Charlotte quickly snapped out of her trance as she heard Teddy yelling at her, and he charged towards the masculine man in the corridor to drag Charlotte out and beat her mercilessly.
However, Jack stood in between Teddy and Charlotte, protecting Charlotte behind him, and he demanded of his younger brother, "What's going on with you, Teddy? Is that how to welcome me on my return from abroad?"
Charlotte was shocked that the man who had just kissed her was now Teddy's brother, Jack Hudson.
How did she not recognize him? It was because she had switched off the corridor light and controlled it with an artificial intelligence that controlled their mansion.
"Welcome, you? You dare to show up in my house unnoticed and just that? You kissed my wife in my house and in my presence?" Teddy roared as he stared at Jack with so much hostility in his eyes.
"Move away from Charlotte now? I'm going to deal with her today? I never knew that she was a hòrny bìtch and sleep around with men in my absence!" Teddy shouted as he reached Jack to attack Charlotte, who was shivering to be caught kissing her husband's elder brother. As it slipped her mind too that Jack Hudson was arriving today.
"Your wife? Stop the drama, Teddy, and stay calm," Jack commanded, but Teddy didn't, and he approached Jack to shove him aside and beat Charlotte angrily.
Teddy was enraged at the way he saw Jack and Charlotte kissing. Charlotte hadn't kissed him like that before, and though he hadn't acknowledged Charlotte as his mate, neither did he want to consummate his marriage with her. But they had kissed in public, and she hadn't kissed him like that.
However, as Teddy neared Charlotte and wanted to beat her up, Jack held Teddy away with great force and tossed his younger brother aside, making Teddy stagger backward, and he glared at his elder brother who was shielding Charlotte away from his reach.
"You dare to attack me in my own house, Jack? Get out and leave here now! You're not welcomed in my home, and stay away from my wife and my affairs," Teddy shouted at Jack and pointed at the stairs for him to leave.
Jack was wearing a yellow shirt and black trousers, as he wanted to speak and apologize to his younger brother that he didn't know Charlotte was his mate.
Jack didn't attend the wedding of Teddy and Charlotte as he was abroad. Although, he saw their wedding photos, but when he arrived at the mansion, the intoxicating scent that he perceived around the mansion and in the living room when he entered, had led him to go upstairs to find the source of the sweet, alluring scent.
Although Jack saw the lights were on when he climbed the stairs to find the owner of that sweet scent that was making his wolf charge within himself, and making him hard and wanting to claim her. He hadn't thought that the owner of the sweet lemonade scent was his brother's wife and mate.
"I didn't know she was your wife, Teddy. I'm sorry about kissing her, but she's my real mate!" Jack said, and Teddy's eyes narrowed to look at his older brother, who he hadn't seen since ten years ago.
Not only did Jack change and grow taller, but he also looked well-built with a masculine body and strong personality.
Jack looked more brutal and tough than Teddy, and Teddy, who had thought his brother would appear weak when he returned home and wouldn't be able to challenge him for the throne and ruling Alpha's position, was shocked to see that Jack was strong.
With the small push that Jack had used to push Teddy away and shield Charlotte from Teddy's attack, Teddy could feel the amount of energy flowing in his brother's veins. He was an Alpha too and strong.
"Hmph.. That's no excuse whether you perceive Charlotte as your mate or not. She has to be punished for cheating on me and also kissing you in my presence," Teddy said, as his anger was still boiling.
Meanwhile, Anne Robert had just finished wearing her clothes back in the master's bedroom. She wondered why Teddy had run out with such speed after he finished dressing. Teddy didn't even explain to her where he was going, and Anne knew Charlotte was up to something again.
Several times that Anne and Teddy would be mating, Teddy usually stopped midway, leaving her hanging and demanding more, as he would withdraw and run home to Charlotte's aid.
"That witch, why is she always stopping Teddy from discharging in me? How am I supposed to carry his pups if he keeps on withdrawing from me like that?" Anne was annoyed, so she quickly put on her red dress to find out what was going on in the corridor. As she could hear the voices of two men arguing - Teddy's voice and another person's voice that she wasn't familiar with.
