CHAPTER 40~GABRIELLA'S POV~“Did we just travel back to the past?” I asked with fear written all over my face.“Uhh, let's not jump to conclusions; maybe we're just seeing things. The other tests were pretty mentally demanding, so it's not out of the ordinary to hallucinate at this point,” Gregory said, scratching the back of his head.I turned to him slowly. “So we're hallucinating the exact same thing?” I asked softly.Gregory stared at me for a moment, then said, “Let's just find the last box and find a way to get out of here."I turned back to the passage's entrance. “Wait, now that the door is gone, how are we supposed to get out of here? And how are we supposed to find a small box in this huge mansion?” I asked.“The door will probably appear when we find the box, just like the others. For a test like this, the box should be in plain sight, some place people see every day but pay no attention to, but where could that be?” Gregory said.“You two, what are you doing?” A voice sud
CHAPTER 41~GABRIELLA'S POV~“It's not a problem, my lady; we're happy we were able to assist you." Gregory replied with a smile and bowed slightly.“Now, the only matter that's left on the ground is protecting the watcher until he's old enough to assume the position,” Myrid said as she started to walk around.Hearing what she said, I decided to use the opportunity to inquire about the watcher. “What do you mean by watcher? Who is it?” I asked.Myrid turned to face me and said, “The Watcher? Haven't you heard? The old witch has requested a watcher come from the Teragon family. The next child born into the Teragon family will be destined to stand and watch the doors until the holy event happens,” she replied.“What? And it's a boy?” I asked again with a look of surprise on my face.“Well Yeah. The child is a boy, unless we didn't check well. The watcher will be trained to withstand the harshest of conditions and to resist any distractions. The old witch says his role is the most import
CHAPTER 42~GABRIELLA'S POV~“So, what now?” Gregory asked as we both stared at the wall quietly.“Hmmm, just like the others, there's probably some kind of loose brick somewhere that serves as a door opener; we just have to find it,” I replied, sounding a little optimistic.I and Gregory stared at the wall for a moment, then started touching different parts of the wall to find the loose brick. We searched and searched for a couple of minutes, but it was to no avail."There's nothing here; what do we do now?” Gregory asked.I stared at the wall before us for a few more seconds, hoping an idea would pop up in my head, but nothing came.I let out a sigh and replied, “I've got nothing, Gregory. I guess following those maids was just a waste of time; we should probably head back and look for another way."Gregory remained quiet as I walked past him. I took one more step forward, and my foot suddenly sank into the ground. A wall suddenly descended, blocking the passage we came in through,
CHAPTER 43~GABRIELL'S POV~“That was quite an adventure!” Christine said it with a surprised look on her face.“Yeah, the fact you survived all that shows how brave and quick-witted you truly are. I personally love the part where you started following those arrows even though you weren't sure where they were leading,” Marie said, her lips curving into a smirk.“Naaah, I loved the part about the dance. It's so weird how your dream became reality at that spot; the only difference is that the dance partner wasn't Steven but Gregory,” Clarabelle spoke.As she said those words, I realized something. “Come to think of it, I didn't really see the face of my dance partner in the dream; I just assumed it was Steven. What if…?” I was about to finish my sentence when Christine interrupted.“Stop that. Steven is your mate, not Gregory, and you probably should stop thinking too much about all these things and get some rest,” she said, walking back to her bed.Mate… Why did that word matter so muc
CHAPTER 44~GABRIELLA'S POV~I gently pushed the door to the alpha's room open. I backed in with the alpha's breakfast on a tray and carefully walked toward his table after shutting the door.I dropped the tray carefully on the table, then turned to Steven. He was still asleep, and his hair was a mess. I smiled, watching him as he let out slow breaths quietly. I wondered what he was dreaming of.I pushed out a sigh and turned around to leave. I was about to pull the door open when he suddenly called my name.I turned around and saw that he had already sat up on his bed. “Yes, my lord?” I answered, turning around completely.“You promised to have breakfast with me; where are you going?” He said.“Technically, you ordered me to, but I didn't think you were serious,” I replied nervously.“Come have a seat,” he said, and I slowly walked back to his table, pulled out a seat, and sat down quietly. Steven got up from the bed and walked into a mini bathroom within his room. I could hear sound
CHAPTER 45~GABRIELLA'S POV~"What am I to you?” I asked softly.“What do you mean?” Steven asked me back, turning to me.I paused for a moment to think about the question I just asked. I narrowed my eyes, and my brows furrowed. My fist tightened, and I let out a sigh. Even though I and Steven had gotten so close, I wasn't sure I was ready to hear the answer to that question; the time just wasn't right yet.“Nevermind, my lord. Have a good day,” I said with a smile and turned to the door. As I wrapped my palm around its handle, I paused again and asked.“Is going outside the mansion really important to you? You're managing the pack, so we'll see from inside here; why ever want to see the rest of this dark, twisted world?"Steven got up from where he sat and walked toward me. He stopped a little distance from where I stood and said,“I want to explore the world. I want to see new things, learn, and grow, not only in power but also in heart. Staying locked up inside here for the rest of
CHAPTER 46~GABRIELLA'S POV~I followed Gregory through the passages to his office, just as he ordered. He didn't say anything else to me throughout the walk and had this intense aura around him I had never seen before. This person before wasn't the same cheerful Gregory I knew before; this was someone else I created with my stubbornness.I slapped my forehead, wondering why I didn't listen to the girls when they said I should talk to him once and for all. Now he hated me either way and would make life a living hell for me in the mansion because I'd been avoiding him.“It can't be that bad; he'll just order me around a little bit, and that's all. It's not like I don't already do a buttload of work in the mansion,” I thought to myself as we approached his door.He put his palm on the door handle, turned it, and pushed the door open. We both stepped into the room quietly, and he walked to his table to arrange some papers on it.“What have you been up to lately, Gabriella?” He asked sudd
CHAPTER 47~GABRIELLA'S POV~Me, Clarabelle, and Marie started making plans for Gregory and Christine's meeting. Marie suggested that the meeting should be in the gardens around the mansion because there's no place with more flowers.As for the candles, Marie planted them within lamp-shaped bushes, and the numerous candles glowed very brightly that evening. We informed Gregory of the meeting, and he quickly got prepared and arrived in the gardens, waiting for Christine to show up.Clarabelle led Christine to the gardens with the excuse that there was some work there that she couldn't handle, and as they got to where Gregory stood, she turned around and ran off.All three of us hid behind some other bushes, watching as both Christine and Gregory conversed. We had smiles on our faces and were sure that nothing could go wrong with this.As we stared at Christine and Gregory, one of the candle-lit bushes caught fire.“WHAT?” I exclaimed, and another bush caught on fire.Gregory and Christ