Chapter 43
Fred and Roaxana exchanged nces, their attention shifting to Hope, as Logan’s jaw was visibly tightened. It seemed Henry
was privy to information beyond the expected, leaving an unspoken tension lingering in the air.
“Is it tue, Hope?” Roaxana asked with a slight furrow.
Hope fiddled with her fingers, wondering what she should answer; given the fact that she could not utter anything in front of
them.
“You are right, Henry.” Logan brought their attention to him. “Daniel was Hope’s mate. However, he cheated on her with Hope’s
stepsister,” he asserted.
“That’s so bad,” Roaxana remarked and asked Hope if she didn’t p them for cheating
on you.
“| did on my wife’s behalf,” Logan stated and brought the wine ss close to his mouth.
Hope felt relieved as Logan handled everything well. She peered at him, who enjoyed the wine.
“Is that the reason why Hope’s family wasn’t present in the reception?” Fred queried.
“Yep. They all treated my wife badly. | didn’t want such people to be in our reception and ruin Hope’s mood,” Logan exined to
them.
Henry felt that Daniel did hide a lot of things from him. Logan seemed to know Hope for a while and there was nothing like a
contract marriage between them. He wanted to ask about it from Logan, but he felt that it would escte a tension between
them.
“Well, we are happy for our brother. He got the best woman and he’s happy with her,” Fred said with a smile.
Roaxana agreed with him. She asked Hope if she wanted to drink more.
“Yes.
“No.”
Hope and Logan responded at the same time. She nced at her husband, thinking why he refused for her to drink.
“She cannot hold more wine. One ss is enough for her,” Logan asserted. Hope pouted her lips as she wanted to drink more.
“But Hope wants to drink,” Henry opined. “Let her drink. It’s not like anyone will take advantage of her if she gets drunk,” he
muttered.
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“Yes. It''s such a nice wine, made of the grapes from this vineyard. Let me drink, please,” Hope requested and peered at him with
her doe eyes.
“Let''s go. Logan pulled her up by arm and told his cousins he would see themter in the evening.
“Where are we going?” Hope asked as Logan dragged her along with him.
“Those two are so in love,” Roaxana said as she joined her both hands together.
“| don’t think so,” Henry chuckled and poured another ss of wine for himself.
“Slow down. | cannot walk fast,” Hope said and finally Logan slowed. “Why did you stop me from drinking?” Sheined.
“Because you be a different person after drinking. Last time, you threw yourself on me. I’m a gentleman, who held myself
back,” Logan proimed as he let go her hand.
“You are lying.” Hope didn’t trust his statement. She would never throw herself on him.
“| have no reason to lie from you,” Logan stated. “I''ll show you a unique ce here,” he changed the topic of their conversation.
“This ce is beautiful- filled with greenary and fresh air from the tree,” Hope asserted with a smile. “Grandpa loves gardening |
believe,” she added.
“Yeah, he does,” Logan stated.
“Your cousins are quite nice,” Hope affirmed.
“Yeah, they are. However, Henry is not that good. So, don’t trust his words. He is kind of jealous of me and has always been
interested knowing my life. But that’s another issue. He is kind of a yer.” Logan wanted Hope to make him aware of Henry.
Judging by his looks, everyone thought him to be a gentleman, but he wasn’t.
“Do you mean he ys with the women’s hearts?” Hope asked for more rification.
“Yes. He h ooks up, sleeps with any beautiful woman he sees and then just shifts to another one,” Logan affirmed.
“| understand,” Hope replied. “I didn’t know he would also be a jerk,” she muttered.
Logan ended up smiling to hear herment. “Why did you never attend a ball before?” he inquired her.
“| couldn’t miss my part-time job,” Hope answered. “Also, what would | even done in the ball? No one would have danced with
me. | asked Daniel once and he said he was busy
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at work. I’m sure he must be having fun with some woman.” She scoffed at her foolishness.
“Go this time,” Logan replied.
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“Oh. Then, what will | even do in the ball? | don’t wish to stand alone,” Hope murmured.
“You are young, Hope. You should enjoy every moment of your life,” Logan suggested to her. Hope slowed down while he walked
ahead of her. That one statement deeply hit Hope as she felt she never enjoyed such events in her life.
Running after him, she held his hand and smiled at him. “What about you? You aren’t old either,” she murmured.
“| have done a lot of fun during my university days,” Logan truthfully told her.
“With Olivia?” Hope arched her eyebrow.
“Yeah.” Logan didn’t remained quiet this time and epted it.
“You call me your present, yet you stop yourself from opening up to me. | mean, you could have ditched your work for me to
come to ball with me. But | understand. You are a businessman and an ambitious person,” Hope stated.
Thatment in itself sounded like a taunt to him. However, he wanted to surprise her on her college ball.
“I''ll definitely have fun this time in the ball then,” Hope said with a determined tone. She didn’t care whether Logan woulde
or not.
Suddenly, her feet came to halt as Logan stopped walking too. She looked ahead and saw a treehouse. “Oh my G od! A tree
house!” This was her first time witnessing it and she ran toward it.
Logan chuckled and asked her to slow down. But Hope didn’t listen to him and reached up at the treehouse. “Wow! Everything
appears so beautiful here,” Hope proimed, looking as far as she could. Logan also reached up and stood next to her.
“Can you see theke over there?” Logan pointed at his right. Hope gazed in that direction and nodded at him.
“Yeah, | can,” Hope replied. A smile carved on her lips. “Who built this treehouse?” she queried.
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“| built it with my Dad on my 11th birthday,” Logan answered. “I started transforming into a Lycan beast at that time. So, during
my rut, | wanted a ce in nature to calm myself,” he added.
“The rut disappears after you mate,” Hope replied.
“Not in case of Lycans. Ites appearing frequently. However, | got a control over it within two years,” Logan answered.
“Then, | don’t affect you. | mean, if you undergo rut, you will just control yourself!?” Hope inquired.
“| think | don’t have a reason to control my rut near you since you are my wife. However, | don’t wish to harm you during rut. The
pheromones are quite high during the rut period, Logan stated.
Hope held his hands and inched closer to him. “Logan, don’t hold yourself from the next time. If you experience rut, you can
show me your extreme,” she proimed. A thought rushed in her mind if he ever mated with Olivia. Though, his past should not
matter to him, but she could not help to think about it.
“| never did it with Olivia. | wanted do everything with her after we would get married,” Logan responded to her. Hope met his
gaze and felt kind of relieved to hear him.
She wrapped her arms around him. “Logan. | don’t wish to leave your life after a year. | just want to be with you. | truly want you
to fall in love with me, Hope couldn’t hold her feelings, which had a certain fear.
Logan knitted his brows together. “I do like you. | cannot guarantee what will happen in the future,” he truthfully told Hope.
“Moon Goddess will not separate us. She has brought us closer for a reason,” Hope said with a positive response. She withdrew
from him and smiled at him. “You know you are the best thing that has happened to me. My salvation and my fate,” Hope
pronounced.
Logan felt something strange in his heart to hear her. He couldn’t believe in Hope’s life. his importance had increased this much.
Hope tip-toed and kissed him on his lips. “I never felt this way before. | think I’m falling in love with you,” she confessed.
Logan didn’t stop himself from kissing her and imed her lips. They nibbled each other''s lips slowly, their bodies connecting
close to each other.
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