Derek’s POVI drove to the place where Angel and the driver were found.Seeing me come, Francis got out of the car. This time, he looked completely different from the last time I saw him. He was even taller and more muscular than I was.He walked over and patted me on the shoulder.“They are in the car. The driver is still unconscious and Angel just woke up. She got many bruises. But I checked them and found no serious injuries,” Francis said meaningfully and gestured to the car.
Erika’s POVI found myself locked up in the little hut with nasty rats squeaking and cockroaches dashing. I looked down at myself and was surprised to find that my body was smaller than I thought. My arms and legs were short and slim. I became a child again! All of a sudden, I could understand what the rats were talking about. A stinky fat rat was squeaking and dashing towards me. It wanted to eat me as its breakfast. I lifted my skirt, ran to the door as soon as possible, and tried to open it, but I was too small and weak to open it. I knocked on it violently and wanted to shout for help. I tried hard to open my mouth wide and moved my tongue, but I just couldn’t utter a word. I couldn’t even hear myself. I rubbed my throat wi
Derek’s POV I clenched my fists and pounded on the wall, leaving a dent with blood stains on it. We had searched for Erika in the forest for two days and there was no trace of her. All we knew was that she escaped with the help of her former student. But now, it turned out that she was caught by Richard. The instant I saw the picture and recognized that the bloody body was my mate, my heart stopped pounding for a second. I threw the phone on the sofa and covered my face with my hands, having no courage to check that photo again. For the last two days, I didn’t sleep much. I had a lot on my plate and I couldn’t fall asleep without Erika by my side. I thought that she must have been popping a bottle of champagne to celebrate her escape. But judging from the photo, she didn’t sleep much either. She seemed to be tortured badly and it must be a hard time for her. I looked up at the ceiling and rubbed my throbbing temples. I summoned an emergency meeting with Francis, Kent, Gerald, and Ca
Derek’s POV I was sure that I couldn’t even see Erika if I really let Richard get his way. So I didn’t even meet him. Yes, it was Francis who went to meet Richard, not me. He changed into my look and used my voice. That was very easy for him. He had been imitating me since he was a teenager because I was much stronger than he was. This time, his task was to stall for more time so that I could find Erika. I stood on a tree outside the dump with a telescope in my hands. Angel was waiting for the order behind the wall of the dump. Kent was on the other side of the dump. He would stand up if it didn’t go as planned. I could feel Erika’s presence around me, but I couldn’t feel where she exactly was. Now I regretted why I didn’t mark her more times and strengthen the mate bond between us. Francis had walked in for a while and he didn’t give me any messages. I tried to talk with Erika to know where she was and how she felt. “Erika, can you feel me? I’m near you and I’ll save you soon.”
Erika’s POVIt was getting harder and harder to distinguish reality from the dream.It was dark and cold and stinky. Was I still in that little hut, the dark and stinky room? Was there a rat who wanted to eat me? Was my life still in danger? I didn’t know and I couldn’t figure it out because everything was dark. The only thing I knew was that I was very weak. I was so weak that I couldn’t do anything if a fat rat wanted to eat me. I felt as weak and insecure as I did when I was a little girl. If something terrible happened, I could do nothing to stop it.Sudd
Erika’s POV I just woke up from the coma and my responses were slow. I wanted to let him know how I regretted it, but I didn’t know how to put it in words. So I looked at him blankly. I noticed the dark circles under his eyes and the stubble on his chin. They all reminded me what a huge mistake I made. I’m sorry. I mind-linked him and lowered my eyes. “Save that! We both know that you won’t stop escaping,” he growled. He suddenly raised his voice and gave me
Erika’s POV“I’m so excited! I thought that I would never see you again. But you’re still our Luna! Oh, my Goddess, I’m so happy. You know, I jumped up when I heard about the news you woke up and I rushed here with Carl and Sylvia at my fastest speed. Erika, you’ve been unconscious for three days. You don’t know what happened these days! Alpha Derek always pulls a long face and he’s so scary. Emma led a bunch of girls outside the pack house…” Angel gabbled excitedly after she stuffed a bunch of flowers in my hands.However, Carl cleared his throat and stopped Angel. Sylvia put down the things she got for
Erika’s POV“You are still a patient. You need rest, not fighting,” Derek refused this idea flatly.But that’s the best option. We can just kill Emma without betraying the fact that I escaped. It was not that I wanted to conceal it. I would accept any punishment. But if you want to keep it a secret… I mind-linked him, trying to persuade him.“Do you even know how many injuries you have over your body?” he asked as he pressed his hand on the bandage.I grimace
Francis’ POVIt was not surprising that Angel asked me to take it. She was still mad at me, and I better answer the question.“Well, it’s a … long story. She didn’t know that we were mates, but she had a feeling for me. And it just happened. We become lovers. Actually, my pack rule forbids her to know my true identity and my gift before the ceremony, but we love each other and it’s difficult to keep a secret from each other. We had many misunderstandings, but nothing beats love,” I said and looked at Angel, but she averted her gaze and didn’t want to face me.
