[Zeve’s POV] “Amor!” I held on to him. “Does it hurt? Where?” I helped him lie down on the bed. Panicking, I called a maid and asked her to call Lucella. Lucella stormed into my room. “I told you not to move. Just because your mind has started working doesn’t mean your body is ready to handle the strain too. Why even bother for someone who doesn’t even care?” Lucella’s sharp words cut through me, and I lowered my bleary gaze. She made Amor lie on his stomach and examined his spine. The wound where the poison was injected was still there. Half healed, it looked like a star-shaped bruise. Why hadn’t that healed? I should take him to the healer pool once again, but I don’t think it is possible after he regained consciousness. ‘Why even bother for someone who doesn’t even care?’ Lucella’s words echoed in my head and I couldn’t help the fisting pain building in my chest. That was the problem. Even if I didn’t want to… I cared. “What’s up with your tone?” Amor’s voice came out as
[Zeve’s POV] I woke up to Amor sleeping at one hand’s distance from me. How long did I sleep? I had seen him sleep several times, but never from that close. His effortless breaths, his intoxicating scent, brushed past my cheeks, making my heart pound. Heat built in my stomach, setting butterflies free. I reached out to touch his eyelashes, but stopped. What the hell am I doing and why? Keep sleeping, Amor. Just don’t wake up. Drinking his features through my eyes, I smiled unreasonably. I know how cold you are to love, but I want to see you fall in love. I want to witness the Amor Blaze immersed in love and affection. Will you smile when you wake up beside your better-half? Give your love morning kisses. Or maybe make love to them. Do you have some sexual fantasies? I guess not. You might not hesitate in killing, but you sure are a monk in these matters. I chuckled. Such thoughts strolled through my head while my eyes were busy contemplating him sleeping with his head re
[Zeve’s POV] Because I am special? “What do you mean by that?” I looked at him, demanding him to elaborate, but he didn’t. It reminded me he had called me special before too, several times. What does he mean by that special? Does it mean I am special to him? No, never in a light year. In what sense did he mean I was special? I knew he would not explain it to me. If he had to, he would have already done it. “Amor, one more question… when you said you hated me because I looked like lady Dawn. You weren’t lying, right?” “Not at all, but trust me, I never hated you because you looked like someone. I was just irritated by how much you resembled that woman. That outburst was something I still regret and trust me, I had no intentions of ripping your clothes or hurting you. But I was so confused, irritated and frustrated that it all came out on you. I have apologised before too and I will apologise again. Please forgive me Zeve, my actions were condemnable.” “I forgive you,” I said,
[Zeve’s POV] Hearing he was already preparing for the heir created a strangling suffocation inside of me. I don’t know why my heart hurt just at the thought of him being with some other woman. Of course, he had a life before meeting me. No wonder he has someone he loves, and here I was thinking Amor couldn’t love someone ever. What a ridiculous thought! “Preparing your heir? Does that mean you are married secretly? I-Is she your mate or secret lover? I mean, do you have someone you love? Since it’s business between us, it’d be great if we are as transparent as we can… to each other…” I said, hesitantly. “Wait, what?” Amor tensed his brows. Morfan had a faint smirk on his face, making me even uncomfortable. Was it true then? “Where is all this coming from, Zeve? A secret marriage? A secret lover?” He chuckled in his dark tone. “Do you think with my rank it is possible to have a secret marriage or a lover or a mate without public knowledge?” Nibbling my lower lip, I lifted my g
[Zeve’s POV] A week passed since that day I contracted my fate with him. Amor was slowly recovering from his wounds. Thanks to Lucella, he was gradually getting back to his normal self. He could walk around for a maximum of five hours, but after that, his spinal pain would kick in. Whenever that happened, he came into my room, and I understood he needed a back massage. Sometimes my heart would flutter at his angry pouts just like a kid. I wanted to pull his cheek and pat his head, but I dared not. Even though he hated taking others’ help, I was glad he could ask me without hesitation. It made me feel special knowing that he was opening up to me. That didn’t mean he wasn’t suffering internally. I was worried about his mental health because not being able to shift into one’s wolf was a big deal. Through his words, I learnt he was worried he might never shift again. If that happened, he would have to retire from his Alpha’s position, and that was something Amor wasn’t looking forw
[Zeve’s POV] I stepped back. I wasn’t able to process what I just heard. It hit like a numbing shock that corrupted all my senses. I gaped at Morfan, blankly. “Are you in your right mind? Do you know what you are saying?” Amor growled, holding Morfan’s collar. “Please trust me, Alpha. I will never lie about something like this. Yes, I hid the truth about Polaris’ death, but it was important back then. I was waiting for Zahir to tell the truth to you since he was the one who asked me to keep it a secret from the two of you.” I numbly peered at Morfan. Hoping for him to part his lips and tell that this was a lie. Amor left Morfan and held his head. He tried to blink off his tears, but still I could see the glint of tears in his eyes. “I apologise for keeping this from the two of you, but I hope you understand why Zahir asked me to do it and why I did it. Bringing back both of you in your best conditions was our priority, and it was important for our future, too.” Morfan held his
[Zeve’s POV] Lucella still didn’t talk to me, but it seemed her anger had subsided. Her tone had become calmer, and she slowly approached me. She was worried about my health because I got motion sickness on the ship. That was my first experience of sailing on a ship and it was anything but pleasant. Lucella was gentle to the patients except Amor, who gave her a hard time. I bet she would even cure her enemy gently if he was weak and needed aid of any kind. That was the divine spirit of doctors who were called the shadow of gods. “Keep sleeping and eat lighter food, ok?” she said, and I nodded, lying on the wooden bed of the ship. From the time we set off on the premarital journey to the time we reached the Trimontum islands it took us almost three months. So many things had happened that I felt like I had lived my whole life in those three months. It took only three months to not only change my life but also me. The amount of waves that had hit the shore of my life were to
[Zeve’s POV] “Amor or lady Ella never talk about the forest. They just say that the forest is for the strong to get stronger and for the weak to die. They spent twelve years in the Frost Forests, completely abandoned by Alpha Diell…” I peered at Amor. People were like icebergs. What they showed to the world was nothing before the depth they hid from the world. It was impossible to tell how broken someone was just by looking at them. I was lonely because I had no parents, but Amor had been all alone even after having parents. It made me wonder who was the unlucky one here. Me or him? “Amor never received his coming of age ceremony. Because Alpha Diell had decided that his kid from Dawn would become the next heir. But every time Dawn got pregnant, something or the other led to her miscarriage…” I shifted my gaze to Lucella. “People say that she was deliberately inducing those miscarriages, and this created another rumble of rumours. But her last miscarriage was the one that took