LOGINRowena’s Pov“What’s the problem?” I was so frightened that I jerked up from the bed, into a standing position. But he had momentarily lost the ability to speak. Jace stood in the middle of the room, beads of sweats covering his face as he exhaled in and out, trying hard to catch his breathe. I only just asked of him hours ago and I was told he hasn’t come back. For him to be here now, it definitely means he has an update regarding Sébestien and that piqued my interest. The more seconds that ticked away, I realized I was losing whatever was left of my patience. “Are you ready to speak now or—”“It’s Sébestien.” Before I could finish saying, he finally found his voice and interjected, raising his head. “I spent days following him, and today, he visited his parents. It was there I found out there’s going to be a marriage soon.” My heart skipped a beat. Marriage? “You mean Sébestien is getting married?” I asked again to confirm I didn’t just hear him wrong. He nodded, proving my h
Rowena’s Pov “W—why are you speaking this way?” I almost choked on my breath as I asked, my throat tight. Sébestien was my past. He treated me like a piece of it and currently, if there’s anything I feel for him, it’s hatred. I might have assumed the flowers was from him but that was because I couldn’t put it above him. After discarding me, he’s doing everything within his capacity to make me forgive him so it was only normal I assume he had snuck into my room and dropped the roses there. But it was from Alexander. I didn’t know, never could have thought of it, and now he seemed mad. “Maybe I’m speaking this way because he’s the only man who has that space in your mind.” He raised a brow, shrugging. “We live in the same house and you couldn’t think towards me. Doesn’t that show how little I mean to you?” He looked at me as though I had stabbed him where it hurts. “I…” I wanted to say but ended up sighing, the tension growing heavier between us. “No, you don’t have to say anyth
Rowena’s PovThe flower, although it had no name on it, shattered my peace and I couldn’t think of anything else. Throughout that day, I was filled with immense irritation. It got to a point that I couldn’t bear it anymore and asked the workers one after the other if they knew who delivered the flowers. Of course, like I expected, none of them had any answer. I carried on with my day, the fear of being watched now implanted in my head. For the flowers to have ended up in my room without any of the guards’ knowledge, I no longer felt safe. But nevertheless, I took my kids to school the next day. Like Alexander had ordered, some of his men followed us for security purposes. I might have rejected the idea before but with what happened yesterday, I couldn’t bring myself to make them stay behind. After dropping my kids off at school, I strolled back to the car but I couldn’t help but notice the judging, hateful looks passerbys threw in my way. They whispered words among themselves and
Alexander’s PovAs I watched the door to my study, I pinched the bridge of my nose. I don’t think I’ve ever been so worked up like this in my life. I had been waiting for half an hour now but she still wasn’t here. Will she come, or not? What if she thinks I’m the last person the bouquet of flowers would come from? Lately, Rowena hasn’t been herself. She’s either lost in thought or speaking to herself the next minute. I have the hunch it had to do with Sébastien but I can’t prove it. Not when she’s not telling me anything. I thought about different ways to make her happy and when I couldn’t come to a decision, I found myself confiding in Dax, my closest friend. “You are a man. You should know what ladies like.” He had told me. It’s almost laughable how I took his advice for the first time, despite the fact that he's the most unserious person I know. Early this morning, I was driven to the closest flower garden and got her roses. It was her favorite. She told me everything about h
Rowena’s PovI thought I had it all together, but I failed miserably. At the dining hall, I remained stiff in my seat, staring down at the different meals across the table with no appetite. I pretended I couldn’t feel Alexander’s eyes on me. He wasn’t speaking but he’s been watching me closely, as if waiting for the right time to break the tension. “Are you sure everything is alright? You look so pale.” Unable to take my silence anymore, he spoke up, concern peeking from his voice. I sighed heavily, raising my head and finally looking at him. I haven’t told him about my encounter with Sébestien. I didn’t know how to bring it up without making him feel like he had failed to protect me and my kids. Whereas they are my duties. Not his. He might have been catering for them for four years now, without any complaints, but that doesn’t take away the guilt growing in my chest for giving him such burdens. Yet, I knew he was going to nearly lose it if he knew Sébastien was at the kids’ sch
Sébastien’s Pov “What?!” I almost cursed. “Are you toying with me right now, mother?” My grip on the phone tightened as I waited for her to repeat herself. “Does it look like I am?” She responded, and I could imagine her rolling her eyes. “You have to come over as soon as you can and meet her. I’m not taking no for an answer.” At that, I couldn’t help but scoff. I didn’t know she knew how to pull expense pranks like this. “I don’t know what you’re saying and I don’t care to. If you’re done acting, call me back because I’m hanging up right now.” I said angrily, prepared to hit the red button when her voice came up less than a second later. “I heard about what happened. Olivia didn’t only cheat on you but left you right after. As much as I want to remind you that I had warned you about her, the deed is already done. The only thing left now is for you to keep the pack from crumbling and to do that, you need a new woman,” She muttered quickly, her voice a desperate plea. “Her name is
Sébastien’s PovIt’s been a week. One week and I haven’t heard back from Rowena. Yet, it was impossible that she hadn’t seen the letter when I made sure it was delivered to her room. I had been convincing myself she must be taking her time to process it but it’s been a week now, and my patience wa
Rowena’s Pov“Tighten the border’s security. Henceforth, no one from another pack should be allowed to set his or her foot in my pack without my damn permission!” Alexander set up a meeting late in the night, and ordered all his men, caring less that the time was far gone. “You think that will wor
Sèbastien’s PovI had barely stepped out of the car when Olivia came out of nowhere and crashed into my chest, hugging me tightly to herself. My face hardened in annoyance, not because her arms around my neck were too hard to take off, but because I had just been fooled. I glanced toward Brendon,
Sèbastien’s Pov “I-I’m sorry Alpha but if you don’t slow down, we are most definitely going to have an accident.” I heard my driver panicking from the passenger’s seat but that only made me add more pressure to the gas pedal. I don’t plan to make use of his advice. I have somewhere to get to and







