Chapter 9 The String Of Faith

• When Samantha came out, Elijah was already waiting for her; even though he was wearing only a polo shirt, his elegance could not be lessened.
• "I'm sorry if you waited," Samantha said apologetically.
• "It's okay; where are we going? Shall we walk or ride?" Elijah asked. His attitude toward Samantha remains distant.
• "I would have liked to walk, but with my clothes like this, it's better that we just ride," Samantha replied, embarrassed with her dress.
• Elijah just smiled and opened the car door for Samantha.
• When he got in the car, Elijah immediately looked at Samantha. "Please say the direction; I'm not familiar with your city," He said while starting the car's engine.
• "That's not a problem, and I know some places... Hays, I wish my best friend were with us; even though she's new here, Seraphine already knows beautiful places to visit," Samantha said with a smile.
• "Why didn't you take her with you?" Elijah asked as he looked at the road.
• "Heartbroken, she has already met her mate, but unfortunately, the man seems to have no interest in her," Samantha said sadly.
• "Maybe his mate had a reason," Elijah replied as he recalled his problem with his wanted but unwanted mate.
• Samantha and Elijah went to many places, but Samantha decided to have a snack on the hill where she and Seraphine always hang out.
• However, Elijah was immediately stunned to see where Samantha wanted to snack.
• "This is my friend and I secret place," Samantha said, smiling.
• Elijah just smiled and didn't say a word. He is too shocked to comment on the place.
• While eating, Samantha continued to tell her story while Elijah just listened.
• "how about you? Have you seen your mate yet?" Samantha asked.
• "As the alpha, the mate destined by the Goddess does not matter... We prepare a perfect Luna rather than a mate," Elijah replied.
• "What if you find your mate? What ould you do?" Samantha asked again.
• "Your father and I already have an agreement. And I, as the alpha of the Crystal pack, do not break my words," Elijah replied seriously.
• Samantha was silent; Elijah only meant one thing. She was chosen because of his agreement with her father, not because he liked her.
• "The important thing is you will be good to my people and me; I have nothing more to ask for," Samantha said after a second of silence.
• Then, Elijah and Samantha continued to eat and never again talked about the issues that would ruin their day.
• It was getting dark when the two returned to the mansion. Elijah just followed Samantha to the door, but he didn't enter.
• "You go inside first; I'll walk for a while," Elijah asserted. He no longer waited for Samantha to answer as he walked out.
• Samantha quietly entered the mansion and went straight to her room.
• .......
• Meanwhile, Seraphine walks into the market to perish the bitterness from the morning event; She still can't accept her mate's treatment.
• The stories of her Aunt Mara and her mother of them getting to know their mates are far from happening to her today.
• Because of being occupied, Seraphine did not realize she had reached the Hill. She couldn't help but frown again as she remembered the scene with her mate.
• Seraphine leaned against the tree, and there she spent more time.
• "Look, I'm right! Every day the beauty we dream of comes here,"
• Seraphine was startled by the noise in her back. And she was even more annoyed to see ten men approaching her and immediately surrounding her.
• Seraphine stood up and shook the weeds clinging to her clothes. She was about to leave when suddenly one of the men grabbed her arm.
• "Really? I want to vent my anger into something... But then again, I'm trying my best not to..." Seraphine exclaimed while annoyed at the men who broke the silence of the night.
• The man holding her tried to hug her. But Seraphine immediately attacked the guy with her elbow, hitting his chest. The man almost writhed in pain as he knelt on the grass.
• It seemed to signal to the nine-man, who was with the man lying on the grass. The man's eyes turned yellow, and their nails became claws.
• Seraphine was stunned; she had never seen such a form.
• "You're going to be our slave!" one of the man-wolves said, sneering.
• Seraphine could not answer as the two human wolves immediately rushed in and waved their long claws at her.
• Seraphine jumped high to avoid attacks, but one of the man-wolves pulled her leg and threw her hard into the tree.
• She coughed because the impact was too strong.
• "Damn these monsters!" Seraphine is annoyed. She quickly blocked one of the attacker's hands, and with the accumulated energy in her fist, Seraphine punched the monster in the face.
• Four-man simultaneously rushed at her. The two held out Seraphine's hands while the other caught her foot.
• "You promise to be our slave, and we will let you live," one of Seraphine's assailant command.
• "Looks like you're having fun here," a cold voice whispered that almost made Seraphine's heart leap.
• The man-wolves immediately turned their attention to the man who suddenly appeared to emerge and interfere with their pleasure.
• "Maybe I can join in because I also want to have fun and turn my mind to something else," Elijah's face darkened as he stared at the red liquid, which was on the woman's cheek.
• Five of the man-wolves immediately rushed at Elijah, and the attacks were fast and powerful. But it didn't seem to matter to Elijah because he easily repelled their attacks.
• Meanwhile, the three men holding Seraphine are busy with her. One's claw tore her blouse.
• Seraphine was stunned to feel the cold air hitting her exposed breast due to the damage to her clothes. The three men-wolves are a delight at the sight of Seraphine's body.
• But not Elijah; the anger he was holding back exploded. His eyes turned red, a sign of being true Alpha.
• Elijah's claws appeared and quickly sliced ​​through the bodies of the men attacking him, and in a flash, the five opponents had fallen.
• He was about to approach the woman caused by his loss of self-control when suddenly energy wrapped around her hand, and in a flash, the three men holding her flew away.
• Elijah was stunned by what he saw but immediately disappeared when he saw the woman's sudden crying.
• He directly approached and comforted her.
• Seraphine immediately hugged her mate when she felt him approach her.
• Although stunned, Elijah just let it go. Because deep down in his heart, he also wanted to embrace his mate.
• They were in that position for a few minutes when Seraphine calmed down. When Elijah sensed that she was no longer crying, he took a deep breath and gently pulled her away from him.
• "I warned you, it's dangerous for women to hang out in this place alone, but you still haven't listened," Elijah started preaching. He quickly took off his shirt and handed it to his mate, "Put it on before you go home," he commanded.
• Not speaking, Seraphine accepted the shirt and immediately put it on.
• Elijah sat on the grass and did not speak, so Seraphine did the same. They were content to look at the full moon while together.