"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
[Hilbert's POV finishes here][Back to Lizzbeth's POV]...."Nggg~"Apparently, I came at a very good time.In the morning when my work hours were heading towards vacation, I took the time to visit my baby who I hadn't visited for one week. At Amelia's house, the moment I set foot there, my ears immediately heard the adorable babbling of the baby.Instantly, my fatigue and depression disappeared. I didn't need to see his face, I already knew my baby was fine.'My baby is healthy even without me. I think I'd better leave before I disturb her peaceful day.' I thought. What a fool and a loser I am, unable to carry myself in front of my son.And could only stand in front of Amelia's house with trembling legs. Unable to go inside.'I have to go now.' I said to myself."Honey?"Just before I took a step forward, Amelia's voice came behind my body, along with the sweet smell of a baby who seemed to have just finished his morning bath."What are you doing there?" asked Amelia with great aston
"My dear! You have to get out of here! It's him! He's looking for you! He's already in this village!"I heard Amelia's voice calling out to me from a distance, as she ran away from the Alpha male who was looking for her. If she who was usually calm and positive so seemed panicked and out of control, then the current situation was worse than I could have thought."That Alpha, he's already in this village! It's only a matter of time until he finds you!" she screeched again.Her trembling hands grasped both my shoulders in desperation. She didn't say anything, but it was hard for me not to notice the punch marks on her palms. Indicating the Alphas who were looking for her earlier, had done a lot of violence to get her to open up.I couldn't bear to look at her. She had nothing to do with me. This all happened because of my carelessness."Amelia, calm down." I patted her cold sweaty back. I guided her to breathe while listening to whatever she had to say about the Alpha."I can't figure h
What I didn't expect was Hilbert's willingness to grant his childhood friend's wish.After arguing with David, it was my turn to argue with Hilbert.From his point of view, Hilbert understood David's wish, which was already on the edge. Managing a Pack that was on the verge of extinction because of his father's negligence was enough to make someone go crazy.I, however, am still stubborn not to let David go. too many things have happened until I feel that I need a lot of time to thank David.Perhaps in Hilbert's own heart, he also understood it. Once David leaves for the Katthias pack, it will be difficult for him to find time to visit us again.The relationship between the Katthias and Aquamarine packs was not as smooth as it was made out to be. And while David and Amelia are the two pillars that hold us together, the thousands of Katthias Pack members don't all think so.David still has a long way to go to unite our two packs. In other words, until David succeeded in his mission, he
"What?" To my surprise, my baby's shrill cry because he was disturbed by our conversation, was not caught in my focus. "You're kidding, aren't you?"I really couldn't believe what I was hearing at the moment, but David didn't seem to be joking either.''Of course, I'm not joking here. I want to go back to the Katthias pack, back to where I should belong.'' David said with serious face.''But ... The distance from Katthias pack to this palace is so far. If you do this, you might as well never come back here again. Don't you know how busy that pack is? Even Hilbert, he wasn't strong enough to stay there.”David was silent. But, that doesn't mean he ignored my words. “I've decided everything well. I've also thought it through, there's no way I can continue to be here while I'm not from here.''''That would be tantamount to me being a guest in this place for a long time, so wouldn't it be better now that I return to my duty? And from now on, my real home is the Katthias pack, not here.''
