In the Norfield packs, Charlotte Mateo, age 22, waited for her husband, the Alpha of the pack, to return home, but she hadn't seen him.She knew he had been avoiding her lately, but being the Luna of the pack, she didn't want to leave him or end their loveless marriage. She had been his wife for four years, and her father and his were friends, as her father was the Beta of the pack. To seal their friendship, they had arranged for Teddy to marry her.Charlotte had just turned 18 when she got betrothed to Teddy Hudson. Teddy was the second son of the Hudson family, and as his elder brother had been abroad for years, showing no interest in the ruling power of the Norfield Packs, Alpha Lucas Hudson decided to hand over the pack affairs to Teddy, in the hope that Teddy would look after the pack and help in protecting it from the ongoing rogue attacks.Alpha Lucas Hudson was still alive, though aged, and he had two sons and a daughter. His two sons were Jack and Teddy.Jack was the rightful
Charlotte looked taken aback to see the woman Teddy Hudson had brought home into their matrimonial home. This house was given to Teddy and her as their matrimonial gift from Alpha Lucas Hudson. After the night Charlotte had accepted Teddy as her husband, Alpha Lucas gave them the new duplex as their matrimonial home. And in the four years that Charlotte had been living with Teddy and helping him in ruling over the Norfield Packs, Teddy hadn't brought any woman home. But this night, being their marriage anniversary and Charlotte's 22nd birthday night, Teddy came home with another woman in his arms. A fair-skinned woman."Can't you greet?" Teddy demanded, his green eyes glowering at Charlotte, making her snap out of her trance."Um, good evening, why's she here?" Charlotte immediately asked Teddy, her eyes moved to stare at the young woman of her age in a seductive crimson gown."Do you just ask me why's she here?" Teddy let go of the woman in his arms and he drunkenly charged at Charlot
Charlotte cried and rushed upstairs to find out where Teddy was taking Anne tonight. "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 room door that was the master's bedroom. Since Charlotte had moved into this house and lived with Teddy Hudson for the past four years, Teddy hadn't entered this room to make love to her. But today, he brought his assistant home, and not only did he tell Charlotte that Anne was his new mate and Luna, he also took 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 smooching inside the room. "Yeah, baby, give it to me, harder! Yeah! Ah! Mm.""Teddy!!" Charlotte shouted again. However, just then, she heard a voice from downstairs, calling, "Is anyone at home?"Charlotte froze. 'Who was that?' The voice sounded so powerful and masculine, and Charlotte q
Charlotte quickly snapped out of her trance as she heard Teddy yelling at her. He charged towards the muscular man in the corridor to drag Charlotte out and beat her mercilessly.However, Jack stood between Teddy and Charlotte, protecting her behind him. He demanded of his younger brother, "What's going on with you, Teddy? Is that how you welcome me on my return from abroad?"Charlotte was shocked to realize that the man who had just kissed her was Teddy's brother, Jack Hudson. How had she not recognized him? It was because she had switched off the corridor light and controlled it with an artificial intelligence system that managed their mansion."Welcome, you? You dare to show up in my house unnoticed and just like that? You kissed my wife in my house and in my presence?" Teddy roared, staring at Jack with hostility in his eyes."Move away from Charlotte now! I'm going to deal with her today. I never knew that she was a horny bitch who sleeps around with men in my absence!" Teddy shou
"STOP IT! Stop!" Charlotte rushed to separate the two men. Though she was weak and no match for either 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 that Teddy was the ruling Alpha of the Norfield pack."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, but Teddy moved his hands away from her touch.Anne quickly rushed to help Teddy stand on his feet. The speed with which Jack had attacked Teddy shocked both Anne and Charlotte. It was as if Jack had disappeared from where he was standing, and the next minute, he was in front of Teddy, dealing with him and not giving Teddy the chance to retaliate.Charlotte saw how Teddy pushed her hands away when she tried to help him, yet he accepted Anne's assistance. However, as Teddy stood up, staggering because the alcohol he had co
