~James~I immediately stood up after I saw my private investigator, the one I hired to look for Emerald. He has finally come back after a month of no contact. I hadn't heard any news from him for a month already and when he mentioned that he knew about Emerald's information, I felt excited.“Tell me.”The investigator moved forward. He locked the door first before he spoke.“We have a problem, Alpha James,” Levi uttered in his sad voice. I furrowed my brows, my hands clenched beneath the table. My eyes didn't break on him. I wanted to know everything he has about my wife.When Emerald disappeared from my life, I realized that I still love her. She was my heart ever wanted, and this is my biggest regret. I regretted that I realized how important she is in my life. The moment I learned where she was, I will never waste time to find her. I have to get her back.‘I hope you're not late, yet,’ Logan mumbled through my head. I just shake him off and wait for Levi's explanation. “Your wife
~Emerald~“Is that what you've got?”I gritted my teeth when these words came out from Selene's mouth. She's the head of the warrior wolves of Alpha Gideon, the one who was entrusted to train the newbies. Alpha Gideon assigned Selene to train me, and she's been so tough with me.I have been doing my best to catch up with her lessons, but I can't understand why she's so tough with me.‘She likes Gideon, remember?’I tilted my head when I heard what Lilian had told me. She reminded me about what we found out before. Selene secretly adores Alpha Gideon. I understand now her reason for treating me like this. ‘I don't care about her feelings for the Alpha. She should separate her personal problems with work!’ I uttered through a mind communication.‘Well, we can't blame her. She's just desperate to hurt you knowing how the Alpha cared for you.’I just shook my head at Lilian's last sentence. My focus went back to Selene, who was grinning already. I fell to the ground, and I did not avoid
~Emerald~I could still hear Selene's screams and cursed at the back from what I did to her. She can't accept the fact that a weak wolf like me will bite her arm. I don't want to do it with her but she pushed me to limits. She attacked me first and I just did what I was supposed to do to protect myself.“I can't believe the reaction from her face when I bit her, Emerald!” Lilian uttered while laughing. I shook my head, my lips curled.“I was even surprised that we did it with her, knowing that she was the head warrior of Gideon's men.” I uttered towards Lilian.She continued laughing, still can't believe what we did. I walked straight to my cabin where Cassandra was. My heart almost melted when I saw my child, Jacob in his crib with Cassandra beside him. Cassandra lifted her head and placed a smile on her lips.“How's the training, Emerald?” Cassandra looked at me while smiling.I forced a smile and walked towards my son's direction. He was sleeping, and I couldn't stop looking at J
~Gideon~“Why do you have to do this to me, Gideon!?”I closed the book that I was reading about dark magic just to look at the woman who just arrived inside my office. My brows were furrowed when I saw Selene, her eyes covered with tears.She was crying like a weak bullsh*t. I rose from sitting to face her, my arms were crossed.“You dared to hurt Emerald, remember?” I asked in my cold tone. Selene messed up her hair out of distressed. I can't stop shaking my head while looking at her. “It's because she was trying to take you from me. You promised me, Gideon, that you will make me your Luna. You told me that you will marry me if I do what you want!” Selene growled.I shook my head in disbelief, not taking my eyes off her. I can't imagine she can still remember the things that I promised to her a year ago. It's supposed to be forgotten because things have changed now. My plans from a year ago had already changed when Emerald came into my life.“I didn't mean it, Selene. None of it
~James~My eyes darkened when I saw someone coming in our direction. My wolf wanted to take over to attack him, but I did my best to control it. This is not the right time for an attack. I came here to talk to Gideon at peace, but if he tried to attack me, then I will not back off. ‘Are you really sure with your plans, James?’ Logan asked at the back of my head. I could feel my lips curled, my eyes in Gideon's direction. He is coming to me with his men beside him. I am glad that his beta follows orders from the Alpha King.‘There is no turning back, Logan. I will take my wife from him and I will not leave, not until I bring her with me.’My wolf had no choice but to let out a sigh. He can't do anything to stop me with my plans. I was the one who can decide, and he has to follow me.“He's coming near us, James.”I turned my head at Levi. He moved closer to me, as well as my other men at the back. I know they are trying to protect me, but there's nothing to fear. Alpha Gideon is a sma
~James~My head tilted towards Gideon. I stared at him straight in the eyes to see if he meant the words he uttered a while ago.My jaw tightened as I continued looking at him. It took me a minute before I was able to understand what he meant.“What did you just say, Gideon?” I asked in my warning tone. Gideon shook his head as if he couldn't believe to see my reaction. I know what he said, but I wanted to know if he was serious about it.“I know you have a sharp mind, James. You know what I mean, and we are talking about Emerald here. The woman you dumped like garbage just because of your fated mate. The woman whose life became terrible because of you. The woman… I took away from the forest to give her shelter, to give her a new hope, and to let her know that somebody still cares for her.”I was stunned. I never expected to hear all of these from Gideon, the demon wolf that everyone knew. If what he said was true that he took Emerald from the forest, there could be a payment for it.
