Taya was quickly settled into a room, given an IV and oxygen, and monitors were set up to keep an eye on her. It wasn’t until midnight that Taya’s high fever slowly subsided. Harper sighed in relief, picked up her phone, and took two days off. Then she leaned against the bed and silently waited for Taya to wake. They’d both been dropped off at the orphanage when they were about a year old, within days of each other. They had become each other’s everything, and the only other person they’d had any relationship with growing up had been the orphanage director. Harper raised her hand, touched Taya’s pale face, and sighed. Taya was unlucky in every way. From the orphanage, to never getting her wolf, to her heart issues. And the two men she had met and fallen for were both scum bags. Fell in and out of a fevered sleep. In a daze, I saw a young man reaching out his bloody hands to me. His face was full of pain. He opened his mouth as if he had said something, but I was too far away to hear h
Somehow, that small amount of Jell-O managed to fill me up. I put down the spoon and asked Harper, “Shouldn’t you be getting to work?” “I’ve taken two days off to take care of you. You can’t just be in the hospital alone.” Harper lay down on the empty hospital bed next to me. “Plus, I can take this opportunity to get some rest.” I smiled gently, knowing better than to argue. “Thank you, Harper,” I said softly. Harper waved her hand and yawned. “I’m going to take a nap. Yell if you need anything.” I nodded. “The nurses are here if I need anything. Don’t worry, and go to sleep.” Only then did Harper close her eyes. Harper worked in a nightclub. Usually, she was on the night shift. Since her hours were awful, and she had to cram her daytime chores and errands into a few hours after she woke up, she was always very busy and tired. Had she been adopted into a pack, her life would have been completely unique. I’d always hoped for that for her. Once I didn’t get my Wolf at puberty, I knew th
My phone vibrated on my nightstand, waking me up. I peeled open my tired eyes, struggled to pick up the phone, and answered. “Baby.” Roman’s voice came from the other end of the line. “I heard you had a high fever yesterday. How are you now?” Good lord, this person was strange. Did his wolf take over sometimes and make him forget things? We’d already been over the fact that I’d had a high fever and gone to the hospital. Plus, why did he care? He’d only wanted to sleep with me, so why the questions about my health? Could it be…he knew I was dying? I managed to shut that thought away and replied calmly, “I’m fine.” “Okay, good, good. That’s great,” Roman said mechanically. Then his tone changed, grew more eager. “So, did you finish that thing?” And there it was. His real reason for calling me. I sat straight up in bed, supported my forehead with one hand. “I went to Alpha Knight, and he said he would think about it.” The excuse I’d used to get away from Roman wasn’t one I could do…and t
Fortunately, Harper soon came out of the fitting room quickly. Just sitting here had made me nod off a bit. Harper called my name softly, and my eyes snapped open. I was thankful that Harper didn’t seem to notice my strangeness. She was too wrapped up in her dress…as she should be. She lifted the hem of the big mating dress and walked around in front of her and Damian. Wolf shifters didn’t have the same superstitions about mates seeing the dress before the wedding, which I’d always loved. And I really loved the look on Damian’s face right now. It was one of absolute awe and worship. “What do you think?” she asked. “It’s beautiful,” I gushed. “My baby looks beautiful, no matter what she wears,” Damian replied, a giant grin on his face as he looked at his future mate. Harper beamed and walked over to kiss his cheek. Damian caressed her face affectionately.I was so excited for them. They’d been together for a long time, and they’d already gone through so much. They’d been apart while Da
Seeing that Taya was upset, Harper hurried forward to stop her from leaving the room, but Taya pushed her away. Harper sighed helplessly. “Why are you so dam n stubborn?” “You’ve cared for me since I was young, since I didn’t have a wolf to rely on. I’ve never been able to do anything for you. I’ve always been the poor little human who couldn’t fend for little herself.” Taya paused. “Just think of it as a gift from your sister. A thank-you for everything you’ve done for me.” Harper still didn’t agree. Taya’s life was already difficult enough, and she wasn’t sure how things would go now that she didn’t have Griffon taking care of her and now that Harper was moving. How could she ever accept Taya’s money when she didn’t know what was going to happen to her? But…what she could do right now was just take the card, don’t spend anything, and give it back to her later. Maybe when Taya got married. Taya would be happy, and they wouldn’t fight. Plus, one good dowry deserved another, right? Or
More than a dozen Starke bodyguards in black with the Starke pack crest on their shirts pushed the door open and came in. Roman put his hands in his pockets and swaggered in behind them. The guests stilled, not daring to make a sound. Harper and Damian were at a loss and stood rooted to their spots. All the color drained from my face when I saw Roman. I didn’t think he would show up, and I never expected him to rush into a mating ceremony uninvited and unannounced. I was terrified that Roman would ruin the ceremony, so I quickly got up and walked to him. “Beta Starke!” I stopped Roman, who was walking towards the stage. “The contract has been signed. I’ll give it to you tonight.” Roman looked me up and down, taking in my dress. It hugged my figure—thin as it was-and a spark of his wolf’s desire instantly ignited in his gray-black eyes.He wrapped one arm around my waist, pulled me up against his body almost roughly, and embraced me. His voice game out in a low growl. “If you signed it
