His words brought me back to my past. When I was married to Adrian, only a few people knew about our marriage.I always heard our chief maid, Amanda, call me beautiful whenever I wore something good for Adrian. She used to say that I had beautiful features, but I looked fragile.That time, I did not have my wolf with me. It was the reason I looked weak. However, this made no difference to my beauty.But I recalled the days when Adrian used to call me ugly. He said I was not comparable to any other attractive woman who could capture his attention. In his eyes, I was the ugliest woman in the world."Can I have another cup of coffee?"Max's voice broke my thoughts. I saw him waving his hand at another waitress.The girl approached the table and looked at me as if asking me why I was not taking Max's order."Sure, sir," she replied to Max."It's for the beautiful lady in front of me. I don't know much about her taste. I hope you make the coffee she prefers."The waitress seemed taken abac

"What?"I was on the verge of screaming, but I managed to keep my voice down.I shook my head in disbelief."People are crazy. They think whatever they want to."Max looked at me as though he were studying my facial expressions.Like a sky full of clouds, his eyes started to become cloudy. His calm demeanor changed into an angry one."Max, do you think that too?""No," he answered right away."Exactly. Why can't others understand that?"He did not respond, instead directing his gaze to my coffee. I also drank my coffee without overthinking the situation.There was a deep silence between us, which I did not want to break.When he was done drinking coffee, he broke the silence by saying,“You will not be able to live a peaceful life until you move to a different pack that is far away from him.”I lowered my head and muttered, "I know, but I could not just leave my family here. They would not get any place if all of us left the pack together."Max thought for a moment, then said,"It is p

Everything he said came to mind, one by one.What made him fall for me? What was it about me that he liked? My life was already out of control. I did not want to mess it up anymore.I took a few steps back while shaking my head in denial.As if he had seen something behind me, Max's eyes widened in surprise. I was about to turn my head.But before that, he hurried over to me. He held me in his arms and turned to the other side.I was shocked.It took a few seconds for me to understand what had just happened.I was about to be hit by a car, but Max saved me. When I turned my head to look at the car, I noticed that the driver had turned his head to look at me.That was not a look to check on me or see if I was okay. Rather than that, it was as if he was trying to see if he had hit me.Strange!Why did he want to hit me intentionally? I might be imagining things."Are you okay?"The sound of Max's voice caused me to turn my head. When I looked into his eyes, I noticed a hint of concern.

Eric turned his head at me, and I felt heartbroken. His eyes were not as lively as they used to be. He looked pale. The strong aura he had almost vanished and turned him weak.It reminded me of the day when I woke up in the Blue Blood Pack after running from the Crystal Blood Pack.I was weak, just like that. But at that time, apart from Jason, Eric helped me a lot. He became my friend, and he shared all of my sorrows with me. He helped me move on with my life, and I began to think of him as a family member. He was important to me, just like Jason was to me.I entered the room and closed the door behind me. I walked to the bed and sat on the edge."Eric, it's been a long time."He smiled at me, though he looked in pain. He lifted his hand, and I caught it immediately."How are you?" I asked."Natalia, you haven't changed yet."I chuckled at him. "It's just a couple of months, silly. Not a decade that I would change."My words caused him to laugh. "I know. But I don't think I will stay

"Miss Natalia, this is Beta Patric."I frowned and moved my phone away from my ear to look at the number. I called Adrian, then why did Patric receive the call?"Where is your Alpha?" I asked angrily.As if Adrian were close to him, Patric asked,"She is asking where you are."Then I heard the voice of the man who had made my life a living hell."Tell her I am in the meeting right now.""Miss Natalia, Alpha is in a meeting."I tightened my fists. "Stop fooling around with me. I overheard him. Give him the phone right now."Beta Patric was silent for a while. Then Adrian's voice reached my ear.“What happened? Didn’t you tell me to keep my distance? I am just working on it.”"How dare you spread these rumors?" I asked while gritting my teeth."Do you have any proof that I spread those rumors?"I laughed at his words. "I am not a stupid woman. You could have dismissed the rumors if you had wanted to. And I don't think anyone has the audacity to spread something about you without your pe