**Estelle's POV**
"Scarlett!" Prince said, making me jump in shock. My body was trembling with disbelief at what I had just heard.
"Scarlett?" I repeated Prince's words, watching him nod.
"Yeah. I saw her in the forest today."
I swallowed. I suddenly felt nervous. Why did he see Scarlett in the forest? I mean, she was supposed to stay in the pack. Only Alpha Cedric and his soldiers are allowed to come here. Why did Scarlett suddenly come along?
"Is she the one who mobilized those hybrids to attack us this afternoon?" I was sure that was true and that was why the hybrids suddenly surrounded our house.
After they injured Prince, they didn't bother this house. So, what made them suddenly mess up?
"I'm not sure about that." Prince looked at me regretfully. "I saw her surrounded by the hybrids."
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**Estelle's POV**I liked Prince more than I thought I would.He was not only a close friend of mine, but a brother who loved me very much and took good care of me."Why do you look sad?" He smiled back. Whenever he saw me sad, he would always come to me. He even said that if he could drain my tears of sadness, he would.I shook my head. There was no way I was telling the truth. That would hurt him."Yeah, you'll hurt him if you say you're sad because you're worried about Alpha Cedric finding a replacement for you." My wolf sneered.I ignored it and went back to yoga, watching one of Doctor Gordon's students and following every move she made.Prince didn't press me to tell him what was bothering me, and I was glad of that. He always gave me the space to elaborate on the problems I was facing. But he
**Alpha Cedric's POV**I was on Estelle as she lay in the bathtub. I whispered to her, "If I were to mark you now, what would you think?"That day I had therapy to cure my curse. Even though Doctor Gordon said he couldn't guarantee my recovery, I insisted on trying. He gave me some reasonable therapy methods, but after finishing I felt my body more refreshed than before.I even felt very happy, all the sadness and worries that had been weighing me down were now completely lifted. I saw a brighter future with Estelle. So, after seeing her back with Doctor Gordon's students, I went over to her and brought her to talk face-to-face.Yeah, this might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I'd wanted this moment since before. Maybe it was because some parts of my body were already more exposed that I felt the bubbling sensation that I should have. "And you just said you would mark her today." My wolf perked up and jumped. It had always wanted this moment. It wanted us to immediately own Estelle
**Estelle's POV**“Scarlet! Shit! She is here, Estelle!” My wolf screamed along with my tight neck."Why is she here?" Prince grumbled and let go of the ax in his hand. His standing body made the soldiers observe him in awe. He wasn't bothered by it at all."Shouldn't she be in the palace?" My wolf couldn't accept this, and neither could I. "She will use some underhanded way to mess things up, Estelle. Do something!"Even though I had no idea, I headed to Doctor Gordon's grounds with anger in my head. Who allowed a woman as subtle as Scarlett to set foot on sacred ground? I wouldn't spare it even if Doctor Gordon didn't notice.My hands clenched as my lips trembled with a burst of emotion. I hoped it was not Alpha Cedric who would greet Scarlett. But damn…"Alpha Cedric who welcomes Scarlett!!" squeaked Prince. I
**Estelle's POV**"Come on, I will help you kill Scarlett!" My wolf got even more excited, especially when I found out that Scarlett was deliberately stirring up our emotions.“We can attack her on the grounds of self-defense,” it continued. "I know you know what I mean, right?"By that time, I couldn't think straight. I only knew that I really hated Scarlett and how much I wanted to get rid of her from my life, from Alpha Cedric's life. So, I jumped up and nearly scratched her. But she turned and saw Alpha Cedric open the door.I hastily hid the claws on my hand. I'd managed to hide my fangs.“Damn, bad timing!” cursed my wolf.“I heard from Doctor Gordon you two fought recently. Is it true?" He looked sadly at me and Scarlett. He didn't need to do that because this was a fight that didn't need pity. We hated each other!
**Estelle's POV**"You want Scarlett to take our mate?" asked my wolf. “She has seduced him many times, and now she is doing it again! She isn't even ashamed to do it in someone else's house."I clenched my fists, wishing I could be braver to obey all my wolf's words. But I considered many things. What if Alpha Cedric hated me even more? What if our relationship soured?I'd had enough of pissing Scarlett off last night, and I didn't want to destroy the sensation."But now she's still showing her cleave!" snapped my wolf. “And Alpha Cedric saw that! Are you sure you won't regret it?"That seemed to piss me off even more. Finally, I stepped up to lunge at and slap Scarlett. But Prince's voice made my steps stop."Are you sure you're going to mess up what Scarlett is doing?" Prince asked looking at me sadly.My fingers moved whil
**Estelle's POV**“Isn't that Scarlett? She's peeking at us? So, she knows we're almost cured?” said my wolf, annoyed. It forced me to get up from the examination bed, approached Scarlett, and slapped her to death.However, I tried hard to restrain myself, including calming my wolf's anger. It was very stubborn. Sometimes I wished I couldn't just communicate with it."We'll get back to her later. The most important thing now, is we have to heal first, "I said confidently.“Are you sure she won't mess things up? What if she sets us up and makes us fail to get our voices back?”I was afraid of that possibility. But I assured it that it would never happen. “We have Doctor Gordon. What are we afraid of?”"He's even very fierce and hates us.""He's fierce, but that doesn't mean he hates us," I
**Alpha Cedric's POV**I pulled the girl's collar so she would stop interfering with my relationship with Estelle. She seemed surprised but I didn't care. Maybe I’d do something else to threaten her, so she would shake off her vicious thoughts."You know what will happen if you insist on introducing Estelle to your brother, right?" I snapped. What was her name? If I could do black magic, then I would kill her. I would do anything for someone who wants to separate me from Estelle.She looked up, casting a look of hatred at me. I thought I know those eyes, but I was not sure."I am not afraid!" She brushed off my hand. Her hair slanted, shifting from her position.I squinted and noticed something odd about her."What's a wig?" asked my wolf drawing the right conclusion."Yeah, I'm sure it is," I said with a
**Estelle's POV**Someone bumped into Scarlett's back just after she threatened to keep me away from Alpha Cedric.We stared and gasped, while her face paled when she saw the person who bumped into her back."Doctor Gordon!" she screamed as if she had just been tangled and hurt."Yes? Why did you call me?" Doctor Gordon's face was even and unthreatening. But I was sure Scarlett was smart enough to realize how mysterious Doctor Gordon was. Even with a face as old as that, he could have stored a million pieces of knowledge that could explode if he wanted to talk about it.I was sure Scarlett was cornered now."She must be afraid Doctor Gordon will report her to Alpha Cedric," said my wolf."Since when have you been behind me, Doctor?" asked Scarlett nervously. She looked around in various directions, looked and c