Ezra's POV"What is the meaning of this?" Gia murmured.We are atill inside the vehicle, staring at the two women talking to each other.The way Jessa's mom widely smile while talking to Laura who looks completely expressionless.I cross my arms over my chest and rest my back comfortably on the seat. "We should not conclude. There's nothing wrong about them talking," I said.Plus, as far as I remember, Jessa's mom mentioned to me that Laura was the one who sent. first-aiders to Jessa. Maybe that is the reason why they are talking.I sigh. I should not be bothered by this situation. Laura and I are the ones who have an issue. I should not automatically think that if someone is talking to her, it means that they do not like me.I just hope what Gia heard from the servants is just a rumor."Let's go," I said.I opened the car door on my side. Before I stepped out, I turn to Roman who is waiting for my order."Just stay here, Roman."Roman looked at me casually just like he always does. B
Ezra's POV"We should alert Alpha Ryler, Luna!" Gia said ina whispering tone.We are still here outside Jessa's room. I couldn't move. I do not know how I'll process what I heard from that little girl.Gia reach for my hands and caress them. When my eyes dropped on our hands, I realized they were shaking."Luna--""I prepared some sandwich--"Gia was interrupted when Jessica appeared with a tray of snacks in her hands. She looked at us, confused, however, flashed a smile at us and slightly tilt her head."Jessa is inside with her friend. Why don'y you check on her?" she asked when she noticed we stayed outside. Jessica crane her neck, peeking on the closed door behind us. "Did you knock? She didn't open the door?" she guesses. I remained silent, watching her lips move as she talk to me. Her shoulders slump and chuckle a little. "Sorry about that. She doesn't want to get disturbed while she's playing so, whenever she's with a friend, she tends to lock the door and never let anyone ente
Ezra's POVWe are here on the trial. I am sitting on one of the benches with Gia beside me.Jessica is sitting on the defendant's seat with her legal representative beside her. On the other hand, Jessa is sitting on the witness stand.As much as I do not want her to be in here inside the court room, I was left with no choice when her statement was required by the council.Our pack has its own law and justice system, different from the human world. Before we let the law of the human interfere, our council, who is responsible of dealing with legality already handles it.Jessa is looking at her mom with tears rolling down her cheeks when she realizes that her mother harmed her. She may not understand it at first, but when it sunk in, I sensed the confusion in her.I sigh. At least, it was not anger. Although if she was angry, I will completely undertaand. It's just that, having hatred in her heart will not help her in the long run.The trial is coming to an end. Everyone in the court roo
Ezra's POV"Stop overthinking," Gia said.We are already here in our house, but Laura's words still stuck on my mind. I darted my gaze at her to answer her."I'm not," I said.Gia rolled her eyes at me and cross her arms iver her chest. "It's obvious that you are," she replied.I sigh. Who wouldn't?Well, it's true that her words bothered me. I close my eyes and take a deep breath to calm mysef, however, my conversation with Laura earlier flashed in my mind."No one's dragging you down... because you are already on the bottom."I do not even know why I said that. Maybe I just got frustrated on the fact that Jessica did not mention her name during the trial and let herself take the blame. Although it was indeed her fault for making her daughter hurt herself, but if she's really sorry for her daughter, she should have told everyone everything."That would be unfair to someone who couldn't shift yet," Laura said and laughed.My brows furrowed. So what is she trying to say?When Laura's l
Ezra's POVI wipe my tears and went straight to the bathroom to wash my face. I can't stay here in my room all day, crying my eyes out. I was not born weak.I rest my palms on the edge of the sink after switching the faucet on. I scoop a refreshing water from the faucet and flashed it on my face. I let the cold water give me a refreshing start.As I stare at my reflection on the small mirror glued on the wall just above the sink, I notice my fair and pale skin.I bite my lower lip. I've been working so hard lately. Sometimes, I wonder if this is what I really want to do, or l am just doing this to impress others."Of course, I love the kids," I whispered to myself, battling the argument inside my brain.But since I was proclaimed as the Luna of this pack, I think nothing other than other people.I understand that it was something us as the leader of the pack should prioritize. But it is hard to function everyday especially if you have problems on your own that remained unsolved.As I
Ezra's POV"Clement?" I asked.I wonder why he's here. Now I know who's the owner of that familiar car parked in front of the Alpha's house.Clement walk towards me while my eyes bore at him, watching him getting nearer. He casually inserts his hands into his pockets and stopped right in front of me.He tilts his head as he stares intensely at me. I notice how his gaze travel throughout my body and landed back to my face.*W-What brought you here?" I threw a question to somehow lessen the awkwardness between us (although I feel like I was the only one who feels awkward)."Are you crying?" he asked.I gulped and avoided my gaze at him. I was sure that I already wiped up the tears from my eyes before leaving the dungeons, but I guess he still noticed it."I'm not..." I said.clement chuckled. "You know, it's obvious that you do not know how to lie," he responded.I sigh. I bite my lower lip. I do not know how to respond to what he said. Is it that obvious that I cried?"May I know what
Ezra's POVI stare at him, not knowing how to continue the conversation anymore.Clement emptied his glass and gradually place his glass on the center table."So, why are you here in our pack?" I asked after contemplating how to keep the conversation going.Clement looked at me and chuckled. "Are you spacing out? If I am not mistaken, I already answered that question."He did?I confusingly look at him, thinking whether he is saying the truth.His chuckle turned into laughter after seeing my confused expression."I told you, I am here to meet your mate. We need to discuss something. Your hotel is full that's why I parked the car here in front of your house," he explained."Oh, right..." I uttered to myself after I realize he did explain it to me earlier. I cleared my throat before continuing. "Are you going to talk about how to capture my father?" I asked, trying to aound casual.He looked at me as if he is weighing the weight of my stares and being careful to his words."Yes," Clemen
Ezra's POV"Good evening, Ryler," Clement formally greeted.He stands on his seat and went to where Ryler is standing. He then offered his hand for a hand shake.I bite my lower lip as Iw atch Ryler directly ignoring Clement's greeting. Instead, he inserted his hands into his pocket and his eyes bore to Clement.Clememt realizes that Ryler doesn't want to accept his hand so he casually put it down. I do not know why but a small smile appeared at Clement's face.I exhaled quietly. I swear, this is not the right time for Clement to fool around.The tension between the two rises. No one is speaking, but the atmosphere is getting heavy and thicker. Before anything goes out of hand, I quickly went in between them.I chuckled to somehow ease the awkward silence. I face Ryler who is still eyeing Clement. I reach for his hand and caress it.Ryler's gaze bore into me. I gulped.The way he looked at me proudly screams that he isn't liking what happened. He probably got the wrong idea about I an