Arielle’s POV:I got back home minutes later, still deep in thought. I had barely passed the entrance when I heard a soft female voice call me.“You’re back early,” I heard and turned my head to see Aunt Esme walking in through the main living room. Her expression was genial and kind, which always warmed my heart whenever I saw her. But then she had a curious look on her face. “What’s wrong? You’re worried about something, aren’t you, dear?”How did she know that?It was only then that I realized that I was worrying my bottom lip with my teeth.I quickly released my lip, giving her a sheepish smile, trying to mask all the confusion that I felt inside.“I’m fine, aunt Esme,” I began to speak but she then raised her hand to stop me from saying anymore.Before I knew it she had taken a hold of my hand and was leading me to the living room.I was made to sit down on one of the couches, and I watched as she walked over to the pitcher of water, pouring some into a glass cup and bringing it
Richard’s POV:Something was wrong with Arielle and i did not know what.I glanced at her as she got ready for the day.It had surprised me a lot to find out that she had gotten up earlier than I had expected . She wasn’t fond of sleeping in, of course. But I usually was up at least an hour before she was.However… not only had she risen from our bed hours earlier, but she had also not glanced at me since she got up.That had definitely been strange indeed, for though I hated to feel like a domesticated wolf, I was used to her morning kisses immediately after she got up.It had left a bit of an empty feeling, not knowing what was wrong with her or what I had done wrong.My mind went immediately to the way she had behaved throughout last night. When I got home, I had not noticed her odd behavior right away, seeing as I was completely tired due to the work. I had barely managed to squeeze in a once weekly sparring session with Darren.“I’ll drop in so we can have lunch,” I mentioned, wa
Arielle’s POV:Relax, Arielle. It could just be a fluke. Maybe a simple stomach bug? Maybe I was just stressed and was exhibiting all the symptoms of being pregnant for no reason.Yes, that must have been it, right?As much as I was saying those words repeatedly to myself I couldn’t help but feel like the worst liar on the planet.After all, I had to have noticed the signs beforehand.But I had brushed them off as me just being a little bit stressed and off.I swallowed, looking at the small strip in my hand. My hands were shaky as I waited for the minutes needed for the accurate test to show.“Oh great moon goddess please,” I whispered, staring at the cream tiled walls of my office bathroom. “Please I don’t know if I’m ready for this. I don’t know if Richard’s ready.”I looked down moments after, and upon seeing the two pink lines that stared positive, my heart sank.I was pregnant.It was all true.My panic returned full force and I dropped the pregnancy test strip in the bin with sh
Richard’s POV:We made our way through the shortcut that Falcon had proposed.Darren and I had quickly met with him when the team was put together, and we had decided that we would be taking that route. I didn’t think that it was certainly a trap or anything but it didn’t hurt to be prepared and use the element of surprise on our side.However much I wanted to believe that things would go smoothly with Elise and Hunter, some part of me knew that it was somehow doomed from the start. Of course I couldn’t just come out and say thy to everyone, so I kept silent. I think it was my serious expression that gave away that I was brooding, for none of my men spoke to me or questioned me at any point in time.Luckily for us that was what saved us. We were near the presumed location of Elise and Hunter and the sun was shining brightly in the sky.I heard a twig snap and my ears picked up at the sound of it. Someone was in front of us.“Stop,” I called out. Everyone of my warriors fell silent imm
Arielle’s POV:My heart was pounding as I said those words to my mate. In my mind it was like the world had come down on me. The alarm bells blares in my ears like a war gong, and I was left feeling helpless and lost.In reality, I was still in my office, with Meera looking meekly away from the glares of either myself or Ethan.Richard’s words came through the mind link that we shared.‘What’s going on, love? And I’m on my way. It was a trap,’ he sounded regretful, and there was a tinge of disgust punctuating his words. What had happened to make him sound like that?‘A trap?’ So this had all been planned.‘Elise and Hunter are working with the Rogues. They’re working with Leon. I think he may be on his way there now,’ he sounded like he was running while he spoke.I swallowed, the anxiety coming back in droves. Oh great goddess.In a shaky tone I replied to my mate, ‘I think he’s here right now. The alarm bells have been going off for nearly thirty minutes now.’ I paused. ‘What should
Richard’s POV:I was running with fury at the forefront of my mind.I was such an idiot. I had made so much mistakes in the past few days.Now I had made the worst mistake.I had left my pack alone, at such an important time. Now they were being attacked.“Two of you go to the west gate and see what’s happening,” I ordered two of the swiftest warriors in my team.They nodded in unison and were off. We kept on going on our journey, and I began to feel dizzy for a second.At once I felt a burning sensation in my throat, as well as a sting on my arm. Then, a slash at my throat. My hands flew to check my Throat and found it unblemished.I was feeling the pain from my pack members.‘and it was a lot. I know fact, it was too much.I groaned out loud, trying to not let my sounds of pain get heard by anyone. I needed to get to the pack immediately.I could only hope that Darren had managed to stave off the worst of the attack I now knew that Leon was behind.Saying a small prayer to the moon g
Arielle’s POV:I felt so helpless, slowly walking towards the nearest safe house and holding a slowly bleeding Darren.The unconscious Beta groaned out loud and i bit my lip, looking down at him and adjusting my sweaty grip on him.“Don’t worry, Darren,” I said, feeling somewhat crazy to be speaking to an unconscious man. “I’ll get you help. You’re going to be fine,” my voice broke.Tears came to my eyes as I continued to step forward. Just one step forward I told myself.Oh great goddess, please help me. A tear slipped down my cheek as I thought of what Lilian would say to me if she saw her mate like this. I couldn’t do this to her. Please Darren be alright, i pleaded in my mind.“Arielle?” It was Ethan@/ voice that made me look up. Our eyes met and I felt small as he ran over to me, his own eyes wide with shock. “What happened to him?”“What do you think?” My voice sounded bitter and rough as I responded. Guilt and remorse filled my body all of a sudden as I saw Ethan look down. “I’
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