Natalia came to her room with so many thoughts and different emotions. Her body lay on the bed as her eyes closed.She could not just forget what her brother had told her about Adrian.How could an Alpha be willing to accept another man's heir? Not even an ordinary Alpha but a head Alpha. Everyone knew no one would accept that.Then why did Adrian want to do that?Her eyes slowly opened. She looked at the ceiling with a heavy heart.Her brother said that Adrian went to the war just for her.Her brother, who used to hate Adrian the most, talked like Adrian had melted his heart.Her breath hitched when she recalled last night. She slowly lifted her hand and placed it on her chest.Tears rolled down her eyes.Last night, she heard him tell her that he loved her. She wasn't asleep at that time. She had made herself deaf because she was too cold to hear what he was saying.She wiped her eyes to take a deep breath. Today, she showed Adrian how she felt when he had treated her that badly in
Natalia was taken aback by the news. Her eyes widened as she turned her head toward her family. Now she understood why they were not replying to her. It was because they were also astounded. Why did Adrian do that? Jason had already submitted to him. There was no promise that he made about giving back the pack to Jason either.Then why?"Brother?" she mumbled, looking at Jason.Jason let out a sigh as he had no words.Alpha Martin rubbed his forehead as if he were speechless. “Alpha Adrian turns out to be a very kind man.”“I can't believe he announced that!" Natalia's mother, Jade, said.Eric stared at Jason as he was eager to know his Alpha's decision.Jason tried to get up. Eric and Natalia were about to help him, but before they could, the men reached him and helped him stand up.Jason shook his head as he looked at his parents."I can't take over the pack again. That man won it. It was not like I had surrendered to him, and the war had ended. He killed Alpha Leo and won the war
Adrian looked at Jason calmly; his eyes were serene."No need to bow to me anymore. You are the head Alpha of another pack. I am no longer your Alpha," Adrian said to Jason, then glanced at his parents and Eric.Adrian gave them a nod and roamed his gaze around until they paused on the woman standing near the couch.Natalia immediately looked away from him. He moved his gaze and fixed his eyes on Jason again.Jason looked at Adrian carefully. He had always despised this man and considered him a criminal who had ruined his sister's life. However, everything changed, and now he had a feeling that only this man was able to handle his sister.He was the best match for his sister, and fate did not make the wrong decision for them as it made them mates.When Eric told him this morning about Natalia and Max being together, he did not want to accept the fact. However, it was his sister's life. He would never make her personal decision. She had suffered a lot in her life, and he had no right t
Adrian did not look at anyone and replied,“That was not only his fault. I am equally at fault here. I ruined your sister's life, and she has been suffering for me all these years."Natalia got up from her chair and said,"I'm leaving for the coffee shop."Everyone looked at her, except Adrian. It was as if he was avoiding looking at her.She turned around and left the dining room. She went out of her house and stood there for a while.She did not know why she could not take a step forward. She left the table because she did not want to hear about their past again.If her brother decided to take over the Blue Blood Pack again, that meant they would leave this pack soon.She also wanted to leave this pack. It was because she wanted to go back to her old life again. She did not want to remain here to face her past again and again.She unhurriedly checked her bag and realized that she had forgotten to take her phone. Before leaving her room, she thought to take it from there, but right n
Natalia was shocked. "W-What?"She immediately opened the folder and began to read what was written inside it.She saw that Adrian was telling the truth. She could now live with her children. She was not required to wait for three days of each week to pass before she could see her children again. She could see them whenever she wanted."Your family is leaving this pack tonight."Natalia froze when she heard that. She looked at him and asked, "Tonight?""Do you want to leave right now?" he asked with an upset tone.She could see he did not look happy. However, the expressive nature that he had been possessing for all of these months had dried up, and he had evolved into a man who did not show his feelings to other people.Adrian took a deep breath, as if it were tough for him to remain calm. He cleared his throat and said,"I realized I hurt to the extent that there is no way to repair your heart for me. You said you would be happy without me, and I granted your wish. I like to see you
Natalia saw Adrian's car drive away from the bus stop. She closed her eyes and thought in her head.'This was what I wanted all these times. I wanted to stay away from him and he is now doing the exact thing. I should be happy that now I can live my life by myself. My family got back their lost pack. My children got what they deserved and would be powerful under their father's shadow, they got the name of their father too. I don't need anything else. I can live a peaceful life now.'She took a bus and went to the coffee shop. When she left her house, she thought of joining the coffee shop as an employee again. But now, she would have to go there to resign.That one vacation changed everything. It caused her to betray Max, her brother woke up after she came back, she would have to leave her pack and her children.When she arrived at the coffee shop, she entered with a sad smile. She would have to say goodbye to Liana. She was like a mother figure to her.As soon as Natalia went inside,
Natalia was taken aback. She slowly turned her head toward Lily, who looked frozen at the door of the changing room."Mate?" Natalia mumbled as she was confused by the situation.Was Lily Max's mate?She thought the reason behind Lily's shocked face was because she heard a stranger calling her his mate.However, when Natalia shifted her gaze back to Max, she saw a surprise in Max's eyes as well. It was not a shock but a surprise to see someone familiar.Max hurried to Lily and grabbed her arms. "It’s been a while. Where have you been? I have been looking for you everywhere. Why did you just disappear?"Natalia froze when she heard Max's words. Her brows furrowed as something flashed through her memories.She recalled the night when Max entered the coffee shop for the first time. He was drunk, and he said the same things to her.Her eyes widened when she moved her gaze toward Lily. It looked like Max's words were the same at both times.Did that mean that night Max thought of this wom
"It's okay. I also did something that would have led you to break up with me anyway. I don't want to lie. I was in the heat the night before yesterday. Adrian was with me that night," Natalia uttered.Max's brows lifted in surprise. However, he controlled himself as he realized it was time to let her go."I always want to protect you. But that guy really loves you. I am a man, and I know other men's intentions. He cares for you. He once warned me about digging up my past so that I could leave you. I didn't take his warning that seriously. But now I realize he must have learned my love for Lily. In fact, he was the one who made me remain in my pack so that he could spend the vacation with you."Natalia recalled that Lily had to come back to this pack suddenly because of the shop issue. Max told her a few days ago that his workload was getting heavier, unusually. He had even told her that another Alpha called him for help unnecessarily."We are over, Max. You can be with your lost love
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