Chapter 67: SubstituteThird Person’s POV “You look beautiful today.” Oliver’s husky voice echoed in Crystal’s ears, making it red. “Even when ten years had already passed, you were still as when I first met you.” Crystal blinked her eyes trying to stay calm, “What… are you saying?” “I’m just telling the truth,’’ Oliver said as he put her hair behind her ear. “Are you ready for another fun ride?” “Huh?” “Hold me tight.” With that, Oliver conjured another teleportation portal, grabbing Crystal by her waist. A long time has passed, and the captain of the guards is getting antsy. He thought with a grim face, ‘Until when will they do that?’ Irritated, he looked back at the place where Oliver and Crystal were standing, but they were nowhere to be found. They escaped for the second time. The captain couldn’t help but grit his teeth and let out a curse, “Darn it! Let’s look for them!” SWOOSH!There was a loud gust of wind before two people fell from the sky. Oliver was quick to c
Chapter 68: Reconciliation HugCrystal’s POV“In simple words, I was her substitute?” My grip on the glass of water tightened. I kept telling myself to calm down, to use my brain because Oliver is already explaining. Yes, he did tell me about it last time, but this is the first time I am hearing so much. This place, once our home, ignited some memories that I preferred hidden away in the back of my mind. Primrose – I can’t live without you. Its meaning was clear, but to whom was he referring exactly? Other than coming back when he needed to, our relationship back then could never be described as a married couple. At most, we are acquaintances who happened to be married. Regrets? We certainly didn’t have romance in that arranged marriage. So what is this regret all about? “You are not a substitute! Please listen to my explanation first.” I stared at him, “I’m listening.” “The marriage was never finalized. Before my mother went away, she asked me to meet someone named Crystal S
Chapter 69: BlushCrystal’s POV[Ever since you left, everything became dull. The nights without you became cold, and the sun wasn’t warm as when you were here. When will I be able to see you again?] There is a stuffy feeling inside me, slowly wringing my heart making me unable to breathe properly. I clutched the letter and held it close to my chest. “Ohh… Oliver…” I could only utter his name over and over again in disappointment – I am disappointed at myself and everything that I did. I know, and I had always felt that.All this time, I thought he… never thought of me that way. We were in an arranged marriage, and there was no love between us from the start. I still remember the first time I met him. A tall man entered the restaurant and sat down in front of me. He looked straight at my eyes and revealed a sunny smile. At that moment, I thought that we could work out the marriage even if it was arranged. I looked forward to the wedding day with an anxious heart. On our wedding d
Chapter 70: Room 209Oliver’s POVI hope that Crystal won’t notice how my hands trembled when I took her in my arms. Just as before, her warm body calmed my mind and soul. It was as if she was my safe haven. All these years, I had no idea what I was looking for nor what I was lacking. It was only when I held her in my arms again and she hugged me back that I realized – I missed her more than how much I lied to myself. Our past was my mistake, but I won’t let it hinder me from seeking her forgiveness. Now that I was given a second chance, I wouldn’t carelessly throw it away in the dump.“Where should we go next?” Crystal nibbled on her food and asked me. How cute. “We will visit the others. I am so worried about them. It took us longer to leave the dark side than what we expected.”“Alright.” “But tonight,” a playful smile floated on my lips, “let’s have a good rest first.”“Okay. I was so tired from running all day and all night.” After we ate our midnight dinner, I washed the di
Chapter 71: Deliberately LeadingThird Person’s POV The four people stood facing each other, surprise clearly written on their faces. They took deep breaths one after another and pulled their fighting instance.Draven dusted his hands and slumped down on the sofa, massaging his forehead while he did. Snow approached the two people and looked at them from head to toe. “Sorry for that. We thought you were someone else.” Crystal waved her hand and patted Snow’s shoulder, “It’s fine. How have you been?” Snow shrugged her shoulders, “Well, far from alright. I don’t know when it started but werewolves started attacking us out of the blue. They don’t attack Draven, but they seem to be going after Nayara.” Oliver furrowed his eyebrows. Then he started narrating about what happened after they parted ways and how they got to the dark side. Nayara and Lumara were called as well, filing them in with the details. This group discussion excludes Jethro, as he couldn’t be reached with either Cr
Chapter 72: Cutie PatootieThird Person’s POV“What are you laughing at?” Lumara held her stomach and couldn’t stop laughing, “I love your expression. Hahaha, I wish I had opened my camera to capture it. Priceless!” Crystal furrowed her eyebrows, not understanding what Lumara was saying. Not long after, Snow, Draven and Oliver sat down with the two of them. Oliver: “Just like Nayara said, in order to get rid of those werewolves, we need bait. Snow would disguise as Nayara and go out of the hotel. They’ll surely follow her. We can also use this time to go back to report back to the Chief.” Draven nodded, “As we talked about it earlier, we should execute this swiftly and as soon as possible.” Crystal agreed, “Devils are still chasing after us, and we have a short time left. If we get to the Immortals before they can get to us, our safety is almost guaranteed. The land of humans is really perilous.” Lumara stopped laughing and turned serious, “What about Jethro? Do we need to cont
Chapter 73: Trying to Escape? Third Person’s POVOutside the hotel, three men sat around the table waiting. They didn’t move the drink in front of them and kept their eyes on the doorway. People come and go, but none of them was the person they were waiting for. A few minutes later, a lady with pink hair and wearing a red dress came out. She moved the hat on her head as if afraid that she would be seen. She turned left and quickly walked away. The men took a sip of their drinks and got up, then followed the lady in red. The lady seemed to feel them following her as she quickened her footsteps. Afraid that they would lose her, they quickly followed after her and closed the distance between them. The lady walked into an alleyway and took many turns, making the men dizzy. After turning to the left one more time, they saw the lady looking up on the wall – it was a dead end. They grinned thinking that they finally have the chance to get her as planned. They walked out from where they
Chapter 74: Chief ImmortalThird Person’s POVSeven of the twenty men were trapped inside the array. They were trapped inside like they were in a cage. They couldn’t get out no matter how much they struggled. The man who shouted ‘monsters’ realized that they were sent to a suicidal mission. Using his claws, he tried to pry open the array. However, the array acted like some kind of coarse paper, filing the tip of his nails as if he was getting his nails done. His face crumpled into an ugly expression. He turned to his comrades and yelled, “Everyone, stop resisting! The array wants to eat us!” At that, everyone looked at him with fear in their eyes. The man stared at the array and recognized it. The symbols drawn were exclusively used by werewolves. In an instant, he understood that the man with the furry jacket was a werewolf, one that was way stronger than them. They were just a group of omega that couldn’t even hold a candle to the Alpha in front of them. At that moment, they fe