Adam's POV;I was still reeling from the fact that the members of the council had thrown such ridiculous suggestions at me.I was trying to keep my anger in check, but it wasn't working. I stood up, and angrily left. I felt Ronan walking quickly behind me to reach me, then I spun around quickly, causing him to almost collide with me."Your Highness, you need to be calm…"I scoffed while facing him. It was probably the look on my face or the way I flung my arms wildly. It appeared he wanted to say something but stopped short as soon as his eyes met mine."Calm down? Do these people want me to leave her? And I cannot just stand there and listen to them spew such nonsense. Oh, I should've asked who they wanted me to marry."I hissed and walked away, trying to take the thought of what had just happened out of my eyes. I could still hear Ronan's footsteps behind me, so I turned back and screamed at him."Don't follow me!"He looked somewhat hurt, and a sigh went from my lips as I turned to
Lilith's POV;It wasn't the way he spoke to me that hurt me, it was the fact that he was right. I was, more or less, a living vegetable.I wondered if Julia had seen that and smiled at herself. After all, she had said that I didn't deserve to be Queen. She wasn't lying. I didn't deserve to be a Queen.Adams deserved much more. He deserved someone who could love him and take on the queen's duties as well as someone who could actually express their emotions. Not a half-dead queen like me.I watched as bubbles formed in the water as a result of the pebble I had thrown into the lake, settling on the bottom.The lake was so clear and blue that it reminded me of his eyes. I could see all the pebbles I had thrown inside earlier. It was comforting and relaxing to do this and what was even more was that Julia wasn't with me. Perhaps she was and had stayed in one corner to watch me, thinking that I was going to do something.She had stuck to following me around, and it was annoying. Earlier toda
Lilith's POV;Maya Crane was an interesting woman. Turns out that she was the daughter of a member of the council and had been in another pack far away.I still couldn't tell if she was an Ally or a foe. But she did say that she wanted to be close and, as much as I wanted to, I couldn't ask her why she was staying in the mansion instead of at her family's house."Your Highness, it's time for breakfast," Julia said, breaking my string of thoughts. A small sigh expelled from my lips as I stood up.As usual, she walked with me to the dining area. As I approached the dining area, I resisted the urge to show how confused I was at the sight of the scene before me.There, on the dining table were Maya Crane and the Alpha king, my husband. They were engrossed in a conversation and whatever Adams was saying seemed funny as she was giggling."You're here," she said in between laughter and I nodded as I sat down opposite both of them. She had sat on the seat I normally sat.I shouldn't care abou
Lilith's POV;When Maya came back, I noted how sincere she looked and spoke around me and wondered if everything was a lie or how much of it was true. I didn't say anything, though. I just couldn't.If she wanted to be Queen, then she was free to do so. I didn't have the heart to feel anything for anyone.Surprisingly, during dinner, Maya didn't join us, instead, a maid came to inform us that she was down with Flu."I'm sorry," Adams suddenly blurted out during the meal, and I glanced up at him without a word."I didn't know how to face you after what happened," he said, and I nodded, realizing that he was talking about the night he had yelled at me."Is that why you've been refusing to come to the room?" He said with a raised brow and I glanced at him, keeping my expression neutral."What do you mean?""I got your message from one of the maids that you wanted to sleep in your room from now on."I had never sent such a message and I wondered if Julia had done that. I thought about talk
Lilith's POV;In the photo was a child, a boy of not more than three years with dark hair and blue eyes.The same shade of blue I was all too familiar with.Adams,I know you're hurting, but so am I. Each moment spent without you is pain. A pain so raw, that it feels as though a hot knife is searing through my heart.I promised not to come back to the town, but it's time we stopped hiding when we're not some dirty little secret.You're married now, and I respect your decision to do so. However, it would be nice to see you, even if it has to be for just a moment. I'll stay out of your way, and you won't even know I'm there.Ted misses you. I named him Teddy, after your wolf. It's funny, right, when we aren't even mates. But our bond is greater than that of mates.Someday, I'm going to have to tell him about his father. Although I have no idea about what to say, all the same, he's going to have to know.In case you want to visit, we're going to be at the first apartment you got for me.
Adams' pov;I squinted my eyes to be sure I wasn't mistaken. The sight in front of me was one I never thought I would ever see.Right there in front of me was Ben, hand in hand with my wife, who would never let me touch her and who had become some sort of robot."Your Highness," someone called out, and I didn't have to turn back to know it was Ronan."I've been looking all over for you," he continued when I didn't say anything."Your Highness?" He said again and clicked his tongue."That's your brother and your wife….""She seems so…. I thought she didn't want anyone to touch her," I was staring at them in disbelief.I blinked back and, without any more thought, walked towards them, ignoring whatever Ronan was saying."I need to speak with my wife," I said, through gritted teeth, wat
Lilith’s POV;Our marriage wasn’t built on love, but it still hurt that he had brought his mistress to the house we shared. He had promised that he was going to give me time to open up my heart to him. It was barely a month later and he was already tired. I scoffed at that thought and finally pushed the thoughts of him and his betrayal out of my mind. It really wasn’t worth it.To make matters worse, he didn’t appear for dinner and neither did she, and I couldn’t help but imagine if he was somewhere with her. There was no word from any of the maids either and Ben might’ve noticed, for he ate with me and, thankfully, didn’t say anything.He seemed like a good person, so I wanted to ask him if what I had heard was right, if indeed, he was after the throne, but I couldn’t find myself doing that.“Lilith!”I glanced up, breaking my reverie and definitely surprised to hear his voice after what had happened the day before with Ben.I stood up and bowed. I had already got dressed and was ab
Unknown POV;Seeing what was going on, I could say that my plan was working, even though not the way I had intended for it to.I downed the contents of the glass in a single shot, letting the harsh taste dance around my mouth before gulping it. The wristwatch on my wrist told me that my brothers were already almost an hour late, and I began to wonder if they had betrayed me.Just like me, I knew they had their own plans, but they could all plan as much as they liked. There was no doubt about who was eventually going to sit on the throne.The fact that they were still in the mansion was proof enough that they had eyes on the throne.“Hey bro!”I didn’t have to turn around to find out who it was. I let out a deep sigh as I heard a chair pull out. I chose