Arnold POV This morning that I have been dreading so much finally arrived, my heart clenched up with the thought of never seeing my mate or child again unless from a far distance.After stripping off my duvet, I dragged my tired body into the shower and began my morning routine. When I was dressed decently enough to go outside, I called some of my servants so that they would help my mate in packing anything she needed.But I was met with shock when I came to her doorstep, the door itself was open revealing that there was nobody in her room.I went in to check everywhere, even the shower but she wasn't in there either."Millie?" I called her name almost helplessly then I heard a response behind me, but it wasn't her."Tanya?" I hissed as I turned around to face the woman that had cheated on me with my best friend at what was supposed to be our mating ceremony."What are you doing here?"As always she was sparingly dressed, with an early-morning attire that revealed more than
Mildred POV"Help!" I screamed at the top of my voice and I could hear the driver beginning to chuckle."So you think that will work?" He said with a nasty snicker on his lips."I already told you that this place is deserted or are you daft maybe?" He said with mock curiosity as he tilted his head."I am not daft, which is why I will not fold my hands and allow you to kidnap me…"I said with determination and he just laughed throwing his head back on the car seat and tightening his grip on the wheels so much that I could see his veins popping out."I have to say…" he began as his absurd laughter was finally fading away."Arnold has the most interesting taste in women…"I froze up where I sat, even though I had noticed a strong kinship between all of them in their pack I had been quick to notice that people didn't normally call him by his name, at least not without his title tagging behind.And this man did it so naturally."Who..who are you?" I said unable to hide the dread in my voice
Mildred POV"You b*tch!" One of them hissed at me and the next thing I knew I was struck right across the face living in nasty things as a souvenir on my face.But that was not enough to keep me silent even though my voice was muffled. I continued to scream against that filthy hard and wiggle my body like a warm trying to escape from their grasp.Tears were pooling up in the corner of my eyes as the situation began to sink into my mind. The man that had been driving me to the airport must still be preoccupied with that log of wood that I suspected these savages must have thrown on the road.By the time he realized I had been taken, they would have probably gotten me far.And this place was deserted anyways so if he wasn't coming for me then nobody was…they were soon irritated by my tears trickling on their hands and began to swear and hit me across my face but I didn't care as long as they didn't hit my unborn baby in me."Hurry up!The world around me seemed to be spinning and soon I
Mildred POVI was too emotional to even speak, so with the tears of relief bubbling in my eyes I buried my face in his chest and he hugged me close.The scent of rain filled my nostrils when he hugged me…how was that possible?"Close your eyes, Millie…" his tone made it sound like both a command and a plea at the same time."You don't want to see this…"He said as he spun around and the last thing I saw before I complied with his request was him shifting into that big wolf again. My eyes were closed but my ears could still hear their screams and the cracking of bones until there was finally silence."Arnold?"I called out my voice shaking a little bit, then suddenly I felt his hands wrapped around picking me up and I was covered in his warmth and that beautiful scent.But now it was mixed with blood."You came for me….why?"I asked him as I gently opened up my eyes."Well because you called for me…I wasn't sure at first but I just decided to trust my instincts and I'm glad that I did…
Arnold POVMy heart was naturally pricked with concern when her voice felt like that and I came closer to our laying down so I would be able to hear every single word that came out of her lips."What do you mean something is wrong with the baby?" I said almost breathlessly the concern inside of me overwhelming me.When I had decided to follow the voice, I was able to find her, and I was able to kill all of those rogues that dared to leave their filthy hand on my mate.But I noticed that one was already dead before I came there, and the others I had killed were practically luckier he looked as if he has been run over by a bus several times his bones broken and twisted at unnatural angles, and yet they were no external bruise or cuts meaning that somebody had it just crushed him without a fight.But there was nobody to explain that death, it could have not been the other savages fought and killed in a vulgar way. And while I could say they were not the most loyal group at the same time
Mildred POVI woke up the next morning filled with excitement for the new day as I stretched my hands above my head and then they fell down to the side of the bed where Arnold was supposed to be but he wasn't there and a scene of dread washed over me."Arnold?" I called out and then his deep soothing voice penetrated my ears."Millie?" I followed his voice over to the window where he stood, shirtless and smiling at me."Good morning…" he greeted walking over to me and then he left a kiss on my head which let me release a sigh of relief."Is something wrong?" He asked as he sat on the bed facing me.I chuckled."Nothing, it's just silly." I had actually thought that yesterday was just a dream and maybe I was in California all alone by myself.Thinking about that was able to scare me more than the kidnapping that happened to me yesterday.I was almost kidnapped yesterday the memories began to flood into my mind, sending shivers down my skin as I looked at Arnold."So how long do you thi
