- Third Person's POV -The Beta and some of his men left after the Lord’s order, leaving their master in deep thought.The Lord stood by the window, staring at the world beyond the walls. His gaze wandered over the horizon, yet his mind was anything but calm. So many issues demanded his attention, so many matters in the Kingdom required his decisions, but none of it could remove the image of the woman from his thoughts.Her face appeared before his eyes as though the glass reflected her instead of the scenery outside. Those lips, so tempting, so soft-looking when she slept, as though they were made to be kissed. The long lashes that brushed her cheeks, the smooth waves of her hair spilling across the pillow, the delicate beauty of her sleeping face—he had been utterly captivated last night. It had taken all his control not to linger beside her until dawn.He pressed his hand against the cold window frame, jaw tightening.This wasn’t like him. He was not a man easily distracted, yet he
- Maive's POV - After I saw the flower on my table, I couldn't feel safe even in my room, so I hurriedly went to the bathroom to take a bath. Once I finished taking a bath and fixed myself, I rushed outside my room, and it only took me a few minutes to do that. I was scared to be all by myself inside my room."Maive."I jumped out of surprise when I heard Tobias calling me the moment I was out of the girls' dormitory. He was in front of the girls' dormitory, but I did not notice him at all. It was because my thoughts were pulling me out of reality again.I sighed in relief when I realized that it was only Tobias."You look pale. Are you that scared of me?" Tobias started, and I could see through his eyes the pain he was hiding.I shook my head, "No, not that. Let's go."I continued walking away from the dormitory, and Tobias was walking by my side. He looked confused, but I couldn't tell him.However, I was silently thankful that he was here with me; after that incident in my own roo
- Maive's POV -In this place full of werewolves, our family should have lived peacefully. However, my father chose to stay in a place full of humans.I sighed. Looking around, they all looked like normal human beings. They could easily deceive normal human beings too because they looked no different from humans. I must have met several werewolves whom I thought were normal humans. That’s how Tobias and my father had kept their secrets from me.Instead of being distracted by my thoughts, I began to think about everything again while I was surrounded by werewolves who looked like normal beings. I guess I will not be able to escape from my thoughts... not when I have a lot of questions and no one would ever fill them all but my curiosity.Hanging out with Anne and Gabriela just made all my thoughts need to be pondered even more. I didn’t stay long with them as I bid goodbye after some time... I felt like they were only concerned about me, but all I could do was space out in between conv
- Maive's POV -I bit my lip as I looked at the girl who pushed me. I then furrowed my brows, not knowing the reason for all of this. The other girl, who was also in one of my other classes, pulled my hair, which made me stand up from my seat.“You’re just a new student here and yet you were flirting with one of the professors, huh?” she said in anger.“Desperate to get your grades high, aren’t you?” the girl who pushed me added.I just looked at them. It made me remember the days when I was extensively bullied for my existence. Now, the issue here was that I was flirting with a professor? At first, I couldn’t think of why such an absurd thing would be thrown at me. But then, I realized that it was all about Sir Alejo, whom I spoke to earlier.“You even teamed up with the nerds of the university. Birds of the same feather flock together.” The one who pulled my hair earlier said with a smirk. She then looked at Anne and Gabriella in disgust.They were the ones who looked slutty, not me
My mouth fell open at the sound of my father’s name. For a few seconds, my body refused to move, as if the world had frozen around me. When I finally managed to breathe again, I nearly floated out of my seat. The air felt too heavy, pressing down on me until Gabriela kicked my foot, snapping me back into my own skin.“He’s… my f-father, Sir,” I stammered, my voice breaking under the weight of disbelief. My throat felt tight, the words catching as though even they refused to leave my lips. Shock numbed me, yet every heartbeat hammered against my ribs. My father never had friends. No one ever visited our lonely village. He had only us, his family, and the soil beneath his calloused hands. How could someone here, in this prestigious university, possibly know him?Sir Alejo’s eyes widened at my confession, but he merely nodded, almost solemn. “So he built a family after all,” he murmured.I wanted to ask more, wanted to demand answers, but he turned away and continued the lecture, his voi
That night, I cried myself to sleep. My chest ached so badly it felt like my heart was being ripped out piece by piece. I missed Aunt Vera. I missed Uncle Silas. I missed the safety of our little village, the only place where I felt even a little bit human. I wanted to go back... back to where life was simple and where no one looked at me like I was cursed.Not here. Not in this place full of werewolves.When morning came, my body felt like stone. My eyes were swollen from all the tears, but I forced myself to move. I had made a decision, I would talk to the administrator and request a transfer. I couldn’t stay in this nightmare of a school.But the administrator was too busy, and I was told to return later in the afternoon.I clenched my fists in frustration. Even when I tried to leave, this place seemed determined to trap me.Still, I dragged myself through the day, sitting through classes with a dull heaviness pressing down on me. The walls felt suffocating, the air too heavy, and