[“I prepared a wedding for you and Hogan. You need to persuade Hogan to attend the wedding with you.”] Reading it once wasn’t enough. Therefore, I read it again with my voice. “I prepared a wedding for you and Philip. You need to persuade Hogan to attend the wedding with you.” I lifted my head and processed Philip’s command. I think the Alpha’s real power is to make me illiterate. Because every time I read the letter Philip wrote, I lose the ability to read. I can understand each word, but the whole sentence confused me. “He said he prepared a wedding for me and Hogan,” I mumbled. I could understand each word, but the whole sentence confused me. It was so strange that Hogan and I would have a wedding, and we were not prepared. Why would Philip arrange such a thing? We all knew that Hogan and I weren’t each other’s mates. And Philip even promised to let me go once he reached his goal. Then, it sunk it. The reason might be because Philip wanted to… “Kill Hogan,” bitter words

Hogan’s POV Elizabeth was in deep thought. When I saw her walking back to the house and now that she was with me, I noticed that her mind drifted far away. Apart from that, it was surprising that she earnestly begged me to let her come with me to Alpha’s house. Sometimes she’s like an open book. Easy to read, easy to decipher. But at times like this, I have no idea what she was thinking. [“I wanted to spend more time with you!”] Funny, those words kept rolling inside my head again and again. Why would she say that? If other men hear this, they might misunderstand the meaning of her words. I heaved a sigh and decided to focus on traveling on the way to Philip’s house. When I looked at our surroundings, I recalled something very crucial. ‘Spiders love Yuronia berries.’ If I am traveling alone, passing this area isn’t a big deal. I can wolf out and use my speed to arrive within minutes. But Elizabeth is with me. She can run, but her stamina would not match mine. ‘But that i

Time passed by. The rain kept on pouring down until early afternoon. I was afraid that Hogan and I would have to stay here for a long time. Sitting behind Hogan, I stayed quiet. [“My dream was to protect the people around me. Including you, Elizabeth.” “You are already doing it, Hogan. You are protecting me.”] Ever since I said that Hogan and I stopped talking as if we have our own thoughts that we wanted to keep to ourselves. The wind blew hard, bringing shivers to my skin. I wrapped my arms around me, hoping it would warm my body. But I was trembling. Werewolves have naturally warm bodies. But because my wolf wasn’t strong, I was weak against the cold. “Ahhh, it’s c-cold,” I whispered. I didn’t expect that Hogan would hear me. “Are you trembling?” he asked, which I couldn’t answer right away. “If you feel cold, lean on my back.” “Y-Yes. Thank you,” I said. I crawled backward and leaned my back against his back. Once contact was made, there was a blazing fire inside me.

“I heard that you were rejected by your mate, Miss Elizabeth. So, what about marrying Hogan instead? Give me your answer, Elizabeth.”It is Philip’s death threat.In his letter, he told me to convince Hogan to attend our wedding. If I fail to give him the answer he wants, his claws will deeply mar into my neck.A do-or-die circumstance for a question that I can answer with “Yes” or “No”.I looked at Hogan.His eyes sent signals. Hogan would not want me to agree with Philip and deliberately fall for Alpha’s antics.It was like winning two different directions that would never meet on a map.‘What is the best answer I can give?’“I don’t hate Hogan.”It felt like the room was doused with water, but we did not disperse and were rooted in our place steadfastly. Afterward, Philip spoke again.“If you don’t hate Hogan, does it mean you are willing to marry him?”I stared at Hogan, who was rendered speechless.Then I answered, “I think I can live with him.”I didn’t answer yes or no. I hop

“I need to find my daughter!” Beta Paul dropped his remark.“Are you listening, Paul?” Betty, his second wife, responded with hostility. “I told you that Elizabeth ran away from home! She doesn’t want to marry Max, that’s why she ran away with her lover.”“There’s no way my daughter would do that,” Paul muttered with trembling eyes. His state of breaking down was clear as day.Paul loves his daughter, Elizabeth, so much. It pained him to accept that his daughter ran away from home with her secret lover.“My daughter’s wish was to marry her mate. And you’re telling me she ran away because she hates Max? Nonsense!” Paul said.Betty sighed. She had no idea how to cover up Elaina’s lies anymore.Then, Elaina came back home.“E-Elaina is back!” Betty said.She was overjoyed upon seeing her return. But Elaina didn’t feel quite good, especially when Paul panted heavily as he raised his eyes to meet hers.“F-Father,” Elaina murmured, moving backward.“Elaina. Tell me honestly. What happened t