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THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [61]
AUTUMN:Eric suddenly grabbed my hand and squeezed it tight. “You’re giving me a chance, Autumn?” he asked. His eyes seemed like they were twinkling with hope. Guilt washed over my chest. Why did I say those words when they were not even true? How could I…hurt this man?‘You don't know what you’re talking about,’ Beta Maddox suddenly said inside my head. ‘I know what I am talking about,’ I replied using the same mind link. ‘I am sure with Eric. He is better than you and my second chance mate.’‘Better?’ he mocked inside my head. ‘You don’t know for sure.’‘How could you be so full of yourself, Beta Maddox? Do you think you’re the only man? Mate or not, I will accept anyone who showed their true feelings to me. Someone who will never reject me. Don’t you dare question my decisions.’‘I am not,’ he denied. ‘You cannot stop me, Beta Maddox.’‘I am not stopping you or anything like that. I am reminding you that not everyone who showed some intentions is true.’Who did he think he was?
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-11THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [62]
AUTUMN:Where was Gabriel? Did Sabrina know about the child? Did she come here because she found out about Gabriel? What did Hugh do? Did he know about this sudden visit? Or maybe he was already informed by the beta?Dang it.There were so many questions I wanted to ask, but where do I start? Why are you suddenly becoming overprotective around Gabriel? Did you not say you do not like the child since he reminded you so much of your brother? Do you remember when you said you will not say and do anything when it comes to the child? Where were those words, Autumn? That was the problem. He reminded me so much of my brother.As if I was smelling my scent, Sabrina turned around while scrunching her nose."I was right about that fishy smell,” she uttered, with eyes full of disgust. “You have the same unique stench, bitch,” she continued. “I see. The woman is here. How could you leave important details like this, Beta Maddox?"Maddox had not said anything about me in this place? But what
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-12THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [63]
AUTUMN:Sabrina would always react no matter what I do. Or no matter what others would say about me. Especially what Eric confessed.Who was the one who made her enter this house? Why did she have to ruin everything?When she controlled herself, she slapped Beta Maddox's side. "Love? Mates? You're taking her as your mate? Are you delusional? Are you stupid or what, Eric?" she asked, in disbelief. “Come on. You can do better than that. You can look for someone else who is way better than her.”Ah, right. This was Sabrina for you. She loved how to belittle people. Not being able to see her for a couple of days did not mean I should not forget what kind of person she was. Eric looked at her with a confused expression. “I don’t get what you mean, Miss Sabrina.”I clenched my fist. Could I slap her for once? She's not really helping at all. She was the type of person who only wanted herself to be the center of attraction. But in this house, she wanted the full attention. Not just the h
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-13THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [64]
AUTUMN:What Beta Maddox failed to understand was that rejection was difficult to be free from. You will still feel as if you still had lingering feelings for your rejected fated mates. You will still get mad whenever you see her or him with someone else other than you. Just like what he was feeling right now. Even if he denied it as much as he wanted, I could feel what he was feeling. What was it?Envy directed towards Eric. He can call me a liar and deny it, but I know what I was feeling right now. I pity Beta Maddox actually as long as he had a wolf with him, he could never get away from me.Breaking the tension of the atmosphere, I clapped my hands and exclaimed, "Well, so much for that. Please accept the snacks we prepared for all of us.” It was time to break the tension. If not, a couple of minutes from now, the beta and Eric will be fighting all because of me.I was not worth it.When the beta did not say anything, I added, “I hope you don't mind, Beta Maddox, that we prepa
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-14THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [65]
AUTUMN:I don't understand what I should be feeling right now. Would I be hurt at Eric's lies or would I be disappointed that he was lying to me. “Autumn…”I did not know, but I was expecting a lot from him and to think that I was all praises for him. I thought he was way different from the men that surrounded me. In the end, it was a bad idea that I somewhat put my trust in him. “You lied to me?“ I asked for the second time when he did not say anything. “Did you have a good time lying to me? Was it fun when I believed your lies, Eric?” I spat. I clenched my fist. How could I be this stupid?Cedric’s eyes shifted to me and Eric. The atmosphere inside the kitchen turned tense. “A-Alright. I think you need to have some private time, love bird,” Cedric said, and was about to exit when I opened my mouth. “I will act that I did not know anything or hear anything from you two.” He turned his back and was about to exit the kitchen, but I opened my mouth and said, “You can stay here,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-15THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [66]
