Tonia's POV.I didn't know whether to hug him right now or hide in shame. He must have suspected that I was about to run away. How must he be feeling right now?He had a smirk on his pale face, but was I not a traitor in his mind?"Jayden, when did you wake up? Are you alright?" Olivia asked, looking as shocked as I was. "I was a little fine until I realized that my mate was not by my side," Jayden replied with a smile. However, I knew his smile was not genuine. He was hurt. "Oh, I just wanted to take her for a few drinks. I am sorry for taking her away from you, I just wanted to cheer her up," Olivia lied. I didn't want her to become the bad guy because of my decision. I should take responsibility. "She's not saying the truth," I dismissed her words. "I wanted to leave and never return..." "Tonia!" Olivia whisper-yelled and pinched me. I should have not hurt him that way. I should be jumping for joy that he was awake, but there was no need to keep lying. "King Jayden!" "Jay
Tonia's POV. This was what I wanted, but now that he had walked away from me, why was my heart hurting so much? He had decided to respect my decisions like always, but why was I stupidly expecting more?Why was I expecting him to still try convincing me? Why wasn't I relieved that he had easily let me go like I wanted?Jayden was right. I was selfish, very selfish."I have been hurting him for so long without even realizing it. I'm horrible," I cried and reached for my chest.My heart was aching horribly in my chest. The pain was now worse than before."Ugh,"I groaned. I bent down and buried my face in my lap. Tears just kept flooding down my face.I felt even more pathetic than before. Why was I acting like this wasn't the path I had chosen?Why was I acting like the victim when I had been the one pushing him away? Why was I behaving like he had hurt me when I did this all by myself?"Tonia," I heard Olivia's voice, but couldn't bring myself to raise my head."Hey," She bent down
Jayden's POV."You have to eat something, you can't continue this way," She said, forcing me to eat. I looked away, "Mom, please stop," I was tired of everything and just wanted to rest. Was that too much to ask? "Jayden, you are not going to heal your pain by starving yourself. Your internal injuries won't heal either!" She snapped, giving me a pained look."You are also sad and your wolf must be suffering because of the departure of your mate. You are making things much worse by not eating."She insisted, taking another scoop of the food to my lips, "I am your mother, and I don't like seeing you this way. Please eat."I would have fallen for the loving look in her eyes and eaten the food, but today was different.I was angry and hurt. I didn't feel like being consoled or comforted by anything, especially not food.My stomach felt tight with anger and my whole mouth felt dry."Mother, no means no," I asserted and threw my face to the side."Are you seriously doing this? Why are yo
Jayden's POV."Yes, I wanted you to let her go in the beginning, but then I learned how much of a good person she was and watched how she made you happy," He replied warmly and sat on the bed."I know that you are hurt about everything that happened, but you have come this far. I don't think that you should throw it all away," He said with a shrug."I tried to stop her from leaving. I kept telling her to stay with me, but she said that her decision was final and kept behaving like I was stopping her from reaching her goal," I said sadly. "I don't even want to talk about this anymore,please leave." "Jay, you should not give up on her. You have done a lot to be with her, you even went against your scary old man of all people. You also risked your life to protect her. Your love for her is very deep—""But her love for me isn't!" I cut him off. "I'm not even sure that she loves me. She had already told me that she would never reciprocate my feelings...""Love isn't supposed to be a bed
Jayden's POV.What did he just say? "Sir, I don't think I heard you properly.""I am sure that you heard me perfectly. You should start getting ready to meet the beautiful woman that I have chosen for you," Grandfather smirked. I snapped. "I will pretend that I did not just hear that. Let us forget that we ever had the conversation.""You have truly become rude and ill-mannered. I believe that being away from my tutelage for so long has made you very reckless!" He spat, looking angrily at me. I sat up and looked him straight in the eye. "I am not being rude. I just want you to stop all of this. Why can't you see that I love Antonia very much? Why are you hell-bent on separating us!" I sneered. "Separating you?" He laughed like I had said something funny."This is the second time that you are making that statement, and I am going to correct you again." "You were never in the world or caliber to begin with. I also heard that she has left you, therefore, I don't think that I'm doin
Jayden's POV. "I am not meeting anyone. You can entertain them youself," I retorted, refusing to be trampled upon."What did you just say?" He scowled, lifting his cane.I snapped. "Sir, I am not a child anymore, and I am no longer that pushover that you kept controlling!""I am not meeting anyone, and I do not approve of any marriage arrangement. I am already committed to someone and that is enough for me," I stood my ground."You stupid child!" He thundered, hitting me with the cane."What is happening here?" Mother entered the room suddenly. "Why are you hitting him?""Your son has grown insolent, disrespectful and disobedient! He no longer has any respect for me!" He snarled."What is the problem? Why are you saying all this?" She asked, looking between us."What did you do?" She looked at me directly."He has refused to meet the family that I have made his marriage alliance with!" He thundered."What marriage alliance? What in the Moon Goddess' name are you talking about?"I tho
