Chapter 3

Charlotte cried and rushed upstairs to find out where Teddy was taking Anne that night. 

"Teddy, you cannot do this to me. I'm your wife and Luna; you cannot bring Anne into our home. Teddy! Open this door!" Charlotte cried as she stood in front of the master bedroom door. Since Charlotte had moved into this house and started living with Teddy Hudson four years ago, Teddy hadn't entered this room to make love to her. But today, he brought his assistant home, not only telling Charlotte that Anne was his new mate and Luna but also taking Anne to the bedroom that was rightfully Charlotte's.

"Teddy!! Teddy!!" Charlotte cried outside the room door as she could hear Teddy and Anne's intimate sounds from inside. "Yeah, baby, give it to me! Harder! Mm."

"Teddy!!" Charlotte shouted again. Just then, she heard a voice from downstairs calling, "Is anyone at home?"

Charlotte froze. Who was that? The voice sounded powerful and masculine, and Charlotte quickly wiped her tears away.

Has a rogue entered their house? Charlotte wondered as she quickly searched the corridor where she was standing for any instrument she could use to protect herself. She quickly picked up a mop she found. She knew she was weak and couldn't fight, so she had to protect herself as she wasn't expecting any visitors, nor was Teddy.

"Is anyone at home?" Charlotte heard the voice coming upstairs and quickly controlled the switch, as the mansion was hers. "Lights off!" Charlotte commanded, and she could feel her heart beating loudly in her chest as the corridor lights turned off. Just then, she inhaled the most intoxicating masculine scent that wafted through the air and into her nostrils.

The masculine scent was smoky and aromatic, and Charlotte was beginning to lose her grip on the mop she was holding, standing in a corner to protect herself and ready to strike the intruder who had dared to enter Alpha Teddy's mansion without any of the guards catching or stopping him.

"Anyone here?" As the voice neared, he stopped, hearing the sound of a rapid heartbeat. Not only that, he perceived a sweet lemonade scent that he felt drawn to, wanting to hold and savor it, and his wolf stirred within him.

Charlotte, with speed, immediately moved away from the corner she was hiding in to strike the intruder, but he caught her arm before she could hit him with the mop.

Charlotte came face to face with the tall, handsome, formidable figure standing before her. His strong, masculine presence commanded submission, and Charlotte's wolf began to giggle in excitement for the very first time in her life. Her wolf danced happily inside her as her blue eyes met his glowing green eyes. The man muttered, "Mate."

In the dark corridor, he inhaled Charlotte's lemonade scent. He dipped his head to the side of her neck, and she shivered in his hold as he sniffed her in the darkness. Inhaling her scent seemed to draw him in, and the next moment, what Charlotte hadn't anticipated happened: the stranger, who was making her lose her sanity, kissed her neck and nibbled on her sensitive spot.

"Mmm," Charlotte moaned. She was committing adultery as a married woman; she was supposed to push this masculine figure away from her, to protect her dignity and remind him that she was married. But she succumbed, running her fingers through his hair. She hugged him closely while he held her dangerously close and continued kissing her. From the nape of her neck, he moved to kiss and lick her earlobes and face.

"Who are you? I have been searching for my mate for a long time, not knowing my mate was at home," the man said, his lips brushing Charlotte's right ear as he gently bit her earlobe. He kissed her cheeks and reached for her face to look at him. He met her watery blue eyes, which glimmered with hope and love, and he still didn't know who she was.

He kissed her tears away and told her, "I'm here now, and no one will hurt you again." With that comment, he kissed Charlotte on her lips, and just then, the corridor lights turned on. Standing there, looking at the two people kissing each other with eyes full of rage, was Teddy Hudson.

"What the hell is going on here?" Teddy demanded as the light came on, catching his wife, Charlotte, and his elder brother, Jack Hudson, kissing each other passionately and beginning to strip themselves bare in the corridor.

Teddy had first noticed Charlotte's increased heartbeat as he was with Anne, and not only did he hear her heart beating loudly, but he also sensed she was in danger. That had made him withdraw from Anne just before he could reach his climax. He heard Charlotte mention in her mind, "Is there a rogue in here? Which rogue would dare to enter Alpha Teddy's mansion?"

Teddy had quickly dressed with speed to protect Charlotte from the rogue, knowing she was a weak she-wolf. But what he hadn't expected was to open the door and find darkness in the previously bright corridor. Not only that, he sensed a familiar, challenging presence that wasn't a rogue and quickly switched on the light to see what was happening in the corridor.

Teddy saw his elder brother, Jack Hudson, and Charlotte kissing each other sweetly and with a passion that was burning with lust.

"What the hell is going on here? Charlotte! You traitor! Is that how desperate you are that you would dare to kiss my brother in my own house?" Teddy charged towards Charlotte with anger, having completely forgotten that Jack was arriving today.

Earlier, his father had called him when he was at the neighboring pack, telling him that Jack Hudson had called and said he was coming home. It slipped Teddy's mind to inform Charlotte, as he was angry upon hearing that his elder brother would be returning home.

Teddy knew their father loved Jack very much. Although they both looked alike, Jack was their father's favorite and excelled at everything until he told their parents ten years ago that he wanted to travel abroad to further his studies in the human lands.

Teddy was happy then, as it was an opportunity for him to get rid of Jack. Instead of contemplating killing his elder brother to take over the Norfield pack, Teddy was happy that Jack had chosen to leave the pack on his own, even though their father disagreed, reminding Jack that he had to rule over the pack and fight in the ongoing rogue attacks to protect their people. Jack still insisted on traveling to further his studies. Now, Jack was back to the pack that Teddy had built.