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
Natalia immediately cupped his cheeks, causing him to open his eyes."Look into my eyes," she said to him.She wanted him to feel her wolf. She wanted her wolf to handle the situation.Her eyes turned dark blue as she dug her gaze into his.Adrian furrowed his brows while looking into her eyes, but then he shut his eyes once again.He let out in a deep voice, "Don't."He moved back. Natalia's hands were in the middle of the air. She watched him backing away from her."Adrian," she mumbled.She recalled how many times his eyes changed like that in front of her.She felt a pang in her heart when she realized that most of the time, he felt pain in his wound, and his eyes changed when she was too close to him. Even last night, he felt pain.He turned around and ran his fingers through his hair. "I will see what I can do about it," he said with a frustrated tone.Natalia did not make the situation more difficult for him. She pulled out a dress out of the closet and rushed to the bathroom.
Natalia picked up on his words. Her cheeks flushed. However, she did not respond. She lowered her head and finished her food.After eating her food, she turned her head to look at Adrian."How did you get my phone? It was in a—""Private cabin?" he cut her off.She looked away from him and nodded her head."I was... I don't know what happened to me last night. I went to get some drinks. Then..."She paused since he was aware of what happened after that."I was concerned about you, so I tracked your location.”"I see.""But when I found your phone but not you in the cabin, I was out of my mind. I swear if I had not found you, I would have burned down the club. That man in the cabin told me about the man who took you away.”Natalia's eyes became darker as she muttered,"They are not saints either. They didn't try to stop the man; in fact, they were laughing as if it were normal."Adrian kept quiet for a moment after listening to her. He then placed his hand on hers and said,"Don't worr
After exiting the house, Natalia began to walk.She was thinking back on everything that had happened up to this point. She trusted Adrian, but she was not going to go easy on him. It was not because she still had a little doubt in her heart; it was because she was upset with him for not sharing anything with her.She turned to look when she heard the sound of a horn.Adrian's car was heading towards her. She paused and moved to the side.The car came to a stop beside her, and the driver quickly got out."Luna, Alpha ordered me to send you to the pack company," the driver said, opening the back door for her."Oh, yeah. I forgot," she said, getting into the car.During the ride, she thought about Adrian's wound. She slowly moved her hand to the back of her neck, where the mark of a healer was located."I wish I could heal him," she mumbled.Whenever she thought about the burn scar, her heart shook inside, thinking about the pain he had to endure.She remembered his color-changing eyes
With a frown on her face, Natalia turned to face her brother. What was it that he desired that made him to assist the family, such as the Leightons? It was not unfamiliar how these people were. They were notorious and vicious people who could only cause harm to others. So why did he help them in the first place?She noticed that he was looking in a certain direction. Before her eyes could follow his gaze, Hazel got up from the couch."Excuse me. I am coming back in a few minutes," she said in a low tone.After that, Hazel walked past everyone.Natalia followed her movements until she left the living room. When she noticed that Hazel was sweating as if she had been startled, she was perplexed.Wasn't her family there for her to set up things for herself? Then why did she look so afraid?Natalia suspected that Hazel had begun to behave strangely since her family arrived.But why?As other people resumed their conversations, the living room started to emit a reverberation of voices.Afte
Hazel's sister-in-law, Ansel Leighton, was shocked. She did not expect Natalia to respond like that. Her eyes widened and glowed with anger."Did you just—"Lucas Miller, Adrian's father, stopped her from speaking when he noticed the atmosphere growing heated."Please don't take her words to heart."Natalia looked at Lucas to see why he had stopped Ansel. She wanted to hear her out before responding with what she deserved.A shameless family like Leighton deserved to be insulted rather than respected."My sister is very blunt. "She never considers who is in front of her; she always stands for the truth," Jason stated proudly.Ansel raised an eyebrow and said, "Then she should stand the truth this time as well. The truth is that someone else is carrying her husband's children. How can she not show her support for the woman? Can't she support the feelings of these two people and make her own decision?"Natalia clenched her jaw. How did she know what she and Adrian had talked about befor
Natalia was surprised to hear her brother. She glanced at the old man once again.Was what her brother said right?Her eyes quickly swept over Adrian's bandaged forehead. Before he could catch her eyes, she averted her gaze off of him.She pondered, 'Was it Old Leighton who was responsible for the burn on his forehead?’By telling herself that she did not care about Adrian anymore, she attempted to calm her heart.Through a hushed voice, she responded to her brother, "Okay."Jason shrugged his shoulders and said to the old man with a grin.“You are talking about culture and rules? In spite of the restrictions that my pack imposed, have you forgotten how I managed to make it to your pack? You are aware of the reason why I went there, right?”The expression on the old man's face changed. His thick brows furrowed, but then he let out a chuckle."I see I have offended Alpha Jason. Don't mind my words. I was only talking about terms. If that offends Alpha Jason, I apologize."Natalia was s
