ALANA“Cain, take your hands off the ambassadress!”Lucas’ angry voice thundered across the room as I felt my dizziness going away knowing that Cain knew what William wanted to hide in the first place. I blinked my eyes to drive the shaky feeling and to focus my eyes on the two eager men in front of me.Lucas pushed Cain away and looked at me protectively. “Hey Lucas, no need to be harsh. I was just talking with Alana.”I saw Lucas hide me behind his back like what William always does for me. “You are harassing her already! I’m not going to let that happen. She is the ambassadress!”Cain grinned at the beta. “Really, Lucas? Is Alana really just an ambassadress?”His voice holds a lot of meaning in it and I could only surmise about what it is. Pulling up my neckline to hide the mark on my neck, I silently blamed myself. If I was only careful enough, then he would not know about William’s secret.“You are talking nonsense, Cain,” Lucas replied in a flat tone. “The alpha prince has not
ALANAI looked at Cain with a bated breath waiting for his response at William’s direct threat towards him.An array of emotions crossed his face. Anger, envy, and then back to mischief.“Alpha prince, you know I have nothing against you. I just discovered your secret accidentally and I do not intend to tell the alpha king about it. I am not some kind of a kiss and tell man. I respect you, William.”He even smiled at the alpha prince who stood as stoic and cold as him. “But I don’t respect you, Cain. Not at all.”Blinking my thoughts away, I raised my eyes at William who sounded a little too different for me. I always witness him acting all harsh and cruel to any man who comes at me but this time, it’s really different. Like there is something without me in the equation.Cain put his hands on the pockets and chuckled, fueling William’s annoyance of him. “Why? Have you still not forgotten about it? I did not take you as a man who harbors longing and regrets.”He glanced at me as if he
ALANA“I didn't do it. Dad, I swear I did not do it!” I said right away when I entered the alpha’s office. “I can never do that to anyone. I am not the one who poisoned Sophia.”“Why would I believe you when I know you came back here to kill us all!?” He gripped my chin and looked at me savagely. “You are a child without any remorse at all! I raised you up! I let you eat my hard-earned food! I let you sleep in my house even though I do not have the responsibility to do so and now you are going to do this to my daughter! You have no shame, Alana!”“I can never attempt to kill anyone! I am not like that! Even after the abuse I experienced in your hands, I never thought of killing you all. All I want is for you to suffer and to reflect from all the evil things you did to me!” My voice broke along the way. “All I want is to hear apologies from you. Is it really that hard to do that?”I thought his heart will melt, that he will still find it in his heart to understand me but there is reall
ALANAI tossed and turned in my bed trying to find a good position to sleep but I cannot really find it. Finally, when I was exhausted from forcing myself to close my eyes, I sighed and sat down in my bed. There are just so many things going in my head right now.Sophia is still unconscious in the hospital and everyone in the mansion is blaming me for what happened to her. Rumors of me poisoning her circulate in the entire village that even the kids that I always visit in the outskirts are not coming out of their houses to meet me.“It’s okay,” I said to myself. “It’ll all be okay. Eventually, the truth will come out too. For now, I really need to sleep.”Hugging the pillow, I went out of the room silently and tiptoed across the hallway towards the end where William’s room is located.I did not dare to knock. He told me that every night, he keeps his door open for me in case I need something from him or I can’t fall asleep.I pushed the door open and entered the room where I immediate
DRAKEI let out a harsh sigh before I palmed my face hard and stared at the space. Alana has lost her consciousness during our lovemaking because I was not able to control myself.I did not give her much consideration knowing that she is a virgin. I let myself be selfish because I want her so much that I ended up massively hurting her and now I don’t know how to face her anymore.I can’t even look at her face in shame when Francine and the doctors began treating her in my room that I have to exit.“I really hurt her,” I said in a low voice. “I forced myself with her, Francine.”She just looked at me from the other side of the door in silence.“But I know I did not do it intentionally. I lost my control in bed. I should have been gentler and careful but I still hurt her. We are mates, Francine. Are we not compatible?”She stood up and tapped my head like a drum just like what she used to do to me when I was young when I got frustrated every time I failed to win against my combat instru
ALANA“Ambassadress, Madam Sophia has been discharged already from the hospital. Are we going to lock her up back into the basement?”I tapped my ballpen on the desk while trying to make sense of what happened last night. According to my research and Francine, something must have gone awry in the process. It was supposed to hurt but not really to hurt it like that as if I was being stabbed in my heart.“No,” I shook my head. “It was just not nothing. I shouldn’t be thinking about it that much.”“Ambassadress?” the woman asked again.I gasped and looked at the waiting servant. “Sorry, what was it again?”I was too distracted about my thoughts that I forgot that I was talking with someone.“Madam Sophia has gotten out of the hospital already, ambassadress. What do we do with her? Should we get her to bring her back to the basement?”“No, just let her be for now. Where is she?”“She’s at her room now, ambassadress.”I stood up. “Take me to her.”I did not enter her room and just looked a
