Ch. 126..130
Chapter 126
Allison was wandering around the garden. When she was insulted by Ryan, she was at such a breaking point that she could not control her tears.
She isolated herself by going to the garden and crying there.
These two years were a challenge for her to survive. She did well and tried to move on. She developed herself into a strong lady.
However, the moment he stepped on this pack, she lost it.
She lost herself.
She observed the flowers and noticed that some of them were unable to bloom in the same manner as the others.
It seemed to her that she was nothing more than those flowers, who was far away from getting happiness.
Because of how badly her life had been thrown off track, it was impossible to get it back on track.
“I am observing you for a few minutes. You seem to be staring at the flowers for what seems like eternity.”
Allison was startled when she suddenly heard a woman’s voice and spun around to look.
She looked over and saw Elora standing there with a broad smile. There was a delight in her green eyes; they reminded her of someone.
She pau
gave it a thought for a second, but she was unable to recall where she had seen those eyes before.
“Hello, Elora.” She greeted her.
Elora’s eyes inspected her from head to toe, and then they returned to her eyes.
She signaled her head to the flowers and asked,
“What were you looking at?”
“Nothing. I was feeling the fresh air of the garden’s beautiful environment.” Allison replied casually.
As Elora approached her, the soles of her black boots made a clicking sound on the ground. She was dressed all in black, from her jeans to her top. On top of that, there was a black jacket. All of them fit her body perfectly.
Allison did not have any bad intentions toward Elora. She was not even familiar with her. Therefore, it was impossible for her to have any animosity toward anyone only on the basis of the fact that her closest friend and her ex–boyfriend were both involved with this woman now. Allison smiled lightly as she gazed at Elora’s hot dressing sense.
“You may like black a lot.” Allison said to her.
She remembered that she was in a black dress yesterday when she came here.
Elora shook her head and replied,
“No, it’s Ryan’s favorite color.”
The smile on Allison’s face froze. The smile wiped off, and she looked away from her.
“I admire his every side. In my eyes, he is a flawless person who has many shades. I want to adapt his soul inside me.”
Hearing Elora, Allison turned her head to her.
Elora’s eyes were fixed on the flowers that she was looking at before.
Allison was unable to deny the fact that it hurt her feelings to hear someone else speak in such a way about the person who she loved.
But the way Elora was looking at those flowers, she could not say that she looked pleased.
“Do you
knoses have thorns?” Elora asked her.
She glanced at the roses and asked,
“Why?”
“Thorns are there to protect the flower so that no one can harm it. But people do what they desire. They cut off the thorns first and lastly rip the roses from the tree. Because without thorns, they are vulnerable and easy to catch.”
an extraordinary
Allison was blown away by her point of view. She was certain that Elora was an ext woman without a shadow of a doubt.
Elora turned her head toward her and said,
“Just like delicate flowers, they always like weak people.”
Allison’s brows shot up. Did she just talk about her?
Was she calling her weak?
She gazed into Elora’s eyes for a moment. She perceived hostility directed in her direction. Elora broke into a bright smile to conceal it and inquired, “How are you feeling right now? The following month, you are going to take up the role of Luna for this pack.” Allison understood that Ryan had told Elora about her. That was the reason why she held contempt for her. It was possible that she viewed her as a rapacious woman.
Allison did not pull Ryan’s topic and behaved as if she did not understand her taunt.
“I am happy.” She replied simply. Her response was straightforward. Her appearance was unruffled and expressionless. She did not convey any sort of feeling through her eyes.
She wondered if she could do the same in front of Ryan, too.
“How is the preparation?”
“Good.” Allison replied and thought for a moment. She wanted to ask something and did not hesitate since Elora was the one who approached her.
“What about your wedding plans?”
Elora was silent for some time. Allison wanted to show her some respect, as she was really maintaining her duties well. Allison could not read her face. She could not get her thoughts out until she spoke out.
“We are planning. You will get the invitation soon.”
