It was a shock to Natalia. Her suspicion proved to be accurate. She slowly touched her belly and mumbled,"Is there a child inside?"She lowered her head and looked at her belly.Her eyes began to well up with tears as she reflected on how she had brought up Aria and Noab without Adrian.When she was pregnant before, she believed Adrian did not love her and that there was no hope of saving her twins, so she had to leave him.But at this moment, she had nothing in her mind. That man had shown her so much love that she wanted to leave this world and go to where he was.She believed Adrian had not died. Her wolf did not want to believe it either.Her fate may have been unfortunate, but it could not have given her this punishment in order to force her to live a life of punishment."Miss, are you okay? You don't look happy. Don't you want this child?""No, I want this child," she responded right away.Grasping her dress with her fist, she murmured,"I want this child."With sorrowful eyes,
Natalia returned to the pack house with Gamma Benjamin. She went to Adrian's parents to check on them.Alpha Lucas's health had improved slightly. But Grace did not look well. She had been sick before, and Natalia had to cure her. Now, with the depression she was feeling for her only son, she was losing her health.Like the other days, the day went by while Natalia waited for Adrian to come back home.The night passed, just like the nights Natalia cried in loneliness for her husband.The next morning,Natalia took a shower while carrying a heavy burden in her heart. Her eyes were puffy, and she appeared to be in a state of distress. Her family called her to ask if she was eating properly. Jason assured her that his men were trying to find Adrian in different packs.Natalia could not help but try to show them that she was strong. However, only she knew how she was feeling on the inside.She had not told anyone yet about her pregnancy.Only Gamma Benjamin was aware of it and he promised
Natalia was shocked. She felt as if it were a dream where she heard about Adrian.She had been searching for him for two weeks. She would lie if she said she did not think something might have happened to Adrian.But after hearing about his arrival, it was almost like she was in a dream."Luna?"Amanda patted on her shoulder when she noticed she was lost in her thoughts."Luna, just now some guards called Gamma Benjamin about Alpha's arrival in the pack. He said Alpha is coming back to the pack house."Natalia came out of her thoughts as a smile spread on her lips."He is back?"Manda's eyes welled up with tears as she noticed Natalia's happiness.After Alpha went missing, her gracefulness, which everyone had seen at the wedding, was nearly lost.Now Amanda could catch a glimpse of that old Natalia again."Yes, Luna," Amanda replied.Natalia did not ask her anything else, as she did not need to know anything else. Her husband was back, and it was enough for her.She rushed out of her
Natalia glanced at the woman's hand, which was holding Adrian's arm.Her eyebrows arched as she slowly lifted her gaze to Adrian.She took a step back when she noticed the woman hugging his arm.It was then that Beta Patric walked into the pack house.All the officials hugged him, welcoming him back. He was in the other car, so it took him some time to arrive.Natalia could not move her attention from Adrian. She was waiting for Adrian to remove the woman's hand from him. But it did not seem he was feeling any discomfort around the woman."Who is she, Adrian?" Grace Miller asked her son.It did not look good the way the young woman was hugging her son.The young woman cast a glance at Grace. She had a beautiful face with a pair of soft emerald eyes. Her beauty was capable of attracting any man she desired.She looked innocent and young, much younger than Natalia.Adrian looked at his mother and replied,"Mom, she is Hazel Leighton.""Okay, but who–"Alpha Lucas interrupted his wife as
Natalia's eyes grew almost cold as she looked at Hazel. But before she could react further, Hazel burst out laughing. “Look at your face, Sister. I was just joking. Don't worry, he is all yours. I took care of him without realizing he was the Alpha Adrian we had always heard about.” Natalia did not move her gaze away from her. She was not stupid. She caught her intention in her words. However, her heart skipped a beat when she heard a deep voice. "My wife doesn't like this kind of joke. So never dare to do that again." Adrian's voice and words caused Natalia to feel relief in her heart. She was on the verge of believing that he had taken another woman in their married life, just like Lynda. Hazel turned around to look at Adrian. His dark eyes pierced into hers. Hazel immediately turned away from him and looked at Natalia. "Please tell him not to kill me. I apologize if I offended you, sister." Natalia noticed tears well up in her eyes. She blinked, realizing she had
Natalia did not know what to say. She had no idea why her cheeks had heated up. She lowered her head and bit her bottom lip to conceal her shy smile.The way Adrian defended her in front of this woman, it touched her heart.It revealed a protective side of him, leading her to believe it was her Adrian."Let's go," Adrian murmured, dragging her upstairs.Natalia parted her lips, not knowing where they were going.She cast a glance behind her at the others. She saw Adrian's father was not happy at all. Grace appeared perplexed by her husband's behavior.When Adrian brought Natalia upstairs, she noticed him take her to their bedroom.She fixed her gaze on her handsome husband as they walked together.She glanced at her hand that he was holding gently, as if she were fragile to him.She wanted to hide her shyness from him. Her eyes were filled with tears. She still could not believe that he was back.Adrian opened the door, and they stepped inside. Adrian let go of her hand and looked aro
Natalia shut her eyes close as soon as Adrian's lips touched hers. It was blissful to feel his lips on hers again.She felt like it was what she had been missing—him, his kisses, and his touches.Adrian moved his hands and wrapped them around her waist, pressing his body against her. He deepened the kiss, expressing how much he missed her.She put both of her hands around his neck and tried to pull him closer.He groaned during the kiss.Opening her eyes, Natalia broke the kiss right away. Her worried eyes slid to him."What happened?" she asked.He shut his eyes as if he were in pain, taking deep breaths.She reached up to touch the bandage on his forehead."Did I hurt your head?"He opened his eyes and gazed at her. He shook his head slowly."No.""Adrian, you–"He pressed his thumb against her lips. "Ssshh."She blinked her eyes and stared at him.His deep eyes studied her, as if they were scanning every detail of her face. His gaze shifted to her neck, where they drew attention to
Upon hearing Natalia, Adrian's hands froze on the clothes he was moving.Having observed it, Natalia inquired,"What happened?"The fact that Adrian did not respond to her caused her to furrow her brows. She walked up to her and tapped on his shoulder.Adrian grabbed his clothes, closed the closet door, and turned to face her."Adrian, I asked you something."She was curious about how that young woman had saved such a powerful Alpha in a war.Adrian was a formidable Alpha who every Alpha was afraid of. He was the only Alpha to win three wars in a row while also winning packs.Then how could a woman like Hazel find a way to come to the aid of him during the war?Adrian's eyes met hers, and she found them strange.In response, he turned his gaze away from her and said,"Let's not talk about it. I was wounded in the war, and she was a good doctor who treated me."Natalia heard him, but there seemed to be something missing. She could not figure out why she could not trust his words.She a