AlanaThe morning came fast and even though I would have wanted to leave with him back to the castle, I cannot and should not. He comforted me all throughout the night making sure that he was there by my side.Before the sun rises, he bade his goodbye to me because he should be back at the capital before six.“I will leave some of my guards with you. If only I could leave Lucas here, I would but my mother would wonder where he is.”I sniffed his scent to calm my senses. No one in the camp knew about what happened. When I asked William about it, he said that he took care of it silently and so I did not ask anymore about the details. I don't want to relive the trauma anymore.“William, you don’t really have to do that. I am safe here now. I promise I won’t go to places without Francine and the guards.”“No, I insist.” He combed my hair with his fingers while his eyes roamed around my face. This has been his gesture when he feels worried about me. “I will not be able to do my job properl
AlanaIt felt like my heart was being ripped into pieces seeing William happily talking to the woman. Even with my limited experience with human interaction, I can already tell that he’s having a good time talking to that woman.Is it a friend? What is this ugly feeling rising in my heart like I want to cry and shout from the bottom of my heart? I want to be in the place of that woman. I want William to only look at me and smile at me.Am I being a selfish fool? Am I expecting too much from him?“Alana…” Francine spoke at the back. She is also shocked to see William with a woman.“Francine, what is he doing with that woman? She is just a friend, right?” I asked while drying my tears and picking up the painting on the ground.“Alana…”I caught my breath to stop myself from crying. I guess I just really expected too much. I forgot that I am Alana, the unbeloved.“Please Francine, can you tell me what’s happening? What is he doing? Why is he eating with a woman?”She fell silent for a mo
William“Alpha prince, can I now call you by your first name? Please?” Kristine even fluttered her eyes to appear seemingly cute towards me but I only found her cringe and stupid.She has been doing her very best to entertain while all I want to do is just to end this dinner since I will still be going to Roan to see Alana. I cannot wait to see and hold her again. The whole day has been good enough knowing I get to hug her again later.It’s a little too late and this blind date is not something I could just shrug off because my mother hand picked this one for me. Jenny is the eldest daughter of an alpha from the same village where Alana came from.“No, you cannot. Calling me by my first name is a privilege that is only awarded to those people who are close to me,” I said while wiping my mouth.She pouted. “Okay. I know that you want this dinner to end now but can I please get a smile before we end it? Please? Please?”I sighed, glancing at my watch. I want to see Alana so badly now.I
AlanaI also do not know why I did that. But what I just know at this moment is I want to brand him too just like what he did to me. I want no one to take interest in him because I had him imprinted too.He is in me and I am in him.I want him to know this early that he owns me and I own him. It might sound like a very ambitious statement knowing that he is the alpha prince while I am just nothing compared to him but for once, I chose to follow my heart.“I miss you so much,” he said, pressing his head unto me, his breathing ragged and his face all flushed from the contact. “Please do not go far away from me again, okay? I won’t let you go from me again ever again.”He cupped my face and bridged our gap while carrying me into his arms towards the cabin house. I let him feel his warm body, the last time I am going to feel since I will be going later at midnight.I have already decided. I am going to accept the offer of the alpha king. I will be the ambassadress from the castle to the v
WilliamI immediately requested an audience with my father who has just finished talking with an ambassador.“Alpha king, I want to talk to you,” I said after I saw him shaking the hands of an old gentleman.The ambassador bowed before me and left while my father only glanced at me briefly.“William, I have no time for this.”But I was already in front of him on the throne ready to beg for his favor. “Please recall your order to Alana. Father, you know how her own family abused her! How could you ever think of sending her back to that monster?!”He sat on his office chair and gestured for his secretary to come in who handed him some documents.“She accepted it, William. The choice lies in her. You and I cannot do anything about it, can we?”I gritted my teeth. I know he is only setting it aside like it’s the least important thing on this plate right now but for me it’s personal. It constitutes an emergency.“Of course, you can! You are the alpha king. You can do everything you want. O
Alana“Alana?” Francine woke me up from my deep thoughts a few hours into our journey.“Yes?”“We have to stop by at a hotel for the night to rest. The bridge is under construction so we have to find another route. We cannot afford you to travel without proper rest. Is it okay with you?”I nodded and looked out the bright moon outside. There is a nagging heavy feeling that is settling inside me and I know better the reason for it. I am far away from my mate now. I crave for his presence but I cannot just go back again.My heart aches and there is no second in this trip where my tears did not fill my eyes.“Alright, Francine. You guys need to sleep too. Let’s stop at the nearest one.”We stopped by at a five-star hotel to rest for the night but the guards are still outside guarding us. The second the hotel staff learned that we are the official representatives from the castle, they did not charge anything to us at all and upgraded our room into a presidential suite.I just took the com
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?”
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
WILLIAMIt felt like someone had pushed me down a cliff and I fell to the abyss where I was greeted by a light that hugged me briefly.The memories flashed before me in a speed of light from the moment I found her in the dungeon where she was chained down and was in the most godforsaken state to when I brought her the first time to the palace and told her she was the one I have been waiting for my whole life. “Alana, you are my mate.”I panted for air as her hands tightened around my neck. But even if she stops, I will only offer my blood to her again and again.More memories came to me like when I chased after her back into her village, and when I learned about the truth of her identity and her strange behavior as a hybrid lycan and werewolf.We cannot be together according to the standards of our status and clans but no one can separate us.We were allergic to each other and with every second that we are together, it only gets more painful but that did not stop us from loving each