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
Ella’s POVMy lungs tightened as fear soaked into them. There were a thousand ways this could go wrong, and I didn’t even want to begin to imagine what would happen if I dared venture into it. All I wanted at this point was to escape from here with my life and not add more people to the list of my problems.“Esther… what are you talking about?” I forced out a carefree scoff -that was supposed to pass for a chuckle and moved away from the door. “I am fine. I don’t know what you are talking about…”I heard her legs as they kissed the floor behind me. The door closed but I refused to turn even though her aura stood strongly behind me. It was best to ignore problems when they came and right now, pulling Esther into my problems was an issue I didn’t want to start.“I have seen the way Willow looks at you. I have seen the way the princess treats you… if you continue like this, they will kill you. Especially Willow. I know her. She is in a relationship with a very ruthless Alpha. People say
Ella’s POVThe days were finally starting to move fast. Selena and Willow kept making my life hell, but I refused to give them the satisfaction they craved. Through all the torture, I kept a smile on my face.My child was my strength and the very thought that Esther and her friends were working behind the scenes to make sure that my escape was successful, gave me all the courage I needed. I didn’t cry when they slapped me. I didn’t let the discomfort get past my skin because I knew that it would soon be over.“Ella?” Aunt Emily’s voice reached my ears while I was in Selena’s toilet -she had forced me to clean up the mess she made while she and Willow watched recorded dramas and documentaries on their phones.Aunt Emily’s footsteps were getting closer, so, I quickly dropped the toilet brush I was holding and pretended to have been washing my face by the sink.“Are you okay, my dear?” she exclaimed as our eyes met through the mirror, and from the corner of the door, I saw Willow and Sel
Ella's POV"What are you talking about, Aunt?" I blurted forcing a frown onto my face.For an older female, it was normal for her to discern between pregnancies. The signs she had mentioned were strange because I hadn't even noticed them myself.She was quiet, only staring at me as I grabbed the night dress from her and headed for the door. "Let's get going. There is no point staying here anyway," I grumbled.I would have to find a way to communicate with Esther somehow.Thankfully, Aunt Emily didn't comment on the signs of my pregnancy anymore. She quietly joined me at the door and we walked together to her cottage."There is only one room in here, so we would have to share it. I hope you don't mind?" She asked as she unlocked the door and invited me inside.I didn't actually care about spending the night with her. my only concern was how I was going to get Esther to speak to me and change the plans we already had.We thought we had more time to plan on the transportation and how we
Ella's POVI pushed away my thoughts and took the first step towards the horrible dress in Willow’s hands —the sooner I got into it, the earlier she left and the sooner I thought of a way to solve my problem.I took off the clothes I was putting on as fast as I could, and I was left in only my undergarment.Willow parted the dress ready and turned it in my direction. Without checking or inspecting, I placed my left leg into it and then the right leg. The moment the material touched my skin, it felt weirdly uncomfortable, and I could have refused it then and there but somehow, I embraced the idea of having the wedding the next day. It was better off."There… we are almost done." Willow sang with such enthusiasm my brows raised with suspicions. My heart started beating as she raised the dress higher till it covered my breasts.Aside from the discomfort of the material, everything else was fine. The dress already hugged my curves and if not that I hated the color, I would say it was ver
Ella’s POVThe goddess was surely smiling down at me that night. After managing to convince Aunt Emily to stay with me, Willow angrily left the cabin and when the nurse did arrive, she didn’t come alone.She came with Esther.My eyes lit up from my position on the makeshift bed, Aunt Emily had created for me to lie down on so she could begin cleaning the blood that was starting to clot on my back.“What exactly happened?” the nurse said as she came to kneel by the bundle of bedsheets I was lying on. She dropped a very large back beside her and then started pulling out her instruments.“I don’t even know how to explain but… it was an accident with her dress. The bleeding has mostly stopped…” Aunt Emily was saying but I was no longer paying attention to the conversation.I was busy staring at Esther and wishing I could speak to her in my mind. She was also looking in my direction but to prevent any suspicion, she tried her best to appear as if she was focused on the ongoing conversation
Michael’s POV“Man, you are crazy… how did you manage to convince the old fool to move the mating date?” Jason —my best friend, asked bursting into laughter.We were sprawled on my bed over a couple of bottles of wine to celebrate my reign. His question birthed a smirk on my face and I snouted.“Have you forgotten how I became the captain and not his stupid brother?” I asked him with a bottle already heading to my lips.Jason turned to look at me and as our eyes met, we burst into laughter together. This was our night to enjoy the major milestone I was about to cross over. The Crystal Pack royal family had taken everything from me, with their rose-coated scents and proudly held shoulders, I was going to destroy all of it.“By the time I am done dealing with them, the entire realm is going to know that nobody messes with Michael and gets away with it…” I growled.Jason raised his brows and his eyes narrowed as he stared at me. “Remind me never to cross you… geez, man… you sound like th
Michael’s POVFor the first time in a long time, I woke up with a smile on my face. It wasn’t because of the hot and satisfying sex I had with Selena but because of what the new day meant for me.I was going to get mated with Ella, the one whom Andrew was drawn to, the most. This also meant that if I played my cards right, I could get the throne handed over to me on a platter of gold.…and if I was impatient, I could easily get them all killed, and the throne would still be mine since I would be the only male relative left alive…“Why are you smiling?” Selena cooed by my side.My brain had canceled her presence from my head, and it was only when she spoke that I remembered that she had spent the night in my room. I turned to look at her and grinned, already enjoying the look of shock on her face when she realized that she had been playing with the devil.“You couldn’t get enough of me physically, and you resulted in dreaming of me, didn’t you?” she whispered tracing her manicured figu