Chapter 22: Chapter Twenty Two

Just when I was about to open my mouth, a familiar voice interrupted us.

I'm not sulking. He paused and said again, And don't even think about mentioning that thing to Bella.

It was Aiden.

My eyes widened after seeing him. Wasn't he reluctant to come inside this place Then how come he dared to enter without any hesitation

As soon as our eyes met, he averted his gaze and coughed awkwardly. Show us the way.

An amused smile formed on Owen's lips. Oh So Mr. Pig finally realized that ignoring me be any good

Mr. Pig! What the hell!

I looked at my husband in disbelief. Never in the world I had imagined that someone would call him like that. Why would his own cousin call him a pig What exactly happened between these two guys

Aiden sensed my gaze, and veins popped on his forehead. I told you don't say that in front of my wife!

Mr. Owen, can you tell me, please J was really curious now.

Bella! Aiden warned me, but for the first time ever since I got married to him, I wanted to go against his words and understand what exactly happened.

This time, even Ethan couldn't hold his laughter. He chuckled, but when Aiden glared at him, the former coughed to hide his amusement.

Okay, okay. Let's get inside. This thing… Owen awkwardly looked at his cousin, who was fuming in anger, and shook his head. If I say anything more, there will be a bloodbath. Better you ask him later.

At first, I wasn't that curious. I could've ignored it. But seeing my husband's funny reaction to 'Mr. Pig,' I was curious as hell! I really wanted to know more about it!

I turned back to Aiden and looked at him with puppy dog eyes. My eyes shine exactly like those cute little girls in an anime. Stars glistened all around my eyes, creating a small Milky way that was enough to attract anyone's attention.

Aiden seemed to be frozen for a while after being seen by expression and averted his eyes for the second time, avoiding my gaze. No matter how many times you look at me with those eyes, I won't tell you!

I paused my steps and squinted my eyes at the man walking in front of me. Even puppy dog eyes didn't work on this guy.

Fine, I will use a different technique, but I will make sure to find out what exactly happened!

Four of us continued to walk until the forest road ended. Right before my eyes, I could see people walking down the street and a few cars lined up ahead beside the road. I had already started to hear their murmurs. Some of them even laughed while buying a bunch of vegetables from the shops on my right.

A few couples were also seen on the left side with their kids, searching for the baby clothes. Many of them were carrying little werewolves cradled in their arms.

The environment looked so pleasant that I couldn't help but stare at it for a while. This pack seemed to be as lively as me and my husband's place!

Let me show you around, yeah Owen said, smiling at me.

I could only nod.

My husband's cousin pointed his fingers at the right side and said, This is the market place. You can buy all the groceries you need from here. Then he shifted his finger toward the left. This is the marketplace for clothes, especially for the kids under 15. He paused and thought for a while before smiling at me. Aren't you pregnant You can buy wool from here and make something for your baby. Perhaps four little woolen shoes would be the best.

Instantly, the image formed in my mind making my heart filled with warmth. I could imagine a little werewolf poking around in mine and Aiden's house with little colorful woolen shoes.

I really wanted this kid to be born early!

Even Aiden seemed to be affected by this sentence. The cold face of his changed as I warm smile adorned his lips.

There will be shops, and even malls here. We have theatres, which Aiden lacks in his pack. Owen clicked his tongue as he glanced at my husband. You serious guy, you should at least make changes now that you've got a wife and a baby coming up.

Aiden ignored him and grabbed my wrist, intending to walk ahead. He seemed to simply ignore the presence of this vile cousin of his.

When Owen saw this, he instantly jumped before Aiden and flashed a fake apologetic smile. My my, you're so easily provoked. I'm sorry. I have to show something to your wife before you take her away. Then his expression changed and became gentle as he glanced at me. Come with me, my dear.

Aiden's face darkened, and he was only a second away from hitting his cousin when I decided to interrupt. I coughed and tugged his sleeves. Let it go, husband. I still have to know more about this place.

My husband's eyes darted at me when I said husband and widened. Say that again!

I face-palmed myself. I shouldn't have decided to coax this person. Was he pretending to be angry at his cousin just to get the word 'husband' out of my lips

I glared at him and turned toward Owen. Please, lead the way.

Owen smiled. You've changed, dear cousin. We walked, and walked, until we reached a place. He paused before a restaurant and said, Bella, you'll work here as a manager. This work is easy, and you just have to take money from the customers. You won't have to move and serve others as a waitress. So it will be perfect for you and your child.

I nodded in understanding. If I was pretending to be a resident here, I would have to show that by working here.

Aiden had spent the entire day with me that day before heading off to Endoro pack. Even though he could have stayed with me, he was still an Alpha. He just couldn't ignore his pack for long, and it would raise suspicion of others. So he left as soon as it was dawn with Ethan.

I spent half a month in this place, but I never met that fake husband with whom I had to pretend. I worked as manager in this restaurant and lived in a double storey house all alone. If it weren't for Aiden's call every night before sleeping, I would've felt lonely and depressed.

I think this well until the full moon day all over again, reminding me of Aiden. Last time, I had spent this day with Ethan. But today, I was all alone in a strange place. My heart suddenly felt empty as I stripped off of my clothes and transformed into my original werewolf form automatically before stepping out of the house I'm staying in.

Last time too, I didn't get to spend this time with Aiden at our home. And this time too, I was away from him. I wondered when I would be able to spend such an important night with my husband. I hadn't even seen his original form yet!

Just then, a voice called out to me. Mrs. Davis!

I turned back to see a familiar blond colored werewolf with a touch of brown highlights on his fur. This person couldn't be more familiar. Owen. I nodded at him and continued to walk on the street filled with people in their original forms.

It's necessary to have a partner at this time. So I figured I should. Accompany you.

Don't you have your family

He shrugged. I really don't. My wife died right before she was about to give birth. So no child or wife. I'm all alone.

My mood fell deep in the ice after hearing that. A wave of sadness washed over my heart.

Hey, you don't have to be depressed about it, Owen said. It happened years ago.

Oh.

But Owen didn't want to stop. Back then, I had thought that Aiden was responsible for killing my family. That's why we had a feud.

I turned toward him in surprise. I didn't think he would reveal this to me.

But things happened, and it was resolved. It turned out, there was a serial killer around the town exactly when my pregnant wife was in the town to purchase her meds. For the first time ever since I met this guy, his expression turned solemn as he stared at the distance with squinted eyes. The worst thing was that the killer was human. And the reason why I had assumed it was Aiden was because of his anger issues. I'm sure you've heard about this, don't you

More like, I was the only person who could calm him down. But this wasn't something I won't tell everyone. It was a secret between me, Aiden, and his entire pack. So I simply nodded.

So I just assumed that since he was in the town at that time he might have killed my family. Owen sighed. If all the and you the truth back then that killer was a human…

I don't understand. Why was a human able to kill your wife Weren't humans supposed to be weaker than werewolves

A pregnant werewolf is weaker than an infant. All her energy is usually used for the baby in the womb. Owen gave me a sly smile. Isn't that why he was so desperate to send you here