CHAPTER 4
BRYAN’S POV She continued to stare at the pictures in front of her I did not want to make things worse so I didn’t see anything yet. But the fact that she’s seeing The truth now it’s making me feel at ease. I always knew that’s good for nothing idiot was up to no good. Yes I do come from the worst pack around and everyone else ask it to associate with us. Who cares about all that? My pack isn’t all that bad though.She is very beautiful and I can’t take my eyes of her it is quite strange that we only get to meet now. I’ve been with her almost all her life but she didn’t know that. Not exactly all her life, but for a few years now. Of course I have not been stalking her, I’ve just been do you know what I am supposed to do as her mate.Looking out for her even though she’s annoying and I am not in love with her. I’m just doing what my father asked me to do before he died. I found out she was my mate when I shifted a few years later. Then I have been seeing what is going on.I am Alpha Bryan of the Diamond pack and it is one of the most powerful packs in the world. Everyone else doesn’t want to associate with us, I also didn’t want my mate to be from another pack. Let alone this troublesome girl who is well known for the way she causes trouble and fights people. To be honest, I didn’t expect to even be doing this. But there’s a big reason and secret behind everything. “ seriously? You like me so much that you can go to the extent of lying to my face just to get me to be with you? I am very disgusted by people like you I hate when someone doesn’t have any shame at all!” She insulted.I shook my head. I’m trying to save her and she’s doing this? Of course I have my own benefits of saving her but why is she so bent on believing this guy? “It’s called love. Something I don’t think you have and will never have.” She got up and left after giving me the middle finger to show her displeasure. I was left dumbfounded and don’t really know what else to say.I mean I did try my best to help her but she is too stubborn to listen so I wish her good luck. I hope she learns her lesson. She’s going to come back when she has no where to go.I walked upstairs to my room. I still wanted to hunt but I will leave that for another day. It’s late already. I took a long bath and helped myself to sleep. Yet, I couldn’t sleep because I kept thinking of what to do next. I have to marry her, so I can get what I want. “I’m going to kill you!!!” I heard her voice in my head.She’s the first woman who is this bold to talk to me this way. I guess she’s always ready to fight for herself. ……… FEW DAYS LATER ………I still haven’t heard from her and the news have spread like wildfire. Everyone is now talking about how disgraceful she is and how she’s not supposed to be a Luna. Most people are secretly enjoying the drama. I know I should feel bad for this but I don’t. I am a cold person and I am doing what is right.My assistant who is my Beta named Billy came to my study to talk to me. I have given him some tasks for the past few days and he has been busy. He’s the one who took the pictures of me and the trouble princess, then he sent it to her fiancé with my order.How did we plan this? ~~~~~ FLASHBACK ~~~~~ We got information from our spy that she was on her way to her boyfriend’s place. I knew she liked to hunt but I wasn’t expecting her to do it. She probably planned to kill an animal for her boyfriend. I’m just shocked that I was able to lure her into my trap. I just took a wild guess. “We already caught the deer Alpha Bryan.” Billy said.I nodded, “You should release it when I give you a signal. Make sure to stay side by side until she runs to the other side of the woods which would be our territory. I don’t want you to waste this opportunity today.”He nodded, “Yes, I’m quite aware of that. Nothing would go wrong as I did my best to make it work well.”I smiled, “That’s good then. Whenever she’s out, start immediately. I would follow her and attack when she does.”We remained hidden until we saw her coming. She was talking to herself when I signalled them to let the deer go. The deer came out, stopped and ran away after seeing her. She started chasing after the deer, and eventually we attacked at the same time.While exchanging words with her, I saw Billy hiding in the bushes so I decided to carry out my plan. I then signalled him to leave with my eyes. He came back after she left me alone. “You can get someone to carry the deer. Send the pictures to her boyfriend now and start the rumour.” I ordered him.~~~~~ LATER THAT DAY ~~~~~ “She’s on her way here.” He informed me.I nodded, “Is that so? I should probably prepare myself before she attacks me again.”“Do you want me to tighten security?”I shook my head, “You don’t need to. I think I can defend myself from her, I’m not going to be a coward and hide behind you people right? You should leave us alone and do not interfere. Complete your other tasks.”