Chapter 89


    Chapter 89


    J was utterly shocked.


    She stared at the grass ring in his palm for a long time before uttering a single word:


    “…What?”


    “I know that this is sudden. And you are probably scared-”


    “No, not scared. Shocked!”


    J waved her hands hastily.


    “I am just…God! What were you thinking? This is our first date and the very second time that we


    see each other…And you just proposed?”


    She thought that they were just hanging out.


    If she knew that he was going to propose, she wouldn’te to this date in the first ce.


    She liked Jared, but not in that way.


    And they barely knew each other.


    Jared starched his head with a wry smile.


    “I probably came on too strong with that, didn’t I?” he sighed, “Dam n…I knew I should have said


    my speech first. I bet it will help.”


    J shook her head.


    She didn’t think any speech would make this proposal look better.


    “Just…tell me what you were thinking,” J said. “You are not seriously in love with me, aren’t


    you?”


    “I like you a lot,” Jared answered right away.


    But the hint of reluctance in his eyes still gave him away.


    “Yeah, ‘Like’ but not ‘Love.’ And I like you, Jared. But that is not enough for me to marry you. So


    what is the real reason that you asked me to be your Luna?”


    Jared sighed.


    He looked frustrated.


    “OK…you caught me there. You are a really perceptive person, J,” he murmured.


    “…Thanks.”


    “And you were right. Asking you to be my Luna…this was a desperate idea. I guess I was running


    out of options and came to you as myst resort.”


    He looked down at his own palm, staring at that grass ring.


    “Remember what I told you a moment before? That Glen is the best help I can get in my pack? Not


    that hemitted such a serious crime, I will bepletely isted in Silver w Pack. The


    elders will take this opportunity ande at me. They will find another person with the Alpha


    bloodline and rece me…


    “So you want my help,” J said.


    “Yeah. You are Blood Moon Pack’s Alpha’s only sister, a true princess. You are also a


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    Gamma yourself, a brilliant warrior. If you be my Luna, I will receive far less resistance from


    the elders.’


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    He paused.


    And looked at J with a bitter smile.


    “You must hate me now, don’t you?” he sighed, “Using you and asking for your help like that…it is


    pathetic.’


    “…No.”


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    J slowly shook her head.


    “Everyone wants help when they are in difficulties. I did too…Once. But I was not lucky enough to


    have a shoulder to lean on.’


    When she was still living in the Diaz household, every single day was like hell. And she would pray


    the Moon Goddess day and night to be blessed with some help.


    So she knew what it felt like to bepletely isted. And helpless.


    So she didn’t me Jared.


    J reached for his hand and softened her tone, “I understand the difficult situation you are in. It


    must be hard.”


    Jared looked at her, with a twinkle in his eyes.


    He squeezed her hand back.


    “I didn’t want to make this into a bargain, but this marriage can benefit you as well,” he said lowly. “If


    I can get total control of Silver w after our marriage, I will propose a longsting alliance with


    your pack. Silver w will forever be Blood Moon’s brother, in peace and in war. And a brilliant


    woman like you doesn’t deserve to be confined in a household. I will give you enough power in


    court so that you can put your wisdom and strength to good use.


    J listened to him at a loss.


    At first, she found his proposal utterly absurd.


    Yet now…


    She had to admit that some parts of his speech spoke to what she truly wanted.


    One thing she hated the most about her marriage with Daran-besides his neglect-was how


    powerless she was. She didn’t have a say in anything as Daran’s


    Luna.


    Standing next to Daran, she was always invisible.


    Yet Jared was proposing the opposite to her.


    And Blood Moon Pack did need a longsting alliance. She would be helping Casper if she married


    Jared.


    But…


    “I can’t agree to this, Jared. At least not now. I am sorry,” she said slowly.


    She already had one failed marriage.


    She hoped that the next time she mated with someone would be because they loved


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    each other so much.


    She couldn’t make her marriage into a deal.


    The disappointment on Jared’s face was obvious.


    “Well, I didn’t expect you to say yes at once. Nevertheless…I was basically proposing with a candy


    ring,” he waved the grass ring,ughing to himself.


    J smiled, “That was indeed a reckless move.”


    “But at least you will think about it?”


    J hesitated.


    After a long pause, under Jared’s nervous gaze, she slowly nodded.


    “Yes, I will,” she promised.


    His eyes lit up immediately, “And don’t forget that I really like you. It’s not Love yet.


    But I can already see myself being crazy for you in the future.”


    Jughed, “Sure. I will keep that in mind.’


    She picked up the grass ring from his palm and put it on her finger.


    “And I will ept this as a gift,” she said.


    Jared grinned, “I promise that the next time I propose it will be a ring with a real diamond.”


    They looked at each other andughed at the same time.


    They sat on the nket and finished their meal. The night sky was so beautiful. So after dinner, they


    lay down facing the sky and looked at the stars.


    Jared knew a lot about the star-chat.


    He pointed at the stars and told J which one was the Ursa Major, and which one was the Ursa


    Minor.


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    With his help, J even found her own star sign, the Hunter.


    Jared also told J a lot about his childhood, and how he managed to survive in those vicious


    elders’ hands. Just like J, he didn’t have a loving family to grow up with.


    There was no love between them.


    But they could rte to each other, deeply.


    They stayed on the mountaintop all night, drinking wine, looking at the stars, and talking.


    It was the most peaceful and rxed night that J had in a long time.


    They waited for the sun to rise up from the horizon before packing up stuff and leaving the


    mountain.


    Jared offered to walk her back to her tent. And J said yes.


    Yet outside of her tent, they encountered an unexpected person.


    Daran.


    alu all night


    It looked like that he had been standing here for a long time, probably all night.


    There were stubbles on his chin. His dark hair was now matted and silvered with frost. Dark circles


    were under his eyes and his eyes were heavy with exhaustion.


    He slowly raised his head to look at J and Jared.


    “…You were with him all night,” he said, his voice dark and hoarse.


    J was stunned.


    “You have been waiting for me all night?!” she gasped.


    Daran said nothing. He simply narrowed his eyes at Jared, like a predator fixated upon its prey.


    Jared sensed the danger. So she put a hand on Jared’s shoulder and whispered urgently, “You


    should leave. I will talk to youter-”


    Before she could finish, Daran strode over in one step.


    He grabbed J’s right hand and brought it to his face, fury pumping through his eyes.


    He looked at the grass ring on J’s finger.


    “What the f uck—”


    He hissed darkly.


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