Aiva's POV I pulled him aside immediately and he seemed to be confused. I understand he's very rich and has connections, but firing someone out of their stores is certainly not acceptable. I mean, punishing her according to the pack rules is more than enough. "Why did you pull me aside Aiva? I wasn't done talking to her." He asked me. I shrugged, "I think we need to talk before you say anything else. Why would you fire her?""Why can't I fire her? Don't tell me you're going to defend her right now." He seemed to be more confused and annoyed thinking I was defending her. I shook my head, "Of course not, I shouldn't be defending her but you shouldn't fire her also. What if there's a problem later on?""What do you mean?""The pack is different from this store. You can't send someone out of other people's store just like that. Someone else employed her." I tried to explain to him. He chuckled like what I said was funny. What's wrong with him?"You're so funny when you're clueless ab
Aiva's POV "I said I'm going to step down from my position as the Alpha." He repeated what I heard before. I stared at him in disbelief, was he pulling my legs or was this for real? There's no way he would be thinking of doing something like that just because they won't respect me. "Come on tough Alpha. There's no way you're serious about this whole thing right?" I said laughing it off. He shook his head, "I'm not joking about this Aiva. I've made up my mind so don't think too much about it.""Are you out of your fucking mind? I shouldn't think about what? The fact that you're about to leave your life because of me? Do you think I'll be happy if you quit?" I fired at him. He didn't even flinch like his fucking mind was made up and I couldn't believe it. This was the same tough Alpha who would kill without looking back. The same person I've known as my boss for a long time and only had bad rumors about him. How could he give up so easily just because of me? I can't let that happe
Aiva's POV This whole thing about them dying didn't seem to be a joke but what makes her think I'll be able to help them when they won't even respect their own Alpha?"Listen, I understand what you're saying and all but don't you think I'm the wrong person to tell this? You all don't need me, you can talk to your alpha yourselves." I told her. "He has never said this before! I'm afraid he might mean it and things will be very bad if we lose him. A lot of packs can't attack us because he's a strong leader." I see what happened now but it still doesn't cover the fact that they didn't respect their alpha and now they're pushing him to the edge. "Why are you so sure he's going to leave? Besides, didn't you all want him to leave because he didn't listen to you about not marrying me?" I shoved their deeds right in her face again because they all deserved whatever came to them. "I wasn't in on this in the first place. I only acted like that towards you because I was concerned he would g
Leo's POVI sat down in the hall waiting for everyone of them to arrive. I also invited my cousin who seems to still be trying to recover from what happened a while ago. I mean from the beating he got from Alpha Jasper any I. The elders, youth leaders and whatever they all are in the pack are all starting to come inside. There's a lot of murmuring coming from the ones who came inside. Why? Because they all paid their respects but no one answered. Why would they expect me to answer now that they already made me lose it? I was waiting for Reed to come back with some of the elders who might be stubborn enough not to come. "Alpha, we've all been paying our respects for a while now and you're not answering anyone." One of them said. I scoffed, "What's the hurry? Wait till you hear why you're all here before you complain. I bet you'll be throwing the respect away once you find out.""What? We wouldn't dare to do that." They quickly said. "But... Is this about you marrying your mate? We
Aiva's POVAnd I thought I could talk to Leo in order for him not to leave them? These people don't even deserve a single pity from me since they don't think I'm even worthy to be their Luna. They can all go to hell for all I care. "Did you just tell me to jump off a bridge? How dare you talk to me like that?" The idiot yelled at me. I scoffed, "See? Your alpha is leaving you for this exact reason. You all have just been using him to cover your selfish selves."Everyone gasped when I said that. I looked straight at Leo and he seemed to be surprised by my words. Don't even get me started on how much I want to drag him out of here and make him end it once and for all. "You all don't respect him at all. He's just a tool to stay protected and not die because you know other packs will be attacking you when he leaves, isn't it?""That's enough! You're not the Luna yet! You are not allowed to run your mouth here!" One of the elders yelled at me and I was going to face that fucking man whe
Aiva's POV I took a cab back to the house after leaving Leo. I can't believe he finally said I was insecure after all that I did to stop him from making that decision. How could say that to me? "Sister!" Ryan welcomed me as I walked in. I immediately hugged him, "How are you doing my darling?" "I'm good sister. Where are you coming from? Where's brother?" He asked me. I smiled at him, "They're all busy and I'm coming from somewhere important. Are you studying well?"He nodded, "Yes! My nanny is treating me so well."It made me happy to know I didn't have to worry much about him. He's being taken care of by the nanny and I spend time with him when I'm less busy. I'll have enough time for my brother again after the competition. "That's good to hear dear. How about I go upstairs to rest right now? I'll spend time with you later." I told him. "Yes sister! I'll go back to my room after talking to my nanny!" He replied. "Alright then. Be careful and don't jump around." I told him an
Aiva's POVDid I just hear him correctly? I blinked rapidly to see any hint of jokes but I'm not seeing one. He can't be serious about me being pregnant right now. "What?" I managed to blurt out. He smiled, gently stroking my hair. "You're pregnant princess, I think it's time for you to stop the competition."I angrily jerked his hand from my hair, "Look, I don't understand what you're saying. I'm not in the mood to listen to you joke around."I still didn't want to accept it. Maybe he was just saying this to me just to have me forgive him but I'm not doing that yet. I won't fall for his tricks.I tried getting up from the bed but he held me down. "What are you doing when I just told you that you can't stress yourself?" He fired at me. I scoffed, "Let me go! You can't tell me what to do! You think lying to me about pregnancy is going to make me forgive you?"He sighed in frustration, "You're saying I'm lying to you without even checking the facts at all. What on earth are you even
Aiva's POV"Maybe things are just not meant to work between us," I said to him after a moment of silence. I can't believe I am carrying his child right now. Things escalated quicker than I thought. I didn't think about the fact that I could get pregnant at this point. "Stop saying this to me Aiva! You're going to hurt my feelings because of something I said to you? How long are you planning to punish me for this?" He sounded more frustrated than before. I felt bad but I just couldn't get over it. Maybe I should disappear from his life so everything will go back to its original place. "Leo...""I said you were insecure but you saw me regret saying that immediately. I couldn't forgive myself since and I won't be able to do it for the rest of my life. It's punishment enough for me, you don't have to punish me more."I sighed, "I'm not trying to punish you. I just... I don't know. This is all too much for me. Maybe I should just take a break and go back to my old life." "How long Aiv