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AUTUMN:My heart leaped at the beta’s confession, which he rarely does in this lifetime. I, myself, was also shocked about it, though the beta and the alpha were always vocal about their feelings towards me when we were children. Damn.Sometimes, I wished we were still children. “You have a crush on me?”“When we were children. You also know about that. Don’t act as if you are surprised.”“I am surprised.” “Don’t give me that shit.”“Well, don’t also give me that dirty talk or I might staple your mouth,” I threatened.He glared at me, but that was only what he was capable of doing right now. Glare. “Let’s not fight, Beta maddox. You should focus on your recovery, you know.”“If someone like you keeps on visiting my room, no one will recover right away.”“If this someone stopped visiting you, do you think you got the chance to heal right away? You will not, Beta Maddox. Going back to the topic earlier, may I know what you liked about me?”He grabbed one pillow and put it on his lap
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AUTUMN:I was expecting that the beta would give his rebuttal. That he would say it will never happen. That he will never regret rejecting me. But instead, he looked away."Will I?""I was only teasing you," I said, taking back my words when I saw the expression on his face. It seemed as if he regretted everything he did to me. Or maybe I was only delusional. That might be the best explanation. There was no way he would regret rejecting me. "Of course, that won't happen. You love your beloved Sabrina. And when you marry, the love you feel for each other will deepen even more.""Is that how you look at it?""Yes. That's what will happen shortly since you chose Sabrina over me. You should make sure that it will be worth it,” I pressed and waited for his reaction. He heaved a sigh and met my gaze. "I don't really know."I chuckled. “Don't tell me you're in doubt after everything?" Beta Maddox did not join my happiness.To hide the awkwardness, I laughed out loud.Damn it. Why don’t you
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ALPHA HUGH:Autumn was nowhere to be seen. Mom and Dad were already bidding their goodbye, but she was not around. I was not the only one who noticed her absence. Mom, too. Her mood did not even get better. It turned worse seeing that Autumn was not here to send her off. "See you around, Grandma."Looking down, she smiled at my son. "See you too, Gabriel. Be a good boy. Be healthy and inherit your Dad's position in the pack. You have to become the alpha, okay?"With pure innocence, my son nodded.But I will never force him to do something he did not want. "Alright, Grandma. I will become strong so that I will protect Miss Autumn and you."Her smile disappeared from her lips hearing Autumn's name. "Speaking of that woman, where is he? Isn't she supposed to be Gabriel's nanny? Hugh. You explain why she’s not here.""I sent her an errand, Mom," I lied, hoping that Mom would not catch my lie, which she always did. I could not hide anything from her. "You're always sending her to an e
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ALPHA HUGH:It did not enter my mind that Maddox would snatch Autumn away from us. If I did, I would just keep my mouth shut and let him marry that woman. 'Maddox has his own standard.''Standard? I did not believe in that kind of bullshit. Anyone would take Autumn as his mate. That bastard Eric was proof of that. Don't you add any more of our competitors? It's already difficult winning our mate's heart.'"I don't know, Hugh. Everyone is telling me that I should not marry her.""Who?""Autumn. My wolf.""What do you think of Sabrina?"He met my gaze. "She's someone I can use. That includes their money and status."He rejected me because I was useless to him. "So...you're only using her. Would it be worth your future?”“It is. Worth everything. I already invested a lot in Sabrina. If I drop this wedding, what will my family think?”“Stop thinking about your family. You start thinking about yourself. Anyways, that's your life, Maddox.”“Why are you interested in my relationship with he
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AUTUMN:"Shit," I muttered to myself when I found myself naked in the middle of nowhere. I was back to my human form buck naked.Scanning my surroundings, I heaved a sigh when I saw there was no one except me and a few squirrels in the surroundings. 'What happened, Trisha?' I asked. After shifting into my wolf form, Trisha took care of my body. She kept on running in the woods and chased some bears. I got exhausted by what she was doing and sank into the background, and then I did not know anymore what happened next.“It’s morning already?” I exclaimed and hurried. ‘How come you did not wake me up?’ I scolded my wolf. What's the point of waking you up when we will only see that woman's face? No. I would rather stay here. Out in the cold than facing Luna Joy. I'm afraid if I keep on facing her, I will not be able to stop myself from biting back. She will not like us even more.'Looking around, I tried to spot the tree where I hid my clothes. Where was it again?I sniffed the surroun
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AUTUMN:Hugh’s eyes went down and then back to my face. Could the snow bury me alive? How could I face him like this?“A-Autumn?”My cheeks flamed. “Turn around! Dammit!”He jerked and finally realized what I was saying and obliged.“Why are you n-naked?”It was already normal for werewolves like us to be naked. It was no big deal. We were usually like this after shifting back to our human form but being seen by the alpha was never okay. He didn't even say any part of my body when we were children. How much more when we were already adults?“Why are you here, Hugh?”“I was looking for you all over the house. Did you sleep here? Out of the cold?”With his back against me, I put all my clothes as fast as I could while my heart was beating wildly against my ribcage.What kind of bad luck did this day carry? I wished it would be gone.“Blame it on my wolf. She wanted to run. I did some favors, but what did she do? She slept in here without realizing how dangerous it was!”“Yeah. A bear mi
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AUTUMN:“P-Put me down, Hugh. I am heavy,” I said, my voice shivering.He stared down at me and said, “Do you remember the past, Autumn?”“What past?” I asked, but I already had an idea what it was. Our childhood memories which turned out he was still keeping inside his heart.I was surprised since I believed Maddox and Hugh had already forgotten me. “Remember when we were children? I always carried you on my back.” He had a faraway look on his face. I smiled at the memory. “You always called me heavy,” I recalled and sighed. “You and Maddox would always tease me saying I weighed like an elephant.” I would believe them, then I would cry. That was the only time that they would stop. He smiled.My heart fluttered, seeing his gorgeous smile. He was always handsome no matter what he did. I stilled, realizing I was already gawking at him. What was worse was that I was already complimenting him, and no bad words would come out of my mouth. Damn. Since when did I always compliment him?
