LOGINCastellana found herself standing at the biggest mansion she ever saw her entire life—the Ivanov’s. She pulled her luggage behind her while trying to catch up with Alaric, whose one stride was a double for her.
Just as she was about to call out to him, she caught a whiff of a metallic smell—human blood. The smell came from the garden, piquing her curiosity because no human ever set foot on that island.She decided to follow that smell, only to also sense her sister’s presence.“Ivana!” she called out, rushing to her side.A tight hug came from her since she did not expect her to be there, too.“Wait… Why are you here? Aren’t you supposed to be on a campaign for the newly released product of that make-up brand you signed up with?” she questioned.Ivana smiled after she finished drinking the pack of blood.“Dad made some arrangements so I will be taking a break for a while,” she replied. “Guess what? Elder Karen wants meAlaric scoffed. “No,” he flatly refused without a second thought.There was no way he would apologize to that man who was coveting his mate right in front of him. Only then, Castellana slapped his hands away from her.“Then, the deal is off,” she said, turning on her heels to go and check on Calvin.However, even before she could take another step away from him, Alaric grabbed at her wrist and pulled her back.“I will do anything else but that,” he said, his voice lower and it hinted at a tiny bit of desperation.Castellana tried to free herself from his grip, but the alpha held onto her tighter. She could only stare daggers at him.“Then, how about you stop minding my business? Whether or not I stay with Calvin has nothing to do with you. You may have accepted me as your mate, but that is all there is to it. It is clear to me that you do not want affection or love or intimacy, but I want those, alpha.” She finally managed to retrieve her hand from his tight grip. “If you cannot give
After some time, Alaric finally finished racing. He parked his car and immediately stepped out, still looking stiff and unsatisfied. Zack and Gallahand left the bleachers and walked up to the alpha, who just lit a cigarette before shifting his attention to them.“Gallahand, how’s the task I gave you?” the alpha questioned.Zack handed him the documents. Neither of the two spoke as they followed the alpha from behind. Alaric read the documents, going over them as thoroughly as possible until they reached the parking lot. Smoke left his mouth upon reaching the last page. For a moment, he just stared at the paper seemingly in a daze before puffing out smoke again. He then disposed of his cigarette before opening the car.“Inform the elders about this,” he merely instructed before driving away.Castellana was innocent. Those three words played like a broken record in the alpha’s mind. As the speed of the car goes faster, the words he said an
Vivien wore a worried expression as she sat next to the bed of Castellana. It had already been two days since she fainted in that white room yet she showed no sign of waking up. The alpha never once visited her and merely asked if she had already woken up or not before acting going back to his routine.While the omega ended a call from the alpha, she heard a groan from behind her so she immediately turned around.“No… Don’t… Don’t touch me…” Castellana begged.Her eyes were still shut as she tried to move, but for some reason even without restraints on her arms, she had a hard time moving. It was as if something in her dream was weighing her down. Vivien rushed to her side and shook her shoulder.“Castellana, wake up…” She wiped away the beads of sweat on her forehead. “Wake up!”“No…” Tears rolled down from her eyes. “Don’t hurt me… I am begging you.”The young omega felt Castellana’s body turn stiff so she did not hol
At the next room, Alaric stood in front of the monitors to watch over the hypnosis. This was his last merciful way to make Castellana confess what she actually did on the day that innocent human was killed by a vampire. He saw the doctor inject the truth serum into her arm. He witnessed it himself that within a few minutes, the medicine started to work. He tightened his grip on the glass of whiskey he was holding while his gaze was locked onto the monitor. “Do you remember what happened on the 5th of this month?” the doctor questioned. Castellana’s eyes were shut as if she was asleep. “Yes,” she replied, her voice becoming like a whisper. “What did you do that morning?” “I cooked breakfast…” She paused. “For Reina.” “Tell us what you talked about with her.” “She asked if… I was going to reject the alpha.” Another long pause came, but the doctor patiently waited. Castellana then added, “I told her I rejected him… but took it back because of… the curse.” “After you
The very next day, Alaric was unable to drop by the apartment his grandmother owned as he had several important meetings that morning. He also informed the team handling Bianca to find someone else since Castellana refused to work with them.Bianca felt like she had just lost her excitement for the new project since she was confident before that Castellana would work with her. She even insisted on speaking with her, but Alaric was firm not to force her into working for that said project. The moment Alaric finally got his office all to himself, he leaned against his chair and rubbed his temple. He grabbed his phone and dialed Vivien’s number.“What’s she up to right now?” he asked.“She is talking with Ms. Tia Carlston. We are currently at the branch office of Castellana’s agency,” Vivien reported.She was about to end her report since nothing significant was worth mentioning, however, she saw Calvin Fajardo walking towards the table of t
The alpha managed to enter the apartment thanks to Vivien, however, Castellana opted to lock herself inside her bedroom. She refused to speak with him as if the mere sight of him was repulsive. “Tia Carlston and Bianca came to see me today, asking if you can work with them. I brought their proposals so come out of there and let’s talk about this matter,” Alaric said, standing in front of her bedroom door with the hope that it would be enough to make the half-vampire come out from hiding.He waited, but received no response. He cursed under his breath before walking back to the living room. His schedule that day was already cleared so there was no problem if he was going to wait. Not to mention, he wasn’t in a hurry to get home since he can spend the night at that place anyway.“Did you two go somewhere else after leaving the airport?” the alpha asked Vivien.The omega shook her head.“She just spoke with someone and took a shower after w







