Atlas' POV"Abrua, why is this place so special to her?" I stared at the entrance of Abrua's territory, which stood majestically yet was no different from ours.Walking inside the territory, I saw many things that I thought were no different from the territory that I would later lead. Maybe, yes, this territory was bigger, but not that interesting, except that Abrua contrasted with the territory we lived in.Those who lived in Abrua lived side by side, consisting not only of the human clan but also the werewolf clan. It was a new concept compared to where we lived and probably didn't make much sense. But Abrua made it seem normal.As far as their coexistence was concerned, there was no problem, but I'm sure the werewolves must have held themselves back very hard when coexisting with ordinary humans. Because, after all, werewolves are a species of humans with strength, even those who occupy the weakest status in werewolves are still many times stronger than ordinary humans.But that do
Atlas' POVMaybe she thought that the size of a person affected me, so she brought a big man in front of me for reasons I don't know yet, but it seemed like she wanted to get back at me for making me feel embarrassed in public earlier.The big man came forward and confronted me. The way he stood looked confrontational. "What did you do to Valery that she cried?" her tired-looking eyes looked at me like she was sleepy.Dealing with ordinary humans is the most troublesome thing. The reason why I dislike this place is because there are too many humans while the werewolf clan lives among them by hiding their abilities to be equal. That meant I had to control myself so as not to be excessively violent if necessary because that would attract the attention of the people around me."I didn't do anything to him except reject him," I said to him clearly and gamblingly.The man I didn't know looked at me with a frown on his forehead. "You rejected it? That's impossible!" he sounded very confiden
Atlas' POVI grabbed my jacket and car keys after the call between me and Uncle Edwin was disconnected. He asked to meet again at the café we met at yesterday."Did he manage to get any news about Elsie?" I descended the elevator nervously, expecting what Uncle Edwin would tell me to make me unable to calm down. Something in my stomach stirred and made me uncomfortable.Not many things could affect me with nerves, but Elsie was the biggest exception. Everything about him makes my heart pound, whether it's out of excitement or anticipation. Something about her made me both excited and nervous at the same time.I realized that Elsie's presence in my life was the biggest exception to what I had previously found to be a non-issue. It also made me know that Elsie is not just a mate to me. She's more than that.Falling in love with him is what I felt before I found out that he was my eye. When I first realized my feelings for her, I still tried to avoid her because of our situation as a fam
Elsie's pov"Why does my body feel bad?" I muttered softly as my eyes didn't fully open.I tried to wake up my lying body, trying to sit on the edge of the bed. I did so with some difficulty as my whole body somehow felt tired. It felt like there was no energy at all.My eyes searched for something in the corner of the room. "Maybe I'm entering my period, and because of this my body feels weak, and my head often hurts lately." usually, a few days before menstruation, my condition often worsens.It was just that today. It felt worse than usual. Finding it hard to control my body, I again laid my body on the edge of the bed, closer to the small wardrobe beside the bed. It was only when I lay down that I realized what I was looking for was on top of the small cupboard.I moved my hand, reaching for the small calendar, my eyes moving through the numbers listed there. "Today is the 19th?" I was stunned, immediately getting up from my bed and staring in confusion at today's date. "Wasn't I s
Elsie's pov"No way." I stared at the doctor fiercely.I'm pregnant, he said.I shook my head, looking at the man in the white uniform in disbelief. This isn't true. I'm just not feeling well.My eyes bugged out at him. Then, my hand moved up to check my stomach. "You sure you didn't check wrong, Doc?" My voice and tone of speaking sounded stiff.The doctor smiled at me. I don't know what he was thinking, but he seemed to sense that this news was a happy thing for us.He nodded his head confidently. "From the results of your examination, it states that you are indeed pregnant, miss. Congratulations again on your pregnancy."My world seemed to spin as the man congratulated me again. Something seemed to pull me to the dark bottom and shock me with its sudden appearance.This can't be happening! How can this be? My heart was beating so slowly that I could barely feel it. My whole body was weakening until the sudden grip of Andreas' hand felt so tight and firm.I glanced at him, looking a
Elsie's pov"Are you awake?" I looked toward the door and found Seth standing there after the sound of the door shifting.I saw Seth walking towards me with a tray of bowls and water. Although the room still looked dim due to the limited light and the lights being out, I could see Seth walking with a smile on his sad face.I don't know why, since yesterday, I saw his smile differently. He looked calmer than usual, but his eyes and smile appeared not because he was fine but because he wanted me to feel fine. Seth forced himself in front of me.It hurt my heart to see him like that. Why did he have to force himself to look okay in front of me if he wasn't in good condition?I knew what kind of impact the current chaos would have. For Seth, who likes me, my being pregnant with another man's child is what's hard to accept.But this man is different. He makes my heart break every time I see him. I didn't have the heart for him, but I felt my life would be a mess without him.Seth placed th
