ELYSIA'S POV:I exactly had no idea the reason my heart constricted inside my chest when my ear caught the sound of their laughter. I could have turned around and simply walked away from that rooftop, but my curiosity had the better part of me. So I started taking slow strides toward the direction of the voice while tiptoeing at the same time so as not to get heard.I wanted to tell myself a lie, I wanted to tell myself that the reason I walked further instead of going back was because I was trying to avoid incurring the Alpha's wrath, but my subconscious knew that was a lie, and more than that, it wanted me to leave at once. I could easily tell the Alpha I didn't get his message, or that I didn't find him after getting his message.Plus Alana's presence there never ceased to prick on me, especially with the ways she was laughing and touching the Alpha.My heart seemed to have a mind of its own, and I didn't pay any attention to the subconscious part of me that wanted me to leave at o
Asher’s POV:My eyes were glued to her retreating back as she ran off the rooftop, and once again I questioned myself. What was it that I found so attractive about her? And why did it seem like her haughtiness seemed to turn me on even more?All my life, I had been used to people having to fear me, especially young vulnerable girls like her.Maybe I was just fascinated by her audaciousness.As I started to pace around the rooftop, I reached into my pants pocket and retrieved a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.I watched the smoke fill the air as I lit the cigarette, and because it was windy on the rooftop, the smoke was quickly dispersed.I closed my eyes as I took a puff and felt the calmness spread all over my body.My ears caught silent footsteps coming from behind me, I did not need to look back to see who it belonged to, I could recognize Nikolai from his shadows which were reflecting in front of me anyway, thanks to the moon.He cleared his throat as he came to stand close to me
ELYSIA'S POV:It was unusually cold that morning so I had on an extra layer of clothing as I headed to the kitchen to do my chores.The entire palace was equally unusually cold and I could already feel that something could be off but I exactly had no idea what it was.The other omegas were huddled together in groups when I went to the kitchen, whispering among themselves, some of them looked panic stricken while the rest just looked like they were gossip hungry.I had to swallow my eagerness to know what was going on as usual since they still had that resentment attitude towards me and wouldn't even talk to me. But I decided to not let myself get bothered by their attitude any longer."The Alpha found it last night while training in the woods." I heard the petite girl whisper to another maid.Her tone sounded panic stricken."A fox tail actually depicts a very dangerous situation and it's not good for the pack." A fox tail?I now knew and understood why the whole palace looked cold t
Elysia’s POV:The next few days had me trying to avoid Alana and her numerous dramas but it was hard because she was always hovering around the house and the alpha, I could not actively avoid her while doing chores for him.I occasionally bumped into her walking around the house with a lifted chins and a twisted nose. I tried to not pay any attention to her but she managed to find a way to get on my nerves. I usually just walked past with a snort.The alpha on the other hand was nowhere to be seen all through the day, he must have been really very busy. So I was alone in his room while cleaning it. That would have made my job a bit easier, but of course, Alana kept showing up in the room now and again.The last time she came, I quickly looked back thinking it was the alpha. My face dropped to the ground when Alana's mischievous face came into view.Why was I thinking about him? Did I by any chance miss him?I huffed and simply shrugged my shoulders. There was no way I would miss him.
ELYSIA'S POV:A thick blanket of silence was spread around the room as Nikolai stood there, his eyes moved from me to the nurse who was standing there with her head bowed and her eyes darting all over the ground like she was scared of lifting them."What is going on here?" Nikolai asked again, coming fully into the room, his eyes grew dark as they concentrated on the nurse."I... I was just trying to..." She stuttered."Next time you should just do your job and leave Instead of being cruel to patients." He reprimanded. "Now quick finish your work and leave."Her hands were shaky as she grudgingly bent over me, and began fixing up the drip.Her face was flushed and I could tell she was embarrassed.She shuffled her feet and made noisy sounds as she dragged herself out of the room as soon as she was done."Are you hurt anywhere?" He asked as he walked towards the bed to sit close to me.I simply nodded my head, still overwhelmed by the shock instilled in me by the nurse's cruel actions.
CHAPTER TWENTY ONEASHER'S POVMy head turned towards the direction Elysia went and my eyes followed her till she was out of sight. Why was she so aggressive towards me? And why did she flare up when I asked after her arm?I turned back to look at Nikolai who was standing in front of me and staring at me, I could see a hint of disappointment in his eyes and I had no idea why he was looking at me like that."What happened to her arm?" I asked him.Nikolai sighed and leaned on the wall, his two hands in his pocket."She fell off one of the shelves in your library, presumably while cleaning it for you, and broke her arm."My eyes widened at the discovery, she fell off the shelf while cleaning? How come I was just finding out about it now?His jaw was tightened as he spoke, and the way he made it seem like it was my fault caused my conscience to prick on me a bit and I knew he did that on purpose.It was indeed my fault, I should not have given her such task at that hour.I swallowed hard
It was good to see that I could now get up from my bed without wincing from the pain caused by my broken arm. It had been over a week since the incident and my hand was fully healed. That also meant that I was going to start doing chores once again but I didn't mind, I had been used to doing chores all my life.But the unbearable part of it was having to deal with not just Alana now, but a combination of her and another entity bearing her personality, in the person of mitchelle. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if they were related in any way to be able to dish out such cruelty and rudeness in an almost equal proportion.Having to deal with both of them during the past few days had been frustrating.The Alpha on the other hand had been nowhere in sight within the last few days, he had been so busy that I had not gotten the opportunity to see him.The harsh knock on my door brought me back to reality once again and caused me to almost jump out of my skin. I scurried out of bed, my fee
ELYSIA'S POV:I was sitting on my bed and watching the clock tick slowly and then it was night.The Alpha's offer still lingered in my mind and I could not help but think about it.Even though at the moment I exactly had no idea what to do, I was certain as hell that there was no way I would let him win, going to his room would only mean that he won.I sat still on my bed with my arms folded while I watched the clock tick into the night.My hands held onto the sheets on my bed while my fingers dug into my bed.As bad as I really wanted him, I had already made up my mind that I was not going to the alpha, he can go ahead and fuck himself.I was about to get into bed and pull the covers over myself when I suddenly heard a sharp knock on my door. I was forced to throw the sheets off and sat up immediately on my bed.There was only one person who possessed the strength and the guts to knock on my door like that, I knew it was the Alpha.The thought of him standing outside my room and knoc