"You think so?" He asked me, and I nodded."Yes, it’s a very nice name; I like it a lot. I’d actually call you Eddie. Is that fine?" I asked him as I smiled.He nodded. "You can call me monkey, and I’d be fine." He said that, and I burst out into laughter.While I was laughing, I placed my hand on my face. Laughter? Was I actually laughing? I swallowed, and just then, tears started to stream down my cheeks.What was wrong with me? Why was I crying? He had made such a funny joke, and I was supposed to still be laughing. Why did the laughter suddenly bring tears to my eyes?"Oh my, did I say something bad? I’m so sorry; I didn’t mean to hurt you, I promise." He tried explaining himself, and I chuckled slightly."It’s not you, Eddie. Actually, smiling, laughing, having fun, and being kept company are not my things. And now, you just made me laugh. Remembering that these aren’t things I’m familiar with brought tears to my eyes. Sorry if it made you uncomfortable." I told him with a smile

CORA’s POV…Tears streamed down my cheeks as I stared at the condition Edgar was in. They were all cowards—the beta, the elders—every single one of them was.I rushed to the beta; I knew every single one of them was scared of defying him, but I decided to try my luck. Maybe the beta would be able to help. "He’ll kill him; please help him." I told him as tears streamed down my cheeks.He turned to the man and the alpha, and all he did was shake his head. I rushed to Leonardo, "stop this, let him go." I told him as I struggled to get him free, but he wasn’t willing to do so."He dared to touch you today; I won’t spare him!" He yelled, and I shook my head.I went to the beta, and this time, I knelt in front of him. "He didn’t touch me, I swear. Please stop the alpha. He’ll kill Jim if you don’t do something about it." I told him, and just as alpha Leonardo was about to send a knife through Edgar, the beta stepped in."Alpha Leonardo!" He called as he held on to the alpha’s hand.Despite

With how close he was to me at this moment, I could feel my heart racing. I swallowed as I stared at him, and he gulped."You are?" I managed to speak, and he placed his hands on the wall with a smirk on his face."Didn’t you know already? You’ve been asking if I was jealous for a very long time, and now I’ve answered the question." He told me, and this time, he leaned in even more.I gulped as his hot breath brushed through my skin like a breeze on a beautiful summer day, and I closed my eyes, swallowing at intervals. He chuckled slightly, tucking my hair behind my ears as he planted a soft kiss on my cheeks, and damn, that was the first time it actually sent shivers all the way from my heart, to my spine, to my stomach, and then all the way down to my legs.I opened my eyes slowly to see him staring at me, and I knew that if I continued to stand there in front of him, I might end up doing something I would regret."Excuse me." I told him and was made to leave when he dragged me back

I banged my hand hard against the table in anger. How could I have been such a fool? How could I have let him think he could take me for a ride?I fell to the ground as tears started to stream down my cheek. First, Alpha Conrad had thought I was nothing but a cheap omega slut, and as such, he had sent me to Alpha Leonardo to have a one-night stand, and then, as if that was not enough, Alpha Leonardo, after finding out I was his second chance mate, asked me to become a stripper in front of all the people there.How could I take this? It was in no way fair to me, and now that I thought things were actually getting better, he now saw me as someone he could just randomly have fun with and then dunk at the last moment.I buried my face in my hands as tears streamed down my cheeks. What was wrong with me? Why was I letting myself go so easily? Why was I making a complete fool of myself? I coughed. Was I really never destined for happiness? Was it just my fate to be sad for the rest of my li

“Leo, I…” before I even had the chance to speak, he cut me off.“Are you happy now?” He asked me, and I stared at him.“Leo, I swear. I…”“This is what you wanted all along, isn’t it?” He asked me as he moved closer to me while I stepped back. “Free jewelry, Cora getting insulted. That’s what you’ve wanted the whole time, or am I wrong, Layla?” He asked me, and I stepped back in fear.“Leo, what’s wrong with you? Why are you sudddnly asking me these questions? What are you trying to say, say it more clearly.” I told him, and he chuckled.With that chuckle, I knew that something was coming, and that something definitely wasn’t going to be good. He grabbed me by the hand as he dragged me out of the hall, angrily.We stood at the garden, while he was running his fingers through his hair, and I stared at him, what could he running through his mind?“Start talking, Layla. I want to know. What was the reason for humiliating my pack so much? What reason did you have to humiliate cora like t