AIDEN The thought of what I had wanted to do with Elena kept playing in my head. Yes, my wish was to mark her but never to take advantage of her because that was what would have happened. I had darted out of the house as soon as night fell in desperate need to prevent myself from doing what I would regret, as I have no constraint on what was happening to me. I understood I needed to mate to take away the urges. However, even the woman I would have liked to be with wasn't ready to wed or do anything with me. When I told her about the wedding, it enraged her. Heck, even when I had cautioned her not to leave the house, she had been pissed, but I was doing all in my power to protect her. Letting her on the secret about me was a tad too difficult, and that would make her frightened and perhaps run away. However, this time to anywhere no one could trace, which would be the worst thing since J. J was in town. He wouldn't hesitate to track her down, nor kill anyone that prevented him

Elena I swatted the hand he stretched out to grip mine away whilst scowling at him. Aiden stared at me with searching blue eyes. I stared back at him. He seemed quite shaken because of what might have happened. Still, I was perplexed because If I had magic, I would know. Also, it would have manifested long ago. Though I often had dreams of me casting some spells which were absurd, hearing it come from Aiden sounded even more ridiculous. My brain was still fuzzy from the narration Aiden had made. I burst into a peal of laughter and was on my way to hysteria when Aiden gripped my shoulder, stroking my back as I began to wheeze. He released me after a while, but he was still close by. I gasped as I tried to contain the laughter that threatened to burst out again. “I have magic?” I repeated, giggling. “I guess you don't remember then because if you had, you choking me won't sound hilarious to you.” He pointed out. Aiden's gaze still held that serious intensity to it. I had mag

AIDEN I jerked as I felt a twinge on my left side. It was as if someone was tugging at my flesh. Groaning, I clutched my palpitating heart whilst leaning on the round table for support. “What's wrong?” Liam questioned with a raised eyebrow, whilst Kellen and Maya sidled to my side. Sparkles lifted her gaze from her phone to meet mine. Her inquisitive ultramarine orbs stayed on mine for a few seconds before glancing back at her phone. “I'm fine,” I grunted, then beckoned to her to proceed. “If you say so,” Ellen muttered, still watching me from where she stood at the centre of the room. “The number of casualties is increasing every day. Also, Mark told me he notices some humans walking around the territory with weird tattoos on their skins.” I lifted a brow, and she shrugged her shoulders before continuing. “The locals are filled with a lot of rumours lately.” “Rumours about?” I let out whilst five pairs of eyes with different hues gazed at me as if I was dumb. Perhaps, since my

I had come around to see Aiden's arms wrapped around me. Then I nudged him awake after observing the way he slept for a few moments. I remembered the startled look on his face before it broke out into the boyish grin I now adore. I didn't know how long I had been out exactly, but I was told it was for four days. Also, the only thing I remembered was seeing Aiden's blood-stained neck. Smiling, I shook my head at the memory whilst standing in the middle of the vast room. I took my time to gaze at where I was. Aiden had told me it was his room, and I noticed there wasn't much difference between this and his current house. The brown wallpaper that donned the wall added to the coolness of the room. The curtains were brown and drawn together, and the dim light that brightened the room was from the silver chandelier hung above. The only thing that wasn't present in the other house was the brown vanity beside the king-sized bed, and on it were varieties of skincare products. Aiden never

ElenaEllen had helped with my makeup, and I was able to slip into my gown when she was done. I haven't seen what she did on my face since she had covered all the mirrors beforehand. I fidgeted and tugged at the rhinestone on the bodice of my dress as she led me to the mirror.I was way too scared of what I would look like if I eventually saw my face.My hand lifted to touch my hair, but she slapped it away.Ellen glared at me playfully before yelling,“Tada!” I lurched at the abruptness, and she beamed whilst tugging the clothes that covered the mirror away.My jaw slackened as I stared at my reflection in the mirror. The person staring back at me didn't look anything like me. “How is it?” She lifted a slender brow as her eyes met mine in the mirror.“How is it?” I echoed back her question.Ellen had done a great job with my face because I looked as though I was a fairy tale princess. The princess I had always wanted to become without being tagged a bastard with it, a normal princ