As Anna stepped out and met eyes with Jack, who was looking at her in shock, Jack's eyes shifted to look at Teddy, and he asked his younger brother, "What's Anne doing here if you're married to Charlotte?"
Charlotte was still hiding behind Jack's back as she couldn't bring herself to speak in the presence of the two Alphas arguing, and she was still embarrassed by how she had kissed Jack not long ago.
Charlotte knew she hadn't kissed Teddy like that before. He wasn't her mate, but she loved him and respected him as he was her husband. But he disrespected her even on her 22nd birthday and their wedding anniversary night by bringing Anne Robert to their home, taking Anne to their bedroom, which he had never shared with her, and he mated with Anne on their matrimonial bed.
"She's my assistant, Anne Robert," Teddy said, looking away from Jack as it was already midnight. The full moon was out and shining brightly above the sky as it was past midnight.
"I know Anne was your friend, and you used to admire her then before I traveled out. But what's she doing here at this time and also coming out from your room? Are you cheating on Charlotte with Anne?" Jack asked. Just then, he remembered that he had seen tears in Charlotte's blue eyes. Turning to look back at Charlotte, who was looking at them, Jack saw that her face looked swollen, like someone had hit her, and she had dark circles around her eyes.
Jack's anger boils, and he turned to look back at Teddy and charged at his younger brother with so much rage. He attacked Teddy and started beating him up.
"STOP IT! Stop!" Charlotte rushed to separate the two men. Although she was weak and no match to withstand any of their strength, Jack obeyed Charlotte's command as he beat his younger brother to a stupor, not minding that he was in Teddy's house and, Teddy was the ruling Alpha of the Norfield Packs."Charlotte..." Jack reached to touch her, but Charlotte moved away from him and rushed to meet Teddy."Are you alright?" Charlotte asked Teddy as she crouched in front of him, and Teddy moved his hands away from Charlotte's touch.Anne quickly rushed to help Teddy stand up on his feet. At the speed that Jack had used and attacked Teddy, both Anne and Charlotte were shocked. It was as if Jack had disappeared from where he was standing, and the next minute, he was standing in front of Teddy, attacking him and dealing with him, not giving Teddy the chance to retaliate.Charlotte saw how Teddy pushed her hands away from helping him stand up, but he accepted Anne's help. However, as Teddy stoo
Charlotte didn't know what to say to Teddy. Truly, Jack was her mate. She perceived him as her real mate the moment she inhaled that smoky scent that was like coffee. Charlotte wanted to drink Jack and have him unclothed in her arms, but he was her husband's elder brother. She couldn't boldly acknowledge the truth to Teddy's view. She was afraid of Teddy's reaction. He was her husband for four years, and he would beat her mercilessly if she dared to tell him the truth - that Jack Hudson was her real mate.While Charlotte was still in her ocean of thoughts, contemplating on what to tell Teddy, Teddy moved away from the room window and neared Charlotte."Answer me! Is my older brother, Jack Hudson, your real mate? Did you feel the mating bond with him that you had to grip him closely and kiss him too?" Teddy demanded, as he approached Charlotte, startling her out of her wild thoughts."No..." Charlotte responded in a shaking voice, but Teddy didn't believe her."What do you mean by no?
