CHAPTER 12ARTFOLD’S POV A knock on the door disrupted what I was doing, my head snapping towards it with creased lines of annoyance on my forehead before calling out to whoever was there to come in. Two guards marched in, stopping in front of my desk and bowing both their heads at me,“Your highness, we were asked to come and report.” One of them said,The lines on my forehead deepened and my eyes squinted with curiosity, lifting my left brows for them to continue, “what report?”“About the lady in the maze. She’s not out yet. The beta asked us to come and tell you that.” Realization set in as my mouth formed an ‘o’, leaning back into my chair. I clenched my jaw, rubbing my hand on my forehead. Since yesterday afternoon that she has gone in, she hasn’t been out. Although I didn’t care much, I gave her two days and when the time passed, I would go there to search for her.But a certain someone was so worried about her, and has not been able to concentrate on his work since morning.

CHAPTER 014ALICIA’S POV.I smiled to myself in the mirror, the image of myself so surprisingly beautiful to myself. It has been a long time since I played dress up, that I was allowed to dress myself up and look as beautiful as I wanted to be. I tilted my head to the side, smacking the red lipstick I had applied on my lips together and batting my lashes to myself. I dragged the chair backwards and stood up, staring at my full self in the long mirror. The corners of my lips pinched upward to a nice smile that reached the down part of my heart, my hand slowly smoothing over the silk gown. I moved some feet’s back, trying to see my figure and an overwhelming sadness plunged over me.I remembered the early days of my marriage with Walter, how beautiful I used to look. He allowed me with everything back then, I wore the finest of dresses, used the finest and most expensive glosses and lipsticks. I wore the best of shoes, the best of good clothes. I had always had a good eye for clothes a

CHAPTER 016ARTFOLD’S POVShe smelled delicious, and even with the evidence of tears on her face, she looked just as beautiful as she was when she came out before. I stood at a spot, not knowing whether to go in or to just stand there as she was doing the same. It was taking everything in me not to move closer to her and touch her, or just whip her into my arms and put her right on the bed there. I clenched both of my fists, casting my gaze low as I clenched my jaw. My wolf was ranting right within me, fighting to be near her, to sniff her in, for me to sink my teeth into her shoulder and mark her again and again and again. She was the perfect example of sunshine in distress, and not even one part of her sunshine was dimming. There was something about her, even asides the mate bond that made me want to always be near her. I closed my eyes for a split moment, shifting all the thoughts to the back of my head and shaking it off, “it’s the mate bond. Just the mate bond.” I muttered to

CHAPTER 018ALICIA’S POV.I sat down for the umpteenth time, a deep sigh escaping my lips. I was so lost, and so tired even though I just woke up an hour ago. Everything felt different and surreal, coupled with what happened yesterday, everything was so weird. First off, I was working as a maid, then to the maze and now to a new life and also, his second chance mate. And not to talk of, I haven’t been able to take my mind off him for a minute asides when I was sleeping.I stood up from the edge of the bed and started pacing again. I wanted to go out of the room, but the chances of meeting him is so high and I don’t think I want to see him, not after he left me hanging from the kiss.One minute, it was so good, my body wanted more. And I could sense in him that he also wanted more, everything about him screamed that he badly wanted to touch me. The next minute he was flying out of the room, spouting the rejection words that seemed too similar to what Walter has told me and too heartb

CHAPTER 020ARTFOLD’S POV.I returned to my seat, my head full of thoughts that I didn’t want to bother branching to, of the words we had both said to each other and the last word she said. I remembered what Callum said, in giving her a chance and letting the thoughts of Liana not haunt me again, and in that moment I realized that there was no chance again. She has figured it out, and her words, “I can’t compete with a dead person,” meant she was not even going to try, move an inch despite the fact that our bodies and souls wanted the both of us together more than anything.I was fucked up.And now I have to live with seeing her in my sight everytime and ignore the desperation to hold her near.Would I survive that? I had no fucking idea, but was it good? A part of me felt it was, I was never letting Liana go, or the thoughts of Liana. I loved Liana like she was my life, and I still love her like she is. Every day I wake up, I blame myself for putting her with that bastard and going