I couldn't believe that I could say such a cruel thing to the Omega that I brought to this palace by myself. Lizzbeth seems to have changed the contents of my head so much that I can't recognize my own decisions.Losing her made me panic, have no opinion, and distrust myself. If there were no servants in this palace, it's not impossible that Charmy would be endangered because of my tantrum."Your Majesty."My eyes closed so painfully, my head throbbed dizzily as one servant called out to me again, before I could even lie down on my bed."What now?" I retorted, angry, but still trying to grasp my consciousness. "Do you need a lesson in not disturbing a tired King?""Please forgive us." The servant spontaneously bowed to me and apologized."What's going on?" I asked after my emotions had cooled down. "You'd better bring me some good news after daring to interrupt my rest."The waiter had a terrified look on his face. And I wondered, what was it that made them so bold with me today? It w
"So this is the reason you never visited your home? Because all the letters I sent you never arrived?" he asked, shaking his head along with that gloomy face."And here I thought you didn't care about your mother anymore," he continued with a long, irritated sigh."Mother ... Since when did she die? And ... Why? You had a duty to continue protecting her, why did you let her die!" I tugged at the collar of my father's shirt, making him look at me who was choking with emotion."Protect?" he retorted sarcastically. The way he rolled those golden irises never changed with time, arrogant as ever. Even though the one he was dealing with now was his son."How can I protect her, if she kills herself?" he continued.My grip on the collar of her royal robes loosened, as my eyes blurred with tears of disbelief."Mother ... Suicide?" It was a sentence that didn't fit well in my mouth, which was referring to the strongest woman in my life. "There's no way she committed suicide. She valued life so
"Marry Esther, then I'll let Lizzbeth live. For an Alpha who loves someone so much that he's willing to leave his pack, I don't think that's a bad negotiation."Damn it. Katthias had prepared everything. And how did he know Lizzbeth was missing? When even I couldn't track her down!'Justin, do you think I can find Lizzbeth without my father's help?' very reluctantly, I asked the wolf inside me even though he was the last one I wanted to discuss with.'You're asking my opinion?' he sneered.'Haha. Of course not, silly. I think Lizzbeth is already in your father's hands. If so, only by obeying his request can you find where the Omega is.' He said again.What Justin said didn't help at all. And it's not like I can find another way.The portrait of Lizzbeth's scarred body that Katthias had gotten, rang through my brain like a disease. My heart was beating fast at the thought of what had happened to her in my absence.Did another Alpha touch her? What if the baby gets hurt? She looks so th
[Hilbert's POV stops here][Lizzbeth's POV begins]________"Sorry. Can you please hold this baby for a moment? I can't take it anymore."What mother would leave her newborn baby in the hands of a strange Beta just like that? Of course, there isn't one. Because that crazy Mom is me."But, this is your baby. And he's crying! Shouldn't you breastfeed him?" said the Beta woman. She was confused by my strange actions. It was like I was avoiding, and staying away from my baby."I know," I retorted, unable to control the movement of my mouth. "I know he's my baby. But, can't you take care of him for a while? I can't take it. Looking at his face ... I'm not sure I can."That poor baby was crying after being neglected by me, the mother who had just given birth to him.The news of an Omega throwing away her baby due to severe depression had spread throughout the village.Ever since the baby was born, bad rumors had been attached to me. The birth of my baby was only accompanied by Amelia, witho
"You! I've heard about you! You're pregnant outside of marriage and without a Mate! This whole village has begun to suspect that you're owned by someone's Mate!"The middle-aged old woman accused me early in the morning when I was about to clean the front yard of my little hut."That's not true," I retorted, in a low voice. "My baby has a father. It's just that we're not together.""Oh. Is that so? Then your baby is an illegitimate child!" snapped the old woman. Other residents who overheard began to eavesdrop on our conversation.The bad rumors started to make me uncomfortable. Not only did she humiliate me in front of everyone, but the old woman incited other villagers to insult me as well."You can't. This village cannot be inhabited by an unrighteous Omega like her. Especially, if the baby is an illegitimate child," whispered one of the Beta women who had fallen for the old woman's words.My ears began to burn. They could insult me all they wanted, I was used to it anyway. But tal
My tattered clothes felt out of sync with the luxury that this bar brought. The old building that had made me pessimistic turned out to have a luxurious and expensive interior. The patrons didn't seem to be from the lower classes.'There's no way they came from this remote village. They must be Alpha nobles who are traveling, and rest here every night.' I thought, my eyes scanning every corner of the bar with suspicion."Hey, you're pretty. Are you looking for an Alpha here?" The sentence came out again but from a different mouth. I guessed it was the manager of this bar.After the Alpha manager greeted me, the other bar patrons began to pay attention to me. Instantly, ugly Omegas like me became the center of attention. They couldn't compare to me who was dressed like a slave.So why were those Alpha women looking at me with envious eyes?"Leave her alone, Roy. She's not looking for a date," said the Alpha standing next to me. "She said she was interested in working for you. So, I bro
"Forgive my employees." To my wounded and in pain, Roy offered his hand to help me clean up the blood.While rolling up the sleeves of his shirt, he didn't let me touch my wounds. Instead, he wrapped the bandage completely with great care."Forgive them," he said, his voice sounding so calm that I was taken aback. Considering his appearance didn't match that voice."My employees are rude, but they're good people," he continued. "They just don't like having Omega around. So, I hope you didn't take their actions to heart."Not taking it personally, huh? That's funny. They could have killed me if I'd let my guard down. And he doesn't want me to get mad at his employees? What a nice manager."Take your hand away," I snapped. I brushed off the hand that hadn't finished bandaging the wound on my leg. "If you feel sorry for me, give me a place separate from them."He was silent, still faithfully kneeling in front of me where he had bandaged my wound earlier. The two of us stared at each othe
[This chapter is Hilbert's POV when He met Lizzbeth at the bar][Lizzbeth's POV stops here]....."Esther. There's someone I need to meet upfront. Can you wait here for a moment while I talk to him?"My marriage with Esther didn't go as pleasantly as I thought it would. But at least she wasn't an annoying Omega like Charmy.She can be cooperative and has good manners. As expected of an Alpha woman raised from a noble Alpha pack, she could be a partner to be proud of."You're not having an affair with another woman, are you?" she asked, while surrounded by her servants who were helping her take off her fur coat.I raised one eyebrow in response to her stupid question. Then she laughed."I was just joking," she continued. She settled back into the VVIP seat I had reserved, as she let her servants serve her."I'm just off if my Alpha gets caught making out with another woman. You know, our arranged marriage is irrevocable," she said between sips from a glass of expensive wine."Don't wor