“Luna.” Ashford called out as he glanced down at her.He was still flying to that pack and hadn't gotten there yet. His heart was pounding in his chest; she wasn't clutching to him. She was dangling in his arms.Increasing his pace, in a few more minutes he was standing in front of her house and kicking the door open.“Father!” He yelled out.Hearing his voice, Bartram came running down the stairs. By this time, Ashford was already laying her on the couch. Bartram glanced at his daughter before hurrying to the door and pulling it close.“What happened to her?” Bartram demanded. “You should have protected her!"“I had no idea that she was going to be targeted."“Why were you even there with her in the first place if you couldn't protect her?!”“Father, this is not the time!”“We are talking about my baby here, and you are saying that it isn't the time!"Ashford took a deep breath. “I will try healing her.”“Let me hold her. What happened?”Ignoring Bartram, he held her hand and watched
Diana stood in the middle of the guards that were all surrounding her. Neon was standing in front of her, his gaze solely focused on her.Everyone in the party had been murmuring, wondering what had happened to the future queen. Some of them were pointing fingers at Diana, while others took her side.Most of them claimed that Luna must have faked the poison because Diana couldn't have done something like that.“I will ask one more time.” Neon's voice rang out. “Why did you poison Her Majesty?”Diana raised her head to look at Neon. “I didn't poison her; she was already poisoned before she came here.”Judging from the look in Diana's eyes, Neon knew that she was lying. He glanced down at her fingers, thoughts running through his head. There was a sight of blood on her fingers.“If you saw so, why don't you tear your skin using those same fingers you used on Her Majesty?” Neon challenged.Diana gasped, her feet unable to hold her. She took three steps back, a look of horror appearing on
Evelyn watched as the poison from Diana's fingers walked through her body. She needed to act fast before anyone else noticed it, or Diana would die from it."Since she already poisoned her, I'll take Diana," Evelyn said, turning her gaze to look at the members of the banquet. "The banquet concluded; the king has already introduced his bride."She picked up Diana, who was already being affected by the poison, and hurried away before anyone could stop her. Neon wanted to go after her but was stopped by Ashford."Let them go; I guess they have the antidote," Ashford muttered. "Neon, I want you to send a bat to keep an eye on them."Neon nodded before leaving along with the other guards. One by one, the people in the hall began to leave. Relief washed over Luna; the night hadn't ended well. However, she was glad that the one who poisoned got to feel the taste of the poison too."Are you trying to get us killed?" Una's voice echoed. "What was that? Putting your body in front of him?"Inste
Ashford continued moving, ignoring his mother as he walked into his room. After laying Luna on his king-size bed, he turned around and walked out. His mother was still there, where he had left her, wearing a serious expression.“Go on,” he urged. “Tell me what you want to say.”Evelyn's teeth gritted at his tone. “I made it clear that you have to get married to Diana, not Luna. You shouldn't have gotten engaged to her in the first place.”“I also told you that I was mated to Luna,” he replied. “I'm not 12 anymore, and you can't control me. Give it up, Mother.”He studied his mother's face; she looked like she was about to snap but controlled her anger well.“You are my son.”“So she is my bride.”“Diana is your bride.”“Remember what I said, Mother. If you keep this going, I wouldn't mind sending Diana out of the kingdom.”Evelyn's face twitched in anger. “You have to let her go; you should get engaged to Diana. She has loved you since you were kids.”Ashford rolled his eyes, saying t
Alexa folded her arms across her chest as she leaned back against the tree. Her gaze was focused on Adrian, Trevor, and Tristan, the three best friends. She studied their expressions.Adrian had a worried look on his face as he waited for Luna to step out of her house. Bartram had assured them that she was still in shock and couldn't come out. Trevor, on the other hand, had raised brows, and he too seemed concerned.It had been two hours since they had been waiting for her to appear. Adrian couldn't tell who was behind the break-in, but since the Gammas were checking, he was less worried.Others believed that Luna was in the house, but Alexa had second thoughts.“I don't think she is indoors,” Alexa remarked. “If she was really inside her room when the person broke in, wouldn't the pack doctor be here or something?”Trevor's gaze turned to her, and his eyes darkened with a glare. “I always knew that you hated Luna, but I never thought that you would think this about her.”Tristan nodd
The T brothers glared at her immediately when they heard that. She was talking about being the Luna of the Lunar Crest. The brothers knew fully well that if she became Luna, the pack was going to be ruined.Alexa was arrogant and cruel; she was going to misuse her position as Luna.“Alexa, it's better you head back.” Adrian uttered.Alexa's fist tightened, her teeth gritting. Without a word, she spun around and dashed away. Adrian's gaze followed her until she was out of sight. He felt bad for ignoring her, but he knew that if he didn't, Luna might reject him.Besides, he wasn't going to ignore his mate and pick someone else.“I thought you would never speak to her that way.” Trevor spouted. “You have always been supportive of her, even though no one likes her.”“That's right! Why are you acting differently now?” Tristan inquired. “Have you finally fallen in love with Luna?”Adrian's gaze shifted to his friends, who were staring at him with curiosity in their eyes. He was only trying
“Was this what it meant to kiss someone else on your wedding day?” Ashford asked as he leaned in to kiss her in front of her dressing mirror.She raised her lips to meet him with a smile on her lips. The kiss was a quick one because Phoebe was standing behind the door, and they could hear her argue with someone about the color of the shoes.“It's not a wedding; it's an engagement.” She corrected herself, glancing back at the mirror. “A fake one, I might add.”Luna was startled when she saw his reflection in the mirror. She regained her composure and stared back at him.“I thought vampires' reflections didn't show in the mirror.”“They don't.”“Then how come?"“It's an illusion.” He replied. “I'm not there.”“You created this illusion to trick werewolves?"He nodded his head.“I never thought about that; I made you act like a werewolf and forgot about that tiny detail.”“It doesn't matter; I didn't forget.”“You seem to always support me, don't you?” She asked, turning her gaze back to
The pack house was crowded by the time they got there. Luna looked out through the carriage the whole time, and she was amazed by the amount of resources they put into the decorations of the place.She kept on looking out until the carriage stopped in front of the pack house. Phoebe stepped out of the carriage before opening the door for Luna to step out.As soon as Luna stepped out, the sunlight made her dress even more sparkling. Everyone's gaze turned to look at her, their eyes widening in admiration.“Who is she?”“Isn't the bride in yet?"“I thought I saw the bride walk in with the alpha."Phoebe walked over to the ladies who were gossiping about Luna. She had a scowl on her face.“This is Luna, my brother's mate and the bride of this engagement.” She announced. “I hope you won't keep on spreading rumors that she isn't the bride.”The ladies nodded their heads. “Sure, we wouldn't dare do that.”Phoebe led Luna towards the door to the banquet. Luna had a huge smile on her face as