~Emerald~“Yes, I will reject James and choose you, Gideon.” After Gideon heard my answer, he couldn't stop himself from smiling as if this were the best thing he heard from me.“That's good, Emerald. I just wanted to make sure that James had no chance with you. Come on, let's eat our dinner,” Gideon said, and I smiled. He went back into his seat, and we began eating the food that he prepared for our date. We just talked after eating until Gideon decided to bring me back to my cabin. He accompanied me there and never left until I entered the cabin. I was still smiling as I locked the door of my house when someone spoke.“Where have you been?” My heart almost jumped off from my rib cage upon hearing that voice. A deep voice coming from James. I took a deep breath and said, “You don't care.”I walked away and decided to pass him when James stopped me by grabbing my wrist. I gritted my teeth and took his hand off my wrist.“Did you think I wouldn't know where you are?” James respond
~Emerald~“Does he make you happy?” I was stunned in my direction when I heard this from James. As I stared at him deep in his eyes, all I could see was pain. I know this is painful for him but just like what I have said, James has to experience this. He has to know that he can't have everything.A deep breath escaped out of my throat as I tilted my head as I spoke, “Yes, I am happy with Gideon.”‘That's a lie, Emerald. You have to tell James the truth!’ Lilian screamed at the back of my head but I didn't listen to her. I disregard her screams because I can do whatever I want to do.James, who heard my answer smiled bitterly, tears still flowing from his eyes. He used the back of his hand to wipe the tears. “You are right. I deserve all of this, and I would forever hold this regret until my last breath. If I couldn't have you anymore, then it's time…” James paused for a moment, and then he continued, “It's time for me to give up, Emerald, but it doesn't mean I'm giving up on loving
~James~Just after talking to Emerald, I went back to my cabin in Gideon's pack. I can feel my heart still in pain knowing that the woman I loved chose my step-brother instead of me, but I respected her decision. I didn't want anything but to see her being happy with someone else, and I couldn't give her that because of my chaotic life.“Alpha James?” Levi asked after he saw me. “It's time to leave, Levi,” I uttered, walking straight to my closet. I just took my coat. I will leave my things behind because I don't need it, actually. Levi, who was confused about what I said, walked in front.“What do you mean, Alpha James?” Levi asked, his voice filled with confusion. I let out a deep sigh and met his gaze. “We are leaving this pack for good. Emerald has already made her choice and she didn't choose me.” Levi gasped from what he found out as if he couldn't believe it. This man knew all the things and efforts I did for Emerald. He knows everything because he's been with me.“She chos
~James~After leaving my step-brother's pack, I go back to the Crescent Moon Pack right away. My men immediately welcomed me the moment they saw me enter the border.“We are glad to see you here again, Alpha James,” one of them uttered these words to me. I just looked at them with my blank face. Emerald kept banging on in my mind, and it's just difficult to forget about her, especially our son, Jacob.My gamma, Calvin, immediately met me in his serious reaction. I stared at him thinking about the task I gave him.“You have to know something, Alpha James,” Calvin said, making me stop from walking.I let out a deep breath, nodding my head responding to him.“Follow me to my office and bring everything you've gotten for me.” Calvin nodded his head responding to me. I continued walking until I finally reached the mansion. The moment my beta opened the door, I was surprised by what I found out.“James?” Katie was shocked when she saw me. My jaw tightened when I noticed what she was holdi
~James~“It is the time for Katie's dethroning, Calvin.” After I mentioned these words towards my gamma, I left the office while holding the DNA result in my hands. I walked straight to where Katie is, and she was in the living room, sipping a coffee as if nothing happened earlier.“James,” she stood up from the couch to face me. I started gritting my teeth, my eyes were fixed on her. I threw the result in front of her face that shocked her.“Explain that to me, Katie!” I barked, making her nervous. It's obvious from her facial reaction that she's nervous about what I have against her.Katie read it, her eyes widened. She was even shaking her head, which made me cross my arms while waiting for her to speak. “N-No, no, no. This can't be. This is not true, James. The result is fake!” Katie crashed the result and threw it somewhere. She started crying in front of me.‘You didn't say anything yet, but she was already affected. Seems like, someone is being guilty,’ Logan murmured at the
~Emerald~It's already been one month since James left the pack and after that, I haven't found him. I couldn't feel his presence anymore and it's kind of frustrating for no reason. “You should not feel that. You made your choice, remember?” Lilian asked at the back of my head. I let out a sigh instead of answering her. I know I am not entitled to feel this and maybe this is just a mistake, so I tried removing James from my mind. Tonight, Gideon and I will have a date. I have already accepted him when he courted me and I can't understand myself. There is something in me that doesn't like that idea of answering Gideon. It's just difficult to explain.“Emerald?” I raised my head when I heard my best friend's voice. Cassandra came inside while smiling. I furrowed my brows because of that and wondered what made her smile so widely. “Has something happened, Cass?” I inquired. She walked straight in my direction and then held my hands. Cassandra stared at me deep into my eyes before sp
