For the sake of a free ride home, Susan decided not to pick a fight with him. She humbly got in the car and soon reached home.
When she alighted, Susan then pulled a face at Andrin and said, “Being a lackey may give you a car and money, but you still had to send me back. Heh heh heh.”
She immediately ran inside.
“You…” Andrin could not chase after her in time. He could only watch her run into the lobby and shut the gate forcefully.
Sitting in the car, he mumbled, “What a fast runner.”
Susan entered and immediately was pressed by her own mother.
“Ah! You scared me, Mom,” Susan exclaimed.
Her mother pulled her towards the window and pointed down at the car that had just driven off. She asked, “Who just sent you home?”
Behind her mother, her sister chimed in, “Yeah, Sis. Who was that? Why did that person send you home? I saw that the car was a Porsche too. Wh
When Elizabeth woke up the next day, she felt her head was in a mess. She tried to remember what happened last night but realized that the sun was already high in the sky and her head was resting in the nook of a soft arm.She seemed to recall what happened and when she turned around, she saw Christian beside her.It turned out that she had been sleeping in his arms…She quickly looked down to inspect her clothes and saw that she was still wearing the clothes from yesterday. Only then did she relax.However, she could not remember what exactly happened last night.Meanwhile.Christian opened his eyes slowly.He frowned at this fidgety woman who was starting to move again.He did not sleep properly last night and he was now being disturbed again. His face had become indescribable.When she saw Christian’s quiet gaze, Elizabeth quickly sat up and moved away from his arm.Rubbing her head, she said, &ldq
“No matter what it was, it’s like you. I can’t afford to want it.” Elizabeth said.What does she mean she can't afford to have me?...Christian grabbed her hand and slowly lowered it.If it was only a natural desire for her, then why did it all disappear after hearing all these?Christian looked plainly at her, “I’m sorry. If you don’t want to, I won’t force you.”Christian had indeed never really put himself in her shoes before.Because he was affected by Andrin’s words and only thought about that one sentence, he only thought of wanting her and not understanding his own dilemma.However, this was indeed unfair to her.Christian said, “I promise you that as long as I haven’t properly understood myself, I won’t touch you like this again.”Elizabeth halted and looked at Christian’s face. She felt extremely touched.All men wer
Elizabeth looked at the father and daughter pair in surprise.What exactly were these two up to?Her Uncle touched his almost-bald head, smiled at Elizabeth, and said, “Your sister got into trouble and we can only bring her here to beg you. You have to help us. This matter is extremely important. Please do something for your sister’s sake.”Uncle Martin looked at Elizabeth and thought that he was right. She wouldn’t have helped if they didn’t go look for her.Seeing her like this, she really had no sense of urgency. Did she not know about Tina's matter?. He was right to come over personally.Otherwise, she most likely would have pretended that nothing happened and would have thrown them under the bus.This Girl Elizabeth was too ridiculous. How could she not quickly help her own sister?Elizabeth could only look at the two of them who were blocking her way, “Just what exactly happened? I still don&r
Christian held Elizabeth with one hand and smiled at her. The doting feeling in his eyes seemed to say that Elizabeth was the most precious treasure in his heart. Tina saw and her heart shattered.For Elizabeth to be liked by Christian… Tina wouldn’t have conceded even if she was dead.Christian said, “There’s no need. Just thank your sister.”He meant that he was only helping them for Elizabeth’s sake.Tina’s heart sank and she immediately felt depressed.To have to thank this person whom she had never regarded as a sister nor as a relative; she would never be willing.Christian continued, “You don’t need to worry about this matter anymore.”Mr. Martin quickly said, “Yes. With President Ford's help, we will definitely not worry anymore. But President Ford, why don’t you let us treat you to a meal?”Christian replied, “Forget it.”
