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2024-10-29 19:42:56Rockmount. The land where witches and wolves live side by side. Aurora Evergreen, the most dangerous witch who develops potions and witchcraft and is feared by their kind due to her ability to place a lethal curse on anyone, was born in the den of the well-known cruel alpha king who slaughtered the witches in the past. She can also erase someone's memory, which explains why no one has ever messed with her.
And Aurora Evergreen is Erina’s mother. Erina remembered everything clearly and why she was facing her problem at the present time.
"You need to become his wife, earn his trust, and bear his child. That's our main key to avenging our entire kind, to put their clan in a deep curse," Aurora said, her eyes gleaming with hatred and vengeance.
Erina, Aurora's daughter listened carefully while watching Aurora in her all-black dress in front of the big pot of boiling water as she stirred it with a long stick for her potions.
She saw her reflection in the pink bubbly water. The soft waves of her hair cascaded beautifully making her face look smaller. The freckles dotted the bridge of her nose and almost faded to her cheeks. Her almond-shaped eyes with their amber color made her looked more superior.
Her reflection on the water waved when Aurora stirred the pot more as she added some ingredients for her potion.
Their small house is made of wood. The entire room showed the different kinds of potions Aurora made. They were put in a transparent jar and displayed on the entire beige wall.
Erina can smell the sweet scent of the potion. Aurora gave the steering wood to Erina.
"Your main goal is to attract him, Erina..." Aurora said carefully. But Erina could see the danger in Aurora’s eyes.
Erina nodded and started steering the pot. Aurora went behind her and puts her hands on her shoulders. Erina watched her wavy reflection on the water with Aurora's head peaking against her left shoulder.
"But I'm sure that once the cruel alpha king landed his eyes on you, he will eventually fall. You are the finest among the girls alive in this town. Your beauty is ethereal, Erina. No one won't fall for you..." she said while smiling cunningly.
Erina nodded again, her face remaining serious as she absorbed every word of Aurora. She crouched a bit and kissed Erina's exposed shoulder.
"The Gunners will taste our wrath. We will serve the karma they deserve for killing and wiping out our entire kind. We will put them in a deep curse that only we could cure them."
Erina is aware of how dangerous Aurora is. She has watched her perform dangerous rituals to summon the deities in the darkness to grant her wish for a deadly curse. She is the only witch who can perform witchcraft and who can make potions that are feared by entire kinds.
And since she's her one and only successor, she has mastered some of the rituals and witchcrafts Aurora has taught her against the wolves.
"Do everything. Once you have his baby, leave him... We'll not just break his life, but also his heart, Erina. We'll curse him and we'll break him into pieces, like dust. He will feel the cruelty of the witches he slaughtered ruthlessly."
"Yes, Aurora," she said with determination.
"Oh, that's my daughter..." she smiled cunningly and kiss her cheek.
Aurora shifted her position, taking an empty jar on the table and getting a ladle to transfer the potion into the jar.
"What's this potion called?" she asked curiously.
"This is the kiss of death potion. If the alpha king doesn't fall in love with you, then put a small amount of this potion in his drink. He will fall for you in just a second. Hard," she smiled more wickedly.
When the Gunners spread the word across Rockmount that they are looking for a woman to marry their son, Arden, and bear his children, Aurora sent Erina, her daughter, to seduce the alpha king and become his bride.
Disguised as a maiden with an angelic and ethereal beauty by her pretend stepfather, she was dragged by him into the mansion of the Gunners.
"Your highness!" the pretend step-father barged in and toss Erina in front of the king who was sitting on his throne.
Erina fell to the floor, her hair falling on each side as she saw her own reflection on the marble floor of the mansion.
The Gunners are well-known not just for the alpha king's cruelty, but because of the enormous wealth they possessed. The wars they had won in the past expanded their territory and made them more superior and powerful.
"This is my daughter, Erina Riverdale. She's a virgin and a twenty-year-old girl," the stepfather announced, his voice echoing all over the palace.
Erina rested her hands on the cold floor and pushed her body up a bit as her eyes roamed around. There are a lot of ladies dressed in fancy clothes to the sides who are waiting for their turn to present themselves in front of the king.
Fools. She thought to herself.
She felt the King's stance when he rose to his golden seat and came down to his throne, his footsteps couldn't be heard. He's walking towards her menacingly.
She remained her head facing the floor. She tried to act as if she was scared, her shoulder rocking, her lips trembling, and her fingers twitching. But at the back of her head, she's smiling surreptitiously.
The alpha king crouched slightly, grasped her chin, and raised her head. Slowly, their gazes met. She looked at him wearily, as if she were an angel cast into the land of sinners to attract the devils with her heavenly beauty.
