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*LAUREN* "Where am I?" I woke up in an unfamiliar, dimly lit room, lying on the bed, and saw a woman sitting on the chair with her head resting on the bed, her eyes closed. Whose room is this? My confusion intensifies because the last thing I remember is sitting in the backseat of the car beside Alex in the dark tunnel. I scanned the room; it's not Alex's room, and who is this woman? Where am I? Where are Alex and Lyn? The only way to get an answer to my questions is to wake up this woman and ask her, Where is this place? I gently nudge her arms. "Hello, please wake up," I said over and over again. The woman raised her head and looked at me. "Who are you, and why am I here?" I asked. The woman smiled brightly and said, "Hello, Luna, I'm Nika! Nice meeting you. I'm Frank's wife, the driver who brought you here via the bracelet that you are wearing on your wrist right now," she explained. That makes sense! I touched the bracelet that Lyn had given me. Now everything is clear
*ALEX*We finally arrived at our family's quarter, had dinner with my mother and sister, and then took a few minutes of rest.Half an hour later, my mother came to my room and told me to get ready because my father wanted me in the meeting hall. Everyone was eager to welcome the new Alpha King."Son, please make us proud. Okay?" Mom said, her eyes showing concern and unconditional love towards me, her firstborn.I smiled and planted a loving kiss on her head. "Of course I will do my best, Mom!"My mother hugged me for a few seconds. "Good luck, son!" she said, feeling emotional."Thank you for the love and support, Mom," I replied, wanting to erase the worries in her eyes.My mother left the room, and I stared at the door for a few minutes.My beta entered the room and gave me a five-page paper to read."Alpha, familiarize yourself with the rules that are required by the participants during the meeting. Your role in general as the newly appointed Alpha King is described in this paper.
*LAUREN* My eyelids fluttered, and when I opened my eyes wide, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling. What the hell is going on? I'm not in Frank and Nika's house anymore! I sat upright, surprised and shocked at how I had come to this unfamiliar room. Where am I? My brain is still foggy from oversleeping because the sun was already high in the sky. And then I suddenly remembered everything that took place last night in the room. Oh my God! That mysterious guy! His name is Magnus! He told me that he wanted to show me his house. Then he froze me; I couldn't move my body, and then I drifted into darkness. My memory of him ended there. So, Magnus really brought me to his house! I can't be here! I need to get out of this place! I leaped from the bed and bolted to the door, opened it, and found myself in a hallway. Where is he? "Magnus!" "Magnusssssssssss!" "Magnus, where are you?" "Magnus, show yourself to me!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, annoyed that he kidnapped me without my
*LAUREN* "Whaaaaat? Are you kidding me?" Stunned, my eyes went saucer-like in disbelief. I nearly dropped the coffee cup I was holding in my right hand. Magnus was smiling while observing my reaction to his outrageous claim. He asked me, "Are you shocked?" "Yes, of course!" I responded. "No one in his right mind would pay one million dollars just to have someone to talk to and a companion for traveling the world!" Magnus grinned. "Call me crazy, but I'm willing to pay you that much if you accept my offer. I have a lot of money in my bank account, and sometimes I don't know how to spend it. I will buy your friendship and your companionship for one million dollars a month. You will become a wealthy woman, darling. You will be the envy of everyone." He continued teasing me. I rolled my eyes, not believing a word of his bizarre offer. "Honestly, your offer is mind-blowing, but I don't believe you. You are just making fun of me." Magnus sighed. "What do I have to do to make you believ
*LAUREN* I can hear the couple's anxiety shoot to the roof. I need to wake up now. I slowly opened my eyes and said, "Guys, is everything okay?" I asked, sitting upright. Nika's face lit up as relief washed over her. "What happened to you, Luna? We're scared to death that something bad will happen to you inside our house. The Alpha King family will blame us because we didn't take good care of you," she said in a distressed tone. "I'm so sorry. I woke up so late," I apologized. "I'm okay now. Please stop worrying about me. I will go home now so that I can no longer give you any worries," I told the couple. "No. You can't go home yet. Alpha Alex told us to keep you here until this afternoon. You can't leave the house and go anywhere because the wolves that attacked us in the tunnel were after you. They wanted to kidnap you, but they didn't succeed. So you have to stay here until Alpha Alex arrives. That's his order," Frank explained. "Okay, I understand. I'll stay in this room until
*ALEX* The moment our tongues explored each other's mouths, the dam of desire broke loose. The fire of lust came surging in like molten lava, flooding my entire body with intense desire to plunge my hard arousal into her softness. I was about to start discarding our clothes when the knock on the door put a hold on our rendezvous. "Alpha, you have a visitor!" the servant said. Lauren and I looked at each other; disappointment marred our faces. "We've got visitors," I said with a sigh. Lauren giggled. "It's okay, some other time," she said, quickly removing her hand from my hotdog and getting off the bed, heading to the bathroom. I felt disappointed, already missing Lauren's hand that was wrapped possessively around my hard arousal just a while ago. "Who is it?" I asked, fixing my clothes and watching my mate enter the bathroom. "It's your parents' and your sister's, Alpha!" the servant replied. "I hear you," I responded. "I'll see them in a moment." I went to the closet and don
