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Chapter 11: HE DIDN'T ASK FOR PERMISSION

When he took Julia as his chosen mate, he swore that he would treat Emily well and think of her as his own daughter. He then remained true to his word because he had an ulterior motive.

 

But, he got carried away and forgot the fact that Dawn also needed him. He was her father. Yet, it was hard to even look at her when she was a splitting image of her mother. His own daughter reminded him of his dead mate and his failure as an alpha, because he couldn't protect her.

 

So even though it started subtly, with time, he began drifting away from Dawn surely.

 

However, now that Dawn was no longer with him, he felt his world come crumbling down. He couldn't care less about Julia and Emily. He didn't even see them as family.

 

Even so, Tony knew his statement earlier was uncalled for.

 

"Where is your mother?" Tony asked Emily, who looked upset. She averted her gaze when he talked with her, indicating that she had learned about the fight between the two of them.

 

It was Julia's habit to involve others in their fights and most of the time, it would be Emily and Dawn.

 

"She is inside the bedroom." Emily lowered her head. "What you said was not nice. I can understand if you can't think of me as your daughter, but I…"

 

"Later," Alpha Tony cut her off. He didn't want to listen to her pity party right now. At the end of the day, she had done something vile to his precious daughter and it would be hard for him to look at her without feeling animosity.

 

Emily was surprised by how dismissive her father was, but she didn't say anything and watched how he entered the room and slammed the door close behind him.

 

The situation at home was not great and when she went looking for Blake, he refused to see her. Beta Jason said to give him some space, because he was still upset about Dawn leaving suddenly.

 

However, wasn't she the one pregnant with his child? Why didn't he care about her? Emily was furious with everything.

 

She went to Dawn's bedroom, wanting to destroy everything that held any sensible value for Dawn, but to her surprise. All of her important things were gone.

 

"Did she take them all?" Emily frowned. Dawn left very quickly and she was even unconscious when the Alpha from the north took her, thus how could she bring all of her belongings?

 

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The closer they got to the north, the harder the route became and the colder the weather seemed.

 

For someone like Dawn, who wasn't used to this kind of weather, it felt like she was going to turn into an ice cube. She curled herself inside the carriage, buried herself under thick blankets. She glanced outside and watched how those beasts walked in this cold weather as if it was nothing.

 

"How can they do that?" Dawn's teeth were chattering. She gasped when someone opened the carriage door and a gush of cold wind entered. She felt like her face would freeze.

 

It was most likely Zenith.

 

The Alpha frowned when he saw her condition.

 

"Cold?" Zenith asked.

 

Of course! Do you think I buried myself under the blankets because I wanted to be a cinnamon roll?!

 

Dawn glared at him, but she immediately corrected her behavior, afraid this alpha would throw her out of the carriage.

 

"Y- yes…" Dawn stuttered when she answered him.

 

"Weird."

 

Dawn frowned. He is the weird one, okay. She felt tired and didn't want to engage in a conversation with him, thus she closed her eyes, but her body was still trembling.

 

Hm? What is he doing?

 

Dawn heard the rustling sound and felt the blanket being lifted up. She immediately opened her eyes and was ready to snap when suddenly she felt his body against hers.

 

"Better?" His gruff voice was in her ear. He put his arms around her body and literally cuddled her, surrounding her with his frame.

 

His body was very warm. This was even better than the thick blankets, especially when he caressed her back.

 

But…

 

"W- wait, wait, what are you doing?" Dawn blushed when his face was so close to hers. Heavens! She heard stories about his cruelty, but she had never heard about how handsome he was. Dang. She was being vain now.

 

"Warming you."

 

"Oh…"

 

Dawn didn't know how to reply to that, but why did it sound a little bit seductive? Probably her mind was a little bit frozen because of this cold weather.

 

"You should ask for my permission first…" Dawn murmured.

 

"I don't ask permission," Zenith replied begrudgingly.

 

Dawn was speechless when she heard that, but then to be honest, she couldn't resist this warmth. His scent was… very nice and the way he caressed her back was also nice. Despite his cold and intimidating demeanor, his touch was comforting and this helped her drift into sleep.

 

However, Dawn stood with what she said, he should ask permission first, thus as a little revenge, she stuck her cold feet against him, which made him flinch a little bit when he felt her freezing skin and she sneaked her palms against his chest.

 

Feeling satisfied, she snuggled against him.

 

Soon enough, her breathing became even and she fell asleep so fast, while out there, the wind was howling loudly like the crying of a banshee.

 

Once Zenith was sure that she had fallen asleep, he loosened his arms around her a little bit, so he could see her face. He stared at her for a while. This was the face that he had been longing for. She was breathing now… she was in his arms now and that was all he cared about.

 

Zenith lowered his head and pressed his lips against hers. Her lips were cold and he needed to warm them too.

 

Just like he said, he didn't have the habit of asking for permission.