Allison gave her a nod. “Nice. I hope you two can live a happy life.”
Her voice cracked ever so little when she was saying that, but she managed to keep it together and even wished for it.
She had a kind heart and did not want any ill will upon anyone. After having a conversation with Elora, she gained the impression that she was not a threatening woman.
She believed that Ryan had chosen the right person to spend the rest of his life with. Elora cared deeply for him, and she would do anything to put a smile on his face.
Though she was feeling pain in her chest, she did not let out a single sound.
‘I need to go to Lenus. I need a checkup. Why am I continually feeling chest pain? Do I have any heart problems?‘ Allison thought.
The two women looked at the beauty of the garden. One of them looked simple and weak. Another one looked bold and strong.
Both of their characters and personalities were different.
But fate somehow twisted their lives together.
“Elora, what are you doing here? I was calling you. Where is your phone?”
Allison could make out Teresa’s voice coming from behind her. She wanted to turn to her. But she did not turn.
Elora turned around and replied,
“I forgot my phone in my room. How was the meeting?”
Teresa did not reply immediately as her eyes fell on Allison. She moved her eyes to Elora and replied,
“Good. I came to take you. We are going to visit a few places today. Come on. Ryan is waiting for you.”
Elora looked at Allison. “What about you? Are you coming?”
“No. I have some stuff to do. You all can go and have fun.” Allison replied.
Elora nodded and left the garden with Teresa.
Allison smiled bitterly when they left. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
“Now we came to this edge, Teresa. You don’t even want to talk to me. You are ignoring me as if I was never your friend.”
She wiped her tears and cursed herself. She felt stupid for feeling for the people who did not give a damn to her.
Last night, she wanted to talk to Teresa, but because of the room exchange, she could not talk to her. But at this point, she had made up her mind to avoid conversation with her.
She wanted to let her behave as she wanted.
“I don’t care. I should not care for anyone. Why am I crying? I am not like this. This is not me.
She was mumbling to herself while taking several deep breaths.
”
She heard footsteps moving toward her. She turned around and saw Ethan coming to her.
“I am curious as to why you decided not to join us at the meeting today.” He inquired of her.
She quickly averted her sight from him before responding, “Alpha Ryan forbade me to attend his meetings until I will become the Luna of this pack.”
He moved closer to her and stroked her hair. She looked at him.
“Should we move forward the date of our wedding then?”
She rolled her eyes and lightly pushed his hand away from her head. “No way.”
He
chuckled and joked,
“You are waiting for the last moment, right? You are just waiting; if somehow I die at the last moment, you will be free from me.”
She knew he was kidding, but she wanted him to take it seriously.
“No, I never wanted you to die.”
“Honey, I know you still love me. Regardless of how much you try to deny it.” He gave her a knowing wink.
She nodded her head. “Yeah. Keep dreaming. I don’t want you to die because then who will live in remorse? Seeing you guilty gives me inner peace. I can’t let you die by leaving me in hell.”
After staring at her eyes for a few seconds, he eventually nodded his head. “Then let’s live under the same roof and despise one another. What can we say about it? Because if I die, you will go to hell to get revenge on me.”
Ethan’s expression made her chuckle. Sometimes, Ethan tried to make her smile, and a few times, he even succeeded, just like right now.
Allison chuckled and shook her head.
“You have a great sense of humor. You can still make me laugh despite the fact that you have made my life a living hell.” Allison muttered.
Suddenly, her eyes fell behind Ethan. Her smile faded away when she saw Elora. Her face looked gloomy.
“Elora?”
Elora looked away from them and responded,
“Aunt Ella asked both of you to come with us to show us around. I came just to tell you that Ryan is waiting outside. Come fast.”
After saying that, Elora left the garden.
Allison was bewildered by her behavior. She could not help but think,
“Anyone could have come to inform us. Why did Elora come by herself? She was fine a few minutes ago. Then why does she look mad now? What happened to her?”
