Amelie's POV. "You'll find out later." Jackson's answer was very short, he continued walking without looking at me. The area around the cemetery was very quiet, there was no one besides me and Jackson. There was no fear in me, I just felt confused because Jackson suddenly invited me here. I kept wondering in my heart as Jackson continued to walk past each grave. I noticed several tombstones with someone's name written on the surface. My mind still can't figure out why Jackson invited me to come here without telling me beforehand. "Look." He said after we were at the end of the cemetery which was directly adjacent to the forest. There was a grave there that looked neglected. His gravestone was covered with snow and some natural debris. With both hands, Jackson cleaned it so that now you could see the name emblazoned on the tombstone. I read it silently. "Violina Anastasya?" I asked later. Jackson nodded his head. "I can't say if she had died in front of Dad, he would definitel
Amelie's POV. I think it's the right thing to make amends. Let them determine the appropriate punishment. Maybe in another world, the victim will feel calmer because their revenge can be vented a little. Jackson was silent when he heard my words, he didn't say anything in response to my words. His eyes look straight ahead, from the look on his face I can understand that he is currently thinking about what I just said. "I'm not ready for that." He shook his head slowly, then lowered his head. "What if the punishment I have to receive is very severe? I also can't leave my father alone here if I have to languish in prison or even receive the worst possible outcome ... the death penalty." Jackson's explanation made me speechless. There is some truth in what he said, although I also don't think his actions in killing Violin were right. I think Jackson needs to be tried and punished. Maybe if there was someone else he could ask to look after Don, he would have turned himself in to the
Rexton's POV. My eyes looked towards the closed bedroom door, even though I knew that Delvia was fast asleep, I still felt worried that maybe she would hear my conversation with Beta Luke. Moreover, Beta Luke also said that he wanted to talk about Delvia. I think it's better if we talk somewhere else. "Let's go to my work room." I said, then immediately left in front of him. Beta Luke nodded his head and followed my steps. He walked exactly one step behind me. The atmosphere of the castle tonight is very quiet, of course, everyone must be in their respective rooms and asleep. I entered my work room, then sat down in the work chair. "Sit down." I said to Beta Luke who was closing the door. He nodded his head and walked over, then sat down in the chair right in front of my desk. "What do you want to say." I said then. Beta Luke lowered his head. "I'm sorry, Alpha Rexton, but I thought I'd just tell you." "Say that." I don't want him to linger too long with his sentences. "A
Rexton's POV. My eyes opened wide when I heard his name called. I really didn't expect that Delvia was actually mate to Beta Luke. I don't know how he felt when he found out his mate had had sex with me. Beta Luke was silent, his head lowered again even though it wasn't as deep as before. For a moment there was no conversation in the room in the morning with the sun not even appearing on the eastern horizon. Not only Beta Luke, I was also speechless. Honestly I don't know what to say. In my heart I felt bad for my own Beta. He saw me come out of his mate's room which he only found out about this afternoon. "Why didn't you say so in the first place, Beta Luke?" He shook his head. "I really had the intention of rejecting her." "Why?" "I already know and you too, that her coming here was to approach you again, Alpha Rexton. It seems impossible that I should have a mate who even has evil intentions towards others." "Wouldn't it be better for you to think about it again? Who knows
Rexton's POV. The waiter had finished serving us breakfast. The dining table, which previously only had a few plates, had now become quite full. Despite this, we haven't started breakfast because of this chat. Delvia looked at me for a while when I said that. I feel lucky because I can finally find an excuse so that I don't have to have lunch with Delvia. She would definitely cancel her plans. "Then I will come to meet Mr. Jeremy." Hearing her words, I immediately turned towards her. "No, that's impossible." "Come on, Rexton. Some businessmen bring their partners when they have meetings. I know you can do that too." "Delvia is right." Lennon said, I turned to him. "You can take Delvia with you, right, Rexton?" he asked later. "After all, it wouldn't be good to leave her alone in the castle, after all Delvia is a guest here now." "No, Dad. I can't do that because this meeting is very private and will discuss something that no one else should know about." "Why Sunday?" Delvia
Rexton's POV. I can only sigh, if it's like this there's nothing else I can do. The car was still moving and now Delvia was sitting next to me. A few minutes passed, the car stopped in front of a restaurant. Beta Luke opened the car door for me and I walked out followed by Delvia. She then took my hand, but I immediately refused. Now what is on my mind is how should I reason because it is certain that Mr. Jeremy won't come. "Order food as usual, Beta Luke." I said after he returned to join me and Delvia. "Okay, Alpha Rexton." Beta Luke left and I chose a seat, while Delvia still followed me. I chose a seat at the back end which was not very visible from the outside. Delvia sat down in front of me. I could see her cleavage moving up and down along with her breath. It looks tempting, but I won't be tempted. Not long after, Beta Luke returned and sat down in one of the empty chairs. Actually there is one more seat left, let it remain empty so that Delvia will believe that I will
