Aurelia's POVI guessed right. Alpha Adrian had someone by his side. The best I could do was try to remain invisible. Maybe even try to get out of the guest room too and be in the maid quarters.I didn't want him to treat me differently from his servants. After all, I had offered to come with him to work and earn for myself.I changed into my outfit and stared into the mirror. It looked lovely on me. Maybe even too much. I held my hair up after debating which one was less beautiful and catchy.I decided to let it down- covering the sides of my face. I considered getting a haircut- bangs would look nice and would hide my face a little more.I stepped out and saw Glenn and Casey already heading to me."You're all set up. Wow! You look like everything was made for you," Casey complimented and I resisted the urge to run back to my room and do something about it."Thanks," I mumbled instead. "What do we have to do?""The Alpha family will be having dinner soon. There are already people ass
Aurelia's POVHer sudden change in character and her intimidating aura gripped me with fear.Beside me, Alpha Adrian chuckled nervously, "She's quite scary, isn't she? Don't let it get to you. Even I shiver when she doesn't get her way."I exhaled through my mouth, releasing the tension in my shoulders. Now that I thought about it, Liam never mentioned his mother. All I knew was that his father died of natural causes and his mother followed a few years later.At the time when he started to open up to me, I guess if I had asked, he would've told me… not that it mattered now anyways.A mother figure. It had been years since I came across one. I was starting to question the kind of family Alpha Adrian had."You're spacing out again," he drew my attention and I blinked at him. "What kind of home did you have?"A warm one.There was warmth and love in my home. My parents were each other's mates and they openly expressed their love and affection. I grew up in love, surrounded and bathed in
Aurelia's POV I could only stare at my silver cutleries as her cold words came with silence. Her attitude was familiar but much appreciated unlike Emma's pretence. Maybe Liam rubbed some on her since they grew up around each other. Luna Maria didn't seem to mind the attitude. She cleared her throat and began to explain. It was an unusual thing for me that a common person could speak in that tone to the Alpha's family. She was his betrothed but she still wasn't his Luna yet. I wondered what kind of authority she had. While she spoke, I could almost feel the aura of an Alpha. Perhaps, was I mistaken? "Temporary amnesia," Aria said. "And if she never recovers?" I hadn't thought that far yet. "Then she would make new memories and make decisions befitting her personality and her choices right now," Alpha Adrian made it sound so simple and I saw sense in his words. The plan was to live a new life and try to let go of my past. While my past still clung to me in my heart, I was already
Liam's POVTWO DAYS EARLIER...I left Aurelia’s room with a warm feeling in my heart. Hearing her say those three words to me was like listening to church bells ring announcing our union. She loved me no doubt. Her eyes said it all even before her lips. I could get lost in her eyes every minute.I went to my study to conclude my work and while at it, I glanced at the plant and stared at it for quite some time and only the sound of the door opening pulled me out of my thoughts.“Is something on your mind, your highness?” Andre asked as he strode in, swinging his hands and pulling out a chair. He sat comfortably like he owned the place.“That plant,” I drew his attention to it and he turned to stare at it.“I heard you got it but I swear I didn’t believe it,” he said in astonishment. “Wow! What now-”“Burn it.”I saw him smile from the corner of my eye and his shoulders relaxed. What was he expecting me to do with it? “I’m sure you weren’t expecting me to use it.”“Well,” he sighed and
Aurelia's POVI overslept. By the time I woke up, the sun had come up and Glenn and Casey were at the door, staring at me like they were paid to do so."Why didn't you wake me?" I rubbed my eyes as I jumped out of bed."Alpha Adrian ordered not to wake you," Casey responded. "It's almost 10a.m. You must've been really tired-" I was slamming the door to the bathroom. I dressed quickly and we left immediately."You're assigned to Miss Aria's room," Casey announced. "Luckily, she's still out training."Luckily? What did she mean by that? I could already sense trouble but it was a good thing she was out. After that drama last night, I think I was better off not bumping into her except during dinner where Luna Maria could step in and save me.They led me to her room and stopped by the door. I stepped in with my cleaning equipment and looked around the wide space. It was nowhere as wide as Liam's but it was big regardless. Her clothes were everywhere and it looked like an elephant stomped
Aurelia's POV"She's a warrior and the soon to be Alpha of another pack," Casey informed as soon as we got to my room. "And to strengthen Alpha Adrian's Pack, as you know, an Alpha is strongest when there's a Luna by his side-""Isn’t that supposed to be 'when there's a mate by his side'?" I corrected it."Yes but it doesn't really matter," she said. "Alpha Aria might not be his mate but she sure leads a formidable army among these lands. Their marriage will strictly be business on Alpha Adrian's part.""And on her part?" I asked despite knowing the answer to that."She's totally into Alpha Adrian."I didn’t bother to be shocked. I saw it coming. He was a good looking man, even though I wasn't oblivious to that part. In a way, I could see a resemblance between Aria and I; we wanted everything when it came to our partner."So you see, she's got an Alpha attitude and it's even worse because she's arrogant and feels she's better than Wild Rose Pack!" Casey's words were brimming with ange
Aurelia's POVWhatever they had to talk about must've been serious because they practically dragged Alpha Adrian out of the room. I tried to listen in on their conversation as they were just outside the door, but I realised that I couldn't even access that part of my Werewolf ability.I felt ordinary.Did I lose my wolf? When did it happen? Was it due to the fact that I ran away from my mate? Was this my own punishment for messing with the mate bond?How do I tell the moon goddess that it was her fault for pairing me with a mate that showed his obvious hate in wanting a mate?I covered my face with my hands and closed my eyes as I tried to connect with my wolf. I felt but for the first thirty seconds, I stepped into nothing but darkness in my head.It took a while but the distinct feeling of nothingness washed all over my consciousness. The space she usually occupied felt empty but the more I tried to reach out to her, the thicker the darkness became.I pulled out of it when I heard t
Aurelia's POVThe next day, Alpha Adrian didn't interfere with my work. I was assigned to the artwork that was hung in the halls this time. Casey and Glenn came to fetch me as usual but they both wore their silence, especially Glenn who had a frown on her face.She still couldn't accept that I had ignored her friendliness while I still wrapped my head around my personality shift and tried to reconnect with my wolf."Even my senses are dulled," I noticed when I tried to sniff out the scent of the guard that walked past. I couldn't detect anything.It was a slow torture that I desperately wanted to recover from.I stared at one of the paintings and realised how weird it looked. "That's no right," I said to myself. It was slanted to the right and I took my time to fix it back in the middle, "That's much better," I thought aloud.It was a painting of a bountiful apple tree. It was a neat coloured sketch that was appealing to the eyes. It looked quite old-"Beautiful, isn't it?"Luna Mari