I turned my head to the door. My gaze was immediately drawn to the man standing there. He was wearing a white shirt with two buttons undone, tucked into black pants. His hand was in his pocket, and his jacket was resting on his forearm.Slowly, my eyes rose until they met a pair of dark eyes.My heart started to pound against my chest.All of my memories from before I fell unconscious came flooding back to me in an instant.The reflection of him saving me from the prison clutched my heart, giving me a sense of security and, at the same time, a feeling of terror."Alpha!"Doctor Usha bowed her head to greet him. For others, he was the king, but for his pack members, he was their head Alpha too.I averted my gaze from King Aron and cast a glance at Usha. Her head was still lowered as if she were waiting for him to order."How is she doing?" Aron asked, walking into the room.My heart rate increased as the distance between us decreased.'It must be because he is the King,' I told myself
THIRD POV"Rubbish! Where can she go?"Zack yelled at the men who looked terrified. They appeared helpless as if the task Zack had assigned to them was difficult."I only gave you one task. You could not do it. This pack is ours. Is it too hard to find Flora?"He growled at them. He was currently sitting in his office room. He had summoned his men, who were only working for him.Zack pressed his hand on his forehead and rubbed it. He had a distressed expression. He received a call from the police station three days ago, informing him that a man wearing a black mask had arrived and taken Flora away from the station.At first, he was furious with the cops for releasing Flora. However, they claimed there was a powerful man behind the masked man, and they had to let go.Thinking about the masked man, Zack remembered the video in which Flora and that man were captured.'Again that man!' He groaned as he thought.He could not believe that an ordinary man appeared and rescued Flora from the
Flora's POVI was shocked when King Aron said I could stay in the house."I can stay here?" I uttered the question with a surprised tone, as I could not believe it."For a while," he reminded me, raising his brows in a gesture.I immediately nodded my head and tried to bow to him. But before I could bow, I felt a sharp pain in my back.It caused me to grab the bedsheet tightly.He was the king. I would have to bow to him no matter how much pain I was in.So I did what my mind told me. I sat on my knees and lowered my head, then said,"I don't know why I am so fortunate to have the King's help. But I am grateful to you, again."King Aron did not say anything for a long time as his eyes observed me quietly.His silence always terrified me. His dark gaze brushed my body like a cold breeze in winter, touching it like salt in a wound.I closed my eyes, thinking about the meaning of his silence.I slowly raised my head without his permission and cast a glance at him. When I noticed him star
I spent the entire day thinking about what the king had said to me. For some reason, I found that everything he said was always correct. He was the king for a reason.If I was not in love, I would have never been so weak. Alora could not play tricks with me. Zack could not cheat on me because before that I would have caught him red-handed.Doctor Usha entered the room and told me that I could only eat nutritious soup for a few days. She said she would mix the tonic with it, which had been imported from the Western pack."Doctor Usha, my back…""Relax, Flora. It would hurt for some time. But you will feel better later."Doctor Usha dressed my wound while telling me about the latest news from their pack. I discovered that the king was here on business, which is why he purchased this villa. He would have to come here often in the next few months."I am surprised that he allowed you to stay here."I heard Doctor Usha and turned my head to her, "Why?"She smiled at me softly and replied, "
I tightened my fists, feeling upset. Why would I be?I did not scream to disturb his sleep. I was in pain."I-I…"He folded his arms against his chest and frowned at me. His eyebrows were thick and sharp in shape. When he furrowed his eyebrows, he appeared very aggressive. It was quite frightening as if he was about to kill the person in front of him."You what?" he questioned.All I had to do was look away from him. While I was closing my eyes, I took a couple of deep breaths.'I should not be nervous,' I told myself.My eyes slowly raised to meet his gaze, and I responded to him by saying, "I was in pain. I could not help it. Once again I would like to apologize to you, Your Majesty."Aron gave me a hard look. I remained calm as I observed his face. He did not appear to be sleeping a while ago. He did not seem sleepy at all.Suddenly I remembered that Doctor Usha had told me about the maids. No one stayed in this house at night. So it was just him and me, alone.I held my breath, tr
"Are you sure?"Kyla sounded confused when she spoke. She seemed to be warning me to stay out of trouble."Yeah, I am damn sure. I can't live with the tag of a murderer. Why would I take the punishment if I had done nothing wrong? I know Alora really well. She will stop at nothing to make my life miserable once more. I will not give her another chance this time."While I was talking, I thought about all that Alora had done to me. From the day she came to the pack, she only planned to humiliate me and snatch everything away from me, including Zack.Whenever I thought about Zack, I felt a tightening in my chest. Right now, I despise that man. He had shown the greatest betrayal in love.The next morning,I got up early and put on a sky-blue dress. When I first arrived two weeks ago, I had no clothes. But the king made arrangements for me to live here peacefully.Now that my wounds were healed, I did not want to bother him.When I went into the living room, I noticed Doctor Usha was enter
