Anna's POV After my declaration, the expression on everyone's face changed. One after the other, I took in everything until I was done. Out of everyone, it was only Alpha Noah who wore a disappointed look. My mother looked happy, my father was relieved, and Maya wore a neutral expression. Shifting my weight from one foot to the other, I awaited who was going to break the silence which was becoming uncomfortable. “Are you sure of what you are saying?” Mother asked and I nodded. “Yes, I will return with you,” I affirmed, nodding my head to show I was being sincere with my words. “Thank you, Anna, thank you so much. You don't have any idea what you have done to me right now.” Mom cried, falling on her knees as she grabbed my hand. Not pleased with the drama she was acting, I tried to pull away but she held on, causing me to sigh. “Anna, I know you were going to make the right decision. I'm so proud of you right now.” Stepfather said, grinning from side to side. Instead of
Anna's POV “Anna, is everything alright?” Mother asked but I didn't respond, instead, I turned around and then ran towards Maya and without thinking, I jumped on her, sobbing uncontrollably. This was just too much for me to handle. Saying I was overwhelmed was just an understatement of my current feelings. I felt I was being deprived of my happiness and every good thing in life. “Please calm down,” Maya said, patting my head with a hand while using the other to rub soothing circles on my back. By the time I pulled away from her, I had to grab my head since it was aching. My eyes hurt too and now my vision is blurry. “Trust me, I will come visit or maybe move into the pack so I can be with you,” Maya said. “You will?” I asked, my eyes glinting with renewed hope. “Yeah, but please, be safe. Take good care of yourself and avoid getting into trouble.” “I will. Thank you for everything, your kind gesture will be the last thing I will forget.” Smiling, she said, “Go on, t
Alpha Jasper's POV Since the day began, I have been in my study room, trying to gather my thoughts and at the same time struggling to maneuver my way around some issues on ground. One of the most disturbing issues was that of the rogues who had been attacking the neighbouring packs. It had been very disturbing news and the subjects were already panicking. It wasn't as if I cared about what the pack members thought about me but I felt I was incompetent. Well, I believe they won't get into my pack for whatever reason. “They won't even dare come close to my pack. They will keep lurking around…” I was still speaking to myself when someone knocked on the door. “Come in,” I said offhandedly as I reached out for the bottle of ink lying by my side. “Your Highness.” Beta Jacob said with a curt bow. “The council meeting will begin in five minutes.” He announced. “Alright, I will join in,” I replied, waving him off. Once again, he did the curt bow before stepping out of my office an
Alpha Jasper's POV The silence in the room was so deafening that even if a needle fell on the floor, it would be as audible as when a glass cup crashed. Slowly, I allowed my lips to part into a sinister smile and at once the expression on the faces of the elders changed. All I could see on their faces was fear, nothing more than that. “Come,” I beckon Davis, who immediately exchanged eye contact with his colleagues as his throat made an up-and-down movement just like a piston. When he finally appeared in front of me, I allowed my smile to widen as I leaned towards him. “Are you tired of living?” I asked, still sporting my smile. He couldn't find his tongue to answer before I continued, “Ripping your heart off your chest and handing it to your fellow elders is one the easiest things for me to do.” “Moreover, they will be glad to have a taste of your heart,” I added. Once again, his throat made that piston movement but I wasn't done with him yet. “The next time you try to b
Alpha Jasper's POV For more than five minutes, I just stood there, staring at Anna who was staring back at me. I'd keep saying her few weeks of disappearance had made her change drastically. The Anna I knew and was used to wasn't the one I was seeing now. If it was before, her words would have earned her a punishment but right now I couldn't bring myself to do it. There was this feeling that was raving through me that I had no explanation for. One part of me was pulling me towards her but the other was drawing me back. “Is that why you left?” I asked several minutes later, breaking the silence in the chamber. “Yes.” She nodded her head vigorously and I smirked in response. Digging my hand into my hair, I turned around to leave since I had nothing to say to her. Surprisingly, I couldn't move a foot. It seemed like I was now glued to the ground. Turning slowly towards her direction, our eyes locked again but I was quick to turn my face away. The current feeling I had for he
Selena's POV The early morning light rays seeped into my chambers causing my eyelids to flutter open only for me to shut it the next minute because of the blinding effects. “Shut the window for a moment.” The head maid said and immediately, I began to hear the sound of scurrying feet. Smirking, I buried my head into the pillow and immediately I heard the creaking sound of the window being shut. I sat upright and with my voice over the edge yelled, “Are you insane?” “We are sorry.” The maids that were in my room, about half a dozen, said with their heads bowed. Still wanting to show my authority, I yelled, “If I so please, I wouldn't mind requesting for your heads and as you all know it would be easy peasy for me.” “We are sorry.” They said again, still maintaining their positions. “You keep saying you are sorry whereas you haven't rectified your errors.” “I'm sorry, what is our offence, we are willing to take corrections immediately.” The head maid said and I in turn to
Anna's POV After Alpha Jasper left my chamber, I continued staring at the door he had walked through as a million ideas fluttered in my head, causing it to ache. Biting the side of my lips, I tossed my head to the side, my eyes tightly shut, trying to forget about everything that had happened but I couldn't. Leaning forward and with my hand wrapped across my chest, I made my way towards the bed and then lowered myself on it, my gaze still fixed on the door. With the way I had spoken to him with disregard, I knew I had crossed my boundary but what is more scary in all these was his silence. One thing I hated about Alpha Jasper was his silence. He was good at ignoring someone who had hurt him, I'd say, instead of responding to the person, he would be brewing the perfect way to lynch the person. This was exactly what I thought Alpha Jasper was plotting in his head and it made goose pimples appear on my skin. Against my earlier thought, when we arrived at the mansion earlier,
Anna's POV Not knowing what to do, I continued staring at the door, trying to compose myself before he walked in but it was impossible. Rubbing my sweaty palm against my dress, I tried to rise but Lilian held me back. “My lady, you don't need to bother yourself, I will attend to the door.” She said, flashing a warm smile at me which I managed to return despite my panicking state. Moments later, standing right in front of me and the middle of the room was Beta Jacob. The kind of relief that washed through me on discovering he was the person on the other end and not Alpha Jasper, as I initially thought, couldn't be explained. “My lady,” he called with a curt bow and I did the same. “The alpha requests your presence in the dining room for dinner.” He said and after a few seconds, added, “I'll be on my way now.” Left alone with Lilian, a large scowl made its way to my face as I balled my palm into a fist. The last thing I wanted to do was step out of my chambers for the time be