Elsie's POVThe muscles of my body became more relaxed, and I felt calmer as the warmth of Seth's body-hugging me spread over my body. I faintly inhaled the fresh and soft scent of Seth's body, a scent that made my mind escape from the chaos."You're not that bad, Elsie." Seth calmed me down with his words and warm gaze. "Everyone has bad thoughts, it's normal." He rubbed my back lightly, then let go.Seth's eyes looked deeply at me. I felt like he was looking into me until what I was thinking was read by him. "Neither I nor anyone else has bad thoughts." he plastered a smile on his face, brushing my hair again and stroking my head lightly. "The situation confused you, didn't it?"I nodded my head. This was the most confusing thing in my life. One day, when I went missing, deciding to end a life I didn't deserve and planning to start a new chapter in my life, I found myself in an even more complicated situation.One day, I woke up to the fact that I was pregnant. A fact that shocked
Atlas' POV"Give me another bottle," I pleaded to the tender standing guard behind the bar partition where I was sitting lazily.The man nodded silently and placed the other bottle on my table. I stared at the bottle intently as I shook the ice cubes in my glass in a circular motion.I gulped down the high-alcohol drink in one gulp, letting the burning sensation in my throat come up repeatedly to torment me, hoping that that way, my mind could be momentarily distracted from Elsie.It could just make the memories of her overflow because I was tormented missing her every day in such a chaotic state. I was tired of scavenging for memories of her while I couldn't find her appearing right before me.I wanted to hug that woman. Holding her tightly in my arms, but what I hoped for was impossible. Even after a month here, I still haven't heard from her."Where are you, Elsie? Why can't I find your whereabouts?" This frustrated me and played with my rationality.I'm at the limit of my patienc
Elsie's PovI stared at the man fiercely. No...no, Atlas can't think that this is his son. I don't want that man to feel that way. No matter how much I don't want to trust him anymore, I will stick to my previous decision.I shook my head, pushing him back from in front of me. "No, it's not. You already know that this is Seth's child!" I denied it loudly, but Atlas didn't believe my words.He shook his head sluggishly. "I'm sure you're telling a lie. The baby in your womb, he responded to me." Atlas fixed his eyes on my stomach, making me grab it and cover it from him. "He became calmer when I got closer to him, and your condition improved. It's like he's talking to me through the bond. I feel it!" Atlas exclaimed, coming closer to me with his gaze fixed firmly on me, not letting me escape him.I tried to break away from him, pushing him away, but my efforts were in vain. "What are you thinking? Just because this baby is calmer, you think he's yours?" I tried to turn the tables by say
Atlas PovSo he was the one who gave the wolf bane to Donna? But he probably didn't know anything. It could be that, just like Donan, prof Awkson was perhaps the one being used.However, finding Awkson to be the one involved seemed to further narrow down the people who were also involved."So my suspicions were well-founded, suspecting Seth was the right thing to do," I muttered seriously, keeping watch all night in that place.Now I'm just waiting for the right moment to go inside and meet with Elsie. But damn, Seth hadn't moved from his spot in days.He remained in the house, and that made me very upset. "This isn't normal. How could he be home for so many days? Does she have absolutely nothing else to do? There's no way an unemployed person like that would agree to be responsible for someone, let alone a baby. He must have some other identity he's hiding so money isn't a problem for him."My suspicions grew daily, and I became increasingly reluctant to leave, leaving Elsie, who cou
Atlas' POVI sighed heavily, pulling my car door open, then getting inside and slamming it shut. Again, even after being inside and watching them from a distance, I still felt annoyed.I was annoyed by various things. So far, I felt like I was being played and tortured at the same time. My feelings became so chaotic when I saw Elsie holding her stomach pain in the hospital. I followed her from behind and was full of anxiety. I was angry because even though I saw her, I couldn't do anything. I could only follow her from behind, hoping that she was okay.I closed my eyes while exhaling a heavy breath that pressed against my chest with an unrelenting weight. "Why do I have to experience such a horrible thing?" I covered my face with my palms and rubbed them back. Of the many difficult things I've experienced in my lifetime, this was the first time I felt so helpless.I didn't understand why, among millions of people, I had to be chosen to undergo this kind of fate. Why did I get bad luck
