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41. ARIEL— "something was fishy"
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I stared at the small knife in my hand. I honestly did not want to go through the hassle of getting blood on my hands but this was becoming unavoidable. But first, there was so much to do. I tucked the knife into the pocket of my jacket and zipped it shut. Stealthily, I made my way to Asher's room. As I expected, he was not in. He was probably somewhere, feeding Ariel with lies, and knowing my cousin, she was most likely eating it all up with an unrivaled hunger. I walked straight to his dressing table and opened the drawers underneath. There was nothing much to see in the first drawer; A few combs, a pack of wipes, perfume bottles, a bracelet, a pocket knife, and a wristwatch. There were no pills anywhere. I looked through the second drawer. It held a brown journal and a small camera which surprised me because I did not think he was someone who had an interest in such things as photography. The last drawer was locked and try as I might, it refused to open. I looked around f
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I paused and listened. My ears had picked up on a dull thud somewhere in the distance. "Did you hear that, Sean?" I asked advancing towards the wall. "What?" He asked but his eyes were focused somewhere else. "That sound. I think something fell on the other side." I said looking up at the wall. I was already mentally preparing myself to climb to the other side when Sean gave a loud gasp. I turned to look at him and he was stealthily turning the corner, his eyes narrowed. "What is it?" I whispered. If Sean was acting this way, then it meant that something was up. He was not an alarmist usually. "It's suspicious." He said and continued to make his way round the corner to the entrance. I followed behind him on my tiptoes, careful not to make a sound. He suddenly turned the corner and I did the same. Right in front of us were the two guards, lying on the ground unconscious. I rushed to them and took their pulse while Sean looked around us for signs of movement. "They
Last Updated : 2023-03-18The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 44. ARIEL — "The wedding was moved. Again?!"
I grabbed my chest to contain the pain I felt congregating there. I was already going crazy as it was and now what? The wedding was being moved again? "We'll be leaving here in four days." My father said but I was hardly listening. I was already finding it so difficult to process the events of the past twenty-four hours and here my parents were setting off another bomb on my head. When did it ever end? "My king, this is so sudden. Have you discussed this with the moon priestess?" Xavier asked. I gave him the side eye. Of course, he could think of things like that in this situation. He was probably so eager to please his father that he had lost all sense of reasoning. He was supposed to be protesting this marriage but of course, he was asking something as irrelevant as if the moon priestess allowed this. I zoned out when my father started explaining the urgency of the situation and how, fortunately, the moon priestess thought it was a lucky day too. I thought of Asher. It w
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I winced in pain. My back and my head hurt badly. But most importantly, my right foot felt like it was being pounded by seven hefty men. If I had known that Asher would beat me to it, I wouldn't have bothered with sneaking into the prison. Now I had hurt myself and had to live with this terrible pain. But at least, it wasn't all for nothing. The two kidnappers were now silent forever and I had nothing to fear. Now that I thought of it, it was also a good thing that I wasn't directly involved in their deaths. If the truth ended up coming to light, Asher would face the consequences on his own. I lay face up on my bed staring at the ceiling and trying to forget that Ariel would be getting married to Xavier in one week. But it was difficult to just act like everything was fine. I could not even think properly. All my plans had fallen through and now, security around Ariel had been tightened. I thought of Xavier. I imagined how he must be feeling at the moment and I wondered what h
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I paced the length of my room pensively. The marriage was in six days. Six days until I became a married man. Six days until I made the worst mistake of my life. It was painful to think of but it was also something I could not get my mind off. I'd avoided Roseline like a plague since after I rescued Ariel because I did not think I could bear to face her. What would I say? How was she feeling now? I was not even sure if I owed her an explanation or not. All I wanted to do was sleep and forget that this whole thing ever happened. Maybe when I woke up this would all be a dream and I could be with Roseline. I even wished I could travel back to a time before I met Ariel. If there was any way out of this mess, I was ready to take it, even if it meant diving head-first into the fire. But these were the type of thoughts I could not voice out to anybody. They were buried deep inside my mind, suppressed and repressed. I poured wine into a glass and gulped it down. It tasted bitter or
Last Updated : 2023-03-20The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 47. ARIEL — "Get married for a month"