Amelie's POV. Two days later, I was eating dinner alone because mom and Matilda had already done it. Now they are both engrossed in watching television. I feel very tired after working overtime until the evening. Even so, I will feel happy after getting the results at the end. The salary I can get is bigger than usual. Someone knocked on the door of the house and mom went to open the door. She first looked through the peephole before opening the door to someone who was outside. "Hi, is Amelie here?" "What did you come here for, Don? And what are you looking for Amelie for?" Mama asked. Hearing the voice that I recognized, I was silent for a moment. When mom said Don's name, I immediately moved. My two feet walked towards the door and saw Don there with a stick to help him walk. He looked at me immediately when I was at mama's side. "What are you looking for me for?" I asked, in a gentle voice. "I wanted to tell you something about Jack." "Jack?" My forehead frowned. "What's
Amelie's POV. I was silent for a few moments while finishing my dinner, only one bite remaining. Immediately I thought about that. I really shouldn't just believe what Jackson said. What's more, he has been healing from the murders he committed over the years, it would be very possible that Jackson had to lie a lot about it and maybe he has been trained to continue lying. A second later I remembered Jackson's words, saying that what he said was the truth. He doesn't want to lie to me anymore. Argh, I'm really confused by this. "I'll continue to be careful, Ma. Don't worry." "When do you plan to visit, Amelie?" Mama asked later. I shook my head. "Maybe later when I don't work overtime anymore, I have a lot of work to finish this week." "Bring him some food, Amelie, he will be very happy." "Yeah, I also plan to bring him food." I smile. "Thank you, Ma." Mama smiled then got up from her seat. "Get some rest, I'll go see Matilda again." I nodded my head and smiled. Mama then tu
Amelie's POV. Hearing the good news, I immediately ran to the hotel and woke my friend up. I can't wait to see Griffin again soon, I hope he can be rescued easily and is in good condition. "Hailey ... Hailey, wake up. We have to go to the castle now. Alpha Rexton is going to attack where Gloria is tonight. He said we have to wait for his arrival at the castle." "Attack? Tonight? Are you serious, Amelie? You're not dreaming, are you?" I shook my head quickly. "No, I just met Alpha Rexton earlier. Get up, I'll call Andrew and Ben." "Where--where did you meet Alpha Rexton earlier, Amelie?" Hailey still doesn't seem to believe it. Meanwhile I left the hotel room and went to the next room to call Andrew and Ben. I didn't have time to answer his question. My two feet walked quickly. I don't know how many times I pressed the bell until Ben finally opened the door with his pillow face. Just like Hailey, he also looked like he didn't believe it, but I still convinced him. Now the four
Griffin's POV. I don't know how long I've been in this basement. About an hour ago Gloria delivered food which only consisted of one biscuit and a glass of water. I still felt hungry if I only ate that, but Gloria didn't give me any more, she actually threatened me by not giving me any more to eat if I asked for more. This left me with no other choice but to nod and endure my hunger. Besides, this was also my fault for not obeying what she said. My eyes looked forward, to the basement walls which were not neat and were still in the form of dirt. It looks like this basement has never been repaired and continues to be like this or this is a newly built basement, I don't know. Tired of sitting, I lay down. I could only curl up and cry, missing my mother who never came to save me. The sound of the door lock opening again was heard, I saw Gloria descending the stairs while covering her nose. The basement is really dirty and smelly, it's because of my poop. My chained feet meant I could
Rexton's POV. I really didn't expect that Matilda and Levin were mates. Realizing this, it was as if Matilda was pushing me backwards and further away from her. Matilda was still standing in the same place. She looked at me intently. What she said just now was not wrong. I still often think about Amelie and even regret rejecting her. Can Matilda see my attitude clearly? I never realized it. "Yeah, Levin and I are mates." Matilda said after a moment, reassuring me. "S--since when did you know?" "Since the first time I met him after not seeing each other for several years." Matilda answered without hesitation. "I met him at the bus stop when I was going to work." "Why ... why didn't you tell me, Matilda?" Matilda sighed. "Didn't you also tell me that you were mates with Amelie?" Instead of answering, she just threw the question back at me. I was silent at Matilda's question. We were both wrong. If only Matilda had said that she was mate with Levin from the start, maybe I would
