Helen's POV:
Sitting on the bed, I carefully examined the necklace in my hands that Luna Betty had given me.
It was a delicate piece of jewelry.
Although it looked a little traditional and old-fashioned, there was a certain charm to its aged
appearance.
"Daniel, your parents are so kind to me," I said, choking back the emotion in my voice.
"I really hope your father recovers soon."
"Don't worry about anything and just prepare for our wedding, Helen.Seeing us get married will lift his
spirits and help him recover faster," Daniel said, stroking my hair.
Then, he leaned in and kissed me on the cheek.
"Daniel, I really wish we could have a child as soon as possible.Imagine how cute our kid will be! And
your parents will finally have a grandchild to play with.It will definitely make Alpha Marlon very happy."
I sighed wistfully as I imagined how my child with Daniel would look like.
"Of course.Honey, we'll have a child sooner or later.Moon Goddess will bless us.Let's just let nature
take its course, okay?"
Daniel said comfortingly, holding my hand.
"But I don't want to wait anymore, Daniel."
I shifted closer to Daniel and kissed him on the lips.
"Skylar is already going to be a mother."
"Honey, if you're taking the initiative, why would I stop you?"
Daniel teased.
His warm laughter rang in my ears as he climbed over me and began to unbutton my blouse.
"I will cherish my bride very much."
As he continued to undress me, his kisses rained all over my body, making me tremble from head to
toe.I couldn't help moaning, and I wrapped my arms around him tightly, pressing his body on mine.
"Daniel, come on.Fuck me,"
I whispered seductively, spreading my legs wide to invite him in.
Staring at me hungrily, Daniel took off his pants in a hurry.
Just when we were about to begin, however, my phone rang, interrupting us.
"Helen speaking.Who's this?"
Reluctantly picking up my phone from the bedside table, I answered it absent- mindedly.
"Helen, this is Mandy.I'm sorry to bother you at this late hour.I just wanted to ask if you like the perfume
I gave you.Have you tried it on yet?"
Mandy's soft voice came from the other end of the line.
She sounded completely different from before.
"Mandy? Oh, don't worry, I haven't gone to bed yet," I replied vaguely.
"And yeah, I like the perfume a lot.I'll definitely use it.Thank you for the gift."
"I'm glad to hear that, Helen.I don't mean anything else.I just want to be friends with you," Mandy
replied.
"Of course.Any friend of Daniel's is a friend of mine," I said on the phone, while smiling sweetly at the
man in front of me.
"Thank you, Helen.You are so kind.Good night."
Mandy hung up the phone.
"Was that Mandy?" Daniel asked, holding me in his arms.
"Yes.I don't understand why she's being so nice to me all of a sudden.Not only did she give me a gift,
but she also called to tell me that she wanted to be friends with me." I frowned in disbelief.
"If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.Helen, I think you'd better be on guard against
Mandy.Don't trust her completely," Daniel said seriously.
"I will, honey." I smiled at him to lighten the mood and planted a kiss on his lips.
"Shall we continue now?"
Daniel's face broke into a wide grin, as if it was the question he had been waiting for me to ask.
He climbed on top of me again with even more enthusiasm than before, and kissed me as he finally
thrust into me, eliciting a loud moan from my lips.
With his body guiding mine, we made passionate love for a long time.
It was only after midnight that we finally fell asleep in each other's arms, completely satisfied.
The next day, it was late in the morning by the time Daniel and I woke up.
After getting up, we freshened up in a hurry and got ready to go to Devin's house.
Just before leaving, I suddenly remembered the gift from Mandy.
I took out the bottle of lavender perfume and sprayed it a few times on myself.
Although I couldn't figure out what Mandy's intentions were for being kind to me all of a sudden, I
couldn't deny that the perfume smelled great.
I liked it very much.
"It smells good.It suits you really well,"
Daniel said, nodding appreciatively.
Soon, the two of us arrived at Devin's house.
To my surprise, Betty and Marlon were also there.
Marlon was not in good health.
Why wasn't he staying at home to recuperate?
Devin's POV:
When Daniel arrived at my house with Helen, I immediately got up and greeted the two of them warmly.
"Daniel, Helen, welcome.Come and sit here.We have been waiting for you for a long time,"
I said in a hospitable tone, ushering them to the sofa in the living room.