ALANAI almost dropped the phone from my hand when I heard that.My mate, the alpha prince is already getting married?I gasped for air and I leaned on the seat to afford some courage for myself. I felt my heart breaking into pieces at the sudden news. I wanted to cry this instant but I am concerned about what these people around me would say and react. I don’t want any more rumors about me to encircle the mansion anymore.And so, I sat there and acted like I was not shook inside but I know Francine already caught about it. She knows that something is wrong already.“I will do what I can do, alpha king,” I replied in a flat tone.“Thank you, Alana. We had a truce with that young man. If he does not find his mate this year, then we will be the one who will find a wife for him. We already found one for him because he is not giving us any hint that he has found his mate. The alpha prince has been aware about it right from the very start. I’ve already given him the invitation and the gues
ALANAMy heart leaped in its cage. Is he going to tell me about it? Is he finally going to tell me that he will tell his parents about me and about us?“What is it?” I asked in extreme hope.“You will come with me,” he answered, further boosting my expectation.Why? I want to ask him. So, you could finally introduce me to your family?But I did not say that for fear that I would be too presumptive.My smile widened, reaching my eyes. This is it! He is really going to tell his parents about me, that I am his mate!“Why?” I asked because I still want to hear it come out from his mouth.He touched my nose and pinched my cheek playfully. “Because I always want to see you. I cannot leave this place without you, Alana.”It felt like I was hoisted up in the air and then was dropped out from such a high place.He wants to see me always but there is no mention of his plans between us. Am I just being too clingy or should I just accept that this should only be the role that I will be playing in
ARIA“Z-Zuleik…” I stepped back while holding my breath when my back was literally on the cliff already. One wrong move and I could be a cold shredded meat in an instant.“Did you know what I went through just to penetrate the boundaries of this fucking palace just to find you?!” he said in gritted teeth. “Did you know that that fucking alpha prince whom you have been munching over with is holding Lola hostage?!”He grabbed my arm burying his nails on my skin. “You are my mate, Aria! You should have been with me! But what are you doing? You are busy fucking with him behind my back while your people are suffering!”He yanked me onto him while letting the shovel fall into my feet making me winced in pain but he just dismissed it coldly.“Did you know that you are fucking selfish? I sent Lola to get you and look what you put her into! She was captured by the alpha prince!”I grinned and tried to strip his hand off my neck. I don’t really like everything that he said to me now. I know it
ARIAI burst into laughter when he said that. That is actually the most absurd thing I have ever heard in my entire life and it’s the first time I heard about it.“Mates rejecting each other? Alpha prince, are you high on something? How can you be a mate to someone and reject her? You are just making me laugh with your useless lame jokes. Stop it. No one would believe you.”I turned my back ready to leave him in the cabin when he spoke again.“Alana, you and I are karmic mates because you are the granddaughter of the former alpha king that my father slayed.”I blinked and turned back around to see the guilt written all over his face.“What the hell are you talking about, alpha prince? What is this again? Why are you like this? Why are you inventing impossible things like that?”He remained in his place, his eyes fixed on mine as fear and determination crossed his eyes.“I regretted not telling you sooner because I am scared of the repercussions. I am afraid that the truth will take yo
ARIAMy eyes widened in shock when I saw the ruthless alpha prince that is feared by everyone outside and inside the palace shed his tears right in front of me.“Alpha prince!” I exclaimed when I didn’t know what to do. “Alpha prince, what are you doing? I didn’t mean to say those words. I was not thinking. I am taking them all back.”How could I ever properly think of doing or saying something when he is slowly going into his knees while his tears keep pouring?“You are right. I lost her because of my cowardice,” he said in a shaking voice while staring at me. “I lost my woman because I was not decisive enough. I promised to protect her when I rescued her from that godforsaken place but her life did not get any better in my hands. She suffered while being with me. She suffered because of me because she will always choose to protect me over herself.”He gasped and reached for my feet to touch it gently.“I saw how hard she struggled so we could be together but it’s already too late. I