~~~~~~ FLASHBACK ENDED ~~~~~~ “What have you found out?” I asked him. “Everyone about what happened now and she’s getting into a lot of trouble. What I still don’t understand is how she is still stable after all of this. I don’t think I can be sane and strong if that happened to me. It’s totally messed up like seriously.” He replied.I smirked, “That’s why I like her. She’s the definition of a real Luna. She’s going to help me a lot in future.” “Do you think she’s going to accept being with you? I’m sure there are others like you who wants her. As much as the society thinks she’s not good, some people like her.” “She doesn’t have a choice, does she?” I replied confidently.Someone suddenly barged into my office without knocking. What on earth is that?! “I’m so sorry your highness but you need to come quick. It’s an emergency.” He said hastily. “An emergency? Is someone attacking the pack?” I asked without moving from my seat.He shook his head, “It’s her… she’s here and she is bleeding too much.”With that, I jumped up and ran out of my study. I met her at the entrance of the living room sitting weakly and her clothes covered in blood. I rushed to her and held her, she’s not supposed to die yet no matter what happens. And she’s not supposed to be bleeding too much like this. Where is the healing power in her? “What’s wrong?! Are you okay?” I asked her. “I don’t know what they stabbed me with. I think there’s poison in it, help me.” She said quickly before groaning in pain.I looked at Billy who’s also kneeling with me. “Go get the doctor right now!”He rushed away while I carried her up to my room. I used some clothes to suppress her tummy while waiting for him to come with the doctor. They arrived a short while later and he treated her while I waited.You see, my doctor is not just an ordinary doctor. He’s a wizard with great healing powers, he’s helped me a lot. He gave her something to drink and she fell unconscious immediately. She isn’t moving and I hardly heard her breathing. I turned to him worried my plans are going to fail. “What is going on Achilles? She’s not saying anything. She is not breathing.” I asked him.He smiled, “She’s going to be fine when she wakes up. I still have to find out what kind of poison it is though. I will take a sample of her blood and update you later.”With that, he took a sample of her blood and left. He did prescribe something to give her before leaving. I sat beside her wondering what exactly happened. Who are the people that did this to her and where did she get this injury from?I’m very sure she went to cause trouble again and this is the result of it. I also do not know why she chose to come to my place of all places. She could have gone home to her father and brothers but she chose to come here. Probably because she doesn’t want them to see her in this condition.I’ll be patient till she awakens and tell me all that happened. Billy came into my room right after escorting the doctor out. “I want you to investigate what really happened. I want to know the entire truth and who should pay for this.” I told him.He nodded, “I’ll get that information out as soon as possible. Should I get you anything? I don’t think you’ll be able to attend the meeting today. I’ll postpone it.” “That’s good.”………………………………………………….……She didn’t wake up until the next day. I saw her body slowly healing up and I am relieved. I already had breakfast when I came to check on her. I checked her temperature and her eyes fluttered open, she was glaring at me the moment she woke up. She never ceases to amaze me. I can’t believe she is giving me that look after I saved her life. Her clothes already got changed by someone from my workers, but I’m going to enjoy teasing her. She looks uncomfortable, this would be fun. “You seem to be unhappy to see me.” I said smirking.She sat up with the continuous glare, “What am I doing here?”I arched a brow on inquiry, “Are you saying you don’t remember what we did last night? Are you trying to be innocent now?” “What do you mean what we did?” Are you joking right now?” She asked again. Her voice getting hard, ooh I’m scared but not scared. “You really don’t remember anything?” Is she playing dumb or does she really not remember anything?She got up from the bed and winced in pain, holding her lower abdomen. She looked at me with widen eyes. What on earth is she thinking about me? I think I should stop teasing her since this isn’t funny anymore. She really doesn’t remember anything? “You seriously don’t remember anything?” I asked for the umpteenth time.She nodded, “Why would I be here in this place with you and having pain in my abdomen? You better tell me what you did right now before I snap your neck out of your fucking body!”She loves snapping of necks surely. That’s all she keeps saying to me. I literally saved her life. I should call my doctor right and ask him what is going on. I suddenly got an idea. “I think you should go take a bath first. After all, we just got engaged. You promised to marry me yesterday, you have to fulfill your promise. You swore with the moon goddess.” I lied.Her eyes widened again. “No I didn’t!” “You remember what happened now?”She sneered, “F**k you! I’m not going to thank you for saving my life. Everything is your fault!”She walked into the bathroom. Wow. What a powerful girl, she cracks me up every time.EMILLE’S POV I opened the bathroom door and walked in. I don’t know why I came here in the first place. He has a jacuzzi tub? I’m getting in here. I’m so embarrassed and I pretended to forget everything but he caught my lie. I don’t know what I am doing with the one who practically ruined everything for me. I walked into the tub naked and laid there, reflecting on what happened to me in the past few days. I should have believed Alpha Bryan when he was telling me the truth. Aiden did betray me. He was cheating on me all along right behind my back. I didn’t expect him to be doing it with someone so stupid. ~~~~~ FLASHBACK ~~~~~I didn’t see him after leaving the Diamond pack. I went home and stayed in my room till the next day. I went to check on him again but he refused to see me, saying he’s still mad. I noticed that my cousin kept laughing at me this time around. Until I finally broke the rules and barged into his bedroom when I went there. I had prepared beforeha
