"Where is your mind, sweetheart?" Alice asked, looking at her as if their earlier exchange hadn't happened, trying to act normal now.He didn't even know why he felt the sudden urge to warn her, he just felt the need to show her he didn't want to reveal his darker side.Even if she thought he was already bad, she didn't know that the other side, he is way softer than he could ever be with anyone.She was everything he hated, despised, even loathed, but with her, he couldn't maintain that facade; it made him feel vulnerable, wondering what she might be thinking.And what she might do - that thought just ruined everything for him. Never had he thought a woman could weaken him.But not only did she weaken him, she froze his mind, made his heart beat faster - she just did everything to him without even knowing it, and then she tried to push him away.Her eyes showed how much she hated him - he wasn't dumb not to notice. Being in the Mafia, he could read people's faces perfectly.He could
"Are you ready, Angel?" Alice asked, coming in his suit and looking good."Yes, I am," Alisha answered, stepping out of the bathroom already dressed."Then let's go invite your mother, Mary. Tomorrow is our wedding in the morning at court and the party at night. Let's invite everyone from the orphanage," he said, coming closer and holding her hands.Kissing her knuckles made her uncomfortable, but she masked her expression, not wanting to show him. Today he is taking her to the orphanage, and she can't let this opportunity slip.She doesn't know why she's going there when all her plans are to run away. Still, she can't wait to see everyone one last time - her only family. She doesn't even know how she'll escape, but she knows she can't go back to the orphanage.She has to go somewhere else, but where? That's the question. She's never gone anywhere alone, except for college and the orphanage.Once she tried, and now she's here with Alice, trapped, forced into her soon-to-be marriage, n
"Who said I am lying? I'm not. I was sleeping and just woke up," Mary lied, hugging Alisha tighter.She wanted to take it all in, to feel everything, as if it were the real Alisha, not the one she had been hallucinating about.She had been struggling to sleep, and when she did force herself, all she kept having were delusions of Alisha being there. She could hear her voice, and it was suffocating."If your meeting is done, maybe we should go inside, sit, and talk," Alice, who had kept his mouth shut until now, finally decided to speak.Feeling agitated because they hadn't even acknowledged his presence, and the kids were giving him glares with their small eyes.They didn't know he could pull their eyeballs out if he wanted; it would be better if they didn't behave out of line.He entertained the thought, finding it amusing, but suppressed it. He had promised Alisha he wouldn't harm anyone, and he never went back on his word.Alisha sighed hearing his words , she broke the hug.”Let's g
Alisha felt sadness in her heart as she saw Mary looking like this. Dark circles under her eyes, and how tired she looked, and the guilt in her voice, even though it's not entirely her fault. She could feel it in her heart that Mary chose what's best for everyone. Of course, Alisha herself wouldn't want to put kids in harm's way or anyone in pain.‘Then why are you planning to run away? You have no settled plan, no money, and you're not even sure if he found you or if he did something to Mary and the kids,’ the voice in her head remarked.Alisha clenched her sweaty palms as the reality check hit her. So she has to marry? If she doesn't want to put anyone in possible harm?But marriage isn't something so easy that she could do. No way in hell would she want to spend her whole life with someone like Alice. He's not only scary, he's crazy too.‘If you know he's crazy, then leaving him is the biggest mistake, aren't you?’ her mind rang with reason again.And she's not going to lie, reaso
Mary and Alisha immediately separated when they heard the call.“Where are you, Alisha? I'm still waiting for your tea. Are you making tea or sleeping in the kitchen?” Alice called from the living hall, growing impatient after waiting for more than ten minutes.“Alisha, don't think about us. It's time to be a little selfish. Just escape. Whatever happens, I will face it,” Mary reassured her. “Now let's go outside, or else he's going to come here.”Alisha nodded, still unsure about the situation, because she clearly didn't want anyone to face anything because of her.She poured the tea for Alice and came out from the kitchen with Mary.Alisha served the tea in front of Alice and sat opposite him on the couch, with Mary beside her.“You took such a long time. I thought you were not making tea; you were creating it,” Alice rolled his eyes as he took the cup in his hands.Though he didn't even drink tea, he wanted to taste it because it was made by Alisha's hands.He looked at Alisha, who
