[Donaldâs Perspective]
It was also because of this that I always overlooked the fact that they were related.
I frowned and asked, âWhat did Elliot tell you?â
âItâs nothing,â Margaret whispered, looking down. âIâm just a little surprised that the two of them know each other. They donât look like the same kind of people.â
I kept looking into Margaretâs eyes.
Margaret finally told the truth. âElliot came to me earlier to plead for Angel, but I didnât agree. He also⦠threatened me.â
âWhat did he do to you?â My eyes suddenly sharpened.
Margaret waved her hand and said, âNo, he didnât do anything to me. I could tell that he didnât mean to hurt me. He was just too concerned about Angel and said something outrageous to me in a hurry.â
âBut it affected you,â I said.
Margaret began to twist her fingers in front of me. âBut he didnât hurt me,â she said. âI know heâs important to you. If you hadnât said you wanted him to send Elizabeth and me away, I might not have talked to you about it. I donât want to cause you any more trouble.â
âWhen did this happen?â
âWhen I was still in the hospital.â Margaret thought for a moment. âThe day I went for training in the morning and met Angel.â
I remembered that day. I had gotten very angry with Angel.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
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I closed my eyes and tried to calm my emotions.
Elliot had always been my best right-hand man, but if even he would hurt Margaret, who else could I trust? For the first time, I felt that I had failed as the Lycan King. Was there something I hadnât done well enough to win the loyalty of my subordinates?
After meeting Margaret, some problems that had never bothered me surfaced. Perhaps because I had feelings, I had a weak spot. And because I had feelings, nothing could be solved simply with reason and correctness.
From the bottom of my heart, I began to examine my problems in dealing with Margaret. As Margaretâs mate, what I should do was offer her protection and support, and not expose her to more suffering.
âDonald?â Margaret asked me anxiously.
âWhy didnât you tell me about this the same day?â I rubbed my eyebrows and tried to make my tone gentle so as not to scare her.
âI donât want to put you in a difficult position,â Margaret said quietly.
âNo, baby, not at all,â I said, meeting Margaretâs eyes. âIâll only be troubled if you donât tell me your thoughts. Iâll solve any problem for you if you tell me.â
Margaret smiled a little sheepishly. âThat sounds a little difficult,â she said. âI was used to solving problems myself.â
âYou can try to rely on me. Trust me.â I touched Margaretâs hair and said, âBaby, is there anything else you havenât told me?â
Margaret shook her head first, as if remembering something. She nodded hesitantly.
I didnât think there really was more. âWho did something to you now?â I asked.
âNot this time, really. It was last night. You left after we had dinner, and then I went up to the room alone and saw Angel in the forest.â
Margaret said, âI wanted to tell you about this, but I didnât have time today. I just remembered.â
Angel. Sure enough, she wouldnât stay where I told her to.
Elliot had probably done something to intercede for her. I couldnât underestimate or ignore this woman anymore.
Her methods always surprised me. I had to send her somewhere far away from Margaret as soon as possible so that her hand could not reach Margaret no matter what.
âI see.â I nodded. âIâll go back and take care of these two things. Iâll send you back to pack, okay? Then Iâll find someone suitable to send you and Elizabeth away.â
The two of us headed back to where weâd been living.
Margaret had moved most of her things to my place earlier, so it was easiest for her to pack there.
When we reached the bedroom, I wasnât in a hurry to leave. Instead, I grabbed Margaret and sat on the sofa with her. She sat on my lap. Her soft long hair brushed against my face, tickling my heart.
If nothing else, this should be our last intimate moment here.
âYouâre the most beautiful girl, Margaret.â I kissed Margaretâs face. âMy mate, the only one in my life. Youâre mine.â
Our lips touched, and our mingled breath was like melted honey or a cool breeze in the forest, fresh, sweet, and wonderful.