The upper floor, and a girl…Marcus hardly knew anyone here. It was Giselle, who had chosen this apartment building for her mother to live in, and it had hardly been a year! Marcus could not know anyone here besides Catherine, Brenna, and Tina.So it definitely was Tina!Giselle’s heart skipped a beat as she thought of the girl’s name. Why was Tina again?Giselle could understand the head alpha came to Tina to comfort her after her father’s death. A Princess suddenly lost everything after one night! Tina really needed comfort and support, and Giselle could understand that. But it would not have hurt this much if Marcus had given Giselle a notice and gone to Tina's with her.Yet, he did not.He went to see Tina all on his own!Why?Giselle touched her mark scar, feeling sad with a hint of betrayal. She could feel her heart being squeezed. She could not breathe normally. Her feet and hands turned cold, and probably her face color just turned into a pale color, too.Worse? The biting ma
Shouting, growling, grunting, crying, and a lot of whooping sounds still haunted Catherine until this day. And not just Catherine, Giselle was traumatized by that night, too.Starting from that night, until Giselle grew up, the Luna did not ask about the pack’s tasks for once! To Giselle, the Brownson pack was merely a secured pack for her mom and her to live by, and one day, when she was strong enough, Giselle would take her mom out.And she did that.But Giselle’s old habits did not let go of her.“He’s short-tempered, but from what I saw, Marcus is also the type that would listen to your side of the story before he made his assumption.”Giselle’s huffed, “You could only say that because you haven’t seen him making any decision that involves Tina.”“Tina?” Catherine raised an eyebrow, “What does Tina have to do in this? I thought Tina and her mom had moved abroad. They aren’t?”And then, Catherine’s eyes widened with realization. The omega blurted out, “The girl on the upper floor i
“Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen-”Yona frowned as she counted the number of the rogue that the Bailey’s pack had captured. D*ead or alive, intact or wounded. But the count of them did not sit right with Yona.The hybrid had counted them all several times then, but the count did not add up according to her memory.Apparently, Nabeel, Toby, and Tim also noticed the hybrid's odd behavior.“What’s wrong?” Nabeel asked.Yona did not bother to glance at him. The hybrid frowned, keeping her eyesight locked on those rogues, “Some of them are missing!”The piece of information caught the trio off guard.“Have you counted them again?”Toby skimmed around at those who were forced to kneel on the ground while others were sprawling out being handcuffed. The count of them rogue should be somewhere near thirty. Furthermore, the Bailey’s park fighters and tracer had been looking around for any of the rogues who escaped. They found none. So, apparently, this should be enough. Anything but missing a few.
Lady Bailey was startled as Marcus abruptly dropped the call after throwing harsh words at her.Did the head alpha really say that?Did he want to cut Dorris out of the council just over this matter? After all of the things, Dorris had done to him?Did he really leave her no room for explanation and justify herself? Did he really not think of the problem in her shoes?How could he?The Lady really did not aware that Marcus could overreact this much.All that she had ever done was only mean good to Marcus and the Bailey’s pack. Why did Marcus not understand this?The Elders had started to question the absence of their Luna. It had been a year since Marcus and Giselle's marriage, yet, the Elders had hardly seen Giselle anywhere near the packhouse or fulfilling her duty as the Luna.They had even thought of Marcus marrying Giselle only to deceive them. And after Marcus took the position, the head alpha would part with Giselle, which explained a lot for Giselle’s absence from the pack for
“What’s wrong?” Marcus repeated Giselle’s words with the utmost hilarious tone of voice ever, mocking Giselle almost.“Marcus, what’s wrong? You’re making me uncomfortable.The head alpha dried chuckled, “You’re uncomfortable? Good! Then I’m not the only one who feels uncomfortable here.”Marcus' expression felt strange to Giselle.He was acting calm. But there was no calm in his tone of voice. He sounded like a ticking bomb on the edge of blasting. And once it did, it would definitely burn everything down.You could feel it coming, but at the same time, you could not do anything to hold it back or hide away from it.There was nothing you could do rather than facing with it.Giselle gulped, and nervously asked, “Marcus, is there anything wrong? Can you tell me?”Slowly, the Luna ignored the alert roar of her wolf. She took a step forward, trying to approach Marcus. Meanwhile, the Luna was trying to make her wolf spy on Marcus’s feelings and thoughts.But much to her dismay, the head a