Arden Gunner, the cruel alpha king, parted his lips a bit. He looked so brooding, menacing, and dangerous while Erina looked angelic, enticing, and soft. But the alpha king didn't know; his cause of death had simply greeted him.
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"This is the right time for you to marry, Arden. We need to expand our clan! You must find a girl to marry!" his mother's voice echoed all over the palace early in the morning as soon as she noticed her not-so-visible wrinkles beside her eyes. Aside from that, Arden is the only son who's gonna expand their clan. "You can't bring her back! She's gone—""Shut up, Mama!" Arden's voice thundered. Her mother's mouth automatically shut up. She can feel the vibration of his roar all over the palace. "I already told the soldiers to announce in the entire land about choosing your bride! So make sure you're going to choose at least one!" she fired back, her long gown cascading to the floor as she walked out of his room. Arden sighed roughly and pushed his back on the bed. He shut his eyes. As much as he doesn't want to marry, he knows that his mother will keep on ranting about it every morning. She will never stop until he gives in and at this point, he doesn't really have a choice.Expand
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With Arden’s long stare, Erina knows to herself that she caught his interest. He’s scanning her using his eyes critically, like a puzzle he wants to decipher.“You can have her, my Lord,” the stepfather of Erina said carefully.“Father!” Erina called unbelievably.Hah. With his look, I know this is gonna be easy. She thought to herself as she continue to look scared and against her step-father’s decision.“Virgin you say?” Arden asked.“Yes, my lord,” the dirty old man said.The royalties who were watching Erina started whispering. Some kings are showing their disappointment while looking at Arden in a disheartened way.Arden stood straight and ordered the right hand of his mother.“Give the amount he wants and take the girl into her room,” Arden said.Mrs. Gunner stood unbelievably. She pulled the sides of her long gown skirt and went down.“Arden. What are you talking about? You can’t just…” Mrs. Gunner looked at the lady who was pulled up by the servant.“She’s not royalty, Arden.
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Erina stirred the water by grazing her fingertips. The petals of roses moved. She recited a Latin verse until the water started bubbling, the petals were slowly absorbed by its hurricane until it slowly showed the image of Aurora."Mother," she whispered carefully."How did it go?" Aurora asked, looking at her."I'm already inside the palace. The king has chosen me as his bride," she smiled cunningly.Aurora smirked. "Oh, I really knew it. Always remember, Erina, bare his child... bare the fruit that we'll use to avenge our kind..."Erina nodded. Someone knocked on the door. Erina abruptly stirs the water and started taking a bath when she heard the servant's voice waiting for her."Are you sure about this, Arden?" his mother asked while stalking him into his room."I already made up my decision, Mama. Besides, we don't need royalty by blood. The important thing here is someone's gonna bear my child and we can expand our lineage. That's what you want, right?" Arden said nonchalantly w
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Erina shook her head softly while her fingers manipulated each of the buttons of his shirt. Arden can feel the slow and soft movements of her fingers. He can also smell her scent. Sweet but not too strong.“But you’re aware of what will happen, hmm?” his hot breath kissed her cheek.Of course, you idiot. Erina said to herself.“You’re gonna bear my child. I’m gonna put it here,” he said as his calloused hand rested on her flat stomach.Erina was stunned by the touch. She can feel the roughness of it even though there’s a cloth in between.“I know… I’m gonna… get pregnant and you’re gonna put the baby—““The baby?” he raised his brow.Erina looked at him innocently. He flashed a small smile but without humor. It looked taunting and welcoming.“I’m gonna put myself inside you before the baby,” he said in a raspy voice.Erina’s throat ran dry. She didn’t expect it. She’s aware that the king is cruel and ruthless, and she’s also expecting that he has a bad personality, but never in her wi
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Erina is quite nervous about what Arden just said. He wants her to join him in bed. She knew that her main goal is to bear her child, but the anxiousness still lingered on her. She never experienced sleeping with someone else, even though she was already twenty. She couldn't remember her past self falling in love, because she felt like her life was just as blank as a sheet of paper. The only thing that's clear to her is their hatred for the Gunners for wiping out their entire kind and being the only survivors left. Erina could feel at dinner that Arden's mother despised her. She knew that what Mrs. Gunner likes is someone who comes from a wealthy family and can expand their lands since that's how royalties work. She caught her checking her out with a surreptitious disgust in her eyes as if seeing her eat with them—the royalties by blood—was so cheap. She's indeed reminiscent of the deceased daughter of the Remington, Arena Remington, but I could feel their differences. She's just
