Natalia hurried over to Hazel and took a close look at her. "What happened to her?" she asked.Benjamin gazed at Hazel with a frown. He got down on his knees and patted her cheek lightly.“Are you pretending in front of us? Then don’t do that, because we don’t have the time to appreciate your acting.”Benjamin's words stunned Natalia. She put her hand on his shoulder and said,"Benjamin, she passed out. Pick her up."Benjamin did not have any interest in doing so. But since it was Natalia's order, he would have to do it.He lifted Hazel and proceeded to the room where she was staying. Natalia followed him behind.On their way, a few maids noticed them.The maids rushed to a room and knocked on the door.Grace opened the door and looked at the maids."Why are you here at this hour? Is everything okay?" Grace asked them.The maid could tell that she was sleeping by observing her drowsy expression. The maids glanced at Alpha Martin, who had also woken up by the knock."Let them in, Grace
When the maids arrived at Hazel's bedroom, they discovered that Natalia and Gamma Benjamin were standing outside of the room."W-We saw that Miss Hazel looked unconscious; is she okay?" A senior maid questioned Natalia.Natalia answered with a shake of her head,"Don't know. Maybe she is having a difficult time adjusting to the weather here. She is from a whole different place."Natalia's tone was calm and polite. Though she was their soon-to-be Luna and a woman with Alpha rank, she always talked to the senior maids politely. She never behaved rudely with young maids either. Because of the uniqueness of her aura, people were compelled to bow down in front of her, despite the fact that she had not yet been officially declared to be the Luna of this pack."What is going on inside?" A young maid asked."Why are you even asking? Go back to your rooms, everyone," Benjamin replied with a cold tone.The maids immediately lowered their heads. Their gamma was hot blooded, and they did not want
Everyone in the room was shocked. Natalia shifted her gaze at Hazel and thought,‘Pregnant? She is unmarried. Does she have a lover? Do her family members know about it?’Many questions popped into her head. She thought they could not keep Hazel in their pack any longer. But again, she thought Hazel was afraid to tell her family about it and came here to take shelter."Impossible!"Alpha Martin's loud and angry voice echoed throughout the room. It caused Natalia to turn around to face him."This woman can't be pregnant. Examine her again. I think she needs to go to the pack hospital. We need a clear check for this. We can't just believe–""Dad, what are you saying?" Natalia interrupted him.His behavior was confusing her. "He is a senior doctor from our pack hospital. I personally called him. Our private physician can't check on anyone except our family, so I request him to come and check Hazel. He can't be wrong."Alpha Martin closed his mouth. Grace walked toward the bed and looked
Natalia was only in disbelief, but when she heard Hazel, she felt as if the ground had moved beneath her feet.A dizziness gripped her head. Suddenly, her legs started shaking, and they became unbalanced. She was on the verge of falling to the floor. Gamma Benjamin rushed over to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders."Natalia, are you okay?"As she struggled to maintain consciousness, Natalia clung to his arm with all her might. Her eyes began to well up with tears, but she was adamant about not allowing them to flow out her eyes.He turned his head to look at her and then moved closer to her. Natalia pushed his hand away from her hand when he tried to hold it.Her gaze did not meet his eyes, nor did she look at his face. She did not have the courage to do it.Was there anything left after so many years of suffering?"Adrian, is that true? Is this child yours?" Grace, Adrian's mother asked.While Adrian was staring at Natalia, he clenched his jaw tightly. His mother did not r
It appeared as though Hazel was struggling to catch her breath. She made an effort to move his hand away while holding it. However, he was so powerful that she could not just break free of his hold on her neck. She patted his hand, trying to push his hand.But soon she came to the realization that she could triumph over his strength. She closed her eyes tightly. When she opened them again, her eyes were glowing green.There was no longer any sign of innocence in those emerald eyes. Something was burning inside that could have destroyed anything.She gave his hand a quick glance before firmly grabbing his wrist.Adrian hissed as if he was experiencing a burning sensation around his wrist. But he did not want to leave her easily this time.As Hazel tightened her hold on Adrian's wrist, he felt a jerkiness throughout his body. A groan came out of his mouth as he immediately released her throat.When he looked at his wrist, he noticed that it was swollen and looked almost burned.He glare
There were loud crashing sounds coming from Alpha and Luna's bedroom.The maids outside the room cover their ears while standing outside. They looked terrified. They wanted to knock on the door, but they were too afraid to do it."What happened to Luna suddenly?" a maid asked others."Who kno–"The maid who was replying paused as her eyes fell on Adrian. He was walking towards the bedroom."A-Alpha!"They immediately bowed down to him. Adrian glanced at the door, where the sounds of breaking things were coming from."Leave."The maids hurriedly left, leaving him to handle his wife alone.Adrian held the doorknob tightly. His ears perked up when he heard angry growls from inside.He shut his eyes and tried to take a deep breath. After calming himself down, he opened the door.As soon as he entered the room, his steps halted. There were so many broken things scattered across the floor. The woman standing near the window caught his attention as his gaze shifted from the floor.As if she
