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. I saw Delvia who was also in the castle grounds. She looked beautiful even though she was wearing warm clothes, complete with jacket, boots and gloves. My lips smiled stiffly at her. My steps slowly approached, even though I actually felt lazy to talk to her. "Hi, Delvia. How are you?" I asked, then stretched out my right hand. She shook my right hand, we shook for a few moments. "I'm very good, what about you?" "Me, too." My head nodded. "Uhm, are you leaving?" "N--no." She hesitated in answering my question. "Just wanted to be outside." Her llips smiled. "By the way, what did you come here for?" "There's something I have to give Alpha Rexton." "Oh, it's a shame he's gone now. Maybe you could leave it with me." Her facial expression looked very friendly. "Sorry, but I can't give it to you. This is a mandate and I am required to hand it over directly to Alpha Rexton." I smile. "Thank you for the offer." "You seem quite responsible too, Amelie." I smiled getti
Amelie's POV. "You two are mates, right?" Annette asked then after being silent for a moment. I nodded my head. "Ho--how did you--do you know?" Annette's lips smiled faintly. "Of course I know, Rexton said a lot of things to me and Lennon about you." "S--so--" "It's no secret here that you and Rexton are mates." Annette nodded her head. "Do you love him?" She repeated the same question but didn't get an answer from me. I didn't shake my head or even nod, all I did was smile. "This situation is so difficult." "I know your difficulties, that's because Matilda is Rexton's girlfriend, right?" "You're right." I nodded my head. "I couldn't possibly betray my own sister even though we're not siblings." "A good-hearted woman." Annette praised me. "But that's not the answer I want. I just want you to say yes or no." She exhaled. "Do you love Rexton?" She asked, repeating the question for the third time. I was silent when I heard that question. Moreover, the answer that Annette wante
Matilda's POV. "Uhm, I'm sorry but--but it seems like I have urgent business right now." "It's a shame, you haven't buy anything, Matilda." "Yeah, but suddenly mama sent me a message to come home immediately. I'm worried that something happened to her." I lied, of course. "Oh, my goodness. OK, you go home, Matilda. Tell my mother my apologies for making you come home late." "Thank you, Lizzy, you are very understanding." I tapped one of her shoulders twice, then immediately walked away from her at a slightly faster pace. Entering the elevator, I immediately pressed the button with the number one to go to the basement. Not long after, the elevator doors opened, I stepped out while taking my smartphone in my sling bag. Entering the messaging application, I immediately looked for my chat room with Levin. I blocked the contact number first. After that, I then looked for my chat room with Alpha Rexton and started making voice calls with him. "Hello, I'm at the mall, where are you
Matilda's POV. I didn't realize that Alpha Rexton had returned. He was now in the doorway which was still not completely closed. Not wanting to be taken by Alpha Rexton again, I took the parcel and walked away from him. I saw the expression on Alpha Rexton's face which looked scared, maybe he was worried if I found out what he was hiding. "Give it back to me, Matilda," said Alpha Rexton, trying to reach me. As much as possible I continued to avoid it. "Who sent you this parcel?" I asked. I don't know for sure what was in this parcel, all I saw clearly was candy and a photo of a baby who wasn't wearing anything. I don't even know whose baby it is. Alpha Rexton who kept chasing me made me leave the work room. For a moment I looked back to see how far away I was from him. I don't want him to get to me and the parcel that is still in my hands. "Matilda, watch out ...!" Receiving a warning from him, I looked forward again, but it was too late. "Ow ...!" My body fell backwards, th
Matilda's POV. Hearing Annette's sentence, I turned towards her quickly. In my heart I felt jealous because I thought Annette was defending Delvia more. Maybe it was because she had known them for a long time, I tried to understand. No one responded to Annette's words, not even Delvia. She stays focused by choosing some clothes. How long ago, I had chosen a set of clothes, bags and shoes. They all have different colors but are still harmonious if used together. "Which else would you choose, Babe?" I shook my head. "That's all." I said, then smiled stiffly. "This is enough." "Are you sure?" He asked to confirm. "Yeah, that's enough." I said, then nodded my head and smiled. "You can try it there first." Alpha Rexton pointed at a door. "Change your clothes, I want to see how you look with the items you have chosen." "Thanks, Babe." I smiled, deliberately saying it a little loud so that everyone who was here could hear it. Opening the door referred to by Alpha Rexton, I saw a s
Rexton's POV. The two wolfwomen I saw earlier were apparently not Matilda. Honestly, I felt very embarrassed, lucky I was wearing a mask and hat so they couldn't recognize me easily. "I--I'm sorry, I think I had the wrong person. Once again, I'm sorry." I said, then immediately left in front of them. After I was far enough away from them, I refocused on my main purpose in coming to this mall. My eyes looked right and left, but still couldn't find anyone who looked like Matilda or indeed her. The smartphone in my pocket suddenly rang, I took it and it turned out that a voice call from Matilda was coming into the smartphone. She said she was currently in the basement. The voice call ended and I immediately moved towards the nearest elevator to go down to the basement. There was no one in the basement, making me decide to take off my mask and hat. When the elevator doors opened, I immediately saw my Matilda, she was very beautiful even though she had just come home from work, but s
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