The cold night breeze hit my body, causing me to shiver. The street was silent. I nearly forgot what it was like to walk down the street.I was dressed in a thin dress, so the cold air swirled around me. I hugged my arms and walked forward.It had been three weeks since I had left the pack house. It has been one and a half weeks since I received the news from the king that Zack was looking for me. However, I never received any information regarding my father. The king left, and I lost all the information about them.Looking at the dim light on the roadside, I bit my lip and paused for a moment.It reminded me of the light in the jail. How cruel that light was when it turned on in the cell, only to reveal how my body turned blue and bloody.I shook my head, forcing the thoughts to leave my mind.I walked for a long time because I could not get a taxi.When I felt my legs were hurting, I made my way to a seat in the corner of the road.I sat there, trying to clear my mind.My gaze was d
I looked away from him, trying to walk in the opposite direction. His hand reached out and grabbed mine from behind."Where are you going?" he asked, sounding angry.I inhaled, trying to take deep breaths.How could I melt just looking at him? He was the man who cheated on me; he was the one who never trusted me; he was the one who gave proof against me to my father and sent me to jail.I could not forget the three days in jail when he did not come to see me or bail me out. In fact, when the jailer was about to kill me, he could have saved my life by coming to the prison. But he chose to let them kill me as if he had never loved me once.Thinking about those days, my eyes turned cold. My heart tightened, and my breathing became slower.Although the pain had left my body, it remained in my heart.His grip tightened as he spun me around. I looked into his angry eyes and yanked my hand away."Don't you dare to touch me again," I said coldly.He narrowed his eyes as he stared at his hand,
I was dissatisfied. My father left the room after giving Zack a nod.As soon as he left, I glared at Zack. “I don't need your help.”Zack walked out of the room and came back with a maid.I frowned at him. “What are you doing? Where is Alora? Does she know you are here?”He scoffed at me and replied, “She is not at home. You don't need to think about her. Or do you want her to be here so that you can put the blame on her?"Did he think I was like her fiancée? It was her job to put everything on me, not mine.When he saw I was not responding to him, Zack turned to the maid and said,“She just woke up. Help her to get ready. I'm taking her to the hospital.”Zack then left the room. I glanced at the maid. She was one of Alora's maids."I don't need your help. I can do it myself."The maid crossed her arms and gave me a weird look. It was as if she was the daughter of the Alpha and I was her maid."Look, Flora. You lost your position, you know that. Now that Miss Alora is not home, you ar
I managed to return to my bedroom while taking support from the railing and the wall.I could not move my right leg; I was limping.I did not know if I had broken a bone. What would I do then?The night was big, and I was waiting for dawn. The pain would not let me sleep. I was awake the whole night, waiting for the sun to rise so that I could go to the pack hospital for a check-up.I had no idea when my eyes closed. I opened my eyes as I heard a loud knock at the door."I fell asleep in pain," I muttered with a deep sigh.I tried to move my leg to get out of the bed. I was relieved when I found my right foot was not that heavy in pain like last night.I walked over to the door while limping and opened it.I saw my father standing there."Dad!"My father, Alpha Joshua, looked at me from head to toe."What happened to you, Flora? Why didn't you come down for breakfast?"His voice was soft and filled with worry. A sense of emotion blew into my mind. I was happy that my father was concer
I stared at the closed door for a long time. The cold breeze touched my face as it blew inside the room through the window. It did not feel like how I felt when I was near the king, very close."What's wrong with me? Why do I start to feel like this toward him? Was it because he is the king?"I asked myself, trying to look for the answer.In the end, I could not reach a conclusion. I had no idea what he meant before leaving.Slowly getting up on my feet, I let out a deep breath.My legs deliberately moved toward the door. I opened the door and looked around, only to find an empty hallway.I walked out of the grand restaurant. When I got to the parking lot, I started to look for my father's car. But it seemed like his driver left after dropping me off.With a deep sigh, I hailed a taxi and headed back to the pack house.It took some time for me to get back to the pack house.As I entered the house, I saw a man sitting on the couch.I took a pause as I looked at him."Zack"He was drink
