《Alpha鈥檚 Omega Mate》


 Chapter One

    ¡°Cassandra , be quick with those clothes! I¡¯m starving!¡± Tabitha yelled at thedy hanging clothes outside.


    ¡°Yes, mother,¡± she replied, making her earn a re from Tabitha.


    ¡°I¡¯ve warned you several times not to call me your mother!¡± she bellowed, ¡°I can never give birth to a loser like-¡±


    ¡°Tabitha!¡± Her father¡¯s voice interrupted the woman who red at Cassandra  before walking away.


    Cassandra  sighed as she watched Tabitha walk away. It has always been like this with her and her stepmother anytime her father who happened to be the pack outgoing beta, was not around.


    Her life used to be the ones read in books, about little girls who were treated like a princess by both parents but ever since her mother died, She hardly saw her father and he just had to marry a step wife so someone would be around to take care of her. Needless to say, he didn¡¯t know he left her in the hands of a witch.


    She forced a smile on her face and turned to her father. Even though she was angry he wasn¡¯t always around, she couldn¡¯t me him that much because he was the beta of the pack and had a lot of things to attend to especially now that the Alpha had passed away and his son was to be crowned Alpha soon.


    ¡°Cassandra , are you ok-¡± he tried to ask but she cut him off still sporting the fake smile.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing,¡± she interrupted, squeezing out a dress.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. Always,¡± Herst words came out as a whisper.


    She always had to tell him that she was fine. She couldn¡¯tin and even if she did, it still won¡¯t change anything.


    She was trying to stop herself from crying but the tears flowed freely.


    ¡°Ohh dear Cassy,¡± he wrapped his hand around her.


    She instantly melted into his arms. Although tears were running down her cheeks, she couldn¡¯t help but feel a little happy. She has missed being in her father¡¯s arms.


    But the moment could onlyst for a few seconds.


    ¡°Sir, the guest has arrived.¡± The guard announced and Alec nodded, separating from the hug.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right there,¡± Alec replied before turning to face Cassy. ¡°I¡¯ll be right back.¡± He patted her hair before leaving.


    She sighed. She always never had time to be with her father, he was always busy. His absence gave Tabitha the opportunity to always maltreat her.


    ¡°Cassy,¡± Audrey called out, jolting her out of her thoughts.


    Cassy ignored her pretending not to hear. Despite the fact that Audrey was Tabitha¡¯s daughter, they had a good rtionship. One thing Cassy was grateful for.


    ¡°Come on sis. Are you angry with me? Did I offend you?¡± she pouted staring at her sister.


    ¡°You did nothing wrong,¡± Cassy replied without looking at her.


    Although she had good a good rtionship with her step sister, she could not help but let the anger she had for her mother out on her sometimes.


    Audrey sighed. ¡°I understand that you¡¯re upset because of my mother. I just wish she could stop doing all these.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about me, Audrey.¡± Cassy tried to smile but Audrey could already see through her mask.


    She opened her mouth to say something but couldn¡¯t utter a word as she heard her mother¡¯s voice.


    She gave Cassy an apologetic look. ¡°I¡¯ll be back-¡±


    Cassy shook her head. ¡°You don¡¯t have to.¡± Audrey nodded and walked out.


    Cassy sighed leaning against the wall. Everything about her seems to be crumbling every day. If only she could just have a mate.


    ¡°Mate,¡± Her wolf, Natalia whimpered.


    Cassy strongly believed in the mate bond because of her parents¡¯ rtionship before her mother died. Her father loved her mother so much, that the love had extended to her. He did everything to make her happy and at thest minute, he did everything he could to keep her alive but yet she chose to leave.


    Their bond made Cassy believe that finding her mate was the best solution. She craved for someone who had the authority to stand up for her at all times. She was a weak werewolf, one which everyone despises but she was sure her mate was going to ept her.


    ¡°The moon goddess always knows why she pairs us up as mates,¡± Her mother¡¯s voice echoed in her head.


    Thankfully, the mating ball was going to be held soon. She couldn¡¯t wait to meet her mate!


    She wished Tabitha would allow her to go this time. Cassy was twenty-one but she had only attended the ball once, she was then she was 18 and had gone with Alec but after that, Tabitha has not let her go but unknown to him she had not gone for two years now.


    ¡°What the hell are you still doing there!?¡± Tabitha¡¯s voice dragged her out of her thoughts and she quickly began to line the clothes.


    Every member of the Miller family was present in the dining except for Alec and Cassy.


