When Natalia heard Adrian, her eyes widened. Because her thoughts slowly turned to the reflection of what had happened in the club. She remembered how he came to the room and got these wounds.She gulped and cast a glance at him. She slowly rose from the bed and walked toward the couch.She sat on the couch, a little away from him. As she thought to pick up the box, she said,"I am only helping because you are my children's father. Otherwise, even if you die, I don't–"He grabbed her hand and pulled her toward him. Her body pressed against his bare chest, causing her to gasp."I don't what? You don't care? You won't care if I die?"She gritted her teeth and glared at him."You are right. You..."Her eyes turned blurry. "You are a cheap liar. I was not enough for you. You always need another woman in your life."His eyes darkened as he let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her waist, causing her nose to brush against his.He looked into her eyes and muttered angrily,"In my lif
Natalia froze when his lips touched her chin. She felt her wolf reacting to her. Her wolf yearned for him to touch her again.His hands slowly moved up and down her waist, encircling it tightly.She closed her eyes, sensing his touches, unable to resist. His lips trailed over her neck, brushing on her skin.She could not react to his words, as she could not even hear him. His touch and kisses were enough to distract her from anything happening around the world."Why did you go to the club?" he whispered, brushing his nose against her neck.Hearing his deep voice, Natalia's eyes flung open. She grabbed his shoulder and shoved him away.Adrian moved back to lean his back against the couch. He looked at her but did not remove his hands from her waist."I hate you, Adrian. You are trying to get closer to me in order to distract me. What do you think? I will forgive you?"He looked into her eyes without giving her any answer. His gaze was deep and keen, which made her feel nervous inside.
Adrian stared at her cold eyes. Their anger was visible to him. He caressed his fingers on the back of her neck and replied with an assured tone,"I will prove it to you very soon."Natalia felt a burden move through her heart. She closed her eyes for a moment. She felt dizzy in her head. She wanted to believe Adrian. Even though she had decided not to give him another chance.However, if he stated so confidently that he was not the father, it could be true. She could only hope that.But what if he was influenced by something and made the mistake? How might things turn out for them? He said he was unconscious. But how did he get hurt and lose consciousness?Many questions popped into her head, and she wanted to hear the answers from him.She remembered how she had asked him questions, and he had ignored them. He had said that he did not want to talk about it.She took a deep breath and then opened her eyes.But as soon as she opened her eyes, she gasped. Because Adrian moved his hand
Natalia was shocked after seeing the wound in Adrian's forehead. She thought it was a wound that she could heal.But after seeing the wound, she doubted she could heal it."How did you get this scar?" she mumbled, staring at his forehead.He had a wound on his forehead that looked like a burning scar.As she reached out to touch the wound, her hand trembled.Natalia shifted her gaze at him and furrowed her brows. "How did you get this wound? Why are you not replying to me?" she asked again.She remembered the night when the pack was attacked by the rogues. That night, one of their villages caught fire. Natalia assumed he got the wound from the fire.As her fingers were about to touch his wound, Adrian immediately grabbed her wrist to stop her."Don't touch it," he said."Why?" she asked.He shook his head and let go of her hand. "It's not a wound that you can heal. So don't waste your time on it."Natalia was confused. Her eyes were once again drawn to the mark. She felt her heart sha
Natalia's hands moved to his shoulders. Adrian thought she would push him away. But Natalia did not push him. Instead, she rubbed his shoulders and moved her fingers to his soft locks.When he felt her fingers on his hair, his grip tightened around her.Natalia was silent, which gave him peace.He was holding her in silence, which was exactly what he needed at that moment.After a while, he unwrapped his hands and raised his head to look at her. When his head moved, it brushed against her breasts.She looked into his eyes without saying anything.Adrian ran his hands on her back and got to his feet.He motioned her to the closet and said,"Go and change your dress. You can't sleep in this dress."She assumed it was a signal for her to join him in bed. Without anything in her mind, she nodded her head and got down from the couch.She went to the closet and looked through her dresses. She grabbed a nightgown and went to the bathroom to change.Adrian sat back on the couch, staring at th
Natalia's sleep broke when she heard the sound of a door closing.She opened her eyes but immediately shut them. She felt her head aching like hell. She bit her bottom lip and lifted her hands to rub her eyes.Her eyes slowly opened again, and she gazed at the ceiling.It took her a few seconds to remember what had happened last night.She recalled how Adrian was hugging her tightly while sleeping. When he was asleep, his face appeared so innocent. She had allowed him to embrace her throughout the night.She looked at her fingers and remembered running them through his soft hair.His relaxed face came to her mind. It was as if he had not slept in a long time.Pressing her elbows against the mattress, Natalia sat up on the bed. She moved back to reach the headrest and leaned against it.All the blinds were open, so the sunlight was coming into the room easily. She rubbed her forehead, resting her head against the headrest."This ridiculous headache!" she mumbled.She looked around the
Natalia could not just move her eyes from his body. Her gaze drew to his abs."Liking it?" he asked with a smirk."Huh?"She immediately looked away from him and blinked her eyes.When he came to her side of the bed, she moved back.He bent down and grabbed his phone from the nightstand. He turned his head to her and said,"What? I was just taking my phone."She nodded, waiting for him to move so she could get out of bed.However, he had something else on his mind.He stood up straight and turned to face her.Seeing that he was not moving, she glanced at him.She saw him staring at her chest.She lowered her head, realizing that her nightgown was too loose, exposing her half breasts.She quickly fixed her nightgown, only to hear a chuckle."Newlyweds, aren't we?"She took a deep breath before looking at him."I was just–"She paused when he placed his one knee on the mattress and bent down toward her.Natalia swallowed her breath. After last night, she could not find anger for him in
Natalia stared at Adrian for a long time. He also did not move his hand away from her head.None of them broke eye contact.Natalia felt ease in her heart. She almost assumed that this man had changed again, but she was wrong. In front of her was the Adrian who could do anything for her and her happiness."Adrian, you were telling me the truth, right? That child—""Not mine," he cut her off.She let out a long breath.But then, in the blink of her eyes, Adrian leaned down and planted a kiss on her lips.It was only for a second because the next thing Natalia felt was him removing his hand from her head. She watched him move away, heading to the closet.She slowly lifted her hand and touched her lips. Her cheeks flushed.She got down from the bed and moved toward the closet.She stood next to him, watching him take out his clothes.She focused her gaze on his injured arm from last night.It was healing, so she was relieved. Her gaze shifted upward and stopped on his forehead.She looke
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