LOGINRosalie’s/Seraphina’s POVDrip. Drip. Drip.My eyes flashed, though my head remained lowered.My skin felt like ants were crawling over it.My lips moved, curses and rambling on the tip of my tongue, but there was no sound that left my lips.It was that damned Elder. She was more skilled than I expected. She had bound me after Aurora, that bitch. Had ruined my plans and set Alaric free from my hold.Everything had gone downhill after that.The dull ache at the back of my head sharpened, and I gasped, curling on the stone floor as a hand, invisible, wrapped around my neck and my heart, squeezing with venomous rage.‘Failure! You fail and fail! That’s all you do!!’Asura raged in my head and I coughed out, copper on my tongue and my blood spilling from my lips, dripping onto the floor.The sounds of dripping continued in the background, and it was maddening.I was going insane.‘Your fault. You should have told me she was that powerful,’ I couldn't help but snap,, my patience already w
Aurora’s POVBy the time I had come to a decision on what to do, I could already hear Elder Miriam pattering about in the kitchen.Zephyr had given me information which had put a lot of things into perspective.But could I really trust it?I didn't know, but one thing I knew was that he couldn't stay here.Elder Miriam for one, would not let him stay for one more night.“You,” I kept my tone even. “Will come home with me.”His eyes lit up, emotions of relief and exhaustion flooding his sclera and red pupils sarky standing out.“Thank you, my lady,” he sounded ever so subservient. If I didn't know him to be a rogue leader now, I would have assumed he was a puppy I had trained and kept under my thumb.To be fair, I intended to do just that, keep him under my thumb.“First,’ I gestured to the pendant. “This stays with me for now. Until everything is handled.”Then I cast a spell in his direction, muttering the enchantment of the concealment spell, and linking a tethering harm to him a
Alaric’s POV“Alpha.”The knocks on the door of my study roused me from the reverie I was in.I had spent so long staring out the window that I was unsure of how much time had truly passed.When I turned my head, the first thing that caught my attention were those papers, laying on the carpet a few feet away from me.The divorce petition.It was a reality I couldn't accept.However, when I thought of Aurora’s words at the clinic earlier that afternoon, there was a pressure in my chest that I found hard to settle.She was leaving me.It was a bitter truth, something I found I could not, for the life of me, swallow comfortably.But it was true.‘It’s not final yet. There's still time to convince her otherwise,’ a voice in my head stated.I slowly stood, listening to the knocks on the door. I had locked the study door from the inside. I had needed time to think, time to process. But it wasn't enough.Seeing the sunset carve its path across the sky and stream in with radiant orange rays
Aurora’s POVI am a part of the side branch of our family.” He paused. “Or rather, the last of them.”“Our family? So we’re cousins?”His lips curved in a slight amusement.“More or less, My Lady. It is not simply about that. Your bloodline is the superior one. Being from a side branch of our Royal lineage, I am beholden to you. My purpose is to serve you in every capacity.”This was a lot.I exhaled shakily. I had not even known I had a cousin much less been part of some royal family.What was this now?But there was one mkre pressing matter regarding Zephyr I had yet to figure out. The bloody scene in that clearing two nights ago flashed in my mind.“Fine.” I spoke without inflection. “Let’s say I believe you. Then what were you doing that night at the clearing?”My question made Zephyr furrow his brows slightly.“That night,” he said without much hesitation. “It’s…” he trailed off, looking a little tense.“Go on, explain,” I waited, seeing the way his expression turned embarrassed.
Aurora’s POVI stepped into the quiet bedroom, shutting the door behind me.The strange man was still where I had left him. I watched him briefly, before exhaling slowly and gathered my energy.First, I cast a barrier spell.Just in case.The thought of this man being a mere rogue still couldn’t leave my mind and I knew that I didn’t want him around the rest of my Pack until I clarified everything. If he was innocent, I would release him. If not, tbis would be his grave.I exhaled, feeling the energy leave my body. I had gathered plenty of strength just for this, and I waited until the barrier was thick enough to withstand most blows before I stopped.I could feel the binds over my energy, pulsing. I wasn’t tired yet, in fact Inwas more aware than ever before. However I knew better than to push my luck.So, I paused, taking a minute to close my eyes, breathing in and out slowly until my body stopped trembling. Then I waved my hand to dispel the stasis spell.The second I did, I saw hi
Aurora’s POVI thought that this argument was over, and was about ready to leave the private ward.However Alaric was nothing if not stubborn.He took a step towards me, his eyes burning with heat.“Aurora, I will not accept this.” he spoke again, this time more determined. “I will not accept a divorce.”I was not sure if I wanted to laugh or cry.“You won’t?” my entire body tensed up. “There's no reversing it. It’s done. I refuse to make that decision.”He took another step forward again and this time I raised my hand.“Stop.”At the same time as I said that, I erected a barrier between us. He stopped, gazing at me through the filmy barrier with intense eyes that spoke of deep emotion. I looked away, focusing instead to look over his shoulder.“I think,” I said in the silence that cut deeper than a knife to the heart. “That we should respect each other’s boundaries and be civil with it, Alaric. I don’t want things to be worse than what they are already.”A sound left his throat, cut
Aurora’s POVThe next morning, as soon as I finished dressing up, I got a knock on the door. To my surprise, as soon as I opened the door, I saw a guard, bearing the crest of the Council.My heart skipped a beat but I tried my best to remain calm. Why was the Council coming to me?The Elders and I
Aurora’s POVShe had started again.I looked at her carefully crafted mask, seeing it slip a little. Since Lyra started talking, she had paled more and more and her grip on my husband’s arm had gotten tighter and tighter by the second.Now, even Alaric looked uncomfortable, as her nails dug into hi
Aurora’s POVI didn't know what Seraphina was going to do next, nor did I expect to hear a heavy, long sigh, like air being forced out of a balloon.“You,” Seraphina’s voice was now weak. “I will regret this.”“Oh I think I will,” Lyra hummed. “I regret not being able to punch you in the face right
Aurora’s POVI glanced at Eva whose lips twitched. But upon meeting my gaze she adopted a look of mocking and mild grievance.“What? Don't tell me you’re upset with me, Luna Aurora?” She snorted then and took a swig of wine like she was in a bar instead of such an event.“You spoke enough,” I regar







