- Corrine -"You didn't greet your mother first?" Rebecca interrupted.I automatically pushed Andrew away, feeling guilty towards Rebecca."Hi, Mom," Andrew greeted her, but his gaze remained fixed on me."How did you know I was here?""I tracked the car." He tousled my hair. "Why did you leave without telling me anything? Is there something wrong? I thought you were going back home and—"There was the sound of a chair sliding, and I peeked past Andrew, finding Rebecca standing up. "Seems like you two need privacy," she said with a smile. "I'll go back to my room.""Yeah, get some rest," Andrew replied.I lightly hit his arm and gave him a look that roughly meant, 'Be nice to your mother'.Andrew then glanced over his shoulder. "Good night, Mom."Rebecca approached Andrew and rubbed his back. "It's good to see you." Then she looked towards me. "Good night, Corrine. Thank you for keeping me company in the conversation.""Anytime, Rebecca," I replied. "Thanks for the tea."After that, s
-Corrine-Immediately after I posed that question, I regretted it.I shouldn’t have cared about Leana and her spiteful mouth. I should have kept that one thing a secret, or better yet, treated it as a lie and then forgotten about it.My hands were clenched in my lap. Fear gripped me.Time stretched long between my question and Andrew’s answer.“Know that I love you,” he said. His gaze was sorrowful. “I know we’ve just met. There’s not much you know about me, but I love you, Corrine.”“So—“ I swallowed hard. “—is it true?”The world seemed to turn upside down as Andrew said, “Yes.”I couldn’t contain my shock. My body trembled, and my chest tightened. “No—“Before I could move or do anything I might regret later, Andrew held me in place. He grasped both of my hands, placing them on my lap. His eyes locked onto mine.“Corrine, please, listen to me.”“I can’t—““I don’t want to blame you, but you asked for honesty from me... and I’m giving it to you. Now please listen to my explanation,
-Corrine-If only Andrew wasn’t my mate, I would accuse him of lying right away and drive him away from me. But I was sure he was not lying, and my conviction made the pain in my chest now even more suffocating.My pack did such a despicable thing just for wealth. There was nothing more disgusting than that, and the worst part was, without realizing it, I became part of that cruelty. Although I didn’t know about this beforehand, I was a part of the pack, which indirectly made me the same as them.It seemed my current condition was weakening my mental defenses, and Andrew could hear everything inside my mind. He touched my hand, releasing my embrace, and then stood up. “It is not your fault, Corrine. You have nothing to do with this.” Now it was his turn to try to calm me down. He pulled me into his embrace and gently stroked my head before leaning it against his chest.“Have you finished avenging them now that you’ve killed them?” I asked, softly. I waited for a few moments before dec
-Corrine-Trevor’s words hurt more than any silver weapon ever could. I stopped in my tracks as he closed his mouth, shifting the hatred from his words to his eyes. I couldn’t believe he could hate me this deeply… as deeply as he once loved me as his sister.“Trevor…” I reached out, intending to touch him. But fear of rejection haunted me, and I pulled back. “I hope you didn’t mean what you just said,” I finally said.Trevor said nothing and turned to leave. I waited until he got into his car, hoping he would look back at me once more, so I could be sure that some affection for me remained in him.But until his car drove out of the parking lot, he didn’t look at me once.I never expected to pay such a high price just to be with my mate.*If I thought my encounter with Trevor was the worst thing to happen to me today, I was terribly wrong.When I finally returned to Andrew’s mansion, the first person I saw was Leana. She seemed fully recovered, standing there arrogantly, staring at
-Corrine-The first thing that crossed my mind when I heard my mother’s scream was to shift and run towards Wesgrove. My hand gripped my phone so tightly that my knuckles turned red and hot. My mind went blank. This was all my fault. Now I had to go and save my mother or—The phone rang again, pulling me out of the dark thoughts that had momentarily misled me. Andrew’s name appeared on the screen.“Andrew.” My voice cracked when I said his name. “Andrew, my mom—”“I know. Eva told me. That’s why I called you.”“I have to go back to Wesgrove and—”“Don’t.”“But, my mom—”“Corrine, listen to me,” Andrew called my name, but I kept talking. He then called my name several times again. He sounded firm yet calm, and I found myself swayed by the mood he created. “Breathe, baby. Close your eyes and take a deep breath.”I did as he instructed. I closed my eyes and focused on each breath I took. “Now, will you listen to me?” he asked after we were silent for a few moments.“Yes.”“Good.” I hear
-Trevor-I recognized madness when I saw it. And now I saw it in my mother’s eyes.“Mom?” Hesitantly, I called her.And when she turned her head towards me, and a smile crept onto her lips, I knew she was planning something… and it was not a good one.It was Jerome who answered my question.“Your mother came to me with a great plan,” he said. He glanced at my dad’s hand on his shoulder, and reluctantly, my father retreated.“What plan?” My dad asked, and then he shifted his gaze to my mom. “What plan, Miriam?”Dad only called Mom by her first name when he was demanding an explanation or when they were in a serious conversation. And I never liked hearing it because it always meant something bad.Mom’s earlier courage seemed to dissipate the moment she made eye contact with Dad.Her voice trembled slightly, and she repeatedly looked away as she said, “I want our daughter back.”Blood rushed to Dad’s face, making it flush with anger. “She chose to leave us for that worthless boy, and you
-Andrew-I didn’t wait for them to attack me first. As soon as my transformation was complete, I jumped up and pounced on the werewolf that was closest to me.I sank my sharp teeth into his neck and tore it apart.Blood gushed out, soaking my mouth and face.Instantly, the werewolf collapsed.I wasn’t sure if he would die right away, but at least I have one less opponent.“Kill him!” I heard Jerome exclaim before he shifted and, along with the other werewolves, attacked me.I didn’t know how they knew this secret passage after all the years I’d passed through it without a problem.Maybe they deliberately made me think that this was a safe, secret route.I couldn’t possibly fight them all at once, but I could still immobilize them and then escaped from here.Too bad I couldn’t fulfill my promise to Corrine.My hands and feet moved swiftly, ripping and punching, kicking and dodging.These werewolves were good at fighting, but they couldn’t be as flexible as lycans because they had to mo
-Corrine-I had a bad feeling, and my wolf had been restless for a while. I couldn’t reach Andrew, either by phone or by mind link. Something must have happened to him, and I was nearly going crazy because there was nothing I could do except wait for news from him. I really wanted to shift and run to Wesgrove, but I remembered Andrew’s message warning me not to act rashly. What now? What should I do? “Corrine.” I jolted and turned around, finding Bent standing there. I wasn’t sure how long he had been there, but he had likely been watching me pace the hallway for some time. “Yes?” I asked. I put the phone I had been holding into my pocket and walked over to him. “Do you know where Andrew went? He hasn’t returned, even though the interrogation ended hours ago.” “I—” I was about to say that I didn’t know, but that would have been a big lie. After considering a few things, including the fact that I needed someone right now, I told Bent about my problem. Just the basics to make