Ella's POVI was still trying to recover from Willow's cold eyes when Ryker's burning one descended on me. The excitement he looked upon Willow with was suddenly gone and all that was left was anger."Why are you here?" He growled at me.I had to pinch myself to stop the panic that was slowly crawling into my head."I— I was happy... I mean, I am happy that Willow is awake so I wanted to see her too," I stuttered with an unsteady smile on my face."Thank you. You may leave now," he said.I swallowed the emotions in my throat and was about to leave when Willow's voice glued me to the spot."I heard them call her by her title. Is she your Luna?" Her voice was so sweet, it sounded nothing like the look she had given me just a while ago.I could have sworn I saw Willow's cold eyes turn into a sharpened knife as she glared at me and I felt obligated to explain."It's not really like that. I am hmm... I am just a—""She is nothing." Ryker's deep voice interrupted me and I held back my tongu
Ella's POVFor the second time in one day, somebody was asking me this, at this point all the doubts I had were gone down the drain. I was truly pregnant but I couldn't tell anyone. Not even Willow."No, I am not pregnant," I said with an uneasy laugh."Hmm," Willow sneered, straightening up on the bed. "If you are not pregnant, why did you try to protect your stomach when the hot water poured on you?"My mouth suddenly went dry and I lacked a good defense as I tried to remember when I had done that. I looked down at my stomach and saw that I still had my uninjured arm over my stomach.Quickly I took it away and shook my head. "It was... It was nothing. I am not pregnant," I repeated, trying to sound firm but I failed and Willow saw it too She corked her head to the side and her blue eyes seemed to glow as she stared at me, "Ella, should call the doctor then? We should let him test you. Maybe I am wrong after all, who knows?"Her voice was nothing like it sounded a while back, it was
Ella's POV My breathing was becoming ragged as the rogues' conversation settled into my head. I was now certain that I was the one they were speaking about.But I could still not understand why they were saying that Willow drugged me. When did she drug me? And how was she even able to arrange for these rogues to come for me at such short notice?I closed my eyes and tried to remember when she could have gotten the chance to do this and then it occurred to me. She could have only drugged me when she insisted I eat lunch with her —the one she threw on the floor for me to eat like a pet."Damn you Willow!" I cursed under my breath. I had been so occupied with escaping that I didn't even think she could harm me at that point.A sharp pain pricked my underbelly and I got reminded of the pain. It felt like it was moving within me, starting from the left and then painfully moving to the right.I quickly slapped my hands to my mouth as another wave hit me."Hmm," I groaned into my hands.My
Ella's POVThe soft calls of birds above me and the gentle kisses of the wind pulled me out of sleep.I was suddenly conscious of where I was even though my eyes were closed. I could hear the sound of waves slapping against one another and a frown covered my face as I wondered where I was. Slowly, I opened my eyes and looked to confirm that I was really at some kind of river bank with really large waves that rhythmically slapped against the bank creating a perfect backdrop to the place.It was morning already and I realised that I must have spent the night right here. Fear tugged at my heart as an uneasiness suddenly filled me.The land around me seemed to go on forever like a forgotten paradise with beautiful flowers growing along the path, yet I couldn't be comfortable as I was trying to figure out if this was the afterlife or if I was still in the land of the living.The cliff that I jumped down from didn't have a river at the bottom. But the more I thought about it, I realised I
Ella's POV Sudden movements shook me out of my lightheadedness and the first thing I realised as my senses returned was that I was not on stable ground —Neither was I on the hard ground.I raised my head, trying to figure out why the scenery around me was moving but my senses were shocked as I felt something else —soft fur that caressed my skin.I looked down and I saw the reason for this. I was lying comfortably on the back of a big grey wolf that was moving.At first, I wanted to scream in panic as I thought they were the rogues I was trying to get away from. I thought they had finally caught up with me after they shot that arrow into my arm.But the dull throb on my shoulder made me turn my eyes to it. They had dressed my wounds and it wasn't bleeding any more. This calmed the panic that was already threatening to consume me and I relied on my wolf for an explanation.My eyes roamed around the area and I noticed that the big grey wolf wasn't the only one moving.They were a group
Ella's POV"What?" I furrowed my brows and stared hard at the handsome guy I had followed to the mansion."Yep, you heard me correctly," he replied with the most serious face I had ever seen.My heart skipped a beat as my head started working faster than normal. What he was telling me couldn't be right. There had to be some mix-up somewhere."You are joking again, aren't you?" My heart seemed to pause as I stared at him, waiting for a response.But he shook his head slowly. "No, I am not..."My mouth dropped and my heart resumed racing. "I am not your Beta's daughter. I can't be. My birth parents died a long time ago and I was brought up by my stepmother. You have got the wrong girl."His handsome face furrowed into a small scowl and his eyes watched me."You must have grown up in a lie, love. Your birth parents are alive," in repeated with such confidence in his throat, mine felt weak.He finally pushed the door open and he got into the room. I pulled myself out of my daze and quick
Ella's POV"I am David, your father," the man said, introducing himself to me.When he finally pulled me out of his embrace and wiped at his eyes, I couldn't keep my mouth sealed despite the genuine love I saw in his green eyes."I am sorry, but how can you be so sure that I am your daughter?" I asked him in a small voice."You have the same red rose scent every royal member of the pack possesses and you are a spitting image of your mother..." He cupped my face between his palms as he spoke and I felt a lump rise in my throat."The connection I feel is so strong. It is the bond between a father and his daughter... There is no doubt within me," he finished.A bubble seemed to form between us as I stared at him. I felt the connection he spoke about but it wasn't with him but with the other man on the other side of the room... Yet, I couldn't find it in me to tell him. His eyes were so full of joy as he held me, I couldn't ruin it.A sudden sound of clapping hands snapped me out of the b
Ella's POVThe room fell silent as Selena's threat lingered in the air. Everyone became tense as they watched her walk out of the room without saying a word to her.I couldn't help but wonder what was going on. Why didn't anyone reprimand her?"Ella, my dear, please ignore Selena. She is a good girl... She is just stressed out..." Aunt Emily said in a shaky voice."Once you get to know her, you will love her," my supposed father added and everyone nodded in agreement too quickly for me to believe a thing they said.Their awkwardness turned into laughter and soon they resumed eating their meals like nothing had happened.I watched each and every one of them then I realized just how badly they must have spoiled Selena that she turned out like this.By the time the feast came to an end, I was more than grateful to leave their presence and get a moment to myself. I still had to worry about my baby and find a way to get myself checked, so I could be certain that it was fine."Let me walk y