~Emerald~“Everyone, prepare!”The demanding voice of the new head warrior suddenly echoes through my head. My attention turned to her and did what she said.Three days had already passed when Gideon assigned a new head warrior to train us. She's bold, fierce, strong, and professional unlike Selene. Her dedication towards her works helped all the newbies to catch up everything she wanted us to learn. I had learned a lot from her within three days during her leadership. There was already an improvement to me. I can feel it deep inside. I can tell it the way I moved. The Emerald who was known as weak she-wolf was getting bolder now. ‘You should take a rest, Emerald,’ Lilian uttered at the back of my head. I immediately shook my head to disagree. Resting is not in my vocabulary. I have to work hard to learn basic attacks, so I would have a skill to use if ever enemies would try to kill me. ‘I needed this, Lilian. I should not always depend on you. You are not always strong, especiall
~Emerald~“You won't believe who's here!”“Oh, I heard that. I actually saw him earlier!”“I still can't believe that he was actually here in our pack. Alpha Gideon let him come here.” My heartbeat raced when I heard these words from the group of wolves I met on the way. They stopped talking when they noticed my presence that made my brows furrowed.I shook my head and continued walking. Alpha Gideon has a visitor and based on how the wolves described him, I know the visitor is not ordinary. He was powerful and important, and it's no longer my concern.I have no right to know who that visitor is and as long as my son and I are safe, that's all that matters to me the most.“I felt something unusual with that visitor thing, Emerald,” Lilian uttered.I stopped walking, my heart pounding so fast again. Lilian's instinct is strong. If she said something is wrong, there might be a possibility that it's true. I also could feel it just the way those wolves described the visitor.There were m
~Emerald~The moment Ares noticed our presence, he moved away, letting us see the dead body. I was holding my breath, while stepping my feet near it. James is next to me, and he's also looking at the body with his serious expression.“I think that body is familiar to me…” I mumbled, when I started to recognize the body on the ground.The moment I reached it, my heart suddenly stopped pounding.“It was Allison!” I gasped, seeing Allison's cold and dead body on the ground.My hands covered my mouth, looking at her. I could even feel my body start to tremble with this information. I have never imagined that I will see Allison again, but in her cold body.“F*ck.”James couldn't say anything, but a cursed word. He doesn't even expect to see Allison's cold body.At this moment, I just felt my body froze. I don't know exactly what I should feel. I felt sad for her, but when I remember all the betrayal she did to me, that certain sadness just disappeared.Her betrayal to me is still painful.
~Emerald~“Don't get us wrong, Alpha James. Luna Emerald and I were just talking. She just reminds me that I should be loyal to the pack.”Ares decided to speak up now. I know he could feel distasteful in James' expression.“I know, and I've heard my wife's last words, Ares. I need to pick my wife now. We need to eat our breakfast,” James responded.A deep breath escaped from my throat as a sign of relief after I heard James' response. I thought he's going to get mad because I talked to men. Ares and I were just talking and there's nothing else aside from that.“I need to go, Luna Emerald.” Ares replied, and he walked away from us.At this time, James turned his head at me. His expression looks dark, which made me a bit nervous.“You're not supposed to talk to Ares, Emerald. I already told you that you should stop talking to men.” He uttered, which made me stunned.Disbelief was written on my face, while looking at him.“Ares and I were just talking, James. You should not be worried a
~Emerald~After that kiss, we returned to the ball as if nothing happened earlier. It's glad that the wolves who attended the ball didn't notice something happening in the surrounding area. James made sure that Beatrice is the only enemy who entered the pack.The ball continued and at exactly midnight, everyone went home to their houses. James and I also went inside our room to rest. I tried to close my eyes and forget what happened earlier, but the words that Beatrice had said before she died keep ringing to my mind.James was already asleep beside me and because I have so many things to do tomorrow, I forced myself to sleep until I never noticed that I already fell asleep.When I woke up the next day, as usual, James was not there. He woke up early again to start his day with an exercise. I decided to finish everything I needed to do and then went out of the room. The moment I reached downstairs, I suddenly saw Ares.He looked at me with his usual aura. I suddenly froze in my direct
~Emerald~The moment James started to speak up, Beatrice's expression changed. I couldn't find the arrogance from her face, and now it was replaced by worries. She tried to hide the worries from her expression, but I'm just good at noticing it.“Whatever you do, you can't get information from me. I will never say anything, Alpha.” Beatrice muttered.James just looked at her in his blank expression. He didn't mind what Beatrice had said, but instead, he took out a gun that he kept under his shirt.I stood up straight upon seeing that and silently observed what James would do to her.“You know, I realized that it's better if we should make your death more unique. I will not use my claws to kill you, but this gun. Definitely, you will enjoy this gun. What do you think?”Beatrice swallowed hard upon hearing what James had uttered to her. Her lips became pale, her eyes filled with tears in fear. I was stunned when I saw that reaction from her. I thought she's bold.She's even laughing from