In the past, with Silas’s protection, no one dared to approach me. But now that he was gone, it was my responsibility to protect myself. At Harper’s words, my heart warmed, and tears welled up in my eyes. I was afraid Harper would be even more worried if she saw my tears, so I quickly replied with an “okay” and pushed her to continue the ceremony. After exchanging rings and popping champagne at the reception, the mating ceremony was coming to an end. The rest of the mating ritual would be done tonight, under the full moon, with just Damian and Harper and their wolves. I was relieved the day could end happily for Harper and Damjan, watching as they mingled with all their guests, smiles of mated bliss on their faces. Their faces had to hurt by now from smiling so big for so long. Everything had gone off without a hitch-other than the earlier mishap. The next thing I needed to do was to deal with Roman… I followed the car with Damian and Harper in it, sent them off to their new house, an
My heart felt like it was going to jump right out of my chest, it was pounding so hard. Why had this man shown up instead of Roman? Why was he wearing a mask to cover his face? Why did he turn off all the lights after coming in? What did he want? My mind was a mess, and I had no idea what to do. Dealing with Roman was one thing. But this changed everything. I gritted my teeth and tried to force my body into compliance -I need to seem strong and sure of myself. No matter who this was, I would find a way to deal with him. I HAD to. I released my tightly clenched fists and played du mb. “Beta Starke,” I said, “if you wanted to roleplay, you shouldn’t have turned off the lights. It’s too dark to see anything.” As I spoke, I picked up the gla*s on the table next to me and discreetly filled it with a little bit of the crushed sleeping pills. I poured wine into it, and then walked over to the man to hand the gla*s to him. “Why don’t you have a drink to relax?” ” I’d originally intended to gi
Harper, who was sitting on the yoga mat in the living room, wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel and asked Taya, “Who is he?” Harper had never met Eric before, so naturally she didn’t know who he was. Taya explained, “He is Stella’s brother…” Taya remembered that Stella had mentioned that Eric was her nominal brother, but they didn’t have any blood relation. Their relationship was quite complicated. Harper looked Taya up and down, and a hint of nervousness appeared in her eyes, “Is Stella’s brother interested in you?” It was late at night, and if Stella’s brother came to find Taya with the wrong intentions, it would not end well if it was known by Griffon. Taya smiled and took the milk that the housekeeper brought. She handed it to Harper and replied, “Eric is Stella’s man, don’t think too much about it.” Harper had just taken a sip of milk and almost choked herself. “What?” “Aren’t they siblings?” After teasing Harper, laya laughed and walked out of the villa. “Dr. Sinclair,
After hanging up the phone, Zack entered Griffon’ car under disguise. “Mr. Griffon, I’ve almost finished investigating the cause of Simon Knight’ death,” said Zack. Griffon put down his phone, feeling tired. He lifted his chin slightly, indicating for Zack to continue. “Simon Knight did die of a sudden brain disease caused by overwork. I’ve carefully followed up with all the doctors,nurses, and everyone who had contact with him, as well as the medication he used. Their accounts are consistent with no discrepancies,” said Zack. Griffon frowned slightly, looking pale and cold. “So you’re saying that Tara is lying?” Zack quickly judged, “Ms. Thorin is probably just trying to protect herself by using Simon Knight’ cause of death.” Griffon recalled the past and felt a headache coming on. He didn’t have the energy to delve into it any further, so he simply waved his hand at Zack. As Zack was getting out of the car, he remembered something and turned back to ask, “Mr. Griffon, did we not per
The car quickly arrived at Harper’s villa. Taya withdrew her hand from ma*saging Griffon’ temples and suggested, “I’ll accompany you to the hospital tomorrow.” After Griffon nodded lightly, he wrapped his arm around her waist. He lifted his head and kissed her again before reluctantly letting go. “Goodnight…” Taya replied with a “goodnight” before getting out of the car. As she reached to push the villa’s door, she turned around to take one last look. The partially lowered car window revealed a sharp and angular face, as pure and noble as moonlight. Taya smiled slightly at him before turning and walking into the villa… Once the door closed, the man in the car, who had been forcinghimself to sit up, collapsed onto the backseat. “Andre, painkillers.” Andre quickly retrieved the painkillers, raised the divider, and handed them to Griffon. He took them and put them in his mouth. His face turned as pale as a sheet of paper without a trace of color. worry. hay “When did your headache start,
As they were about to enter the elevator, Harper suddenly appeared in the corridor. “Wait a minute, I have something to tell you guys.” Just now, Harper was only worried about Taya’s health and forgot to tell them the purpose of Johnny’s visit. “Alpha Knight, Taya.” Harper walked up to the two of them and said to them, “Johnny came here to find out about Rosalie’s whereabouts.” Hearing this, Taya quickly motioned for Griffon to put her down. Once she had both her feet on the ground, she frowned and looked at Harper. “Why does he want to know my sister’s whereabouts?” Could it be that Johnny knew her sister? Was that why he said that she looked familiar? “He sounded very angry. It seems like he came to look for trouble.” “Is he my sister’s enemy?” Harper shook her head, expressing that she did not know. “I only know the reason he came here. It’s because he found out that I was the first person you met when you came back from England.This is the place where we met, that’s why he came.”
