Mag-log inWhen Layla Beth returns from London for her sister’s wedding, she expects chaos—just not this kind. Her sister Yuri met Xavier Russell only six months ago, and now, on the wedding day, Yuri vanishes—leaving Xavier abandoned at the altar and their families in scandal. To protect their reputation, Layla’s mother forces her into Yuri’s place. In one night, Layla goes from the guest to the bride. Now married to her sister’s fiancé, Layla is trapped in a storm of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden desire. Xavier is cold, controlled, impossible to read—but the spark between them burns too hot to ignore. And as Layla falls deeper into Xavier’s dangerous world, she begins to wonder: did Yuri really run away… or was this twisted fate always meant for her?
view moreThe night wind carries light cold air gliding through the leaves on the tall trees on the forest’s edge. The night covered the woods, making people feel murky to creepy.
A man taking his dog for a walk suddenly stopped because he heard the wild Wolf howling. The dog walking in front of the man also increased his vigilance. The dog stood still, and his sharp eyes fixed on the thicket of the forest.
"Zen, go home!" The man orders a pet dog.
The man knew that the sound of the Wolf howling contained a lot of dangers because normally wolves only live deep in the forest. They rarely get close to the edge of the forest, where humans live.
The dog was very obedient and followed behind the owner, but the dog's hunch forced him to turn his head to look at the bush again.
The girl with the sexy body stepped out of the bush, and all around was the darkness. She doesn't have a piece of cloth on her. The white hair is up to shoulder length, but even more special is the pointed white ears.
The dog went from a state of vigilance to a normal state of docility, as if it had learned something from the girl.
The girl didn't care if the little dog was looking at her, her eyes staring at the man's outfit.
It wasn't until the man and the dog were gone that she moved her eyes.
The cold winds that were blowing didn't affect her at all. Her body is covered by the light of the moon, her beauty has almost increased a hundredfold.
The girl touched her head with her hand when she noticed that her ears were pointed, covered with white fluff. She forgot to retract her Wolf's ears, she shook her head slightly to retract her ears.
As the Wolf howled got closer and closer, the girl heard rolling her eyes one turn and rushing toward the lighted houses in the distance.
It was clear that the wolf howling was the wolf's call to find his fellow wolves, but the werewolf girl seemed alert and very hasty.
It's dark, but outside the road people are still traveling a lot. The girl hid in the bushes in the dark corner, her eyes filled with amazement, looking around.
A strange noise approached the bush where the girl was. The girl was very alert but also did not shy away, she silently watched the side that made the noise.
A very politely dressed man was pushing a large suitcase, as he walked away he whistled.
With a sharp nose, the girl sniffed out what was inside the suitcase, which was the carcass of a girl.
The strong smell of blood mixed with the strong smell of alcohol made the girl's nose uncomfortable, she took her nose back.
At first glance, no one will notice the unusual point of this man because his face is really calm at this time. It was as if what he was pulling was just a normal suitcase.
The girl did not understand why the man had put a girl's body in a suitcase but intuitively told her that it represented danger.
The man approached very approached to the bush he picked up the suitcase and placed it inside the bush.
Fortunately, the girl's reaction was quick, so she was not hit the body. Because the place where she was hiding was very dark, her instinct to hide from the wolf's enemies helped her avoid the man who spotted her.
The man didn't care if the suitcase was in the right place and just left.
The girl with platinum hair glanced at the black suitcase next to her and suddenly came up with an idea.
She opened the suitcase, inside not beyond her speculation. The body of the girl was divided in half, the smell of blood was strong and straight into her nose.
The face of the girl in the suitcase is gorgeous but in addition to the beginning, the remaining flesh is a trace of torture. The cut was very definitive, but the internal protruding internal organs were disgusting.
If she's an average person, she is shouted when she sees such a scary scene, but it's just a tiny thing for her because she had seen her fellow human beings killed even more cruelly, even more frighteningly.
She quickly took off the girl's clothes and put them on. She also did not forget to pack the suitcase to leave the old place.
Although the smell of blood on her clothes was unpleasant, in her mind, it was beneficial because when she dressed as a human being, it would be easy to communicate with them.
But when she got up to leave, she saw the face of the man who had thrown away the valise.
Because the smell of blood in the suitcase was so heavy, the white-haired girl couldn't detect the scent of the man standing behind her.
The girl with white hair was not afraid; she raised the corners of her lips to form a smile.
The man was made a little panicked by her attitude, and he quickly regained his calmness.
"What is your name?"
“Selina Oliver”
The man nodded and reached out his hand to beckon Selina, “Go to me.”
Selina didn't ask where the man would take her but obediently walked toward him.
The man walked ahead, and Selina followed behind. He took her to a small house in a dead-end alley.
Selina was so obedient that she walked in with him. She observed everything around her. That's Selina's habit whenever she goes to a strange place.
The man poured Selina a glass of water and sat down, and he waved her to sit across from him.
“Where are you from?”
“Northern Forest”
The man also didn't ask for her home address, and he got to the point right away.
"Selina, aren't you scared?"
"No"
"When you finish drinking that glass of water, go home."
The man's eyes were full of perversion and malice. No matter how he tried to appear calm, he couldn't hide it.
