Anna’s POVThe sharp knock on the door reverberated through the small house, sending a jolt of fear coursing through me. My heart hammered against my ribs, each beat echoing the rhythm of my escalating anxiety. Could it be him? Could Alpha Jasper have finally found me?My body shivered, and I was unable to move, it felt like the world was crumbling before me, I noticed Maya moving forward to open the door and I quickly moved towards her, grabbing her hand, she tilted her head to look at me and she furrowed her brows. “What? We have to see who is at the door” she muttered, gently moving my hand from her arm. "Maya, please," I pleaded, my voice quivering with dread. "Don't open the door. What if it's him? What if alpha Jasper had sent people to trail me and bring me back to his pack, I am scared Maya, I don’t want to go back to him anymore” I cried. “You don’t have to be so frightened Anna, I have to check who is knocking at the door and I can’t just sit back here and allow the perso

Alpha Jasper's POVI paced the room, my heart thundering in my chest, and each step echoing all around the room. Behind me, the maids and guards stood in a tense formation, their anxious eyes following me as I walked from one corner to the other.I turned to face them, my gaze sweeping from the maids to the guards and back again. There was a huge storm of emotions swirling within me at this point. My lips twisted into a humorless smirk as disbelief and anger fought inside me."Let me make sure I understand this correctly," I began, my voice low and dangerous, tinged with a simmering rage that threatened to boil over. "Are you telling me that Anna has been carrying my child, and not a single one of you saw fit to inform me?"The silence that followed was deafening, broken only by the shallow breaths of those gathered before me. I felt my hands clenching into fists at my sides, my nails biting into the flesh of my palms as I struggled to contain the fury that threatened to consume me.T

Alpha Jasper's POVShe reached for the sword, as though to pull it out of my grasp. However, I was faster. I grabbed her by the neck and lifted her from the floor, as easily as if I was lifting a bundle of clothes. Her feet dangled a few inches from the ground."Interrupt me again, Serena, and I will nit hesitate to snap your pretty little neck in my hands."Serena's eyes bulged, and her mouth flew open. I watched as she clawed at my hand, her face turning blue. Any moment soon, and she would pass out from lack of air.I flung her towards the ground, and Serena hit it with a loud thud. I watched her struggle to her feet, coughing and spluttering violently.Flinging the sword on the ground, I began to walk towards the entrance. "This talk is over!"***********Anna's parents stood before me, their faces etched with worry and confusion. Anna's mother turned to her father, her eyes wide with horror, and asked him in a trembling voice."What is the Alpha saying?" Ignoring her, Anna's fat

Anna's POV.Alpha Noah gestured towards the boxes of Goddess knew what, that creepy smile still on his face. "Offering these gifts is the least I could do, after you saved my life. You, Anna, saved the life of the most powerful man in the pack."I sighed and folded my arms, looking away resolutely. I knew the words he said were meant to placate me, to make me see reason with him. However, I still could not get over the feeling of uneasiness that blanketed me everytime this man looked at me.Was this merely a post traumatic reaction from my time with Alpha Jasper? Was I supposed to be worried?Suddenly, staying in this same room with this man seemed like a really bad idea. Suddenly, I was consumed with the need to see him out of the house.In a bid to hasten his time with me, I turned back to him. "You said you wanted to talk to me about something. What is it?"Alpha Noah patted the space next to him on the couch. "Sit down, Anna."I gave him a cold smile. "I would rather remain standi

Anna's POVSwinging my hands, I began to head towards my new home, my head slightly bent to avoid the piercing looks of the pack members. If anything, it disgusts me and makes me want to vent my spleen but there was nothing I could do. If I dared attempt what I had in mind, I would end up drawing more attention to myself and that would be the end of it. Another thing I put in consideration was, I wasn't in my pack. If I allowed my instincts to control me and I ended up doing something stupid, those who I was running from would definitely catch up with me and I didn't want that to happen. For the few weeks I had been living here, it had been peaceful and blissful at the same time. The only issue I had was the scrutinizing gaze I always received, more reason I loved staying indoors. “Anna, what do you think?” Maya called and I immediately turned my head in her direction. Smiling brightly at me, she was holding a ripe mango which I knew was going to be juicy. Salivating, I covered