I stared at him when I heard him.Mate? Yeah, he was right. He was still my mate. How could I forget my misfortune? My ill-fated life would never stop to amaze me.I lifted my hand and pushed him lightly to move back."And my soon-to-be ex-mate," I muttered to him.His brows lifted as if he were stunned by my words. It seemed like nowadays I stunned him a lot.I could see darkness spreading around his eyes, and soon, they captured them totally, giving him a fierce look.I turned away from him and looked ahead. I saw that the car was heading in an unknown direction.I had never gone to the Dalle River before when I was in this pack.My adoptive parents never let me go anywhere far. They were abusive, and at the same time, they liked to cage me in their house."Never dare to think that again."I heard a murmur coming from beside me. I turned my head, focusing my attention back on the powerful man sitting next to me.His eyes were cold. His gaze was fixed on the back of the driver's seat
I blinked my eyes when I felt something pierce in my eyes. I looked away from Adrian and thought about the meaning of his sentences.'Learned the truth? I was not the one?' I thought."Natali–"I interrupted him with a cold gaze. "What do you mean?"He did not mind my gaze, and I replied with a calm tone."I took out all of the footage from that night and discovered the truth."I stared at him for what seemed like an eternity. He appeared strange today. He was calmer than he had ever been around me. There was a strange attitude, too. Was that because he learned the truth just now?I chuckled and turned my gaze away from him. My chuckle turned into laughter.I held my stomach and could not stop laughing like a crazy woman.I was not laughing at him but at my own fate."What's wrong with you?" he asked.I looked at him and stopped laughing. I shook my head and said,"Adrian Miller, you can never trust me, right?"His brows were lifted by my question. To make things more clear to him, I
I froze when he asked me the question. He wanted to know why I agreed to marry him?'It's because I loved you a lot. But you kicked on my love every single day, Adrian Miller,' I said in my head but not let it out of my mouth.My eyes paused on the other side of the bridge, where I could see a clean sky; clouds were moving, just like the emotions in my heart.The memories of the past reflected in my mind, and I thought about the night once again.That night, my cousin, who always used to bully me, called me to the club and told me to sleep with a man. I begged her not to do that, but she said if I did not do that, she would not let me go out of the club in full clothes.I tried to contact my adoptive parents, but my adoptive mother said she did not want to know the things between cousins, as if selling my body was nothing to her.I could not believe that my cousin sold me to an old man. I was more afraid than ever. I was a young girl who was a virgin and, at the same time, a werewolf
"Natalia?"I heard Adrian calling me again. His voice brought me back to the present.I closed my eyes and shut my wolf inside. When I opened my eyes, my eyes were blank. I believed no one could find a glimmer of emotion inside them.I turned around and looked at Adrian. He took a few steps to stand up in front of me. He appeared to be towering over me because of his height. He blocked the sunlight from reaching my face."Why did you marry me? You had the option to reject the marriage. You could have told others the truth. You could have told your parents that I was drunk and forced yo–""You didn't force me." I cut him off.He was shocked. "I didn't?""No. What happened that night was something we should not have done. And I know I should have said no to this marriage."He remained silent. His eyes were moving over my face. I did not move mine and kept staring straight into his eyes."Why did you agree to sleep with me?"I did not want this man to know the reason. That was just my pa
I was shocked. My head slowly turned toward him as I looked at his face.He was a man who did not like to apologize to anyone, not even to his parents.So hearing sorry from him was actually a big deal.However, what was he sorry about?"For what?" I asked.He looked at me with a calm expression, as if it were the only thing he could do right now, controlling his emotion from showing on his face."For misunderstanding you."I averted my gaze away from him. "Adrian, how many things can you be sorry for? Can you give my eight years back to me?"He was silent. I wondered if he still regarded me as a criminal for marrying him.I heaved a sigh and looked directly into his eyes."Actually, I am sorry. I should not have agreed to marry you in the first place. I was childish who..."I paused when I realized I had begun to speak about my past."Who what?" he asked.I was able to sense the desperation in his voice.I shook my head. "Nothing. I was young and made some wrong decisions."Suddenly,
Adrian's POVI froze when she said that. There were no other things that hit me, like the way she said I was not in her heart anymore.I clenched my jaw in anger.How could she say that?If she claimed that she used to love me, then how did she forget the love? Why did her heart change?Her eyes were filled with animosity. It made me feel a pang in my heart.Why was I feeling like that?"Take your sorry back to you and let me live my life. I am tired of you. How many times do you want me to tell you that?" she asked, grabbing her forehead.I did not say anything, and I let her say whatever was on her mind."I am trying to stay calm with you. Can't you see that? After fighting with me in the war, do you still believe that I am like this? I am controlling my anger toward you. Because you suddenly turned the head Alpha, and I can't even cross my line. I don't want to kill you, nor do I want you to kill me. I want to live for my family, for my brother, and for my children."My gaze did no
The driver walked back to the car after handing the bag to Natalia. She took her phone out of her bag and looked at the screen.I had no idea who the hell had been bugging us during our conversations.I peeked at the phone screen and saw a nameless contact number. She also did not know who had called her."Hello?"Her face lit up with a smile, as though someone was speaking to her on the other end of the phone."Max!"Max? Who the hell was Max?I frowned while looking at her smiling face, which was gloomy a few seconds ago. Who had the charm to change her mood in just a few seconds?"After that night, I thought you would never contact me again."I clenched my fists upon hearing her words.That night? Which night? Did she dare to spend a night with another man?So many questions roamed around my mind as I stared at her."I am sorry for what I did. After sending you to the hotel, I realized that I should not have put my phone number in your pocket. It was kind of offensive, wasn't it?
