Selena's POV Immediately I saw Maya walking into the woods, I snuck up behind a tree, watching her movement. Since I no longer had a link binding me with the palace, I decided to come see things for myself. Hopefully, I will walk in on someone who would tell me everything I wanted to hear but immediately I saw Maya, I was distracted. With a coy smile on the edge of my lips, I wore my hood and then began to trail after her, my senses heightened so I wouldn't get caught. Several times, she halted, looking over her shoulders and at once I knew she was aware that someone was behind her. Tired of the hide and seek game I was playing with her, I decided to allow her to catch me by leaving a part of my dress from behind the tree I had taken refuge from. The look of triumph on her face after I came out of hiding couldn't be missed. I couldn't believe that she thought she could catch me so easily. All the while, I had been thinking of how I would be able to eliminate May
Anna's POV Turning to the other side of the bed, I allowed my eyes to flicker open only to let out a low sigh. Pulling myself up, I rested my back against the cold wall, shutting my eyes again. Since Maya left the previous day, I haven't been myself. The feelings of uncertainty and danger which was lurking around kept tugging on me, making me uncomfortable. The more I thought about it, the scared I became and to make matter worse, Maya was nowhere to be found since yesterday. Several times, I have been tempted to ask Alpha Jasper for help but I didn't know how he was going to react to it. He had warned me to call off whatever plan we had in mind but I was too stubborn to listen to him. “If I had known, I wouldn't have allowed her to go, I would have used Alpha Jasper as an excuse. If I had done that, she would be here with me, I wouldn't be bothered.” I bit my bottom lips, shutting my eyes tightly. Still pondering on what had become of Maya, I swung my feet off the
Author's POV Standing right in front of her was no other person than Alpha Jasper who was staring at her with a raised brow. When he stepped out earlier, he had gone to inform Beta Jacob to fetch the physician only for him to return and see Anna trying to step out of the room. With each step he took, she took two backwards, her heart lunged in her mouth as she stared at him. “What are you up to?” He asked with a smirk on the side of his lips. “I told you I want to go see Maya. She had been out since yesterday and haven't returned.” She replied avoiding his scrutinizing gaze. “I will ask the guards to look around for her.” “No!” She snapped at once, making him raise his brow at her. “Is there anything you're not telling me? Seems there is… I'm listening.” She now had her back resting against the wall with a hitched breath. The last thing she wanted to do was to tell Alpha Jasper that they went against his command. She feared what he was going to do to them. “N
Anna's POV After cleaning up, I returned into the chamber and then began to get dressed, all the while my thoughts on Maya. With my lips in between my teeth, I swirled in Alpha Jasper's direction only to see him staring at me. “Is anything the problem?” I asked, my gaze not leaving him. “I should be the one asking you that. Tell me, what exactly is the issue? You have been acting weird since the day began and you claim you're not sick?” “I told you I'm alright and you should stop bothering about me.” I snapped at him, rolling my eyes to the back of my head. “If you say so, let's go have breakfast together.” He said, turning towards the door but instead of going with him, I began to walk towards the bed. Now lying on my side, I had my back turned to him, “I'm not hungry, I need some rest.” I could hear the sigh of frustration erupting from his lips but I wasn't moved. Pulling the blanket over my head, I tried to smuggle deep into the bed but he held it and then to
Anna's POV Inside the carriage, I was fiddling with my fingers with my head buried as I thought about what Beta Jacob had said to Alpha Jasper. Still worried about Maya's whereabouts, I wanted to get off the carriage and return to the palace but it was too late and Alpha Jasper was definitely not going to let me. Shutting my eyes tightly, I shook my head sideways only to snap my eyes open the next minute. When we got to the path that separated the pack from the woods, the carriage man steered it into the woods and at once I began to wonder what the hell was going on. Grasping my dress, I kept staring at the lush vegetation, my mind running haywire with different ideas all at once. Suddenly, the carriage stopped and Beta Jacob stepped out, followed by Alpha Jasper who helped me out. Because of his huge size, it was hard to see what was in front of me until I left his back and almost immediately my eyes caught sight of the physician. His tools laid by his side and
Anna's POV “Please go with him, Maya will be fine. All you need to do is believe, okay.” Alpha Jasper mused. Wrapping his hand around my neck, he patted my cheek before he let go of me. “Please…” I continued pleading like I was at the verge of falling off a high cliff which was eventually going to claim my life. Despite all my pleas that I should remain with Maya, Alpha Jasper didn't listen to me, making me feel bad and mad at myself. The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. If only I had stopped Maya from stepping out yesterday, this wouldn't have happened. Now kneeling beside my bed since I was too weak to stand, I had my head buried in my pillow, my lips quivering. “Maya, please forgive me. I should have stopped you and this wouldn't have happened.” I groaned. My eyes were burning with tears that wanted to roll down my cheeks, but I held them in. If anything, I needed to be strong for Maya. Still on my knees, the door creaked open, and at once, I
Alpha Jasper's POV When Beta Jacob told me about the incident, I was stunned. Even though I was anticipating something of this sort to happen,I never thought it was going to be this soon. If I had known it was going to happen soon, I would have allowed Anna to leave when she wanted to but I couldn't afford to let her off my sight. On arrival at the scene, I wasn't surprised since I had already visualized the scene in my head. Whilst Anna was throwing tantrums, I felt a jabbing pain in my chest and the gnawing desire to put an end to Selena. “You aren't in my place so you have no idea how I feel right now.” Anna yelled, poking her hand into my chest. “Don't say that, we are in this together.” I said, trying to pacify her but she wouldn't buy it. She kept on yelling and crying. At this point, I was lost on what to do. Anna was too angry to listen to what I had to say. She believed I had a hand in what was going on. Selena had been a thorn in our flesh for a while no
Alpha Jasper's POV Still pondering on the possibility of Selena being the culprit, the physician suddenly rose, startling me in the process. Staring at him with a raised brow, I tried to make him speak but he was mute, making me wonder what the issue was. “Can I at least get an explanation of what is happening?” I asked after a while. “My lord, this is more serious than I thought.” He mumbled, darting his eyes around. Tugging his hair with a frustrated look on his face, he began to mutter incoherent words to himself while he paced about. The more he did this, the apprehensive I became. If anything happens to Maya, I doubt if I would return to the palace to face Anna. She was definitely going to throw a fit and only the moon goddess knows what will happen after that. Biting my lower lips, I stepped forward to find out for myself what the issue was and almost immediately I saw it. Maya was discharging black blood from her nose. At this point, I knew that if ca