"Nothing will happen; Brian will be in the crowd protecting her.""Shit! How do I explain that to her?""Brian already did, and she understood everything. She did not even throw a tantrum, so you are welcome."I smiled and said, "OK, then, I do not need to panic. Thank you."I started eating my ramen, and Reagan sat beside me on the bed and started typing something on his phone. I looked at the screen, and I saw that he was talking to Amelia."Why are you talking to Amelia?""Am I telling her to start coming already? You need her to get you ready?""For the mating ceremony?"He nodded, still engrossed in his phone. I snatched it from him."Alix, why are you snatching my phone?" He said and tried taking his phone back.I stood up from the bed and took a good look at the chat.He was telling her what kind of accessories he wanted him to bring while coming. He mentioned diamonds, and she was asking her if she should bring a black diamond or the pink diamond that they had gotten for me. T
My eyes widened, mate! What the hell is happening?Brian tried to pull the she-wolf to himself, but she pushed him. She looked at a man beside her, who nodded before she hugged Brian. She did not act like other wolves that are overjoyed to see their mate. Her smile seemed forced to me. Something was definitely off about her."What is happening? Is that Brian's mate?" I asked Reagan stupidly because I needed to be sure that I was not the only one seeing this. The music had stopped playing, and everyone was looking at the drama that was unfolding."Yes, go get your friend now," He said and pushed me forward.That was when my gaze returned to Kelly; she looked pale like she was going to faint any time soon. I rushed to her and tapped her slowly."Kelly, come on, do not keep watching them," I whispered." then tried to pull her away from the scene, but she held my hand, refusing to leave."No," she whispered."Kelly, come on, let's just go; Reagan can tell us what happened later."She push
When I opened my eyes the next morning, I had a headache, but most importantly, my body was sore. I tried to sit up, and pain ran through my whole body. I bit into my lips and managed to sit up.It made sense why my whole body hurt now; I was lying on the floor, and two bottles of vodka and several shots were lying around. There was also a knife and a drawing that I presumed to be Brian's because his name was on it, but it did not look anything like him. Several holes in the paper must've been made with the knife.I did not have much of a headache because Kelly was grappling with the vodka bottle yesterday.She was also lying on the ground near the television, and she looked completely trashed. I managed to stand up even though I swerved a bit. I went to the water dispenser and grabbed a cup of water. I downed it, but it still did not do much.I grabbed my phone from the bed; there were three missed calls. I turned the data on and saw messages from Reagan.He asked if we were okay in
Fi"Ummm who said so? Do not mind them because I already asked Reagan to make an excuse for you," I said while patting her hair."That is so nice of both of you, but I have to go to that party; I must go," she said with all seriousness."Why?" I was confused because I thought that she would be happy that she was being exempted."I saw that ass. He must have followed me to the orchid.""He came to apologize?"She scoffed, Yes, but that was not why I was angry; he asked me not to bother coming to the ceremony tonight as he and his beloved were announced by Stephen. I mean, I came from the palace to this place for the mating ceremony, and you are commanding me on what to do because we had an arrangement that did not work out. He did not ask if I wanted to come; he told me not to bother coming.""Maybe he is just worried about you and trying not to hurt your feelings."She scoffed, "Nope when you are worried about people's feelings, you do not come to them and te
"Put more highlighter; I want my cheeks to sparkle, like a diamond, so all eyes will be on me," Kelly said."Why would you add more highlighter? This one is enough."She snatched the highlighter from my hand, added another layer of it, and blended it a bit with a brush."Now it looks good. Where is that bodycon diamond dress? I thought I kept it on the bed?""I put it on the chair, so I would not mistakenly sit on it," I said and pointed at the chair.We have been in Kelly's room getting ready for the mating ceremony for the last two hours. After we said goodbye to Clara, I made a quick stop at our room, though Reagan was not in. He left me a note telling me that he was having a meeting but had asked Stephen to have the cooks bring us food.I took some gala-worthy clothes from my wardrobe and then headed to Kelly's room. She was flirting with a man, whom I recognized to be one of Reagan's guards, and they were in front of her door."So are you saying that I get to keep you to myself a
Red, Why was her head changing color in the middle of the dance floor? I looked around to see if there was a red light flashing on her hair, but I saw nothing. I tapped Reagan about to explain it to him, but I did not know what to say."Did you see what is happening over there?" I said, trying to see if he caught her hair changing color."By something happening, if you mean your friend walking to the center, making everyone, including Brian's eyes, be on her, yes, I saw that."Okay, maybe it was a red light or I was going crazy, but it was very real."Did you see how Brian's eyes were following her? I thought he just found his mate and should have no eyes for anyone but her, so why is he looking at Kelly like he is starving?"Reagan starts to look at me somehow. I clean my face, thinking there is something on it. I do it slowly because I am not going to rough off my makeup, but when I see nothing and he is still looking,"What? Do you have something to say?""Yes, why are you trying t
"So what you are trying to tell me is that the magic worked and everything went according to plan," Payne said, taking a sip of his wine and popping one chunk of meat into his mouth. He was eating steak for dinner."Yes, it did; they will leave tomorrow morning with her. I managed to convince them that she is just a healer, just like you told me." The person at the other end of the phone answered."Good job, Stephen. I will transfer the cash to you when I am done eating for a job well done.""OK, when do I get to speak to the person in charge?"Payne rolled his eyes and answered, "You are speaking to him right now.""Come on, I mean, the so-called grand master, I need to be sure that I picked the right side and that nothing will backfire.""Nothing will backfire, Roderick told me that you were not so hard to convince, and besides, I heard that Reagan threw you out of the window, so you must hate him like I do, so do not act like you did not have it in mind to rebel against the Royals.
