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
Noah cast a glance at his mother. Natalia stood still and calm. She was glad that Hazel knew Noah was the heir of this pack."Let's go. Your dad is waiting," Natalia said, grabbing both of the twin's hands.They happily walked with their mother to see their father again.In the dining room,Adrian was sitting on the head chair, talking on his phone."Ask him to visit our pack. I want to talk to him about something important."His voice was calm, but his gaze was not.Natalia had just stepped into the dining room with the twins. She noticed Adrian was not in a good mood.She silently picked up the twins and seated them near Adrian's left side. Then she took her seat, which was the right seat next to Adrian.Hazel also came into the room. She seemed perplexed. She walked up to Natalia and sat beside her.Natalia stared at Adrian, waiting for his conversation to end."Organize everything as quickly as possible. I can't let her stay here for a long time."Natalia realized he was talking a
Natalia looked at Alpha Lucas. She was trying to understand why he said that. She wondered why Hazel's culture differed from theirs.She glanced at Hazel, who stared at Alpha Lucas. She did not look innocent the way she behaved all the time. For some reason, Natalia was unable to comprehend something that she looked in her eyes."Alpha Lucas must be very proud of his culture. But I am curious why his people abandoned their promises. Is it a part of your culture that you struggle to keep your promises?"Everyone's attention was fixed on Hazel. The sudden confidence of the young woman surprised Natalia. However, what caught her more attention was her words.What promises was she talking about?"You and your people, everything is just—""Relax, Dad."Adrian's voice was enough to stop his father from continuing to speak. He shrugged his shoulders and began to eat.Noah and Aria noticed their father started to eat, so they did the same.Alpha Lucas and Grace were staring at their son. Mean
Amanda looked at Natalia and said, "Luna, I don't have the new pack doctor's number."Natalia rubbed her forehead and asked her to call Gamma Benjamin.When Amanda called Benjamin, he had just entered the pack house. After hearing about Noah, Benjamin rushed into the room."Natalia," Benjamin said, walking into the room.Natalia was sitting next to Noah. So when she heard Benjamin, she stood up and looked at him."Call our new doctor immediately. He is running a high fever."Benjamin did not waste any seconds as he dialed the doctor.In ten minutes, the doctor showed up at the pack house to check on Noah."It's surprising. Since he is not sick with a cold or cough, what could be causing this fever?" the doctor said.Natalia glanced at Benjamin. He questioned the doctor right away,"That's why we called you here, doctor."The doctor stood up after writing down a prescription. He handed it to Benjamin, then turned to Natalia.He bowed slightly to her and said,"I prescribed some medicat
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