All Chapters of Accidentally His: Chapter 1 - Chapter 3

Aria's POV"Is it supposed to burn like this?" I asked, gritting my teeth as a sharp, invasive cramp radiated through my lower abdomen.The young nurse, a beta with nervous eyes, didn't look up from the syringe she was carefully disposing of. "Just a bit more, Aria. The Alpha Bride Suitability Test requires the serum to fully integrate with your system to gauge your fertility and Luna capabilities. Just breathe through the discomfort."I closed my eyes, letting my head fall back against the flat pillow. I shouldn't have been doing this alone.The Apex Lunar Citadel was the most prestigious pack hospital in the country, located deep in the neutral territory outside our borders. It was a massive, intimidating facility, and Jace was supposed to be sitting right beside me, holding my hand."I can't come, Aria," Jace had told me this morning, barely glancing up from his phone as I stood by the door with my coat. "The elders are breathing down my neck about the ceremony arrangements. You kn

Aria's POVThe silence in the courtyard was thick and suffocating, broken only by the frantic, terrified thudding of a hundred heartbeats.I stayed pressed firmly against King Valerius’s chest, his massive arm locked around my waist like a vice of solid steel. The intoxicating scent of rain-soaked cedar clouded my senses, making my wolf purr in dark, vindictive satisfaction as we stared down at the boy who had broken me only hours ago."Father?" Jace repeated, his voice barely a squeak. He took a hesitant step forward, his Alpha aura completely nonexistent under the crushing weight of the Lycan King’s presence. "What... what are you doing here?"Valerius didn't immediately answer. He let his molten silver eyes drag over Jace’s ceremonial suit, a look of profound disappointment flashing across his sharp, aristocratic features."I sent you to the Silvermoon pack fifteen years ago, Jace," Valerius finally spoke, his deep voice carrying effortlessly across the silent courtyard. "When your