I looked at her with a frown. "What did you just say?" I asked her.She looked at me briefly before continuing to speak with Max."It's okay. You can take your time. I will be here until you arrive."The way she ignored me raised my wrath. I glared at her. She kept eye contact with me while speaking to Max."Bye, Max.After hanging up her phone and putting it back in her bag, she gave me a questioning look."What?" she asked, as if nothing had happened."What were you telling him?""To pick me up from here."I grabbed her arm and asked,"Did I take a leave for you from your job so that you could spend your time with another man?"She appeared to be taken aback. But then she composed herself and replied,“Why did you take a leave? Was I the one who told you to take it?”"I don't care. You can't give your time to someone else.""What? Have you lost your mind?"She yanked her arm away from my grip and stepped away from me.She seemed to be distancing herself from me. I did not like it."
With a frown on her face, Natalia turned to face her brother. What was it that he desired that made him to assist the family, such as the Leightons? It was not unfamiliar how these people were. They were notorious and vicious people who could only cause harm to others. So why did he help them in the first place?She noticed that he was looking in a certain direction. Before her eyes could follow his gaze, Hazel got up from the couch."Excuse me. I am coming back in a few minutes," she said in a low tone.After that, Hazel walked past everyone.Natalia followed her movements until she left the living room. When she noticed that Hazel was sweating as if she had been startled, she was perplexed.Wasn't her family there for her to set up things for herself? Then why did she look so afraid?Natalia suspected that Hazel had begun to behave strangely since her family arrived.But why?As other people resumed their conversations, the living room started to emit a reverberation of voices.Afte
Hazel's sister-in-law, Ansel Leighton, was shocked. She did not expect Natalia to respond like that. Her eyes widened and glowed with anger."Did you just—"Lucas Miller, Adrian's father, stopped her from speaking when he noticed the atmosphere growing heated."Please don't take her words to heart."Natalia looked at Lucas to see why he had stopped Ansel. She wanted to hear her out before responding with what she deserved.A shameless family like Leighton deserved to be insulted rather than respected."My sister is very blunt. "She never considers who is in front of her; she always stands for the truth," Jason stated proudly.Ansel raised an eyebrow and said, "Then she should stand the truth this time as well. The truth is that someone else is carrying her husband's children. How can she not show her support for the woman? Can't she support the feelings of these two people and make her own decision?"Natalia clenched her jaw. How did she know what she and Adrian had talked about befor
Natalia was surprised to hear her brother. She glanced at the old man once again.Was what her brother said right?Her eyes quickly swept over Adrian's bandaged forehead. Before he could catch her eyes, she averted her gaze off of him.She pondered, 'Was it Old Leighton who was responsible for the burn on his forehead?’By telling herself that she did not care about Adrian anymore, she attempted to calm her heart.Through a hushed voice, she responded to her brother, "Okay."Jason shrugged his shoulders and said to the old man with a grin.“You are talking about culture and rules? In spite of the restrictions that my pack imposed, have you forgotten how I managed to make it to your pack? You are aware of the reason why I went there, right?”The expression on the old man's face changed. His thick brows furrowed, but then he let out a chuckle."I see I have offended Alpha Jason. Don't mind my words. I was only talking about terms. If that offends Alpha Jason, I apologize."Natalia was s
In the silent living roomEveryone's attention was on Natalia. The three new people scrutinized her with their predatory eyes.The pair of emerald eyes, which had been experienced by seeing many things, keened by focusing on her."How can you refer to her as this pack's Luna when there hasn't been a crown ceremony yet?"Hearing the strong voice, which did not shake a bit even though the owner was old, took Natalia aback.She turned her head to look at the old man. She felt awkward inside after meeting his gaze.It appeared that he possessed far more power than she had expected. The power of the wizarding world was something she was not unaware of. The words that he spoke pierced her heart and brought her to the realization of something that she had neglected to remember.'Crown Ceremony!' she thought, averting her gaze from the old man.She came to the realization that she had not yet earned the title of Luna of this pack. The reflection of the night the Crown Ceremony flashed on her
