CHAPTER 121. Her Last Trace

Alice disappeared without a trace.It had been seven days and twelve hours since Ronan had mobilized his men to trace every inch of land, but to no avail. Hundreds of surveillance cameras equipped with military technology surrounding the outer radius of the mansion did not capture a single shadow. This was very different from the incident when Alice had left some time ago, where her movements had still left digital traces on street cameras.This time, time and space seemed to swallow her whole.He had always thought the mansion's security system was equivalent to a central bank vault. However, it all felt completely ridiculous now. A single woman had just slipped past him. This fact made Ronan realize that from the very beginning, Alice had been in control.If she wanted to be seen, she would let the cameras record her. But if she wanted to disappear, like she did now, she could reduce herself to nothingness.Fooling him was, apparently, effortless.The echo of Ronan's footsteps sound

CHAPTER 122. The Child Between Two Worlds

My stomach felt like it was being thoroughly scraped.I knelt against the ice-cold porcelain toilet, gasping violently after throwing up every milliliter of liquid left in my empty stomach. Cold sweat poured down my body like a sudden downpour.A slight breeze filtering through the small vent on the bathroom wall made all the hairs on the back of my neck bristle; my body shuddered violently from the chill.I wiped the bitter taste from the corners of my lips with the back of my hand, then stroked my still-flat stomach. "Baby, please be easy on me. Your mother is starting to get tired, okay?"Does morning sickness usually get this bad?My eyes slowly turned to look at the square vent near the ceiling. A ray of morning sunlight

CHAPTER 123. The Love I Couldn't Escape

Radine let out a long sigh, rolling her eyes. "That's a steep price to pay for what you get, isn't it?"I watched Radine's jaw tighten as she resumed aggressively chewing on her berries. The crunching sounded as if she were crushing someone's bones."What are you looking at?" she snapped, her eyes narrowing."You..." I tilted my head. "Are you perhaps planning to succeed Alpha Knox? As an Alpha Female?"Radine's jaw stopped moving. Silence fell. The temperature in the room plummeted several degrees as she stared straight at me, releasing a suffocating aura of dominance as cold and sharp as a sword."Hey," she hissed lowly, leaning forward. "If anyone else heard you babbling like that, they'd think I was plotting against my older brother."I blinked, raising my hands in surrender. "My bad. Just forget I said it.""Jeez. You've been cooped up for too long, that's why your social skills are such a mess," Radine grumbled as she got up from the sofa, brushing imaginary dust off her leather

CHAPTER 124. Ordered to Seduce Me

I could feel a chill running from my toes to the top of my head.Staring across the table at Alpha Knox's faintly smiling face, I couldn't tell if this middle-aged man was cracking a snarky joke or pecking me with absolute seriousness. And damn, my guts were squeezing.I didn't even dare open my mouth to ask further."Dad! What did you just mean?"The table slammed shut as Radine retorted harshly, for which I was somehow incredibly grateful. "With brother?!""Sure. Why not?" Alpha Knox replied. His tone was so flat, as if he'd just suggested sprinkling black pepper on his mushroom soup, instead of planning some crazy matchmaking.Alpha Knox turned his head slowly, looking back at me. His piercing gaze locked onto mine, making my back muscles tense even more. "What do you think, Alice?"I swallowed hard, my fingers crumpling the cloth napkin in my lap. "Alpha, with all due respect... I'm pregnant with another man's child.""So what?"The short answer slipped from his lips effortlessly

CHAPTER 125. The Alpha Heir Stayed the Night

I clenched my fists under the blanket, taking deep breaths repeatedly, trying to suppress the raging wolf within me. My nails had grown long, nearly tearing the silk sheets beneath me. I took a closer look at the man lying next to me, and frowned."Sir, get up, please."There was no response. Only the sound of his steady, annoying breathing.I took a deep breath as I slowly got out of bed. I adjusted the straps of my nightgown, which had slipped down, covering my slightly exposed chest with a rough tug. The cool marble floor touched the soles of my feet, giving me a small glimmer of rationality."Sir Kael, I know you're not really asleep. Please get up and get out of my room now."Still no response. However, my sharp wolf eyes caught the corners of Kael's lips turning up slightly. A faint smirk.I finally walked away from the bed, taking long strides toward the bedroom door, intending to open it wide. However, just as my hand touched the cold metal knob, a large shadow lurched from be

CHAPTER 126. A Mother's Question

"That's true, Luna. But I swear on the Moon Goddess, nothing happened between us.""Why didn't anything happen?" Luna Brigitte tilted her head, her eyes flashing innocently. "Is he bad in bed?"My face instantly heated up. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks from the shock and embarrassment. Was this kind of talk considered standard in this family?!"T-That's not what I meant, Luna," I stammered, trying to keep my voice even. "Nothing happened, really. Sir Kael was just... pranking me.""Ah, that's too bad," she sighed dramatically. "And I also think you're a perfect match for my Kael."Again, that nonsense!"With all due respect, Luna," I swallowed, "I'm not the one to be paired with a potential Alpha.""Oh, no... you're so compatible with Kael," she said with a wide smile. But the corners of her eyes, which curved beautifully like rainbows, radiated an aura that felt as if it were trying to strangle me. "Miss Alice, if you're willing to accept Kael, how about I give you a mansion?"I