We sit in silence for a short while."Why would you refuse me as Luna even if I was your mate?" Maybe if he tells me why I can call his reasons bullshit?"No one is ready for a Luna like you. You're not made to be the queen. People won't take it lightly to hear you have become Luna and the queen.""How can you possibly know what people want and are ready for? When was the last time you asked?"He chuckles. "I do interviews all the time. I speak to people all the time. We hold events constantly where people express their beliefs.""I mean real people, Darius! Not people like Alpha Draven or Alpha Ethan. They make up maybe ten per cent. I mean, people like their Betas. The omegas. The servants, the slaves, or even the fucking wolfless ones! You know the other ninety per cent.""You know that it isn't as simple as that Elara."Of course, to him, it isn't. "You do realise that everyone's views count. Right?""Of course they do." He's so frustratingly annoying."Would it be possible to tal
He sits looking at me, waiting. I want to say yes, ignore the fact he is so brainwashed by his father, but I can't."You're the king, Darius. You're set to marry one of them. Me kissing you is against the rules. You're meant to choose first and be available to every one of those women until the final moment.""Kellan is a prince. He's meant to be available to them all. It doesn't stop you from doing far more with him."My eyes widen."Sorry, that sounded wrong. I'm just saying the only difference between me and Kellan is our titles. He's not meant to give himself up yet. He's meant to stay in it until the end. Which you know."He's not wrong. "Fine, I want to agree, Darius, but I can't. Not when you have just admitted even if I am your mate, you have no plans to make me Luna. Kissing you is saying I'm happy to be the mistress. That, let's be honest, is making a whore again. Here, purely for you to get pleasure from before you return to your wife. The Queen.""You were never a whore."
I wake up still in Darius' bed. Ash never came last night to say Kellan had returned. I'm not even sure what time I fell asleep. I refused to until he returned.Clearly, I was too tired to stay awake, as I fell asleep anyway. Surely he will be back today? The event is tomorrow."Tomorrow, are you sure you want to do it with a live target and go against someone?" Darius looks at me."It's better than shooting at a still target. Not exactly entertaining, is it?"He chuckles, nodding. "No, but it's safer for you."My eyes roll. "You shouldn't be that bothered about my safety, Darius.""Your safety is important. Why do you think you barely sleep alone? Even Kellan is worried someone will slip into your room one night to attack you. It's unlikely, but he's worried they will.""He wasn't last night." My words are cold."You can't be sure he wasn't." I laugh at his words. "Okay, fine, I'll stop defending him. Happy?""No." Why would I be happy? I'm now confused about what is going on in Kell
Waking up, my head hurts. Last night floods through me. I don't drink often and barely take more than a few sips. Sage is a bad influence.We sat together, drinking with music on low. Soon after, Rowan joined us, and we made it a party together. That was until about four o'clock when Darius told us off.Rowan was too far gone and called him the stripper. He didn't look offended. If anything, he was highly amused by the whole situation. He still took the alcohol, though."I feel like crap." I laugh at Sage's words."Maybe last night wasn't the best time, considering we have an event today?" I sit up, and the room spins. Oh, hell no. I lie back down. The knocking has us groaning and trying to hide."The King has said you have to be downstairs for breakfast." Beta William. Of course.I walk over and open the door. He stands looking at me with an amused expression."Good, you're awake. You're not allowed to skip breakfast, especially after the amount you three consumed last night.""No fo
The room is full. The event is going well; Sage has sung, and a few others have done their acts. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.I've still not seen Kellan, though. So what is the plan now, as he was meant to be in his wolf form just in case? I don't want to change my act to using normal targets."I will do it." I look at Sage. "I'll be in my wolf form and be there if needed." She smiles and hugs me."No need. Prince Kellan has just arrived; he's getting ready." Beta William speaks as he walks past us. Well, at least he got back in time for this.I stay with Sage and watch as, five minutes later, Kellan walks in and goes to Darius, taking his seat. His eyes come to me, and I look away. I need to focus, and getting caught up in what he was doing isn't focusing.William is doing amazing. He's talking between acts, introducing them and such. After each act, we had ten minutes to relax. Walk around, dance and such."You need to get changed." I glance at Beta William. "You're nex
I stay with Rowan. I've not seen Sage in a while. However, I hope she's okay. I know she was freaking out a lot after she sang. Even though everyone loved it, she had an amazing voice, but no doubt her nerves made her feel sick. I keep trying to search her out in the room but she doesn't seem to be here. Has she really left?"Hey." Turning, I look at Kellan. I open my mouth to talk and close it again. His arms wrap around me as we dance."You were gone."That is about all I can say right now. I'm not sure what else to say."I was working towards something. Getting more information and such. I needed information."Did you get a lot of information from her mouth?" He chuckles at my words."I did, thank you. She had a lot of information hidden in there."Arrogant asshole. "Her mouth just happened to get me the location of where the wolves are." My body runs cold as we continue to dance. He's not meant to be doing anything dangerous! Why is he doing it alone? Without telling Darius?"I al
KellanDarius stands glaring at me. I forgot. She was panicking, and I wanted to try and calm her down."That is a foolish move, Kellan. Everyone saw the cameras. You know tonight is live. I can't remove that!"Which I forgot. "I didn't think. Elara was worried; I wanted to calm her down, but I just forgot about the cameras and everyone else."He sits down. "Where were you? Two days, Kellan, Yori won't tell me. So where were you?""Just seeing some friends." I will tell him when I get the name."You know that is a lie. Many, including Elara, saw that video of you kissing a woman!" He stands annoyed."I'm sorry, I explained, she is fine.""She's fine with you using her and other women?" He laughs. "That's bullshit. You fought me to let you pick her. Now I agree you just sleep with randoms.""I didn't sleep with anyone. How did it get to this? You were giving me a lecture over kissing her." He nods, and I listen to him ranting. He's right. There is nothing he can do. It was live. Everyo
I wake feeling confused. I'm in my bed, yet I can't remember coming to it."Elara." I glance to the side and see Darius and Kellan. Why are they in here? "How are you feeling?" Kellan looks at me."Confused." Why are they in here?Darius nudges Kellan. "Check." Kellan looks back at him and nods before walking to me. His hand touches my cheek."What are you doing?" I watch him relax and sit on the bed."How much of yesterday do you remember?" Darius looks at me, and I now notice blood on his shirt. Where did that come from?"Are you hurt?" He glances down and shakes his head."It's not mine. Answer, how much do you remember?"I think back. "The event, I remember the boars, and there was a moose." I consider it, my mind giving me flashes of everything. I glance down, seeing my dress is entirely ripped."He didn't; we got to you in time," Darius speaks, and I look between them. "Why would you leave the room with all the Betas?""Sage. She was upset and crying and said she had to leave. I