l

hile scooping the soup and afterwards, he raises his

ng defeat at Grandpa's antics and would just go

indifference as hi

rvants to put the fertility charm

lips twitched u

hat thing nor do wha

ceive

lready that Alaric a

rds, he coughed all of sudd

im a cup of water whi

d, I sighed in relief. "So, grandpa,

time, he waved his hands as the servants hurried

e, guilt shadowing his eyes. "It seems my old issues have

y-urging his servants to help him drag him bac

d at the table-especially onto the Alpha who see

f sensing my gaze,

d decided to wander around the mansion instead of staying in the same

alone made my

fell q

till ended up being dragged to the east wing wher

k if it was vacant-just to not share with the same room of this Al

had locked all the other rooms and even went as far as removi

t the same time, they were watching me closely-probably it was Grandpa who had commanded them

r us, Luna." One of the servant

th no other choice bu

who had just changed hi

red, he paused. "I

s who tacitly closed

this?" Alaric asked flatly.

't be more agree with his words

, why didn't you disagree and

ee years bond," he calmly answered as if he

aus

a

t f

nced the bond severance, we were already over and fuck that face you were t

the guise that her mate had died, seeking comfort from her mate's friend-Alaric, let

ed my eyes and bend my knees down,

nor daring to open it for fear that the charm wo

at?" his bro

o so. The bed weren't a king bed size as what I had expected-it was a normal size th

bed," he

he blanket on me, preparing to slee

r a few minutes,

ll take t

getting all the defenses I had raised earlier, for fe

I found myself l

ing that my clothes were intact and there were no su

help but imagined him, an Alpha, sleepi

sigh in relief and tried to calm the pulsating

d what the servants had prepared

towel, I answered the phone

tor E

t threading his voice. "I wanted to conf

t is

lead. However, majority of your fellow in

furrowe

ief pause on t

ra V

y hair, paused. "And who

y gaze fell onto a familiar phone th

efore the screen died down, I happened

med it, Alpha. The

eath

tightly gripping the p

breathing too fast or not enough at all. My mind rejected the words I ha

.El

apped me back from my th

r a second, I couldn't remember how to speak-on

t a heavy breath as I tried to calm the violent t

ied another one. "Who was the investor who kee

the other line that made me

Alari

ho else would spo

ntentions to expla

said. "I'll invest mor

e him the ch

ament doesn't suit the project.

seconds before h

rief gaze on Alaric's phone before

ud bang coming from Grandpa's study, making me

about to push the do

red. "You're telling me you want to bring tha

back, my hea

to bring her i