I could not sleep the whole night as the past began to replay in my mind.After that night, when I woke up the next morning, I found a stranger lying next to me naked under the blanket.I was not shocked at all. I thought it was just another girl in the club who wanted to earn money by selling her body.But what surprised me was that I could not recall anything. I was not even sure if I had slept with her. But there were many purple marks on her bare back, indicating that I had slept with her."Are you okay?"I heard Patric's voice, which brought me back to reality from my thoughts of the past. I had no idea when he entered my office room.I was sitting on the couch while holding the cigarette between my two fingers. When I glanced at the cigarette, I found it half-burned. I was so preoccupied by the old memories that I forgot about it."Hmm," I replied.Patric walked over the couches and took the opposite seat. He looked at me."They are on their way to the company."As I heard him,
I was able to recognize myself in the video. In that video, I was having a conversation with a friend. Our drinks were served, and I took a sip on mine. Later, a waiter helped me get into a room since I was not feeling well.I rewinded the video and saw the waiter adding something to my drink. I was not expecting it.When I tried to see who gave him the order, my eyes widened.It was not Natalia!It was another woman. I was able to get a better look at her face by zooming in. My jaw was clenched as I stared at the face of the woman that was displayed on the screen.I discovered that she was Natalia's cousin."Does that mean she did it and Natalia is innocent?" Benjamin asked all of a sudden, as all of them were standing next to me, to find the truth.I said nothing, which made him stop talking.There was no way that Natalia could be innocent. She might be the one who gave her cousin permission to do it.I continued to play a few more videos. This time, I was only interested in watchin
She began to cry while holding the doorknob. She took out her phone and dialed someone, but after speaking with the person on the other end of the line, her face turned pale.She threw her phone away and wiped her tears. My eyes were not moving from her broken look. Something moved inside me as I struggled to maintain control of myself.At that time, a few men approached her. She took a step back as they stood next to the room. One of them opened the door and directed her to enter. From inside, a man in his fifties came out and stood at the door.I could hear gasps from beside me.Natalia joined her hands to the old man as if she did not want to go into the room.Standing outside the room, one of the men grabbed her by the neck and forced her to gulp down a bottle of wine. She pushed him and began to cough after taking a few gulps.Those men began to laugh while looking at her. The old man said something to the men after scanning Natalia from head to toe, then went inside the room, l
The moment the video was over, I shoved the laptop away from the desk and threw it on the floor."Adrian!"Patric tried to hold my hand, but I yanked it away. "How can I be so stupid? HOW?"I growled when I felt like my heart was burning in hellfire. I could not believe Natalia was innocent and had not drugged me.In fact, she did not even look like she had any intention to trap me.It was all because of Natalia's cousin."Bring that bitch here to me. I will kill her."I yelled at my officials, who immediately lowered their heads in submission.I ran my fingers through my hair as I was losing all of my patience.Natalia was innocent!She was not the one who drugged me. Her intention was not to ensnare me in any way. Because I was under the influence of drugs, I was the one who might have been the one to initiate getting closer to her. She was only trying to save herself."WHY?"I punched the glass of the desk in anger. Immediately, blood rushed out of my broken skin as my hand broke
I left the company and got into my car. I was not surprised to see that my car was waiting for me outside. I believed Patric was the one who called my driver to take out my car."Alpha, where to?" My driver asked.I could not reply. Where would I go? In Natalia's house? Was she there?With a rough heartbeat, I dialed a number while trying to calm myself.The call connected, and a man's voice reached my ear."Alpha.""Where is she right now?" I asked while looking outside the window."Alpha, as you ordered us, we always kept an eye on her. She is in the Moon Lovers coffee shop right now.""Moon Lovers coffee shop?""Yeah. That is the place where she is currently working."Why was she working in a coffee shop? Didn't I give her my cards to use?"Send my driver the address," I said and cut the call.In a few seconds, my driver got the address and started the car to head to that coffee shop.In the meantime, I checked my phone to see the balance of the cards that I had sent her through De
"Alpha, don't you want to go inside?"My driver's voice made me look away from Natalia.But then I could not help but glance at her once again.My driver lowered his head when he realized that I was not in the mood to reply to him.I came here all the way to talk to Natalia, but when she was in front of me, I had no words to say.What would I tell her? How would she react?As I was thinking all of these while looking at her for a long time, I heard a few voices from outside."She is like a butterfly. Hard to catch.""Yeah, but she is your sister-in-law. Don't look at her like that.""Senior, you can't say that. I introduced you to Natalia.""So what? Your big brother fell for her. So stop looking at her with any other intentions."I frowned when I heard those voices. It was their words and Natalia's name that caused my frown to deepen.A couple of boys who appeared to be college students passed by my car.It seemed like they were leaning on my car a few minutes ago. By looking at the
Third POVNatalia immediately yanked her hand away the moment Adrian was about to pull her along with him toward the door to leave the shop."What's wrong with you?" she asked with a pair of frowning eyes.Adrian looked at his hand, which was in the air, when she snatched her hand out of his grip.She could not help but try to observe him.What was he doing here?"Natalia, I need to talk to you right now," Adrian said, gritting his teeth.He was not angry at her but at himself. He could not just handle himself at that moment. All he wanted to do was tell her about him learning the truth."Why you–"Natalia wanted to yell at him but then paused. She glanced around and realized that everyone was staring at her. She gave them an apologetic smile."Guys, please enjoy your coffee."Adrian stared at Natalia, who was smiling at others but only giving him the cold shoulder.A young boy stood up and made his way towards them."Mr..."After pausing for a moment to examine Adrian from head to to
Her polite tone shone more rage in Adrian's eyes. He was only mad at himself all these times. However, he was not at all pleased with Natalia's casual behavior toward Evan.Natalia rolled her eyes when she saw him standing like a statue."Excuse me, young man."Natalia heard Liana's voice, and she stepped aside.Liana looked at them from the counter and said,"Please tell me if we can help you."Adrian shifted his gaze to the old woman, then turned it back to Natalia."Are you coming with me or not?"Natalia felt that he was giving her a warning. She was not someone who would take it."I told you that night. I'm just tired. What new blame are you going to throw in my face this time?""Did I say I came here for that?""Then why are you here? Adrian Miller, if you want me to lose my job, then just go to my boss directly and ask her to fire me. What else can I expect from you? But at least don't destroy her running business," Natalia said with an angry tone. But her voice came out like w
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