CHAPTER 42~GABRIELLA'S POV~“So, what now?” Gregory asked as we both stared at the wall quietly.“Hmmm, just like the others, there's probably some kind of loose brick somewhere that serves as a door opener; we just have to find it,” I replied, sounding a little optimistic.I and Gregory stared at the wall for a moment, then started touching different parts of the wall to find the loose brick. We searched and searched for a couple of minutes, but it was to no avail."There's nothing here; what do we do now?” Gregory asked.I stared at the wall before us for a few more seconds, hoping an idea would pop up in my head, but nothing came.I let out a sigh and replied, “I've got nothing, Gregory. I guess following those maids was just a waste of time; we should probably head back and look for another way."Gregory remained quiet as I walked past him. I took one more step forward, and my foot suddenly sank into the ground. A wall suddenly descended, blocking the passage we came in through,

CHAPTER 44~GABRIELLA'S POV~I gently pushed the door to the alpha's room open. I backed in with the alpha's breakfast on a tray and carefully walked toward his table after shutting the door.I dropped the tray carefully on the table, then turned to Steven. He was still asleep, and his hair was a mess. I smiled, watching him as he let out slow breaths quietly. I wondered what he was dreaming of.I pushed out a sigh and turned around to leave. I was about to pull the door open when he suddenly called my name.I turned around and saw that he had already sat up on his bed. “Yes, my lord?” I answered, turning around completely.“You promised to have breakfast with me; where are you going?” He said.“Technically, you ordered me to, but I didn't think you were serious,” I replied nervously.“Come have a seat,” he said, and I slowly walked back to his table, pulled out a seat, and sat down quietly. Steven got up from the bed and walked into a mini bathroom within his room. I could hear sound

CHAPTER 46~GABRIELLA'S POV~I followed Gregory through the passages to his office, just as he ordered. He didn't say anything else to me throughout the walk and had this intense aura around him I had never seen before. This person before wasn't the same cheerful Gregory I knew before; this was someone else I created with my stubbornness.I slapped my forehead, wondering why I didn't listen to the girls when they said I should talk to him once and for all. Now he hated me either way and would make life a living hell for me in the mansion because I'd been avoiding him.“It can't be that bad; he'll just order me around a little bit, and that's all. It's not like I don't already do a buttload of work in the mansion,” I thought to myself as we approached his door.He put his palm on the door handle, turned it, and pushed the door open. We both stepped into the room quietly, and he walked to his table to arrange some papers on it.“What have you been up to lately, Gabriella?” He asked sudd

CHAPTER 48~GABRIELLA'S POV~“The Mortimer family had always been a mysterious one, even before she arrived at our door step. Our ancestors had a story they passed on from generation to generation—a story of the first Alpha of Black Moon, a story of how things never went right for him. He and his family were ridiculed by farmers and traders, and they were made to go through all sorts of torture on a daily basis.They were seen as trash in society and had to beg to be fed. The reason was because his father was accused of conspiring with an old witch to murder the king. He and his family always wore bags over their heads to hide their diseased faces from the public.One day his daughter died of an unknown ailment, then his son followed, and soon he got fed up. He picked up a knife and swore that nothing would stop him until he held the king's head in his hand, and if he died in the process, it at least would not be in vain.As he slammed his door open in anger, something stopped him. Ev

CHAPTER 50~GABRIELLA'S POV~“I'm so sorry; I wasn't thinking straight when I tossed you guys into that pipe. Please forgive me,” Garcia said, bowing to Christine and the other girls as they all used their towels to clean their bodies.We were lucky enough to get them out before the incineration process started. And they were all really angry. The other girls were busy looking for who was responsible for throwing them in the pipe, as I couldn't bring myself to get Garcia in trouble."It's okay; we understand that you just wanted to talk to Gabriella privately. But you should think your plans through first before putting them into play,” Christine said.“I almost got incinerated,” Clarabelle said, looking like she had been traumatized by the whole thing.“I understand, Christine. I promise not to toss you in a trash pipe that leads to your deaths again,” Garcia said.“Or you could stay away from pipes and refrain from tossing people in them,” Marie hopped in, trying to make it clear th