Chapter 13 Adrian's POV For five years, I had been searching for Natalia, but I had never heard from her. I had no idea where she was. No one found any traces of her or the direction she took in the forest when she left this pack. "Adrian" I heard a voice calling out to me with a soft tone. I emerged from my thoughts and turned my attention to the person who was standing at the door of my office room. She walked in with an innocent grin on her face. "Lynda," I uttered and rubbed my forehead. She had been with me for the past five years. Three years ago, when my father made me the head Alpha of this pack, she wanted to be my Luna. For th Nevertheless, she accepted my decision and conveyed to me that she was not with me out of greed; she only desired to be with me. She was a really good woman. Maybe too good for me. "Adrian, I heard you are leaving our pack today to attend tomorrow's annual party of the werewolf council, where Alpha and Luna from all the major packs will be attending," Lynda said. I leaned against my chair behind the desk and gave a nod to her. "Hmm." I observed her as she lowered her head. I frowned at her and asked, "What?" "Will you take me this year?" I was taken aback by her question. As opposed to being a question, it was more of a request. I wanted to say 'No' to her, but then I saw her teary eyes, as she had already understood my answer. I could not help but say that I would take her with me. "I will." She looked shocked, as if she did not expect that. She rushed to me and bent down. "Thank you so much." When she was ready to give me a hug, I raised my hand to prevent her from doing so. "I have some stuff to do before leaving. So you should go and pack your things now." She nodded her head. She appeared to be a little bit sad. She then turned around and left my office. It was not the first time I made an excuse to stay away from her. I did not know why, but I had not slept with Lynda either. The next day, I arrived at the hall with Lynda, where the party was going on. My sole purpose in coming here was to perform the responsibilities that come with being the leader of my pack. It was no ordinary party; rather, it was an annual gathering where every pack got together for just the reason of getting acquainted with each other and in As soon as I walked into the party, I noticed that everyone's eyes immediately drove to me, and they immediately became silent. As the possessor of that power, I had the ability to shut down even the members of the council. My own efforts were responsible for instilling both fear an For the purpose of introducing their families, many Alphas came to 1. me. Most of them came with their daughters. I was not a foolish man. Their intention was not unknown to me. I knew what they were up. to. They hoped that I would marry one of their daughters. The othe I ignored them and looked around the hall. To my surprise, someone else drew my attention. I was on the verge of losing my calm when I finally found the woman I had been looking for with all my might. 'Natalia!' I was shocked to look at her. Suddenly, the woman I had been thinking about for all of these years was standing right in front of me! My wolf went crazy as well. I almost forgot about Lynda and rushed. in Natalia's direction. "Adrian?" I could hear Lynda calling me. But the woman who captured my attention did not allow me to glance at Lynda, despite the fact that I could hear Lynda's voice coming from behind me. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ƒind ηøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. My legs were straining toward her, almost as if they were being pulled. I came to a halt when I noticed that she was conversing with a few women in my pack. My eyes were intently scrutinizing her. 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