With a heart full of ego, instead of Teddy apologizing to his wife Charlotte and pleading for her forgiveness for the years that he had maltreated her and cheated on her with Anne Robert. He trailed his finger on the card and asked her, "You set all these up? Why didn't you say it when you saw me arrive with Anne?"How could she have told him that it was their anniversary night when he had stared at her with rage and flogged her mercilessly? How could she have told him that it was her 22nd birthday and also their wedding anniversary night?Charlotte didn't reply, and that made Teddy annoyed, but he knew the answer already - it was because he had arrived home with Anne Robert in his arms.Anne had followed him to the neighboring pack function, and they arrived at the Norfield Packs gate late. So, he had to take Anne home with him to rest before she would return to her father's house the following day.Teddy knew that he was cheating on Charlotte with Anne, as Anne had been his mate si
"What??" Anne screamed, and Charlotte carefully stood up to bolt out of the mansion. She cannot bear any pups for Teddy. For four years, he had lied to his family that she was barren, and he had been trying hard to make her conceive for him, whereas he didn't try any hard."Teddy? You cannot do this to me?" Anne cried, while Charlotte carried the tray of food and walked to the kitchen door. She said to them calmly, "The food is not enough, so I want to get some extra. Will you care to join us, Anne?" Charlotte asked with a playful smirk on her lips, while Anne glared at her."Sweetheart, you cannot mate with Charlotte! I cannot withstand the pain if you do that to me," Anne cried in Teddy's hold, ignoring Charlotte who left them and went into the kitchen. Quickly, Charlotte dropped the tray of food there and she bolted out of the house and through the kitchen back door. She wouldn't be used as Teddy's baby-making machine. So, she fled the residence, not caring if there were ongoing
Charlotte sat on one of the couches in the parlor, admiring the small house. Not until Jack walked out of his room with only a white towel wrapped around his waist.Jack was holding another short towel in his right hand, which he ran through his wet, short, black, wavy hair on his head."Jack, are you not sure that I should start going back home now to my parents' house? I'm sure that the guards searching for me would have gone farther away or gone back to report to Teddy that they couldn't find me," Charlotte said, as she quickly looked away from Jack's masculine dark chest.The white towel was wrapped only around Jack's waist, and Charlotte could feel her heart palpitations, beating so loudly in her chest.Jack didn't respond to Charlotte, as he stood in front of his room door, admiring her. It was late night, past 1 am in the morning, and here he was with Charlotte, discussing like it was daybreak already."Why do you want to go back home? Knowing that your parents do not have a say
Teddy moved Anne away from his arms as she prevented him from going after Charlotte. "Anne, you have to try and understand with me. If I allow Charlotte to go, especially now that she perceived Jack as her mate, it would put me at greater risk and enable Jack to take the pack away from me, which I cannot allow to happen." Teddy's eyes darkened as he said that, and Anne burst into tears in his arms."No, Teddy. I cannot withstand the pain. Please," Anne begged, and Teddy remained silent for a while, not until one of the guards rushed in."Alpha! Sorry to disturb you this night, but Luna Charlotte has left this residence while our men couldn't seem to find her. Also, there are reports of some suspected rogues captured at the pack's border," the guard relayed, and Teddy felt all the hair on his body stand up in fret."Go now! Find Charlotte and ensure that you bring her back. Failure to do that, you all shall be punished!" Teddy ordered, and the guard replied, "Understood, Alpha."The gu
Charlotte was so eager to have Jack in her warmth. She had dreamt of this day to arrive, the day she would finally consummate her marriage. However, she was consummating it tonight with her husband's brother.What would her pack members think of her? Charlotte didn't care. There had been rumors about her that she was barren, and she thinks this is the only right way to prove to her pack members that she wasn't barren but had been deprived of her marital rite. She endured Teddy's torture daily, hoping and yearning for his love, believing that he would one day change. But with each passing day and night, Teddy only ended up becoming worse."Are you ready?" Jack's hoarse voice questioned Charlotte as he prepared himself to ride in her warmth.With her eyes closed, Charlotte replied to him, "Yes, mate."Jack smiled, although a part of him wanted to withdraw. "No, this is not right," the part of him said. But Jack's wolf nudged him and said it was right. "Let's claim our mate."With a gent
