Chapter 29


    Cahir and I mated. Joined forever.


    My heart stuttered for a brief second before my world turned bleak. I''d made a mistake – a terrible


    one.


    "What is it?" Asena stretched inside me.


    "Asena, what have we done?" I asked my wolf.


    I looked down at my hands. They quivered as I held them out. They felt too heavy to be held out –


    my whole body felt too heavy for me. I felt a tightness in my chest and a sinking in my stomach.


    "Sia, what is it?" Asena went alert as my mood continued to plummet.


    I should have taken better care. I should have known better. Who would make the mistake of mating


    with someone they were not sure they wanted to be with? Why would I do something as dangerous


    and risky as tying myself to a man like Cahir for the rest of my life?


    "What have I done?" I whispered to myself. Salty liquid entered my mouth as I whispered to myself.


    "Sia –"


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    I burst into tears. My wolf could not calm me. No matter what she said, I could not and would not be


    cated.


    Cahir Armani was a wicked and ruthless man, the kind most mothers prayed their daughters would


    never encounter. If I had a mother, she would hold me and cry along with me for the misfortune I


    willingly walked into. How could I let lust rule over me so fast and so hard?


    In Silver Moon, I could entertain thoughts of fleeing the pack and going on to live as a solitary wolf


    living a modest life but now, I could never live that life. I would forever be by Cahir''s side. My wolf


    could die if we were separated for too long. If I left, his wolf could connect to mine and find me in a


    few seconds.


    "Sia, we agreed to give him a chance," Asena reminded me. "The goddess has a reason for pairing


    us together. Don''t you think judging him without knowing him isn''t the best idea?" She asked.


    I could tell she was upset but chose to cate me. Wolves were built to love their mates. Rejecting


    Kade did a number on Asena and despite both us of agreeing then that he would never make a


    good mate for us, the rejection almost crippled her. She was tied to Perseus now and would defend


    him at every chance but I was the human here. My wolf was the strength but it was my ce to


    make the decisions to ensure we lived a good life.


    "Sia, he is our mate. He would never hurt us."


    How could Asena forget what this man did to us just days ago? Did he not trade me for a nice deal


    with Silver Moon? Did he not make me watch as he bargained for my life? I knew that the only


    reason he mated with me now was to have a healer in his pack, and to use my body as he wished.


    I shuddered to think of what would be of me in this pack. How could I survive a man like


    Cahir? What if he killed me? No, what if he caged me and treated me worse than Silver Moon


    pack? Then, I would have no escape. In Silver Moon, I had the option of leaving and though it was


    not much, it gave me a sort of hope – it made me believe I would find light at the end of the dark


    tunnel which was my stay in that pack.


    I had all the time – Kamal and his friends would have let me go, I could have escaped but I allowed


    myself fall victim to our mate bond. The peace that surrounded me when I stepped into Alpha Blood


    land lulled my flight senses. I need to –


    I heard a knock on the door that made me scramble out of bed. The knock came again and I looked


    around me, not knowing what to do.


    "Why are you acting like a fugitive?" Asena asked when panic choked me. "Tell whoever it is to


    come in!"


    "C – Come in," I said but it did not feel like my ce to tell someone toe in or to go out.


    "This is our mate''s room! We belong here!" Asena growled at me.


    A petite girl came into the room with a tray while I held the covers to my chest.


    "Good afternoon, Luna." She beamed at me, her smile wide and genuine but freaky. I''d never seen


    anyone smile with so many teeth before. "I am Maribeth. The Alpha sent me up with your lunch."


    "Oh – uh –" I looked around the room. I should say something. I had to say something but I couldn''t


    think of what to say.


    After spending my whole life catering to and serving people, I didn''t know how to react when the


    roles were reversed. I walked toward her to take the tray but the sheets around me almost tripped


    me.


    "Careful!" The girl eximed. She came into the room and put the tray on a table. "Is there anything


    you need? I''ll be d to help you if you need anything." Her smile was unnerving.


    Why did she smile at me like that? Did she like me? Was she pretending? I became suspicious of


    her when she continued to smile at me. Why did she keep smiling!?


    "Uh, is there –" What did I need? I needed a lot of things but when she asked, I forgot about


    everything. "Is there a way I can get a toothbrush? And some – some clothes." Oh, Sia, who are


    you to order another person about! "I mean – if it''s not too much trouble." The girl continued to smile


    at me, nodding this time. "You can forget I asked I mean – I know – I know you are busy and don''t


    have time –" I rambled but her smile started to dim. My mouth snapped shut with my skin reddened.


    "I can never be too busy for the Luna." The girl lost her smile, recing it with a frown. "We will all


    be happy to serve you in any capacity you need. It would be – It would be the greatest honour to


    serve you, ma''am." She twiddled her thumbs and I shuffled on my feet.


    "Uh – I know you must be busy during this time. This is –" I started to ramble again but Asena cut


    me short.


    "Shut up, you are embarrassing me." I shut up at her stern reprimand. "Ask her to get toothbrushes


    and clothes from our room and thank her."


    "I – Please, I would like a toothbrush and clothes from my room if – if it is not too much hassle.


    Thank you."


    "It''s not!" Her smile returned in full force, forcing me to step back. "Is there anything you want in


    particr? A dress? Shorts and a shirt? I was among the girls that put your things away yesterday


    so I know my way around." She beamed at me again.


    "Just – some underwear and a light dress should do."


    "Alright! I will get them!" She rushed out with a skip in her step.


    My back hit the bed and I spread out like a starfish. That encounter was scary when it did not have


    to be.


    Is this how I would live from now on?


    I never dreamed of anyone serving me. Having someone bring me a meal was nerve-racking and


    unpleasant. It made me feel like all the other girls I used to serve, girls I hated.


    My stomach rumbled but I chose to take a shower first. It was already past one in the afternoon and


    I was only just waking. I felt I already wasted my day at this point.


    I was drying my body when I heard a knock on the door again. I stepped out of the bathroom with


    the towel wrapped around me as I gave the person knocking permission to enter.


    Maribeth brought in a handful of clothes; three dresses and a few undergarments. I picked them up


    while trying to hide my nervousness from the smiling girl.


    "You''re really pretty, Luna," the girl said to me as she helped me zip up my dress.


    The material was cool and soft on my skin and the dress was quite pretty – a bit shorter than I was


    used to wearing but not by much.


    "Thank you." The urge to duck behind my hair was strong but my hair was in a messy bun atop my


    head.


    "The Alpha is lucky to have a woman as beautiful as you." I had nothing to say to that.


    Maribeth hovered around me while I ate. Her presence made me ufortable but I couldn''t


    muster the courage to tell her to leave. She helped me brush my hair and style it afterwards and


    when I was done, she offered to show me around the house.


    "Ah – Okay." I was already restless from doing nothing all day so I followed her. Coming down the


    stairs, the first person I saw- the first person my eyes were drawn to – was my mate. Asena purred


    at the sight of him.