Isabella’s povThe day of the judgment hearing had finally arrived, no doubt that I was nervous but at the same time ready for whatever might come my way.“Are you ready?” Ethan asked stand-off behind me, I was startled but immediately became at ease seeing he was the one.“I guess so.” I nod, staring at the door of the courtroom.“Be rest assured that I will handle this.” He assured me before walking inside with me tailing behind him closely. The room was quite large and we sat in the front at a high table where the elders whom I had seen earlier seated and chatting amongst themselves before keeping silent upon the sight of us.“It appears you have no respect for me, unlike the way I treat you.” He spat, making the air tense as they stared awkwardly at each other. “I would grant you an audience anyway since I agreed to it in the first place.”I couldn’t understand why he had suddenly changed, the air was tense and I could feel the dark aura surrounding and in some way repelling me, I
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Ethan snarled at the old man who was visibly trembling and pointing with Mila.“She’s the one at fault here! She had threatened to kill my family and I had no other option than to listen to her.” Ethan slowly turned his gaze to his sister who was stunned and her eyes wide open.“You believe that idiot?” She laughed nervously. “If anything I am a very honest person.” She claimed.“Honest? From the way I see things, you were so keen on sending me away that you must have threatened him to ensure that happened.” I smirked at her.“You know nothing so you will-““Silence!” Ethan’s voice erupted in the room and everyone froze in fear, a chill ran down my spine as he drew a frustrated breath. “It seems I’ve been quite lenient with you all and you think you can do whatever you please? From today henceforth there shall be no court and I shall be the one to judge whatever the case might be.”“Nonsense! This court has been existing since the days of our great g
Ethan and I found our way to the stage causing everyone to remain silent and focus their on us, seeing this many people I was no doubt nervous because I did not love crowded spaces, although while I was with Logan we had gone to several gatherings just so I could be by his side but most times I preferred to stay in a corner.My palms were sweating as I clasped them together holding a beautiful smile on my face as my stomach churned in excitement, making it almost hard for me to keep my composure.“Thank you all for gathering with me on this special day as I present to you my Luna.” He smiled as we both exchanged glances, his words were too plain and I expected him to say more to sound even more convincing to these people who had also witnessed the ugly scene the previous day.An applause resounded in the room as everyone cheered happily. “Let's toast to the woman I love.” He mouthed forcefully as I tried to hold back my laughter because this was quite awkward and funny at the same tim
I batted my eyelids trying to process what he had just said.“Is that really necessary?” I was taken aback and wanted to confirm what I had just heard.“That’s the rules, every newly weds need to spend their time together, it’s quite important on the first night of marriage.” Brian explained with a straight face, from what I have noticed he didn’t seem like one to smile that often, looking at the lady beside him I spotted a ring on her finger and figured she could be his mate, I wonder how she put up with him and his sullen mood.From the look on Ethan's face, I noticed he didn't seem pleased with the idea either but kept quiet not to raise suspicion.“ There was no way I would sleep in the same room as him because of a so-called wedding rite, I didn’t care about that. I was tired and needed to rest, the event had lasted for hours and I wanted nothing more than to sleep in a comfortable bed and rest.“Wouldn’t you want to spend some lovey-dicey time with him, you know you two have to
Isabelle's POV I immediately pulled away from him covering myself while glaring at him. “What do you think you’re doing?” I glared at him feigning as though I didn’t know what had just happened I wasn’t going to own up to it so that he wouldn’t have cause to blame me. “What I’m doing? You were the one who just tried to take advantage of me… pervert.” He laughed at me and a sense of dread consumed me almost immediately. “I only slipped!” I sighed in frustration glaring at him. “You grabbed my arm!” He chuckled. Hmmm “Because… I needed support!” I argued. “Just get out already or I’ll be the one to leave.” I threatened not wanting him to tease me more, he was making a joke of her and she couldn’t condone it. “Are you sleeping on the couch or not?” I questioned. “The bed is quite big and we could put more sheets to demarcate it so no one touched the other.” He offered but there was no way I was golfing to agree to that. “No way.” I huffed, gripping onto the sheets as I gazed at
In front of us was Ethan staring at us with daggers in his eyes. “What the hell are you doing here?” He frowned curling his fists in anger. “Well I- I got lost and Edna helped me out, she’s not at fault here.” I quickly explained pulling Edna behind me to prevent her from getting hurt, I had witnessed the feeling of his claws and if I wasn’t an alpha too I doubt I would have been able to survive that easily. “Leave.” He ordered Edna who immediately walked out of the room without hesitation, the air became even more tense and I could no longer hold our gaze and averted my eyes elsewhere. “What are you doing snooping around here?” He questioned, his body towering to me in an intimidating manner that sent chills down my spine. “I wasn’t, I just told you I got lost while looking for you earlier and landed in here,” I explained but he didn’t seem to believe the story. “I want you to keep in mind that although we’re in the same house you would not go into any room nor touch anything tha
Furrowing my brows I squinted my eyes trying to figure out what or who’s he was pointing to. “What do you mean?” I finally questioned when I didn't spot anyone in sight. “My aunt is watching us from her room so we need to be careful, remember we are newly weds and need to act lovey dovey.” He explained still gazing at the house and I finally saw the figure from one of the windows staring at us. “Oh.” I muttered scouting for him to have a chance to sit beside me but made sure to keep a safe distance between us. “So….” He trailed off staring into the garden. “I apologize for earlier, I should’ve minded my business instead of being curious.” I mouthed averting my gaze back to the flowers. “It’s fine, I guess I overreacted.” He shrugged still with a stern gaze. I had the urge to ask him who the woman was, seeing me in that room seemed to have been quite bothersome for him “There you are!” A woman’s voice shrieked, drawing both our attention, turning the source of voice, it belonged
Logan’s pov Slumping into my study chair, I sank back and let out a heavy sigh. My gaze drifted aimlessly around the room, lost in a sea of frustration and exhaustion. Today had drained me to the bone, leaving me feeling utterly defeated. The news of Isabella's marriage struck me like a sudden thunderstorm on a clear day. For days, I had wandered around, consumed by the need to find her and beg for forgiveness for the mess I made on what should have been our wedding day. The weight of my actions is pulling me down and my heart is heavy with the burden of guilt that I now bear. I began to wonder if I truly loved Elena . Whenever I think of her, I realize I never truly liked her. I only married her because she got pregnant, and I felt trapped in the moment, unable to leave her. “Any idea who she got married to?” Logan questioned the guard standing silently in front of him. “Not at all sir but I heard that it’s someone powerful.” He replied. Someone powerful? If this person held re