"What's wrong with you?" Jack inquired. Never in his life had he known he would have to pet a woman one day."Stay away from me. You lied to me last night just to mate with me. How am I sure that you're really my true mate?" Charlotte accused Jack, her blue eyes reddened with tears.Jack's eyes darkened with desire, although he frowned. How does he explain to the crying woman that he wanted to dip his fangs into her neck and leave his marks on her?"Is that why you're crying? If anyone should hear your voice now, the person would think I'm a wife beater like my brother. Shush, the guards are still searching for you," Jack said, and Charlotte calmed.It was morning already, and the sun was already high up in the sky. Charlotte knew that Teddy would soon tear down the whole pack in search of her. If there was one thing that she was sure about Teddy, it was the fact that he cares for her in public and wouldn't want the other pack members to see that she was sad."Why shouldn't I cry? Asi
Jack drove his car ahead to his mansion and, upon arriving there, it was nighttime. However, he saw his mother get out of her car and come to meet him at the gate."Jack, have you gone to see Charlotte?" Lady Sandra asked, wearing a green dress and black polished slippers as she stood beside the gate."Mom," Jack groaned as he peered at his mother's face."What are you doing here, Mom?" Jack asked, and his mother said, "I came to see you and to remind you that you have to make amends for your mistake and bring Charlotte and my grandson to live with you."Lady Sandra said, while Jack shook his head and replied, "Mom, I have to drive inside first. Then we can discuss this."Jack's mother stepped aside and allowed Jack to drive in.As Jack parked his car, his mother drove her car into the residence and parked it."How do you know my house, Mother?" Jack asked her once she got out of her car and locked it up."You are my son, and I can find you by tracking your scent. That's one of my qua
Jack's brows furrowed as he looked from Charlotte to Elijah. Elijah gasped when he saw Charlotte smack Jack's face, and Beta Paul and his wife were also incredibly shocked. "Charlotte!" they gasped, afraid that Jack might retaliate and hurt her back.Jack looked at Charlotte's face, his green eyes darkening. But instead of getting angry at her, he seemed to relish the feel of her hand that collided with his left cheek with a forceful impact.Jack strode up to meet Charlotte, took her trembling hand, and told her to her face in a deep, sensual voice, "Go on and smack me again. Will that make you happy and fulfill your lustful wish to cheat on me with him?" Jack pointed at Elijah Samuel, who stood there worriedly, knowing he was no match for Jack."Get out of my father's house, Jack. We are not mates, and stop meddling in my..." Before Charlotte could finish the words, Jack grasped her waist closely and sealed his lips on hers.Jack held Charlotte firmly by her waist even as she strugg
"Jack!" Charlotte glared at Jack's face angrily, as she knew that he cares about nothing else in this life except his younger brother, who doesn't like him."Alpha Jack," Beta Paul also looked hesitant, as he doesn't want Charlotte to hand over the little baby to Teddy. What if Teddy killed the little one? Beta Paul, his wife, and Charlotte were scared, and it was so evident on their faces.However, Anne smirked, as she would love to see Teddy snap the little boy's neck and kill him."Do as I say," Jack ordered Charlotte, emitting his alpha aura that commanded submission, and Charlotte glared at him, hating the fact that he was her real mate. Even after countless rejections, the moon goddess still found a way of joining her back with Jack."You don't have to give the child to me if you don't trust me," Teddy said, as he smirked and looked at Charlotte's angry face."Don't counter my word, Teddy. Go on, Charlotte," Jack spoke Charlotte's name in an alluring manner that doesn't give roo
At Beta Paul's residence, Charlotte had returned to her bedroom on the top floor with her baby, and she later came downstairs to thank all the guests that had arrived with numerous gifts to welcome her back.Shortly after, all the guests left, and Charlotte was now at home with her mother and sister. As they instructed the gatekeeper to accept all the remaining gifts from the guests and not let anyone into the mansion.Meanwhile, in the living room, Charlotte, who had changed into a simple pink dress and black slippers, thanked her younger sister once more for the surprised homecoming party."Thank you, Sofia. I wasn't expecting all that love and support on returning back home. It actually warmed my heart," Charlotte spoke with a smile as she moved to hug her younger sister once more.Sofia smiled and replied, "You're welcome, big sister. I have to go home now, alright. We will get to chat later, and take good care of Godson."Sofia giggled, and Charlotte grinned and told her with a w
