Jace PovI fell to my knees, disbelief coursing through me as I gazed at my father's lifeless body. It felt like a nightmare, one I desperately wanted to wake up from. Glaring at Alpha Diablo, my eyes burned with pain and rage. "YOU! What have you done? You madman!" I thundered, my voice shaking with emotion.Alpha Diablo regarded me with a cold stare, his demeanor unyielding. "Choose your words carefully, young lad. Your father had this coming. He brought this upon himself."I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Fury surged within me, and I felt the urge to shift into my wolf form and put an end to this nightmare once and for all. But as my claws began to appear, a sharp pain pierced my chest, and I slumped to the ground, clutching at my chest as I struggled to breathe.Through blurred vision, I saw Bella dashing towards me, concern etched on her face. "My love, be careful," she urged, reaching out to touch me. But at her touch, a surge of anger and irritation washed over me. "Don't

Jace"That makes no sense!" I barked out loudly as I paced around angrily. "How could he make such a selfish demand of me?" I added.Beta Bryan cleared his throat before chiming in, "It's not such a big deal, Jace. Besides, I think she's a lot better looking than Bella. I've seen her once when she came around for dinner the last time, and she's gorgeous, with those puppy eyes and that skin like milk. A man like me would give anything to have her in my bed. You're so lucky."I stopped in my tracks and gave Beta Bryan a death glare, making him shift uncomfortably as he visibly swallowed hard on his saliva. In a low, chilling tone, I threatened with a glimpse of rage and annoyance, "I swear if you don't shut the hell up, I'll dig my claws into your chest.""Pardon me, young Alpha," Beta Bryan pleaded, bowing his head in homage.I ignored his stupidity as I continued pacing around in contemplation. Thoughts about Bella began running through my mind, about our hopes and dreams. We could ha

BELLA’S POVIt had been a few days since the incident which happened between Jace and I, and it still felt like it happened just yesterday.My heart had shattered into pieces when Jace gave me a sharp glare and called me a witch,it was horrible having him glare at me like he used to do in the past , before we discovered that we were mates. Even though they were random times when some people in the pack called me a witch and made fun of me, I never expected that Jace would ever call me that, not when we acknowledged the fact that we were mates.Alpha Diablo’s guards had led me to a room that night and I must say, he kind of treated me better than anyone ever did at my former pack. Since I had been staying here, he had made my stay comfortable. He wasn’t all the rumors had painted him to be, he was quite a very hospitable man. But then, I couldn’t feel the joy I was supposed to feel, because Jace whom I loved, had left me, and returning to the pack after alpha marks death wasn't even a

BIANCA’S POVAs the door opened all of a sudden, my heart almost beat out of my chest. My eyes widened in shock as I discovered it was Jace, and his eyes were on what I was doing; searching through the seemingly confidential document.“What are you doing in my room, Bianca? And what are your hands doing on confidential documents?” He questioned, with a serious expression.“Uhm… I…I was drawn by the intoxicating scent that emanated from your room.” I said as I sauntered towards him in a seductive manner.I hoped that he would at least fall for my tricks as I have no solid explanation to give him. And even If he was still going to ask, I could have thought of a good excuse to give him which he would undoubtedly believe.Jace looked at me like he was trying to figure out what I was up to, but before he could say another word, I drew closer to him, and wrapped my arms around him, then leaned my lips to his ear.“You don’t know how happy I am to be with you.” I whispered to his ears, and p

JACE’S POVI walked out of the room as I wanted to leave Bianca to process the reality of this false engagement by herself. Moreover, staying in the room with her after letting her know I wouldn’t be having anything with her, could only make matters worse and cause her to start asking questions which could get me frustrated.I headed off to the lounge as that was the perfect place right now to be alone, and of course, I would puff away the dampened feeling I had for accepting to marry Bianca.On getting to the lounge, I sat, and helped myself with a pack of cigarette and a bottle of alcohol. Then I leaned my back on the seat as I light up my cigarette and placed it in between my lips, then sucked in the air, and released it as a puff.At the snap of my fingers, a classic music came on.“Perfect.” I uttered under my breath. In no time, the air was filled with smoke, and I shut my eyes to drown in my thoughts.For days which I hadn’t set my eyes on Bella, it has been quite saddening for