~Emerald~‘Then do something, Emerald. You can't accept this proposal if you know you don't want it!’I could feel distress from the voice of my wolf. I understand her feelings because this is what I also felt right now. This whole thing made me realize that I made a mistake of accepting Gideon too early.I didn't expect that he would ask for my hand so early. It's as if he doesn't want to waste anymore time. “I know you're wondering why I asked for your hand this early, and it's because I don't waste time. I don't want to let you go and I am always afraid that someone will take you away from me, but if you don't want to accept it, you can tell me now and embarrass me in front of them,” Gideon responded in his sad voice. I clenched my fists after hearing Gideon's statement. I only have two options now. It's either I will decline him and embarrass the man who loved me and saved my life, or maybe I will accept his proposal.‘And then what will happen? Are you really going to fool your
~Emerald~“She's engaged to him, Alpha James.”I lifted my head when these words suddenly echoed inside my lonely office. My brows were furrowed when I saw Levi standing in front of me. He just arrived, wearing his sad look. I rose from sitting and went to my small bar counter inside the office.My heart pounded so fast, hands were shaking when I put a hard drink in my glass. I sip it first before responding to my beta. “W-Who's engaged?” I asked as if I didn't suspect anything. Levi didn't drop the name yet, but my heart knew that he's referring to her. The one and only person in my heart until now.“Your ex-wife, Alpha James,” he answered. “I just received the information this morning about their engagement last night. This is too early for her to accept him!” I let out a deep sigh. The alcohol did not help me to feel calm, so I took a carton of cigarettes and started blowing it while looking at Levi.“Maybe they just loved each other, that's why it doesn't matter if it's too ea
~Emerald~Months had passed by so quickly that we didn't notice. There are so many things that happened to us and now, I am carrying our second child. My labor is about to arrive, and we are now preparing for that. At this moment, I was in the living room with my friends. James is not here today because he has a meeting with the other Alphas. Of course, nothing changed. He's still busy with his responsibility and as his wife, I am being understandable.Aside from being the most powerful wolf, he's also handling the pack that we live in now.“Is there anything you wanted to eat, Emerald?” Katie asked.I looked at her, a smile formed on my lips. Never did I imagine that Katie would stay with us until now. Our start was never good. She's James' mistress before, but I was able to forgive her because she changed. She proved to me how sorry she was for what happened, and now she's part of the family. “Anything as long as it's healthy,” I responded, rubbing my stomach. “Got it, Luna,” she
~Emerald~I nodded my head from what James had told me now.“I know, James, but you can't stop me from helping you. You always protected me, and now it's my turn to do the favor,” I muttered in my calm tone.James shut his eyes, calming himself. I even saw him taking a deep breath before taking my hands to hold it.“I love you, Emerald, but you shouldn't feel guilty about all the things I did for you. It is my responsibility to protect you. You don't have to worry about me because I can handle myself. I am already on my way to make them pay because I am James, your Alpha King husband,” he explained, which made me nod my head quickly.“I know, I know, but it's done now. I already killed them with my gun. You couldn't get back to them anymore because I already dealt with them.” I mumbled.He shook his head, his lips curled. I was glad that he didn't get mad at me. I was already expecting him to scold me for being hard-headed, but I didn't expect his response.James kissed the back of my
~Emerald~Silence fell inside the club when my voice echoed inside. But after a minute, they started laughing. I just felt my blood start to boil when they did that, making me hold my gun tightly.“It's us, Beautiful. Do you have a problem with that?”The man in the middle spoke up, his smirk almost reached his ear. I tilted my head, looking at him straight in the eyes.“Look at her. She's playing with a toy gun.”Another one murmured, which made me smirk. They thought my gun was fake. I don't know what their reactions would be if I shoot them. But I will make the scene so thrilling.“Do you want to try this, Ugly?” I murmured, and the moment I muttered these words, it triggered him.He stepped closer to approach me, but before he could move his feet, I shot his leg. An excruciating scream echoes inside the club, which makes the other customers stunned.They moved backward, shock was written on their faces. I know they never expected that the toy gun they called is not actually fake.
