Years Ago:Author’s POV:He rushed through the crowd to reach school on time. Punctuality was becoming nearly impossible, almost every day now.As a Beta, soon to be Royal, the pack had high expectations for him. Zeon Holt, an orphan, didn’t stand a chance of becoming the Royal Beta until he learned to fight and had already defeated the other betas. At this moment, he considered himself more deserving, but nobody knew what would happen when little Atticus became the Alpha King and selected somebody else.That didn’t bother Zeon at all. He was only 16, and there were barely a few things on his mind except completing his education with a good score. He reached the school and stopped near the main gate to catch his breath when he heard a voice from beside him that stole his attention.Somebody was sniffling away their tears very softly, as if they were trying to be sneaky. Zeon straightened his back and turned to the side to see a girl squatting down and collecting her books from the gro
Years Ago:Author’s POV:"What's going on with you? Why are you so angry?" Millie, Maleeka’s best friend, had been talking to her for the last few minutes, sensing that something was amiss with her friend."He found a mate," Maleeka muttered under her breath, making sure only Millie could hear it."What? Zeon?" Millie was shocked because she knew how much Maleeka loved him."It's that new girl," even thinking about it made Maleeka close her eyes and clench her jaw angrily."Oh, no! That's such a downgrade for him," Millie commented, sympathizing with Maleeka, but also aware that Maleeka was not one to accept defeat easily."We have to do anything we can to make sure that girl is out of his life," Maleeka declared, her determination shining through. Losing was not in Maleeka's vocabulary."But you guys are not even mates," Millie pointed out, reminding Maleeka of a crucial fact she seemed to overlook."So? Is a stupid mate bond going to decide if I can have him or not?" Maleeka almost
Author’s POV:It wasn't easy for Eva to hide the mate bond and her feelings for Zeon, especially with Maleeka, the mean girl, clinging to him all the time."Sure! Who else is coming?" Zeon didn’t want to be alone with Maleeka at home. He felt it would be unfair to Eva that he was spending time with his girl best friend alone."Millie and others," Maleeka stated, and Zeon nodded his head.Later that evening, everybody gathered at Maleeka’s huge mansion, where they usually partied and had fun since she was the richest among them. They had everything--food, games, and luxuries, though no alcohol.Zeon had walked out of the gathering, feeling like he couldn't stop thinking about Eva. His mind was elsewhere, and even Maleeka noticed it. He never looked so bored among them. Usually, he loved the attention and luxuries Maleeka would provide, but something had changed in him now.He kept staring at his selfie with Eva from their first date night. There was a smile on his lips while staring at
Author’s POV:Years Ago:"Happy birthday," Maleeka gently kissed Zeon’s cheek, and he didn’t pull away from her either. There was this weird hesitation in his heart regarding losing it all if he upset Maleeka.Zeon celebrated his birthday with Maleeka that night. She had thrown him a massive party at her mansion. He had never felt so important in his entire life before. It almost felt like a dream to him, a dream he didn’t want to wake up from, but then his phone rang, and he had to walk away from Maleeka because it was his mate calling.He lowered his face in guilt, persuading himself that it wasn’t his fault. He has to do whatever he can, just like other people, to get what he wants."Hey," Eva instantly spoke up when he picked up the call."Happy birthday," she wished him in a sad tone. Zeon ignoring her had given her a hint that he didn’t want to be with her.Since she was not rich enough, like Maleeka, to get him something desirable, she had decided to gift him what he would like
Author's POV:Years Ago:Eva had stopped focusing on Zeon, even when her wolf craved to be near him. It was as if she had accepted the reality that they were two different people with two different lifestyle choices. He wanted luxury and popularity, and she craved love and loyalty.She had learned to avoid him and his friends, especially Maleeka. Now that she wasn’t wandering around or looking at Zeon, Maleeka didn’t bother her too much. Maleeka had been super happy hanging out with Zeon all the time.Zeon, however, had started to feel a little low. Every time he saw Eva hanging around with her new friends, he would feel jealous. However, he was so good at masking his feelings that Maleeka never caught him stealing glances at Eva.One day, when Maleeka didn’t attend school, Zeon decided to speak to Eva. She had just said goodbye to her friends and walked out of the school when Zeon parked his car in her way and shocked her."What is this, Zeon?" she yelled at him, watching him get out
Author’s POV:Years Ago:"I know, it was so much fun," Eva was sitting in the backyard with Jacque and Bonnie. Bonnie was Jacque’s girlfriend and mate. Eva found them attractive together, and they were also very considerate of Eva’s feelings. They never left her alone and always included her in anything fun they were doing.Even Eva thought they needed to stop worrying about her and spend some quality time alone. Just the two of them."I loved your bed and the whole cloud setting on the ceiling," Eva was complimenting Jacque after they redid his room together.Zeon was standing a little farther from them, hearing everything. He didn’t know who Bonnie was. All he knew was that Jacque was probably hitting on Eva, and Eva had been at his home."Babe!" Maleeka rushed out after Zeon, looking for him after he ditched her in the cafeteria with her friends, "Why did you le---," she paused when her eyes followed his stare. He was not shying away from showing the jealous look on his face when w
Author's POV:Years Ago:"What did you say?" Zeon expressed, shocked when hearing her concern.Did she really think he was capable of killing her? Did she really think of him as an animal enough to kill someone?It surprised and unsettled him at the same time."Are you going to do something bad to me?" she proceeded to ask him while tears ran down her cheeks.That moment was the moment of realization for him.He never intended to hurt her. He was just making sure she didn’t leave until he told her what he felt."No! No! EVA NO!" He yelled in desperation, "Before even laying a finger on you, I’d end my life," he rested his hands on the tree and brought his face closer to hers."I didn’t bring you here to hurt you. I brought you here to let you know how much I’m hurting," As his tone softened and his eyes were filled with mist, she realized he was suffering and had used the wrong way to express his emotions."I’m sorry that I did that. I shouldn’t have stolen the chance of making a deci
Author's POVYears Ago:Zeon’s confession of love to Eva has left everyone in shock. Prior to this day, everybody assumed Zeon was going to accept Maleeka, but it all changed. Zeon didn’t hesitate to send back everything Maleeka had bought him in order to keep him to herself. He had cut ties with Maleeka entirely and had Eva move in. He was back in his old home, but because Eva was happy there, he didn’t feel any difference. In fact, he liked it more that way.One day, when Eva had fallen asleep, Maleeka kept blowing up his number. It had been months since Zeon and Eva had moved in together. He had been taking care of her in school to make sure nobody bullied her. He knew the instant he left her alone, Maleeka would approach her to say something."Talk to her; give her closure," Eva finally raised her face and told Zeon to speak to Maleeka."I have many times. She is not ready to understand anything," Zeon got up from behind Eva as he unwrapped his arms from around her and picked up t