I was pacing around a room where my pack doctor was checking on my brother. He was lying on the bed, almost looking like a lifeless body. It was his heartbeat and his breath that gave us relief that he was still alive.My parents were sitting on the bed while looking at Jason. Tears continued to flow out of my mother's eyes. I could see my father holding her in his arms.An hour ago, when I shifted back and returned to the pack house, the first thing I saw were many dead bodies of wolves on the floor. I assumed that Alpha Leo's pack fighters had broken into our pack house to attack our family.I glanced at my babies. They were sleeping on the couch, close to the bed. They looked afraid and tired. I raised them very delicately. They had never seen such a fight. It could be causing them major mental distress."As you can see, I pulled out the stakes and bandaged Alph–"While talking, the doctor paused in the middle when he realized that Jason was not the head Alpha anymore.He cleared h
My eyes widened as I heard Eric. I could not just believe him. Why was he lying? There was no way my brother, who had so much pride in himself, would submit to any Alpha. So, submitting to Adrian was far from it."What? Jason submitted himself to Adrian? Why?" My father asked.It was a clear indication that he also could not believe Eric's words.Eric slowly nodded his head in reply. Though I was still in a state of shock, I could not ignore his broken body.I held his hand and gave a signal to our theta to help me sit him on the couch.As Eric sat on the couch beside my babies, he glanced at them."How are they?" he asked.My attention returned to them. I did not know what to do. I was in a mess right now."Eric, my dear, can you tell us everything clearly?" My mother asked him, looking desperate to know why Jason had decided to do such a big thing.Being submitted to any Alpha during the war meant giving up the position of the head Alpha to him.Eric began speaking in a low tone, ho
I could not understand what my brother wanted to mean by not trusting anyone.There was only one person in whom I could not put my trust. But he himself gave the person taking over our pack.I turned my head toward Jason. 'Why did you do that, brother?' I asked in my head.I knew he could not answer. I wanted to know what he had learned that he wanted to tell me. I wanted to know the truth.I believed he would wake up soon, and we returned to our golden days again.Everyone was silent. No one had any words to speak or say anything about this matter.My father sighed as he muttered, "He maybe wants to save us from Alpha Leo's attack. That's why he gave in."I only listened to him. I did not have any opinion about this matter. The fact was that, now, the head Alpha of this pack was Adrian. It was the only thing roaming in my mind.I slowly shifted my gaze to my children. I had already lost my pack. I could not lose my babies."Mom? Dad? What will I do now? Adrian has learned the truth.
One-by-one, everything made sense to us. Our Gamma was the one who came to Jason in the pack house and gave him false information. In spite of the fact that Adrian was merely coming to our pack to help us, he told Jason that Adrian had declared war.He was the only official who reached out to me and provoked me to join the battle by bringing up my father throughout our conversation. He was aware that I would never allow any member of my family to get involved in the war and that I would go to the front lines to engage in the war instead of them."Where is he? I will kill him." I was so angry that my eyes grew blue with rage that I uttered those words."We didn't see him the whole time. We thought he got injured or something. The war was long, and so many pack fighters died, so we did not have any idea where he was," our Theta implied to me.I tightened my fists in anger. "How can someone so close betray us?"Eric appeared to be pondering about something as he took a big breath. "Jason
"Dad, I will be fine," I said to my father. After giving my children a quick glance, I made my way out of the room with the guards."Where is he?" When the guards were making their way upstairs, I asked them.Downstairs, Jason was located in a nearby guest room. As a result, when the guards took me upstairs, I was curious about the whereabouts of Adrian."Where he should be. In the head Alpha's bedroom," one of the guards replied to me.My steps came to a stop when I heard him.They turned their attention to me and inquired,"What caused you to come to a halt? Let's go fast. We don't want Alpha to get mad at us."Another guard shook his head and said,"You don't know our head Alpha. When it comes to punishing others, he is a ruthless man. We can't afford to offend him."As I looked at the terrified expressions on the guards' faces, I started walking once more.They did not know me. They did not know that I was their head Alpha's ex-wife. It was for this reason that they were cautionin
I tried to shake my head, but his grip tightened, which almost broke my jaw."Don't do this. Where will my parents go?"He released my jaw with a dark laugh. He looked maniacal to me as if someone else possessed him.He looked more dangerous than he used to look when we got married.It was my assumption that the truth had led to him becoming this. He was fine until he knew the truth.He sipped on his drink and turned around. I stood there, looking at his back. There was another mark of my claws on his upper back, a few inches below his shoulder.I remembered that when we were in the forest and he was helping me, I clawed him that time.Adrian walked to the bed and grabbed a packet of cigarettes. After putting the glass on the nightstand, he lit a cigarette and took a swig of the smoke.As he turned his attention back to me, he asked,"So you are an Alpha? All this time, you only pretended to be a weak Omega. I am amazed by my acting skills."I did not reply to him as I continued to st
