I was in complete shock. How did they find out about it? It was the past, and I never told anyone about it. Then how did they get to know about it?"What are you saying, Grace?" My mother asked.Grace let go of my hand and proceeded to walk in the direction of my mother. Her hands were joined together, and she mumbled,"We should be punished for hurting your daughter. She had to go through divorce and leave our pack. We could have protected her and made her feel secure here."My parents did not understand what was going on. So my father turned to Adrian's father and asked,"Lucas, will you explain?"His tone seemed informal to me. I wondered if my parents had met Adrian's parents before.I had never witnessed them meeting or conversing with one another before. Then how was it possible for them to be so friendly with one another? They used to be Alphas and Lunas from separate packs.In that case, shouldn't they behave like professionals?I stared at Lucas as I awaited his explanations.
Natalia's POVNatalia's hands froze as they were holding Adrian's mother's hands. She blinked her eyes and took a step back.She looked away from Grace without any expression on her face."Aunt, you need some rest," Natalia said with a low tone.There was no maid to help Grace at that moment. So Natalia's mother, Jade, initiated and helped Grace go to a bedroom to take some rest. Grace thanked her politely, as she was losing her mind for her son.Jade glanced at Natalia while heading toward a room, then gazed at Natalia's father, Martin. He gave her an assured nod that he would take care of Natalia.Martin then walked toward Natalia, who was lost in thoughts."My child, are you okay?" Martin asked.Natalia turned to her father and asked,"Dad, how do you know Uncle Lucas?"Lucas looked at Natalia the moment he heard her. Martin stroked her hair and replied,"It's a long story. There is no need to discuss it anymore."She did not ask further since her father declined to say anything.W
Natalia frowned and decided not to go to the back side. Taking a look at the guards, she responded,"I can not go into the back area, but I can still go to the forest. No one can stop me."The guards did not stop her because she simply wanted to go to the forest.Natalia shrugged her shoulders as she stepped toward the forest area.As soon as she entered the forest, she heard the sounds of howling. She stood behind a tree and tried to see who was coming at that time.She scowled when she saw a man coming in her direction. There were four people and the wolves following behind him.Her feelings of hatred for him grew stronger. Hearing his mother's words did not shake her heart even slightly. Instead, it became more intense because he had been causing her pain for no reason.She muttered as she looked at him from a distance."Adrian Miller, I will never forgive you."On the other hand,Adrian felt like he was losing his mind. His head was pounding all over inside for no reason. He clenc
Natalia stared at Adrian with wide eyes.This had never happened before. Or she could say she had never heard that Alpha Adrian had ever knelt down in front of anyone else, not even in front of his father.She was shocked as she stared at him. His words did not reach her mind, as she was too surprised to understand anything."Ad..."She stopped herself as her hands tightened into fists. They almost rose to stop him but then she slowly put them beside her.She stared at him, not knowing what was going on in his mind.The way he lowered his head, she could not even see his face."What..." she cleared her throat and continued, "What is wrong with you?"Adrian did not speak for a few minutes.It was as if his body froze in that state.Natalia bit her bottom lip, as she had no idea what to say. Adrian did not look like he was making fun of her at this moment by kneeling before her."Adrian, wh–""Forgive me, Natalia."His words interrupted her. She paused and averted her gaze from him.The
Natalia looked at the ground, trying her best to prevent her tears from falling out of her eyes.It was not easy to live the way she did.The days she had to pass were not so easy that just killing someone could ease her pain.The pain he had caused her left a hole in her heart. She had been living her life entirely alone, believing that she could never trust another man.She was quiet, and the entire world fell silent around her.She wiped her eyes as her eyes turned cold. She turned around and saw Adrian looking at her.With frigid eyes, she peered down at him.It broke Adrian's heart even more.Her eyes were like a dagger to his heart. Her cold face made his situation even worse."What do you think of yourself, Alpha Adrian? You can do whatever you want, and once the time has passed, you can ask for forgiveness. Do you think my life is a game to you?"He shook her head and murmured, "Your life is precious to me."She could not help but laugh."Precious? It's because you now know th
"What?"Natalia asked with a frown. She shook her head in anger. "Do you have any shame? At this moment, you are still lying."He wanted to stand up and approach her, telling her that he knew nothing about it.But the moment he moved, she took another step backward.So he decided to speak without standing up. He inhaled deeply and replied,"I am not lying. My secretary never told me that anyone calle—"Adrian paused when he recalled that he used to have a personal secretary who Lynda selected for him. She told him at the time that she did not believe any woman and that she should choose one of the selected people.Natalia waited for his reply as her eyes examined his face with a scowl.“I got it,” he said.She let out a sneer. "I knew it. Such a liar you are!""Not your family's call. I got what could have happened. Maybe your dad called me but my secretary declined him from approaching me. She was close to Lynda. So maybe she did it intentionally."Natalia was taken by surprise. How
