Alana's POVI sat down on a bench beneath the shade of an orchid tree in my school's parking lot, my eyes darting around at the slightest sound of someone passing by and my muscles getting ready to take a quick flight at anyone I'm familiar with.Truthfully I didn't even know how I had gotten here tho. I just kept running without looking back, I had just wanted to get as far away as possible from Alaric and the palace and by the time my chest had stopped heaving and I had caught my breath, I looked around me and here I was.I shut my eyes tight, reprimanding myself again for the shameful thing I had done.Fk! How could I have let it happen?How could I have let myself succumb to that?I really do hate myself for doing that, although deep down I don’t regret that. But it still was really wrong of me to do such. I really do hate myself for this, I thought.I shook my head for the upteenth time, as though trying to shake away the memory of last night and make it look like the kiss had ne
Ava's POVI led Alaric to my room, rubbing his back and smiling up at him as we went. I didn't like that he drank so much when he was in distress and for a moment I was sorry that I'd done something that could push him to drink. But I loved taking care of him and this afforded me the opportunity to do so and be around him so I figured it was all good in the end. I smiled, recalling how beautifully my plans had worked out.I opened the door and pulled him inside, leading him to sit on the bed.“I'll ring for Riya to bring the soup now okay?”I'd have to learn to cook that chicken soup, I thought to myself. I didn't want anything that would make my man dependent on another woman.I placed the call on the landline.“Hello? Yes it's Ava. Please have Riya prepare a bowl of chicken soup for the prince. And tell her to bring it up quickly. Yeah, whatever.”I hung up and turned to fuss over Alaric.“I think you should change your shirt baby.” I mumbled as I inspected the rumpled shirt stained
Ava's POVHow dare he!I was so upset! Look how he'd just thrown me off him like I was nothing!I flopped back on the bed, my face contorted in a deep frown.Then I realised I was too restless to lie down and I got up immediately and began pacing about.Had seeing Alana with Jay affected him so much? So much that even after drowning himself in drinks until he was sick, he still couldn't take his mind off it?I kicked my bed hard, yelling in frustration.What the hell had that girl done to him!Who the hell did she think she was?Alaric was mine!Mine!I was his Luna!She couldn't just come one day and take that away from me!“Arghhh!” I screamed.It was so frustrating and annoying!Without her doing anything to Alaric directly, he was so affected by her actions!No. I couldn't let her take my place.At this rate it would be a matter of time before Alaric discarded me for her.My chest tightened at the thought.I couldn't lose him!I felt tears sting my eyes but I pushed it roughly awa
Alana's POVI ran into a coursemate of mine as I trudged home.“Alana?”I was surprised that someone knew my name.“Um hi, good day.” I replied.“Isn't class the other way?” The girl asked, pointing in the opposite direction in which I was going.“Oh.” I swallowed, thinking of what to say. “I – I am feeling a bit ill so I'm going home.” I finally decided to say.“Oh.” Her face turned into a mask of concern. “I'm sorry about that. Do you need me to accompany you?”My eyes widened.“No! No! I'm fine. I'm okay. I can find my way home.”“Are you sure?” she asked, not looking very sure.I nodded as convincingly as I could.“Yes I'm sure. Thank you for offering.”She pressed her lips together.“Okay then. See you some other time.”I waved at her.“See you. Thank you.”I hurried on to the palace, afraid that I'd run into some other person.Although the chances of that were slim. I was buzzed into the palace and suddenly my steps slowed as I approached the front door.What if I ran into Alar
Alaric's POVI sighed inwardly and turned around to see Ava approaching Alana and I from behind.“Hey babe.” I mumbled.Then my eyes widened. How long had she been standing there? What had she heard?I narrowed my eyes at Ava, trying to discern her feelings but funnily enough, she didn't look angry or suspicious or upset like she usually did when she saw Alana and I talking.Which made me a bit on edge.As she came closer however I noticed an uncanny glint in her eye but before I could place my hand on what it could possibly be, she turned to Alana and smiled.“Hi Alana!” She said peppily and curled her arm around mine.I swallowed.Okay this was strange.Alana seemed to be thinking the same thing because she suddenly looked scared and confused at the same time.Looking from Ava to me then to Ava again, her eyes widening she lifted her hand slightly and waved weakly.“Oh come on Al – oh my gosh!” Ava suddenly chuckled, “You and Alaric are sort of namesakes!”“Wha…?”“Huh?”Alana and I
Alana’s POVMy body trembled as I went up to Ava's room. As the adrenaline that'd powered me through that conversation with Alaric and Ava left me, my body finally succumbed to the feelings of weakness.I felt so drainedI blinked and pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.Had that conversation really just happened?I was so lost in thought that I bumped into Riya as she came out of Ava's room with a tray containing an empty plate and a glass.I gasped, stumbling backward.“I'm so sorry.” I said to her.“No, it's okay.” She whispered looking about incase anyone else was around.My brows furrowed in confusion and I looked where she looked.“What's wrong?” I asked her.“I just wanted to inform you that you shouldn't do anything stupid by telling Ms Ava you took care of the prince when he was drunk. Don't be fooled by whatever she tells you, she will metaphorically kill you!”I gasped unwittingly in shock.“I – I wasn't planning on telling her.” I managed to whisper back in a sha
Ava’s POVMy heart lept immediately I heard the scream. It had to be Alana!Yes! My plan was going smoothly! Sera hadn't failed me afterall. I was so happy I was nearly shaking with the excitement. It was all I could do not to burst into a full blown grin and begin dancing around in happiness.Alaric immediately turned around.“Did you hear that?”I contorted my face in confusion.“Hear what?” I asked innocently.I couldn't let Alaric go and check on her just yet, he had to see she and Jay together and I was pretty sure Jay was not yet in place.“I just heard a scream now babe, you didn't hear anything?”I shook my head slowly. “No babe, I didn't hear anything. Are you alright?”He looked at me askance.“What are you trying to say?” He eyed me suspiciously.I batted my eyelashes and looked away for a bit as though I was trying not to say what was on my mind.“Well…”“Well what?” he demanded.“Well you've drank so much in the past eighteen hours, you might be hallucinating as it is. I
Jay's POVI sighed as I walked through the hallways looking earnestly for Alaric.Where the hell was the man?He'd called me back from a trip he himself had sent me on and now he was nowhere to be found.He wasn't picking up his phone and even Ava that'd called me to inform me, wasn't picking up hers either.And she'd sounded like it was urgent so I'd been searching everywhere for Alaric since I got here.I'd checked his room, checked the bar, checked the kitchens.Where the hell was he?It was so annoying.I was really tired and stressed out but I feared that if I stopped to eat I might miss him.I'd informed the guards at the gate to tell Alaric that I was around so I really hoped we weren't both just going in circles around the palace looking for each other.I paused at a verandah to look down if I could pick any clues as to Alaric's whereabouts but I immediately heard the sound of rushing footsteps.My head jerked up immediately, my entire body at alert.“Beta Jordan!”A maid shou