AIDEN’S POV “Where do you think she is? I have no idea where to think of anymore. Her only female friend is not even around. She’s studying abroad.” Alpha Logan asked worriedly. I didn’t know what else to say as I kept quiet. I shouldn’t have done everything from the start. I should have been more patient with her and waited till she was ready. I’ve caused her family to worry now because I came to ask for her whereabouts. In the past, she would tell me where she is currently even if she doesn’t tell anyone else. We’re much closer than anyone thinks but now, I don’t like what is happening. I messed up, she found me out. I didn’t send my Beta to stab her. He did it out of defense but I was worried something else would happen. What if she goes home wounded? I have to pretend I don’t know what happened to her. They looked for her where she was kept but she’s not there anymore. I should have been more careful till I got what I wanted from her. She must have been helped by some
EMILLE’S POV I can’t believe my father is in support of that liar. I’ve been with Aiden all my life yet he didn’t even hesitate to kill me the second he felt like he needed to. Now he’s angry and is claiming me as his? I wonder if he thinks I’m a toy to joke around with. My brother came back in after he left. Winner is the only one who understands me, I used to think Aiden did too. He never judges me without hearing my own side of the story first. He scolds me when it’s necessary but not to the extent of saying things that would hurt my feelings like my father and Kane do. He’s the next Alpha king after my father steps down and I know he’ll do great. He’s very strong and kind, this is the kind of leader our pack needs. Not someone as selfish as Kane. “You know you can talk to me right? Tell me what exactly is going on between the both of you.” He sat down beside me. I sighed, “You know I can’t lie to you either. You’re the only one who understands me most of the time.
EMILLE’S POV Everyone rushed to help my father while I just stood there unable to move. I never thought this would happen to my father in front of me. After regaining myself, I ran out of the house into the woods. I didn’t stop running as I used all my strength to run. I finally stopped when I was almost out of breath. I stopped in front of the mansion, I ran inside after resting a bit. Luckily I met Bryan coming downstairs, I jumped on him without thinking and started crying. The thought of losing my father brought out my soft side and I can’t control my emotions. He didn’t push me off either, I just stayed there and cried on his shoulders. I should be embarrassed but now is not the time to be. He just comforted me for a little while and tried to help me calm down before asking me anything. I thought they said this guy was a jerk and he didn’t care about anyone’s feelings? That’s totally wrong this time, or is he really doing this because he wants something from me? “
BRYAN’S POV This is a huge mess. What the hell happened? I watched as she was taken away. I thought I didn’t like this girl? Why do I feel this way watching her being treated like that? I’m not attracted to her. I am only with her for the benefits but I doubt that now. I faced her brothers after she was gone. “She was with me the whole time. She only came home because she was having a bad feeling. Do you think she would make it that obvious if she really did it?” I asked Alpha Kane. I know their names because I know everyone in their family. Something doesn’t feel right about this incident. Why is her brother bent on blaming her even though she kept pleading innocent? Knowing the kind of girl she is, I don’t think she’s that stupid to implicate herself. He scoffed, “This is a matter within the pack and has nothing to do with you. Why don’t you go back to your own pack and watch over your own people?” “She asked for my help. I have to get involved because yo
EMMILE’S POVI’m still staying in the cell waiting for my brother like the guard said. I didn’t see him for a long time and it’s already getting late I guess. They didn’t even check on me, does this mean that I’ll pay for what I didn’t do? Just when I thought that my brother would not be coming anymore, I saw the door open and he came in with a sly smile on his face. If he's smiling now, then it means that my father is alright. "If you're here now, does this mean father is okay now? How is he? Can he talk now?" I asked him. He scoffed and walked around the cell with his hands behind his back, then he stopped to face me. "Even if he is okay, he is still unconscious and unable to speak. We have done much investigation and someone has to pay for this." He replied showing his anger. "And that person has to be me? Even though you know I didn't do it, you still want to blame me your only sister for this?" I questioned unable to believe what he's saying. "What exac
