(Nikolai’s POV).“Block all flights out from Amberose City that Ashley is booked for. I need you to find her and bring her back. You got that!” I called Drake while I walked to my car to find Ashley. I knew she was not going to get that far away from me.I would f*cking take her to Paris myself, if that was where she was planning to go. I had lost Ashley once and I vowed not to lose her again. I would find a way to get her back in my arms.“Niko, there you are. We have been trying to call you. Something came up” Ivan came to me before I got into my car to find Ashley. I did ignore his calls as I had a more urgent thing to do.Ashley froze my body for an hour. I could not believe she would do such thing to me. But, perhaps I did deserve that from her.I did not know what came to my mind when I hurt her friends. Drake would kill me if he found out I had hurt his woman. I wondered what he sees in Cindy. A Human, weak and fragile. There must be something special about Cindy that made him
(Nikolai’s POV).I went to the airport as soon as I got the message from Drake that Ashley was refused to board a flight to Paris. I heard Cindy was blocked too. That must have been Drake’s doing about Cindy.From what Drake had updated me earlier, it looked like Ashley was planning her little trip to Paris with Cindy, Teddy, Finley and some guy with the name Dave Winters.I wondered who that Dave was. Maybe, one of her newly recruited assistants.“Winters.. a Wizard?” that family name was known to be carried by Witches and Wizards. But I also knew some of the Winters family had become Werewolves through cross marriages, approved by the Queen. Werewolves from the Winters family lineage were not that strong and known to be unstable breed.Something was bothering me and I felt the urge to go find Ashley. It was like a hunch that she was not safe out there.But, my men and I were already preparing to board my private jet. We needed to get back to Xevia to guard my home. They knew it was
(Ashley’s POV).We almost arrived in Paris. It was already the next morning. I must have fallen asleep all the way since we boarded Philip’s private jet. I blinked my eyes open and saw Teddy sleeping next to Dave. We had told him to pretend that he was Dave’s son.My son obediently listened to me and never had he questioned why I had often asked him to pretend to be either Finley or Dave’s son. It was as if he liked the idea of having a father figure from both Dave and Finley.Well, I did name both Dave and Finley as my son’s next of kin anyways, in case something unfortunate was to happen to me. Teddy’s godfathers were both amazing people.“Are you alright, honey?” I heard Philip asked me a question while holding my hand. I pulled my hand away and fake a smile. He was seated a little to close next to me.“I’m fine. Philip, please don’t call me that” I did not like him calling me honey as it reminded me of Nikolai.I recalled the horrible incident of Nikolai punching Dave’s face that
(Author’s POV).Ashley felt dizzy and sat down on the nearest bench where she had a view of the exclusive Hospital suite room. It was where Antonio’s son was said to be in critical condition. She looked around and saw several nurses walking in and out from the room with a face of sadness and disappointment.Thinking it was all her fault that had put Antonio’s son in a critical condition, Ashley was in tears. Tears of guilt. “Oh, what have I done?” she whispered to herself and wiped the tears that had wet her cheeks.Wondering what was happening inside the room, Ashley wanted to take a peek. But, it was not easy to do so when there were two largely built bodyguards guarding the door to that room, “Excuse me. I’m a friend of the patient. Can I visit him?”She was trying her luck to get in without using her abilities. Due to her health condition, it seemed her abilities was not working as well as how she wanted it to be. Her mind was also clouded with questions and disappointment on wha
(Author’s POV).Ashley had spent three days to find a cure for Antonio Junior. She went shop to shop to get the ingredients in making a potion to give strength to Antonio’s son. In desperate needs, Ashley had to contact Loraine Winters, her Godmother, for guidance.Of course, Ashley could already guess that Loraine had known she would have called for help. To her surprise, Loraine never mentioned about Ashley’s pregnancy. She wondered if Loraine knew about it and pretended not to know.Despite her own health condition from her pregnancy, Ashley had endured the pain and focused on trying to find a way to help, in return, she hoped Antonio would fulfill his end of the deal to help her find Nikolai.Antonio was by her side most of the time and had listened to her every demand to getting specific ingredients in creating a strong potion. The spell was a difficult one to complete.No matter what it had cost. Antonio obeyed her. No questions asked.An ancient spell was used that Ashley beli
(Nikolai’s POV).“I don’t f*cking care, Gloria. Get out of my sight. You caused me nothing but pain” I then pointed a gun at her and let out a loud growl of frustration. She had no idea how angry I was. She took away my happiness and I wanted so much to kill her.“Nikolai, I’m on your side. Please, let me explain” Gloria raised both hands on her side as a gesture of surrendering. She looked at me with teary eyes. But, I was not going to fall for her deceiving tricks, “I can help. I know what is going on with you. Your Wolf is weak. Nikolai, you need a Mate. Take me, please”I scoffed at her and shook my head. I spat on the ground and gripped my hand into a fist. I could not believe she was trying to offer herself to be my Mate. Over my dead body! I rather die.“And why would I want to have a lying f*cking b*tch to be my Mate? You are despicable, untrustworthy and crazy” I then pointed the gun and placed it hard on her forehead, “Last chance or I’ll blow your brains out. Get lost!”“N
(Author’s POV)In the thick woods of Xevia, the sound of growling and howling of the Werewolves were heard as they were sending signals of attack to commence a war between Wolf packs.It was a scene of red coming from the blood spurted from wailing men and women. The once lush green grass was covered in molten red blood mixed with thick snow of winter. The cold weather did not bother them at all.Under the darkness of the early morning, they could not see but could hear threats coming from all angles as they fought for survival. It was a war that took years of failed negotiations and despair. A war that could be avoided but greed and arrogance had clouded their mind.A war that they all knew was coming.. for one would sit on the throne as King of all Werewolves.“Attack!” the leader of the Regalia Wolf pack jumped from the hill as he shifted into his Wolf form and landed on the ground. “NIKOLAI!”He shouted Nikolai’s name several times, not believing the news of his enemy’s death. It
(Philip’s POV).About a week had passed since I last broke the news to Ashley about Nikolai’s death. I was at first, felt relieved that he was no longer the one that would take her away from me. The threat was finally gone.But, I might be wrong about it. I might be wrong about everything that I have done to her.Ashley was devastated. She had no will to live.It broke my heart to see in that state of mind. Oh, what have I done?I sat next to her hospital bed and caressed her hand gently, “Ashley, would you like something to eat?”Like how she was in the past few days, she did not answer. It was as if she had lost her soul and all I could see was her frail body not fighting much to live.She was looking at the window on her side with her eyes dried of tears. I caressed her cheeks and planted a brief kiss on her forehead.“Ashley, honey. You need to eat something. It’s.. at least do it for your baby”, I guessed life was punishing me on what I had done to separate her with Nikolai. Was