AUTUMN:Sabrina suddenly slapped Beta Maddox on his arms. The beta flinched and glanced at us. Cedric averted his gaze while I met his eyes. Why would I look away when I did not do anything wrong?“You are back defending that woman? How many times would we fight because of her? Beta Maddox. This woman? She is a slave! She is an omega! Why would you waste your time on her?”The beta’s face turned bright red.“Hitting me was unnecessary, Sabrina. You have to show some respect. I am still your beta.”“And I will be your future wife,” she exclaimed. “I can do whatever I want to you, Beta Maddox.”“Not all. Including disrespecting me in front of my people. Continue doing this and I might break off the engagement,” he threatened.I clicked my tongue together. “You would do that?”“Yes, I would, Sabrina. The next time you embarrass me in front of my people, you know what will happen.”“Autumn?” Eric mouthed. Not wanting to hear anything from them, I bowed and excused myself, before they n
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-16THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [67]
AUTUMN:My body was on fire. Was I having a fever or not?I coughed when smoke suddenly entered my nose while my eyes burned.Opening my eyes, smoke was already in my room. Fire! Fire! My mouth went dry while my feet were rooted to the ground. The flame intensified even more as if it was angry. It swallowed all the things it wanted, until it became even scarier."Autumn, help!" The voice of a boy. "Autumn! Big sister!" I froze. That was my brother calling for help. Wasn't he already dead? The fire continued to eat the things inside the house and the cry for help became louder.Using the back of my hand, I covered my nose and tried to breath in as much fresh air as possible. The room became thick with smoke."Pluto!" I screamed at the top of my voice, calling for my brother. "Pluto! Where are you?""Autumn! Please help me!"Tears simmered from my eyes, as my need to run to his side continued. If at first I was not able to help him because I was only an eight-year-old back then, but
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-17THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [68]
AUTUMN:“What does Eric have to do with this?“ I asked, clenching my fist. “Leave him out of this conversation.”“I…I heard what they said. Sabrina visited the house. Eric, too, and that you two had some misunderstanding.”Misunderstanding? I wondered what kind of things he heard from Maddox and Cedric. Did Maddox tell him something? What about Sabrina's sudden visit? How come he did not say anything about it? Does it mean that he was fine with anyone visiting this house? I rose from the bed and went to the vacant chair. Staring back at him, I exclaimed, “I don't need your opinion about that, Alpha Hugh. Regardless of what happened between us, it has nothing to do with you.”After Eric left, he did not call the telephone number in the house and also did not bother to make his presence known. It seemed like he just disappeared. For good. “You can tell me what happened,” he urged. “I will listen.”Will he? Or maybe he was happy that Eric disappeared and did not bother to call me. Wil
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THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL [137]
AUTUMN:I did it again. Forgetting that I should be saying that it was my "friend" who was asking. That it was for a friend.Dang it. I should be careful with my words, especially around Mika. This woman was sharp and I could not hide anything from her. "Y-yes. I'm asking for my friend."Her eyes narrowed, suspicion evident in her eyes. “You sure?” she asked as if she was only waiting for me to come clean and confess that there was no friend and it was nothing but me. I bit the inside of my cheeks. Right now, I should be telling her the truth. And nothing but the truth, but…wasn't it too embarrassing already?“N-No.”Mika heaved a sigh. "I know it's you, Miss Autumn," she said, out loud. "I don't get why you have to deny it. I can sense if you're lying or not.""It's not me," I lied once again, wanting to hold on to the lies. "I'm not buying it," Mika said. "Alright, whatever. It's your life. You're my client.”“It wasn't really me.”Trisha rolled her eyes at me. ‘What’s the harm
THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL |136|
AUTUMN: The beta’s shout of pain continued to explode like wildfire shattering the silence of the hallway. As much as I did not want to feel any worry for him, I could not help it. His shouts seemed like he was being skinned alive. No wonder Beta Maddox does not want to get treated by Mika. It was because of this. “Hey. Tell me the success rate of healing the beta?” I asked. “You’re worried for him,’ he said matter-of-factly. “Alright. Fine. Yes, I am worried even if I should not be feeling it right now. I hated him. I hated how he rejected me, but dammit. I am not that heartless. I still feel sorry for him right now.” “Maddox had the same reaction when it came to this. But we can be rest assured that he is fine in Mika’s hands.” “Are you sure?” “I am sure.” “You seemed to trust that woman a lot. Is there something going on between you and her in the past?” He glanced at me while his eyes narrowed. “Is that jealousy I hinted at in your voice?” “Of course not! I w
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AUTUMN:Maddox’s changing his mind about me? That was the most ridiculous thing that I ever heard right now. Why would he change his mind? What happened that I did not know at all? Using the shoes of my heels, I pointed it on the floor. “Tell me. Did he bump his head or something?”“No.”“So that’s the answer, Hugh. Beta Maddox did not change his mind. Maybe…I did not know.”“Then how would you explain how he changed his mind? He did not want to sever his bond. Which might only meant one thing. He changed his mind. Maybe his feelings when we were children returned.”I threw back my head and laughed. “What the fuck, Hugh?” I asked if I was done laughing. “If you’re going to say something, at least you should anchor it to reality. Maddox never changed his mind.” Making my expression serious, I said, “Let’s forget about this and focus on his healing. Let's waste our energy on that. You needed Maddox on the pack while I don't want to continue visiting him anymore.”It would only give
THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL |134|