- FLASHBACK HIGHLIGHT -"Are you sure this plan is going to work?" Alpha Logan asked his youngest son, Kane. Kane nodded, "Of course dad. Trust me, she will have no idea what is going on. This is our only chance to bring her back in place. All the odds will be against her, there will be no chance for her to do anything at all. Then she will fulfill all our wishes." Alpha Logan, Alpha Aiden, Alpha Winner and Alpha Kane are all seated, having a meeting on how to stop the troublesome princess from causing trouble in the pack by going to marry Alpha Bryan. Aiden is more interested in all of this, he still doesn't want Emille to spit anything out. Her father may not even believe her at this point. "Are you serious? You want to go that extent to prove your disgust for your daughter? Can't you just be happy for her once?" Winner protested, hating the stupid plan his brother made. He didn't want to be there especially knowing they are not talking about pack matters, but Emille. His
BRYAN'S POVWhile waiting in my study for the next move, I heard some noises outside. I immediately stood up thinking it would be the troublesome girl again. To my utmost non surprised heart, I found Alpha Kane and Alpha Aiden causing a ruckus in my mansion. These people do know that I could get them arrested for trespassing right?"There he is." Aiden pointed at me. I am three years older than this idiot and he has no respect for me. I smirked and found a seat on the couch again. Emille has been inside for a while now. After slapping me, she decided to relax herself. Perhaps she is asleep and can't hear all the noises these men are making. "Gentlemen, this is my residence. Barging in and making a fuss can make me call the human police on you. I don't want to stop so low to embarrass you. What do I owe the honor of this visit?" I asked them.Alpha Kane scoffed, "Can you listen to him talk? He's asking us questions when he obviously knows why we are here." He said to Aiden and th
RAFAEL'S POV I wasn’t going to let her go.Not yet.She was still looking at me like I was some joke, like she wasn’t in any real danger. That stubborn fire in her eyes refused to dim, and it irritated me more than I wanted to admit.I had given her a choice—keep my secret, and I’d keep hers. Simple. But simple wasn’t enough for her, was it?She shifted slightly, her gaze flickering toward the door like she was already planning an escape.I sighed. “You’re still thinking about running, aren’t you?”Nora snorted. “Wouldn’t you?”I smirked. “Oh, I would. If I thought I had a chance.”Her jaw tightened at that, but she said nothing.I took a step closer, lowering my voice just enough to make her listen. “See, that’s the problem, little wolf. I don’t trust you.”Her brows furrowed. “Good. I don’t trust you either.”I chuckled. “Of course you don’t. But unlike you, I have something to lose.”Her eyes narrowed. “And I don’t?”I tilted my head, watching her carefully. “Do you?”For a brief
Rafael’s POVI hadn’t planned to say it.The words just slipped out.“I want you.”It wasn’t supposed to leave my mouth, but the moment I saw her face—those sharp eyes, that stubborn chin, those damn lips that had the audacity to smirk at me—I lost control for a second. A single second, but it was enough.Her expression shifted, her brows shooting up in surprise before she let out a small, incredulous laugh. “What?”I clenched my jaw, irritation bubbling inside me. I wasn’t supposed to react like this. I wasn’t supposed to be stunned by her. I was the Lycan Prince. People feared me. Respected me. And yet, she was looking at me like I was some confused boy tripping over his own words.Annoying.I took a step closer, watching as her smirk grew wider instead of shrinking in fear. Most people would have cowered by now. Most people would have dropped their heads and trembled under my presence. But her?She tilted her chin up, daring me.I should have ignored it. I should have let it go. Bu
NORA'S POVI should have listened.That was the thought running through my head as I sat on the cold floor of Rafael’s closet, staring up at him. His smirk made my skin crawl, his eyes dark with amusement—and something else.Anger.But before I could fully grasp how much trouble I was in, my mind took me back to earlier today.FLASHBACK "Anora, get back here!"Whenever my mom used my full name, I knew I was doomed.I stood in the middle of the living room, my arms crossed, trying not to look like I cared. My mother, Luna Emille, paced back and forth, her heels clicking against the marble floor.My father, Alpha Bryan, sat on the couch with his arms folded, watching me with that silent, disapproving stare that somehow made me feel worse than my mother’s yelling."I told you," my mother seethed. "I warned you to stay away from Rafael!""Mom, I didn’t—""Don’t lie to me!" She snapped, turning sharply to face me. Her dark eyes burned with frustration. "Not only did you disobey us, but yo
NORA'S POVI messed up.I really, really messed up.The moment the words slipped out of my mouth, I knew I had just dug my own grave."No, I don't! How am I supposed to know someone kissed you and ran away?"I wanted to slap myself right there and then. What kind of idiot blurts that out? Rafael had just been questioning me, and I should have acted confused, uninterested, maybe even disgusted. Instead, I basically confirmed his suspicions.I could see it in his eyes—sharp, calculating. The moment I spoke, he knew. He didn't have proof yet, but I had just given him something to hold on to."I don't think I've ever told anyone that the girl I'm looking for kissed me and ran away. How do you know that?" He questioned me. I shook my head, "I think you heard wrong your highness. How am I supposed to know if someone kissed you? I just suggested it!""You seem awfully defensive, princess," he said, stepping closer. "Why do I get the feeling that you know exactly what I'm talking about?"I s
