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
Adrian's POV"Emma… what is he-- what does he mean by that?" I looked back and forth between a cackling Norton and a speechless Emma. Her silence only increased the anxiety in my stomach and I felt my wolf on edge.The look on Aurelia's face was enough to make me believe that information but applying logic to it.. It proved impossible. How could she be the King's mate?Even worse, she carried his baby? That would only mean that she had met the King on more than two occasions and surely he knew she was his mate. Then… why did he let her go or perhaps did she… did she run away from him too-Wait. Was that where she was running from when she wandered into my Pack? She had deceived me! I thought I held the upper hand here but if what Norton said was the truth then trouble was an understatement."Is that why you're here?" I turned to Emma who still stared at Aurelia in shock. "Answer me goddammit!""Yes," she blinked at me, turning her head with such calmness that only stepped on my nerves
Aurelia's POVI paced my room with one hand on my belly and another in my mouth, biting my nails as I moved back and forth in my room. It had been an hour already since Olivia must've delivered my note to Casey and Glenn. Had they truly abandoned me to this fate?If I was truly on my own, it would be a hassle to get through those guards standing outside my room.Now that Adrian knew, I didn’t know how he was taking this or what he was planning but I had a plan of my own and I wasn't going to let him and Aria dictate my life with their little scheme.I flinched when I heard a noise by the door and soon the sound of heavy footsteps fading away. I waited out the quietness before the door creaked open and a familiar face poked her head in."Oh, it's just you, Olivia," I said. I was a bit disappointed, "What was that outside?""You have to hurry, Miss Aurelia. There's trouble!" she said with fright and rushed towards me. The door opened and Casey rushed in as well. She looked around the ro