Chapter 127
Ethan shook her arm when he saw Allison lost somewhere. He asked, “What happened?”
“Don’t you think she looks angry?” Allison asked as she stared at the gate of the garden. Ethan rolled his eyes and replied,
“Stay away from that woman. She can be harmful to you.”
“Why?” Allison asked and turned her gaze at him.
“She is not like us. She is different. She is a witch and a werewolf. We can’t ignore her witch blood.”
“So what? We are friends with witches.”
“I don’t know. I don’t like her. I can’t like her.” He said with a frown.
“At first, you rejected me for being an Omega. Now you start to despise people for their natural identity.”
“That’s enough. You can’t bring up rejection in every single one of our conversations. You told me that you had forgiven me two years ago. However, after some time had passed, you once more began to criticize me for that. Allison, that is not cool at all.”
She was reminded of the promise she had made to him after he had saved her life in the accident to forgive him from the bottom of her heart.
She actually did until he showed his true colors.
Allison walked past him and walked out of the garden. Ethan followed her behind as he wanted to hear her explanation.
When Allison looked up and saw her father seated on the couch, she immediately came to a stop. Her mother patted his back while saying something. Her father looked angry. He did not look in a good mood.
“What happened to him?” she asked.
Ethan chose to maintain his silence since he did not want to bring up the topic of what had occurred earlier today in the meeting room.
“Let’s go. We have to go outside.” Ethan remarked before taking her hand in his.
“No, wait.” After saying that, she headed in the direction of her father.
“Dad, what happened?” She asked as she looked at him carefully.
Her father looked up from the couch and glared at her.
“Do you really want to know what happened?” He said with a furious tone.
Joey glanced at the area to see if anyone was there. Then she said,
“Not here, Glen. And she does not have anything to do with it.”
Allison glanced at her mother. “When did you come here, Mom? Why does Dad look mad? Did
something happen?”
Allison was startled when Glen suddenly stood up, and she took a step backward. Her body bumped into Ethan, who was standing behind him. He wrapped his hand around her shoulders. and looked at her father.
“She was not present in the meeting. I want you not to discuss anything with her. I hope you will obey me as your Alpha.”
Allison was perplexed. “What are you all talking about? I want to know.”
Ethan shook his head. “You don’t need to know.”
Glen stared at Allison and said, “Look at this man. He is our head Alpha. When he was only the son of our Alpha, he never tried to ill–treat me in any way. Just like his father, he always treated me and your mother, including you, as his own family. This is the person I chose for you. The best man ever. Children can think that their parents are selfish. But they only think well of their children.”
The unexpected outburst from Allison’s father took her by surprise. She slowly turned to Ethan and asked,
“What did he do this time?”
Ethan was aware that she had questioned him about Ryan. Ethan let out a sigh before dragging her along with him.
“I told
you. You don’t need to know. He is here for a week. He will go back soon, and our lives will be normal again. So leave it.”
Allison glanced at her father and felt that something really big had happened.
At that time, Ella entered the living room. She looked at the atmosphere and kept quiet.
“You said we have to go with them.” Allison said to Ella.
“Yeah, as Luna, you should go with Elora. But I want Ethan to go with you. You two almost never went anywhere by yourselves. Therefore, I wished to relieve you of your responsibilities for a couple of hours.”
Allison was unable to deny it. Going with another pack’s Luna was also her duty. She was the host of this pack for the guests.
“Okay, I am going to change clothes.” She said and went upstairs to Ethan’s room.
When she opened the closet door, she discovered a plethora of garments neatly organized within.
She decided to wear a dress that was bottle green and reached her knees. She went to the bathroom and changed her clothes hurriedly.
To her surprise, many cosmetics were also there in a drawer of the closet. She put on light makeup. She wore white heels, which went really well with her dress, and left the room after pulling her hair back into a high ponytail.
She proceeded to stroll over to the stairway and descend it. She overheard Alpha Neil yelling at someone, He was bellowing loudly. She was dumbfounded as to the reason behind his unexpected outburst of rage.
conversation.
