Avoiding them Azaria's POV “Hey where are you going! Come back here!” I heard Nicholas's voice behind me but I had no intention of stopping. Do you know what's going to happen if Ashley sees me. No way! I was not going to risk it. I immediately went downstairs and hid behindAt the Janitor room. I saw Nicholas and Ashley walk down.“You can't even fake that you miss me Ashley” Nicholas said.Ashley blew her gum and it sounded, too loud. “ No” she simply said. I could imagine her rolling her eyes. She was the queen of bitchy faces. “Why?” Nicholas turned facing her.“Because I do not miss you!”“Little sister” he chuckled. “ Better be nice to me”“Or else?” She asked.“I'll be alpha soon” he said. “ You don't want to be on my bad books”Ashley walked up to him. “ Is that a threat?”Nicholas shrugged. “ You could take it as one”“I'll go tell mum and dad!” “Do me the honors sis”Ashley hissed and looked away. “ I hate you” she muttered.“The feeling is mutual” he replied. I could
It was so realAzaria’s POV “Ouch!” I rubbed my head and opened my eyes. My reading table, chairs and clothes were all in place. So it was all a dream after all. I sat up in bed and rubbed my head. It was throbbing. Turning around, I glared at my head board like it was someone who had actually hit me. I kept rubbing my head as I recalled that dream. I put a hand to my eyes and felt it wet. I had actually been crying. The dream might be fake but the tears wasn’t. I took in a deep breath. This would be the first dream I ever had since, like forever. My friends always found it weird whenever I said I never dreamt. By friends I meant just Ashley. She didn’t judge me for it but, whenever she said it to a group of friends, they always gave me this weird look. So I asked that she kept it just between us. She agreed. It never bothered me, well until now. It would have been better to not dream at all but now, I had one, it kept me worried. Suddenly there was a knock on my door. I quickly w
I have to protect herNicholas's POVI knew something was off with the way Azaria was behaving towards me. She was carefully avoiding me and non matter how I tried to get her, she was always one step ahead of me.I stayed back in school and watched her argue with my sister. Luckily she didn't go over for the sleepover. So that was my chance for us to talk. While she took the bus, I used a shorter route to her house. Only for me to get 3 blocks to her house and realized my fuel tank was empty. I dumped the car and was calling ttpeing company, when it began to rain.It irked me bad. So I had no other option but to get to her house. But I can't meet my in-laws like this.Then a nudge came. Go! My wolf.It never spoke to me except there was an impending danger.I nodded. I grabbed my phone and covered. My head with my hood.I guess I'll have to meet my in-laws in Drenched clothes.Just before I could turn while jogging, I looked ahead and there was Azaria. She was running, looking fran
Still on her radarNicholas's POV I fought like I’d never fought before. Like she was the last thing keeping my world together.And then, it was over. They stared at me, blood on one of their lips, fury in their eyes. But something must’ve shifted. Maybe it was the way I stood over her, daring them to try again. Maybe it was how I didn’t back down.“Not worth it,” one muttered. And then they bolted.Gone.I dropped to my knees beside her. “Maya,” I breathed.She looked up at me with teary eyes and then she was in my arms, clinging to me like I was the only solid thing left in the world.She was crying. God, she was shaking. And I just held her.“I got you,” I whispered into her hair. “I got you. You’re safe now.”And in that moment, with her heart beating against mine and her tears soaking my shoulder, I knew if I had not taken a walk just like my gut told me I wouldn't have saved her.Unfortunately 2 weeks later, she was attacked. I had gotten a nudge to go on a walk in the woods bu
Something revealedNicholas's POV I was still admiring her when, I felt that vibration in my pocket.I quickly stood and left the room. I picked the call as soon as I left the room.“Hey man what's up”“Don't fucking make me angry!” Marcel said on answering the phone. “hello boss ““Hey what's up.” I said.” What has you this pissed?”“Oh those assholes are getting on my nerves” he said in gritted teeth.He went on to tell me after my father got my letter and we were getting relaxed that I was being found, they relaxed. That was when rogues made it into the palace. I couldn't believe it.“Are the guards in charge arresred already?” “Of course, I did that immediately I found out”I took a seat and sighed “ So there are indeed rogues in the pack”He let out a deep breath. “ I'm afraid so” “So?”“Okay” Marcel said. “ I have already sent in our men to do a thorough search and bring them all in.”“Marcel that's not what I'm talking about” “Then what are you talking about your highness?”
