"Red forest?" She asked to be sure she heard him right, to which Aiden also replied. "What's wrong? You can't go."Amelia was quiet, lost in thought. How could she venture into a forest filled with a variety of evil and poisonous plants? And the fact that some dark, evil witches reside there makes it a difficult place to survive, especially for a weak wolf like her. No human or wolf ever made it out of there alive, except the wolf, who is powerful. She would have to do it. It's her only chance. "But why would he want a plant from the red forest?" She thought. She was pushed out of her thoughts when she heard, "I guess you're not interested..."No. I'll do it." She quickly said, only to see the man with a hint of surprise on his face before he covered it with a cold expression."You only have two hours, and to be more pitiful to you, a driver will drop you at the entrance of the forest. You find your way back." He said before picking up his phone to check the time. "Your time starts n
"What do we have here?" The guy said, holding the red-haired girl's wrist with his hand while the other held her chin to give a clearer view of her face. He let go of her and also walked towards Amelia, who was already shivering in fear."Intruders in the red forest. What could have brought you to your graves?" One of the ladies asked with a smile as she walked towards both of them. She looked at the red-haired girl, who was carrying a cross bag, which she knew must contain something of theirs, and also at the other girl, who was hiding a hibiscus behind her back."Should I just shove that flower in your mouth?" She asked, looking at Amelia, who was just looking down on her knees in fear.Amelia noticed how the girl took a step forward towards her, and she couldn't help the tears that ran out of her eyes. She was helpless, and the only thing she could think of was that she would die soon. There was no way a weak, helpless wolf like her could fight the dark witch, who was staring at he
She hurried into the house in the hopes that luck was on her side and that her time didn't run out. Entering the house, she saw him in the same spot she left him. All his attention was on his phone; he didn't even look at her, despite knowing she was already standing in front of him."He's not even worried?" She thought, but didn't say a word or stress herself to think about it. She dropped the plant, covered with a small white cloth, on the table. "Here it is. I got the plant just as you wanted." She said, still looking at him as he kept scrolling through his phone without looking at her or the flower on the table.She got furious, but she was still holding everything in. She waited for about a minute until he dropped the phone beside him and finally looked at the flower. He looked at it for a while before he stood up and said, "Dispose it."Amelia was shocked. She looked at the man, who had turned her back towards her and was going towards the stairs. "Dispose it?" She couldn't beli
He sat in the hallway of the wards, looking at the door she had been rushed into an hour ago. His emotions were unreadable, as he just kept looking with his back resting on the chair and his hands placed in his pockets. Just then, Eric walked toward where he was. "Alpha," he called out.Without looking at him or moving from his position, he said, "You only had one task, Eric."Suddenly, he stood up. Touching the guy's collar lightly. "Tell me what job those guys have done." He asked, but Eric just bowed his head and apologized. "I'm sorry, Alpha."He also left him and sighed, his hand running into his hair. He didn't understand what was going on with him. He couldn't believe he sent her to the red forest, which could be the end of her life, and still tried to save her. And now that she was poisoned, he was still having a strange feeling in him. He didn't understand if it was his wolf, but he would never give any pity to her."Fuck!" He sat back down, while his assistant was just looki
In the savage's home. "Cassandra, come out now. We will be late." Gary screamed, calling out to his wife, who had been in the room for over an hour since he got ready. He straightened his suit, and his wife entered the living room. "I'm ready." She was wearing a black gown that was touching her knees, with a scarf wrapped around her neck."You're so beautiful," Gary said, kissing her cheeks, to which she also smiled before noticing the cloth he was putting on. "I told you not to wear this. It looks so old." She complained."It's not that bad." He said and was about to say something when his phone suddenly started ringing. He looked at it. "An unknown number?" "Pick it," Cassandra said."Hello," he said after he had picked up the call."Good afternoon. Am I on to Mr. Gary Savage?" He heard the voice ask, to which he also answered. "Yes. Who is this?""This is Liam Flea. And I have to tell you that your daughter has been admitted to the best-care hospital.""Liam flea?" He said, calli
The next morning, she refused to stay in the hospital, even when Liam tried to tell her she still needed to be observed before she could be discharged. She didn't want to stay another second in the hospital because she wanted to go home and check her admission status on her phone, and she didn't want any of her family to come back to the hospital to check up on her.She quickly left the hospital early in the morning, to which Liam also helped her get a cab that would take her home. "Thank you so much. I really appreciate it." She said, bowing her head a little, to which he also nodded before she entered the car.He watched the car move down the street away from the hospital until he couldn't see it again. He sighed, feeling pity for the girl. He couldn't understand why his brother was acting so strangely. He made her go to the red forest, which got her poisoned. He was still the same one who went to the forest to get the antidote, and now he was nowhere to be found. Abandoning the rec