"Did you hear that? She herself wanted to marry me. Don't you think now you should give your blessings, even though I don't need them? But for Alisha, they are important," Alice sarcastically remarked, his lips curling into a wide grin as he heard Alisha's words.He appreciated the way she didn't deny it, but instead, accepted it, and it sounded good to his ears. He couldn't deny that his heart skipped a beat hearing her say she herself wanted to marry him.He knew it wasn't the truth, and she just didn't want to accelerate the situation, but it wasn't totally bad; it was intriguing.Mary looked at Alisha, who pleaded with her through her expressions not to say or argue anything.She sighed. "My blessings are always with my daughter. Will attend the party."She couldn't do anything but agree, because in her heart, she knew what was true. She also knew her daughter wouldn't lie.Living with Alice had taught her to hide things and lie about them, which might have been considered a bad t
In the car, as Alisha and Alice sat, Alice drove and glanced at Alisha with a side glance, noticing her sad expression.“Are you feeling sad, sweetheart?” he asked, knowing she wasn't happy about being separated again.This time, she knew the truth, that God protects kids, and Mary pushed Alisha for help, which somewhat eased the anger she had before. Alice didn't really care if her anger was easing, but he did care about seeing sadness in her eyes.“I'm not exactly sad, just not happy either. I miss my mother and the kids,” Alisha answered truthfully.“I'm here with you now, don't worry. You won't even have time to miss them. We'll be together and have lots of fun,” Alice tried to soothe her.‘That's the problem. I don't want to have fun or happiness with someone like you,’ Alisha mumbled to herself, unable to say it to his face.Before, she would have spoken up no matter how scared she was, but now she didn't want to provoke him and ruin her plan. She wanted things to go smoothly.A
"Mam, Daisy Mam is asking for you to come downstairs for dinner," the maid knocked on the door.Alisha, who was sitting on the bed, stood up with a deep sigh, Alice's words still revolving inside her head, making it difficult for her to think of anything.The way he kissed her forehead, his touch, everything was just lingering on her body. It felt like it just happened a second ago, when it's already been more than three hours, and stars are shining in the sky.‘He hasn't called yet,’ Alisha thought to herself.‘You want him to call?’ the voice in her head asked, more sarcastic than anything.‘No.. I just want to sleep. How can I sleep when he told me to wait for his call?’ Alisha panicked in her thoughts.As she opened the door and saw the maid standing, waiting for her, she smiled. “Hello,” Alisha greeted politely.The maid kept her eyes low; it was a rule in the house that Alice didn't like anyone making direct eye contact with him or his mom, and now Alisha was part of his family,
He glanced up and noticed who barged into his office without even knocking, making a ruckus.“What the hell, man? Are you trying to give me a heart attack?”Alice sighed, recognizing his only friend. “Edward, I'm really not in the mood for chit-chat. You see that door you just breezed through like you owned the place? How about you use it to leave?”“Since when did you get a say in this? I'm here because Aunt Daisy is worried sick about you. How can you just ignore her? You've never done that,” Edward said, pulling up a chair and ignoring Alice's glares.“Not when she's faking illness to buy time for my soon-to-be wife's escape plan,” he retorted, eyeing his so-called friend.“She's not doing it to spite you, Alice. She just doesn't want you to hurt anyone. That matters, you know, even if you don't want to acknowledge it,” Edward reasoned, his expression serious.“I don't want to acknowledge it. You can leave now, Edward. I don't want to hurt you, but you're pushing it,” Alice said, g
"Have you found her yet? It's been more than three days now," Alice, with a tired-looking face and dark circles under his eyes, asked the guys standing in front of him.His once-perfect face, now disheveled, still screams perfection, but with an air of exhaustion.For the last three days, he hasn't gone to work or slept, as he has tried his best to find Alisha.Even after using his Mafia connections, he is still unable to find Alisha, driving him crazy bit by bit."Sir, we've tried everywhere, but it seems like she vanished into thin air.""Are you even hearing yourselves, motherfuckers? I'm paying your detective firm thousands of dollars to find her, and you still don't have a single clue. How incompetent can you all be?" He shouted at the guys from the best detective firm.He hired police, his Mafia connections, and detectives, but nothing.Where did Alisha vanish? She didn't take any transport, didn't leave any hotel, and didn't take any money, as nothing was missing from his room.