Rexton's POV. "Y--you got it too?!" Beta Luke nodded his head so easily. "Y--yes, Alpha Rexton." He reached into his pocket. "Look at this." I complied and received the smartphone from Beta Luke. Previously, my eyes had looked at him for a few moments before I finally looked at the smartphone. On the smartphone I found the same photo as the one I got, even the foreign number who sent it was the same. My forehead furrowed, I was curious about who was actually behind this strange number. How come the foreign phone number knows my cell phone number, Beta Luke and even Mr. Anderson? Is it possible that they didn't just send the photos to me and people related to me too? What if the photo gets spread? What if this photo gets spread? There are many questions present in my mind and they are very disturbing. "Find out about it." I said as I returned the smartphone to Beta Luke who was the owner. "We're going back to the castle now." "Okay, Alpha Rexton." The car drove slowly away from
Rexton's POV. I saw the car in which Amelie and her friends were traveling away from the castle through the window in the work room. The car just passed by until it finally passed the gate and was no longer visible in my sight. I let out a rough breath, Amelie's presence back in my life seemed to be at the right time. At least that's what I'm partnering with now. After I could no longer see the car, I sat down on my work chair. My hands started to open the laptop and re-check the documents that seemed to be needed during the meeting later. A few moments passed and I felt that everything was complete and perfect, nothing was left behind and nothing was missing in the slightest. I really appreciate Beta Luke's performance, which is always satisfying. When I was about to go to get ready, I actually heard the sound of my smartphone beeping, indicating that I had received a short message. Not as usual, this time I was curious about what notifications came into my smartphone. I sat back
Griffin's POV. I took the thin cloth that Gloria said was a blanket, folded it several times and I lay face down on the basement ground. I tried my hand to reach the water droplets so that the cloth in my hand could catch the water droplets. My lips smiled when I saw what I was doing was working. Maybe by waiting a few moments I will get water to wet my throat which is already very dry. "Please speed up the dripping. I'm very thirsty, I want to drink." I said softly while continuing to pay attention to the cloth which was almost completely wet. The cloth was on top of my hand so that it was not directly exposed to the basement soil, only the top of the basement. However, I feel this water is clean enough and I can use it for drinking. Waiting for a few more moments, the cloth in my hand was already wet. Pulling my hand back, the cloth was already very wet and there were even droplets coming from it. I smiled and without waiting long immediately directed the cloth to my mouth. So
Griffin's POV. Gloria got up from her seat and came closer to me. I tried to dodge, but I was cornered and couldn't go anywhere. This left me with no choice but to just rebel through kicks or punches even though I knew it wouldn't have a big effect. Suddenly I felt something penetrate my skin. My body suddenly went limp and my eyes darkened. Like the curtains being slowly closed at night in a room without lights, I couldn't see anything but darkness. I was conscious for a few moments before finally I didn't remember anything anymore. *** My head felt dizzy and I started to open my eyes slowly. One thing I saw when I first opened my eyes was a hanging lamp with an orange light that wasn't burning very brightly. Feeling very unfamiliar with this place, I tried to move and at this moment I found my feet tied with chains. I couldn't go anywhere, the chains gripped my legs very tightly. "Wh--where am I?" I asked quietly, monologuing with myself. "It's like I'm in the basement." My e
Griffin's POV. "Aren't you hungry, Griffin?" Hailey asked while eating snacks. I shook my head. "No, but I feel like drinking milk. Can you make it for me? I can't make it myself because mommy put powdered milk on the top shelf." "Oh, why is that?" "In the past, I often ate powdered milk in secret while it was still on the table, so the milk ran out quickly and my mother scolded me. She said I shouldn't eat powdered milk directly, powdered milk should be brewed with boiling water and drunk." I explained long. With that explanation, Hailey actually chuckled. "Okay, okay, I'll make milk for you, Griffin." She said, then got up from the sofa. I didn't say a word in response to her sentence, I just nodded my head. My throat feels thirsty, that's why I'm uncomfortable talking. Even though I usually always make noise when I'm playing, now I'm always silent. I wanted to drink something sweet and that was milk, it felt like drinking milk this morning wasn't enough for me. Mom is worki
Amelie's POV. Escorted by Beta Luke, we all went to the hotel in question. There are two rooms prepared by Alpha Rexton and each room has twin beds. I went into the room with Hailey while Andrew was with Ben. Maybe I will need Hailey with me longer, that's why I don't want her to be with Ben even though that could happen. Entering the room, I immediately sat on the side of the bed. My eyes looked towards the window which showed a view of the city. It's been five years since I left this city and went to a bigger city not too close. I did everything to be able to forget Alpha Rexton and Matilda easily even though in reality there I met Delvia and Hailey who were the same people I met before going to the big city. I sighed. My thoughts are still on Griffin. From the voice I heard earlier he didn't seem to be in a bad condition. He was even able to speak while the sorcerer was conversing with me. Griffin was very brave to do that, but I felt scared. I hope that the sorcerer doesn't ge