VIOLETTE. Something was definitely wrong with Noah. It happened right after we went back after meeting Blaze. Noah seemed absentminded while he was with me. He tried to avert his gaze from meeting mine when he was with me. His touch became a rare occurrence; even his presence became harder to see. We were fine. I was sure of it. We didn’t fight, but now it was like we had one. “Is he tired of me?” Shaking my head, I threw the thought off my head. Rather than guessing and kept coming up with unpleasant scenarios, it was better to confront him directly for my peace of mind. I stood before the mirror, braiding my hair and rolling it neatly. I observed my skin, looking for the sign of ugly green on my pale skin, then sighed when I found none. Turning my head to the window, I noticed how high the sun was. Good, Noah was probably still in the training ground. I had to catch him there. If not, I had to wait until the sun rested again. I gathered enough fabric of my gown on my hand, pul

VIOLETTE.“Tell me about yourself.” Noah suddenly said as we lay down on the bed.Without looking at him, I replied, “Suddenly?”“We never really talk about ourselves, Vio. I want to know more about you. About your past and the people around you. Is that wrong?”“There is nothing interesting in my life, though.”Noah reached for my arm and pulled me toward him. One of his arms sneaked to my waist, while the other was placed under my head.“That’s for you. But for me, everything about you is interesting. So?”I stared at the beautiful man before me, thinking about how we could get entangled with each other. It still amazed me that a mare witch like me could be mated to him. And to think that he seemed to want me desperately baffled me.As we stayed silent, I recalled my past. There was nothing interesting, really. There were many beautiful memories before my mother’s disappearance, but it had become blurry over time. I was too focused on looking for her that I failed to enjoy my life to

NOAH.“So I’ve been told all the preparations are done; we are just waiting for your order.”Faintly, I heard Varg explain the progress of our plan for Lord Barlow, but I couldn’t focus at all. My mind wandered to the strange occurrence last night. I’d never forget the agony and feeling of helplessness that attacked me.I didn’t know how it happened, but I was attacked once I lost to deep slumber. It did not directly on my physical body, yet the impact left me breathless and almost delirious. The pain wasn’t the worst part of everything. Seeing Violette attacking me in my dream pained me the most.When I asked her about it, she and I were shocked. Despite knowing someone was messing with my head, I couldn’t help but ask her. Fortunately, Violette could handle the situation better than I and decided to nurse me until my sanity returned.This morning we talked about it again, then Violette told me something about a dream walker. She explained it briefly and claimed that not many witches

VIOLETTE. Noah had told me that Dahlia and Willa had arrived early in the morning, which was why I ran excitedly to the maid’s quarter because they were there, busy familiarizing themself with the rest of the slaves and maids. According to Noah, Dahlia would take Mrs. Opiana’s position, while Willa would take Diana’s, then Diana would work under Dahlia because Noah wanted to ensure that people around us were trustworthy. The purpose of letting Diana under Dahlia’s eyes was to judge whether the young she-wolf could be trusted. I didn’t know what exactly Noah’s plan and I very much preferred to be kept in the dark since I didn’t want to lie in front of Olivia. “Ah, Luna Olivia.” My steps faltered. She hadn’t asked for me, which was weird since she was so fond of our current ‘friendship.’ That made me wonder whether she had encountered a problem. “Ah, forget about it, Vio. She might want to take a break from meeting a lowlife slave like you. Right. It must be the reason. I don’t have

NOAH.Violette and I went out of the guest house when the sun had already high in the sky. After getting a pass to enter, we were escorted to a magnificent building just right beside the pack house. I expected us to stay in the pack house, but Killian’s pack was rich enough to build a grand guest house.As Kasha had claimed, the Bloodvenom pack was flourishing. I didn’t remember the facilities in this pack to be this extravagant before. Under the former Alpha, the building used to look shabby. Not only that, but I also noticed that the safety around the area had improved.I guess siding with Nash brought many benefits to Killian.“Let’s join them.” I pointed at the crowds gathering in the spacious hall.“Are we playing today?” Violette asked as she took in her surrounding.“Not yet. Nobles from Lordslane and several big packs will play tomorrow. For today we are here to observe.”“Tomorrow will be my death match,” Violette said helplessly.I lowered my head, then gently squeezed her s