NatalieI walked out of my room dressed in a wine robe. I held the edge of the dress as I descended the stairs heading to the dining room. I walked into the dining room and gulped down into nothing as my gaze landed on Ryan and Damien who were in the dining room even though the distance was obvious. His Beta, Mark, was also present in the dining room. "It's a good thing you come,""You look so beautiful in this dress," he tried to have a conversation even though it was obvious that I didn't want to talk with him. "Thanks," I muttered and forced out a fake smile so as not to raise suspicion among the other men in the dining room. He shook his head with a sigh, he'd a fainted and weak look on his face. Stress was having a toll on him. He looks weak and miserable like his guards have said. It's such a pity that it's because of me. I sat down on a chair beside him and my gaze landed on the sumptuous meal before me. I opened the plate and dished out the fried and grilled fish and chic
Ryan"What's the pack business and security statistics?" I asked as I sat down on the swivel chair in my office. It has been a long time since I've visited my office, and everything seems to be the way it used to be. Mark looked up at me and smiled. He walked closer to me with a file in his left hand. I nodded my head gently giving him approval to go on with the report he has for me for the day. "According to the report from the chief of guards, there's no security problem or invader, things have been going fine, Alpha," he said, and I stroked my chin gently. "About the pack business?" I asked as I reached out to a file on the wooden table. He looked at me with a bright smile beaming on his face. It seems he has good news about the pack business. "What's up with that smile? You'd better go straight to the point," I spoke, and he nodded his head gently and cleared his throat. "The pack business has been going smoothly lately. The debt has been cleared from the income we got from
NatalieI let out a sigh as I climbed down the stairs to the dining room. I gulped down into nothing and the smile on my face vanished as my gaze landed on Damien who was sitting at the edge of the dining table. Mark was also sitting beside him even though the distance was clear. Where is Ryan? I asked myself as I stepped into the dining room without seeing Ryan. I couldn't ask Mark questions about Ryan because of Damien's presence. He could do something crazy which is what I'm trying to avoid. "Good morning, my lady," Mark greeted and sipped from the velvet wine in his hand. "Morning," I responded gently and sat down on a chair. I picked up the cutleries after dishing out the food into the clean empty plate before me. I yawned softly and rubbed my hand on my face. I'm feeling sleepy, and it's not my fault. I find it hard to sleep after Ryan stared at my breasts and suddenly stopped the sex that we almost had. This made me wonder what could be wrong with him. Maybe he has a bus
Natalie"Ryan," I muttered with a sigh as I watched him walk past me without sparing a glance at me. What's wrong? I couldn't help but ask myself. I stared at his departing figure with a surprised and confused look on my face. I wonder what could be wrong with him. Why is he avoiding me?I wanted to go after him and find out what could be wrong with him but I stopped myself before I could move. I can't chase after him even knowing that he's avoiding me. I'm sure he will come back to me. I let out an exasperated sigh and walked into my room. I slumped hard on the couch with a heavy heart, my heart ached as I remembered how Ryan ignored me. Is this also how he felt when I was avoiding him? Though I don't want to think about him, I can't help it. I'm worried that something could have happened to him to make him act in such a way. But what could it be?I snapped out of my thoughts and looked up as I heard a dry chuckle. My eyes darkened as my gaze landed on Damien who was standing
NatalieWhat's wrong with him? I asked myself as I stared at Ryan's photo in my mind. Though I don't want to have anything to do about him, I can't help it. I haven't heard any news or update about him after he'd left for the woods in the middle of the night. I can't help but feel worried about him. I hope nothing happens to him. "Hey," I called as I connected to Rihanna through the mind-link connection. "How may I help you, my lady?" She asked, and I scoffed inwardly. "Has Ryan returned to the pack? Or where is he?" I asked, hoping to get positive news. I've a feeling that he's not present in the pack because if he is then he would have come to me like he used to do. "No, he hasn't returned to the pack after leaving for the woods. The chief of guards is planning to assemble guards to look for him in the woods," she said, and I gulped down into nothing. What!? What could have happened to him? Why hasn't he returned to the pack by this time?"Are you sure of what you're saying?"
Natalie"It's really sad that we've lost one of the most important people in the Red Moon pack. The Alpha of the pack, Alpha Ryan," one of the elders said, and I scoffed inwardly. I stared at them indifferently. "We've been grieving over the death of the Alpha for the past two weeks,""The throne of the Alpha has been empty for the past three weeks, and it's having a bad effect on the pack members and even on us, the council members and elders,""What do you think we should do, elder Raphael?" The one who seemed to be the head of the elder cleared his throat and stood up from the chair. "As the head of the elder what I'll suggest is that we look for another candidate to make the Alpha of the pack,""Though none of us is happy about the death, we can't let the throne be empty for so long. No matter how we grieve, it can't bring him back to life," my heart sliced with sadness as I listened to the statement of the elder. I stared at the elders blankly uninterested in their so-called
DamienI grabbed the guard's left hand and twisted it behind his back. He winced in pain as his bone snapped. He growled and threw a jaw punch at me but I deflected it with my elbow. "That's too slow and weak," I said, scoffed, and pushed his hand away. He bowed his head and stepped aside. "I'll work on that next time, Master," he said, and I nodded my head gently. "You'd better improve your skills and physique because I won't hesitate to break your arm if you make any silly mistake next time," I said as I pulled off the glove from my hand. I reached out to the bottle of water beside me, opened the bottle sleeve, and drank it in a single gulp. I breathed out in relief and sat down on the bench behind me. I took a deep breath as one of the guards wiped the sweat on my face with a clean white towel. He bowed his head, stepped aside, and stood beside me. I never knew how hard it is training with the guards until now. This is my first time training with the guards after the death of
Natalie"I think this is high time you let go of your sorrow and pain and move on with your life," he said, and I scoffed inwardly. I wish he could understand what I'm passing through at this moment he won't be saying this. He made it sound so easy and simple like it was nothing. It's really hard to forget about the love of my life and move on. I cried harder as he pulled me closer and my head rested on his broad chest. "Please stop crying," he said, patting and stroking my back. I wish I could but I can't stop crying. Each time I think about Ryan, it makes me sad that I'm the reason why he'd die. If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have pushed and sent him away. I wish I'd accepted his apology, this wouldn't have happened. Now, I'm finding it hard to forgive myself. Each time I think about his death, I can't stop blaming myself for his death. "I killed him. He died because of me. I shouldn't have pushed him away," I wiped sadly with tears rolling down from her eyes. The