My wolf warned me as soon as I opened my eyes. ‘You are in danger, Elizabeth.’ I sat up gasping silent words, and when I turned my head to the side, I saw the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack staring down at me. ‘He abducted me in front of Hogan’s house after forcing me to sleep.’ With my heart in tremor, I asked him, “Alpha of Blood Moon Pack, why did you do that?” “Philip,” he said, sitting down to meet my gaze. “My name is Philip. You can call me by my name, Elizabeth.” This man, Philip, had his usual friendly gaze, but behind those tricky expressions, he is dangerous. “It was me who brought you to Hogan’s house,” he confessed. ‘He did?!’ Then, there’s a possibility that… “Did you team up with my stepsister?!” I asked hysterically. He rubbed his chin and hummed. “Ahhh, so it was your stepsister who brought you into our pack by force. We went to your pack to find Hogan’s mate. They gave you, so I brought you to Hogan as his gift.” A silent growl vibrated in my throat. Lo

[“Tell me what Hogan ate yesterday.”]Just in case I saw it wrong, I rubbed my eyes.[“Tell me what Hogan ate yesterday.”]But the content of Philip’s letter remained the same.‘The first thing that Philip wanted to know is the food Hogan ate yesterday?’ Even my wolf confirmed that I didn’t see the wrong words.“If he wanted to kill Hogan, why would he ask this question?”I don’t know. It was difficult to know what was on Philip’s mind unless I cracked it open. ‘I wish I could.’ Bugged by this, I looked around.‘What if someone saw me meeting with Philip yesterday and wrote this letter to trick me?’ On second thought, it might be Philip’s way to test me if I would come here today and follow his orders just like I promised before we parted ways.‘Nothing would change if this was Philip or not. Your life is in danger. You should write an answer,’ My wolf persuaded me to act right away.And so, with the pen that I brought with me, I wrote the correct answer.[“Hogan ate bear meat yest

The archery lesson will start today.I was so excited that I woke up earlier than usual and began my routine exercise.“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one…”As I wrapped my left arm around the bent leg and gently turned my torso, I noticed that Hogan was glancing at me while he was stretching.Since he was looking, I felt more vigorous, like a student who wanted to boast to her teacher.When I jumped up and down, swinging my arms, I did it energetically as if to show off to Hogan that I am prepared enough to start our new training.Hogan peeked at me, turned around, and tried to hide the smile. He was laughing at me, but I didn’t feel annoyed at that.As a matter of fact, I prefer seeing him smile.Hogan was cold and expressionless when we first met. But nowadays, I noticed that he smiled more often than before, which is a good thing.I finished my routine exercise in a flash, and it was surprising that I didn’t feel tire

“WHY DID YOU OPEN THIS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION? WHY?!” His gruesome shout boomed in me like thunder that froze each of my active nerves. From his hand to his eyes, I could see wrath. They were clouded with a mixture of disapproval and disappointment. My breath went shallow, every time I exhaled, I felt my lungs drying. Sweat trickled down my forehead as I stepped back from Hogan. “H-Hogan.” After I called his name, there was an enormous silence, leaving only the sounds of his rough breathing and my huffing voice. I stepped back. He stepped closer without soothing his murderous gaze. ‘He looked so angry that I thought he would kill me right now.’ The rumors about him being a merciless murderer flashed back in my mind. And there was underlying proof behind those rumors now that I could see Hogan’s eyes narrowing vertically. His eerie eyes were enough to make me feel as if my skin was ripped apart. Innate fear took hold of me, and goosebumps rose the moment I faced a beast wit

Elizabeth’s POV“I felt so sad and mad when you accused me. So, please apologize to me. Apologize to me, Hogan.”My heart was fluttering after I asked Hogan to apologize to me.Way back then, I had no guts to ask the people around me to apologize.[“Good for nothing!”][“It’s your fault because you’re unlucky!”][“When things went wrong, you need to beg for forgiveness, Elizabeth.”]My stepmother and stepsister’s words were still embedded deeply in me. I learned that even if other people wronged me, I should just lower my head, pretend that I am okay, and apologize. However…[“If you feel wronged and sad, you should express your anger. Shout. Say that you're mad and fight back.”]Hogan taught me to fight for myself. Feasibly, this is the first time I was encouraged to fight for myself ever since my mom died. And I wanted Hogan to know that I deserve his apology.Hogan’s eyes doubled their size but soon subsided.“I am sorry, Elizabeth,” he sincerely apologized.His face showed it all,