Maria.
I slowly opened my eyes to an unfamiliar surrounding, my vision blurry and unfocused at first. Everything around looked strange, unfamiliar walls, a dim ceiling above , and a scent in the air that imdiately told I was nowhere near Moonfall Pack anymore.
My head ached terribly.
The pain throbbed so intensely that it took several long minutes just to properly process everything around . I could barely think straight as I lay there, trying to gather my thoughts while a dull pounding echoed painfully through my skull.
I forced myself to move slightly, attempting to sit upright on the bed despite the dizziness threatening to drag back down.
But the mont I turned....
I froze completely.
There was a man lying right beside .
Panic shot through my entire body instantly. My breath caught sharply in my throat as my heart began pounding violently against my chest. Without wasting another second, I imdiately checked myself in fear, my trembling hands quickly moving over my clothes as dread filled my mind.
But then I paused.
A shaky breath escaped my lips in relief when I realized nothing had happened.
He hadn’t touched .
At least...not in that way.
Before I could fully calm down, the man suddenly turned, almost as though he had sensed I was awake. His eyes opened imdiately, locking onto mine while I remained frozen in shock.
And then recognition hit .
"It’s so nice you are awake, my love!" he said warmly, a smile spreading across his face.
My own face paled even further.
"Vincent...what’s going on?" I asked weakly, my voice filled with confusion as I struggled to understand how I had gone from Moonfall Pack to wherever this place was.
None of it made sense.
I tried desperately to rember what had happened before everything went dark.
And then suddenly...
Oh right.
It was her.
The mory slamd back into my mind all at once.
I had asked her to remove the veil covering her face because I wanted to confirm my suspicions. Unlike the day I bumped into her before, she hadn’t hesitated this ti.
She simply stepped closer and revealed her face.
It was Vanessa.
I rembered frowning imdiately, confusion and irritation mixing together as countless questions rushed into my head. I had barely gotten the chance to speak before everything changed.
Just as I was about to question her, she blew so strange powdery substance directly into my face.
That was it.
Everything afterward beca a blur.
I rembered stumbling backward weakly before collapsing to the ground completely unconscious.
And now...
Now I was here.
I clenched my fists slightly at the mory, anger beginning to rise inside .
That vile Vanessa.
I had already left the quadruplets for her. I had already stepped away from everything connected to them, so why couldn’t she just leave alone? Why was she still interfering in my life?
Nothing about her actions made sense anymore.
But more than Vanessa, sothing else deeply unsettled .
Vincent.
My gaze slowly shifted back toward him as confusion twisted inside again.
He was supposed to be a rogue.
So how exactly did he leave the Moon Bridge Pack?
And more importantly...
Why was he here with ?
A terrible thought crossed my mind almost imdiately.
Was he working with Vanessa now?
The possibility made my stomach tighten uneasily as I stared at him, suddenly unsure of what was truly happening around anymore, and after a while, I looked away from him.
With all those questions running wildly through my head, confusion and uneasiness twisting together inside , I realized there was only one person who could actually give answers.
Vincent himself.
I turned toward him again, my brows furrowed deeply as I searched his face for so kind of explanation.
"Speak, Vincent... what’s going on here?" I repeated the question, this ti more firmly.
The entire ti, he had remained strangely silent, simply staring at with that unsettling smile stretched across his face, occasionally flashing his teeth as though my confusion amused him sohow.
"I am just happy you are by my side, Maria," he finally answered softly. "Let’s forget about every other thing and focus on us."
His words instantly irritated .
"What us, Vincent?" I asked sharply, unable to hide the annoyance in my tone anymore. "I am getting married... rather, I should have been married."
The mont the words left my mouth, I noticed the change in his expression imdiately.
The smile on Vincent’s face disappeared completely, replaced by sothing darker.
Sothing angry.
"Noah doesn’t deserve you, Maria!" he snapped instantly, rising from the bed so abruptly that the sudden movent startled slightly.
The anger in his voice caught off guard.
I frowned deeply at him.
"Then who deserves ?" I asked, irritation building stronger inside at the confidence behind his statent.
What right did he even have to say sothing like that?
"I..." He paused briefly before stepping closer toward again. "I am the one who deserves you, Maria."
My eyes widened slightly as he moved nearer, his gaze locking directly onto mine with an intensity that made uncomfortable.
"Who else in this world can compare to ?" he asked confidently.
I instinctively leaned backward a little until my back rested against the bed behind .
Was Vincent insane?
The thought crossed my mind almost imdiately.
He was a rogue...or at least that was what everyone believed him to be.
So where exactly was all this confidence coming from? Why was he speaking as though he was above everyone else?
Don’t tell he has actually gone mad.
I stared at him silently, unable to fully process his behavior anymore.
I was still completely lost in my thoughts when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Before I could react properly, the door opened shortly afterward and another man stepped inside.
The mont he entered, he imdiately bowed his head respectfully.
And to my surprise, Vincent—who had just climbed back onto the bed monts ago—ca down again imdiately and walked toward the man with calm authority.
"Speak," he ordered coldly.
The tone of his voice had changed completely.
"Lycan Prince, everything is all set," the man answered respectfully without lifting his head.
For a mont, I genuinely thought I had heard wrong.
My mind blanked out completely.
What...did he just say?
Lycan Prince?
My heart skipped violently inside my chest as realization slowly began crashing down on piece by piece.
Wait...
No.
No way.
My eyes widened in complete shock as I stared at Vincent.
Vincent was the Lycan Prince?
I froze completely, my body suddenly growing cold despite the sweat beginning to form against my skin.
How?
How did this all happen?
The rogue everyone believed him to be...
Was actually the Lycan Prince all along?
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