I tightened my fists. "Why are you calling me that? How dare you?""Calm down, woman. Do you want your kids to see your angry face?"I glanced at my children, who were staring at us with innocent eyes.“Dad calls mommy 'baby’. She is his baby,” Aria said to Noah and laughed.I turned my head back with anger and let out a deep breath."Shut up, Adrian. Let's not talk to each other."The entire ride was silent.After an hour passed, I still did not know where we were going. I had only heard that we were going somewhere where we could spend three days cheerfully.“Where are we going?" I asked Adrian.He did not reply to me. I frowned and looked at him with confusion."Are you deaf? Why are you not replying to me?"While driving the car, Adrian made small tapping motions with his fingers on the steering wheel. His long and slender fingers were wrapping around the wheel loosely. She forced her gaze to move away from it.She cleared her throat and inquired,"I asked where we were going.""W
I looked at him with a shocked expression on my face. How could he say that? How would I stay with him in the same room? How would it be possible? "Have you lost your mind?" I muttered under my breath."Is there any problem?" Amanda asked with a nervous tone.To my surprise, Adrian came up to me and whispered,"This woman had never asked for a vacation in so many years. She is our children's maid now. Will you break her heart by sending her back to my house?""But–""Try to understand. She will sleep with them and be with them all the time."I gave him a glare. It was his fault. Why did he call her here? He could make arrangements for her to spend her best vacation with her family rather than with us, and she could take care of them in the pack house.I doubted that he did everything intentionally.I proceeded to walk to the door after saying, "I am not going to stay in this suit.""There is no other hotel in this area. You have to go very far and then you can get some resorts. If yo
Adrian frowned at me as he approached in my direction."What did you just say?" he asked me, standing in front of me."Are you deaf? I said you would sleep on the couch."He scoffed at me. It caused me to glare at him. "Weren't you the one who said this room has a couch, and you could adjust?"He cocked his head to the side and lowered himself to my level. "So? I didn't say I would sleep on the couch."I folded my hands against my chest. "So you don't want me to sleep on the couch?""Can't you see the king-size bed? They arranged the bed only for me but I have no problem sharing it with you. When I said we have to share a bedroom, I guess you didn't hear the bed."I parted my lips in shock. This man and his sassy responses were on the verge of killing me on the inside.I tightened my fists and turned to the door. "Fine. You don't want to sleep on the couch? I am leaving then."He grabbed my hand and turned me around. I gasped when he closed the door and pressed me against it."Stop bl
I turned around and saw Adrian pulling out his clothes from the closet and making his way to the bathroom. I heaved a sigh and then went to the closet to place my clothes inside.After a while, the door to the bathroom opened. I turned around and saw Adrian in casual clothes.He was wearing gray sweatpants and a black t-shirt. I realized I was seeing him in casual clothes after a very long time.While he was using a towel to dry his wet hair, he made his way to the dressing table. He looked at himself in the mirror while wiping his hair.I was curious about when he started to give so much attention to his looks. I had never before witnessed him paying such close attention to the mirror. In the past, he was a workaholic who never stopped burying himself in his work. Perhaps she did not know much about him because he did not return home very often."Am I so handsome that you can not tear your gaze away from me?"I looked away when I heard his arrogant words. I could not help but mock hi
I was about to scold Adrian but prevented myself when I saw Amanda walking out of the kitchen with dishes.A smile appeared on her face as she set the table. I glanced over at her and smiled briefly before taking a seat next to Noah, two seats away from Adrian."Mommy, sit with dad."I was confused. Did Adrian teach them to say these things? They were showing a lot of support for their father around these days.I shook my head and got up from the chair I was sitting in. I walked over to the chair next to Adrian and sat down beside him.When I saw my children smiling, it helped me to relax.'I should not forget that I came here for them,' I reminded myself.After Amanda had served us, we started eating. I turned my attention to Amana and said,"Come sit down with us at the table."The moment she heard that, her eyes widened, and she immediately shook her head. "No, I can't. How can I sit at the same table with Alpha?"I could tell that she had a great deal of respect for Adrian. Becaus
"Did you get there safely?" Max questioned me as soon as I spoke.I smiled while staring at the ceiling. Due to the moonlight that was coming in through the window, I was able to see the ceiling."Yes, I arrived here safely. What are you doing?""Nothing much. I don't know how everything suddenly messed up."I frowned when I heard him. "Why?""I told you that there was some work that came up. Alpha told me to accompany him in another pack. Now I have to depart from my pack and go to another pack.""Why so suddenly?" I asked in confusion."I have no idea, Natalia. The other pack's Alpha called me to meet with him. Maybe he has some health issues."I could tell he was tired. I remained silent for a while."Are you still on the phone, or did you fall asleep?""I am listening."As I mumbled that, I noticed Adrian getting up from the couch.He walked toward the door, opened it, and then exited the room with the door slammed shut.I flinched at the loud sound. Since the room was silent, Max
I pushed Adrian's hand away from my lips. I tried to sit up but got hurt when my forehead bumped into his."Ugh!"He immediately moved back, and I sat up.He sat beside me on the edge of the bed and rubbed my forehead. "Oh, oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know you would get hurt."I glared at him under the slight light of the moonlight. I could not see his expression.I pushed his hand. "Go away.""Let me see.""Don't touch me. Keep your distance from me.""I was jus–""No, go back to your couch.""But–""Now."I pointed him to the couch. He heaved a sigh and then returned to his couch.I lay on the bed and muttered,"This man came here just to disturb me, huh!"I said it loudly so he would hear me. I then sent a message to Max that I was getting sleepy. He told me to sleep well.The following morning, the hotel organized a tour package for us because it had been pre-arranged with the hotel reservation. Amanda remained inside the hotel while the four of us went outside. She said she felt a
Third POV“Accept it.”“Accept it.”“Accept it.”"Mommy, please accept the rose.""Yes, Mommy."As couples around them gathered and cheered for accepting the rose, Aria and Noah also requested their mother.Natalia looked around her and felt that she would have to accept the rose from Adrian even if she did not want to. Otherwise, it would create a scene.She wanted to leave the place as soon as possible because now people were paying attention to them. If someone recognized Adrian, she believed that they would post it on social media, and everything would spread like wildfire as new rumors, which was something that she did not want at all.She turned her gaze to Adrian, who was looking at her with a pair of eyes that were filled with hope.She looked away from him and quickly snatched the rose from his hand.Everyone clapped their hands together in unison after seeing that. Adrian smiled at Natalia and thanked the old woman.The old woman glanced over at Natalia and gave him a slight
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