Audrey’s POV
“Aubrey, you can’t spend the whole day in bed,” I heard someone say, making me stir and before my thoughts, I didn’t feel the comfort of his arms around me, causing me to jerk up.
The sight of my room caused a guttural moan to escape my lips, and my bunk mate couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing my funny expression.
“You look like one that woke up in the wrong room? Or in another person’s body, today is Alpha Prince Aiden’s wedding,” Alicia told before adding, “We don’t have the luxury to refuse attending.”
“What were we thinking?” I heard Ines, my wolf, mock.
Memories of last night flooded me, and I might have misunderstood him when he had mentioned he was going to make me see reason.
The only thing my brain was processing right now was I am such a fool to think that just a mere night of pleasure could stop it.
I had expected to wake up with his arms wrapped around me, but who was I kidding?
Today was the day I had dreaded, and it made me wonder if at all what I thought I experienced was even real or just a figment of my wild imagination.
As I attempted to leave the comfort of my bed, I felt a warm trickle slip down my legs, followed by an ache that had me wincing.
My face colored in the realization that last night was no dream, and he was indeed here with me…inside me until dawn.
Although I couldn't help but wonder why he spoke so differently last night, honestly, I knew him in a sense that I have never done before.
His last words rang in my subconscious, causing a chill to flow down my spine, “This night changes everything baby, thank you”.
It was I misread his words or this was his weird way of saying goodbye or something else, and the thought that it could be the latter caused my heart to miss a beat.
More memories filled my mind, and I recalled how he aroused me so much that the initial pain had turned into pleasure…one that I panted for… I felt the emotions down my spine, the feeling was so intense, and not his pecks weren’t his usual pecks but kisses that had me shivering underneath him.
The crucial question of the day lay in my subconscious… What was Aiden's plan for me?
Or was last night the end of whatever we poised as?
He claimed he loved me but wanted to flee rather than fight for our love and now, after a night like last night, he was still going to marry another.
I felt my face sting as a loud slap brought me back to reality. “I perceived I would catch you daydreaming like the fool you are,” Lynn yelled.
I sighted my roommate slip out after giving me a pitiful look. I didn’t blame her. After all, she warned and everyone learned better than to get on Lynn's bad side in the morning.
“I want you out of this room and expect to see you where you ought to be before I get there!”
Without waiting for any more instructions, I flew down and entered the bathroom to freshen up before putting on the clothes Omegas were expected to put on for the wedding.
She seemed determined to watch me heed out because she sat down, watching as I prepared like a mad woman. The ache between my legs tried slowing me down, but I ignored it to avoid Lynn’s wrath.
“Others are doing what they ought to do to prepare for the prince’s marriage and here you are, getting married to him in your dreams,” she taunted, provoking my face to flush, if only she knew.
She walked out and, in a bid, to outrun her, I bumped into someone, causing a gasp to escape my lips as I felt my legs give way for my butt to kiss the floor.
Before it could happen, I noticed the stranger’s chilly hands being wrapped around my waist and my eyes met his icy tortoise blue eyes that had me perplexed.
This stranger seemed so familiar, and I didn’t miss the smirk he had on too as he held my gaze almost on purpose.
“Aubrey,” He murmured, causing shivers to dance down my spine, before adding, “We should watch where we are running to avoid bumps like this” he teased.
“Thank you,” I muttered, moving aside from him, unable to understand why my body was reacting to him in this manner.
He gave me a curt nod in reply before walking away, and just when my eyes widened in surprise as realizing what made him seem familiar hit me…that man looked so much like Aiden and the only visible difference was the eyes.
With my chest thumping harder than it already was, I recalled how his warmth seemed so familiar and felt sick to my stomach, his touch took me backward to last night, and as though on cue, thoughts of what if that began clouding my mind.
Staring at the rear of the cloaked man, the question rang again, “What if the guy from last night wasn’t Aiden?”
I wiped that thought away for the sake of my sanity and joined the others to prepare.
Deep down, I thanked the stars that I was neither on arranging duty nor was I going to come in contact with Aiden before the wedding, I didn’t trust myself whenever I was with him, but I was assigned to the bride’s room seemed more like a punishment.
I couldn’t help but spend half my time staring at her with jealousy. She looked so radiant and beautiful. Whoever appointed me here needed me to see who I had tried competing with.
I wouldn’t blame anyone for picking her over me.
I wasn’t worth the hassle. Moreover , when he had asked me, I didn’t even know what I wanted. All I knew was that I wanted him for myself, and for some weird reason, I didn’t want him to run away but fighting for our love.
What did he ever see in me when he had her, she was the goddess herself and had the grace of a Luna?
In the end, I was the fool and lost out on all.
The more I took in everything that was going on, I couldn’t help but feel stupid forever, thinking that I could stop the marriage that would make Aiden proclaimed as Alpha.
I am pretty sure the eloping part was just a way to get into my panties and, like the cheap omega I was, I opened up.
In sadness, I watched as the marriage procession began.
My eyes followed the bride to where he stood. He looked so good that I could feel tears threaten to spill with the realization that this could have been me, getting married to the handsome man staring at the spouse with so much admiration.
I found myself unable to take my eyes away from Aiden, and as though he could feel my gaze, he did a careful job to avoid ever meeting mine.
“If anybody has anything to tell now, speak or forever hold your peace,” I heard the priest say, and I couldn’t help but wonder why anybody would have an issue with this wedding…. Anyone but me, but I dared not stand fearing my life.
A gasp escaped everyone’s lips, and I stilled as I saw everyone staring my way.
“Did they hear me, by any chance?” I wondered and moved to leave to avoid their eyes when I felt cold hands being wrapped around my waist.
