"What's up? Too stunned to talk?" Damian asked Alicia, who was speechless with surprise in front of him."Wait! Why did you move into this apartment and even my upstairs?" Alicia asked, still digesting the fact."Because you're here!" Damian replied with a shrug."But I made that very clear to you yesterday," Alicia said."Fine! Then let me give you a few legitimate reasons— it's close to downtown and convenient for my business, and this community is harmonious and provides me with a safe and comfortable living environment," Damian gave Alicia two reasons she could live with."Well, I can't imagine the King of Rogues seeking a safe living environment," Alicia said, looking up and down in shock at the Alpha who had an aura of foreboding around him."The King of Rogues? I don't like that term. Is whoever took that nickname a fan of royalty in the Middle Ages?" Damian frowned, but then quickly smiled at Alicia again. "But that nickname feels good coming from you."The atmosphere became a
"How long have you been working as a janitor in this apartment?" Damian asked, breaking the silence that had enveloped them.Lee looked up, startled by the sudden interruption. "Oh! For about a year now, sir," he answered cautiously."Putting a veteran in the position of apartment janitor. You can tell the manager in charge of this apartment that he's wasting resources," Damian said, his sarcasm not lost on Lee."Ah, please don't say that. I'm just a wreck, and I'm grateful to Mr. Alston for allowing me to be the janitor here," Lee replied, his voice tinged with gratitude. He shook his left arm, which had lost its palm, a gesture that spoke of his past struggles.However, he soon felt something was off. "How did you know I was a veteran? I've never mentioned it to anyone.""It was just a hunch," Damian replied nonchalantly, masking his true intentions. He gave Lee a friendly smile and asked, "Can you tell me something about the neighbor living downstairs from me? I just moved here and
Lyon could hardly believe what he had just witnessed.In mere seconds, Alpha Damian had released the drunken man, who had passed out from a lack of oxygen, and caught Alicia as she stumbled. With the same ease as he had shifted into a wolf, Damian now shifted back into his human form, his pure blue eyes slowly reverting to their natural deep blue as the black fur that had covered his skin dissipated."Are you alright?" Damian's voice was gentle as he held Alicia close to him. She looked up at him, and as the lavender scent of her mate flooded her senses, her heart rate began to slow.In an act of chivalry, Damian took off his suit jacket and wrapped it around Alicia, shielding her. "It's okay now. Let's get out of here," he said soothingly.As they walked towards the other elevator, Damian instructed Lyon,"Lyon, leave him alive. I'll deal with him tomorrow.""Got it." Lyon took out his phone, scanned the man's face, and quickly identified him as Scott Collin, an Alpha of a pack owned
How do you handle an emergency call from Alpha when you're on a nice Friday night date with your mate? That was the question that Alpha Damian's exclusive doctor, Edward, had to answer. Without hesitation, he left his sexy mate in the lab, grabbed his first aid kit, and rushed to Alpha's new flat.After waiting for twenty minutes at Alpha's new base, Edward began to worry when he didn't receive a message from Damian. He couldn't help but wonder if Alpha had gone in advance of his plans and had been seriously injured during the confrontation with the enemy. But things took an unexpected turn when he saw Damian, who had always forbidden strange women to approach, arrive at his apartment with a beautiful woman in his arms.Alicia gripped Damian's arm tightly as she noticed a stranger in his apartment.Damian reassured her by whispering, "It's ok. He's my doctor - Edward. You'll be fine," while putting his arm around her shoulders.As they entered the living room, Edward, with his keen s
The scent of sizzling bacon and buttered toast wafted into the bedroom, rousing Alicia from her slumber in the king-sized bed. She opened her bleary eyes, inhaling deeply the tantalizing aroma, and then stretched with a deep sense of relief. It was the most comfortable sleep she had had since her marriage.However, the next moment, memories of the last night flooded her mind, as she noticed the naked form beneath the silky duvet. She sat up and let out a heavy sigh, looking at the hickeys made by her mate. Once again, she had succumbed to Damian's advances, giving in to the fear and their mate bond."Good morning, sweetheart," Damian greeted her with a smile as he leaned against the bedroom door frame.Upon seeing Damian's grin, Alicia buried her face in her palms, as if facing an impending disaster."How are you feeling? Is your throat still bothering you?" Damian asked, his voice laced with concern, as he walked over to the bed and took a seat."I'm probably well," Alicia spoke in a
"Have I met you before?" Damian inquired, his face contorted in annoyance.Caroline's striking brown eyes reddened with emotion as she bit her lip, pleading, "Please don't act like you don't know me. Do you recall the wonderful evening we spent together at my father's pack house?"Alicia covered her mouth in surprise after hearing Caroline's words. So, Caroline was Damian's ex? However, judging from Damian's cold reaction and the pervasive scent of lavender in the air, he was not pleased with Caroline's presence."Did I fuck you that night? Or are you working for a tabloid and wanna dig my gossip?" Damian's icy tone and indifferent expression left Caroline taken aback.Caroline's eyes widened, unprepared for Damian's blunt response.Without waiting for her to reply, Damian continued in an unfeeling voice, "You know that you are breaking the law by trespassing into my house without permission. I could have you arrested at any moment."Alicia shuddered at Damian's frigid tone and his me
