I fall in love with my father's friend, an Alpha 20 years my senior. I'm only eight when I first meet him. It happens at a banquet for the upper echelons of the werewolf pack. My father brings me with him. Layson Romanov instantly catches my eye. He stands tall at six feet and two inches, and his toned figure shows through his black suit. He exudes a natural dominance. My father introduces me to him, and he caresses my hair with a smile. Then, he gives me a pink dress adorned with pearls and pink diamonds. "You'll look beautiful when you're old enough to wear this." Back then, I didn't understand what he meant. … Ten years later, I put on that dress and enter his room. He's drugged after falling into someone's trap, and his wolf is out of control. His usually calm eyes are filled with mania. I know that he'll go insane—even lose his life—if he doesn't have an antidote. So, I give him my pure, untainted body. I become his antidote. We later marry, and he loves me as my father would've done. However, when I'm four months pregnant, I discover that his personal secretary, Grace Parker, is also pregnant. "I'm sorry to have put you through this, Grace. Everyone knows I only married Charlotte out of duty. I'll make sure our child is my only heir," he says. It all makes sense now—no wonder Layson refused to mark me despite us being married. Grace is the one he loves. I'm heartbroken. I ingest a large amount of wolfsbane, leading to a miscarriage. I ultimately die of blood loss. Intense regret washes over me as I breathe my last breath. When I open my eyes again, I find that I've been reborn. I'm taken back to the day Layson is drugged…
Lihat lebih banyakCharlotte's POVDue to prolonged suffering and malnutrition, the once glamorous Grace was now thin and frail.At the sight of her, Margaret slapped her hard.Grace stumbled to the ground, letting out a cold laugh.Margaret still felt it wasn't enough. Furious that her son might never wake, she lunged forward and grabbed Grace by the collar, delivering more blows. If the guards hadn't intervened, Grace might not have survived."You wicked creature!" Margaret roared in anger. "Why isn't it you lying there unconscious?"Grace let out a sinister laugh."Me? Wicked?" She lifted her head. Hatred shone in her eyes."And your son isn't wicked? He said again and again that he loved me, but every time Charlotte called, he'd drop everything and run to her! He kept me by his side while refusing to let her go! A man like that deserves to die!"She laughed wildly. "He deserves it! He seduced a teenage girl! Now, he'll never wake up!"A guard pinned Grace to the ground, but her laughter wou
Charlotte's POVThere was a time when I used to dream about the future with Layson.I would imagine if we had a daughter, I'd spoil her into the happiest little princess alive, and she'd be forever safe from harm. If we had a son, I wanted him to be as strong as Layson, inheriting his father's glory.I drew countless portraits of those children and imagined how they would look one day.But when I timidly offered those drawings to Layson, he never looked at them. He tore them up and threw them into the fireplace. He told me in the coldest tone that he could have children with anyone but never with me. He told me to stop daydreaming.Thinking of that, I closed my eyes for a second. I felt no emotion anymore.Once, I had clung to Layson's arm, happily talking about the future, but now, the man I wanted to have children with was someone else. I figured Layson, after all that happened, had no more interest in me. He must have learned I was expecting a daughter.Yet no one could have
Charlotte's POVI didn't hesitate at all. I flatly refused Layson's proposal.Still, Layson wouldn't give up. He grabbed my hand and tried to force the ring onto my finger."Charlotte, be good. Come home with me. Grace has already been punished, so nothing will get in the way of our relationship anymore."I let out a cold laugh. Our problem was never just Grace's fault alone."I love Carlson. I'm his wife."When Layson kept pestering me, Carlson threw a punch at him. They began to fight.Elder members of both packs quickly pulled them apart.Carlson shouted at Layson in anger, "How much do you hate Charlotte that you keep trying to ruin her over and over? Do you even realize how many people are watching our wedding today? What do you expect them to think of her?"You barging in made the whole world see her past. Do you want her to become the werewolf pack's laughingstock?"Blood stained the corner of Layson's mouth. He protested loudly. "No! I love her!"Seeing their alpha i
Charlotte's POVTo avoid more trouble from Layson, Carlson moved up our wedding date. He wanted every noble from each pack to witness our grand ceremony. The event would still be held in Silvermoon City.Today was my wedding day.Carlson spared no expense, making it a grand event.Every big screen in Silvermoon City was broadcasting the ceremony, and countless rose petals rained down from above. Fireworks blazed for ten full minutes outside the castle.Alphas from every werewolf pack were in attendance. An elegant orchestra played gentle melodies. Flowers filled the thousand-year-old castle, and silver candelabras glowed with sacred flames.I wore a pristine white wedding gown and walked down a runner embroidered with golden threads.Carlson waited at the end of the aisle in a black and gold suit. He looked at me quietly.The tribal elder stood at the altar under the moonlight with his hands gently open. His voice was old but commanding as it echoed through the hall."Great Mo
