ALANA“Why? The alpha prince needs to know about this, Alana. This is an emergency,” she answered confused about why would I hide something so important from William.I took Francine’s hand and squeezed them, relishing in the warmth from her palms. “If you told him about what happened, he would have more reasons to take me back to the castle. I don’t want him to be worried about me when I have you with me. Please Francine, let me be the one to tell William. I just don’t want him to be distracted by his duties.”The woman is still not convinced about my reasoning but good thing Lucas quickly jumped to take my side.“Let her be, Francine. Alana is right. It would cause so much ruckus to William if he ever learns of it now. Let’s wait a few days to let Alana tell him. if something goes wrong, I will take full responsibility.”In the end, we managed to persuade her. It took one long look between them before Francine finally nodded.“Alright,” she surrendered.I sighed out of relief and fa
AlanaMy hands are cold and there is a growing pit in my stomach that threatens to snarl me at any moment but I am trying my hardest to fight it off.But then, looking at how my own family who abused me since I was a child bowing before me made me feel something.Is it satisfaction I am feeling? Dread for what’s to come or just simply an anticipation?I don’t know. All I know is that with each step I take towards the gated mansion that used to hold the most traumatic years of my life, the urge to run has never gotten this stronger.“Stand straight! The new ambassadress from the capital is here for a visit!” One of the royal guards with me shouted as my father slowly lifted his head towards me.“Welcome to our humble village, ambassad-”The smile on his face faded and shock washed all over his face.“A-Alana…”Sophia immediately raised her head at me and gasped. “What?! Alana?!”My stepmother did the same thing and has the gall to look disgusted at me.“Alana, what are you doing here?”
AlanaA long silent battle ensued between my father and Minerva before the alpha growled at her.“Shut up, Minerva. Do not embarrass me in front of the ambassadress.”Taken aback, she can only lean towards Sophia who is as shocked as her mother. Even me is surprised to hear my father say that when I spent all of my life witnessing how he always bent into her words when it comes to hurting me over Sophia.“Honey…” she can only gasp in shock.“Daddy! How could you take Alana’s side over me?! Her slave slapped me!” Sophia bellowed but was met by Alpha Killian’s warning stare.“Do not say anything anymore!” he yelled at her for the first time. “Do not embarrass me too in front of the ambassadress!”He turned towards the guards who were waiting for his command.“Open the gates and let the party of the ambassadress in! Prepare the banquet too.”“Yes, alpha.”Alpha Killian bowed to me and gestured at the gate. “Ambassadress, please let us in now.”But to their surprise, I did not move. I loo
WilliamI tried my very best to perform my duties as the alpha prince in the dominion but each second and hour that passed by felt like eternity. I quickly hurried to the cabin house when the clock struck lunchtime carrying food only for me to end up eating it all alone.I found myself staring into the emptiness imagining what Alana is doing and then smiling bitterly when my room greeted me back silently.It hasn’t been a day since Alana left back to her village but it already felt like she’s gone for decades.It sucks feeling this way. It felt like I had just tasted death in each moment that I did not see her.Finally, when dusk came, I went into the security team in charge of the ambassadorship to check up on my mate.“Can I ask you about the update on Alana? I tried calling them but no one is answering me,” I said pertaining to Francine not answering her phone when I called her. I just thought she did not have a signal or maybe she’s attending to Alana. I also cannot reach Lucas so
Alana“Francine, did William call? Did he ask for me?”The woman looked up from what she’s doing on the computer and removed her glasses. “Yes, our lady. He asked if you are alright and I said yes.”“Really?” I took the seat in front of her in the room that Alpha Killian gave to my staff. “Did you tell him about what happened? With the assassins?”“No, I did not, Alana. I believed you when you said that it should be you who should tell him.”I breathed a sigh of relief. I don’t want him to worry about me. Knowing about him, I will not be shocked if he comes knocking on the gates of the mansion to bring me back to the castle. “Thank you very much, Francine. How is he? Is he good?”I miss him so much. I miss his scent, his face, his hugs and kisses. I miss everything about him.She rounded up the table to sit next to me, her face bright with anticipation. “Do you want to speak to him? I can call him for you since you refused to have a phone.”I was silent for a moment before I slowly sh
Alana“Why Alana? Are the memories back? Did you finally remember who you really are?” Sophia squeezed my chin and grinned at the fear that is slowly creeping at my body. “You are not by the side of the alpha prince anymore. You are back here in your prison, little mutt. Have you forgotten how you begged daddy to stop whipping you or how you licked the floor just for me to give you a piece of bread?”Her smile turned into laughter when tears fell from my eyes. “That’s right, Alana. Cry! Cry some more! Remember who you are in this family! You are just nothing but a rag mat in this family!”My whole body trembled as more tears flowed down my eyes. My nightmares are materialized again. The years of abuse right in the hands of my own family came back to me that not even the kind of love and care William showed me can erase.Sophia let out another hearty laugh seeing my reaction. “I think by now, you have returned to your senses. So now, you should return the funds for my house. I need tha
SOPHIA“Daddy! Daddy!” I opened the door to my father’s office in a rush. “Daddy!”But instead of him, it was my mother sitting on his chair reading some documents in her hand who stood up swiftly upon seeing me covered in both dirt and ash.“Sophia, what’s wrong?” She held my shoulders and gasped when she saw how helpless I looked. “What happened to you, my princess?”“Mommy, where is daddy?” I sobbed out loud. “Mommy, I want to see daddy! I want my daddy!”“Tell me what happened first. Why do you look so horrible?! What happened to you?!”My cries got louder than ever out of rage for that woman who just came back. How dare she do this to the heir of the alpha?! How dare she burn my precious house?! “That bitch Alana! She burned my house down! My precious house is instantly gone because of her!”Minerva’s eyes widened. “What?!”I bent my knees before her and cried my heart out. “Mommy, please help me tell daddy to put that bitch back into her cage! Mommy, she’s ruining my dreams to b
ALANA“Alana? Alana?”I straightened my back and turned around upon hearing Sophia’s voice. I am at the back of the mansion where there is creek water which greatly reminds me of the lake back at the capital. I never knew that there is something that exists here at the mansion.Oh well, I will really not know about this because I am not allowed to go outside. I was literally imprisoned by my own father.“Yes?” I replied to her with a confused look.She’s smiling from ear to ear at me as if she did not curse me yesterday for burning her house down. What is up with her? Why does she look at me so kindly? She has never looked at me in such a way before.“Do you have any free time now? I just want to show you something. Actually, mom and dad want me to come here to you personally to apologize,” she said and handed me a plate with a piece of a sliced cake. “Here, take this. I know you want to eat a cake so bad before. I am sorry that I could not give you one when you were here with us.”I
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