I stared at Xavier. I usually found it difficult to read his expression but right now, I could tell that he was excited and it surprised me. He was always so in control, always acting like everything was fine. Who knew that he had someone else back home? I sighed. Poor unlucky girl, she had fallen for a man like the prince. I tried to imagine that maybe he was not so mean to her but I just couldn't. He had a permanent scowl on his face and I knew he thought everyone was beneath him. But all that didn't matter to me now. The possibility of actually ending up with Asher thrilled me and I wondered why he had not thought of this sooner, it would have saved me lots of stress and heartache. "The plan is for you to get married to the princess. It will make both parents very happy and they won't suspect a thing. Moreover, it will ensure that the alliance goes through. It's a win-win." I looked at Asher as he spoke. I liked the way creases formed on his glabella as he talked and I
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I knocked for the second time. I was getting impatient. I pressed my ear to the door and from inside, I heard shuffling movements. I knew that Ariel was definitely in there with Asher. I wondered what she was thinking about meeting up with him at a time like this. It was by pure luck that nobody was onto them yet because they were so rash and impulsive. Asher opened the door a crack and stared at me. It was almost as of he expected to find someone else besides me. His face told me that he was about to die of curiosity. "Took you long enough," I said and pushed past him into the room. Ariel was standing beside his bed, looking as confused as sleeping beauty when she arose from her nap. "Rosy." She whispered. I knew what she wanted to ask was why I was there. I narrowed my eyes at her. I was the truly curious one. Who went to meet their secret lover in the middle of the afternoon, in his room in the palace in the full glare of the public? "The Queen sends for us," I said,
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I laughed so much that my stomach ached. It was the first time I was laughing in a long time and it was all because of Roseline. I did not realize how much I'd missed her until this very moment. Her smile, the sound of her voice, the way her eyes flashed orange for some weird reason I could not fathom and the melodic ringing of her laughter; I'd missed all that. Now, she was telling stories of her younger days in the palace and I found them hilarious, more so because she made funny faces as she spoke. I'd carried her up to the rooftop and we were seated on a bench in the open space. People rarely came up here which was perfect because we could have some alone time without raising any suspicion. "How come you were there when I fell?" She asked abruptly. I shrugged. "I was passing by. Honestly, I was bored out of my senses and I decided to go for a walk. I did not realize I'd come so close to the Queen's quarters until I heard a shout. I followed the sound and saw you on the f
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Everything suddenly made sense as Roseline was hurled away,her co conspirators were dragged along with her, Juliet was back and Ariel was now a mother. I wanted to book us a holiday trip to get away from everything we have been through for the past months up until Ariel put to birth and I knew that if I waited till Ariel gave her go ahead, she would never let us travel out and enjoy a real honeymoon, so I didn't bother asking her. "Sean" I said casually at my beta, his eyes already twinkling with mischief. "Yes, Xavier?" He asked. "What would you say if I left you in charge for a little while?" I asked him and I could tell how wide his eyes grew. His lips were about to form words. Words that I knew would be in opposition to what I was already proposing. "You can't say no and, Ariel and I need to have a proper honeymoon," I said to him and that made his lips clamp shut, his smile broadened. "You're right actually and it would be unfair to refuse you," he said. " Not to mention
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The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 131. ARIEL — "I Adore and I Love You"
It felt surreal.The obstetrician had come out earlier to tell me that Ariel was going into labor and now, some hours later, he was back again to deliver the news that I was now a father. Of twins. Nobody had expected that Ariel was pregnant with twins and even the scan had not caught that. It was a miracle indeed and in this difficult time, a miracle was well appreciated. "Can I go in now?" I asked. I was excited but at the same time, I was anxious. It was my first time being a father and I was desperate to do a good job. He smiled and before he even nodded, I had rushed into the room. Ariel was lying in bed, smiling up at the nurses who carried the babies. I stopped at the door for a moment, unsure what to do. "Your Grace." The head nurse said to me. She was smiling and holding out the baby to me. I approached with caution. I had never carried a baby in my entire life and this one seemed so delicate, so tiny that I feared it would slip and the baby would fall. "He's cute." "He
The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 130. ARIEL — " Help me"
I slowly opened my eyes.The world around me felt unfamiliar but the face hovering above mine was one I knew too well. Now even if I lost all my memory and forgot the people I once knew, I did not think I could ever forget Roseline. This type of betrayal could never be gotten over. Roseline's eyes widened as she saw me gazing at her and we stared each other down for a while before she stepped away from my bed in shock. She glanced at the door and then the window probably contemplating whether to kill me or run away. I opened my mouth to speak in order to stall for time but no sound came out. Was this simply a bad dream? At that moment, it seemed she decided to kill me. She moved menacingly towards my bed, syringe in hand. I tried to sit up on bed but my body was sore all over and I could barely lift a limb. I was usually one with a speedy recovery rate but I guess there's only so much a wolf can handle. I tried to scream but no words came out. It was then I noticed that the persis
