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
Maya's POV Crestwolf Pack. The howling of wolves in the nearby woods took my sleep away and for the greater part of the night, my eyes were wide open. It was in the early hours of the morning that I managed to get some sleep only to wake up a few hours later. Swinging my feet off the bed, I headed to the bathroom and, aft, er, clean up dec, decided to go see Anna. Without knocking, I pushed the door open only to be greeted with an empty room. I had wanted to start worrying when it dawned on me that Anna was no longer here. “Ugh!” I sighed, cranking my neck. “I hope I don't repeat this mistake tomorrow,” I muttered as I pulled my feet towards the kitchen. Checking up on Anna and engaging her in a conversation when she wasn't here had been a recurring practice each day, showing how much I had missed her. Never for once had I thought her absence was going to affect me this way. Rubbing my neck, I said to myself, “I will pull through this.” Getting to the kitchen
Anna's POV Fully aware that no matter how much I showed my obstinate side, Alpha Jasper wouldn't be moved, I had no choice but to drink from the herb the maid had brought in. Just like the one I took back at Maya's home, it was tasteless and immediately, my taste buds began to itch. “I told you it's potent.” Alpha Jasper said, making me leave my hand mid-air as I stared back at him. Because of the fierce appetite I had after taking the herbs, I had thrown caution into the wind and I was gobbling my food like someone was after my life. Embarrassed, I wiped my mouth clean and then began to chew the food in my mouth. I made sure I swallowed every single thing before I shoved the next spoon in. At the end of the feast, I was heavy and it took all I had in me to pull myself up, making sure I held on to the table for support. “Thank you for inviting me to share a meal with you,” I said and then did a curt bow before turning in the direction of the door. Just as I was about to t
Alpha Jasper's POVIf asked why I wanted Anna to move into my chambers, I had no response for that. It was just a prompting I had inside of me and so I decided to act accordingly. Getting to my chambers, the guards standing by the door pushed the door open and I stepped in followed by Anna. While I went about getting changed for the night, Anna stood at a corner, her hands crossed with her head bent. Ignoring her, I went ahead to change into my robe. “Why are you just standing there?” I asked moments later since she had refused to leave her position. “Can't you have a change of mind? I'm not really comfortable here.” She replied with a frown, darting her eyes around my chambers as if this was the first time she was stepping in. With my hands across my broad chest, I said, “The maids had placed a few of your clothing inside the closet. When you are ready to get some sleep, change into something comfy and join me.” “Al…” she tried to call out to me but I didn't respond, instead, I
Anna's POV What has gotten over Alpha Jasper? Since my return, it has been from one drama to another. Foremost it was a feast and then a walk down the aisle in the cold night. As if that wasn't enough, he asked me to move in with him into his chambers. Yet to wrap my head around the new development, here he was speaking about a party to celebrate my return and also to reveal his heir. What more does he have in store for me? Is this his form of punishment? Throwing my head backwards, I let out a low groan before I straightened up and then followed him to his chambers. The only time I decided to join him in bed was when he was already asleep and had his back on me. I hope this night will be the first and the last one I will spend in his chamber in this manner. The next morning, I heard the creaking of the windows and this was confirmed when a ray of light rushed into the room at once, causing me to squint in pain. Shielding my eyes with one hand, I stretched my hand t