"HOW COULD I NOT RECOGNIZE HER? HOW?"I growled as I rose up from my chair and smashed the table with my hand.The loud noise of the broken table reached the living room. My officials rushed toward the study room and opened the door.I did not give a damn as I began smashing everything that caught my eye. It was unbelievable to me that I was such an idiot.Why did fate have to betray me like that? Why did her wound turn invisible at that time? Only if I could see that wound, I would have recognized her.But she did not want me to love her for the past. Why did I not love her back?Why?"Adrian!"Patric rushed over to me as well as my other officials. They grabbed my arms to stop me. But I yanked my arms away and punched the wall in anger."I just hate myself. Why did I do that to her? Why did I not recognize her? She was always in front of me, with me, but I....."I could not let out anything more as my eyes and throat both started to burn. I punched the wall once again.Blood gushed
I was staring at Faith for quite some time. She was lying on the couch in the living room.After calming myself in the study room, I directly came here to take a look at the people who were connected to Natalia's sufferings.I noticed Faith's hand move as she was coming back to consciousness.As soon as her eyes opened, my men, who came inside my house a while ago, pointed their guns at her.She appeared to be frightened. She screamed in fear and sat up on the couch.Her eyes met mine, and she began to cry. "Please, let me go."I stared at her calmly. It took me some time to control myself from anger. I had to compose myself to learn the truth."Are you going to spill everything or..." I warned him.At that time, Gamma Jeremy and his wife, Cora, entered my house.My head turned at them as my wolf growled inside in anger to kill them."A-Alpha, you called us," Gamma Jeremy said.His eyes fell on Faith, and they grew wider.He did not expect Faith to be caught by my men, did he?I walke
Third POV"I can't believe it! How could you do that to that poor child, Jeremy?"The angry voice of Alpha Lucas echoed throughout the house.Adrian called him and Grace here to let them know what the man who used to be their Gamma had been doing all these years."And you! How easily you have deceived us about saving our son," Grace said, glaring at Lynda.Lynda was kneeling on the floor as her head was low. She was held by the guards, just like her parents. She did not let out a single thing after getting caught. Adrian sent Faith somewhere, which they did not know.Adrian was not calm at all. The rage that growled in his head was not easy to calm. But he wanted to give them the perfect punishment.His officials saw him walking to the couch. They wondered what was going on in his mind.Adrian sat down and lit a cigarette to ease his mind first. He did not care that his parents were there in front of him. He did not give a damn about anything right now.There was a fire blazing inside
Terrible and deafening screams resounded throughout the entire house. Adrian's men heated an iron in the fire and sealed Jeremy and Cora's foreheads with it.Blood was gushing from their wounds. They were a crying mess. It was the sins that they did bring back to them.When the guards were about to touch Lynda, Adrian stopped them by saying,"Leave her. She is my prey."There was a maniac smirk on his lips.As soon as the guards let go of Lynda, she got up on her feet. She turned around and pushed the guards who were caught off guard by her sudden movement.Lynda did not give them any time to process the situation before she hurried to the door and fled the house.Every single one of the guards was prepared to sneak up behind her and seize her."Don't follow her."The guards paused and turned to Adrian.Lucas and Grace looked at their son in confusion. Grace approached him and said,"My son, I was wrong when I asked you if you liked her. She doesn't deserve you. What a nasty woman she
Lynda's eyes widened. She shook her head, stepping backward."Ad-Adrian, don't do this to me."Adrian stepped toward her slowly while enjoying her fear."Wasn’t it you who constantly spread rumors about her?"Lynda could not help but feel her heart pondering. Adrian's grin made her feel lost in terror."Wasn't it you who used to abuse her but told me the opposite story? You even dared to bully my children. They told me about it when they started living in the pack house, but I never believed them."Lynda's lips began to tremble. She felt she would pass out in fear.She was about to run from him, but Adrian grabbed her hand and drew her closer to him.She began to push him in fear. As he got closer to her ear, Adrian began to let out a hearty chuckle. He then whispered in her ear sarcastically,"Adrian, I am your life savior. Why are you doing this? Why don't you let me get closer to you?"He laughed when he saw her shaking body."What happened now, woman? Where is the conference? Vani
She sobbed as her body came dangerously close to collapsing to the ground. The pain that she was experiencing was something she had no idea existed. The pain reached her brain, and she heard a loud noise inside."The people only heard about my ruthlessness. But they don't know the feeling of the pain I gave to the people while taking revenge ," he muttered.Her eyes grew large with the most painful expression.Adrian pulled his hand from inside her chest, causing her dress to tear.As soon as Adrian released her hand, her entire body collapsed to the ground.Her eyes remained wide open, as if she was still alive.Her heart was still pounding. But not in her chest, but rather on the cruel man's hand.He held her heart in his hand and looked at it with glowing red eyes.His claws were flooded with blood.Taking his gaze away from the trembling heart, he turned his attention to Lynda and clenched his fists around her heart.There was not a slightest glint of sympathy in his eyes for the
Natalia's POVI was in my bedroom, laying on my bed. I did not know what the meaning behind Adrian's confession was. I wished he had not said those things to me.I did not trust that man at all. But he swore on my children. I knew he loved them; he would never lie about anything after swearing about the love he had for Aria and Noah."I don't care what he feels for me. That has nothing to do with me," I mumbled while staring at the ceiling.My wolf, Nancy, wanted to go for a run. She was happy that Adrian wanted us. But I chose to ignore the snarl she was giving me.When Adrian and I got married, she was not there with me. She did not feel what I had to feel those two years. I felt like a prisoner in love, and he made my life miserable.“Our mate wants us,” Nancy spoke out from inside me.Unwilling to listen to her, I closed my eyes. But she continued to nudge me inside, pleading with me to pay attention to what she had to say.“We are mates by fate. How come you are ignoring our mate
"Natalia, this pack does not deserve you and your family. I can't trust anyone with your brother's treatment. I should not say that, but I don't believe in the head Alpha of this pack. So there is no way that he will protect your family."His words made me think about it. Was he saying the right thing? Would Adrian create any problems with Jason's treatment?I bit my bottom lip, recalling how he confessed to me a few hours earlier. He even told me to stay away from Max.But then I remembered how he gave my family a reputation in this pack. He never let them face any harassment or humiliation."Natalia, what are you thinking?"I let out a sigh and replied,"Max. Let's not talk about it. I want my brother to wake up first. I don't think Adrian will hurt my family. At the end of the day, he will not harm the family who raised his children."Max turned silent. I assumed he might be upset. So I cleared her throat and said softly,"Please don't get mad at me. I know you want the best for me
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