"Come on son, even if we haven't told you our feelings, about how important you are to us, always remember that everything we do... Is always for your sake. Because you are our only son." Mum insisted. "I don't need any of this, mum. Don't even care if we're broke. You and dad are all I need. I'm fine if I live in a tiny room. Don't care if eat once or twice a day. Don't even care if I fall short of my allowance every month. As long as you and dad were always on my side, it's all that matters to me." While letting out those words to mum, I compared myself to what happened to Ghino. He was all alone in his tiny apartment, yet he survived. That even if the world was so mean to him, he still stands firm. I envy Ghino for his courage and bravery. I had everything, yet I am still sad. He had nothing but he still wanted to be happy. And because of that, I have no regrets about doing everything for him. As long as he is always happy. That's all I ask even if my parents don't

From the way my eyes pictured it out, Ghino looks like one of those hired servers back in the mansion. He was wearing white long sleeves, black pants, and black shoes. The black bow tie attached to his collar has also even made him more stunning. That explains the food tray in his hands and about why I could not trace his scent in one of those men wearing tuxedos and masks. He was busy helping the mansion serving the food and drinks to the attendees. Also, his profuse sweat was perfume to my wolf's nose. It crawled deep beneath every fiber of my muscle. It was similar to a current that tickles my entire body. And that has made my feelings for him more pragmatic. But his eyes were in contrast to the way I looked at him. At some point, I believed his expression somehow was asking me if I should do the right thing. The right thing about what the event was intended for. "Have you forgotten I am still mated to Lilith?" Ghino said back. "And the president's daughter invi

"I'm here to pick up Ghino. Where is he?" I said back, ignoring the level of the risk I was putting myself into. "Who's picking me up, huh?" Ghino suddenly appeared behind me. He even ignored bumping against my shoulder as he grabbed his seat back at the table. Then he lifted a bottle of beer and took a sip. He glanced at his friends at the table but did not reach out in my direction as if I wasn't there. "Let's go home, Ghino." I slid closer to him and grabbed his hand. He got surprised upon seeing my face which resulted in the bottle he was holding dropping to the floor. The bottled shuttered into pieces. Everyone in the club dragged their eyes in our direction, partly annoyed. The security guards immediately rushed to our table and asked a few questions before coming up with a solution. Good thing Ghino and his friends lied to the guards about me. That I was already with them since they started drinking. Regarding the broken bottle, Ghino lied that because

Two hours later, Ghino stepped inside his room with a heavy heart as if the entire world had befallen into his face. I'm not even sure if he already noticed my presence inside his room. "Nathan?" Ghino muttered in a surprised tone as if he forgot our conversation earlier while I stayed in his apartment. "Is everything all right, Ghino? What happened?" I slid closer and grabbed his backpack and the white long folder from his hand. Then I assisted him to grab his seat on the bed when his entire body stiffened from his spot the second he appeared. "I did not make it, Nathan." He said back. "You did not make it in what exactly?" I retorted in confusion. As soon as Ghino was seated on the bed, I grabbed mine next to him. The scene has seemed to be a long story. "My job interview. I failed, Nathan." To my surprise, Ghino wrapped his arms around me, sobbing. "They can't accept me because of my past. That I was a useless half cyborg." "You told them about it?" I as

And as far as I could remember, the incident happened before I fly to Germany to secure the heart of Alp for Ghino's operation. Aside from that, it was also the first time I met his dad, Vladimir. If the man was referring to Melissa's parents, especially when he mentioned "they" earlier, do they have planned something for me or my parents? Needless to say, they immediately decided to mate me their daughter all of a sudden. Every side of the family knows that Melissa and I barely knew each other. What are they up to exactly? Is it about my position as the next alpha of my parents' pack? That they're planning to dethrone me and steal everything that belongs to my parents? "That makes me wonder why you don't recognize the man, Nathan." Melissa also locked her gaze at me, partly confused. "Mr. Denver was one of your dad's men." My profound thoughts were erased in just a matter of seconds. My thoughts have already come up with a few scenarios about the possibilities