Jack Hudson was on the top floor of his gym house where many she-wolves gathered at the ground floor awaiting him to step out of the venture. Some vying for his attention while a few wanted to exercise and train themselves in case of a rogue attack. "Alpha," Waylon George rushed into the office on the top floor of the four-story building to see Jack. "What's it? What do you want?" Jack asked as he rose from his chair and went to take a drink from his fridge. "I brought some exciting news for you today, Alpha," Waylon said as he stood before Jack, smiling and beaming happily. "What's more exciting than rejecting your mate, Waylon?" Jack mocked his assistant with a smirk. Waylon immediately hushed down. Waylon was wearing a brown shirt and black trousers with black shoes, while Jack wore a black pant and white shirt with some of its buttons undone. "No, Alpha. This has nothing to do with rejecting your mate. Well, it has something to do with your mate. You know my mate, Anita
"No," Anita shook her head, not wanting to speak. "If I disclose the truth to you, Alpha Teddy will find out, and he threatened to kill us if any of us that reveal what he has done." Anita was shivering seriously as she spoke to Waylon. Waylon sighed and held her shoulders, comforting her. "You shouldn't be scared of Teddy. You can quit working for the hospital and look for another job. But you know that Jack wants you to tell him what the problem is." Anita shook her head again. She wasn't ready to die yet. "No, baby. I cannot disclose this. This is a threat to my life, and you cannot be there to protect me all the time. I promise you it's nothing serious, and you don't have to worry about me." Anita picked up her handkerchief from her handbag and wiped her teary face. Waylon sighed, knowing that he couldn't force her to speak. She was right, and he knew Teddy was a crazy Alpha. "That's fine. I will explain the situation better to Jack tomorrow morning. Wait, let me grab some
The following day in the Norfield pack, Charlotte awoke in her hospital room, sobbing as she remembered the events of the previous night. "My baby! My baby!" she cried, feeling empty, as if the energy of her strong pup, which she had once felt inside her, had vanished. Hysterical, she scattered everything around her, wailing in agonizing tears. "Kill me, Teddy! You have succeeded in killing my first baby!" The entire pack's hospital was alerted by Charlotte's screams, and Dr. Andrew, who had taken over the morning shift with a brief from Dr. Mark, rushed to her ward. Dr. Andrew quickly injected Charlotte to calm her down. She soon fell asleep once more, and Teddy arrived at the pack's hospital early to see her. The rumor spread like wildfire about Charlotte's early-morning outburst, and most of the young nurses on duty pitied her after learning of her situation. They tried not to look at Alpha Teddy as he arrived at the hospital. "Can't you all greet?" Teddy barked at the
Anne had just finished bathing in her bathroom when she heard a loud bang on the bathroom door. "Who's there?" she demanded from inside. "It's me, sister," Lora said, as Elena had gone out for her training where she was learning to sew clothes in their pack. "Hmm," Anne growled and pulled the bathroom door open. She knew her mother had gone to work, so what did her younger sister want? "Anne, two guards are standing outside and demanding to see you," Lora disclosed in her soft childish voice, and Anne froze. "Two guards?" she asked her sister, a subtle frown etched on her face as she realized Teddy was the one who sent them. "Yes, sister. They said I should call you out immediately," Lora said. She wore a short blue dress and noticed her elder sister frowning. "What did you do to Alpha Teddy, and why aren't you going to work today?" Lora asked. She was proud that her older sister was working beside Alpha Teddy, and she often bragged about it among her peers. But seeing Anne
In Ex Alpha Lucas's mansion, Jack Hudson had just woken up in his bedroom. It was a brand new day, yet he awoke with a light headache. He sat up in bed and carefully slid down. Jack groaned, feeling a pang of pain in his heart. He felt guilty knowing he hadn't gone to see Charlotte, despite hearing from Waylon the previous night that Charlotte was now awake. As much as Jack longed to visit Charlotte, he couldn't just go to the hospital to see her, as he had rejected her in the presence of their pack members and vowed never to see her again. He would keep his distance from her even though he was hurting. "Why am I feeling like this?" Jack growled, not understanding his wolf. He had rejected Charlotte, so why was his wolf feeling wounded? Jack finally went into his bathroom to bathe. He had work to do in his office, and he couldn't breach the agreement he had signed to satisfy his hurting wolf. His green eyes glowed red, feeling broken, and he wondered if Charlotte was alright
Charlotte had just awoken from her sleep after the pack's doctor on duty, Dr. Andrew, had injected her arm to make her sleep. As she sat up in her bed, she was shocked to see the black, wounded beast that entered her ward. She was shivering, thinking he was a rogue, but on a second look at him, she immediately recognized him as Jack. "Jack," Charlotte whispered his name just as Jack neared her bed and walked up to meet her. "Jack," Charlotte burst into tears in Jack's arms as he shapeshifted back to his human form. His injuries had healed despite repeatedly shot by the guards. The bullet fell out from his body like rubber, dropping to the ground. Jack neared Charlotte's bed, rubbing her head as he pulled her into a tight hug while she sobbed in his arms. "It's okay. I'm here now," Jack said, while Charlotte continued to sob. "My baby, Jack. Teddy removed it," Charlotte cried as Teddy entered the hospital ward, his eyes shooting daggers at Jack, but he dared not approach h