AUTUMN:With all eyes on Hugh, it seemed that his tongue had retreated. Then, a couple of minutes passed, and he answered, "Yes. I will be shouldering the expenses. Charge everything to me."Mika narrowed her eyes. "Why? Are you her second chance mate?"I coughed and said to change the conversation, "Now, now. It's not about me, but Beta Maddox. Why don't we return to our previous conversation and start healing the beta? So that he could return to the pack house? A lot of warriors might be missing him."Mika clapped her hands. "Alright. I agree. We lost so much time. Beta Maddox, can you handle the severing of your bond?"Secretly, I sighed in relief. "How will you do it?" I asked, plainly curious. Mika smiled. "It's not that simple. I will cast a spell. Others use a potion, but the chances of success are slim. If you want your money not to be wasted, let's go work on casting a spell. But I want to make it clear that there would always be a risk.""What kind of risk?" I asked, sudde
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AUTUMN:I felt weird all over because Mika shed tears for me. She did not know me. She did not know my past, so why was she overreacting?No female had ever hugged me like this. Back in my pack, all they did was either bully me or inflict pain on me. They hit me or kicked me whenever they wanted. Including Sabrina, Beta Maddox’s fiancee. But never like this.Now, as Mika continued crying, I couldn't help but feel…comforted. That someone knew my pain? That someone was able to empathize with me. This witch, hugging me was like giving me some kind of comfort, giving me butterflies on my stomach.I shook my head when I realized something. I should never get accustomed to this. This woman…she was a stranger. "There's no need to hug me," I said and pushed her away. There were tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry for the waterworks. I'm an empath. I could also feel what you are feeling right now. You're heartbroken. I wonder why. Have you perhaps broken up with your lover? Or your mate?"My
THE ALPHA'S DOWNFALL |132|
AUTUMN:Maddox's reaction was far better than watching the newcomer. From the looks of it, it seemed that the beta did not like the woman at all. Good for him. I wanted him to squirm. I wanted him to be uncomfortable. Just because we had a truce did not mean I was all good to him. On the other hand, the interaction between the two was...how did I say it...interesting? I wondered what was the story between the two?"Autumn."My brows furrowed, realizing there was the alpha standing beside that woman. How come I didn't even notice him?Hugh’s expression darkened as if he was…mad? Again? For staying in the same room with the beta?‘Maddox and I did not do anything wrong,’ I said. ‘You think he has the time to fool around given his condition right now?’ I asked through our mind link, not hiding my annoyance. ‘Why am I even explaining to you? I do not owe you anything, Hugh. Please stop acting jealous because you're not being cute,’ I stated inside his head. ‘Could you blame me? My mate
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AUTUMN:I forced a smile even if my heart was breaking apart for some unknown reason.It must be the bond that we shared. This should be cut as soon as possible, to avoid things like this. To avoid getting hurt like this. Again. “Good. So…when will your wedding be?”“Next month,” he said and coughed. Next month. Next month would also be six months of working in this house. Six months of taking care of the alpha's son. “Alright. I will be there at your service, Beta Maddox. I will be happy to be there as long as the price is right,” I declared, forcing my voice to sound cheery as much as possible. The corner of his lips lifted. “Everything should have a price, huh?”I gave him a half-shrug. “It should be. After all, it’s not easy to face Sabrina. I know why she wanted me. She wanted to rub on my face that she’s one lucky woman when you marry her.” I scoffed. “I will never forget what she did to me. Never.”“It’s your right,” he said. I turned around and watched the door when I fe
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AUTUMN:Hugh loved me. He loved me? He loved me!The confession shocked me to the core and all I could do was watch him with wide eyes. When I did not say anything at all, he continued, "I loved you, Autumn and I am willing to risk everything to have you. I want to spend the rest of my days with you. I'm so sorry for taking this too long to say, but now, I am one hundred percent sure of my feelings for you."A confession coming from him was definitely not what I expected. "What about your mother? What about your family? What about your pack? What about Beta Maddox? What about the people around you?” I asked. His brows formed a straight line. "Just because I loved her does not mean I'm going to listen to her when it comes to relationships. You're my mate, Autumn and I will do my best to keep you in my life."A lump suddenly formed in my throat, and what happened earlier was temporarily forgotten.Hugh loved me. My mate loved me. Finally. "You're only confused, Hugh," I said after a
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AUTUMN:That woman was definitely Eric's mate. But my question was, would his decision still be the same after claiming that he would still choose me even if he found his mate?"W-what's your next move?" I asked, clenching my fist. If he wanted to save her, I did not have any choice at all.We finally arrived at Hugh's house and pulled into the garage. "What else?" he asked. "I don't know any more about Autumn."He was confused and torn between me and that woman. "Hey. If you....if you're confused, don't choose me, okay?"He glanced at me using the rearview mirror. "What do you mean, Autumn?"I forced a smile. "You know what I mean, Eric. You know what I mean.”Before he could answer, I stepped out of the car and slammed the door shut. I heard the driver's seat door open until I heard him call me my name.Glancing over my shoulder, I saw Eric wearing a conflicted look on his face. I pitied him."I'm sorry, Autumn.""You don't have to say that. Like I said, you should think about cho
