CHAPTER 50 ALICIA’S POV It has been three days since everything happened and the heat in the pack has not even died down for a bit. Everyone was working more than their working hours, the priestess didn’t have any time to even entertain me because they kept having meetings on meetings, Callum the same thing and Artfold has not shown his face ever since that night. Asides from the note he asked a guard to deliver to me last night. “I really want you, Alicia. In everything I’ve been doing, you take up half of my thoughts, but I need time to be sure about you, about us. And if this is what I want.” I angrily tore the note and threw it to the bin. It was all an excuse, and I didn’t want to think of it to be something more than that. If I did, I was lying to myself. If Liana returned, there would never be a part where he would think if he was now sure about them, he would take her, swing her in his arms without a doubt. I didn’t want to be the second guessed mate. It was a thing that
CHAPTER 51 ALICIA’S POV. I didn’t say anything immediately I figured he was in the room, just turned back and continued my search for where the little switch could be. If it was in my room that this happened, I would know my way around but here, I don’t know one shit and I can’t afford to stay with him in the darkness even for one more minute. My hands fumbled in the dark, my eyes opened to nothing but a pit of nothingness. I carried my feet carefully, not wanting to give myself a bruise in a locked room without any care. And which I was sure that Callum or Mia would never find any help. Mia. I was going to kill her immediately I was out of this place. If Callum had come to me, I would not have answered but I only came here because it turned out to be Mia, because she begged me with something that turned out to be a lie. I was trying to figure out where the light was when I felt something stumble hard on me. A scream left my mouth as I figured out what it was, I was going to f
CHAPTER 52 ALICIA’S POV. “I missed you, Alicia.” The silence in the room turned sour and awkward immediately. I gulped down, unable to form words to use as a response or even open my mouth to him. “And I know it might sound wrong and all, but I really missed you. You didn’t even come out once for the air or anything, I sent numerous guards to you and you declined everything..” I stood up, anger soaring within me. I walked towards the door and twisted the knob, wanting to leave. He has chosen her over and over me every fucking time and now he had the guts to start professing.. “Alicia… “I’m sorry, Artfold but I really don’t want to have this conversation with you. It would be better if we just eat and sit in silence till they come back.” “But I’m really sorry…” I turned back to meet his eye, “and I do not care!” “I do not care if you’re sorry or not. I’ve watched the first mate turn his back on me. I begged and pleaded, did everything he said I should do to have a place. I
CHAPTER 53 ARTFOLD’S POV I was the first person to wake up between both of us, and waking up first has never felt so beautiful and sweet at the same time. I could not remember the last time I felt this way. Maybe when Liana was still alive. I quickly shoved the thoughts of Liana off my mind to focus on her, the way she slept so peacefully, the way her lashes rested on her face quietly. Everything felt so surreal and stomach filling. I stared to her face. Last night has been one of my best nights so far, crazy and splendid. From the kiss, the little approvals, her little giggle, me holding her till morning, everything was great. I leaned and placed a peck on her cheeks before standing up, ignoring the pit in my stomach that felt weird about everything. I lifted the corners of my lips up as an idea for the morning popped into my head. An annoying sigh escaped my lips, followed with the clench of my jaws as I turned the knob and noticed it was still locked. “Callum…” I growled in
CHAPTER 54 CALLUM’S POV “Mia! Mia! Wait up!” I yelled out immediately we left ARTFOLD’S room. She halted in her steps, turning back to meet me with a frown set on her face. I walked up to her and stopped right in front of her, taking deep breaths in to catch the ones I’ve lost from quick walking to her. “What’s wrong?” “You…you seem…you seem annoyed,” I started, still breathing in and out heavily. “You seem annoyed when he said that, and shocked. I just wanted to tell you I’m very sorry about what he said. I didn’t think he’ll notice that we’ve been together lots of times.” She folded her hands underneath a breast, the first sign of a great disaster. Her lips moved in a circle, her tongue swiping around in her mouth as she eyed me precariously, “tell me, you didn’t tell him about me? Or… “Let me put it this way, are you embarrassed to tell the alpha that you’re mated to me?” Deep lines settled on my forehead. Of all things I expected her to be mad about, I didn’t see this one
CHAPTER 55 MIA’S POV I stood there for more than a while, unable to move, unable to shake, even unable to blink. He was gone but his actions still left me dumbfounded. He kissed me. Nope. He pecked my cheeks. The beta pecked my cheeks. My mate pecked my cheeks. The entirety of it all made me want to squeal inwards and also made me not want to squeal. Now he would think that our relationship has moved by a notch and he can now start asking for more things. Now that we’ve done pecking on the cheek, it would be the lips next, then other places and I might end up in his bed soon. And after that, he’ll figure out that he doesn’t want me again and he’ll let me go and then I would be something I don’t want to be. A MISTRESS. Not to lie, hearing the alpha call me a mistress really got to me. The shock was why I could not respond to him first and I was more than grateful when Alicia replied on my behalf. But now that there might be a tiny realization of me actually turning to a mistr
CHAPTER 56 ARTFOLD’S POV I gave her a peck on the cheeks before slowly rolling off the bed in a quiet manner. I picked my shirt from the side of the table and flung it on, picking my trousers and putting it on before quietly exiting the room. I had been together with her since morning, laughing, talking, discussing about various matters and doing other things too. She slept off, woke up again and we resumed talking which in the meantime, I worked on something’s from inside the room and she slept off again this time. I decided to leave the room so I could get something’s from Callum and also somethings from the priestess. By the time I got to my study, not either Callum nor the priestess was inside so I just took a seat, started sorting out some of the files I had on the table and waiting for them. After a while, the door opened and finally revealed Callum. “Artfold..” “I mindlinked you thirty minutes ago. Where were you?” “I have something I’m doing and it’s quite urgent. What
CHAPTER 57 CALLUM’S POV I was nervous as hell as I wore the final piece of my suit, every nerve and blood running in my body vibing with serious detail to everything. I had picked a black gown for her which I hoped she would wear. I sent another black gown for Bella to wear which I hoped would size her because I don’t know her correct size and just picked a child’s clothing for her. I was wearing a black suit too, a white undershirt and a black blazer to match the black pants. I paired it with a black cover shoe, styled my hair in the best possible way. I had spent two days preparing for this date and I didn’t want anything at all to ruin it. I made my way outside my house, and I caught a whiff of a scent that was very unlikely to be here. I stopped, glancing through my surroundings and seeing nothing out of the blue before entering the car I had picked for this specific occasion. I was going out of my way to make sure she was highly impressed by everything. Since it was dinner f