I tried to spot Gavin in the Sunset Crown pack one more time, but there was no sign that the person was there.So, to find an excuse, I went to the front gates of their pack."What are you doing here?" one of the pack warriors asked cautiously from the watch tower."I have come to look for the young Lord Lorenzo," I said politely.He creased his forehead. "What do you mean? Are you his acquaintance?""I am indeed." I must act that I was.The other person he was with exchanged glances. "State your name. And we shall see if Lord Gavin shall allow you to get in."I nodded. "I am Dahlia Josephine. An acquaintance from the royal academy," I introduced.I did a careful investigation of this pack and got to know that he was studying in the royal academy of our kingdom. I even got to know his acquaintances. And he returned to their pack for a two-week academic break.Also, tomorrow was his departure to return."Lady Josephine.""Yes?""Lord Gavin said that he has no business with you. You may

I was still horrified from the moment he said those words. For some reason, I felt like running away but no."Why would you even choose that as an endearment?" I chuckled nervously to hide what rattled me. I even had to ignore those meaningful words he uttered.I was supposed to be the one who should think about that endearment. Why is he the one who thought that word? Why did it seem like he also came from the past? "Have you heard that somewhere?" I added. I was being cautious.Could that be the reason? Did he also have a memory of the past, just like me?Did the Moon Goddess also grant him a second life to change his fate? Was this the reason why we met in the Calaren instead of Solacia?Was Valerian following me? Was that why?"Yes." I snapped back to look at him with a furtive smile. "I heard from somewhere. I think it suits both of us to use that as our endearment, right, honeydew?"I had chills down my spine when he started to call me that. Was this what he experienced back in

It did not take me a long moment to respond to his kiss. I was not going to be a hypocrite and would pity myself.This was what I had been waiting for... to have Valerian's lips on mine again.It was so sweet and passionate that it shed a tear.I reached for his nape and showed him how much I longed for him. With the kiss, I responded to him, I would show him that I loved him and would not let anything happen to him again.This time, I would save him and his pack.For now, I should indulge myself in being inside his arms.I did not know how long I had been kissing him, but he only broke it when he wiped the tears from my eyes."Why are you always crying as if... you are mourning for me, honeydew?" he asked softly.I gasped and was about to remove his hands, cupping my face. "N-No. This is not..." My words were cut off when he kissed my eyes.His expression softened. "I am not dead. So, why is that?" That made my heart ache.In my previous life, you were dead, Valerian. I betrayed you

My eyes widened when I happened to know that he was the Crown Prince. I did not notice him! I was quick enough to greet him back. He glanced in my direction and nodded. "Long time no see, Duke Leveaux. It seems that you are doing well," His Royal Highness said in his friendly tone. Valerian chuckled and nodded. "I look forward to seeing you here, Your Royal Highness." I almost gasped, knowing that Valerian knew the crown prince was coming here instead of the Alpha King. It seemed that he was really acknowledging him as the great leader once he was crowned as the Alpha King in the future. Crown Prince Henricus smiled from ear to ear. "Likewise, Duke Leveaux. Likewise." He turned to me. "Bring us some refreshments. And do not tell that His Royal Highness is here. He will show himself later." I mindlessly nodded, still shocked that the first son of the Alpha King really showed himself before Valerian when I left the changing room. I was expecting that he would have some royal guard

When Papa told us that, I could have sworn his cognac eyes were blazing in hatred. That abomination, he felt, was something that couldn't be satiated any matter if he kept telling us his history."Papa endured slavery for more than five years. That Alpha made him experience hell and told him he was just his plaything. He experienced being sliced on his back and whipped all over his body. He even experienced being stabbed in his eye and cutting his tongue. He was thankful by that time that they were not coating the dagger with wolfsbane so he could heal in no time. What worse was... That man raped papa."Sighing, I kept drumming my fingers on my thighs while watching them for the information I was bestowing. I could see that every word I would utter had rendered them speechless."Six years of staying there, Papa met my mother. However, she met her miserable fate as soon as I was born."To be honest, the information about how they met was still mysterious to me. What I knew was they had