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The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty one: garden talks
Aria's POV"Pass me the watering can, please," I say to Xander, my gaze focused on the hole I’m digging.We were currently planting a small garden in the backyard. The place looked dull, and I was tired of looking at it from my window.So, I told Xander I wanted to plant some herbs I might need in the near future. He was against it at first, but with a little persuasion, he finally gave in and even offered to help me plant.I was using some of the seeds I had with me when I left Moon Waters pack and some other seeds Xander had. He wanted me to plant them at the healers, but I preferred here, so I could take better care of them with an assurance that no one will tamper with them or mistake them for another herb or flower."Here you go," he hands me the watering can."Thank you," I muttered before I began pouring the water into the hole. When the soil was damp enough, I planted each seed carefully, marking them with a nametag.Xander took the opportunity to make small talk, which was su
Last Updated : 2024-01-03The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty two: insomniac
Aria's POV"Can you please stop?" I groan.Xander kept trying to kiss me at every chance he got the whole day."Why?" he wraps an arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him."I'm trying to get some sleep, Xander. Please stop this madness already," I groan. Xander is going to drop me off at the healer’s before he leaves for a meeting in a neighboring pack tomorrow.I need to get as much rest as I can because tomorrow is going to be a very busy day for me. I don’t know if they have some of the plants I need for the poison or if I have to look for a new one to substitute it."Dealing with herbs is very tiring, Xander, and I'd appreciate it if you let me sleep tonight. You can start thinking of making those babies later, not now," I whisper, smacking his arm that was slowly making its way under the huge T-shirt I was wearing.Dealing with Xander wasn't easy. I have to muster every ounce of willpower in me to stop myself from giving in. Not just giving in, I might as well get into makin
Last Updated : 2024-01-04The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty three: facade of research
Aria’s POV "How do you know Fara?" he raised a brow."Well... she is a friend, one of the only people who've been genuinely nice to me when I stayed at the pack house. you're the infamous daddy she's been telling me about," I chuckle."I guess so," he smiles. Now that I'm looking at it, Fara has the same face as her father; the only difference is her eyes and hair—probably her mother's."Fara is a good kid. She'd always have stories to tell me whenever she came back from school. I miss her cute voice and her stories.""As nice as she is, she can be a pain in the neck sometimes," he laughs."Oh really?" I raise a brow."Knock, knock," Rose says when she walks in.Lucas frowns, "How many times do I have to tell you to knock before coming?""I did; I said knock, knock" she smile innocently. "Well, I don't remember telling you, you couldn't come in." His frown deepen."Oh come on, Lucas, take a break," she rolls her eyes."Are you done getting the lab ready?" Lucas turns to his papers."
Last Updated : 2024-01-05The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty four: lips lies and guilt
Aria's POVRose's high-pitched voice filled my ears, and a frown took over my face. I don't know how, but her voice somehow sounded high-pitched—maybe it's because I'm annoyed, or perhaps the pain in my wrist is getting worse."Rose," I force a smile.She rushed to my side, linking arms with my injured arm. It took everything in me to stop myself from wincing. I made a mental note to check my arm when I get to the lab, it’s supposed to heal almost instantly but it’s feels as if i got injured few seconds ago. Maybe it might have something to do with withdrawal or something was stopping me from healing faster. "Where have you been? The alpha has been looking for you." Xander is here? I turn my gaze to the window, but it's already very dark outside. I didn't expect Xander to be back this early; he had to go to two different meetings in two different packs, and maybe he has rounds."Where is he?" I ask as I scan the room for him, but I couldn't find him."He thought you might be in the
Last Updated : 2024-01-07The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty five: late night meal
Aria’s POV:I groan when a sharp pain pierce through my stomach, but I'm too sleepy to open my eyes, much less figure out what's wrong. Another sharp pain pierces through my stomach, then another follows, I clench my stomach tightly, hoping it will ease the pain. But it feels as if my stomach is being attacked by sharp arrows striking one after the other.I try turning to the other side, hoping to feel better, but it doesn't seem to work. I attempt to roll again, feeling my body leave the bed, and I crash on the hard floor, landing on my injured wrist.Unable to hold back, I let out a little scream, finally forcing my eyes to open. The bed makes a little sound when Xander stands up from the bed and rushes to my side."Sunshine, are you okay?" He asks, helping me off the floor."I'm good, I just fell off while sleeping," I let out a chuckle."Are you sure?" His eyes narrow on me."I'm perfectly fine," I lied. My stomach was killing me, and my wrist was on another level of stinging."Yo
