*ALPHA RANDAL’S POV* Persephone Adelard. She was a beauty. A beauty that made my heart itch every time I saw her. I came all the way here today because I knew she was going to attend. Jennifer was the most annoying woman in the world so I avoided her as much as I could but today, I would endure her presence to see Persephone. I wondered if I could create a connection with Persephone today. She was a beauty but she was as hard to approach as she was beautiful. I wanted to get to know her but I knew that without her having any interest in me, I would never get that chance. “Miss Persephone, how could you do such a thing!?” I was lost in thought when I suddenly heard Jennifer’s loud and obnoxious voice. “Miss April did nothing wrong to you but how can you call her a filthy omega!” It was the perfect way to draw attention. Everyone stopped what they had been doing and turned to Jennifer who had a quivering omega by her side. “Oh, no, Miss Persephone was only telling me to know my plac

It was rare for me to get flustered but his words threw me off guard. My lips pulled up in a smile and I wanted to laugh but I could not laugh. He was not joking. His eyes bore into mine with a resolute expression that made it clear he was serious. The Luna Queen? I could not stop myself from bursting into laughter. The absurdity of the idea made me laugh until my belly hurt. I clutched my stomach as I bent over, laughing until tears streamed down my face. “Is it such an amusing idea?” Koa asked. I raised my head in time to see his face contort with a weird expression and it only fueled my laughter. I laughed loud and long. I laughed until I had no breath in me and I was merely gasping for air. It took several minutes to get me to calm down and when I did, I wanted to laugh some more. “I never thought of myself as a joker.” Koa gazed at me with a stoic expression. “It must have been your hidden talent. Thank you for making me laugh so hard.” It had been a while since I laughed so

“Welcome, Alpha Raven, Miss Adelard,” the Beta sent to receive us greeted us as we walked into the building. “The meeting will take place over here.” He guided us down a corridor to a large round table room filled with Alphas.After working hard for weeks on end, the time had come to launch Cassius’ business into the limelight. Today, we would be meeting with the Slaters and a few other Alphas who had shown interest in the business. At times like this, it was thrilling knowing what was to come. For the next two months, Cassius would enjoy basking in the spotlight. In the past, Alpha Koa seemed to be testing out his political strength when he went for the Slaters. It was when he failed to finish them off that his family combined with the Slaters tried to drive him into a corner but only succeeded in killing his people and pushing him off the edge. The Slaters would be hit soon and as they tried to recover, they would not think twice about devouring all those that relied on them.

Would it not be funny if April got pregnant? In my previous life, despite Cassius spending every night with her, including the night of our engagement and mating, there was never any talk of her being pregnant. Of course, that somehow became my fault. Apparently, I had done some evil, heinous act and cursed her to never bear fruit out of jealousy. Those words had hurt me but now, I could only think of them and laugh. “You’re in a good mood,” Hannah said as she cleaned my nails. “What do you think of April, Hannah?” I asked and the girl gritted her teeth as her face contorted. One would think I had asked her what she thought of a filthy rogue. “She’s nothing but a shameless woman!” Hannah declared. “All she does is hang around the Alpha and even though he has said several times that he isn’t interested in her, she still carries herself as if she is the Luna. There are even people in the mansion that defer to her because they think she’ll somehow become the Luna.” She scoffed. I

‘Calm down, he cannot achieve that,’ Ana said to me when I continued to hyperventilate hours after my conversation with Cassius. ‘Did the goddess create the position of the Alpha King for nothing?’ She continued. ‘And does it make any sense for him to help Randal become the Alpha King and then ask to secede? What kind of fool would grant such a favour?’ Yes, no matter how foolish a king may be, he would know better than to leave packs to become independent. If he granted one the right to secede, many more would follow and war would break out. Even a child would know better than to let such a thing happen. So why did I feel uneasy? I knew that Randal would never become the Alpha King. That position was Koa’s by right and he would take it by force. Cassius was merely wasting his time but still, his ambitions surprised me. How could he think of making Blood Crescent pack stand independent of the Deimos kingdom that the goddess herself had established? I knew his pride and I knew