As soon as I heard Adrian, I completely lost my patience. I hurried over to him and told him, "You have no right to refer to them as your children. The only parent they have is me. You should not even entertain the idea of taking them away from me. I will kill you if you touch them."I grasped his neck with both of my hands and held it firmly in my hold.He seized both of my wrists and pushed them away. It caused me to take a few steps back."Don't provoke me to demonstrate what I am capable of doing. You were your children all these years, but now they are mine."The harshness of his tone was enough to make me realize that he would do what he was saying.Tears began to stream out of my eyes just to think about my babies staying away from me.I shook my head as I mumbled,"No, you can't keep them away from me."He frowned at me with anger. "Why? Didn't you do the same with me? How can you keep my own blood away from me? I have never seen a shameless woman like you. You made their fath
I headed back to the room where my family was. In light of the circumstances, I had no idea what to do. I was lost. I was unable to move in any way.Adrian's statements did not give me the feeling that he would cause any harm to my children.But why did he want to keep them away from me? He wanted to punish me by doing that.If he threw my family out of this pack, then where would we go? What about Jason? Who would treat him?As I was passing by a room, my eyes landed on a door that was slightly ajar. I decided to look inside.I noticed Gamma Benjamin groaning in pain. I opened the door wide and saw him looking in the mirror while dabbing a cotton ball on his neck.I was able to recognize the wound. It was me who bit his neck in the war.The fact that I had misunderstood him and caused him pain made me feel horrible. Everything he did was an attempt to protect his Alpha from me.He reminded me of our Gamma, who betrayed us. Our Gamma could have been like him. If he had shown even the
FOUR YEARS LATER ...Under the leadership of Alpha and Luna, the Crystal Pack had grown into a formidable pack. Everyone used to be afraid of Alpha Adrian, but after his Luna joined him, the fear doubled because they were the power couple in the werewolf world."Luna Natalia,"The maids bowed to the stunning woman as she walked glamorously through the corridors. She gave them nods as she passed them.Other Lunas were envious of her, finding it hard to believe a woman could possess such powerful abilities. She was an Alpha female and not only that, she was giant like her mate.It was as if they were both moon children, destined to be together forever.In the past few years, Natalia has experienced every stage of her life with her husband, and time has passed very slowly with each passing year. Her life had completely changed. Her opinions, her way of thinking, her way of talking, her etiquette, and many other things had changed. However, what did not change was her heart. She cared
After the crown ceremony,Natalia glanced at Grace, considering taking Adelia to the bedroom."Mom, you must be tired from holding her.""No, it's okay. Amanda was there with me all the time."Natalia moved her hand up. “She is asleep. You can—”Adrian came over to her and stopped her. "You can leave her to Mom. I am sure she can handle her. You look worn out anyway."Natalia was stunned. She shot him a look. Adrian shrugged his shoulders and walked up the stairs."Mom, don't listen to him."Grace shook her head and replied, "He is right. You were very busy throughout the day. Take a rest tonight. I will take care of Adelia."Natalia let out a sigh and agreed to her. She glanced at the sleeping baby and went to the bedroom.When she entered the bedroom, she found the whole room was empty.She shut the door and took off her crown. She carefully placed it inside the closet, next to the dagger.As she finished removing all of her jewelry, the bathroom door opened.She turned her head onl
A Few Months Later"I, Adrian Miller, Alpha King, declare Natalia Miller to be the Luna and Queen of my packs."Everyone applauded when Adrian placed the crown on Natalia's head.Natalia gave Adrian a smile. He wore a black robe embroidered with spells designed by the coven of the Black Haw pack. They sent it as a present to embrace their new head Alpha.Natalia lifted her white gown and descended from the stage, clutching Adrian's arm.It reminded her of her wedding day.Hazel and Jason came toward them and hugged each other."Where is John?" Natalia asked about their child.They pointed to Jade, who was holding their child, while Grace stood next to her, holding Natalia and Adrian's child, Adelia.The two women appeared to be the happiest women in the world today."Alpha Adrian, Luna Natalia,"They turned around after hearing a familiar voice.It was Alpha Wade. Beside him was Tyra, Eric's mate. During their conversation, Alpha Wade said,"I am planning to marry Tyra off soon."Nata