“How dare he humiliate my best friend in front of another packs‘ head Alphas? Those Alphas were lads in front of us when we ran the pack. We used to deal with their fathers. Their fathers always lowered their heads whenever they talked to me or my Beta. But today, he insulted:
my beta. So what if he retired? I am also retired. If I can join the meeting of the pack, which I built for a long time, then why can’t my beta? How dare he accuse him in front of those people of being unprofessional?”
Allison clenched her fists while listening to Alpha Neil. Her father’s head was low. Her mother looked upset; it might hurt her too.
Ella was silent because Alpha Neil was talking to her. Ethan was nowhere to be found.
Allison closed her eyes to control her anger. Ryan talked rubbish about her father in front of her in the forest two years ago. That time, she couldn’t take it and slapped him. She thought he was talking insanely out of anger.
But she forgot how he was.
People say the truth that you turn blind in love.
Though her father did not like Ryan, he never said anything bad about him directly. Then why did Ryan disrespect him in front of others? 1
Allison did not interrupt the conversation and turned to the entrance. She walked to the door. ‘Two years ago, I did something wrong to you to break your heart. But you moved on in your life. Then why are you doing this? I can tolerate anything but my parents‘ insults. I even sacrificed my own happiness to keep them in my life. I died inside daily just thinking that they were wrong not to support you but Ethan.”
“Let’s go.”
She turned her head and saw Ethan. He held her hand and walked out of the pack house.
Allison’s eyes gazed at Ethan, then moved to the man who was sitting in the black car. His predatory eyes shifted on hers.
‘Don’t prove me wrong. Let me live with regret.
Don’t do anything to make me hate you, Ryan.”
Chapter 128
Ryan turned his head away from Allison. He looked at the driver and commanded,
“Start the car.”
“Yes, Alpha.”
His driver started the car right away and drove off in the direction they intended to go.
Elora was sitting beside Ryan in the back seat. She stared at Ryan. She tried to observe his face.
Indifferent.
“Sometimes I wonder how you were with her during those months that now she is so shocked by looking at your indifferent attitude.” She asked as her eyes caressed his handsome face.
He was unbothered. He took out his phone and typed something, then put it back into the pocket of his blazer jacket.
“Ryan”
She called his name. She slowly lifted her hand and placed it on his heart.
“Is it still beating for her?”
She moved her head closer and was about to rest it on his chest when he stopped her by grabbing her wrist.
She swallowed hard and looked into his cold eyes.
His dark eyes were glaring at her. She smiled at him as if he were the only thing she wanted to
see.
“Oh, I forgot, you don’t have a heart, Alpha.” She said and chuckled.
Her smile was seductive. It could mesmerize any man in the world, but this man in front of her was exceptional.
For a very long time, she had her sights set solely on him.
From the day her eyes fell on him, she turned blind in his love.
Her mother was the highest–ranked witch among the most powerful covens. She warned her so many times to stay away from this dangerous man, but she was so in love that she ignored her own mother.
She met him when he came to stay in the place she used to live. His father sent him to study there at a well–known university.
She used to see him every day. Her eyes were always on him, but he never cared about girls.
He was the troublemaker at their school. From students to the teachers, each and everyone used to avoid him. They avoided him because they kept their distance from him to ignore
troubles
He never disclosed his true identity as a member of an Alpha family. He used to tell others that his father abandoned him because he was worthless to his family. So he wanted to live like one.
However, the principal knew about him. So he always did something intentionally so that
teachers would take him to the principal’s office, and the principal would call his father to tell him about his son’s unlawful records.
It
was something he did on a regular basis until it became a habit, as though he took pleasure in demonstrating to his father how spoiled he had become.
All of his life, he was surrounded by girls. Girls were head over heels for him. But he never looked at them with the eyes of love as if he did not know what love was.