"Kelly, with the way you are sounding, you better still not be asleep at Joshua's place," I told her immediately after she picked up the call. I went to her room this morning to check on her, but she was not there."Good morning to you too, Alix; I have almost reached the pack house," she whispered out."Where are you? Don't tell me you slept with Joshua too. You know how this might end again.""Alright, madam purity, I will have you know that we, including a few pack members, crashed in Clara's place for an after-party"Who are we?""Me, Joshua, and two other guards that were instructed to watch over me; they did not drink though, so boring. Only Joshua had a glass of whiskey after I cajoled him for a long time, but for what it was, I had a nice time. I drank like a fish, knowing that no one could do anything to me there.""Congratulations to you. You forgot that you are supposed to be careful and also forgot that we are leaving this morning.""I did not; I just have a terrible heada
Epilogue Alix Pov"Bye, Zara," I waved at one of the nurses."Bye, Princess," she waved back.I work in the hospital now, and though I did not do much work, I was one of the directors just like I was in my father's hospital.Baby Zack has grown so much now that he is crawling; the same is with baby Drizzle, and they are over at the grandparent's house for the day. Ashlynn also gave birth to a son and named him Kish after his grandfather.Kelly and Kingsley are at the cabin, enjoying their getaway that will only last for today because they will be back tomorrow. Reagan was in his office, and the last time I checked, he was still busy.It was already six in the evening, and I could not wait to be home and soak in the tub.My phone beeped, and it was a message from Reagan.I am home, and I made dinner. Come, let's make magic.He could just have mind-linked me, I thought, but I headed home anyway.When I opened the main door and ent
"You guys wasted much more time than I thought you would, but I guess that's thanks to Alix for knowing how to tempt you, Prince Reagan." The seer said, then pointed at the seat.Hot color blasted on my cheeks because when we woke up this morning and finished breakfast, Reagan wanted to leave immediately, but I cajoled him to a quickie before we came here."These places seem so clean, Merida," Reagan answered, then sat down before pulling me too.She smiled and said, "I cleaned it up because I knew you would be here today. I also did it to save some of my glasses."Reagan smiled. "I know. Your place is never this clean. Alix meets Merida. Merida, this is Alix, my mate.""Good morning, Merida, I am Alix. I wanted to ask you some questions about some things," I said with a smile."You mean some questions about the vision you had yesterday?"I nodded, stunned, then she burst into a loud laugh."You look stunned that I know about some flimsy vision. Don't be so surprised; I see everything
I held my head because it felt like it was breaking into two. I tried to mind-link Reagan, but it felt like something had taken control of my mind.I felt trapped in my head until I was not feeling my body anymore. Instead, it felt like I was in the clouds."I like the necklace, the portrait, the note, and the flower. I love everything." I heard a voice, and when I looked closely, it was my father, Kish Stone, and my mother.He kissed her. "You do not know how happy that makes me. I look forward to these stolen moments, and I wish I could introduce you to my family and my pack.She smiled and said, "Me too, but we can't. Being here with you is already a big risk. I take many measures to be here, so we do not get attacked. My kind has been hunted for ages, so bringing me to your pack will put you guys in danger."He placed his head on her chest and said, "I know, but I would love to show my mate to everyone."She laid on her back and clutched his head. "Me too."He moved over to her, a
Six months after"Wake up, Alix," I heard Reagan whisper in my ear.I wanted to groan and then sit up, but I decided against it. I turned, then pretended to be still sleeping."You are such a bad actor," he whispered, then slapped my ass gently.I turned and rolled my eyes at him. He smiled, then leaned down to kiss me and then my stomach."How is our peanut?"As if on cue, he started kicking.I grabbed his hand and placed it on my stomach."Your peanut is kicking like he is on a football field."He chuckled. "As he should."I grabbed a pillow and hit him on the head. "I don't blame you. Maybe you should try carrying him for some minutes."He grabbed the pillow from me and placed it on the bed before kissing my nose and lips. He pulled away before I could deepen the kiss and stood up.He pulled off his top and opened the drawer to grab another one."We made breakfast. Come have some before it gets cold." He said then put the top on, but I had another thing o
