First update of 20th May 2024.
Rayna’s POV:I had been sitting there for a long time and didn’t want to leave the spot. The place where we had our last date. The lanterns were still there hanging and glowing.I could feel the burning gaze at my back, and I knew who it was. But I didn’t dare to turn around. I needed to leave by morning, and it was better if I tried to sleep in the car on the way to my pack instead of going back to his room and dwelling on those memories.I didn’t have any idea how long I stayed there when someone suddenly came from behind and sat beside me.That was the moment I started feeling that familiar itching in my fingers. “What? Again, that heartache? You need treatment?” I asked Orion who looked up at the stars.“I don’t think so. Yes, I’m hurt but I don’t think I need any more healing. I just need her,” I started rubbing my palms together and knew who he was talking about.“Feeling cold?” he had concern in his voice.“No, this itching. Somebody needs healing.” I looked at my fingertips wh
Alexander’s POV:I went to my mom’s quarters to keep a check on her. I hoped Orion didn’t put any pressure on Rayna to stay here.I was expecting Mom to be alone, ready to retire to her room but was surprised to find my sisters accompanying her.“You people are not planning to sleep tonight?” I sat on the sofa facing Mom and folded my leg to place my foot on the knee.“Mom wanted to share how she met Dad,” Ruby was quick to sit beside me and hold my hand. I liked her abrupt gesture of love and care. Initially, I was skeptical that once Orion would return, they would forget about me.Guess, I was wrong.“Haven’t she shared it already?” I took out the mini square cushion placed behind me and set it on my lap.“Yes, she has,” Stella said with amusement in her voice, “but we want to hear it again and again. Because every time there is something new, we usually get to know which we might have missed before.”For a fleeting moment, I wished I could also ask my mom how she met my father. I k
Alexander POV:“Take Rayna. You need to act not only as her driver but also as her bodyguard,” I was sending my best warrior along with Rayna.Within two to three days, I needed to decide if I had to stay back in the palace and wait for her or go after her. A maid was also there hugging Rayna, she must be her friend.Thankfully Lola wasn’t there but her kids were there to see off their sister.“Alexander!” I got a mind link from Orion. H…how did he… he hadn’t taken an oath under me… so how could he manage to mind link me?“We are related by blood. Now wipe that silly look off your face man and listen to me carefully,” I saw Rayna crouching down meeting Liam and Grace, and moved my attention to Orion secretly, “What would you have done if your mom had ever caught you doing something… wrong… like … umm … indecent…”“Orion! Fu*ck off!” I almost roared through the link and closed it.“Please tell me, Alexander. What did your mom teach you when you made any silly mistake in childhood? Like
Rayna’s POV:“Why didn’t you tell me that you wanted to hear sorry from my mouth?” he asked me after kissing my lips. We were in our bedroom, tired after our wild lovemaking.“Why? You should have realized that all I needed was a ‘sorry’. Nothing else. Why would I leave you when I love you with all my heart,” I said with a pout and held his face that was leaning over me.He moved forward to kiss me again, “So, you won’t go to your pack then?” his eyes reflected a mix of fear and hope and all I wanted was for this moment to last forever.I wanted to freeze the time.“The truth is, I want to go there just for once,” I propped myself up on my elbows causing the quilt to move down, and saw the confusion on his face. His eyes dipped to my bo*obs that were now exposed to his eyes.“But why now? Are you still mad at me?” his query melted my heart.I cupped his cheek and looked into his hazel eyes, “I can never be mad at you. My name needs to be clear, Alexander. I have to go there and find
Rayna’s POV:For a few minutes, I might have dozed off because I almost got startled when Brian shook my shoulder to wake me up.“Wake up, Your Highness. We have reached our destination.” I straightened and stretched in my seat.“Can you stop calling me that?” I tried to control the yawn and squeezed my eyes.“Calling you what? Your Highness? This is what you are. Our queen!” I rolled my eyes and saw people coming out of the pack house.“Thank you for not choosing the carriage this time!” I bantered without looking at his face. The car was a much better option than those odd carriages that could cause me backache.My eyes stared looking for Zara. The pack members were arranging themselves in lines and I was waiting for a physical or a verbal attack because they must be thinking I had a hand in Eric’s abduction by King Alexander's support.“Hello, Rayna. Welcome back to the pack. Long time, no see.” It was quite unexpected when Derek hugged me. Well! I couldn’t return the hug and he di
Rayna’s POV: “Why is everyone treating me differently? Like I know their attitude flipped due to my royal position but still. It’s too much to take…” I whispered to Brian and tried to smile when an Omega placed a tray on the center table with a branded wine bottle and glasses.We were here in the Celeste Moon pack to meet Zara. She got mated to a warrior who came to our pack for a short visit and took Zara with him.That’s the version we got from Nadia, but there was something fishy about the whole situation. The night, I decided to escape, she decided to leave the pack the very next morning?“Rayna!” I got up when found Zara standing in the doorway. She had changed a lot. Her hair was no longer black, but she had dyed it in a dark auburn shade.She was wearing a pair of jeans along with an off-white top that was too tight around her chest. She looked different, maybe because I always saw her in a maid’s uniform.Her glowing face gave me the impression that she was happy here. Her mat
Rayna’s POV:Brian kept asking me why I looked so upset but what could I tell him? How to trust anyone when my childhood friend who was closest to me and was more than my family once, asked me never to meet her.Upon constant itching, I already felt frustration building up inside. I rubbed my fingertips together and rolled my eyes.“Moon Goddess. What kind of queen I’ll make if I keep itching my fingers during the coronation ceremony? Huh?” I was sitting on a wooden swing looking at the same spot of my pack house garden where I spent my considerable time with Zara. And now in my mind when I go back to the time when she was hugging me before my escape, I remember there was this odd expression on her face.That night I didn’t give it much thought.“What are you thinking?” I raised my face when found Violet standing there examining my face, “Are you alright?”Huh. Lola’s sister, asking me about my wellness! She must be planning something against me just like her elder sister.When she d
Alexander’s POV:“I need to talk to her. Where is she?” I sent a mind link to Brian.“She is having some discussion with Violet,” there was tiredness in his voice. “What happened to you? Exhausted?” “Your queen is quite demanding. She wants to get done with her work as soon as possible to be with you again,” I grinned and missed her more.“Stay close to her. Did she talk to her former pack witch?”“No. She isn’t interested.”“Hmm,” I thought for a moment, “Ask her to talk to me on the phone. Tell her I’m missing her,” Brian groaned in agitation.“You should have marked her before we departed. This could allow you to mind link her directly.”“That’s not going to happen because she doesn’t have a wolf. I guess you need to do this duty all your life,” I teased him and could feel my Lycan wiggling its tail.“Has she met her father yet?” I said and nodded at the guard who opened the door to my office.“She doesn’t want to meet him. Though he is no longer a beta here and sent a request to