At some point, he left the university for a few months, and when he returned, he turned into a more aggressive person. His body was built with more muscles and his aura turned darker. He female started to go around with girls. He never made anyone his girlfriend. Although every was aware that he was not interested in pursuing a romantic connection, they continued to try nevertheless; unfortunately, none of them were successful in catching his attention.
Elora was an ordinary witch at that time. She used to fangirl over him. But she was not the type of shy girl who would stand a distance away and simply observe him in silence. She was bold and daring.
She would lie if she said she did not feel scared to approach him. She was frightened when she talked to him for the first time.
He ignored her like she was invisible, which resulted in her developing an even deeper attraction to him. She wanted to have him as her man.
As the days passed, she started making threats to other women, warning them to keep away from him. The news flew to him and reached his ears.
One day, he called her to come to him and inquired as to why she continued to waste her time on him.
no place for love
That day, she confessed to him that she loved him. He told her that there was no in his life because he did not have a heart.
From that day on, she made him her obsession.
A few days later, her mother summoned her to the coven in order to question her over the incident. She was at first shocked by how she knew about it or how Ryan got to know her mother.
Later, she learned about him. He was the most powerful Alpha that every kind was trying to get in touch with.
From then on, her stubbornness to have him all to herself only grew stronger. She was too adamant to let him go.
One time, she fell in danger, and he saved her.
Sometimes she felt that he was a very down–to–earth person. He never let his parents know about himself. He never showed off his powers to others,
People were afraid of him because of his aura. He was the one to whom everyone bowed down. He was the Alpha who did not have any fear of anyone and won five wars all by himself without the assistance of any other pack.
One day, she learned that someone had caught his eye. The man who used to say that he had no heart felt his heart begin to beat for someone else.
At that time, she felt like dying.
She almost died. But when he heard about her, he left everything behind and came to save her once again. He gave her a new life.
He was the one who turned her into a hybrid; otherwise, who had the power to change anyone’s kind?
She felt like the happiest person in the world the day he went back to his pack. When he declared her his soon–to–be Luna, she thought her struggle to get him had finally ended.
However, fate was never easy on her.
Though she turned into his future Luna, she never got into his heart.
“A betrayer like her will never again have any place in my heart.”
She heard him muttering. He was gazing out the window.
She looked at her nails and mumbled,
“Well, that’s good for me.”
Hearing her, he turned his head to her.
Her lips parted as she saw his fiery orange eyes.
She laughed and shook her head in amusement as she thought of something.
“They are so terrified of you simply because they have learned about your packs and wars.
I wonder how they will react when they find out who you are.”
Chapter 129
Allison made her way to Ethan’s car while his driver held the door open for her. Ethan walked around the car and got inside.
Allison sat in the backseat with Ethan, and the driver started the car. She leaned her head against the seat and asked,
“Where are we going?”
“Art Gallery.”
Allison made a frowning face and then turned to face him. “Art Gallery?”
“That’s where they decided to go.”
“Who decided it?”
“Who else? Your so–called best friend.”
“Don’t talk about her like this.”
Ethan snorted and then looked out the window. Have you ever witnessed Wade acting with me in such a manner before? You have a lot of concern for her. However, what exactly is she doing? The way she changed her friendship around because of the power she got, that’s unbelievable. Your choice is really bad, Allison. You never picked the right person to put your faith in. Not everyone is like Ethan, who admitted his fault and made up for it by working hard.
Allison stared at his face. When he did not hear any response from her, he turned his head.
“Done?” Allison asked.
Ethan nodded his head. “Yeah, done.”
“Good.” She then responded before turning her attention to the window.
She showed little interest in anything she was being told. She was already upset about what Ryan had done to her father.
She did not want to go anywhere; she was not in the mood, but since it was Ella’s wish and her duty, she had to go no matter how much she refused it in her heart.
She could not ignore Ethan’s words entirely. What Teresa was behaving with her was really unexpected.
Why did she choose the Art Gallery? She could have chosen somewhere else.
The Art Gallery was very far from the pack house.