Charlotte's POVThe maid hurried off to deal with the gifts.When Layson heard those gifts had been sent back, he gave no visible reaction. He just kept sending more.Carlson had assumed the gifts would keep being delivered, but instead, Layson brought them in person during an event in Silvermoon City. It was a banquet hosted by the Blazing Sun pack in Silvermoon City, and my first time attending such a function as Carlson's partner.I entered the main hall on his arm, wearing a scarlet gown. A ruby glowed on my chest under the lights.Everyone stared at me, some with envy, others with curiosity.I was already used to such looks. I smiled while greeting the nobles around us.But before long, I felt a burning gaze.I turned in that direction on instinct and saw Layson in a corner of the ballroom. His eyes were locked on me, but I was no longer the girl whose emotions were thrown off by his stare. I simply tilted my head as if I hadn't noticed him.Just then, I heard people whis
Charlotte's POVThe heavy snowfall caused Layson to fall into a high fever and lose consciousness again.Ron couldn't stand watching Layson in his delirium, calling my name over and over. So, he pulled every string he could, hoping to bring me to the hospital to see Layson.But in the end, all that arrived in Layson's hands was the voice recorder that Carlson had someone pass along.The hospital ward was so quiet that it felt like even the sound of snow falling outside could be heard. Layson stared at the recorder for a long time before finally pressing the switch. In the recording, my voice echoed in the empty ward."People are like this. Only when the truth comes out and only when they lose something do they finally regret it. But I don't need that kind of belated remorse. I also don't want to keep getting tangled with Layson over those things. It only brings me trouble. There's no point."It's best for Layson and me never to see each other again, never to have any more contact
Layson's POVMaybe I had already seen Charlotte as my prey long before this.When she looked me in the eye for the last time and told me she no longer loved me, it was as if something deep inside me knew I had lost the most important thing in my life.The day she vanished from the Black Forest, my instincts warned me that I was missing something priceless. I should have searched for her right then, but I held myself back. I told myself that sooner or later, Charlotte would return, loving and depending on me like she used to.But when I arrived in Silvermoon City and saw her walking side by side with another man, I realized how badly I had miscalculated.She never looked back. She didn't gaze up at me with that familiar devotion. She used those same tender eyes to look at someone else.At that moment, my heart felt as though it had been pierced by a silver blade.My wolf howled in rage—wanting to shred that man to pieces, wanting to take back my mate, wanting Charlotte to submit
Charlotte's POVWhen I saw the relieved smile on my father's face, my chest tightened for some reason. All these years, my love for Layson had brought him a lot of gossip, yet he never blamed me.After dinner, my father and Carlson went to the study together. I didn't know what they discussed. It was half an hour later when Carlson emerged. He said goodbye and got ready to leave.Strangely, I didn't want him to leave.It was only our first meeting, and this was an engagement I had never really considered. But when he stood at the door smiling at me, I realized I didn't want him to go.Still, I couldn't bring myself to say anything. If I asked him to stay, would he think I was a clingy woman eager to marry into his pack?He seemed to see my conflicting thoughts. He gave a soft laugh. His warm hand covered mine, and he gave it a gentle squeeze."Charlotte, I know everything about you. Don't overthink it. On Monday, I'll pick you up to head back to campus. I'll give you the grandes
Charlotte's POVThat voice and that presence were too familiar.Layson was clearly enraged. Whenever he was furious with me in the past, he would shout my name that way.In these few months, I liked to think I had become stronger, but as soon as I heard his voice, I still felt a stab of fear.Maybe I was afraid I would fall back into his dangerous embrace, or maybe I was afraid his possessiveness would block my new life.I wasn't sure why I felt like that. My emotions toward him were still complicated.I instinctively clenched my fist. Just then, Carlson took my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, signaling me to stay calm."Get in the car," he said in a low voice.I bit my lip and followed his instructions.The moment the car door closed behind me, Carlson dropped his gentle demeanor. He turned around in the pouring rain and drove a fist straight into Layson's face.If this had been before, Layson would have definitely dodged. But this time, he didn't. A moment passed before
Charlotte's POV"Come here." Layson Romanov's voice was low and firm, leaving no room for refusal.In the yacht's luxury suite, the air felt stiflingly hot. Layson's loosened collar looked messy. He had left a few buttons of his shirt undone, revealing his firm chest. His usually deep and calm green eyes now burned with scorching desire.In my previous life, he had tempted me in this same way.Right now, I simply stood by and watched this man who was normally so noble and untouchable.I once believed I could become his greatest love. I paid no heed to the fact that he was my father's friend or that he was 20 years older than me, or even the mockery from my family. I flung myself into becoming his so-called "antidote".I loved him with all my heart, yet all I got in return was a tragic end—I died along with my unborn baby. Even love became a luxury I could no longer afford.Right before I died, I found out that Layson had secretly been in love with his personal secretary, Grace P...
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