Tonia's POV. I couldn't focus on my breakfast, or rather my brunch after learning that I would be training with that unbearable Lycan for the next few days. I had been so sad and upset about this sudden change. I was also worried about Jayden. Jayden had always tried to spend time with me, so I was very surprised to hear that he wouldn't be returning. Something bad must have happened for him to take such a drastic decision. I also doubted that he would willingly leave me alone with that nasty piece of work. "I just hope that he's fine," I bit my lip anxiously. "He didn't sound good earlier," I said worriedly."What if something bad is happening?" I shivered. "I think I should call him, hearing his voice would give me some reassurance." I dropped my fork and grabbed my phone from the table. I called his number, but it was unavailable. "Unavailable?" I panicked. I called him again, but it said the same thing. I dialed his number up to ten times, but it was always the same 'un
Jayden's POV.I heard her yelp from outside the training place, and I rushed inside like a mad man. When I entered, I was surprised to see Ryker holding her so closely. I didn't expect them to get so close. I interrupted whatever was going on, and Antonia looked at me in shock. "Jayden." I shouldn't feel any jealousy right now because I knew they were training, but my wolf wasn't helping my emotions. Draven had always been possessive, and right now, he wanted to take Antonia out of Ryker's grasp and slam his face against a wall. But I was glad that I could put him in control. "Jayden!" Antonia screamed this time and ran over to me. My heart pounded as she approached me. I missed her so much. I thought of her every moment that I was stuck in that place. "Antonia," I grinned and widened my arms. She fell into my arms and wrapped her hands tightly around me. "Jayden, you are back," She laughed. "Yes Antonia, I am back," I laughed as well. I wrapped my arms around her and in
Jayden's POV.I had gotten myself into trouble. I should have thought twice before suggesting this.I looked back at Antonia, and she had not even noticed anything."I wonder if the water will be warm or cold," She said, walking slowly into the water.I watched the water envelope her entire legs, leaving the rest of her glorious body visible."The water is warm," She giggled, flapping her hands in it. "I can't believe that it's glittering in my hands.""Jayden, come here and see this," She invited and looked at me.My face paled and I quickly turned my back on her. I couldn't let her see that I had a full blown erection right now.It wasn't just embarrassing but insulting. I just wished that I could control it more like I controlled my wolf."Fuck!" I cursed."Jayden, are you okay?" She asked, and I sensed when she moved deeper into the water.Oh no! did she suspect something?"Yes, I'm fine. I just have a little cramp in my leg," I lied."It must be so painful," She mouthed with a wo
Tonia's POV.I felt his lips against my wet panties and a shiver ran through my spine."Ah-ah!" I moaned, digging my nails in the wet sand beneath me. "Antonia, you are so divine," He said, licking me through my panties. "The most beautiful woman...(lick) I have (lick)...ever seen." I knew that I should push him away right now and tell him that I did not want any of this. But I had been finding it so hard to resist him and all his wonderful charms.He was an awesome man, and I had not been able to see a single flaw in him."Jayden," I whimpered as his tongue flickered against my panties again. How could I resist such a person so easily?He had always taken good care of me and he knew how to make me happy. He had also been doing everything right and giving me space when I needed it. I was his mate but he still respected me when I told him no. "Ahhh," I shivered as he drew circles against me. I squirmed my hips when his tongue moved more intensely. I could feel my insides heating
Tonia's POV."You should refrain from talking about my grandfather like that!" Jayden snapped."I am only saying the truth," Ryker shrugged, pocketing his hands."Your old man is a piece of work, and he never liked me—""For obvious reasons," I blurted out. "You're still throwing jabs, huh? You think that only you can play that game," He glared at me."Ryker, Grandfather is just old-fashioned and sentimental about things, but he's...he's...a good person," Jayden stammered.I had hardly heard Jayden stammer. He had always been quick witted.But just now, he stammered and his voice changed a bit.I wondered whether his grandfather was a real psychopath like Ryker had said."Antonia, please don't mind what he says. My grandfather is just a bit outdated but he's going to treat you well, I promise," He pulled me out of my thoughts."I understand you," I nodded."I am sure that Ryker is just trying to scare me." "I am not trying to make you scared or anything, I'm just trying to prepare yo
Jayden's POV. I didn't know what got into me two days ago. I wished that I had kept those words to myself. Antonia had refused to look me in the eyes after that day. She had not been really avoiding me, but it felt like we were far apart even though we trained and spent time together. "I'm ready," I heard her voice.I snapped out of my thoughts and turned back to see a complete goddess.My jaw dropped and I couldn't stop staring at her beautiful body in that gorgeous evening dress."You look so beautiful in black. I have never seen anyone look so dazzling," I commented, completely smitten by her."Thank you," Her rosy cheeks grew redder than ever, but she looked away again. I moved closer to her, and held up her chin."Can you stop avoiding my eyes? please..." I whispered, looking into her honey-brown eyes."I wasn't avoiding you," She shook her head slightly.I sighed, "You were. I know that you must have been shocked by what I said, especially after you told me about your bound