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Arden’s temper is always on the edge every time her mother brings back the past, saying that his decision has something to do with Arena Remington, his mate who died and disappeared years ago. The Remingtons already knew that their daughter was already dead, which led every clan to try their luck on the Gunners for territory expansion by letting their daughters marry Arden, who’s now available to the public because of his mom’s vulgar declaration about his single status. The reason he’s also eager to choose a girl is that Arden is already dealing with his mother’s antics and her plans for his life, and he just wants to end it. Well, yes, she looked exactly like Arena, but that’s my least concern because all I want right now is someone to bear my child and to shut my mother up about these lineages she is talking about. Mrs. Gunner failed to stop his son from throwing a grand party. She went where Erina is while the servants are busy with her dress. Erina saw how Arden’s mother ent
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"Where is Erina, mother?" Arden asked when he couldn't find Erina at the venue as he scanned the visitors."I told her to get some napkins. She didn't come back yet!" his mother said as she stood in front of the three girls, scowling and getting pissed by what happened. "You did what, Mama?" Arden's brows knitted,His expression darkened. "I just told her to get some napkins because I panicked! It's not harmful!" "This is so embarrassing for Arden, Mrs. Gunner!" Patricia, one of the girls, said as she looked at Arden, who just shook his head and walked out."Arden! Come back here!" Mrs. Gunner shouted as she followed Arden's back using her eyes, who was already walking away; then she glanced at the girls and smiled apologetically."Oh, don't mind him. He's just in a bad mood." "I can't believe that Arden chose that girl, Madame," Ricia said while frowning. Some of the servants handed Mrs. Gunner the napkin she requested. The servant shook her head, referring to Erina, who was not
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Arden was amazed that Erina knew how to treat wounds. He never met a woman who knows how to survive in the forest because all his life, he’s always been introduced to women by royalties, a woman who has her own servants, and the reason they don’t know any chores is that they were raised dependently. "You’ve forgotten that I am not royalty and that I grew up in poverty," she said in a cold voice as she looked at the fire. "Did you also make that?" Arden asked and looked at the fire. "Who else could it be?" she raised both of her brows. Arden noticed that Erina doesn’t seem scared of him at all as if she was fearless. Knowing that he’s the most ferocious alpha wolf existing, has started wars, and shows no remorse when killing, Arden can feel that Erina doesn’t feel intimidated at all."We need to wait until you’re fully healed. And the snow seems aggressive. It might take a day before we could go back to the mansion," she explained as she looked at the entrance of the cave. Arden’s
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Erina’s cheeks burned in heat when she suddenly remembered how shameless Arden Gunner was. She completely opened the door and glared at him for a warning that Arden found so cute because he could sense she wasn’t holding back from him anymore. She’s completely stripping herself.When they both entered the kitchen, the first thing that welcomed them was their eyes looking at them, waiting for Arden’s presence.And to see Draven again, this time confirming that it was his son, he was lost for words. His stomach was churning, and he was melting from it.When he first met him, he felt like he was only watching his little version because of how similar the resemblance was. They were like carbon copies of each other, and Arden could guarantee it might be his son.But it hurts him at the same time every time he remembers how he saw Erina falling off the cliff because of the fear and regret in her eyes that night while he was running to her aggressively in his werewolf form.Thinking about it
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Erina was already in her room while looking out the window to check if Arden’s car was still there. And it was. She was urged by him to sleep, and now that she could see he was really serious about guarding the house, she felt a bit ashamed that she doubted him and accused him.But she couldn’t blame herself for feeling it because she knew that she had done the Gunners wrong, and she was getting blamed for the consequences of her actions.She sighed and went to bed as her wind was wondering. They fucked. It was like she was straightly telling him she likes him and she’s longing for him too.She closed her eyes and pressed her lips against the pillow while feeling so flustered that she could still feel him between hers because of the throbbing. She was getting butterflies, and she was now in ecstasy.Erina, you are really crazy for that man, aren’t you? You know what would happen if you fell for him again. Look at what’s happening. You were attacked by men who were ordered by someone.