“Uncle, what exactly are you trying to say? Can you be direct?” Elizabeth asks her Uncle.Mr. Martin chuckled. “Elizabeth, these feelings that a man has are all highly erratic. Even toward women. After some time, he may get bored, especially a man like Christian. I’m doing this out of consideration for the two of you too.I’m worried that when he stops liking you and when the time comes, he may even abandon you. Let your older cousin… have some contact with him as well, so that she can help look after you a little… She is after all stands in your sister's placeMr. Martin's words were sufficiently vague. However, after giving it some thought, she still instantly understood.“Uncle, what do you mean? You still want Tina to go… go… what do you take Christian for?!”Mr. Martin was also embarrassed. However, ultimately it was that daughter who was close to him.They definitely
“Next time, you should tell me in advance.” Christian tapped her nose lightly. “With your intelligence, you definitely can’t deal with these things. It’s still better for me to deal with them.”Elizabeth said in protest, “Of course not. Usually I simply just ignore them. It’s fine as long as I avoid them and stay far away.”Christian looked at her. “Since you’re this stupid, it’s right for you to just avoid them when you can.”Elizabeth was very grateful that Christian was willing to help her like this. She felt that he had already done enough.However, when Tina returned home, she execrated Elizabeth in front of everyone without restraint.Everyone in the family was still around and David was also there listening. Tina said furiously, “She finally became rich and finally made connections with an important figure. Forget the fact that she didn’t welcome us, he
David looked at Elizabeth. “Did you ever like me?”Elizabeth looked at David in astonishment. What the hell...Slightly surprised, Elizabeth thought,Could he have had a misconception that she had secretly liked him in the past?“You… why did you suddenly ask this?”David said, “It’s nothing. Because I feel that our relationship in the past should have been pretty intimate. I meet you first, you introduced me to Tina. Before that, we were together every day. But why did you never like me before?”Elizabeth looked at David’s young face. She recalled those intimate episodes. They had indeed had an intimate past as friends and as classmates but in the end, they did not end up together.Because he got together with Tina. And to please her cousin he went all the way and even forgot their friendship and bullied her. And every time she saw her friends get stollen by Tina her heart broke in
David Smiled and asked Elizabeth, “Is it because of Christian?”Elizabeth shook her head looking at the boy in front of her, her once a friend, and said “No, it is not. Liking someone doesn’t change because of another person. It depends on the person’s behavior and character. If you liked someone, you simply liked them. There is no need to compare them to someone else.”“It was you, you took advantage of me. You never respected me, my friendship and you expect me to like you. Are you sure you didn’t hurt your brain while saving me? You just saved me one time, and it will not let me forget all your misbehaviors these years”Elizabeth turned and left the room without glancing back. When she was out She turned on her phone only to see countless missed calls from certain someone.She was in deep trouble. How could she dare to switch off her mobile and ignore the devil for so long?She immediately sa
When the war ended and the blood dried into the earth, Elizabeth stood beneath the great moonlit boughs of the forest where her soul had endured its greatest trials—and also where it had found love.The Greenwood mansion—ancestral home of her maternal lineage—had stood untouched for generations on the other side of the continent, isolated on a forgotten cliff, surrounded by old magic.But that place no longer felt like home. It hadn’t for a long time.Her home was here now, in the forest where Christian had first held her while she bled, where her children had laughed for the first time, where the bond of peace had been born from sacrifice.She approached the council of elders—the newly formed Circle of Peace that included fae, vampire, and human envoys from the Greenwood family elders—and made a humble request:“Let the Greenwood Mansion be moved—not in stone or brick, but in name and spirit—to the forest where this peace was forged.""Let this land, where the ritual was completed an
The first wave of wolves charges straight for the ritual site. Fangs glisten under the eerie light of the ritual fire, claws slash through the air with lethal precision. Elizabeth barely has time to react before Christian yanks her behind him, his crimson eyes blazing.“Protect the ritual at all costs!” Christian below, his voice cutting through the battlefield.The vampires move first, their speed a blur as they intercept the oncoming attack. Blades clash, fangs sink into flesh, and the sharp scent of blood fills the air. The fairies unleash their magic, shimmering bursts of golden light forming barriers and attacks against the werewolves.The first werewolf lunged. It was fast, a blur of muscle and fur, but Christian was faster. His blade met its mark, slicing through flesh with lethal precision. A strangled yelp, then silence as the body crumpled. Then came the others. Like a tidal wave of rage and fury, the werewolves attacked. They tore through the clearing, their howls fillin
The air at the ritual site was thick with unspoken words, with the weight of fate pressing down on the gathered supernatural beings.The stone circle, carved from the bones of the earth itself, hummed with dormant power.At its center, the ritual fire flickered with an unnatural emerald glow, waiting for the final blood to be spilled to awaken the ancient bond between creatures.Elizabeth tightened her grip around the ceremonial dagger in her hand, feeling the magic coil around her fingers like a whisper of fate.This ritual had to succeed—there was no other option. Without it, the balance between supernatural beings and humans would shatter, and the world would descend into chaos.But something was wrong.She could feel it in the way the wind shifted suddenly, in the way the fire flickered erratically as if sensing the unease in the hearts of those gathered.A low, guttural growl rippled through the clearing, sending a shiver of tension through the gathered ritual participants.The w
