Gwen’s POVThey immediately called a doctor from the neighboring pack to come and attend to Nora. Alpha Blake never left her side while she lay there, extremely worried about her condition. He caught me in the hallway, my eyes were filled with questions."Gwen, I am sorry," he said, full of remorse. "We will have to cancel our date for tonight. Nora needs immediate medical attention."I forced a smile, though inside an insurmountable well of disappointment roared. "I understand, Alpha Blake. She needs you right now. We can always do it some other time.""Thank you for understanding. I promise we will have that night."I nodded, my eyes on Blake as he quickened his pace back to Nora. I was feeling annoyed, frustrated, and deeply disappointed. I had been looking forward to this evening all along, and now everything just seemed to be falling apart.I returned to my room and tried to rid myself of the negative thoughts. My maids, noticing my mood, hurriedly surrounded me with their
Gwen’s POVI tried my best to keep it cool while watching Nora so close to Alpha Blake. I took a deep breath and tried to remain cool and calm while I stepped closer to Alpha Blake, meaning to get some answers."Alpha Blake," I finally called out, my tone tight and dripping with emotion. "Can we talk for a minute?"Alpha Blake was surprised by my tone as he looked up. "Of course, Gwen. What is it?"I motioned towards Nora, still lying with her head on Alpha Blake's lap. "Do you really think she was poisoned? Or do you think she might be faking it?" I whispered.Alpha Blake carefully shifted Nora's head to the pillow and got to his feet. He looked at me and said. "Gwen, why should she lie about a thing like this? I've known Nora for a long while, and she wouldn't be lying about this."I tightened my fists and struggled to keep my cool. "But how can you be so sure? People can be deceitful, even those we think we trust and know pretty well."Alpha Blake's brow furrowed as he stepped
Blake’s POVNora lay motionless with her eyes closed as if she were still asleep. I sat beside her, my brow furrowed in worry in worry. "Nora, are you okay? You scared all of us," I said softly, my voice laced with genuine worry.With a mix of exhaustion and relief in her eyes, Nora finally opened them and met my gaze. "I… I think so," she could only reply, her voice barely above a whisper.I crouched at the side of her bed, my hand out to gently touch her arm. My concern deepened as I asked, "What happened to you, Nora?"Nora stirred uncomfortably and avoided my eyes for a second before she looked at me again. "I. I don't know. I just started feeling all dizzy and weak," she replied, her voice quivering.I nodded, my expression thoughtful. "You scared us, Nora. We thought…." My voice trailed off. I just couldn't say how scared I felt.Are you pretending just to get my attention Nora, I asked.No Alpha Blake, I can’t do that. Nora said.If you say so Nora, I replied. You’re scared
Gwen's POV I managed to slip out of Nora's room without being caught as my heart pounded in my chest with fear. The journal I had seen in her room, which might have answered all my questions about her, lay in the room where I had dropped it for fear of being caught. It weighed heavily on my mind as I wished I could have risked being caught just to have a glimpse of the book. But the footsteps of the maid I heard turned my inside upside down and I could only think of one thing, escaping. I hailed myself for being smart as where I hid, the closet was a close call! Even though the place was small and a dim space which was cramped up and even smelled faintly of cedar, I ensured I pressed myself against the back wall and barely breathed to avoid stories that touch the heart. I heard the maid first before bracing up and peering through the slats of the door to see the maid who had interrupted my mission, moving around the room gathering things for ‘poisoned’ Nora. She dumped everything
Gwen's POV I slowly opened my eyes to see the moon cast its pale light into the room through the curtains, I tried adjusting to the soft glow it produced in the night when my eyes caught Blake staring at me, and my heart skipped a beat. I closed my eyes suddenly like I was still sleeping, I wasn't in the mood to have any sort of confrontation with him whatsoever. I was pissed with him and I don't want to see him. “Don't do that! I know you are awake, Gwen!” I heard him say to me firmly yet gently. “Open those pretty eyes of yours and sit up!” He demanded when there was no response from me. I stirred in my sleep and turned to the other side with a smirk on my face. “Come on, Gwen! Don't be childish!” He retorted. What? I almost caught myself getting up to lash out at him but I controlled myself and he was going to see a lot of childishness now! I started lightly before going into full-blown snoring.He gasped beside me and I almost laughed my ass out! “I'm dead serious! You need
Gwen’s POVThe following morning, I paced tirelessly in my room, eagerly awaiting Alpha Blake's return. I had barely slept during the night. My mind was jammed with questions and feelings that barely let me sleep. My frustration and confusion from the night before lingered, making me restless. I needed a word with Alpha Blake to see where we stood.My two maids, Aurelia and Elgiva looked at me with concern. The older and more experienced of the two, Aurelia, cautiously approached me. "Lady Gwen, would you like some tea to calm your nerves?" she asked gently.I shook my head, barely acknowledging Aurelia at all. "No, thank you, Aurelia. I just need to see and talk to Alpha Blake.".The younger maid, Elgiva, tried to smile reassuringly. "I'm sure Alpha Blake will be back soon. He has to be dealing with some important pack business or something."I sighed, continuing my pacing. "I know, Elgiva. It's just. I need to understand what's going on. Everything feels so confusing and overwhel
Gwen’s POVAs soon as Alpha Blake's gaze landed on me, he immediately broke his hug with Nora and walked towards me, his whole face lighting up with relief. He was about to open his arms to embrace me when I took a step back, my expression a mix of hurt and anger.The smile faltered on Alpha Blake's lips, confusion doled in his eyes. "Gwen, what is wrong?"I folded my arms across my chest, the weight of my concern and suspicion pressing down. "What is wrong, you are seriously asking me that? All day I was here waiting for you, Alpha Blake. I was so worried, I was so anxious, I could not eat, I could not think straight. And there you are hugging Nora, instead of coming to find me."His eyes widened, feeling the guilt and surprise. "Gwen, I …..”I cut him off, my voice trembling with emotion. "Do you know what that's like? To be so desperate to see someone, to talk to them, only to find them in someone else's arms?"Alpha Blake flinched as if I had struck him across the face, his ha
Gwen's POV “Come here, my cutie pie!” He squealed with laughter. He suddenly dragged me into his arms, his strength overpowered my struggles underneath him as he wrapped his arms around me tightly. Why was he hugging and laughing at me when he had just hugged Nora a few minutes ago? Was he supposed to hug her when he had me? We already discussed it but it still felt… that's just ridiculous! I felt another surge of emotion explode within me as tears just streamed down my face effortlessly, I was literally crying like a baby against his chest. “Not again, Gwen!” I heard him say as he patted my back. “I know right? I shouldn't but I can't help it!” I uttered with a hoarse voice. His suddenly tight hug made me feel the need to cry again. This felt like he was consoling me from something, I had to cry to make everything fall into place besides the frustration and hurt from these past few days were just getting to me. I'm sorry, I shouldn't but I just can't help it! “Okay, Gwen why d