John pov:

The way Natalie cried touched me deeply, with my heart nearly broken. I no longer wanted to see her bear such a stupid humiliation, and I hoped I may help her relieve her pain, even for a little.

I tightly got hold of Natalie, who was in trembling. I was sure that I had made the best decision in my life forever.

The trip really meaned a lot.

John’s memory:

As soon as Natalie stepped into the living room, I recognized her with one glimpse. She is the girl I saved ten years ago. She was so sexy and beautiful, with golden hairs and conspicuous appearance. A familiar scent coming from her body, a scent so tasty that I had never encountered throughout my life. I was so exicted that my spirit nearly burst out from my body.

When she walked towards me, her scent became closer and unbearable for me. I tried to calm myself down. I don’t want to lose face in front of her, let alone scare her.

Bearing an impetus to hug her, I walked over and greeted her. But at the same time, I couldn’t help but take a deep breath of her sweet smell, hoping she didn’t notice my behavior.

I didn’t know whether she remembered me, a boy whom she saved 10 years ago.

Recalling back ten years ago, as an Alpha heir of the Scarlet Packof C, to get my father’s approval, I came alone to A city for missions. Unfortunately, I met one of my fathers retaliator, who was so powerful that I couldn’t defeat him at all. After escaping luckily from his control, I got badly hurt and finally lay down in the back alley. At that time, I thought I was destined to be dead.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw a beautiful angel standing by my side. I feel extremely shocked, as if the God rendered an angel to bring me to the heaven. I asked her, ‘my lovely angel, am I alive?’

The angel didn’t give me any feedback but pinch me hard with her hand on my nose.

She saved me and helped me bandage my wounds. After a short encounter, I felt incredibly relieved for the first time. In the Scarlet Pack, everybody around me was afraid of me, deeming me as a maniac. Any one who approached me was enemies or somebody bore another purpose. It is only the angel that warmed me a little. During this period of time, I was completely falling in love with this lovely and adorable angel.

When I healed myself, I went back instantly to the country C. As soon as I returned back, I found someone to investigate the information of the girl, knowing that she was Natalie, the daughter of Borris, an Alpha successor from the Red Moon Pack of A city.

I strove to improve my abilities in order to merry her. After strict training, I accomplished one and another tasks without any assistance, sweeping away most of the hostile forces. Finally our pack became the most powerful pack.

Finally, I got the approval of my father and other members in the Scarlet Pack, becoming the most powerful Alpha in this pack of all generations. However, I didn’t want Natalie to know any of my history, because from which she could recognize I am a dangerous figure, a powerful but indifferent wolf with handful of bloods.

After becoming an Alpha, I instantly sent people to A city, searching for Natalie. But I got an astonishing news. I didn’t expect her to live such a disastrous life after her father’s disability, and her uncle Dover actually sent his son Bowler to the ghetto to find a rogue to marry Natalie.

I would not let Dover's trick succeed and could not let my beloved Natalie marry a rascal. I gave myself a new identity and lurked in the ghetto pretending to be a hooligan, approaching Bowler who came looking for someone. The foolish boy soon believed in me, things went on well, and I then became Natalie's "rogue" fiancé.

End of memory:

At this moment I looked at Natalie in my arms and saw a pair of beautiful emerald eyes gazing at me, eyes full of surprise and confusion.

"I am not a rogue, I am your destined mate. Remember me? My lovely angel."

Natalie pov

Lovely angel? Could it be him? I was so shocked that I began to feel the person in front of me and the person in my memory begin to overlap into the only person who would call me a lovely angel, and his familiar scent. I really couldn't believe that it was really that person who appeared in front of my eyes.

"Is it true?" I asked hesitantly.

"It's me, my name is John now, and it's my turn to help you this time, my angel." John raised his hand and slowly reached towards my forehead, I subconsciously stepped back and closed my eyes. Unexpectedly I felt that my nose was pinched.

"Huh?" I hurry to cover my nose.

"That's how you pinched me back then, but you pinched me very hard. I was so painful that I thought my nose would be twisted into two parts and my face would be ruined. Hahahahaha." John suddenly laughed, his smile was still as sincere and straightforward as it was back then.

"What? Did I push that hard?" I recalled the situation back then and laughed out of control.

At this moment, Bowler got up from the ground, and then angrily howled at John: "Bastard, you know what you are doing ah? If I hadn't picked you up, you'd still be in the gutter in that ghetto."

