Lost in my world of fantasy, I didn't notice my father storming towards us until Alpha Ace stopped walking. I noticed him in front of us, his gaze flashing past me without an iota of care for my burns. "Alpha Ace, I heard what happened. I'm sorry for whatever trouble she must have caused you, I will ensure she is punished to whatever length you might desire." He apologized, his eyes blazing with fury."Allow me to take her from here." "Step away," Alpha Ace thundered. "W-what?" My father stuttered. Ace said nothing, so he continued and lowered his hands, "My daughter is irresponsible, I'll understand if you choose to punish her yourself. Please, do whatever you want with her." "Your daughter?" He glanced at me, as though seeking confirmation. I nodded once, "he's my father." "I see," he eyed him briefly, "the wolf who did this to you, do you know who she is?" I gulped before speaking. "Yes." "What's her name?" "Mira. Mira Tate. She is Alpha Derek's Luna."He turned to my fath

The tension in the room grew thicker as everyone else looked just as shocked as Derek. Derek's jaw was still dropped but he didn't say another word, he was now on his feet; continuously staring from Ace to me as though in disbelief. The desperate eyes on me kept me on my toes but Ace's warm embrace assured me. I wasn't used to this kind of attention, especially from these kinds of people. Again, I knew I had to be on guard and not be hasty in my conclusions. While I was nervous, Amy was livid that the men had to come in when Ace was about to mark me. Like me, she was scared of being rejected again. In a lifetime, a wolf only gets two mates. Her destined mate from infancy and a second chance mate, but the latter was in rare cases. If Ace was to reject me, I would be mateless for the rest of my life. This realization freaked Amy out but I was still on my toes, for someone who was used to being bullied and trampled on by other wolves her entire life, I didn't want to expect anything p

Ace took me back to the ward and requested that the doctor run a thorough check on me as he wanted to be sure I was completely fine, and that the burns hadn't left any underlying effect. He stepped away for the doctor to examine me, his eyes glued to me. The doctor ran his tool through the areas that were once smeared with burns, I watched his expression slowly switch to awe as he withdrew the equipment."She is perfectly fine, Alpha Ace," he revealed. Ace nodded before dismissing him, "I have to go conclude the event, Henry will be around in case of an emergency, he will attend to all of your needs in my absence. Don't hesitate to call on him for anything." I nodded, "I will." He stroked my cheeks for a while, his eyes filled with smiles and desires for me. "I'll be back," he pecked me and his huge figure slowly retreated towards the door. Once he was out, I stood up and walked to the bathroom to clean up, my cloth still had soup stains and my hair had bits of processed condimen

Paula yelled in horror the moment she sighted me, and immediately Henry came running toward me. "What happened? Are you okay?" He asked, staring at me with fear and concern. I strolled my gaze from him to Paula who was still naked and frozen in shock. Henry's eyes dilated in shock and a panicking Paula immediately scampered around for a cover, she grabbed a blanket and quickly wrapped it around herself. Henry suddenly burst into a peal of muffled laughter, causing Paula to glare at him. "What the hell Paula, what is this?" He asked within giggles. "I thought the ceremony was over, why are you here instead of Alpha Ace?" She huffed at him. "If it was Ace, you wouldn't have your tongue anymore, Paula." Paula scoffed, "that's not true." "You know my room is just before this one, right? You must have mistaken it and come here instead," he teased, still laughing. "Unlike Ace, I wouldn't be mean to you." Paula glared at him, a flash of embarrassment in her eyes before turning to me

...I woke up hours later into the night, the first thing my gaze landed on was the alarm and it read nine P.M. Derek's after-crowning party was to hold an hour from now, and all pack members were to attend. I sat up on the bed, feeling lightheaded as I searched around the room for any sign of Ace's return. I pressed a dial and waited for a response, wondering why Ace was yet to return. Ace didn't mark me yet so I wasn't officially his and still a member of the Crimson Pack, but I had no intention of attending Derek's party, all I could think of was all the things that could go wrong. If Ace was present too, I would feel more at ease. There was a knock on the door and I ushered whoever it was in, Henry stepped inside. "You pressed a dial." "Is Alpha Ace back?" I asked, a pang of worry suddenly enveloping me. "He sent words that he'll delay a little longer. Other important matters came up after the event," Henry answered. "Is something wrong? Do you want to speak to him?" "No, n