Natalia immediately received the call and spoke out first."Brother?"Jason's calm voice came out of the other side as he said,"Natalia.""Brother, where are you?"As if he could understand her desperate tone, he replied,"I am in the Blue Blood Pack. Why? What happened? Is everything okay there?""In the Blue Blood Pack? But when I asked Eric, he told me that you were out of the pack. When did you come back, brother?"The driver started the car. Natalia immediately grabbed the front passenger seat and gestured to the driver to stop the car.The driver hurriedly stopped the car and parked it on the side.She put the phone away for a second from her ear and said to the driver,"Wait a minute."The driver understood that she needed some privacy. So he nodded his head and went out of the car, leaving her inside to converse with her brother."I heard from Eric that you were looking for me. I was out of the pack for a few days for some work. I got back today."Natalia leaned her back agai
Jason was stunned upon hearing her. He could not understand why she was saying that."Natalia, what's wrong?"Natalia shook her head as she gritted her teeth and muttered,"I want their downfall, and here you are supporting them? Why, Brother?"Jason paused for a moment before calmy asked,"Why are you after them? I have not heard any mention of them visiting the Crystal Blood Pack. Trust me. They are not a threat to your pack.""Not a threat?"She scoffed at his words.The biggest threat they had already sent to them. It was Hazel and her child."I can't understand what you are saying. Did they offend you?" Jason uttered."If they did, will you hurt them?" She asked directly.Jason could not reply. Natalia was shocked by her brother's silence."What is your connection with that pack, brother? Do you know they are enemies of your sister's pack?""Enemy?""Yes, Enemy. They are after your sister's happiness. Now, don't ask me anything more because I can't explain anything to you right n
"Why?"Natalia asked as soon as Jason finished his sentence.Jason doubted her and asked,"What, why? Can't I come to visit my sister's pack?"Natalia bit her tongue. It was not like she did not want her brother to come to this pack. However, if he saw Hazel and learned about her child, there might be a big fight between him and Adrian.Her brother was very protective of her. He would not listen to her and take her away from Adrian.“You can visit. But given that you have just returned, you must be extremely busy with work.”She tried to make an excuse. She did not want him to see Hazel in the pack house and learn about her accusations against Adrian."That's why I said next week, Silly," his brother said with a chuckle.She almost smacked her forehead in frustration. She had no other choice but to say,"O-Okay."She hung up the call and closed her eyes. She did not know if his brother came to this pack how he would react.Natalia lowered her head and saw the file, which contained all
The car came to a stop in front of a large villa. From inside, Natalia could take a look inside. The blinds were slightly parted, revealing the dim lighting inside the villa.She shifted her gaze away from the villa and lowered her head to look at the file she was holding."Miss, we arrived," the driver said, assuming she was not aware or was in a daze.She took a deep breath and nodded her head."I know."The driver hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door for her.She stepped out of the car and walked toward the villa.There were no guards outside, as if Adrian had told them not to be there.With slow steps, Natalia made her way to the front door.She lifted her hand to open the large door. Before opening it, she glanced at the file.There was no way she would let Adrian know about it. He did not need to know what she was doing. It was her choice to learn the truth by herself.She went inside and found no one in the living room. She looked around, trying to look for him."Wh
"I am afraid I will kill your child if I do."Adrian's voice was chilly, and it came out as a warning.Natalia was silent, not letting out a sound. However, as if he could feel her presence, he turned around, and their gaze met."Adrian? Please don't kill the child. I am afraid to stay here alone."Hazel's voice was coming out of the phone as the phone was on loudspeaker.Natalia forced her gaze away from Adrian's dark eyes. She shifted her gaze to the phone, which lay on the railing's frame.She slowly walked toward it while rubbing her hair. She removed the towel and placed it on the railing before grabbing Adrian's phone."Hello? Adrian? Are you listening to me?"Natalia glanced at Adrian, who looked surprised to see her. His curious gaze was visible to her."Don't disturb my husband. He won't come back. Because I am with him and I will always be."After saying that with a cold tone, Natalia cut the call.Adrian's eyes did not move from her.She was the one who broke eye contact ag
The next day,Natalia woke up early. She found Adrian sleeping, leaning against her. He was in a deep sleep. So she slowly got out of bed.Like the old days, she got ready and prepared breakfast for him.She did not wake him up and left for the company. She did not forget to take the file with her, which had the address of the blacksmith.She did not talk about it to anyone but planned to go there today.As the whole tiring day of work had finished, she thought about leaving the company.At that time, a young woman came and knocked on the door of her office room."Come in," she replied.As soon as the young woman entered her office, Natalia jumped on her seat."Damia?""Miss!"Damia rushed toward her.She came to hug Natalia. Natalia smiled at her and hugged her back."How are you, Damia?""Miss, I am happy. After seeing you, I am really happy right now. It is as if I am seeing my family member."Damia's excited tone made Natalia feel warmth.She stroked her hair and said,"Didn't I s
Natalia was confused as to why his brother often went out of his pack while leaving the important board meetings. And why might this be the case? Because she remembered that when she was in the pack, he disliked going outside. Even all important pack meetings used to take place in the Blue Blood Pack.Natalia fell silent, completely immersed in her thoughts.Damia glanced at Natalia, trying to get a new conversation as she thought she had said something that she should not have said."How is life in this pack? How is Alpha Adrian?"Natalia blinked her eyes, getting out of her thoughts. She turned to Damia and smiled at her."He's good."She tried to hide her fear in her heart, which was clenching inside all of a sudden.She needed to figure out how to fix everything before it was too late.Two hours went by while the car continued to move forward.The car moved into the village side as it passed through the old town.Natalia was thinking about the ancient locksmith. What stated in the
She quickly picked up Adrian's phone. She brought the phone near her ear. She was about to ask if he was okay; he cut her off and asked,"Where are you?"Natalia paused herself. She could not move after hearing his voice. He did not seem unwell or in any danger.So he was also fine, then why the hell was she still feeling like that?"I am outside," she replied, trying to calm her breath.Adrian turned quiet as if he could hear her loud heartbeats.Her gaze moved outside the window. A few drops of rain began to land on the windowpane. The yellow lights of the street started to illuminate the raindrops.Natalia's gaze was drawn to the slow movement of the raindrops as they combined with other drops.At that time, both of them were listening to each other's breath on the phone.After a minute of silence, Adrian asked,"Are you coming home tonight?"Natalia blinked her eyes.He again said home. It was true. His residence was their actual home, where they used to live before."No.""Why?"
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