Sophia's POV I made my way to my room, in desperate need of help. His blood had found a way to break my disguise spell. If he found out that I was a witch and not a werewolf like I had always claimed, he would have me executed. That would jeopardize all the plans that my people and I had. My real scent was slowly wafting off and I could feel the stench. My steps got weaker as I got there but then I felt a hand on the small of my back. I nearly collapsed in fear, fearing the worst. I was trying to be careful so that no one else perceived it. I blamed myself for bringing today's ordeal upon me. "It's Arya. The Alpha informed me that you might need help even though I have already sensed it and was on my way to you" she said as we moved quickly to my chambers. "He fed me his blood. It was my fault, I was making a big deal about him not wanting to take the tea I made for soul bonding and held on to the knife. He got cut in one of his fingers, one that he stuck in my mouth. I should hav
Alpha Leo's POV There was something missing, everyday it felt like there was something that was so crucial to me that I couldn't just remember. Having failed to remember anything in two days, I gave up and finished my final meeting with the councilmen. As soon as I got to my room, there was a bottle with a shiny liquid in it and a short note beside it. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, so I went to shower. I bolted my door as I was too restless to entertain anyone, even my beloved Sophia. Picking up the note, it had only a few words scribbled on it. "Drink this before she comes, then burn everything. Do not drink any tea or anything from her. Do not act like you know, keep pretending. The truth is closer to us than we know."The note simply read. I took the potion and drank it all. It felt like there was something churning my stomach as I ran to the bathroom to throw up. Black substance poured from my mouth, disgusting me more. When I was finally done and had managed to c
Elijah's POV"What do you mean by that?" Elizabeth's shrill voice echoed in my ears as her eyes nearly popped out of its sockets. "Look, I'll get you a place and make you very comfortable. You don't have to worry about anything...""It's because of her, isn't it? You are the father of the bastard in her stomach right?" She bellowed at me, I knew that if looks could kill, her eyes would have shot me right dead. "It is not because of anyone and you know this. You don't even love me. I don't want us to drag anything further, this is not working for me. I want the kind of love that I have heard about, I want to feel the mating bond with my partner." I said and sat down, wishing that she would just understand, since I could have sworn in the name of the moon goddess that she knew what I was talking about. "You won't get away with this. I won't let you use me and dump me. Just last night, you were inside me and now I am suddenly not right for you?" She asked as the tears fell down her fa
Maria's POV Alpha Elijah was at my place and even though things had been awkward between us for a few minutes, he had slowly worked his way around me till I loosened up. Elvira was also present but I had to send Alexia home early, telling her that I could handle myself for the rest of the night, with a promise that she could move in with me the next week. "I mean, I'm glad you brought her here but you have personalized this place so much that I never thought you would be able to share it with anyone else," Elvira said and I swallowed hard, hoping that he didn't say anything that would hint Elvira about the little kiss that we had shared. "I like Maria. She is a good person and I felt that life had been so unfair to her that she deserved a little something special to make her happy." He said while he continued to eat. Elvira exchanged a brief glance with me and I gave her a warm smile to mask the nervousness in my body. I didn't want her to get any hint of what had transpired, espe
Sophia's POV With Arya trotting behind us as we made our way back to the palace, I was sure that a lot of plans would move faster since I now had an ally in the palace. I was still not able to summon my mother or meet with her and there was no way that I would leave the palace now without arousing suspicion. And I knew that my mother would not trust Arya just yet. "The maids would show you to your room in the servant's quarters" I instructed Arya as Leo made his way to the bedroom without stopping. Arya didn't look pleased with the arrangement but I didn't want to give her any special treatment that would make anyone raise their eyebrows. Not like I cared but I still wanted to play it safe. "Okay ma," she said and made her to the east wing of the house where the servant's quarters were at. I got upstairs and saw that Leo was already in the shower. We had left in such a hurry because he had an emergency, an emergency that didn't even allow us to say our goodbyes to Lady Willow. Whi
Maria's POV My eyes were swollen when I woke up, for some reason, I wished I had experienced the bad dreams instead of having to stay awake for most parts of the night thinking about the little kiss that Alpha Elijah and I had shared. It wasn't bad but something about it felt extremely wrong. Elizabeth had not been wrong for being so wary of me but even at that, I had no intention to have anything to do with him. There was a knock on the door and I was scared that it was Alpha Elijah or even worse, Elizabeth had found out about what transpired between us last night. I found my way to the door, taking as long as I could to postpone the meeting between me and someone I was definitely sure that I didn't want to see. "Hello, Good morning. I was sent here by Alpha Elijah, he said this was my new duty post as I have been assigned to take care of you" a young woman holding a basket of fresh supplies. "Oh, welcome," I said, dragging my sleeping robe tighter across my chest. "Thank you,"
Alpha Elijah's POV I definitely had not meant to kiss her. The colour had drained from her face and it was as if she had suddenly remembered what we were doing when she pushed me out and slammed the door on my face. I regretted kissing her. No, I didn't. That was a lie. I had enjoyed it, thoroughly. In fact, I wanted to go back and take more but I knew that would be me treating her without respect. She was wise enough to have pushed me out when she did. I felt ashamed of myself for a brief moment. I mean, she was pregnant with another man's child and clearly didn't want to have anything to do with another. "Alpha, welcome. I have waited all day for your command to send me to my place of assignment" Alexia, the maid I had promised to send over to Maria's place said as soon as I entered the palace. "You will go tomorrow. Meet me here at 10 o'clock." I said and she bowed respectfully before disappearing into the night. I made my way slowly to the bedroom, wishing that there was some
Maria's POV I had barely entered my place when there was a rapt knock on my door. No one else knew this place except Alpha Elijah and the last thing I wanted now was to speak to him, considering what had just transpired between Elizabeth and I. The knocking continued and I went to the door, hoping to peep through the keyhole to ascertain the identity of whoever was knocking. "It's me, Maria. Open up!" Alpha Elijah's voice filtered in through the door. Grudgingly, I opened the door, not wanting to seem ungrateful after everything that he had done for me. His face was set in a tight grimace and it looked like something had happened to him. "Elvira told me what happened at the hospital. I apologize for her insults. I've not had the chance to speak to her but I would caution her and make sure that she never cross paths with you in that manner again" he said as soon as I let him in."It's fine. I can take whatever she decides to dish out to me but my babies are where I draw the line. I
Maria's POV By the time I managed to go back to the pack, it was crazily hot and the sweat dripped down the back of my neck, running down my spine. Elvira was waiting for me with a huge smile on her face and a bottle of cold water in hand. She handed the bottle to me as soon as I got to her and I drank the water hungrily, the cold soothing my belly. "You look like you just walked five hundred miles, why didn't you tell Elijah to send someone to get you? He told me he was waiting for you to get ready so he sent one of his men to pick you up" she said but I was still yet to catch my breath. "It wasn't a long walk, I wanted to give myself a little bit of exercise," I said and she nodded her head, her hands placed on the small of my back as she helped me into the clinic. It was a busy day today as the ghost hunters had attacked again last night. Even though no one was killed during the attack, a lot of soldiers defending the east side had gotten hurt. They didn't look displeased at al