Two days later. She had done all her registration for her new school. Even though Aiden had been giving her silent treatment for the past four days, she also didn't think too much of it. In fact, she was pleased. She did not try to change his mind about allowing her to live on campus, nor did she say a word to him about school; she just kept everything in between the both of them, not saying a word to each other.Lectures had started weeks ago, and she knew she had a lot to catch up on, and there was no need to waste more time than start receiving her lectures immediately.She made breakfast for Aiden that morning, which he didn't eat. Ever since she started working for Aiden, she has learned the habit of cooking food in a small amount. Given the fact that she doesn't like wasting food, she would cook a little or not cook hers at all so that she could eat it if Aiden didn't eat.She got into a long sleeves dark blue top with black trousers, and not to forget her scarf, which she wrap
The next morning was Friday. She left for school after Aiden had left, but still she couldn't catch up with her morning lectures. "Amelia. Why are you just coming?" Alicia asked, looking at Amelia, who was still trying to catch her breath because of how she had run. Amelia noticed that the lecture had ended. "Oh my goodness. I missed the class." She said, holding her chest, but Alicia just smiled. "It's a written attendance, so I wrote for you today." Alicia whispered, still smiling.Amelia looked at Samantha, who was behind Alicia, and tried to greet her, but the girl just turned to Alicia. "I guess I'll leave before you if you're not ready.""Hey wait." Alicia said, but the girl did not even look back; she just stormed out, almost hitting Amelia."Come on. Let's go to the library." Alicia said, but Amelia just smiled weakly. "It's fine. I'll just stay here.""Is it about Samantha? She's not usually like that, probably just going through some phase." Alicia said, but Amelia just smi
Her head felt so heavy. She opened her eyes slowly to get familiar with her surroundings, but her eyes failed her. She couldn't move her eyelids because of the weakness. She knew she was tied to a chair, but she couldn't move a muscle. She felt like a vegetable in the chair. She swung her head to the back and stayed like that for hours, deep in sleep.An hour passed. Two. Four. She moved in her sleep and groaned painfully. She tried to use her hand to touch her neck, which hurts so much, but couldn't. She looked down to see her hands being tied to the hand of a wooden chair. "Ah!" she groaned even more because of the pain in her neck. She had kept it in that position for a long time.She tried to look around. The room was dark with only the light up the ceiling, pointing directly at her. The light was too dull to reach the corners of the room. "Carrie." She called out slowly at first, as her throat was dry and painful.She wondered how many hours she had slept because it had already
The next morning."I don't know if I should be surprised. You've gotten quite bold lately, Amelia. Did Aiden know you're here?" She sat on the couch with her leg crossed on the other as she stared at Amelia, who was also sitting opposite her.Amelia had called her that morning to say they should see and talk. She was surprised at first, but agreed. She agreed they meet at Aiden's house. "I think you should be anxious instead," Amelia said to her. She had planned to expose her and her father that day. She had had enough of her lies. She needed to let Aiden know, but he would hear it from her herself.Carrie scoffed before saying coldly, "Know your place, omega. Think before you spout out nonsense." Amelia was boiling with anger. The thought of Carrie still talking with so much confidence after everything she had done annoyed her. "Of course. I should know my place because I'm an omega, and what about you? I'm not here to fight or argue about position. It's just to confirm. No. Find o
Aiden looked at her. His heart pounded fast. She knew everything, yet she didn't say anything. "Oh... Eric must have told you." She wanted to tell him she didn't know from Eric, but she let him be. "Are you okay?" She asked. He was avoiding her gaze, and she hated it."You should be scared.""Why would I be?" Amelia asked back. Suddenly, he stood up, running his hand through his hair. "I don't know. I killed a close friend and hid it from everyone." He paused and looked at her. He didn't see the emotion he expected from her face. The same one his mother and brothers had. They don't believe him, and it's making him feel more guilty."I killed him... because I was jealous. He was as strong as me, probably more. And maybe you all aren't worried, or you don't believe me, because I think I'm going insane. It haunts me every day, in my sleep. I've been suffering from insomnia since three years ago. I don't know if you all just think I'm making this up or something. I killed Wes, hid it, an
"What do you think you're doing? You've destroyed everything, Carrie! You're such a big fool. Aiden just told the pack everything about Wes!" He screamed but calmed down, knowing he was not in a safe place."I know." He heard her say."You know?! Carrie, do you know what this will cause me?!" He screamed, running his hands through his hair in anger, but he heard her scoff. "Enough of this. Do you think your plan for three years will work now? It had always been a stupid one, going after his feelings or whatever. Yuck."He couldn't believe she was talking to him that way. "How dare you, Carrie! Learn how to speak to me, or I'll remind you of your place." He said, but she scoffed again."I changed all your plans. We'll kill Aiden. And anyone that comes in our way.""That's not part of the plan." He snapped."It's not, but it would be. And now is the time... I'll call you back. I'm getting another call." She said, but before she could hang up, he screamed. "Don't you dare hang up on me!"
