Judith's attention was drawn to the ringing cell phone on the table. She put down the scissors and placed a flower in the vase. She saw Lance's name on the screen."Lance?" Judith's brow furrowed.She reached for her cell phone and answered the call."How was your day at the company, Lance?" greeted Judith warmly, even though Lance didn't see her."Good, Mom. There were many things I didn't understand, but the mentor explained everything very well," Lance replied."I'm so glad to hear that. I'm pretty sure you can do it," Judith said."It's all because of you, Mom," said Lance."Don't say that!" Judith waved a hand in front of her face as if Lance were really in front of her. "Oh, I almost forgot. Why didn't you tell me Ryn was coming here?" she asked."Ryn? She came to your unit?" Lance asked back in a curious tone."Hm. She just left. About ten minutes ago. You didn't know about that?" Judith asked."She didn't say anything to me," Lance replied. "Ah, I remember. She once asked abou
Judith's steps stopped when her net caught Albert's figure a few meters away. It wasn't that she didn't expect him to be there, but rather that she was organizing her heart to face her son. Judith knew that Albert had been looking for her for some time. She had heard from several people that Albert Dexter was searching for her all over Wolfspring. But today, she had indirectly come to the Alpha."Mom," Lance whispered as he touched Judith's arm.The woman's eyes blinked rapidly, breaking her gaze on Albert's."Is everything okay?" asked Lance."Yeah, everything's fine," Judith replied. "Come on," she continued, nodding her head toward Albert.Lance looked at the Alpha with a look of hostility. The heated relationship between the two made Lance need to lower his ego to get information about Ryn. He finally followed his mother to Albert and Jayden.Judith's gaze did not move from the Alpha as she slowly eroded the distance between them. A faint smile tugged at the corners of Judith's li
"I was negligent in caring for Ryn until she ended up here. I don't want the same thing to happen to you, Mom."The words that came out of Lance's mouth stunned Albert. The Alpha froze as a result of those words. It took some time for him to regain his concentration and speak."Mom?" muttered Albert in a voice only he could hear. "What do you call her?" asked the Alpha.Judith and Lance turned to Albert, waiting for the Alpha to say something."I heard you call her 'Mom'," Albert said.Lance rotated his eyeballs with a bemused expression. The young man curtly said, "So what, is that a big deal to you?"Albert scrolled his gaze at Judith, who looked a little pained. He knew Judith could give a more reasonable explanation than what Lance had just said. However, the woman never made a sound and only looked at Albert as if worried that her two sons would fight. This led Albert to believe that Judith kept their relationship a secret from Lance.Without the response Albert expected from Jud
"Because we have much more important things to talk about." Albert looked coldly at Judith.Personal matters were not Albert's priority. There were far more important things for him to talk to Judith about other than their relationship as mother and son who had no chemistry.Judith relaxed her shoulders while licking her lips. She could already guess what important thing Albert was referring to. The look in the man's eyes said it all. Judith knew Albert wanted to ask about the Bloodwolf's prophecy and curse."I know what you want to talk about. We can postpone that conversation. Right now, I need to catch up with Lance," Judith said.Albert looked away with a sour look. The Alpha looked back at Judith with a wry smile."Is that so?" he said sarcastically. "Aren't I your son too? The son you never gave the chance to know you, let alone earn your affection." Albert said coldly.Judith's eyes closed as pain filled her mind. Judith took a deep breath, opened her eyes and said, "I'm sorry,
Albert's hazel irises swayed slowly, scanning Judith's shaded face with a look that was hard to decipher. A few seconds passed, and Albert broke his gaze while licking his lips. When he refocused on his mother, the man's gaze turned cold."I don't need that advice. I need a way to break that damn prophecy," Albert said.Judith took a deep breath and smiled gently."I told you there is no way to break the prophecy, Alpha Albert. You're just looking for something in vain," Judith retorted."Really?" Albert's eyes narrowed. "Are you saying that because you've failed at it before?" Albert smiled a faint smile that seemed skeptical. He continued, "Don't measure other people's success by yours, Mother. Because others may not necessarily have the same misfortune as you."Albert's words struck Judith's heart. Although bitter, Judith had to admit that her son's words were true. Perhaps she was unlucky to have a cowardly Mate like Christian Dexter. Although Albert was Christian's son, they were
Leaving her eldest son at war with the turmoil in his mind, Judith searched for Lance's whereabouts. She strolled down the hospital corridor and glanced around, searching for her son, who had left in a huff."Where are you, Lance?" muttered Judith.The woman's footsteps stopped right in the middle of the hospital lobby. She turned around. Her eyes carefully scanned the entire space that caught her gaze. However, she recognized none of the figures that passed by there as her son."Did you go back to the apartment?" Judith asked no one in particular.The forties-year-old woman let out a long sigh. Her shoulders sagged weakly. She felt guilty, worried that she had caused a deep wound in Lance's heart. Judith knew a time like this would happen sooner or later. She hoped Lance would accept this fact gracefully, that he and his rival in love were siblings.After staying and scrutinizing her surroundings for some time, Judith finally approached the security guard at the door. Her slender leg
Lance's question stiffened Judith's face for a moment. The woman's eyeballs swayed slowly, scanning her son's nether regions that seemed to demand an answer."Tell me, Mom! Have you known about this for a long time?" Lance asked once again."If you mean about me having two sons, then the answer is yes. I gave birth to both of you. Of course, I've known about it since you were born," Judith replied."Then why didn't you tell me? I told you about Ryn and Albert, and you acted like you knew nothing about him. Why did you do that, Mom? Do you have a point?" questioned Lance."You think?" Judith raised one eyebrow. "I knew Albert was my son, but I had no idea Albert and Ryn were mates. And I only found out that you were in love with your brother's mate after hearing about it from you. What do you think I should do as a mother, Lance? You and Albert are my sons. I have a dilemma about that, too," Judith explained."At least you can say that we are ...." Lance hung his words. The man was rel
Lance's fingers flexed, clenching so tightly that the veins appeared to be poking through the skin's surface. His jaw tightened with chattering teeth. Unlike Albert, who thinned his lips with his eagle eyes fixed on Lance. The Alpha let out an unconscious growling sound."Behave, boys!" Judith interrupted the tension between the two siblings. "A girl is fighting an angel of death in there. Can you boys behave yourselves?" The woman stood between her sons and looked at the two men in turn with a bemused gaze.No one replied to their mother's words. Albert and Lance looked away to neutralise the emotions ready to explode in their minds."Don't you guys have the same desire? We all have the same desires. So, can you make peace for a moment? Ryn needs you to work together, not you fighting each other." Judith lectured her sons."She doesn't need him to be here," Albert said, referring to Lance but not looking at the person in question."I know what she