"We look like migrants, Mommy."
Jeremi looks at its grey wolf paws, a flock of fluffy white fur is on top of it.
The night breeze brushes through Heidi's white fur. She lowers her head and gently rubs against Hero’s forehead.
Heather is now in an awkward position. How is she supposed to explain to Jeremi that it would be extremely dangerous for them to enter the Silvermoon Pack through conventional means?
"There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, Mommy." Jeremy seems calm. "This looks like something that you would think of."
Heather is at a loss for words. There is nothing she can do about his son’s eavesdropping quirk.
"Do you have a better idea than going through the forest at night, then?" Heather added, "Without being seen."
"Of course, Grandpa Stan's going to deliver goods to the Silvermoon Pack, so we can totally dress up as his daughter and grandson. No one's going to notice us. Plus, we get a free ride home.”
Grandpa Stan was their neighbor in the Blue Mountains Pack, and, as it turns out, he did have a daughter and a grandson.
Heather pats Jeremi's shoulder with her wolf paw. "Wow what a brilliant idea my dear. Maybe you should've told me this idea earlier."
Hero lowers his head and follows Heidi’s steps.
"Mommy, is Papa a big grey wolf?' Jeremi looks at Heidi's snow-white fur, then at his own iron-grey wolf paw.
"I think so."
"Why you think so? Have you not seen his wolf before?"
Heather is a little depressed and, at the same time, pissed.
"Yes, he died before I got the chance to see his wolf.”
What she meant was that Daniel dumped her right after the marriage ceremony.
Jeremi clearly took it the wrong way. He remains silent for a while and signs with great condolent, "That's too bad."
"It is." Heather went along with it. "It’s truly a shame."
***
Daniel's grey fur is stained with fresh hot blood from a challenger that he just ripped apart. His amber eyes pierce through the night with cold and murderous glow.
His wolf, Alexander, is compulsively neat, meaning that he hates it when the smell of blood gets on him.
Even it’s already deep into the night and they are in the middle of the forest, Alexander still insisted on taking a shower by the river.
Daniel finds Alexander’s quirk very annoying. He’s delicate as a female.
Alexander knows exactly what Daniel’s been thinking. "Dude. I just helped you rip apart that bastard's head. Excuse me for wanting to clean his blood and brain junk off me."
Daniel growls. "We can wait till we get back. No need to do it here in the wilderness."
Alexander ignores his complains and wags his grey tail towards the river. He can do whatever he wants, as long as he has the control of the body. Daniel will just have to suck it up unless he wants to walk back naked.
Alexander pictured it and felt it would have been spectacular.
Daniel can’t be bothered to waste his time with Alexander and decided to engage in a Mind Link with his Beta.
Colin Burke is still in sleep and has no idea that his Alpha has been ambushed. He falls off bed out of shock the moment Daniel told him about the incident.
Daniel signs. "I assure you that I've already gotten out of danger by the time you've slammed a hole on that floor of yours. They were nothing but mere thugs."
Colin heaved a sigh of relief.
He finally notices the time and can’t help but wonder: Why would Alpha head to that forest at 2 clock in the morning?
As far as he knows, Bedasse is the only one who lives there.
He can't possibly be there to visit Michele…can he?
After all, ever since Daniel dumped that man’s daughter, Michele has been giving him a hard time.
Could it be that…Alpha still has feelings for that woman?
While Colin makes guesses in his head, Alexander is rolling around in the water in joy, making Daniel to growl at him in frustration.
Colin immediately wakes up. He thought Daniel was scolding him. "I didn't say you were there to see Miss Heather!"
Daniel said with a sulky voice. "What the hell did you say?"
Colin swallows down his words. Ever since Heather went missing, her name has become a taboo. Nobody dares talking about her in front of Daniel ever since.
Daniel endures Colin’s rudeness and goes straight to the point. "I'm at Silvermoon Lake. Bring me some clothes."
Colin growls with frustration, "Come on, Alpha! It's already midnight! Can't you have Alexander send you home instead?"
Daniel sneers. "How about you have Nick live on your behalf in the future then?"
Colin thought of his wolf and shook his head. "Forget it."
Daniel repeats sternly. "Clothes."
"Hang on." Colin resigns to his fate as he gets out of bed to deliver clothes to his Alpha, who is currently running stark naked in the wilderness.
As Alexander keeps on rolling in the water joyfully, his fur gets completely drenched, and Daniel could only endure it in disgust.
Just when he is about to shut down his mind and rest for a while, something suddenly caught his attention.
At the same time, Alexander suddenly stops fooling around. His amber eyes flickers with excitement, goggling into the far distance, a booming roar would have been out if Daniel hadn’t stopped him!
