**Estelle's POV**
Valerie clawed at me until my arm bled.
Vera laughed when I screamed. “Hahaha, kill her, Valerie! She was the reason why Hugo was dying right now. Don't let her go!” She gathered with her friends, crossing her arms and grinning happily.
My body hit the edge of the table, roaring from the sharp surface. Valerie lost her control, now jumped with her body covered in fur, and was hideous.
The only thing I was sure she was Valeri was because she had a mole on her forehead and her very unique eyes.
Valerie's fangs almost dug into my back, but I dodged them.
“Valerie!” My pitiful voice leaked out of my throat. My shaking knees tried to get up to avoid Valerie who was now tearing the wooden table to pieces.
Vera was furious because I always managed to dodge. So, she grabb
**Alpha Cedric's POV**Mord's family was involved in yesterday's attack. I had to do something to deter them. After their daughter, Vera, framed Estelle and nearly hurt her, I had a hard time putting my trust in them back. They seemed to ignore the bad things that Vera had done, even though they knew it.I and Roland were busy strategizing. We'd only found one piece of evidence of the Mord Family's involvement, but we didn't yet know the enemy they were working with.“Because they are very wealthy merchants and often sail overseas, the range of our enemies is getting wider, Alpha,” Roland explained. I agreed with him.“Just investigate once more! This time expand the area! You can use multiple spies to spread across the enemy pack. We have to know whom we're dealing with."Roland nodded and then left.I went to me
**Estelle's POV**My anxiety only got worse when I heard that Alpha Cedric had returned to the palace with the enemies. Some soldiers said he caught them with Roland.My heart was beating fast. My feet ran very fast to meet him at the palace gate, as well as saw whom he caught. I have predicted who, but I hoped my guess was wrong.I was late because he already took the enemies to jail. So, I darted to enter the dark and dank dungeon.I ran into him and Roland while I was in a rush. He was quite startled and then grabbed my arm."You are not allowed in! Why are you here?” The question jolted my courage."I want to see who they are." My hands moved fast in front of him.“You will see them later. Now go back to your room!”"Let me see who they are."&ldqu
**Alpha Cedric's POV**“…When are you going to mark me?”I glared at Estelle as soon as she lowered her finger. I didn't expect she would ask that so soon.I had predicted she would ask when I would mark her, but I didn't expect it to be now, on this day, after all the chaos we'd just been through.My face was red and hot. I wasn’t sure of my feelings. "Why do you ask?" I pretended not to care.Her round and adorable eyes were suddenly dim and cold. "I'm just asking." She shrugged, then went back to treating the wounds on my body."Do you really want me to immediately mark you?"She was silent for a while as she thought. "I don’t think so. I'm just curious. I don't want when we spend the night together, you suddenly mark me without my consent."Suddenly I was irritated by h
**Estelle's POV**Why does Delta Laes had my childhood photo in his office?I checked the photo again and forgot about the report that had slipped from my hands. It was urgent and I needed to know if that little girl was really me.Finding red hair and blue eyes was hard enough in packs around. Only me and my mother had it, as well as my grandmother who had died. Now after my mother was died, I was the only one with red hair.Was the girl in this photo my mother? Did Delta Laes have something with my mother? No. This was not my mother because this photo still looked new. And I was sure I had this floral pattern dress. And that meadow was an area not far from where my old house was. Some of the buildings should still be standing if that picture was my mother’s.Something was wrong and I had to find out about this. I took the photo with me and grabbed my report
**Estelle's POV**My body tensed even more as I heard footsteps approaching and stopping right behind me.Shit!Was it a monster? I didn't have a gun.My legs were ready to run and finally went limp when a hand gripped my shoulder. My eyes widened and my whole body sweated. I would die!“Estelle?”Eh? I knew that voice.Prince!"Why are you here?"I turned around and saw him standing looking at me in surprise. I gave him the same expression."Why are you here?" I repeated his words. My hands were too limp to move properly but luckily, he got the hang of it.“This…” He didn't answer anymore especially after seeing my photos scattered on the floor. He was suddenly very nervous."
**Estelle's POV**"Let's see how tasty you are!" he whispered slyly, lifting my skirt for doing something dirty to me.I had a hard time pushing him away because he pinned me so hard. My wolf roared and nearly made me a killer.The man laughed at the evil thought. He almost reached me until suddenly someone punched him.I broke free and fell into the good man's arms. Looking up, I saw Prince growling with all his facial muscles popping out."Who are you? You are not a member of this pack! Leave her to me! She is a useless rotten Stealer!” snapped the stranger.Prince hugged me tighter as he spun around and kicked his opponent in the face.The stranger’s two teeth fell out and were thrown to random places. He coughed up blood while clutching his aching chest. Suddenly his haughty eyes narrowed, including his guts.
**Alpha Cedric's POV**“Just tell me! You like me, right?”Estelle's fingers dived into my face, brushing me very gently. My pupils widened and my wolf rebelled because it wanted her.“Bump her inside and bring her under our dominance! We want her!” it barked repeatedly."What are you doing?" My low voice hit her soft face. “And why are you being so aggressive? Who taught you to do that?”"I'm not sure." She fell on my lap, bringing our faces closer, and locked me in her charms. "Maybe because you're so attractive."With this close distance, I could smell her scent even though she had injected a suppressant into her body. Did all men also smell the same thing? And somehow it pissed me off a lot.“Do you have the same opinion as me?” She hugged me tighter and fanne
**Alpha Cedric's POV**"When I was 10 years old, the curse happened to me." The corners of my lips lifted when I saw Estelle freeze and listen. She was very enthusiastic, in contrast to me. For me, it was just pain. “I just got shift like my other friends. I was quite popular back then. Apart from my good looks, my father was also an Alpha.”She tightened her skirt, gathering all her focus only on me. She should have been doing that all day long so a guy like Prince wouldn't stand a chance.“Everything was going well then. Yeah, the pain all over my body is nothing out of the ordinary. All werewolves experience it. I fought my wolf and tried to calm it every time it barked. You know, it's really stubborn."She chuckled a little, and that made me a little relieved.“But one day after my shifting, one sunny morning, suddenly a ser
**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.