The atmosphere in the office was tense and thick. Ashlyn and Elijah were seated on the couch. Elijah's hand grabbed on to Ashlyn's, rubbing her fingers. Creases appeared between both of Sebastian's brows, showing how he was deeply contemplating on the matter.As for Rose, she patted on the back of her mate's hand while her concerned eyes stayed on her mate, trying to provide him with some sort of comfort.Sebastian then spoke up, "Both Azure Lake Pack and Crystal Pack wouldn't sit still, and they are probably going to do something drastic, especially with Ashlyn's recent relentless and ruthless act of pulling out the weeds. However, it is worrisome how they have been unusually quiet recently."Ashlyn pursed her lips into a thin line. Every time the northern packs remained silent, the following steps they took turned out to be gruesome, and it was as though no matter how much they prepared, they still remained helpless."We need someone to infiltrate into their pack, learn the informat

If Ashlyn had any doubts previously, today clearly proved to her how her trying to cook was merely a recipe for disaster.Not only did she char the beef and burn the butter, but the meat was stuck to the bottom of the pan. And when she tried to get it to set loose, it seemed that she used too much strength, and it flew off, landing on the floor of the living room.Ashlyn's eyes widened at that, and she rushed towards the beef. She picked it up with bare hands and almost threw it off again due to how hot it was. She slapped the beef on the kitchen counter.She wondered whether it would be fine to consume after she washed it. However, thinking that would be too much, she tossed it off to the trash can.With barely any time on her hand, she started to cook another piece of beef. She turned on the fire high, so that it will be done fast. So that it didn't get stuck to the pan again, she added extra vegetable oil and butter.Leaving that aside, Ashlyn stared at her mashed potato. Although

It didn't take much for Ashlyn to find Elijah.The man was leaning against the giant tree with his head lowered, and his feet kicked the pebble in front of his leg, playing with it. It almost felt as though the man was sulking.Ashlyn silently stared at him for a second, enough for him to notice her presence. Seeing how he didn't acknowledge her made her feel even more angry, and she stomped forward, about to burst in rage."What's up with you all of a sudden, Elijah? Wasn't everything just fine? Why are you throwing a tantrum again? That too in front of the Alpha. Do you know how embarrassing it is?!" Ashlyn's voice rose high.Even then Elijah didn't bother looking at her and treated her as though she was invisible.Noticing how the pebble had her full attention and he was still playing with it made her further irritated. She kicked the pebble with all her might, releasing her anger, and had it fly high to a large distance.Elijah remained unbothered at that.He slid down the tree tr

Ashlyn didn't think twice before slamming open the door to the laboratory and entering. Her foot stomped the ground, and her glaring eyes filled with dissatisfaction fell on the smiling man.Elijah wore a lab coat while holding on to a test tube. The sleeves were pulled up, revealing his veiny and muscular arm, and his hair was messily brushed back. Ashlyn took a second to admire this attractive sight before her anger came back again."You are here. You took a while. I was getting a little bored waiting for you," the man expressed.The audacity of him to speak like that!She folded her hands over her chest and asked, "Is it fun to mess with me?""You are cute," Elijah expressed.Ashlyn glowered at him harder at that and questioned, "You knew I would be here?""Well, I had a guess that you will be too mad to sleep tonight. You at least have to punch me a couple times before you can peacefully close your eyes."Ashlyn bit the insides of her mouth."You are damn right about that!"No one

The next day, emails were sent to the couple of the pack alphas. At first, they were all skeptical of the sudden message sent, and knowing how their email was only shared within a certain circle, they thought that the email should be of great importance and opened it.The title of the email attracted them as well.'If you want to save your pack.'Currently, all of their packs have been going through great turmoil, and they were desperate to keep both the pack and the pack members safe. Even if this could potentially turn out to be a prank, they didn't hesitate before clicking the email.What's the worst that can happen?The content of the email was well written.It started with how this was written on the behalf of the northern packs and stated how they were apologetic for the recent massacre that happened. Apparently, it wasn't in their intentions to bring them such troubles, and this was the result of their failure and helplessness.Although the mail was trying to express humbleness