Mildred POVThe guardian gave me the rules of the cave of answers. It could answer any question, but there were many risks to it.I was strictly told that the cave knew the answer to almost everything including my deepest desires and it was going to take advantage of that, but I was not supposed to be swayed by that. All I was supposed to do was ask my questions and leave.Also, the last rule, I had only two hours to finish everything.Arnold was not happy about my decision in the slightest and as I was getting ready, I could see the frustration in his eyes. I was dressed in a flowing off-white gown so that my movement would not be hindered and my hair was pulled into a tight bun.As I was finishing up the bun, I saw the unhappy reflection of Arnold and I knew that he wasn't upset at me but, his helplessness in this situation, he said that he would have really come to the cave of answers himself, but he had already gone there before and nobody was allowed to go twice.It was also so d
I sat up in a moment, staring straight at the woman that was caressing my hair while wearing the face of my mother. My fingers sunk into a soft duvet and I realized that I was on a bed.The woman was smiling at me even though I was gazing at her awkwardly and I didn't really know how else I was supposed to look at her."Who are you?" I asked impulsively. "How did I get here? Why am I no longer in the cave of answers?" The woman just stared at me as if I was growing a horn on the other side of my head, then she smiled, understanding, and patted me."My poor daughter must be stressed out now because of all the work she does. Maybe you should stay home today and rest?"I shivered away from the woman's touch. As far as I knew, my mother was gone, so who was this person that was wearing her face and her appearance and speaking to me?But that was not the only surprise that I had as I placed my hand on my stomach feeling this twisted sense of hunger. I realized that my stomach was now com
Mildred POV"Mil!"I held out my hand with joy as my best friend ran into them.My husband and I had been waiting several minutes for her plane to finally land and I was so excited. Behind her was the guard that my husband had left to take care of her coming out, calling out that she should not run so fast. She rolled her eyes back, looking at him."You are always treating me like a child!" She said defensively, crossing her hands and with a sigh."... That's because you act like one sometimes, "He responded.After saying that, he looked over to me and my husband and greeted us with a slight bow and also recognized the baby that was cradled in my husband's hand."Oh my gosh, he's so cute!..., oh now I want one so badly." She said, gushing over the baby, and then her bodyguard hovered over her with a worried expression."Children aren't supposed to take care of children," he said without missing a beat, and she turned around."Besides…where are you going to find a guy that can handle a
Mildred POVI could not describe the relief that washed over my entire body like a cool relaxing shower when I finally had a bed to lie on. I didn't realize that Arnold was staring at me strangely until I rolled on the bed and my eyes came over to him, looking over with a mixture of confusion and perplexity.Even if I had been walking a long way so that way he had carried me halfway back, it was not enough reason for me to act like that after seeing a bed.Before I could even get the chance to think of a good excuse, he came over scooting on the bed, and then, with a hard gaze fixed on me, he asked me."Millie, can you tell me what was happening to you when I was asleep?"I sat up feeling hesitant to talk about my experiences with him. I just wanted to push it into the past because it was so terrible, and I didn't want him to feel guilty that he had not been there for me, since it was basically my fault that I had injured him.He kept on pressing for the truth and so, eventually, I ha
Arnold POVMy heart was beating hard against my chest as we were making our way through the woods I had left some markings on the trees quickly as I was rushing here, from time to time my mate would casually point out a deformed tree that had one of the two branches torn off.I would just soothingly her head, telling her not to bother about it when deep down inside I knew that it was because of how madly I had been running when I knew what was about to happen to her.".... Arnold…" she called my name in a weak voice as she clung to me I looked at her asking her she needed to rest a bit giving her the offer of carrying her again but she looked at my hand that was still tearing and shook her head to that invitation saying that she could be here for a little longer until my hands were better.My heart clenched when she said this even when she was in this situation she was still thinking of me and my own well-being and she was pregnant just going through such a traumatic experience that w
