"You mean nothing to me anymore," he spat, his eyes held nothing but disgust as he stared at me, dead in the eyes. "I, Malik Dimitri, Alpha of Blue Moon pack, hereby reject you, Selina Anderson as my mate and future Luna," he affirmed, sending stabs of pain through my already torn heart, slicing it into a million tiny pieces. "As for the punishment for your crime, henceforth, you are no longer a member of this pack, and that means you can never show your face anywhere around here anymore," My entire existence flashed before my eyes, the world seemed to collapse around me, as if everything was crumbling and pulling me into a void. No matter how much effort I put in, I couldn’t stop myself from sinking deeper. Except for the tiny little heartbeat I could feel beneath my belly, horrifically flashing back to a few moments back when I found out I was pregnant. For Malik. ** A week ago, Alpha Malik had discovered that I was his mate after years of fruitless search, nothing had ever felt so right in my life. But then, doom came knocking on my door the night he was going to announce our union to everyone. That same night, I had woken up after a short nap, with a strange man laying naked beside me, and Alpha Malik, my mate standing tall over us, fury ringing in his eyes.
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"Move faster, you sluggish little thing!" The chief maid growled at me, roughly poking me at the back as we proceeded towards the Beta Nicholas's house, with a few of the other selected house maids, like myself. It was the third day of the week, and ofcourse cleaning up the pack's Alpha and Beta's houses was a task never to be skipped. Despite the hose mistress's vile words, I was extremely overjoyed to be picked among the bunch of maids to clean up Beta Nicholas's house instead of the Alpha's house. Alpha Malik was my worst nightmare. I've avoided him like plaque all my life, it has been rumored that he detests weak people, all he wanted was active subjects who would protect the pack even in his absence. While the policy was undoubtedly admirable, it did however not favour people like me who were born weak. In order to avoid further humiliation, I tried my possible best to stay off his path no matter what it takes. A brief introduction. My name is Selina Anderson, and I just turned eighteen a couple of days back, but yet to find out who my mate was. It was beginning to trouble me, I mean, it was the usual tradition to be able to feel your mate or have them attracted and drawn to you once you are eighteen right? I couldn't help but wonder why mine was different, could I be mateless? Or my mate already secretly found me but doesn't want to have anything to do with me? Could it be because I am a weak omega who could only bring nothing but shame? A million possible reasons ran through my head. I wasn't exactly looking forward to it since it won't change anything, I was only curious to find out who it could be. Nothing seemed to fall in place for me since the death of my parents, I was loathed by everyone and I had no friends, who would want to have anything to do with a weak omega? I had only one way of survival, and that was by working as a maid not only at the Palace but serving everyone at the pack too. I wasn't bothered since I could feed and also have access to medicines, shelter and other basic necessities, so yeah, I am contented. Well, that is pretty much the little story of my existence, nothing spectacular. You surely have seen. Just as we got to Beta Nicholas's house, the rest of the maids were quick to spread themselves out, and in a split second, every corner of the house was claimed by each of them. It was usually like that because once you delayed and the entire task is taken, you'll be surely taken to another location. I was at the brink of panicking when my gaze landed on the sizeable bowl containing a decent amount of soapy water and rag. I had carried it all the way from the maids quarters, hence the floor is mine to claim; well so I thought, not until one swift move and the bowl was in the hands of another. "Hey, give that back!" I tried to protest, but the house mistress was quick to jump to the scene. "What is the noise about?" "The bowl is mine to use, she took it from me." Tears were beginning to well up in my eyes, at this point, but I tried to hold it in. "Well, she has it now, and she does quite well with floor mopping." My heartbeat accelerated as I feared hearing her next words. "I guess you'll be fixed somewhere else then, but judging that you have been cheated, I suppose I could be a little merciful." No! This is not happening. "I haven't assigned anyone to Alpha Malik's room, you'll take that, for the next one week, it's barely unkept, so you'll have a less difficult time handling it." I felt my breath become heavy and the walls of the room spun in different directions setting my head in a hassle. "No ma'am, please can I do something else? I'll do anything." My voice quivered as I spoke, tears threatening to spill from my eyes. "You should be grateful, now off you go." She spat, turning around and stormed off. My entire world seemed to be collapsing around me. How could I possibly clean Alpha Malik's room for a week consecutively without running into him? I have taken great lengths to make sure I stayed off his path my entire years in this pack, to avoid any encounter that could lead to humiliation, or worse, sanction. Why is this happening now? "Hey, why the tears, you should be glad for such opportunity." I suddenly heard a voice behind me and I turned to see one of the maids, Nora. standing beside me, an excited grin on her face. She seemed quite excited and an idea suddenly struck me. We could totally switch places! I mean she looked like she would do anything to be in the position that I am right now. "You know that we could switch places right? You seem like you want to clean Alpha Malik's room." I offered and a wide smile broke out on her face. Then it suddenly crumpled into a sad frown. "That would have been possible if it was last week when house mistress wasn't on duty, she's very much invested today in checking every duty post, she's gonna find out and we'll be in trouble." She shrugged. I nodded my head slowly and dragged my gaze to the floor feeling bashful. There's no way out for me at this point I guess, the only