Chapter 2

Selena

Luther’s scent engulfed the entire room making it hard for me to talk, it was strange how he was an Alpha all other Alphas would fear or run to in the sight of any trouble. But what's more, is that it was strange how he was the man I fell in love with.

His composed demeanor and calm thinking were why I had fallen for him in the first place. I was once someone that wouldn't even entertain the idea of being with anyone but then there was something about Luther that drew me to him.

I looked at him as he entered the room, his face was still the same as ever. Immediately the entire room changed, his scent covering everywhere and everything.

“Luther ?” I called out in a whisper, I was too weak to even make it louder but there was no need for it. He looked at me, I was thrilled that my husband looked at me for the first time in a while.

I was about to say something to him, for the first time. “Luther, I.”

But almost immediately Anna cut in like a damned canary, it was like she didn't want me to say anything to him. “Luther, good thing you're here. We have been trying to tell Selena to do what is right and take the fall for the accident but she has been protesting.”

Luther looked at her, his gaze meant that he wanted her to be quiet. Luther turned walking towards me, I didn't even know what was going on. But my mind was too faint to process what was happening in front of me.

I was tired but that didn't mean I was going to stand there and let them do whatever they wanted without defending myself.

“Luther, they are trying to make me take the blame for what I didn't do, please tell them that it is unfair and inhumane. I wasn't the one that..” I said in a hurry, trying my best to blurt out all I had in mind.

Luther raised his hand to stop me from continuing, my lips went silent almost immediately. “It's okay Selena, I know you weren't the one that caused the accident.” He placed his hand on my cheek, his face was a bit closer to mine making it hard for me to even think properly.

Was he finally going to defend me like his wife? Was he going to treat me like his wife and not act like I was some kind of burden to him? I wanted to know if he was going to finally kiss me and make me his in front of everyone.

“Selena,” Luther called out to me, his voice was calm. It was like he wanted to tell me something.

“Yes, Luther ?” I managed to whimper, I was looking at him and I was not even sure that there was anything else I could think of at the moment. I wanted him to kiss me and make me his there on the spot.

“The victim of the crash passed away, and the council of elders has all demanded that someone would stand trial for the person's death.”

Hearing this my heart went cold, I didn't need a prophet to tell me what he wanted to say.

“Of course, a nobody like her should stand trial, Adriane is of Beta Blood, and not only that she is your fated mate if anything should happen to her then you will feel a lot of pain. So it will be advisable you don't let anything happen to her.” Luna Katherina spoke up, I couldn't even think of anything else.

Luther was silent, still looking at me but did not say a word. I couldn't believe my eyes, he wanted me to take the blame for a crime I didn't commit.

“Mother please, I want to ask her myself. Don't do this here,” Luther said in a rather calm voice, his face wore a look of irritation and I knew that there was something a bit off.

Luther turned to me, his gaze never shifted as he looked into my eyes. “Selena, I want you to know that there is no way I would ask you for anything. Or tell you to do something that might hurt you. But I need you to do this one thing for me,”

My heart sank even deeper when I heard what he was trying to ask of me, there was no way I would have imagined in this world that Luther would want to pin the blame on me.

“Alpha, I can't possibly do this. There is no way I can think of taking the blame for this.” I stood my ground, there was no way I would be taking the fall for something that diabolical.

The judgment would be more than anyone can handle and I will not want to be caught in the middle of something like that.

“What are you talking about? You have to do this to make sure that Adriane will not get punished for this, you know that she is Luther’s fated mate and if anything should happen to her then it would hurt him.” Anna spoke up, she was looking at me. Her voice was laced with disgust, she didn't try to hide the fact that she wasn't a fan of me being with her brother.

No matter what she said I was not going to throw my life away for something I didn't do and it was not even going to be a crime that one can walk away from.

“Please Selena, you can use this for repayment of all the kindness and good we have shown you for the past three years.” Luna Katherina said looking at me, she wore a fake smile on her face.

Kindness? Good? What in the world was she talking about?! From the moment I stepped into this pack as Luther’s wife I have gotten nothing but hate and torture, usually when one marries the Alpha she becomes the Luna and is not meant to be treated like a queen.

But from the moment I entered this pack, I was subjected to chores. I did everything from Luna Katherina’s laundry and other things to making sure that Anna was treated nicely. And not for once did they see me as a good match for their beloved Luther.

I never complained, I took it all in all because I loved Luther with all my heart. I wanted to make sure that I got him to see that nothing was going to hold me down from loving him. Now I see that all my efforts were in vain, I had not even made them see me as anything other than a burden to their life.

I looked up to see Luther was looking at me, he had hints of worry in his eyes. I knew that he was not going to let me go through with this if I stood my ground.

Luther cleared his throat for a bit, he looked at me. “Selena, take the fall for this. I am pleading with you, I will make sure that it won't be a harsh punishment. I will make sure that you are safe and there is no way anything would happen to you.”

I could not believe what I was hearing, I didn't utter a word. I just looked at Luther, it was clear that I was not going to be able to convince him that I was not going to take the fall for the accident.

“My Alpha, I can not do this. I can't see myself taking the fall for something I didn't do.” I said not altering my words, I wanted him to know that I was serious and there was no way I would be taking the blame.

Luna Katherina and Anna both hissed, they looked at me with utter disgust. “This nobody is giving us a hard time here, I don't know why she would even think that there will be a chance for her to say no!”

Luna Katherina was not happy with my reply, it was not even clear why but I should have known that she was not going to be happy. The woman practically wanted to peel me off her son for years.

“She is only doing this so that she won't lose the money and wealth tied to Luther, we should know that even nobody would want to live the life of a queen,” Anna added, she looked at me with disgust and I knew that nothing was going to change but I wanted to see if the man I had devoted my life to for the past three years will defend me.

“Mother, Anna please calm down. I don't want to make a ruckus here.” Luther ordered the room to go a bit silent when he spoke up. I thought he was going to say something and make them see that there was no way it would be right for me to take the fall for something that bad.

Luther turned to me, he had something on his mind, and by the looks of things. He was going to ask me something that would change the case.

“Selena?” Luther called out, his soft and calming voice made me want to run into his arms. I couldn't hold myself back but I had to look for a way.

“Yes my Alpha,” I answered as I waited for him to say what was on his mind, I wanted him to tell me that there was nothing to worry about and that he was going to take care of everything.

“Selena, take the fall for this and I will make sure that you don't lose anything. I will see to it that you are handsomely paid and there will be no way for you to be worried.” Luther said as he looked at me.

My heart almost stopped beating, “What?”