**Estelle's POV**
Alpha Cedric grabbed my arm so I got up and left the fallen cupcake. His eyes locked me horribly, his dominance came out to make me suffocate.
I kind of go back to the moment he threw a rage in front of me like the time he lost control of himself.
Without noticing I was shaking and could not answer anything.
"Why did you let people bully you?" he said again, still with the same emphasis. “Don't let them do that! I've often warned you about that! Fight them so they stop bullying you.”
He snorted as he glanced at the cupcake. Some crumbs scattered on the grass. The trainee who left it already bit it and then thrown it in front of me.
"Did you know if you take the cupcake, they will look down on you even more?" he said again because this was curter. "I'm sure you're not stupid, Estelle!"
**Estelle's POV**"What is it? You look uncomfortable." Prince turned to me while driving. If he could own a car, I was sure he'd be rich. Then why did he want to work at the training center? I heard it didn't make much money.I shook my head. The question barely escaped my ears."Are you serious?" He looked back as he stopped the car. "Did you forget something?"And I shook my head again. "I have to hurry to the market."His furrowed brow lifted. “Oh, right. Okay, prepare yourself, Miss! I will increase the speed!”The car engine roared and filled my ears. Light smoke billowed out. The scent of exhaust emulsion filled my nostrils. My hands waved in front of my face then I gripped my seatbelt really tight because Prince really meant what he said.He accelerated the speed of the car even faster than
**Alpha Cedric's POV**"Do you like Prince?" I asked Estelle again, this time with more certainty. I hated to think about it but I had to know how she felt about Prince now.I slowed down the speed of the car, deliberately doing so. So, we still had time to talk alone.When she hadn't answered yet, my hands clenched as I gripped the steering wheel. Did she really love Prince?"So do you love handsome men?" I chuckled angrily when I remembered how excited she was when she told Roland about Prince's handsomeness, while I never thought I would ever occupy that position in her heart.I was willing to follow her when I heard she came out of Vera's house. Even though I told Roland and everyone else that I didn't care about her, I put a spy in place to make sure she was okay. So, after hearing she came out of Vera's house, I wanted to pick her up to take her
**Estelle's POV**Vera and her friends pushed me through the door. They giggled, expecting to find a new toy that night.Vera had even shouted, “Prepare yourselves, guys! You guys will have a clown tonight! Do whatever you want to her!”She walked towards the kitchen while humming. I was sure she was thrilled to think I failed to cook all the food she wanted at the party. Until then her steps stopped suddenly, her happy face suddenly shocked.Her friends who numbered at least ten people also gave the same reaction. They stood in shock as they looked into the kitchen, where all the dishes were.One of them stammered as he said, "How could you cook all that?" While Vera clenched her fists.She rushed toward me and grabbed my collar, making me flinch and almost punch her in the face. Like a beast, she growled and barked. "
**Estelle's POV**Hugo! No! He shouldn’t come and approached me while my body was giving off the scent of a Stealer!“Haaa, a Stealer, huh?” he smirked. His fangs stuck out like daggers that would sink into my body and hold me from moving anywhere.I shifted and tried to stand up. Even though my whole body felt like burning with sweat that had even adhered to the walls, I still forced myself to get up. Because otherwise then a disaster would occur."Go!" My hand flicked at him, who by this time winced and jumped at me.I shot and managed to escape from his grip, sliding toward the door. When I was almost out suddenly it was slammed and locked from the outside.Damn it! Who did it? I banged on the door until my body felt limp. There was the sound of the senior maid giggling and…. Vera!S
**Alpha Cedric's POV** Estelle explained excitedly about a senior maid at Vera's house who had entered her room without permission. After the maid left, Estelle found a bottle of perfume that Valerie had given her in her pocket."I believe she traded the perfume for a suppressant." Her lips curled up with anger. “She probably put some water in to replace it. Because it doesn't have a smell.” She ruffled her hair, brushing her face roughly.I could understand the shock she was going through. Moreover, she had to survive in the middle of a sea of werewolves who wanted her badly and wildly.I grabbed her wrist to check for bruises and grip marks. She winced because it hurt. "They forced you," I whispered. “They forced you,” I repeated myself.An ointment was placed on the medicine cabinet in the room. I took it and rubbed it
**Alpha Cedric's POV**I ripped apart Hugo's stomach with full force. Every time he screamed in pain, I went crazy. My wolf almost took over me until I barked at it.