Maeve POV It’s been three days since I got here, and I haven’t done much. I stayed out of everyone’s way, stayed in the room, and only went to the pond. Sometimes I go alone, or Maya goes with me. I have been getting a lot of stares, and anytime I pass by people, they always bow their heads in greeting. I don’t know why they do that. I am not their alpha. They don’t need to bow their heads. I only come out when I am heading to the pond, but today Ario wants to speak with me. I don’t know what he wants to tell me, but I am eager to hear what he wants to say, so right now I stand behind his door, knocking softly. “Come in,” his deep voice boomed from behind the door, sending pleasure down my spine. The bond is straining; I don’t feel it that much because I rejected him, but technically we are still mates because he didn’t verbally say the words, so I still feel the bond sometimes. I took a deep breath, opening the door, and I got a slap of his scent, but I ignored it, walking silently
Maeve POV We didn’t talk again, and I just kept following her to the arena. I could see other people also heading there, and they all whispered. They are actually mocking me, saying I just made a stupid decision, but I ignored them. After taking a long walk, we got to the arena, and it’s so big, big enough for thousands of people. We passed through some doors, then we got to Ario. He was putting on a black shirt with black trousers; his shirt wasn’t buttoned up completely, and his black hair was a bit messy. It seems he has brushed his hair with his hand so many times today. Seeing him made me feel relaxed and also irritated, especially as he was looking at me blankly. “Everything is ready, alpha,” a warrior said, coming to him, and his attention was divided. “Okay, let’s move,” he said. I followed Maya as we all left the open space, but as I was going, he pulled me back. “Leave,” he said, holding my wrist. I looked down, my heart fluttering at the gesture. His hand looked big aro
Maeve POV “Maeve,” a voice called, shaking her awake. Maeve turned around, opening her eyes. “It’s time,” the voice said again. She looked up at the guards, nodding her head. She sat up, and she saw Maya, the beta, Felix, and Ario with a few guards. Maya looked like she had cried her eyes out, but Maeve ignored it. “You need to change into comfortable attire,” Ario said, pointing to the guard who was holding clothes. “I don’t want it,” she said, standing up but immediately falling back down. Her legs were sore from sleeping in that position for hours; even her back hurt. She closed her eyes, expecting to hit the floor because she didn’t fall. The guards held her hand, preventing the fall. A low growl left Ario as he looked at the hands of the guards, but not everyone noticed as Maya burst into loud tears. “She can’t even stand on her own,” she cried. Maeve stood up straight, stretching, still ignoring the crying woman. “Where is my sword?” she asked. “Here,” a guard said, giving
Third-person POVJane gulped, looking into her cold eyes. Her plan was to stay away and let the men exhaust her, and when they least expected it, she delivered the last blow, killing her, but she didn’t expect it to go this way. She killed everyone; everyone is dead, she didn’t leave one alive.She was trying to escape, but she fell on a sword, and now her hand was bleeding. She shouldn’t have screamed; her hand was already healing. Maeve shifted her hair sticking to her bloody skin. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach but ignored it as she laughed at the scared Jane. She remembered what she told her in that dining room, and her laughter increased.“Where are you running to?” she asked, climbing over the dead bodies to get to her.“Please,” Jane begged, shaking.“The bitch begs,” Maeve said, tilting her head. She has not lost control, she is very much in control, but the bitch in front of her was making her angry. She talked to her in that manner, was indifferent to the fact, she had
Maeve POVI got to his study, barging in, and he wasn’t there, so I traced his scent down the hallway, passing my room, and I got to a door. The room is secluded, but I knew it’s his room because his scent was all over the place. I barged into the room, and he was sitting on the bed, wearing a black jogger with his head on his palm. He looked up at me; his eyes looked blank. I cried, running to him and punching him wherever my hand touched.“You bastard!” I yelled, punching his chest.“Not only did you reject me, but you got me pregnant; how dare you!” I cried, slapping his face.“I never asked for this; I never asked for all these. All I wanted was a loving mate who loves and cherished me, but the moon goddess paired me with a freaking monster,” I cried, falling on the floor. I cried harder than I have cried since my parents died. This couldn’t just be happening to me.“I can’t take care of myself, not alone a pup; I already lost one because of my carelessness,” I cried, dragging my h
Maeve POV“Sorry, I didn’t know he was here,” Maya said, bowing her head after a much awkward silence. He ignored her, still cutting into the steak. I shook my head at him.“Can you come back later?” I said. She smiled, nodding her head. As soon as she left, all his guards were down again. There was something fishy about him.“Are you being nice because of the pup?” I asked. He breathed out.“I’m sorry for how I acted before; no words can justify what I did. I just want to be there for my pup,” he said.“What about me?” I asked.“I am not promising you anything, Maeve; let’s just live peacefully while taking care of the thing that joins us together. I promise to be your friend, probably a shoulder for you to lie on,” he said, and immediately he said that I burst out in laughter. It was hilarious and I couldn’t stop laughing.“A shoulder to lie on,” I said in the midst of laughter. He chuckled, shaking his head.“I shouldn’t have said that, but I promise to be there when you possibly ne
Maeve POV“Everything is perfect,” the doctor said, rubbing the gel off my stomach. It has been three days since finding out, and my stomach is getting bigger. It’s more hard now and a little bloated, like I had too much to eat, and things are becoming real. Ario brought me to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor checked on the pup, but we can barely see anything and have no heartbeat yet.“So, the pup is still very little, and we can’t hear its heartbeat. Maybe in a week’s time we will hear it because it’s growing rapidly; it’s already forming a shape. I guess it’s because you both are alpha, so it’s going to grow faster than a normal pregnancy,” he said.“But we couldn’t see it,” I said. He smiled.“I can see it; it’s still growing, but you have nothing to worry about. Its organs are still forming, and very soon you will hear its heartbeat,” he said. I nod my head.“But is she okay?” Ario asked.“Yes, but she needs a lot of rest. No sort of stress because right now she is vulnerabl
Maeve POVI ate my food slowly. I wasn’t hungry, but Ario forced me to eat. We were in the morning, and I don’t even know how many days I spent here, but I know we were in the morning, and Ario was forcing me to eat. He was feeding me with a worried look on his face. Probably because I have been crying nonstop, pacing out, and not talking to anyone. I heard the doctor telling him it’s mood swings, but I knew those were my genuine emotions. I feel like shit, I am just drained, and I don’t think I have more tears to cry out.The door opened, and the girl walked in. She is wearing a really short black gown with white heels, and they packed her hair in a tight bun. She came in with a big smile, which made me sick. Another thing that made me sick was her irritating scent, and immediately all the food Ario had been feeding me came back up. I gagged, holding my mouth.“Vomit?” he asked. I nod, my head still gagging. He quickly stood up, carrying me to the restroom. He bent me over the zinc, h