He saw a female wolf, with snow-white fur bathed under the silver moonlight. Her emerald eyes are exactly like how he remembered it!
"Stop holding me back, Daniel!" Alexander roars as he suddenly leaps at the female wolf.
"Calm down," Daniel yelled.
"Calm, my f*cking *ss!"
Alexander doesn’t give a damn about Daniel's commands. All he wants was to run back to her and embrace the mate he has been missing for so long.
Unable to control his wolf, Daniel forcefully regains control of his body. His fur gradually sheds away under the water, revealing his muscular body under the moonlight.
Daniel has never been this passive before. However, in order to control Alexander, he has no choice but to hide underneath water.
Daniel frowns and scolds at Alexander. "What's wrong with you? Never seen a female wolf before?!"
Alexander snaps back, "Are you blind? That's Heather, my wife!"
Daniel's expression darkened. "No, she's not!"
"I don't care if she's yours or not. She's mine anyway!"
"What the hell are you saying?"
"I'm saying she's my wife! You might not want her, but I do!"
Alexander thought Daniel has probably lost his mind to give up their mate and insist on sticking by Kasey's side.
God knew how much disgust he felt whenever he smelled Kasey's scent.
Alexander decides to play dirty. "I don't care. I want my mate, so let me shift back!"
His none-stop whining makes Daniel headache. As far as he is shocked to see Heather here, he has not lost his rationale.
Daniel says curtly. "You're mistaken. That's not Heather."
"Impossible!" Alexander growls in his mind. "She's my mate. No way I don’t recognize her!"
Daniel clenches his teeth, "I'm telling you. You are mistaken!"
Alexander sneers at him. "Coward! A coward who lost his own wife!"
Daniel doesn’t mind whatever curses Alexander is throwing at him. His eyes fix upon the small figure next to the female wolf.
It’s too dark to see clearly. That could be a dog or a wolf pup, trailing behind the white wolf.
'If it's a wolf…'
A sour sensation welled up in Daniel's heart. 'Why would that woman have a little wolf with her?!'
Daniel’s eyes follow them till they both disappear into the darkness. His heart is thumping like mad this whole time. Never in his life did he think he would meet her once again.
It’s been five years and Heather can still pull his heartstrings like that.
When Colin finally makes his way to the valley, he finds Daniel still immersed in the creek with only half of his head above water.
Colin follows Daniel's gaze, then gets confused when he saw nothing but the empty valley.
'What's he looking at? Why does he seem like he's just lost his wife and is extremely pissed about it?'
Colin shakes his head and decides to let go of the thought. He’s already worn out for getting Daniel clothes in the middle of the night; he’s not wasting one more second on this man.
"Alpha, over here." Colin waves his hand at Daniel.
The statue-stilled man finally turns his head. He climbs ashore and quickly puts on his clothes in silence. He looks at Colin for a moment, words stop at his lips.
Colin, being the caring Beta as he is, asks, "What's the matter, Alpha? Something you want?"
Daniel remains silent for a moment before he shakes his head. "It's fine."
Colin nods with a smile. "Alright then. I'll keep an eye on the Bedasse."
Daniel looks at him expressionlessly. "I told you it's fine!"
Colin just keeps nodding and smiling.
A few seconds later, Daniel asks with an icy look. "I heard Bedasse's wife is sick?"
Colin seems to have understood what Daniel is thinking. "Yeap, that's right. I'll go visit them on your behalf. And never poke around if Miss Heather has returned."
Daniel's mind keeps coming back to what he saw earlier.
That female wolf…it should be Heather, right?
Heather brought Jeremi with her as they traveled through the forest. After a long run, they finally made it home before the sun rise. Deanna is indeed ill. When she gave birth to Heather, Deanna was actually pregnant with twins. The difficult labor plus the blood loss caused her a child and left her with aweaker body. If that’s not bad enough, Heather's brother, Stefanie, went missing, which made Deanna's mental state become even worse. Three days ago, Deanna fell into a trap and injured her right lefg when she visited the Galaxy Pack. Her health condition has exacerbated since. Heather sitsnext to Deanna's bed with tears welling in her eyes. "Are you all right, Mom?" "I'm fine." Deanna forces a smile. "I just tripped and fell. I'll be fine in a few days." Jeremi jumps up and holds Deanna's hand. "You need to get better soon, G
Daniel's expression instantly changesfrom his usual calm and composed look to something called "shocked." In fact, he almost staggered and fell. 'What did he just call me? 'Papa?!' Alexander isyelling at the top of his lungs in Daniel's mind, "Why did he just call you Papa? What have you been doing while I was asleep?! Damn you, Daniel! You made me betray my mate physically!!!" Daniel has no time for Alexander's nonsense right now. His heart is filled with the little boy running towards him. Something has changed underneath him, after he heard the little boy calling him “Papa.” It’s like a chemical reaction that he can’t quite explain, but forces him to do something that is completely unlike him. Daniel bent over and spread his arms slightly, as if waiting for the little boy to run into his arms.
