Hello, my dearest readers, What do you think of this chapter? Do you think that Samiya would decide to become Alpha Zain's concubine, or do you believe that she will decide to stay in the competition? I would love love love to see all your theories in the comment section. Thanks for reading again!
Zain’s POV“I mercilessly slaughter innocent werewolves, be it man, woman, or child, whenever I let my emotions get the better of me. I lie to everyone, including myself, that I am constantly keeping things under control. I even let a witch into our lands even though I knew the implications of it and, even worse, I invited her into my bed and into my heart… I was foolish enough to even hand her the throne, Samiya. Now, tell me does that kind of werewolf deserve to be alpha, my dearest?” I asked, my tone sharp, cutting through the tense air between us.My redhead remained silent.The only response she offered me was the quiet wiping away of her tears. I took that as her understanding my point.“So don’t come to me with all that talk of you being a whore and doing this and that in your past. I. Don’t. Care. I knew what I signed up for, and I’ve had enough concubines in my lifetime to be considered a man-whore,” I started, clenching my fists by my sides.When Samiya told me about what ha
Samiya’s POVThe words left my mouth before I could register a thing. While I felt something subtle begging to take back those words and change the entire narrative of the situation I was now sitting in, I simply could not. So I stayed trapped in my own glasshouse of demise as I watched Zain struggle to get in.My eyes fell to the hand that Zain was now gently squeezing. I could imagine what his reaction would be when he found out about what happened in the market square. More importantly, I wonder what dark thoughts would run through his mind?Would he try to understand and comfort me? Would he be disappointed? Would he think that he chose the wrong Luna?The last thought alone was enough to send another jolt of pain straight to my chest. I thought I had handled more than enough pain but clearly I was wrong. I thought that I had overcome my past but clearly I was wrong. The way things happened in the market square today just informed me on how behind I was and having Zain kneel i
Zain’s POVThere was a quiet lightness in my steps as I walked around my castle.Mae hadn’t said a word about me appointing Jenna as my new Beta and I took that as her silent approval. Other than that, I was most certain that this would appease Samiya. And as for the council members, despite their initial shock, I knew that they all saw some reason in my decision once I laid out a few facts for them. Then there was me, if I had known that life without Meidran wouldn’t be nearly as bad then I would have locked him up in the dungeons sooner.The stars aligned in my favour today, and I was sure that the goddess had finally decided to smile on me after all these years.Opening the door to my room, the first sight that greeted me was Samiya’s back.She was dressed in a black robe and her ginger red hair fell to her lower back. There was nothing I wanted to do more than hug and kiss her until dawn.With one step, I ushered myself into the room and closed the door behind me, yet that didn’t
Samiya’s POV I needed to do something with all the free time I had. And so, I called Jenna along with a few maids in the castle to carry some treats along with them. It was high time I was reintroduced to the pack members as Etrana’s Luna. First, we were to visit the grand market square. It was the last place that I wanted to visit, and even though I kept telling myself that I had become an entirely different person since my public humiliation, the fear still lingered, continuously taunting me. I could have sworn that I would have canceled this trip entirely, but my one mistake was carrying Jenna along. She was irritatingly persistent. “The marketsquare is the best place for us to start if you really want to show the people how much you care.” “Think about it, Luna, it would be filled with people of different ranks and different ages. It’s the best place to get reach. I can just imagine the news, the papers, and gossip would carry. News will spread of how good you are fast. And
Zain’s POVBending down, I took out one of the boxes from underneath the bed.It wasn’t the first time I had shifted without will in this room and as optimistic as I tried to be, I knew that it wasn’t going to be the last time as well. The only problem I seemed to face right now was getting clothes for Samiya. Apparently she shifted too and slept in Ralph’s embrace. The way I woke up supported her claim, yet I still found it difficult to believe.Ralph was a beast, not a cuddler.Pulling out what I considered good enough Samiya, I mentally patted myself on the back. “This should be good enough for you to get back to the room.”Samiya arched an eyebrow.Okay, maybe I hadn’t done a good enough job here.“You would prefer a dress, right? Of course you would prefer a dress. No woman should be damned to wear men’s boring clothing, especially the Luna,” I mumbled to myself, drafting out a better solution in my head.Samiya snapped her hands in front of me. “No. Not that. I am completely fin
Samiya’s POVRalph and I were at a battle of wills. Our eyes locked in on one another, neither willing to yield.Still sitting on the bed and maintaining a steady gaze on Ralph, I thought up different solutions to the current dilemma. I could run out of here to get the silver pellets and tea, but then that would mean leaving Ralph alone, and leaving Ralph alone entailed possible carnage. I could call Miss Shuzen, but I wanted to prove to the old woman that I could hold my own. Maybe my ego had overshadowed my sense of logic, but it felt right at the time, so I discarded that choice altogether as well.“Miya, he won’t hurt us,” Scarlet’s voice echoed in my head, pulling me away from the silent battle I had with Ralph.And as though Ralph had been engaging in a different battle entirely, he sat on his hind legs and dropped his snout on my thighs, bending his head slightly.“See?”My head tilted to the side as I looked into the wolf’s crimson eyes once more.Staring into those blood-lik