Chapter Three- Unknown visitor

Looking at the murderous tension in Thor's eyes, I heard a loud growled and eyed the wolf slowly approaching us with his eyes on Thor.

"Stay back and don't attack!" I ordered, looking back into Thor's cold gaze.

When he squeezed my neck a bit tighter, I clawed my nails into the back of his hand, causing him to loosen his grip around my throat a little, and I mumbled, "Can you let go of me, please!"

With his gaze fixed solely on mine, a look of hesitation clouded Thor's face, and his grip on my neck loosened a bit more.

"Thank you. Now, what I came here to say is that I want to get you out of this place," I whispered, clearing my throat aggressively to stabilize my breath.

Slowly, Thor's expression started to soften, and he drew back, a few distances away from me.

After standing to my feet, I gently rubbed my neck to get rid of the aching feeling and then turned around, sensing Thor's eyes on me as I walked away.

"Get him out of this filthy place and take him to the west wind. Also, have Arthritis check on his wounds!" I commanded as I marched out of the cells.

The moment I arrived in my room, I slammed the door shut behind me, locked it, and rested against its wooden frame as my chest raised and fell rapidly.

Suddenly, the echo of a knock snapped me out of my emotions, and I drew away from the door as I mumbled, "Who is it?"

"It's Rona, my Luna!" My maid's voice flowed into the room.

"What is it?" 

"Elder Dach is here to see you."

Although I didn't want to entertain anyone at such a moment, I knew that I couldn't dismiss Elder Dach because he was one of my uncle's trusted advisors.

"Tell him to wait on me in the garden!" I called out, feeling a bit calmer now.

After the sound of Rona's footsteps faded down the hallway, I walked over to the mirror and gently stroked my neck, noticing that there was no mark.

Suddenly a flash of Thor's face crossed my mind, and I inhaled, holding in my breath before slowly exhaling.

I don't know what the heck happened back in that cell, but images of Thor kept hunting my mind, and underneath all the feeling of fear and stress, I felt something else when I remember him.

After getting my emotions under control, I met Elder Dach seated in the Eve garden, and I joined him on the stone bench, inhaling the air filled with sweet fragrances from the flowers.

Even though I could feel his eyes on me, I kept my gaze ahead and mumbled, "What news do you bring me, Elder Dach?"

"My Luna, both alphas of the Aurora Clan and Cruelcrest Hounds are interested in your hands. They would like to have a one on one meet-up with you to see if your wolves are compatible and a bond exists between you two."  Elder Dach said with a trace of excitement in his voice.

The moment I heard those words, I felt reluctant. Why? I pretended not to know, refusing to acknowledge my feelings. 

"Both Alphas have a prominent pack and territories. It will be great for our pack if you were mated to any one of them." Elder Dach said after I didn't speak for a while.

"Hmmh," I mumbled, wondering how to respond to his words.

"We know that you are still young, that's while we have been keeping things from you. But there's a war uprising, and rogues from the Storm Riders Pack are bringing the downpour to us. We need to be ready for it!" 

"I know."

The thought of war at the beginning of my leadership of the pack scared me a bit even though my uncle didn't spoil me to the extent that I didn't know how to fight. But this was a battle between two packs they were talking about, and I wasn't ready for that.

"We need to ally with another pack through marriage if we are going to win this war against the Storm Riders Pack." Elder Dach said as my gaze unintentionally lacked with his, and he frowned.

"Do you have to talk like that? It's not certain that a war is going to happen." I mumbled beneath my breath in annoyance. 

"Who has lived longer days and seen more nights between you and me?!" 

"You,"

"Then listen to me when I tell you my Luna that a war will happen, and we need the alliance to win it." 

Gazing into his eyes, I took a long stare at him and mumbled in my head, 'Then why can't we just make an alliance with the Storm Riders Pack so peace can rain?' Yet, my lips remained sealed.

"Did you meet the prisoner today?" Elder Dach asked, sounding a bit calmer now.

"Mmmh," I mumbled as I withdrew my gaze off him and focused on the sky.

Silence fell between us for a moment. Then Elder Dach stood to his feet, looked down at me, and said, "I hope my Luna can put the well-being of the pack first and not be emotional about this."

After another long boring day of running about my duties, I headed back to my chamber and went straight into the bathroom.

My body felt depleted as I got undressed, and then got into the tub, feeling a bit better when the warm water soaks upon my skin.

Picking up Rona's scent in my room, I looked to my right and saw her approaching me

"Do you want me to wait on you and dress you tonight?" Rona asked with a smile.

"There's no need. You can leave my clothes on the stool." I mumbled, relaxing my head as I stared at the ceiling.

After Rona left, I shut my eyes, and I saw Alpha Thor's face so clearly in my head, and I immediately raised my eyelids.

My first time seeing Thor, and an image of him has already forcefully imprinted itself in my brain. I would have avoided looking into his eyes if I knew that his stare was going to be my fantasy.

For someone who has been in captivity when I was only a pup, he has such a strong aura, more powerful than most alpha that I have met.

Frustrated, I blind my eyes with my palm as I wondered why I couldn't get him out of my mind.

After leaving out of the tub, I got dressed into my nightgown and headed to bed. But the moment I shut my eyes to sleep, I felt a presence in my room, and my lashes immediately rouse.