[Xavier’s POV]“What?” everyone chorused, shocked to the bone.“Even the Moon Goddess acknowledges her as the best one for me, so who are you to think that you are better than her?” I asked, looking Veronica deep in the eyes.She seemed like she couldn’t believe her ears, and kept on shaking her head in denial. “So, all this time... all this time, you’ve known she is your mate, why did neither of you say anything about it?” Veronica inquired.“That is none of your business. Henceforth, my mate will no longer be addressed as a slave, or the daughter of a traitor. She is to be addressed as Layla Clayton, or the Alpha’s mate. Also, her family is hereby exonerated from the death of my father and they can freely return back to the Pack,” I announced.There were murmurs from the crowd as they seemed to strongly disagree with my last statement.“I have good reason to believe that they aren’t responsible for the death of my father. Someone else is, and I’ll find out who that person is and beh
[Layla’s POV]I looked sideways carefully before stepping out of my bedroom and closing the door gently behind me. Almost everything had changed. The people were happy. The Alpha King was given the respect he deserved. Roman was in prison. No one had heard from the Beta or his daughter. Only the elders who had been found clean had been reinstated, while the criminals had received befitting punishments.However, some of the things which needed to go back to normal wasn’t possible yet. Jeffrey hadn’t been found even though a reward of 1000 gold bars had been placed for anyone who found him, Elsa wasn’t so close to me anymore as she was hell-bent on finding Jeffrey, Xavier and I hadn’t gotten back together, my family hadn’t returned, and Lady Millicent spent so much time looking gloomy without bothering to even wear makeup.Presently, I was tiptoeing past the hallway gently so that Xavier would not detect my presence. I was also holding my breath as well.“Where are you going to?” Michae
[Xavier’s POV]I kissed her back with so much desire, and slid my hands down to her waist, groping her ass as she mumbled a small moan. We were hungry for each other and we didn’t hesitate to satisfy our hunger.I pushed her to the table, and helped her sit down where she released her lips from mine, searching my eyes with a look that questioned whether or not she wanted to continue.I didn’t want to force her to do anything, so I removed my hands from her waist, but to my surprise, she reached out for my hands and put them back on, and I knew that was the signal I needed to continue.I plastered my lips on hers and slid my tongue into her mouth, kissing her softly and my hands found the way to her zipper which I unzipped and peeled the dress she was putting on off her skin. She flipped her hair over to the side, deciding it was best if she didn’t obstruct the view of her sitting on the table looking so beautiful in just her bra and lace panties.“You are so beautiful,” I whispered, n
[Layla’s POV]“How do I look?” I asked Michaela, feeling nervous as hell.“Wow. You look beautiful, your highness,” she said, with a genuine smile on her face.I heaved a deep sigh, and gazed back at my reflection in the mirror. “I don’t know, Michaela. What if I am underdressed or something?” I asked.Her smile grew wider and she massaged my shoulders gently. “Trust me, your highness. You’ll be the most beautiful one out there,” she said to me.I forced a smile on, feeling a little bit reassured. “Thanks, Michaela. I’ll take your word for it,” I said, then stood up from the chair, and stepped into the glass slippers waiting for me at the edge of the table.A knock sounded on the door, and Michaela asked me to hold on while she went to check on who was at the door.“Kyle!” she exclaimed, smiling shyly at him.“Hey,” he said. He sounded nervous, really nervous.“Um... what brings you here?” she asked, after moments of silence, giggles and awkward shyness.“The Alpha King has been waiti
[Layla’s POV]Six months later.I stirred in my sleep, with a smile on my face, refusing to wake up from the beautiful dream I was having. Xavier and I were by the poolside, and he was stroking my hair while we laughed and discussed about what had happened in the council meeting that day.“Mum, there’s a butterfly... a butterfly,” my little pup who looked exactly like Xavier cried as he ran, chasing a butterfly.“Mum?” I mumbled, dryly. “Mum,” I said, this time in an affirmative tone.My eyelashes fluttered and I opened my eyes instantly, and sat up immediately looking up at the white ceiling.Didn’t they say having dreams about kids meant that you will be having a child soon enough? Once again, my hope had been restored.I climbed out of bed, filled with so much happiness and glee. “Michaela,” I called.I raced to where the calendar hung just by the side of the mirror next to the dressing table, and went to check the marked dates which in turn made me smile even more broadly.“Michae
[Xavier’s POV]“How is Layla doing now?” I asked as Kyle opened the door and came in.“You know how she does whenever she sees her period, your highness,” he responded.I heaved a deep sigh. “Kyle, you know I don’t care about whether we have kids or not, right? I mean, I want children, yes, but Layla is my only priority. I just wish there was something I could do to make her feel better,” I said.“I understand. I think she wouldn’t have been feeling this terrible if she hadn’t gotten pregnant before,” Kyle said.“Yeah... and it’s my fault that she lost that pregnancy,” I said.“No. It was Roman and...”“Enough of apportioning blames to others already. If I had trusted her, all this wouldn’t have happened. No! If I had had common sense and not caused harm to a pregnant woman whether she was carrying my child or not, all this wouldn’t have happened. I’m scared... so scared,” I said to him.“The Alpha doesn’t get scared,” Kyle stated.I snickered. “Since when did you place me in the leag
[Layla’s POV]“You asked to see me in the middle of a meeting. Is everything okay?” Xavier inquired.I didn’t wait for him to finish speaking when I reached out to him and wrapped my arms around his neck, kissing him with intense desire. He kissed me back, responding with the same desire.Our tongues touched and we felt each other's blood as we both drank it like water... it was sweet, but it still left me feeling unsatisfied. He grabbed my thighs forcefully as I felt his hands move from mine and slide up to my crotch, he slowly started squeezing it as he moved his tongue into my mouth again.We made out for a while until our breathing became heavy; I could feel sweat drip from my forehead. He moved me on top of the bed, and we lay in each others arms as we held on to each other. Our hearts were beating rapidly as we felt ourselves getting aroused once more; he removed my underwear and took off his pants, placing a kiss on my neck.He lifted me up so that I would rest against the bed
[Xavier’s POV]Being in the Palace around her was getting too tiring, and I just needed somewhere else to be at that point. I needed to think things through and just see if I could go back to being my normal self which was happy before the whole child issue began.So, I raced on all fours, breezing through the woods without stopping till I got to my favourite spot back when I was little. No one could find me there, and it was a place I went to whenever I needed to be alone with my thoughts.I arrived there, and transformed back into my human form, then gasped for breath, relaxing a bit. It was a serene environment deep in the woods which I had come across about a decade and a half ago.The land was dry with no sign of life, save for a large tree which had been alive for decades, centuries even. I didn’t know how, but somehow, it wasn’t dead even though no one was looking after it, and I remember being fascinated by it the first time I ever came across this place when I had gotten lost