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ALPHA PRINCE ROY’S POV ~~“Do you want to tell me what the problem is?” Xalen’s voice cut through my worried, stricken mind, snapping me out of my thoughts.We have been moving from one jewelry store to another since we left the palace this morning, and even though it’s been hours, we haven’t found the perfect ring for Haylee. Neither have I been able to stop thinking about why and how I froze this morning when Haylee graciously offered that Flavia and I share her big day with her.That was more than gracious.Yet, I couldn’t bring myself to accept the offer.“I don’t see how I will find the perfect ring for my mate with your face like that, so spill, Roy.” My cousin rolled his eyes, yet placed his hand over my shoulder reassuringly. “What’s the problem?”My eyes shifted from one angle of the store to another, searching the area to confirm if this was a good place for me to be vulnerable. I didn’t see anyone around, but I could perceive a few scents within the store, so I decided t
HAYLEE~~If Jodie hadn’t made her cute sounds, I would have forgotten that she and Flavia were in the same room with Alfred and me. Heck, if Jodie weren’t in the room, the silence would have swallowed the rest of us.Alfred’s eyes cut to Jodie when her voice snapped him out of his thoughts. He was quick to shift his gaze to me and uttered, “I loved your mom, Haylee. I should have loved you like I loved her. I was too greedy to see what I was doing to you and Kaylee.”I stuttered, “Did you really hit and maltreat me because Kaylee asked you to?”There has to be more to this, right? I just didn’t want to believe that he suddenly became the monster in my endless nightmares. Or maybe I was giving him a way out.“At first, yes. For the first few weeks, I just wanted to please Kaylee and earn her forgiveness, so I pretended to hate you, but before I knew it, the hatred I felt towards you became real, and you irritate me every day. I couldn’t control it, but I should have tried because yo
HAYLEE~~“Look at me, Haylee. Please,” Alfred pleaded, and I met his gaze. Even though I was certain that my eyes were reflecting my rage, he smiled at me and added, “You have to look at me to see my heart and hear my soul.”How I wanted to give him a snarky response and tell him he never heard my soul nor saw my heart when I needed him to, but since I was dying to know more about Aradia, I held back my comment and held Alfred's gaze.“I met your mom during one of the biannual galas that Alphas used to have to solidify the bond among all the packs, and the connection I had with her was instant. It was almost as if I found my destined mate for the second time—”“Almost?” I snickered, hating that he wasn’t being completely straight with me.“I already had a mate, Haylee. I couldn’t explain how I could feel another mate bond with a different woman, and I still can’t. So yes, almost, but that doesn’t make what I felt less real,” Alfred answered, clarifying why he chose to use that part
HAYLEE~~"Hey, Haylee."My dad greeted me as if we were on good terms, as if we had a great father-daughter relationship.Shakily, I breathed, "Hey.""I’m glad you finally decided to have a talk with me," Alfred muttered as I made my way to the edge of Flavia’s old bed.I stared at the faded fabric on the old bed, unable to meet Alfred’s gaze. His tone was casual—too casual—and the weight of his words pressed down on my chest, making it hard to breathe. I didn’t expect my chest to tighten each time I met his gaze.But still, I had to. I clenched my jaw, fighting the urge to shrink back, to show him cracks in my armor. It wouldn’t be in my best interest to falter now, especially with Kaylee’s words echoing in my mind."It has to be done, right?" I blinked, trying to steady my trembling hands."Right," Alfred responded, his eyes lingering on me a moment longer than necessary. A hint of a smile tugged at his lips, but his words cut through the tension in the room. "Ask away. Hit me wi
