Aurelia's POVHe locked me up in my room all day without a drop of water or a taste of food. I was drained and weakened by hunger and thirst by the time a maid came in carrying a tray.She placed it on my bed and headed out. I didn't expect much from Adrian and since he was hellbent on punishing me, the small portion of food that was before me wasn't a surprise.I had expected it. Regardless, I ate what I was given, in hopes that it wasn't poisoned but then again, if poison didn't kill me, starvation just might.I could survive on only water but I wasn't just eating for myself this time around. I rubbed my belly- something that was slowly becoming a subconscious action but I had better get it under control if I didn't want Adrian to notice. He was neither dumb nor stupid. He could pick up on the strange habit in no time.I stared at the room that had now become a prison to hold me in. There was no excuse to even step outside to sunbathe. It had just been three days yet it felt like a
Emma's POV"His highness sent you?" Hunter, one of Aurelia's former guards asked with shock on his face. I smirked as I walked towards him, the conversation I had previously heard, playing all over again. It felt good that I was able to catch up to him.I wanted nothing more than to slap him again just like I did the other day. Aurelia had surrounded herself with not just one but three men. Interesting. I knew that bitch was up to something.Also the way Hunter was very protective of her. If he had his way, he would also like to think for her. His legs were so quick to step in and defend her and his eyes, the way they glared at me, it was impossible not to notice; this one had a thing for her.It may be subtle but it sure was there, alright."Why are you so surprised?" I asked a question of my own. He squinted his eyes half way and soon gave up when he looked away."I thought you were told to take a breather," he said."Don't you see me breathing?" I was getting annoyed at how casual
Aurelia's POV"No," I refused."Please, Miss Aurelia," Olivia, the new maid assigned to me, begged with tears in her eyes. "Don't put me in trouble. Alpha Adrian said to not come without you."I shook my head and folded my arms, "I'm not going." My mind was made up. I've barely had anything to eat in days, I was weak and my knees could hardly hold me up. I threw up every morning and late at night- no one knew this part- still, Adrian felt it was time to play chess with him?What kind of sick bastard was he?I was convinced he was suffering from temporary amnesia now."He'll come here himself and I don't think you'll like that," she said again."Olivia, it doesn’t matter what I do. I'm going to get punished either way. I'm punished for shutting up. Might as well be stubborn and have my way for once.""What's taking so long?" I gripped my arm at Adrian's voice. Olivia stepped aside as she was beside the open door. She kept her hands behind her and lowered her head, afraid to meet his ga
Emma's POV"Now that we know where to find your mistress, what now?" I asked coyly. It was getting dark and we better find a place to rest soon.Now that I thought about it, we should've asked that man who provided the information for a place to stay. I had some money left. I knew it would come in handy."We wait," he said with a sigh as he rested against a tree, closing his eyes for a while. "Shouldn't you be leaving to deliver the note?""Right," I said. He had no idea I had delivered the note already. Why would I bother the King with such things? The one who needed the information the most was still changing she-wolves in his bed like underwear.Shit! I only hoped I could meet with Norton tonight. He needed to focus on the task at hand. We would draw our plan tonight. I had no intention of letting him get to Aurelia by himself. I had my own plans too and every one of them here were just pawns in my own scheme."Are you this pushy when it comes to your mistress?" I joked. "I always
Aurelia's POV"Any news?" I immediately asked when Olivia walked in. She looked frightened already and my heart sank further when she shook her head. "Are they not in the mansion?""They are but," she hesitated. "They are refusing to see you."That was strange. Even if Glenn was proving stubborn, I knew Casey wouldn't. But both of them had helped me a great deal last time. I needed one last favour from both of them."Did they say why?""No. The second I mentioned your name, they turned around and said never to mention you again. I'm really sorry."Was this Adrian's doing? He must've threatened them somehow. Who knew what happened after I left? Maybe that was how he found me."Do you know what happened after I left?" I asked and she shook her head. Explaining that she only got here the morning before I was brought in. He went as far as changing the maids around me and made sure that they couldn't see me.Adrian really had his mind made up on this war with Norton, huh? By now, the lette
Emma's POV"You won't get away with this!" Hunter yelled time and time again. "His highness will have your head for your betrayal.""He's very talkative," Norton commented beside me. "You sure I can’t just kill him?" he whipped out his claws as if to convince me to change my mind.I rolled my eyes and pushed his arm away, "No. We need him. How many times do I have to explain that?" I headed towards Hunter who had his hands bound in a tight rope and was being pulled along like a slave by one of Norton's men.He glared when he saw me coming, wrinkling his brows in a furious state. If his eyes could kill, I'd long be dead by now."You look pleased to see me," I teased."Fuck you!""Oh please, you're too kind," I scoffed. "Shut up, will you? You're causing me a headache. Did anyone ever tell you you're pretty annoying?""Like I'll take words from a backstabber! Do you know what you're doing? I never thought you'd side with that… that…" he trailed off. He was having troubles finding the ri
