I looked at Gamma Benjamin with a frown. He gave me a brief glance before shrugging his shoulders. He noticed Theta Emon was coming our way, so he immediately said,"Forget what I just said."After saying that, he left my side. I stared at his back for a while.His words went beyond my head.I turned around to glance at Adrian, who was not looking at me anymore.Sitting on a stool in the bar, he was sipping a glass of wine.'What are you cooking up in your head, Adrian? There is no way you can think of me without plotting against me,' I reasoned as I looked at him."Stop staring at him. You can't seduce him. He is mine."I recognized a familiar voice. I let out an annoyed sigh. Why did this woman come to me?With a smile, I turned to face her. "Hello, Lynda."Lynda appeared to be stunned by my grin. She was dressed in a hot red dress. Her clothing choice almost made me disgusted.It was a birthday party for children, not a bachelor party where she wore such a short dress.If it were s
Third POV"How long are you going to stare at her? Go and tell her what is on your mind," Beta Patric said to Adrian.Adrian's gaze lingered on Natalia. He saw how she was talking to Lynda. His keen eyes picked up on the way she twisted Lynda's wrist.But for the first time, he did not want to go between the two women. He was curious to know how far Natalia would go.He thought back to the last time she broke Lynda's hand."What is Lynda doing here?" Adrian asked Patric.Asking Delta Julian to come to the bar area, Patric mindlinked with him.As soon as Delta Julian came, Patric said,"You had the guest list. Have you extended an invitation to Lynda?"Adrian looked at Julian to know the answer. Because he did not invite Lynda to this party."No way. In fact, I double-checked the guest list. She was nowhere on that list.""Does that mean she came here without an invitation?" Patric asked.Adrian turned his gaze to Lynda. Then he saw his mother approaching her with some guests. By looki
"Noah, baby, hold the knife with Aria," Natalia said to Noah when she noticed his upset face.Noah listened to his mother and held the knife, and then both of the children cut the cake.At first, they fed the cake to their mother. Adrian stared at them, avoiding looking at Natalia.Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Lynda lowered her head. She was about to step back when Grace stopped her."Lynda, come here."Lynda walked to the kids with a fake smile on her face."Happy Birthday, babies," she said to the twins.Aria looked frightened. Meanwhile, Noah was glaring at her.Natalia tightened her fists when she saw her twins' reactions.She shot a glare at Adrian.He was the reason her children were acting that way. That woman terrified them to the point where they could not hide their emotions or express them to others.Adrian was not looking at her. She looked away with a sigh of irritation.The party proceeded smoothly. The other Alphas spoke with Natalia and inquired abou
When Max placed the ring in Natalia's hand, everyone around them started clapping.Some of the guests were clapping with concern. They were puzzled. A few days ago, they heard rumors that Alpha Adrian was pursuing Natalia.They were unsure whether the rumors were true or not. They were afraid of offending Adrian if this was true.Max stood up after kissing the back of Natalia's hand.Natalia hugged him with a smile."Thank you for not making me regret my decision," she muttered in a low tone.He wrapped his arms around her and whispered into her ear."I told you, I like you. That was why I wanted you to be with me. I only want you to be happy."They chuckled as they broke the hug.Meanwhile, sitting on a couch in a far distance, a man was piercing his gaze on them.He tightened his grip on the glass he was holding. The pressure he applied to the glass caused it to shatter inside his palm in a matter of seconds."Alpha!"Theta Emon let out a gasp.All the officials turned to Adrian and
All of the officials were stunned. Adrian saw Natalia leaving the party with Max. She did not even bother to glance at him for once."Where are you going?" Beta Patric asked him.Adrian remained silent and reached for the suit jacket he had removed and placed on the couch a while ago.He walked past everyone and made his way to the entrance. His jacket was hiding his wounded hand."Adrian."He stopped his steps and turned around.Lynda approached him and looked at him softly."You didn't even talk to me during the whole party. Are you starting to see me as a stranger?"She continued to move her wrist, which appeared swollen. Adrian's eyes landed on her hand. It reminded him of how Natalia had hurt her."Go to the pack hospital to get your hand treated. I don't think it's a major wound since you can move it."After saying that, he turned around and headed to the entrance once again.Lynda's jaw tightened as she fixed her gaze on his back."Even though he knows that woman hurt me, he is
Adrian's POV'Home?'Adrian thought, and he glanced behind Amanda. The sight of his home caused his eyes to become dark.It had been a very long time since he had entered his home. So many years had passed. That was the home he and Natalia shared once.This place was starting to feel lonely to him after Natalia left. Therefore, he made the decision to never return.However, after so many years, he came here. He desired to experience loneliness once more. But it was not the whole truth. With that loneliness, Natalia's memories were here too."How are you, Amanda?"His question shocked Amanda. He had never asked that to her before. Her expectation was that he would return home, but he never did. She was upset that Natalia had divorced Adrian. She had seen how that girl used to stay here alone in this house without her husband.Sometimes, she slept on the couch in the living room while waiting for Adrian to return. But she always felt her heart was broken.Later, when Adrian took another
Adrian’s POVI stared at the diary for a while. The brown hardcover of the diary caught my attention. It was soft yet hard, and its mesmerizing paint was visible on top of it.I sighed and stood up from the bed. With the diary in my hand, I left the room, glancing around for the last time.When I closed the door behind me, I saw Amanda outside the room."Alpha, Doctor Harold is here to treat you."I frowned at her. "Who told him that I'm here?"She lowered her head in response. I did not need to take time to understand that it was she who informed Harold and asked him to come here to treat my wound."Tell him to come to the study room.""Yes, Alpha."Amanda left to call Harold while I walked in the direction of the study room.I opened the door and found the room clean, indicating that the maids clean this room every day.After shutting the door, I made my way to my chair. After sitting on the chair, I put the diary on the table and moved it aside.After a few minutes, Harold came to
When Max left the study room, I tried to think about what he meant.'She can get any man she wants? Does she want Max? Does she like him? Why? What is in him that makes her want him?'So many questions flowed through my mind. I wanted to ignore them, but they kept roaming in my head.My eyes moved to the desk where I put Natalia's diary.Suddenly, I became very curious to see her handwriting and to know what she wrote inside it.I stood up, went to the desk, and took a seat in my chair behind the desk.I grabbed the diary and opened it.My brows lifted when the first page appeared in my eyes.It was adorned with a photograph from our wedding. There was a small note written underneath it."My married life with the person I love the most."My fingers curled as I read the line again and again. It was just the day we married; how could she write that she had loved me the most?I turned the page and started to read.There were many details about me. She thought of me as her superhero becau
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