After the elevator door opened, the housekeeper on the floor escorted them along with their luggage to their room at the end of the hallway.Daniel put her and Ragnar in the royal suite which was fancier than his to manifest her identity as the Phoenix princess. Theoretically speaking, she and Lennie were now on the same starting line. Only at present, she wasn’t interested in her ridiculous ex anymore.Back in the kingdom after everything she had experienced, Elena now finally saw how stupid and blind she was to have such deep trust in her shameless ex. But guess pains and betrayals are what it takes to grow up. Only after all those sufferings and regrets, did she become the person she was now and obtain the courage and wit, and determination to be with her second-chance mate and to achieve things that she had never dreamed of. It was all because of hate and unwillingness.It was also all because of love and remorse.After introducing different kinds of room services, the housekee
When that gorgeous girl who was probably his second-chance mate stepped into the dancing hall, Cory felt his heartbeat stop. He ceased his conversation with those honorable guests surrounding him, and then turned and strode towards the door. Some guests’ attention was drawn by him. They followed his motion with their eyes and then saw that stunning newcomer.She wasn’t the kind of sweet or sunshine type who would make others fall in love at first sight. But that distant ambiance around her, and that coldness and pride in her eyes made her a raving beauty above all other people.She didn’t smile, and she didn’t socialize with others like a respectable guest was supposed to. It was impolite, even rude to attend a formal party like that, but Cory was deeply drawn by her indifference. It was what a princess should be in his mind. And that proud attitude of hers made him want to conquer her more than anything.It almost felt like she was made for him. And he would never stop pursuing her
Following Ashely upstairs to the dressing room of Lennie’s, Elena had this strange feeling of returning to her past.When she was still a kid, she hung out with Cory in the mansion all the time. After they confirmed they were fated mates, Elena basically lived here. It was supposed to be her house, her dressing room, and her wedding, but now they were all under the name of another woman. A month ago, she was so devastated about it. Right now she just felt that it was funny.It was funny that what you once valued so much could turn out to be so worthless overnight. Elena even felt glad that she had been betrayed in that way. That’s how she got out of this sugarcoated morass and found what was really important.“This way, please.”Being guided to the familiar room at the right side of the hallway. Elena was surprised to see that Ashely actually took her to the dressing room. Judging from what Lennie had just said in the dancing hall, Elena was pretty sure Lennie knew something about he
Chris Moore, the invisible assistant of the kingdom’s young king, had a really good time recently. As the king’s wedding drew near, more and more tasks fell on the kingdom’s Beta, Jasper’s shoulders. And each day, Jasper showed more of his incompetence at handling those tasks as the Beta.He was an incompetent wolf all along, but he got the Beta’s position anyway just because his father once fought wars following the old king. Chris’s father was in those wars too. He didn’t make as much contribution as Jasper’s father did, but that didn’t mean his son would be inferior to Jasper.They went to the same school, got the same training, and took the same examinations. Chris’s performances were much better than Jasper’s in all aspects. Still, he couldn’t get Beta's position because his father was less famous.Chris hadn’t been happy about it for a long time. Luckily, the young king he was serving was a bit arrogant, but not an idiot. He gave all the inessential paperwork to Jasper but sec
Elena was waiting outside anxiously in the car.Once Chris believed Ragnar was his king, she followed them in the bushes all the way to the hospital. After she saw Ragnar go inside the building, she called their driver to bring over the car. It might leave some eyewitnesses, but it didn’t matter. She changed into a hoodie to cover her face. And them being seen was part of the plan.She asked the driver to leave and waited in the car alone. Being back to the same building where she was imprisoned by Cory brought back some really bad memories. Which she had never told anyone. She was held in a ward with silver bars on the windows. And they tied her to the hospital bed with straps as if she was some kind of lunatic. Up to today, sometimes, when she closed her eyes at night, she could still feel those cold needles going underneath her skin. They poked into her flesh and injected those crazy fluids into her body. Her veins twitched and burned. And the pain of Nyla being peeled off was so
The trip back to the hotel was pretty peaceful. There were no warriors chasing on the streets and no checkpoints to inspect passengers. Everything was usual just like every other usual night.Obliviously, Chirs hadn’t realized he was scammed by a person who looked exactly like his king. And he wouldn’t realize it until he had met his real king and confronted him.Ragnar wondered when it would be and he would love to see how his young brother would react.“We are currently living in the hotel as his wedding guests. Ragnar’s friend, the Serpent's heir, Daniel, brought us here as his friends.”On their way back to the hotel, Elena explained their destination to her mother. She noticed her mother had been staring at Ragnar in a strange way since he got back into the car. She felt a little worried, but not too much. She knew what rogues were in “normal” wolves’ eyes. They were a bunch of wolves who didn’t have family or friends. They didn’t even have food or shelter. Before Elena met rogu
“And I promise I will never leave her alone in this world.”Right after Ragnar said that, the door of the meeting room was knocked. Both he and Eleanor turned their heads towards the door. Ragnar said “Come in” after a few moments. And then the door was pushed open. It was Elena and she was wearing a bashful smile on her face.“Sorry to interrupt, but I thought I’d better be in this conversation if you were talking about the hospital,” she said shyly. But Ragnar noticed she was also nervous for some reason.He nodded his head and said, “Sure”, and then walked up to her and pulled a chair for her to sit. Elena sat right beside her mother, and then raised her head to look at both of them.“Did you figure out what is going on in that hospital?” she asked nervously.Ragnar exchanged a look with Eleanor. Eleanor then answered that question with an assuring smile, “Nothing to be worried about, sweetie.” Her voice was soft, “He is testing some drugs on his prisoners, I guess. But your father
When Cory rushed back to the lab underneath the hospital, Chris was still waiting outside the elevator. He looked really confused and nervous. As soon as the elevator door opened, he stepped forwards and asked, “What happened? What’s going on?”That was exactly what Cory wanted to ask. “Pull up the security footage,” he growled, striding past Chris, and walked towards the security room.Chris nodded his head. He trotted ahead of his king to get the security footage ready. On the screen, the images were intact and clear. Cory saw a man who looked exactly like him followed Chris into the lab and then left with Elena’s parents.Knowing clearly that the camera was on him, that strange man looked directly at the lens once on his way to Elena’s parents’ room. There was no expression on his face, but his eyes were cold and full of defiance. Cory then knew it was a provocation. That man was daring him a fight. And it totally enraged him.“Did he say anything to you?” Clutching his hands int