CASSIEHis phone rang again, I think it was Jayden. “How'd it go? Did you get your money?”“Yeah, it's in! Damn! I'm filthy rich now!” He jumped up and down with joy without caring how he got the money. He didn't care that there was an exhausted mother and baby here. “Now let me go,” I said weakly. I was thirsty, hungry, I felt sleepy. He put away his cell phone and approached me. “I want to change my plan. What if I keep telling Jayden so he can come here looking for you and I can get my money in peace?”“You can't do that! You promised!”Damn, I should have expected this to happen. After all, he's a master swindler who could trick a lot of people a long time ago. “Please, you've got your money. Go away, don't bother me anymore. What do you have to gain by exposing it to Jayden anyway?”“Think of it as my farewell to your mother. I'll stop being her subordinate and start a new life. And I'll leave you guys behind with a big problem.”The chain was pulled by him so I was forced to
JAYDENIt would be a lie if I said I didn't believe Smith's statement. With the details of the chronology he described, it was certain that he wasn't lying, he was indeed telling the truth. I don't know whether to be happy or angry right now. I found Cassie, I should be happy, but seeing her face made my blood boil. No wonder why I always feel de javu when I see her face, because it's like I'm looking at the face of a witch that cursed me. Turns out they were related by blood, mother and daughter!It's impossible for Cassandra not to know. She could have been sent here by her mother to make sure the curse remained. But why of all people, why did it have to be Cassie who broke the curse? Why is my curse breaker the daughter of the witch who cursed me? Fate was playing with me, messing with my life. I squeezed my hair, I didn't know what to do now. Cassie was in front of me with my baby in her stomach, but I didn't want to touch her. I wanted to avoid her because seeing her made
CASSIEHe buried his head in my neck, biting the skin in that area until it caused a stinging sensation. He didn't intend to do it did he?He can't follow his subconscious mind, I have to snap him out of it because if I don't, he'll endanger me as well as the baby. "Jayden, remember, I'm pregnant with your child.""Your mother hurt my feelings, my pride was torn apart. So you have to pay for it.""That's my mother, not me! Please come to your senses!"I was forced to use this trick again where I bit his ear strongly. But the result was unlike last time, where he would immediately move away from me, this time he continued his activities, biting my neck and my shoulder. Because he had marked me, my body's response was different from before. Even though I didn't want Jayden's touch right now, my body said otherwise, craving it. I didn't even realize I was moaning. I reflexively covered my mouth with both hands. Meanwhile Jayden smiles crookedly and his kiss goes lower and lower unt
CASSIEI stopped the taxi because if I kept running, my energy would run out first and they would catch me. "Please go anywhere far from the hospital," I said to the driver. The taxi finally departed. Thankfully, I could breathe a little easier because I at least managed to get away from Jayden. I was sweating profusely, especially my face. When I looked at the dashboard of the car, there were tissues. So I patted the driver. "Can I have some tissues?"Without answering me, he handed me a tissue. I realized he was wearing black gloves when he handed me the tissue. "Thank you." I wondered why he was wearing gloves. "Are you sick?" I asked. He glanced at me through the middle mirror. "I'm fine.""Why are you wearing gloves? I mean, usually the other drivers don't use it.""I just wanted to put them on," he replied immediately. I almost thought negatively that he was a criminal who used to kidnap taxi passengers. Turns out I was just overthinking it. I don't know where he took me
CASSIEI immediately stepped back, wary. This man, he doesn't mean to like me, does he? "I already have a husband, and my husband isn't some random guy here, so don't think you can take me away from him," I said firmly. Instead, he burst out laughing, a typical rich man's laugh. "I do want to snatch you, but not for the reasons you think. I want to take you away from him because you are my lost daughter, my child with Isabela."What? Just what the hell is this? What's with all the confusing people lately?"I'm sorry but if you're going to lie to me, at least make up a story that makes a little sense.""I'm not lying, I'm telling the truth. I did have a one-night stand with Isabela, I didn't even know she was pregnant and had a child as big as you are now until someone told me."However, his words were hard for me to digest. I'm the daughter of Alpha Pack Arcanum? That's really a funny joke. After Smith lied to me for decades, now this guy wants to imitate him too? Why does everyon
CASSIEI was still frozen in place. All the information I had absorbed was too much to take in. To accept the fact that my father and mother still existed, and that they were important people, was not an easy thing to do after the hardships I had endured. "Why didn't you try to find my mother all this time? Why are you only coming to see me now after all these years?""I was looking for your mother, Cassandra. After that one-night stand, I tried to persuade her to marry me, but it will never happen. The Kingdom of Serenith would never allow the sole royal successor, Isabela, to marry a werewolf. She had to marry a fellow witch to continue their bloodline and power. By marrying a werewolf, it will only destroy their future descendants, that's why Isabela didn't return to me, because she didn't want Serenith to be destroyed."I had trouble swallowing my saliva. This fact was too dark, too depressing. Imagining two people who liked each other being separated, and having to marry someo
