After returning to the pack house, I spent the entire day there.Like their mother, my kids had a stubborn nature. All they wanted was to return to her. My mother was making every effort to have a good relationship with them. I was relieved when they began to converse with her.My mother was taking care of them.It was afternoon when I was working in the study room in the pack house since I moved here to stay close to my children. Though they did not talk to me, I knew their anger would ease with time.I heard a knock on the door, which paused me from tapping on the laptop."Come in." I permitted the person to enter the room.It was a maid who came inside and bowed her head to me."Alpha, the old master is calling you.""Where is he?""He is with the old mistress in the living room.""Are Noah and Aria with them?"She nodded her head. "Yes, Alpha."Since my father and mother were no longer the head Alpha and Luna, they addressed my father as the old master and my mother as the old mis
We turned our heads towards the door and looked at her. She was standing at the door. She came running toward me and grabbed my arm as she approached.“Adrian, how is it even possible for that to happen? Who are they, exactly?”I looked away from her and replied, "You heard it right. They are my own blood."She jerked my arm to make me face her. I was stunned by her actions. But I could not say she was overreacting. This woman loved me, so this news came as a complete surprise to her.After giving her a look, I said,"Lynda, I am not alone anymore. Now, I am a single father. I need to take my children’s responsibility."A look of disbelief could be seen in her face. "How are you so sure that they are yours? Did you run any DNA tests?"I remembered how I tried to do that to find out the truth, but Natalia tricked me. I needed to find the doctor who gave me the results. He would have to pay for it.I yanked her hand off of my arm and then responded to the question that she had asked."I
When I heard Lynda, I was completely taken aback.I stood up and asked, "What?"Getting to her feet, she gave a slight nod of her head."Yes, Adrian. You heard me right. I will be their mother."I shook my head. No, she was unable to comprehend it. She was just going with the flow without thinking for herself."Adrian, it's a good thing if she handles your kids. Why are you opposing it?" My mother asked me with a forceful smile."Mom, you are not getting it."I did not love Lynda, and even if I were to tie the knot with her in the future, it would only be a marriage of compromise.When I looked over at my father, he was staring at me with a blank expression.“I wanted to give you another option, but your girlfriend gave you a choice. Therefore, the decision rests with you, as I have ceased interfering with your affairs,” my father said to me.I knew what he wanted at that time. He wanted me to get back to Natalia.But that was impossible.That woman deserved my rejection, not my accept
Natalia's POVIt had been one month since my family and I moved to the Crystal Blood Pack.Life had been different ever since the night that we were defeated in the war.Because Adrian allowed us to stay in his pack, we were able to at least spend our days here without having to worry about being homeless.Just because he gave my parents shelter in his pack, I could not say he was a beast. What if we were forced to live our lives as rouges? Where would my parents have gone at that time?Regarding the matter of granting me permission to meet my children, I could say that Adrian was the most ruthless man I had ever seen.He strictly prohibited me from interacting with my own children. He gave the order for all of the guards to stop me if they saw me close to the pack house.To get a glimpse of my babies, I had made numerous attempts to go to the pack house, but they refused to let me in. I was disappointed.It came as a surprise to me that Adrian's mother did not answer when I called he
After I had finished getting dressed, I walked out of my room and went into the hallway.There was no way I could deny the fact that Adrian gave us a big house similar to the one we had lived in before.When his gamma told us that we would be moving here, I thought he had decided on a house with two rooms.But the day we arrived here, I was shocked. Here, we had a bunch of maids and servants. Outside of the house, there were three cars that were parked for use. In fact, Delta Julian one day came to me to give me a bank card to use for the rest of my life.But I declined it. Instead of luxury, I wanted to get my children back. That day, Delta Julian said something that made me feel awkward.I could still remember his words."Natalia, you are a lucky woman. Not every woman has what you have."Even after a month had passed, I was still unable to comprehend what he was trying to mean with his words. Therefore, I decided to stop thinking about it.The fact that I was able to see my childre
"Good morning, Liana." I responded, and then I gave her a hug. Liana Anderson was a lady in her late forties. She was the owner of the coffee shop and ran it by herself. When I said run, I meant she had to cover all of the expenses on her own. There was no man to help her.What caught my attention about this woman was that she was also a single mother like me. Maybe she had the same reason to like me as well.However, I was all alone now. I was no longer a single mother but a single lady who had responsibilities for her family.Sometimes, I wish I could live a peaceful life with my children.As a medical student, I attempted to join the Pack Hospitals before applying to this coffee shop, but they told me that their Alpha would not permit them to offer me any jobs.With every anger that rose in my heart, I still tried to ease it because that man was taking care of my children. He was giving them a life, which I could never give them.He accepted my children in front of the whole world