*LAUREN*After leaving the funeral homes, we proceeded to go to Alex's main family home.The pearly white gate that our baby limo had just passed through tells me I'm going to see a magnificent mansion soon.Alex's parents owned this massive 10-hectare private property on the outskirts of the city.The sprawling, luxurious 3-story mansion, surrounded by trees, gorgeous gardens, and a sparkling swimming pool, has ten bedrooms and ten bathrooms. It has a grand staircase, floor-to-ceiling windows, and is equipped with modern appliances and amenities.I was in awe at seeing such a magnificent mansion. Alex's beautiful house in the city is nothing compared to this spectacular property. The whole place is quite huge and spectacular!"You will love the oval-shaped pool located on the 3rd floor," Alex whispered in my ears."Wow! Can I see it? Can we swim on it?" I asked excitedly.Alex nodded his head. "Yes, we can! We will stay here t
*ALEX* The following day. Lauren woke up a few minutes earlier than me; my body still wants to sleep more, and while half of my consciousness was about to wake up, I felt her lips touch my cheek. "I love you, Alex!" she whispered in my ears. "I love you more, sweetheart," I replied with a smile, then closed my eyes again and continued sleeping. The next time I opened my eyes, Lauren was watching a botanical documentary show on TV with the volume turned off. "Sweetheart, why are you watching TV in silence?" I asked, getting out of bed. "I don't want to disturb you, that's why," she responded, finally turning on the volume. I went to the bathroom and did my thing. "A servant came and informed me that breakfast was ready," Lauren told me after I emerged from the bathroom door a few minutes later. "Alright, let's go downstairs and have breakfast with my family," I said, heading to the mirror and brushing my hair. Lauren turned off the TV, and then we left the room, heading downst
*3rd POV*Two days later, Alex and Lauren returned to the city from their short vacation.Alex proceeded to his house while Lauren returned to Magnus' residence.Lauren opened the door, climbed the staircase, and went to her bedroom. The house was still quiet, an indication that the owner hasn't returned yet. His prolonged absence got her worried.What could have happened to him? She hopes he is alright.Lauren put her bag on the floor and saw the envelope on her pillow. Her brows knit together; what is this? She picked up the envelope and found a letter inside. It was written and signed by Magnus.~Dear, Lauren...When you read this letter, I'm already back in my kingdom because there are still a lot of things that need my attention. Peace has been restored in my kingdom. My brother and I are on good terms again. He finally let go of his woman for the sake of peace between the two kingdoms.In line with my current state of mind, I would like to let you go as well. You can go now and
*GRANNY URSULA*A while ago...When I looked out the window, I saw Alex in the car, then Lauren re-entered the house and investigate. I could have shown myself to the couple right at that very moment, saying hello to the two children that I raised like my own.The temptation to show myself to them again is very strong.I wanted to talk to them, have a conversation with them and hug them one last time but I can no longer do it. I can't look into Alex's eyes and pretend that I'm still the same old Granny Ursula that he used to know. I killed his grandparents and if he knows, he will hate me to the bone.I'm guilty of using the couple for revenge but I need to do what I have promised to my beloved queen when she lies dying in my arms in the garden.I can still recall vividly the pain of seeing her on the verge of death."Nanny, I'm dying. Please take care of my younger brothers on my behalf..." Queen Hesperia has a hard time breathing."Who did this to you?" I asked, my eyes filled with
*ALEX*I went home that morning and went straight to bed to sleep after eating a light breakfast.When I wake up in the afternoon, it's already 4:00 p.m. I texted Lauren that I'm going to her place to bring her to a place far from the city so she needs to bring some clothes with her.I haven't told her yet about what happened to my grandparents dead bodies.I need to go to a place that is quiet and relaxing to de-stress.Half an hour later, I'm already out of my house. I get into my car and drive to Lauren's place.After a few minutes of driving, I arrived at my destination and parked the car outside the gate of the vampire's residence.I texted Lauren that I'm already outside, waiting for her to come out of the house. I looked out the window on the second floor of the house and saw a silhouette. Who was that?When I looked closely, the silhouette had already disappear. Or maybe it wasn't there in the first place. Maybe my eyes just caught something that looks like the silhouette of a