Last Updated : 2024-01-08The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty six: foggy field
Aria's POVI'm currently standing in a foggy field. I turn to see if anyone is close, but no one is. It's more because I can't see anything, but the white fog covers the whole place like smoke.Sounds of giggling from a few feet away make me snap my head in that direction. My sensitive ears pick up the light sound of running kids.I follow the sound of the kids running, but as the sounds get louder, the fog grows thicker and darker.I jerk to a stop when I step on something soft yet hard. The sound of a high-pitched scream fills my ears, and I realize I've stepped on a child's foot. Still not able to see anything, I wave my hand around, trying to find the child's body, but I can't. Their foot disappears from under mine, and I scream, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean—"Another scream cuts me off.I turn to the direction of the scream, waving my arms in that direction, and I reluctantly feel a child's shoulder. I quickly pull her closer.A pair of golden orbs stare up at me. I place my hand
Last Updated : 2024-01-10The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty seven: plots
Xander's POV:“We have enough warriors to find everything out in a few seconds, man,” Caine smiled.“We’re finally going to get rid of that bastard. For good this time,” Russell rested his hands on the table.We’re currently in a meeting discussing how we would kill Victor, but little did they know, I don't want him dead. I have other things in mind. Killing him that easily doesn't seem right to me.Someone as awful as Victor doesn’t deserve a death that simple. Plus, I have a lot of questions to ask him.“What do we do with the body after?” Jacob asks from the other end of the table, and I raise my head to stare at him.“I don’t care, as long as he’s out of the picture. That’s enough for me,” Caine says, taking another sip of his drink.“I agree with that,” Russell spoke. He and Caine burst into a fit of laughter, fist-bumping each other in the process.I shake my head in distaste. I can’t believe these two fools are alphas. They always try to turn any situation into a joke.“We’ll
Last Updated : 2024-01-11The rogue heir’s redemption Chapter fifty eight: regrets and surprises
Xander's POVI know Jackson tends to be a prick and leaves more than enough missed calls and voicemails for any inconvenience just to bug me, but Lucas never calls. When he does, it’s always one or two missed calls, but this time, he left like ten missed calls and a few weird texts, I stared at them for a long but couldn’t get what he was trying to say."Can you guys give me a sec?" I say, excusing myself from the room. I didn’t stop until I was outside.I tap on Lucas's name on the screen to dial his number, I watch as the phone rings a few times, but there was no answer from him. I try dialing his number again. After what feels like forever, I try a few more times, but he doesn’t pick up. Something is definitely wrong. The few times I’ve called Lucas, he always picks up after two rings.I feel a twitch in my heart; I need to know what the heck is going on. I dial Jackson’s number, and after a few rings, he picks up.“Alpha,” his voice is a bit breathy and heavy. Confirming my specul
Last Updated : 2024-01-12
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The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety eight: reunions and new threats
XANDER'S POV“I’m fine,” Aria groans in my arms as I carry her.Aria was discharged two days after being admitted to the healer’s. She recovered faster than expected, but I still insisted on carrying her. I wanted to hold her close. As we walked to the lake, I thought she would want to go straight home, but instead, she asked to stop here.“Xander?”“Yes, Sunshine?”“You can put me down here,” she says with a small smile. “We’re at the lake.”“Are you sure?” I tease.“Yes,” she laughs, playfully slapping my chest.“Let’s sit over there,” she points to some large rocks near the water. I carry her all the way and sit on one of the rocks, her arms still around my shoulders.“Okay, mister clingy,” she chuckles, leaning into me.“Xander,” she says softly after a few moments of silence.“You’ve been avoiding this,” she begins. “Every time I try to apologize, you brush it off. Xander, it’s my fault what happened. You shouldn’t blame yourself. I made a mistake, and I—”I cut her off with a kis
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety seven: a week without her.
