Amelie's POV. I feel very happy to have Hailey here, she is my friend and I feel at ease if there is someone I know while living in town. Previously I only knew Delvia, but she was my boss and she and I hadn't known each other for long. Our meeting only took place twice, namely at the bar and the second time when I came to the castle. We don't know each other very well, even before I felt that Delvia wasn't a good person and I didn't want to be too close to her. There were a lot of items arriving today so I and the other boutique employees had to tidy them up. Luckily all the employees here are nice to me, at least that's what I felt when I first met them. Some items are displayed while the rest are placed in the warehouse after being given price tags. Compared to the room where buyers usually visit, there are a lot more goods in the warehouse. Lunch time has arrived, I don't feel like time is running slow at all because I'm busy doing lots of things. Entering the employee room, s
Amelie's POV, Before I even ate lunch, my stomach felt very nauseous. I, feeling like I didn't want to disturb the other restaurant visitors, decided to immediately go to the toilet and avoid the crowd. Looking around I kept trying to stop myself from vomiting right now. The sound of a chair shifting was heard not long after I got up. Of the many voices I heard, I also heard Hailey's voice calling my name and asking about my condition, but I didn't have time to turn around and answer her. Luckily, my eyes saw a board that said toilet not far from where I was at the moment. I immediately ran and went into the toilet and vomited everything I wanted to vomit. After vomiting it out, I felt more relieved even though after that I felt my body was very weak. After cleaning myself, I opened the toilet door and found Hailey right in front of the door. "Hailey, you surprised me." I said in a slightly annoyed tone. "I--I'm sorry, Amelie. What's wrong with you? Are you okay?" I nodded my h
Rexton's POV. "How could she disappear, Rexton?" I shook my head. "I don't know either, when I woke up, she wasn't in the room." "Have you looked properly in the room? Maybe she's in the bathroom." "I've searched every part of the room, Mum. I've also looked in the bathroom and she's not there. She's not anywhere." "How could that happen?" Annette frowned. "At this rate we have to look for her immediately. I will order everyone in the castle to look for Matilda." "No." I shook my head. "Don't panic the whole castle about Matilda's disappearance, Mum. I'll try to look for her first." "You're right, then I'll help look for Matilda." "Do it calmly, Mum, don't let anyone suspect Matilda's disappearance. You look inside the castle, I'll look outside." After getting a nod from Annette, I immediately resumed walking on both feet. I rushed to the outside of the castle because the inside would already be searched by Annette. Coming out of the castle, the morning sunlight touched my s
Matilda's POV. The rejection from Alpha Rexton really made me feel disappointed. If I were with Levin, he would have satisfied me, but Alpha Rexton even openly rejected my invitation. Even though I teased him first, he really wasn't tempted. I felt embarrassed, so embarrassed because I received rejection from him. After a few moments of closing my eyes, I found Alpha Rexton who was fast asleep when I looked at him. I secretly took the smartphone that I kept in the nightstand drawer. I opened my smartphone and entered the messaging application to tell Levin about what Alpha Rexton was doing. Not wanting to be caught, I did it by lying with my back to Alpha Rexton. My two thumbs typed a long message pouring out my heart for Alpha Rexton to Levin. He even understands me more than lovers who have been in a relationship for more than two years. Not too long after the message was sent, I got a reply message from Levin. "I'll come there, you calm down." My eyes opened wider than usual.
Matilda's POV. I spent this evening with Levin. I don't know how long I've been here with Levin, but our evening's activities have just ended. Levin dropped his body right next to me, just like me, Levin also felt tired. I had closed my eyes a long time ago, letting Levin be satisfied with his own activities because I was very tired. It was quiet, quiet, nothing could be heard and I fell deeper into my sleep. I no longer think about what would happen if someone saw me here with Levin. At least the darkness now makes me feel calmer, I'm sure no one will see me and Levin here, nor will they think that there are me and Levin behind the bushes near the lake. *** It felt like I had only closed my eyes for a moment, but I already heard someone's voice calling my name. My eyes still felt hard to open, I tried to open them slowly. Just as I opened my eyes a little, I immediately closed them. The sunlight is very dazzling to the eyes. "Re--Rexton." I said when I first saw who was at my s
Rexton's POV. "Let me bring breakfast to Matilda, Rexton." "Are you okay with that?" "Absolutely yes." Annette shook her head, then took the breakfast that was intended for Matilda. "Just leave it to me." She said, talking to one of the maids who was preparing breakfast. Annette then left the dining room with breakfast, while I sat down in the chair on the side of the dining table. Lennon seemed to take the spoon and fork, as did I who followed after a while. During breakfast there was no conversation, only the sound of cutlery clanging in the dining room. I enjoyed breakfast this morning even though my thoughts kept turning to Matilda in the room. Would Annette really treat her well? I wondered to myself. A few moments passed, the food on my plate was gone, I took a glass of water and drank it. Not immediately moving, I was still sitting on the side of the dining table. My hand grabbed a piece of tissue and started wiping my mouth with it. I made sure there wasn't the slightes
Amelie's POV. Alone in Andrew's apartment, I cried uncontrollably. My hand rubbed my stomach which was still flat but there was something inside. I'm pregnant and most likely this baby is Alpha Rexton's child. I feel unacceptable about all this. There Alpha Rexton and Matilda were happy about their marriage, but here I cried because I realized this reality. For a few moments my sobs fell silent, my eyes looked towards the corner of the room, but my mind wandered somewhere. I thought about a bad decision that I thought was a good choice. It would be very profitable if I aborted this baby. I don't need to look after him, my youth won't just disappear and I can still work freely without having to be tormented by nausea, fatigue and other feelings that I can experience when pregnant. I think this is the best decision for me, after all Alpha Rexton doesn't know that I'm pregnant. "Who called me?" I asked softly when I felt the smartphone in my hand ring. "Andrew." I picked up the voic
Amelie's POV. Five years passed. "Griffin, stay in the apartment and don't make Hailey feel tired. Do you understand?" "Yes, Mom," said Griffin, who was holding hands with Hailey. "Good, we'll meet again tonight. Bye, kid!" "Bye, Mom." I turned to Hailey. "Thank you, Hailey." "I'm happy to do it." Hailey said with a smile. "Let's go home, Griffin!" "Let's go ...!" Hailey then moved away from me, her hand holding Griffin tightly. For a while I remained silent outside the boutique, watching them walk away from the boutique. Luckily, Hailey wanted to take a turn looking after Griffin so I could still work even though I didn't feel good about her because she should be resting but instead she had to look after my son. Griffin Ryle is my son who is now almost four years old. I really love him. He grew into a handsome boy. His face is more similar to me even though his character and courage are more like Alpha Rexton. Having him makes me feel like I have Alpha Rexton too even thou
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