CASSIE“Thank you,” I said to the driver for dropping me off at Noah's house. Alexei's ferry and his troops had also returned to Pack Arcanum after I got into the taxi. I thought Alexei would force me, but no, he wasn't as bad as I thought he was. I used to think he was a cruel and cold Alpha, but it wasn't like that. I took a deep breath and stepped into Noah's courtyard. This place seemed to have been cleared of clutter. But I still wouldn't be completely relieved if I hadn't met Noah. “Noah, I'm Cassandra.” I knocked on the door. Once there was no answer, I knocked again and called his name. Honestly, my heart is beating so fast right now because I'm afraid the door won't open. Because that would be bad. I bite my nails because I'm nervous. “Noah?”“Cassandra?”I jumped in surprise and turned my head. “Oh my God, I thought you might be in trouble.” I stroked my chest. “I was out for some business and just got back, so I couldn't answer you from inside,” he explained. I t
ISABELA“Your Queen Majesty, we've found Smith.” Finally after a long search I was able to catch him. That man disappeared after I gave him twice the money he was supposed to. Until I heard from my spies that he sold Cassandra, my daughter, to Pack Nexus to pay his debts. That damn man is ungrateful. Even his head wasn't enough to pay for his crimes. The lowly one I picked up and trusted to be my henchman, I entrusted Cassandra to him, but he betrayed me instead. I made sure he and Cassandra didn't lack anything but it turned out that all this time he used the money to gamble, making Cassandra miserable. I couldn't hold my temper when I know he sold my daughter, how dare he defy me, the queen of the Serenith kingdom!Yes, I've ascended the throne to become queen, after father passed away from this world peacefully. That's why I've dared to openly look for Cassandra because I'm no longer a princess, I'm a queen, who leads this kingdom. Even if someone is against me about Cassandr
CASSIE"Are you still mad at me, honey?"I just sighed. Since we argued about Paula, I haven't asked him anything. I purposely gave him silence treatment so he could introspect.It's true that he did introspect, but he also bothered me. He kept asking me questions that made my ears burn. "Do you want to eat something? Do you want something sweet? I'll buy you whatever you want. Just say it.""I'm just asking you to stop talking because I want to kick you out of here."Jayden mimicked the gesture of closing the zipper on his mouth but he didn't want to move away from me. "To pay for my mistake, how about I take you to a secret place that only you will know about?""What kind of secret place? I don't want you to make surprises and waste your money in the end.""You'll find out where I've been getting my money from. This is the first time I'm taking someone else there because I don't intend to tell anyone except my wife and my daughter. And you are my wife so you have the right to know
PAULADamn, Jayden really loves that lowly woman! How could he downgrade his tastes from a model like me to a slut he picked up at a nightclub? I'm not letting Jayden love her, he should love me. If that woman hadn't come to Pack Nexus, I would've been married to Jayden by now and I would've had a child with him. I'd be lying if I didn't love Jayden at first, I loved him, I just didn't want him to control me when he knew how I felt, so I pretended to be cold and ignorant. But I just realized that I can't continue like that if I want to get Jayden, I have to change, I have to fight for him. Even if he has a wife or kids, I can get rid of them to be with Jayden. I can definitely give Jayden a child too, not just that woman. To hell with the curse, it should be gone by now.When the news of Jayden getting married to that bitch spread, I didn't even get an invitation. Their wedding seemed rushed and like it wasn't a real marriage, aka made up. At least Jayden had to pick a woman as b
CASSIELuckily Noah was already gone when Jayden approached his car. Right now I'm not thinking about whether Jayden will smell Noah or not because I don't have much time to clean up the smell so let him ask if he wants to know. "Honey, how about we eat--" Jayden looks down at my shirt which I didn't realize had blood stains on it. "Are you hurt? Who hurt you? Did you get it treated?"God this is a disaster. Whose blood this is I don't know either. I didn't realize there was blood on my shirt at all. Between Noah and Oscar, it must belong to one of them. "I'm fine, I'm not hurt.""Then why is there blood? I also smell Noah's scent. Did he come here? Did he hurt you?"Jayden can't take this the wrong way, he has to know that Noah saved me. "Something bad happened earlier. Oscar came up to me and cornered me. Noah came and he helped me, but Oscar had a knife. But I don't know who got hurt between them.""Oh shit!" Jayden immediately took a wet tissue and wiped the blood stain on my