Jayden's POV."Sir, you have controlled every part of my life, but I will not let you meddle in my love life!" My grandfather had always had his way. He only allowed me to do things that he thought were right.He was the one who made me so keen on the pack that I didn't have any time for myself or my family. It was only when Antonia walked into my life that I became more interested in other things. I didn't want that to change. I wanted to keep teaching her how to play the piano. I wanted to keep cooking with her. I wanted to keep doing my favorite things with her."Jayden, you cannot disobey me." He snarled, pulling me out of my thoughts"I have obeyed you all my life, but it's different this time," I retorted,refusing to surrender. "I love Antonia and I'm not going to let anyone separate us." "Separate you? Will you stop being delusional?" He thundered, hitting his cane against the floor. "You are two different people. The first error of hers was being a common werewolf. They a
Jayden's POV."Alpha?" I let out a laugh.I wondered how he got my number, but I guess that I already knew why.I stood up and walked closer to the balcony's railings. I did not want to wake Antonia up if she was already asleep."How can you still call yourself an Alpha? Aren't you pathetic?" I mocked."I didn't call to bicker with you, you fucking bastard!" He growled over the phone."I know that you manipulated my private investigator into giving me a wrong information, but it was quite dumb of you to think that such nonsense would hold me back!" He sneered arrogantly."Logan, I'm not interested in your barking! I just want you to forget about Antonia," I demanded, trailing my fingers on the railings."Are you mad? What gave you the right to tell me that while keeping my wife from me?"I retorted in anger, "Wife? I think you must be suffering from amnesia because you don't have a wife. Antonia is mine and you better get that into your thick skull!""How dare you even call her your w
Tonia's POV.Yesterday was very tough for me, but Olivia had stopped pressuring me to leave. I had done my best to stop thinking about Jayden. "I feel bored," I yawned, walking into the sitting room. I looked around the sitting room and there was a small shelf beside the television. I walked over to it and started bringing out some of the books that got my attention. "This looks nice," I smiled a little, gazing at the title of the book. "The title sounds interesting, I think that I will read this," I said and kept the other books back on the shelf. I walked over to the couch and sat. I opened the book and the first name that I saw on the page was 'Jayden' "Seriously? Jayden is the name of the main character??" I rolled my eyes and closed the book. I stood up from the couch and returned the book to the shelf. I tried searching for another one, but there was a character with the name 'Smith'. Smith was Jayden's last name. "Fuck!" I cursed. "I am trying not to think about him
Jayden's POV. "I am not meeting anyone. You can entertain them youself," I retorted, refusing to be trampled upon."What did you just say?" He scowled, lifting his cane.I snapped. "Sir, I am not a child anymore, and I am no longer that pushover that you kept controlling!""I am not meeting anyone, and I do not approve of any marriage arrangement. I am already committed to someone and that is enough for me," I stood my ground."You stupid child!" He thundered, hitting me with the cane."What is happening here?" Mother entered the room suddenly. "Why are you hitting him?""Your son has grown insolent, disrespectful and disobedient! He no longer has any respect for me!" He snarled."What is the problem? Why are you saying all this?" She asked, looking between us."What did you do?" She looked at me directly."He has refused to meet the family that I have made his marriage alliance with!" He thundered."What marriage alliance? What in the Moon Goddess' name are you talking about?"I tho
Jayden's POV.What did he just say? "Sir, I don't think I heard you properly.""I am sure that you heard me perfectly. You should start getting ready to meet the beautiful woman that I have chosen for you," Grandfather smirked. I snapped. "I will pretend that I did not just hear that. Let us forget that we ever had the conversation.""You have truly become rude and ill-mannered. I believe that being away from my tutelage for so long has made you very reckless!" He spat, looking angrily at me. I sat up and looked him straight in the eye. "I am not being rude. I just want you to stop all of this. Why can't you see that I love Antonia very much? Why are you hell-bent on separating us!" I sneered. "Separating you?" He laughed like I had said something funny."This is the second time that you are making that statement, and I am going to correct you again." "You were never in the world or caliber to begin with. I also heard that she has left you, therefore, I don't think that I'm doin
