ALANAโGood morning,โ I greeted William with a kiss and breathed into his scent the second he opened his eyes to me.Exhaustion is on his eyes again but I am not seeing any thoughts of surrender. He has gone to China to look for a cure but returned back with the same results.โItโs okay,โ I said and pressed my head against him. โWe will be fine, baby. There is no need to dwell in bad news.โThe path before us is darker than ever with the alpha king yet to agree with the divorce between him and Sophia while Minerva is on the move against me. I heard sheโs planning on seeing the queen luna to ask for a favor for what William did to her daughter.I have no idea what it would be but I know it will be about me.William and I both know that and sooner or later, we will have to face tougher challenges but right now, nothing can come between us from eating our breakfast together to give ourselves some sense of normalcy like before when I used to cook for him and wait for him to come home.I m
WILLIAMI looked at my beta blankly whoโs standing there awkwardly following Alanaโs back until she closed the door of the bathroom.โWhat do you want as early as now, Lucas?โI went to the closet and took out another robe and put it around me. โWhat did the alpha king want you to do this time? Isnโt it enough that he ordered you to spy around me? Does he want you to be my dog this time around?โHe just clenched his jaws and shook his head. โNone of that is true, alpha prince. I only came here to ask you to let me take Aria to the hall because the queen luna asks to see her.โโWhy?โ I asked, acting possessive all of a sudden. โWhat is the business of my mother snooping around with my woman when I am already single and available? Remember, that I am already a divorced man, Lucas.โโI deeply understand that, alpha prince, but your parents still considered you to be married to Lady Sophia. The alpha king is still not accepting your divorce.โI narrowed my eyes on him. โAre you telling me
ALANAโI donโt want this! I donโt want you, Lucas! Why do I have to be married to someone like you?!โ Sophia slapped the betaโs head and continued her train of yells at his face. โI want the alpha prince, not you! I want William so why the fuck do I have to end up with you?!โLucasโ face heated, seizing Sophiaโs arms and gripping them hard until they bruised under his grasp.โIf you donโt want me, then let me tell you one thing! I also donโt want you to be my wife! I donโt want a bratty spoiled bitch like you to carry my name!โShe pushed her away and threw the glasses to the floor. โWho told you I want to carry your name?! I donโt ever want to be the mother of your fucking children? Being your wife is the most disgusting thing I have ever experienced?! I swear Lucas, I will not be married to you in a few days! I will also divorce you!โThe beta just laughed bitterly at her as he gulped down the whiskey. โDo you think any sane man would want to marry a woman like you? You donโt have a
ALANAI just sighed and settled myself in the hard frame of William when his arms enveloped around me. We were back in the cabin just looking at the serene crystal lake.โYou have been thinking for a little over an hour now.โ He kissed my neck and sniffed my scent. โDo not worry about my father. I will be there with you.โI faced him and put my arms around his waist.โThat is not what I am actually thinking now. I have so much faith in our love that facing the alpha king is not something that would scare me now. I could even tell him the truth and I would not flinch. Thatโs how much I trust this love we have for each other.โRunning a finger through my hair, he gazed at my face lovingly. โWhat are you thinking? God, I want to sacrifice everything just so I could have access to your head again.โHe chuckled afterwards but I answered him seriously.โAlpha Killian.โHis smile disappeared and his arms around me got tighter.โWhy are you thinking about him?โI took a long breath before ans
ALANADespite knowing that this would happen sooner or later, I still canโt help but feel nauseous. No matter how many times I tell myself that this is inevitable, still, the fear that the past is going to manifest again this time haunts me to the core.โAlana, look at me.โ William clutched my face to catch my eyes that were starting to run wild. โNothing will separate us this time, okay? You were able to cheat your way out of death while I was able to collect back my memory. Francine is still there hanging by a thread because she trusts us. Please, believe in us.โHis words always have their comforting effect on me, always have that cool tone effect on me that always gets me nodding at him.โCan I ask you for another favor, William?โHe put our hands together on his chest. โConsider it done for you, Alana. Tell me what it is.โโPromise me one thing.โ I glanced at Alpha Killian whoโs rejoicing in uncovering yet another gem for his collection. โThat we will not be like himโฆ That we sho
ALANAMy heart swelled with so much happiness with how much I am hearing pride in his voice. It felt like William had given me the key to his life. He trusted me that much.I smiled at him before squeezing his hand grasping mine. All of my fears and doubts before the alpha king are gone now as long as my alpha prince is here by my side.โAlpha king, can I ask why you called for me? Please, I want to know,โ I said, finding my voice firm and whole. William just boosts my energy all the time.The alpha king leaned back on his throne as he asked for a piece of paper from one of his men at the back.William and I looked at each other with our eyes reflecting our determination to stay together no matter what.โA lycan pack attacked my garrison last night. Theyโre telling me someone from the inside is leaking it.โ He stared at me intently. โYou are a lycan, Aria. You are not just an ordinary lycan. You are a former mate of the lycan prince, Zuleik.โI gasped deep inside as tremors of danger