"Amelia. Wake up." She tapped her and tried collecting the glass ball from her, but it didn't work."You did not kill him. You know nothing about it. Please." She kept begging and crying in her sleep.Patricia knew she had seen somebody bad, and she needed to bring her back, but the spell to reverse it wasn't working on her. It seemed like she was seeing another memory.***"Elijah." She called out from the living room, but she didn't hear any sound. She looked at the baby in the cot and smiled. "I'll be back, dear." She stood up and left to go look for her second child."Oh my goodness!" She sighed, seeing the mess the three-year-old had caused in the kitchen. Ever since he started walking with his little legs, she hadn't had peace."So stubborn." She cleaned his shirt, which had a stain. Immediately, her phone beeped in her pocket. She brought it out and saw who it was. Without wasting time, she picked it. "Roseline, leave the house immediately. I saw a vision. He knows where you ar
"This is risky, Amelia. In some cases, it might not work." Patricia said to her as they both looked at the glass ball on the table.Amelia looked up at her. "Please, I need to. Carrie is hiding things, and I can't ask from Aiden. She's manipulating him because of something that has happened in the past."Patricia sighed. Amelia wouldn't let her rest. She had to even come so early in the morning to her place. "Ok. We can at least try. Are you ready?" "Yes." Amelia nodded. "Lie down," Patricia said, to which she also obeyed. She lay on the couch while Patricia began chanting some spells. Patricia gave her the ball to hold. After some minutes, she sprayed a powder at Amelia. "Do you feel sleepy?" She asked, to which Amelia shook her head. "No.""It's a powerful magic, and it won't work so easily. Seeing things from another's past isn't easy." She said it again before trying the spell again, but still, nothing happened. The time seemed shorter because they tried so many times. They ev
She sat in the living room watching a movie. She had just finished having dinner. She couldn't count how many times she had glanced at her phone since she sat down. "He said he'll call later. Should I call him myself? No. That would be too forward." She said to herself. "Gosh, I'm so worried about him." She had been worried since she contacted Patricia in the morning. Patricia told her it would be hard to check his past, but it was possible. She was worried Aiden wouldn't like it if she did it and worried she might see something more terrible about Carrie.She sighed for the umpteenth time, using the blanket on the couch to cover her body as she lay her back on the couch. Immediately, her phone beeped. She got up, flinging the blanket off her body."He's the one. Calm down, Amelia." She said to herself, trying to calm herself. She knew she had to pick up within the next few seconds before it would hang up, and she did."Hi." She heard his voice first."Hi," she said back to him, smi
The next morning. She stirred in her sleep as the ray of light fell on her face. "Ah!" she groaned, stretching her hands.She opened her eyes before sitting up. She looked at her bed before it dawned on her. "What happened last night?" She remembered watching a movie, and suddenly she had no memories of what happened next or how she got to the room."Oh my goodness!" She ran out of the room and made her way to the living room. She heard his voice. He was backing her and was on a call with someone. "Yes. Come soon." He said and hung up."You're up. Good morning." He said to her with a smile when he noticed her."Good morning." She replied with a smile. They exchanged gazes briefly before Aiden walked closer to her. "I'm sorry, but can we talk?"Her smile froze. Talk. What does he want to talk about? It got her scared. What if it was about last night? Did she do something to him?"Yes." She sat down, to which he also sat opposite her.It made her even more scared, and she couldn't help
She shouldn't have told him those. It felt so embarrassing, and now she couldn't face him again. It looked like luck wasn't on her side because Aiden asked as soon as they got into the living room. "So, where did we stop?" "It doesn't matter. I'm just being stupid." She said, unable to face him. Aiden raised her chin for her to look at him. "No, you're not. I appreciate you saying it. And I'm not angry. It's not like I didn't talk. I was just silent. I don't know if that makes any sense." He said, making Amelia chuckle. "Anyway, I didn't talk because I thought you might need space. And maybe because I didn't know what to say. About looking at you, I'm sorry I don't look at you more often." He smiled. "Gosh, I didn't mean it that way." Amelia hit his arm lightly. Her cheeks had become red, and she didn't want him to see, but he wasn't giving her the chance; he kept raising her chin so their gaze could meet. "And about offering to take you back home, it's not because I didn't want y