Derek's POVWe then discussed where Hugh might be hiding. We decided that the entrance to the forest was the only place he could hide. After nightfall, Gerald and Kent drove to the forest to kill the "rogue couple" who had poisoned Erika and at the same time attract Hugh's attention. Thirty minutes later, Steven and I drove out into the woods to catch Hugh.Getting into the car and sitting in the back, I vaguely felt Erika's presence. But she wasn't there.Wait for me! I'll go with you. She mind-linked me.
Erika's POVDerek and I walked into the next room. Derek pulled up two chairs for us and turned on the screen.Then Steven appeared on the screen."This is the monitor room," Derek told me.I nodded. We both sat down. Derek put his arms around me.I had a vague idea of what Steven was going to do. We stared at the screen, waiting to see what would happen.
Erika's POVDerek walked over and sat down in the chair Steven had been sitting in last night, then he said slowly, "So tell me what you know. What have you done for our enemy?”"Yes," Hugh nodded and continued, "Richard forced me to monitor your pack after he found out I had an extraordinary view. I have been keeping an eye on the borders of your pack ever since Richard became the new Alpha. I saw Erika and Orsen meeting and reported it to Richard. It was my fault. I was severely punished after Erika was saved by you. Because it was my job to watch you. I was imprisoned in an underground ice house for two weeks and have just been released."
Erika's POVDerek's birthday is coming. Carl mind-linked me.Really? That's a good thing. But I haven’t prepared anything for him. Why don’t you tell me earlier? I mind-linked Carl. It was weird that no one talked about Derek’s birthday.What Carl told me next answered what I wanted to know.Derek's mother, the former Luna, was attacked after giving birth to Alpha. She died. So Derek refused to celebrate his birthday. But Kent and I both thought that this year might be different. Now
Erika's POVAfter I finished training, I returned to the pack house and went to shower.I spent the rest of the day thinking about how to celebrate Derek's birthday. To be honest, I didn't celebrate my birthday either. My birthday was right after Richard's. Everyone would celebrate his birthday and I was often ignored.Derek was the Alpha, the leader of the pack. How could Alpha's birthday be ignored? It made no sense.But if I took the liberty of celebrating his birthday, would he be angry with me? I
Derek's POVAs I mind-linked Erika, I walked to my car. I was going to find out what Richard was doing these days!Hugh was keeping track of Richard. A warrior was with Hugh and shared their location with Kent every five minutes. Hugh would make marks wherever he went with the pattern we had designed in advance. By following the marks he left, we could find out what Richard was doing without spooking Richard. I also informed Francis of this. He led a group of warriors to the border of the Fly Rock Pack on standby.Erika didn't answer me right away. What was she doing now? She wouldn
Erika's POVI almost felt sorry for the man who dared to threaten me with a dagger."Hands up!" The man shouted.I immediately put my hands up as he said."Turn around!" He shouted.I turned around with a big smile on my face.His face changed when he saw the dart I was holding in my hand. Being an alert fighter, I discovered that someone
Derek’s POV“Alpha Alex, I’ll level with you. I’ve given Baron a large amount of money to develop new poisons. I can’t afford your weapons. And we really need your help. How about this? I know something that you must want to know,” Richard said.Richard mentioned the one who offered him poison! A man called Baron!Who was Baron? He could offer rare poisons for Richard. It seemed that he must be an expert in poisons and he might be a pack leader. But I was sure that I had never heard of the name before. That was weird.
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