Elsie's PovI looked out with a carefree feeling. What was previously weighing on my heart and mind seemed to be lifted thanks to my gaze being distracted by what passed before my eyes. As Seth's car passed by, I saw many things.The sight of the bustling city and the many large buildings built along the way comforted my eyes and quieted my mind. I had been thinking about many things for a while, and the noise in my head suddenly disappeared, becoming quieter as I watched my surroundings bustling with people."Is it this crowded, Seth? I don't recall it being the weekend." I turned my head towards Seth, who was also looking out the window.From the crowded place, I wondered what they were doing, where they were going, and what they felt as they walked down the street in the middle of the crowd, mingling with others.Could it be that they felt free? Did they think lighter by enjoying their lives, or did they feel shackled by what they were doing? Among them, some were walking with only
Elsie's Pov"So you're sure this isn't a contraction or something?" I looked at Seth. Even though the expression on his face looked grim and gloomy, he still asked and confirmed my condition, overriding what he felt.The doctor approached and checked my pulse quietly. It seemed not to confirm what Seth asked but because he just needed to check. "No, it's still not labour yet. If it's normal labour, it seems it will still take a while." he turned towards Seth, then later patted the man's shoulder. "You don't need to be that worried. This kind of cramps will probably appear several times during pregnancy, but stay calm, as it's nothing serious."Seth exhaled and looked at me with relief, though his eyes still didn't seem back to what they were before. "Let it go, then. I'll take her home." Seth approached me, helped me get up from where I was lying and sat me in the wheelchair.Before leaving, Seth approached the doctor, who wrote something on paper. Then he held his head and looked at
Elsie's PovEven though I had previously avoided Seth's suspicions of me, and I had also tried to organise my mind to trust Seth, I didn't understand why I still doubted what had happened or why I still doubted that he was someone I knew.I still doubted that what Seth did had anything to do with what Atlas said. My eyes realised his sincerity, realised his feelings for me weren't an ordinary mask, but my intuition for him didn't make me calm.Day after day, I was troubled by my growing suspicion of him. I, who tried to ignore what I felt, finally could no longer ignore my feelings for him. I felt restless, and my desire to keep my mind calm for the sake of the baby in my womb was no longer able to keep it calm.Even though I tried my hardest, I could no longer dismiss the suspicion towards Seth that kept growing inside me. I wanted to keep trusting him and hoping that he was exactly what I had seen, but I couldn't do it. I can't think like that anymore.If I'm a hybrid, then that mea
Elsie's povWhat was he doing? Why did he suddenly come back? Didn't she leave earlier? I didn't understand. My eyes looked at him in surprise while Seth looked at me in confusion."Seth, why did you come back?" I ventured to ask him. Staring at him with the fear in me that I tried to hide. "Didn't you go out earlier?"Why did he suddenly come back? Did he know what I was about to do? Could he be starting to suspect that I knew what he would do? How is this? What should I do?Seth walked closer. I, sitting on the floor near the row where his books were lined up, stared while holding my breath.He walked steadily closer, then stopped on the floor where I was sitting, near a drawer. "I came back because I left something behind." He pulled the drawer out and then took out a light brown file. I watched silently, with my breath trying to escape. Then he looked back at me. "And you alone, Elsie? What are you doing in my room?"I gulped the saliva in my throat nervously. My heart felt like i
Elsie's pov"Where are you going, Seth?" I asked Seth, who was getting ready by putting on his shoes.I looked into his eyes intently after he turned to me as soon as I asked him.Seth smoothed the laces on the light brown formal shoes he was wearing. He turned his head silently to me for a moment. "I have something to buy outside, and then I want to meet someone." He looked at me, somewhat confused.I came closer to him. For some reason, I wanted to prove what Atlas had told me that day. I didn't want to keep harbouring suspicions about him, so I'd better quickly find out what Seth might be hiding from me. "Can I come?" I looked at him expectantly. "How about we do the shopping later and meet your friend first?" I suggested it to him.For all I knew, if it wasn't anything suspicious or anything like that, Seth would never object to me following him, and he wouldHe did as I asked and was patient as always. However, one thing made it necessary for her to act otherwise.He looked doubt
Elsie's PovI stared blankly at what Seth was busily preparing for me, my mind completely distracted with what he might do. I can no longer trust him completely like I used to.I'm not sure what he gave me now is safe. I didn't understand which one I trusted more between him and Atlas, but feeling the way my heart thumped around him and how I responded while being around Atlas, I believed that something wrong was indeed happening.If my feelings are already like this, then I should be wary. If later this proves to be just a suspicion, I will punish myself for suspecting him and apologise to him, while in the meantime, I will be wary of his attitude.I'm sorry, Seth, but I just want safety for myself, especially since the situation lately is very complicated, and I don't want to take any risks."Sit down. Why are you just sitting there?" He smiled softly, as was his habit in front of me.I gazed at that face with observing eyes. I stared at her intently, trying to find a crack at what