CHAPTER 018ALICIA’S POV.I sat down for the umpteenth time, a deep sigh escaping my lips. I was so lost, and so tired even though I just woke up an hour ago. Everything felt different and surreal, coupled with what happened yesterday, everything was so weird. First off, I was working as a maid, then to the maze and now to a new life and also, his second chance mate. And not to talk of, I haven’t been able to take my mind off him for a minute asides when I was sleeping.I stood up from the edge of the bed and started pacing again. I wanted to go out of the room, but the chances of meeting him is so high and I don’t think I want to see him, not after he left me hanging from the kiss.One minute, it was so good, my body wanted more. And I could sense in him that he also wanted more, everything about him screamed that he badly wanted to touch me. The next minute he was flying out of the room, spouting the rejection words that seemed too similar to what Walter has told me and too heartb
CHAPTER 019ALICIA’S POV.“Do you like her or not, alpha king?” The priestess repeated and he flashed me a gaze again. I looked away from him, perking my ears high up to catch any response. A part of me could not help but wonder and want an answer to it too. We’ve kissed…passionately, and it seemed like there was something. Maybe like was a far stretch, but there was really something between us. Something so strange and different that made my pulse move with anticipation of what would come next between us. “Start what you’re here to do, old lady and stop beating around the bush. Can it be done or not? I’m not in the mood for fancy talks this morning.” He replied and I felt my heart tug sadly. I looked up at the priestess as a smile curled up her lips before flashing her gaze away from him and towards me, and suddenly I could feel her in my head with our eyes boring into each other, “if you ever want to leave, come to….“I can hear you priestess, don’t ever try that again with her.
CHAPTER 020ARTFOLD’S POV.I returned to my seat, my head full of thoughts that I didn’t want to bother branching to, of the words we had both said to each other and the last word she said. I remembered what Callum said, in giving her a chance and letting the thoughts of Liana not haunt me again, and in that moment I realized that there was no chance again. She has figured it out, and her words, “I can’t compete with a dead person,” meant she was not even going to try, move an inch despite the fact that our bodies and souls wanted the both of us together more than anything.I was fucked up.And now I have to live with seeing her in my sight everytime and ignore the desperation to hold her near.Would I survive that? I had no fucking idea, but was it good? A part of me felt it was, I was never letting Liana go, or the thoughts of Liana. I loved Liana like she was my life, and I still love her like she is. Every day I wake up, I blame myself for putting her with that bastard and going
CHAPTER 021ALICIA’S POV.The walk with the priestess seemed more like a tortuous one for me. There was nothing to say to her, how to say it, I had nothing to do. We just walked in silence, my gaze finding her face once in a while and hers doing the same. I found something else to focus on, like the floor and the pair of good sandals I was putting on. My eyes traced all the fine lines of the sandal, then to the Marble floor, and everything else that was there to focus on. A guard approached us immediately we got outside, muttering some words to her which halted our walk before she replied to him. The guard bowed and walked away, and instantly she turned to face me, the first face to face we’ll do since we left the Alpha’s room, “I’m Mariska. You can call me that.” She said, grinning gently from ear to ear.“You already know my name so there’s no need to tell you that.” I retorted. The smile on her face deepened as she stretched her hand towards a path, picking herself and we starte
CHAPTER 022ALICIA’S POV“Mother?” I repeated his last word, exchanging a glance between the priestess and the gallant pretty man in front of me. I looked into the priestess eyes and the blue orbs reminded me of his own orbs too. Of course, she was his mother. They shared the same eyes and he was the same man that she kept hinting at Artfold that would take me if Artfold wasn’t interested. “This old lady can be very annoying sometimes, but that doesn’t deny that she’s my mother. What is going on? I heard yelling and the guard asked me to check here? Were you being overbearing again, mother?” I just stared at his face as the words left his mouth, unable to make a word in response at how gorgeous he looked. It reminded me of my own son, my pretty boy and how he looked as beautiful as this man right in front of me.Maybe if he had lived, I would have been able to call such a pretty man my boy too.“You’re staring too much,” he said gently, breaking every trance that I was in. I gulped
CHAPTER 023ALICIA’S POVA loud gasp escaped my lips as Artfold delivered another loud punch to Alexander’s face, this time blood spilling to the ground. Asides the blood spilled to the ground, I noticed a blood stain at the hem of his cloth, and also dried blood on his face. Something was definitely wrong from somewhere. Even before Alexander came in.“You fucking bastard! I’m going to kill you!” He growled out, another punch to Alexander’s face.I rushed towards them, grabbing Artfold’s hand before he could punch Alexander again, and giving Alexander the grace to use the little moment of distraction to escape. I squinted my eyes with concern and a little bit of fear, my brows raised high at how deep his black orbs were, even deeper than they used to be.“What’s wrong with you?” I asked gently. “Stay out of this,” he growled out. He stepped aside to get close to Alexander only to be blocked by me. Something was wrong with him. His eyes were pitch black, not even an ounce of whitene
CHAPTER 024ARTFOLD’S POV.I had no idea how any of it happened, how I shifted to my other side, how I got outside, not to talk of how I started beating up Alexander. One moment I was staring right at Callum and the next minute I was in her arms, being patted in front of everyone like a baby. My other side was not hidden to anyone, including every alpha from every pack. It was the main reason they all feared me, the main reason why I became the alpha king. But yet it was still something I didn’t want them knowing a woman’s touch can snap it out of me.Not even Liana's touch could do what she just did today. Liana only calmed me down, put the thought of it away, put me at rest. Even Liana feared it the times I shifted to the other side, everyone feared it. But a particular woman who had my mark on her has stepped right in front of me and calmed it all down. “The same woman you’ve pushed away.” My wolf growled deep in me.“Stay the fuck out my brain!” I snarled straight back at it, sh
CHAPTER 025ARTFOLD’S POV.I heaved a sigh for the umpteenth time, drumming my fingers on the table with the little patience that remained in me dying down instantly. Asides the fact that my stomach was churning with deep hunger, and growling every now and then, I was waiting for her to show up. And it was over thirty minutes and there was no sign of neither her nor the stupid girl I sent to check on her.I clenched my jaw at another loud groan from my stomach, shutting my eyes slowly and throwing my head to the rest of the chair, counting numbers in my head. I had planned this exquisite dinner to make it up to her after a particular someone claimed that my words were too harsh for her and I was pushing her off. A part of me felt that way too but another part of me felt guilty to Liana. I was breaking the promises I made for her, and I had no idea why. “It’s because of that mark. Get rid of it soon,” a strong part of me felt. I snapped my eyes open at the sounds of slow and silent f