    Tabitha and her daughter sat, waiting for Alec who was presiding over a meeting for the uing mating ball.


    ¡°Mom, is he going toe back early? I¡¯m really hungry.¡± Audrey whimpered, pouting.


    ¡°Oh, my poor baby. He woulde soon just be patient, okay?¡± Tabitha patted Audrey¡¯s hair.


    Tabitha doted on her daughter. She always wanted the best for her and would do anything to please her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I¡¯mte.¡± Alec apologised entering the room.


    Tabitha and Audrey sighed, happily. Finally.


    He sat down, picking up the spoon and scooping some amount of casserole into his mouth.


    Looking around the table, his face contorted into a frown. Where is Cassandra ?


    He red at Tabitha who was sitting opposite him. ¡°Where is Cassandra ?¡± he voiced out his thought.


    Tabitha chuckled.  ¡°There are a few things she didn¡¯t take care of in the kitchen earlier so she has to finish it.¡±


    Alec sighed, he still didn¡¯t understand why Tabitha hated Cassy so much. She always picked on her at every little opportunity she gets. At some point, he began to regret re-marrying.


    ¡°Audrey, go get your sister,¡± Alec ordered.


    Audrey made to rise but Tabitha ced her hand on her legs, ring at her.


    She gulped and picked up her spoon, avoiding her father¡¯s gaze.


    Alec opened his mouth to protest but Tabitha beat him to it. ¡°When would you stop opposing me?¡±


    ¡°Until you learn to treat my daughter rightly!¡± His voice raised a beat, making the mother and daughter flinch. ¡°Damn. I¡¯ve lost my appetite.¡± He red at them again before storming out of the room.


    ¡°Cassandra ,¡± Alec called out, entering the kitchen where Cassy was mopping.


    He couldn¡¯t help but notice how weak she looked while she cleaned the floor. She looked like she was lost in her own world as she went on doing her work.


    Alec sighed before calling her name again and this time she answered.


    ¡°Good evening, father.¡± she tried to smile but her cheeks were failing her.


    How could she smile when she had only eaten a little loaf of bread for breakfast?


    She has been working since she woke up and barely had time to rest.


    ¡°Evening, princess.¡±


    Cassy almost snorted. More like a ve.


    ¡°Get ready princess, we are visiting the pce,¡± Alec announced before she could think of anything else.


    ¡°What?¡± Alec could see the excitement in her eyes, something he rarely saw.


    ¡°Bu-but why?¡± she asked and he gave her a questioning look. ¡°I-I mean, I still have a lot of work to do.¡±


    ¡°Audrey would handle that. Now go dress up like the father¡¯s princess I know.¡±


    Cassy smiled and dropped the mop before skipping out of the kitchen.


    Cassy felt bubbles of excitement in her as he father led her to the pce.


    She felt very happy, Tabitha always made sure she kept her from leaving the mansion in the name of protecting her. She had lost several jobs and worse, her happiness got snatched.


    Cassy loved enjoying nature, outings and shopping which Audrey had easy ess to but she didn¡¯t.


    She was more of a ve in her father¡¯s house just because she was weak and couldn¡¯t fight for herself unlike her step sister, Audrey.


    They both entered the pce and Cassy couldn¡¯t help but marvel at the beauty of the pce. It wasn¡¯t her first time there, but she seldomly went there.


    ¡°Beta Alec.¡± A group of men greeted in unison.


    ¡°Elders.¡± He greeted back, smiling.


    Cassy bowed slightly, curtseying and the men nodded.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Everything is already in order for the ball. The date would be announced by evening.¡± One of the men informed him.


    He nodded. ¡°Very well, Alphonso.¡±


    ¡°She is?¡± Alphonso asked, referring to Cassy.


    ¡°Oh this is my daughter, Mi-¡± Alec tried to say.


    ¡°Good day sirs. I¡¯m the beta¡¯s daughter, Cassy,¡± she interjected with a faux smile on her face. She couldn¡¯t allow her father to tell them a name she didn¡¯t approve of.


    ¡°She is beautiful.¡± Heplimented.


    Cassy thanked him and Alec asked her not to wander too far. He had something to take care of.


    As soon as her father left, she went in search of the garden. Whenever she came here since she turned 18, she always loved going to the garden but somehow she always missed her way.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go ¡­. This way!¡± she pointed to the east wing of the pce.


    She strolled to the east wing with her hand on her back whilst looking around, admiring whatever she saw.


    She was almost at the end yet there still was no sign of the garden and her legs were bing weak.