Natalia stared at him for a long time after hearing him. He closed his eyes and rested his head against the wall, not attempting to free his throat from her grip. "You are such a weak man, Adrian," Natalia scoffed, releasing the grip. Her eyes turned back to black as if her wolf did not want to hurt her mate anymore. She took a step back and turned around. She then walked toward the nightstand. Adrian opened his eyes and saw her grabbing her phone. "What are you doing?" he asked her. "I'm calling Jason." Adrian's brows lifted as he rushed to her and grabbed her phone away from her. "You can't call him. You can't involve your family in our private matters." Natalia's eyes widened when she heard him. Her rage, which she was trying to control, boiled over once more. "Private matter? Is it still considered private? A woman is pregnant with your child, Adrian." Her eyes showed the pain she was feeling. Her tone was very calm, as if she were a zen. Adrian was scared by
Natalia wiped her tears and made her way to the door. But Adrian stopped her by saying,"If you leave, I will destroy the Blue Blood Pack."Natalia turned around with a frown after hearing his cold voice. Her frown deepened when she noticed his eyes had turned a glowing brown.Her hands trembled when she saw how Adrian looked different from how he looked a few minutes ago.He gave her a smirking look. "Don't forget that your brother submitted to me in a war. So killing him won't be a problem to me. As you may know, I have extensive experience killing Alphas during wars."Unaware of what had happened to Adrian and his eyes, Natalia blinked.She wanted to rush to him to ask what was wrong with him. But her broken heart refused to go close to him. The truth was, he betrayed her. He said he was unconscious, but how could an unconscious man make a woman pregnant? Without a doubt, he was lying to her."You are a coward. You know my brother will kill you if he learns the truth."Adrian appro
FOUR YEARS LATER ...Under the leadership of Alpha and Luna, the Crystal Pack had grown into a formidable pack. Everyone used to be afraid of Alpha Adrian, but after his Luna joined him, the fear doubled because they were the power couple in the werewolf world."Luna Natalia,"The maids bowed to the stunning woman as she walked glamorously through the corridors. She gave them nods as she passed them.Other Lunas were envious of her, finding it hard to believe a woman could possess such powerful abilities. She was an Alpha female and not only that, she was giant like her mate.It was as if they were both moon children, destined to be together forever.In the past few years, Natalia has experienced every stage of her life with her husband, and time has passed very slowly with each passing year. Her life had completely changed. Her opinions, her way of thinking, her way of talking, her etiquette, and many other things had changed. However, what did not change was her heart. She cared
After the crown ceremony,Natalia glanced at Grace, considering taking Adelia to the bedroom."Mom, you must be tired from holding her.""No, it's okay. Amanda was there with me all the time."Natalia moved her hand up. “She is asleep. You can—”Adrian came over to her and stopped her. "You can leave her to Mom. I am sure she can handle her. You look worn out anyway."Natalia was stunned. She shot him a look. Adrian shrugged his shoulders and walked up the stairs."Mom, don't listen to him."Grace shook her head and replied, "He is right. You were very busy throughout the day. Take a rest tonight. I will take care of Adelia."Natalia let out a sigh and agreed to her. She glanced at the sleeping baby and went to the bedroom.When she entered the bedroom, she found the whole room was empty.She shut the door and took off her crown. She carefully placed it inside the closet, next to the dagger.As she finished removing all of her jewelry, the bathroom door opened.She turned her head onl
A Few Months Later"I, Adrian Miller, Alpha King, declare Natalia Miller to be the Luna and Queen of my packs."Everyone applauded when Adrian placed the crown on Natalia's head.Natalia gave Adrian a smile. He wore a black robe embroidered with spells designed by the coven of the Black Haw pack. They sent it as a present to embrace their new head Alpha.Natalia lifted her white gown and descended from the stage, clutching Adrian's arm.It reminded her of her wedding day.Hazel and Jason came toward them and hugged each other."Where is John?" Natalia asked about their child.They pointed to Jade, who was holding their child, while Grace stood next to her, holding Natalia and Adrian's child, Adelia.The two women appeared to be the happiest women in the world today."Alpha Adrian, Luna Natalia,"They turned around after hearing a familiar voice.It was Alpha Wade. Beside him was Tyra, Eric's mate. During their conversation, Alpha Wade said,"I am planning to marry Tyra off soon."Nata
