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
Aria and Noah were confused by their father's words. But they were overjoyed that their father had returned. They were confident he would.Adrian stood up straight and held their hands."Have a meal with Dad," he said to them.They grinned at him happily and nodded their heads at them.Natalia walked towards them and said to the children,"No, you should get cleaned up first.""No, please, Mommy. We will go after–"Adrian cut Aria off as he said,"Listen to your mommy. Go and return quickly. Dad will wait for both of you."Hearing him, they yanked their hands and dashed upstairs to their rooms to freshen up.Natalia laughed at their actions. They were very adorable. They were ecstatic to see Adrian after such a long time.Adrian gave a quick glance at the stairs before turning away. Natalia's bright smile caught his attention.Natalia shifted her gaze, and Adrian caught it.She blushed as she noticed how carefully he was looking at her.He moved closer. She gulped and lowered her head
Natalia was stunned by what Hazel said. She looked over at Adrian, who was glaring at Hazel."How dare you go upstairs? Who granted you permission to go there?"Adrian's angry voice caused Hazel to flinch. She quickly took Natalia's hand and hid behind her."I was just—"Adrian approached Natalia and grabbed Hazel's hand from behind her. He appeared to be ready to reprimand her.But Natalia held his hand to prevent him from doing so."Let it go. Maybe she did not have a dress to wear."Adrian's angry eyes met Natalia, which shocked Natalia. He was always gentle with her. So looking at his angry eyes made her feel strange."Natalia, when I said she was only a guest, I meant it. You do not need to give her so much value that she becomes one of us. Because she is not."Natalia's hand loosened around his arm as she looked away from him. She turned around to confront Hazel.She noticed Hazel's eyes were wet with tears. She seemed to be scared."Hazel, you don't look that weak. You managed
Hazel's gaze remained focused on Natalia's deep blue eyes. She swallowed and lowered her head then uttered,"Sister, I am not after anyone. I have my own reason to come here. Adrian, take me here–""Alpha," Natalia said, interrupting her."What?" Hazel asked with a confused look."Call him by his rank. Stop calling him by his name. Because except for his family, no one is allowed to do that."Natalia's words came out like sharp knives. She was very clear about her possession.The Alpha blood running in her body was the reason behind her anger and possessiveness.The difference between her and other ordinary she-wolves was that they could only feel it and could do nothing but tell the person they loved. However, Natalia possessed the power and ability to kill anyone with a single blink of her eyes. She was a very strong wolf who Alpha males begged to have.As her wolf had previously stated, she was the cure that every Alpha desired."But he is not the Alpha of my pack. So I am not obli