We were quietly enjoying breakfast, the warm morning sun filtering in, when suddenly Nick’s phone rang, slicing through the rare moment of peace.
His slender fingers tapped the answer button. His voice was low and commanding. “What is it?”
Vic’s voice came through the other end. “Alpha Nick, we’ve located the worker responsible for maintaining the chandelier in the studio.”
“Mm,” Nick responded with a brief sound from his nose.
“There were three workers doing the inspection at the time. One of them has since resigned,” Vic continued respectfully. “According to the other two, the chandelier was checked by the man who quit.”
“Look into him,” Nick ordered, his face darkening.
As soon as he hung up, I leaned forward, unable to hide my urgency. “So? Any news? Do you know who did it?”
Nick narrowed his eyes slightly. “Still investigat
The next day, I returned to the police station and went with the same two officers to Moonlight Lake, where I walked them through everything in detail.They took careful notes, not daring to slack off.After all, Nick had personally ordered them to uncover the truth and clear my name.By the time I returned to Brown Pack, it was nearly noon.Just as I stepped out of the car and headed toward the front gates, a group of people suddenly rushed out and surrounded me aggressively.“What do you want?” I asked, immediately alert.I didn’t recognize any of them, but it was obvious they came for me.Daylight robbery? Seriously?“You murderer, Wendy!”A middle-aged woman with graying hair grabbed my collar and shouted, “Everyone look! This is the killer!”I frowned and shoved her away. “Who the hell are you?”“You don’t know me? You killed my daughter
A moment later, Nick turned around and grabbed my shoulders with both hands.“Nick, what are you doing?” I instinctively stepped back.He took a long stride forward, crowding into my space.I felt a chill against my back—I’d hit the wall. There was nowhere left to retreat.Nick planted his arms on either side of me, boxing me in, his thin lips tightening. His voice dropped to an icy whisper:“Wendy, you’re the mate the Moon Goddess chose for me. And now, you dare go on a date with another man right in front of me?”His cold aura seemed to freeze the air in the restaurant.Meeting his stormy eyes, I shot back fearlessly, “And what, you get to spend a beautiful night with Rina, but I can’t have dinner with Dane?”The memory of that phone call last night, the smugness in Rina’s voice—it made my chest tighten.Nick blinked, momentarily stunned. “Yo
I looked up, my eyes drifting past Nick to fall on Rina, who stood behind him.So… last night, Nick really had been with Rina.A faint sting pricked at my chest—a strange, subtle kind of pain.I looked away, my expression turning cold and mocking. “What? Were you hoping something had happened to me?”Nick was briefly stunned.“That’s not what I meant,” he said, unusually patient in his explanation.I lowered my gaze and said nothing more to him.Nick’s voice turned cool again. “What’s the situation now?”“We just finished recording her statement,” the female officer quickly replied.Nick followed up, “So my future mate is free to go now, right?”The station chief and the officer both froze for a moment.Then the chief quickly nodded. “Yes, of course. Don’t worry, Mr. Johnson—we’ll get to the bo
The ambulance finally arrived, and the Pack doctor rushed over with emergency equipment in hand.“Officer, what’s the situation?” the Pack doctor asked anxiously.“This girl fell into the water,” the officer said, pointing at Mary.Seeing the Pack doctor arrive, I stood up and stepped aside. After performing CPR for such a long time, I was completely drained.I took a few deep breaths to steady myself.Then I gave the doctor a quick rundown of Mary’s condition:“She was underwater for quite a while. I’ve been doing CPR for thirty minutes. She has a faint pulse now, but her condition is still critical.”“Got it,” the Pack doctor responded quickly, directing the paramedics to place Mary on the stretcher. After administering basic emergency treatment, they lifted her into the ambulance.The siren wailed as the ambulance sped off toward the hospital.I let out
“Axel, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and catch this murderer! Don’t let her run!” Enna’s voice rang from behind me.Axel heard Enna’s order and quickly stepped forward to block me. “Wendy, right? You killed someone and still want to run?”I was speechless. I frowned, glanced at the lake coldly, and said, “Go save Mary now—there’s still time. If you block me, she’ll drown. Then tell me, who will be the real murderer?”Though my voice was low, it carried a strong aura that made Axel hesitate and instinctively want to step aside.But Enna snorted coldly and stopped him, “Axel, don’t listen to her. Both of us saw with our own eyes that she pushed Mary into the water. Even if something happens to Mary, the murderer is her, not us! Stop her from running, I’m calling the police right now.”Seeing Enna say that, Axel replied obsequiously, “Enna
The rain last night had made the mountain paths muddy. I was wearing high heels, stumbling forward step by step.For some reason, my thoughts drifted to Nick again.Didn’t he say he was going to come in person to supervise the shoot today? It was already past ten, and still no sign of him.Was he really with Rina last night?What exactly did the two of them do?How could he do this to Candy?Distracted, I walked all the way to the other side of Moon Lake, close to the depths of the forest. The scenery here was even more breathtaking—the glimmering lake, the surrounding mountains…Shooting here would definitely produce better results.I looked down, ready to call the photographer and ask them to come over—when suddenly a shadow flashed past, and a strong gust of wind rushed straight toward my back.I turned just in time to see Mary lunging at me with all her strength, trying to shove me into the l