Neil received the item from the owner of the goldsmith shop. He originally wanted to give it to Taya and at the same time, show off. Who knew that Alpha Knight would be here! He had such bad luck! The smile on Neil’s face disappeared. “How dare you!” Neil was disappointed when he saw Griffon. How were they going to have fun now that he was here? The designers, who followed behind Neil, froze when they saw Griffon too. The smiles and excitement immediately faded. They did not even dare to enter the door. They stood at the door, pushing and shoving each other. “Hey Neil, after you…” When Neil saw Griffon, he was extremely humble. He waved his hands desperately, “No, no, the young ones should enter first…” Taya glanced at the designers who were afraid to come in, then at Griffon who exuded a terrifying aura. She saioicd in a low ve, “Why don’t you go out first? I’ll take care of things here first before going to the hospital.” Griffon let go of his balled fists, which were clenched due t
Are you alright?”After Harper finished talking with Preston, she immediately went to the office. She quickly washed up and changed her clothes. When she came out, she overheard Mr. Jenkin’s conversation. He said that Griffon caught Johnny flirting with Taya and that they were fighting downstairs. There were also guns involved. Harper was so frightened that she did not even have time to put on her high heels. She quickly wore her slippers and she rushed down in a hurry with her hair still wet. When Taya heard Harper’s voice, she hurriedly pushed away Griffon, who was about to kiss her, and turned to face Harper who was rushing towards her in a panic. “I’m fine. Be careful, don’t run.” Harper rushed to Taya and quickly examined her just to make sure she was alright. Seeing that she was indeed unharmed, Harper immediately relaxed. “I was scared to death. I thought something happened to you. My heart was literally about to leap out of my chest!” Taya raised her hand and comforted her. “Do
Griffon hugged Taya tightly as he stared deeply at Johnny with cold, deadly eyes. Griffon grabbed Johnny’s wrist hard, almost squeezing it. If he exerted any more strength, Johnny’s wrist would definitely dislocate. Johnny couldn’t struggle and he became irritated. He glared at Griffon and shouted. You are courting death!” After he finished speaking, he raised his other hand and motioned for his bodyguards to come forward. When Taya, who was nestled in Griffon’ arms, saw the group of bodyguards running towards them, her heart started pounding in his chest. “Griffon, you have to go now.” Listening to the conversation between the two, it was obvious that they knew each other and they had grudges. Griffon did not have any bodyguards with him at this time, so he might not be able to take down Johnny and his team of bodyguards sorry, Griffon suddenly lowered his head and gave her a rea*suring look. “Don’t worry.” As soon as he said those words, he lifted his leg and kicked fiercely at the
Harper’s heart trembled as she saw the bodyguards’ hands reaching for the back of their waist once again, but she forced herself to stay calm and began to make up nonsense. “She’s in Aronland with Mr. Yardley. If you want to look for her, go to Aronland…” That’s right, he should go ahead and deal with Amon. Harper wanted to see who would come out on top. Upon hearing this, Johnny’s repressed anger burst out of his dark eyes. “I found out that she had returned from Aronland, and the first person she met up with was you, right here!” The first time he came here, he was actually looking for Harper to ask about Rosalie’s whereabouts. However, he was so furious at the waiter that he couldn’t speak. After adjusting his mood, he revisited the place. However, he never expected that Harper would dare to play dumb. This was simply unbearable! He stood up out of the blue, and his tall and burly figure towered Harper, whose height reached his chest despite being in heels. Stare at Harper. “Ms. Du
Harper smiled coquettishly. “It has nothing to do with you.” Nothing to do with him? Preston had always been a gentleman towards women but at that instant, his face darkened as he spoke. “Harper Duke, are you sure you want to provoke me?” Harper felt that he was reversing right and wrong, and her face also darkened. “Please get it straight. You’re the one who came to provoke me with another woman.” “That’s because you rejected me without thinking the other day! The indignation in Harper’s eyes turned into confusion in no time. Preston had had many women before, but he had never been serious with any of them. He would never lower his status to try to reconcile after breaking up with them. But that night, he hugged her like a pup and nuzzled her neck. “I miss you a little. Please don’t leave me, okay?” She thought he was just talking nonsense due to the alcohol in him, but she never expected him to be serious. Harper was surprised for a moment, but then regained her composure… Regardles