Chapter 76


    Chapter 76


    Willow


    Guests were a rare sight in the Emerald Bright Pack, especially those from other first-ranking packs


    that had the fortune to meet with Reuben. However, I never make an appearance in our pack. Well,


    considering


    expected the King’s Beta ould have been expected.


    Reuben’s royal bloodline,it


    Preparing refreshments, I walked into the backyard with a tray, debating on whether or not to send


    an Omega to serve the King’s Beta would seem rude.


    As soon as I stepped into the backyard, my eyesnded on the handsome middle- aged wolf with a


    strong aura, Beta Jin. He and Reuben were standing an arm’s length away from each other,


    engaged in what looked to be a serious conversation.


    “Please, you have toe to the pce with me, Alpha Reuben,” Beta Jin requested. As soon as I


    heard that, I stopped in my tracks. My hand tightened around the tray at the mention of the pce.


    Why did Reuben have to go there? It disturbed me so much that I failed to notice Beta Jin’s eyes


    were already on me.


    He looked me up and down with emotionless eyes. Reuben turned to look at me, blocking Beta Jin’s


    view from my line of sight when he walked over to me. “Reuben, is there a problem?” I asked.


    “It’s nothing,” Reuben shook his head, dismissing any concerns.


    “Then why do you have to go to the pce?” My heart grew restless.


    “It’s just that the Alpha King wants to meet with me,” he remarked casually, but my heart drummed


    in my chest more wildly.


    “Why does the King want to meet with you? Is it because of the marriage contract with E? Or


    because of me?” I didn’t know much, but I was sure that breaking the contract with E, which had


    been under the watchful eyes of the royals, was a huge scandal. While I was a woman whose death


    decree had been dispatched six years ago, who had given birth to the children of an Alpha with


    royal blood. I was still alive and a criminal in the eyes of the royals. “Do they want to kill me?” I


    asked quietly, looking into Reuben’s eyes.


    Reuben’s expression faltered as he stepped closer to me. “No one can touch you, Willow,” his voice


    was low, but the obsession in his tone and eyes went beyond anything I could have ever imagined.


    “Whether it was a storm or blustering wind it has to pass me first before it even has a chance of


    touching your hair. Do you


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    understand me?” he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, gazing deeply into my eyes. I nodded in


    response. “I will be back,” he kissed my forehead.


    I looked up at him with a smile, “Come back soon.”


    He nodded and left with Beta Jin, leaving Oran and Bix to look after the pack. I kept staring in the


    direction he had gone, feeling sad. I didn’t want him to leave.


    “He will be back,” Oran stated, pulling me out of my thoughts. I blinked up at him and nodded.


    “Those look delicious. Mind if I have some?” He eyed the cookies on the tray.


    “You can have them all,” I smiled, passing him the te of cookies.


    “Wow, these are as delicious as they used to be six years ago, Willow,” Oran grinned, quickly eating


    all of them one after another.


    I giggled, “Thank you, I have two jars at home, I will send you one of them over for you if you’d like.”


    “Really? Now are you sure I can’t talk you into letting me steal the kids’ share too,’ he teased with a


    laugh.


    “Sure,” we bothughed together.


    “If they’re that delicious, how about you eat the te too,” Bix’s voice our happy conversation.


    interrupted


    Oran froze mid-bite and nced at Bix’s unpleasant expression for a couple of seconds, only to


    awkwardly put the cookies back on the tray. I blinked at him, giving up on eating the cookies. What


    was going on? I looked between them with confused eyes. Why was Bix unhappy? Was it because


    Oran ate the cookies? Could it be that he wanted some too and was annoyed that Oran had eaten


    them all?


    Clearing my throat, I picked up a cup of coffee to offer Bix. “Would coffee?”


    you


    like some


    He looked at the coffee then back to Oran. “Give it to him, he seems to be very hungry,” he said


    before walking away with a frown,pletely puzzling me.


    “Did I do something to annoy him?” I murmured but I had a feeling that he actually was not pis sed


    off at me but Oran. Not that I could understand the why of it?


    Oran rubbed his cheek. “Don’t pay attention to him,” he advised.


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    I nodded, wanting to put the cup back on the tray, but I stumbled while turning around, and the hot


    coffee was about to burn my hand. The cup slipped from my grasp, I braced myself for the pain of


    the burn. However, neither the cup nor the coffee fell from my hand. Instead, they remained


    suspended in mid-air, surprising


    me.


    How was this possible?


    That’s when I turned my attention to find Bix’s hand that was shining. My eyes widened to see him


    using magic! He had stopped the coffee from burning my hand at the exact right moment.


    “Are you a hybrid?” I gasped. How had I never known about this? Yet seeing Oran’s expression was


    enough to confirm that I was the only one that did not know about it. Reuben likely knew about it


    too.


    Bix took a step back, clearly surprised that he had identally exposed his powers. However, that


    was the moment that his nose started to bleed.


    “Your…” I gasped but before I could say anything a wind passed by me that was none other than


    Oran. He had already dashed closer to Bix at lightning speed and pressed a handkerchief to Bix’s


    nose.