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AUTUMN:I cared about the alpha's feelings, too, but it did not mean I would drive Eric away because of him. That man did not do anything wrong at all and it would be a shame if I told him to return to his home without him doing anything wrong. "You think I am that kind of woman? That I am heartless?" I asked. Until now, it was still a surprise how little he thought of me. "Let me go, Hugh. Put me down. If you think I am that kind of selfish, put me down."He groaned. "That's not what I am trying to say.""It looks the same to me, anyway. If you don't trust me. If you think this is unfair to you, Hugh, stop pursuing me.""No, never," he growled. With reluctance, he let go of me and put me down. Then, I ran towards Eric, who was watching Hugh with an intense look. Never wasting anything, he asked, "May I know if you two are already in a relationship?" Glancing over my shoulder, Alpha Hugh was now sauntering towards us. "No. Not yet." "Not yet," he whispered. "So you have plans of
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AUTUMN:I chuckled softly to lessen the heavy feeling in the surroundings. "Who said Daddy and I are getting married?" Images of Hugh and I walking down the aisle resurfaced in my mind, bringing a smile to my face. Why not?Wasn’t marriage to be the last goal with this man? Maddox folded his arms in front of his chest while eyeing me. It looked like he was mad at me or something like that. Hugh, on the other hand, popped his eyes open and looked around.Good because I definitely wanted someone to help me right now."Uncle Cedric said so, Miss Autumn.” The child shrugged off his shoulders. "I don't know, Miss Autumn. I will ask him next time. Is it true, Miss Autumn?"Cedric? That man again. What was running on his mind when he said the alpha and I would get married? If my groom would be Hugh, the idea of getting married was no longer scary. “Why would he say that? You must not believe everything that he was going to say. Do you understand?”“Why, Miss Autumn?”“People lie somet
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AUTUMN:"Autumn?" Hugh asked as if he was going to die from happiness. It looked like he was going to jump out of sheer happiness. Real happiness. I chuckled nervously. "Y-yes? What is it, Hugh?"Trisha giggled, loving how the event turned properly. She approved how I finally became true to myself and accepted this man. Perhaps this was the right time. Perhaps…I should now accept his love and see if we were meant to be each other or not. I will never know if I will not try. Hugh…this man was worth it, right? Was he worth the pain? Still…Why did I say that I loved him, too? I must have been sleepy at that time. Was it too soon to say it?‘What the…you're out of your mind. The alpha had been waiting for you for almost six months.”Was it six months? No. It was not six months. It was shorter than that. But…love could not be measured by time. If that was the case, I wondered what would be measured by love? How will we know if we already loved that person? How will we know if he was
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AUTUMN:When I shifted my gaze to the woman, I found her leaning toward Eric and was already sleeping at his side.She looked like an innocent doll beside him. She looked so fragile that their protective instinct resurfaced. Maybe that was also the reason why Eric chose this woman over me. The need to protect this woman was the strongest. They deserved each other and it was only time that their paths would cross. I felt sorry for her.Until now, there were bruises all over her body.Whoever did this to her deserved to die over and over again. Men who hurt women were the worst. I wanted them to suffer until the last breath. "That settled it then. We need to inform Cedric about this new arrangement," Maddox stated. “This will not be permanent. Until we know the person behind this. However, Eric. If you believe you can handle the risk, you can have her as long as she will come with you.”"Cedric already knows as of the moment," Hugh informed. “I told him over the mind link.”That fas
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AUTUMN:"Yes. May I know who she is?" I asked, seconding Maddox. No one wanted to answer. Hugh was glaring at me. Probably because he was mad that I only arrived now and Eric. He could not really meet my gaze. Maybe because he was guilty that once in his life, he was sure that he was going to take me as his mate, but now? He suddenly changed his tone. Was I hurting for his change of heart?No.It was more like the feeling of betrayal. Like how could he claim he was sure of me and then changed the next time?"Eric? Why? Are you guilty that you suddenly lose your tongue?”“Autumn …” he started but there were no words in his mouth to add. He looked so guilty. He should be. “I do not believe that the woman is not important; I don't think you will come here at this hour, wait for us until we get home and let us think that this is an ordinary scene."What I was curious about was why they did not let the woman retire for the night? Or let her go? Or whatever was needed to make her have
