~Emerald~“What the hell are you doing, Katie!?”My voice rose, anger covered my face. Katie walked in my direction, her eyes pleading with me.“You have to think about the safety of these wolves, Emerald. They will die!” Katie replied. When others heard it, commotions started. I gritted my teeth, eyes darkening as I looked at her.“Why are you interfering in the battle? You're an enemy. You're the reason my marriage was ruined. Do you really want to die, Katie!?” I exclaimed to myself.She let out a sigh looking at me intently. Her expression last time is different now. It was like, I couldn't find the bitch from her.“Just trust me, Emerald. No one will win the battle. Everyone will die if you do not listen to me. This is not the time yet. Someone can beat Gideon and it's not them!” Katie responded to me. I tilted my head, eyes locked onto hers. Just the way she lets out these words, I could tell she was telling the truth. ‘I could feel it too, Emerald. This is not about Katie's
~James~I gripped the wine glass tightly, almost crushing it while waiting for them. My heart pounded so fast thinking that I will be about to see my family again. It's been a while already. I faked my death for about four months after Gideon threatened to kill me. He thought I'm dead, but he didn't know that I was actually alive, waiting for the perfect moment to put him in his place.“Alpha James,” Kyle entered my office. That makes me turn my head to him. My brows were furrowed as I laid my eyes into him, putting my glass wine on the table. I stood up from sitting and started walking in his direction. “Any news?” I asked in my worried tone. A smile flashes into Kyle's face as he looks at me. Seeing that expression from him, I feel relieved. “I received a call from our men. They are coming home with your son and Cassandra. Fortunately, they met her on the way as she tried to escape your son as what your wife had told her to do.”I nodded my head toward Kyle and said, “Good job,
~Emerald~Katie is the one who's driving the car and I have no idea where she's taking me, but one thing I know, we are heading away from the pack. We have finally escaped Gideon's pack and I felt relieved because we are not caught.Gideon's men didn't find us escaping. I just don't know what will happen if Gideon finds out about my plans. He's going to freak out if he finds out that we're missing.‘Stop thinking about him for now. You have to be happy because we're finally free!’ Lilian uttered, making me sigh. ‘There's nothing to celebrate, Lilian. We still have to go back in there and make Gideon pay. I have to give James justice and I have to fulfill my promise to the wolves who are a victim of Gideon,’ I responded to Lilian. ‘I know, and it's your chance to increase your allies because we're finally out of his pack. You can still find allies that are willing to help you fight against Gideon!’ I just let out a deep breath. I didn't respond to Lilian as my eyes were focused towa
~Emerald~“You're alive?” Tears fell to my cheeks again as I uttered those words. I could feel my body trembling as my eyes were at James.‘I-I can't believe it. Alpha James is actually alive!’ Lilian uttered in her shaking tone.I bit my bottom lips, trying to stop myself from crying. I'm afraid that if I blink, I wouldn't be able to see James. A part of me still couldn't believe that I would see him again.I thought he's dead because four months had already passed. He never showed up. I don't have a clue to prove that he's alive.“Yes, I'm alive, Emerald,” James responded. I could no longer stop myself. I hugged James again as my sniff continued to escape from my throat. His hands wrapped around my body and I even heard him sniffing.“Y-You have no idea how broke I am when I found out about your death. I really thought you left us. I-I—”James didn't allow me to finish what I'm about to say when he hugged me, and now he's cupping my face, asking me to look at him deep in his eyes.
~Emerald~After the intimate scene between me and James, I fell asleep. It's been a while that I haven't felt comfortable in my sleep. All the doubts and problems in my mind disappeared when he's next to me again.When I woke up, I found out that I was already alone in the room. I immediately stood up from the bed to look for James. I scanned the room, but there's no hint of him.“J-James?” I stuttered, lips quivering when I called his name.My body started trembling when negative thoughts kept banging into my mind. I don't want to overthink but I couldn't stop myself. What if James is gone? What if everything that happens is just a nightmare?‘Emerald, calm down. James might be somewhere!’ Lilian was trying to calm me down, but my tears started streaming down to my cheeks. I can even feel my heart pounded so fast as fears creep in. ‘I'm scared, Lilian. What if—’I didn't finish what I said when the door opened up. My eyes sparkled when I saw James enter it. I ran in his direction,
~Emerald~“Emerald!” As I stepped on the stair, I could hear Cassandra's voice echoing around the house. Her smile widens, eyes flickering in amusement when she sees me. I couldn't stop smiling when I saw her here.“I'm glad that the two of you are safe.” I uttered, walking in Jacob's direction. He was already in the stroller. The tears that I'm trying to keep earlier started welling up from my eyes. I just can't contain the happiness in my heart knowing that my son and my best friend were safe. I was thinking of them yesterday before Katie found me.“I can't believe until now that your husband who is Alpha James is actually alive. All this time, he's here!” Cassandra uttered, her face lightened up with happiness.I bit my bottom lips, turning my head back to James. He's crossing his arms, eyes staring at me.“I also couldn't believe it, Cass. I thought I would not be able to see him anymore. He's dead and that's what we all know all these months, but then we will just find out that
~Emerald~Katie bent her head down when I asked her about the father of her son. I let out a sigh, my eyes were still on her.“I'm sorry, I should have not asked this to you,” I utter in a low voice. Katie just smiled at me.“No, it's okay,” she said to me. “But honestly, I really don't know who the father is.” The way she bit her bottom lips, I know how she controlled herself not to cry. “That's fine, Katie. You don't have to think about it as long as you're doing everything you can for your son. I know the feeling, and you're not alone,” I responded to her. She tilts her head, eyes still filled with tears. Katie forced a smile, sadness still evident from her face.“I hope this will be the start of our new beginning, Emerald. We may have a tough past, and it's all because we misunderstood each other. Trust me, I'm no longer the same as before.” Katie was looking at me straight in the eyes when she said these words. I smiled at her, nodding my head in response. She immediately lea
~Emerald~I looked up and met James' eyes. It is still filled with anger and I know because of Calvin that I mentioned earlier. “I understand what Calvin did to you, but he already asked forgiveness of me. He was the reason that Gideon never touched me. I felt safe when he's around because Calvin was doing his best to keep us safe from your evil step-brother!” I uttered, my tone rises. I just can't stop myself from overreacting upon remembering everything that Gideon did to me. It still infected my mind. “He protected you?” James asked, his brows were furrowed as he looked at me. I nodded my head, a smile flashes to my face. His dark expression softened, James took my hands and held it. I just felt my heart sounded so fast when he kissed the back of it. “I'm sorry if I wasn't there when Gideon is hurting you. I wouldn't let him do that to you and I promised I could kill him!” James hiss, his eyes are dark as the night. I bit my bottom lips, controlling my tears not to fall from