Gloria subconsciously reached out her hand and held Mike in the way her brother hugged her when she was young.
Mike froze and heard a gentle voice. "She would be happy if she knew you loved her."
Gloria was about to leave.
Suddenly...
Mike held her tightly and whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry, Melissa. I love you, Melissa."
Gloria realized that she and the woman he loved both had a scar on the forehead and said the same thing to him. Therefore, Mike thought of her as the woman he loved.
Gloria wanted to comfort Mike, but then a familiar cold voice came from outside. "Mike, let her go."
When she looked at the door, her face turned pale.
Mike squinted at the person standing in the doorway. "Patrick."
Patrick stood elegantly there and took a glance at Gloria. "Come here."
Gloria was frightened and got cold feet. Patrick's deterring aura terrified her.
Patrick narrowed his eyes and his voice was ice-cold. "When will you learn to obey?"
Gloria trembled and was about to walk toward Patrick.
But someone grabbed her.
Mike looked at Patrick and said, "She doesn't have time for you now. Can't you see that we are having a good time here?"
Gloria felt Patrick's powerful aura in an instant.
The powerful pressure from Alpha almost suffocated her.
Patrick stared at Gloria as he walked over. "How dare you seduce another man? Or, do you prefer to be locked up?"
To Gloria, the dark werewolf prison was nothing but endless torture and despair.
She shook her head madly, and then she passed out.
Patrick and Mike tried to catch her at the same time.
"Piss off!" Patrick wrapped his arm around Gloria and threw a punch at Mike.
Mike was the Alpha of the Sea Moon Pack. Though it couldn't be compared with the Black Thorn Pack, Mike was still quite powerful.
He dodged Patrick's punch.
After that, they both took a step back and looked at each other.
Patrick's face was grim. He knew that Mike didn't want to fight him.
Otherwise, Mike would shift after he got away. If Mike shifted in this tiny room, even Patrick would get hurt.
Mike wasn't the type who would retreat when facing trouble. He would fight back, not escape.
Obviously, he was concerned about Gloria.
"Stay away from her." Patrick held Gloria in his arms and intended to leave.
When he reached the door, Mike's voice came from behind. "Though we are enemies, I admire you. So, a piece of advice for you. Don't try to fight back your feelings for someone you cared about."
Mike lowered his head, concealing the sadness in his eyes.
Patrick said expressionlessly, "It's none of your business."
Mike was not a nosy person. He said nothing more and looked askance at Gloria.
He said, "Is she your mate? You are obviously in love with her."
Patrick looked at Gloria and found Mike's words absurd.
He wondered, 'Will I fall in love with her?'
Leo's voice sounded in Patrick's mind. He said, "Of course. She is our mate. You're supposed to love her."
"That is impossible." Patrick sounded certain.
Leo said, "You've been hurting our mate and you will regret it one day."
Patrick ended the conversation since he didn't want to hear anything like that.
Mike chuckled as he noticed Patrick's indifference.
"Alpha Patrick, one last piece of advice. Don't threaten to lock her up again."
Patrick paused for a moment. Then, he strode out of the room with his long legs and headed straight for the elevator.
Mike pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, patted the dust off his suit, and followed Patrick out of the room.
Patrick carried Gloria to the top floor of his exclusive room.
On the way, he mind-linked Sean and asked him to come to the top floor of Fittro Club.
Sean wanted to ask why, but Patrick cut off the mind link after he finished his words.
Sean shrugged. He took the car key and was ready to leave the Black Thorn Pack.
As he walked toward his car, he mind-linked Stewart.
He said, "Do you wanna watch a show?"
"I'll pass," Stewart refused without even thinking about it.
"It's about Alpha Patrick."
"Really? Where is it?" Stewart asked immediately.
Sean smirked. "The top floor of Fittro Club."
"He won't let anyone go up there."
"Just now, Alpha Patrick told me that a woman fainted on the top floor."
"I'll be right there!"
The guys were excited about it. If their parents saw it, they would be speechless.
Sean and Stewart never showed such passion at their work in the pack.
On the top floor of Fittro Club.
Patrick stood by the bed with his hands in his pockets, staring at the woman on the bed.
Her face was small and delicate, smaller than his palm.
But since when did she get so skinny and haggard?
Her eyes sunk into the sockets. Her face drained with color, and her lips were dry.
Patrick thought, 'Gloria was once proud like a blooming red rose. What's happening to her?
How would I fall in love with a worthless wretch?'
The corners of Patrick's mouth curled into a mocking smile. Then, he ignored the thought right away.
Sean mind-linked him. He had arrived.
He went to the elevator door and pushed the button.
This elevator went straight to the top floor, but it needed an access card. Sean could not come up until Patrick pressed the button.