“Leaving so soon?”
“The best part is yet to come,” I overheard him whisper, ignoring the chills he sent down my spine.
The familiar cloaked man walked forward with an overconfident smirk, causing me to sigh and move to leave. I felt sick to my stomach, and the hall was suffocating me.
I heard the bride scream before running past me, causing me to stop in my steps and turn back to see Aiden and everyone else staring at me. My eyes trailed to the screen behind them and a gasp escaped my lips.
The clip had my panties in a twist, while I could sense the looks filled with disgust being sent my way.
Tears began trailing down my eyes, there I was naked and in Aiden's arms.
Without waiting any further, I watched as Aiden approached me where
I stood frightened and, in a daze, and gave me a slap that caused me to lose my footing.
“Slut!”.
Aubrey’s POVI stay silent after Ellie’s actions not wanting to get into a fight with her or anyone else for that matter. I’d done a lot of that and all I wanted right now was to be with my family and spend the night with them after being away for a while. “I’ll take it that you’re drunk and you have no control over your emotions right now,” I said, wiping my face as I stared at her. “Fuck you, bitch. How dare you—“ “You need to stop, Ellie. I’m not your enemy and I’ve never been. If you say Aiden is slowly drifting away from you then you ought to check yourself and figure out what the problem is because you can’t say I’m unworthy of being put in the same sentence with you and then turn around to say I’m taking your husband away from you. It makes no fucking sense and you know it.” My words magically seem to shut her up and all she did was scowl at me. I felt sorry for her but she was at the bottom of the things I needed to worry about. “Get a grip on yourself and go to bed,” I a
Aubrey’s POVI stay silent after Ellie’s actions not wanting to get into a fight with her or anyone else for that matter. I’d done a lot of that and all I wanted right now was to be with my family and spend the night with them after being away for a while. “I’ll take it that you’re drunk and you have no control over your emotions right now,” I said, wiping my face as I stared at her. “Fuck you, bitch. How dare you—“ “You need to stop, Ellie. I’m not your enemy and I’ve never been. If you say Aiden is slowly drifting away from you then you ought to check yourself and figure out what the problem is because you can’t say I’m unworthy of being put in the same sentence with you and then turn around to say I’m taking your husband away from you. It makes no fucking sense and you know it.” My words magically seem to shut her up and all she did was scowl at me. I felt sorry for her but she was at the bottom of the things I needed to worry about. “Get a grip on yourself and go to bed,” I a
Aubrey’s POVI frankly didn’t know what to make of it after the old man introduced himself with a frightened smile, his words were mumbled so it was difficult to make out what his name was. I thought about engaging him in a small conversation but I decided not to. There were a lot of things going on in my life right now and I didn’t want to add any extra luggage on top of the whole mess. Whatever was going on with him, I could always take care of it later. Hayden had left immediately after the man left and I was all alone which meant it was the perfect time to see my sons and catch up on old times. Most importantly, I needed to run tests on them, especially Lucien. I had to know if the vaccine had failed or if it still kept its effectiveness like the results said it would. I made my way past the living room and I was visibly surprised to see Ellie sitting next to the kitchen counter, her arms crossed on her chest, a bottle of red wine and a glass cup sat next to it. She was an ea
Aubrey’s POVI groaned as I opened my eyes slowly. The walls around me were white and there was a distinctive smell in the air that told me I was in a hospital and suddenly, the memories came rushing back. I remembered seeing Damon ripping a man’s head off his shoulders in one clean swoop and I remember the way I screamed while passing out. It kind of felt embarrassing remembering the whole thing now but seeing as I’d been in a rather critical situation, it had been bound to happen. The room was empty but I noticed that there were plates of food kept at my bedside and the couches in the room looked like they’d been slept on. They've all been worried about me when I passed out and if they brought me to the hospital, it meant that it’d have been something critical that needed the best treatment. I hadn’t seen my kids in a while and I knew they’d be worried about my whereabouts. They were extremely sensitive and if anything, they’d know I’d been in grave danger. I tried to push mysel
Mark’s POV“Utter woke nonsense! I will not support this foolishness and I want to warn all of you here to desist from raising this issue with our Alpha!” I slammed my fist on the table, making the men sitting around it flinch.They were making no sense with this idea of theirs and I wasn’t going to let it stand. I’d been quite silent on pack matters because I’d been busy with several things but after clearing my schedule to be present here today, everything felt foreign, much to my disgust.“You’re overreacting, Mark. There’s nothing foolish about this decision and you know it.” Elder John said, wagging his finger in my face. “Humor me, John. Tell me why you think this decision that you’ve all decided to go with isn’t a stupid one. I’ll wait for you to give me one credible reason.” I said, leaning into my chair and waiting for him to speak. “The only reason you’re against this idea is because of the rift your daughter has with the person in question. If it were to be anyone else, y
Aiden’s POVI may not like Hayden but at that point, we needed every available wolf or man, in his case. I shared a nod with Damon and he backed down from being aggressive with Hayden. “You’ll listen to me at all times. Do not do anything without my permission, do you understand me, Hayden?” I asked. “Yes,” Hayden nodded. That was all I needed as we all hurried out of the room and rushed downstairs. “Is everyone ready to leave?” I asked Damon as I made my way into the car, held open by one of the guards. “Yes, our best fighters are ready and waiting for your command, Aiden,” Damon answered as he joined me in the car. Hayden decided to join a couple of my wolves at the back of the truck and I urged them to keep an eye on him. I hit the roof of the car twice and the engine roared to life, the driver stepped on the accelerator and the car raced out of the parking lot. My fears hadn’t toned down yet but for the first time, I was optimistic about finding Aubrey and bringing her ho