Lady Harper and her husband sadly looked at Charlotte. They pitied her broken state, but Charlotte still refused to acknowledge her mother's presence. She gazed at the wall, preferring to look at the white wall rather than at her parents' faces. "We're sorry, Charlotte," her father finally spoke, but Charlotte appeared indifferent, not caring to greet him either. "You should forgive your mother and me. We wanted the best for you, and then Luna Sabrina saw it in you to become the pack's next Luna despite your low ranking. We couldn't object to her choice then, please forgive us," Beta Paul said, but Charlotte shook her head and responded, "All that is in the past now, father. What you should be discussing now is how to reject Teddy and make him divorce me. I don't want to be his Luna anymore!" Charlotte burst into tears, covering her face with her palms, wishing her father could challenge Teddy, but her family couldn't. Her father remained silent while she repeated, "Just leave
Lady Harper looked from Teddy to her daughter. She didn't want to leave Charlotte's side, so she decided to ask Teddy, "Alpha, can you permit me to look after your wife? She would need me now more than she needs anyone else." Teddy looked from Charlotte, who sat on the bed eating her meal docilely as if she didn't care to look at him, to her mother who smiled. He frowned. "We have trusted maids at home, so you don't have to worry about that," Teddy replied, and Lady Harper frowned but didn't press further. "You can go home," Teddy dismissed her, and Lady Harper's fingers dug into her palm, but she didn't refute. She looked at her daughter on the hospital bed and told her, "Get well soon, Charlotte. I will see you later." "Okay, Mom," Charlotte smiled at her mother, wanting her to know that she was fine. She didn't look at Teddy, as she focused on eating her meal. Just as Lady Harper left the room, she bumped into Anne's mother, who was going to check up on Charlotte too.
Charlotte looked at the house frontage and met Lady Sandra's gaze on her. She replied, "Nothing, Ma. I came to see Alpha Lucas, and Elijah offered to bring me here." Charlotte looked at Elijah Samuel with a smile curving on her face as she looked back at Jack's mother. "Okay," Lady Sandra replied and told Jack, "Jack, you shouldn't fight with him. That was so wrong of you just because you see Charlotte and him discussing. It's not like Charlotte is your wife or mate. So she can be with any man that she likes for now." Lady Sandra knew that she had spoken to Jack to go and marry Charlotte, but Jack didn't want to, insisting that it was only after Teddy had gotten his release from prison. Jack looked away from Charlotte and Elijah as he went back to his car. Without saying a word to his parents, he started his car, ordered the security men to open the gate, and then he drove out of the residence. Charlotte breathed out with relief and told Elijah, "If Jack makes any trouble for you,
Lady Harper entered the kitchen and prepared lunch for Charlotte. As soon as she was done preparing the delicious soup, she came out to the dining table and served the fish soup for Charlotte to eat.Charlotte stood up from the couch and walked to the table to take her seat. She sat down on a chair and said to her mother, "Mom, I want to go and see Alpha Lucas in his house. I need to speak with him to release Teddy."Lady Harper sighed as she set up Charlotte's meal in front of her on the dining table. She told her daughter, "Alpha Lucas cares more about Teddy than any of us in this pack, including you and Anne. I think he wants the best for his son, and that is for Teddy to change. Teddy is very stubborn, and if he isn't punished with an iron hand, he wouldn't change.""But Mom, Anne is suffering. Is it until Anne dies that Alpha Lucas will grant Teddy his freedom? Teddy has already learned his lesson. So I will have to go and see his father today, once I am done eating my meal," Cha
### The Following DayLady Harper left for the market to restock the house with food supplies, and Charlotte seized the opportunity to sneak out and visit Anne. She had been feeling restless and had decided to check up on Anne, even if it was just once.Charlotte donned a yellow maternity dress as she stepped out of her room and slipped on her brown slippers. She grabbed her purse, which contained her phone, and carefully left her father's house. She exited the house and made her way towards Anne's father's house.As Charlotte walked down the street, she came across Elijah, who was driving out of his father's house."Charlotte," Elijah called, rolling down his car window as he spotted her. He was dressed in black, and Charlotte smiled as she paused to greet him."Good morning.""Morning! Where are you headed? Can I drop you there?" he asked, but she shook her head and replied, "No, thank you. Where I'm going isn't far from here.""Okay, that's fine. I came to see my dad, as you know t
As Charlotte got back home, she didn't immediately discuss Anne Robert with her mother."Mom, I'm home," Charlotte said as she entered the living room and saw her mother busy in the kitchen.Her mother's favorite place was the kitchen."Welcome, Charlotte. How was the hospital visit today?" Lady Harper inquired as Charlotte entered the kitchen to join her."It was great, Mom. My baby is fine and will be arriving soon. I can't wait to meet him. What do you think I should name him? I need to start preparing for all the baby things," Charlotte said excitedly to her mother, who was busy pounding crayfish with a mortar and pestle while sitting on a wooden stool."That's wonderful news, Charlotte. Any name you choose will be perfect. You know he's a strong pup," Lady Harper smiled."I know, Mom," Charlotte replied, enjoying the conversation."Great. You can go inside and rest. I'll finish preparing our lunch and join you soon to help arrange everything you need for the baby.""Okay, Mom. I
