**Alpha Cedric's POV**
"Tell me about the curse that has befallen Estelle!" I ordered Beta Roman.
Like before, he looked at me narrowly but frightened. Together with his wife, he bowed like a lowly servant. But I was sure if he had even the tiniest gap to beat me then he'd take the chance.
He looked up and pretended to be confused. “What are you talking about, Alpha?”
His wife gave the same expression to trick me.
Roland drew a sword from his waist, aiming it at them. “Don't stall! Just tell us what you already know!”
Beta Roman snickered at Roland. He was displaying seniority at the wrong time and place. “What do you already know, Alpha? It is not good etiquette to corner a prisoner when he does not understand the intent of your interrogation.”
I nodded at Roland. He drew hi
**Estelle's POV**Prince was too busy that day so I hadn't been able to inquire about our failed engagement. My desire to confirm a few things had also not been realized.Toby asked me to come home now. “Prince will probably be home very late. Sometimes Delta Laes does that too when he's very busy with evaluations. Are you going to stay here until late at night?”Of course not. Alpha Cedric would kick me out if I did it. Well, that was too much! But I was sure he'd be furious.So, I followed Toby. After we became good friends, he would walk when he came home. His driver would follow behind us, driving the car at a very slow speed almost like a snail."I'm going to walk more often to lose weight," he said excitedly. "You can see the biceps on my arms are getting more visible now." He raised his arms and showed off his biceps. “Well, it's like an inf
**Alpha Cedric's POV**“You won't get any treatment, Estelle. You will be mute forever,” I said filled with anger. "Do you want that to happen?" I snapped out of control.She shook her head. Her eyes filled with tears but she held them back from crying. “Don't do that, Alpha! I must recover from it. I should be able to speak again.” She begged. She would probably have hugged my legs if Scarlett wasn't by my side. "Please! Listen to me! I didn't do that. Scarlett just slandered me.”"Watch your words!" interrupted Scarlett annoyed. "I'm not willing to slander a girl like you. You are a useless Stealer who was saved by Alpha Cedric. He devoted all of his wisdom to saving you. But look what you do to him. You have betrayed him!”"I didn't have an affair with Prince and he strangled you because you hurt me.""You admit t
**Estelle's POV**I pounded the pillow on my bed repeatedly, imagining it was Alpha Cedric.He was very cruel because he didn't want to listen to me and preferred to believe Scarlett. This was outrageous! I hated him!My body swayed on the mattress. I cried even though I was exhausted. My emotions were drained but I couldn't suppress my anger. My wolf swirled with endless roaring in my head. It threw up all the errors that made it hard for me to rest.It said it was disappointed in Alpha Cedric. It also said that maybe we should run away from the palace and choose Prince instead. “At least he loves us, Estelle!”I shook my head in refusal.“Alpha Cedric never appreciates our presence! He even cornered us in front of our greatest enemy, Scarlet! This is outrageous, Estelle! We can't accept this. Let's get out
**Estelle's POV**I thought Prince would pull out a dagger and stab me like Scarlett. But he did take out a pair of beautiful emerald rings.I raised both my eyebrows. "What's this?"He smiled a little. "Our engagement ring, I mean it was supposed to." Then his smile turned dry.I took the ring from his hand, looking at its every part. It was a plain ring. But on the inside was carved my name. It was written Estelle on it. The rest ring was still in Prince's grip. It was bigger than mine and had his name engraved on it."I've been preparing for this for a long time," he said with a grimace. “Ever since my father said that he had already found my bride-to-be. I didn't even know the size of your future ring finger and neither did mine. So, I used the measurements of a soldier with a height like my father, as well as a member whose height is like yo
**Estelle's POV**As I thought, the stranger was a mean person!He grabbed me and choked my neck. What I thought was a black robe was actually a loose black jacket. His face was not visible because of the hood on his head. I pulled it and saw him wince.“Nice to see you, Stealer!” he said.Who was he? I didn’t know him.I tried to dodge. My throat hurt badly and my eyes filled with tears. My vision was blurry and I had trouble breathing. No matter how hard I tried to attack and break free, I always failed to do so.My hands gripped his hands, digging very deep nails. My wolf took control of half of my body but that didn't set us free."You can't get away from me. You will die!"I almost believed his words, until my savior came again. My body jerked backward and swayed on the road. My mouth gasped as I tried to get air.“Alpha Cedric saved us! I know it!" shouted my wolf.I turned my head as my blurry eyes became clear. There I could see a fight between the stranger and Prince.“Prince
**Alpha Cedric's POV**Estelle just came back from the training center. I intercepted her in front of the palace and she looked very shocked. Her confused face was suddenly very panicked. She must have made a mistake."Did you just get home?" I asked coldly. I combed her appearance, on her two fingers that intertwined because of nervousness. "Did you get into trouble recently?"I sent her back to her room to finish the chores after she shook her head. I told her to meet me at my study when she finished it.Roland returned from his business outside the palace. He gave several reports regarding the progress of the construction of reconnaissance towers on the border. “The construction is already done 50%, Alpha. Security at the border has been tightened. I've asked several other packs for help as long as we reward them later. They are asking us for 10% of the crop.”&nbs
**Alpha Cedric's POV**"Sleep on the bed." I nodded to my untouched bed. I hadn't even laid down at all since earlier.The tiredness that came over me after knowing that Estelle had received a ring from Prince made my emotions explode. I chose to drive it away by reading a book. And soon the intruders came.“Why are you still standing there? Get on the bed!” I said, more like an order. "I don't care what you do. You said you wouldn't intrude on my time."Although hesitant, she nodded. Her gentle footsteps stopped at the edge of the bed and climbed onto it. Her withered body slipped under the covers. She closed her eyes and I returned to my seat.I had to be awake in case the intruders came again. They must be hybrids because they suddenly disappeared in thin air. There were no pure blood werewolves who could teleport. Damn it, what was I dealing with right now?My mind wandered. A second later I woke up and tried to read a book. My senses stayed awake at all times because I couldn't b
**Estelle's POV**I wanted Alpha Cedric, as much as I wanted my voice back. Why was he giving me such a hard choice? "Please," my lips moved even though I didn't make a sound.But damn it he was too assertive right now.My arousal scent filled the room even more, even worse than before. My blurred gaze now only contained his extremely handsome and dominating figure. I liked this side of him, if only we weren't arguing about Prince and Scarlett."Take your pick, Estelle!" His voice was even sky-high when he was angry. Why was he this handsome? And his hardness, I couldn't wait to clamp it. I wanted to feel his power again, wanted to feel his tip hitting every part of my walls. I wanted to moan and call out his name then we would convulsion as our flood gushed from under our belly.My hands struggled to move. My lips moved and he always understood.