"Mom, why did you say you'll take her to the pack? We're not even allowed there, and we haven't received a response to your letter yet," Levi followed Maya into the room, while Alisha rested in another room, exhausted from the walk."I've made my decision. Even if we don't get a reply in two days, I'm going to pack. No one can stop me; it's the only way out," Maya declared, her expression serious."What do you mean, Mom? Do you want to get killed? We were banished from that pack. We'll be considered rogues, and you, me, and Rish don't even have wolves to protect us. Plus, Alisha doesn't know anything, and she's cursed," Levi's eyes widened, showing her panic."Do you think we can hide our whole lives? I don't want to hide anymore. Why should we? Especially when I've found the royal heir. It's time to face it, Levi. I left the pack because I wanted to correct my mistake. Now that I have Alisha, I want to go back and stand for what I believe in."Levi sighed, unsure of what to say. As m
"Did you two have a good walk?" Maya asked as she saw Alisha and Levi approaching. She felt relieved seeing them.She had been stressed, thinking about what they might be talking about because she didn't want Levi to spill everything, or worse, to have a slip of the tongue."Yes, Mom, we had a great talk. I love her; she's totally funny," Levi smiled as she supported Alisha and helped her to sit on the sofa."How are the wounds, Alisha?" Maya walked close to Alisha and sat beside her."Sore, but they're healing faster," Alisha smiled as she spoke."She told me her wounds always heal faster," Levi chimed in, passing on Alisha's words to Maya.Maya nodded, understanding exactly what Levi wanted to say. That meant Alisha had her wolf; it's just the curse that's stopping it.Without a wolf, it's impossible to heal so quickly. But how her wolf is still working even with the curse is questionable.Or maybe it's because she is of royal blood, which makes a huge difference. Normally, anyone w
“Haha,” Alisha laughed. “I am sharp, I don't think I am innocent, or else how would I be able to run?”Levi moved her head left and right. Even though she didn't know Alisha well, she could still see that Alisha was strangely different while telling everything: how she met Alice and how even her dog got killed.Levi couldn't help but feel something was very weird with Alisha. She wanted to talk about this to her mother Maya, but then she had to come here for a walk with Alisha. But for sure she would have a talk about this whole thing after this walk.There was something very strange about Alisha, an innocence she had never seen in anyone. Maybe it was because of the curse, but she wasn't sure about it all.“You are sharp, no doubt, but you are not sharp enough,” Levi stated.Visible wrinkled lines showed on Alisha's forehead as she heard Levi's words. “What do you mean?”She didn't know what Levi wanted to say. Clearly, it was confusing for her to understand. She did have innocence,
"Legs feeling comfortable?" Levi asked, seeing Alisha limp.She felt Alisha's unease, understanding anyone would feel the same, so she wanted to make her comfortable."Yes, they are fine. It's just that I'm walking with sore feet, so it's a bit difficult," Alisha smiled as she answered."Oh, it will heal soon," Levi smiled back, holding Alisha's hand to support her walking."To be honest, my wounds usually heal very soon, just like magic. I'm glad my body has immunity and it helps."‘It's because you're a Wolf,’ Levi thought, unable to say it to Alisha's face, knowing it's not the time to reveal the truth.Alisha looked at Levi, noticing she seemed lost in thought. "What are you thinking?"She didn't know what else to ask, but she had to start the conversation. She couldn't keep walking like this.Though it's fresh, the forest is clearly better than city life. The peace and the fresh scent of woods make it so tranquil.She could spend her whole life here, even if she weren't in a situ
Maya muttered, not knowing what she should say or do. It's literally such a pissing situation. If she can, she wants to kill him for such things.Without meeting him, she can tell how much of a disgusting person he is. Even before Levi and Rish told her about him, she thought he's just some money-blinded person who loves to look down upon everyone because they're rich. But that doesn't make sense now.She can just say he's worse than animals. Even the mate system in the werewolf world doesn't treat women as poorly as he did with Alisha, claiming that he loves her.But what the question here is, how he even gets close to her. That just shudders everything inside her. By thinking, just the mere chance is like he's her mate. The mere thought is terrifying aloneHe doesn't deserve to be mated with Alisha, their queen, but if he is Alisha's mate, no matter how much she tries to protect Alisha. She won't be able to do so.If he is her mate, not even the Moon Goddess can save Alisha.She can
“Please have a seat. I hope you feel better after resting. Is the chair comfortable?” Levi politely pulled out a chair for Alisha, leaving her shocked by her sudden politeness.Both Levi and Rish were giving her wary looks, as if ready to kick her out of the house. If Maya hadn't intervened, they might have done just that.Even though she knew it wasn't their fault, they weren't being rude; it was because of Alice's behaviour at the shop. She was the one who asked for stones, unaware that it was an exclusive store.How could she have known? It was her first time going somewhere like that, especially coerced into wedding ring shopping, from which she had already run away.When they revealed yesterday that, to save their jobs, they pretended it to be silver rings , Alisha could only imagine the true cost of the ring.Sudden politeness was still very shocking indeed.“Please sit, why are you standing? You're still injured, you should sit,” Rish's words snapped her back from her thoughts.
"You don't have to worry about anything; I am sure father will reply," Levi said, getting close to Maya and hugging her. She knew how her mother suffered through all this."I regret everything. I am sorry. I can never repay you for what you both lost because of me," Maya's tears started falling from her eyes as she began crying."Anyone in your place would have done the same, Mom. And we are glad you didn't leave us in that pack. We don't want to live without you," Levi hugged her tighter, not wanting to see her mother cry.Maybe she had always been a bit angry or in pain because of what she never got, but that didn't mean she didn't see her mother doing her best for her and Rish.She did sometimes miss her father, but she suppressed all urges, knowing it wasn't something her mother was at fault for.It's just that time was like that, and nobody could stop anything. Everything was meant to happen, and it did."Still, that doesn't mean I should have been so selfish to take you both awa