Chapter 70


    What do you mean?”


    He didn’t stop walking as | followed after him. He was careful to use routes where there were no guards. How did he know the


    manor so well? | wondered.


    What do you mean?” | asked, pushing his back to get his attention. Maleck abruptly turned and hurled me into a wall, almost


    knocking me out cold. | winced in pain andzily opened my eyes to look at him.


    Listen, it is none of your f uking business. Keep asking questions like this, and I''ll snap your neck myself!” he hissed eerily. He


    dropped me to the floor, and | stayed down. | needed to find out what Maleck was nning. | couldn’t let him harm Ellis. | stayed


    on the floor for a long time, only getting up when a drunk David bumped into me.


    “|


    What happened to you?” he burped, sta ggering, but he caught


    himself. | extended my hand to him, and he pulled me up. *


    Why are you drunk like this?” | questioned him, skimming around. | couldn''t let anyone see him like this. | took him to a private


    room on


    the first floor and helped him get a little sober.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    | bent down to put the water on the bedside table when he grabbed my waist. He settled me between his legs, and my gaze went


    down to his lips and then his eyes. His lips were enticing, and | swallowed.


    ‘I could kiss those,’ | wondered when Fox would show up. | rolled my eyes at her.


    ‘Don’t roll your eyes at me!’ she scolded. ‘You were thinking it too,’


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    Drink more water,” | said to distract myself from my thoughts of kissing him. David refused the water.


    “What does Ellis have on all women?” he asked, slurring. | ignored his questions, and | forced it down his throat. He gurgled and


    spit it out.


    “You didn’t answer me,” he said. | thought he’d let go of the matter.


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    Why are men so hell-bent on being with Love Chasia?” | asked. He was taken back a little and looked into my eyes again.


    H


    She''s beautiful, intelligent, and superior. But most of all, she’s just so loving and kind. It’s alluring, | guess,” he pointed out. Love


    was everything | wasn’t. While | wasn’t ugly, | wasn’t on the same level of magnificence as Love Chasia.


    My height was 5’5ft, which might be tall among other species, b was shortpared to the glorious Lycans. Love had bright blue


    eyes, while mine were a standard brown.


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    Has someone told you that your eyes are gorgeous? They resemble chocte... | like chocte,” he said. No, no one told me


    that. | felt my cheeks burn, and | could tell they were pink from the burn.


    “You''re beautiful... Charlotte,” he said sternly, his eyes locked on mine. | didn’t know if it was the alcohol speaking, but he


    sounded genuine, and my heart raced in my chest. | longed to hear those words from Ellis, but | didn’t hear such expressions


    from his lips, not


    even when he was f ucking. | stared into his eyes, allowing a smile on my lips, but | cleared my throat and took a few steps back.


    “Let''s go. Love shouldn''t see you like this, or you''ll lose points with her,” My voice was stern.


    “She ran off,” he said, a little hurt. David got up but soon fell on the bed. | grabbed his arm and dragged him out to his car. |


    drove him to his suite at the Casino since | didn’t know his home address.


    It''s Always Been You


    Love


    Suddenly, it became quiet, and warmth returned to the area before | felt a rustling of leaves, and my heart leaped in my chest. |


    turned my gaze and noticed Ellis’ impressive lycan appear from the forest. | felt fury rush through me, and | turned my face away


    from him.


    | heard him shift into his human form. He took a tentative step towards me. | so wanted to re at him, but | didn’t want to look at


    him... My eyes would venture to his rippled body.


    Hey, Lovely girl,” His lips moved lower and pressed against my back in a kiss. Something within me stirred to life.


    She just came unto me, | swear,”


    Vee,” he called. My lycan snapped at him, and my eyes immediately inspected him. He looked delectable, and his skin glowed


    under the


    moon.


    ‘You don’t owe me an exnation, Ellis. You can f uck whomever you


    want,’ | snapped.


    “|


    -Jl


    Nothing happened between Charlotte and I,” My heart raced at the sincerity in his voice.


    ‘Why are you telling me this?’ | kept my voice indifferent.


    Because | love you, and | want to be with you. | don’t want you to


    think | am still with her,” he said. | was surprised he’d say that so


    casually.


    ‘Well, did you reject her?’ | asked, and he shook his head. Looking hurt. | rolled my eyes, it’s five years ago all over again. He


    couldn’t reject her because her wolf was a weakling and would die. | should


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    ept that he’d never reject her! She''ll always be the woman he can’t get away from.


