Anna's POV Watching Alpha Jasper's sleeping figure made a coy smile appear on my lips. It was as if I was seeing him for the very first time and I couldn't help but admire his features. His calm looks while sleeping was something I couldn't shake off my head easily. It wouldn't be entirely wrong to say that he was a perfect work of art. For a while now, I had been keeping my hands to myself since I didn't want to wake him up from his peaceful sleep but right now I couldn't keep my hands to myself anymore. Leaning towards him, I began to run my fingers through the outline of his jaw before proceeding to his soft lips and then his bushy brows. His soft snore sounded like a symphony in my ears and it was as if I couldn't get enough of it. “You’re awake.” His deep gruff voice startled me that at once I sat up, scared that he was going to chide me for waking him up from his blissful sleep but the reverse was the case. Instead of doing that, he pulled me to himself and then plan
Alpha Jasper's POV After a long moment of comfortable silence between us, I pulled myself up and with my gaze fixed on Anna who was lying beside me half asleep, my lips broke into a smile and I leaned in, placing a swift kiss on her forehead. “Rest well, you're tired.” I mused, rubbing my nose against her chin while she allowed her eyes to flicker open. Pressing her lips together, she sat up with a little sigh. The tiredness on her face couldn't go unnoticed and so I held her hand, helping her lie back on the bed. “You need to rest, what do you want? I will ask the maids to get everything you need within your reach, just let me know.” “Nothing.” She replied. Now staring back at me, she allowed her hand to wander towards my face and then she pulled me to herself with a little smile etched on her lips. “Are you heading out?” “Yeah… I have…” “But… you need to rest too.” She muttered. Pulling away from her, I gave her hand a soft squeeze and with a little smile playing on
Cyrus POV It had been a few days now since I met Selena and I must confess, I hadn't been myself since then. Words couldn't describe exactly how I felt but for certain, I was perturbed. The more I thought about the assignment she had given, the more worried I became. If I was told that someday I would be in a spot as tight as this, I wouldn't have believed even for once but right now, it was as if there was no place for me to wriggle out from. Money was my weakness and so a lot of people had used it to exploit me to their fullest. It was the money Alpha Jasper promised to pay in exchange for Anna that made me sell her without any form of regret. And now, it was the same money that was making me contemplate on if I should kill Anna or not. The assignment itself wasn't a hard task for me to do. Just like Selena had said, Alice and her daughter meant nothing to me. Killing them and leaving the pack wouldn't be a hassle for me but at the same time I had conscience. Several ways,
Anna's POV After getting enough rest just like Alpha Jasper had asked me to, I woke up yawning widely and I swung my feet off the bed. To think that I was tired after sleeping for more than three hours was something I couldn't shake off just like that. Still yawning, I climbed off the bed and then began to grope my way towards the bathroom to clean my face. On my return, as if on a cue, the door flung open and Lillian peeped in. The moment our eyes connected, she rushed towards me and then jumped into my arms, shrieking with delight. “I have missed you so much.” She cried on my shoulder, hugging me like her life depended on it. “Me too.” I replied with a bright smile etched on my lips. I really meant my words. Staying apart from her for a month made me realize how much effect she had on me. It would be fair to say that after Maya, she was my second best friend. When she finally pulled away, I led her towards the bed and both of us sat down, holding our hands as we stare
Anna's POV The news which was still fresh in my head gave me the strength to keep on running to the scene. All I wanted was to see if what the maid had said was true or not but deep down I hoped it was the former. Mother was the only true family I had apart from Alpha Jasper. If she is truly gone, then I was done for. Still running blindly, I heard Maya's voice from behind, calling out to me but I didn't act like I heard. Sympathy could wait, right now, my mother comes first. “Anna wait, that's not the direction.” She yelled. This time around, I slowed down and then turned in her direction, waiting for her to give me directions only to see her panting for breath and several feet away from me. “Can you just tell me already?” I yelled, my eyes stinging with hot tears. With the way she was acting, I was already suspecting that she was trying to delay me so she could pull me back but still I waited, I waited to hear what she had to say. “Can you tell me now?” I asked when sh
Alpha Jasper's POV The meeting with the council of elders was of the most tiring duty as the Alpha of the Moonlight Pack. These elders would stop at nothing until they drove one crazy with their words, repeated suggestions and their unending reports. After leaving the dungeon earlier without getting the answers to my question, though I still had this strong belief that those rogues were sent, I made my way to the courtroom, a thousand and one ideas swirling through my head all at once. Suddenly, a smile crept to my lips as I remembered my make out session with Anna last night and this morning. No doubt, she was carrying my seed in her womb already. It was just a matter of time before it showed and then it would be the end of the surrogacy request. Smacking my lips, I pushed my hand into my pockets as I walked through the door and the murmuring of the elders ceased. Titling my head to the side, I walked further into the courtroom and they all rose as an act of reverence. Whe
Maya's POV After leaving the Blackwood Pack, I arrived at the Moonlight Pack, hoping to reunite with my friend and also congratulate her for getting reunited with her mate only to be greeted with the most devastating news. With the way her mother had treated me a month ago, I was supposed to resent her but I didn't even for once, instead I felt pity for her. When Anna told me about her visit when she had asked her to leave the palace, I knew that she wasn't the one speaking. She had taken the place of someone who had a louder voice. Staring down at Anna who was cuddled on the bed after I had struggled to lead her back to the palace, my heart fell into my stomach and I exhaled. Things weren't looking good and I wished I could rectify all these but I had no power to do so. Ever since Anna got sold to Alpha Jasper, it had been from one problem to another and it seemed like it wasn't going to end anytime soon. “Anna, I will take my leave now. I don't want Alpha Jasper to meet
Selena's POV Lying on my back, my door creaked open. Since my father wasn't around, I knew it was Elena so I didn't act like she had walked in, I continued staring at the ceiling with my lips caged in my lips. When the news of Alice’s death got to me, I was glad because the job had been done but when I heard that she was stabbed, my happy countenance disappeared. This was one of the reasons why I prefer running my stuff myself without involving a third party. When Alice threatened to reveal everything we had done to Alpha Jasper and then beg her daughter for forgiveness, I was furious. Despite my pleas, she kept acting dogmatically so I had to involve her husband was ever ready to do a job provided money was attached to it. “My lady, Maya from the palace is here to see you,” Elena said with her head bowed to the ground, and at once I sprang up, a coy smile playing on my lips. This was a pleasant surprise to me. Maya was my last card so I was already plotting ways on how