Selina brought a glass of water to her nose and sniffed. She didn't drink but put the glass on the table. "Is it an anesthetic?"
The man saw his evil intentions toward Selina discovered by her, nor did he panic.
"Are you sure you're not a normal person?"
Selina rolled her eyes, and she misunderstood the man's idea. She thought he had known her as the Wolf Queen.
"Aren't you afraid?"
In return, this time, it was Selina asking that question.
"I've killed so many people. Am I still afraid?"
"How much?"
"Twelve"
After hearing the man's answer, Selina laughed loudly.
“People always think they are noble, but they are all cannibals in the end.”
The man also laughed. He didn't feel humiliated by Selina's words. He used a mocking tone.
"Aren't you human?"
"Yes, I'm a Wolf!"
"You..."
Before the man could finish his sentence, Selina raised her hand to stop him.
"There are people outside."
“Hm?”
Without waiting for the man to understand, the police siren sounded outside.
"Robert Evans, you've been covered," the loudspeaker from the police car said, "You take the hostages out the door. We're not going to use force."
Robert Evans looked at Selina in disbelief and then said sarcastically.
"I should praise you for acting too well and being very smart."
Selina didn't know what the man was talking about, but she was so calm that she said it didn't seem like anything was going on.
“Do you want to go out?”
Robert Evans is a serial killer. He tricks and kills a lot of girls. Every time he killed, Robert Evans dismembered his body in so many ways.
Robert Evans is a brilliant, caring man. He always knew how to hide in this city.
He thought he was being approached by Selina when he didn't pay attention and denounced him, so he brought the Police here.
"Invite!"
Robert Evans and Selina walked out the door.
Marissa Beth's POV....The storm outside rattled the windows, but the storm inside this house was far worse.The wind howled like it wanted to strip the roof from over us, but it wasn't the weather keeping me awake. It was the sound of my husband coughing in the other room. That cough... deep, rattling, and broken. It carried a clock inside it, ticking down the last moments of his life. His heart was failing. I knew it. The doctors had whispered it enough times. He didn't have long, and he refused every serious treatment. Stubborn old man. He had built an empire with sheer willpower, and he wanted to die on the same terms. But when he goes, what happens to us? What happens to Yuri? To me?And then there was Layla.The shadow that had haunted my life for twenty years."Mother," Yuri's voice pulled me back. It was hoarse, swollen from crying. She stood in the doorway, eyes puffy and red. "Why did you make her do it? You knew everything. I told you. I begged you to cancel the wedding a
[Layla’s POV]The first thing I felt was pain.A dull ache that spread from my arms to my legs, like I’d been torn apart and stitched back together too quickly. My throat burned, dry and raw, as if every scream I’d swallowed still clung there.I tried to move, but my hand wouldn’t budge.That was when I saw him.Xavier.His head rested against the edge of my bed, my hand cradled in his palm like something too fragile to let go. His hair was a mess, his shirt wrinkled, his tie long gone. The man who always carried himself like steel—sharp suits, polished shoes, the faint scent of cedarwood trailing wherever he went—was nowhere to be found.Instead, there was this man. Exhausted. Worn. Dark circles carved beneath his closed eyes, his features softer in sleep, but heavy with worry even then.My chest tightened. I’d never seen Xavier like this before.Careful not to wake him, I let my eyes wander, and that was when I noticed it.The ring.On my finger. Again.The same ring I had left behi
[Xavier’s POV]The room smelled faintly of antiseptic and stale air. Too clean, too still.And yet, when I stepped inside, the sight before me hollowed me out from the inside.Layla.She lay motionless on the narrow hospital bed, her skin pale against the stark white sheets. An IV dripped slowly into her vein, a fragile thread of life tethering her here. Her lips were cracked, her lashes damp from tears dried too fast. Her arms—God—her arms bore bruises that darkened her skin, angry reminders of someone’s filthy hands.My knees gave out before I could stop them. I dropped beside her bed, my palms clutching her cold hand. The ring I had fumbled with the night before now pressed against her skin again, though she wasn’t awake to feel it.There were no words. No fury loud enough, no vow strong enough to fill the ache in my chest. All I could do was press my forehead against her fingers, breathing her name as though it would keep her here.Layla.The doctor worked quietly on her other sid
#Xavier's POVThe echo of her heels faded down the hallway, and for the first time in years, I felt something I hated—hollow. Empty. Like something vital had been carved out of my chest with a rusty blade.She didn't look back. Not once.‘God, please look back. Just once.’But she didn't. And that single act of indifference shattered something inside me that I didn't even know could break.Layla had placed the ring in my palm as if it weighed nothing, as if 'I' were nothing. The gold band felt impossibly heavy now, like it carried the weight of every moment we'd shared, every glance, every breath we'd stolen together. My fist closed around it, the metal biting into my skin until I bled. The pain was welcome—it was the only thing keeping me tethered to reality."Finally."The voice behind me was trembling, weak, pathetic. Yuri. Her swollen eyes were red from tears, her face pale but daring to smile through the aftermath of her destruction."You're free now, Xavier," she whispered, and












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