Charlotte didn't know what to say to Teddy. Truly, Jack was her mate. She realized it the moment she inhaled that sweet, smoky scent, reminiscent of coffee. She wanted to embrace him, to have him, but he was her husband’s older brother. She couldn't openly acknowledge the truth to Teddy. She was afraid of Teddy's reaction. He had been her husband for four years, and he would beat her mercilessly if she dared to tell him the truth—that Jack Hudson was her mate.While Charlotte was still lost in her thoughts, contemplating what to tell Teddy, he moved away from the window and approached her."Answer me! Is my brother, Jack Hudson, your mate? Did you feel the mating bond with him that made you grip him closely and kiss him?" Teddy demanded, startling Charlotte out of her turbulent thoughts."No..." Charlotte responded in a shaky voice, but Teddy didn't believe her."What do you mean by 'no'? Why is your voice shaking? Do you think you can lie to me? You have no right to lie to me. Speak n
With a heart full of ego, instead of Teddy apologizing to his wife Charlotte and pleading for her forgiveness for the years he had maltreated her and cheated on her with Anne Robert, he trailed his finger over the card and asked her, "You set up all this here? Why didn’t you say anything when you saw me arrive with Anne?"How could Charlotte explain that it was their anniversary night when Teddy had stared at her with rage and had flogged her mercilessly? How could she tell him that it was her 22nd birthday, in addition to being their wedding anniversary?Charlotte didn’t reply, which annoyed Teddy, but he already knew the answer: it was because he had come home with Anne Robert in his arms.Anne had followed him to the neighboring pack function, and they had arrived at the Norfield pack gate late. He had to take Anne home with him to rest before she returned to her father's house the following day.Teddy knew he was cheating on Charlotte with Anne, as Anne had been his mate since she
"What??" Anne screamed, and Charlotte carefully stood up to bolt out of the mansion. She could not bear any pups for Teddy. For four years, he had lied to his family, claiming she was barren, while he hadn’t tried hard to help her conceive."Teddy? You cannot do this to me!" Anne cried, while Charlotte carried the tray of food and walked to the kitchen. She said to them calmly, "The food isn't 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 bolted out of the house through the kitchen back door. She wouldn’t be used as Teddy's baby-making machine. She fled the residence, not caring if there were ongoing rogue attacks.Charlotte ran, heading back to her fath
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
Charlotte woke up in the morning to the sound of her mother's arrival."Good morning, Mom," Charlotte greeted as she carefully rose from the bed. She looked over to her mother, who had gone to the baby cot to check on Godson."Good morning, Charlotte. How was your night?" Lady Harper asked after admiring Godson."It was fine, Mother. How was yours? Where is Dad?" Charlotte replied, to which her mother responded, "He went to work. You know the rogues were planning to relaunch an attack on one of our borders after seeing that Jack didn’t want to rule and Teddy has been locked up. So he went to inspect the borders.""Hmmm. I hope there won’t be any losses?" Charlotte asked worriedly as her mother moved closer to her bed."No, everything will be fine," Lady Harper smiled and added, "You will be returning home with me tomorrow, so get as much rest as you want.""Alright, Mom. How about Teddy? Did you see him? I heard Alpha Lucas ordered Teddy to be released.""No, I didn’t go to the pack s
Jack arrived at his father's house, drove his car onto the premises, and parked it."Dad," Jack called as he saw his father and Beta Paul at the front of the house."Jack, what are you doing here? I thought you were with Charlotte at the hospital and with my new grandchild," Alpha Lucas said with a smile while Jack frowned."Dad, we need to discuss what's going on. Have you granted Teddy's release from the pack's station yet?" Jack asked as he approached his father, who looked very happy."Yes. I don't want anything to kill my joy in welcoming my new grandchild," Alpha Lucas replied, and Jack sighed."Alright. So how about the alpha kingship? Are you going to give it to Teddy, or must I still sign it?" Jack stood in front of his father, who frowned and replied, "You don't want to rule the pack, and I cannot give it to Teddy, so I will remain the ruler until I kick the bucket. Are you satisfied with that?"Jack took a deep breath and replied, "Yes.""Good. You can go home. I don't have