XANDER'S POV It’s been a week without my mate. A week without her barging into my office, a week without her leaving snack wrappers all over the place.If I could go back to that day, I would’ve taken her to the car first and made sure someone took her with the others. But I didn’t. I thought I wouldn’t be able to catch Victor if I did, that he’d escape before I reached the car.If I had, she wouldn’t have risked her life to save mine. She wouldn’t have put herself and our baby in danger.Now, seeing her lying on this bed, with the relentless beeping of the monitor beside her, is the last thing I wanted. Even though she’s passed out before, this time is different. This time, I don’t know if she’ll make it.Lucas said her chances of waking up soon are slim.But just like she didn’t give up on me, even when my heart stopped, I won’t give up on her. She’s a fighter, and I know she’ll wake up.“You’ve got it in you, sunshine,” I whisper, gently squeezing her hand.Lucas said she used e
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety six: nothing is working.
ARIA'S POV “Alexander, please, you have to wake up,” I said between sobs.My mind was completely blank. I didn’t know what to do or how to help him. All I could do was cry, holding his head on my lap.“You need to wake up,” I whispered, trying to connect with my wolf inside me.“We need to focus. We can save him,” I told her as I finally felt her presence.“No, we can’t,” she replied sadly. “He was stabbed with a silver knife, and it’s poisoned. Not just any poison, Aria it’s strong, and the blade went into his heart. We don’t even have anything to work with. You’ve already used up all the antidotes, and nothing is working. He’s not breathing, and his heartbeat is fading.”“Remember that time we healed a butterfly with just my hands?” I reminded her desperately.“That was ages ago, and it only worked once,” she countered. “Besides, Xander is not a butterfly.”“We have to try. I can’t forgive myself if anything happens to him. I don’t think I’d even be able to keep breathing without h
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety five: if I can't have you... no one can.
ARIA'S POVXander stood firm, his icy gaze locked on Victor. The tension in the air was thick, and I stayed rooted to the rock he had placed me on, my thoughts swirling as Victor’s taunts rang in my ears."I have no idea what file you’re after, Xander, but you’re not getting it," Victor said with a smug grin, his stance oozing confidence.Xander’s fists clenched. "Hand over the files, Victor. Or else."Victor chuckled darkly, his laughter echoing through the clearing. "Or else what? You think I’m scared of you? You’ll never get the files, and you’ll never know what’s in them. I’d rather burn them than hand them over."Xander took a menacing step closer. "Then apologize. Apologize to Aria for killing her parents to satisfy your greed."The mention of my parents made my chest tighten. I felt like the ground beneath me was about to give way.victor raises a brow."apologize for killing the holloways" Xander growled, even though Victor had a hand in the fire Xander's family were in why is
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety four: your lucky day.
