Mia's POVCurious, I walked into the sitting room and met Beta Jayson talking to aunt Cara, but he stopped when he noticed my presence. ''You are back.'' Beta Jayson spoke with a fragile smile, ''Why are you still here? It's almost 8 pm.'' I asked, and he sighed tired before responding, ''Something came up that needs my attention.'' He explained, and just then, I saw a maid handing a bowl of hot water to a guard.''Is something wrong?'' I asked Aunt Cara, and she responded by shaking her head, ''just have some rest; you look tired,'' She replied with a weak smile, which confirmed something was definitely wrong.I gave them a questioning glare before taking my leave. I took the stairs and reached my door, but just when I was about to open the door of my room, my wolf directed me to take a look at alpha Ricardo's door, which was the next room.''No!'' I spoke stubbornly and tried looking away, but I couldn't because I was damn curious. Something was certainly wrong, and I wanted to kno

Alpha Ricardo's POVLord Philip stared at me coldly, his eyes burning in anger. His hands were tightly clenched at his sides, and I could see the redness beginning to flush up his neck. “Don't dare me,” he growled.I scoffed angrily, still holding his gaze. His fists were clenched, his jaw clenched, and a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead. The air was tensed, filled with palpable tension. I stood my ground, refusing to be intimidated by his domineering presence. My mouth was tightly shut, my expression was cold and Stoic, and I never moved. We both stared at each other in blank horror, neither scoffing nor blinking. We were still for an eternity until finally the silence was broken by his words, ''Let me have her,'' He demanded, ''And what makes you think I would give her?'' I responded while increasing the intensity of the flames in my hands. ''She is my mate and will be by my side,'' I spoke firmly while he growled and held my gaze with blood-filled eyes.This sight would easil

Mia's POVI slowly opened my eyes and felt the harsh rays of light piercing through the blinds. My head was pounding, and my mouth felt like sandpaper.When I tried to move, I realized I was in “someone's arms!” I gasped in surprise and turned to my left to see who was lying on the bed with me, and to my surprise, it was alpha Ricardo staring at me blankly.I jerked away from his embrace and jumped out of bed, my eyes wide with surprise. I stared, perplexed, at the room, which was decorated in the style of a bridal suite. With panting breath, I cast a quick glance at my clothes, only to discover that I was dressed in traditional wedding attire. ''What….'' I stammered in fear and held Alpha Ricardo's gaze. ''Tell me it's…'' I paused and went for my neck, only to feel a fresh cut on my neck.With panting breaths, I scrambled to the mirror and stood before it. I moved my head sideways, and my breath seized at what I saw. ''No!'' I yelled and placed my finger on it. Quickly, I closed my e

Mia's POVI held the stunned eyes of Jayson when he heard my words. ''Tell me you are joking, Mia. You just can't let him die.'' Jayson pleaded with panic while I scoffed bitterly and said, ''Even his death won't be enough to pay for the pain he made me go through!'' I yelled, ''I lost both my parents. I was in pain, but what did he do? He inflicted more pain on me.'' I yelled with gritted teeth, ''I won't heal him, I won't.'' I spoke firmly.''Jayson!'' Alpha Ricardo called out weakly, ''Help me on my feet.'' He said and spat out more blood, cursing fear to run down my spine, but I shook it off.I watched Jayson as he lifted him up and wrapped his hand around his shoulder. ''Mia!'' Alpha Ricardo called out weakly while holding my gaze with weak eyes, which broke all my bones. ''Mine!'' My wolf howled in pain, causing my heart to throb. ''I'm sorry, I apologize for inflicting so much pain on you, no amount of apologies will take those memories away, but I hope that one day you will fo

Alpha Ricardo's POVI emptied the bottle of whiskey into my mouth and smashed the empty bottle on the floor. With a groan, I stood to my feet and walked to the window. I inhaled deeply and perceived the fresh air coming from the garden downstairs.''What will you do now that the seer has confirmed that the box in his hand is the actual box,'' Eric asked, while I remained silent because I didn't have a response.I was damn confused and scared. Mia has gone through a lot. Firstly, she lost her mother, and then I maltreated and rejected her, and now I can't let her lose her wolf and abilities; she might not survive it. ''Maybe you should tell her about it,'' My wolf suggested, but I kicked against it, ''You heard what he said.'' I groaned and walked back to the bed. I knew I was between the devil and the deep blue sea. Either I let Mia go, or she loses her wolf and abilities, and who knows what might happen to her.With a frustrated sigh, I glared at the clock at my bedside and saw that