    “| will the next full moon when the mage gets here, | promise,” he said. | frowned. Ellis involved a mage? He didn’t want her to


    die.


    ‘Ellis, this is-"


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    Ascream erupted not far from us, and Ellis and | shared a nce before we both took off to the sound.


    Lying on the ground under a huge tree, twenty feet from us were two young adults, a boy and a girl. They were lying in a pool of


    blood, with their throats ripped open. The boy’s lifeless eyes peered lifelessly towards the girl, lying next to him. | touched the


    bodies, they were


    warm. 1


    Their bodies are still warm,” | looked up to Ellis who was busy mind- linking.


    “Whoever did this is still in the area,” his voice was chilling and low.


    Go, I''ll be fine,” | assured him. He was hesitant to leave me alone after a murder, but he knew I could take care of myself. Go, |


    mouthed him, and he was gone in a sh. Ellis was incredibly fast for hie


    size.


    | listened closely to the faint sound of a Heartbeat. The girl breathing, but barely. | put pressure on her open wound with my ha


    Ellis, the girl is breathing, but narrowly. | need help,’ | mind-linked him


    Coming. So is help,’


    The girl’s breath was slow. | tried tofort her, but | doubted she heard me.


    “You''ll be fine,” | assured her. Her amber eyes were terrified. Ellis was back, and he got on his knees, assessing the young girl.


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    “Where the f uck is the team,” he growled.


    The patrol and paramedic arrived in the clearing in three minutes. | was given a sweater to wear. | watched as Ellis shouted


    orders to his men. He was furious that this happened within his borders, and no one noticed.


    “We don’t know how this could have happened, Alpha,” A man with an extremelyrge build said. He was of high rank in the


    pack.


    “| want to know who did this, and want them caught,” Ellis all but growled.


    Paramedics put the body of the boy in a ck body bag and loaded it into the ambnce. The girl wasn’t too stable. | heard the


    doctor say it was a 50/50 chance. She lost too much blood, and her wounds were serious.


    Ellis stood to the side talking to his men, and when our eyes met, he dismissed them and walked towards me.


    What happened in the clearing was a scary situation. | can’t imagine being in the shoes of their parents. It is the worst news any


    parent could receive.


    “|


    You good?” Ellis asked, putting an arm around my shoulder as walked away. | nodded. | cast my gaze on my bl oody hands.


    Ellis, before you came to thekeside, | felt like | was being watched, “I told him.


    Ji


    Why didn’t you tell me,” he growled.


    “4


    Don’t be mad at me, please,”


    He took in a breath, ” Baby, I’m not mad at you. I’m worried, it could have been you hurt or killed,” he said gently, noticing | was


    emotional.


    Could it have been a rogue?” | asked quietly. Rogues were outcasts


    in our world. They had no packs of their own because others were banished for crimes or lost their packs to wars. Rogues had


    no anchor to an alpha or pack, so they lost their sanity and relied on their animal instincts. However, a few were strong enough to


    live happily amongst humans.


    “| don’t know. The scent was concealed,” he answered my question after a moment. Only a few shifter could hide their scents as


    it was a difficult thing to do. So whoever attacked those kids must be strong.


    We discussed the attack for a while, and the rest of the way, we went back infortable silence. Ellis was mind-linking. He


    would have a busy night ahead. Rogue attacks weren''t umon amongst shifters, but never this close.


    We arrived at his home, and a sigh left my lips.


    “4


    ‘It''s going to be a long night for you. We should go,” | said, and he nodded.


    Everyone came out to see us off. David already left when we got


    back, and so did Charlotte. Luis and the kids were already by the car after they said goodbye to CC and the rest of the family. |


    was thest to get in, but before | did Ellis grabbed my wrist.


    Our gazes locked, and he caressed my skin gently.


    Butterflies bounced around in my stomach at his touch.


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    Love,” his deep voice gentle and se xy.


    It instantly appealed to me. | couldn’t help but nce down at his lips before meeting his sterling grey eyes.


    “Yes,”


    “Love, it’s always been you... Invariably,” he said as he kissed my


    cheek.


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    My heart thundered in response, and he heard it. Ellis smiled slightly and scrutinized me in the depths of my eyes.


    Have a lovely night,” My voice came out in a whisper. Not looking at anyone else, | got inside the car, and he closed the door. |


    let out a breath | didn’t know | was holding and rubbed my chest.


    ‘It''s always been you,’


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