Days passed as the delivery date of Natalia's child was coming.Things had changed in Natalia's life in the last few months.Everyone was doting on her. The person who cared for her the most was her husband.Adrian always came home early to spend time with Natalia and his children. He said he wanted to give most of his time to Natalia during her pregnancy period.Natalia had noticed Adrian's growing impatience to see his baby in recent months. His face was always lit up with excitement.She used to have this dream when she was pregnant a few years ago.Adrian never allowed her to do any work. He was always curious about her preferences for food and activities. He even canceled his meetings whenever she felt sick. When she was down, he always surprised her with a gift to lift her spirits.He did not pass up any opportunity to spoil her. In fact, her own family claimed Adrian had spoiled her too much.She felt as if everything was a dream, and she wanted to stay in it forever."Adrian,
Everyone returned to the pack house.Natalia was lying in bed. The private doctor was checking on her."You are lucky the baby is fine," she said."Thank you, doctor. Please check on Hazel too," Natalia said to her.The doctor gave her a nod and then left the room.Natalia looked at the people who entered the room after the doctor left.Martin Hansley and Jade Hansley hugged their daughter. Meanwhile, Lucas Miller and Grace Miller lowered their heads.Natalia smiled at them, saying, "Mom, Dad."They looked at her with apologies."Forgive us, dear," Lucas said as he approached the bed.Grace hugged Natalia and said sorry to her for everything they had done in the past few days."It was not your fault. You all were influenced. I should be sorry for losing my temper and saying those rubbish things."They shook their heads and said they would never have a daughter-in-law like her. She was more like a daughter to them.“How is everyone?”“Doctor Max treated them. Benjamin was in critical c
Natalia was astounded by what she witnessed. Then she realized that the man was old Leighton's twin brother."Natalia"She heard her mother's voice. She turned her and found her and Adrian's parents. She noticed her mother-in-law also looked worried for her.She limped, trying to walk toward them.At that time a witch ran toward her, but a wolf came between and bit the witch's leg, slamming her to the ground.Natalia realized Eric was the one who saved her. She smiled at him. He gave her a nod before sprinting back toward Jason.Today, the three men in her life who once loved her are protecting her.Natalia realized that no matter how powerful you are, there will come a time when everyone needs each other.She went to her mother and hugged her. Her mother-in-law, Grace, shed tears as she also hugged her.Denis Leighton stepped toward Adrian and bowed to him."Alpha"Natalia was stunned to see the old man lowering his head toward Adrian.Adrian released Ansel's neck and took a step bac
Max was standing behind Natalia. He patted Natalia's shoulder and wrapped his arm around her. "Perfect shot."Adrian noticed how securely Max was holding Natalia. His eyes turned pale as he remembered Natalia's words.If she had been with Max, she would have been happy. Getting married to him again ruined her life.Adrian turned around and saw Ansel's arm. It was pierced by a digger rather than a simple knife.He recalled it and realized it was the dagger marked on the back of Natalia's neck. She was a healer who could kill anyone with her dagger, which was filled with her poisonous blood.He did not know about its ability toward the witches or wizards, but she had killed Doctor Harold with that knife. After that, she never touched it again."Thanks, Max," Natalia said to Max.When she called Max yesterday, he asked for help. She asked for the tonics that could help wolves and the dagger, which she used when she needed it. Max arrived at the right time to help her.The fire went out,
Everyone was staring at Adrian, who was mercilessly beating Rick. They could not believe that he had recalled everything.Natalia was surprised as well. Did that mean he remembered everything? Every moment in their lives that they had spent together?"No! No! No! Stop him!"Ansel yelled at her people. They rushed to Adrian, but he growled at them, which caused them to stop in their place, frozen.As the only one who dared to approach Adrian, the old Leighton's eyes turned glowing green.He raised his hand and chanted something, prompting Adrian to stop beating Rick.The old Leighton was giving Adrian mental pain. He grabbed his forehead and groaned angrily.The sound of his groan reverberated throughout the entire forest."Leave him. Don't hurt her," Natalia said to the old man.Jason and Patric told their men to attack the wizards and witches. Because their Alpha was present, they would have to choose between giving their lives or taking the lives of others.Natalia closed her eyes a
Natalia's tears, which she had been holding back until now, fell on her cheeks.Adrian's gaze locked on hers. They were dark but familiar to her. His jaw was clenched as if he were trying not to groan in pain.When his body moved, she came back to reality and gasped."Ad-Adrian! What are you—"Adrian pushed her head back, covering her gaze so she could not look at anything."Sshh"His thumb caressed her cheek while pressing her head against his bare chest as if he did not feel anything.Natalia could feel the heat of the flame whenever the whip touched his back."Don't... Don't hit him!"She exclaimed, crying, but Rick did not stop."Look, who has come to protect his wife? The man who can not shift, who can not protect himself, how can he protect his wife?"Rick's mocking made the witches and wizards laugh. Everyone was aware of Adrian's condition. He had become a puppet of Ansel.Rick continued to whip Adrian's back. As the flaming whip continued to strike him on his back, his skin b