LOGINMark's POV
I repressed my anger, fully aware that those from Poison and Wolf Shadow were all ruthless. I couldn't afford to provoke her. Seeing the woman move to make room for me, I sat beside her. I was so anxious, but I had to stay calm. I knew how to play the piano, but nothing beyond following a score and playing a clumsy piece. With the woman's lead, I put my hands on the piano keys left untouched for a long time. They began to produce sounds. I playedAlgernon chuckled warmly, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes softening. "Honestly, I really like you. I wouldn't complain if you ended up marrying my son."Tabitha patted her chest, looking as though she had just survived a scare. "Maybe not. Bonnie would never let me hear the end of it. I'd rather not find out."Algernon understood her immediately and sighed to himself.Only Bonnie treated her own son like a treasure, afraid someone might steal him away."Lycan Algernon, I'll go make you some food." Tabitha turned and left, found a band-aid in the kitchen to wrap the wound on her fingertip, and continued with the unfinished chores."The people of the Holmes family really are stranger than one another," she thought.***Two days later, Tamara cheerfully invited Cyrus out. "I found the perfume you wanted," Tamara said.A large collection of bottles and jars was stacked in front of her. She pushed them toward him as if she w
"Mom, I admit that I have feelings for Vanessa," Cyrus said. His voice was deep, steady, and entirely unyielding, each word carrying the weight of an absolute truth. "But she is entirely blameless in this."Tabitha stared at him, utterly stunned.She had been standing on the sidelines enjoying the drama, fully convinced that Bonnie was throwing a tantrum over nothing. She never expected the spotlight to swing around and blind her."Wait, what?""Ha! Hear that?" Bonnie hissed, turning a triumphant, venomous look toward the bed. "I knew this woman was bad news. She's been targeting Cyrus from day one. Alpha, you tell me—how are we handling this?"Algernon remained propped against his pillows. The look on his weathered face was somewhere between profound exhaustion and mild amusement. "How do you expect me to handle it?""You can't possibly mean to keep a viper like this in our house! She came here specifically to ensnare your son!"
The Holmes family's reach was longer than she had ever anticipated.Or maybe she was just overthinking it.Cyrus might only want to talk with her because of Algernon's condition, right?Taking a deep, stabilizing breath to calm the rising knot of anxiety in her chest, Tabitha turned and walked into the kitchen.Her knife moved in a steady, practiced rhythm, reducing the vegetables on the cutting board to even, paper-thin slices. But her mind was miles away, trapped in a loop, replaying the exact look Cyrus had given her moments ago.Her focus slipped for a fraction of a second. The blade veered."Ow—"Sharp pain flared as the steel bit into the side of her index finger. Crimson swelled instantly, heavy droplets spilling over her skin and staining the wooden board."Are you okay?"A shadow fell over her. He was there beside her in a blur, moving with the terrifying, unnatural speed.Before Tabitha could even
"Your siblings are studying abroad right now. Once I bring them back, our whole family will have a meal together," Tabitha said.Kyrian's eyes lit up instantly. "For real?""Yeah. Pinky promise."With Tabitha's assurance, genuine joy finally spread across his face.As he watched the helicopter lift off into the sky, he didn't cry like he did the last time. Because he knew they were bound to reunite again.And Tabitha looked so much healthier than before. He guessed her illness had to be truly behind her now.On the helicopter ride back, Tabitha asked Derek, "Aren't you gonna say anything to him?"He replied calmly, "Between men, one look says it all."Tabitha rolled her eyes. "You're one hell of a father."The next morning, Tabitha had a courier deliver the ointment to Rosemary before driving back to the Holmes' estate.The place had been unusually quiet these past two days.Misha had been completely tied u
Kyrian seemed a bit slight compared to Derek's battle-hardened physique. But his baby fat had long since vanished, replaced by firm, lean muscles forged through relentless field training.With a frown, he instinctively tried to pull away.Just then, a voice he hadn't heard in over three years—a voice so achingly familiar—sounded next to his ear, soft as a sigh. "Congratulations."He froze in place, his eyes widening as he thought, "I must've misheard. Totally. How could this masked stranger possibly be—"Tabitha slowly released him. Her gaze fell on the blood seeping from his forearm, and her expression immediately darkened. "You're hurt?"Still too stunned to process what was happening, Kyrian answered mechanically, "It's nothing serious.""Even a small wound can get infected if you ignore it. Come with me. I'll bandage it." Without giving him a chance to refuse, Tabitha grabbed his wrist and dragged him into the infirmary
Listening to the cold, automated notice that the phone had been turned off, Austin stood frozen in the empty hallway, his fingers tightening around his cell.Outside the window, the wind whipped freezing flurries against the glass, giving off a faint, rhythmic rattling.The storm in his heart had broken loose, and there was absolutely no going back to normal now.The next morning.Tabitha slowly blinked her eyes open inside a warm embrace, running straight into a pair of dark gold pupils.There was no telling how long Derek had been awake. He was propped up on one elbow, quietly staring down at her, his predatory eyes swimming with a rare, heavy tenderness."You're not busy today?" Tabitha asked lazily, rolling over with a voice still husky from sleep."I knew you had the day off, so I cleared my schedule early," Derek said, leaning down to plant a soft kiss on her brow, his nose brushing against her messy hair. "You awake?""M
Derek's POV I walked off the helicopter with Kyrian in one arm. I felt how excited he was while standing on the island. He waved his hands and shouted, "Mommy! Mommy!" I sneered, "Seems we're at the right place." Everyone was on high alert. After all, we knew they were ar
Tabitha's POVI didn't recognize the person in this photo. It was unfamiliar.But according to my good memory, I had seen this person somewhere before.Where?"What's wrong? Do you think of something?" whispered Obadiah.A flash of light crossed my mind. Bruto Street in t
Tabitha's POV Everything happened in the blink of an eye. I stood in situ, facing the brown wolf that was about to pounce on me. His claws were sharp and gleaming with cold light. Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and I could see the horror in his eyes clearly. In this tense c
Tabitha's POV While I was in a coma, I heard the call of Crystal. At the same time, I also felt my body constantly jolting. It seemed as if I was constantly floating and sinking in the sea. Her sound grew closer and closer, and when I finally heard it clearly, I gradually became c







