Episode 19

“Bella.”

“Finally, Ale, you mindlinked me.” Bella was happy that after such a long time, Ale finally contacted her. She had tried multiple times to mindlink Ale, but Ale seemed to have disappeared.

“How are Kenneth and Keenan?” Ale asked eagerly, showing just how much she missed her two sons. She felt the urge to hug Kenneth and Keenan tightly.

“Hm, they’re doing just fine. Kenneth and Keenan want to see you they really miss their mother. And one more thing, the school is asking for parents to attend a school event.” Bella said from the other side. Usually, during school events, Ale would always come to see her three children.

“The teacher also asked about Zale, why he hasn’t been attending school.”

“Please tell them Zale is accompanying his mother abroad.” Bella nodded in understanding. She couldn’t possibly say that Zale was lost. That would cause an uproar throughout the school.

“I’m relieved that they’re doing well. I miss my two sons so much. I’ll try to attend.” Ale pressed her lips together. She hoped she could attend the event.

“Are you doing alright there? Is there a problem?” Bella asked, worried about Ale.

“Zale got lost, and the person who saved him was—” Before she could continue and tell Bella the truth, someone suddenly entered, forcing Ale to cut the mindlink abruptly. Ale could sense the person’s presence.

“Baby, you’re not asleep yet?” Zach entered Ale’s private chamber, which had been prepared for her with Luna Amarylis’s approval, of course.

“What are you doing here?” Ale grabbed a hairbrush and began combing her hair in front of the mirror.

“I missed you.” Zach hugged Ale’s neck and kissed it softly. Ale felt uncomfortable.

“Excuse me, Alpha, you already have a wife, so you have no right to be here,” Ale said sharply, making the Alpha fall silent.

“Fine then. I’m here because I miss my son, Zale.” Zach immediately shifted, sitting at the edge of the bed while watching Zale sleep soundly on the bed he shared with Ale.

“You’re so beautiful.”

“You’re so sexy.”

“You’re just like my sweet Kath.”

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Zach complained when Ale remained silent, staring blankly at herself in the mirror. He pouted, unhappy that Ale didn’t respond.

But suddenly, Ale rose from her seat. She slammed the hairbrush onto the table with force, creating a loud sound.

“Get out!” Ale ordered coldly, but Zach refused to leave the bed.

“No.”

“I said get out!” Instead, Zach stood and quickly stepped toward Ale. He immediately wrapped his arms around her. Ale remained still, unmoving like a statue, staring straight ahead.

“Don’t leave me, please!” Zach pleaded softly. He was terrified that Kath would leave him again like before. He truly regretted everything.

“Let go,” Ale ordered flatly, her body rigid like stone.

“I know you’re Kath, you’re my mate. I’m sorry, baby. You can punish me however you want, but please don’t leave me,” Zach said quietly.

“I’m not your mate. But what was that earlier?”

“Punish you? However I want?” Ale raised an eyebrow, confused.

“Yes, of course,” Zach replied hopefully. He kept sniffing Ale’s head, inhaling the sweet scent she emitted.

“Even though you and I don’t know each other?” Ale asked deeper.

“Baby, stop pretending.” Zach narrowed his eyes. He didn’t want Kath disguising herself as someone else again. He preferred her to be honest with him.

“If I punish you, would you like it?” Ale asked, as if she were contemplating something.

“Of course.” Ale smiled crookedly. Her eyes shifted to the gap of the slightly opened door.

Standing there was Keona. She watched the two lovers embracing each other. Her fists were clenched tightly, her lips trembling, and her eyes reddening as she tried to hold back tears.

***

“Arghhh!” Keona threw all the makeup and the flower vase on her table. She screamed in a mix of fury and frustration.

“No way!!!” Keona gripped her hair harshly. Her eyes darted wildly around the room. How could someone who had died come back to life? She had been gone for five years, and it was certain her body had been torn apart by wild animals.

“No. No, I won’t let her take what’s mine again!” Keona said, her sanity slipping further.

Keona grabbed a painting Kath’s portrait, her sister’s face identical to Ale’s.

She scribbled over Kath’s face with red ink and laughed in satisfaction.

“Haha, this is beautiful.” Keona burst into maniacal laughter as she looked at her sister’s defaced portrait.

“Keona, what are you doing?” Keona stopped instantly. Her cheerful smile vanished in an instant.

“What are you two doing here?” Keona hurriedly hid the photo behind her back.

“Keona, this is crazy! How can she be alive again?” Blaire walked toward Keona, whose strained smile looked eerie.

“I was shocked too. When I entered our kingdom, I ran into her,” Alexa replied.

“My God, my heart nearly jumped out of my chest.” Alexa rolled her eyes and rubbed her chest.

Flashback

“You know, Blaire, yesterday I bought a very luxurious diamond bracelet,” Alexa said as they climbed the kingdom’s stairs. They planned to take Keona on vacation to a neighboring land today.

“Ugh, you’re so wasteful, Alexa,” Blaire sighed in annoyance. Alexa loved sleeping with various male wolves and then easily taking their money very different from Blaire, who was loyal to her partner even though she hadn’t met her mate yet.

“No way—”

“Whattt…!!! Blaire, look at that!” Alexa cut herself off mid-sentence and pointed ahead. It was Kath.

“Oh my God!!!” Alexa and Blaire froze for a moment. Their hearts pounded hard. Blaire even felt her knees weaken.

“You!!!”

“What are you doing here?!” Alexa screamed furiously, stepping up to Ale, followed by Blaire.

“You want to seduce the Alpha again, don’t you?!” Alexa swung her hand toward Ale, but Ale caught it.

Blaire and Alexa widened their eyes when Ale leaned forward and whispered between them:

“We meet again.”