Amelie's POV. An old man sat in a rickety chair. He seemed to be looking towards the entrance of his house with his lips smiling broadly. His hands were raised and open as if to receive a hug. A pair of sparkling eyes looked at me. My forehead frowned when he mentioned someone's name. I even looked back, maybe there was someone behind me who he called Violin. "She's not a Violin, Dad," said Jackson, warning his father. "Did you forget what your sister's face looks like?!" He actually looked annoyed with his son. "Violin, come here. I missed you." Not knowing what to do, I smiled as I stepped slowly closer to the man who seemed unable to stand. He continued to sit in his chair. His hands grabbed my body, taking me into his arms. He hugged me tightly, I could feel his tears dripping onto one of my shoulders. It seemed that the longing in his heart was so great for someone named Violin. I could feel this from his tight hug and his crying. "Dad, never mind, she's my friend. She'
Amelie's POV. I heard Jackson sigh heavily. "I'm worried about her." He turned and looked at me intently. "Where was she last? Maybe I can help you. One of my friends lives in town." Jackson shrugged his shoulders at the same time. He seemed so resigned to his sister's situation. "I don't know, no communication between me and her makes this all difficult." "Then how do her send the money?" "Through the bank, she will send the money to Don's bank account." "Then you can see who sent it and which bank she sent the money from." "You can do it?" "You just need to ask the bank." I answered easily and it was that easy. "It's a shame." He said later. "Don's bank account has been blocked and freeze." "How come?" "I don't know either, suddenly I couldn't use it and when I asked the bank said so." I sighed. The situation is very complicated. Previously, I never knew that conditions in the Jackson family were as sad as this. It's natural that he didn't grow up with a good attitude.
Amelie's POV. Immediately I remembered what happened that night. When Alpha Rexton approached me who was sitting on the balcony and we were enjoying the long evening outdoors. I don't know whether my face is red now or not, but in my heart I hope that the dim lighting in this room can cover the redness on my flushed face. In my heart I regretted having mentioned this to Jackson. What if Jackson asks for something else? Still good what he asked for was money. Even though Alpha Rexton had to hand over all his money. "Yeah." I took a sip of tea to reduce my nervousness. "Looks like I have to go home immediately, mama is waiting for me." "I'll take you to the front." We walked hand in hand until we reached the front yard of Jackson's house. My body turned to face him. He stopped walking. Jackson smiled looking at me. "Thanks for the stop." I said, smiling. "Don't mention it." "I'm leaving now. Bye, Jack." "Do I need to take you home?" I shook my head. "No need, my house isn't
Amelie's POV. "I just want to help them, Ma. Maybe this way, their family's condition will be a little better." "I know your good intentions, Amelie. But--" "Don't worry, Ma. Nothing serious will happen. After meeting them, I won't have anything to do with it anymore, that is if I manage to find them, otherwise I won't force myself." Mom nodded hesitantly. "She went to a big city, but I also don't know where exactly she settled." "Okay, Mom. Looks like that's quite helpful too." "Then what do you want to do? Are you going to go there and leave me and Matilda behind?" "No." I shook my head. "I don't want to rush the search, maybe I'll look for her social media accounts first." "I thought you would go there to look for her." "Calm yourself." I smile. Getting up from my seat, I took the dirty dishes to the sink and washed them. Meanwhile, I heard Mom step closer to wash her dirty hands. Without saying anything she left, leaving me still in the kitchen. After everything was fi
Amelie's POV. All employees are now no longer in their respective work rooms. They all made good use of their rest time. Most employees go to the cafeteria because there they will get free lunch from the company, but not me and Chasne this time. I asked her to go to the cafe because there would be something related to the company that I wanted to talk to her about. I feel like I can't handle it alone. "You got additional assignments from Mr. Anderson?!" She looked surprised. My head nodded. "He asked me to give an envelope to Alpha Rexton, directly to him and he had to receive it, no one else." "What envelope?" "I also do not know." Both my shoulders lifted simultaneously. "I was accompanied by Greg to go there, apart from driving the car, he was also in charge of watching over me." "It seems very important, did you manage to give the envelope to Alpha Rexton?" I nodded. "The problem isn't the envelope." "So?" "When I arrived, the castle guard said that Alpha Rexton was aw
Amelie's POV. "I don't know when exactly, what is clear is probably in the near future." Jackson was silent, he didn't say anything. Meanwhile I continued walking, but didn't hear Jackson's footsteps. Looking back, I saw the man there. He seemed to be standing still with his eyes looking at me. His two hands which were not wearing gloves were put in his coat pocket so they wouldn't get too cold. He was completely standing and still, there was no movement at all except for his two eyes which I saw blink several times. "What's wrong with you, Jack? Why did you stop?" I moved closer to him again. "I'll definitely be very lonely if you leave here." Jackson sighed. "Why do you have to go, Amelie?" "It's time for me to go, Jack." I smiled, as if this departure was indeed what I wanted. "Why do you have to leave? Why don't you just stay here?" "I'm not mama's girl, I'm just someone else who happened to have a baby put in front of their house. I don't want to bother them any longer,
Rexton's POV. I don't think I want to get to Matilda's house soon. I still want to spend time with her. While still driving the car, I saw someone walking in the dark of night. I looked at her for a while out of curiosity. She was the only person still walking outside the house. Most other people were already in their homes amd resting. My car stopped right in front of Matilda's house. I didn't go down because it was already evening. Matilda straightened her clothes before getting out of my car. "Be careful, Babe." She said, then kissed my lips. "Of course." I nodded. "Are you feeling happy today?" "I'm very happy. Thank you, Alpha Rexton." My heart felt so happy when I saw the smile on her face. "No need to thank me, I also feel happy today." "Are you sure yo don't you want to come down and stop by for a moment?" I shook my head. "I don't think it's necessary. It's getting late anyway, I'll go straight home." "Okay, be careful." "Thank you, Matilda. See you next time." "
Rexton's POV. Annette stopped her knitting movements, a second later her eyes looked at me. Her eyes stared at me for a few seconds. "Are you unsure about your choice?" Instead of answering, Annette asked me back. I nodded my head because that's how I felt. "Actually, I still feel confused." "If so, why did you make your choice, Rexton?" "I don't understand either, Mum." I sighed. "At first I was sure of my choice, but after meeting Amelie, I felt doubtful again." "Don't play with wolfwomen's feelings, Rexton." I nodded. "I don't want to be like this either, Mom." "This choice is indeed difficult because you really have to determine who is the best between Matilda and Amelie, those who will be by your side forever." "That's what makes me doubt, on the other hand I also don't want to hurt either of them." I heard Annette sigh. "But everything has already happened, you have already given Matilda high hopes." "You're right." My head nodded, agreeing with her sentence. "What d
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