Alpha Jasper's POVSitting at the head of the dining table, I kept looking at the door, hoping Anna would walk through it the next minute but it seems that wasn't going to happen. It has been more than half an hour since I asked the maid to go fetch her but still yet, she was nowhere to be found. At this point, I couldn't help but to wonder what the problem was since it was unlike her. Or was she still asleep? — the question rang in my head as I brought my glass to my lips to take a sip of the wine it held. Exhaling, I dug my hand into my hair and the next minute gestured to a maid who immediately walked up to me with her head bowed. “My lord.” She called. “I need my Luna.” “She is on her way, my lord. Her personal maid told me she just woke up when I went to meet with her…” I didn't allow her to finish speaking before I waved her off and then began to drum my fingers against the table, still staring at the door which was slightly opened. Just when I was about to push my chair

When Lilian informed me that Alpha Jasper wanted to have dinner with me that morning, I decided to use it as an opportunity to solicit for Maya's freedom. Fortunately, everything happened as planned but just when I wanted to start bonding with him, Beta Jacob brought the news of Selena's presence and Alpha Jasper left the table. The reason why I had tried to stop him earlier was because I was scared Selena was going to cook up another lie about me and then another bout of drama was going to ensue between us. Now sitting on the table, I began to eat my food, this time with a great appetite, that was after I had pushed Selena's presence behind me. She wasn't important and so I shouldn't invest myself in thinking about her. Breakfast ended on a good note and so I decided to await Alpha Jasper just in case he had anything to say to me before I retire to my chambers. For more than an hour, I remained at the table, staring into space as I awaited Alpha Jasper but it seemed like he wasn

Alpha Jasper's POV“Argh!” I groaned, grabbing my head with both hands as if my life depended on it. Of course my life depended on it because right now, the banging pain was threatening to split my head into minute pieces. Still struggling to sit up, I began to blame myself for drinking too much the previous day and at the same time started to wonder what had happened. It was hard trying to remember the activities of the previous day. It was as if my memory had been wiped off and the only thing that remained were fragments which I couldn't even join to solve the puzzle. After several attempts, I finally snapped my eyes open and when I did, I began to look around the room, trying to get a hint of what had happened the previous night. Still in my subconscious state, I stretched my hand to the other side of the bed, hoping to touch Anna but it was cold and empty. At once I snapped out to my conscious state and began to dart my eyes around, as several scenarios played out in my head.

Anna's POVWhen Alpha Jasper walked into the room earlier, there was this surge of anger that overwhelmed me and dried up my tears instantly. At this point, I was wishing I had the chance, the chance to snap his head from his neck just like he does to his subjects that defaulted. His guts was something I was still trying to wrap my head around even when he was caught red handed. Fine, I get the fact that he was the Alpha of Moonlight Pack but that doesn't mean he would make others feel less than themselves. If I was the one in his place, the more I kept denying, the angrier he became and then my punishment would become more hefty. It was annoying that I got to meet someone like him. Meet? NoIt was annoying and frustrating that because of money, my father sold me to a monster like him who doesn't care about the feelings of others. All he cared about was himself and he would stop at nothing to make that clear to anyone that comes across him. Now staring at the path he had taken

Alpha Jasper's POVTo think that I didn't have an idea of what was going on was driving me nuts. It was as if I had become numb all of a sudden and the feeling was making me insane. Pursing my lips, I stopped walking abruptly, making Beta Jacob who was trailing after me to bump into me. “I'm sorry.” He apologized but I didn't act as if I had heard him. Staring at Maya's door, I wanted to return and force Anna to tell me everything that she knew but the reception she had given me was discouraging. There was absolutely no way I could show my face in front of her anymore until I have rectified this issue. “My lord, is anything the matter?” Beta Jacob asked, bringing back to consciousness. At first I wanted to ignore him but on a second thought, I swirled in his direction and then placed my hand on his shoulder. Pulling him to myself, I said, “I asked you to excuse Selena and I yesterday, was there anyone around the courtroom when you stepped out?” “Yes my lord.” He replied with a