Chapter 11“Why am I thinking about it anyway? As if it does matter?” Leila muttered under her breath as she walked towards Hunter’s mansion.She was thinking about Butler Henry’s words. And it was her third time thinking about whether to continue to go towards the mansion or not.But she had to go… as if she had a choice.Leila rolled her eyes at the mere thought of it.“Did he really marry someone already?” She said unconsciously as she pouted her lips.That certain thought made her heart sink.“Wait, why am I thinking about it anyway?” She still couldn’t stop herself from taking her monologues, and she frowned.“Why would I even be surprised? He’s handsome, tall, and hot… not to mention that she was also hot-tempered, snobby, and…” She tried to create her own inside joke about it but the sulking feeling attacking her system just wouldn’t budge.“He might not come home now, huh? Because… he’s married. Now, what?” Her lips pouted at that.“Why am I so bothered about it anyway? Ugrh!

Chapter 13Being shocked was an understatement.Leila remained in her living room, plopped down on the cold floor. The fast beating of her heart was like drumming near her ears – the only thing to which she could listen amidst the silence of the night.She was thinking of what to do next.Or it was rather – she couldn’t think of anything to do next, which was the exact thing that would surely define her thoughts.“Is it true? Or am I just dreaming? Hallucinating?” She murmured before she slightly slapped her face with her hands.It stung a bit as she bit her lower lip firmly.‘It’s true…’Her thoughts lingered as she felt like a candle slowly being melted by fire. She slowly laid her back on the floor – ignoring the coldness of it.She tried to pinch herself as if she wanted to convince herself that she might be wrong – or was hoping to be wrong.How could it possibly be… right?But it hurt – telling her that everything she saw wasn’t just a pigment of her imagination.“What the heck

Chapter 15Leila heaved another deep sigh as she looked at Butler Henry assisting Hunter towards the woods. It’s been thirty minutes since they started walking into the depths of the woods.After what happened last night, she had fallen asleep in the cozy guest room that Butler Henry had told her to sleep – she was so exhausted that she didn’t even realize that darkness had already consumed her.She gulped her bottled water – which she must say was her last drop. She was already exhausted, but she couldn’t even voice it out. She was afraid that they would encounter some ‘rogues’ again – like what Butler Henry had told her about.Rogues were the ones who attacked her that night. She didn’t know what it was, but one thing was for sure, she knew that those were screaming danger.‘Why am I here, anyway?’ She mentally asked herself.She called her mother earlier this morning to inform her that she would be with Hunter on a trip. Her mother was so worried, but she had no choice but to allow

Chapter 17***Leila felt her heart pounding so fast – like a horse was tailing her. She bit her lower lip as her fingers slightly trembled before they moved towards Hunter’s shoulders.However, she inaudibly gasped when Hunter placed his hands on her waist. Her cheeks turned pale pink as she looked away.“Let’s just get this done.” Hunter coldly stated.His words were rude, and they were piercing her heart, but the electrifying sensation from the warmth of his hands was creeping into her system. It was way too much – making her head go haywire – that she didn’t really care about any other thing anymore.The slow and sweet song resonated throughout the entire place.They started swaying with the music. Leila felt like she couldn’t breathe with the distance she had with Hunter.This was the very first time that she had seen him this close. His clenched jaw was making him more mysterious and charismatic. His cold demeanor was making her flinch, but in a weird way – because it was not be

Chapter 19***Leila stared at the various types of berries that were planted a few minutes’ walk away from the pack’s garden. She heard Myrtle talking about it yesterday, and she couldn’t believe that the path going there was easy to follow.Or perhaps, the pathway was already paved by the weeds and tall grass, and she had easily found her way to the magnificent place.She giddily looked around.The place was quite refreshing.She was excited to bake using the fresh berries, and she was so excited to surprise Myrtle with it.Well, Hunter’s face flashed in her mind, and she instantly blushed.Yes, she was certainly doing this for Hunter. She knew how much he loves berries, and she wanted to bake him some Mixed Berry Tarts. She saw some materials and an old-fashioned model of an oven in the house, and she wanted to use it. She was just hoping that Myrtle could let her borrow it.Leila was busy gathering the berries when she heard some sort of noise breaking the cozy silence. The birds