Jeremi instinctively wants to run. He has good body. Mom said he will be a warrior one day. But he is still too young. Colin gets to him with ease. The man grabs Jeremi's shirt and pulls him up as he smiles. "You're quite the runner, child." "Let me go, you big monster! Let me go!" Jeremi flails his legs, struggling fiercely. Yet, to a tough built man like Colin, Jeremi's resistance seems nothing more than bouncing cricket. He hurls Jeremi into the back seat and slams the door shut. "Put on your seatbelt." Jeremi shows his fangs, face gradually covers with wolfy grey fur. Colin raised brow and whistles. "Phew… Not bad, your dad's must be a huge monster!" Jeremi swoops over and tries to bite Colin. Left with no choice, Colin ties Jeremi up. Seeing Jeremi's face, his brows raise even higher.
Never in her life did Heather even think she would end up seeing Daniel’s face behind the door. Completely stunned, Heather could feel all of her hair standing up as her heart thumped ferociously. Like a huge thunderstorm, everything that had happened five years ago rushed back into her mind with a huge surge of waves, mercilessly devouring her entire being. Heather still could not suppress the pain she was feeling in her heart when she met the man once again, feeling as though all of the toying, betrayal, and abandonment were things that had just happened yesterday. Apart from that, she felt fear. Now that Daniel had found her and her son, would he end up taking Jeremi away from her? Will he choose to kill the both of them even? Feeling her entire body’s energy leaving her body, Heather’s knees began to turn weak, and she almost lost her footing. &n
Heather was referring to him helping her save Dr. Decker. Daniel once again scrunched up the paper into a ball before lopping it into the bin. He sat on the sofa with his eyes closed, seeming as though he was trying to suppress his anger. Meanwhile, Alexander, who had also read the message on the paper, felt very depressed. “You’ve scared away my mate.” “She didn’t intend on staying in the first place.” “I’m sure it’s because of you!” “Don’t forget whose wolf you are, Alexander!” “I haven’t forgotten.” Alexander sounded very proud. “I’m Heather’s mate.” Daniel was rendered speechless, while Alexander obviously still had something he wanted to say. “Um… Are you still going to eat those?” Alexander pointed at the dishes of poisonous food on the table. Daniel coldly sneered. “I hope I end up dying
Colin proudly entered Daniel’s villa and lounged on his sofa.“Dude, I’m telling you, I’m seriously bad at lying. So, could you not send me out on such a difficult mission next time? You could’ve just given her the potion yourself, right?”Daniel gave Colin a kick. “You really should learn from your father and be the Beta he used to be.”Colin got up and replied, “Sure, I’ll go ask him for help then.”Daniel rolled his eyes, failing to understand how Colin was going to seek tutelage from the previous Beta, who was no longer in this world.“Oh, by the way… Aside from saving that old man from the underground room, I’ve also got a lead on that other thing you asked me to look into.” Colin took out a file from his pocket and handed it to Daniel.When Daniel took out a few p
Heather was in pain from Daniel’s grip and wanted to break free. Yet, she was welcomed with an even tighter grip.“I’m talking to you,” Daniel squinted his eyes and emphasized.Heather coldly chuckled. “I can hear you perfectly fine even if you don’t grab me.”Daniel disliked women with such a cold attitude. He could still recall when Heather was still obedient to his needs and thought that she should keep it that way.Meanwhile, Jeremi immediately pounced onto Daniel and bit the latter's hand holding onto Heather’s.Lo and behold, after Daniel had been bitten by his son on the leg, he was now bitten by him on the wrist once more.Strangely enough, despite the pain Daniel felt on his wrist, he still felt his heartstrings being pulled because of the little boy’s touch.‘He’s
Heather’s lips were trembling ferociously. She did not want to agree to Daniel’s unreasonable condition in the slightest.“What about Kasey? What about your fiancée?”Heather wanted to use Kasey to pull Daniel back to his senses, but she was only met with a mocking smile in return.“Didn’t you hear what I said?” Daniel pinched Heather’s chin. “I asked you to be my bedmate, not my girlfriend, not my mate, and most certainly not my Luna.”The immense pain instantly drowned Heather of her senses.However, Daniel did not think it was enough yet, so he used his devilish voice and continued, “So, Kasey won’t know of your existence, nor should you fantasize about having some status you shouldn’t be coveting.”“I don’t want to do this!” Heather shouted.