyes fell on the three of us. "Willow dear, what are you doing? What's— oh..."She got closer and she saw the damage herself. "Ola! Sandy!" She instantly bellowed and two maids appeared behind the door with trays in their hands."Yes, ma'am," they chorused with their heads bowed."Drop the trays over there and get something to clean this mess immediately," she instructed the maids, and then she turned to us, "Willow de
Ella's POV The awful evening finally came to an end and I was permitted to return to my room.As I walked out of Aunt Emily's cabin, I felt their eyes on me, and my soul was filled with fear. There was nothing my wolf could do to calm me.I kept fighting the urge to run right there and then. But I had to control myself because if I ran to my room it would birth questions and Willow and her accomplice, Selena wouldn't like that.So with my thumping heart, I continued walking, making sure to keep to the light and where I could see the guards hanging around. At least they wouldn't hurt me in front of people or so I thought until I heard the loud horn of a vehicle coming behind me.I moved out of the way just in time for the pink SUV to swerve past me in a very rough way. It was just mere inches before they scratched me.As their vehicle passed, I remained on the road with a hand on my racing heart.'All of these is your fault. You should have listened to me!' Nala growled.'You should h
Hello dear readers, Thank you all so much for reading, voting and subscribing for this book. I hope you are all enjoying it as much as I enjoy writing it. Please feel free to comment on what you think about the story, to help me make it even better. Xoxo❤️❤️ ......... Michael's POV 'Pathetic little fool,' my wolf growled as I marched out of Ella's room. I had managed to calm her and she fell asleep in my arms. Hopefully, when she woke up, she would erase every doubt she had about me and we would go forward with the mating as planned. I have worked too hard for anyone to mess this up for me at this point. My hands clenched and unclenched as I marched down the corridor and headed to Selena's room. She had a lot of explaining to do. I would not sit still and watch her mess up all of my hard work for me. I had to talk some sense into her. As if her door knew that I was coming, it burst open as soon as I got a couple of feet close to it and Willow stepped out with the sound of t
Ella's POVI was woken up by the sharp knock on my door in the middle of the night.I sat up quickly with my heart ramming in my chest and I was still trying to make out what was going on when my door burst open and Willow's silhouette stood there.Her long flowy nightdress swept across the room as she walked in and turned on the lights. The blinding brightness it created hit my eyes like the edge of a knife and I had to protect them with my arm."Hello, Ella, I am thirsty. I need a very cold glass of water, get up and go get it for me." She ordered in a soft innocent voice.My brain was still fuzzy and my heart was still fighting the alarm her presence had caused, but I dragged myself out of the bed and took the jug in her hands."Hurry!" She hissed and I nodded, moving as fast as my tired and aching body could allow.Tears were already forming on my face but I sniffled them away."I have to be strong," I mumbled to myself as I walked in the direction of the kitchen.Everyone was asl
Ella's POVI had two options. I could scream and the entire royal family would descend in the room. But knowing Willow, she was going to change the narrative.The story would become a different one and I couldn't be in the right since I was the one in her room. She might even go ahead and tell them that the baby belonged to Ryker.Things might take a very shaky turn at this point and I couldn't begin to deal with that. Not at this moment.The second option I had, which was the only one that could yield positive results was agreeing to her deeds... At least just for now.As soon as the mating ceremony was completed with Michael, I would request for a small cabin, far away from the royal house. This way, Selena and Willow would have no reason to come torment me.I just had to put up with them for a few more days."What are you waiting for, Ella? Come on, go to sleep... Take a nap!" A deep chuckle escaped her lips and she moved to the bed and sat down to comfortably watch me freeze over
Ryker’s POVElla’s cousin -Selena’s- words continuously echoed in my head and no matter how hard I tried to forget them; I couldn’t bring myself to do it.“The only place we haven’t searched is the land of the dead…” she had said, and it stuck in my head like a terrible circular song that refused to go away.‘Ella can’t be dead,’ my wolf hissed, expressing the same thoughts I was having in the depths of my stomach.She had to be alive somewhere. There had to be a place she could go to. Now that it was clear to me that she had a family in Crystal Pack, I was certain there would be a place she would go to seek refuge and I would find her, even if it became the last thing I did.I wouldn’t let a mere female waltz into my life and violate a contract she had signed with me. She was supposed to be my Luna and not someone’s whore. If at all anyone was supposed to be with her, it should have been me.My wolf shifted in my head at my thoughts, but I ignored it. I knew what he was going to say