“No. Sometimes I fell asleep while reading and forgot to close the window,” she replied.“It’s not good to have an open window when you sleep, Lottie. Even though your bedroom is on the second floor, it’s still dangerous.” I went to her window and pretended to close it while in fact, I was checking
•• Charlotte’s POV •••I wondered how he would answer my question. Would he tell me the truth?“It will be held in three months' time. All Alphas are welcome to participate. They would engage in rounds of combat to determine the strongest Alpha. The winner would then face off against me as their las
Hearing him bringing up the past, Livie’s words came to mind.“Hayden, did you really banish Milla?”“Yeah. She was the representative of the Red Claw Pack, yet her behavior only brought shame to the pack. I’m sorry for her behavior, Lottie. I shouldn’t have spoilt her too much or ignored all the sh
•• Charlotte’s POV •••“Lottie.” Hayden’s voice interrupted my training session with Leo.I wasn't surprised by his sudden appearance in my pack anymore since her as done this a few times and all my guards and pack members had accepted his identity as my special guest who could come into the pack as
Talked about killing two birds with one stone...How despicable!“Can you get any evidence of his gambling debts?” I inquired.“I’ve asked my man to look into it. He should be able to find something,” Hayden replied confidently.“It’ll be good if we can get evidence. We can show everyone how despica
•• Charlotte’s POV •••I walked to the training ground feeling upset. It had been a few days since Hayden came and told me about Theo’s gambling debt, and he seemed to disappear from the face of Earth without even sending me at least one message.His disappearance made me feel uncomfortable and upse
If I was still the same Charlotte as when I was still married to Hayden, I would have burst into tears hearing them mocking and criticizing me.Fortunately for me and unfortunately for them, I wasn't that she-wolf anymore and I couldn't care less about such gossip, or at least until I knew who was b
•• Charlotte’s POV •••We reached the group and Hayden spoke up first.“I’ll be the referee of this fight and there are some rules to be followed. First, the fight must be in human form. Second, this will be a hand-to-hand combat with no weapons allowed. Third, this is not going to be a fight-to-the
He nodded fervently and repeated my words like a mantra, “You are right. My woman is always right; even when you are wrong, you are right.”And I couldn’t hold back my laughter anymore.“You better remember that,” I warned him.“I will,” he promised earnestly, adding, “We better finish our shower so
•• Rosa’s POV •••“Jax... What... What are you doing here?”He didn’t answer my question but began taking his clothes off while gazing at me with such a scorching gaze that it made me blush.When he was naked, he stepped in front of me and pulled away my hand and arm, pinning them above my head with
“You wanted to give me the stone? So there shouldn’t be any tests?” I asked her incredulously.She stayed silent, and I knew who the real culprit was.I stood up and glared at the only mischievous person in the room. “Dad!”“Rosa, my daughter, I wanted to show the Witch Queen of your power so far,”
•• Rosa’s POV •••Just what in the world is going on?“Rosa, are you okay?” Ari asked as she helped me to stand up.“What... How are you here?” I asked in shock. “What’s going on?”“Let’s talk once we get out of here, okay?” she asked and led me to the portal.“Wait!” I stopped moving. “Jax...”“Don
I didn’t struggle.I had chosen to be the sacrifice so Rosa could live, but I felt a pang in my heart when I saw tears running down Rosa’s beautiful face.Was this how our relationship was supposed to be?Were we really not meant to be together?“Jax!” Rosa stood up and ran toward me, only to be thr
•• Jaxon’s POV •••I drove a distance away from them, enough for them not to notice but close enough for me not to lose sight of them.It wasn’t a wonder Dagon hid the stone at his last hideout.Damn demon, I thought to myself.What a pussy for using such a trick to wipe out the whole world after hi
“Dad? Elder? Lillian?” I called out to them as I looked around my surrounding only to be replied by the echoes of my own voice.Shit, this was bad!I never thought we would be separated like this!How in the world was I going to find the crys-Suddenly, I felt a very dark aura from the crystal that
•• Rosa’s POV •••After saying goodbye to Max and Ari, the four of us got into the car with Dad, in his real appearance as the driver, the Elder wizard sitting on the front passenger seat while Lillian and I sat at the back.I glanced around secretly and couldn’t find any sign of Jaxon, which I thou
The thought of Rosa dying made my heart feel like it stopped beating as my fear for her safety intensified.“Jax, Rosa might die. We can’t let it happen. We can’t let it happen,” Rhun kept mumbling in my mind and paced around, ready to take over my body to stop Rosa from going.“I will go with her.