"Please… leave Rowan.. Take him away Edwin.. Hurry up!"

"NO! I'm not leaving you momma! I'm not leaving!"


Rowan's eyes snapped open with a dream he didn't want to have. He clutched the bedsheet so tightly and took a few deep breaths before calming himself down. With a heart throbbing pain, he just rubbed his forehead and sighed not knowing how he even fell asleep.

"You saw a nightmare?" a sweet voice ran through his ears as he turned his face immediately and looked at Arabella who had a pale face but in her face, she got a little smile which made her lively and gorgeous.

"You woke up? Why didn't you wake me up Bella?" he asked hurriedly. Then she smiled at him and shook her head. He looked at her and sighed before tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.


"You were sleeping soundly so I didn't want to wake you up. I'm feeling good now Rowan. I'm okay" she said, getting down from the bed. Clenching his jaws, he looked at Arabella who slowly got down from the bed.

He couldn't even believe that he slept on the same bed as her. He cursed under his breath as he looked at her. He was scared that she would think badly about him. He really didn't mean to sleep but he just fell asleep while laying on the bed. Rubbing his forehead, he walked towards Arabella.


"What happened earlier?" stopping her going out of the room by holding her arm, he asked. He didn't know the real reason behind what happened to her. Arabella stopped and looked back at him, then she lowered her head.

"Well, it's okay. Forget it" he smiled at her and caressed her face knowing that she was upset and hurt to reply to him. Especially he can understand that she was so fucking hurt with what happened.

"Are you hungry?" He asked.

"Rowan, I was coming here but I met him there. I don't know how he sees me. He just simply hurt me like he always does. Nothing more happened between us, so don't worry, okay?" squeezing his palm, she spoke.

She was just simply explaining herself to him, he didn't know why she explained herself to him but there was a little sparkle in her eyes. He smiled at her and nodded, walked out of the room taking her hand.

"I'll cook something for you. Wait here" he caressed her face and uttered. Then she smiled at him and shook her head hugging his arm.

"I'll help you" he smiled seeing her. How can he just say no to her when she is cutely hugging his arm. She was just like a little girl. Caressing her face, he nodded as he led her into the kitchen.

"You just sit here and watch.. No need helps'' he picked her up and placed her on the corner of the kitchen countertop. Then he started to cook for her while she was watching him. He didn't have the heart to look at her, his mind was filled with the thing which he heard earlier.

'Her maximum life time is only two months…'

Those words repeated inside of his head as if it was a bad recorder to him. He didn't know how to save her and how to face the truth that she's dying and leaving him. Clenching his jaws, he slowly raised his head and looked at Arabella who was looking at him with a smile on her face. She was so fucking gorgeous. Seeing her face, he was pulled into the past, to the first day he saw her.

"Hey.. are you okay?" As soon as he opened his eyes, he was greeted with a pair of gorgeous hazel eyes. They were big and sparkling, he was a little kid at that time but he felt his heart beat going insane seeing those eyes.

Then he looked at her face, she was simply gorgeous. His body was aching, but he felt the pain was going away seeing her face. Her shoulder length hair, and her angel-like face. A blush appeared on his face seeing her, then she smiled at him and offered her hand to him wanting to help him to get up.

He was so glad that she gave her hand to him, he wanted to hold her little hand and he raised his arm but before he could touch her hand, another hand came and held her hand. He looked at the boy who came and held her hand.

"Didn't I ask you not to give your hand to other boys?" he asked her with a frown. Then she giggled and nodded at him.

"Help him Lucien.. I think he's injured" she muttered and looked at Rowan. Then she smiled at him as Lucien helped him to get up from the ground. He looked at their hands, he was holding her hand tightly as if she was his and no one could touch her.

He scanned the boy who was holding her hand. He had a pair of blue eyes and he was staring at him with emotionless eyes. He saw power and arrogance in his blue eyes, and especially possessiveness he held for the girl who was with him. Clenching his little jaws, he again looked at the girl ignoring the boy completely.

"I'm Arabella.. And he's Lucien. Our alpha's son. You want to be friends with us?" she asked him with a smile. He nodded at her immediately, he wanted to stay closer to her and be friends with her. He was a seven year old little kid while she was also seven years old. But at the first sight, he fell for her smile.

He did not belong to their pack, he belonged somewhere else which had already been destroyed along with his loved ones. He was hopeless and hurt, as a kid, he wanted to die without his family but seeing her face, he wanted to live for her and make her his.

"You can't bella.. We don't even know him." Seven years old Lucien looked at Arabella and said. Then he looked at Rowan with his sharp eyes.

"My name is Rowan." ignoring Lucien's gaze, he introduced himself to Arabella. She smiled at him and nodded then looked at his dirty clothes before speaking.

"Then come with us. You can wear my brother's clothes." she offered her help which he gladly accepted.

"Done staring?"

Hearing Arabella's voice, he was pulled back to reality. He chuckled and nodded at her as he continued what he was doing. His heart was bleeding, he couldn't believe how fast the world had changed along with them. She had changed and so did he. But no matter what, he's not ready to let go of the girl whom he loved for years. He was not ready to face the fact that she's leaving the world.

No one knew, only herself and him knew what's happening with her. His eyes reddened and he forced his tears back as he decided to focus on the thing he was doing. How can he live without seeing her? It's fucking impossible..

"Well Rowan, let me do it. Look at you! Already crying like a baby. It's just onions" she jumped down from the countertop and walked towards him. Then snatching the knife from him, she pushed him away and started to cut vegetables.

He smiled seeing her, did she think that his eyes were red because of onions? Maybe let her think in that way. He sighed and watched her as she cut vegetables. She was in his house, in his kitchen. He never expected but he always dreamt about living with her. She never looked at him before because her eyes were only focused on Lucien but that was not her fault, it was because he was her mate.

"Rowan.. Tie my hair" he heard her.

Then he sighed and looked at her long hair which was bothering her to do what she was doing. Raising his arms, he gathered her silky hair which was trying to slip through his fingers. Then tied it to a bun.