~Emerald~I was speechless from what James had told me. I thought he's going to scold me because I never informed her about Beatrice, but I was wrong. He didn't get mad, but instead, he gave me a hug.I was shocked, because I couldn't find the words to say. The embrace he's giving me now is already enough for me to understand the message. I wrapped my shaking hands on his back and closed my eyes while I enjoyed the moment that I was in his arms.“Ares and his team will go back here with Beatrice's head. I have trust in the skill of Ares. I will not put him as head of the warriors if he's nothing to prove to me.” James uttered.I nodded my head and bit the bottom of my lips to prevent myself from crying. This isn't the perfect moment to cry.“I just hope that they can have Beatrice now. I can't wait to punish that woman. She needed to pay for what she did to me.” I gritted my teeth when I said these words.James tightened his hug as if he had no plans of letting me go.“We will never s
~Emerald~I don't know what answer I should give to Cassandra. I am not prepared for that kind of question, but I need to answer it. She's waiting for a response from me.“Don't get me wrong, Em. I'm just concerned for the both of you. I know that there were times before that both of you were tested, but you both fixed it. However, we can't deny that there are still enemies out there, waiting for the downfall of both of you. I know that the best weapon they could use to make sure you and James will hate each other is through your relationship…”I understand what Cassandra meant, and it's true. We have been tested by our trust since the beginning, but James and I were able to fix it. We did fix our problems and never let the enemies succeed with their plans.I think we will still do the same thing. If someone dared to destroy our marriage and trust with each other, we will try fixing it again.“If there's one thing I am so sure of, Cass…” I paused to take a deep breath. “It's about not
~Emerald~Just before James could react, I took a glass of champagne that the staff served. James shook his head when he saw what I did.I never hesitated to drink the glass of champagne to stop James from getting disappointed. I admit that I made a mistake earlier about thinking of knowing Ares' background.That man just captured my curiosity and I realized that I shouldn't be minding him. I should stop this curiosity out of my head and just hold on to the fact that Ares is Levi's brother. He is trustworthy and Levi wouldn't agree if he knows his brother is not trustworthy at all.“You're not drinking, Emerald.”James took the glass from me, which made me pouted.“Why not? I'm thirsty, James…” I complained, but he just shook his head.“I don't want you to drink because that's not good for your health. You will carry our second child, remember?”I suddenly blushed from what James had uttered to me. I never expected him to say this, so I looked away.But, the moment I turned my eyes to
~Emerald~Ares appeared in my vision, and it showed me what he can do for the Crescent Moon Pack. Just because of that vision, I confirmed that Ares is not an enemy of the pack. He defended the pack against the enemies that are about to destroy our land.“Are you okay, Luna Emerald?”I turned my head at Ares when I heard his voice. He's looking at me in his serious expression and then my head turns to James. He's furrowing his brows now, his eyes asking me to explain what just happened.“It's just my vision.” I responded to Ares, and he looked stunned from what he heard.Ares didn't know that I have an ability to see some events from the past and also the future. I guess Levi didn't tell him about our capabilities.“What did you see from your vision, Emerald?” James asked, his expression covered with worries now.I smiled, showing James that he has nothing to worry about.“Nah, it's just a random thing. It's not so important, James,” I replied to him, making James let out a deep and h
~Emerald~When James heard my explanation, he couldn't stop from laughing. I just felt my face blushed because of what he did.“I think it works. You made them leave.” He whispered.I turned my head to where the mean girls were and found them leaving the store. I just shook my head, my lips formed a smirk.“They should be. I don't like how they talked about us. They are so mean!” I exclaimed.“What did they say to you? Should I punish them now?” James asked, and started stepping his feet to follow those mean girls.Just before he could leave the store, I stopped him.“Nah, don't mind them anymore. They are just a waste of time. Let's go back to buying clothes and leave the store after this. I know everyone is waiting for us in the pack. I'm worried that we will be late to the celebration tonight, James,” I suggested, and he let out a sigh.James and I continued shopping until we're done. We immediately leave the place and go back to the pack as soon as possible.I love to stroll the c