XAVIER'S POVA lot was happening at once and it was happening so fast that I was not able to digest it all, the first being the beautiful woman who was having dinner with us.She said she was Anna's sister but there seemed to be more to the story than that.Especially the fact that the new lady looked nothing like Anna.When we had walked in and saw her, I had felt Anna's body tense up and it was still tense as she sat next to me.I had kept glancing at her hoping she would look at me and perhaps I would have an incline on what was happening but the only person she seemed interested in looking at was her sister.That was until her sister revealed that she had insulted me before sneaking over to our pack to marry me. I found it hard to believe that Anna had not only come to marry me willingly but that she had conned her sister out of marrying me. But I had to believe when she looked at me after hearing her sister's words. What was Anna really up to? It was at that moment it registere
ANNA'S POVI wiped the single tear that was making its way down my eyes, catching it before it could even reach my cheeks.The tear had threatened to flow when I was talking to Xavier but I had held it back and when I knew that I could not hold it back any longer, I walked away.The tear had been caused by the wedge of pain in my chest. A pain so much that I could not breathe. A pain I did not want to feel.It felt like I was losing Xavier but that was weird since I could not lose what I never had.He was never mine. And technically it shouldn't bother me that he was going away to someone else —but it did and I couldn't breathe.My wolf couldn't take it and this irritated me.Why did I care that Xavier liked Kira? Why did I give two fucks about who they coward liked?Why did it hurt that it wasn't me?Irritated with myself, I squeezed my hands into fists and stomped to the room I shared with Xavier. Thankfully, It was empty and I plopped down on the bed with a heavy sigh and a broke
XAVIER’S POVAs I got to the room, I was surprised to find the bed empty. Aside from the empty bed, something else seemed missing, yet I couldn’t place a finger on it.“Anna?” I called, ignoring my thoughts as I walked to the bathroom, and just like the bed, it was empty too.A frown settled on my face as I returned to the room and moved to the window, wondering where she could have gone. She just up and left.We had a lot to talk about. She had a lot to explain.Kira didn’t seem like a bad person. She was a fun-loving girl that just brought a different aura everywhere she went, yet Anna had made it seem like she was the opposite and now that she could calmly talk to me about what was truly going on, she was nowhere to be found.I moved away from the window and decided to change into more comfortable clothes as I waited for her return. She might have gone to the clinic again or maybe she found a new place to hang out.But all those ideas vanished as I opened the wardrobe and found it
ANNA’S POVSometime after Xavier shamefully finished flirting with Kira, sleep slowly started trickling into my system and I was more than grateful for the break from the chaotic thoughts in my head and the pain in my chest.—Plus, the anger I felt at myself for getting affected by all these.I should have known that Xavier was good for nothing charming man who went about breaking young girls’ hearts. As much as I hated to admit, I could openly say I understood how Abigail felt. This was punishment. It was wrong and I shouldn’t let it affect me.Hence, my joy when sleep finally started taking me to a more peaceful land where I didn’t have to worry about any of the things happening around me.But not long into my sleep, I heard the soft chuckles that always irritated me back home —it was Kira, and she was speaking with someone.I heard her door shut and the voices reduced to mumbles.My heart thumped hard in my chest and my ears were alert as I sat up instantly on my bed and tried to a
XAVIER’S POVThe moment I stepped out of that room I knew that I had made a wrong move. Anna’s scent whizzed passed me so strongly, that my wolf jumped within me, and my eyes found her taking the corner.I called and chased after her, but she refused to turn back or even listen to me. She went in the direction of the fields and changed into her wolf.A frown covered my face as I realized that this wasn’t a joke, she was really trying to get away from me but why? I couldn’t answer that.All I did was go into her sister’s room to ask about her location when she had just disappeared on me. Now she was running. What the hell was wrong with this woman?If the situation had happened months after she arrived at my pack, I wouldn’t have cared. I would have let her take the damn run on her own but at this point, I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t ignore her choice because everything she did affected me.Our connection was tearing at me, and my heart was bleeding. I couldn’t let her go away. I couldn
ANNA’S POVThe hurt in my heart stopped and I felt everything within me freeze. My eyes blinked. It was as if the kiss reset something in my head and when he broke away and looked at my eyes and then said those words, my heart cracked.My soul felt confused. My anger was relenting but my head was still mushy from the kiss and as our eyes met, I did the very first thing my head could think of.I swiped my hand across his cheek and slapped him.“How dare you profess an emotion you know nothing about? How dare you play with that word like this?” I cried, not even caring that the dumbest man in the realm was looking into my eyes and causing all of these emotions deep within me while I cried.“I am not playing Anna. I mean every word I said—” I didn’t let him finish as I slapped him again.My head was becoming clearer and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. The more my wolf rejoiced at the confession, the more irritated I became.“You spend the night with her and then you co
ANNA’S POVPreparations for the ball began in the palace and my mind refused to get settled. There was something fishy about the whole arrangement that just didn’t sit right with me. Why would Lartes want my father here? It wasn’t even news that Lartes didn’t like me, so calling my father for a celebration that was totally uncalled for especially after the attack that happened, didn’t seem like a very smart thing to do…I was pacing around the room, trying to think of a way to get to my father before Lartes did but all means seemed blocked. I couldn’t reach him, and it was—My thoughts came to an abrupt stop as the smell of fresh white roses spread over my nose. My brows knitted and I turned around to find a large bouquet in my face.I followed the hands holding the bouquet and my eyes narrowed as they met with Xavier’s. “What’s the meaning of this?” I gritted as I glared at him.We had a major situation coming and all he could think of was to get me flowers at a time like this.“The
XAVIER’S POVI could see in her eyes that she didn’t believe me. She didn’t trust me, but I was determined to make her see how much I meant the words I said to her.As soon as Anna left the room, I scurried out in the direction of the kitchen and called one of the maids.“Yes, my prince,” she said with a bow.“I need a bunch of jasmine flowers or lavenders; can I get them in our garden?” I asked. I had no idea what the flowers even looked like, if I did, I would have gone to the garden to find them myself.“I am sorry my prince, the king requested that all colored flowers be taken out. I am afraid we only have white lilies and white sunflowers,” she said, and my heart sank.“So, you have no idea where I can get lavenders and Jasmine?”She started shaking her head slowly and then stopped to smile. “Oh yes, the flower shop in town should have some. And I am sure it will be at a discounted price since most of the fresh samples he has come from the palace garden,” she said, and I wanted t