"I know exactly what I'm doing, Bowler, shut up. I'm really worried about your intelligence, it seems you really don't know anything." John said emotionlessly, not taking Bowler's threat into account at all, but simply being very upset that his conversation with me was interrupted.

"Very well, you are a dirty dog. You beat me on behalf of this rubbish. Now I want you to pay back for what you did." Bowler growled threateningly.

His eyes changed a color as John's words enraged him and he was about to transform into a wolf.

I looked worriedly at John, who looked at Bowler contemptuously, as if Bowler wasn’t his enemy at all. But he still let go of me and stood in front of me. I was touched and felt that he wanted to protect me from any harm. I looked at his back, the figure was just the same as the one imprinted in my mind.

"What's going on?" The door to the living room was suddenly pushed open. My father, Burris, and my mother, Davis, rushed over nervously, only to see Bowler and John confronting each other, with John standing in front of me.

"Brat, dare you make any trouble in my house?" My father Burris' eyes turned pale and let out an angry howl. The loud howl vibrated the whole house. Father Burris was once the strongest wolf of the Red Moon Pack. Although he was handicapped, he would never let Bowler leave without any damage as he wished. Besides, John was still here.

"Hum, this time I will let you go. But I want you to pay back sooner or later." Bowler suddenly understood his situation, leaving a trace of fear in his eyes. He then stopped transforming into a wolf, but murmuring stubbornly.

My mother pulled my father away, stopping the transformation process of Borris. If Bowler got hurt, our grandfather, the Alpha would not let us go. After all, Bowler is my grandfather Martin's grandson in blood relation. Even if we are also my grandfather’s families, we dare not to hurt Bowler. We have already lost our position in the pack.

"Get out of my room, bastard. You're not welcome here." Father Borris yelled at Bowler.

Bowler rushed out of our room and fled away. He left with a grimacing look on me. I was worried, it was a look full of resentment. I knew he would not let it go.

Bowler left but my father, after witnessing the whole situation with my mother, still stared fiercely and warily at John. My mother firstly broke the silence.

"Natalie, tell us what’s going on?"

"Here's what happened ......" I told my father and mother about how John had just taught Bowler a lesson for me and protected me. After hearing this, my father became much relaxed, looking at John in a soft and gentle gaze.

Then John was pulled aside and talked with my father. But I could not tell what they said.

A few moments later, John came up to me, looking deeply into my eyes, and suddenly knelt down on one knee and said.

"Natalie, I love you, marry me."

This sudden confession made my heart suddenly beat faster, and I could feel my face and my forehead was on fire. My face must be in deeply scarlet at the moment.

I was already in desperate and ready to accept this awful marriage, but I never expected that my mate would be the one I had been thinking about in my heart. He looked at me tenderly with beautiful blue eyes, and I felt my broken heart being repaired by him piece by piece. John was patiently healing my heart which suffered from years of pains. I was ready to accept this man in front of me, a man I missed for a long time.

I got very excited and complicated at the same time. My happiness came to me so swift that I began to doubt about it? I really want to accept John’s proposal, but this marriage would obviously make John stand with us against the Alpha and Uncle. Therefore, our family would definitely not have a bright future. I am not willing to pull John in this game, for it does no good for John’s future neither.

"I'm sorry, I don’t accept."

"Why? Natalie, are you going to refuse my proposal?" John showed a desperate expression and looked flustered.

"No, it's not exactly like that. If I marry you, Grandpa Alpha Martin and Great Uncle Dover will become your enemies and misfortune will befall you later. I can't be so selfish as to ruin you." Seeing his desperate look, I hurriedly explained to him.

"So that's the reason. But please relax. I will shoulder any consequence." After knowing that I was thinking on behalf of him, John felt less nervous.

"No, if things happen like that, you will face all kinds of danger. You don’t know what they will do to you." I still couldn't accept his invitation.

"I've already injured Bowler and fought with him. They won't leave me alone anyway. And if I leave, they're sure to find you another bad guy to get married. So instead of encountering the next unknown one, why not accept me and face difficulties together?" John tried to persuade me in a gentle voice.

"But ......"

"Listen to me, you should believe in me. We will face with no matter what difficulties together. I will be with you and comfort you when you are sad..I will stand up to protect you when someone wants to hurt you. Promise me and let me always stand by your side, my dear Natalie."

John interrupted my retort, his proposal was so tempting that I simply could not refuse it. The moment the feeling of happiness filled my heart, I made my decision.

I, gently, nodded my head.