Tonia's POV.Yesterday was very tough for me, but Olivia had stopped pressuring me to leave. I had done my best to stop thinking about Jayden. "I feel bored," I yawned, walking into the sitting room. I looked around the sitting room and there was a small shelf beside the television. I walked over to it and started bringing out some of the books that got my attention. "This looks nice," I smiled a little, gazing at the title of the book. "The title sounds interesting, I think that I will read this," I said and kept the other books back on the shelf. I walked over to the couch and sat. I opened the book and the first name that I saw on the page was 'Jayden' "Seriously? Jayden is the name of the main character??" I rolled my eyes and closed the book. I stood up from the couch and returned the book to the shelf. I tried searching for another one, but there was a character with the name 'Smith'. Smith was Jayden's last name. "Fuck!" I cursed. "I am trying not to think about him
Tonia's POV.Why was he running after me? Was he sent by Logan?I thought Jayden had beaten Logan to a horrible point. I still remember how Jayden slashed his neck open.Shouldn't he be recovering right now? Why would his thought be about getting me back instead of getting his health back?Why was he so obsessed with me?This was not love but a mere obsession that had stop. He had done enough damage already."Someone help me!" I screamed, running much faster.I thought that I was running fast enough, but within a second, I felt his hands around me.The cheese in my hand fell on the ground and fear filled me. "Let me go!" I yelled, trying to get out of his grip. "Let me—"The rest of my words stayed deep in my throat as he pressed a small cloth against my face.I always watched this happen in movies, and I couldn't risk passing out. I couldn't inhale whatever was inside this cloth. I held my breath and pretended to struggle some more. My next step was closing my eyes and becoming mot
Jayden's POV."Why did you let her meet him?" Ryker asked, walking into my study with me."Why wouldn't I?""You sent your mate to a man who likes her and whom she liked. Does that make any sense to you?" He asked, looking at me in surprise."Ryker, I do not want to treat her like a child. She's a grown woman and she knows what she wants." I couldn't think of butting into the situation between Antonia and Christian again.It was my job to protect her and do everything to make sure that she was safe. But I didn't want her to feel like I was trying to control every part of her life. "Jay, what you did was still stupid. I didn't want to say anything before but I have to say the truth right now. I understand that you don't want her to feel insecure and all of that, but you still need to take charge of certain things," Ryker explained. "You are kind of right about that, but I want her to handle this by herself. I don't want her to feel overwhelmed or overpowered," I clarified the reaso
Tonia's POV.It had been days since Jayden and I reconciled. I had never been happy like I have become these days.I had been so happy that I had forgotten how sadness felt. It was a good and scary feeling."What the heck are you thinking about?" Ryker snapped his fingers in my face."Jayden spaces out while we are working and now you are doing the same. What is wrong with you lovebirds?" He spat."I wasn't thinking about Jayden," I lied, glaring at him.He scoffed, "Yeah, like I will believe your poor lie.""I want to spar with you and get the hell out of here. You better stop spacing out!""Fine! I will stop. Now, please don't whine like a bee anymore," I glared at him, giving him a pouty face."Did you go to school or did you skip language classes. Bees do not whine, they buzz and sting. I would have have stung you to death by now if I was one."I gasped, looking at him disbelief."Let's start again and this time with more focus," He folded his fists.We started sparring again, and
Logan's POV."Alpha, I never tried to break his majesty or Tonia apart. I don't know where you got that from, but please do not involve me in any of this," He said, shaking his head.He was playing hard to get. Who did he think he was?"Christian, you should think twice before you reply again. I know that you have a crush on Tonia and was quite heartbroken to see that she was with someone else. Then, you tried starting this relationship with her under the pretense of friendship," I muttered, seeing through him."However, Jayden had to show up and ruin everything. Now, you don't even have a friendship with her," I smirked mockingly.He looked red when I finished my sentence. It was obvious that I had struck a nerve."Christian, you were trying to break them up without getting anything in return. Why don't you do it to get a beautiful mansion or a position in my pack?" I asked, enticing him."I will provide whatever you want. Do you want the latest cars, clothes, shoes?" I asked.He loo
