"You knew about this!"Marcus exclaimed. Never in his life had he felt so betrayed. Not from anyone else but his mom!His beloved mom!Lady Bailey was in no hurry to answer. She went to the bar and poured herself a glass of wine. She took a sip, then slowly replied to Marcus, "What are you talking about? What do I know?"Marcus frowned, unable to believe that Lady Bailey was still acting as if he didn't know anything."You know my bride is not Tina! You didn't even tell me! You tricked me into marrying a stranger!""Watch your word!" said Lady Bailey sternly, "How do we propose to the Browns? You said you wanted to marry the Brown Alpha's daughter. I had also given them your words. They did exactly what you wanted - A daughter of Edsel Brown. Giselle is his daughter. She is a Brown, too. Her bloodline to her father, Mr. Edsel, was proven. If so, what right do you have to say I'm deceiving you?"Before Marcus could even respond, Lady Bailey continue

Giselle.I opened my eyes to see that I was in my comfy bed at home, and my surroundings ever felt so homie.I sat up, got out of the bed, making my way down to the kitchen, where I heard the clanking sound of pots and pans. As I walked down the hail, my mom’s singing reached my ears with the most soothing effect ever.As I reached the kitchen, mom was making dinner. The tempting smell of her hot chicken soup and toasted garlic butter bread filled the whole room. The TV was on, playing an old-school TV drama series which my mom loved wholeheartedly. She was singing its theme song.I stood in the hallway and was definitely in awe.Mom looked younger than when I last saw her. But then, I looked around and realized our apartment décor was so old. Even that TV drama series my mom loved to watch had stopped airing like twenty years ago.Mom was happily singing and swaying when she spotted me standing still in the dark hallway. She tilted her hea

Marcus.The council members had gathered at the meeting room inside of the packhouse. They were all sitting at their positions, discussing something I was not interested in.My mind drifted to this morning when I put out my anger at Giselle.My wolf crawled back and forth in my mind. He hissed at me and looked at me with a disapproving look. He was judging me. He was blaming me for his sadness, his ache.I could not help but admit ever since that night, my wolf constantly felt aching. But not only my wolf.I reached where my heart was. It hurt right there, too. Every time I thought of that night or wrapped my mind around Giselle.But I could tolerate it. I had to.“..Mar…Marcus…”Mom shook me, snapping me back to reality.I looked at her, realized that I was a little lost in my thought. Everyone in the meeting room looked at me with confusing looks on their faces. My uncle, Raiz, had stood up, and clearly, he had just done his talking.&nb

Giselle.It was half-past eight in the evening that I left my mom’s loft. We had had a nice day, chit-chatting about everything and her giving me advice. Though she could not be at our home, we still managed to have the same old feeling. It was nice to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.“I don’t know much about mating. You know, I don’t have a mate. But listen to your wolf, to your instinct. Gigi, Luna will lead you to your happiness. Trust, Luna.”I sighed as I recalled my mom’s words on my problem. She and I both knew there were no other ways I could use to get out of this situation anymore. If so, maybe I should go with it.If Marcus and I could not be a loving couple, then a closed relationship would not be bad at

“That bitch!”Tina yelled in frustration, punching hard on the couch.“Arg!!”It seemed like screaming was not enough to release her anger; Tina crazily knocked out anything in her sight.Accidentally, Tina caught a glimpse of herself in the full-length mirror beside her bed. Tina’s eyes widened.She rushed to the mirror, turned to her left and then to her right; Tina stared at herself. She could not believe what she had seen!“That…bitch…”Her face was swollen!“Arg!!”Tina yelled. Anger fuel inside of her. She bit her lips; her face turned white. Tina was literally shaking.If she had known she would bump into Giselle, she would have not chosen the back gate! Fuck, she just wanted to sneak out and have some fun. Edsel had her locked up in this mansion for weeks! Weeks! She could barely stand three days!And worse! He