Alicia's nerves were frayed, and the once-soothing lavender scent in the room now seemed ineffective. She leaned against the door, shivering uncontrollably. With trembling fingers, she pulled out her smartphone and saw a missed call from Mae the previous night. Realizing that her best friend had unblocked communication, she didn't hesitate to dial the number of the only person she trusted."Bunny! You finally contacted me! Why did you sleep so early last night? Oh, never mind that! I'm finally free! That damn experiment is finally over," Mae's chattering voice came through the earpiece."Mae..." Alicia's voice cracked as she called out Mae's name."What's up? What's wrong with your voice?" Mae asked nervously, hearing Alicia sobbing."I'm dying," Alicia cried."Give me ten minutes!" Mae immediately hung up the phone.Ten minutes later, Alicia opened her apartment door to see her best friend standing in front of her. Mae's straight, short, medium-length black hair glistened in the warm
Alicia's voice quivered as she asked hesitantly, "So, I can really see you?" Memories of Tobias's recent call, during which he mentioned the possibility of a future meeting, came flooding back to her. Was the future arriving so soon?"Yes, that's right. Monday is visitation day at the hospital. But if you don't want to see me, I understand," replied Tobias, his voice even huskier than before as he coughed a few times.Alicia's guilt resurfaced upon hearing his coughing. "Are you okay? Which hospital are you in?" she asked, concerned."I'll have Ellis pick you up if you want to come," said Tobias, with more coughing. "If you change your mind, you can always tell him. Maybe you'll be disappointed and scared when you see me."Alicia interrupted him, her mind made up. "No, I won't change my mind. I'm looking forward to seeing you. No matter what you look like, I won't be afraid because I'm your wife," she said firmly.As Tobias chuckled softly on the other end of the line, Alicia couldn't
"It's probably because of this." Ellis rubbed his nose, then pulled out his smartphone and played one of the most popular short videos on Tik Tok for Tobias.The video was uploaded by Mae, Ellis' mate.In the video, Tobias was staring intently into a microscope.As Mae was filming, she asked him.[Hey, you loser who cheated on your wife with a double identity and ended up being locked up by your grandfather relying on your wife to save you, have you researched a potion that restores the shifting ability of your perfect wife yet?]Tobias remembered it was this morning when Mae visited here to check on the progress of his potion research, like a cold and incapable boss asking in the coldest of tones why your report was done as well as shit before the deadline of an unprecedented project.Annoying enough to make him want to blacklist her from the Wilton Family."You know what? Ellis, I'm thinking about letting your damn mate experience what it's like to be on the Wilton Family's blacklis
"Allie!" Tobias shouted and then glanced at Lee.Lee, witnessing the unfolding chaos, reacted swiftly. He aimed his gun and, with a single shot, ended the life of one of the men restraining Tobias.The gunshot reverberated, momentarily freezing Martin's wolf and the others in the lab. Lee, facing Martin's wolf, expressed regret but stood firm, "I'm sorry, Martin,I can't watch that girl die."Seizing the opportunity, Tobias shifted into a massive black wolf that took up nearly half of the lab and shattered the glass prison with ease.With unparalleled strength, Tobias' wolf attacked Martin, the older gray wolf feeling the sting of his waning power as the younger wolf sank its teeth into his neck.However, just as Tobias prepared to deliver the final blow, Martin shifted back into his human form.Tears streamed down his face as he pleaded desperately, "Toby, I am your grandfather. Don't kill me."The giant black wolf narrowed his eyes and showed him fangs sharper than knives. It looked
The cold atmosphere within the laboratory seemed to thicken as Martin's unnerving smile lingered."Looks like you two had a nice chat," Martin remarked, his voice carrying a sinister edge. "The full moon is on duty. So, Allie, shall we get started?"The pale light of the full moon cast an otherworldly glow, setting the stage for the impending challenge. Alicia and Tobias exchanged a glance, a silent reassurance passing between them.Alicia, her composure unwavering, nodded gracefully and stood up. She held Martin's gaze, firm and unyielding, as she made her request, "You must release Tobias now."Martin, as if amused by her audacity, merely shrugged. With a subtle gesture, he signaled the lab staff, dressed in pristine white attire, to release Tobias from his glass prison.The mechanical hiss of unlocking echoed in the glass sterile room as Tobias was yanked up from the bed by Lee and led towards the exit of the glass room. His eyes locked onto Alicia.As Tobias passed by her, he stop