The king's question caught me off guard. I immediately turned my head to look at him to deny the fact.However, when I turned my face, my nose brushed against his. For a brief moment, I found myself out of breath. The tip of his nose was cold, giving me goosebumps.I looked into his eyes with my wide eyes.The pair of dark eyes were mysterious. It was as if there were so many secrets hidden inside. It could be pleasant or painful, shocking or regrettable.I did not know how long I could keep looking at them, but I could not take my gaze away."Are you trying to find a new way to get close to me?"I was dumbfounded. A new way? When did I use a technique to get close to him? Everything was just a coincidence between us.Feeling that he was misunderstanding me, I immediately pushed him and moved away.Within a few seconds, I realized what I had done.I got up and turned around, then gasped. I slammed my palm against my mouth."Did I just push the Almighty king?" I muttered to myself."Wh
I quickly moved my hand away. He glanced at my face with a pair of narrowed eyes as if he was observing my expression.I lowered my head while sitting beside him."Your Majesty, I heard you are eyeing land in our pack. You are welcome to ask our assistant," one of the men spoke out.The tension in the air eased a little as the man broke the silence. Others nodded their heads as they fully paid their attention to King Aron.'He is eyeing some land?' I thought, fixing my gaze on the floor.I was waiting to hear more. I wondered if the land was somehow related to my father's company."Do you think I need your assistance?" Aroan asked, sipping his drink.The man who had spoken out earlier felt nervous after hearing Aron. It was clear that there was no way they could turn the king's favor toward them until the king himself wanted it.The other man on the left couch cleared his throat. "Your Majesty, you know we are the legitimate businessmen to have your favor. If we get a chance, we will
Aron's jaw tensed. His brows furrowed as if he was enraged. Anger flickered in his eyes.I was afraid he did not like how close we were.I could feel the intensity of his silent rage. The wind blew through the window, touching my face and brushing my hair against his face.He inhaled and closed his eyes then turned his face to the other side.It was as if the wind had mixed with my scent and entered his nostrils, and he seemed to dislike it.I felt embarrassed and quickly moved away."I—I am sorry, Your Majesty," I said in a very low tone.This time, others did not hear me. When they saw my reaction, they began laughing at me."Silly girl! She could not wait and fell straight to the King?"I wanted to just dig my own grave and bury myself. I had felt humiliated before, but this time felt different."You don't need to laugh. If your wives had been here, they would have done more than that."I froze when I heard King Aron's voice next to me. His words were dark and sarcastic. However, n
"Your Majesty, please forgive her. She is naive," Alpha William said, drawing me closer to him.I blinked, looking down at William's hand. He held my arm tightly and whispered to me,"Apologize properly, Flora. He is the king capable of killing you here."I got chills just thinking about it. I shook my head, realizing that it was not true. The king would not kill me. He had rescued me several times."Alpha William, did you come here to sabotage our opportunity? We are here to greet the Alpha King. If you want to apologize, have your woman serve the king."Alpha William nodded as he heard one of the businessmen speak. He dragged me towards the couches."What are you doing?" I asked him.“Stay quiet.”He approached the couch where King Aron was sitting. I took a glance at Aron. He was looking at something with concentration. I followed his gaze and found him looking at William's hand, which was holding my arm.For some unknown reason, I did not want the king to misunderstand my connecti
I did not know why, but just hearing about the king made my heart skip a beat.'The king? King Aron is here!'I turned my head, trying to locate him. But King Aron was nowhere to be found."Where is he?"I heard Alpha William asking his assistant about King Aron. I paid attention to their conversation."He is in the lounge area. I heard all the big heads of this pack are there to please him."Alpha William rose from the chair and said,"Great! We should go there to greet him."I stared at Alpha William. He seemed to be very excited to meet the Alpha King. Who would not be? Having the king here in the pack was a blessing for the Alphas. They were eager to form an alliance with him. An alliance with the Alpha King ensured that no one would dare to attack their companies."Flora, let's go and greet the king," Alpha William said to me.I was taken aback. He did not address me by my first name this time, which was surprising. But the main issue for me was that I would have to face the king
"Why are you not sitting?"Hearing his question, I gave him a look and asked, "If you leave my hand, then I can sit, Mr. Bentley."He glanced at my hand and let out a chuckle. "Oh, yeah. You are right."He let go of my hand, and I quickly pulled it back. I sighed, fighting the urge to leave the restaurant.'I came here for the deal. So I have to deal with him,' I told myself.I sat down on the chair across from him. I noticed him motioning for the manager to leave. The manager gave him a nod as he left our table.My gaze remained fixed on him. He was Alpha William Bentley. He was his father's sole heir to run the company. According to what I learned about him, he was not very good at business. However, his father had built a big company, and he had become in charge of it. He had the resources that my father required for his business. It might be useful for our pack as well."Miss Flora, I heard you have been sick for the past few months. Are you alright now?"Alpha William's question