Luna pushed her hair behind her ears and rolled her hand over the paper. Ashford was still by her side, watching her every move. He couldn't help but notice how hot she looked as she worked. Keeping the communication between the two packs on track. He wished he could listen with her when they were discussing, but he could read the reminder whenever the mindlink began.Phoebe was still unconscious, and Ashford was watching every sound of her heartbeat. He wanted to know when she was awake, the lady in front of him. Luna was completely ignoring him. She was focused on her work and forgot that he was even there."Are you done?" he questioned.Luna glanced at him. "No, Trevor said I should schedule a meeting between the two packs. Precisely, Tristan, Adrian, some woman called Lily, my father, Ashford, myself, and Phoebe."Ashford gave her a lopsided smile. "You could have said you instead of Ashford or my mate.""Sorry." She croaked, turning back to the paper. "But that isn't going to happ
Ashford's gaze shifted from Matteo to Neon. Neon looked horrified upon hearing what the boy had told him."I am not ugly and dumb; stop calling me that."The boy stuck his tongue out to Neon. "You are, and now that you have found your brother, I am going back to my home. My mother is going to kill me if she finds me here.""Kill you?" Neon questioned.Matteo gave Neon a confused look. "Not practically going to kill me; you see why I say you're dumb?"Before Neon could answer, Matteo turned around and left, chanting the word."Mother, I met an ugly and dumb adult, an ugly and dumb adult.""I'm not dumb!" Neon scoffed.Matteo ignored him, and soon he was out of sight. Ashford pulled Neon in and slammed the door shut."You came here alone and messed with a little pup. How come you don't know where the pack house is?" Ashford questioned.Neon ruffled his hair. "I totally forgot about it."Ashford grinned. "Now I see why he is calling you ugly and dumb.""For the dumb, I get it. My mind was
Ashford nodded his head in agreement and sulked in the last drop of blood from the bag. He glanced at the bag and tossed it into the nearest trash basket."This blood is not enough. I'm still starving." He grumbled and glanced at Neon, who still had half a blood bag left. "Give me that." He snatched the bag out of Neon's hand."Hey!" Neon yelled. "There are more inside the bag."Ashford began drinking from his "Then get me one.""There are only three left.""Give it to me!"Neon grumbled as he went through the bag and took out the three bags from it. He was about to hand two to Ashford when Luna snatched one from him. Both men gave her a confused look."I'm a vampire too, remember?"Ashford shook his head. "A vegetarian.""I will just take one." Neon uttered.Ashford took the other from Neon. "If you can't drink the other bag, give it to me."Luna rolled her eyes. "Whatever."She went back to eating her food, completely ignoring the men with her. She had not heard a word from Adrian, n
Ashford touched his forehead. Luna looked horrified to find the mark on Ashford's forehead. She rushed over to him, grabbed him by the neck, and pulled him down to her height. He yelped as he glanced at her. She examined the mark on his forehead and stroked it."You kissed the mark, and now you're carrying it," Luna muttered. "You're carrying it for me."Ashford flashed her a bright smile. "At least the mark is off your forehead for a while, and you wouldn't have to bother covering your pretty forehead."He didn't care that the mark was on his forehead; after all, it was just a mark and nothing more."You can't be calm, and you also can't be seen with the mark."Ashford pouted. "I can cover it like you do."She shook her head. "No, I have to get it back."The mark, which was glowing blue before, turned red. Luna backed away from him swiftly, her hand still holding him down. "It's glowing red now."Ashford didn't seem to care. "It doesn't matter as long as I don't feel any pain. It's al
"She is just a rude brat who likes to bully and threaten me all the time." Luna said.Ashford chuckled. "She's not bad. About looking for the book, when are you going?"Luna glanced at Phoebe, who was still unconscious. "We will leave when Phoebe wakes up; she is the one who can take us to the Alpha King, and since she is an Alpha daughter, She is also Alpha Dean's favorite; he would have taken her along with him to that place before.""How can you be so sure?""Lucky guess, I think.""Why is she still unconscious anyway?" Neon questioned."She was poisoned with something; we can't tell exactly what it is, but it's dangerous.""Oh," Neon said, glancing at Ashford.Ashford raised his brows. "What?""Can't you do something? We have another power that differs from a vampire's, right?"Luna glanced at Ashford. "Is there another that I don't know?"Ashford took a deep breath. "Well, apart from being able to walk in the sunlight, We have the ability to heal; not all of us, but I do have the
"What's the shower boy's name?" Ashford asked. Phoebe smiled as she remembered his name. "Griffin, Griffin Theodore.""Griffin sounds like a great name. I guess he is handsome." Luna muttered, looking directly at Phoebe.Phoebe shook her head. "Yes, he is." Her reaction changed when she glanced at Luna. "His handsomeness doesn't mean I like him; you know who I like."Ashford raised a brow. "Trevor? You like Trevor?"Phoebe frowned at Luna. "You told him? I can't believe this."Luna shook her head and raised her hand in defense. She hadn't told Ashford anything; he probably noticed when he saw Trevor and Phoebe."It's so obvious." Ashford shrugged. "The way you act around him shows it, and I am sure Trevor knows you have a huge crush on him. I don't think it has developed into love yet."Luna sighed. "Thank goodness you answered for me; I was about to panic now.""Sorry." Phoebe muttered. "You were the only one I told, so I thought you told him."Luna smiled at Phoebe. "He might be clo
Phoebe's mouth filled up with what she meant to puke out. Luna hurried over to her and stroked her back in a comforting way."Take a deep breath, Phoebe. There are going to be some lights in the tunnel.""You promise?"Luna nodded. The fact that she could create light using the magic ball was impressive. It was going to be a brilliant light, although Luna had to walk at the back now. She couldn't let Phoebe find out that she was different."I promise, come on. Let's go."She led Phoebe inside. Neon followed suit while she went after him. Ashford glanced around before entering and shutting the tunnel. Luna raised her hand, and a magic light ball appeared on her palm.Phoebe couldn't see what brought the light, but she smiled and kept moving. She opened the lid of the tunnel leading to the other side. Gently, she lifted the tunnel's lid. Silently, she slipped behind a gnarled oak tree, her breath held in anticipation.Phoebe's eyes darted around the palace courtyard. Shadows danced as gu
As soon as the words left her lips, Ashford shook his head in disappointment. Neon looked like he had seen a ghost—that Phoebe had just rejected her mate for Trevor.Luna couldn't look away, no matter how she tried, so she focused on getting her dress away from where it was stuck. But Griffin's growl brought her back."No way!" Griffin yelled. "You can't reject me."Phoebe was glancing at him. "I just did; now can you release my friends and me?""Not before this." Griffin muttered. "I, Griffin Theodore, reject your rejection."Phoebe scowled at him. "You can't; you can't do this to me. I don't want to be with you."He bent down to her height. "We are fated, Phoebe, and I accept to be your mate. Even though you stalked me when we first met,"Well, you embarrassed me in return." Phoebe yelled. "You took revenge, and now that I find out we are mated, I don't want to be your mate."Griffin frowned at the harsh word but chose to ignore it. "You said you want a book from my library?"With gr