Chapter 14Rebecca's POV"What? Like me?" I stared wide-eyed, looking at Ken in disbelief.However, the alpha looked nervous and increasingly embarrassed. He quickly looked away to hide the redness that was on his cheeks. "Ah, I'm sorry, Rebecca. I just misspoke. I didn't mean it like that," said Ken, but his words sounded very nervous and shaking."Ah, okay, alpha. That's impossible after all. Or maybe I just heard wrong." I smiled and lay down again to rest."Yes, that's possible. Now you rest. I will always wait for you here.""Thank you very much, Alpha."That's how it ended. That night and several nights after that, Alpha always faithfully looked after me while I was being treated at the healer center. He even missed several ceremonial events, because he was busy accompanying me who was being treated intensively.Until finally a few days later, Doctor Louise finally allowed me to return to the palace. Accompanied by Ken, I went back to rest in the room. And starting tonight, I'm
Chapter 15Rebecca's POV"Rebecca!" The female healer's helper at the Healer Center scanned my face. Perhaps it was because I had fallen silent as soon as I heard the ending of the incident that left me lying in this room."Oh." I smiled. "I'm fine," I said to dispel the worry on her face."Uh ...." A long exhale came out of this woman's mouth. "Thank goodness! I was worried you were in shock from hearing all that."Once again, I shook my head to reassure my interlocutor.Then, she washed my body with warm water and straightened my back while inserting a large pillow behind me.A pair of hurried steps entered this room. But, they stopped here at the curtain. "Can I come in?"And it was Ken's voice."Wait!" replied the woman who helped with the healer's task. She asked me to eat something very sweet and finished a glass of milk.Then, she carried the empty cutlery away. "In a moment, I'll come with porridge and a potion that will draw out the poison that may have already entered the di
Chapter 16Luke's POV"Agh!" I woke up suddenly. "What's going on? Why did I suddenly wake up and feel bad?"I held my chest as if that would get rid of this bad feeling immediately.I got off the bed and walked towards the window. "The sun hasn't come up yet." Then, I approached the digital clock in the corner of the room. "Ah, maybe it'll be light in an hour."But, this bad feeling in my heart made me unable to stay in my room.I decided to leave the room to alleviate this feeling, even though it was still dark outside."Luke!"Someone called out to me when I was just coming out of the hallway that led to the side garden.I turned my head and saw the Beta of the Winterblood court standing as he looked at me in surprise."What brings you out of your room so early, Luke?" He approached.I shrugged. "I don't know, I just ...." And I couldn't explain what was raging in my heart."Do you need someone to talk to, Luke?" He offered.I was silent for a moment, but then I nodded slowly.Th
CHAPTER 17Rebecca's POVThe morning in Blackwood Castle was beautiful. The bright blue sky shaded the palace which was surrounded by tall pine trees."Oh... how cute ...." I wiggled my fingers in Lucas's grip."Maybe his eyes don't see clearly yet, but he can already track his mother's voice," said Esme who was in the corner of the room.That woman was assigned to help me take care of Lucas after I left the Healer Center.I, who was sitting by the window with Lucas on my lap, turned to her and smiled. "Esme, I'm grateful to live in this place. After this birth, I'm allowed not to work for a while."Esme, who was arranging Lucas' tiny clothes, stopped her hand movements and turned to me. "Who would allow laboring mothers who were also poisoned? If Ken doesn't give me a full break, he'll be a cruel Alpha.""Lucas!"The cheerful shout from outside the room made Esme and me look at each other. "Just talked about it, eh, it appeared." Esme shook her head.She put Lucas' tiny clothes down
CHAPTER 18REBECCA'S POVI smiled happily at Lucas, who was laughing and playing with Ken. I had been afraid of raising Lucas alone without the help of Luke, who I don't know how he's doing now. But time was spinning so fast that by the time Lucas was three years old, everything was fine even though there were sometimes things that made me anxious. Ken, who probably realized I'd been staring at him for a while, came over to me with Lucas in his arms. I immediately grabbed Lucas onto my lap and kissed him deeply on the forehead. This way I felt peaceful and okay. "Are you happy, son?" I said stroking Lucas' hair gently.Lucas nodded quickly and moved to Ken's lap. The bond between them was even closer than it should have been. I let out a long sigh and reminded myself that there was no bond between Lucas and Ken. Ken was just a kind Alpha who helped and accepted us to stay in his pack.Ken looked into my eyes with a confused look. He always gave me more attention and defended me
CHAPTER 19LUKE'S POVI woke up again after dreaming the same thing. I drew the curtains and walked out of the palace which had been feeling very empty lately since Rebecca disappeared somewhere. I realized that it was also the same time every night. I then breathed in the cold night air although it couldn't match the coldness of my heart. With my eyes closed I tried to calm my messy heart back down and it was inversely proportional to the logic playing in my head. All this time I've been looking for who to blame for everything. But so far I can only blame myself for not being able to protect my Lunaku. Even with my eyes closed, I could sense the presence of a werewolf. "I always dream the same thing. Over and over again, no matter what I do it all ends with the same dream." I said without turning around."An Alpha shouldn't be that pathetic. " The werewolf replied.I let out a long sigh. How am I supposed to be happy if everything is about her? Every night, even every time I d
CHAPTER 20KEN'S POVI gently stroked the hair of the three-year-old boy fast asleep in the center of my private room. He was so handsome that he captured my heart even though my common sense said I should make a boundary with him. Well, I'm an Alpha who isn't married and has children after all. But somehow everything was different when I met Rebecca. I felt something different and I wanted it to last forever in my heart and life. If this was the wrong feeling, I was already trapped in it and there would never be any intention of getting out.The boy squirmed but refused to open his eyes. I gave him a light pat on the butt in the hope that he would return to sleep for a long time. I don't know where the thought came from so I tried to find every curve of him that resembled me. After a long search, of course, I couldn't find the slightest resemblance because he wasn't my son."Aa, you look so much like your mother, son," I muttered,Well, it was her beautiful mother who made my heart
CHAPTER 21 REBECCA'S POVThe night was getting late and cold. But I had a hard time closing my eyes even for a moment. I glanced at Lucas who was in my arms. The boy seemed to have a mind of his own. He was staring at the ceiling like me and occasionally mumbling incoherently. I was thinking about many things right now regarding our next life. Could we be forever in this place? Kaihan Ken was so good that he had to take so many actions just to protect me and Lucas."I don't agree with them getting married. Their biological son who should be the successor to Alpha's throne would be fighting for power with the woman's son who would say that he was born before the heir to the throne should be." Well, I clearly remember the words of the female Elder who chatted with Esme some time ago. I also clearly remember all the insults and inappropriate words that came out of the mouths of the kitchen girls who were always looking for ways to harm me. If only they weren't afraid of Ken's punishm