Matilda's POV. Hearing that voice, I immediately remembered the video call that was still connected to Levin. My hand immediately grabbed the smartphone that I kept on the dressing table. Sure enough, I can still see his smiling face. Unlike before, when he was not wearing clothes and was soaking, now he was wearing a gray t-shirt with his hair still messy and wet. "Levin, haven't you disconnected the video call yet?" I asked, quietly. "Did you hear all my conversation with mama?" He nodded while still smiling. "I heard everything, Matilda. I didn't think that mama had been so hopeful before you were finally born." "Yeah, I've heard about this often but I still feel touched when I hear it." "I was touched when I first heard it, Matilda." "Hm." I nodded my head. "Why didn't you turn off the video call earlier, Levin?" "Because we haven't agreed to end it, right?" Instead of answering it, I want to ask another question. "Are you also curious about what mama and I will talk abou
Amelie's POV. "Argh, geez, I forgot to ask about that earlier." I said. "From what I heard from the video I watched earlier, the sentence has not yet been decided, Amelie. He is still in the trial process, but I don't know for sure when the video was made, therefore perhaps now it has been decided what sentence he will get." "Yeah, I forgot to ask about that." The food in both of our bowls was finished, it tasted very delicious and could warm my cold body. I moved the bowl a little further away from me. My stomach feels very full now. I took my smartphone in my sling bag and started taking photos of the inside of this restaurant because it was quite nice. There are many corners that attract the eye, especially with decorations and striking but still calm colors that make it its own characteristic. After Chasne finished her food, we both left the restaurant because payment had been made in advance. "Do you want to go home or shall we go somewhere else, Chasne?" "Um, actually I
Matilda's POV Mom nodded her head. "Matilda is away, that's why I've been waiting for your return, Amelie." "Why did she leave?" I frowned. "I don't know either, but she said she wanted to see a volleyball match and watch her friend Lizzy." I nodded my head in understanding. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Ma." "Are you working overtime again today?" "No." My head shook. "I went to prison with Chasne earlier, we also bought food first so it took longer." "You visiting Jack?" I nodded my head. "Yes, his condition is very sad, just a few days in the prison cell, his body is already very thin." "Then what did he say?" "He was happy because he could make amends." "Did he really say that?" I nodded my head decisively. "Indeed, I had previously told him to come to the police station and say everything was his fault, but Jack said that he couldn't bear to leave Don alone." "Amelie, you--" Chasne didn't continue her sentence. But suddenly I realized, when my eyes looked at mama, sh
Amelie's POV. I turned to Chasne, and so did mama apparently because after that she immediately walked out. While Chasne and I followed her from behind after a while. Up ahead there was no longer the dark blue car I saw earlier. Matilda, who was previously across the road, is now approaching the house. She smiled at mama, I don't know whether she smiled at me and Chasne too or not. "Hi, Mom. What are you doing here?" Matilda glanced at me and Chasne. "H--hi--" She sounded hesitant to say hi. "I'm Chasne, Amelie's work friend." Chasne introduced herself. "Oh, do you want to stay here?" Chasne nodded her head while doing this. "Yeah, hope you don't mind." "No, no, I don't mind at all. Have fun here, Chasne!" "Thank you--" Chasne's sentence hung. "I'm Matilda, just call me that." "O-okay, thank you, Matilda." "Yeah, let's go inside, it's really cold outside." Even though I'm silent, it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about anything. In front of Chasne, Matilda looked very fri
Rexton's POV. I've been at Matamata Restaurant for half an hour, I keep thinking about how to get out of here or just get Delvia out of here. However, Mr. Jeremy won't come because I don't have an appointment to meet him either. It seems that in the next few days if Delvia is still here, my life will be a little more troublesome. Delvia looked right and left, as if she was looking for someone. A few seconds later she turned to me and suddenly I remembered something. "Delvia, have you met your mate?" I saw her glance slightly at Beta Luke, then shake her head while smiling stiffly. "I once met my mate, it's a shame he rejected me as his mate." "Did that happen a long time ago?" Delvia nodded her head. "About five years ago, that's why after that I never wanted to be close to other men. For me, the only one who loves me sincerely is you, Rexton." "Why me?" My forehead frowned. "I don't feel like I love you, Delvia." "But you said you loved me, Rexton, and that's when I felt th
Rexton's POV. The gift given by Delvia was dozens of photos, but they were not ordinary photos but sexy photos of her and she was not wearing anything. Delvia was really crazy even though the photos were pretty good, like they were done in a studio. If she took a photo in the studio, that means she was naked in front of the photographer, I really can't imagine what happened after that. I couldn't stand looking at the photos, I immediately put them all back in the packaging and temporarily stored them in a drawer. If I meet her again, I will return it to her. *** Three days have passed and Delvia is still here, I don't know when she will come home. I came out of the castle and saw Beta Luke who was walking at a fast pace. He wasn't wearing a suit but just a t-shirt and shorts. He also wore a mask and hat. My footsteps quickened to reach him quickly. It seemed like he still hadn't noticed me behind him. "Beta Luke." Hearing his name called, he immediately looked back and stood
Rexton's POV. * Dinner went on as usual. I sat next to Lennon and next to me was Delvia. I moved my seat a little closer to Lennon, I felt traumatized by what Delvia had done to me. After dinner was finished, the four of us talked first. We talked about a lot of things that weren't that serious. "Delvia, when do you plan to come home?" asked Lennon, I glanced at him slightly and smiled faintly. I don't know what the expression on Delvia's face is right now, nor do I want to look at her. "Hm, I plan to be here for one week. So what?" "I thought you'd be here a long time." "Yeah, if you don't mind, I can stay here longer. I think it's better, so I can hang out with Rexton here." Lennon shouldn't have said that, just let her go home after a week of feeling here. I felt disappointed with him. I don't know what other crazy things will be discussed in tonight's conversation. Rather than later feeling like I thought about it, I thought it would be better if I didn't have to hear it
Rexton's POV. Of course the smile on my face suddenly disappeared. I thought Amelie would send a long message depending on how long she was typing. Apparently after I waited for minutes I only got a reply message in the form of a thumbs up sticker. This is annoying! "Does this mean she rejected my invitation?" I asked, monologuing with myself. "Oh, she's angry like this because I haven't contacted her for a long time? Or is this because she's not in a good mood?" I tried to guess. The reply message from Amelie really made me unable to stop thinking. I typed a few words to reply to her message, but several times I deleted it again. My eyes fell on the thumbs up sticker with lips and eyes, it looked like that was smiling but also laughing. I felt annoyed looking at it, as if the sticker was laughing at me because after waiting a while, Amelie chose the sticker to send to me. "What do you think? Do you want to?" I sent a short message back to her. The status under her name changed
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