Allison wanted to go and come back soon, but Teresa had chosen the wrong destination.
“It’s okay. If you don’t feel like going, I will tell Mom not to make you go against your will.” Ethan said before pulling out his phone.
“No need for that.”
“I don’t want your sulky mood there. If you want to go, then go there in a good mood.”
“Tsk.”
She placed her hand on the rim of the window and then brought her palm up to cover her face. She closed her eyes. She was not feeling well at all.
She did not sleep well at night. She had to go to school early in the morning. Now she would
have to go
somewhere far; who knew when she would get the chance to go back home and sleep peacefully?
Approximately six cars were going in the same direction. Everyone, whoever was passing the cars, glanced at them with awe.
Ethan glanced at Allison. Her head was tilted to the side. She fell asleep.
She ended up falling asleep.
He reached out his hand and placed her head on his shoulder. He cupped her cheek and gently stroked it with his thumb.
“Only a few days left. After that, I will make you mine: I will never let you complain about anything again.”
The ride was long.
The cars stopped in front of a restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was standing outside the restaurant with all of his staff.
Wade was the first person to exit the car when they arrived. The owner greeted him with a bow and said, “Beta Wade, it’s a pleasure to meet you. It is a privilege that we were able to talk to you. I furnished the whole place when I heard Alpha would come here with his guests.”
“That’s good.”
Everyone except Ethan and Allison got out of the car and walked to the entrance of the
restaurant.
“Where is your Alpha?” Vernon asked Wade.
Everyone’s attention went to Wade.
Wade turned around to look at Ethan’s car and was stunned. Others‘ attention shifted to the
car.
Through the window glass, everyone could see Ethan and Allison, and both of their eyes were closed. Allison had fallen asleep while being held in Ethan’s arms. His hand was wrapped around her shoulder in a protective manner.
“Nice. Alpha Ethan is really romantic. Look at him. His Luna is so precious to him. He even let his Luna lean on him.” Ella said.
Her voice was audible to those around her since it was quite loud. Nevertheless, her remarks pointed to a solitary individual.
She gave him a friendly smile before asking, “Don’t you think the same, Ryan?”
She thought he would not respond to anything. However, Ryan muttered, “Indeed.” Wade cleared his throat and looked at Ryan.
“Alpha, you can enter the restaurant first. Soon, Alpha Ethan will be there to accompany you.”
Ryan gave him the side eye and then gave him a nod. His expression was unruffled and
unconcerned.
It was impossible for someone who was not familiar with him to suppose that he had been Allison’s ex–boyfriend.
Wade glanced at the owner of the restaurant and introduced Ryan.
“He is Alpha Ryan, the head Alpha of the Black Moon pack. He is here as an honored guest. Don’t give him the opportunity to be dissatisfied with his decision to eat at your restaurant.‘
“B–Black M–Moon Pack?” The owner stumbled over his words.
who did not know about the Black Moon pack and its Alpha? Everyone trembled in their boots before him. He was in disbelief that he would have the opportunity to serve him.
“Please come inside.” The owner said politely, and all the staff rushed inside to welcome him and others.
Everyone entered the establishment while admiring the exquisite decor of the fancy
restaurant.
Wade strode to Ethan’s car and knocked on the glass of the window next to Ethan.
Ethan opened her eyes and rolled down the window.
“You are awake?”
“Hmm.”
“Then why didn’t you wake her up?”
“She is sleeping.”
“Bro, you need to quit being such a crazy lover and come clean. Try acting like a professional for just a second. I am aware of the reasons for your decision to remain inside the car at that time.”
Allison’s sleep was rudely awakened by Wade’s voice. She opened her eyes and rubbed them with her fingers.
“She has woken up. Now come out to join others. I am going inside.” Wade said and headed. towards the restaurant.
Allison realized that she was leaning on Ethan. She immediately pushed his hand lightly and sat up straight.
“I am sorry.”
She thought she had fallen asleep and leaned on him unknowingly.