Wooing my family Azaria's POV I raced to the door, while praying in my heart. Let it not be them. Oh please.Let it not be them But that prayer was too late to be answered. I was already at the door and when I put my eyes in the prep hole, I gasped.It' them. All of them. I briefly shut my eyes. Dang it! Now they are going to tease me about this for forever."Just open the door" I half flinched and turned. It was the reason I was in this the whole place. If only I wasn't there terrified. I mean why hasn't he left the house? What was he doing?"Of course that's what you'll say.' I muttered. "You are least affected from all these.""What did you say?" "Nothing nothing" I shook my head quickly. I sighed. It was of no use crying over spilled milk. "Deep breaths, Deep breaths" I muttered and then the bell rang again, this time it seemed impatient. It pulled me out of my game calmness and I was like I had been zapped with electricity.I turned took in a deep breath and—Nicholas leane
In DangerAzaria's POV A few things happened after Nicholas came over. All thr books were paid and we were put on a monthly stipend but also something else changed. Dad said reinstated as the 3rd in command elder in his pack and hestarted a business. It was good well. Maybe too well. He bought a house and wr moved in.In his business, Dad made me an intern. I attended the office after school hours. I loved working there. It freedom my mind of worries. Mainly Nicholas. He hadn't stopped asking me to accept to be his mate and marry him. He said it was for my own good. Well I wasn't. I have my reason but I recalled the promise I had made to my best friend.Deep in my thoughts I didn't know when thr secretary came in. She said some elders wanted to see him.“Hello Mr. Alonso” I said quietly. “We have been trying to reach your father, where is he?” the two of them gave me a pointed stare. They seemed pissed.“Oh I’ll call him” I waved the phone in front of them“Please excuse me” and wal
Safe or NotAzaria POV“What do you mean by no phones allowed?” I tried to fight back, my instincts were sharp and I honestly did not like the looks of things.“I'll give it to you after the meeting or when you plan to behave.” He said sternly, but there was something about his looks that didn't sit well with me.What was I saying? He literally tried to kidnap me, I needed to get to Nicholas but how?A spare phone!!I usually hide a spare phone whenever my dad grounded me, now I just needed to get away from this man's sight.I paced around the room, trying to get his attention, moving from one corner to another, making sure I did everything to get on his nerves.“It's either you sit down or I sit you down,” he finally snapped.“I can't,” I muttered, trying to sound very weak.He glared at me, “what is it?”“I'm really pressed and you seem mad, I didn't want you to get more angry,” he looked pissed but calmed down.I silently prayed it worked.“Then why are you telling me, go do your b
WHAT DOES HE TRULY WANT?AZARIA'S POVI hated this. The pressure. The expectations. The bond.Wasn’t the mate bond supposed to feel magical? Natural? Easy?It was ridiculous that when Nicholas looked at me it felt like a war zone in my chest.I remembered his cocky smirk, how his eyes mellowed out when there was no one around. I remembered that what he tried to protect me from was that bodyguard—he told me I mattered and his voice shook.And yet…I also remembered how he barged into my space like he owned it, how he teased without care, how his wolf presence seemed to overshadow everything else.Was that love?Or was it just instinct?Was I just another prize for an alpha to claim?I buried my face into my arms.What if he didn’t ask me to be his mate because he loved me?What if he just saw something useful in me—something strategic? A girl with a strong lineage, a link to something he needed, a way to gain favor with my family?The thought turned painfully in my chest.I didn’t want
WHO AM I?AZARIA'S POV“Finally, he’s gone.”I did not stop myself from letting the words slip out of my mouth. I hadn’t been aware I’d said them out loud until I heard the sharp clank of a spoon against the counter.My aunt snapped her hands against a kitchen towel with a clack, whipping herself around and facing me. Her lips were thinned as her brows were drawn together. “That’s no way to begin speaking about your future husband.”I rolled my eyes and tossed the chopped carrots a bit too harshly into the bowl. “Don’t start.”“Don’t start?” she repeated with a disbelieving chuckle. “You’re the one acting like having the alpha of the royal bloodline standing in your kitchen is the end of the world.”“It is,” I muttered.My father stepped into the kitchen to catch it. He stopped, his steps, and gave me that unreadable look he had perfected. “Marrying Nicholas would be punishment?”“I wouldn’t say that,” I responded.Aunt Brooke interjected.I exhaled a deep, long breath and, turning aw
FRIEND OR FOENICHOLAS POVAriana left the room defeated, Azaria slammed the door shut, rage in her eyes.“You…”She rushed to me, I managed to dodge her attack but she pursued me around her room.She tripped and landed on my body, this wasn't good at all, she rose to her feet immediately turning around when she noticed my shirt had lost two buttons.“It's your fault…” she muttered, still refusing to look at me.I had a grin plastered on my face, “how so?” My tone was laced with mockery.“If you hadn't broken my door lock, I wouldn't be–” she turned angrily but turned back, “put in a sticky situation with Ariana.”“And where the hell is your shirt?”“What it's not like you haven't seen me half-naked before?”“Just stay there, I'll get you something you can wear,” she dashed out from the room.I chuckled lightly, reaching into my pocket, I called Marcel.“Wassup…”“I need Intel on Mr. Landon and what he does, in an hour, nothing should be left out, also I need leads on what happened du
