Brooklyn's POV:
"I..."
After I hesitated for a moment, I took it to Hale. In fact, even if Hale did tear up the invitation and the letter, I wouldn't change my mind to go back. I couldn't let Hale know about it. Or, he would try to stop me.
As soon as I took it out, Hale couldn't wait to grab it, throw the invitation on the table, tear the envelope directly and take the letter out. After a while, he suddenly read it out loud, "This letter is to sincerely invite you and Hale to come to Moore's Alpha enthronement ceremony. We have also invited Alpha Devin of Aries pack, Alpha Roland of Capricornus pack, and..."
He shook the letter as if he was shaking something that was extremely distasteful but stuck to his hand. He mocked at me, "I can't believe that... these people are specifically mentioned in this invitation...does your father plan to help you reelect mate?"
"No, Hale, allow me to explain, please." I was afraid to see his current expression as if I had done something wrong to him. "Dad's letter said that those people are also interested in the paintings. So...maybe they can help our gallery..."
"I don't care about those laymen's fucking help!" Hale roared and slammed the letter on the ground, "Those people can't even tell the colors apart! Don't tell me that they know about painting! They only follow the trend and buy those popular and disgusting paintings. My paintings will be defiled!"
"But...if they are willing to buy your paintings, it will help us out of the financial dilemma."
"Wait a minute." Hale suddenly calmed down again.
He couldn't control his temper. Sometimes, he would be grumpy and suddenly he would calm down. But this time, it was like the calm before the storm made me feel fearful.
"So...you're going to tell me that you still want to go home for that ceremony?"
"No, that's not what I meant." I felt my whole body trembling. But I had to hold on. I couldn't reveal my plan.
"But your eyes tell me that you want to go back!"
Hale said grimly and then laughed even louder.
At this moment, he was like a mad artist laughing loudly and walking slowly toward me.
"Such a good sister...you'd rather cheat on your husband for a half-brother. You don't even want the family, do you?"
His words were horrible that I hurriedly explained, "No, I won't! I promise!"
"Well, based on what you just said... you still want to go back and seduce the other pack's Alpha?"
Hale's mouth was right next to my ear. His voice was soft each word caused me to tremble slightly. And his hand was still on my neck touching my veins slowly.
This should be a romantic scene. But I was trembling violently. I found that I even couldn't make a sound now. And I almost cried out.
"No, I'm your mate. How could I seduce another man!"
"Because you're slutty."
He continued to whisper next to my ear. And the people next to me would have thought that he was saying something sweet.
But every word he said made me feel scared.
"You're a slutty bitch! I couldn't satisfy you, right?"
"I'm not...and I didn't have that kind of thought!" I sobbed uncontrollably.
But he laughed even more happily, "If so, don't go to Cacer pack, okay?"
He was trying to play a trick to lure me. He was forcing me to agree to his demands!
I suddenly realized his purpose and immediately calmed down, "Okay, I promise... I won't go. Believe me!"
"But your eyes tell me that you want!"
"No, that's not true!"
I didn't understand why Hale could know my thoughts. I had already said that I didn't want to go.
But Hale still didn't believe me. He thought that I would attend that ceremony.
The smile immediately disappeared from Hale's face and was replaced by a scowl. His hands immediately tightened, just like the chains, making it difficult for me to breathe.
"How dare you! You even disobey my orders!"
He actually ignored my screams, growled, lifted my skirt, and tore my clothes!
"I won't allow you to seduce another man! Never!"
"No! You can't do this, Hale! You can't do this to me!"
I was not a whore. I was his wife! How could he treat me so rudely and roughly?
I couldn't take it anymore. So I pushed him away with all my strength, cried, and slapped him hard, "Stop it!"
In the next moment...
Hale and I both froze in place.
We had been together for such a long time. I had never refused his commands, needless to say, I hit him. He even took several steps back covering his face in disbelief.
I knew that he would be very angry when he realized what happened just now. Perhaps, he would irrationally rush up and grab my neck. He would be so angry that I challenged his authority so boldly.
For him, I was a slave. And he was my master.
The slave was not allowed to challenge the master!
So I had to figure out one way before he hurt me.
I decided to change what I had said to him. And since he was sure that I wanted to go back and I also wanted to do so, I just admitted it directly.
"Hale, you can't stop me from going back to Cacer pack! Before I went home, I met Robin, the Alpha of the Gemini pack. And he had already agreed with it! You have no right to stop the decision that two pack's Alphas have agreed!"
Actually, I lied to him! I didn't even meet Robin before I went home.
