Chapter 27

It didn't take Alpha Brentwood long to find his fated mate with his powerful beast. He found her working as a waiter at a small restaurant in Flinstone.

Halsey, his fated mate, looked even more beautiful than the first time he'd seen her. Her short raven hair now falls past her shoulder, reaching below her back.

The moment Alpha Brentwood walked into the store, Halsey, serving two couples coffee, looked up to see him.

She walked over to the counter, putting down the coffee pot mug, took off the apron, and went through the back door.

Alpha Brentwood knew she wanted him to follow her.

He goes to the back, too, to see Halsey standing with her back turned.

"We can't be together, so please return wherever you're coming from." Halsey spun around as she sensed he was behind her.

It pains Halsey to say so, but she is doing it now to protect him from her own darkness. Hasley feared Alpha Brentwood would be terrified of her once he saw the inhuman side of her and, of course, found out that she was a murderer for killing Brandon.

"I'm not returning home without you and my daughter by my side." Alpha Brentwoods walked straight towards her.

"You don't understand, I'm not—" Before Halsey could finish what she was saying, Alpha Brentwood placed a piece of cloth soaked in an herb for her to pass out.

He gently held her in his arms and took her to his car.

His little sister was sent to retrieve her daughter.

Hours Later

Halsey woke up to find herself in the most luxurious room she had ever seen.

She hurriedly came off the bed, not remembering how she got here or who brought her.

She looked at the time and saw it was 6 pm. Aria's school ended at 3 pm. She was 3 hours late. Aria must be waiting for her and worried why she hasn't picked her up.

Halsey fished her phone from her pocket, checking for any missed calls from the teacher ringing her to pick up her daughter.

Suddenly, she heard her daughter scream outside of the opulent room, with shiny tile and expensive furniture.

Her claws emerged beneath her fingers, and her eyes shifted into the beast-like form, dashing outside the room.

She ran into another grand deluxe room to see her daughter playing with the young dark-haired girl she had seen at the Alpha Brentwood apartment.

"Mommy, what happened to your eye?" Her daughter stopped playing with Dahlia when she saw her.

Seeing that her daughter was not in harm, Halsey turned around, frightened that her daughter had seen the inhuman side of her, to make it go away.

As she did, she saw Alpha Brentwood, and she froze for he had now seen the true sight of her.

She lowered her head, not wanting to look him in the eyes after he had seen her for what she truly is.

"Take Aria downstairs into the kitchen for some ice cream," Alpha Brentwood told Dahlia.

"Yes, brother," said Dahlia.

With her head kept lowered, Halsey watched Dahlia take her daughter from the house, now learning that she was Alpha Brentwood's sister.

She soon felt foolish for leaving his apartment, believing she was his girlfriend.

"Halsey, look at me," Alpha Brentwood said as Dahlia and Aria left the room.

Halsey spun around, still afraid to look at him, for he now knew that she wasn't like him.

"You see, I'm not normal. I have claws like an animal and eyes as well," said Halsey.

"And also, I'm a murderer for killing Brandon."

Alpha Brentwood smiled, pleased that his fated mate had realized she wasn't human; however, he still needed to inform her of her true identity, as she remained unaware that she was a wolf shifter.

"I know that you aren't like any human, for you and I are the same," said Alpha Brentwood.

Immediately, Halsey spun towards him.

"We are wolf shifters, Halsey," said Alpha Brentwood, and instead of revealing to her his vile and powerful beast, he allowed claws longer and sharper than hers to emerge from his hands.