After Teddy finished having his bath and changing into comfortable clothes in Caleb's room, Caleb offered him a cutter to shave off his long beard so that he wouldn't scare Anne away. Teddy stepped out of the bathroom looking much better than when he had first gotten out of prison.Teddy picked up the black shorts and trousers Caleb had put on the bed for him to wear. After putting on the white top and black trousers, he looked at his reflection in the mirror and was back to his normal appearance, thanks to Caleb.Once Teddy was dressed, he came out of Caleb's room and met Caleb in the living room."Alpha, do you care to join us for lunch?" Caleb asked Teddy, although he knew Teddy didn't want to waste much time.Teddy was hungry since he hadn't been fed well at the pack's station. Although he was an alpha, he didn't lose weight or become lean."Caleb, I don't want to hear any stories about anything happening to Anne. So I want to see her before anything else," Teddy said, and Caleb a
Jack looked at the baby's face as Charlotte pulled her breast away from the baby's small mouth. The baby resembled him so much, and Jack said, "You have my child, so why are you acting like you don't know that you have something that belongs to me?""My child is not yours," Charlotte cut him off, glaring at him. "Go and look for your mate elsewhere to give you a child. My son isn't yours, nor do I want you anywhere close to him."Jack frowned but didn't say anything."He's mine, and I am not here to argue with you. I only came here because of my child. What do you plan to name him?" Jack asked, but Charlotte remained silent, not responding.Jack moved closer to the bed to meet Charlotte, but she stayed silent while the little baby in her arms smiled upon seeing Jack's face.Charlotte frowned, not wanting to believe that her baby was already aware of his father's presence.She kept silent as Jack placed the baby gift beside her bed."You should name him Samson," Jack suggested, and C
Jack was in his office still contemplating visiting his father and accepting the throne when Waylon George rushed in."Alpha, guess what happened!" Waylon exclaimed, and Jack looked at him, asking, "What's wrong?""Alpha, my girlfriend just called and told me that Charlotte has welcomed a baby boy, and your parents are at the pack hospital to see her," Waylon said excitedly while Jack looked stunned by the news."Aren't you going to the pack hospital to see Charlotte too?" Waylon asked, and Jack sighed."I don't know. Should I go and see her? Charlotte already warned me to stay away from her since I don't want to rule the pack," Jack replied with a weak smile.Waylon asked, "So what do you want to do? Are you going to see her or what?"Jack took a deep breath and replied, "I don't know. But I will go see her since the child is mine.""That's more like it. Let me help you get the baby gifts ready," Waylon said before swiftly leaving Jack's office. Jack sat in his office chair, ponderin
Charlotte smiled at Elijah Samuel as his car stopped beside her."I am going home. I just went to see someone," Charlotte lied. She couldn't tell Elijah Samuel that she went to see Jack, so she kept it brief.Elijah had already seen Charlotte when she stepped out of the gate of Jack's company, but he smiled and said, "Going home? Do you want to come and take a look at my company?"Charlotte was heavily pregnant and did not want the stress of going out."I'm sorry, but I will have to decline your offer. Maybe after I have given birth, I'll be free to hang out properly with you," she offered him an apologetic smile, and he replied, "That will be great. I will be looking forward to becoming your baby's uncle. I am certain he is a boy. Enter the car, let me give you a ride home."Elijah remotely unlocked his car door, and Charlotte got into the front seat. She fastened her seat belt, breathing heavily, and Elijah asked her, "Are you alright?"Charlotte was slightly uncomfortable in her si
The next day, Charlotte woke up and sat on the bed as she prepared to go and see Jack.She got out of bed, went to her bathroom to bathe, and then stepped out to dress.After Charlotte had finished preparing herself, she exited her room wearing a brown maternity dress and black slippers. She carried her black handbag, having her phone and went downstairs to the first floor to find her mother."Good morning, Mom," she greeted upon seeing her mother arranging the living room.Lady Harper smiled as she finished cleaning. She looked at Charlotte's face with a radiant smile and replied, "Morning. Where are you off to?""Mom, I want to have my breakfast, then I will go and see Jack. I want to get it off my shoulders that I have gone to see him," Charlotte said as she moved to the dining table to take her seat, and Lady Harper replied, "Alright."Charlotte went to the kitchen and prepared a bowl of custard for herself. She kept reminiscing about how she was going to discuss the pack affairs