ALANAThe days after our conversation with the alpha king happened, we tried to live our lives as happy and as carefree as we wanted to be five years ago while not forgetting to take our revenge against those who wronged us.The alpha king ordered a decree for Lucas to immediately produce an offspring- a move that got Sophia kneeling her knees before me and kissing my feet despite her whole system being disgusted.โPlease tell the alpha king to withdraw the order. Aria, I am begging you! I cannot do it! I cannot sleep with Lucas!โBut I just cruelly laughed at her and stomped her hand with my heels.โWhy canโt you have sex with the beta? Just think that itโs just another night with the alphas that you have slept with, Sophia. I bet that is not a hard thing for you to do. After all, you are used to selling your body just to have what you want. What makes it all different to do it now with Lucas?โShe gasped in shock upon hearing my words. โAre you hearing yourself? Why are you so cruel
ALANAI woke up in the middle of the night feeling a bit too cold even when I was under the thick blankets.I can sense that something wrong is in the air.Smelling the air, the hair on my back stood up when I smelled blood just a few kilometers from the palace.โGoodness! William!โRunning towards the door, the only thing in my head is William. They are definitely lycans under the guidance of Zuleik. And there are many! So many that I easily lost track of their numbers.And I know what they want! They are after William so bad!I opened the door to leave only to step back in the room when Sophia greeted me with a snarl from her half-shifted form. Her whole body is already in its wolf form while her upper part is still in human form. Her eyes are filled with dark veins proving that she will turn into her wolf at any second now.She grinned when she saw a frightened look on my face.โWhere are you going at this hour, Aria?โ she asked sinisterly, closing the door behind her using her tai
ALANAI am tightly clutching the hem of my white wedding dress in front of the mirror staring at my own reflection.A woman of substance full of happiness and fulfillment stared right back.Lifting a finger, I caressed the reflection and smiled at myself. โYou have come a really long way, Alana. Tonight, your dream will happen. William is really going to make true of his promise.Before his proposal, we had traveled the world together seeing things and places that he wanted to let me witness. Every word that he told me he would, he did for me.โMother, father, I just wish you were here with me to see how happy I am,โ I wished and hugged myself. โI wish you were here with me to walk me down the aisle to be married into the most wonderful man in the state.โAs if on cue, a gust of wind blew and hugged me right then and there.I closed my eyes and savored the sensation. The wind whispered love and sadness but the love overrode the other.โWe are so proud of you, our daughter,โ said the co
WILLIAMThe moon is high above the clouds in the night sky bursting into the clearest lights as if itโs also getting married to the sun illuminating the palace down where a great wedding is happening.I kept on wiping off the sweat on my brow and clearing my mouth because itโs as dry as the desert.I was full of nerves and I canโt think straight anymore. I kept on asking the staff if Alana is still in her room just to make sure that she will be really marrying me. Iโve been here in the venue which is the beautiful garden in front of the great statue of the moon goddess three hours earlier just to make sure.โWilliam, what the hell are you doing here this early?โ My mother asked in confusion, still in her robe.She just got down here to oversee the whole preparation, to make sure everything is perfect.โThe ceremony will start three hours from now. Please go back to your room now, William.โBut I firmly shook my head at her. Being in my room only made me more nervous that is why I came
WILLIAMMy nerves are killing me but I am more determined than ever to pop her the question. Wiping the glistening off my brows, I looked at the mirror practicing what I am going to say.This is the most nerve-wracking moment of my lifetime. Not even those battles and wars I have been to could be compared.โAlpha prince, Ms. Alana is already awake. And the cake is ready too.โSwallowing the lump in my throat, I glanced at myself in the mirror before heading out to the kitchen to take the cake that I baked last night and asked the soldiers to guard all night so no one would be able to compromise its safety.โOkay, William. You can do it. You can do it! No!โI tripped on the cable and stone on the ground and before I knew it, the cake flew to the air and ended up on the ground.Smashed. The dirt eating up the white filling and the words on top of them being buried into non-existence.โNo!โ I growled, my eyes wide in bitterness and sadness.The cake suffered the same fate as the balloons