Logan's POV.Days later. I had been waiting for days, but Walter hadn't brought any good news to me. He hadn't gotten a hold of the guy yet, and I was still stuck in the hospital because of the 'problem' ranting beside me."When are you going to come home?" Lisa asked. "The doctor said that you have recovered very well and you can return to the pack. Why have you decided to stay here," She ranted.I finally looked at her and my gaze wasn't pretty at all.I was tired of her nonsense. She was already far gone in the pregnancy, so it wasn't like she could get rid of it.She would have no other choice but to bear my child, there was no need to act nice."Lisa, I built this hospital with my money. Therefore, I am going to stay here as long as I like," I spat."What about me?" She cried out. "You have not come to a single doctor's appointment with me, and it feels like I am the only one having this baby. I am so sick and tired of being treated like this!" Lisa cried out.I didn't want to
Tonia's POV.It was already evening, but I was still feeling so bad about what I said to Jayden.I didn't mean anything that I said to him. I just wanted to say something to hurt him because he had hurt me with his words.I was vindictive and I regretted it so much. I should have just ignored him and continued walking.I was sure that he did not mean what he said to me either. He was just so upset.I did not want go for dinner. I felt very ashamed of my behavior. I lashed out like a child."I was so stupid," I lamented.I dug my fingers into my hair and buried my face in the sheets. I should do the mature thing and apologize, but I didn't know why I felt too ashamed or proud to do it."He did not deserve to be called pathetic. He has been the nicest person to me, why did I call him that out of every other that I could have chosen," I scolded myself.The more that I thought about it the more ashamed I felt."Antonia," I heard Jayden's voice and my body froze on the bed."Are you not c
Logan's POV.I stood in front of the mirror, looking at my neck.That bastard called Jayden had scarred me for life. I was even lucky that he wasn't able to claw my throat out of my neck.The doctors said that I was very lucky to have come out of that. However, I wasn't too lucky with my voice.My voice had slightly changed and I sounded like a joke now."Fuck him!" I sneered.I pounded my fist into the mirror and it shattered. My knuckles started bleeding, but I did not care at all.I was very mad that he was able to put me in the hospital with two bullets inside him.I heard that he survived those bullets and even put the man I sent into his captivity.Jayden was a complete menace.I should have been more careful and intentional with him. I should have put up to ten bullets in him.I should have shot his head instead of his stomach. He might have been declared brain dead instead of being in a coma for a while."He broke almost every part of my body. I lost Tonia because of him and a
Jayden's POV."What did you just say?" I growled."Your Majesty, I did not mean to offend you," He started acting again. He meant what he said. "There are just something things that you might find strange and I don't want to offend you," He replied with a coy smirk.I didn't know what he was playing at, but he should stop messing with me. I believed that the rumors about me being nice had gotten into his head.I could be nice to everyone, but I wasn't going to play with my mate. She meant everything to me and no one was going to use her to stroke their ego.I could never let that happen."You can say what you want in front of me. She is my mate, and it is not awkward to know that she had previous relationships. She was a person with a life before she met me," I clarified."Your Majesty, I thought that you would be uptight, but I was so wrong," He said sarcastically. "I am glad that Tonia has someone like you in her life.""Guys, I'm still here," Antonia suddenly spoke."We are so s
Jayden's POV.Was this guy out of his mind?I told him that she was my mate, and he still had the guts to send this kind of message?? It seemed like I was too lenient on him. I should have shown him the consequences of touching my woman.The audacity of this guy was something else."What are you doing with my phone?" Antonia stepped out of the bathroom.I did not even notice her because I was too distracted by my anger."Did someone message me?" Antonia asked, coming to sit beside me."No, I just wanted to play a few games. I felt a little bored and I don't really have nice games on my phone," I lied, deleting the fool's message.I shouldn't lie to Antonia like this, but I didn't want her to start thinking the worst of me."Antonia, it seems like you and this Christian guy were never that close. So, why are you suddenly indulging him?" I questioned worriedly."I am just trying to get close to him because of the other warriors. I know they were nice to me, but it must have been becaus
Jayden's POV.I walked into the inner part of the training center and the first thing that greeted my eyes was my mate in the arms of another man.Wait...What??Why was someone else holding her? Who was he? And what the fuck did he want from her?The mate bond between us had been sealed and though she lacked a wolf, it did not reduce that fact. I was smelling her scent more intoxicatingly, and I was certainly pissed to see her with someone else.Draven was just as mad.I released a low growl and walked over to them. I grabbed her arm and pulled her away from his hold."How dare you touch her like that? Have you no respect at all for my mate?!" I raised my voice.She was his future Luna. He should be greeting her by bowing, not by hugging her. What was running through his little head?"Your Majesty, I'm very sorry," He quickly bowed his head, apologizing."Jayden, it's not like that. Christian used to be my classmate, but I never knew that he was a Lycan because we were still in high-