Masuk**ISABELLA**
No blindfolds?
I swallowed hard, my gaze locked onto Maximilian’s bare chest. That day I was courageous enough to act on my hidden desires with Maximilian because of the blindfold. It had been my shield. If he had ripped it apart or if it would have slipped down even a little I would have instantly lost my courage at that moment. I could never imagine facing Maximilia
**ISABELLA**The further we followed the map, the more the world around us seemed to shift. What began as a vast open clearing gradually gave way to dense woods. Then the trees started to thin, and snow began softly falling, turning everything white and bitterly cold.I exhaled in awe at the breathtaking scene. I had never known a place like this existed. It felt otherworldly.“Is this all part of the royal family property?” I asked since we had not exited the royal pack territory. Instead we left Nathan’s place and followed the forest following the map.Nathan, who had been unusually quiet the entire walk, nodded. His eyes looked strangely distant. “I hate this place,” he murmured.I glanced up at him, noticing
**ALPHA LUCA VANCE**THE BLACK MOUNTAIN PACK“Get out of my way,” I snapped at the wolves blocking my path.They flinched and lowered their heads. “Alpha, Alpha Jonathan has restricted anyone from visiting…”“I said, FUCK OFF,” I growled in final warning.Everyone immediately stepped aside and left the corridor at lightning speed. Opening the door with a bang, I entered Jonathan’s bedroom where Amelia sat on the bed with her stomach bandaged.“Dad…” she called softly with a smile. As usual, her calling me dad made my ears bleed. “I did
**MAXIMILIAN**“Grandpa, turn the car around! I have to get Isabella!” I yelled, watching furiously as Nathan’s car sped away with Isabella inside.“We can’t!” Grandpa barked over the chaos of pack members, hunters, and police swarming the area. “If we turn back now, it will only make things worse for her.”He swerved the car into a narrow, shadowed alley to shake off our pursuers, then accelerated hard once we hit a side street. “If they see you with her, it won’t just be the werewolves hunting her anymore, the hunters will be on her trail too. And I know you don’t want that.”His words hit hard enough to keep me in my seat, but guilt still clawed at my chest. With every passing second, my anger at myself grew sharper. I
**ISABELLA**Coughing and gasping for air, I hung limp in Maximilian’s possessive embrace, desperately trying to pull oxygen back into my burning lungs. Alpha Jonathan’s furious growl sliced through the haze and yanked me back to the present.“Did you marry her?”The words sent an icy shiver racing down my spine. He knew. I’d never planned to hide our marriage forever, but this was the worst possible place and time for the truth to come out. I could already feel the situation spiraling into something far more dangerous.Then Maximilian’s warm hand closed over my cold one. I lifted my head from his chest and looked up at him just as he faced his father, voice ringing with steel.
**Maximilian**The city was hustling and bustling, especially since we had come to the middle of it. The other side of the area was downtown and far less crowded. Taking Isabella’s helmet off, I glanced around at the humans passing by.“You’re going to meet her here?” I asked.Isabella nodded, glancing at her phone. “It should be around here somewhere.”She walked ahead, following the location on her phone. I followed her closely, not wanting to leave her alone when she was meeting that woman. Though surrounded by so many humans, werewolves would never act out, so the possibility of any wicked tactic was low. But still, I couldn’t leave Isabella. Absol
**ISABELLA**The revelation left me speechless. He looked at me as if he could still see that aura and scent of a third person in me.“Is that why you abused Amelia and Isabella?” Maximilian inquired, his voice tight with barely restrained fury.Simon read the danger and quickly started speaking.“Amelia never admitted that she cheated on us! And even the DNA test didn’t show anything. I felt so stupid and humiliated. But I knew what I saw and felt, that presence at the time was not something I picked up from my brother. I didn’t just imagine things. But having no proof drove me insane. Moreover, bearing Amelia as my soulmate was an absolutely disgusting feeling for me. But I never rejected her so that I could deliver her karma. I released my anger by abusing her and torturing her until my rage subsided. But whenever Isabella came in front of me, I would lose my mind to an even greater extent. My loss and wounds would become fresh again, bleeding my heart. Moreover, since this bitch’s







