LOGINLivia:"Then where is he now? Did he leave you? Was he one of the bad guys?"I bombarded her with questions because this was the first time she had ever spoken to me about my father.Each question only seemed to make her cry harder."No," she whimpered. "He was one of the good guys. The best."She smiled through her tears."But his life was very sad. He was a rogue, just like me. But he protected me. We hid in one of the caves and stayed there until the others left. That's when we felt our mate bond,” she smiled briefly when recalling meeting her mate."We were so happy together. The first few months were amazing. He would go out, work hard, and bring me food. For a while, I thought that was what life would always be like."Her voice suddenly hardened as her gaze drifted to the window.“He was even building a cabin on the rooftop.” Her smile faded."Until what?" I asked, reaching for her hand.Her entire body trembled."Until that full moon night. People found out I was hiding in the
Livia:I felt guilty too, especially after Daniel said all those things to me.He had never treated me that way before, nor had he ever looked at me with such disrespect.I knew it was all my fault, but what was I supposed to do?For the first time in my life, I had fallen in love with someone.I knew I was wrong, yet I just couldn't stop myself.At the time, only one thought kept running through my mind.What if the woman he had married wasn't worthy of him?Otherwise, how could she lose him like that?And not just him, but even her own daughter.I don't know what came over me then, but I convinced myself that she couldn't be a good mother.Otherwise, she wouldn't have lost them. In my mind, she didn't deserve them if she couldn't hold on to them.I took Gina home with me.By then, one thing was certain.I couldn't let Gina and him meet each other.Otherwise, it would create a huge problem."You're home already? I thought you'd be out for hours."My mother was speaking cheerfully whe
Madeline:"See, I don't think I understand you," I said to her.As we sat in the living room, I had checked on Byron, and just as Ron had said, his condition was worsening with every passing hour."I don't know how, but she can heal wounds and poisons with her saliva," Nala said, causing me to scrunch my eyebrows."Wait, so you're telling me there was someone who could help people, and she didn't come forward to help the children?" I asked, already questioning this woman's credibility."Not exactly. I mean, she can't heal children. It's kind of like how you can heal children, but she can heal adults. I'm not really sure. I've never been this confused before, but now that I'm saying it out loud, I realize how strange it sounds," she replied and I turned to look at Ron."Who is this person?" he asked."Oh, you've probably heard of her," Nala replied. "She's quite well known in Alpha circles."She shifted in her seat."I found her recently when one of my soldiers was wounded, and she hel
Madeline:I couldn't tell whether I was happy that I would have died and been reunited with Gina and Baxter after fifteen days, or angry that Bodhi and Elara would have been left behind.Either way, it would have been cruel.They would have been the ones left to suffer."So, I'm going to die?" I asked in a monotone."No. That's what I'm trying to tell you." She let out a small laugh. "The monster used its tongue to save you. It cured you."I stared at her in confusion."It seems its saliva has some kind of healing properties," she continued.My heart slowly began to stir again, as though it were fluttering back to life."So you're telling me that if—" I paused as my voice broke.I could tell she realized I was about to cry."That maybe, if a very sick person is brought here and it uses its saliva, that person might survive?"Tears streamed down my face as I asked the question.By then, I could tell that while I had been unconscious, Ron must have filled her in on Baxter's situation.T
Madeline:Even I was aware that my confidence in the monster listening to me might have been misplaced.There was a high possibility that we would go there and it would attack us.Maybe it didn’t only attack me.Maybe it had only been protective because of Ron, or perhaps for Byron's sake.There were thousands of possibilities.In this situation, I was heading toward the monster with an entire troop behind me.If the monster hurt me, not only would I lose my credibility, but I would also feel guilty.These people had come to fight for me and save me.We kept moving until we reached the mountain top.That's when Nala's grip tightened around my arm.I gestured for her to stay where she was because the moment I heard the sound of wings flapping, I felt overwhelmed.I started walking toward the oak tree where I knew the monster was.It had probably sensed an unfamiliar presence.Its wings were already beating against the air."You don't need to be hostile," I said as I looked up at the mo
Madeline:After planning everything with him and telling him he needed to wait before we took any further steps, I decided to return to the cabin.To be honest, Byron's condition was really bad, and I was worried about him.But as soon as I emerged from the woods and stepped onto the mountain trail, I heard voices behind me."There she is!"It sounded as though a group of people had been lingering nearby, probably ordered by Elgin and the others to look for me.An arrow flew straight at me.I spun to the side and caught it in my hand.When I looked at the people, they all gasped.I threw the arrow back, and it struck one of them.Then I realized running wasn't an option.There were too many of them. They were coming from every direction.So I decided to shift into my wolf form.I was no longer hiding her. If anything, I was proud of her.But the moment I tried to shift, they started throwing werewolf bombs at me.That's when I realized why some of them were wearing those strange outfi
Madeline:Silver had been screaming at everyone at this point, standing in the living room."Elgin, are you going to do anything about it?" Baxter finally stood up after tiredly waiting for her to stop throwing her tantrums."What do you mean?" Silver looked at Baxter, questioning what he was refer
Madeline:Baxter twirled me gently, guiding each step to make sure I did not trip.Before I could catch my breath, he drew me toward him in one swift motion.His arm slid around my waist, holding me firmly as he shifted our pace.Then he lowered me into a deep dip, supporting my back with one hand
Madeline:"What do you think, Baxter? Do you seriously think Madeline has anything to do with this case?" I did not expect Elgin to ask Baxter or involve him in the conversation, but now that he had, I wanted to know what Baxter thought."I do not think so." As soon as Baxter said that, I watched m
Madeline:Flashback:“Ms. Madeline, you are pregnant with three children,” the doctor stated as she checked my ultrasound.I felt happier than I had in a long time.There have been many moments in my life, especially after I had run away from home, when I felt useless, when it seemed like all my fi