Adrian froze in his place. His hands trembled as he took a step back from Natalia.His chest moved from her palm as her hand was still in its position. He let out a shaky breath as he nodded his head."If that's what you want, then..."He could not find any more words to say. Was she not the person he loved the most? Didn't he confess to her a few hours ago? Why was she speaking as though she were talking about someone else?How could he think of losing her? He could never think of that. He loved her.He realized tonight that it was always her. Both his wolf and his heart belonged to her. That was why he married her, even if he knew he could avoid the marriage. That night, he felt her wholly and wanted to wrap his arms around her once again. He always caused her pain, but he never considered losing her.Maybe it was the reason when she suddenly disappeared from his sight, he had lost his mind.Natalia saw him moving away from her. She looked away and turned around.She then left him i
Natalia's POVIt had been a week since I found out about my adoptive parents and Lynda.The whole week, I thought about how Adrian asked for forgiveness. I wanted to push all of his thoughts but could not keep my cool.On the other hand, Max went out of the pack for some time. He said that when he returned, he would talk to me about something.One good thing that happened this week was that Eric was getting better. His health was improving a lot. Since Max was giving him the cure that he discovered for the poison, his health was getting better daily. I did not know how to thank Max more. I owed a lot to him. He came into my life not just as a second chance but as an angel who could remove all the danger from my family."How are you feeling today?" I asked Eric.These days, he could sit at the table and eat with us.It made me very happy to see him back in good health."I'm fine. All thanks to Doctor Max," Eric replied, chewing his food."He is really a good man," my mother said, prai
Taking a deep breath, Hazel knew she had to tell them everything."That witch's powers were imprisoned with ash in a jar, and the door had been locked for years. My sister-in-law, Ansel, is the coven's second highest-ranking witch after that woman. So, all these years, Ansel tried her hardest to break the door and free the powers so that she could take over them.So when Natalia broke the door, the powers were freed, and Ansel possessed them all. Now she is the most powerful witch."Natalia recalled what had happened in that room. She had assumed she would die, but she did not.Hazel stepped toward Natalia and said,"Sister, I am sorry for what happened to you. But I had nothing in my hands. I was not alone. My child was with me. So I had to follow whatever they told me. The only thing I could do was not open the door. Before you opened it, I used to tell them that I had not found the door."Natalia's eyes lowered as she noticed Hazel caressing her own stomach.Natalia's eyes blurred
Natalia was shocked as her eyes widened. She heard something she could not believe."Y-Your child? H-How?" she mumbled.She felt as though the sky had fallen on her. She was not in a state to feel anything. She was confused and puzzled.Jason sighed and looked at her.“I met her in her pack. There was never anything between her and Adrian. The child is mine, and I spent a night with her a few months ago."Natalia shook her head. Her hand slipped away from Jason's hand."That's not possible. She manipulated you, brother. You have never talked about her. And why did she lie when the child is not Adrian's? Why is he even trying to protect her? He himself admitted that that child is his."Hazel looked at Natalia and stepped toward her. Natalia raised a hand, stopping her from approaching her. "Don't. You can manipulate everyone but me. I didn't forget how you warned me to leave Adrian's life."Hazel clenched her jaw and said angrily, "I also warned you about that door. Why did you break i
Natalia was in disbelief. "Do you think I am a fool? You can not just show up and make a fool of me. At first, your Alpha said that Hazel is nothing to him, then he let her stay in the pack house. Later, he claimed that the child she was carrying was not his, and I believed him again. But what about now?"Her questions pierced like daggers toward Patric. He lowered his head in defeat. "I know you have to tolerate a lot.""Tolerate a lot? All of my life, I have been only suffering for your Alpha. He said he wants me to leave this pack."Natalia could not stop herself from telling Patric everything that hurt her heart."He smashed my love in front of my brother. He told him to take me away with him. Can you imagine how well I controlled myself at that time?"She leaned back against her chair, closing her eyes and shaking her head. "It is all because of my children. I am bearing everything just for them."Patric took a deep breath and said, "I came back yesterday. I have collected all of