“Give him to me!” I roared with bloodshot eyes.Hugo panted with blood splattered everywhere. The maids who worked at his house did not dare to help him. They knew who I was and they still loved their lives, if they didn’t want to die.I guessed some of them used this moment to avenge Hugo's bad treatment of them! That was worth it!“Argh, did you think this would just end like what you want?” Hugo coughed while clutching his bleeding stomach. His whole body was almost red with a fishy scent that pierced my nose. My wolf almost lost control again. Roland had shifted into a human.He stood beside me to make sure I didn't attack Hugo badly l
**Estelle's POV**Finally, Alpha Cedric knew Scarlett's rottenness! Finally, he knew how mean she was all this time to me!My face must have looked like an idiot by now especially knowing how mad he was at Scarlett.Scarlett stuttered, struggling to dodge it. I wanted to say to her, "I always find a way to beat you." But this was not the right time for that."Alpha." Her voice screeched. "You must know what I mean to do that to her." She grimaced horribly.I turned quickly to Alpha Cedric, hoping he didn't trust her so easily.“I guess. Considering that you must know that Estelle just had a bad day today, then saw you kick and almost slap her, I'm sure you want to hurt her.”Roland followed behind. His body was covered in blood and I wondered why. After I noticed Alpha Cedric was in the same conditi
**Alpha Cedric's POV**I avoided Estelle who kept crying at my feet. She would not get what she wanted. I was determined to kill Vera or at least imprison her to death.Fighting an Alpha by hurting his mate was the most heinous crime. It entered a rebellion. The rebels must be slaughtered!But she persisted by hugging my legs even tighter. The soldiers that I previously commanded are now being intercepted by Roland who heard my instructions.“Don't argue with me, Estelle! I'm doing this to clean up the mess you caused!” My anger had accumulated again because of her defiance. I just wanted to trim the pests one by one, killed them, and solved the problem.A war could happen. But who had the right to do so? Mord's family was part of the pack. They should know the rules they had to obey.“You know I have to accomplish a lot becaus
**Estelle's POV**Someone came to celebrate me and Alpha Cedric's arrival. And she was Scarlett.She came with flowers as if she cared about me. She handed it over to me but her gaze seemed to hate me so much. “Welcome, Estelle! I heard cheers along the way when I was at home. And it turns out you've come back. So, how's your treatment going?"I was sure she thought my therapy was a failure because I came home before my pre-arranged schedule.Alpha Cedric grabbed my hand so I didn't have time to answer him. He whispered, “Ignore her! Come on!"So, I obeyed his orders. As my feet moved away, Scarlett chuckled, "Why are you avoiding me as if I'm a threat to you?"Alpha Cedric frowned. He must have thought Scarlett was crazy. No one here considered her a threat. She was just a useless louse.She walked
**Estelle's POV**“Alpha, why didn't you answer me? You're free from the curse, right?" I was worried when I asked that question, worried that I might end up getting an answer I didn't expect.Oh, we'd found the one who cursed us. Alpha Cedric had beaten them. In the classic case, our curse should have disappeared right? So why didn't he answer me loudly and confidently? He just looked down, looking very sad."You make me think that the curse hasn't been removed from your body." I wanted to cry when he finally looked up and held my fingers as if giving an instant answer.Doctor Gordon left us for a while. He reasoned that he wanted to get drinking water from his earthen jug, which was placed in the kitchen. It gave me time with Alpha Cedric. I thought he did that on purpose so Alpha Cedric could talk to me freely.Alpha Cedric looked me straight
**Alpha Cedric's POV**We were cornered because of the many hybrids surrounding us. And if we sprayed them with a paralytic potion, it might not work completely.Our backs were pressed against each other, keeping no gaps for the enemies.“Alpha, do you think we’re going to die?” he asked. He didn't sound scared at all, instead, he sounded very gentle and calm.I wouldn't believe it if I didn't hear it with my ears."We will not die!" I dodged when a hybrid tried to spit at me. "We will definitely win." I whistled. It echoed across the walls of the cave and must have been heard by all of our soldiers.Soon they appeared, hanging in various places. The cave had holes so they could slip in between. While a few of them charged through the entrance."Attack them!" The Gammas shouted. They sprayed t
**Alpha Cedric's POV**Alpha Daren was standing behind the gate, waiting for Prince and me. Did they already know what I mean? I didn’t think so."Welcome, Alpha," said Alpha Daren welcomingly. He let me in.I got out of the car and followed Alpha Daren. He led me to the guest hall. I was not sure why Prince accompanied him.