**Estelle POV**'Gena!' I thought, forgetting my tied hands. My lips moved to say that but no sound came out at all.Gena laughed at me, a vicious laugh that I’d never even heard from Scarlett."Why? Are you surprised, my friend?” She waddled back and forth, and then pulled my chin back, even gripping it so hard that it hurt me. “Turns out trapping you was easy. If I had known this then I would have accepted this mission a long time ago.”She took out a syringe from under her dress and then injected it into me.I screamed in a strange voice because it hurt so much. She did it very roughly, even rougher than Scarlett. Blood dripped profusely because it could tear my skin."Why, Darling? Are you in pain? Oh, what a pity!” She laughed again. Amid this darkness, I like to see her turning into a monster.Suddenly I felt my body getting so weak that I couldn't even blink my eyes properly. Along with that, the heat in my body decreased and even disappeared completely.I lay down, sprawled on
**Estelle's POV**"If you help me kill Alpha Cedric, then I will let your family go," said Alpha Saweh to me. He seemed like a man who liked to talk nonsense to brainwash his captives into doing what he wants. I would stay focused so as not to fall into his trap.The people who brought my family into this room had duct tape pulled over their mouths so they could talk to me, begging me to be exact. “Do what he wants, Estelle! Don't let us die!”My stepmother, Berta Roman, now was speaking to me, “Estelle, my daughter, don't you miss home, dear? Stop wasting time! You might regret it later!”She rarely talked to me because she said every time she saw me she would remember my birth mother. She was her friend, who broke her promise because she couldn't take care of me properly. She even tortured me!My father joined in. Sometimes he almost collapsed because he lost his balance. His hands were tied, just like his mother and my brother. “You have no other choice but to join them, Estelle. W
**Estelle's POV**Alpha Saweh gave the guest a room! And I was taken there so he could sleep with me! I didn't want it! So, I tried to rebel and run!But my body was too limp and then I was dragged into the room, locked from the outside.My body collapsed on the bed. Its scent was very strong. The big alpha grunted again, his eyes were bloodshot as my body started sweating and was uncomfortable, and his fangs were coming out as if they wanted to tear me apart!"Why didn't I find you first? A Stealer with this strong scent will allow me to gain a lot of power!” He jumped on me and tore my dress, leaving my shoulder exposed.His rough fingers touched it and made me even more scared. I wanted to scream and fight but I was too weak. Until when he almost harassed me, suddenly a commotion broke out outside. He didn't seem to care until someone broke down the door and shattered it.He looked back, and I glared to see who it was. My eyes turned watery after seeing Alpha Cedric coming for me!!
**Estelle's POV**“I do. I will give you a chance."Was he serious? Did he just want to play with me? Was that why he kept following me even though I try to ignore him? But why?Oh, did he think that I could easily overwhelm him? Or maybe he felt this would be enough to make up for all his mistakes for neglecting me in the past?Not that easy! I would teach him more things so he can respect me more as his mate.After he said that, I got up to leave. After the library, I'd do some chores and then go to the training center.But he just stopped me again."Why?" I asked. My hands went down and clasped after that."Didn't I say I would give you a chance? But you want to go?"“I still have a lot of chores. Today I will be going to training.”He nodded without looking at me. Did he have a plan? I hope it was not bad."Okay. You may go! Have a nice day!" He waved, one thing he wasn't used to doing.I swore, what was wrong with him? Why was he acting so weird?I preferred to ignore it. Anyway,
**Estelle's POV**I didn't want to look cheap so I asked Alpha Cedric why he took me to see the moon on the palace bridge.Then the answer surprised me. "Of course, so we can spend time together."I gaped when I heard it and almost even had a hard time believing that my ears didn't have a problem. What did he say? He said he wanted to spend time with me.My brain hadn't even finished processing when he already pulled my hand to go to that bridge. It was located behind the palace. We had to pass through a large patch of land and a fruit and flower garden. The crops would be sold to meet the consumption and military budgets.He still smiled even now, stopping in the middle of the bridge, and standing beside me. He let go of my hand and now looked up at the sky.I must have thought I was dreaming. Or was it?“You don't see? The moon is very beautiful. Soon it will be a full moon. A party will be held soon.”His words woke me up. I remembered the letter Maya sent me. She said that I shoul
**Estelle's POV**A trainee grabbed my arm roughly causing me to stagger and nearly fall over. She and her friends almost laughed at me because of that, but then she fell silent because I didn't fall."Oh, look at our hero!" she said while observing my appearance. “A beggar becomes a hero. Is that bullshit?”She must be talking about the award and title prize that Alpha Cedric gave me. Did she not accept it? Why didn't she just protest against him?“Alpha must have made a mistake. You can't be a hero, a beggar with the title of Honorable Lady," she said again after laughing at me satisfied. Among all of the trainees who bullied me, only she still hadn't changed her attitude until now. I wondered why. Was it because she had quite a high position in the pack because she was the daughter of a rich businessman?She was Vera Mord, the youngest daughter of the Mord Family which was famous for their wealth. She owned a large tract of land which was said to have stored a large amount of gold
**Alpha Cedric's POV**"Do you want to be my parner in the partee?"I chuckled as I read it. It turned out that Estelle was still very bad at spelling even though she often read several books from the library. Looked like I had to teach her how to spell someday."Parties?" I asked her, seeing her nod. "I haven't even heard that there's a party that will be held."She took out something else from her dress pocket. I would bet she had at least ten bags in there because whenever I needed something she always had it.She handed me something, an invitation. With a frown, I accepted and opened it. It was the one from the Morn family, the wealthiest businessmen in the pack. But because she didn't take good care of it, it looked like a piece of waste paper that wasn't even worth using.Where had she been all day until the invitation she brought was covered in mud and even charcoal stains? I was sure it got wet because some of the letters were not visible due to the water."Where did you get t
**Estelle's POV**Alpha Cedric was willing to be my partner at the party! We would come as a couple!Oh, none got any better than this!When the morning came, he still hugged me. Even when I slowly pushed him so I could start working on my chores right away, he seemed to be holding my body so that I would be still in his embrace.I was like a fool all morning because I couldn't stop smiling. Wasn't it a very romantic morning? We were like a couple of mates who got along and loved each other.I looked at his face while he still closed his eyes. His very thick and macho eyebrows, his closed eyes, tall and sturdy nose, very soft lips, very firm jaw, and sturdy body spoiled me the whole night. When I touched the tip of his nose, he spoke and startled me."So, you agree with me, right?"I frowned not understanding what he was saying.My hand moved in front of him. "What do you mean?"He held them in a firm grip. After that, he inched to whisper in my ear. "Rain isn't all that bad."My chee