Chapter 44Alpha Jasper's POVImmediately after the maid was lead to the dungeon, I dismissed the pack members and within the twinkle of an eye, there was no single wolf in the hall, nor even a member of the council of elders. Still feeling the lose of my heir whom I had been over the moon for, I made my way into the dark night and with my hand folded behind me, I took in a deep drink of the cold night air. “I wonder how Anna is faring right now. It must be really hard for her.” I muttered. Shaking off the thought from my head, i straightened up and almost immediately felt a presence behind me. “What are you doing here?” I asked without bothering to look over my shoulder. “Your highness.” Selena called behind me before appearing in front of me. With her head bowed, she said, “Pardon me for my remarks back there at the hall. I only made that statement because I felt it was like washing the dirty lining of palace in the public.” She mused. Ignoring her, I brushed past her and then
Anna's POVSitting at the edge of the bed, I clutched my stomach as I winced in pain. I wasn't hurting anywhere but the thought of losing the baby I had been living for gnawed inside of me as my eyes burnt with hot tears. Never had I thought I was going to lose my baby but here I was, childless and feeling empty on the inside. Shutting my eyes tightly, I leaned downwards still holding my stomach with both hands. Moments later, I felt a hand on my shoulder and I immediately sat up. Blinking my eyes rapidly with fright, I snapped my head upwards only to see Maya holding my shoulder. She had a pitiful look on her face and it made my heart shred. It must have been my sobs that had woken her up. The last time I looked in her direction, she was fast asleep on the couch and I already felt bad for making her uncomfortable on her first visit to the pack. “I'm sorry for making you witness all these…” I muttered, wanting to say more but she placed her index finger over my lips. “Don't say
Selena's POVTugging my hair with all my might, I let out a loud scream of anguish. For the first time in my life, the plans which I had carefully laid out didn't work out as planned, probably because I didn't find out who the true target was. All the while, I had been thinking that the reason why Alpha Jasper was doting on Anna was because of the child and so that was my target only for me to be greeted with the greatest shock of my life after the carefully planned out operation. Letting go of my hair, I fell on the bed with a thud and with my eyes moist with tears which were burning my eyelids with no mercy, I tried to comfort myself by thinking of another plan but my head was blank. Frustrated, I fist pumped the air as I rose up hurriedly. Just as I was about to storm out of the chamber, I felt a presence behind me and I stilled. With death flashing in my eyes thinking it was a spy Alpha Jasper had sent to my room to take note of my reaction, I began to turn backwards gently,
Alpha Jasper's POVTo take my mind off the loss of my heir, I decided to immerse myself in reading through the pack records. I was so invested in doing this that I didn't know I had a company until Beta Jacob hit his fists against the table. “What's it?” I asked with a hoarse tone, tossing the scroll to the side. “My lord, Selena is out there to see you. She claims she has something urgent to say.” He said. “Send her away.” I snapped with disinterest since she was the last person I wanted to see. Selena has the habit of always claiming to have something important to say but by the time she was given an audience, she would end up spewing thrash. When Beta Jacob did not make a move to do as I had instructed, I decided to go see her. At the end of her speech which left me livid, I sent her off. “Always poking her nose in every nook and cranny.” I muttered, watching her departing figure. When she was out of sight, I decided to talk a stroll down the hallway to steam off. Since las
Anna's POVPulling my legs up to my chin, I wrapped my hands around them as I reviewed what Alpha Jasper had said. Since he left earlier, I had been trying to get some sleep but to no avail. All through the time I was lying on the bed, I was tossing from one end to the other end thinking this would tire me out and I would eventually sleep off but it didn't work. “And to think I was already rejoicing that I will be free.” I muttered. Sucking my teeth, I tossed my head to the side. When step father had handed me to Alpha Jasper as a breeder, I never thought it was going to be a lifelong deal. All I thought was, when I gave him the heir which he wanted, I would be allowed to go my way but as it seems, it wasn't like that. Frustrated, I tilted my head to the side before falling on my back. The next morning when Lilian came around, I was quick to dismiss her. I wasn't interested in having a bath or even breakfast this morning. I just wanted to be on my own. It wasn't long after she h
Chapter 49Anna's POVA week later… Today marks one week after the ugly incident which led to the loss of my child. No day passes without me having a thought about it despite all my efforts to forget about it. Right now, I was pacing around the chambers with my hands across my chest. Earlier, I had sent the maids away so I could have more privacy to myself. My mind was troubled and speaking to Alpha Jasper was the only way I could calm down but the issue wasn't speaking to him, rather it was how I would phrase my words. For a while now, I have been hearing the maids talking about the rumors which had spread outside the wall of the palace. Like they had said, the council of elders had decided to find someone else for Alpha Jasper because of the loss of my child. They backed up their act saying it was because my womb was too weak to hold an Alpha's heir, that's why I lost him easily. “These people are just too heartless.” I muttered, wrapping my hands around my shoulders, practic
Anna's POVThe moment he banged the door shut, I couldn't help but to flinch as I stared at the closed door. For the next few minutes that followed, I couldn't take my eyes off it. I was just staring at the door as if my life and whole well-being depended on it. “Ugh!” I sighed as I tugged my hair, not minding the pain I was causing to my scalp. .With tears burning my eyes, I made my way towards the bed and then released my weight slowly on it. With the way things were happening, I wouldn't be surprised if I went mad at this rate. Alpha Jasper was good at making decisions out of the moon without bothering to consult who it was going to affect. What makes him think a mating ceremony was going to put an end to all of the rumors? This wasn't the bone of contention now, the issue was the disruption of the peaceful life I had always dreamt and imagined of all through my childhood. At some point in my life, I couldn't help but feel that I was being punished for a crime that I knew not
Chapter 51Anna’s POVJust a few days ago, Alpha Jasper told me about the mating ceremony and now D-Day has come. At the moment, I was trying to wrap my head around how quick a week went by. While waiting for the mating ceremony, I didn't sit back even for a second. I was always finding ways on how to make Alpha Jasper change his mind about the mating ceremony but to my chargain, he always bounced my words back. When I discovered that each time I reminded him about the ceremony, he went a mile in the preparation, I gave up trying, having no choice but to resign to my fate. A few days ago, I was trying to get my mind off the recent happenings in my life when an excited Lilian walked up to me. Curious to find out the cause of her happiness, I made enquiries only to learn that Alpha Jasper has started sending invitations to the neighboring packs. Up until now, I was still trying to wrap my head around my sudden change of status, first, an ordinary pack member, a breeder and now a Lu