~Emerald~As I thought about that group who played with James made my blood boil. James already told me that he's dealing with them, and he assigned Levi to find them now, but I still can't help it.It's as if my inner self was telling me to find them. I won't let them play with James, not the person I loved.So, I planned, but I need Ares' help. James is not in the pack for tonight. He was scheduled to visit another ally pack, and he's staying there for one night. Christopher is with him, which means, Levi and Ares are here.Therefore, I looked for them. I am needing them most for my plan. The moment I saw them, I never wasted more time.“Levi, Ares,” I uttered, seeing the two in the living room.The siblings stood up, looking at me.“What's up, Luna Emerald?” Ares asked, his brows furrowed.I let out a deep breath while looking at them straight in their eyes.“I need both of your help,” I muttered, which made them confused.“What's that, Luna Emerald?” Levi mumbled.My teeth gritted
~Emerald~Gideon and the other enemies that we have before who made our lives terrible are now finally gone. After the battle, we immediately saved those victims that Gideon imprisoned in his hideout, including Malverra.They are so grateful that we saved them from Gideon. Malverra is now reunited with her husband and others went back to their families.It was a relief to me to know that we saved so many lives through ending Gideon. The asshole has already been buried so deep to make sure that no one is going to dig him. Well, I don't think so. Gideon is gone now and there's no way he will return to our world. He's not that powerful.It's been a month since the day we killed Gideon. James and I were wedded again as our fresh start after dealing with Gideon, and now we're living happily in the pack. Even though he's still busy with his pack duties, he still never forgets about us.James made sure that he spent so much time with us, his family.It's already almost in the middle of the n
~Emerald~I can feel my eyes start to darken upon hearing those words towards Gideon. He admitted to James that he doesn't want his offer because what he wanted is to kill James.Gideon is just so wise, but he's not thinking about the capabilities I possess. He's too focused towards James and I used that opportunity to escape from him. I know that this is risky, but I have no other way to escape from him.‘Lilian, you know what to do.’At this point, I let my wolf do the work. Lilian winks at me and the next thing I know, she has already taken my body. Gideon was stunned by what Lilian did, which made him unable to stop us. The moment he let go of me, Lilian started running through James' direction.When James witnessed what my wolf did, he also used that opportunity to run into Gideon's direction. James couldn't move because he knows if he does that, something might happen to me and now that I am no longer in Gideon's hands, nobody can stop James to kill him.After we reached James'
~Emerald~I have no idea where the hideout of Gideon is, but I follow where my heart is taking it. I just listened to my feelings and then my vision also showed me the way. That was unexpected. I never thought that my vision would reveal the way to where the battleground is.For me to reach there easily, I let my wolf lead the way. It only took us half an hour before we finally reached the place. I didn't encounter enemies on my way through the battlefield and was able to arrive there peacefully.‘Emerald, better watch your surroundings. You have finally come to the place where the Alpha prohibits you to step into.’ Lilian reminded me, and I nodded my head in response.I took out my gun and started walking through the woods. Howls can be heard in my direction, which made me confirm that I wasn't lost.‘I will just find James. He's the reason I followed in here!’ I murmured at the back of my head, while continuing to walk through the hideout.After one minute, I finally reached the fie
~Emerald~I was currently in the room, thinking about James. It's been an hour already since they left the pack and I can't help but think of them. There would be a lot of things to happen knowing that I am not beside him. I just hope that James will succeed in killing Gideon.Making him disappear will solve all of our problems.‘You have to calm down, Emerald. Alpha James is definitely going to make it,’ Lilian uttered at the back of my head.I took out a deep breath before responding to her. It's true that I am really worried until now and this won't disappear if I couldn't see James.‘How can I calm down knowing that he's dealing with Gideon now, Lilian?’ I mumbled, and she just sighed.Lilian was about to speak again when I froze into my direction. I sensed some unfamiliar presence through the woods and my heart began to throb.I went to the window and checked the woods to confirm what I just felt right now. My teeth gritted when I noticed the incoming unfamiliar scents into our p
~Emerald~The moment I opened my eyes, I realized that we are finally back home. James' handsome face met my eyes. His brows furrowed when he looked at me, waiting when I would open my eyes.“What?” I murmured, raising my brows.“I thought you had no plan of waking up. We are finally back at the pack,” he responded.I moved my head around and then realized that we are still inside the car.“Why didn't you wake me up?” I wondered.This time, he couldn't hide his chuckle.“Why would I? My lady is sleeping peacefully, and I don't want to disturb you in your sleep.”I just shook my head, my lips curled. James helped me come out of the car, and now we're heading towards the mansion.The moment we are about to step inside the mansion, Levi rushes towards us. He was calling James' name, and we turned around at him.“Alpha James, you need to know something,” Levi stated, making my brows furrow.The serious expression on his face just made me so nervous. I know this reaction from Levi. He brin