After Suzan left his residence in her red car, Jack moved away from the window and tossed the gift that Suzan had given him on the couch.He went to the dining table to have his breakfast. His new mansion had no servant yet, as he did his house chores by himself.Jack's phone rang on the table, and he picked it up and frowned before answering it. He saw that it was a call from his mother.Jack cleared his throat, already knowing that his mother would ask him why he doesn't want to marry Charlotte again.Taking his seat back on one of the dining chairs, Jack answered his mother's call."Hello, Mom," he said, and his mother's soft voice filled his eardrums as she shouted at him, "Jack, didn't you know that you should have been the one in the hospital insisting on taking Charlotte home to her father's house? How can't you be serious about winning Charlotte back, even as she has a child for you?""Mom," Jack rolled his eyes and said, "I cannot force Charlotte to be with me, and she said s
At the pack's hospital grounds, many pack members were present, standing outside with their flowers and numerous gifts as they sang happily for Charlotte. "Congratulations, Luna!" They squealed. Charlotte was stunned. She waved to them, knowing that the pack members were only showing their love and support for her. The air of the hospital grounds was filled with love and jubilation as the pack members sang, "Congratulations, Luna Charlotte. We are so happy for you. Welcome, baby, alpha baby." Charlotte was frustrated, but she managed a smile and walked ahead to her mother's car and got in. Thankfully, there were pack warriors present to prevent the happy members from rushing over to meet Charlotte and her baby. The pack members were told to deliver their gifts to Beta Paul's residence. Charlotte exhaled heavily once she shut the back door of her mother's car. She sat there with her baby in her arms, and the guards cleared the pack members away that had filled the street to make
Charlotte calmed down and slowly petted her baby to stop crying. The night had fallen. A nurse arrived to check on her and her baby, and after the nurse left, Charlotte went to put her baby in his cot, thinking of reporting Jack to his father to sign an agreement to keep his distance away from her.After admiring her sleeping baby—his brown skin like that of a newborn and his black curly hair, as he had green eyes too, like Jack—Charlotte moved back to her own hospital bed and sat on it.She went to use the bathroom and returned to her bed to sleep.****The next morning, Charlotte awoke early on her hospital bed, and it was still 7 am. She was aware that she would be going home as she had been discharged from the hospital.As she was no longer married to Teddy, Charlotte knew that she was going home to her father's house.Although it wasn't normal for a woman to be in her father's house with a child like a single mother, Charlotte knew that no one in their pack would dare to talk dow
Earlier, Jack was driving home when he recalled that Elijah was the reason he and Charlotte had accepted their rejection. Fueled by anger, Jack drove straight to Elijah's company to confront him."How dare you come between me and my woman?" Jack grasped Elijah by his shirt, not giving him a chance to reply."Alpha," all the men in the pack wanted to intervene to separate the two, but they knew that Jack was ruthless and the Alpha in command, even if he hadn’t formally accepted the throne yet."I didn’t come between you and your woman. Don’t pour your frustrations on me. You rejected Charlotte, remember? If I hadn’t taken her to the hospital, would you have cared that she was walking under the hot sun, pregnant with your child?""Shut up!" Jack smacked Elijah hard in the face, causing his nose to crack."Say any more nonsense about Charlotte, and I will kill you. If you value yourself, stay away from her!" Jack warned Elijah, not caring about the other men looking on. He turned and go
"Hmm." Jack sighed as he stood there watching Charlotte carefully carry their baby. She sat on the bed and resumed breastfeeding the child."I know you’re angry with me, Charlotte, but it's not like I don’t care about you," Jack said as he moved closer to the bed."You don't need to act like you care. Just keep the flowers and leave. My baby and I will be fine," Charlotte replied nonchalantly. Jack asked her, "Why? Is it because of Elijah? Are you interested in him now?"Seeing the warm smile that graced Charlotte's lips annoyed Jack, but he controlled his rage as he heard her respond, "Whatever business I have with Elijah shouldn’t be your concern. Just leave me alone and focus on your own life. Your father is the pack alpha, and your brother has been released, so you are free to move on. Oh! I almost forgot about your rejection the last time. I've thought about it, and I’ve decided to accept it."Charlotte felt a pang of pain in her heart, as if it were about to split in two, but sh