Nathan’s POV“We should leave now, Albert,” I said to him after a while. The pain in my chest lingered, although it had died down a little bit a few minutes ago. However, it still throbbed and burned especially whenever I thought of the pain poor Albert must have been going through at that moment.Although I had lost my mother when I was still little and I was just five years old, as I had told Albert. However, despite the fact that it happened a long time ago, I still hurt and feel sad whenever I think about my mom.My mom, a sweet and caring soul, had been the rock of our little pack, back when our lack was still little and growing. She had been my dad's loving partner, a trusted friend to our pack mates, and, most importantly, a loving mom to me. The memories of those times played in my head like a sad movie, each scene etched with the pain that shaped my early years.One bright morning, the shady shadows of another pack messed up our peaceful turf. We used to live in the heart of
~ Nathan’s POVWe both walked back to return to our post as it was already morning. As we got to the entrance to where the captives were and just then we met two soldiers who were already guarding the door. “Where the hell were you?” One of them yelled out immediately after he set his eyes on us.Albert and I quickly moved closer to them, bowing to them, and apologizing.“Why did you leave your duty post?” The other one asked. “We are sorry, we went to ease ourselves,” I said, still bowing.“Both of you?” He asked again.“Yes. I’m sorry I should have waited behind and allowed Albert to go first,” I said to him.They were silent for a few minutes and then finally broke the silence and yelled at us never to leave our duty post again.Albert and I nodded and then we moved closer to them to stay on guard but they told us that it was their time to stand guard and instructed us to go back to sleep. We bowed to greet them and then turned to leave. Albert turned to look back at his people
~Nathan’s POVI returned my phone back to my pocket to avoid getting caught and I quickly turned my attention to Damien. He went into his room and we were all ordered to return to our room as well. This is where the problem lies. I don’t have any room in the palace.Albert looked at my confused face and I could only stare at him as I didn’t know where to turn. Fortunately, one of the guards approached us and told us to go to the last room on the left in the palace.“Why should I go there?” I asked him, looking surprised.“What do you mean? That’s where you should be since you have no room to stay in,” he said, looking pissed.“Alpha Damien brought in some guards a few days ago and because of you guys, I can’t have my room to myself anymore. Don’t even think of coming to my room to stay with me,” he added, angrily and left.Albert and I smiled at each other and then walked to the room the guard described to us. The room was more like a student dormitory. Three other guards were alread
~ Isabella’s POVI could hear Nathan's dark murmur, but I didn't think there was anyone else in the room. After listening absentmindedly for a bit, I realized that he was on the phone. My heart sank and at the same time, I was furious that Nathan would be receiving a call in my room. I tried to listen in on the call, but I eventually gave up not being able to focus on the dizzying pain that was still arcing through my lower belly. I blinked slowly in pain, my mind was hazy as I thought about my unborn child, my baby who couldn’t make it just because of his/her Ignorant mother. I blinked back tears as the feelings of grief and guilt tore through me. I was sad and at that moment, wanted nothing else than for the doctor to come into my room and tell me that it was all a mistake. I wanted to be told and assured that my baby was alive and well.And yet, at the same time, my treacherous heart was telling me that it was for the best. That no child should have to be born to an abusive and mu
~ Isabella’s POVBefore I could reply to him/her, I heard footsteps moving away from the door. I was still tired but I had to stand up and get dressed.I felt a sharp pain in my tummy as I walked to where my clothes were to get changed. I ignored the pain and changed. I went outside and I saw that everyone was already gathered outside waiting for Damien. As I approached the crowd, I felt all eyes on me but I ignored them and went to stand among the maids. I looked around to see if Nathan was present and I felt relieved when I didn’t see him.Just then I saw him coming out of his room with a young boy walking behind him. I quickly shifted my gaze away from him, looking down. I could feel his gaze on me but I didn’t look at him.Damien came out of the room and we all went to the palace. I was uncomfortable throughout the whole journey, feeling pain all over my body.We finally got to the palace and what came after shocked me. I saw the members of the council waiting to welcome Damien an
~Isabella’s POVNathan and I were so shocked when Damien came in. Nathan quickly moved away from me, still holding the food in his hand and bowing to greet Damien.I stared with unblinking eyes at Damien as I waited for his reaction. I wrapped my arms around myself and lowered my eyes, closing them halfway. I did not want to see the blow coming.Just then, Damien’s action came as a shock. I had expected him to flare up, beating the hell out of my life, asking me why Nathan was in my room. I thought he would kill us both, especially since we had been both alone in the room. Damien was extremely possessive and jealous and I shivered when I remembered an incident that had happened a couple of weeks after we had gotten married. He had fired a guard for grabbing my arm when I stumbled in the stairs. After the guard had left, he had taken me back to the room and had had sex with me all night long. He had been determined to make me feel something for him. Eventually growing frustrated when I
~Isabella’s POV"Leave me alone, Nathan. This is all your fault! Just leave me alone." I said as I tried to bat his hands away."Bella," he said pleadingly in his gruff voice, the one that always made me just want to pull him in and hug him tight without letting go.“Did you see what you caused?” I said angrily to Nathan. He quickly placed his hand on my lips, telling me to keep quiet and pushed me against the wall, guarding my back with his hand.I glared at him and also kept mute so that I wouldn't land myself in trouble. His body pressed against mine and I began to breathe heavily as he put his head near mine. His breath tickled my ear and I began to breathe heavily.No words, no movement, just utter disbelief and dark, disturbing heat that raced through my veins like wildfire.The warmth from earlier had erupted into a full-blown volcano, dripping lava until every nerve ending blazed with sensation. My heart thundered with the force of a thousand galloping horses, and the poundi
~Isabella’s POVI was dumbfounded when I found out that Nathan had been pretending to be sick. I stared at him, wondering about the sweats he had all over his face and body.All of that was just an act.My heart slowly sputtered to a stop. It had been beating fast and hard and my mind had raced as I had imagined every worst imaginable outcome. I stared at Nathan with tears welling up in my eyes as I whispered brokenly, "Why are you doing this to me, Nathan? What did I ever do to deserve this?""Belle…" He tried to speak, but I raised a hand up, silencing him."I know you know… we both know that I can't help what I feel for you. Even though you rejected me, you are still my mate…"A broken sob escaped me. "I am not happy. Everyday, I have to fight hard to get up from my bed. I just lost my baby and you just made me believe something awful was happening to you… all just for you to get what you want…"I took a deep breath and just when I was about to continue my rant, Albert awkwardly re