 

 


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Chapter 12: WELCOME TO THE NORTH

In the dimly lit carriage, Zenith watched Dawn's sleeping face. She was just as he remembered, if not better.

 

She had this long black hair like a raven and small lips that tasted very sweet. Her cheeks, her skin, her beautiful black eyes, her pointed nose, everything was the same as how she looked in his memories.

 

Zenith traced her cheek and then ran his fingers through her hair. He felt her silky hair between his fingers and he longed for this feeling. He couldn't help but brush his nose against hers, breathing in her scent and felt the peace spread into his whole being.

 

She was his salvation, but he was her blight.

 

Zenith kissed her lips again. He wanted to devour her whole and make her his. A ceremony would be held once they arrived in the pack.

 

The next morning, Dawn was awake because it was too warm. She was sweating a little bit right now and when she moved her body, she felt these strong arms tighten around her. She frowned and opened her eyes to find Zenith was actually hugging her, he slept peacefully and being this close with him made her blush.

 

She lifted her head and watched his sleeping face. This alpha was actually less scary and intimidating when he was sleeping and she stood with her opinion; he was too handsome to be called a monster from the north.

 

What a pity he had a bad reputation among the people.

 

In the end, Dawn spent a few more moments appreciating the beauty before her eyes, until she felt Zenith stir awake. Immediately, she pretended to be asleep.

 

Dawn didn't know why she resorted to pretending. Maybe because their current position was a little bit awkward. She didn't know what kind of conversation she should have with him either. In that case, pretending to be asleep was the easiest way out.

 

Dawn could feel his arms that wrapped around her body loosen and then his body move away from hers. She heard a rustling sound and then a kiss on her lips before he finally left the carriage.

 

Wait.

 

"Did he just… kiss me?" Dawn opened her eyes in shock. How could he take advantage of her when she was sleeping?!

 

Dawn sat down immediately, not knowing what to do or feel about this. This alpha was getting bolder!

 

However, when she met him again for dinner, Dawn didn't say anything about the kiss. She had pretended to be asleep after all and the alpha didn't seem to act unusual. He was as cold as ever, as if nothing could bother him, as if he didn't just do something inappropriate.

 

"We will arrive tomorrow if there is no blizzard," Zenith informed Dawn when they had their dinner together. It was deer meat again and Dawn ate it gleefully. He was right, this meat could be her favorite.

 

"Oh, okay…" Dawn stretched out her hand and Zenith pushed a waterskin closer to her, as if he knew she wanted to grab it. "You have not yet introduced me to the other warriors." Dawn had seen the same warriors during their journey, but she didn't know their names.

 

The warriors treated her politely, but they were very withdrawn, as if they didn't want to be around her unless it wasn't necessary. And this made Dawn a little bit hesitant to talk to them. She felt rejected.

 

"You don't need to know them," Zenith said curtly.

 

"Why?" Dawn frowned.

 

"They are barbaric."

 

Dawn almost choked on her meat. If those warriors were barbaric, what about him as their alpha?! Logically speaking, wouldn't he be worse than them in that case?

 

"What about you? Shouldn't I be worried about you more?" Dawn bit her tongue for actually letting out the question slip past her lips, and quickly glanced at him to see his response to that.

 

Zenith was already looking at her. He stared at her deeply, his blue eyes almost turned dark under the moonless night, as the fire reflected in them.

 

"Finish your meal before you worry about anything else," Zenith said. He didn't answer her question and she was not allowed to get close to any warriors there.

 

Dawn bit into her meat silently. She wondered what kind of life that was waiting for her once they arrived in the northern pack. She only heard scary rumors surrounding it.

 

The next day went uneventful. Later that night, Zenith came to the carriage again to warm her up. They didn't really have a conversation, because her attempt for one would be shut down with lightning speed.

 

But in the morning, Dawn found herself alone and later in the afternoon, they finally arrived at the north pack.

 

This pack was actually better than she imagined. No. It was actually better than her own pack. The gates of the fortress were very tall, until she felt like it would reach the sky. There were three gates that they had to go through before they entered the pack.

 

This strong protection was necessary since this part of the kingdom used to be attacked by monsters very often.

 

The life inside the fortress was actually very lively. The number of the pack members was far greater than her own pack. Why did nobody talk about this? Why did the rumor always say they lived in a pack that was no different from a graveyard?

 

Dawn was in awe, she watched the bustling streets and the houses. People would lower their heads and stop whatever they were doing in the presence of the alpha, who led the entourage in his beast form. It was easy to distinguish the alpha because of his black fur and how big his beast was.

 

The entourage took three hours to reach the pack house and once they arrived, there were a bunch of people, who had been waiting for them.

 

Zenith personally fetched Dawn and helped her to get off the carriage.

 

"Welcome to the north," the alpha said.

 

 

 

 

 


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