Natalia was shocked when his lips touched hers.She tried to push him. But Adrian did not let her go.He felt sharp pain in his head as if something was exploding inside. His hands wrapped around her waist, pressing his body against hers.As though he had been longing for it, his rough kiss turned desperate.Natalia became so enraged that she shoved him with her wolf strength.He retrieved a few steps back. Natalia growled at him."How dare you do that?"His brows shot up as if he was confused by his own action. His gaze roamed around the floor until they lifted up to look at her.As if his eyes could change colors, they turned dark brown, and suddenly they flashed red for a moment.She recalled that before the accident he looked like that."Get out of this room right now," she said, glaring at him. She did not want to see him.He did not move as he stared at her with a pair of lost eyes.When she saw he was not moving, she opened the door and walked out of the room.There was no way
Natalia's eyes were on the door. She had seen Hazel leaving the house. For some reason, she guessed who she went after.'What is her relationship with my brother?' she thought."Miss Natalia"She looked away from the door and turned to Alpha Jonas. She smiled at him.This noon, when Adrian sent the necklace to her, she was surprised at first but scoffed after learning his words from Damia.She knew this man could never care for her. He was a devil in disguise who was showing his true colors with passing time.So when Alpha Jonas called her today to ask what she would like to have, she told him that she desired a necklace. She wanted to wear it in front of Adrian to mock him."The more I see you, the more I feel like I have never seen this much beauty," he remarked with a chuckle.Natalia grinned at him and said, "Alpha Jonas is flirting with me. Does his girlfriend know about it?"In a blink of a second, all the color washed away from his face.Natalia noticed this, lifted her hand, a
Adrian tried to think why did Jason make an alliance with them in the first place. What exactly did he want?He was able to see the expressions of shock plastered across the faces of all of the Leightons. They were not expecting this. To them, it was like a blow to the head.Adrian assumed that Jason did that because Natalia wanted it. But Natalia's eyes were hazel all the time. Her eyes kept observing her when her brother was talking to her.Ansel's anger caused his fingers to become more firmly gripped on the jewelry boxes. The old Leighton looked mad at Jason while Rick appeared to be fierce."You will pay for it, Alpha Jason," Ansel said, leaving the room.Her husband and the old Leighton followed her behind as if she were the main member of the family.Jason rolled his eyes. He turned his head to Adrian and said,"You will be next to face something like this."It was a warning.Adrian did not like it when he said that in front of other businessmen.Jason gave Natalia a small smil
Adrian's eyes darkened when Natalia smiled with her red lips and looked in another direction.Adrian's gaze shifted on the way and found Alpha Jonas grinning at Natalia."A beautiful necklace for a precious woman. I have always admired her when she was the CEO of her father's company. She is a pure beauty. It's bad luck that she decided to stay here. But if you want to come with me, I will not take any mistress for my whole life."Adrian glared at the man as he found his words mocking toward him.Jason scoffed at Jonas and said, "She is a stubborn woman. She doesn't listen to anyone. Otherwise, Alpha Adrian is ready to leave her. Isn't it Alpha Adrian?"Jason's gaze met Adrian's like a clash colliding.Hazel was about to say something, but Ansel shook her head at her.Natalia walked toward her brother and let out a chuckle. "Let's focus on the birthday girl. Looks like I took all the limelight away from her."Hazel stared at Natalia. There were some untold words that were conveyed thr
Adrian left the company, neglecting the idea of having lunch with Patric.He got inside the car and told his driver to drive to a restaurant.He was on his way back to the company after lunch when he received a message from Ansel informing him that tonight was Hazel's birthday and that he should give her a present.Adrian's car stopped in front of a jewelry shop. He went inside the shop and told the staff to pack something that would look good on a young woman.A female employee approached him and showed him a few designs. Adrian was not interested in choosing, but his eyes fell on a beautiful necklace.He did not know why, but looking at the necklace, his mind reflected Natalia's face."Pack this one."The female employee smiled at him and packed the necklace. When she was about to hand it to him, he said,"I told you to pick one."The woman was stunned. "Oh, you want another one?"She thought he was going to buy only one necklace. The woman picked the best design and showed it to Ad
When the elevator door opened and they arrived at the first floor, Adrian gave him a stern look and was ready to reprimand him.Adrian exited the elevator first, and Patric followed, intending to go check on Adrian's condition with the pack doctor.At that time, they ran into Benjamin.Adrian took a halt when Benjamin bowed to him.With a pair of cold eyes, Adrian said to him,"I warned you to stay away from that woman. She is not good for our pack."Benjamin lowered his head before glancing at Patric. Patric was staring at him. He exhaled and returned his gaze to Adrian."Alpha, she is my Luna. It is my responsibility to protect her when everyone is against her."Adrian tightened his fists while glaring at Benjamin. Meanwhile, Patric focused his gaze on Adrian. "Didn't you say you don't like her? Why do you care if Benjamin roams around her? You want her to leave this pack anyway."Gamma Benjamin was shocked. He shook his head as he realized Adrian had misunderstood his pure intentio