Scarlett's POVI remained on the hospital bed while the doctor conducted the test. He was a young doctor with captivating blue eyes, and I couldn't help but stare at him as he worked. Once he finished, I sat up, while he walked towards his chair and took his seat.He then turned to me from the chair he was seated on, and he walked towards me with the test results in his hand."According to the test I ran, Mrs Ryan, you don't have any reproductive problems. Your system is perfectly fine," he informed me, his gaze fixed on me. However, my heart skipped a beat as he mistakenly referred to me as "Mrs. Ryan." When did I become Mrs. Ryan? Ryan is not my husband, he is neither my real mate. I quickly corrected him."Excuse me, sir, I am not Mrs. Ryan. I am Scarlett, thank you," I calmly stated, noticing the confusion in his expression, but he shrugged off the question he was about to ask."Okay... So, Miss Scarlett, why did you lie to Alpha Ryan about having reproductive problems? Your

Ryan POVHearing her claim that she couldn't conceive, I immediately sensed her lie. This prompted me to question her again, hoping she'd reveal the truth this time. But even in the face of my persistence, she adamantly refused to come clean.Her inability to maintain a convincing facade brought a secret smile to my lips. How could she possibly deceive anyone when her face remained pale, betraying her every falsehood?I decided not to leave anything to chance and opted to take her to the hospital for an examination. While I could have summoned a nurse to our mansion, I deliberately chose to escort her out. It was a rare opportunity for her to venture outside, and I wanted her to experience it.Despite her attempts to offer feeble excuses to avoid accompanying me, I found amusement in her clumsiness. In fact, her excuses entertained me to the point that I insisted on carrying her myself.As we arrived at the hospital, I advised her to proceed inside and informed her that she would enc

Scarlett's POVHe peeked at me with a strange expression on his face, making me remove my hands from his waist immediately, but I didn't let him go. I hugged him tightly so he wouldn't walk away, and could feel my breast pressing into his back."Wait, Scarlett," he said, pulling my hands away from him. He turned towards me, crossing his arms over his chest, and began questioning me."Scarlett?""Yes, Alpha Ryan?" I answered, my hands beside me."Did I hit your head so hard that you've developed mental issues?""What?" "Why did you come out of your room like this?""I came to stop you from killing me. Why did you ask?" I innocently replied, and he scoffed."I thought you were ashamed of allowing me to see your nakedness?" I muttered under his breath, his eyes fixed on my hand that held his chest, and I immediately let go of it."I was, but I've made up my mind that I wouldn't be ashamed anymore. I'm a matured lady, and can handle the role perfectly fine, because my life is my first

Scarlett's POVIt then dawned on me, making me realize too late what I had just called him."B-a-s-t-a-r-d," he spelled out the word I used to insult him. Insulting the IRP Alpha in his presence was like digging one's grave, and mine has already been dug, remaining to be pushed into it and buried.Fear clouded my face as I regretted saying what I did.I knew he was staring at me through the mirror, but I refused to look up."Bastard," he said again, and I could feel his mood wavering.This time, I had to look up at him, and saw a flicker of sadness in his eyes, but it vanished just as it came.Did I bring back painful memories for him?As I continued looking at him, hoping not to find that expression which hadn't lasted up to three seconds, there was no expression on his face, no emotion in his eyes, and I sighed with relief."The brush," he said once more.Slowly and gently, I placed the brush into his hand.He took it from me and started brushing my hair, while I held my breath, ho

Ryan's POVAfter Asher finished pouring out a gallon of fuel on the betrayer who has been busy giving out information about my pack to another rival pack, Scarlett, the lady I had bought, who almost died from a smoke tutorial demanded that I keep her down. So, I did, and we both shifted backward after Asher emptied the gallon of fuel on him.I then retreated with Scarlett, and unbeknownst to her, I had put a gun into her hand and had already walked away while she was busy watching the man.I retracted my phone from my pocket, and began scrolling through it. My agents just sent me the outcome of the under water hotel we've been constructing since last year, and that's why I've been very busy.It costs more than Billions to construct an underground hotel, and I've really invested a lot in it. But I had a problem which has left me frustrated for the past months.I needed a specific source of power supply for the underwater hotel, but the delay I'm having is that's it's a vintage (made