But if I hadn't lied to him, I was not sure I could go out of this place alive.
Hale finally realized what happened just now. His grim gaze showed that he wanted to beat me with hatred and tear me to pieces. But luckily, he believed it. Even though he was furious, he still just scratched his head angrily and walked around the spot.
"Good...that's great...you've learned to make up your own mind! You're a good wife!"
"I just want to go home to see my family members." Even though I was trembling with fear, I tried to hold it back and made my plea, "You can stay here. But I need to go back!"
"Okay, no problem..." He suddenly smiled, like a thoughtful husband. But his eyes were full of sinister.
He pulled me roughly, went to the garage, and set a locator into the driver's seat. Then, he threw a car key at me.
"Have a safe journey, my dear wife."
He agreed to let me go back but under his surveillance!
"You're violating my freedom. And it's not right!" I said to him loudly.
"I was just worried that my dear wife would be in danger on the road because you haven't driven for such a long time." Hale actually took my hand with an innocent expression.
"I love you so much, Brooklyn, I can't allow anyone to hurt you, so...promise me...you will answer my calls anytime, okay?"
This man was acting! He was playing a role of a good husband. Actually, he was warning me that I couldn't turn off my phone and miss his calls. Otherwise, he would find me as fast as he could and take me back!
When I looked at his smug expression, I couldn't help but tremble with anger. But I couldn't do anything but get into the car, bury my head in my palm, and cry loudly.
I didn't know what did I do. Why the Moon Goddess would punish me? I just wanted to have a happy family. And I was willing to give up everything I had, including my life.
But what I got...was only threats, suppression, surveillance, and imprisonment. Even if I tried to improve the current situation, remember all of Hale's preferences, hide my true thoughts, try to please him, and become more thoughtful and gentle, nothing changed...
He would never be satisfied. He still disgusted me.
I couldn't feel any "warmth" from this family. I wanted to run away! I did!
"This man is a bastard! I want to transform and bite him to death!"
In my head, a voice suddenly appeared.
It was the voice of Editha, the werewolf who had awaHaleed inside me at the age of 16. She said so with a clear and indifferent tone.
I could feel that she was so angry. My hands almost transformed into sharp claws. And my two sharp teeth slowly lengthened.
Brooklyn's POV: "No, it's not the time, Editha." I had to stop her before things got worse! "Moore's ceremony is about to start. And if I go back and beat Hale, I'm sure that I won't go back to the Cacer pack in time." After that, the change stopped. But the sharp claws didn't transform. It meant that Editha agreed with my words. But she was still hesitant. In the past years, my wolf Editha watched me being bullied by Hale. And she was so angry that she wanted to transform and tear Hale apart. It happened many times. But I stopped her from doing so. Because I always felt that if I found ways to solve our problems patiently, Hale and I would have those sweet old days again. But now...I didn't what to do. He was my mate and the husband given by the Moon Goddess. And it was impossible for me to leave him. "I'm sorry, Editha. I'm the one who let you down." Editha was always fearless. She had all the good qualities of a werewolf. Being awaHaleed by a loser like me was a torment f
Although I couldn't say no to Cathy's request to sleep with her tonight, the tiredness on my face was noticed by Abbey. She refused Cathy's request for me and took me to the room on the far right of the corridor on the third floor. This was the room I lived in before I got married. It was a 10-meter square room with a bed placed against one wall, and the opposite was a floor-to-ceiling bay window. I liked to sit there when I'm bored, as I could pick up a book to read or study. Sometimes, I would love to enjoy the warmth of the sun showering my body, looking out the window and saying hello to the passersby. Next to the bay window was a desk, which was full of gadgets I put on before I left. There was a lamp in the shape of a cherry tree, a pen holder in the shape of a villa, and a group photo of the family. The books on the table were still neatly arranged according to my needs. There were even a few more crystal balls with their perspective holder. "These crystal balls were bought b
I really wanted to ignore Hale's calls, but if I didn't, he'd be furious at home, or maybe would call Aaron directly, and the misfortune I'm hiding would be revealed and everyone would worry about me. I couldn't stand anyone sabotaging Moore's succession convention! Alas, I had to take a deep breath before calling back. "Oh, my dear wife." The snarky voice sounded again, "How's it going over there? had you met a lot of men who can serve you as comfortably as I do..." "Hale!" I interrupted him reluctantly. "I told you I was with Aaron's family all the time!" I didn't want to argue with him, so I held my palms to calm myself down, "I just went out with Moore and the others for an exercise, and I forgot to bring my phone. That's it. Now, do you had anything else to ask?" "Look at what you said,'" he imitated my tone of voice disgustingly, "Look how cold-blooded and ruthless you are! I am your husband, the mate given to you by the Moon Goddess, and it is only right and proper for me t