Mildred POV"Move faster…"I felt a painful jab on my side caused by someone poking me with a stick. Following that was a burst of laughter and a bunch of laughter followed by the group that had been walking behind me for several minutes now.Now that I had finally gotten to see Arnold, I would have to live up to my own part of the deal or rather die for it, so leading the group was traitorous and then behind me were warriors that were mostly loyal to him and in their midst was Tanya, who was desperate to witness my debt even if it meant her not being there to support Arnold in his last moments.Watching her join the group earlier made me scoff below my breath. Despite doing all of this, she would still viciously claim that she was in love with him. It was ridiculous.No, it wasn't satisfying enough to the group that I was about to execute myself while dragging heavy chains across the forest. They decided that they were going to mock me and do petty, ridiculous things like poking me w
Mildred POV"Millie, if it's a boy, are you fine with him having my grandfather's name?""Hmm, I was hoping that we could name him after my father…""Should we flip a coin over it?"This was the conversation that we had before the world fell apart. crackling I'm just crumbling like a world that I thought will stand forever. Suddenly, the world that I thought we had that was so firm was actually as fragile as a stack of cards messily placed on each other. It was just my imagination that it would last forever, but in a brief moment, a small wind came along and set everything to disaster.Back then I thought that we were going to have a happy family, the two of us and our baby and the ones that were to come.And now I had my fingers entangled in his own, from my side, I was strapped down with chains and on his own he was being held down by drips."Arnold, I am so sorry…"I had thought that I would not get the opportunity to see him. That was until I made a proposition, a proposal that no
Mildred POVSometimes I truly wonder if I am not the one that is cursed if my child is actually innocent and I am the problem here. Perhaps that is so and I am just making myself believe otherwise.I woke up feeling the cold concrete floor brushing against my skin as I stood up and then be clicking sound of chains filled my ears as I tried to sit up. The cold wrapped around me like a thick blanket, but despite this, there was an overwhelming heat that embraced my waist and my ankles when I took a closer look.I realized that with the help of the dull naked bulb that was swinging above my head, I was chained there.I bit my bottom lip as I stared at the chains contemplatively as though my eyes had never seen anything like it before. Maybe I was hoping that if I blinked enough times it would fade away, but, I missed and it would all be nothing but a blurry dream that had infiltrated my thoughts. Even after doing so, my eyes went wide like saucepans and I saw that it was nothing more tha
Mildred POVI took a few cautious steps back when I saw the aggressive look on her face and she noticed it."Why are you stepping back…I guess you already know what you did and that is why you are trying to run away now…"A heavy sigh carried my whole chest as I noticed that more and more people were beginning to look at her so I tried to subtly bring it to her attention, but she had a razor-sharp look at me, not minding that so many people were looking at us.Or maybe that was exactly what she wanted."So are you going to confess to what you did or are you going to play dumb and innocent…""I didn't do anything…at least not to you…" I clarified, but she suddenly stepped closer."Last chance…" she hissed."I didn't do anything gosh you people need to stop suffocating me," Then in a burst of emotions, I pushed her…I was so fed up…they watched me like I was a delinquent child and not even an adult with this uncomfortable bracelet on I was basically not even a threat at all and yet…they
Mildred POV"All better, do you think that anyone will notice?"This question was directed at the lady that was helping me to stitch up the dress. Fortunately, I was able to find a maid that was handy with the sewing machine and she had one within her reach to help me. She even added some decorations on top of the dress that made it more palatable to look at and the stitches more intentional, even though it was because of how randomly I had cut the dress.When she was finally done, she handed me the dress and I was standing in front of the mirror, even without all the extra stitches. I had a feeling that it was still meant to be short and revealing and it clung to me like a second skin. I turned around to look at how it was wrapped around my butt.Gosh if I even dropped anything at that worthless party and might as well just leave it on the floor for the rest of the night because there was no way I would be able to pick it up without unveiling myself in front of everyone.From the cor
Mildred's POVI had already tolerated so much from him and this was just too much."Take it back to him," I seethed at the maid with burning eyes and she looked at me like a deer in front of headlights."He…he told me that I shouldn't return it, he told me that I would be punished if I did…" She said, her voice shaking with unison to her body, I gritted my teeth as I paced around my room, this was the final straw…I couldn't allow him to turn me into his freaking puppet.He was just far too insufferable he knew that I wouldn't accept the dress and was now using the maid as a pawn I told her that she could drop the dress, all so that she wouldn't end up in trouble and dismissed her for my room.When I was done with my morning routine and my eyes went straight over to the box that was lying on my bed out of sheer curiosity I decided to look at the dress when I wasn't going to wear it no matter how pretty it was.That bastard's intentions towards me were crystal clear to the last thing I