ELYSIA:The rays of the sun shone brightly on my face, and the feelings of ecstasy did not seem to evade me, as every passing moment came with a new burst of pleasure and sweetness.The sweet smell of the morning flowers filled my nose and forced me to inhale deeply. I didn't want the feelings to end anytime soon, I was ready to hold onto it for as long as possible, but my eyes fluttered open prematurely and I squinted my eyes to shed them from the sun which seeped in from the drawn back window curtains.I rubbed my eyes as I looked around the room, and then my eyes moved to the wall clock.It was already late into the morning and the sun was starting to rise.I did not fail to pay attention to the sweet smell the flowers in the garden behind my window brought into my room, at the same time, I did not fail to notice the slightly discomforting headache I felt that morning.I lifted my hand to run my index finger against my forehead, and let out a little wince before lifting myself off
ASHER'S POV:I had no idea if it was the awkwardness from the previous day or not, I just found that I was unable to face her the next day. My whole being wanted to avoid and not make any contact with her all through the day so I stayed back in my room.After spending several hours of the day in my room, I decided I was feeling uncomfortable and a bit suffocated staying in one place for too long, so I decided to go out to the terrace and receive some air, while actively hoping that it would not be one of the days Elysia would suddenly show up here for whatever reason.Even though I was trying to avoid her, I had been thinking about her all day, and I exactly had no idea why. Perhaps I missed her.My thoughts were interrupted when I heard footsteps behind me, I didn't need to look back to know who it was since I could recognize Nikolai's footsteps even in the middle of the night. His shoulder slightly brushed mine as he came to stand beside me, and I felt he did that on purpose.We bot
"You are pregnant." The Alpha said in a plain voice, I could tell he was struggling to contain his excitement.The atmosphere was tensed for the next moments that followed after the Alpha's disturbing announcement, was he being serious?I lifted my chin as my eyes darted around, hoping the Alpha could be up to one of his mischieves again. Because I could not imagine myself actually being pregnant with his child, there was no way I would let him win.My eyes landed on the piece of paper in his hand an I snatched it from him.My heart was beating fast as I read through the paper thoroughly. I could not believe what I was seeing. Was this some kind of prank or something?I looked up at the Alpha's face, but he did not look like he was being mischievous, my eyes darted to the doctor who was standing by the corner and I rushed to him."This is a lie right? This is not real right?" I asked dragging him by the arm. "Tell me you have made a mistake with all of these."My eyes was starting to
ELYSIA'S POVThe morning of the ceremony came quickly and brought with it a thick cloud of uncertainty.I had woken up early but had stayed back on my bed and tried to think about what the rest of the day could hold for me, I could not stop rubbing my belly at the same time which had been a common practice for me ever since I got to know about my pregnancy. It was still difficult for me to believe that I had actually gotten pregnant with the Alpha's child.Ever since the discovery of my pregnancy, I had spent the better part of every day locked up in my room, I didn't do more than sleeping and waking up. The Alpha didn't show up in my room either but kept sending maids over to my room with food and treats which I barely touched.Soon, I heard a soft knock on my door."Come in," I said solemnly, without caring who it was at the door.My eyes watched the door in curiosity as the door handle twisted and turned and the door was pushed forward unsuccessfully. That was when it occurred to m
ASHER'S POV:I had no idea if it was the music, or the joy of seeing the members of my pack gathered together in such harmony, or if it was the sudden news of Elysia's pregnancy and the joy of having an heir soon. But I was exceptionally happy, and it was very easy to see the joy plastered on my face.I could not believe that after so many attempts, I was finally going to put an end to the curse for good.That night, I had so much fun with no worries like I had not done for quite a long time, I even helped myself to a large quantity of drinks.I was so carried away with excitement that I completely forgot about Elysia's presence at the party, not until Nikolai walked up to me to enquire about her, only then did I realize that I had not really paid attention to her ever since we came here."She should be somewhere around..." I said enthusiastically, pointing at the place she had been sitting before I left her, but I froze halfway when I was met with an empty seat and table.Nikolai sho
ELYSIA'S POV:I was flustered as I stood face to face with the weird stranger, even though I had become convinced that he was not harmful, I still couldn't bring myself to be relaxed in his presence."Congratulations on your pregnancy once again Elysia." He said smiling nervously and studying me with his eyes. "You have that pregnancy glow. It is true what they say then, pregnancy has a way of making a woman more beautiful."I rolled my eyes.Not again!I thought I had had too much for the day. And out of all the weird congratulations I had received from the workers ever since the news of my pregnancy was made public, this one seemed to me the weirdest because he even had to take me to a secret place to congratulate me.I slapped my forehead and started to walk away planning to go to my room and never come out until I was strong enough and had enough patience to face all of these because I was certain it was not going to end there.I had barely gone far when I was stopped by a hand pu
ASHER'S POVMy heart leapt with joy when I saw Elysia walking towards me after the tiring and nerve-wracking meeting, and it seemed like she had been waiting outside for me. I suddenly found myself smiling while wondering why she had been waiting.I was about to put my arms around her when she suddenly asked a question that caused my hand to hang halfway."Do you know anyone named Finnegan?" She suddenly asked and I raised my brows. Her face looked serious, and no matter how much I tried to read it, it ended up unsuccessful.The question did not only catch me by surprise but stunned me at the same time because she had never expressed interest in anything concerning the pack ever since she arrived here, why was she suddenly asking about Finnegan?"He is the apprentice to the pack's sorceress," I answered with my brows raised.I watched her face closely and anticipated any further explanation from her but she simply shrugged her shoulders and did not say anything further.I got further
ELYSIA'S POVThe next few days came with a hullabaloo of emotions and several uncertainties and scepticism, I found myself torn between trusting the Alpha's promises and believing Finnegan.I would have pushed his words to the side, but I couldn't just help it because he sounded convincing enough. And if he was lying, what reason did he have to do that?Just like I learnt from the Alpha, he was the apprentice to the sorceress, I wondered which business he had telling me all of those things.The thought of all of these stole sleep from me for the next few days, I found myself always pondering about it and giving the Alpha suspicious looks.That morning, I decided to put an end to all of it, I decided to stop letting myself have sleepless nights over the issue, but there was no way it would be possible to stop thinking about it if I didn't get to satisfy my curiosity and get the assurance that Finnegan was not telling the truth so I decided to tell Asher everything Finnegan had told me