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
Aurelia's POVI exhaled softly through my mouth as I felt refreshed from inside out. I could feel something wet gliding up and down my skin like a gentle scrub. It made me wonder if I was dead. Was this the ritual to enter the afterlife? Did I even qualify for it?I pried my eyes open, squinting it at the bright light and staring at the ceiling. I couldn't move for the first few seconds so I laid there--- wherever I was, it sure felt like a bed.I wondered who I was at the mercy of this time. Was it Adrian? Did he survive Norton's men? I was sure I was going to hear more about being a concubine.No wait! Casey mentioned something about Aria being dead. He may want to make me his Luna then… since his mate is gone.A blurry image of a wolf on two legs flashed across my mind. What was that dream all about? It felt so real… almost like I could reach out my hand and touch it. It was too familiar-"You're awake."I blinked and noticed my hand in front of my face. I had subconsciously raised
Emma's POVShe was relaxed. Maybe even too relaxed. It was getting on my nerves. This wasn't what I hoped to see when Aurelia was back with Norton. I wanted to see her cry and beg, fall at my feet to help her out of it. I would show up like her hero and offer her death as a mercy to her sufferings.It should be better than having to fuck Norton day in and night. Who knew the kind of disease a man like him had?Even while he spoke to her, I could see she squeezed her fist but I couldn't smell her fear. Scrap that, she had no smell to even begin with."I heard she lost her wolf," I mentioned when she excused herself like a guest instead of a prisoner and he just let her go.What happened to pulling her hair back and shoving her disrespect back in her face? Why was she the only one allowed to be so cocky to Alphas?I saw the way she acted with Adrian. My goodness! She had him wrapped around her little finger and she pulled the strings whenever.I needed to save Liam now. He would never u
Aurelia's POV"Get her on the bed!""Alpha, you have to leave so I can take a good look at her.""Will she be okay?" Norton's voice sounded very heavy. The silly man was probably shaking like a scared little child. I wish I could see it. It would be a good look on him. Maybe now he would understand how he always made me feel."The stab is very deep. I'm afraid the child might…"No. I couldn't do anything but lie there and slip into unconsciousness. Keeping my eyes open was a problem. My hand round my stomach had loosened and my breath was slowing down."Stay with me, Aurelia," I heard the healer say. "Don't you close your eyes. Don't you dare close your eyes-"It was too late. I fell into darkness.*******I heard a distant drop of water and I gasped, looking around in the pitch black room that was suddenly brightened up. Where was I? I could see nothing over the large space that spread out. The sky looked dark as night but the floor I stepped on was deep purple and it felt so cool li
Emma's POV"She should be dead by now," I muttered to myself when I crossed the border belonging to Purple Sun City in the dead of the night. My head was banging harshly and every now and then, I had to shake my head to clear the foggy vision thanks to the many times that Aurelia slammed me into the wall."That bitch," I sighed. It was over now. I would rescue my King and prove myself worthy. After all these things I had been through, it only made me realise just how much I would sacrifice for him."Hold it!" hasty footsteps followed the words as quickly as it rang out in the woods and in less than a second I was surrounded by the warriors that looked after the borders."Miguel, Ken, Leon and Thomas," I called their names one after the other and I saw how their shoulders relaxed a bit."Emma?" Miguel, the leader of the team, stepped forward. "Where have you been?There's so much going on that I," he looked around and stepped a little closer. "It's his highness.""What do you mean?" I a
Aurelia's POVNorton avoided me the whole day. He didn't barge into my room like I had expected him to and even when the maids came to serve me dinner, they would freeze and dash out in fear after throwing all the food on the floor. They finally left the food by the door and I had to pick it up myself and clean the room too.As I ate, I tried to make sense of it while rubbing my belly. I healed too fast and I released enough scent to make an Alpha cower in fear. Was this the perks of carrying a Lycan child? Did this mean that my baby was full Lycan? Liam would be so pleased to hear-"Oh," the feeling of disappointment washed over me for a moment there before I picked myself up, wondering why I felt that way. It shouldn't be any of my concern yet why did I feel a strange kind of bliss happening from inside me as if my wolf was in the presence of her mate.Speaking of wolf, I reached for the glass of water and after gulping it down, I tried to connect to her. It was still distant but I
Aurelia's POVLiam… was here. He was slowly panting with his eyes glued on mine. I couldn't move a muscle. I could only stare in shock at the sight before me. The sound of his pants was a constant reminder that this wasn't a dream.But how could this happen? How was he here?My wolf flipped with joy as she stared at him, wanting to push me to take a step forward. The rush of forgotten emotions slammed into me.I could barely hold myself back now. I staggered back, trying to walk away from the grip my emotions were trying to put me in.My heartbeat soon matched his pants and when his chest fell with deep breath and he opened his mouth, as if to call my name, my common sense kicked in.I turned the other way and I made a run for it.I pushed the door open and in the heat of the moment, I didn't care if any guards were outside to see me. I rushed out and ran into the hallway. I headed straight to my room. I closed the door- almost slamming it and I stepped away from it like something wou