Days passed as the delivery date of Natalia's child was coming.Things had changed in Natalia's life in the last few months.Everyone was doting on her. The person who cared for her the most was her husband.Adrian always came home early to spend time with Natalia and his children. He said he wanted to give most of his time to Natalia during her pregnancy period.Natalia had noticed Adrian's growing impatience to see his baby in recent months. His face was always lit up with excitement.She used to have this dream when she was pregnant a few years ago.Adrian never allowed her to do any work. He was always curious about her preferences for food and activities. He even canceled his meetings whenever she felt sick. When she was down, he always surprised her with a gift to lift her spirits.He did not pass up any opportunity to spoil her. In fact, her own family claimed Adrian had spoiled her too much.She felt as if everything was a dream, and she wanted to stay in it forever."Adrian,
Everyone returned to the pack house.Natalia was lying in bed. The private doctor was checking on her."You are lucky the baby is fine," she said."Thank you, doctor. Please check on Hazel too," Natalia said to her.The doctor gave her a nod and then left the room.Natalia looked at the people who entered the room after the doctor left.Martin Hansley and Jade Hansley hugged their daughter. Meanwhile, Lucas Miller and Grace Miller lowered their heads.Natalia smiled at them, saying, "Mom, Dad."They looked at her with apologies."Forgive us, dear," Lucas said as he approached the bed.Grace hugged Natalia and said sorry to her for everything they had done in the past few days."It was not your fault. You all were influenced. I should be sorry for losing my temper and saying those rubbish things."They shook their heads and said they would never have a daughter-in-law like her. She was more like a daughter to them.“How is everyone?”“Doctor Max treated them. Benjamin was in critical c
Natalia was astounded by what she witnessed. Then she realized that the man was old Leighton's twin brother."Natalia"She heard her mother's voice. She turned her and found her and Adrian's parents. She noticed her mother-in-law also looked worried for her.She limped, trying to walk toward them.At that time a witch ran toward her, but a wolf came between and bit the witch's leg, slamming her to the ground.Natalia realized Eric was the one who saved her. She smiled at him. He gave her a nod before sprinting back toward Jason.Today, the three men in her life who once loved her are protecting her.Natalia realized that no matter how powerful you are, there will come a time when everyone needs each other.She went to her mother and hugged her. Her mother-in-law, Grace, shed tears as she also hugged her.Denis Leighton stepped toward Adrian and bowed to him."Alpha"Natalia was stunned to see the old man lowering his head toward Adrian.Adrian released Ansel's neck and took a step bac
Max was standing behind Natalia. He patted Natalia's shoulder and wrapped his arm around her. "Perfect shot."Adrian noticed how securely Max was holding Natalia. His eyes turned pale as he remembered Natalia's words.If she had been with Max, she would have been happy. Getting married to him again ruined her life.Adrian turned around and saw Ansel's arm. It was pierced by a digger rather than a simple knife.He recalled it and realized it was the dagger marked on the back of Natalia's neck. She was a healer who could kill anyone with her dagger, which was filled with her poisonous blood.He did not know about its ability toward the witches or wizards, but she had killed Doctor Harold with that knife. After that, she never touched it again."Thanks, Max," Natalia said to Max.When she called Max yesterday, he asked for help. She asked for the tonics that could help wolves and the dagger, which she used when she needed it. Max arrived at the right time to help her.The fire went out,
Everyone was staring at Adrian, who was mercilessly beating Rick. They could not believe that he had recalled everything.Natalia was surprised as well. Did that mean he remembered everything? Every moment in their lives that they had spent together?"No! No! No! Stop him!"Ansel yelled at her people. They rushed to Adrian, but he growled at them, which caused them to stop in their place, frozen.As the only one who dared to approach Adrian, the old Leighton's eyes turned glowing green.He raised his hand and chanted something, prompting Adrian to stop beating Rick.The old Leighton was giving Adrian mental pain. He grabbed his forehead and groaned angrily.The sound of his groan reverberated throughout the entire forest."Leave him. Don't hurt her," Natalia said to the old man.Jason and Patric told their men to attack the wizards and witches. Because their Alpha was present, they would have to choose between giving their lives or taking the lives of others.Natalia closed her eyes a
Natalia's tears, which she had been holding back until now, fell on her cheeks.Adrian's gaze locked on hers. They were dark but familiar to her. His jaw was clenched as if he were trying not to groan in pain.When his body moved, she came back to reality and gasped."Ad-Adrian! What are you—"Adrian pushed her head back, covering her gaze so she could not look at anything."Sshh"His thumb caressed her cheek while pressing her head against his bare chest as if he did not feel anything.Natalia could feel the heat of the flame whenever the whip touched his back."Don't... Don't hit him!"She exclaimed, crying, but Rick did not stop."Look, who has come to protect his wife? The man who can not shift, who can not protect himself, how can he protect his wife?"Rick's mocking made the witches and wizards laugh. Everyone was aware of Adrian's condition. He had become a puppet of Ansel.Rick continued to whip Adrian's back. As the flaming whip continued to strike him on his back, his skin b