Aurelia's POV"Agh!" I groaned in pain as I struggled with Adrian, trying to get my hair out of his merciless grip. He didn't budge. He only held on tighter. Tears rolled down my cheek due to the pain. His fierce face was so close to mine. I could see the anger in his eyes and the betrayal he thought I played on him."Let me go!" I fought back. I needed to get away from him. What if he decided to punch me in the stomach? I was still in the first trimester and I had to be very careful or else…I didn't want to even think!"You've been acting all innocent like a damn virgin!" He yelled at me. I grabbed his wrist and tried to pull him off me but I was nowhere near his strength."Who knocked you up? Answer me!""Who else?"I glanced at Aria. She was standing by the door with her arms folded. She must be enjoying the show even without a smile on her face.Her words didn't carry a name but both Adrian and I knew who she referred to. He was barely holding back his wolf now as he was growling
Liam's POV"I can't say I don't understand the wording," Andre said with doubt in his words. "It's just…"I watched him space out with a confused look on his face. He was examining the letter that Hunter sent in my study and I wondered how long that was going to take."Are you sure he wrote that?" I asked. "How would we even know?"Andre dropped the letter on my desk, "I can't say. I thought the warriors all went through very formal education or… did he skip school?"I wondered who he threw that question at. Despite us being the only ones in the room, I was certain that question wasn't directed at me."What does it say?""Well, according to him, everything is fine," Andre said. "He's still investigating Blue Hill trying to gather information. Although, his use of tenses are an eyesore, I can't just seem to ignore it," he faked a gag. "Sorry, I'm allergic to terrible handwriting and bad grammar."I chuckled. That was something Emma could say. Speaking of, "Where is Emma?""You sent her
Aurelia's POV How long has it been? "Your highness," I smiled at the guards as I walked past, feeling a bit self conscious at their greetings. I thought I would've gotten used to it now… well I was trying but the thought that everyone in the Pack knew my name and my title, was a bit terrifying. The Castle had been rebuilt as well as the properties that had been destroyed in the war. "Your highness!" Mia called in a sing-song voice. She rushed over to me with Glenn and Olivia by her side. It was nice to see them again. After the mating ceremony two weeks ago, I had sent a few guards to search for them and luckily, they were alive and well. I wish I could say the same for Casey. She fell alongside the Wild Rose Pack. "I've set everything already," I paused. "Well, the maids did. Let's go?" they nodded eagerly and we headed straight to the tunnels where everything came to an end. With the breeze in my hair and the laughter of my friends, I felt relieved. I never thought I could be
Aurelia's POV"Stay back!""Let go of her, Emma!""If you take one step closer, I'll kill her!" her voice was breaking like she was in tears but there was still a hint of fear and panic in her tone."You've done enough already! Do you really want to add this to your sins?" This voice belonged to Emma. She was probably grinding her teeth in anger. She sounded like she would explode any minute.I was slowly regaining consciousness and strength over my body but I kept my eyes closed. The chain was no longer around my neck but her arm instead and she held me so close to her chest."I did everything for you!" Emma screamed. That meant that Liam was close by. "Everything! I gave my whole life to you. Everything you did, I did it too just so you wouldn't feel left out and alone-""You assumed all of that," Liam was sounding surprisingly calm. I didn't expect that. I wish I could see the expression on his face; would it be blank like a sheet or worried like a true lover?"Ha," she gushed out
Aurelia's POVThere was no more than needed to be said. Emma had chosen her own path a long time ago. What was I thinking trying to show her pity? After all she had done, the only thing she deserved was death."I'm sick of this," Mia said beside me and started to walk towards them. "I'm going to beat her to a pulp and make sure she's hanging from a tree." She increased her pace and charged towards Emma.Just then, a few rogues in wolf form jumped out, attacking Hunter and Mia dodged quickly and surrounded me, keeping their eyes at the rogues that continued to increase.We were surrounded and from the look of things, it would take a miracle for us to get out of here alive."They killed the boss," Emma said, pointing in our direction. "I couldn't do anything because of this," she tugged at her chains. "Where is the key? Release me at once-""The key is with the Prince," someone answered her."What? Where is he? I can't wait that long? What if they kill everyone and come after me too?" S
