ARIA POVMarcus dragged me inside my room like I wasn't going in there in the first place and slammed the door behind us. I stared at him in shock, trying to figure out what was going on with him. I thought he wanted nothing to do with me. So why was he dragging me inside his room? Or did I finally charm him? "What are you doing? Why are you in my room?" I asked with a raised brow but honestly, I had no problems with it. "Your room? Excuse you but this is my castle and everything here belongs to me." He boasted while pointing at himself with a proud smirk on his face, which made him look handsome and revealed one side of his dimples. It made my heart flutter but I needed to remind myself that he was being arrogant and rude to me. After realizing I was staring at him, I rolled my eyes and turned away. I wrapped my arms under my breast and scoffed, "You may own everywhere in this castle but this is where I stay, and judging from the attitude you gave me at the hospital, I shouldn't

KILLIAN POV"I heard you had to end the party after I left. I'm so sorry about that." Aria apologized. After she angrily left the ballroom, I got irritated by everyone and asked them to leave but after seeing Aria, everything felt better and the incident didn't seem that much of a big deal anymore. I reassured her that everything was okay and she didn't need to apologize for anything. After Aria left, Marcus walked out of the bathroom which he's been all along. "I thought she'd never leave." He rolls his eyes then sat on the bed. I walked over to the bed and sat near him. "I wish she didn't." I retorted. "Oh please, you wanted to fuck her didn't you? Even though you know I'm literally in the bathroom." "Well you could have left you know? You didn't have to be here." "I've been away for a while, don't you want to spend time me?" "For what?" I asked immediately and Marcus chuckled."Wow, such brotherly love. I guess I don't fuck you and a guy can't live without that." He raised

ARIA POV"Bring him to me… no, take me to him. I need to see him." I instructed the guard behind the door and he bowed before making way for me to step out. I followed behind him as he took me to the security training room. My heart was racing on the way there. Although I wanted to meet him, I was also dreading meeting him. I know Marcus had blame me and I've also blamed myself for his death but if he blame me as well, would I be able to take it?I asked myself that question as I was headed there. My heart was beating fast that I'm sure the guard with me could hear it clearly. It could be mistaken as a beat from a music. My palms were also getting a little sweaty, my legs felt a little weak and my vision was getting a little blurry. Everything was starting to feel surreal and I bit my lower lip to stay focus and conscious.I cleared my throat as a lump has formed, "Hey." I called out to the guard escorting me, we had just gotten out of the castle and was going to the quarters upfront

KILLIAN POV:"You evil woman!" I tightened my grip around her neck and she started struggling again to breath. "How could you do that?" I asked, disbelief was laced in my voice. I still couldn't believe she had done something like that. I thought she was just a young woman in a shitty situation and I decided to help her plus she was almost accused of what she didn't do because of her circumstances not knowing she really was guilty."I really didn't know that there was a threat written on it." She forced herself to say even in my tight grip. Her face was turning red and and I could see she was slowly loosing consciousness so I pulled my hand away and she collapsed to the ground again."I'm I suppose to believe that nonsense? You denied ever delivering a letter to the Luna and also made someone else do it as well." I said to her, "You ruined her life and now she's with the enemy, left there in their mercy! She could be dead by now!""I'm sorry…" she crawled towards me and grabbed my foo

MARCUS POVLast Sunday was another failed mission, I had attended yet another boring gala just to get a chance to meet Alpha Matthias without going to his castle but he didn't show up even though I heard he was going to be there.It was weird and I needed to know why. I had to send Aria back one way or the other but my attempts have been fruitless from the last three attempts.I was beginning to loose hope and on Monday, I was very frustrated and angry. I decided I needed to confront the witch, Aria and find out what she has done.On my way there, I found her leaving her room with a guard, from the serious look on her face, I decided to play detective.*****"Hey." She called out to the guard escorting me, they seemed to be headed towards the guards quarter and I remembered Timothy was resuming that day.Was she going to see him? I wondered."Yes, my grace?" The guard replied and turned to her. Her heart was beating loudly and unfortunately it made me worried. This was because of the