ZANE’S POVMy chest swelled with pride as I watched Maeve who looked stunning as she walked to the altar to say her vows. These past few weeks hadn't been easy for me because Madeline made sure Maeve didn't move in with me.I also couldn't announce a date for Maeve’s Luna ceremony after Delia’s burial because Madeline was like a family to Delia. They had to mourn her for three weeks.Looking at her now walking down the aisle to take her vows, I knew it was worth the wait. I couldn't wait to have her all to myself tonight. There were so many ways in which I wanted to pleasure her.When she was asked if she would be a submissive mate to me and she paused for a while as she made eye contact with a certain somebody I panicked a bit.Especially when I turned and found out that it was Alpha Kelvin. But she snapped out of it and wanted to reply to Maggie with a smile but the door to the event hall suddenly opened with force.We all turned only to see a face that oddly looked familiar to me.

MAEVE’S POVWhen we turned, we saw Aradia walking towards us and once more, whispers erupted in the hall as she walked to us.All the Alpha’s present looked at Aradia with creased brows. Based on my speculations after seeing the reaction of the Alpha’s when they looked at Aradia, it seemed they didn’t recognize her.How the fuck couldn’t they recognize a woman they termed as DARKNESS? I scoffed as I turned to where all 11 Alpha’s were seated. Maybe it was because she didn't age a single bit.I had to make them remember Aradia so that her claim of being there when everything started would not be accepted. I couldn’t let my Mom die. I just couldn’t.Seeing that Aradia was stepping up as a witness, that means she was in support of my Mom dying to save me too.“Don’t listen to her. She is…...” I wanted to continue but I couldn’t bring myself to say Aradia’s name out loud.No matter how hard I tried to say her name I couldn’t.“She is what or who?” Alpha Kelvin spoke up for the first time.

ZANE’S POVAfter hearing Maeve reject me as her mate, I was utterly shocked. I knew she would definitely be mad at me, but I didn't expect her to reject me.Didn't she know I was trying to save her life? Left for the other Alpha’s except maybe Alpha Kelvin, they wanted her dead.“I told you to drop your pride and let the other Alpha pass the sentence, but you ignored me. Now look what you've caused, it's fueled our mate's anger,” my wolf’s voice Atlas said angrily in my head.It broke my heart to see her this way. I knew what happened here today was traumatizing and I knew I would also live the rest of my life in regret and guilt of what happened here today.Maeve was right. I should have let Madeline tell Maeve the truth after she told me that night. I should have advised and urged Madeline to tell her daughter the truth.Then maybe, just Maybe, Madeline wouldn't have had to die at all. I was feeling guilty about it, especially feeling everything Maeve was feeling right now. Her ange

MAEVE’S POVThe last thing I remembered was hearing the sound of Aradia snapping her finger and everything went pitch black.The next time I opened my eyes, I was lying on the bed in Maggie’s room.Maggie and Charlotte were pacing back and forth in the room. From the looks on their faces, I knew they were worried sick, which made me curious as to how long I had passed out.I slowly got up into a sitting position on the bed and placed my hand on my head because I had a slight headache.This got their attention as they both scampered over to the bed with a look of relief on their face.“I’m so sorry that Aradia did that. It was unexpected. She said it’ll help you calm down,” Charlotte said in a rush.I wanted to speak but I felt my throat go dry. I saw a glass of water on Maggie’s bedside table and pointed at it.After getting the message I was trying to pass across by pointing at the glass of water, Maggie hurriedly carried it and fed me the water.“How long have I passed out ?” I aske

MAEVE’S POVWalking back to Maggie’s house after the funeral, I felt the urge and will to live drain from me. I couldn't bear the grief and sorrow anymore.Watching my mom's body burn and knowing the fact I would never see her anymore in this lifetime made my heart ache the more.I couldn't bear these overwhelming emotions anymore, I wanted to make it stop. I wanted to make all the heartache, the grief, and the anger all go away.Maybe if I drowned in the same river in which the ashes of my mom's body now resided, all this pain would go away and I would get to be with my mom forever.So I removed Maggie’s hand which was wrapped around my shoulder and began to run to the river. If there was anything I was good at, it was running.I could hear them yelling for me to stop as they chased after me but I continued running, I didn't stop. I wanted to put an end to my life because that was the only way I would feel at ease again.A hand caught me and drew me back just when I was about to dive