Natalia scrutinized the three people who did not greet her and instead went to take seats on the couches. Adrian did not even bother introducing her to them. She felt like an outsider.For once, she wanted to leave them for now.However, her brother held her hand and shook his head, indicating that she should not leave at this time."I hope we will not bring up the past. Our children made some mistakes; we will try to solve this," Lucas Miller said with a soft tone.Natalia remained composed, trying to concentrate on their conversation.The young woman had not yet sat down on the couch. She walked up to Adrian and stood beside him."Refreshing to see you again, Alpha Adrian."She was grinning charmingly, and as she gazed at him, her eyes glistened.She raised her hand and gently laid it on his shoulder before brushing something out of its way. As she slowly ran her fingernails over his shirt sleeve, she spoke again while gazing at the bandage around his forehead."You shouldn't have l
At the moment of hearing that, Natalia and Jason both appeared surprised.The Leighton family?Natalia almost forgot that she had heard Gamma Benjamin telling her that some guests were coming to the pack house. He did not say who the guests were, so she was unaware of their identities.Hearing that it was the Leighton family, Natalia felt a shift in her heart.Did they learn that Adrian agreed to accept Hazel and her child? Was it the reason for their arrival?Right after the guards, three people came to the site. They entered the pack house with their green eyes observing the surroundings around them.Natalia examined the three people.They looked powerful—really powerful.There was just one woman among the two men. The woman was young, but she could be two or three years older than Natalia.While the two men have different ages. One was a young man with a calm face, while the other appeared to be the family's main character.It was an elderly gentleman with emerald eyes. A power ema
The color of Adrian's eyes faded from black to brown. He frowned at her upon hearing her statement. He grabbed her wrist and questioned with a raspy voice,"Rule this pack on your own? You mean you want to rule my pack alone?"All of a sudden, she experienced a burning sensation in her wrist. The fact that his hand could cause her to experience such a burning sensation in her head was a mystery to her. Her grip loosened in shock.He was able to successfully get her to move away from him. It caused her to retreat a few steps back. As she was perplexed, her legs became unbalanced.Jason noticed his sister was about to fall. He hurried over to her and prevented her from falling by holding her.His head turned to Adrian, and he let out a low growl. He was filled with rage, and he had a strong desire to kill this man right at this moment."How dare you push her?"He was concerned that this man would cause harm to Natalia's child. Yeah, it was Natalia's child only. The idea of her living wi
Natalia's eyes turned a glowing dark blue. With her teeth gritted, she shot her gaze at Adrian.His parents were taken aback by her words. It was disrespectful to them. Natalia had never dared to do that before. She was always courteous and respectful towards them."Natalia!"Grace reacted angrily. Her eyes narrowed as she spoke,"We have been showing you care all these years. But by saying that you can kill us, you have just shown what our place is in your eyes."Grace looked at her husband, Lucas Miller, as she held his arm."Your father-in-law adores you and has always wanted you to be his daughter-in-law. He never accepted Lynda, and he never mentioned liking Hazel. But today, you disrespected this old man."Natalia turned a blind eye to all the things Grace Miller was saying. The moment Adrian announced that he was going to take Hazel as his mistress, she had completely lost her mind, and his parents did not even object to the idea.Upon seeing Adrian's expression of indifference,
Jason's eyes were filled with rage, which caused him to growl so loudly that Grace Miller was forced to cover her ears. After all among the four werewolves, she was the only person who was not an Alpha. Hazel was the exception, she was a witch.He turned around and looked directly at Hazel. She was trying to avoid his gaze."Are you pregnant with his child?"He asked her the question because he did not believe in it. Hearing about the mistress seemed less shocking than hearing this news.His teeth clenched as he stared at Hazel.Hazel stepped aside, appearing frightened, and stood behind Adrian. But there was no mercy in Jason's eyes. His eyes followed her every step. He noticed that she was firmly gripping Adrian's suit sleeve."Stop scaring her. She is pregnant. I don't want my unborn child hurt by anything."Natalia jerked up when she heard Adrian's words. She clutched her dress around her stomach with her hand.'His unborn child? Isn't his unborn child in my womb? Why is he acknow