I immediately lowered my head to fix my dress. I forgot to put makeup on my wounds today.I thought no one would notice that since I was wearing decent clothes.On the other hand, Liana's eyes discovered my wounds when I knelt down. I scolded myself for my carelessness.Liana grabbed my hand and pulled me toward the dressing room. After closing the door, she inquired,"Where did you get those marks?"I chuckled awkwardly. "I fought with a rogue and got that mark," I lied."Yeah, it looks raw. Why didn't you dress it up? It will heal soon."I appreciated her advice, but I had tried. In fact, I was shocked when I saw it had not healed despite my fast healing power. Following that, I tried to apply medicine, but it never healed."It's a relief that you are fine. Don't go to the forest again. You may have heard of the council party many months ago. That time, they said rogues were everywhere. Though they could cease the disease that the rogues were spreading, a lonely woman should stay aw
Max was staring at me with stunned eyes, as if he had seen a ghost."It has been a while. Where have you been? I had been looking for you," he muttered.I was taken aback. "You were looking for me?"Just to make sure I was not dreaming, I gave my hand a quick pinch.I let out a hiss when I realized that it was not a dream and he was standing in front of me!My eyes almost got teary as I found new hope for my brother. I had been searching for him for so long. Finally, my luck turned out to be on my side, and he himself showed up at my door.A broad smile appeared on my face because of it.He started to walk, making his way toward me.However, he got hit on his leg by a chair on a table.I immediately took off my apron and rushed to help him."Max, are you okay?" I asked, holding his arm.When he looked at me, I realized he was drunk."Max, please sit down."I pulled a chair for him, and thankfully, he sat down there."What happened to you? Why are you drunk, Max?"The smell of alcohol
Taking a deep breath, Hazel knew she had to tell them everything."That witch's powers were imprisoned with ash in a jar, and the door had been locked for years. My sister-in-law, Ansel, is the coven's second highest-ranking witch after that woman. So, all these years, Ansel tried her hardest to break the door and free the powers so that she could take over them.So when Natalia broke the door, the powers were freed, and Ansel possessed them all. Now she is the most powerful witch."Natalia recalled what had happened in that room. She had assumed she would die, but she did not.Hazel stepped toward Natalia and said,"Sister, I am sorry for what happened to you. But I had nothing in my hands. I was not alone. My child was with me. So I had to follow whatever they told me. The only thing I could do was not open the door. Before you opened it, I used to tell them that I had not found the door."Natalia's eyes lowered as she noticed Hazel caressing her own stomach.Natalia's eyes blurred
Natalia was shocked as her eyes widened. She heard something she could not believe."Y-Your child? H-How?" she mumbled.She felt as though the sky had fallen on her. She was not in a state to feel anything. She was confused and puzzled.Jason sighed and looked at her.“I met her in her pack. There was never anything between her and Adrian. The child is mine, and I spent a night with her a few months ago."Natalia shook her head. Her hand slipped away from Jason's hand."That's not possible. She manipulated you, brother. You have never talked about her. And why did she lie when the child is not Adrian's? Why is he even trying to protect her? He himself admitted that that child is his."Hazel looked at Natalia and stepped toward her. Natalia raised a hand, stopping her from approaching her. "Don't. You can manipulate everyone but me. I didn't forget how you warned me to leave Adrian's life."Hazel clenched her jaw and said angrily, "I also warned you about that door. Why did you break i
Natalia was in disbelief. "Do you think I am a fool? You can not just show up and make a fool of me. At first, your Alpha said that Hazel is nothing to him, then he let her stay in the pack house. Later, he claimed that the child she was carrying was not his, and I believed him again. But what about now?"Her questions pierced like daggers toward Patric. He lowered his head in defeat. "I know you have to tolerate a lot.""Tolerate a lot? All of my life, I have been only suffering for your Alpha. He said he wants me to leave this pack."Natalia could not stop herself from telling Patric everything that hurt her heart."He smashed my love in front of my brother. He told him to take me away with him. Can you imagine how well I controlled myself at that time?"She leaned back against her chair, closing her eyes and shaking her head. "It is all because of my children. I am bearing everything just for them."Patric took a deep breath and said, "I came back yesterday. I have collected all of
