Rayna’s POV:Lying on my bed, I was thinking about Alexander. I was shocked when Orion told me that he was an Ironheart. There was no resemblance between him and Alexander. There was a stark difference between their personalities. One was ruling on the Aradia kingdom’s hearts while the other was ruling their heads, feeding on their fears. Although Orion saved me from rogue werewolves, I used to feel an evil aura around him. However, the way he hugged me when he came to know that I treated the Queen's foot and Nora's headaches… Last night, he was not himself and I realized that the man was not that bad. Maybe his men were working inside the Royal palace, that's why he must have guessed that Alexander was the one. My mind drifted back to Alexander. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine his scent. I was missing him and didn’t know what he must be doing right now. Was he too busy in his meetings? Was he enjoying his time with Nora because after all they were engaged? Was he missing

Alexander’s POV:I stood inside the palace gates, waiting for Orion to come inside. There was a heavy weight on my chest for the last seven years and it needed to be released.I didn’t know why he was here. I hoped it was something positive about Rayna. Because if she was not alive then I was not ready to live a life where she was not there.Last month had been in pain and uncertainty. Her absence made me realize what she meant to me. Keeping my fingers crossed, I ordered my men to open the heavy gates and welcome the long-gone son of the royal family.“I'm sorry, my king,” I heard Mother’s voice behind me, “But I'm not going to wait for my son, sitting on my ass inside the palace. I want to be here for him.”With a frown, I turned and eyed her in confusion. Then it dawned on me that she was talking about the mind link orders directly sent to everyone.I cupped her cheek gently, “The order was never for you, Mom.” I told her softly, “You were never under me. You are his mom and have t

Rayna’s POV:He was the same man, I left one month back. Nothing had changed except his gaze which had raw desire now. The room was the same where he brought me once, the quarters were the same where he invited me for dinner.He gently placed me on the mattress and started taking off his shirt.“What do you think you are doing Alexander?” I asked moving against the headboard.“Guess yourself,” he didn’t offer much explanation.“I don't know why you want me back when I made it clear that I'm not interested in any relationship with you,” I said gulping my saliva. The words coming out of my mouth didn’t match the ripples of desires I was feeling in the pit of my stomach.I wasn’t able to tear my gaze away from his naked torso.“And why is that?” He asked me, unbuckling his belt, and getting rid of his pants.“Alexander! Please stop. Either do the talking or...” No, I wasn’t interested in talking. My body was screaming silently to let him touch me.“Or what?” I could see mischief dancing

Lola’s POV: I was lying there on the cold floor of the cell and was still dazed and weak. My whole body was shackled with silver chains.Daily a royal doctor used to visit me to inject a certain amount of wolf’s bane so that I would not mind link anyone for help.I groaned as if I was slowly waking up from a deep sleep. My senses started alerting when I heard the heavy footsteps of the guard echoing through the dungeon.I knew why they were coming here. It was mealtime, the only time I was allowed to see a being in my cell. One of them used to help me visit the toilet which consisted of a small seat in the corner without any wall or a barrier. I quickly shut my eyes when the door creaked open making my heartbeat accelerate.I braced myself for any unexpected action. It could be banging up a ceramic plate on my head or kicking my stomach hard.“Hey, you awake?” The guard's voice sliced through the stale air, “Or are you just pretending to be dead again?”I remained silent, refusing to

Alexander POV: I quickly made my way to the gates of the palace with Brian following close behind, briefing me with the summary of whatever he witnessed.“When I heard a commotion, I came out of my quarters and found the guards arguing about something quite widely,” Brian said trying to make it as concise as possible, “after a few minutes, I saw Orion transforming into his Lycan form and darting out of the gates in a flash. None of us could understand what just happened.”I was as clueless as them. I guess Orion must have gone to her for some talking and then she jumped. But what went wrong between them?And why would she jump out of the window? The Nora I knew was quite a sensible woman.“Our men…” I said without looking back and heard his satisfactory response,“Outside the gates, my Lord!”I was having the best time of my life with the woman I loved. She was just about to express her love for me. The moment she started saying the words … the same words I was dying to hear, I was d