"Marcus, I don't know them!" Giselle said.Her voice sounded a little uncertainly, "I think I know what you're talking about, but I really didn't do any harm to Brenna and Tina! I avoided them at all costs. You know it too well!""Enough!" Marcus scolded, "I've heard enough of your lies!""Marcus, I-""Even if!" Marcus cut Giselle off, "Even if it wasn't you, I knew it was just your lover. What's his name? Lukas?"Giselle was stunned.Lover? Who? Lukas?Marcus was accusing her of a crime she had not committed at all?"Have you lost your mind?" Shakingly, the Luna asked, "Since when did Lukas become my lover?"Marcus huffed, "Who knows! But I don't care! It’s either you or Lukas. I don’t care! Just stop now! If I knew Tina and Brenna got wounded or be in danger, Giselle, I promise you, you wouldn’t get out of this easily at all!"Marcus looked at Giselle formidably. In his words, Giselle could swear she heard the obvious threat. Then, without letting Giselle explain anything further, M
"My pup?"Giselle asked again. The Luna kept thinking that she had misheard. But her suspicions were immediately dismissed by Lady Bailey."Yes!" The Lady affirmed firmly.Giselle exclaimed, "I don't have any pups!"Lady Bailey shook her head, disapproving of Giselle’s exclamation, "Yes, you do! Go to the hospital to check in with doctor Cooper."As soon as the Luna heard doctor Cooper's name, Giselle immediately understood what Lady Bailey wanted to do."Lady Bailey, do you know you're suggesting me to deceive your son one more time?"The other end of the line immediately replied, “Yes!”Giselle gasped. The Luna could not believe that Lady Bailey was so cold and indifferent to this! How could she tell Giselle to do something so obnoxious one more time even though Lady Bailey knew too well Marcus despised of this?Lady Bailey added, "A one-time trick is also a trick, a double trick is also a trick! It won't make much difference."Lady Bailey's blushing, cold demeanor made Giselle feel
Giselle looked around back and forth around the neatly cleaned living room again. She would not be staying in this place for, maybe, a good period of time. But exactly for how long? Giselle could not say for sure. Probably until Marcus’s anger died out, or until the head alpha was calm enough for the two could talk to each other.However, until then, Giselle thought she should not have stayed in the place. In order to not provoke Marcus’s anger for more than necessary.Giselle had a feeling that if she had stayed here for any longer, Marcus would not have returned. And the fact that she kept trying to stay here for the purpose of meeting and talking, explaining things to Marcus would be quite stupid.All in all, the Luna truly thought that it would be the best if she returned to her mother's and stayed over there for the time being.Giselle breathed heavily.However, the Luna had just opened the door, standing in front of her were Lady Bailey and two strangers that Giselle had never s
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Derek met Giselle again a week later.The girl was queuing at the coffee shop that Derek was frequent. The two were pretty surprised to see each other there.“You were Derek, from a week ago on the street, right?” Giselle asked him first, with a hint of unsure.Derek beamed at her. He nodded, “Glad you remember me.”“Oh, no. Not that kind of remember,” Giselle shook her head.The manager chuckled, “I know. So, erm- would you mind having a cup of coffee with me?” Derek asked.And surprisingly, after a bit of consideration, Giselle said yes. But it was not rocket science. The girl was curious about Derek and that was all.From what had happened three days earlier, this man seemed to know her and that bothered Giselle. How could she forget if she ever met the guy? He seemed to be a nice guy, Giselle would remember if she had met him before.But then, again, everything about her past was nothing but a blurry mess to her. He might be someone she knew back then. Moving here was such a great
“Giselle-” Marcus said, trembling. He could not believe in his eyes anymore.It was Giselle by flesh and bones! She was not Marcus’s hallucination.She was alive!“Giselle!”The head alpha happily pulled Giselle in his arms, hugging her tightly as if he ever let go, then Giselle would disappear in only a blink of an eye.If that ever happened, Marcus did not know how he could hold himself together anymore.Now that she was here, he would not let her go ever again.His wolf was howling, feeling happy that it could finally bathe in its mate’s comfort scent once again.This was ecstasy.“Wow, easy! Who are you?” Giselle frowned, pushing Marcus away harshly. The girl looked at Marcus with only irritation and confusion.“Giselle-” Marcus found himself dumbfounded. He could not catch on with the situation anymore.Giselle frowned, eyeing Marcus head to toe. The girl then huffed, she sounded so distant, “Do you know me?” Marcus was too stunned to speak. His lips quivered but no words could
A year later.“It’s Toby’s wedding ceremony today, Gigi,” Marcus said, “He’s getting married to your human friend. They both seemed very happy.”Marcus shoved his hands into his pockets, his eyes darting away as he let out a heavy breath.It had been a year then. A year of longing and torment with Marcus.Time had passed but he could never forget the day Giselle fell off the cliff, and how useless Marcus felt over a year ago watching her disappear right in front of his eyes. Though that day had been gone for good, still, Marcus could recall the sadness and such a helpless feeling of a year ago like it had just happened yesterday.Marcus still lived, but he rather d*ead.The head alpha did not seem to be himself anymore but rather an alpha wolf struggling and tormenting himself.He overworked himself to the point of being almost exhausted. He rarely ate or drank anything. His sleeping schedule was a mess, too. He was deprived of sleep. Because every time he closed his eyes, he could no
