CHARLENE'S POV"I'm sorry…" There were tears running down his face, and there was no mistaking it this time. His eyes showed it clearly. He was trying to hold back tears, but they just kept coming, streaming down his cheeks in tiny rivers. His shoulders started shaking, as if he wanted to break out sobbing but couldn't allow himself to. And just when I thought he wasn't going to say anything else. "I–I love you, Charlene." The words were barely audible, but they sent a wave of warmth through me regardless. And I couldn't suppress a small laugh. I took his hand. "What's funny?" he sniffled. My expression softened. "That is funny. What you said." But he only looked confused. "What do you mean 'what did I say?' "When you asked what happened in the dream last night, you sounded so sad, Jaxton." I continued to tease him with light humor, trying to distract him from the fact that I was crying too. It worked. A small smile appeared on his lips as he wiped away one last tear that ran
CHARLENE'S POVHis arms came around me tightly and his tongue swept past my lips. I moaned. We kissed for what felt like hours before he suddenly pulled away, leaving me gasping for breath. I blinked rapidly at him, trying to figure out exactly what happened between us just now. He still looked nervous and uncertain but also happy. My heart thumped heavily and my face felt flushed hot. He chuckled softly, brushing my bangs from my face. "Well?" "Yes, I..." My voice faltered. I had no idea what to say next. It was all very confusing. Finally, I managed to get the words out. "Thank you, Jaxton. Thank you for showing me your dreams." He frowned. "What are you talking about?" "I... I haven't really experienced anything like that before. The butterflies. And everything. You've been giving me a lot of good experiences lately, without telling me where they come from or when they're going to happen. And I'm just… overwhelmed by it," I finally admitted. I wasn't exactly sure how else to
CHARLENE'S POVA few months later, Alpha Jaxton couldn't possibly leave me. During the commencement of the war, I was already on the verge of giving birth. My life would be at risk if Jaxton joined the battle. He was left with no choice other than to rely on Beta Xavier when he heard that my parents were about to get killed. Alpha Jaxton and Beta Xavier have been on good terms ever since the alpha knew that Xavier did nothing wrong. Jaxton owes a lot to him, considering how he was the only one who stayed by my side, protected, defended, and fought for my sake. Jaxton and Xavier had become close allies in order to survive. Beta Xavier has completely surrendered, he accepted the fact that no matter how many times the person he loves gets reborn, his love would never be reciprocated. ***"Hey, Charlene, are you okay? What's bothering you?" Jaxton asked. As he held onto my hand, he rubbed small circles into it to soothe away any pain I might've been feeling from my labor. The pain was
CHARLENE'S POVSoon after the war finished, Selena declared her defeat in front of Alpha Jaxton, along with a genuine apology of what she did as she merely got blinded by the idea of revenge. She wished to be killed in the hands of the alpha. He didn't know that his parents were the cause of Selena's misery, so he took her in. She had to serve Alpha Jaxton for the rest of her life in exchange for being forgiven. So far, they haven't found the right way to kill her yet. But it won't be long before that changes. The war is still going on and Alpha Jaxton will take advantage if he sees any opportunity to get rid of her once and for all. She was still alive, but Selena has seen what kind of a man Alpha Jaxton truly is. There were no other words to describe him than brutal. In fact, I believe that he's only human. A person capable of loving someone so much, yet having such little care and patience for the same person. I wouldn't expect more from an alpha than that. It would never last fo
CHARLENE'S POVA few years later...I am now the Luna of the Vicious Shadow Pack, who destroyed the curse of their pack."So," Jaxton grinned beside me. "Why are you looking at me like that, huh?""Nothing. It's been a year since we met again, Charlene," Jaxton drawled, tracing the line of my jaw with his fingertips. "Can we be like–""Like what, Jaxton?""Like... official now?"I laughed at Jaxton's question and hugged him tightly. People pass around us and they can't stop glancing at us. I let my gaze wander over the rugged lines of his face, his sculpted lips, his eyes which had gone silver when he started talking about our relationship. I smiled widely and pressed a kiss on him. He groaned and kissed me back hard, his tongue tangling with mine. I tasted like mint from the chocolate mousse he had insisted I try today, and it made him smirk. We break the kiss after a while, both panting for breath, but neither of us has said anything. The people walking around us have stopped to w
CHARLENE’S POVWithout a pause, I continuously ran towards what seemed to be a dead end. I gulped in fear that the Alpha would catch up to me soon. A drop of sweat fell from my forehead when I saw his golden eyes that met my gaze even from the other side of the hallway."A-Alpha… Let’s talk about this once we get home, o-okay?" I couldn’t prevent myself from stuttering.His aura was identical to when I first met him. He possessed the scent of someone who could make every other living creature tremble to the depths of their soul."You’re not going to get away with this one as easily as you could imagine, you traitor," he coldly said. His saliva almost fell from his mouth due to the excessive urge to take a feast out of me. The Alpha suddenly moved at an inhumane pace, then swiftly grabbed and pulled my hair upwards.Strangely, I didn’t feel any sort of pain from it."I gave you two options: kill the child yourself, or I’ll be the one to take his life in your stead."I screamed my lungs
CHARLENE'S POVI didn't waste my time with Jaxton's foul words and actions. I desperately ran outside of the pack house as soon as I escaped him, and fortunately, Xavier was already waiting for me in the corner of the street. I performed a mind link with him successfully while I was on the verge of death at the hands of Jaxton a while ago.My tears automatically fell from my eyes the moment that I saw his worried expression.Xavier went near me, then placed his hands on my shoulders, which he softly pressed. "Shh… Everything would be alright, Charlene. I trust the two of you, and I just know that this won’t be sufficient to ruin your relationship," he confidently said.Xavier and I have been in touch with each other since a few years ago. He didn’t think of me differently, even if he was a mere human, a mortal who was supposed to be afraid of supernatural creatures.Minutes later on, after Xavier drove me to the pack where I originally belonged, the Mystic Moon Pack.I sped up as I he
CHARLENE’S POVI massaged the temple of my head when I felt dizzy at the exact moment that I opened my eyes, only to realize that I was inside an unfamiliar room. "Where am I?" I murmured to myself, unable to recall who owned this place or how I even got here.Despite my vision being hazy, I knew that I was inside a certain hospital ward. There were various flower petals that were scattered on the ground, particularly near the bed. Scented candles were lit up in the same area, as if I were about to be placed under a spell. It was the only source of illumination, but it was enough for me to see the walls that were as white as snow.Glancing at the surroundings within my line of sight, I thought of roaming around. However, when I attempted to arise from the bed, I was instantly pulled back to my earlier position. I hissed when I sensed the pain that came from my forearms. It was only then that I noticed that I was chained to the walls. It was useless to try to pull my arm away from it,