HERMIONE'S POV“Is that even fucking real?! Fuck, I can't trust my memories anymore!” Jacob hissed as blue veins appeared on his forehead.He was clearly annoyed at the fact that someone dared to manipulate his memories without him knowing.Even Jace was angered that someone had erased a certain part of his memories.I understand their anger, but this isn't the time to be consumed by their anger.I prop my head and look at them with a serious gaze as I look at Jacob and Jace, giving them instructions one by one.“Jacob, try to remember a certain memory in your head that isn't suited to your original memories. I mean, try to find a part where it was being manipulated... did you get my point?” I asked while looking at Jacob, whose brows were still furrowed at the fact that someone had manipulated his memories.Yet, Jacob nodded his and took a deep breath before he answered, “Yes, I will try to find which of my memories from yesterday was tampered with.”I nodded my head and was about to
HERMIONE'S POVBoth Phoenix and I, watched Alfred being taken away by his mother who spank Alfred in the butt and kept on apologizing to us before she left together with Alfred who was making a fuss, and doesn't want to go with his mother.The only one who was happy seeing Alfred and the other kids left, was Phoenix, who had a smug expression.Seeing him being like this, I couldn't help but roll my eyes and pinch his arm, making him look at me.“You are such a bully.” I commented.Phoenix gave me that innocent look of his, but I wasn't easily folded this time.“Stop giving me those looks. It won't erase your crime.” I calmly said and was about to stand up, but he had already encircled his arms around my waist and shamelessly answered.“I didn't bully anyone.”I rolled my eyes at his statement. Lying with his eyes opened, heh.“You think I didn't see that you called Alfred's mom?”Seeing that he was busted, he didn't bother to cover it up this time and hugged me even tighter as he buri
HERMIONE'S POVI approached Phoenix who was coming back, walking towards my direction with his face still very dark and his eyes were squinting. His whole body was exuded with murderous intent.He was angry.“What happened? Did you kill him or did they manage to escape?” I asked while walking towards him.I saw the way his mood became darker and the atmosphere became heavier, making me realize what happened even with him explaining it.I let out a heavy sigh and let him reach out to me, pulling me closer to him as he embraced me tightly.I patted his back, trying to comfort him that it was okay. “Let them be. We will be able to find them anyway. Don't let them be the reason why you're in a depressive mode.”Phoenix shook his head as he held me tightly. “I can't let it be knowing that you almost got harmed because of deliberate actions.”His voice was hoarse and his body was trembling.It was trembling due to anger and frustration.I patted his head and ran my fingers onto his hair. “I
HERMIONE'S POVI went to the basement and saw the three assassins who had been waiting for me.It seemed that Phoenix had already commanded these three to follow whatever I wanted to command them.“All the three of you are good at bows?” I asked while looking at them.The three of them were triplets.Reo had a scar on his left brow and he had a cold expression.Vincent had a warm and easy-going personality, plus he radiated a sunny atmosphere.Yves was timid among them.Reo coldly nodded his head and didn't answer my words, as if it would be wasting his saliva. Yves was a timid one and he was already shaking when I asked him.But thankfully, Vincent was with them.He happily answered my question with a warm smile plastered on his face.“Yes! We are good at bows!” He then scratched the back of his head and gave me an apologetic look. “Please don't mind both of them, they are very nice and easy to talk with.”I nodded my head and didn't make a fuss out of it. “It's nothing. I don't real
THIRD PERSON'S POV“Did they succeed in killing Phoenix's mate?” Mia coldly asked and her eyes were viciously staring at the woman who was dressed in all black and she was currently tapping her fingers on the table.The woman had clear skin, with no visible pores. If Mia didn't know that this woman was already nearing seventy-nine, she would believe that she was still in her twenties due to the way she looked.Anatasia let out a heavy sigh and looked at Mia, who was filled with impatience. “Why are you asking me? Do I look like a CCTV camera to you?”Mia glared at her. “Aren't you a witch?! I paid a huge sum of money to you, yet you can't even do a simple job?! Are you sure that you're a witch?!”Anatasia sneered back at her. “Do you think it's easy for me to know everything and do everything you ask me to do?! The woman you have been targeting also had a witch on her side, currently protecting her!”Before Mia could say anything, Anatasia had already added heavily. “If it wasn't for
THIRD PERSON'S POVMia's eyes slowly widened and they slowly filled with undisguised hatred towards Hermione.“How could you do this to me?! Aren't you aware that I am the Alpha King's beloved?! Does he even know what you're doing to me right now?!” She angrily yelled while looking at me with anger, gritting her teeth from the pain around her legs that still oozing blood after they were shot by an arrow.“Pfft...”Hermione looked at Mia, and couldn't help but laugh to the point that she was almost in tears.“Oh my god, why are you so funny?” Hermione said while laughing, holding her stomach. “Why don't you try being a clown? For sure, you will earn a lot of money if you do so. After all, that's where you belong.”Mia's eyes turned red from anger. She gritted her teeth, enduring the pain around her legs, and forcibly took off the arrow and stood up, raising her hands as she was about to use them to stab Hermione.However, how could Yves let her do so?Despite that, he looked timid and
HERMIONE'S POVI let out a sneer as I happened to see Mia, who had a pitiful and innocent expression plastered on her fake face while facing Benjamin, my ‘good’ brother, who was deeply hurt by Reo, who happened to hear my conversation with Mia.Of course, it was all deliberate.It was all part of the plan.After all, Reo wasn't the type who would let his prey escape.It's because I instructed him to let Benjamin go after I gave my signal.After all, once Benjamin was let go, he would, for sure, go back to his home, to his place where his mate, Mia, is.So the moment I was provoki—I mean, talking with Mia earlier, I had already noticed Benjamin's presence.I saw Yves kept looking at me keep the corner of his eyes, making me look at him and I couldn't help but ask him.“Is there something wrong?”Yves' cheeks reddened and he immediately bowed his head, hiding from my gaze while he was fidgeting.“W...Well, a-are we going to go back without doing something to the two of them?” Yves asked
HERMIONE'S POVBefore I could send him towards Mia, Phoenix had already wrapped his arms around my waist, possessively locking me in his embrace as he buried his face around my neck.I could feel his intimidating aura, but it wasn't targeted at me.“I was just kidding, okay? I wasn't really going to see that, Mia. I don't even care if she's alive or not. If you hadn't mentioned her, I would have already forgotten about her.” He softly said while raising his head, forcing me to look up at him.I just stared at him and didn't say anything.Seeing that I didn't say anything, he let out a helpless sigh as his hand reached out, touching my chin as he looked at me straight into my eyes.“My mind was filled with you, all alone, so how could I have the time to think of an insignificant person?” He gently said, and his eyes were looking at me with seriousness that if I would retort again or not believe him, he would use other means to prove it to me.When I saw his face enlarged in my eyes, I