Matilda's POV. Hearing Levin's words, my lips smiled. Maybe my cheeks are red right now, but I try to hide it by putting my long hair to the front. Levin's car, which was still running, drove off again. I looked outside the car through the window in the car door next to me. For a few moments without talking, suddenly I heard the sound of my stomach rumbling. My hand touched and covered it, hoping that the sound would not reach Levin's ears and it seemed that what I hoped for had indeed come true. The sound of my stomach made me remember the breakfast I brought earlier. Turning to Levin, he was still focused on the road in front of his car. My eyes accidentally fell on the bus stop with Amelie who I saw sitting there with the other passengers. I quickly averted my gaze, hoping that she wouldn't see or recognize me. "Ah, I brought breakfast." I said, taking the lunch box that I kept right next to where I was sitting. "Are you want too?" "Feed me." Levin said without looking at me
Amelie's POV. Looking at the smartphone screen, Matilda's name with a photo of her smiling happily was clearly displayed there. I looked at it for a few moments. In my heart I still feel a dilemma. I still kept asking myself whether I would pick it up or just ignore the voice call. I still haven't found the answer. The choice was very difficult. I wasn't prepared to accept any possibly bad words from Matilda, even though that was only a possibility stemming from my fear. On the other hand, I also felt curious and wanted to pick it up. Until the voice call ended by itself, I didn't do anything. "Why don't you pick up your voice call?" asked an old looking wolfwoman next to me. "You're fighting with her?" I smiled at the question, even though I didn't really want to answer it. My head shook. "I don't want he4 to know where I am." "Uh, you left without talking to her?" "Yeah." I said softly. "Something makes it impossible for me to live in the same place as her." "Is she your fr
Amelie's POV. "Hey, girl. Please not here, I'm going to open my shop." Faintly hearing the sound of someone talking made me slowly open my eyes. Right in front of me now a black wolfman was standing while watching me. I looked back and the shop door was half open. Without waiting long, I immediately left the front of the shop. "I--I'm sorry." I said, then took all my things away. My two feet stopped in an alley. This alley is not too dirty although there is still a little rubbish that I found. It felt like my legs were too tired to walk. My stomach is rumbling, my throat is thirsty and I'm sleepy because I couldn't rest in peace last night. Just sitting on the side of the road, I closed my eyes again. An employee of a well-known company is now stranded in a foreign city. Will I be able to face this life? Just a few hours here I feel like I want to give up. My eyes opened slowly when I felt something nudge me earlier. I looked to the side and an old wolfman with a shabby appea
Matilda's POV. Mama sobbed, she gave me a piece of paper with something written on it. I read it silently. The paper contains an apology and goodbye from Amelie. She said that we don't need to look for or lose because she won't feel that either. After reading the letter, my emotions overflowed. Could this also be because Alpha Rexton prefers me as his luna? If so, that means she has always intended to take Alpha Rexton from me. "She doesn't want to be cried and looked for, Ma. Let her go." I said with a trembling voice. Mama didn't answer what I said, she was still crying. For a few moments without talking, I got up from the sofa and went into the room, leaving mama alone in the living room. Entering the room, I hung my sling bag in the usual place. Before leaving, I took my smartphone and tried to contact Amelie. Sitting on the side of the bed, the sound of the call trying to connect could be heard very clearly. For a while, Amelie didn't answer the call. I don't know why she
Rexton's POV. Annette's condition still had no change until the next day. The last time her illness recurred, her body could only be moved for a few hours, but this time it was still the same. She could only move her eyes. Of course this is very sad for me. Every day I can't focus on doing work. My thoughts were always on my mother and I even forgot about Matilda. I have brought all the best doctors from within the pack or even from outside the pack to check on Annette's condition, but none of them can know clearly what caused Annette to become sick like this and what the cure is. I sighed looking at my mother lying with her eyes closed. "Hopefully after you wake up, your condition will return to normal." Turning around and leaving Annette's room, I saw Lennon there. He was standing not far from the doorway to Annette's room. "Hi, Dad." I said. "I want to talk to you," said Lennon, who then moved away from me. For a few moments I stared at Lennon's back as he walked away. Not
Rexton's POV. Hearing Lennon's words, I could feel the blood in my body boiling. My emotions are overflowing and my breathing is now very fast. "Awh ... Rexton." Matilda whispered as my hand gripped her tighter. My thoughts about Matilda suddenly seemed to stop working. I could hear her whispers of pain, but I didn't care in the slightest. Breaking into the room, I still held Matilda's hand. Lennon, who was surprised by my presence, immediately looked back. He stood up from his seat. "You can't do that, Dad!" I said firmly. Lennon's eyes glanced slightly towards Matilda. "There's nothing that can't be done in this world, Rexton. I'm sure my plan will work." "I will be the first to thwart your plans!" "Where is your mind, Rexton? It's clear that she's sick and lying stiff like this because of you, why don't you still understand?! Open your eyes, Rexton, don't let yourself be blinded by love!" "Love doesn't blind me at all, Dad. This is different from all of Delvia's words whi
Rexton's POV. Lennon was in the doorway of the private kitchen. It seems that I had forgotten to close the door tightly so that the smell of this concoction could be smelled all the way out. Lennon's eyes looked at the pot we were using for boiling. He walked in slowly, his eyes then looked at me and Matilda alternately. "This is a potion for Annette, I--" "Shut up!" Lennon said firmly, his index finger pointed at Matilda and she immediately fell silent. "You must be planning to kill my wife, right?!" "It's not poison, Dad. It's a potion. Besides, what good would it do Matilda and me to kill Annette? She's my mother and I love her very much." "You're lying!" Lennon's eyes looked sharply at me. "Of course you want what you plan to go well." I really can't recognize Lennon's temperament now. He doesn't seem like my father. He couldn't think of me or Matilda in the slightest. Lennon's two feet walked closer to the table, he watched and even took one of the leaves and examined it
Matilda's POV. *** "I'm sorry about what Lennon said, Matilda. Don't sweat it." I nodded my head. "Okay, Alpha Rexton. Then I'll go home first. You be careful." "Thank you, Matilda." Alpha Rexton smiled. Getting out of the black car, I immediately went into the house. I didn't see mama in the living room or kitchen. In silence I took off the shoes I was wearing and put them on the shelf. When I turned around, I heard the sound of the door closing and mama was there. Mama's lips smiled when she saw me, I smiled back. She took a second step closer to me. "Apparently you're home." Mama said softly. "Did you just go out with Alpha Rexton?" I nodded my head in response to mama's words. "Yeah, how did you know?" "Of course." Mama chuckled softly. "I can hear the sound of the car." "Oh, my goodness. Looks like Alpha Rexton has to take his car to a repair shop to have it serviced because the sound is so loud you can hear it too." Mama chuckled at my words. "Have you had dinner at
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