Jayden's POV."Yes, I wanted you to let her go in the beginning, but then I learned how much of a good person she was and watched how she made you happy," He replied warmly and sat on the bed."I know that you are hurt about everything that happened, but you have come this far. I don't think that you should throw it all away," He said with a shrug."I tried to stop her from leaving. I kept telling her to stay with me, but she said that her decision was final and kept behaving like I was stopping her from reaching her goal," I said sadly. "I don't even want to talk about this anymore,please leave." "Jay, you should not give up on her. You have done a lot to be with her, you even went against your scary old man of all people. You also risked your life to protect her. Your love for her is very deep—""But her love for me isn't!" I cut him off. "I'm not even sure that she loves me. She had already told me that she would never reciprocate my feelings...""Love isn't supposed to be a bed
Jayden's POV."You have to eat something, you can't continue this way," She said, forcing me to eat. I looked away, "Mom, please stop," I was tired of everything and just wanted to rest. Was that too much to ask? "Jayden, you are not going to heal your pain by starving yourself. Your internal injuries won't heal either!" She snapped, giving me a pained look."You are also sad and your wolf must be suffering because of the departure of your mate. You are making things much worse by not eating."She insisted, taking another scoop of the food to my lips, "I am your mother, and I don't like seeing you this way. Please eat."I would have fallen for the loving look in her eyes and eaten the food, but today was different.I was angry and hurt. I didn't feel like being consoled or comforted by anything, especially not food.My stomach felt tight with anger and my whole mouth felt dry."Mother, no means no," I asserted and threw my face to the side."Are you seriously doing this? Why are yo
Tonia's POV. This was what I wanted, but now that he had walked away from me, why was my heart hurting so much? He had decided to respect my decisions like always, but why was I stupidly expecting more?Why was I expecting him to still try convincing me? Why wasn't I relieved that he had easily let me go like I wanted?Jayden was right. I was selfish, very selfish."I have been hurting him for so long without even realizing it. I'm horrible," I cried and reached for my chest.My heart was aching horribly in my chest. The pain was now worse than before."Ugh,"I groaned. I bent down and buried my face in my lap. Tears just kept flooding down my face.I felt even more pathetic than before. Why was I acting like this wasn't the path I had chosen?Why was I acting like the victim when I had been the one pushing him away? Why was I behaving like he had hurt me when I did this all by myself?"Tonia," I heard Olivia's voice, but couldn't bring myself to raise my head."Hey," She bent down
Tonia's POV.I didn't know whether to hug him right now or hide in shame. He must have suspected that I was about to run away. How must he be feeling right now?He had a smirk on his pale face, but was I not a traitor in his mind?"Jayden, when did you wake up? Are you alright?" Olivia asked, looking as shocked as I was. "I was a little fine until I realized that my mate was not by my side," Jayden replied with a smile. However, I knew his smile was not genuine. He was hurt. "Oh, I just wanted to take her for a few drinks. I am sorry for taking her away from you, I just wanted to cheer her up," Olivia lied. I didn't want her to become the bad guy because of my decision. I should take responsibility. "She's not saying the truth," I dismissed her words. "I wanted to leave and never return..." "Tonia!" Olivia whisper-yelled and pinched me. I should have not hurt him that way. I should be jumping for joy that he was awake, but there was no need to keep lying. "King Jayden!" "Jay
Tonia's POV.I held his hand and took it to my face. I nuzzled my cheek against it and tears escaped my eyes. "Thank you for everything you've done for me. I will never forget our happy moments," I sobbed. My heart was being ripped apart. "I know you might hate me when you wake up and realize that I am gone, but I just want you to know that I am doing this for your well-being. I hope you understand.""I hope you don't search for me, and respect my decision," I muttered and brought out a folded note from my pocket.Although I had been told that some people could hear things during their coma, I couldn't rely on that.I had written everything I felt inside the note and would give it to Leah when I was ready to leave."I would have put this in your hand, but your grandfather might come to see you and get rid of it. I don't want that," I laughed bitterly.I removed his hand from my face and placed it by his side. I leaned closer to him and held his face.I missed seeing his blue eyes,
Tonia's POV.I touched my stinging cheek and tears filled my eyes. "Grandpa, why would you hit her like this? This is unacceptable!" Leah yelled, helping me from the floor."You better shut up your stupid mouth! How dare you tell me what is acceptable or not acceptable? stupid child," Jayden's grandfather sneered.His voice was full of so much anger."I told you to let that boy be, but you refused and now your stupid ex-husband has put him in a coma!" He thundered."Grandpa, that is not her fault at all. I am sure that she didn't expect something so horrible to happen. You shouldn't blame her for the mistakes of another person!" "I kept quiet the last time you threatened her, but I won't remain silent again!" Leah fired. "Leah, please..." I didn't want her to get in trouble with her grandfather. "I did not come here for you, you little brat!" He shouted and looked at me. "Jayden would have been hale and healthy if you had accepted my offer at that time and left him alone!" "You