CHAPTER 030ALICIA’S POVMy eyes fluttered open, complicated objects forming in my front first before blinking over again, the purple color of my ceiling telling me where I was. I gulped down, a pang of hurt hitting me at a particular side of my neck and the memories rushing in like bare dust. I managed to quickly seat up only to meet the doctor and his pair of rimmed glasses that was always seating on the bridge of his nose,“I’ve been seeing you too much lately, you better fix that. I hate seeing patients.” He grumbled as he moved towards me.With one of his hands resting on my shoulder, he gently laid me back, bringing out some of his things as he started to check my pulse and everything else involved.“You’re fine. Thank goodness.” He muttered before taking everything he was using off of me. “I’ll ask them to come in now.”He didn’t even wait to hear my response or anything before walking out of the room, slamming or either banging the door so hard that it shook the entire room.
CHAPTER 031ARTFOLD’S POVI didn’t know how to pull myself out of the floor even after she slept, even after she started making little snuggles. I felt so hurt by the way she treated me and just casted me off, and at the same time a part of me felt like I deserved it for the words I said to her. I finally pulled myself from the ground and turned back, slowly carrying just three steps from where I was standing to the door and exiting quietly.I turned to make my way to my room when a voice I knew too well stopped me, a part of me getting annoyed instantly. “Are you satisfied with yourself? Does the thought of putting her into pain satisfy you that much?” I scoffed and turned back to face Alexander, his face suffering more bruises than mine did. When Callum called for the doctor, I had no idea why he called for the priestess and also brought this jerk and dirtbag of a person here.He had come here to check on Alicia and when he heard what happened, he came onto me and started hitting
CHAPTER 032ALICIA’S POV.I woke up extremely early with no specific reason at all and had a long thought about everything I was doing. Walter treated me like shit, like someone he absolutely detested. He never cared unless he needed my help badly and during those times, he threatened his way into getting them. Everything I once loved was taken away by him. And I found myself in another man’s grasp, my second chance mate. First, it was butterflies cause of the mark and now it’s real because every single time I want to be near him, all because of the mate bond. But just like Walter, I was another second option for him. I took on Alexander’s words as I dressed, I didn’t want to be anybody’s second chance again. I wanted to be someone’s first too. Someone that they would look at with hope and happiness. The first person that comes to their mind when anything happens and they’ll like to share it with. I hated being treated like a second chance and I didn’t want any of it again. I need
CHAPTER 033ALICIA’S POV.“We’ll try again tomorrow,” the priestess said, her gaze offering me a reassuring look. She squeezed my arm gently, her lips pressed together in a straight tight line, “thank you once again, for giving this a try, Alicia. I promise to be of help as much as I can.” She said.I smiled back to her, her words weirdly settling in me. There was something about her eagerness to help me that I was yet to unravel but as long as she kept to the terms we both made to each other this morning, I was willing to let those ones go and just focus.She had been shocked when she saw me at first this morning, and had quickly cleared her entire schedule for the rest of the day to help me. I asked her various questions, asked her on her work. She had told me to scratch being her apprentice and just focus on getting my memory back. I asked her just once why she badly wanted to help me and she responded with a smile.A smile that had so much fear with the way her lips shook when sh
CHAPTER 034ALICIA’S POVI took one more glance at myself in the mirror, a pleasing smile grazing my face. If there was one thing I was at least thankful for Artfold, it was his impeccable taste in dresses. It was as if he knew me, he knew what I loved and knew my size.Ever since the maze incident and grazing my wardrobe with beautiful attires, I didn’t have to worry about clothes at all. I twirled in front of the mirror, patting my high messy bun as the silver earrings he got me dazzled in the mirror. I heaved a deep sigh, ignoring the part of me that kept yelling in my brain that I was dressed too much for a simple dinner. Alexander was interested in me, so one thing I knew about men who were interested in people is that they went all the way for them. Like Callum with Mia.I was dressed in an off-shoulder gown, long to my ankle, that also brought out my collarbones. A slit running on the left side and stopping a bit over my knees. I paired it with the silver purse I found in my
CHAPTER 035ARTFOLD’S POV.The food went sour in my mouth the moment they were both out of the house, annoyance and anger creeping into my veins. She didn’t even spare me a fucking glance till she walked out, acting all coy and freaking shy in that bastard’s arms. A sense of possessiveness and jealousy trickled into my blood, feeling the urge to murder someone’s son, and take his filthy and stupid hands away from her.I was definitely going to kill Alexander, one way or the other I was going to make him regret all of this. I should have taken him more fucking serious when he said he had interest in her and was going to pursue her but here I was, thinking he would dare not do so after what happened to Liana.He took Liana from me, and now her?NEVER!I stood up angrily from the table, downing the water in front of me at a go before proceeding to my office. I minflinked Callum instantly to meet me there. I had to find out where he was taking her and what they were up to. He was working
CHAPTER 036CALLUM’S POVI halted in front of the small brown door, my heart beating nervously in my chest. My hand watered tremendously on the box I was carrying. I was more than nervous. Heck, I was scared. What if she was inside? I did not bother to check if she was still working when I left the house. All I did was wrap the gift and be on my way so I could meet up with her sister before she returned.But now that I was here the question boiled within me, what if she was inside? I managed to place the gift on the floor, the brown paper I had used in packaging it, making its crinkling sound as I dropped it on the floor. I closed my eyes, steadying my breath and taking in multiple deep sighs before finally raising my hand to do the door and knocking.I knocked once at first, then twice. Then I bent down to put the large box back into my hand. I picked up the sound of someone approaching with my wolf senses, another gulp of my saliva going to my bloodstream before the door opened, re
CHAPTER 037ALICIA’S POVI wore my second pair of earrings, taking a long last look at myself. My lips shimmered with the red lipstick I used and my face shiny with the powder I used. I turned and walked out of the room, making my way down the stairs. I was just about to reach the door to open it when I heard someone yell out my name, or probably not my name but in a respectful manner,The guard got in front of me and bowed, “I apologize my lady, but the alpha has asked me to tell you to come to his office right now. It’s something important.” He said. “The alpha sent for me?” I repeated, my brows raised up in disbelief and curiosity.I thought we had both made it clear to each other that we did not do any of this. I don’t want to eat with him, and hear words that’ll hurt me or even be in the same place with him. “I’m already on my way out, I can’t go back. Please tell him…“He said it was urgent, and you have to come. He told me not to return without bringing you with him.”A threa