ARIA'S POV When I was sure Albert was dead, I dragged what was left of his body to the mud pit at the far end of the clearing. My hands were trembling, and my breathing was uneven, but I had no time to dwell on it.The chaos from the ceremony was still ringing in my ears, and I needed to get back. After wiping my hands on the damp earth, I made my way back to the gathering. But when I arrived, what greeted me was utter destruction.People were running in all directions, panic clear on their faces. Shattered decorations and overturned chairs littered the ground. Fires burned in scattered patches, and the air smelled of blood and smoke.I searched the area for Marcus, but he was nowhere to be seen. Neither was Xander. My heart pounded in my chest as I scanned the chaos. The only person I could make out was Russel, who was helping people escape from the premises.Where’s Victor? I thought to myself, my anxiety growing.Pushing through the chaos, I kept searching until I finally caught s
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety three: apologetic goodbye
ARIA’S POV““Hello, Berta. I knew we’d meet again, but I didn’t expect it to be this soon,” I said with a smirk, watching the fear flicker in her eyes. It was clear she hadn’t anticipated this confrontation, and the sight of her trembling filled me with satisfaction.“A-Aria... What are you doing here? And you...” She paused, sniffing the air cautiously. “You smell different.”“We’re not friends or long lost allies, Berta, so what I smell like should be none of your business,” I replied coldly, taking a deliberate step toward her.She stepped back instinctively, and for every step I took, she retreated further, her back finally pressing against the rough bark of a tree.In a sudden, desperate move, she pulled out a knife and plunged it into her stomach. Warm blood splattered onto my hand, and for a moment, I froze in shock.“Berta!” I shouted, my voice rising with disbelief. “What the heck did you just do?”She slumped to the ground, clutching her self inflicted wound, her breaths com
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety two: I am untouchable
ARIA'S POV From the corner of my eye, I spotted a familiar figure a woman with grey hair tied in her usual thin plaits, wearing the same plain dress I'd seen her in countless times before.Her scent hit me before her identity fully registered, and with it came a rush of emotions I couldn’t suppress. Anger, grief, and hatred all mixed into a bitter concoction I’d been forced to swallow over the years.How could I ever forget that scent?For a moment, I hesitated. I wanted to stay and savour the view before me Victor, the man who orchestrated so much of my suffering, unknowingly sipping from his poisoned glass of wine. But this wasn’t just about revenge. It was about justice, and justice demanded answers.I turned on my heel and followed her, keeping my distance. She walked briskly, her movements deliberate, as though she were on a mission. My instincts screamed that this could be a trap, but curiosity won. Whatever this was, I needed to know.My hand brushed the weapon strapped to my
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety one: a new pack member
XANDER'S POV"i'm in" Marcus says the desperation in his tone clear as day.“This isn’t the place to talk about these things,” I say, my voice steady but firm. I glance at him, trying to figure out what Aria must have said to him. Something has clearly changed because, out of nowhere, he’s full of determination to join the plan.I still can’t wrap my head around it. The last time we spoke, he made it very clear he had no interest in this event, let alone helping with anything related to it.In fact, he outright told me he wasn’t coming.“That’s exactly why we need to do this now,” he says. His tone is calm but urgent as he pulls a small pocket knife out of his jacket. Before I can even react, he slices his palm without hesitation. Blood seeps from the cut, and he holds out his hand toward me, silently urging me to shake it.For a moment, I’m stunned. I blink, trying to process what just happened. Amusement and shock mix inside me.“Do you even know what you’re doing right now?” I ask,
The rogue heir’s redemption chapter ninety: whatever you're planning I'm in
ARIA’S POV“Oh, hey Marc,” I say, smiling as Marcus steps up beside me from behind.“Hey, Marc,” Kristie echoes, wiping her mouth with a napkin.“Hi,” Marcus responds with a polite nod.“I’m Kristie,” she introduces herself, offering him a hand to shake before I even get the chance to introduce them.“Nice to meet you, Kristie. I’m Marcus,” he says, shaking her hand firmly.We both chuckle at their exchange, though my mind is elsewhere.We need to get out of Xander’s reach, I tell Marcus through the mind link.I haven’t looked back since Kristie and I walked away, but I can feel Xander’s eyes boring into my back, hot and heavy like a burning flame.“He’s just being a good mate, as he should be, Aria,” Marcus replies.“You call making me uncomfortable being a good mate?” I retort.“Well, if it were me…” He pauses for a moment, scratching the back of his neck. “If my mate were still here, I’d probably be staring at her like a lovesick stalker twenty-four hours a day if she wasn’t next t