“Ngggg~”''Ah, looks like I need to go back inside the room first. I think I heard the sound of Crystal's baby crying in there.''Without waiting for an answer from Hilbert, I immediately got up from my seat and then immediately moved from my seat, intending to go to the baby Crystal who was inside the room along with the nanny Hilbert had paid to look after her.Only look after when I'm not around or doing something, the rest of the time I'll handle the baby myself, I wouldn't trust a nanny too much, of course, because I want to spend a lot of time making memories with my baby.''I think I've finished my breakfast as well. Then, please take my excuse too.”I don't know if it was true or not, but I felt that David was deliberately following me who had already finished my breakfast.''Why are you in such a hurry? Come on, eat some more before you go back into that room of yours.''I vaguely heard the voice of Hilbert who was trying to restrain David who was about to leave the dining ta
[A Month Later][Aquamarine Royal Palace][Royal Members' Dining Hall][8:00 AM]_______''I miss this kind of atmosphere.”My head looked up after hearing the words that came out of Hilbert's mouth, not expecting that after all the trouble and hurt that had happened so far would end up beautifully in the end.''You're right,” I said in front of him, who sat on the same table. “I also did not expect that we would end up in a position like this. I thought .... we would never made it. I thought we would continue to fight like the other days, it turns out that in the end, our relationship will get better as time goes by.''He nodded in confirmation of my words, it was true. He and I had been feuding like enemies, but afterward, we were able to get back together like a happy family.Especially with a baby who has completed our lives, if only people didn't know how full of twists and turns my life had been.'I think I should say a lot of thanks to David because he helped me to be in this p
“I hope one day you'll find out. Not seeing the person you love for two weeks is enough to make you feel like you've lost everything,” I retorted. I reflected my smile at him who stood behind me, through the bias of this large mirror.“Your Highness! The doctor says you can come in! Congratulations on your first meeting after so long!”Breaking the door of my room without permission, the good news came from the lips of a well-dressed Beta woman.How cute. Both she and I were dressed beautifully this morning. Not forgetting my baby too, Isabelle also dressed my little son in royal clothes for babies.I wanted to laugh at our enthusiasm, which was the opposite of the event we were going to. What event? This morning, we were happy because Hilbert was finally allowed to be visited.“It's been weeks of waiting, we finally get to meet your father!” Isabelle squealed with delight, cradling my baby who joined in the laughter at her bright smile.“What's he doing there?” I asked, clasping my h
My despair was cut short. Rainbows always come after heavy rain. All my worries faded instantly after I let out all my sobs in front of Alpha who was willing to be my backup.David didn't want my tears to drag on. He gave me the idea to get some fresh air after the doctor allowed me to get off the hospital bed.Accompanied by Isabelle, who helped take care of my baby, we walked through the deserted hospital to refresh my mind. Behind me, David was quietly observing. I didn't know he still wouldn't allow me to see Hilbert in his room.If my guess was right, my Alpha's condition was extremely poor. To the point that it would probably make me even more depressed and guilty in the end.But it wouldn't be me if I didn't make the people around me anxious. With just a few minutes of them being off guard from me, my trail was already lost to them.The search began. They had no idea that my feet were forcing me to find where Hilbert's room was and visit it.A clear glass border became the wall
My tears broke out. My tears fell naturally like a pond overflowing with vomit. The poison in my body slowly flowed out as my sobs escalated.Unable to bear seeing an Omega crying so pitifully, David pulled his hand away to hug me. I felt his palm gently patting my shoulder in an attempt to win me over.Meanwhile, I, shamelessly, shed even more tears on his shoulder. My tears widened to the point where I was afraid I couldn't go back.But his embrace was too warm to leave. I remembered all the good things about David that had made me forget all the bad things about him.He... Apparently fought very hard to make me forgive his mistakes....“Hilbert is in his room. His injuries were quite severe. Surprisingly, he healed very quickly. Well, no wonder. Alpha is unlikely to die from a wound like that. So you shouldn't worry.”With his hands busy peeling the apple skin, his mouth kept talking about things I didn't even ask about.It only took one worried glance from me, to make him take
“No! There's no way Master David would intentionally hurt that many people! It's because Lord Hilbert refused to cooperate with him!” Isabelle denied. Her voice suddenly rose, making me jump.She seemed so unhappy to hear me casually mention David's faults. Her calm demeanor went nowhere, replaced by her emotionally explaining various alibis to make me believe her.After her unstable emotions receded, she was finally able to look calmer. I waited until he could reveal everything. Because I'm dying of insanity waiting here.“Okay. Now, are you able to answer my questions?” I asked. “First of all, I want you to explain what the plan you mentioned means. Explain it from the beginning, and I won't forgive you if there's a single thing you're hiding.”Then the long explanation began.Every time his cold lips explained something I didn't know, my hands squeezed the hospital blanket until my nails dug in.It all started with the fight between David and Hilbert in the mansion, which I don't k
“I'm sorry, but I only came to help you.” The old man said some nonsense that I didn't understand.“Help? Do you even know who he is?” I retorted rudely. “If you're here, I'm guessing you're one of David's people. Would you help me even if you didn't know who this wounded Alpha was?”It felt like my words were too harsh for the old man who came with genuine concern for me. But, make no mistake. My suspicion was greater than my willingness to accept his help.Don't think I can't find another doctor here, other than having to involve myself with David's people. Without taking a second look, I left the old man who was still trying to convince me.My mind was too muddled to think straight right now. Let me take care of things myself.“Hey, stop it. I sent him all the way here to help you, don't kick him out just because you hate me.”Wait a minute. Am I too tired to be having hallucinations in broad daylight like this, or did I hear David's voice earlier?It came from where the old man wa