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