Se connecterCarmen's POVCayden and I arrived at the land hall in silence. Each with their thoughts.Despite my perpetual lateness, we made it before the official bidding began.The moment we stepped inside, I understood why the place was able to gather even the most prominent of human politics, the very cream of the crop. Rows and rows of elevated seating circled the center stage where the bidding platform stood. Massive golden screens displayed the details of each property while servants moved elegantly between tables, carrying wine and the bidding board.Bouncers and huge hefty men stood in front of the VIP session. Cayden and I walked to the session, our invitation card in our hands.There was not much difference between the VIP hall and the regular hall, except for the presence of a screen that could guarantee your privacy if you wished, but most actually do not use it.Humans were creatures of flattery and fame, after all, how could they pass up a good chance to be flattered by their peers
Carmen's POVI woke up feeling completely refreshed. For a few seconds, I simply stared blankly at the ceiling, trying to understand why my body felt so strangely light.Then realization came to me as I saw my phone in my hand. That's right.The last place I was last night, I was hiding from Chloe.I was curled up in the bathroom, desperately spilling toilet cleansers everywhere to conceal my scent. At that point, I was super grateful I didn't have as much scent as a normal werewolf.The experience still felt horrifying, Chloe's footsteps inching closer to my location with each heartbeat. Thankfully, Silas decided to come back with his girl at the right time. He had never done anything right except for that one thing.A humorless laugh escaped my mouth as I remembered how Chloe stood dumbstruck as Silas peddled the lady to his room. At that point, I guessed Chloe realized that she was not as important as she thought to Silas. The realization was not so good because she ended up ripp
Carmen's povIt was evening by the time I crossed back from the veil. I had nowhere specific to go so I decided to return to the estate.Night had settled in fully by the time I returned to the estate. The palace however was strangely quiet.Too quiet.As I walked through the grand hallway, I immediately noticed an unusual phenomenon.Silas who left in the early hours of the evening was nowhere to be seen. Not the bedroom, his office, the lounge, or anywhere.Well, I had to say I did expect something like that but not so fast.I teased Chloe and the teasing was already coming to pass, Silas had already gone to look for a replacement for her.Another foolish tramp eager to climb into his bed for status and power. The thought disgusted me, not because I had any more feelings for him but because it also confirmed that Silas never truly loved Chloe.He never did but he killed me for her in my past, that was how worthless I was to him.As my thoughts went to Chloe, I recalled that she had
Carmen's povI stepped out of the hall amidst all the cheering and happiness. The moment I stepped out of the hall, my communicator rang violently.Silas.I stared at the glowing screen for a second before answering.The call connected and then came the furious shouts. “What happened over there? How come, Cayden is out there being called the Alpha, what did you do? You crazy woman.”“Silas,” I immediately softened my voice and my expression even though he could not see me. “Nothing happened,” I said quietly. “I just went to…to the museum, I saw a painting of our baby, our baby Silas, he was there. He wants me to come stay with him, I think I want to stay here to look after our baby.”Silence!The line went dead for almost a minute leading me to suspect Silas may have hung up on me.“You foolish woman,” Silas exploded. I pulled the communicator away from my ear lest my eardrums risked getting damaged. “Do you even have a brain? You went there with a mission but you… you know what?
Carmen's POVThe atmosphere inside the trail grounds turned explosive after Sarah's declaration. The fragile balance that had briefly favoured Caude disappeared instantly, leaving the entire arena hanging on uncertainty once again.Two generals for him, two generals against him.Whispers spread like wildfire through the crowd while nobles engaged nervous glances. No one expected just a simple voting session to spiral this far.Sarah stood proudly after her declaration, her face still coated in rage and anger at her rejection.Unexpectedly, though, Jaime stood up from the ground, stared at Cayden for a while before he gave Sarah a weird look.“Are you stupid? If you are, at times like this, pretend to have some sense,” he scoffed at Sarah.“What did you say?” Sarah asked, her face more of surprise than of anger.Yes! What did Jaime say? We all knew that Jaime despised Cayden, he had always teased Cayden, even now, he was the reason Cayden took out the parchment in the first place.Now,
Carmen's POVThe walk back to the museum was painfully silent. Cayden seemed so lost in thoughts, but for some reason, it felt like he was subtly protecting me, by always being a step behind me.We finally reached the end of our mentally draining journey, to see the guards already stationed, waiting for us.“The council has begun.” One of the guards announced loudly, his eye still on Cayden.I frowned immediately. “They started without him?” The guards lowered their heads awkwardly, it seemed even then they knew there was something weird going on.“They just started, the Voss family first ordered us to announce it, then the royal family and the others just had to follow suit.” The Voss family?Was Sarah already trying to push Cayden to decide? She truly wanted to control Cayden.I took a deep breath, never had I ever met such an ambitious lady in my entire life. She did not even care about her own marital happiness, just eager to prove a point.That she could rule over an Alpha meant







