◼Nikolas POV◼
“Will she be ok?” I asked the doctor.
“Yes, she just needs to rest and cleanse her body, which the witch is helping with. So what you see is her body expelling the poison,” the doctor explained.
It was my second day with Rose, and I had barely closed my eyes. After we came back from our walk. Rose started feeling sick again. She had barely eaten and could barely stay awake.
It seems her body was taking a toll on her pregnancy and poison.
“She will be ok, don’t worry,” the doctor assured me.
Liam and Jordan stood in the corner of the bedroom talking. Liam told me that hunters had been quiet. It’s been four days, and they hav
◼Rose POV◼ Since agreeing on being Nikolas’ mate, I haven’t been able to stay away from him. Was it the pregnancy? It confused me, but I did like him. Love him? I still wasn’t sure, but I hope that maybe in the future I could? Growing with no parent’s love, it became more challenging for me to learn what love was. Even though Liam always told me how to be and what love was, it never was the same. As I grew up, my knowledge was mostly fighting strategies, power, greed, and blood. I never saw someone as a genuine lover. All I saw was a toy. A pawn in my well-planned life. Liam hated what I had become, but that’s the only escape I found. Now that I was becoming a mother made me see things differently. I won’t lie. I hated this. If I knew
◼Nikolas POV◼ It seems the hunters knew now that Rose was in Jordan’s palace. I don’t know if that hunter reported back, but Rose killed him at the right time. But that’s not what intrigued me more. What intrigued me was what the hell was happening between Jordan and Rose. Jordan has been acting kind of strange since yesterday. Rose as well. She seems to ignore him. Something was not right. We sat in silence, eating. It was kind of uncomfortable. “Could any of you explain please what is happening?” I asked, annoyed. “Nothing?” Rose answer with a question. Breathing deep, I sigh. It would be useless. Jordan sat at the head of the table, just as the owner of his palace should sit. And I w
◼Nikolas POV◼ Shifting in bed, I groan. I move my arm but felt I was all alone. Slowly, I open my eyes. The window curtains opened, and I could see the day was gloomy. Where was Rose? Siting up in bed, I recall what happened last night. Putting my head in between my legs, I sigh. But, seriously, did that happen? Looking at the bedsheets, I see it wasn’t a dream. Dried blood covers the bed. Rose got excited when she started whipping me. She began torturing me. She had to cover my eyes with a piece of cloth and even gag me. It was a weird and exciting sensation, but it didn’t turn into something pleasurable. Instead, Rose was getting excited about drawing blood from my skin. We didn’t have sex at all. All she did was drink my blood. I ha
◼Rose POV◼ Morning came, and I asked a maid to bring me a change of clothing to one of the guest rooms. Changing and feeling hungry, I head to the dining room. Liam greeted me, and we started having breakfast. “How’s the clan?” I asked. “Good, no need to worry. You should take care of your baby,” Liam said with a serious look. I knew he was still mad about last night, but did I care? Hell no. “I will return in a week or two,” I said, sipping my coffee, “And I hope to find everything in excellent conditions.” Liam glare at me. “In two weeks
◼Nikolas POV◼ “Fucking hurry!” Liam said, running next to me. I ran inhumanly fast to the palace hospital. The witch had transported herself to the hospital. I was shocked; I didn’t know what was happening. All could think of was Rose’s limp body in my arms. Rose was no longer breathing, and I was panicking. Reaching the hospital, the doctor and some nurses help me put Rose’s body in the bed. Liam grabbed me and drag me out. I try to struggle. Something in me was telling me not to leave her side. But what was it? For the last hour, I’ve been pacing the hallway. I was panicking and struggling not to cry. I had a terrible feeling. Liam quietly sea
◼Liam POV◼ “No” was all I had in my head, a simple no. I was still in denial, but I knew that I needed to take control if this happened. After hearing Rose has died, I didn’t wait long and came back to the clan. I passed the news about Rose’s death down. The entire clan mourned. Renata was out of control, just like I was two days ago. I always heard Rose speak about her death. I remember we would sit and speak about life to where she would talk about her death. I never liked when she mentioned it because she made it sound like her life was coming over soon, and this happened. Now I was the leader of the clan. I was no king but a subordinate that ruled under Rose’s reign. I had no plans
◼Nikolas POV◼ I walk unconsciously towards her bedroom. I was so lost in my thoughts that everything around me was a blur. I kept walking, ignoring everyone. Their glares were full of pity and sadness. I should cry. I was. I just couldn’t, and I don’t know why. I had stopped crying a day before. It felt like I had emptied myself. Just someone roaming this earth for no reason at all. Was that strange? A hollow feeling in my chest felt like I was dead. I’ve been wishing all this was a nightmare, one I would wake up and see my love sleeping in my arms. Opening the door slowly, I walk in and shut it.
◼Nikolas POV◼ “Is he awake?” I asked as I headed to the cellars. Alpha Maximus and Liam join me as we head to the cellars. It seems Emanuel was awake. We needed information about Rose and him, but I wanted to know more about that second amulet. Liam had a small talk with me last night about Rose. He thinks there might be a possibility that Rose can come back to life. But the chances for that to happen are twenty out of 100. I won’t lie. Those twenty are hoping for me. Also, I haven’t told the guys about the crown. Today when I woke up, I notice it was still humming. It was like it was trying to tell me something, but what? Finally reaching the end of the hallway, we enter the roo