“Please sit down, Alpha!”I nodded and sat down in a comfortable chair. As usual in front of me was always filled with delicious and fresh food. A pitcher filled with very fresh water. I chugged it all and wiped my mouth."It's amazing that you came without making an appointment, Alpha. Is there a serious problem going on?” he asked.Without responding, I pulled out a report document to him and handed it over. I glanced at Prince, giving him information signals. But
**Alpha Cedric's POV**“Damn Scarlett! I will kill her!” Roland couldn't contain his anger. He had wanted to go to Scarlett's house to slap her.But I endured him. "Don't let her know anything about my mission, Roland!" I said, staring at him seriously.He groaned because he knew there was no way to refute me. “But she almost killed Estelle, Alpha. Are you going to let her do this?” He pointed at the letter in my hand.“She failed to do so.” Although I was also very angry. “If we get too hasty, I'm afraid she might just mess things up. You know I've worked hard to get to this point, right?" And I thought again of Estelle.Finally, Roland gave up. He rubbed his forehead roughly then forgot the letter I had received from Estelle. He packed a few more things and tried to ignore me. It didn't take long before he st
**Estelle's POV**A man emerged from the darkness of the forest with a head full of blood!I suddenly trembled as I wondered who that man was. Two of Doctor Gordon's students grabbed the firewood in each hand. They were agile enough to deal with dangerous situations, indicating that this was not the first time."Go!" snapped Doctor Gordon. His booming voice made the two soldiers who were supposed to be guarding me suddenly startled.Then they turned to Doctor Gordon, turning in the direction where Doctor Gordon was looking. Immediately they knew what we were dealing with.They raised their swords respectively, dashing to approach the bloodied man, probably about to draw their swords to death.But Doctor Gordon forbade them to hurt him. “Bring him here alive! I will ask him something!”Doctor Gordon'
**Estelle's POV**"Why is it interfering with my therapy, Doctor?" I got so nervous when I imagine bad things. Was Doctor Gordon going somewhere that I had to stop getting therapy? Or would this research process injure him so he would have to pause until he recovered?My wolf matched my worries. It even cried when imagining our bleak days back. My ever-growing voice seemed meaningless to it."Are you going to stop doing therapy on Estelle?" It was Alpha Cedric who was most definitely against the idea. I could understand it. He paid for all of this. Besides that, I was sure he hoped I could quickly return to the pack.Doctor Gordon shook his head and denied our worries. "I'm not going to stop the therapy. I'd still do it but maybe some of my therapy schedules would be reduced. I should spend more time on the research I'm doing. This is in the common interest.”
**Estelle's POV**I studied Alpha Cedric's hands. They looked fine, didn't even have a single scratch.Then I turned to Doctor Gordon, trying to come up with an answer."This is very strange." He rubbed his chin occasionally, still studying Alpha Cedric's hands. "Where did you get the poison?""Here." Alpha Cedric pointed at an area in his right hand.I was not very a good observer. But I watched that point with focus. And still, I found nothing. Was he lying? I was sure he was not lying.“You should have been seriously injured from that poison. And even though you won't die, since they've been crippled, at least your hands will leave scars.”Alpha Cedric frowned in surprise. "Really?" He checked his hands. "But it's fine.""Yeah, and that's what confused me."
**Alpha Cedric's POV**Tens of footsteps surrounded us, surrounding us from all directions!The leaves of the gigantic plants blocking the sunlight light us up nicely. It was still the middle of the day, but it felt like we were exploring in the late afternoon.Prince drew his sword and shouted at his members, “Prepare your weapons! Maybe it's the hybrids!”I could see the fear on the members' faces, as well as mine. But I assured them that there was nothing to be afraid of.“Have you guys forgotten that I carry the strongest weapon?” I said to my members. We stood in a circular formation, back to each other. While the footsteps were getting closer, more and more.I looked around warily, trying to find the nearest enemy position. Now neither of us was cutting down those gigantic plants. We focused on saving ourselves.