ABEL’S POVI woke up the next day feeling extremely horrible about myself. I did not mean to upset her last night or make her feel that Ariana could get away with whatever she did to her. Sometimes I really wanted to tell her about Ariana’s father so she could understand why we had to tolerate her even though we could not stand her. But I knew that Andrei wouldn’t want me to tell her, so I held myself back and kept whatever I wanted to tell her to myself. I hated that she had gone to bed angry with me. I hoped that she would be in a better state of mind to talk to me. Anyone would be mad after the person who framed them got away with it. Even though the maid was punished, she wasn’t the mastermind, so it did not matter.……Thirty minutes later, I sat at the dining table, having breakfast with Andrei. Andrei did not raise his head to look at me once, but I could tell he was watching me.I finally could not stand it anymore. I slammed my fork on the table and looked him in the eye
ANDREI’S POV“What do you mean she’s gone?” I asked Abel, confused. “She’s gone! She has run away. She finally had enough of putting up with you, so she left! Are you happy now? You know that all of this is your fault, right?” Abel asked meI wasn’t in the mood to listen to him pass the blame. “How do you know she’s gone?” I asked him. Maybe she didn’t leave. Perhaps she’s hiding somewhere because she is still mad about yesterday?“I haven’t seen her since morning. She left a note saying that she wanted to be left alone. I gave her the space she wanted, but I got suspicious after I hadn’t seen her all day. I went into her room, and she wasn’t there. She also took a few clothes with her. Do you still think that this isn’t your fault?” Abel asked me“What was in the note she left you?” I asked Abel. I tried to ignore the jealousy I felt when I heard that Anya had left a note for Abel, but I could not ignore that single action of hers. She didn’t even consider me when she left. I was
ANYA'S POVI walked down the forest path as slowly as I could. I had been running for a few hours now, and I was tired. I knew that I had to convey my strength if I wanted to get out of this place alive.I looked down at the men's clothes that I was wearing. I hadn't planned to disguise my identity before I left, but as I made my way out of the Palace, I thought that it would be best to disguise myself so that I wouldn't be caught. I had taken a pair of male clothes that I found outside someone's house. It would help me cover up my identity.I thought about Abel. I had thought about him a lot since I left the Palace. I almost wanted to go back to the palace because of how much I was missing him, but I knew that I couldn't do something like that. I would only be getting myself in trouble if I did that. I won't ever be getting a chance to leave. I will just give up on Abel. He and I were never meant to be in the first place. I will just bury whatever feelings I have for him. I felt
ANYA'S POV"I told you you shouldn't have left without breaking the mate bond, right? Do you think that you can really run away from him without Andrei ever finding you?" My wolf asked me. She sounded like she was boasting. I did not have the time to pay attention to her. Instead, I was thinking about the fact that I could be caught and brought back to the palace. I looked at my disguise. I had done a really good job with it so no one would be able to discover that it was me. But what if they know that it is me? Will I be forced to go back to the palace? Just thinking about what Andrei would do to me if he did was enough to make me sweat. He would think that I have disrespected him by running away, and he would find the worst ways to torture me and make my life impossible! "I left a note for Abel. I told him that I wanted to be left alone. This was supposed to buy me some time to get out of here!" I could not help but complain to my wolf in a low voice.She sneered at me. "Do you
ANDREIWhat do you mean by you can't find her?! It has been a few days already! What exactly are you doing if you can't even find a woman? Why do you all work for me?!" I yelled at the guards. They had their heads bowed, and I felt even more angry! They can't even find her even though it has already been a few days!"Why are all of you so quiet?! Are there guards guarding all the routes that lead out of the palace?" I asked them. They nodded thier heads meekly. "Since you guys are guarding it, why can't you find her? What are all of you doing?!" I yelled at them. "Sir....I think that she might not have left the pack yet. She must know that we are looking for her now, and she must be hiding somewhere in the pack. Instead of guarding the gates to stop her from leaving, I think that we should check all the packs in the Kingdom. I think that we are going to find her if we do that!" One of the guards said. That was enough to make me lose my temper completely. "Do you think that she's a
ANDREI"You have tortured her until she could not take it anymore! She is your mate, for goodness sake! Why do you have to treat her as if she's some maid in the palace?! You let Ariana frame her, and you did nothing about it! You've been mean and cruel to her! No one would be able to take that kind of treatment! It makes sense that she wanted to get away from you!" He barked, his nose flaring in anger.I frowned at this. I felt anger taking over me but I didn't want to lose my cool. At least not right now. I hate to wait to find Anya then. "You've already said it yourself that she is MY mate. What does it matter to you how I treat her? I am going to do whatever I want with her! I don't need you to get involved!" I said. I was already pissed with the way he was always spending time with her. She was MY mate for crying out loud. If she needed help, she could have come to me. Why did she have to go to my brother all the time? Has she forgotten whose mate she is? As soon as I catch h
ANYAI walked a few more days before finally arriving at a new pack. I was happy to be away from Andrei finally. I did miss Abel, but I knew I had to do this. The pack I chose to go to was small. I wanted to avoid the spotlight and thought Andrei wouldn't bother looking in such a small pack. I was shocked when I arrived at the pack and saw that guards were standing just outside the gates..they weren't just guards defending the pack. They looked like they were questioning people entering and leaving the pack because they stopped everyone and asked them a few questions before allowing them inside. My heart was beating fast as I approached the gates. I wanted to turn back and leave, but they had already seen me. It would be suspicious if I just turned and walked away, and I was sure they would chase me. I had no idea why they were standing there, so I decided to go over and see what was happening. I had removed my disguise at this point, so I could no longer pretend to be a man. As
ANYAI looked at the Alpha and blinked. I tried to keep an expressionless look on my face, but my heart was beating fast against my chest as he looked at me. "Alpha Andrei? I have no idea who that is," I lied. "Are you sure that you don't know Alpha Andrei? He is the Alpha of the biggest pack around here. Are you sure that you don't know him?" He asked me one question two times and it made me feel as if he knew I was lying and wanted me to confess myself. I refused to say anything, though. I did not want to give myself away. If there's a chance that he doesn't know who I am, then I am going to take it and live my life as quietly as possible. "No, Your Highness. I have no idea who he is. I want to stay here. I fear that I might lose my life if I went back to my pack!" I said. The Alpha looked at me for a few more minutes and then nodded his head. He even smiled at me. "Fine. I believe your story. You can stay here!" He said. I almost jumped up for joy when he told me this. I fel