HAYLEE~~It’s another day without talking to or meeting with Aradia in my sleep. Although the previous day was fun because I finally got the pack’s acceptance and spent the day with my family, I still had a hole in my heart.A hole that only Aradia could fill, but I couldn’t reach her, just like last time.“Do you think she is in danger?” Liya queried as I moved through the corridors with Xalen, whose smile hadn’t fallen since yesterday morning. “She once said she is waiting for us to get stronger and save her. Do you think we are already too late?”“I hope not,” I whispered to my wolf before smiling at Xalen.I was happy, but my happiness couldn’t compare to Xalen’s. He was over the moon, and after all the reassurance he had gladly given me yesterday, I couldn’t let him know that I was worried about something else again.So, yes, I had to smile.“Do you want me to come with you to meet Alfred? We can use my home office to meet him.” My overjoyed mate asked me, gazing at me affectio
Princess Allison’s POV ~~“Oh, you agree, don’t you?” Fake Jose chided after having a good laugh. “Whereas, you were in love with him and still love the idea of having him as your mate, right?”He was speaking about Jose, the man he killed. Clearly. I hadn’t admitted this to myself until now. I fell for Jose, the real him. Gosh, the way he used to look at me after he became my personal guard. He was a passionate man. I should have known he was gone when he came back to me and accepted being my sexual plaything.Because the real him wouldn’t do that. I knew little about him, yes, but even that little was more than enough to make me fall for him…. Or did I fall for Jose after he was killed and his appearance became a mask for someone else? Did I fall for the man behind the mask?Instead of confirming or rejecting Fake Jose’s assumption, I muttered, “I am not ill-luck. You failed because Alpha King Xalen outsmarted you. You have never truly beaten him. Hell, you can’t beat him.”I w
Princess Allison’s POV~~My reality began to set in when I realized that the person who rescued me from the angry pack members was none other than fake Jose. It was convenient for him to do that since he was posing as my guard.I snatched my hand out of his grasp when I finally realized that all of this was happening because of him. We were standing very close to the abandoned building where our baby was most likely conceived.I didn’t care to check if anyone was around, since I knew he wouldn’t bring me here unless he were certain it was safe for us to speak.“What?” Fake Jose queried, staring at me with eyes that infuriated me. I pushed past the pain and humiliation when he added, “Would you rather stand in the middle of the street with an angry crowd? Would you rather get killed?”“Can you see what you have done!” I snapped, swatting tears off my face angrily. “This is all your fault!”“Huh?” he feigned ignorance. “It’s my fault you decided to walk into the pack's heart a few hou
Princess Allison’s POV ~~If I saw the nightmare having breakfast with the family, I desired to be a part of it, even though every member of that family hated me; I ignored her.Haylee had proven to be my nightmare. The wall I stumbled upon each time I found a way to get myself out of the mess my life had become. Sadly, Haylee had remained a constant, and I didn’t see how I would get rid of her.Not anymore.I have tried killing her. I tried framing her. I tried making everyone hate her. Heck! What more was I supposed to do?“Why is she so indestructible? Who the hell is she?” Nala growled within me as I stormed out of the palace, eyes searching the compound and nose inhaling the air to find the bastard that renewed my hope.He should have left me to rot in defeat or at least let me figure this out on my own instead of using his silly tricks. Silly, futile tricks!“This is getting out of hand, Nala.” I whimpered to my wolf, walking aimlessly around the pack after I exited the palac
Princess Allison’s POV ~~I wasn’t there, but I heard the celebration. It was earthshaking, so who in the pack wouldn’t hear or feel it? Even though I didn’t join the celebration, the rumors of what led to such happiness reached me within the next hour. Since Benita was dead, I have been assigned another servant, even though I wasn’t welcomed in the palace. No one made me feel welcome, but I didn’t care because I trusted fake Jose’s plan to work just fine. I mean, it has been working for the past week. I thought nothing could change the outcome until my new servant came to my bedroom with breakfast. “What’s the noise about, Orla?” I asked the sweet girl who had replaced Benita. Although she was no Benita, she had been serving me with respect since she became my servant.“There’s no noise, Princess Allison,” Orla answered, staring straight into my eyes for the first time since she started serving me. My brows furrowed as I took the tray of food from her. I clarified my question,