    Put


    “Calm down,” Oran whispered as Bix’s surprised eyes locked on Oran’s sudden move. Oran’s


    smiling face that had been put on disy in front of me hadpletely changed at the sight of Bix


    bleeding. In reality he looked exactly the same as Reuben at that point.


    Bix looked at me watching the two of them closel


    and pulled away from Oran. “I can do it.” With that he left with the piece of cloth pressed over his


    nose, but Oran still followed him.


    I watched as both of their backs vanished while my thoughts whirled. What was this tension


    between the two of them? It turned out that Bix was half werewolf and


    half wizard!


    Later that day, after I had finished working on my designs, I got ready to leave for the Wade Moon


    Pack before going to the restaurant to meet Walter.


    As soon as I parked my car in front of the packhouse and got out, Sky-showed up out of nowhere


    and hugged me happily. “Willow!”


    I giggled, “Were you hiding somewhere and waiting for me?”


    “Of course! After I received your message that you wereing to visit, I couldn’t


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    stay calm!” he eximed, he started chatting about my escape, return, and my issues with Reuben


    as we entered the packhouse together.


    After understanding everything I exined, Skymented, “I still don’t like him seeing he came


    awfully close to killing me the other day, but as long as he loves you I’m fine with it,” he dryly


    remarked. I chuckled, shaking my


    head.


    “Where is the Alpha?” I asked, noticing Sky’s expression immediately change. “Is something wrong?


    Did you two have another argument?” I raised my brows in


    concern.


    “Actually, I feel like Dad…” Sky began, but before he could finish his sentence, Alpha Benjamin’s


    voice called out from the dining room. “Willow,e here, girl.”


    “Let’s go,” Sky led me inside, and he didn’t finish his words anymore.


    Upon entering, Alpha Benjamin and Beta Ken warmly weed and hugged me. As expected, the


    Alpha had no intention of letting me go without having lunch with him. Despite the tensions of the


    past few days, the conversation was lively, and the dining room was filled with a cheerful


    atmosphere.


    “Willow, why is it that you have suddenlye to visit this old man? There has to be a reason,


    right?” The Alpha knowingly raised an eyebrow.


    “You are right,” I smiled sheepishly. “Actually, I remembered something from the “Actually, I


    remembered something from the past, Alpha,” I confessed, only to be startled by Alpha Benjamin


    suddenly dropping a spoon on a te.


    I looked at his wide eyes as he slowly looked at me. “What did


    you remember?”


    “Actually, I only remembered a little bit where Dad and you were ying chess. Mom came in with


    refreshments and I identally knocked the ss of water onto the chessboard that you two were


    ying,” I exined.


    Alpha’s eyes color changed and his eyes widened, “Do you remember anything more?” his voice


    was low.


    I shook my head. “Honestly, it’s the first time I remember something from the past, and it also


    helped me recall what my mom and dad looked like,” my voice held excitement at finally recalling


    my parents’ appearance. Though I did not see the same excitement in the Alpha’s face. “Is there


    something wrong, Alpha?”


    “No…” he shook his head and managed to smile, “It’s just I am shocked that after forgetting nearly


    everything you suddenly recalled something…”


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    “I am shocked too,” my heart beated wildly in my chest, “Seeing you there in memory was really


    unexpected, Alpha. You seemed really close friends with my dad!”


    Sky and Beta Ken watched the both of us in silence. Alpha Benjamin’s lips also curled lightly. “Yes,


    your dad George and I were best friends.


    “Alpha, can you tell me more about my parents? Maybe it will help me remember some more


    things!” Over the past few years, whenever I met with the Alpha, I always asked him different things


    about my parents.


    He was silent for a couple of seconds then continued eating while replying, “Like I told you, your


    parents were a very peace-loving couple. There is not much to tell. During the daytime, George


    would be driving and doing small tasks for me, but at night we were drinking partners and yed


    chess. The day I tasted the delicious food made by your mom, Eloise, I immediately hired her as a


    full-time cook in the packhouse. She was a kind and beautiful woman, just like you,” he smiled at


    me.


    about my pare, but he told me every


    me remember mor 3.


    It was the story time that warmed my heart again, hearing


    and peaceful life. Only now I doubted that it would help Everyone returned to eating and chatted


    about other stuff like the pack’s security, the mysterious attacks that were still a threat to the pack,


    but Sky seemed to be lost in thought.


    Even though I wished to stay longer, I had to take my leave because I had to meet Walter at the


    restaurant. As soon as I left the Wade Moon territory, I received a call from Wyatt and Lori’s


    kindergarten teacher.


    It was not unusual for me to get calls from their kindergarten teachers. Usually, they wished to


    comin about my children’s naughtiness. However, that was past. This was the first time I


    received a call from this kindergarten teacher which surprised me. I had thought that Wyatt and Lori


    were fitting in perfectly at this kindergarten, so I was puzzled as to why the teacher was calling me.


    I immediately put the phone on speaker while driving, but before I could say hello, the nervous voice


    of the female teacher came from the other end of the line.


    “Am I talking to Miss Willow?”


    “Yes, it’s me.”


    “I…I am really sorry, but today we brought the children on a field trip, and Wyatt and Lori have


    disappeared!”


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