CLAUDIAI broke the kiss and opened my eyes, but his eyelids were still closed when I glanced at him. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at me. "What were you thinking?" His voice was soothing and calm. "I did it because I wanted to do it badly, and this is the only opportunity I had." With our eyes still locked, I answered. He averted his gaze and walked away. He pressed his finger to his lips and returned his gaze to my face. "I'm sorry if you were offended by what I did..." He abruptly stood up, cutting me off. "You shouldn't have done it, Luna Claudia," “You are the mate of my Alpha." He said without looking at me."Your Alpha isn't fond of me!" He isn't as concerned about me as you are! Clarence, I apologize for making a mistake. It's not going to happen again. I'm sure I mistook your concern for something else."I expected him to correct me and tell me how much he like it when I kissed him, but he didn't. I was humiliated and hurt because he just stared at me. "You should l

CLAUDIA ~The next day~ It was evening, and I didn't step out of my chamber throughout the day. I didn't want to talk to anyone apart from Nellie. And maybe that was because she didn't leave my chamber. I sat in front of the mirror as Nellie worked wonders on my hair. The slight reddish blush on my cheeks and my very fair face made me look extremely beautiful. I smiled widely as I kept looking at myself, but this smile didn't last long when I remembered that Thorsten was still in the dungeon, and I had no idea what had become of him. I looked at Nellie through the mirror and asked, “Where is the Alpha?” She shifted her gaze from my hair and looked at my face in the mirror. “I think he is in his chambers.” She told me. “He won't be leaving for the event first? Do we have to go together?” I asked though I knew she wasn't going to know the answer. “I have no idea, Luna. But I think their mates only have to escort them to the party. They don't have to stand in front with them when th

EVERETTWe got to the palace, and the coachman opened the door of the carriage for me and Claudia. I looked at Claudia and saw she had a sad look on. I heaved a sigh and spoke up, “You need to put that face aside and smile. I don't want the crowd asking me what is wrong with my wife.” She rolled her eyes and looked at me. “I don't care if you have to answer to them.” I clenched my jaw as she spoke. I moved my hand to her, and I saw her gulp hard. Instead of hitting her the way I badly wanted, I brushed her hair with my palm and smiled. “I know you would do what I want. You wouldn't want your beloved Thorsten to rot in jail, would you?” I asked with gritted teeth as I restricted myself from pulling her hair. She bounced her head hurriedly, and I grinned. I stepped out of the carriage, and the coachman stared at me like he had seen a ghost. I got down, and I saw lots of people in front of the palace. There were some people inside. I could see them because the main door was wide open.

CLAUDIAI watched many people throw their stones into the bag in front of Dad, and I had never been happier in my whole life. It was obvious that Alpha Everett could never win the primary voting. Only people that were from the Denwald’s packhouse voted for him. And they were nothing compared to the people that voted for Alpha Joachim. “Finally, he gets what he deserves, and he would feel what I have been feeling since I got to his house… Rejection.” I said to myself, and I saw Alpha Everett looking at me again. I could guess what was going on in his mind. He wanted to know who I was going to vote for, but I was wiser than him and decided not to vote for anyone. My one vote won't change anything. My father was going to rule, and he would do nothing about it. “Won’t you vote for your husband?” I heard my mother's voice behind me, and I turned to look at her. She has a bright smile on her face and this made me smile too. “Voting for one of them is a bad idea, Mother,” I responded, an

CLAUDIA My head was on Clarence’s shoulder as we sat on the garden bench. My eyes were closed and a smile crept up my face. I felt relaxed as he was close to me, I wanted to be like that forever. Away from Alpha Everett and everyone that kept making my life miserable. “Luna Claudia, I think we should head back to the hall. We can’t allow the Alpha to notice we are absent,” Clarence said, and I heaved a sigh and opened my eyes. “I want to be like this forever,” I muttered. My head on his shoulder rose and fell as he chuckled. “You can’t be like this forever, Luna.” “I know.” I raised my head from his shoulder and looked at him. He turned his head to look at me too, and our gazes locked. “Why do you still call me Luna?” My eyes shuttled as I moved my gaze from one of his eyeballs to another. “I call you Luna because you are still my Luna.” He fixedly looked at me as he spoke. I lowered my head and gave a nod. “Even after what we feel for each other? You still see me as his wife?” I