Ariella's Pov "Sweetheart you were just happy." Alexander said with a sigh as he sat down on our bed. My eyes narrowed as I moved away from him so he could not get any ideas. The way he was looking at me with a calculating gaze had me moving to the edge of the bed. "I wasn't happy." I mumbled my lie lowly. Alexander groan and tried to get close to me. The barrier was quick to stop him from touching me. Unfortunately for him with my memories the barrier would activate no matter if I was truly angry or not. All I had to do was not want someone near me and it would activate. "So you are going to stay mad at me forever?" He asked lowly. "Yes." My answer was instant and it would never change. Maverick and Victor underestimated me. "Ariella." He gritt out. I turned away from him and looked up at the ceiling. "You fell in love with another. Now I will never trust you when you leave." I mumbled defiantly. "I was tricked and tortured." He exclaimed angrily. "Maybe you'll b

Ariella's Pov Even with Alexander being angry about Victor and Maybella being here he still walked us over towards a seat too close to her for comfort. He slowly sat down in the chair. His hands loosened from around my waist giving me an opportunity I needed. I took no time in pulling away from him just to bump into a solid body. The pain in my stomach had me cursing. I looked up at Christopher and cursed everyone here. "I will never turn magic on. No amount of love can make me." I exclaimed with aggression. All he did was smirk as he gently pushed me back. My waist was grabbed and I was forced into Alexander's lap. "Now do you want to tell me why they are here." Alexander spit out angrily. Maverick said nothing and instead he slowly sat in a seat across from us. My body was pulled back flush against Alexander with a little too much force. A small smirk played on my lips as I realized that Maverick was no longer pretending to not want power. "Now that we are all

Alexander's Pov "Come on baby. You have to stop." I pleaded as I brought her closer and willed our bond to pacify her again. "I thought she can't die it's been over a hour." Maybella cried causing me to gritt my teeth. Maverick betrayed me and now my wife was in never ending pain and we were without magic because of it. "She can't die. She just passed out from the pain." He gritt out as he bent over. I slowly looked up at him with a scowl. Slowly a smirk formed as he stared at me with what looked like a calculating gaze. "You betrayed me." I exclaimed with a chuckle. He betrayed me and Ariella knew it and allowed herself to become like this because of it. "Remember our unbreakable promise. The last thing we need is for you to die too." He exclaimed. A small smirk formed as I slowly looked down at my wife's bloody face. What was life without her? "Maybe I'll just kill myself." I exclaimed wryly. My face was grabbed tightly and I was forced to look up like I was a s

Ariella's Pov I looked around with narrowed eyes. The jungle was nothing like I imagined it. The trees were a dark forest green that looked more dull than anything else. The ground was slippery because of all the rain and there were bushes everywhere. The constant thunder boomed all around and occasionally lightning would strike in the distance. There seemed to be no animals nor were there any signs of the town that I would be running to. "Why is it raining?" I asked Maverick when the drizzle seemed to come down a little faster and heavier. I lifted my head up towards the sky and allowed the rain to wet my face. "It's kind of like a rain forest." He said as his boots splashed me with what I could only assume was mud. I looked down with narrowed eyes. "Watch it." I mumbled as I looked at my legs that now had mud that had splattered all over them. I slowly bent down and tried to rub the mud off with my hands. You would think the rain would help but all it did was make

Maverick the God of dark wisdom and creations Pov The need to make this little adventure drag on ended the moment I got bored and irritated which was not long. This was more like hide and seek than tag. If not for Ariella complaining that she couldn't run faster than me I would've never agreed to giving her a 5 minute head start. She would've gotten 30 seconds. I preferred to chase after her and watch as she maneuvered around in fear as I hunted her. Unfortunately for me it was this or nothing else. I groaned as I moved more veins out of my way. Had I not promised her that I wouldn't use magic I would've just teleported towards her. The next game we played would not be like this. I would make sure that I could see her at all times. Slowly I ducked up under a branch and cursed a few times. "Ahhhhhhhh." I stopped dead in my tracks from what could only be a scream. I stood still as I listened closely. It sounded like a human but I knew humans weren't here so it ha