LOGINKILLIAN’S POVAstrid’s question stops me dead in my tracks and so does Willow. She’s staring heatedly at Willow and I just know my presence is the only thing stopping from attacking Willow right now.“I asked a question. Why is no one answering me?”I turn to Willow and the fear etched on her face makes bile churn in my stomach. She has no reason to be terrified of Astrid. If anything, Astrid is the one who’s supposed to be afraid of her because she's her queen.“Axel will escort you to your quarters.” I tell my fear-stricken mate. “What about you?” She asks, searching my face. “Don’t I need to prepare your bath so you can freshen up before going to bed?”My irritation spikes.How can she think of serving after the wonderful time we just had?The only thing I want her to do for me tonight is hold me in her arms all night, but that’s not something I can ask from her. At least not now.“That will not be necessary.” I say tightly and turn to Axel who’s standing a few meters from us, rea
WILLOW'S POVHe says huskily and I calmly shake my head in denial.“The water seems deep.”“It’s not. You can see where the level level’s at when I stand up.”“I’m shorter than you are. My toes won’t touch the base without me completely submerged and I can’t swim.”“I’ll keep you afloat.” I look at him long and hard. “Trust me.”Those last two words completely disarm my security.I nod in approval and immediately, he hoists me by my waist from the pool coping and dips me into the pool. My weight sinks into the water and my feet desperately search for the floor beneath, but by the time it finds it, my nose is barely out of the water.“Oh my…”Alpha Killian quickly lifts me up before I can drink more water trying to scream. I wrap my arms around his neck and cling to his body as I struggle to keep as much of my body as I can afloat.Laughter rocks his entire body as he struggles to keep me still in his arms and I should be upset, but how can I be when I’m safe and in the comfort of his
WILLOW’S POV“I think it’s time for our next activity.”“Huh?” I ask, confused after Alpha Killian’s unexpected announcement. My spine goes rigid when he places his hand on the small of my back and starts to lead the way out of the garden. I have a lot of questions to ask him, but the warmth spreading from the spot his hand is occupying on my back to the rest of my body is very distracting.“Where are you taking me?”I finally ask after several moments of urging my brain to think straight.“You’ll see.”That’s all he tells me as he takes me through a door, down a hallway and through another door which leads to a patio and then the most beautiful pool I have ever seen. I shoot him a perplexed look as his hand falls from my back.“A pool?”“Yes.”“But I don’t remember saying I wanted to swim.”“You chose an activity for us to do. It’s only fair that I do the same.” He explains calmly and I eye the blue liquid in the square hole a few meters from us before looking back at him.His abilit
WILLOW’S POV“Why do you look so stunned by the fact that I know that detail about you?”“Because I can’t seem to understand how you know that. You’re never around the castle to see me go there.”“I have my ways.” He brags and my frustration mounts.“Can I know what that way is?”“Does it matter?”“As a matter of fact, yes, it does.” I say firmly, shooting him a stubborn look and hoping he would cave and tell me what I need to know. It’s probably not a big deal, which means he used to find out that I frequent the garden, but my curiosity won’t let me rest and my delusions are starting to take over my mind.Does he have people who monitor and report my every move to him in the castle?If that’s the case, why?Is it because he cares about me? Or because he suspects me of something and wants to make sure I never try to escape from the castle.“Oh look, a flower.” He suddenly exclaims and walks past me behind. I quickly turn around and watch him walk up to a rose flower plant where he plu
WILLOW’S POVI am stunned and speechless as I watch Beta and Gamma Axel come over to meet us. My concern grows even stronger when I realize that Alpha Killian still has his hand on my back. I try to push his hand away, but he resists and keeps it there. I stop fidgeting when the two men approaching us finally arrive in front of us and bow down to Alpha Killian. Once they raise their heads and look at me, I start to bow when it’s my turn to greet them, but to my greatest shock, they bow down their heads to me as well. I shoot Alpha Killian a confused look and he looks back at the men who seem to suddenly realize their mistake and quickly lift their heads.A brief moment of awkward silence ensues before I clear my throat and speak.“Beta Kane and Gamma Axel. It’s such a surprise to see you both here.”“I’m not about to let my Alpha roam about without proper guidance.”“Yeah, that’s enough. Willow, let’s go inside/” Alpha Killian urges as he leads me towards the main entrance of the buil
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHTWILLOW’S POV“Do you really want me to tell you who you are?”I suck in a deep breath, swallow dryly before nodding in agreement. Without warning, he leans in dangerously close to my face with his, our lips barely inches away from each other’s. The earth stops and spins in another direction and suddenly, I can’t smell anything else but him. Clean, fresh and perfect. How horrible is it that I want him to kiss me right now?“Willow,” This should be the one millionth time he’s calling my name this evening. If I didn’t know better, I’d conclude that the name entices him very much and saying it gives him profound happiness. He’s staring deep into my eyes and I can’t help but wonder why his eyes are shimmering with amusement.There’s nothing amusing about this situation. Only tension.Slowly, gently, he raises his hand to my face and a violent shiver scatters down my spine as his finger gently draws a slow, invisible line from my forehead to the back of my ear as he tuc
WILLOW’S POV“Have you two lost your minds? Fighting like immature toddlers, disrupting the peace of the entire castle.”Ma’am Katherine scolds and I nearly laugh out loud at her ridiculous exaggeration. This castle is gigantic and I doubt if the ruckus we caused back at the lounge disrupted the pe
KILLIAN’S POVMy brain is too broken to process the words Eleanor just uttered.She caught Willow eating my leftovers? What is that even supposed to mean? After I finished my meal, Willow carried those dishes and started eating what was left in them. Is that what Eleanor is trying to tell me right
WILLOW'S POVI beg your first and foremost pardon?I blink a million times in the second from pure shock. Is he giving me his credit card to go on a shopping spree for myself? This is a dream, right?“Willow.” His voice jabs me out of my thoughts and I shake my head in denial.“No. You don’t have
WILLOW’S POVI meet Maddy laying on her bed and scrolling away on her phone when I go back to the bedroom. She doesn’t say a word to me and I’m happy about that even though I doubt there’s anything she can say or do to me today to ruin my day. Not after the amazing compliments I got from both Alpha