Aurelia's POVIt wasn't even up to thirty minutes and one group had been annihilated. How did they-"Are you the real Aurelia or are you actually a fake?" they sneered and I recoiled to my corner while Mia shielded their evil eyes from me. I could feel their murderous intent and the hard pressure of their gaze."Sorry," the smile in Mia's voice gave off a psychotic vibe that made me shiver. She was having a good time. I had almost forgotten that Mia had a thing for trouble."They are increasing!" one of the guards yelled from behind. "We can't stay here any longer. We'll be trapped-""Idiot! We're already trapped here. We either go back to the Castle or we go out there but either way, we're gonna have to fight and some of us are going to die and it's not gonna be me because his highness told me to live!" She grabbed my arm and pulled me towards them."Keep your face down!" she yelled as she pulled me further into the tunnel. I could only stare at the floor as the guards fought their w
Aurelia's POV"How serious is it?" I asked for the umpteenth time but every time I did, something strange happened."Should I braid your hair?" Mia asked with a cheerful smile- more like a forced one. "I learnt how to braid when you were away."Whenever I asked about the war, someone would change the subject. It was too obvious they were avoiding having to answer, especially when they answered with something completely unrelated."I know what you guys are doing," I leaned back on my pillows, staring at all three of them. "You don't have to do that. Just say you can't tell me or that it's confidential."They glanced at each other before Carlos spoke up, "Wouldn't it be strange to tell the future Queen that a war is happening in her own land and she can't be informed about it.""Really?" I rolled my eyes. "Yet, no one is telling me anything.""We don't want you to worry," Hunter said as he stood by the door with his arms folded and his eyes closed. He was probably paying attention to so
Liam's POVMia closed the door behind her, leaving me and Aurelia in our bedroom. I didn’t think she would have still been awake. It was a shock to hear her giggling from the hallway with Hunter, Carlos and Mia.Now she was swinging her legs while she sat on our bed in a silky thin strap night dress that covered her knees."I have never wanted to make eunuchs out of my warriors so bad," she gasped at my words with a smile on her face. "Tell, my dear, am I wrong to think such things? You're practically naked.""I'm wearing something," she said in her defence."Yes. I see your point," I folded my arms and kept my gaze on her boobs. It took a while but when she understood that, she threw a hand over her breasts."It wasn't like that a few minutes ago" she looked away. "My body only ever malfunctions when you’re close by." she blushed."So you’re saying even when you're next to my grave, you're ready to-""Liam!" She covered her face. "My goodness!" she shook her head aggressively with a
Liam's POV"You gave them twenty four hours?" Andre repeated."That's 16 hours left," I pointed out. I had spent a great deal of time with Aurelia, exploring her body like it would be the last and enjoying our mate bond. The minute I stepped into the room filled with my commanders, everyone could smell the mate mark on me.Their faces lifted up and they were all in high spirits. They couldn't wait to get the war over and done with so they could hold a feast and celebrate that their king had finally been mated."We should ready the warriors soon," Commander Rhys said, staring at the map. "I'll lead my team to the southern part. We should have all four entrances blocked and have them surrounded. I have heard some pretty dark rumours about Norton.""Me too," Commander Denice replied absentmindedly with a hand stroking his chin. "The number of rogues he controls are," he trailed off. "If they all defend Red Valley, we may have a hard time penetrating.""But it's not impossible," Commander
Liam's POVWe arrived with my beast in no time. Even the guards by the border didn't see us when we passed. They only felt the gush of wind and I saw how they all panicked, calling for backup immediately and some chasing after us. They alerted the Castle through the mindlink and once we arrived, I heard the footsteps of a hundred men, rushing to protect the land.I set Aurelia on her feet who clutched my hand like she would lose balance. She smiled up at me and despite the fear on her face, she had been thrilled by the ride. Her heart was beating loudly and I placed my hand on her stomach, hoping that wasn't too rough on our child."We're fine," she said, putting her hand over mine."We have you surrounded!" Andre yelled and stepped forward. "Surrender now or-" his words disappeared when he came a little closer and he recognized who was before him. His eyes moved between Aurelia and I with tears in his eyes.I saw the burden lift up on his shoulders and he turned to the others, "Someo
Liam's POV"What do you mean by that?""The Beta families suffered an unfortunate fate! It is a sensitive topic-- how dare you bring it up so casually!""Unfortunate fate?" I repeated the word and glared at the woman who had said that, ''how disgraceful!''She flinched at my gaze but refused to back down. Her eyes were bloodlust and I saw through her boiling anger-- thanks to the file of course. She had lost a dear friend too but the case was swept under the rug for very obvious reasons that were oblivious to them."We will not allow you to speak about our dead-""What investigation was carried out?" I asked them. "Were the perpetrators even brought to justice? You tell me you honour your dead yet you all failed to produce the killer.""Your visit here is about my son," Alpha Hector chipped in. "I have promised to scold him so refrain from-""I have evidence," I took out the papers from my robe. "Evidence that Norton is behind what you termed an 'unfortunate event'.""Such wild accusa