Matilda's POV. I was silent for a moment hearing Jackson's words. In my heart I felt very embarrassed. At first I thought he was requiring me to say something that might harm me or benefit him, but apparently he just asked me to say thank you. Even without him saying that, I would also say thank you to him. I'm not that bad even though I think Jackson is a bad wolfman. From a young age, my mother also taught me to say thank you. "Even without you saying it, I wanted to say that too, Jack!" I said firmly. "Thank You." I looked at him sarcastically. "Now give me back my smartphone." Jackson lowered his hand, he handed me my smartphone. "You are very insincere in doing so." "What do you want me for?!" I felt annoyed with his sentence. "Didn't I do what you said? I already thanked you." "Yeah, but at least you said it sincerely, not like before." Jackson was silent for a moment. "You don't seem to like being helped by me, maybe next time I won't help you." Without saying anything
Matilda's POV. Our kiss broke when suddenly we heard the sound of footsteps approaching. Levin and I were both silent in the car. Not long after, a man was seen walking past the car. I saw that his hands were in his coat pockets and he was walking at a fast pace. In the car, Levin and I remained silent until the person left and walked away. After he was about a hundred meters away from the car, Levin started the car engine and left. "Argh, he's just annoying!" Levin was annoyed by the wolfman's presence. I understand Levin's frustration because I feel annoyed too. "We'll continue later, Babe." My hand rubbed one of his arms which was right next to me. The car drove away from the house again, along the road which had been cleared of snow. There wasn't any conversation between Levin and I in the car, he was too focused on the road his car was going to take. Twenty minutes passed, the dark blue car stopped in front of a tall building. I frowned. We're going to have dinner, but wh
Amelie's POV. Matilda's arrival really surprised me, especially after that she immediately went into the room and locked the door. Mom and I tried to chase her, but she went into the room first. We can only call her name so she will come out and talk to us. I kept knocking on the door because I hadn't heard Matilda's voice. I'm just afraid she did something bad to herself. "Matilda, open the door." I knocked on the door loudly and repeatedly. "What's wrong with you, Matilda? What did I do wrong?" "Let me try calling her." Mom shifted my body. "Matilda." She said as she knocked gently on Matilda's door. "What's wrong with you? If there's something, say it. If there's a problem, let's talk and solve it well." "Tell her I'm sorry, Ma." Mama nodded. "Amelie said sorry, Matilda. Don't you want to hear her explanation?" "Tell her I don't intend to take Alpha Rexton or preempt her from meeting Annette." "Amelie didn't mean to take Alpha Rexton away from you, Matilda, nor did she me
Amelie's POV. "There's still a long way to go, Amelie. Not just leaving here. I really don't want you to leave this house." Mama sighed. "What if you were alone out there? You were sad and there were no friends to share your feelings with. I really can't imagine that, Amelie. I want you to stay here. Let me talk to her later." "I don't think she'll listen to you, Mom." "I'm her mother, she will listen to me, Amelie. I will give her understanding." I nodded obediently. "Thank you, Ma." "Eat it, don't worry, everything will go well." After that, there was no conversation between my mother and I until the food on our plates was finished. I feel like my stomach is very full, it would be great if I fell asleep straight away after this. Mama took my dirty plate and took it to the sink. She washed it as soon as dinner ended. "Ma." I called. "Tomorrow I have a day off, how about tomorrow you teach me to cook?" "Yeah, what do you want to make tomorrow?" "Um ... how about chicken sou
Amelie's POV. "Aish, you are too kind to him, Amelie. I can only warn you." "I can take care of myself, Mom. You calm down." "Yeah, I appreciate your good intentions, Amelie." "Thank you for understanding me, Ma." I smile. "Come on, now start cooking. What should I prepare and do?" My movements must have looked very stiff in the eyes of my mother who had been used to cooking for many years, unlike me who was learning to cook for the first time. Even so, I have mastered a little of the basics of cooking. I understand how to cut vegetables or meat and so on, more or less I also know about approximate measurements. I'll taste it first before serving it to them. Ah, my heart is beating fast now. I was afraid that I would fail and that the results would not be as good as my expectations, but even though I wanted to ask my mother to help me, I felt embarrassed because I had previously refused her help. Mama gently told me what I had to do. She patiently taught me even though she pro
Rexton's POV. I moved both my hands quickly with the intention of resisting. "Say I don't exist." I said without making a sound and just moving my mouth. Luckily Lennon nodded his head so I could feel calmer. Nevertheless, I don't want to move from my seat now, I want to know what Delvia will say to Lennon. I heard her mumble, from her voice I could tell she was disappointed. This made me even more hesitant to tell her what had actually happened. I sighed, why does my life have to be so complicated about romance like this? Can't I calm down a bit? Am I not destined to love and receive love? "Hm ... that's a shame, even though I really miss him." "You'll meet him later, Delvia." "Yeah, but at least I want to see him first now to cure my longing for him a little. Can't you call him for me?" Lennon glanced at me, I hurriedly moved my hands again with the intention of refusing. "Say I'm leaving." I said again without making a sound. "It's a shame he's not in the castle right now
Rexton's POV. I didn't say anything and just nodded my head. My two feet were behind Annette and Beta Luke was behind me. He didn't go into the living room, nor did I know when he separated from behind me. I could see a large red suitcase, and Lennon's voice speaking could also be heard clearly. Inside me, my heart beats faster and faster. Delvia was sitting while listening to Lennon's words. She has long black hair and a beautiful body. My little friend has turned into a beautiful girl. "Hi, Delvia. It's been a long time since we saw each other, how are you?" Annette asked, this made Delvia turn around. "Oh, Annette." She got up from her seat. "I'm very good, how about you?" Her eyes caught my presence. A second later, both eyes enlarged and rounded almost perfectly. "Oh my, Rexton." She turned away from Annette. "Is it really you? I didn't mistake anyone, right?" Annette also looked at me, I saw her smiling. "Yeah, that's Rexton." "Geez, I didn't expect you to be this handso
Rexton's POV. What I had already suspected had happened, it was certain that Lennon and Annette would ask me about it. If it's like this, then what should I do? Delvia really embarrassed me, I was very angry with her and I would openly tell her that I already had a girlfriend. I don't care what she feels, even if she feels tormented, I won't pity her. What she did really embarrassed me. She really tried to lower my self-esteem. Does she still not know that I am now an Alpha? Why is she so brave? "Um, this food is too spicy for me." I said rationally, then sighed again this time because of the spiciness. "I don't think it's that spicy yet." Delvia ate the same food. "You're too weak, Rexton." I didn't respond to her words, neither did Lennon and Annette. We ate dinner in silence and there was no more conversation between us. Occasionally there is only the faint sound of eating utensils meeting. The food wasn't completely finished, but we felt full. I watched Lennon eat his last
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