Brooklyn's POV: The people outside were still waiting for me. I couldn't stay in the bathroom for too long. I didn't want Hale to make excuses for my lateness. I quickly sent a message to Hale and put on my dress, and was about to go out when Hale's phone came again. This time, I picked it up immediately, and yelled at the phone in a low, suppressed voice, "What else do you want?" Forgive me for not controlling my tone. Hale was very happy to hear my frantic voice. Through the phone, he smiled and said nothing. As the ceremony was about to start, he just wanted to congratulate Moore on his adulthood. I knew, he just wanted to make sure I was unhappy. But thankfully, he finally stopped pestering me this time and hung up quickly. I walked out of the bathroom in my dress, and both Emma and Abbey were amazing at me, and even Cathy was full of praise. I was a little embarrassed by their praise. The time soon came to evening. The setting sun on the horizon dyed half of the sky red, a
Devin' POV: I'm here today for the coming-of-age ceremony of the Alpha heir to the Cancer pack, but it wasn't until I saw the woman standing by the river that I realized the source of the scent I've been searching for was here! What about Lucy? My child's mother, where had she gone? Did she give up on me and our daughter? Was absurd! It was totally absurd! I could not accept it! The Goddess of the Moon was definitely fooling me! I couldn't wait to immediately go up and grab the woman and ask why I could smell the scent from her body! But now that the little werewolf's coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin, I should be patient and stand silently beside the pre-arranged fire ring. As a result, the torches handed over by others stood quietly and silently. When night falls, the werewolves in the woods hold torches and scatter on both sides of the fire ring. Ahead waw the unreachable grand canyon and the vast and boundless world. The silver glow of the moon falls in the canyon a
Brooklyn's POV: The man in front of me, Devin Black, was a well-known god of war among the werewolf tribe. Before I met Hale, I heard that he had fought single-handedly and defeated other races who tried to invade their tribe with one enemy and ten... Tall, mighty and reliable, if there was no match for the Goddess of the Moon, I was afraid that he would become the prince figure in the eyes of many girls. I could already hear my heart beating wildly as soon as he came to talk to me. But I already have a mate. Normally, it was impossible to be attracted to other Alpha werewolves! "Maybe the Goddess of the Moon made a mistake." Editha suddenly said in my mind, "Perhaps your mate should be a brave and fearless person like the god of war, not a villain like Hale who only rages on women." Editha already had a problem with Hale for a long time, and now she had a chance to complained, "Do you want to consider..." "Editha!" I hurriedly stopped her from going on. "I have a mate, and it
Devin' POV: I was actually behind that big tree, about 500 meters away from Brooklyn. But a werewolf's hearing was different from ordinary humans. We could heard sounds from a kilometre away. After the ceremony, I didn't go to the party held by the Aaron family but quietly went to the other side of the river while no one was looking. Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the time when no one was disturbing me, and think about this series of changes, facing the full moon. But not long after I arrived, I heard the voice of a woman crying. I stuck my head out and found it was Brooklyn. Her playful and smart yellow dress had been taHale off. She should have just transformed from a werewolf into a human form. At this time, she was naked, crying and shouting at the tree hole, her hair was wrapped around her cheeks, and her tears and snot were flying. Totally not the helpless and shy look just now. At this time, Brooklyn was embarrassed. She may have encountered some misfortune. She
Brooklyn's POV: I was so tired yesterday that I almost woke up after dawn. When I woke up, I almost couldn't open my eyes. I didn't see my family when I went downstairs, only a few servants were busy. "Good morning Brooklyn." An Omega came towards me. Her name was Emily. She was a cute girl with two pigtails and freckles on her face. Her mother was also an Omega, called Lydia, who worked as a servant in my house in her twenties. These years Lydia worked and served us was equivalent to watching me grow up. "Did you sleep well last night?" She pointed my eyes. I was stunned for a moment, only to realize that she should be saying that there was something wrong with my eyes. Maybe I cried too sadly last night, my eyes were still swollen. "I had too much fun yesterday." Emily kindly didn't ask any further but went to the bathroom to help me get a wet towel, and let me put it on my eyes to reduce the swelling. "Breakfast? Lydia made avocado sandwiches and mushroom bisque," Emily said