“What is there to apologize for?” Ethan asked and got out of the car.
Allison took out her phone and opened the front camera to see her face and hair. When she saw everything was okay, she reached for the door lock. But before that, Ethan opened the door for her.
She got out of the car and thanked him for assisting her.
They entered the restaurant together. The owner rushed to Ethan and bowed to him and Allison.
“I can’t believe my good luck that you chose to dine here, Alpha.”
He smiled and greeted Allison as he turned to face her.
“Good afternoon, Luna.”
Allison realized that they had not had their lunch yet. They left the pack house at midday, following the meeting that had just concluded. Consequently, the cars came to a halt in order to enjoy their late lunch.
She smiled at the owner and nodded at him.
“Please, this way.” He pointed them in the direction of a stairway made of wood.
Allison cast her gaze all over the restaurant. But something caught her off guard when she saw the stairs.
Her legs froze when she carefully examined the restaurant once again. It was not long before his heart began to race.
She was unfamiliar with the restaurant’s particular style of decoration. However, she
recognized the staircase immediately.
“What happened?” Ethan asked her.
She did not reply to him and glanced at the owner.
“Do you, by any chance, change the decoration of your restaurant?”
The owner looked shocked. “Yes, Luna. How do you know? We changed the decorations when we heard that Alpha was coming here. We rejected every reservation and tried to furnish everything to give it an appealing look. We wanted to make you all sit at a long dining table that we organized really well.” The owner said while pointing his hand to a large table that was decked up with bouquets of flowers and bottles of wine.
to to secure
“But Alpha Ryan asked for the rooftop, and we were a table there. So everyone is currently lounging around on the roof right now.”
Allison tapped the tips of her lips together and looked down at the ground while nodding her head. Ethan followed her as she headed up the staircase but did not ask her any questions along the way.
When she got up to the rooftop, she felt a pang in her heart.
The open sky and forest view inmade her heart shudder.
The owner did not change anything here. Allison only saw the change on the table. Instead of a single table for two people, there was a large table with seating for a number of people.
Her
eyes
es met with the person, who brought her here once to confess his feelings for her. It was the same restaurant where Ryan proposed to her two years ago.
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Allison stared at the dark eyes, which were so cold that she felt frozen.
She remembered how he got down on one knee in front of her and grasped her hand. He had explained to her that he was unable to offer her a ring, but instead, he gave her a necklace that was really precious to him.
Ryan looked away from Allison. She lowered her head and lifted her hand. She caressed a locket that hid under her dress.
“Why did you stop? Are you not feeling well?”
As Ethan’s voice reached her ears, her fingers curled. She gave a slight shake of her head before approaching the table.
When Wade looked over, he noticed that Ethan and Allison were getting closer. He was about to rise up. However, Ethan motioned for him not to stand up because he was in the middle of eating.
Ethan pulled a chair for Allison. Allison silently sat in the chair.
“Sorry, we started first. Don’t mind us.” Elora spoke out to Allison.
“It’s okay. Please eat. I apologize for my inconvenient behavior. I should be with you when you enter.”
“That doesn’t matter. We were able to observe how romantic your Alpha is. The way he dozed off while holding you in his arms…” Elora paused and turned her gaze to Ethan, then continued,
“It looked like a habit. It seems that the two of you always do that.”
Allison ignored everything happening around her. She started eating with her head lowered down.
Ethan gave Elora his full attention before casting a glance across to Ryan, who appeared unfazed by whatever it was that Elora had said.
“We are couples. Cuddling is something that comes very naturally to couples.” Ethan said and moved his gaze to Elora once again.
Ethan’s smile faded when his eyes turned dark. Elora averted his gaze and then turned to face Ryan.
“What are your thoughts?”
Ryan halted moving the fork. /‘About what?” He asked.
“About cuddling.” Elora replied.
He furrowed his brows. She locked her arm with him and questioned him again,
“What do you think? What is the best place for cuddling? Bed or car, like they were doing?” Allison raised her head and glanced at Elora’s arm. She chewed food, but she lost her appetite.