CASSIEI was relieved when Jayden believed me instead of asking if what I said was true or not. He had also met Paula last night right when he got home from work. Jayden said he'd gotten over Paula, so he asked me not to worry. And today he said he was going to see Oscar. I asked to accompany him but he refused. He said he wants to solve this problem alone with Oscar. The problem is I'm worried if it ends up in a fight. Moreover, Jayden is very easily provoked so I call him short fuse. I'll try to follow Jayden secretly, so I can step in if they start getting provoked by each other's words. Since Jayden said he will do it after office hour, that means there's still a few hours left since it's only lunchtime. I plan to eat on the rooftop because I want to get some fresh air. On this sunny day everything should be fine but because of Paula and Oscar, I can't even eat in peace. Honestly, I've been trying to avoid trouble but it's as if trouble is closing in on me. What kind of li
JAYDENUsually when I returned to the car, Cassie was reading or eating a snack. But this time she seemed worried, wringing her hands and not noticing when I got into the car.She's been acting a bit strange lately and I guess it's because she misses her father. Indeed, when she was there she seemed to relax, but when she came back it turned out that her temperament returned as well.“Hey baby, sorry for taking so long.” I kissed her forehead briefly and then put my things down.“I saw Oscar,” she said."Did you? He's an employee so he must be around a lot. So it's quite normal, baby."“He was with Paula.”This time I paused, trying to digest the information."They're talking about us, wanting to separate us. Oscar, he was sent by Paula. He was paid to spy on us, to be a barrier between us."I looked into her eyes to make sure that she wasn't under the influence of any drugs. Cassie's eyes were sparkling as usual and there was no way she was taking any drugs while she was pregnant. So
CASSIEThe miraculous thing I never thought of was that my fever was cured when I was in Pack Arcanum. As if to confirm that Jayden's opinion was correct that I had a fever because I missed my hometown.So today I can work again. I'm ready to solve the unfinished business in this company.It seems to be quite quiet this morning. Maybe it's because I came a bit early.When the elevator door was about to close, someone suddenly prevented it with her foot. I was a bit startled but after seeing that it was Sherly, I was somewhat relieved."Welcome back, doc. Are you feeling well?"I answered Sherly's question with a smile, “yes, I'm very healthy now.”“Sorry I prevented the elevator from closing.”“No problem, take it easy.”I could see from the reflection of the elevator wall that Sherly looked nervous. Actually, I wanted to ignore that too but her feet couldn't stay still, moving and tapping on the elevator floor.“Is there something you want to say, Sherly?”She immediately looked stra
CASSIE[So when are you coming here, Cassandra?]I bit my lip, unsure of how to answer Alexei.Alexei called me the next day because I hadn't given him an answer about when we would be visiting.[Are you still there, girl?]"Yes, I'm here. It's just.... I'm sorry, Jayden and I can't go there for now. We're still pretty busy and don't know when we'll have free time."[Is it because Jayden forbade you?]“No, how could he forbid me? He wouldn't be able to fight my stubbornness.”I could hear Alexei laughing from the other side. [Then is he the one who didn't want to come here to see me?]I can't be honest with him. There could be a second war. "He'll go if I go. But since the company is having some important events, his time is currently focused on it."[In meaning that he's ignoring you? You must feel lonely. You can come here by yourself and I'll teach her a lesson for letting you be lonely.]"That's not true.... father. He's not ignoring me and I'm not lonely either. The reason I said
CASSIE“Let's get to the car.” I pulled Jayden after closing the clinic door."Hey, what's up baby? Why are you in such a hurry? Is there something happening?"I couldn't tell him now, not while we were still out in the open space because the person I was going to talk to might hear. That's why I chose not to answer Jayden and just led him to the car."You don't want to talk in the open space? Okay, now say it, we're already in the car."I took a deep breath and locked the car.“It's something about Oscar.”"What's up with that guy again? He's bothering you? Tell me, if he was, then I'd take action against him."“It's more like he eavesdropped on our conversation yesterday, the first day I worked here.”“I don't understand what you're saying, baby.”"Okay, this might sound upsetting but please believe me. So, when you were looking for me when you came back from your office, you still remember that I said I was on the emergency stairs and was checking the stairs right?"“Yes, I still r
CASSIE“Sorry doc, Alpha Jayden is in a meeting so he's not in the room.” That was Sherly's response when I communicated that I wanted to meet with Jayden.“Thanks for the information, I'll be right back.”“Alpha Jayden was discussing your proposal yesterday and it was received enthusiastically by the team.”I stopped my steps. Honestly, I was so happy. So I turned around and approached Sherly again. “You also contributed to this, thank you Sherly, you have a good heart.”"It's my job doc. I really admire you for caring for others. You have a genuine heart," she replied.I didn't expect them to be this supportive. Hopefully, it was because they wanted to help others and not because the idea came from me, as Jayden's wife.“Can you tell him to meet me when he's done with the meeting?”“Sure doc, I'll make it happen.”“Thanks.”I wanted to tell Jayden about the message I got from Alexei. I was also a bit surprised to get a message from him after such a long time had passed. Luckily it w