Alaric's POVI changed into a vintage shirt and a short that stopped above my knees, and rested on the bed. My hair flopped over my forehead while my spirit felt denounced.Right after Alana left, something in me cracked. I had no idea why I was a dick to her or why I had to be repulsive when she hadn't done anything to deserve it. Perhaps I was trying to hide something sprouting deep in my blood, and in the process, I got rude. I began to hate every word I spilled as my mind replayed them for me.In fact, now that I think of it, it was as though I was another being around her. I had felt vulnerable, and all I could resort to was being harsh. Realizing that I couldn't concentrate on anything, I snapped my eyes shut, and that didn't help either. My body remained trapped in my train of thought.The door was still open, so I went there and looked out, a part of me hoping that I'd see Alana there, but she wasn't. After I slammed it close, I branched to the balcony and sat on the armless
Alana's POV.Stifled, I turned off the shower and picked myself up from the ground. Ever since I left Alaric's room, I haven't been well. I have thought of many reason why he was cold to me but my brain couldn't figure it out. He was just harsh and unresponsive. I realized the water was starting to dry on my body, so I roll a towel off the rack and went back into the room. My heart was wounded, especially at the fact that he was icy towards me. Did he not know that he was my mate? I went to the closet and put on a gown. By the way, I hadn't had many clothes yet since Alpha Matthew was yet to update my closet. I remembered him mentioning it during lunch. It was late, still filled with barrels of emotions, gusting at me like a hurricane and I stood up. "Should I confront him?" I asked my wolf, Georgia and as expected, she agreed to my decision without a second thought. "Yes. Yes!" "But what if he sends me away again?""If he's our mate, certainly, he wouldn't. Maybe he wasn't i
Ava's POV"Hey, babe. I'm back from shopping! Damn, you missed so much."My bubbling mood crushed the moment I walked inside Alaric's room, hoping to interest him with the news of my shopping today, until I saw Alana there, and the position at which I met the both of them was suspicious.In my track, I halted for a second, and anger brewed inside me instantly, my teeth gnashing on the inside. What was she doing here? It's about nine in the night, and she was supposed to be in her filthy room, not in my fiancee's room. No wonder she was a lowlife. Everything about her spoke of it. "My love." Said Alaric, opening his arms to me so I could come closer to snuggle in.Although Alaric was reasonably far away from her, as he should since she was a pest, I couldn't help but feel insecure. It better not be what I was thinking. I neared Alaric and perceived the scent of his shirt, and as I expected, Alana's scent was on him. They must have gotten close to each other before I entered. He f
Alana's POV.Stunned, I picked up the pieces of the broken glass cup on the ground. Minutes ago, it was a solid item, fine and fragile, beautiful and glistering, until an evil hand such as Ava's touched it and it fell. Now, it was broken and useless, meant to be packed into a bin. I could relate to that illustration because Ava was breaking my heart, and she indeed knew. Starting with her questions, my wolf had been whining underneath, more saddened that our mate didn't even do anything to stop her. My wolf is nursing my heart right now, while I was careful not to get my fingers cut because obviously no one except Alpha Matthew cared so much about me.Alas, I finished packing it into one of my palms. I wanted to wait and see if my mate would even stop to look at me and see how much he was piercing my heart with molten lava, but I couldn't. He was far in-depth into what he was doing with Ava. She was moaning aloud, and he was grunting with a low tone. I was glad there was a curtai
"You know what, people like you—you're just meant to never have a nice heart. I'm done here." I rolled my eyes at Lucy, about to leave, but I couldn't as she grabbed me by my elbow and sent me back to her front. "What were you saying?" Lucy stood firm in front of me with her eyes boring into mine, like she was about to eat me raw. I batted my eyes but knew I couldn't back down, not at this point. If she wanted to be sassy at me without knowing my kind of person, then I could be rude as well. To be honest, I can even punish her by informing Alpha Matthew of her insolent behaviour."You heard what I said. You aren't my boss. Alpha Matthew never brought me to the maid's quarters or put you in the position to boss me around. And by the way, is she even the head of maids in this pack?"My face had shifted to Aliya, who was just staring at us with wide eyes. She seemed so much like me, who doesn't like conflicts, because she just maintained her distance from us. Aliya didn't answer me be
Alana's POV.I was about to reply to Alaric when Lucy, the sassy and unrespectful maid, took over and stated, "I swear, Master Alaric, I didn't start it. It was her." My jaw slacked and I hung in the air for a second, dazed by how courageous this sassy maid was to lie against me. She began this, and to save herself, she would also lie.This was so crazy, coming from a maid. "No, that wasn't..." Alaric held his hand in the air, which shut me up, and the sassy maid jerked her lips to the left side, delighted that I was asked to hold in my words. As I signaled disapproval with a scowl, I thought to not back down this time again. I wouldn't let Ava defeat me and then a rude maid. Alaric walked over to his study table and exhaled. With his lips open, he gasped in air as he bent down to pick something up. That's also when I caught it. His works. They are soaked in water. Shit!I slapped my hands against my mouth and threw glowers like daggers at Lucy, who's now seeming so gentle and
Alana's POV. Ava spewed further as she rolled her eyes at me. "Yes, that's the best decision, baby. If you don't punish her now, she wouldn't know not to cause trouble another day. We've all had our share of issues, but not like in the midst of them, destroying things. Alana is nothing but a pest." I scoff in disgust. "No, don't you believe me at all? You should know that I would never want to destroy your things. It's so clear that this maid is lying against me." "How do you mean? Didn't all the evidence turn against you? Are you implying that my fiancee is lying against you as well?" He lashed out at me. I was agitated at this point. It was either he put words in my mouth or used my own words against me. Is that how much he believed that I did this?"I already made my decision. You shall be punished, Alana."My tone breaks in my throat. My wolf was in a rage, but we had to keep it down. We wouldn't want to fight our mate if we wanted him to see us for who we were to him; instead
Alaric's POV. "Master Alaric, you can believe that I am the culprit. I'm being framed here. I swear on the moon goddess!" Lucy was quick to fret, her eyes popping out from their sockets like she had just faced the most horrific event of her life. I could almost swear that I believed her again, but I wasn't sure. These maids have been working for me since their first day in the palace, so having to believe that Lucy was trying to frame Alana for an offense that demanded she be punished by me is unrealistic. I shook my head at her words. "Master Alaric!" I held out my palm at her, and she hushed talking. The room was once again pulled back into silence. Then, I walked over to Alana. Zeroed, my eyes stuck on her face, and I said, "Look at me, Alana."When she raised her gaze at me, my nostrils inhaled more air, and my sternum broadened, showing that my heartbeat had quickened. I squinted my eyes as I searched into hers. She was innocent. I could tell, and as the light bounced off