ARIAThe ride back to the palace is riddled with a good tension with the way the alpha prince is holding and caressing my hand tightly.I just knew with his sticky gaze that something will go down the drain today and it’s definitely our clothes peeling off from our body.“Take us to the cabin,” he commanded the driver who turned the car around.I still saw Lucas’ car stopped as we passed by it.When we reached the cabin, I did not think twice and pulled him to me and kissed him passionately.I do not know why I am doing this and if I am kissing him right but I still did it anyway.The alpha prince froze for a second when I caught him off guard but he took control of the pace right after.Setting me up on the table, he settled in between my legs and cupped my breasts inside my top unceremoniously.I let out a gasp inside his mouth and opened my lips bigger for him to give him more access.Like all the other things and places in the palace, his kisses are also familiar.I know I have ki
ARIALucas bowed before us, his eyes still fixated on our hands as he greeted the alpha prince.“Alpha prince, forgive me for saying this but you should not be out and parading Aria. The alpha king is wary about your sudden changes. You have a wife, alpha prince. It is not good to see you with the other woman.”But the alpha prince just opened his hand just to grip my hand tighter. “Lucas, since when did I take up any of your ill advices? I am the alpha prince. I know more than you do.”The beta stood straight and looked into the eyes of the alpha prince, a move that I reckoned is a direct challenge to the alpha prince.The atmosphere got intense and I found myself analyzing the situation. The alpha prince and the beta are known to be so close to each other so I do not know the reason why they are looking at each other like they’re about to transform and tear the other up.“Alpha prince, I was put up by the alpha king to monitor your actions because he found you to be incapable of mak
ARIAI filled my lungs with the scent of the plants in the laboratory and smiled to myself.I’m feeling so at ease and comfortable in this place as if I belonged here.The medicine on the racks, the books about healing, and just the smell of the plants in this huge room are enough to put the biggest smile on my face.“Now, this is what we call heaven,” I muttered to myself while touching the equipment in the area.I don’t really know about the intention of the alpha prince to bring me here but I will never complain because I just love it here. It felt like I belonged here.“I think I have held this before,” I said while caressing a microscope. “And these books right here, I think I read them all before.”Closing my eyes, I walked slowly to the shelves of books touching every single one of them hoping that I would remember something.I do not believe the alpha prince when he insinuated that I am his mate but something right now has clicked in my head and I would just like to discover w
WILLIAMI bowed before my parents when I arrived at the hall. “Father, mother, you are back.”My mother ran up to me, opening her arms towards me giving me a tight and big hug. “Oh, my son! What’s with the cold treatment my alpha prince?”She chuckled but I cannot return the enthusiastic treatment since the betrayal of what they did to me is still fresh in my mind.I don’t think I could ever forgive them for what they’d done to me and Alana.The alpha king grunted in his seat while staring at me.“I heard from Sophia that you brought home a woman.”I laughed bitterly and shook my head in annoyance. “And she did not fail to report that to you.”My father stood up, his brows furrowed because apparently, he wanted me to be the best husband there is for someone that he knew right from the very start that I despise because of what she did to Alana.That, to me, is one of the biggest betrayals he can do against me on top of manipulating me to forget Alana.“William, I already told you to be
ARIAThe kiss deepened as he carried me and laid me down onto the grasses where he cupped my face and literally devoured my mouth like he has been deprived of contact for years.“You are back into my life and I could not thank the moon goddess for safely bringing you back into my life,” he said while caressing my face.His voice is cracked as if he is going to cry at any second. Pressing his forehead on mine, he sniffed my scent and aligned his breathing with mine.“I’m sorry for forgetting you, my love. I’m sorry for letting you alone all those years that I am not with you.”I immediately pushed him away the second he said that and sat up while fixing the strap of my dress.What the hell is he talking about? Although my heart and body are reacting positively to his touch, his words confused the hell out of me.What the fuck is he talking about? Is he talking about fated mates? But we are not like that. I already have a mate and it’s considered to be a jinx. And royal werewolves are k
ARIAI know something was different when I woke up and found the alpha prince just staring softly at me from the other side of the bed.His eyes are only fixed on me with a certain glow on them as if he wants to tell me so many things but forced himself to shut his mouth up.I never saw him like this and it kind of warms my heart to see him looking at me this way even when it sounds so delusional and out-of-reality kind of thing.“W-What happened?” I asked while sitting up. “What are y-”My voice trailed off when I found myself in his arms being tightly hugged by the alpha prince in an instant. He pushed me back down to the bed and settled his nose in between my neck sniffing me in the process.I was caught off guard but I did not move and just let him embrace me in the gentlest way possible.“I miss you so much. I miss you so much,” he whispered in my ears while kissing my head.I pushed him back but it’s like moving a big boulder rock. “Alpha prince, what are you talking about?”I c