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"Alpha Adrian sent me to give you this. His guests have arrived.""Guests," I looked towards the window. "This late at night?""He said they've been travelling far," she said. "I've never seen the Alpha so happy before," she was smiling now and I wondered how important those people were. "He's holding a feast soon.""So I have to attend?" I looked down at the dress she presented to me. "Can't I just stay in my room?" I had no business there."Besides, meeting his guests are not my duties. That's Aria's. I'm not taking her place. Send the dress back-""What?" Her eyes widened in shock."I won't be attending," I walked back to my bed and climbed in, arranging my pillows so I could rest my back on it. I could really use a massage right now."Oh and on your way back, get me something warm to drink-""Aurelia," Adrian barged in. He was all dressed up like he was welcoming a king. He had his hair braided and it looked really nice. For a wicked Alpha, he sure had a bright smile
Emma's POVThat imbecile!"Is he referring to Aurelia?" I heard Adrian question himself. Why didn't I just knock that idiot out when I had the chance?"Aurelia!" he called again with excitement in his voice."Be careful," her eyes snapped to mine at my words. "The next step depends on you," she stared at me cluelessly and severely conflicted on what to do. She was probably weighing her options; whether or not she could trust me but I wasn't going to tell her what to do.Seeing how Adrian had referred to her as a concubine, it was safe to assume that he was treating her well. If she had some sense, she would play along but then again, she could always turn against me which would backfire if she wasn't careful enough.I turned around with a straight face, glancing at Hunter who wore a huge relieved smile on his face and Adrian and Aria who stared at me in confusion."Who said that?" I tilted my head. "Was that you, Alpha Adrian? Did you refer to me as queen?"He opened his mouth to spe
Aurelia's POVI flipped the toilet seat open and almost immediately I threw up the disgust that had stored in the pit of my stomach. I held my hair back as I threw up, tears rolling down my cheek. I gripped the toilet seat hard and once I was done, I flushed the toilet and washed my mouth.The room was spinning as I stepped into it. I held onto the wall to support myself from falling. This couldn’t be happening to me. I wanted to wake up. I wanted nothing more than to open my eyes in my mother’s arms. I was tired of the ups and downs and I needed to rest my heart and my head at once.Was it right to have denied Hunter that way? I never thought I would see him again, especially not like this. It was quite a shock to see him with Emma. I knew he didn't trust her one bit but I too had to play it safe. Who knew what Adrian would do once he found out that I was Liam's mate.I needed to protect myself especially for the sake of my child. And..I could see the unspoken intent in Emma's eyes a
Aurelia's POV"Fine, I'll take you there," Olivia said a few minutes after Emma left my room. I changed into my casual clothes and followed behind her. We snuck all the way there, hiding from Adrian or Aria's eyes but I walked past the guards with my head held high.The guards at the dungeon stopped us, requesting a pass from the Alpha as proof that we had his permission to enter but I figured my way around it."Are you denying me entry?" I asked them with a bold voice. "It's not official yet but I'm sure you've heard the rumours of my soon to be position."I turned the other way, "Fine there. Let's see whose head shall remain on their neck-""W-Wait," he called me back. "You can enter. Please don't report us to the Alpha. We were only doing our duties."I ignored them and walked in, "Wait here," I told Olivia as I walked further into the dungeon. It was a bit dark and that made me extra cautious especially with the fact that Norton was here somewhere.Some of the cells were empty wh
Aurelia's POV"H-How long have you known?" Hunter asked with a stuttering voice as I withdrew his hand.I offered him a little smile and shrugged, "From Blue Hill. About… a week ago." Besides that I'd been eating well since Adrian found out, this still wasn't the safest place to raise a child.My child's life was in danger now that Norton was around and I fear we were running out of time too fast. "I don't want to go back but for the time being, that place is better than here.""Aurelia," he whispered and tried to move a little closer. "Do you know who you're with? You're carrying the future king of the," he couldn't even finish the words. "He would never let you go if he finds out.""I guess I know that… I don't know," I had tried to think about Liam's reaction to the news of me carrying his child. Would he ever let me? Children were what we talked about- Fuck! We talked about starting a family together until I found out he-"But uhm… we'll just have to get out of here first, right?
Liam's POV"How will we know the sign?" I asked again for the hundredth time or even more. They spoke of a go-ahead sign for Hunter but I was getting too impatient."We'll know when," Mira assured me."You better not hide anything from me this time," I warned in a hasty tone."We won't, your highness," Carlos said but that did nothing to calm me down."Andre, it's taking too long. When did the previous letter arrive?" I was pacing my study and with each minute, I was increasing my pace the same way I grew impatient."A few hours earlier, your highness," Andre replied. He must be getting tired of me already. He had been answering the same question since this morning."It's late.""That's because he's probably already in the Wild Rose Pack," Andre explained… again. "It would take longer for him to-"There was a knock on the door and Andre rushed to it faster in a heartbeat. He stepped outside and I tried to hold myself back from listening in on the conversation."Any news on Emma?" I as