Chapter 13Alexa's POV“Why did you lie to me?” That one question drained all the blood on my face. My heart is beating so fast that I can hear it. Which lie? Is it the one about my parents? Or did he find out about my wolfless state?Ace had helped me after the Alpha mercilessly slapped me. He brought me to the doctor's place and even treated my wounds. Did his brother tell him? Does he hate me now too? I looked into his blue eyes that were filled with questions, I couldn't bare to keep looking at him, so I stared at my fiddling fingers instead. He's going to leave me too, after all, who would want to stay with a burden like me? I will be all alone again.“I…I'm so sorry I lied, I didn't know how to tell you or if it was my place to say anything, I do apologize for deceiving you, I don't even know what to say or how to make you forg...,” I don't even know when I start crying, my swollen cheeks adding to the pain I'm currently feeling. I suddenly see him sit in front of me, “Lexa, I
Chapter 14Alexa's POVFriends? Does he want to be friends with me? But why? I thought he had only been nice to me out of pity. Why is he suggesting friendship all of a sudden? Is this a trap? Is he going to make me like and depend on him, only to leave me hanging in the end? I have trust issues now, you can't blame me, not after all that has happened to me. Good looks won't fool me this time. I have learned my lesson the hard way. I peer into his eyes, trying to find out if he has any other ulterior motive.“Lexa? What are you thinking about?” he asks me, still smiling.“Why do you want to be friends with me?” I questioned him curiously.“Should there be a reason?” he asks meekly, brushing some strands of hair that have fallen on his face away, looking all cute.Nice try, but I won't fall for that easily.I nod my head vigorously, “There should be a reason, you've been very nice and accommodating since you met me,”. He was nice to me even before finding out I was wolfless, so it woul
Chapter 15Alpha Kai's POVI sit in my office staring at the door Ace just walked out off. He actually dared to walk out on me. Ace has never raised his voice at me before, ever, in his life. I picked out the shards of glass on my skin without flinching, blood pooled on my table, but I didn't care. I didn't feel the pain, since it will heal soon enough.Ace and I had an argument all because of that bitch. Why would he take her side? He should agree with me, taking my side like he always had. Only me! I'm his brother. He even walked out on me. I can't believe this. This is all that girl's fault. She's the reason we argued, she's going to pay for this. I will punish her so badly that she would wish she was never born. Here I was thinking I'd finally found my fated mate, what a joke! The moon goddess must be having the time of her life, laughing at my expense.“Kai!” Ralph, my wolf, growls.“What?” I reply dejectedly.“Why is our mate so weak? She passed out after we marked her yesterda
Chapter 16Ace's POVI leave Alexa's room thinking about everything that has happened. I was taken aback when she asked me why I wanted to be friends with her. I wasn't expecting that question and to be honest, I didn't understand why I wanted to be close to her too. I looked into her bright hazel eyes, the most beautiful shade I'd ever seen, and I felt enchanted. She was having difficulty trusting me, which made my heart break, but I can understand how she feels.She has built a wall around her heart to prevent herself from being hurt again, and I'm going to slowly break down that wall until she learns to start trusting again. And when she said all those things about herself, It felt like I was getting hurt also. I know about self-pity and loathing and if she continued, it would consume her until she loses herself completely. I had to reassure her to make her have confidence in herself again. She has been through a lot, and Kai was not helping matters at all.He is her mate who was s
Chapter 17Alexa's POVI moan in delight when I ease myself slowly into the bathtub. The hot water eases my tension and the knot on my shoulders. I feel instant relief from all that has been going on. I reluctantly get out of the tub after spending a lot of time in it. I slip into a beautiful matching nightgown made of silk. Ace really put a lot of thought into my room. I even have a closet filled with beautiful clothes and pieces of jewelry. I leave my hair down, letting it cascade down my back in waves.I open my windows and the cool breeze cools my skin. It is a windy night and the pack is bustling with activities. There's a half-moon in the sky with plenty of twinkling stars. This pack is indeed a magnificent pack, it even looks better than it sounds in stories. It is easily three times the size of Grey wood pack and surpassed it in terms of beauty and charm. Children were running around and playing outside under the moonlight.A knock on the door makes me leave the window, I tie
Chapter 18Alexa's POVHis stare makes me squirm uncomfortably under his gaze. I feel completely naked under his gaze and tried to cover myself properly with my robe that has almost fallen off, but he held my hand tightly and stops me. His big hands wrap around my small wrists, and his touch feels extremely cold making goosebumps appear on my exposed skin. I look down and avert my eyes from his, he grabs my chin and raises my head to look up at him. My breath hitches when I look into his dark blue orbs.“And since when has this friendship started?” he asks huskily. His voice laced with arrogance, his lips just an inch away from mine, his warm minty breath fanning my face, my heart starts hammering loudly in my chest, a part of me wants his lips to meet mine, the places he touches me all tingly all over. But a more reasonable, sensible part of me screamed at me to run for the hills for this didn't seem right.I'm surprised at how calm his voice is, doesn't he hate me? Why is he acting
Chapter 19Alexa's POVHe looks at me, his eyes filled with hurt. I wanted to burst into tears over what I'm about to do, but I held on to my last bit of resolve, my eyes filled with determination.“Let it go, Ace, I said I'm fine,” I say coldly. “Come on Kira, let's go,” I said to my handmaiden, and together we left a confused and dumbstruck Ace in the hallway. I walk into my room and Kira shut the door behind us. I willed myself not to cry in front of her. “Luna? Let me help you out of your clothes, or you will catch a cold,” she says worriedly.I nod, and she helps me to the bathroom, where I take off my nightgown and change into a new set of red nightwear Kira brought out of my closet for me. She leads me to sit on a chair and used a clean towel to dry my dripping hair. All this while, I just sit and stare into space like a statue.“You look pale, Luna, should I get you a cup of warm tea?” she asks.“No,” I mumbled weakly. I don't think I can stomach anything right now. All I w
Chapter 20Alpha Kai's POVI can't believe this.Ace is really doing all this just to spend more time with that lowlife.I had thought Ace was just being nice to her out of pity, that was why I decided to get her off his back for his own good. As the Beta of the biggest and most feared pack, he can't be seen associating himself with someone like her, someone almost human, if this gets out, we will be the laughingstock among other packs. Why can't he just accept that I'm doing this for his own good?I remember what he was asking for. We had been at war with another pack three months ago, and I had gone on an official trip, leaving the pack in the hands of Ace. The pack was under attack and Ace had single-handedly handled everything in my absence. I was so proud when I returned and got the news that I had told him to ask for anything he wanted, and I would grant his request.I remember his exact words were 'I have everything I need right now brother, but when the time comes, and I want