Three days after"It's time to pour the sand into the grave by his loved ones. Mrs. Stone, please step forward.""No, no, I do not want to. How can fate be so cruel?" she shouted in anguish. Queen Elizabeth pulled her closer and started leading her to the grave while whispering soothing words to her.The dam in my own eyes broke; I could not believe that Zacky was dead, and he died to save me. Watching his mate cry broke my heart, and as I cried too, I was feeling very faint, if it wasn't for Reagan holding me, I was not sure that I would still be standing.I wish I could turn back the hand of time; I wish I could not rush into that kitchen to eat; I wish I stayed awake to talk him out of coming to save me. Now his child would be fatherless because of me."His family members should step forward too."Reagan carried me to the grave and helped me pour sand inside, then led me back.After the funeral, which was at midnight pack, the king and many Alpha's started le
She shook her head. "I did not see the person's face, but someone was shot.""More reason I should come; I do not want anything to happen to my sister."I stood up and said, "Look, I do not have time for this. Stay with your mate and take care of her. I will bring Alix back. So we can thank you properly because you just saved me once again."I kissed Ashlynn's hand, then mindlinked two guards outside to go in and lead them to my parents' house.When I got outside, Brian, Kingsley, and ten of our men that they had selected were waiting.Kingsley moved closer to me and asked, "Did you find her?""Yes, but why are you here? Should you not be with Kelly?"He shrugged. "She commanded me to go and save her sister; besides, she is at father's house, and Mario is also with them."I nodded, but then I remembered, "What about Dean?""No one has seen him. Maybe he was kidnapped too."I nodded. They must have kidnapped Dean, because I was wondering how they got the password into our first storage
Reagan's pov"Reagan, remember to give me the files before you go to bed." My brother told me, then led his wife away.I nodded, then watched them both go to their seats. After the last incident and everything, I was getting closer to my brother again. Although I try to be careful while dealing with him, he has not betrayed us again with his deals, as I ensured to look through them all.I guess the last time was kind of a one-time f*ckup, and he was looking forward to the future with his mate, who is pregnant with a child, as I was with Alix.I looked around to see my late, but she was not beside me. I tried to mind-link her, but I couldn't. I looked for her around the room, but I could not see her anywhere. And for some reason, I felt so uneasy.I went to where Kelly was sitting and showed Kingsley something that was on her phone."Excuse me?" I whispered, and they raised their faces."Have you seen Alix since we entered together, or did the Queen send her som
"Who is my love with the heart emoji that you cut his call off?"She smiled and said, "Just a boy I met in Paris when I went for a show. Nothing serious."Kelly scoffed. "Please, it has to be something serious, or you will not be posting his name with the heart emoji. Or is his d*ck so good that it has made you fall in love immediately?"Amelia laughed, then whispered, "Maybe it is like Kingsley's own."You should have written my eternity in his name if his d*ck game is as good as my mate," Kelly chipped in."Maybe I should have," she said, and they both started laughing."You both are crazy," I said, and I started to eat my food.Kelly gave me the side eye. "Trying to act like I do not hear you screaming almost night, Damn Maybe we should do a foursome, me, you, and Reagan. What do you think?""I think you should shut your mouth," I said sweetly, and she hissed."Joy killer, always shitting on people's awesome ideas," she said, then turned to Amelia."He has money, right?""Yup, and
Alix Pov One month later.Ughhh, I feel like a whale." I groaned and tried to stand up like before, but I couldn't because of the baby in my stomach. Even though I was just three weeks pregnant, I barely had any energy these days.When I looked at the wall clock, it was almost noon, and I hadn't gone to fit my dress. I had promised Kelly and Amelia that I would meet them there about an hour ago and not fall asleep.But it was not my fault; it was Mini Reagan's fault. He liked to make me dizzy, and I felt weak all the time. He also makes me tear like a water pot, and that was how Queen Elizabeth found out that I was pregnant before Reagan perceived my scent changing and took me to the hospital.Kelly is pregnant too; we found out at the same time, but she was a bit more energetic than I was and loved to dress up. She spent so much time doing it than she ordinarily used to do before. The seer told us that her baby was a girl, which is