Chapter 60For the following days, Alucard was invited to do the cotton harvest in the large, vast field of the pack while women like me would help them provide some water to drink in case they were thirsty. Despite that, we were settling in a hut while cackling and chitchatting."Your mate is built differently, Meredith. Where did you find such a hot mate, huh?" Sally asked, nudging me. She was one of the pack members, and she was also helping provide some water to drink for the men. Alucard and I were starting to take the trust of the pack members in this pack. They were easy to get along with and not hostile, which was good. With my great communication skills, I was in the women's circles.It was a

Chapter 62I pulled away as soon as I said that and looked at him coldly. "I appreciate your gestures and efforts, but I need you to stop reliving our past. You are trying to hurt me again, Alucard." My voice was calm like the sea after a storm.The aftermath of it caused some casualties that would take time to heal. It was the same situation when my heart was badly bruised and shattered into pieces before I carefully put them back with visible scars."No... That is not my intention to hurt you, Faustina..." Alucard shook his head, his head shaking in disagreement. "Yes, I'm reliving our past, but..." he paused when I summoned my hand to halt him from speaking."It's over between us, Alucard." I smiled sadly, wanting to tell him I wouldn't let him give me a chance. "It's over. And please... if you are really after my happiness and truly love me, you will grant me the freedom I need."My words had made his shoulders sink, and his arms dropp

Chapter 64I groaned as I slowly peeled my eyes open and was greeted by an almost pitch-black darkness. Not only that, I could hear some whispers and sobs as my vision adjusted, only to widen my eyes as soon as I witnessed some women being chained and tied up.To my horror, chills crept to my skin as the realization hit me that the rumors were true. I was here now... in Marcus' den, where he was keeping some women for his entertainment. Or, to be more precise, the pack didn't know that it existed because it was kept under their noses.But I got distracted when I leaned forward and hissed at the excruciating pain as soon as I learned that my hands were tied using chains smeared with wolfsbane. I wanted to bark because my skin burned every time I moved, but rational thinking prevented me from acting impulsively.I roamed my eyes around as the stench of blood and feces lingered in every corner of this place. Was this the basement that I was hearing?"Where am I?" That was my question to

Chapter 66In the carriage, as we were returning to the capital, Alucard and I remained silent during the trip. Neither of us was even daring to talk, and I was really assuming that he would say something like... scolding me.Sitting across from him, I admired his side features when his gaze fixated on the outside, not daring a glance at me. This made me focus on the outside as I leaned my head to absorb this deafening silence. I stole a glance at Alucard again, not liking what was happening at this moment. "Thank you, Alucard, for... rescuing us." My patience grew thin each second I stayed in this carriage, so I had to say something. Alucard gazed at me with a deadpan look. "Do you expect me to say you're welcome, Faustina?" My breath caught in my throat at how cold his voice was. Judging at how he was sounded, I could tell that he was pissed. "I'm sorry. I acted on my own accord." I could understand his annoyance since the planned date he had set to implement capturing the three

Chapter 68Days passed, I became busy and had to leave my children for Alucard as I had to make a trip to the north side of the kingdom so I could handle the other branch of Velvety Stones. As much as I wanted to stay with them, I couldn't, as I hated to see their disappointed expression when they learned that I had to be away from them."Your Serene Grace, these are the records for this month," Arnold, the manager of the Horsforth branch, said as he bestowed me the records."You may dismissed. I shall take it from here." He nodded before he took a bow and left me alone.Since I would be busy now, I let Alucard continue planning the birthday party. Even though we were still not on good terms because of what I did, he took responsibility and didn't complain. "I haven't apologized to him..." I muttered while staring at the accounting records as I bit my lower lip and took a sigh. It took me a week to finally return to take my kids from Alucard. As soon as I arrived in the capital, I w