"You said Melissa is a slave now?"I was stunned. According to my memory, Melissa was like a princess to Alpha Michael. I thought he had released her the day Enzo and I left the Blue River Pack. How could he let his precious daughter to become a slave?"Yeah," Jesse nodded. "Ever since Ellen went nuts, Alpha married another woman named Gloria. She's only twenty-two years old, very attractive. Alpha likes her very much.""But Melissa is his daughter and the future heir to his pack. How did she become a slave?""Gloria is pregnant, so Alpha has a new heir. Of course he won’t take that evil Melisa as his heir anymore."Jesse had a look of disgust as he continued, "Melissa’s reputation is already trashed in the pack. Everyone knows about how awful she is, and no one would support her as heir.""...""Besides, the new Luna doesn't like her either. So her life has been hell," Jesse said. "But she deserves these. You were so kind to her, yet she wanted to kill you. It's all her karma."I was
"What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and serve coffee for our guests!"Gloria's voice was soft, but Melissa obviously trembled at her words.She immediately went to our side and started pouring coffee for all of us.It was hard to imagine that the woman before me used to be a high and mighty, arrogant princess.I remembered Melissa as beautiful and feisty, always dressed in luxurious clothes, looking down at others with her head held high.But the person in front of me now looked so submissive and her head was constantly lowered. She was extremely cautious with every move she made.When Melissa came to my side, our eyes met briefly. She shivered slightly, causing the coffee to spill out from the cup.She panicked and hastily went to wipe the table with her sleeves."You trash!" Gloria's voice rang out. "Can't you even serve coffee properly? Are you an idiot?"Gloria's voice was sharp and piercing. She pointed a finger at Melissa and said, "Hurry up and apologize to Luna!"I shook
I was shocked and reached out to stop Melissa." There's no need for that! Get up!"But Gloria held my arm and said, "You're an honorable Luna. She's just a lowly slave. It’s only right for her to serve you this way."I wasn't sure if Gloria knew the history between Melissa and me, but I guessed she did from how she behaved. She wanted to please me by trashing Melissa.Yet I was not the kind of person Gloria thought I was. I couldn’t agree with Gloria's words nor her insulting behavior, so I shrugged her off, quickly took the tray from Melissa, and helped her up."I don't need anyone to serve me like that," I said bluntly to Gloria, not bothering to maintain the polite smile on my face.Gloria was so mortified. She didn’t know how to react to that."O-oh, I see. That's fine," she looked at the maid standing next to her, and the girl leaned down to remind her, "Luna, it's time for your afternoon nap."Gloria stood up without hesitation and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry. The doctor a
After dinner, we returned to the hotel we were staying.Enzo turned on the room lights and hugged me from behind. "You seem happy."I rested my hand on his and smiled. "Is it that obvious?""Of course. Your smile is dazzling."I raised an eyebrow. Turning around, I wrapped my arms around his neck and rubbed the tip of my nose with his. "I really am happy. I feel like my life has become better and better since I met you."Enzo ran his hands down from my shoulder to my waist, tickling me slightly as he went. He lowered his head to my neck, kissing the soft flesh as I tilted my head slightly to give him access as I kept saying, "Melissa apologized to me today. I think she's genuinely regretted of what she did. I..."Enzo instantly stopped kissing my neck and straightened up to look at me, his eyes turning serious. "Are you going to forgive her?""I was thinking-""She almost killed you," Enzo interrupted, tightening his hold around my waist. "You should stay away from her.""But she's al
Enzo looked at me and gestured at me not to panic.As the smoke spread, he made a split-second decision and burst forward with all his might, slamming his body into the door.There was a loud crash as the door fell to the ground. The fire in the hallway instantly found its way into the room. The scorching flames were ruthless, unfurling its claws and sinking it into as much area as it could cover, like a dominator expanding its domain ruthlessly.I was startled when the smell of gasoline filled my nose, and I met Enzo's eyes. Doubts flashed pass both of our eyes.However, now was not the time to question the origin of the fire."Hurry!" Enzo said with a frown as he took my hand.The fire was growing bigger. The more it grew, the more it looked like a demon trying to devour everything in its path.Enzo held me in his arms, and I could smell burning flesh and blood as we ran.Out of nowhere, we heard crying."It's a child!" I shouted over the roaring of flames.Enzo's hearing was more a
The maid was the person Enzo and Alpha Michael had been hunting for, Jesse!But the pack house was heavily guarded, so how did he get in?!I didn't have time to dwell on that because Jesse was trying to break out of my grip. I pushed Melissa away and twisted around, swiftly pinning Jesse down on the ground.There was obvious surprise on Jesse's face as if he couldn't understand how a once weak slave could now easily block his attack and even take him down.I ignored him and mindlinked the chief of guards, and soon, a group of people came in to grab Jesse. After tied him up properly, they threw Jesse to the ground.His wig had fallen off during the fight, and the maid dress he wore was torn and messed up. His appearance looked absolutely ridiculous.However, the anger in his eyes was real and terrifying.I looked at the man on the floor and sighed."You've chosen the wrong path," I told him, feeling pity for him.He couldn’t digest the look in my eyes and snarled, "Don't look at me lik
Right before Jesse died, he raised a trembling finger at me, as if he was trying to tell me something...The warrior went up and examined him. After a few moments, he shook his head and said, "He's dead. Poisoned."I waved my hand, and they quickly dragged Jesse's corpse out of the room.Naturally, dinner came to an end with that incident. Gloria was in shock, her hand pressing on her chest as her maids escorted her out of the room. Melissa hurried after them.I watched Melissa's back and thought about what happened just now. She placed herself in front of me without caring for her own safety, and it would be a lie to say that I was not touched.At that moment, I finally believed that Melissa had really changed. She was no longer the self-involved princess she once was.Shortly after, Enzo returned. His face was filled with exhaustion.I told him about Jesse, and he immediately tensed up. He grabbed my shoulders and asked, "What about you? Are you hurt?"I smiled and assured him, "I'm
I opened the door and thanked god that there were lights in the room. There was also a bed and other furniture. Even though the furnishing was simple, it was much better than I remembered.At least one could live in this room decently, much better than the utility room I once lived in.I helped Melissa to the bed. It was good that she had Alpha blood running in her veins as her wolf would heal her quickly. It had only been a while since we left the room, but her wounds had already started to scab over."Thank you, Andrea. You saved me again," Melissa said as she lowered her head, her voice hoarse.I shook my head and sighed. "You wanted to save me today too.""I didn't help much. You're much more powerful than you used to be," Melissa replied with her head down. Her thick hair obscured her face so I couldn't see her expression."But when Jesse lunged at me, you still wanted to protect me. I know that," I said gently, reaching out to tuck her hair behind her ear.And I noticed her face