Deep within the heart of the forest, where the canopy of leaves allowed only slivers of moonlight to pierce through, two figures stood in the shadow of ancient trees. The air was thick with tension, the silence broken only by the distant howl of wolves and the occasional rustle of leaves.Alpha Brannon's eyes glowed a sharp amber, his gaze fixed on the bloodied body of his son, Austin. His hands clenched into fists so tight that his claws pierced his own palms, drawing blood. Rage seethed through every vein in his body, his wolf howling for vengeance. His broad shoulders trembled with barely restrained fury."Look at him, Alpha," Tina’s voice slithered into his ears, soft and poisonous like the hiss of a snake. She crouched beside Austin's lifeless form, her hand gently brushing his blood-soaked hair. "Your son... your heir... gone. And who did this to him?" She tilted her head, her eyes glinting with malice.Brannon didn't respond. His gaze remained fixed on Austin’s lifeless face, ea
The forest stretched out in an endless sea of green, but his path was clear. Each step he took felt heavier than the last, like the weight of unseen chains dragging him back. The crisp scent of damp earth and pine needles filled his senses, but it wasn’t enough to quiet the storm in his mind.Liam Black — Alpha of the Black Panther Pack — moved with predatory grace, his golden eyes sharp as a blade in the dim twilight. His sleek black coat, faintly visible through the open flaps of his cloak, shone faintly under the dying red light of the setting sun. His muscles coiled and uncoiled with each step as his internal battle raged on.Every instinct told him to turn around. To go back. To keep his distance from her.Elizabeth.Her name lingered in his mind like a stubborn thorn. The half-sister he didn’t ask for. The girl who had everything he didn’t.“She had a mother,” he thought bitterly, his jaw tightening. “I had him.”His father's face flashed in his mind — sharp eyes, a voice like t
The air hums with quiet tension as the group moves deeper into the heart of the forest. Shadows stretch long beneath the canopy, and the fading sunlight filters through in jagged beams, cutting through the mist that curls along the ground. Each step forward feels heavier than the last, as though the earth itself knows the gravity of what’s to come.The Ritual Stone stands at the center of a wide clearing, a massive slab of ancient rock with deep etchings carved by hands long gone. The sigils glow faintly as if they can already sense the magic in the air. It’s a sacred place — one that has seen countless rituals over the centuries. It will see another today.It is surrounded by small stone basins symbolizing different races of creatures. All the stone basins are connected to the Ritual Stone my magic.Elizabeth stands at the edge of the clearing, her fingers brushing the rough bark of a nearby tree. Her gaze is distant, eyes narrowed on the horizon where the sun slowly dips lower and l
The rhythmic thud of boots against the old wooden bridge echoes in the quiet night. Each step feels like a heartbeat, steady but loud, as if the entire world is holding its breath. Elizabeth's eyes remain half-closed, her head resting against Christian’s shoulder. She’s conscious, but barely. The chill of the night air bites at her wet clothes, but Christian’s warmth seeps into her, a living furnace of protection.Jenny walks just a step behind, her gaze flicking nervously over her shoulder. The forest behind them is a sea of shadowy figures and distant howls. None of the werewolves follow — not yet. But she knows better than to relax. “They’ll be back,” she mutters.“They’ll try,” Christian replies calmly, his eyes fixed on the far end of the bridge. His grip on Elizabeth tightens, just a fraction, as if the mere idea of someone threatening her again sends an unspoken fury through him. “But it won’t end well for them.”The other side of the bridge comes into view — a soft glow of lan
The icy river water clings to Elizabeth’s clothes, seeping into every fiber. She feels weightless but not in a good way. Her limbs are heavy, her body numb, and her vision blurs in and out like a flickering candle. But even through the haze, one thing remains clear — Christian's face.“Stay with me, Elizabeth,” Christian's voice is low, controlled, but there’s a crack of urgency beneath it. His crimson eyes burn with intensity, never once leaving hers as he cradles her like she’s the most fragile, precious thing in the world.Her lips twitch into a faint smile. “You look mad,” she whispers, her voice hoarse and barely audible. “Did I scare you?”“Terrified,” he admits, brushing a thumb over her cheek. His jaw tightens as he takes in the state she’s in — blood-soaked clothes, bruises along her neck, her breath uneven. His gaze shifts to Jenny, his eyes hardening into something colder. “Who did this to her?”Jenny, still panting and soaked from the river, glares back toward the forest.
Jenny’s heart thunders in her chest, her breaths sharp and shallow. The moment Tina and Austin step out from the side path, her instincts scream danger. Her eyes dart to Elizabeth, who, despite her weakened state, narrows her gaze with pure hatred. Blood trickles down Elizabeth’s arm, her pallor more ashen than before, but her eyes — sharp, calculating eyes — are still full of fire.“Well, well, look at you two,” Tina’s voice is laced with smug satisfaction as she steps forward, her smile as sharp as a wolf’s grin. Her eyes, once so familiar, now seem foreign, darkened by envy and betrayal. “Running away like rats. Did you really think you could escape us, Elizabeth?”"Still acting like a queen, huh, Tina?" Elizabeth sneers, though her words are weaker than she would have liked. She grips Jenny's arm for support, her legs wobbling like a newborn fawn. "Guess betrayal suits you better than humility."Austin growls low in his throat, his eyes glowing amber. He cracks his neck, flexing h