In the silent living roomEveryone's attention was on Natalia. The three new people scrutinized her with their predatory eyes.The pair of emerald eyes, which had been experienced by seeing many things, keened by focusing on her."How can you refer to her as this pack's Luna when there hasn't been a crown ceremony yet?"Hearing the strong voice, which did not shake a bit even though the owner was old, took Natalia aback.She turned her head to look at the old man. She felt awkward inside after meeting his gaze.It appeared that he possessed far more power than she had expected. The power of the wizarding world was something she was not unaware of. The words that he spoke pierced her heart and brought her to the realization of something that she had neglected to remember.'Crown Ceremony!' she thought, averting her gaze from the old man.She came to the realization that she had not yet earned the title of Luna of this pack. The reflection of the night the Crown Ceremony flashed on her
Natalia scrutinized the three people who did not greet her and instead went to take seats on the couches. Adrian did not even bother introducing her to them. She felt like an outsider.For once, she wanted to leave them for now.However, her brother held her hand and shook his head, indicating that she should not leave at this time."I hope we will not bring up the past. Our children made some mistakes; we will try to solve this," Lucas Miller said with a soft tone.Natalia remained composed, trying to concentrate on their conversation.The young woman had not yet sat down on the couch. She walked up to Adrian and stood beside him."Refreshing to see you again, Alpha Adrian."She was grinning charmingly, and as she gazed at him, her eyes glistened.She raised her hand and gently laid it on his shoulder before brushing something out of its way. As she slowly ran her fingernails over his shirt sleeve, she spoke again while gazing at the bandage around his forehead."You shouldn't have l
At the moment of hearing that, Natalia and Jason both appeared surprised.The Leighton family?Natalia almost forgot that she had heard Gamma Benjamin telling her that some guests were coming to the pack house. He did not say who the guests were, so she was unaware of their identities.Hearing that it was the Leighton family, Natalia felt a shift in her heart.Did they learn that Adrian agreed to accept Hazel and her child? Was it the reason for their arrival?Right after the guards, three people came to the site. They entered the pack house with their green eyes observing the surroundings around them.Natalia examined the three people.They looked powerful—really powerful.There was just one woman among the two men. The woman was young, but she could be two or three years older than Natalia.While the two men have different ages. One was a young man with a calm face, while the other appeared to be the family's main character.It was an elderly gentleman with emerald eyes. A power ema
The color of Adrian's eyes faded from black to brown. He frowned at her upon hearing her statement. He grabbed her wrist and questioned with a raspy voice,"Rule this pack on your own? You mean you want to rule my pack alone?"All of a sudden, she experienced a burning sensation in her wrist. The fact that his hand could cause her to experience such a burning sensation in her head was a mystery to her. Her grip loosened in shock.He was able to successfully get her to move away from him. It caused her to retreat a few steps back. As she was perplexed, her legs became unbalanced.Jason noticed his sister was about to fall. He hurried over to her and prevented her from falling by holding her.His head turned to Adrian, and he let out a low growl. He was filled with rage, and he had a strong desire to kill this man right at this moment."How dare you push her?"He was concerned that this man would cause harm to Natalia's child. Yeah, it was Natalia's child only. The idea of her living wi
Natalia's eyes turned a glowing dark blue. With her teeth gritted, she shot her gaze at Adrian.His parents were taken aback by her words. It was disrespectful to them. Natalia had never dared to do that before. She was always courteous and respectful towards them."Natalia!"Grace reacted angrily. Her eyes narrowed as she spoke,"We have been showing you care all these years. But by saying that you can kill us, you have just shown what our place is in your eyes."Grace looked at her husband, Lucas Miller, as she held his arm."Your father-in-law adores you and has always wanted you to be his daughter-in-law. He never accepted Lynda, and he never mentioned liking Hazel. But today, you disrespected this old man."Natalia turned a blind eye to all the things Grace Miller was saying. The moment Adrian announced that he was going to take Hazel as his mistress, she had completely lost her mind, and his parents did not even object to the idea.Upon seeing Adrian's expression of indifference,
Jason's eyes were filled with rage, which caused him to growl so loudly that Grace Miller was forced to cover her ears. After all among the four werewolves, she was the only person who was not an Alpha. Hazel was the exception, she was a witch.He turned around and looked directly at Hazel. She was trying to avoid his gaze."Are you pregnant with his child?"He asked her the question because he did not believe in it. Hearing about the mistress seemed less shocking than hearing this news.His teeth clenched as he stared at Hazel.Hazel stepped aside, appearing frightened, and stood behind Adrian. But there was no mercy in Jason's eyes. His eyes followed her every step. He noticed that she was firmly gripping Adrian's suit sleeve."Stop scaring her. She is pregnant. I don't want my unborn child hurt by anything."Natalia jerked up when she heard Adrian's words. She clutched her dress around her stomach with her hand.'His unborn child? Isn't his unborn child in my womb? Why is he acknow