Chapter 5

Unknown Pov

I knocked at the door and it opened revealing my worried parents. They instantly engulfed me in their arms.

My feet were aching and my whole body was sore. I have been walking all night to find my way out of that forest. The forest was scary not because of animals but because of that stupid boy who was now standing in front of me, a huge grin was plastered on his face. Surprise and rage were the first sensations passing through me when I saw him.

"Papa, what's he doing here?" I question in pure rage.

I was scared yesterday to face him but not right now, probably because my father was beside me. He was the first man I ever saw who wasn't related by blood. Maybe that's why I feared him despite his angelic face.

"Is something wrong?" my father asked looking puzzled.

He grabbed me yesterday at night in the middle of the forest. That's what I wanted to say however it would have resulted in him being murdered by my father, so I decided to say something else.

"It's him. He's the one that left a bruise in my hand"

His face remained emotionless at first then a flicker of guilt appeared in his face. He began to apologize and while doing so he called me Luke. This instantly caught everyone attention. That's when I noticed there were two more people in there with us, Mr John King and his wife Cara King.

"Lun- I mean Luke, follow me," Papa ordered me. I silently followed him toward his room. Once we entered his room, he immediately started interrogating me. Great!

"Where were you yesterday, Luna?" He addressed me with my real name.

I gulped. I was sure he would scold me if I answer that question with honesty. Sadly I didn't have any option left other than speaking the truth.

"I went to forest near the waterfall and on my way back I got lost." Yesterday when my father announced that I was officially engaged to a person I never met, my entire mind was reckoned by rage. It was unfair, immoral and cruel even though they did it to protect me. That's why I had run to the waterfall, the only place that provided me with peace.

"What! Don't you know how dangerous it is? You could have been discovered."

All my life, I had lived in isolation simply because I was a female wolf, the only one in existence. I had to live like a prisoner and hide from the male. Being the only she-wolf meant I was a miracle. Naturally, the male wolf would get attracted to a female wolf more than to humans. Alphas would use me for giving birth to powerful offspring, some wolf for experiment while others would use me for pleasure.

"I searched for hours for you everywhere. You knew how dangerous it is and you still left your room. Your mother and I were so afraid that something happened to you when you didn't return at night. That's why I called your fiancée, Xavier."

I was at a loss of words. If my guess was right then Xavier must be the same boy who I had met earlier and in the forest too. My father must have noticed my perplexed reaction because the next thing he spoke proved my guess right.

"Xavier is the same person you met outside. Luna"

Xavier is my future husband. Oh my god! So I slapped my future husband in our first meeting. Did he know who I am? If I am not wrong, he did seem infatuated by me. Maybe he knew. That must be the reason he acted so smitten by me. But again, he called me Luke, not Luna.

"So does he know who am I?" I asked as I scratched my fake mustache and wig. Wearing them made my skin itchy.

"You tell me the answer. You two seemed to know each other well. How did he leave a bruise in your hand?" Papa asked raising one eyebrow. I told him everything from start except for the slap thing. It was too embarrassing to tell my father that I slapped my fiancée for a simple thing as grabbing my hand.

"I answered your question so now answer mine," I said.

"My answer to your earlier question would be no."

That means he doesn't know I am a girl. Then why was he smitten by me when I was dressed like a boy in front of him. Was he into boys? Oh god! He is gay.

"He knows nothing and you're going to continue acting like a Luke until marriage."

Marriage... With him... no way I was going to do that but there was nothing I could do. Being in a loveless marriage was fine but marrying gay husband would be the nightmare to any girl.

"Wait here, I am going to call his highness," my father said and walked out. After a few minutes, he came with the Alpha king. I had only met him two or three times before so I wasn't that comfortable with him.

"What do you want to talk about?" He asked my father.

"After yesterday's incident, I think it would be best to let her learn to socialize with people and wolf." As soon as those words left my father's mouth, I squealed in happiness. It was my dream to interact with people that weren't my family. But my happiness didn't last long.

"Yes, it's about time. Luna, go pack your bag. You will live with us from now on so that you can socialize and also get time to know Xavier" Mr. King said to me.

"What! Why?" It confused me that I had to suddenly go and live with Mr. King. Also, sudden fear crept in me. Going to Mr king meant going to the royal pack. There must be a lot of wolf in his pack which ultimately put me at risk. I couldn't just live surrounded by males.

"Don't worry, you'll be disguised as Luke until you marry him and Xavier will be your bodyguard 24/7." He explained his game plan.

I looked at Papa for his permission and he nodded. My eyes watered at the thought of leaving my parents behind. However, it was meant to happen sooner or later.