CHAPTER 21~GABRIELLA'S POV~All five of us stood outside the store quietly. I and the other two girls who came with me faced the ground. When I told them my story and how I met Steven, I could see on their faces that they were skeptical, as it was something unbelievable.But now they were able to witness it for themselves."Thank you for paying for the things we bought, my lord,” Clarabelle said, her voice shaking a little.“It's no problem; I thought it would be a nice gesture to my friend, Gabriella, since we only saw each other once and I vanished into the air,” Steven replied with a smile.Steven turned to me and asked, “Why do your friends keep calling me their lord? It's getting a bit uncomfortable,” he said.“Umm, it's just their way of showing appreciation; they're really grateful for your assistance,” I replied, then turned back to Marie and Clarabelle.“Could you two please head back to the mansion to confirm if the alpha is still there? I would really like to make my theor

CHAPTER 23~GABRIELLA'S POV~"It seems to me like you had a really fun day,” Marie said, her lips curving into a smirk.“Of course I did, but there was a lot of strange stuff that came with it,” I replied.“What strange stuff?” Clarabelle asked."Firstly, there's the fact that my mate has a double personality, and now I have the job of fixing him. Secondly, there was the little girl who said some weird stuff about a curse and a promise. Honestly, I didn't quite understand all of it, but somehow I'm supposed to unlock memories that'll somehow lead to the curse breaking,” I replied.“Honestly, when you said that stuff to us about the alpha being your mate, I was a little skeptical, but now..." Clarabelle said.“Yeah, it's been years, and no one has ever seen the alpha step out of the gates. We all thought he just couldn't, but you saw him do it in your first few weeks. That's crazy; it's probably all that little girl's plan,” Marie added.“Her plan? You think she manipulated the events t

CHAPTER 25 ~GABRIELLA'S POV~ “Oh my goodness! You had a conversation with the head of the council and didn't even know it? Did she remove her veil?” Clarabelle said it with a look of surprise on her face. “Her veil? What's that?” I asked. “Well, all the council members have veils on. The faces you see on them aren't their true faces. Revealing their faces carelessly would put them in real danger. Only the members of the council know the faces of other members,” Clarabelle replied. “Oh? Well, I couldn't really tell if she was on a veil or not,” I said. “Hmm, but you saw the face lady Anaya is known by, and since the alpha's confirmed it, it must've been her,” Maria said. “Yeah, now I feel even more horrible for pouring wine on her dress. What if she gets me killed?” I said, placing my palms over my face. “Oh common, from what you told us, I'm pretty sure she now considers you a friend. Maybe she'll even invite you to her home one day,” Marie said. “Oh, that's right, she gave me

CHAPTER 27~GABRIELLA'S POV~A series of events will unfold, and memories thought to be forgotten will return.Memories thought to be forgotten will return…Memories…I breathed heavily as I jolted back into consciousness. I looked around the room, and it was empty. I felt a sharp pain in my head, then placed my right palm on the area and groaned softly.“What was that?” I asked in my thoughts.I got down from the bed, picked up my apron, and walked out of the door to resume my daily chores.As I stood in front of the door, I saw some other maids coming from my right. They laughed and talked about the matters of the mansion and how hard they'd worked the previous day. I didn't know everyone in the mansion yet, so their faces were new to me.“Good morning,” I greeted, but they didn't reply. They walked past me like I wasn't there; this was a surprise to me because no maid had ever done it before.I decided to ignore it since it probably didn't matter. I walked through the passages, hea

CHAPTER 29~3RD PERSON'S POV~Anaya walked away from the entrance of the hall, her face edged with anger, and Gregory immediately followed behind her. He could feel an intense aura rising from her body, signifying that she was in no food for chit chat.All his life, he thought the Council members were just normal wolves given underserved high rankings. He never imagined the immense power that flowed through their bodies.Standing in the hall with her, he felt all the energy in his legs drain out the moment she unleashed a percentage of the beast within her.Anaya stopped in front of her chariot and let out a sigh. Gravity could notice the large aura surrounding her slowly vanish. As the aura vanished completely, Anaya turned to Gregory with a smile on her face.“Sorry about my outburst earlier; council meetings can be a little stressful. Now, how do you suggest we find our culprit?” she asked.“Firstly, I totally understand your rage. It's quite heartbreaking to find out the people yo