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Her moans resonated all throughout the car, and she could really tell that it was moving from the outside’s view because of how beastly Arden’s movements were. He was aggressively fucking her, ramming it all in like he was so pent-up, and he finally found a release.Erina hugged his nape as she was whimpering under him, and she could feel every thrust he made.They were both longing for each other, and it showed in the way their bodies collided that they couldn’t even take their hands off themselves as Erina was caressing his back, scratching her nails against it, and wrapping her legs around his hips just to coax him more into burying it deep.It was so rough and aggressive that the windows of the car were starting to smoke as if there were snow in them because of the heat they were both radiating.Arden shifted the movement, and he was now sitting as Erina whimpered more when it only reached the brim. Arden crushed his lips against her and tripled the pace of his movement so that Er
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Erina’s stomach was churning continuously. His words deeply moved her, and at that moment, she was on the verge of letting go of her decision and risking trying it again with Arden.But then, there was always that barrier that was holding her back—that boundary she put between them because she felt like the cycle would just repeat over and over and she would always lose him in every lifetime. She would not have him the way he wants it.She slowly shook her head, but then Arden placed his hand on her cheek, his eyes twinkling with pleading as if he were providing all the assurance she needed at that moment to convince her. Just to make her see that he would never hurt or kill her.“I would never lay a finger on you. No. I wouldn’t do that. I would never...” he whispered in his croak voice, losing its strength.Erina’s tears pooled even more. The fact that it was right in front of her, and all she needed to do was grab it, caused her immense pain.“I’d protect you and our son,” he whisp
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The shock etched his face as soon as he heard it. He felt so weak, and even his head immediately turned bloodshot. His jaw clenched tremendously while he froze where he was standing, staring at Erina unbelievably.“D-Draven, he is your son,” she confessed as her shoulder rocked slowly when she sobbed.Arden’s shoulder loosened even more. The tears in his eyes escaped, marking the first time Erina had witnessed him cry in front of her. He looked so hurt and betrayed, but at the same time, regretful.“I couldn’t tell you because I know that I’m at fault that night, and I’m afraid you’d punish me and include him.”Arden’s jaw clenched as his hand turned into a fist. Erina doesn’t care anymore if he turns into a werewolf and scratches her face; as long as after that, she will be even and he will leave them alone. But with Arden’s reaction, it seemed like he wouldn’t be satisfied by just a scratch, as the menace in his expression was intensifying.“You were thinking I’d do that to my own c
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The lump in her throat was making it worse. She knew that Draven obviously looked like him from all angles. She cannot lie about that part. And to hear it coming from Arden himself, asking about it and pointing it out, made her shiver even more.She is busted. She can’t lie about it. She might deny it, but how does she explain Draven’s features?Before she could answer, she felt bad because Arden had been so good to her in Rockmount. Though she felt his coldness from the start, the other days were so enchanting that she felt he loved her at that moment. He told her he loved her. And the way he handled her with care, it seemed like she was so fragile that he was too careful.As she opened the door and hurriedly walked back to the house, she shook her head, unable to express her feelings of despair.However, before she could reach the terrace, Arden was too quick to chase after her as he gripped her pulse.“Tell me the truth, Erina,” he desperately demanded.Erina’s tears were now casca
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Erina was hesitating, but at the same time, she was thinking about asking Arden about what was happening when she left and why he was in the mortal world. Though she knows that he is looking for someone, now that she has confirmed that he is Arden Gunner, she doesn’t want to buy that excuse from him that he didn’t mean any harm. Arden approached her that night in his werewolf form, and she had no choice but to fall off the cliff rather than allow him to devour her. This was because the face of betrayal lingered in her mind.She slipped into the front seat and glanced at Arden, who was now looking at the food she had brought. He was opening it, and his expression lightened when he confirmed it was the chicken Alfredo whom Draven was talking about.“You cooked this?” He asked gently.She nodded and looked at the food as well. “If you’re not used to it, since I know you prefer the cook of a chef, like how you used to in Rockmount, then just don’t expect too much. I’m not a good cook.”Ar
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Aiden was already boldly expressing that he was Arden Gunner and that he knew she was Erina, the one who made him fall in love with her just to make a fool out of him.Erina suddenly remembered what he said about the woman she was trying to find, expecting she wasn’t dead yet. She doesn’t want to believe that Arden isn’t mad at her, because who wouldn’t be when she has already memorized and seen how Arden Gunner would never forgive anyone who did him wrong?“Leave and don’t ever come back again,” she said warningly, and she went back to the house.She saw Mrs. Sanders, who was peeking in the kitchen and immediately went back. Erina controlled her aching heart as she wanted to slap herself for feeling it for Arden.Now that she really confirmed Arden was Aiden Arscott, she could really tell that he was pursuing her to just imitate what she did to him in Rockmount.Her tears escaped as she wiped them off, as she didn’t want to feel any sympathy for him. If she went out and let him in, t
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The two Sanders were highly convinced by Erina’s alibis about her getting distant from Aiden Arscott for the better. The two oldies were so worried for her, and it worsened more when they saw the other scratches on the living room—something really had disarranged it. If Erina didn’t clean up the mess, the two oldies might really prefer to just leave the house right then.But it wasn’t that easy to leave. The land was there, and even the ongoing harvesting was to be delivered to the company handled by Erina.Though Erina already covered the whole place, she wouldn’t let any of the wolves enter the houses again, but how about their safety? They can’t stay inside forever. There are everyday things they would do.Erina was having a hard time making some adjustments, but she needed to do it. She made sure that the two wouldn’t leave the house as she took Draven to school and talked to the head of the school about allowing him to homeschool instead, for some reason.She can’t just leave her
