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
I slowly moved my face back. My wolf's words came to mind when I heard him calling out the word "healer."According to my wolf, I would be a healer in the future, which I did not believe. If I had this mark on my body, then I could at least consider it.I saw Max staring at me again. I felt frightened by his long and deep gaze.Was he possessed by something?I cleared my throat and got to my feet. "I think I can help you to ease your headache a little by brewing some coffee for you."I turned around but stopped when he grabbed my hand.I turned to him and saw him resting his head on the table once again."If you want to help me, then help me get back to my car. I want to go back to the hotel."I thought for a moment. He helped me the night I was drunk with great care, like a gentleman. Today, it was my turn to help him.By the way, I could not lose contact with him. He could be the life savior of my brother."Okay, let's go."I took his arm and encircled it around my shoulder while I
Looking at Adrian, I felt like I was seeing him after ages. Because of everything that I had to go through during the entire month, he did not allow me to forget about him for even a single day.From the way he was punishing me by preventing me from seeing my children to the wound that he gave on my chest, everything reminded me of him, only fueling me inside."You!"Adrian said it with an angry tone.I guessed that he was not aware that it was me until I turned to him after hearing his voice.I looked away from him and bowed my head to him.He was my head Alpha now. I was bound to bow down to him.Although Alpha in rank, I had never had a desire to run a pack or win a war to make someone else's pack mine. However, last time, I did want to win. It was only to save my family's lives and their reputation.Even though losing the war damaged their reputation, I was thankful that Adrian allowed my family to continue living under his peaceful rule.One thing that always surprised me was tha
My lips parted in shock. How could Adrian possibly have such a thought? Not only was he a cold-blooded man, but he was also the most filthy man I had ever come across.What did he think of me? Who was I? A slut who roamed around men to sleep with them?I was on the verge of growling at him. But I tightened my fists to control myself."You are misunderstanding the situation, Alpha," I said blankly while looking into his eyes.His eyes were filled with scorn for me, which was something that I had seen before.He scoffed at me. "Did I even need to ask you that question? You, you are the woman who can do anything to get what she wants. You drugged me that night and slept with me. The next day, you pretended to be innocent and forced my father to marry me. Do you plan to do the same with Doctor Max?"One by one, he was talking nonsense. "I don't want to listen to you. Please leave us in our position. You can leave now."I turned around with Max and began to walk. Adrian grabbed my hand to
I turned my head to look at Adrian. "We can manage," I uttered at him.He did not pay attention to me and looked at Max directly."It's already late, and you are not in a good state. I can't let you get harmed in my pack. So get in the car."Max slowly turned to face him, and then he gave Adrian a nod."Thanks, Alpha Adrian."I closed my eyes in annoyance. Max should not have accepted his offer.After heaving a sigh, I walked toward the car while holding Max. I opened the back door and helped him sit inside.I walked around the other side and opened the door. Before I could get inside, Adrian grabbed the edge of the door to stop me."Where are you getting in?" he asked.I looked at him and replied, "In your car?"I mean, was it not obvious to him?He frowned at me. “Why? Do you want to go to the hotel so you can carry out your plan?”He was getting on my nerves right now. How could a person take so much humiliation at a time?"I don't care what plan you are thinking about. But I don't
I turned my attention away from his gaze and looked out the window. It took us more than half an hour to reach the hotel. Out in front of the hotel, Adrian pulled over the car.I glanced at the hotel and realized that it was the same hotel where I had stayed during the time when I stayed in the pack to help Adrian's father with Max's cure.I turned my head to the side, only to find Max sleeping peacefully on my shoulder.I stared at him for a while. He looked somehow cute to me in his sleeping state.The sound of a knock on the window glass caused me to divert my attention away from Max and brought me back to the realization of what I had been thinking until that moment.'What is wrong with you, Natalia?' I asked myself and shook my head.The moment I turned my head to look out the window, I noticed Adrian glaring at me.After he had made my life a living hell, he still had the courage to give me glares every time, which led me to believe that he only needed one opportunity to kill me
Adrian's POVAs soon as Natalia admitted that she had drugged me that night, I was taken aback. I fixed my gaze on her deep blue eyes.I saw flashes of fur inside them, which took me off guard. A frown formed on my face. Wasn't it supposed to be me who should feel anger in my heart? This woman played me and moved on in her life without even thinking about how I would repair my life, which she had ruined many years ago."Happy? You know the truth now," she said while laughing like a mad woman.She folded her hands in front of me and said, "Now let me live my own life. If I destroyed your life by marrying you, please forgive me. If I am a sinner, then marrying you in the past is the deadly sin of my life. I know you hate me for that marriage, and believe me, I am regretting meeting you in my life every single day."I was shocked when I caught a glimpse of tears in the corner of her eyes. She was trying her best to keep them from falling, and she was able to do it perfectly. I could not
I was on my way to the pack house in my car. Right now, my mind is completely disorganized.Because of her words and the way she looked, I could not help but think about the past.I recalled the night she drugged me. I used to believe that she was the one who did it."How can she admit it?" I groaned in anger as my fingers clenched around the steering wheel.I was okay until today. I was aware of her plans against me, but the moment she admitted that she had drugged me and married me only for my position, it gave me discomfort in my chest.I swerved the car to go in a different direction. I no longer had the mind to return to the pack house.I went to my company's apartment. I took a shower to ease my mind, but Natalia's words kept replaying in my head.I went out of the bathroom after the shower, lit a cigarette, and took a few puffs.It somewhat relieved my distress a little.At that moment, my phone began to ring. I glanced at the screen of my phone and noticed that it was Lynda.I