Astrid's POV.With my fingers fidgeting, I kept pacing around the room with just one thought: why would Alpha Dane ask that they lock me up in the room? One thing I knew was that there was no way I was going to expose his curse or secret. He must have felt so vulnerable hearing me ask him such questions. “You really shouldn't have done so, Astrid!” I said to myself with a soft canard, my voice barely above a whisper at this point. “But knowing his secret shouldn't have made him treat me badly, should it? I don't deserve such from him!” I noted as I tightened my fist. Just then, I halted and stared at the door. I couldn't help but ponder one thing, and that was how I was going to escape from the pack. I needed to leave and go somewhere to hide. I couldn't go back to Alpha Halfdan, but at least I could go back to my father and ask for his mercy. He was my father, and I strongly believed that he was going to forgive me if I went on my knees. “Yes, I can't stay here and be treated
Astrid's POV. "Even if you didn't commit the offence, Luna, I strongly suggest that you humble yourself and offer her a sincere apology." His words dripped with malice, his lips twisting into a contemptuous sneer.As he spoke, I couldn't shake the feeling that his motives were sinister. It was unclear why he was pressuring me to apologise, but it was evident that his intentions were not for the benefit of Alpha Dane.Deep down, I sensed that my presence within the pack posed a threat to Alpha Dane. While I knew he had deep hatred for me, I still couldn't bring myself to intentionally harm him.The weight of guilt settled heavily upon me as I realised the consequences of the false accusations against Alpha Dane. It was my fault he was unjustly targeted, my fault he endured such hardship. With a heavy heart, I lowered my gaze to the ground, consumed by remorse.Despite the gnawing guilt, the idea of apologising to Camilla started to appeal to me. Perhaps extending an olive branch wou
Astrid's POV.“Am I not old enough for you that you had to chase after the pack's Ex-Beta?” Alpha Dane's words rang out of his lips with so much venom and disgust that they instantly infuriated me. Here I was thinking that he was about to say something else, to persuade me to kneel before Camilla, but I was wrong. He just wanted to make fun of me and make me look like a fool.“Speechless now?” His brows creased as a smirk curled up on his lips. There was definitely no way I could keep quiet after what he had said to me. Right before he could say another word to me, before he could keep breathing on my face, I placed my hand on his chest and forcefully pushed him away from my body. “Get away from me!” I snapped, my eyes blazing with nothing but fury and rage. I just never expected him to act so silly in front of me. “Get away from you? And what makes you think that I'd do that? You are mine, remember?” He came closer to where I stood, and with every move being calculated and a sens
Astrid's POV. Just as he pulled his lips off my nipple, I couldn't help but notice one thing: he was horny too, just as I was. “Why don't I give you what you want instead of you begging for it from Edmond?” He asserted before he leaned closer to my face, our noses rubbing against each other as his eyes were still fixed on mine. I wished to push him away but I couldn't. I craved his lips and his touch. I craved for every fucking specialty of his. His left hand instantly went beneath my body, and as he wrapped his arms around me, he pulled me closer to his body and seized my lips again in an intense kiss.I kissed his back, my arms curling around his neck, as he was still massaging his head while we kissed on the bed. Just then, I felt his fingers trail from my face down to my neck, then my boobs. They fondled my boobs domineeringly, making a soft moan escape my lips immediately. Without a second thought, he made a beeline down to my exposed tummy. His fingers drew a circle-like sh
Astrid's POV. “She's just a pawn to me!” The words rang out from Alpha Dane's study room, which instantly sent shivers running down my spine. If there was anything that I wasn't expecting, it was definitely the part of him announcing that I was his pawn. Here I was, beginning to think and believe that he was beginning to fall for me, not knowing he still had the thoughts of using me to his own advantage. My fist clenched, and immediately, the tears in my eyes began to dry up. The pent-up anger that boiled and raged within me left no room for weakness. Sniffling and trying to control my intense urge for him, I turned on my heels and headed back to my room at full speed. I didn't bother turning around or looking back to know if Alpha Dane had left his study and found me; my focus was just getting to my room. The second I got into my room, I had the door slammed forcefully as it made an echoing sound in the room. “A pawn? What a fool I was!” I folded my arms across my chest as I
Astrid's POV. “Greenstone pack!” I notified the second I climbed into the cab, and without hesitation, the driver nodded his head. Igniting the engines of the car, he no longer hesitated to step on the accelerator of his car. We headed for the border of the pack, and from there, I was sure to find my way. “You are making a silly mistake, Astrid! Let's turn around and head back! Alpha Dane won't like this! Let him get revenge for you; you don't have to be this silly!” Kyla went on and on, but I wasn't giving her a listening ear. I had planned on making it happen, and either I went there to mock Alpha Dane for using me as his pawn or I made Camilla pay dearly for trying to make me look like a fool.“Kneel and beg her? What an insult!” I scoffed as I tightened my grip while I sat down calmly inside the car. From what was happening, I bet they were not going to expect me to be in their pack soon. Just as the car kept driving in my direction, I couldn't help but recall Edmond’s words
Dane's POV. Sitting before the other Alpha's has always been stressful and irritating to me because, trust me, I hated it so much. It felt as though they were just summoning us all to make fun of each other, or even more disgusting, they summoned us just to waste our precious moment. My hand limply placed on the table that was before me, and with a frustrated sigh leaving my lips every second of the day, I couldn't help but begin to drum with my fingers on the table, lazily. “We have to make it right this time. We don't know who they might attack next! The lines of our pack must be secured! The rogues shouldn't be allowed close to the border either.” Alpha Zeph uttered with a deep voice, the Alpha of the Ash Pack. “You are right, Zeph! We must do what is right!” Noah asserted, indirectly declaring his commitment to Zeph. One thing with the Alphas of several packs in the east was that they had a team. They were known to each have a coalition. I was the only one who stood alone be
Dane's POV. “Edmond must have told her, Alpha Dane! There's no way she must have heard it from someone else!” Ivar informed me like he was pretty sure, and immediately, my fist clenched. How the fuck was it possible that Astrid would go to the Greenstone Pack to apologize to someone who had made her look like a fool in the past? “Is she that stupid?” I questioned inwardly with my eyes lowered to the ground. “That's why they were together that day... Edmond… What games are you trying to play?” I muttered to myself, my knuckles clenching in rage. There was a high possibility that if Edmond was closer to me at this point, I wouldn't hesitate to punch him in the face, making him realise that he had messed up big time. “Alpha Dane, if she had gone to the Greenstone Pack as we have assumed, don't you think she must have arrived there by now?” Ivar informed me, and that was when I realised how much of a fool Astrid was going to make me look. “She dare not mock me before those inferior