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AUTUMN:My eyes widened. What the heck?This was the reason why he was mad? Sabrina was calling off the wedding? And Maddox allowed her? Why? I grabbed the coffee and forgot that it was hot. My tongue burned. But it was not enough to recover me from shock. "Oh, shit," I muttered out loud. "That's totally unexpected. Why would your beloved Sabrina let you go? You're a big fish under the sea, Maddox." “I may be a big fish, but there are other bigger fishes than me,” he responded, trying to act cool. Was he in pain right now? Or was it his ego that was in pain? “You mean… Does she like someone else? There are far better looking men than you on her standard? I thought you're the only one in her heart?”But nevertheless, a certain part of me was happy that they will not pursue the marriage. Not because I want to be the bride-to-be but because Maddox did not deserve that woman.Maddox laughed, and it was weird. I flinched. He rarely laughed. He was always serious unlike Hugh who was
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AUTUMN:It took me a couple of minutes before I got over Maddox's statement. He was already near the entrance of the restaurant as if he was the owner himself. He strode with so much confidence. Until now, his words kept ringing in my head.Me flirting with him? How could I talk to him? Opening a conversation? Forgetting the past and moving on could be flirting?Since when did I do that? That was such a serious statement that I could not let it pass.I stepped out of the car, and ran after him as fast as I could—chasing him. The need to correct him persisted and I will not stand still without talking to him. The security guard opened the door right away when the beta entered. The atmosphere inside the restaurant suddenly shifted when he entered.A beta had entered. Maybe that was what was running in their mind right now. All werewolves would identify him right away. The hostess bowed and smiled at him. From the scent they gave off, most of them werewolves from the neighboring
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AUTUMN:I was occasionally glancing at Beta Maddox from the rearview mirror. The tense atmosphere inside the car told me that he was not in the mood for any kind of conversation.The beta was not in the mood. The car was filled with nothing but silence.After he reached out using our mind link, he told me that he was going back to the mansion even if we will get there late at night. I was about to say that I will eat first, but sensing that he was not in the mood to hear anything, I kept my mouth shut.So here I was, in the rear passenger seat, occasionally watching him from the mirror.His hands held the steering wheel as if he was choking someone else. I badly wanted to know the unlucky person who got on his bad side. It was not me, right? I never accepted Alpha Dimitri’s invitation saying we could do it next time. When we have a lot of time.The alpha wanted to ask for my number, but told him I was not using any phone. I did not have one.To my surprise, he gave me his spare phone
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BETA MADDOX:My gaze darted at Sabrina’s bare neck, not marred by any marks.Lifting my gaze, Sabrina and I had a staring contest. “Did you hear what I said, Maddox? I will not call off the wedding if you will give me the mark that I deserve. We both promised each other. We promised that we will choose each other regardless of what will happen. Give me my mark.”A mark that would ward off any males. A mark that was a silent sign that this woman was mine and no one would take her away from me. When we both chose each other, she demanded right away that I should make her. However, I kept on delaying it everytime.So it reached this point.A mark in exchange for marrying me.Extend your fangs and mark her, the other part of my mind said. Except that it was not that easy. My wolf refused to do it. It was set on choosing Autumn as its mate. No one else. Not even this beautiful woman in front of me. No matter how much I begged my wolf to mark Sabrina, it will never cooperate. According
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BETA MADDOX:I was seated on the chair, while eyeing my fiancee on the table, scanning the photo album in front of her— our prenup photos. It was already a week since it arrived, but because I was sick that time, we were not able to look at it together. After the rehearsal, Sabrina informed me she would come inside my room and we would watch the photo album together. “Aw…you were so handsome with all these pictures, Maddox.” She grabbed her phone and took a picture of it. “Done. I will be sending this to my family's group chat and they will be envious of me.”A group chat with all her family. Where she openly bullied Autumn. The woman could not even defend herself against them.“You don't have to do that.”She clicked her tongue together and said, “Nonsense. We do a lot of this prenup and we will only make use of this if they will get jealous of me.”“You don't have to do that.”“No way! This is my wedding and I wanted them to be jealous. I will be the talk of the town, Maddox that
