Lilith's POVI opened the door, and he walked in – the man who had captured my mother's heart. He had been visiting our house frequently these past few days, after staying away for about a month or two."Good evening, Alpha Andrew," I said coldly, not meaning to sound that way, especially after the way he had stood up for me the other day. But anyone associated with my mother deserved as much scorn from me as I could give."Evening, Lilith," he replied, disregarding my tone. "Is your mother at home?" he asked with a raised brow.Thankfully, I didn't need to reply, as she walked out of her room and headed in our direction."Just the man I wanted to see," she said, giving him a kiss and a long hug. I moved away from them to the kitchen to prepare dinner as usual.From the kitchen, I heard smooching sounds coming from the living room where they sat on the couch. The living room was very close to the kitchen, making it easy to hear everything going on there from the kitchen."Oh, get a ro

Lilith's POVThe voice caused Seline's hand to freeze mid-air, and she retreated instead of slapping me again. I looked up to see who it was, just as my attackers spun around to see who had intruded.My eyes widened in shock; it felt like they would pop out of their sockets. It was the crown prince. What was he doing here? I thought. Had he been summoned by the bond between us? My heart skipped at the thought.He looked at me intently before coming closer and helping me stand up. My heart kept pounding; it felt like it would break out of my chest any minute now. His steady hand supported my back as I stood up, and I felt weak in the knees.My mate was there, he had come to my rescue! I suppressed the urge to scream to anyone who would listen that the Crown Prince was my mate. "Aren't you just stupid?" my inner thoughts sneered. "You'd scream to anyone who'd listen that the crown prince is your mate?Please snap out of it already, or have you forgotten how he marked another in front of

Alpha Joe's POV:"This is it," I thought. The time had finally come for him to reveal what he wanted to discuss with me. I had actually been in suspense for the past couple of hours, wondering what my father wanted to discuss with me outside the palace grounds. It must be something very important, I had thought.He looked at me, his eyes had some depth to them as he spoke gravely, "Son, you already know my story with your mother. I am so glad you threaded a different path," he began. I understood what he meant. I am glad he didn't go into details; I didn't need a reminder right now that I had been born out of wedlock.He was proud I threaded a different path by finding my mate and marking her already. Even though I loathed the circumstances surrounding my birth, I couldn't help but be thankful to my mother and father for bringing me into this world."If they hadn't met or given in to their sexual urges, I wouldn't have come into existence, or I probably would have, but to a different

Lilith's POV:I wondered what he wanted to ask me. "Go on and ask then," I replied with a smile. "Promise first, promise me that you won't get mad," he said. "I promise, I won't get mad." "Okay, I have been meaning to ask why you haven't stood up to your mother yet. You are an adult now; you should stop letting her treat you like an outcast." I knew he was right; I have thought about it several times too. "I guess I just haven't summoned the courage to do so," I replied. We were already at my doorstep. I looked at him, forcing a smile. "Well, I guess this is where we say our goodbyes," I said. "Yeah, I guess so." His eyes were filled with concern as he looked at me. He was troubled for my sake. "I guess I will see you tomorrow then," he said after hesitating for a while. I simply nodded, and he left. He didn't know the real reason why I couldn't leave my mother just yet. It wasn't just because I lacked courage; it was also because I didn't have anywhere else to go. If I chall

Lilith's POVIt was just the two of us who had come. We arrived a little bit earlier than the normal opening time of the bar. I didn't know about him, but my reason for always coming early these days was because of him. I wanted to have a few minutes to spend alone with just him before others arrived."Hey beautiful," he said as I reached the counter where he stood. I blushed at his words. He always had a way of making me feel special. He was too good with words. If I didn't know any better, I would think he was a womanizer.Well, technically, women threw themselves at him. I have seen both our co-workers and even customers come up to him and tell him they fancy him, but he always had a way of turning them down politely. He even told one gorgeous customer who pestered him that he had a girlfriend."That must be it," I thought. I felt a little bit jealous when I heard him say that, but that singular act of his made my respect level for him shoot through the roof. Not only was he extrem