"You hid your special healing powers from me. So we're even." Tobias joked and winked at Alicia instead of telling her the truth.If they hadn't been in this damn glass prison, Tobias would have chosen to take her in his arms and tell her all of his story, instead of what he was doing now, where he looked like an object to be dissected on a lab table."You're still in the mood for jokes?" Alicia raised an eyebrow and twisted Tobias' arm a little harder, "Tell me why? Otherwise, I'll never say a word to you again."Tobias pretended to grimace in pain and then sighed at Alicia, "I'm sorry. As a husband, I don't want to drag my wife into danger. As a lead of rogues, I can't bear to keep my luna ready to fight at all times. ""You think you're cool to say that, huh?" Alicia asked, tears flowing from her eyes and brushing her cheeks.Tobias forced a small smile and wanted to wipe the tears from Alicia's face, but since his wrists were still pinned to the bed, he couldn't."Now I don't go w
Alicia's heart raced as she stared Martin."You see, Martin," she spoke with a steadiness that masked her inner turmoil, "If you try to take this ring by force, I'll swallow it and shift. Then...”"Shift? Seriously?" Martin’s look turned gloomy as he interrupted Alicia’s words."Lee, you must not inform Allie that the serum she was injected by me was able to temporarily seal her shifting abilities, right?" After the words, Martin turned to Lee.Lee pursed his lips and told Martin. "I did. But she didn't seem very surprised when she heard about it."Martin frowned and shifted his gazes to Alicia again only to find her meaningful smile."Didn't expect it, huh? That serum you talk about is nothing to me." "Well, that’s a real surprise to me." Martin sighed and wore a sad face to tell Alicia, "Go ahead and swallow the ring, kid. I've got doctors here who specialize in dissecting corpses."Then he raised his head and ordered Lee who was standing behind Alicia, "Lee, you know what to do ne
With trembling fingers, Alicia retrieved a necklace from an old wooden box under the bed.All the stuff in that box belonged to her mother. She touched the necklace which adorned with a photograph capturing the essence of her mother.The woman in that old photo possessed clear blue eyes and flowing blonde hair. Alicia wore it around her neck, clutching the pendant.Mom, please, please do help me and give me courage to save Tobias. My moon god, please grant me a protection of my baby growing in my body. A silent prayer escaping her lips.Lee sighed and then drove Alicia to the St. Crescent Medical Center.through the sterile corridors of the looming danger—the St. Crescent Medical Center.“Oh, no...” Stepping into the heavily guarded lab, Alicia covered her mouth in shock at the scene before her. Mae, Ellis, and a host of Alphas lay unconscious on the cold floor like a pile of subjects waiting to be experimented on.But the sight that pierced Alicia's heart was her mate, Tobias, ensna
"During our trip to Europe, Martin formed an alliance with Alpha Asher, Mae's brother from the Greenfield Pack. Asher is the 101st Alpha, prepared by Martin for himself after being cured," Lee revealed, his voice a low murmur."Martin invited Alpha Asher to Los Angeles for Mae and Alpha Ellis's Luna Ceremony. Now Alpha Asher is likely drugged and unconscious in the medical center already."Alicia, her heart quickening, absorbed the weight of Lee's revelation. The pieces of the puzzle began to click together. "Why Asher? What does Martin need from him?""It is estimated by Arthur that the shift powers from 100 Alphas can cure Martin's tumor. After he had used Tobias’ shifter power, theoretically he still needs 99 alpha's of shapeshifting power.""But he was no longer satisfied with just curing his tumor. His doctor modified and upgraded Nora's machine to rejuvenate the elders using shifting power. That’s the Martin's plan.""In fact, I planned to release Alpha Asher secretly. But I’ve
Lee, seemingly hesitant, absentmindedly patted his jean pocket before revealing。"After reuniting with Martin, he told me what happened during the thirty years I was away. Martin was diagnosed with a tumor twenty-five years ago. At that time, Arthur, Tobias's father, was a genius alchemist in the pack. He created a potion that could inhibit the growth of the tumor.""But Martin gradually developed resistance to the potion. Arthur unintentionally discovered that the power generated during Alpha shift could suppress cancer cell growth. His mate, Tobias's mother Nora, even designed a machine to extract shifter powers.""However, after Arthur and Nora experimented on themselves, they found that the cancer cells in Martin's body were extremely resilient. Their combined shifter powers could only restrain the growth of cancer cells, not eliminate them. Moreover, after the extraction of shifter powers, Arthur and Nora couldn't regain their power and permanently lost their ability to shift.""
Alicia experienced a beautiful dream after being injected with an unknown potion by Martin.In the dream, she found herself in the presence of her late mother, Olivia, who had passed away a decade ago. The warm glow of the setting sun illuminated Olivia as she worked with her sewing machine."Mom!" Tears filled Alicia's eyes, and she couldn't help but cry out."Allie, you look beautiful," Olivia said, opening her arms in a familiar gesture, the same mom who always called her "Allie" with a soft smile."Mom!" Alicia rushed to her mother, embracing her and pouring out her heart about the hardships she had endured."My boss took advantage of me, and I lost the job I loved; my friend Mae lied to me, and I lost our friendship. My husband, my mate, was a liar, and I rejected him. Job, friendship, and love — I have none left.""Mom, will you take me with you? Please," Alicia pleaded, looking up with teary eyes."My sweetie, I can't take you with me. You know you're not alone now, right?"Ali