*ALEX*When I arrived at the funeral parlor and went to the second floor of the building to join my sister and parents, I was shocked to find an empty room—no coffins or whatever—just flowers and candles on the floor. Instead, what I saw were my family members looking at each other with a shocked expression on their faces.I rushed to their sides. "What's wrong, guys?" I inquired."Son, the coffins were gone! It happened so fast! It's like a blink of an eye. I felt like I was frozen in time and I don't know what happened during those moments. But the moment we were unfrozen, we were surprised to see the two caskets gone!" Mom said it in a rattled tone.My brows snapped together. "What is going on?" I asked in disbelief. "Who would steal a coffin with dead bodies in it?" I said it in bewilderment."Brother, believe us when we say that someone has frozen us and stolen the coffins!" Lyn explained in an agitated tone."We got to find the coffins!" Dad exclaimed anxiously."Alright, calm d
~MAGNUS~"So, is this your good news to me?" I asked the silhouette standing near the window, my eyes blazing with anger. "I'm in the middle of a negotiation with the opposing kingdom to obtain peace and you just whisked me away just to show me this good news?"I feel like my heart is about to explode due to jealousy. "I tell you now that seeing Lauren with Alex is making my blood boil. I don't like it! And the fact that you tolerated them and did nothing to prevent them from seeing each other makes me feel like the person I trusted the most has betrayed me!"I looked at her, feeling upset. "You disappointed me! I left you behind to watch over Lauren on my behalf! Not to tolerate the couple's reunion! You didn't even try to do anything to separate them!"I no longer hide my displeasure. I felt annoyed that my precious woman was now getting back together with her ex."Your highness, this is not the good news that I'm talking about," Granny Ursula responded. "I'm sorry if you didn't lik
*ALEX*I haven't slept yet and the time was already past 2:00 in the morning. Lauren was sleeping soundly beside me on the bed. I've been wide awake the whole night, and I want to make sure that this night will go well without any mysterious occurrences on Lauren's part based on my mother's instruction.I even put a CCTV camera inside our bedroom as evidence that Lauren was with me the whole night, just in case something went wrong.I think the party has already ended by now.When my phone rang at 2:40 in the morning, my heart beat so fast.Damn!They will never call me at this hour unless something happens!I quickly grabbed my phone and read the message. It was from my mother and the contents of her message broke my heart into pieces.'Son, when I wrote this message, I'm still in the hospital. Your sister is fine, but both grandpa and grandma didn't make it. They died in the party venue; the guards found them dead after all the guests had gone home safely. The reason for their death
*ALEX* On the day of the masquerade ball, I was with my family the whole afternoon, chatting with everyone. The atmosphere in the house is fantastic, filled with lively chatter. We are in good spirits, riding the wave of excitement for tonight's event. It will be the first time that our family is complete and we will be attending the masquerade ball together. In the previous ball, it's always been me who is missing and my grandparents, so today is very special because it will be a family affair and everyone will be present on the festive occasion. Everyone is excited. I can see the shimmering excitement on their faces. By 5:00 in the afternoon, I made my exit and informed everyone that I'm going home and that I would see them at the party later. I left our family home, and part of me felt sad that I couldn't attend the party. I got into my car, drove into the heavy traffic and dropped by at the vampire's place. Lauren exited the gate and waved at me. I opened the door and she qu
*LAUREN* One week had passed already. I was waiting for Magnus' return every day, yet there was still no sign of him. What could happen to him? I hope he is alright and his kingdom didn't go to war. I'm worried about his safety. I was pacing back and forth in the living room. I glanced at the clock on the wall. Alex would come anytime soon. I agreed to sleep in his house every night as part of my commitment to our relationship. I already wrote a letter for Magnus and put it in his bed just in case he would arrive at an empty house. I explained in my letter that I'm going to sleep at my friend's house. I'll be back tomorrow morning and all he needs to do is text me and I'll reply right away. My phone rang and Alex sent me a message informing me that his car was already parked outside the gate. I grabbed my shoulder bag and exited the house. After locking the gate, I quickly get into the passenger seat of Alex's car. "Hi, sweetheart." Alex greeted me cheerily. "I hope I didn't make
*ALEX* The following day, me and Lauren woke up late. After having a glorious night, we welcome the morning with fresh perspective and refreshed energy. I kissed Lauren's cheeks. Her eyelids stirred on the verge of waking up. "Good morning, sweetheart!" I greeted her jovially. "Morning!" She replied in a sweet tone, caressing my jaw. I patted her arms lovingly. "I'm going to work today. If you want, you can accompany me in my office," I offered. "No, thanks. I should go home." She refused my offer politely, getting off the bed and going to the bathroom. A few moments later, she emerged from the bathroom, returned to bed, and said, "Can you drop me off at the house on your way to your office?" "Sure! That's what I have planned in my mind already. I will send you home after we have breakfast," I answered. "Thank you," she murmured. "We can also teleport, right?" "Yes, we can do that as well. But I prefer that we use the car so that we can talk along the way," I said, gazing at