NO ONE TOUCHES MY MATENICHOLAS POVAs soon as the car parked at the drive way, Azaria got out of the car and slammed the door shut in anger, heading into the house.I was quite taken aback by her change of emotion, I had never seen her this angry before.“I'm sorry that you had to witness that,” Azaria’s father apologized.“It's fine sir.”We both got out of the car and headed into the house. “Dad… sis is throwing a tantrum again,” Lucas yelled while he came the stairs, immediately his gaze met mine, he had a cocky smile on his face.“Good day, your highness,” he said awkwardly.I chuckled softly.“Your Highness?!” Ariana came out from the counter, “oh, good day, your highness.” She had the same cheeky smile as her sister. “Where's your Aunty?” Mr. Brooke asked calmly.“She went to get some groceries, she said she would be back soon.” Ariana said softly, bringing out some freshly baked cookies from the oven.Damn! They smelled so heavily, but that's not what I came here for, I ne
Believe meAZARIA POVWe walked out from the building with Nicholas hand still firm on my waist, pairs of eyes and murmurs filled the air.I swear if this incident reached the ears of Ashley, I don't mind if he was the upcoming Alpha king, I would murder him and get away with it.“Can you let me go now?”I huffed angrily, hitting his hands off my waist but he refused to let go.“Your Highness…” my father called out.Nicholas faced him with a sheepish look on his face, “call me Nicholas sir, I don't mind.”“Alright then, Nicholas, on behalf of my rude daughter, I want to thank you for everything you've done for my family.”Rude?!Did my own father just call me rude?Did he not see the way this man keeps teasing me?“It's fine sir, we will soon be inlaws, so it's quite normal,” he replied calmly.I managed to escape from his grasp rushing to my father's side, “I never accepted anything, so whatever you're doing is out of your own goodwill.”My father hit me, “Ouch! Dad… but it's true, a
Safe or NotAzaria POV“What do you mean by no phones allowed?” I tried to fight back, my instincts were sharp and I honestly did not like the looks of things.“I'll give it to you after the meeting or when you plan to behave.” He said sternly, but there was something about his looks that didn't sit well with me.What was I saying? He literally tried to kidnap me, I needed to get to Nicholas but how?A spare phone!!I usually hide a spare phone whenever my dad grounded me, now I just needed to get away from this man's sight.I paced around the room, trying to get his attention, moving from one corner to another, making sure I did everything to get on his nerves.“It's either you sit down or I sit you down,” he finally snapped.“I can't,” I muttered, trying to sound very weak.He glared at me, “what is it?”“I'm really pressed and you seem mad, I didn't want you to get more angry,” he looked pissed but calmed down.I silently prayed it worked.“Then why are you telling me, go do your b
In DangerAzaria's POV A few things happened after Nicholas came over. All thr books were paid and we were put on a monthly stipend but also something else changed. Dad said reinstated as the 3rd in command elder in his pack and hestarted a business. It was good well. Maybe too well. He bought a house and wr moved in.In his business, Dad made me an intern. I attended the office after school hours. I loved working there. It freedom my mind of worries. Mainly Nicholas. He hadn't stopped asking me to accept to be his mate and marry him. He said it was for my own good. Well I wasn't. I have my reason but I recalled the promise I had made to my best friend.Deep in my thoughts I didn't know when thr secretary came in. She said some elders wanted to see him.“Hello Mr. Alonso” I said quietly. “We have been trying to reach your father, where is he?” the two of them gave me a pointed stare. They seemed pissed.“Oh I’ll call him” I waved the phone in front of them“Please excuse me” and wal
Wooing my family Azaria's POV I raced to the door, while praying in my heart. Let it not be them. Oh please.Let it not be them But that prayer was too late to be answered. I was already at the door and when I put my eyes in the prep hole, I gasped.It' them. All of them. I briefly shut my eyes. Dang it! Now they are going to tease me about this for forever."Just open the door" I half flinched and turned. It was the reason I was in this the whole place. If only I wasn't there terrified. I mean why hasn't he left the house? What was he doing?"Of course that's what you'll say.' I muttered. "You are least affected from all these.""What did you say?" "Nothing nothing" I shook my head quickly. I sighed. It was of no use crying over spilled milk. "Deep breaths, Deep breaths" I muttered and then the bell rang again, this time it seemed impatient. It pulled me out of my game calmness and I was like I had been zapped with electricity.I turned took in a deep breath and—Nicholas leane
Something revealedNicholas's POV I was still admiring her when, I felt that vibration in my pocket.I quickly stood and left the room. I picked the call as soon as I left the room.“Hey man what's up”“Don't fucking make me angry!” Marcel said on answering the phone. “hello boss ““Hey what's up.” I said.” What has you this pissed?”“Oh those assholes are getting on my nerves” he said in gritted teeth.He went on to tell me after my father got my letter and we were getting relaxed that I was being found, they relaxed. That was when rogues made it into the palace. I couldn't believe it.“Are the guards in charge arresred already?” “Of course, I did that immediately I found out”I took a seat and sighed “ So there are indeed rogues in the pack”He let out a deep breath. “ I'm afraid so” “So?”“Okay” Marcel said. “ I have already sent in our men to do a thorough search and bring them all in.”“Marcel that's not what I'm talking about” “Then what are you talking about your highness?”