Lady Linda looked sad and replied, "Anne wouldn't hurt you. Please, can you help me by coming to talk to her? We can get some warriors to accompany you if you're scared of visiting my home alone."Charlotte sighed and replied, "I will think about it. I cannot just come tomorrow or today. Give me time to think about it, and I will come and see her. You should tell Anne that I said Teddy cares more about her than anything else in this world.""Hmm. I want her to forget about Teddy and move on, if not to reject him too," Lady Linda said, and this time Charlotte laughed."Hahaha! It's not easy to forget your true mate, Ma. I think you don't know what Anne is going through. She loves my ex-husband, and he loves her too. I think if it wasn't for Alpha Lucas forcing Teddy to marry me, Teddy wouldn't have accepted me for one day. I think it's not his fault either. Anne has been through a lot, and I will try to come and see her. I promise, but not today," Charlotte said as she considered discu
Charlotte felt her stomach tug at her from within, as if her baby had eyes in the outside world to see Jack.She sensed the intense gaze of someone on her right. But as she looked ahead, she caught sight of a black car driving into the establishment. Only then did it occur to her that the powerful four-story building she was seeing ahead belonged to Jack.Charlotte swiftly looked away and back at Elijah Samuel as he insisted on dropping her off."Come on, Charlotte. As the former Luna of our pack, you shouldn't be trekking. Don't you have a car or haven't you learned to drive at least?" Annabelle struck up a conversation with Charlotte as she led her to her brother's car, and Charlotte couldn't protest at this point.Charlotte got into the back seat with Annabelle. She replied, "I don't know how to drive. Lawrence drives me whenever I want to go to the women's meetings.""Wow! Anyway, it's alright. I heard all that happened, but I didn't know if I could come and see you. I am so sorry
The following week, Charlotte woke up in her room and prepared to go for her medical check-up.She wore a green dress and stood in front of her mirror, admiring her reflection."Hmm, so Alpha Lucas came and apologized to me about Teddy. I hope that he will be given a second chance too." Charlotte picked up a black comb and combed her long brown hair, then she put it into a bun and smiled at her reflection.Her tummy had grown bigger, and she caressed her baby bump. "I cannot wait to meet you, baby."Charlotte smiled after she had rubbed her hand on her bump. Then she went back to her bed and picked up her phone, which she placed into her black handbag.It was a bright Monday morning, so she exited her room on the top floor and went downstairs to go to the hospital."Mom, I am going for my baby check-up," Charlotte said as she paused in the living room and saw her mother in the kitchen.Lady Harper stepped out of the kitchen and asked Charlotte, "Won't you wait to have breakfast first
Jack was annoyed after Elijah Samuel left him."Alpha, you shouldn't have gotten into an altercation with him," Waylon carefully cautioned Jack, but Jack glared at him."Why shouldn't I? Elijah keeps getting on my nerves, and now he thinks he can use my family against me. He knows Teddy and I didn’t get along, but I didn’t sleep with Charlotte just to get back at Teddy. It’s because she's my fated mate!" Jack growled, and Waylon bowed his head."Calm down, Alpha. I think that's what Elijah and a few of Teddy's supporters wouldn't understand. I heard that Teddy has let go of Charlotte; why not propose to her and marry her to reduce the gossip?" Waylon suggested, but Jack shook his head."No, that wouldn't reduce the gossip. Our pack members will still talk about me. I'm just not happy with all of this, and my father is the major cause of it all," Jack said, making his way to his car as he wanted to return home. Although a part of him wanted to see Charlotte, he thought against it."You
"Okay," Alpha Lucas smiled as he stood at the front of the balcony where Charlotte, her mother, Sofia, and her twins were gathered.Sofia's son walked up to Alpha Lucas and touched his legs.Alpha Lucas, who wasn't fond of babies—having not carried a little one in a long time—crouched to meet the little boy's height."How are you?" he asked and lifted the baby boy into his arms."I'm fine," the little boy, named Mathias, smiled, and Alpha Lucas smiled back.Charlotte couldn't believe that Mathias would smile at Alpha Lucas, yet he refused to be carried by her. She shook her head, and Alpha Lucas returned his gaze to Charlotte, saying, "I saw the divorce papers and knew that you have signed yours. Please find a place in your heart to forgive my family."Charlotte lowered her face upon hearing Alpha Lucas say that. "Okay, Alpha," she replied, not raising her head to meet his gaze."I will forward your shares from Teddy's funds to you. Although I lack the heart to release Teddy from the