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
CASSIEI didn't have any guests waiting for me at the hotel nor did I tell anyone that I was here. So who was ringing the bell and knocking on my door?Was it Smith? He's already in Pack Nexus again?It's dangerous, I can't open the door. I should also call the hotel security to have them check who was acting up in front of my room. "Hello, can someone come to check on room 301? There's someone knocking on my door and ringing my doorbell, I don't dare to check."[Yes, we will check right away. Please stay inside and make sure the door is locked.]I immediately ran to check, I saw from a distance, fortunately I had double locked the door and put the table behind it. Well, I had already learned that there was no safe place for women, so I was also thinking about extra security. Where was the security guard who wanted to check? Why hadn't he arrived yet?I heard something fall very loudly, which made me even more alarmed. I don't know what that person was doing in front of the door,
JAYDENMy head really hurt and I was also nauseous. My eyes were dazzling so much that I had to frown. When I opened my eyes, it was the sunlight coming through the glass of the window. I don't remember my bedroom window looking like this and being this big. I blinked my eyes a few times. Shit, this isn't my room!I immediately stood up which made the dizziness return. The first thing that caught my attention was the messy bed. Not only that, I also saw my shoes and a woman's shoes scattered around. My hands were also numb and it was like they were being held by something. When I looked in the mirror, it turned out that my hands were tied by my tie. I untied them easily. But I still don't remember what happened last night. The messy mattress, the sound of water splashing from the bathroom, and my dizzy head....Shit, did I sleep with another woman? Is the person in the bathroom the woman I slept with?Gosh, what have I done!I'm ashamed of myself. I didn't mean to cheat on C
CASSIEWhat was wrong with Jayden earlier? I could see the relief in his eyes when he explained that the woman he was with last night was me, not another woman.Don't tell me he was worried about me being angry or jealous?Oh my, since when did he think about my feelings? Doesn't he only think about himself every day?What's with the change? He gives me goosebumps.I wonder, seeing him being so nice just makes me doubt it. Or maybe it's because I rarely receive good treatment from men so his little kindness surprised me?"I didn't mean to use that man to threaten you, Cassandra. Why would I use a lowlife person whose status is far below yours as a threat? I'm just worried about him hurting you both.""The baby, not me.""No, you too," he argued. I crossed my arms and rolled my eyes lazily. "Yeah, take my word for it.""I'm serious Cassandra. And who exactly did you meet that time that you knew about Smith's whereabouts? He's not an ordinary person, right? He must be someone who knows
CASSIE"Cassandra!"I quickly covered the phone with my dirty clothes so Jayden wouldn't see it. "What's wrong? Can you please stop yelling?""You didn't drink the herb the butler gave you?""Oh that herb, no. Why? It tastes disgusting.""You should drink it, it will strengthen your body.""I'm so sick of it, I don't want to drink it. If you were in my shoes, you would know how it tastes.""Bring it here." Jayden surprisingly came with the maids and they brought the green herb. "I'll drink it, but you should too.""Are you outta your mind? It says it's for pregnant women, but why are you drinking it anyway!""You said I should know the taste. So I want to try it too. At least then I can imagine being in your shoes a little.""I'm suspicious of why you've been a bit nice lately. What exactly are you up to Jayden?""Think of it however you want. But I'm doing it because I want to, there's no other reason."I didn't expect him to gulp down one glass of the herb at once, without pause.
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