KRISTINA'S POV"Wait! I want you to tell a story about you and Alpha Laurence first. I want to know everything about the man you loved when you were young.""W-why are you suddenly interested in what happened to me and Laurence?""Nothing! Is it bad to know the truth? Or in your past?""I am an orphan who grew up in Wysteria Hope Orphanage, together with my childhood friend, the same man who I loved for years.""O-okay. Is it Laurence? And Wysteria Hope? W-whaa...?""Yes, he is. The Wysteria Hope is the place where I grew up after I was abandoned by my parents. It's an orphanage that welcomes everyone equally on the outside, but treats all orphans as tools inside.""I didn't know they treated children like that!"I was placed in the Wysteria Hope Orphanage under the watchful eyes of two other orphans, who also had their parents die within the same year. That's awful. Is something anyone should be happy knowing. And since then, every child there has been treated like garbage. We don't

KRISTINA'S POVShe glanced around before returning her attention back to me. Her eyes had become glassy. "I will never forgive myself. I just want to ensure you don't get hurt or taken away because of other wolves." "But... They say things like this all the time" It felt weird, hearing my own voice in this woman's mouth, but it was also oddly pleasant. My hands were beginning to shake again, I noticed, which made me wonder how much of this was real and how much was a hallucination. "They talk about being lonely... about how they wish to go home." I looked down. "What if they're lying to us, Alliyah?" I could tell that tears were starting to well up in my eyes. This wasn't happening, right? None of it was possible? "Why don't we believe them?" My voice shook. Alliyah squeezed my hand again, softly but firmly. I didn't even realize she'd released it. "Because none of that is true." She stood and walked over to a overlooking downtown. "We are safe here." She turned towards me

KRISTINA'S POVAfter a few days...As I looked at the void, I was still thinking about the mistake I had made. And my wasted love that cannot be reciprocated. I still wonder to this day why Alpha Laurence turned his attention to Alliyah, instead of me. Why is he so attracted to Alliyah?Maybe because Alliyah led the Black Fangs. And I knew that her father only trained her with the basics, which surprised him as she surpassed his expectations. Alliyah was famous for the way she lures a lot of men to go to her pack and serve her. This was the reason why Black Fangs became the pack with the most number of skilled wolves. She tends to have an innocent looking face but is actually brutal inside. Now I know why Laurence is attracted to her. After Alpha Laurence rejected me, he married his fated mate, Alliyah. "Kristina, are you alright?"I looked up to see her concerned eyes, and immediately felt myself calming down. "Yeah, I'm okay." As if I'm telling anyone else what really happened to

KRISTINA'S POVNow that I think about it, maybe I was wrong. Maybe Nathan did have another motive besides love after all. "Kristina?" "Yes, Nathan?" The sound comes out sounding like I'm choking. I clear my throat nervously. "Did you… want something?" "Umm…""Oh no. It's just that you haven't been here since yesterday afternoon. I was wondering if I'd done something wrong." "What? No, Nathan. Of course not," I assure him, trying to sound normal. He isn't fooled by it, though, judging by his look. He raises an eyebrow expectantly. "You weren't planning anything today were you?" "Actually–" "Nathan…" I cut in sternly. He holds his hands up in surrender. "Alright, alright. Yes, I had planned to surprise you. But when I got here–" His expression grows thoughtful. "Something wasn't right." He shakes his head, still thinking about it. "I'll tell you later, okay? We've already been together for nearly ten months, why does the idea of being with me scare you off so much?" He doesn

KRISTINA'S POV"Nathan…" He lets out a small sigh and I hear rustling sounds on the other side of the line. "Look, Kristina, I just need some time." He pauses, as if to collect himself. When he continues, his voice cracks slightly. "Just give me some time and we'll talk when I feel ready." What does he mean by that? We don't always have a lot of time together, so this isn't unusual for us. But still, I don't like it. I think back to when we first moved in with our respective lives, back when things weren't perfect between us. I was constantly having to rush away or go somewhere else. Now that we're finally together in the same hospital, we're actually seeing each other every day… I miss him. The thought of being apart from him hurts too much to be considered healthy. So many thoughts race through my mind at once. And suddenly I have an idea. A stupid one, yes. I know Nathan likes to joke around and tease people when he feels down, but I can tell how sad he is right now and I hate