Angel’s POVElsa turned around and walked ahead.After passing through some buildings and making some turns, we stopped in front of a tower.“Erika, this is Elsa. She’s the alpha’s sister.”It was actually two buildings connected together in a beautiful style. I looked at the buildings in awe. My goddess, I liked the style. Somehow I began to imagine what it would be like to live in
Angel’s POVErika and Derek! And two suitcases!Why were they here and why did they bring suitcases with them?I stood straight and looked at Francis in surprise.“Why are they here?” I asked with a low voice.He shrugged. “You invited them, didn’t you?”Fine, I remembered. I was afraid that Erika might notice something was wrong, so I changed to another topic quickly. At that time, I didn't know what I was talking about at all.Now I thought about it, I could’ve just told her that Francis was good and everything was good, instead, I told her a whole love story that was completely made up.What should I do now?Erika and Derek were walking toward me hand in hand. Erika waved her hands at me with a smile.I also forced a smile and waved my hand at her.At the same time, I whispered to Francis’ ears. “Francis, hold me tight.”“What?” He looked at me in shock.I shot him a glance and squeezed him on his waist.“OK, OK.” He pulled away my hand from his waist and wrapped his arm around me.
Angel’s POVI got out of the building quickly.Outside there were crowds of people working hard to make Erika happy. They were busy, but all of them seemed very happy.I walked amid them and seemed like the only one with a sad face.Fine, Derek must have prepared a big surprise for Erika. Of course, he didn’t want it to be ruined. It was not a tall order. It just…For these days, I had been suppressing my emotions. The emotional swings, the endless loneliness, and the uncertainty of the future, were too much for me to take. Just as I thought I could get some help, I was told I had to pretend everything was fine. It was like my emotion didn’t matter at all.And I was being rude and reckless again.If Francis had been here with me at this moment, he would’ve blamed me for doing what Luna shouldn’t do.Maybe I was just not suitable to be Luna.At the pack house of the Blood Moon Pack.I waited downstairs.Erika walked downstairs. She looked pretty today.We hugged and talked.Finally, she
Angel’s POVWhatever, I was a mess now. My clothes were wet and in a mess. Everything was a mess. I guessed I couldn’t think or make any decision right now. I’d better get back to the room and got a sleep.I walked up the mountain alone, and I would walk down myself in the rain. Not a big deal at all.I left the umbrella in that hut and opened the rickety door.However, at the feet of the mountain, a bunch of guards stood in front of me in a line.
Angel’s POVHis expression spoke volumes.Everything was clear.Of course, he couldn’t kill Francis in front of me, because he was Francis!I knew that Francis could change his identity, but it didn’t occur to me that Francis was only one of his identities.Now I understood why these days he kept a distance from me deliberately. He was afraid that I could recognize him.No wonder he gave me a sense of familiarity this night.Actually, he did a good job of concealing his identity before this night. I had never doubted that they were the same guy after I knew the alpha's name was Nicholas.But the instant he was out of control and his eyes turned from brown to black, somehow it conjured up Francis’ face. It was at that moment that the seed of doubt was planted.“Why am I thinking about Francis at this moment?” I thought to myself.I made efforts to get rid of that jerk's face in my mind. However, it worked the opposite way, for a second, his face overlapped with Nicholas’ face.My Godde
Francis’ POVWhat a sweet torture.The veil clung to my face closely and it felt very uncomfortable.The rain was so heavy that I couldn’t open my eyes.The most alarming thing was that the wet veil made it hard to breathe. It clung to my nose closely. I had to hold my breath in case I might get the rain into my nose.It was the longest yet most fantastic minute of my life.Since my eyes were closed, all the other sensations were magnified.I felt her hot breath on my ears. It tickled me when she spoke to my ears. The faint smell of her body, the mixed smell of rose and lily, graced my nose and turned me on completely. The thought that she was studying my face with the veil on made my heart race.Her voice sounded again.“Can I touch your face with the veil on? I promise…”Of course, she could.I grasped her hand and put it on my face before she finished her words.She
Angel’s POVI had thought of the question of why he wouldn’t reveal his face to me, and I worked out three assumptions.Yes, if he forced me to stay here and become his mate, I would try every possible way to escape.But he didn’t even reveal his face to me, which made me super curious. I was determined to at least see his face before deciding whether I should leave or not.Now, a perfect chance to verify the three assumptions presented itself to me.I would figure it out this day!I walked to him so that I could see him more clearly. This way, I could tell whether he lied.His whole body and face could not be seen in the darkness, except for his eyes.I stared at his eyes fixedly because I could only learn more about him from his eyes, but he seemed to be good at concealing his thoughts and emotions. His eyes were invariably calm and unfathomable.There seemed to be magic in his eyes. Soon, I was hypnotized
Angel’s POVAfter leaving the training ground, I walked in the street alone and aimlessly.No one followed me possibly because they knew I couldn’t run far.The walk didn’t take away my stress and low mood. I noticed a mountain ahead and began to climb the mountain.I knew my leg needed a rest, but I longed for a place where I couldn’t be found, a place isolated from the whole pack.Two hours later, I was on the top of a mountain, lying on the ground. The smell of the grass and mud tranquilized my mind, so I fell asleep soon. Whenever I was in low spirits, I would get close to nature. I believed nature had a lot to offer.Wait, a drop of water fell on the tip of my nose.What was it?Soon, more waterdrops could be felt on my eyelids and cheeks.I opened my eyes.Of course, it was raining.It was getting heavier in the blink of an eye.I jumped up and began to run. Thank Goddes