Amelie's POV. I was silent for a few moments. My eyes glanced at Beta Luke again. He continued to look straight ahead without even glancing behind him or the rearview mirror. I think this is a safe time. I slowly drew closer to Alpha Rexton. In my heart I felt this was wrong, but I had to do it or I would be late. I kissed him on the left cheek, then I immediately turned away because I felt something strange inside me. There were feelings of shame, joy, awkwardness and several other feelings that I can't explain. "Unlock the door, Beta Luke." "Yes, Alpha Rexton." She said obediently. The car door opened, I got out of the black car. "Thanks for the ride." I immediately closed the black car door again. I immediately left the black car with Alpha Rexton and Beta Luke in it. I didn't pay attention to where the car went after this. Entering the company building, I was really late no matter how hard I tried to get to the office where I worked. After scanning my worker card so I co
Amelie's POV. When I moved away from Chasne who was sitting right in front of me, I saw the expression on her face with her eyes wide open and her mouth shaped like the letter O. I sat back down on the chair, then took a sip of the lemon tea that now had half left. "You did that?" I nodded my head. "And there's Beta Luke in the car." "What if Matilda finds out about this?" "That's it, I don't know Alpha Rexton's way of thinking. He's really crazy. I don't know whether Beta Luke already knows if Alpha Rexton and I are mates or not." I sighed. "But it doesn't look like Matilda will know that, Amelie. Oh, what about you and Matilda? Are you better?" "I thought so too because Matilda wasn't around." I shrugged both my shoulders at the same time. "Nothing different, just the same, nothing better either." "You've tried talking to her, right?" "I even waited until Matilda came home late last night, but she didn't want to talk to me. She said don't talk to me. That's what made me u
Matilda's POV. Even though there was only one lighting from the boat, I could still see the surroundings. Slowly the boat took me away from land. The lights on the land look beautiful like stars from here. Meanwhile, in places where there were no lights, I could only see silhouettes which were darker than the night sky. There is a lot of water that is still frozen even though when the boat passes by the frozen water breaks into pieces. Of course the water will feel very cold. "We're almost there," said Levin, looking ahead. I also looked in the same direction as him. "What building is that?" "You'll find out soon, Matilda." The boat finally pulled over. Levin went down first and he stretched out his hand to help me. I got off the boat with a little difficulty. For a while Levin talked to someone who was still on the boat, then invited me up the stairs. After I climbed all the stairs, I saw a building like a very comfortable house. There are no other houses here. At the front
Matilda's POV. "I haven't told mama yet, she must be worried and waiting for me to come home." I said, then got up from the bed. Just like Levin did, I also put my clothes back on. While waiting for Levin who was still in another room, I walked into the living room and sipped the chocolate which was no longer hot. I turned off the television which was still on. The last thing I saw was when the female player was about to reach her release. Maybe my facial expression was the same as her. Not long after that I saw Levin coming out of one of the rooms. He was neat again and walked towards me. "Come on, let's go out, Matilda, the boat is waiting." "Are they downstairs already?" I asked as I took my sling bag and slung it over one shoulder. Levin didn't say anything, he just nodded his head to answer my question. We both leave the villa. Levin locked the villa door again and we went down the same stairs. It was dark, luckily someone on the boat helped light the way as he had previ
Matilda's POV. This really confused me. Alpha Rexton and Levin invited me to meet at the same time. I couldn't refuse Alpha Rexton's invitation, I felt very guilty if I did that. But I also want to meet Levin again. Even though I knew if I said I'd go with Alpha Rexton, Levin would relent. Levin is indeed a strange mate. He feels normal when I'm with my boyfriend. There was not the slightest trace of jealousy on his face. "What should I do?" I asked quietly, my eyes looking at the two messages sent by different messaging accounts. The bus slowly stopped, my eyes looked outside and apparently the bus had arrived at the stop where I stopped. I got off together with other passengers who also got off at the same stop through the back door of the bus. Meanwhile, the front door is used by passengers who are just about to board. I can't just forget those two messages even though I've tried to focus on work today. I haven't sent them a reply yet. Could they be waiting for me? "Matild
Matilda's POV. My head shook and I smiled, without saying anything I continued to invite Lizzy to continue walking without looking back. Lizzy seemed to know my worry, for a few moments I looked around to make sure the black car was not here and Lizzy did the same. The bus we were waiting for came and we both got into it. I didn't sit next to Lizzy because there weren't two empty seats next to each other. Lizzy sat right behind me. "What do you want to buy at the mall, Lizzy?" I looked back a little. "Uhm, my main goal is shoes because mine are already broken, but maybe I'll find other things later." "Um, okay." I sat back down properly, my hand reached into my sling bag and took out my smartphone from inside. There were two messages each from Levin and Alpha Rexton, I chose to open my chat room with my mate. "No problem, Matilda. Have fun, Babe!" That's what the reply message said. My lips smiled, then typed a reply message for him. "Thank you, Levin. I love you." Exiting
Rexton's POV. The car drove through the slightly snowy road. In the car I sent a message to Matilda, then signed several documents that I had not completed and looked at various reports that had been done previously by Beta Luke and other employees. When my eyes looked forward, I saw Amelie who was standing near the bus stop. Glancing at the watch around my wrist, it was eight o'clock. I know she's late. My lips parted at her presence. "Stop the car at the front stop, Beta Luke." For a moment of silence, Beta Luke nodded his head. "Okay, Alpha Rexton." The black car I was riding in stopped right in front of Amelie. My smile widened when I saw Amelie's confused facial expression. I haven't smelled the distinctive smell of mate from her body yet, the glass on the door slowly opened and the smell of vanilla with a strong woody scent suddenly wafted in. Amelie's eyes opened wider than usual, I chuckled inside, but I tried my best not to show my happiness in my facial expression.
Rexton's POV. While waiting for Beta Luke who might talk to Mr. Jeremy for a long time, I decided to pull over. This building wasn't too busy, maybe because I was still in the meeting room area so there weren't many employees here. I sat down on a long chair and started to take the smartphone that was in my pocket, then turned it on. Glancing at Beta Luke and also Mr. Jeremy, who was still in the room, both of them seemed to be talking very seriously. I didn't know what they were talking about, nor could I guess it from their mouth movements and body gestures, however, I wasn't that curious about what the two of them were talking about without me between them. There was a reply message from Matilda there. Without waiting long, I immediately entered the messaging application and opened my chat room with Matilda. The content of the short message was in the form of refusing the invitation to meet because she wanted to accompany her friend to buy something. "If that's the case, I can
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