ALANAWarm arms enveloped me from the back as his scent embraced me.โWhat are you thinking? Hmm?โ William asked, nuzzling his nose against my bare shoulder.I was on the balcony, enjoying the fresh breeze on a full moon night, my mind wandering towards Francine.After William came back to life, the alpha king and the queen luna threw a feast which was still ongoing in the entire palace while William chose to pull me into his room to have his own sweet wicked ways on me.Not that I am complaining though. This is what I want. To be with him and to savor each second of our lives together.I intertwined our fingers on my stomach and tilted my head to my side, leaning into his chest on my back to give his mouth a better access to my neck.Love making is not painful anymore and the remnant of the monster inside me is almost gone, especially when I am in Williamโs arms. Controlling anger seems to be easier now. The feeling of seeing red in my eyes is also gone now.Everything seemed to be f
ALANAโAlanaโฆโ he called my name with his raspy low voice as if trying to figure out if I am real or not.I just stood there, in so much awe at the truth that he is finally back to me. William is alive! William has come back to life. He is back to me! William has come back from the dead for me.With trembling hands, I placed a hand on his cheek relishing the warmth in it. I am trying to convince myself to believe that this heat is going to be there for years while trying to forget that for once, I held his cold body in my arms.โYou are back to me, William,โ I said in a trance, my mouth breaking up into a smile of relief. โWilliam, you have really come back for me!โIn a split of a second, I pulled him ever gently in my arms, careful with his limbs, scared that once I blink, I would just wake up from this dream. โAlana?โ he called for my name but I did not respond.Burying my face on his neck, I inhaled his scent. Itโs warm and intoxicating just like all the moments that we have been
ALANAI gazed at Francine and felt shiver run down my spine. Why does she look so happy as if sheโs been anticipating death all her life? Sure, there is pain but the happiness in her face is remarkable.โCome on, Alana,โ she urged me again and put my hand on top of Williamโs. โChild, you are going to do me so much favor if you are just going to listen to me and do what I will be telling you. Call for Williamโs name over and over again. He already heard you. You already took his attention and now itโs time for him to go back to you. Do it, Alana. Please, this old maid is begging you.โMy mouth downturned because of emotions pouring in as I clenched Williamโs hand.โBut if I am going to do that, then I am going to lose you, Francine,โ I said as my voice crackled.She just laughed it off and wiped the tears on my face. โBut you are going to gain back, William. He is going to be alive again, Alana. He is going to fulfill his promise to you. You are going to get married and have lost of ki
ALANAI clenched my hands around Williamโs when I realized what was happening.My tears fell but I did not open my eyes and continued calling for Williamโs name.โMy loveโฆ William, itโs me, Alana. Please, come back to me, my love. Please, fulfill your promise to me.โThe stench of more fresh blood coming from Francine assaulted my senses but I continued shutting my eyes even when all I wanted to do is to stop it all.โAlana, do not stop calling for his name. William needs you now. Please, I can almost sense him. I can see him now. Please, call for his name again.โI let out a sigh and called his name over and over again. The hand for which I am holding ever so tightly started to have life again.My heart leaped, rejoicing because maybe, he is finally going to be alive again but all of that happiness went away when I heard the grunt of pain in Francineโs voice.It took all of strength in me and mental fortitude to let go of Williamโs hand and opened my eyes at her.Truly enough, I coul
ALANAโBut your William is different. Way way different from all of them, Alana. He is the single person I met who can easily surrender his precious life for someone he loves. Back when he was a child, I doubted if he could ever do something for you because he tended to be selfish but I was wrong. He magically changed for the better when he began yearning for his mate.โShe slowly rose up from the floor and offered me her hand with a bright smile on her face. โAlana, thatโs the precise reason why I was here in this world. That is my purpose for living. I could live on and on for hundreds of years looking for someone like you and William and now is the perfect time. Child, you both did not disappoint me.โI accepted her hand while staring at her face, disenchanted by the happiness in her voice.She slowly led me to William and held the white cloth to remove it.โFrancine!โ I stopped her from doing what she intended to do. โWhat are you doing?โBut she just smiled at me and assured me w
ALANAโAhh!โ I let out a growl as my tears and pain drowned me again.โTell me, Francine,โ my voice croaked as I tightly held her hand. โAm I really worth it? Does someone like me, an abandoned person who was hated by everyone I know, deserve someone like the alpha prince whoโs loved by everyone? I should have been the one who died! It should be my body lying cold there because my existence in this world is abominable! It should have been me! Why does he have to save me when I am the monster that should have not been born in the first place!โGentle hands wrapped around my face, wiping my tears slowly. โAlana, you are not a monster. You are asking me if you are worthy enough to be saved by the alpha prince, then itโs a yes, Alana. William did not hesitate to save you because he loved you. Sacrifice is the most noble thing a man can do to his woman.โShe smiled at me and cupped my face again. โItโs a life worth living for him because he has met and loved you and you loved him back. He