LOGIN~~~~Anya~~~~Softness.That was the first thing I felt the next moment I regained myself. This was nothing compared to the hard mattress in my room from Ridgewood. Not that cold floor I had spent my nights crying on after Kane's rejection. This felt different. Too comfortable. Warm. As my consciousness slowly returned to me, I felt my brows knitting together without me even controlling them. My entire body felt so heavy almost as if someone tied huge stones to every part of my body. To even open my eyes felt like a very difficult task. A groan escaped my lips, that was when I finally struggled to pull my eyes open.My jaw dropped, and for a moment, I just stared at the ceiling. Beautiful. Elegant. White and golden. It did nothing but deepen my confusion. I blinked several times, because this wasn't my room and this didn't look like Ridgewood, then I slowly turned my head. The room completely looked like something out of this world. Luxurious curtains stretched from either side of the
~~~Anya~~~~When I walked away from Ridgewood, it wasn't like the pain had ended for real… if anything, it actually grew worse. Each step with Talia beside me felt as if a piece of me was being ripped away and left like nothing behind on the ground.The bond was finally gone. Truly gone, not hidden or buried under fury or humiliation, but truly gone. The realization settled deep inside my chest like a block of ice. I'd pictured what exactly it'll look like to stand beside my mate for years. To really belong somewhere. To happily have a place in the world that was mine. But now, I got the opposite. I now know what it really felt like to lose something precious to you even before you ever had it.The breeze from the evening brushed against my skin as Talia tightened her grip around my waist. I wasn't sure if she was stopping me from collapsing or if she was supporting me. Or perhaps both. The pack house slowly disappeared away from us at our back. I didn't look back. Not at all. Becaus
~~~~Meena~~~~I turned my back and stormed inside the pack house. As I held my hands still on my cheek… the sting on it refused to fade. I could still feel the imprint of Talia's hand burning against my skin. As anger rushed through me, I couldn't help but dug my nails onto my palms. Nobody had ever dared, not when I was a warrior back home, not when I had already become Kane's mate! And certainly not even now that I stand beside the Alpha of Ridgewood pack as his Luna. Yet, in front of everyone… Talia had dared to slap me. Right In front of the pack members. Right in front of those wolves who were meant to bow their heads whenever I appeared. Humiliation clawed above my chest. I pushed the door to Kane's study so hard that the sound hammered against the walls. The sound echoed through every angle of the room, making Kane to immediately look up from the documents that were spread across the desk before him. His brows furrowed instantly. “What happened?” The concern his voice carried
~~~~Meena~~~~Right inside Kane's chambers, the morning sunlight found its way through the tall windows, bathing the entire room in a golden glow. Right beside him, I opened my eyes slowly and smiled. This right here, was exactly where I'd belonged. Not in some cramped room like some servants, or some corner in Ridgewood where forgotten wolves lived out their lives miserable. Or where I should have stood and watched another woman take what is mine.No! This is exactly where I belonged. In the Alpha's chamber, right on his bed. At his side and as his Luna. My fingers slid across the empty space beside me, it was still warm, my man had already woken up, so I stayed upright and stretched lazily. The silk robe that hung loosely around my body slipped down slightly from one shoulder. That actually made a very satisfying smile to curl across my lips. Good. Everything was finally falling into place.I had fought for this for years. I have planned this and waited for it. And now guess what? I
~~~~Anya~~~~When I'd entered the pack house earlier, I wanted nothing more than to disappear. My head throbbed, the same way my shoulders ached, and my chest felt unbearably heavy. That humiliation I received earlier still clung to me like a second skin, it just refused to go no matter how hard I tried to push it away. I shut my eyes for a brief second, trying to breath, trying to exist. Just trying hard not to think or keep remembering everything, trying not to replay every single thing that had happened during the meeting. Those looks, those whispers, every cruel word. Talia immediately moved down closer to me on the edge of the bed. “Anya,” she called again. I forced a smile again on my face, I know it probably looked terrible now. “I'm fine Talia.”“Stop it, you're lying to me now you know that?” Talia shook my shoulders again.I sighed, of course she knows better. Talia had always known, ever since we were kids, she could easily read through me better than anyone. I turned t
~~~~Anya~~~~The next morning felt so wrong, I noticed it the moment my legs stepped out into the pack house. Why must I keep feeling negative energy every damn morning? The air alone felt so cold. Too cold for the season we're in. Or maybe it only felt that way because of that heaviness that sat deeply inside my chest. The event that folded the previous day with Meena and the servant from the courtyard kept replaying in my head every now and then, that alone made sleep to refuse to come easily. I had to force my eyes shut throughout the night and keep my head from blowing up. Every damn time I closed my eyes, their faces resurfaced. Those mockery, and laughters. That amusement they had in their eyes. As if I had become some sort of entertainment for them. Like a rejected mate who didn't know when to disappear. A cautionary tale. The guard had informed us that the Alpha wanted us immediately in the conference room. I knew that event wouldn't go unattended to. Is it not Meena again?
~~~~~KANE~~~~~Meena was already completely dressed when she fully turned away from the mirror, and then she smoothed the fabric of her outfit with slow deliberate hands. The room was silent, safe for the faint sound of movement this beautiful woman took as she got ready for us to head out to Ridge
~~~~Kane~~~~The next morning arrived with a strange sense of relief. Not that everything is now back to normal, no. Not even a bit. It was just that for the first time in days, I woke up and made a conscious decision. I was done thinking about Anya. I was so done questioning myself. I was done al
~~~~Kane~~~~ I just moved on instinct. Hurriedly got the glass cup and filled it with water, moved towards her and handed it to her. I stood there, and watched. I watched as she drank it all and regained herself. That's when the coughing stopped. Relief washed over me immediately at the sight o
~~~~Kane~~~~The first thing I realized about earlier today was that something was definitely going on with me. I didn't have a nightmare, no. It wasn't because of work. Not even because of the endless responsibilities ahead of me.It was because the first person that entered my mind wasn't Meena.







