Anita's povI stood up immediately as if I’d been struck, unable to form a single word that could capture the depth of my disappointment. I wasn’t expecting her to treat me this way, to make me feel so weak."Is this really how you want it? Is this why you're acting this way? Do you want me not to go at all? You’re just trying to cause problems for me. You know my life is tied to Alpjha Orion. He’s the only one who can tell me what to do because he’s the one who bought me from my first owner.” I shake my head.No. I can’t say something like that. I don’t want to. These thoughts have to go away. Her throat clearing pulled me back to reality, and I turned to her."Really? I just gave you a condition, and you stand up? Is that how little respect you have for me?" she asked. I shook my head and rushed to her, gripping the hem of her dress."That’s not what I meant. It’s just that your condition is too hard for me to accept. I can’t say I’m not going to the banquet. I’m meant to go, even if
Darius povI could already hear the music from the banquet. Guests had begun to arrive, visitors from other regions filling the hall. I paced back and forth in my room, a mix of confusion and frustration building inside me. My mom had promised she would talk to Anita, but she wasn’t back yet. This was driving me mad. I didn’t want to walk into that banquet alone. I needed Anita. She was like my good luck charm. She was all I could think about.Just then, the door opened, and my mom entered, dressed and ready for the banquet."Why are you still pacing?" she asked. "I thought you’d already be at the banquet.""Why are you still here?" "Are you waiting for something?" she added.I scoffed and turned to her. "Really? You’re asking me if I’m waiting for something?""Of course, I’m waiting. I’m waiting for Anita. You said you’d bring her to me. Where is she?" I asked, panic creeping into my voice."She’ll come," my mom said calmly. "She’ll be your escort. I made sure she accepted it.""But
Darius povWe were soon in front of the grand gates, and I could see that Anita was still very nervous. I turned to her and assured her with a smile. “Do not worry. Nobody's going to hurt you in there. I am the one who invited you; I am the one who wants you here, so nobody has the audacity to go against my wishes,” I assured her.Just then, the door was opened wide, and all attention was on me—or should I say on us—because they were all so shocked to see Anita.Anita seemed to be walking very carefully, as if she didn’t want to miss a step and embarrass herself, but something about the atmosphere was off. The way everyone stared at us, the way everyone interacted with us—it was clear something wasn’t right, but I kept quiet and didn’t say anything.We soon reached our seats, and I realized that Alpha Orion had only arranged for two chairs—one for him and one for me. I thought he already knew I was coming with an escort. Anita looked at him and bowed, but he just looked away, then look
Alpha's Orion's pov After saying those words to my brother, I realized I had just told everyone that Anita was my mate. Despite how I treated her, what do people think of me now? I had made a huge mistake out of frustration. It wasn’t my fault, though. It was all Darius’ fault. He had a way of making me talk. He wanted me to. He kept forcing me to talk. He was so stupid, knowing she belonged to me, yet he wanted to take her away. I would never allow that to happen.Darius looked shocked, stepping back, and for the first time, he wasn’t looking at Anita. Normally, his gaze was always on her, but now he looked away—at our mother and then back at me. "Anita is your mate. Anita is your mate. And you expected me to know that?" he said, still stunned. It seemed like everyone was happy about this revelation because I noticed people watching closely, some even recording the moment."Let’s talk about this somewhere else. Let’s not discuss it here," I whispered to him.He scoffed and walked o
Anita's POV"Was this a dream?" I thought to myself as I rubbed my eyes, making sure I was seeing clearly, even though I had misheard some of his words. He smiled at me and stepped back."I know you don't believe it. I know you think I'm lying and just saying things to keep you with me, but I don't care if you leave. I don't care about your final decision, as long as you know that I really love you. It's not fake love. I sincerely love you, and that's why I want to keep you with me for as long as possible. I don't want you to be distracted by Darius. He means nothing, and you won't gain anything worthwhile from him,” he said to me, but I wasn’t going to fall for him that easily. He could act nice today and change completely by the next morning.I don't want to be in a situation like that, and who said Darius isn’t nice? He’s very kindhearted, and he’s innocent in all of this, yet you disgraced him and blamed him at the banquet as if he had done something wrong."It’s because of him tha
Ethan POVIt has been over a month now, and yet I cannot stop thinking of Anita. I thought everything was already over now. I thought I had made the right decision. Why is she still stuck in my mind? I sat up on my bed as I still thought about her.She was the only thing in my mind, which confused me. I felt so angry and so pissed that Alpha Orion was able to take her from me. I was so foolish, I muttered to myself.As I stood up from the bed and walked towards the window to see the guards still patrolling, it was very early in the morning, and I had not been able to sleep all day long until this morning.If only I was rising up, then I would have not left her for her own. What if she gets to love him and they get to love each other? I don't want that to happen. Not yet. It is just so disturbing the fact that I left her there with him.I paced around the room, thinking of how I can possibly check on her. I can't just walk back to his park and say I want to check on Anita. It'll be craz
Darius POVI was going to get over all this. Right? I would later learn to let go of everything? I thought to myself. I wasn't even able to think about it to the end when my mom walked in. She knocked after she had walked in with a smile on her face. "I'm so sorry. Am I obstructing something? You seem to be thinking a lot these days. Hope there is no problem?" she asked. I sat up and hissed in annoyance. She knows why I'm acting this way. She was the one who kept me in the dark despite the fact that she calls me her son, yet she could not warn me that I was stepping into a trap."Do not look at me with those eyes. I warned you. I told you it was a trap. I told you that you should not take Anita with you, but all that mattered to you back then was Anita. You could not stop singing Anita. Every little thing, Anita would be mentioned. And guess what? I hope you're having so much fun with the Anita who does not belong to you," she said to me. I felt even more angry."What exactly do you w
Anita POVAfter listening to Alpha Orion and the fact that he wanted me to become someone special to him, I still could not believe it. It felt like I was imagining things and it would never happen.Come to think of it, why would he want me? Of all people, he called me useless. He made me a slave. I got used to it and now he wants to change everything. I sat alone in the garden just behind the palace kitchen, thinking about everything.I felt so confused and frustrated. I did not even know what I wanted anymore, but I knew that I wanted nothing but freedom. I just wanted to be free. I didn't even want to be made to anybody anymore because it felt like nothing but trouble. It gave me troubles and troubles continuously, and now I am so fed up with it.I stretched one more time, preparing to go inside because I knew it was very late and the guard would soon be active and vigilant for anyone who was going to come, and I might get punished if I sat outside for too long.Just as I was about