When Tim and Ben got to the lighthouse, they got no sight of Marcus at all.Raiz’s lackeys’ bodies lay on the ground, no longer intact. Then there was also Raiz, who lay dead behind Marcus’s back. His cause of death might be a b*loody hole in front of his chest, or it could be because of the silver knife piercing through his forehead. Either way, Raiz was dead.But Marcus? They did not know about his whereabouts.The head alpha had been impatience, so he came here by himself first. And for what had happened, Tim and Ben could say Marcus handled the situation well. Yet, where was he then?Did anything unfortunate happen to him?The two looked at each other, frowning.Unexpectedly, they heard Marcus yelling, “Giselle!”The two flinched, rushing to where their head alpha’s calling rang up. And they saw him.There he was, diving under, frantically searching and calling Giselle’s name. But there was no sight of her.“Marcus!”“Alpha!”The two called out for their head alpha, but they got n
Without any hesitation, and not even a blink of an eye, Raiz’s blade c*ut through Giselle’s throat like it was nothing.Not only Marcus was too stunned to react, but only Giselle.The cut was quick. So quick that Giselle did not even feel the sharp edge of the knife slashing through. Only when the damage had been done, as the stingy feeling rushed in with the burning sensation that flooded her neurons, did Giselle realize what Raiz had done.Giselle looked down and widened her eyes in disbelief as she saw b*lood quickly staining her front dress.Her wolf immediately got into action, spreading its healing ability to keep Giselle from dying.The Stephern’s omega was lucky because it was not a cut caused by a silver knife. Otherwise, she would be dead by now.“Stop right where you are!” Raiz raised his voice, and he caught Giselle’s attention.And then, Giselle heard a raging roar. The roar was so scary that it even terrified Giselle’s inner wolf.Looking up, the Stephern’s omega saw Mar
“Aren’t you happy now that your beloved uncle calls, Marcus?” Raiz said smudgily.“Where’s she?” Marcus got straight to the point.“My oh my, aren’t you worried about her?” Raiz chuckled, “And here I thought you two are separated. How silly am I! I almost got played by your little one, nephew.”Marcus stayed silent for a quick second before replying, “Let Tina go!”His words hit hard.“Pardon?” Raiz raised an eyebrow as he glanced at Giselle.The Stephern’s omega quickly turned away, avoiding his gaze. Tightening her fists, Giselle bit on her lips hard enough that she tasted blood.Even though she had a guest that Marcus would call Tina’s name out in the very first place, Giselle still felt somewhat hurt.However, she must endure this feeling.As she said, Marcus and Giselle were histories. Apparently, Marcus would think of Tina right away. Also, it was kind of humiliating for Raiz that he had chosen the wrong one.Marcus probably had not heard about Giselle’s missing yet. Be that as
"What do you mean Giselle is gone?" Marcus sounded disbelief.How could she be gone?But f*uck it, he had no mind to think about it anymore.He had to get to the hospital first!.The special department was in a hastiness.Securities and guards were seen at every corner of the hospital and its parking lot, desperately searching for the Stephern’s omega, who had gone missing. Every little detail counted. Therefore, they were doing their best searching for her.Marcus barged into Giselle’s ward, where Fynn had already been there. The doctor leaned on the window pane that Giselle kept opened and facing the door. He looked troubled.The head alpha looked around the whole room, frantic.“She has been gone when I came here,” Fynn sighed, “We have no idea where is she. We have been searching throughout the hospital but could not seem to find her anywhere.”“Did she go out alone?” Marcus nervously asked, “Have you checked the surveillance footage yet?”Much as he wanted to jump right to his f
"Let me go!"Marcus was startled awake to find he was no longer in Giselle's dreadfully cold and cramped hospital room. He was at his house now, asleep on the couch since God knows when.The head alpha sighed, and slumped back against his couch.Resting his hand on his forehead, Marcus stared at the ceiling, remembering what had happened this afternoon.Giselle had told Marcus to let her go. She still did not have any particular feelings, however, Marcus could hear a little bit of inner pleading in her voice.Marcus knew it would be best if he let Giselle leave the mess that was him. But at the same time, he could not. Just as he thought about letting Giselle leave, Marcus could not bear it.He was too blind beforehand. He let his anger cloud his mind and made a terrible mistake.***“Let go of me!”Brenna and Tina shouted out loud. The two were kidnapped and brought to the forest within the Ashes pack territory.In such a place, no one could interrupt Lukas took out his anger on them