All Chapters of The Alpha's Bride: Love, Hate and Desire: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

I pulled the door open and let Juliet in. "Seems like you weren't expecting me." She said taking her seat on the edge of my bed. I wasn't. Ariel was supposed to meet me two hours ago and even though she was the type that usually ran late, this was too much, even for her. Juliet stretched out her hand towards me and in her open palm, I saw a Jade hairpin. It was significant of royalty but I knew it did not belong to Juliet. She hated things like that. "Why are you showing that to me?" "It belongs to princess Ariel." I arched an eyebrow at her and waited for her to continue speaking. "I've seen her wear this a few times." "What has that got to do with me?" If this was Juliet's idea of getting the princess and me to be closer, then she needed to think again. "I think she dropped it while she snuck out of the palace." I was now on high alert. Why did she think that now was a good time to sneak out of the palace especially when her mother had people watching her like a

I stared at Xavier's guard in shock. I dashed out of the room with Rosy following close behind. How could he just die like that when we were yet to get anything out of him? Something was fishy. "Ariel, you have to calm down. You're still sick." Rosy called from behind me but I did not look back. If only I could turn back the hand of time and interrogate him myself before he had the chance to commit suicide. The prison was even darker than the rest of the palace. When I got there, Xavier and some other of the palace guards were gathered around the body of the dead kidnapper. I pushed through them until I was standing directly in front of the body. "What happened to him exactly?" I asked breathing heavily. Xavier turned to look at me for the first time. He looked surprised to see me there. "You should not be here." He said and started to lead me away but I brushed his hand off violently and stood my ground. Did he expect me to rest in my room while something of this magnitud

I paused and listened. My ears had picked up on a dull thud somewhere in the distance. "Did you hear that, Sean?" I asked advancing towards the wall. "What?" He asked but his eyes were focused somewhere else. "That sound. I think something fell on the other side." I said looking up at the wall. I was already mentally preparing myself to climb to the other side when Sean gave a loud gasp. I turned to look at him and he was stealthily turning the corner, his eyes narrowed. "What is it?" I whispered. If Sean was acting this way, then it meant that something was up. He was not an alarmist usually. "It's suspicious." He said and continued to make his way round the corner to the entrance. I followed behind him on my tiptoes, careful not to make a sound. He suddenly turned the corner and I did the same. Right in front of us were the two guards, lying on the ground unconscious. I rushed to them and took their pulse while Sean looked around us for signs of movement. "They

I winced in pain. My back and my head hurt badly. But most importantly, my right foot felt like it was being pounded by seven hefty men. If I had known that Asher would beat me to it, I wouldn't have bothered with sneaking into the prison. Now I had hurt myself and had to live with this terrible pain. But at least, it wasn't all for nothing. The two kidnappers were now silent forever and I had nothing to fear. Now that I thought of it, it was also a good thing that I wasn't directly involved in their deaths. If the truth ended up coming to light, Asher would face the consequences on his own. I lay face up on my bed staring at the ceiling and trying to forget that Ariel would be getting married to Xavier in one week. But it was difficult to just act like everything was fine. I could not even think properly. All my plans had fallen through and now, security around Ariel had been tightened. I thought of Xavier. I imagined how he must be feeling at the moment and I wondered what h

I stared at Xavier. I usually found it difficult to read his expression but right now, I could tell that he was excited and it surprised me. He was always so in control, always acting like everything was fine. Who knew that he had someone else back home? I sighed. Poor unlucky girl, she had fallen for a man like the prince. I tried to imagine that maybe he was not so mean to her but I just couldn't. He had a permanent scowl on his face and I knew he thought everyone was beneath him. But all that didn't matter to me now. The possibility of actually ending up with Asher thrilled me and I wondered why he had not thought of this sooner, it would have saved me lots of stress and heartache. "The plan is for you to get married to the princess. It will make both parents very happy and they won't suspect a thing. Moreover, it will ensure that the alliance goes through. It's a win-win." I looked at Asher as he spoke. I liked the way creases formed on his glabella as he talked and I