~Jake~"No signs of them. I am getting anxious just waiting for them to show up. I don't think they will come, this is ridiculous," I tapped my feet against the floor impatiently as I muttered under my breath.Looking around the grand ballroom, I took in the nice decorations. Even though it kills me to say this, Ella did a tremendous job with all the decorations. The guests were looking eye-catching, everyone tried to appear more sophisticated than the other. The men looked all arrogant with their high-collared, long jacket suits. Even though the clothes were tailored to perfection, they still couldn't resist having their hats on their head. Those who didn't have the complete attire were given judgemental looks as if they didn't belong there. The women gossiped amongst themselves, sizing each other up. I knew most of them forced their partners to spend so much money on them. Those who wore real diamonds and fancy-looking pearls, felt like they were on top of the world, forgetting th
~Xavier~"What did you do, Xavier? Do you have any idea what your actions would bring to us? Did you even think this through or did you just act on impulse just like how you always do?" Jayden asked, frustration dripping from his voice."Think what through? There is nothing to think through, Jayden. I have told you this always, it's either you sink or swim. Either you eat or you get eaten alive by ravenous wolves. I am not a prey, and I would be damned before I would become one. You are my beta, start acting like one. I am sick of you acting like a wimp. You are embarrassing me Jayden. This isn't you, grow a spine for once in your life." I shoved him back when he got in my personal space. He stilled at my glowing red eyes, my claws ready to attack if he made one wrong move. He may be my Beta but I am so over him trying to put me down in anything I was doing. I was not a child, I was his Alpha and it's time I stopped being too jovial with him. He is forgetting that I was his Alpha, n
~Kira~I inhaled and exhaled deeply, my feet tapping nervously against the floor. I was at the hospital for my final checkup because Doctor Emily advised it. My nervousness wasn't hidden at all. I was scared of everything. I was scared of childbirth. I exhaled again and threw my head back, looking to the ceiling. "Relax Kira,” Xavier said, holding my hand and giving me a big smile. “There is nothing to be nervous about. Everything is going to be fine. If you are scared, you can just hold onto my hand. I will never let you go. I am with you in this together. I will see it through with you. I will never abandon you."Somehow his words made me feel safe and nervous at the same time. Maybe it was the hormones that were making me this way."I know that I am not supposed to be fearful or nervous but I can't help it, Xavier. What if something goes wrong? What if the doctor tells me that my baby is no longer healthy? What if I am sick and I can't deliver this baby and then they have to save
~Ella~"I have never been so humiliated in my life, Luna Ella. You should have seen the way the Alpha looked at me, so arrogant. It was so obvious that he was happy that I was begging him. Alpha Jake is nothing but a fake. He lets people believe that he is modest when he is an arrogant man with too many trust issues." I glared at the idiot who seemingly wasn't thinking with any part of his brain.If he wasn't working for me, I would have slapped him so hard on his face that he would have felt the impact. Who the hell did you think he was to badmouth my husband like that? I don't even want to make myself annoyed but I had to humor him hence why I was in this hallway listening to this crap. The party was already in full bloom and I can say I did a good job judging from the compliments and even the turn-up."You lack patience and that is something that I dislike. If you want the Alpha to trust you a little bit, then you have to kiss his feet if possible. If he tells you to roll in a p
~Xavier~I stared at the flawless face. She looked so peaceful and quiet. I liked her this way instead of worrying about meaningless things. I know that Kira was scared. I was too but I had to be strong for the both of us. I was the Alpha and I had to act like one. I couldn't live with myself if I were to lose Kira in the process of her giving birth. I almost lost my sanity when she was kidnapped and I have no idea if she was alive or not. The family of my ex-mate were once good people but I guess people can hide their personality so much. Who knew that behind that kindness, there was a raging monster buried within them, waiting to be unleashed?They knew that they couldn't get to me and that is why they got to Kira. She is so strong to have gone through everything and yet here she is, gazing at me with the most lovely eyes ever. She is a very strong wolf. I know that not everyone can withstand their mate rejecting them. Some even die from the pain but Kira persevered despite carryi
~Ella~I almost screamed in frustration as I stomped away from Jake's presence and made my way to the garden.I had been insulted and humiliated by my own husband. Does he think I spread my legs for just any man that comes my way? And of all the people it had to be that useless Councilman. Just how stupid did he think I was? Sleeping with someone so old like that? I had my standards and besides that, bedding another man wasn't even in my vocabulary right now. I was more power-drunk than I was sex driven.The only person who I would allow to sleep with me was Jake. I was madly in love with him or should I say that I was obsessed with him. I can't imagine another man touching me, let alone moaning for the person.Jake was really playing with fire. He was making me dislike him every single day of my life. I knew that he was doing this to make me so frustrated that I would be the first to leave the marriage. “What a clown” I scoffed as I grabbed a flower stalk and cut it. The only thin
~Kira~I don't know what was more nerve-wracking. The fact that I was going to deliver my baby very soon or the fact that Xavier hadn't said a word ever since we left the hospital?He has been so cold and distant. I knew that what I said back at the hospital must have hit him so hard. I knew that I had been keeping it a secret from him for a while now. It must have been very disappointing for him, but I have no other choice. How the hell was I supposed to tell my mate that I was having nightmares about my child dying on the day of its birth?I knew that if a situation like that arose, Xavier would not think twice about saving me. He wouldn't choose the baby because he loved me more than he loved the child, even if I was carrying his own son. I didn't want him to live with that guilt, that's why I decided to keep it to myself. I want this child to survive more than anything else. I hadn't felt this way initially when I found out that I was pregnant. It wasn't even this way when I wa
~Jayden~To say that I was scared was an understatement. I was having a feeling of dread. It felt like deja vu when I saw Xavier standing before Loren with that crazy look in his eyes.I would recognize that look anywhere, even in my sleep. It had haunted me. He had the same look the night he killed his mate, when I found him covered in blood - The look of no remorse despite not knowing what he had done.I'd been so scared of him. His eyes had been so blank. The way that he told me that day that he had killed her, he had that relieved look on his face, the same look he had when I saw him standing over Loren. I was just happy that I arrived on time before he could complete his mission. He was so angry when he found out that I followed him. When Xavier told me that he was going for a run, something just didn't add up. I knew that it was a lie. He rarely goes out in the night for runs. He preferred running in the evenings and since Kira was pregnant and it was almost her delivery time,