My father was also sitting there in his wheelchair, watching TV with my mother.
"Alpha Marlon, how are you? Are you feeling okay?"
As soon as Helen arrived, she sat on the sofa next to my father and talked to him in a concerned voice.
But to me, her words sounded fake, as if she was putting on a show just to get on my father's good
side.
"Oh, I feel fine today.Thank you for your concern, Helen."
My father's eyes lit up in happiness and he held Helen's hand.
"When Betty and I heard from Devin that you and Daniel were coming here for a get-together, we
decided to join as well.You know, I've always wished that we could all get along as a big family."
The kind smile on my father's face as he looked at Helen made me boil with jealousy.
This old man had always been partial to my brother, Daniel.
He treated him and his mate so well, but he never did the same to me or my wife.
"You're right, Dad.I share the same wish as you, which is why I organized this family gathering.I hope
that we could all get along," I said with a smile, taking a seat nearby.
"Helen, I wish you and Daniel a happy marriage.I pretended to be friendly as well.
After I chatted with Daniel for a while, Grace came out of the kitchen and set the table.
"Dinner is ready," she announced with a big smile.
Soon, all of us took our seats at the dining table and dug in.It had been a long time since our whole
family had dined together like this.
"Try this, Daniel.It's delicious.I'm sure you'll like it,"
I said, filling a bowl of soup for Daniel.
Meanwhile, Grace kept picking up food for Helen to eat.
Helen seemed to be flattered.
"There's no need to be nervous, Helen.Just think of this as your own home."
My father, who was sitting on Helen's left, was filling a bowl of soup for Helen, but before he could
finish his words, he suddenly coughed violently.
"Dad!"
Daniel stood up and exclaimed in shock.
For some reason, he looked very silly.
"It's nothing.I just feel a little short of breath.Maybe it's because I took a few steps today," my father
said in a hoarse voice, casually waving his hand.
"Oh, that's not good.Dad, you have to take care of yourself."
I pretended to show my concern for him, but in my heart, I couldn't contain my glee.
It seemed that Helen used the perfume that Mandy had given her, because its effects were clear to be
seen.
In fact, that bottle of perfume wasn't intended to poison Helen, but to poison my dear father.
It was only in order to trick Mandy into helping me that I had told her that this perfume would poison
Helen.
There was a toxic drug mixed into the perfume that was especially harmful to patients with heart
disease.
My plan was very simple.
I knew that Helen would come into contact with my father often.
As long as she used this perfume on a regular basis, my father would gradually be poisoned to death.
When that happened, I could accuse Helen of poisoning him.
Even if word came out that the perfume had been given to Helen by Mandy, Mandy would be the one
convicted of murdering the Alpha.
As long as I denied having anything to do with it, no one could blame me.
If Mandy was sentenced to death, it was not my fault.
After all, she wasn't innocent in this either.
She was just stupid and desperate enough to go to any means to get Daniel.
"Dad, you'd better go back home and take some rest.Don't exert yourself,"
Daniel advised, looking worriedly at our father.
As usual, our father took Daniel's heed.
Our family dinner came to a close much faster than expected.
"I'm sorry for ruining the dinner."
My father sighed, sitting back in the wheelchair.
"Don't say that.Devin and I are very happy to see you guys," Daniel said comfortingly, walking over to
my father to push his wheelchair.
"Dad, Helen and I will drive you home."
"Daniel, you are such a good son."
My mother got up from the table too and smiled warmly at Daniel.I had to suppress the urge to roll my
eyes at the sickeningly sweet scene in front of me.
"Thank you, Daniel.Drive carefully, and take good care of Dad,"
I said, trying my best to maintain the smile on my face as I waved goodbye to all of them.
"Bye, Devin."
My father threw a momentary glance at me before turning around.
After seeing them all off, Grace walked up to me and frowned.
"Honey, you've been acting strange for the past few days.What happened?" she asked, holding my
hand.
"Nothing, Grace."
With a happy sigh, I held her in my arms and kissed her on the forehead.
"I'm just excited that my plan is about to succeed.It's all Daniel's fault.He forced my hand.Just wait and
see.I won't let Daniel become the Alpha."
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