The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 129. ROSELINE — "welcome to hell, my queen"
My eyes shot open.Every inch of my body ached and it was impossible for me to move. A familiar face hovered above me but it took me a good minute to remember who it was. "Syria." I gasped. "You are not dead. Good." "What happened?" Why was she even here? I felt like something really significant had gone down but I did not know what it was at the moment. My brain seemed to be lagging by at least twenty four hours. "The short or long version?" The fact that Syria was refusing to be straight with me irritated me to no end. Did she think I was joking here? I tried to swing my hand at her face but it felt too heavy to lift. "Short version." I said in resignation. "The Queen got away, The king thinks you're dead and you're left with nothing." There was no emotion in her voice as she said it and I was grateful for that. I did not need pity but I wouldn't appreciate mockery either. "Help me up." She frowned at me and then proceeded to look me up and down. "I think it's best you re
The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 128. XAVER —" between the devil and the deep blue sea"
I stumbled and almost fell.Ariel was right in front of me but I could feel her slipping away while I was unable to do anything. Since I brought her back to the palace with me the night before, I had been unable to focus or even sleep. My head hurt badly but the pain in my chest was much more greater. I was losing everything that I had ever cherished. And why? I could not understand it. Why did Roseline have to do this to us? There had to be reason and I refused to believe the narrative that she was simply madly in love with me. Even a psychopath would never go to such lengths but then, psychopaths would never fall in love in the first place. Did normal people not wish happiness for the people they loved? If Ariel decided to leave me, I would be sad and plead with her but it would never ever occur to me to hurt her. Wasn't that how love should be? "Xavier, you need to sleep. There's nothing you can do by pacing here." Sean was trying to be the voice of reason but I did not think I
The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 127. XAVIER — "crossfires"
I ran as fast as my legs would let me.The sun was almost down and I was desperate to get to Ariel. She was calling out to me and even though I still did not know exactly where she was, I could predict the area. I would find her today. Tomorrow might be too late. "Sean, stick with me and tell the others to spread out in groups of three." Sean set about doing as I had told him while I peered around between trees at high alert. "Quickly form group of threes and stay together. Nobody leaves their partners. If you notice anything weird, alert us immediately." I watched Sean as he went about addressing the numerous guards that were spread out in the field. I had told him to stay back in the palace but he insisted on coming with me. "I want to see this through to the end , Xavier. I feel like we'll be successful this time and I want to be part of that." I could not fault his argument because I understood him. I would want to be part of the team that brought my abductors to justice too
The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 126. ROSELINE — "A torturous death!"
I slapped Ariel hard across the face.Her hands hung limp by her side and her head fell forward as though she was simply sleeping. If she thought it was okay to start having ideas, then she was begging to be killed and I had no objections to that. But I couldn't let Ariel go just like that. I had loathed her for most of my life and now that it was time to make her pay, I wanted to delight in it for a long time. First, I would kill Juliet slowly and painfully in front of her and when she was begging to be killed, I would grant her her wish. I turned to Juliet. The anger in her eyes had returned and quite frankly, I'd missed that look. That ferociousness that seemed to imply I was despicable and inhumane and she would kill me if she managed to lay her hands on me. Too bad though, she was bound to a chair with her hands tied behind her. "How could you?" She whispered choking out sobs. "How could you do this to Ariel?" It was the first time I was seeing her crying without much restrai
The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire 125. ARIEL — "A series of dead ends"
I slowly opened my eyes.My entire body ached and I felt nauseous. I had been sleeping for a long time but it was still bright out now. Time seemed to pass really slowly here although I had no way of knowing what the actual time was. I tried to keep hope alive, certain that Xavier wild soon barge in with a group of soldiers but I still feared that I would die before he arrived. I did not doubt his love for me or his prowess at finding out information but Roseline was apparently really evil. After all, she had held Juliet for many months now and we had still not managed to catch her. Instead, she had trapped me too. I still found it very difficult wrapping my head around the fact that Rosy was the villain. Maybe this was some sort of prank. Where were the cameras hidden and when would this cruel joke ever end? I looked down at my belly and the vivid memory of her kicking me with so much aggression came to me. I shuddered. There was no way that had been an act. I didn't mean to cry b