Natalia was shocked when his lips touched hers.She tried to push him. But Adrian did not let her go.He felt sharp pain in his head as if something was exploding inside. His hands wrapped around her waist, pressing his body against hers.As though he had been longing for it, his rough kiss turned desperate.Natalia became so enraged that she shoved him with her wolf strength.He retrieved a few steps back. Natalia growled at him."How dare you do that?"His brows shot up as if he was confused by his own action. His gaze roamed around the floor until they lifted up to look at her.As if his eyes could change colors, they turned dark brown, and suddenly they flashed red for a moment.She recalled that before the accident he looked like that."Get out of this room right now," she said, glaring at him. She did not want to see him.He did not move as he stared at her with a pair of lost eyes.When she saw he was not moving, she opened the door and walked out of the room.There was no way
Natalia's eyes were on the door. She had seen Hazel leaving the house. For some reason, she guessed who she went after.'What is her relationship with my brother?' she thought."Miss Natalia"She looked away from the door and turned to Alpha Jonas. She smiled at him.This noon, when Adrian sent the necklace to her, she was surprised at first but scoffed after learning his words from Damia.She knew this man could never care for her. He was a devil in disguise who was showing his true colors with passing time.So when Alpha Jonas called her today to ask what she would like to have, she told him that she desired a necklace. She wanted to wear it in front of Adrian to mock him."The more I see you, the more I feel like I have never seen this much beauty," he remarked with a chuckle.Natalia grinned at him and said, "Alpha Jonas is flirting with me. Does his girlfriend know about it?"In a blink of a second, all the color washed away from his face.Natalia noticed this, lifted her hand, a
Adrian tried to think why did Jason make an alliance with them in the first place. What exactly did he want?He was able to see the expressions of shock plastered across the faces of all of the Leightons. They were not expecting this. To them, it was like a blow to the head.Adrian assumed that Jason did that because Natalia wanted it. But Natalia's eyes were hazel all the time. Her eyes kept observing her when her brother was talking to her.Ansel's anger caused his fingers to become more firmly gripped on the jewelry boxes. The old Leighton looked mad at Jason while Rick appeared to be fierce."You will pay for it, Alpha Jason," Ansel said, leaving the room.Her husband and the old Leighton followed her behind as if she were the main member of the family.Jason rolled his eyes. He turned his head to Adrian and said,"You will be next to face something like this."It was a warning.Adrian did not like it when he said that in front of other businessmen.Jason gave Natalia a small smil
Adrian's eyes darkened when Natalia smiled with her red lips and looked in another direction.Adrian's gaze shifted on the way and found Alpha Jonas grinning at Natalia."A beautiful necklace for a precious woman. I have always admired her when she was the CEO of her father's company. She is a pure beauty. It's bad luck that she decided to stay here. But if you want to come with me, I will not take any mistress for my whole life."Adrian glared at the man as he found his words mocking toward him.Jason scoffed at Jonas and said, "She is a stubborn woman. She doesn't listen to anyone. Otherwise, Alpha Adrian is ready to leave her. Isn't it Alpha Adrian?"Jason's gaze met Adrian's like a clash colliding.Hazel was about to say something, but Ansel shook her head at her.Natalia walked toward her brother and let out a chuckle. "Let's focus on the birthday girl. Looks like I took all the limelight away from her."Hazel stared at Natalia. There were some untold words that were conveyed thr
Adrian left the company, neglecting the idea of having lunch with Patric.He got inside the car and told his driver to drive to a restaurant.He was on his way back to the company after lunch when he received a message from Ansel informing him that tonight was Hazel's birthday and that he should give her a present.Adrian's car stopped in front of a jewelry shop. He went inside the shop and told the staff to pack something that would look good on a young woman.A female employee approached him and showed him a few designs. Adrian was not interested in choosing, but his eyes fell on a beautiful necklace.He did not know why, but looking at the necklace, his mind reflected Natalia's face."Pack this one."The female employee smiled at him and packed the necklace. When she was about to hand it to him, he said,"I told you to pick one."The woman was stunned. "Oh, you want another one?"She thought he was going to buy only one necklace. The woman picked the best design and showed it to Ad
When the elevator door opened and they arrived at the first floor, Adrian gave him a stern look and was ready to reprimand him.Adrian exited the elevator first, and Patric followed, intending to go check on Adrian's condition with the pack doctor.At that time, they ran into Benjamin.Adrian took a halt when Benjamin bowed to him.With a pair of cold eyes, Adrian said to him,"I warned you to stay away from that woman. She is not good for our pack."Benjamin lowered his head before glancing at Patric. Patric was staring at him. He exhaled and returned his gaze to Adrian."Alpha, she is my Luna. It is my responsibility to protect her when everyone is against her."Adrian tightened his fists while glaring at Benjamin. Meanwhile, Patric focused his gaze on Adrian. "Didn't you say you don't like her? Why do you care if Benjamin roams around her? You want her to leave this pack anyway."Gamma Benjamin was shocked. He shook his head as he realized Adrian had misunderstood his pure intentio