Natalia glared at the man who kept stopping her from going to the elevator. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails pierced her palm. Blood is oozing from her skin as the nails rip the skin of her palm.She pushed the man to the side. The man was shocked by her sudden strength. How could a woman have such power?"Miss, I beg you not to–"Natalia heard him pause. She thought he accepted his defeat in stopping her.At that time, the elevator door opened. She loosened her fists and just entered. But before she could turn around to the door, a hand grabbed her wrist and began to pull her out of the elevator.She turned her head to glance at the person, and her eyes widened."Adrian Miller, leave my hand," she said angrily.All the employees around them stared at her in shock. They had never heard someone call their head Alpha by his name. She did not even use his rank before addressing him, which was recognized as an unforgivable crime.Adrian did not listen to her and pulled her
Adrian fixed his gaze on the woman in front of him. She did not need a second to change herself. Her blue eyes could shake anyone but him. The way her sharp claws pierced his neck, he could smell the blood coming out of his skin.Though those wounds would heal soon, he could not deny that he felt hurt.However, he was Alpha Adrian.During the wars, he had endured more pain than anyone else and managed to win packs against other Alphas. So, this pain was really nothing to him.When she got no response, Natalia pressed her claws hard. She wanted to see him beg her to let him go."Calm down, woman," Adrian said, grabbing her wrist."Why? Is this pain unbearable for you?" she asked, smirking at him.She felt she now looked like a villainess from a novel who was trying to kill another villain.Adrian's dark eyes caressed her face with calmness. Anger was increasing in her eyes. Her jaw was clenched, and her desire was to kill him.Instead of asking her to leave, a smirk appeared on his lip
Natalia's claws went inside, and she noticed cracks in her nails. They had blood on them. She wondered if it was Adrian's blood or her own. Because she was feeling pain in her nails as well.She turned her gaze at Adrian once again."Tell me. Who are you? How did you do that?"Adrian stared into her eyes for quite some time until his eyes turned red."I'm your mate, darling," he replied with a smirk.She ignored the pain in her nails and gave him a stern look. "Don't talk nonsense. How did you stop me? What did you put there? Let me see it."She stepped towards him, grabbed the shirt, and then ripped it. All of his shirt buttons dropped to the floor, creating loud noises that could be heard in the silent room.He was stunned by her sudden action. But she was busy learning the truth.How could anyone stop her from attacking someone? She suspected Adrian was hiding something.However, when she saw his bare chest, her hands froze on his shirt.The old marks of her claws were still on hi
Natalia's eyes widened. She stared at his mouth in shock.She could feel what he was doing inside his mouth. His tongue was softly licking her fingertips. He gently ran his tongue over her nails, causing her to gulp."W-What are you doing?" She mumbled, trying to look at him.His eyes were fixed on her. They were so intense that it looked like he wasn't healing her but doing something else.She avoided his gaze and tried to pull her finger out. He let go of her finger.She breathed a sigh of relief. She started to feel uneasy being so close to him. So she tried to take a step back.But suddenly, he bent down and lifted her by grabbing her knees.She let out a shocked gasp. "Adrian, what the hell?"He did not listen to her. He seated her at the desk and cast a shadowy glance at her."You are talking too much. I know how to seal your mouth. If you don't let me heal calmly, then you know how I can stop you. You can't even kill me now."She was speechless. He held her hand and put another
"You are trying to humiliate me, aren't you?"Her question caused him to back away. He averted his gaze from her and grabbed her other hand.He quietly healed all her fingers without making eye contact. He was aware that she was staring at him with the intensity of an eagle's gaze. Her eyes were penetrating him with their sharpness.When he was done, he shifted his gaze to her."I wanted to make it clear to you that I didn't want you to enter the meeting room."She ignored his words while glancing at her fingers, which looked so shiny and clean. She still considered taking a tissue and wiping them."Stop lying, Alpha. You told your employee to give me that room’s direction. Otherwise, why didn't he tell me to wait?""No matter what I do, you are not going to believe me, right?""There is nothing to believe, Alpha. I know you really well."His eyes darkened. All of a sudden, he wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her toward him.She realized there was a distance between them u
On her way, Natalia bumped into someone. She looked at the man and saw it was Beta Patric."Where are you in such a hurry, Miss Natalia?" he asked, glancing at Adrian's cabin.Natalia cleared her throat to compose herself and replied,"Tell your Alpha that I will not be coming here to deliver the coffee again."Patric was aware of Adrian's condition for the order. He shook his head in response."It's my Alpha's order. You can't deny it," he replied professionally.She tightened her fists, only to discover that her nails were no longer causing her any pain. She loosened her fists and muttered,"You and your Alpha are all just the same."Patric was taken aback. "Please don't mind my Alpha. I swear he told his assistant secretary to bring you to his cabin, not the meeting room. You are misunderstanding him."She rolled her eyes at his words. "Don't swear for that man. You will die."She walked past him, heading to the elevator. Patric turned around to look at her back.Natalia paused her
Natalia's POVI walked to the lobby area while enduring other people's gazes. There was a curious look in their eyes, which did not surprise me.I left the company in a really bad mood. I took a cab and headed back to the coffee shop.The day was bright and sunny. My hands were bathed in sunlight as it came in through the window. When I lifted my hand, I took a close look at my fingernails.They were shining in the sunlight. There was no blood, no cut, and no crack.I curled my fingers as I fisted them.My eyes were drawn outside the window. I did not see a single person walking with peace. They looked in a hurry and were anxious about their daily lives. I wondered if they also had problems in life, just like me.My life and fate both changed their colors.How was I supposed to take this? How long would I keep working in a coffee shop and thinking about saving my brother? How long would I have to wait for my brother to wake up and make everything right?I leaned back against the seat
I was stunned. Was she talking with Adrian? Did Adrian now have so much spare time to talk with my coffee shop owner?But why did he continue with the order?The thought that he had been successful in convincing Liana to send me back to his company caused my eyes to darken.As if Adrian had hung up the call, Liana removed the phone from her ear.It was then that she focused her attention on me."You are back, Natalia."I took a deep breath when I saw her overjoyed face. Nevertheless, I could not allow myself to lose my self-respect in front of that man any longer."Liana, I am sorry.”I lowered my head after saying that. She walked out of the counter and held my hand."Why are you apologizing, Natalia?"I raised my head to look at her and replied,"I won't go to the pack company from tomorrow. I am sorry if Alpha will cancel the order because of that."Liana stared at my face for a while, giving me a silent look. As I tried to comprehend her expression, she suddenly burst out laughing
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