Lahat ng Kabanata ng Can't Slip From His Grip: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

Three years ago, after ending the mate bond with Alpha Reese Chapman, I completely sealed off my wolf and hid at the borders of the Shadow pack, working as an unknown healer.My wolf, Anna, had been silent for three years. There wasn't a single sound from her in my mind, as if she were dead.I never thought I would see Reese again tonight. He was still as powerful and cold as he had been three years ago. The air in the entire clinic grew heavy under the pressure of his dominating presence.Reese, the one who once swore to protect me with his life, was tenderly cradling his current mate, having taken over the clinic's best VIP room for her.I knew who the she-wolf was. Tiffany Duncan, the most gorgeous Beta of the Silverclaw pack.Her wrist was only slightly scraped, yet she acted as weak as if her bones were broken.During my shift, Reese sent his guards to summon me three times.The first time, he coldly said, "The bedsheet has wolfbane residue on it. Change it."I had checked

Meeting Reese was the most unexpected accident of my life. Back then, I was still a healer's apprentice in a small pack.I was at the market when I saw a Rogue harassing an Omega she-wolf. I stepped in, subdued him, and turned him over to the law enforcement.At that time, Reese was still just the heir to the Silverclaw pack, young and full of confidence. He followed me for a while, intrigued.And that was how our paths crossed.The day he confessed to me was in a meadow full of moonlit flowers. I asked him why he liked me. After all, I was just an ordinary healer with no noble bloodline.Reese just took my hand and placed it over his heart, allowing me to feel its strong, steady beat."Because you're kind, brave, and smart. But more than that, because my wolf chose you."Maybe it was his pleasant scent drawing me in—or perhaps it was an unconscious flutter of my heart—but whatever it was, we were together for a long time after that.That was until Reese's father, the previous

I gritted my teeth and was forced to follow Reese.The sound of an elegant violin filled the restaurant. Every guest here was dressed in fine clothes, exuding the air of those in power.Dressed in my cheap T-shirt and faded jeans, I was pressed into a window seat by Reese, while the waiter looked on with clear contempt.He ordered an expensive table full of dishes that I used to love—medium-rare steak, truffle mushroom soup, and a bottle of wine with a good vintage.But I couldn't eat a single bite."You betrayed me for money, so you should be thrilled to face all these things you couldn't afford before."Reese swirled his wine glass, watching me with amusement. "Eat. Why aren't you eating? Did Caleb spoil your tastes?"It was the same man, in the same place, and with the same dishes, but everything was different now.I picked up my knife and fork and mechanically cut into the meat on my plate. It tasted like nothing to me.Just then, a commotion broke out at the restaurant's

Reese saw that rainy night three years ago, of me kneeling at Caleb's feet and begging him through my tears."Please, save Reese!"With a cruel smile on his face, Caleb held a vial of his own blood in his hand. "Of course I can, but I need something in return."Without hesitation, I looked up and said, "I'll do anything. Whatever it takes. Just save him!""Give me your wolf essence, and I'll give you the blood."In the memory, I nodded immediately. Then came the excruciating pain of my wolf essence being ripped out of my body.I collapsed to the ground in an instant, yet I still held tightly onto the antidote with a faint smile on my lips."Reese, wait for me…"The memory cut off there.Reese rolled off me, looking as though he had been struck by lightning. He collapsed beside the bed, his face as pale as a sheet and his entire body shaking violently."I don't… That's impossible…"He looked at me as I lay unconscious, at my pale face and the bruises scattered across my body.