Aria hugged my neck tightly in fear. I crossed the road and went back to my car.My driver was shocked by my actions.I got inside the car as Aria was still in my arms. I could not believe how little she was. I was holding her in one arm.Aria did not make any movements. As she leaned her head against my shoulder, she was crying uncontrollably.I patted her back. I did not know what had happened to her or what she was doing in the middle of the road."Alpha, who is this child?" my driver asked me."Stop your fucking mouth. Can't you see she's crying?" I said while glaring at my driver.His eyes widened, and he shifted his gaze to the road. He did not start the car since I had not ordered him yet.After a while, Aria moved her head from my shoulder and looked at me.As a result of her crying, I was able to observe that her eyes were puffy and that her nose was red.I put her in the next seat and asked,"Where is your mom?"She sobbed and replied, "I-I lost mommy.""What? How?"Her eyes
I was at a loss to understand whether or not I should believe this little child's words. It seemed to me that she was not aware of the truth. On the other hand, how could Natalia even hide the truth from her children? How was it possible for Eric not to call his children his own? Exactly what kind of man he was?After heaving a sigh, I shook my head. "Didn't Eric go to your parents' meeting?"As a response, she gave me a slight nod. "But that was because Mommy had an exam that day. Uncle Eric told her not to worry, and he then accompanied us.""She had an exam? She is studying?""Mommy has just finished her studies. Don't you know that?"I was not aware of it. Did Natalia continue her studies? She had even completed her graduation?It was then that I recalled how she had given up her schooling in order to marry me. At that time, her adoptive father told me that she had decided not to continue her education. I thought she was not a good student, so I did not ask her about it.While I w
Natalia's POV"It's nothing to do with you, Adrian. Just let go my daugh-"Adrian cut the call, which made my blood boil in anger. I removed my phone from my ear and stared at the phone screen for a while.A few minutes ago, when Beta Patric called me to inform me about Aria, I was feeling relieved that I had finally found her. Until then, I was trying to search for her like a crazy woman who had lost the reason to live.However, when I realized that Aria was with Adrian, another fear evolved within me. I had no idea what I would do.How could Adrian be so cruel? He kidnapped a little child!"What did he say?" I heard Eric as he put his hand on my shoulder.I turned to him and shook my head."That man said he wanted to know about their father. I think he has learned something for sure."Eric's brows shot up. "What does he know?""I don't know, Eric. He said he would send me an address. But he can't let me take my daughter away until I tell him the truth. How will I?"I pulled my hair
I immediately rushed out of the pack house. While I was leaving, my parents asked me where I was going."I am going to get Aria back," I replied to them.Jason was not at home, but I informed him of what I told my parents. I did not want him to remain in distress. "Let's go," Eric said, opening his car door for me.I stopped in front of his car. I did not want to take him with me. Adrian once doubted my children were Eric's. I could not do anything to make him mad and hurt Aria."I want to go alone.""No, I can't let you go alone to that man." Eric replied, giving me an angry look."I will make an excuse. Don't worry, Eric.""No. I can't trust that man. You didn't tell Jason about it. But if he gets to know about it, he will never forgive me for letting you go to that man."I tried to request him, but it all went in vain. He was stubborn about going with me.I felt defeated and got in his car. He started to drive, and I lost myself in my thoughts.I remembered my other baby. He was f
Adrian's POVAfter listening to Natalia's reply, I grimaced at her."Dead? How?" I questioned her as I moved closer to her.She did not move, which demonstrated to me that she was unaffected by the fact that I was getting closer to her.It did not appear that the woman in front of me was broken. She was not the woman who always talked to me while stuttering, but a strong woman who was not afraid of me."You don't have to know about him."At that moment, I moved nearer to her by taking one step closer. Her eyes were piercing my heart, which I could not find the reason for.How could she stand so proudly in front of me after doing all those things?"You have to answer before going. Because my mercy is not for everyone."I tried to scare her so that she would reveal all the truth that she had been hiding inside her.She glanced at the room where Aria had just gone. I could see that she was afraid of her daughter's life.But she did not know that I would never think of hurting that girl.
Natalia's POVWhen we returned to the pack house, my parents pulled Aria into their embrace. They were afraid of losing her. At this age, Noah and Aria were their favorite companions."I'm okay, Grandpa. Don't worry, Grandma."Like a sensible child, Aria assured them that she was fine.I noticed Noah standing in a corner. His eyes were on Aria, but he did not go close to her. He looked like he was upset.Was he feeling guilty? Was he blaming himself for everything?I walked to Noah when everyone was busy with Aria.I crouched down in front of him and patted his shoulder. He lowered his head."What happened to you, my big boy? Why do you look upset? Don't you want to see your little sister?" I asked him.He was a few minutes older than Aria. So I told him that he was her big brother and that he would always have to protect his sister."I'm sorry, Mom. I could not protect Aria," he mumbled with his pouty lips.I caressed his hair, and he lifted his head to look at me.His eyes were tear
Jason turned to me and gazed at my perplexed look."It was Adrian who kidnapped her, wasn't he?"I was shocked. He knew the truth!"Brother, how do you know?""What do you think about me? I am your head Alpha. I can sense who can do what. Now tell me, why did he do that?"I lowered my head as I mumbled, "He wanted to know the truth.""Bastard! What did you say to him?"I was silent. I did not want to say that from my mouth to him. He was my big brother. What I said to Adrian was so embarrassing that I would never say it to anyone else."She said their father was dead." Eric replied to Jason instead of me."And? Did he not want to learn about identity?""She said it was a one-night thing, and she did not know much about him."Jason was quiet for some time and then sighed."You did a foolish thing, Natalia."I lifted my head to look at Jason. "B-But brother, I had no other option left but to make an excuse."Jason gave me a disappointed look. "He is no longer Adrian, who used to be your
Adrian's POVAs soon as I crossed the border, I had the urge to go back and bring that woman back to my pack. It would have been better for me to stay in the pack until I had received the report. However, the pack belonged to her brother. If my suspicions were correct, then there would be no one who could prevent me from getting her and those children.‘Did I just find myself thinking about her once more? Wasn't I assuming only about those children? What would I do if she returned here?' I thought and shook my head.Whenever I closed my eyes, her tearful face kept popping into my mind, bringing back the memories of the times when she was my wife.I used to hate her. Every time I went close to her, I never forgot to taunt her about her conspiracy. At that time, her eyes also got teary, just like today. Although I had always believed that she was acting in front of me, I couldn't help but feel strange today. It was as though she was not a fake woman.Why could I not believe it when she
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