She took a glance at her surroundings and immediately felt worse. If she had known that they were planning on coming to this restaurant, she likely would not have approved of their decision to come here.
“In the woods.” Ryan replied to Elora.
All of a sudden, everyone heard the sound of a fork hitting the plate.
They turned their heads in the direction of Allison. Her finger became unbalanced and her fork ended up falling onto her plate, which resulted in a loud noise.
In the meantime, Allison quickly batted her eyelids. To keep herself under control, she balled up her empty hand.
The response from Ryan shook her heart.
It took her back to the night of her father’s birthday.
Under the moonlight and close to the lake, he cuddled with her, and she fell asleep in his arms in the woods.
She blinked her eyes rapidly in an effort to stop any tears from escaping them.
Why was it that every word he spoke, everything he did, and even he himself served as a constant reminder of her past?
She sensed someone putting their arm around her shoulder and rubbing it. “What happened?”
She turned to her side. Ethan appeared to be concerned. She gave a slight nod in response. He gazed intently into her eyes. His eyes began to darken as if he could read what was in her eyes. He removed his arm from her and turned his head to Ryan, who was also looking at him.
Everyone at the table could feel the tension that was building up.
There was nothing to act on. Each and everyone at the table knew the past relationship between Ryan and Allison. There was nothing to hide.
Ethan was going to say something to Ryan, but Elora interrupted him and said something instead.
“That’s why you hugged me that night? I told you I wanted to go back home. How stupid I was! You should have told me that you like it.”
When Allison heard Elora, she immediately turned her attention to Ryan. Ryan turned to Elora and said,
“Private life should be private.”
“Look who’s talking.” Ethan mocked.
“You are right. You can not share the moment that you spent with your special person.” Once more, Elora was the one to interrupt Ethan.
It really irritated Ethan. He could not help but cast an angry look in Elora’s direction.
There was disdain in her eyes when she gazed back at him.
“Everyone, eat fast. We have to get going so we can visit the Art Gallery.” Teresa spoke out. Max nodded his head in agreement.
Both Vernon and Owen were keeping their silence as they observed the other people.
After having a meal, everyone stood up. Allison took one final look across the rooftop before following the others down the stairs.
They traveled for a total of one hour and a half before arriving at the Art Gallery.
This was the first time Allison came here. She got down of the car and looked at the two–story building.
‘CROWN ART GALLERY‘ was written outside the building.
She made her way into the gallery. The hallway was quite extensive. Visitors were able to view a large number of paintings that were displayed there.
There were numerous visitors there, and they all strolled around while gazing at the many artworks.
The guests‘ attention was truly grabbed by the white wall that featured vivid paintings housed in large wooden frames.
Elora pointed at a painting to show Teresa and took her a little far.
While they were looking at the painting, Ryan and his officials were walking around.
Allison was accompanied by Ethan as they walked.
“That’s you.”
He stopped in front of a painting. When Allison glanced at it, she noticed that it was a painting of a wolf with white fur and blue eyes.
She looked down at the title, which was written below the painting with blue ink.
‘Beautiful Omega‘
She stared at the wolf carefully, but suddenly something hit her mind. She turned to look at Ethan
“How do you say that it looks like my wolf?” she asked him
Because not every omega did not have white wolves and blue eyes. There were other Omegas paintings too.
Ethan gave her a warm grin but did not respond to her question. She wondered whether or not she had ever shifted in front of him. Perhaps he had seen her when they were both still young. However, she was unable to recall ever running with him.
They walked ahead and saw Elora standing in front of a painting. Since everyone was hunting for their kind in the paintings, Allison refrained from disturbing her in any way. She walked past her.
However, Ethan came to a stop and gazed at the painting.
A woman with dark hair and a pair of green eyes. She was looking at the moon as the moonlight fell over her.
Ethan looked at the title and muttered,
“Lunar Witch?”