Chapter 14The flickering candlelight danced across the table, casting an ethereal glow on the carefully arranged spread. Delicate china glimmered under the soft light, adorned with an array of tantalizing dishes. Aromatic steam rose from the perfectly cooked entrees, filling the air with a mouthwatering fragrance. Ivy stared mouth agape at the wonder before her. She had lived her entire life as an Omega and had never had a good meal like this on a table that looked like it was meant for kings. Marco never gave her that opportunity either.As ivy took her seat, her eyes widened in sheer admiration. Her gaze swept over the table, marveling at the culinary masterpiece before her. The vibrant colors of the dishes, each a work of art, beckoned to her senses. At this point, she felt as though it would be a crime to eat this beautifully displayed buffet. It probably should be kept in a museum instead.Bruce, noticing her awe, couldn't help but smile at her reaction. "Impressive, isn't it?
Chapter 15Ivy paced the room, her hands behind her back. She still hadn't gotten herself to forget the conversation she just had with Bruce. He left with his Beta before she could ask any further questions so she had been left hanging, mulling over what he had said."Luna, may I come in?" Amy's cheerful voice rang from outside.That's right! Why had she been worrying about this when she could have just asked Amy. She brought it up first. Ivy sprung from the bed and opened the door, pulling Amy inside."Okay, I didn't think you'd be so excited about cake..""Forget the cake. Tell me about the crimson moon." Ivy replied, her voice sounding more high pitched that it usually did."Ouch. Sorry cake." Amy said, placing the pastry on the side stool. Her mother ran a bakery, the best in black heart territory. And after bragging about how good her mother's cakes were, ivy had asked her to get one on her way to the pack house."How can you not know about the crimson moon? You've been mated bef
Chapter 16Cassandra had a puzzled look on her face. She had just dropped a bombshell and Bruce just looked at her like he hadn't heard her.Beta Zeke and Gamma Isaiah stepped away from them when she had barged in on their discussion. They definitely sensed the heat of Sandy's anger and wanted to avoid getting involved at all cost.When they had left them alone, she had gone ahead to tell Bruce all he had heard ivy say and he just stood there, staring at her."Did you not hear what I just said or are you too stunned for words?""I am stunned for words...""Exactly! I told you she was bad news from the start. She's just a lowly Omega desperate to change her status by leaching off of you despite her Inadequacies. I'm glad I caught her before..""I'm stunned at the lengths you'd go to ruin this for me." Bruce finished. "You're spying on her now?"It was Cassandra's turn to be speechless. Did he actually know about all of this? What kind of spell had ivy used to trap her lover? "Did you
Chapter 17The arena was large and circular with an open space in the middle. It was surrounded by ascending rows of seats. Humans called it a stadium.Left and right, people trained and engaged in friendly battles but in their human form. No one was allowed to shift at the arena unless during one on one training with the Gamma keeping watch. Wolves needed to be strong physically for their wolves to be powerful too. That was probably why wolf men were always so fit.Ivy walked behind Bruce, following him slowly whilst looking around and talking in the view. Black heart pack really had state- of-the-art weapons. No wonder they were feared.And ivy was afraid. The people here looked like they had been training for quite a while. They would devour her.Ivy's head bumped against Bruce's sturdy back. He had suddenly stopped walking and she wasn't looking."Are you okay?" He asked with a chuckle. They had been walking through the rows of seats so no one has noticed their presence."I'm oka
Chapter 18Cassandra paced her glamorous looking bedroom that was furnished to impeccable taste. Her room wasn't within Bruce's pack house but was only a few meters away. For some reason, Bruce had requested that she be provided her own space where she could stay and be tended to as she pleased. She realised now that that space was Bruce's way of telling her that they still had boundaries and he wanted to maintain them. She never showed up to his room unannounced.But ivy lived there.Ivy lived with Bruce in the same building and shared the same space. So she was his fated mate, but that was no reason to throw it in her face that she had always been his seconded option, his back up plan. Cassandra was livid. She bit into her nails as she paced, plans forming in her mind."What if I expose her for who she really is? A worthless Omega who didn't even have her wolf? Surely the people will hate her and make her leave. Better still, they might let me take her as my personal maid."A sinist
Chapter 19The maids busied themselves with setting the table and serving the dishes. They were more cautious than usual, saying nothing but working in sync, as if they could read each other's minds. In truth, they were communicating with their eyes and heads, a language that they all understood.The atmosphere was tense already,with the trio sitting at the table. A meal between people caught in a love triangle. How chaotic was it going to be?Amy did her best to avoid eye contact with ivy. She was afraid to read her emotions because she could, no matter how much she tried to hide it.She carefully placed the salad next to her and turned around to serve the curry and rice, placing it in the middle. She lifted her eyes and met Cassandra's icy gaze. A grin sat pretty on her face.She knew exactly what she was doing.Kate nudged her slightly when she noticed Amy had been staring longer than she should and her expression was cold, just like Cassandra's."Wine." She whispered and Amy nodde
Chapter 20The chaos in the room made Amy's head spin. She needed to convince the frenzied ivy to calm down and think her actions through. But she was too overwhelmed to listen. She was shocked by the revelations too but she saw right through Cassandra. She was trying to guilt trip ivy so she would leave. It wasn't her fault that ivy found her mate or that the goddess was merciful towards alpha Bruce. She had no right to blame ivy."Listen to me, you're being very emotional and you're not thinking straight." Amy said, holding ivy by the shoulder. "I need you to calm down and take a deep breath okay? Can you do that?"Ivy shook her head in the negative but she stopped moving and just sobbed. "Bruce is my second mate and yet Cassandra will never have one.""That's her fate. It has nothing to do with you.""My leaving can turn things around. If I'm not in the picture, she would have a chance at happiness.""Why is that your responsibility? You already have a lot on your plate Luna, don'
Chapter 21Amy was unsettled and so were the other maids. No one had seen ivy for thirty minutes now and the crimson moon was up. She would be sick without her mate and knowing that ivy was weaker than most wolf because she couldn't shift yet, the ordeal would be even more painful for her.Where had she gone to? She promised not to leave the pack house so why had no one seen her?Alpha Bruce was worried and downstairs, he was passing out orders to the guards to go look for her. Bruce dialed her phone again and the same voice told him that the number wasn't available. "Fuck!" He yelled and tossed the phone on the couch.Amy came back downstairs, ready to face his wrath. She was dead for sure. He wouldn't forgive her this time."She's nowhere to be found Alpha. She told me she wouldn't go far and insisted on going alone." she explained shakily. Tears rolled down her cheeksBruce said nothing and nodded. "I'll find her, don't worry." He replied, shocking her.The old Alpha Bruce was sho