option was to face the situation heads on. "Hey, if it makes you feel any better, Alpha Malik never returns to his room till late in the day, most times when I'm in charge of his room, I never run into him despite how slow I clean," she added. My face suddenly lit up in a grateful smile. Well, I guess there might be a little hope for me, maybe I can do this without colliding with him.Eva's POV.The silence after their yelling felt louder than the shouting itself. I could still hear their voices echoing in my head, my father's anger, and Nicklaus's voice, slightly cracked from frustration and trying to defend himself.I lay quietly, staring at the ceiling, the fabric of the sheets soft against my skin, but my body still felt sore, as if I had been dragged across gravel and dumped on that bed. My limbs were heavy, but not from injury alone. Emotionally, I was exhausted. My body was here... home, but my mind was still running in circles, processing everything that had happened over the past few days. Or had it been weeks? I couldn’t tell anymore.Suddenly , a soft knock came on the door and I knew immediately it was him.The door creaked open slowly, and he stepped in, Looking like a mixture of guilt and relief all rolled into one tall, beautiful mess of a man. His dark hair was ruffled, probably from running his hands through it a thousand times during that argument
Eva's POV"I’ll still have to face the council for breaking you out of there… but that’s not important right now. You’re what matters.”"Most importantly, your father... Your entire family might freak out that I'm bringing you home this way but I can totally deal with it." He muttered and I chuckled dryly. He was right, but this is our final shot.I watched as he climbed down from the carriage and reached up for me, he scooped me into his arms like I weighed nothing, even though I knew I must’ve felt like a bag of stones from how stiff and unresponsive I’d been. His warmth wrapped around me like a shield, and I leaned into him involuntarily, inhaling the faint scent of his skin.As soon as we approached the house gate, the two guards stationed there stiffened instantly. One of them squinted, and when he recognized Nicklaus, his mouth dropped open."Nicklaus?” he muttered in disbelief.It sounded weird hearing them call him by his name, I had become used to him being the prince back a
Eva's POV.The wind blew at us as Nicklaus carried me through the woods. I blinked against the branches above us, my body still weak, but I refused to close my eyes completely. My head rested against his chest, the steady rhythm of his heartbeat anchoring me to the moment.guilt clawed at me as he held me tightly and continued running without breaking any sweat."You can let me walk now Nicklaus, you've carried me a little too long,” I whispered, even though we both knew I couldn’t.“No you won't,” he murmured, his voice rigid as he continued running. "I will carry you to safety, myself.”“Where are we going?” I asked, tightening my fingers around the fabric of his coat.“To a place where they can’t get to you, at least until everything is over.That was all I needed to hear. His certainty warmed my heart greatly, and though exhaustion tugged at the corners of my mind, I forced myself to stay alert. I didn’t want to miss a single thing. Then I saw a carriage at close by distance , ba
Eva's POV.I had lost count of time. Hours? A full day? Maybe more? I wasn’t even sure anymore.My body ached all over from sitting on the cold, unfeeling floor of this godforsaken dungeon. My back hurt from leaning against the damp stone wall, my arms trembled from how long they'd been wrapped around my knees, and my eyes… gods, they were swollen and burning from crying more than I ever had in my life.I had tried to be strong at first. Told myself I wouldn’t cry. That it would all be sorted out in no time, that this had to be a mistake. I was the future queen for crying out loud.But I was wrong.I wasn’t even given the decency of an explanation. Just rough hands dragging me to this god-damned place. Tears welled again as that realization came crashing into me, harder this time. What the hell did I even do? Who could hate me enough to do this? I’d never stepped on anyone intentionally, I couldn’t stop asking myself why... over and over until the question couldn't make it out anymor
Eva's POV. The coldness of the floor was nothing compared to the coldness that settled in my chest.I wrapped my arms around myself, trying not to let the tears fall, but they came anyway, rolling helplessly. My once regal dress was still smeared with blood... blood of wolves I had never even seen before, let alone harmed. My fingers trembled as I brushed strands of hair from my face, and I looked around the dungeon cell.Cracky and videos. This isn't a place for just anyone… it is for criminals, and I'm not one.But here I am, alone and falsely accused.I squeezed my eyes shut, hoping that when I opened them again, I’d find myself back home, in my room, in Nicklaus’s arms, getting ready for the ceremony. But when I opened them, I was still surrounded by iron bars, moldy walls, and silence.No, not total silence this time. There was a low chuckle… then louder… then a shriek of laughter echoed from the cell next to mine.My heart dropped into the pit of my stomach.I didn’t need
Eva's POV.My chest was heaving as the crowd closed in around me, their faces filled with suspicion and anger. I didn’t know what to do, where to run. The whispers were too loud, the accusing eyes pricking my skin. Suddenly, I sighted him.Nicklaus.He was pushing through the crowd with a furious scowl, his eyes scanned the chaos until they landed on me, and for the first time since the nightmare began, I felt the tiniest glimmer of relief.“Nicklaus!” My voice cracked as I ran toward him, my blood-soaked gown dragging heavily on the floor.He caught me before I could fall, his strong arms closing around me with a force that made me break down completely. I buried my face against his chest, trembling uncontrollably as he held me tight.“It’s okay,” he murmured softly, one hand cradling the back of my head. “You’re safe now, Eva. I’m here. You’re safe.”I clung to him like my life depended on it, letting the familiar warmth of his embrace push back the cold terror threatening to swall
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