RAFAEL’S POVShe didn’t answer immediately. For a moment, she just stared at me as if she had seen a ghost. But then, just as quickly, she scowled. "Move," she muttered, trying to step past me.I blocked her path."You bumped into me and didn’t even bother to apologize," I said lazily, tilting my head as I observed her.She rolled her eyes. "I don’t apologize to people who stand in my way."Feisty.I liked that."Do you know who I am?" I questioned her. She scoffed, "Am I supposed to know?"I don't need anyone to tell me from her reaction that she knows who I am but she's just pretending not to. Is she doing this to get me mad or what? Most of the girls have seen are always mesmerized by my beauty and everything else, but this one is just different from everyone. She won't even give me an opportunity to talk to her, she's exactly like her mother. Even though I don't have to ability to use my werewolf senses, I know she smells really nice. I was about to say something else when I no
RAFAEL'S POVWhere the hell is she?My fists clenched as I stormed through the streets, my mind burning with anger. That damn girl. That infuriating, rebellious girl. I had never met anyone like her in my entire life.She didn’t just humiliate me—she had the audacity to kiss me. Multiple times. Without my consent.I still felt the ghost of her lips on mine, not in a way that made me feel anything good, but in a way that made me want to strangle something.Me. The Lycan Prince. The one everyone feared. And she? A nobody.Yet she had dared to toy with me, slipping through my fingers like smoke every time I tried to catch her. When I finally got close enough, my claws ripped through her clothes by accident, and that’s when I saw it—her white wolf tattoo on her thigh.A symbol of purity and power.But before I could even process it, she had hit me so hard that I nearly lost balance. And then, just like that, she was gone.No one had ever dared to strike me before. No one had ever looked m
Nora's POV"Get her! Don't let her get away!"I kept laughing as I ran around with them trying to catch me, but I knew it was going to be impossible because I brought them to a place where I knew all the exits and shortcuts. It was going to be hard for them to catch me. I'm not someone that can easily be caught just because they want to.I kept turning them around and making them move in circles for more than an hour before I finally decided to leave the place. I was tired of running around. It was like an exercise for me, and I was used to being chased after doing something that I'm not supposed to do. But that doesn't mean I'm going to stop anyway.Those bastards were the ones who tried to bully me in the first place, and I only did what I had to do to defend myself. Everyone thinks what I do is extreme, but they are the ones who start everything. I don't just go around looking for trouble—unless they start it. And when they do, I don't take it easy at all. I go all in and do whatev
BRYAN'S POV"Did you just say the notorious Lycan prince is in our territory?" I asked again to be sure I heard correctly."And he's looking for my daughter?" Emille added.Winner nodded. "It's true. Though people don't know he's looking for your daughter, from the description, I already know it was Nora who offended him in the first place."The Lycan family is the only one around, and they are very powerful rulers who have a lot of packs under them and a large territory. They are slightly bigger than ours. They have a lot of warriors and also very powerful weapons that could make them win any war.If I were to say the truth, they have grown over the last few years, and they are well-respected by everyone, including us. No one tries to look for their trouble in order not to provoke them. I've also had a good relationship and cooperation with them, as we are the second-biggest pack.We give them the leadership of the entire werewolf community as the largest pack. Important decisions co
EMILLE'S POV ~ YEARS LATER ~"Where the hell is Nora hiding? That disobedient and rebellious child! I'm going to deal with her today!" I shouted around, looking for my last child, who is also my only daughter.I'm holding a large whip that I'm going to use to teach her a lesson today. This is my first time doing this. The house has always been pampering her, and now she doesn't know her place. I'm going to make sure she doesn't cause trouble for anyone anymore!I don't know why she's so rebellious and troublesome. She doesn't listen to me. She already has more than enough situations to put her in a gentle place, but she is always so troublesome. I know I always encourage her to stand up for herself, but this is way too much."Mom, you can't find her anywhere. She's not at home right now. She's probably out again causing trouble," my eldest son, Nathan, said, coming with his brother, Jaden, who is my second child."That's because everyone pampers her, and she has become a spoiled brat