Lauren


    POV


    "Piss off!" Be took control of my body and fought back with her sharp ws. She wounded the guards who were about to catch up and roared, "I''ll tear you apart!"


    Her ruthless attack slowed them down a little. After all, these guards still saw me as the daughter of the Fullmoon Tribe''s alpha and the nobledy of the nco family. So they didn''t dare to actually hurt me and that bought me some time. Manuel stood at the other end of the hallway and stared at me, pulling a long face. He pursed his lips and became quiet. I nced at him and didn''t say anything. I just took my chance and wanted to leave right away.


    Seeing that, L couldn''t keep her cool anymore and grabbed Manuel''s arm, "We can''t just let Lauren leave, Manuel! This isn''t just for Janice, this involved the Fullmoon Tribe and we have to make her stay so we can work this out!" "Manuel! Once Lauren''s gone, she''s gone for good and it''s gonna be hard for us to talk to her again!" L yelled but she knew Manuel''s weak spot, "we''re doing this for the tribe. Lauren''s leaving the tribe and taking your money with her." Manuel and L were basically the same. They only cared about their profits.


    So Manuel didn''t hesitate this time and solemnly ordered, "Capture her and I don''t care if she''s gonna get hurt."


    Manuel''s voice went through the hallway and into my ears. He said that it didn''t matter if I got hurt or not. When it came to his interests, I wasn''t his daughter anymore.


    Hearing that, the guards didn''t hold back their strength and came at me at full speed. My wolf only possessed healing power and even though I was the daughter of an alpha, it seemed hard to fight back against all these well-trained warriors and they were getting closer to me.


    "Damn it!" Be roared, "get away from me!"


    Run!


    Keep running!


    I had to run outside as fast as I could but my dress really seemed to bother me right now and there was nowhere to hide for me in this long hallway. They came at me with their sharp ws and I had prepared myself for the uing pain. I just kept running toward the end and didn''t dare to slow down.


    Suddenly, someone grabbed my arm and pulled me in at the turn. At that moment, a giant w was going to hit my back but now a bullet went right through it and the specially-made bullet made that wolf howl out of pain.


    The next thing I knew, a bunch of guards flooded in from behind and I was cornered by them. Just as I panicked and was about to struggle, I saw a familiar face and gasped, "Victor!"


    "Why are you here?" I had never felt so safe before.


    Victor took a good look at me and finally spoke up after making sure that I was okay, "I''m here to pick you up."


    "But Richard''s here with me."


    "Is that the same for you?"


    "...No," I couldn''t help butugh but Victor still didn''t let go of my hand. It was odd that the heat of his hand flowed into my body and warmed up my heart.


    Of course Victor and Richard were different from me. If Richard was here, I wouldn''t feel so relieved and safe right now.


    "Are you hurt?" Victor looked at me and gave me his coat.


    "No," I tugged his coat on my shoulders and felt the scent from his coat wrapping around me and chasing the coldness within me away, "you''re right on time. Thanks."


    "I should''vee sooner," Victor held my hand and when he looked at the corner, he stopped smiling. The dim lights shone into his eyes and his eyes shimmered coldly, "Let''s go home. Let them handle those bastards." Even I could feel how intimidating he was right now and it was overwhelming.


    Victor''s guardians were best at fightingbats and they easily took care of the people who tried to capture me.


    "Who are you? This is the Fullmoon Tribe. How dare you do this in our territory! Get out of my way!" L came up and snapped at those people who were shielding us. She didn''t see us because we were standing behind them. But how would those guardians be afraid of a mistress who actually didn''t have any power at all. L only had a say when she was in the Fullmoon Tribe.


    "Lauren, you''ve hooked up with some guy from another tribe and now you''re turning against us?" L raised her voice and said, "and you wanna take the fortune of the nco family! Are you trying to destroy the Fullmoon Tribe!" L''s words reminded Manuel of something and Manuel scorned me, "Lauren, are you gonna ruin the Fullmoon Tribe because of your hatred? You grew up in this ce and I''m your father! I''m your family!"


    My family?


    When he was forcing me to do something I hated, did he remember that I was his daughter too?


    My body trembled a bit and I couldn''t imagine Manuel could be so shameless and say something like that. I clenched my fists but Victor took my hands and opened them gently. He held my hands softly and took me out of this ce while his guardians blocked them from me and didn''t give those people from the Fullmoon Tribe a chance to get any closer.


    "Get out of my way! That''s my daughter!" Manuel roared.


    "Lauren, I never expected you to be so cruel! Who are these people?! You''ve got no shame and all you want is to get back at us. This is your tribe. How dare you..."


    "Shut up!"


    Bang.


    A bullet went past Manuel''s head and scratched his face. It went straight into the wall but what scared him the most was Victor''s intimidating voice. Manuel froze and couldn''t utter a single word.


    That alpha was much more powerful than he was.


    "Take care of everything," Victor ordered frigidly and there was nothing but coldness in his voice.


    "Yes, master," the head of the guardians answered.


    Victor took me to his car and I could still hear Manuel shouting at me behind my back. Judging from his lips, I could tell what kind ofnguage he was using on me. I sneered but then a hand covered my eyes and I could feel his warm body heat. "Don''t look," Victor said softly by my ear.


    "You''re doing great today, Lauren."