Damian POV I stared at Stephanie as Anne walked away. I wanted to go to her and apologize for Stephanie's behavior but I knew I had to speak to her first. When Anne and the rest were gone, I grabbed Stephanie's arm and pulled her into the woods. We had to speak privately. “Don't follow me, Marcus,” I growled at him as he followed us. He stopped and stood by the side and I was grateful for his obedience. We entered the woods and I kept pulling her. She pulled her arms away from my grip and stopped walking. “Stop manhandling me, Alpha,” she hissed angrily. I had had enough. “What the hell is your problem, Steph? We are having a serious crisis right now and you think now is the perfect opportunity to try and piss me off?!” I yelled. She rolled her eyes and brushed some tips of her hair that had covered her face backwards. “You're the one I should be asking. What the hell is wrong with you?” “Stephanie!” I growled, narrowing my eyes. “Don't Stephanie me! You lied to me,” sh
Leah POV My wolf was waking up, I could feel it. Despite trying to force her into a deep slumber, she was beginning to fight back and wake up. The more I tried to suppress her, the harder it became. She was getting stronger. Connor had been asking me stupid questions ever since I growled so I had no choice but to send him away. Right now he knew Damian and I had gotten close, so he did whatever I told him to without hesitation. For a moment I was glad about that. At least I wouldn't have to deal with his nuisance. Even Evelyn was shocked by my growl but what bothered me was not because she was starting to wake up, it was the words Connor said. “She seems unfamiliar though. The last time we met before you became sick, I could feel the aure from your wolf but this wolf feels different,” Connor had murmured as he kept asking me questions and I refused to say anything. Out of fear, I told him to leave and stand at the other side as my guard. He had looked pretty hurt by my word
Leah POV He finally agreed and we deviated from going to the mansion to going to the borders. Evelyn looked uncomfortable like she was scared of something. When I asked her what was wrong, she shook her head. Since we were following the woods, the borders didn't take too long and we got there in no time. There were some men there, pacing around, their eyes alert for any danger. When they saw us, they bowed immediately. Right now everyone knew me as the Luna and I was given the respect I deserved. Except from someone else, I recalled. Stephanie didn't seem like someone who would ever respect me. She saw me as a nuisance, a pest that had taken what belonged to her. I knew I would never get her respect and I've come to accept it because neither would she earn my trust and respect. We stopped just at the borders when one of the men walked up to us. “Where is the Alpha?” Connor asked him. He pointed outside the borders. “He left with Sir Marcus a few hours ago and we haven't se
Leah POVIt felt like deja vu, a familiar feeling. Just like the last time they had brought Damian to the clinic. I could still remember it clearly. “What the hell happened?” I yelled, unable to hide the shock in my voice. All the guards looked at each other with guilt written all over their faces. They were the ones I had spoken to earlier on. They had been snobbish and rude and now they refused to meet my eyes. “He got attacked,” Marcus answered as they placed him on the bed. Damian groaned painfully with his eyes closed. I quickly went to work. I had been a bit tired earlier but right now I was filled with energy. I had to save Damian before Amelia came in. I cleaned his injury, disinfected it and applied treatment to it.No one said anything, they all wanted me to try to save their Alpha. Marcus looked so guilty and worried that I started to suspect him. There were various thoughts going through my head as I worked on Damian. Surprisingly, Stephanie left during the whole pro
Leah POV I couldn't believe she just did that. Stephanie gave me a smirk before walking away despite Connor's response. “Are you okay?” Connor asked, looking at me with concern. “Yes, let's go,’’ I told him and we walked out of the house. I wasn't going to give her the attention she was asking for. I knew why she was doing all these. She wanted me to report her to Damian so she could challenge me for being weak and unfair, of being the Luna, but I wouldn't. Especially not now when Damian was injured. We got to the clinic to see Amelia holding Damian's hands. My eyes narrowed suspiciously and it took everything within me not to push her out of the seat and pull her arm out. What was that? I frowned at my thoughts. I was becoming too possessive. Damian was not my mate so why did I feel the urge to kill Amelia for touching him? She turned around and saw us. Immediately she stood up and moved to the side. “You're back,” she murmured, glancing at Evelyn like they knew somethin
Damian POVMy body felt like it had been run through by an animal. My head was aching and the pain in my leg was so bad, all I wanted to do was close my eyes and sleep. But I couldn't.Not when Stephanie was here saying things that I couldn't understand at the moment. Her presence was making the whole pain unbearable. At least with Anne, I was distracted. “Explain yourself,” I told her when she didn't say anything. She sighed and sat down on the seat close to the bed. “I meant we should punish the guards at the borders. They seem to be doing a really awful job recently,” she said with a weird look on her face. I sighed and closed my eyes. I really wanted to understand Stephanie, I did but sometimes she sounded too harsh. “There will be no need for that,” I answered. “But…” “My word is final,” I insisted, cutting her off. She glared at me and left the room. “I need to speak to you, Alpha,” Connor called my attention. I noticed Anne stiffen at his words and became curious. What w
Leah POV I could tell from Connor's expression, he had a lot to tell Damian but was waiting for him to get stronger. As for me, I was exhausted. My body ached terribly and I was tired. All I wanted to do at the moment was lay my head on the bed and sleep for hours. It wasn't possible but a girl could wish. I had to prepare to leave for the factory again yet mentally, I was exhausted. If I didn't go in today, it could kill the enthusiasm of the workers and I wanted to show them that the attacks did not stop or weaken my resolve. We would do better while still trying to catch the one responsible. I had to be there. I went to the mansion and almost hit Evelyn who was holding Damian's breakfast in her hands. She was surprised to see me. “I'll just be going to take my bath,” I yawned terribly while covering my mouth. My eyes were closing so I shook my head. A little cold water would wake me up. “I think you should stay and rest, Luna. You look really tired with dark circles under you
Damian POV I had made up my mind not to hide anything from Anne. She was my wife and deserved to know everything going on. Stephanie was doing too much yet I couldn't bring myself to be very strict with her. Maybe that was the reason for her attitude recently. “You're not saying anything, Damian,” she pulled me out of my monologue. “It's nothing serious. Recently, Stephanie has been making Evelyn do some unnecessary jobs and it got me concerned because I know how much you have come to love her,” I said and she visibly relaxed. “Oh, well,” she shuffled closer to me. “I don't like when my person is being used except by me but I can make an exception if you promise she would not be doing it again,” she looked at me earnestly. Well, it was a good thing I had warned Stephanie to stop calling Evelyn every morning. “It won't happen again, I promise,” I answered. I was ready to do anything to make her happy. Anne's smile was really pretty and I would love to make her keep smiling.