Esme's POVI just had my breakfast and I'm currently resting in my room. A knock came to my door and already knowing who it would be, I asked the person to come in.Rachel walked into the room and closed the door behind her."How are you feeling now, dear?" She asked as she approached me while I sat up."I already said that I'm fine, please stop asking, it's making me feel like a burden." I requested and she nodded, taking a seat beside me."I'm truly glad that you're OK, you had us all very worried. I haven't seen Ethan like that in a long time, it made me both happy and sad. I was happy that he cared for you and sad that you were in such a terrible condition." She revealed."I'm really sorry for making you worry but I'm pretty sure that the Alpha doesn't care for me. He can't even stand my presence and when he does stay in a room with me, the only thing we do is argue." I complained and she chuckled."That's exactly the reason why I believe that you're getting to him, slowly but sur
Esme's POVI somehow managed to get Ethan to drop the war idea. He's not happy about it but I'm glad that he heeded my request.I also don't want him to kill Alpha Edgar since he's the only family that Kira has and I don't want to take that away from her.I'll never be able to forget her kindness to me over the years. If not for her, I would probably be dead a long time ago. I always wondered how I would repay her and now I'll return her kindness by sparing the life of her uncle.Ethan agreed to grant forgiveness to Alpha Edgar and the rest of my Pack this one time and promised that he would not spare Alpha Edgar the next time he tried a stunt like that and I agreed to that.I just hope he's satisfied and doesn't try to harm me again, for Kira's sake at least.A few days have already passed and I haven't seen Ethan. He's probably still mad at me for stopping him from going to war. I've recuperated fully so I can finally return back to trying to win his heart.I went to the Kitchen an
Esme's POVEthan's lips stretched in a smile which quickly escalated to a full on laugh. It was beautiful, seeing him laugh like this. This is the first time I've seen him laugh freely and genuinely."The words that come out of your mouth can be so funny at times, you know that? I've told you before to get rid of that silly fantasy you have. I won't be able to love you and I don't need your love, it'll just be a burden. There is no happy ending for us, there never was and there never will be. You can keep holding on to that false belief for as long as you can but eventually, reality will come crashing down on you." He said and stood up to leave."Why do you do it?" I suddenly asked without thinking."Do what?" He asked back without looking at me."Why do you keep running away from me? You're always acting like I repulse you. Are you scared of me or something?" I inquired."Don't flatter yourself Esme, even an ant wouldn't be scared of you." He tried to brush me aside."Then why do y
"Please….. please stop this, I'm begging you. I don't want to lose it like this, please don't do this." I cried out and he suddenly paused.He stared at me straight in the eyes for a few minutes, as if searching for something before he finally sighed and got off of me.I sat up quickly and picked up the blanket, wrapping it around myself.I gazed at Ethan, his back was turned to me. "What the fuck was I just about to do?!" I heard him groan as he ran a hand through his hair.I don't even know what to make of any of this. Just now he seemed like he was a different person, almost like he was possessed but now he seems……repentant?"Is everything……" I tried to see if he was OK but he suddenly cut me off."Just get out please. Why won't you listen to me and stay away? Just now I almost did something we both would have regretted. Don't test me, just leave." He said and it almost sounded like he was pleading with me.Something seemed to have come over him before but he regained his self cont
Esme's POVI can't stop staring at the clock, time seems to be the slowest it has ever been. I can't tell why but I'm so excited for my one hour with Ethan. I'm excited but scared at the same time, my stomach is swirling around like a vortex and I can't even figure out why. Probably because today is the first day, this feeling should ease down in the next few days.I wonder what we're going to talk about. But come to think of it, why am I just sitting around waiting for him when I could be doing stuff to take my mind off of it?He never gave a certain time, he just said he would come to me when he was less busy and that could be anytime, even in the middle of the night. Why am I acting like a teen excited for her first date? I should really go do something, probably help Rachel out with some chores. But will I really be able to concentrate on anything? What if Ethan comes to my room and doesn't see me and then decides not to bother looking for me?"Calm down Esme. Geez, you'll get a
Esme's POVAlpha Theon and his entourage instantly approached us and I was surprised to see him give Ethan a hug."Ethan, it's been such a long time. You should visit more." He said."I would but you know that when duty calls, I barely have any spare time." Ethan replied."You've used that excuse way too many times but I understand that you're not a gregarious man. I deeply apologize for calling on you so suddenly, I hope you experienced no inconveniences during the trip." Alpha Theon inquired."It was certainly on short notice but there's really nothing I can't handle." Ethan said with a small smile while I just watched the exchange in awe.This is the most social I've ever seen him. Alpha Theon finally turned to me."And who is this lovely lady you have with you?" He asked politely."She's my ma…..my Luna." Ethan answered while I fought to hide my smile. He had just called me his Luna for the first time."Congratulations Ethan, I'm glad that you finally found your better half and s
Esme's POVNorn locked the door behind us and this got me slightly worried."Is everything OK?" I asked and she walked over to me and held me in a tight hug before breaking into tears."What's wrong? Did someone say something to you?" I asked and she sniffed before moving away from me and wiping her tears."I'm sorry for going berserk on you like that, I just couldn't help it." She apologized."It's not a problem, just please tell me what the problem is." I requested."This marriage that's about to happen is wrong. I'm being forced to marry Raiden." She disclosed."What? But why? I thought you would be getting married to your mate." I replied."I'm unfortunate enough to not be granted that privilege." She said dejectedly."Did he reject you?""No. He's dead. My mate is dead and he was killed by Raiden." Norn revealed and I gasped, trying to process everything I had just been told."The man you're about to marry killed your mate? You're going to have to explain this a bit more." I dema
Esme's POVI walked back to my room, determined to expose Raiden and finally bring the truth to light.Upon opening the door, I see that Ethan has just finished getting dressed."Where were you?" He asked as I got into the room and closed the door behind me."I was gone for only a short time, did you miss me?" I questioned back."Should have known talking to you is no different than talking to a log." He mumbled."I was with Norn, she was just showing me around. Besides, you went to have a bath so I figured you needed privacy." I explained and he sat on the sofa."If you have anything to talk about, say it now, you only have one hour of my time." He said and I smiled, realizing that he intends to keep his promise.I moved to sit next to him on the couch but he moved away from me, creating a good amount of space between us."Not so close. You only need your lips to do the talking." He said and I rolled my eyes. Now would be the perfect time to get some information on the royal family,