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
Chapter 21Alexa's POVI wake up feeling very exhausted. I had exhausted all my energy by crying myself to sleep the previous day. I stand up from my bed and groggily walk to my dressing table. The sight of my reflection staring back at me startled me. My hazel eyes are red and swollen and my cheeks are all puffy. I packed my long black hair to one side of my shoulder. The mating mark on the crook of my neck has stopped bleeding but still hasn't healed. I've only been in the pack for a day, but I'm already feeling so exhausted.I knew the Alpha would hate me after finding out the truth, but I didn't expect the hatred to be to this extent. Everybody hates and rejects me after finding out the truth. But not Ace, a small voice at the back of my mind whispered. I smiled at the thought. Yes, not Ace. He's the only one who truly accepted me the way I am. But what did you do? The voice whispered again. I pushed him away. Tears well up in my eyes again. What am I going to know? How am I goi
Chapter 22 Alpha Kai's POV “Come in,” I ordered, responding to the knock that reverberated in my chambers. I sat up from my bed, which had been changed as per my orders. The chief walked in. “Good morning, Alpha,” he greets. “Morning,” I mutter, staring at him intently trying to find out why he was here so early. “Alpha, most of the pack members are all having breakfast outside together with the Luna,” he says. “So? What does it have to do with me?” I ask harshly. He looks taken aback by my harsh response for a minute before responding, “It has everything to do with you Alpha, it's the day after your mating ceremony, and you have to introduce the Luna to your pack and bond through breakfast, it has always been done that way,” he explains. “What about what I told you to look into? Have you done it?” I ask, ignoring his words. He looks at me speechlessly as if he couldn't believe what was going on right now. “Well?” I probed expecting an answer. “Yes Alpha, I have each of the
Chapter 23Alexa's POVMy entire arm is throbbing in pain from the way the Alpha is gripping me tightly. My hand was on fire I thought my bones were completely crushed. But I keep a normal face even though all I want to do is scream loudly in pain. Beads of sweat appeared on my forehead. I could not bear it anymore, so I tried to wiggle my hand free. That turned out to be a big mistake. The Alpha held my hand tighter under the table and kept chatting with his pack members with a straight face.They all kept laughing and making jokes, completely oblivious to the severe pain I was feeling. They even discussed an heir and the Alpha agreed. Which got me confused and nervous.How can there be an heir when the Alpha doesn't even want to see my face? I have to do something to get the Alpha to notice me, or else all my plans are going to fall through. The Alpha excused himself to go to his office. He let go of my hand with disgust and wiped his hand thoroughly with the napkin before standing