Cindy's POV "Where do you think you're going, Clover?" Alder asked angrily. I was worried, yes. But I had to do what I needed to do. I can only stay here after it's too late. "I already told you, Alder," I replied, trying to hide the nervousness I was feeling right now. He walked towards me without leaving my eyes. His being there that instant made me wonder how he ever did that. "I thought I had already made myself clear, and I guess you are really hard-headed and left me with no choice." His voice was deep and hoarse, as though he wasn't the one who was talking to me, which made me worried. "What, are you going to give me your king's command?" I asked, even though I started to feel scared, too. I think he still looks angry, and Masha told me his deep black orbs were boring holes in my head because of his beast that was taking over his human form. "No, I am going to give you the worst," he replied, pulling me. I was shocked and didn't know what to do when he suddenly had me

Alder's POV We were still lying on my bed, and I was waiting for her to talk. She's quiet, and I feel worried that she's still mad at me. I know that I acted like a di**head when I marked her, but it was all I could do to make her stay. Now, even if I wanted to, I had to ask her permission if I wanted to complete the bond and mate with her. She's acting according to the bond. That's why she couldn't help but want me as well, especially when I have already marked her. I felt guilty after I did that, but she shouldn't blame me because I had already talked to her and made an agreement. I was willing to help her and started planning our flight to L.A., but she was stubborn and very impatient. "My love," I couldn't take the silence, so I called, "I still hate you, so don't talk to me," she said, "I may want you, but that's only physical, and no other feelings but lust," she added, and that hurt like hell. I got up and looked at her. "You made me do it." "I don't care; that doesn't ch

Cindy's POV "Are you ready?" Alder asked. Just as he promised, we were on our way to L.A. I couldn't wait to go back and see those leeches. Lincoln has set up everything, and I am sure they will be shocked when I appear before them. The videos of them killing me will be proof of their crime. I will make sure to put them behind bars if not kill them. I have no concrete evidence about how they killed my father, and I just hope that what they said in my apartment will be a big help. "I was born ready," I replied, and he looked at me. I could feel that he was worried, and I don't know why. There was nothing for him to worry about me, though. We are in his private plane, and he is really the King. I was seated beside him because he didn't want me to sit away from him. It must be because of the mate bond. This time, Charles was with us, and Lance would be handling the palace while they were away. "You are not going to act rashly, OK?" He reminded me, and I didn't want to reply because he

Alder's POV It was them, Cindy's ex-boyfriend and best friend. I felt her anger and knew she wanted to kill them both. I tried not to get mad at her because I knew she was not in the mood after seeing the reason for our stay here in L.A. My mate is aggressive, and she looks beautiful when she's mad. I didn't know what I needed to do just for her to accept me, even though I knew she would make everything complicated. The waitress's presence at our table made Cindy happy. When I looked at Charles, I tried not to laugh at him. He looks stupid, staring at his mate. Now, we both have problems with our mate. He was human and knew nothing about our kind and mine. Well, she's human and a werewolf, but she was betrayed. "So, you're Mia?" I stated the obvious. It was clearly on her name tag. I looked at Cindy, who creased her forehead. She might think I was feeling close to Charles's mate, so I just ignored her. "He is my friend, and I think he likes you," I told her, and she looked at my ga

Third Person's POV Cindy's nervousness turned into fury when she saw Mike sitting on one of the chairs. "What the hell are you doing here?" she asked angrily. "You have no right to be here, you leech!" she added, which widened Mike's eyes and the board's eyes on him. "Excuse me, but who are you? I am the one who should ask you that. This is the first time that I saw you." he replied, making himself confident. "Didn't the b**** tell you about me?" she asked, glaring. Alder took her hand, trying to calm her. "Whose b**** are you talking about?" Mike asked, trying to act innocent. "I see; this is how you fooled Cindy. But sorry to say, acting innocent is not going to work with me," she replied, "This is Ms. Clover Ellington, and she is here as Mr. Dennis Mills's heiress." One of the lawyers that Lincoln hired said, "What???" Mike stood up and shouted, and everyone looked at him. He thought he shouldn't have acted that way and should calm himself, so he sat down again. "What is