    Cassy was about to take another step when she felt her heart racing. What was going on?


    She tried to suppress the feeling and continued to look for the garden when her senses heightened as she smelt one of the most pleasant scents ever.


    ¡°Kay-¡± Natalia was interrupted by her father.


    ¡°Cassy!¡± Alec called out, getting closer to where she was.


    ¡°Father!¡± she ran to meet him.


    ¡°I told you not to wander far, didn¡¯t I?¡± He asked and touched the tip of her nose, making her smile.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go home now, shall we?¡± Cassy nodded and they both left.


    A young man walked into the library and bowed to the man who was going through the book in his hand.


    ¡°You may speak, Ben.¡±


    Ben was his closest friend and the only person who understood him after his father. He was going to appoint him as the beta of the Night walker during his coronation.


    The young man bowed again before speaking. ¡°The ball is going to be heard in two days and you are required-¡±


    ¡°I only asked for the day,¡± Kai interjected. ¡°I won¡¯t be there anyway.¡±


    ¡°But-¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve always told you that I don¡¯t believe in this mate stuff. I know I¡¯m required to have a Luna but I¡¯m not interested,¡± he told Ben. ¡°Even if I want to have one, I need a capable and strong person and not a weak person. Someone who can fight alongside with me.¡±


    Ben smiled. ¡°Very well sir.¡±


    ¡°The coronation would be held after the ball. The elders hope you can have your mate before then.¡±


    Kai nodded before walking out of the library with Ben trailing behind him.


    Kai stopped in his track as the smell of strawberries and roses waft into his nose.


    ¡°Mate.¡± His wolf, Allen whimpered.


    He quickly rushed in the direction the scent wasing from. The east wing.


    ¡°Kai, Where are we going?¡± Ben asked but Kai was not going to answer.


    He needed to know who she was. He thought he didn¡¯t like the idea of having a mate but somehow, smelling his mate excited him.


    He has been waiting for her to show up for two years, till he finally gave up.


    He was almost there when the scent began to dissipate. Standing at the end of the east wing where the scent was still a little bit stronger, he couldn¡¯t help but wonder why the moon goddess would let his mate show up and let her disappear just like that.


    He tried to ignore the stares of the servant and otherdies in the pce as he walked to his room.


    Kai have always been stealing the spotlight ever since he was a kid. He had chocte brown hair with emerald green eyes that stood out. Girls always flocked around him which gave him ess to a lot of them.


    And no, he wasn¡¯t a yboy, but he had desires.


    ¡°Is anything wrong?¡± Ben asked when he saw the look on his face.


    He shook his head. ¡°No.¡±


    How can everything be okay when his mate showed up and disappeared just like that?

 Chapter Two

    ¡°Thank you so much, father.¡± Cassy thanked Alec, chewing on the roast chicken he got for her at the market.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, princess.¡± He touched her hair and she smiled.


    Cassy contemted whether to tell Alec about her mate but she shook off the idea.


    Cassy couldn¡¯t help but sigh as they reached home. He noticed and gave her a reassuring smile.


    They got inside to meet Tabitha sitting in the living room waiting for them.


    ¡°Where did you go?¡± Tabitha asked immediately she saw her.


    ¡°We went to the pce together.¡± Alec uttered behind them.


    Tabitha¡¯s eyes went wide. ¡°And you didn¡¯t even let me know!?¡± she yelled.


    ¡°There is no use letting you know. I mean, you¡¯ve never taken care of my daughter like a mother should,¡± Unexpectedly, he was calm and collected. ¡°I married you for a reason, Tabitha.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re talking to me with such tone just because of¡­¡± she trailed off and red at Cassy who was hiding behind Alec, before letting out an emotionless chuckle.


    ¡°Finish your statement, woman.¡± Alec¡¯s voice raised a pitch higher.


    At that point, Cassy knew she should step in. Her father was loosing it.


    ¡°Father, please it¡¯s alright.¡± she pleaded, her eyebrows pulled together.


    ¡°Go to your room, princess.¡± He told her, not sparing her a nce.


    ¡°But¨C¡±


    ¡°Say no more princess, I need to have a word with her.¡± He pressed his lips on her forehead.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Cassy knew her father had already told her what to do and he was not going to go back on his words.


    She sighed and nodded before sauntering to her room. As she stood in front of the bronze door to her room, she could hear Alec arguing with Tabitha.


    She walked into her room and plopped on her fourposter bed, stretching her limbs. She was tired.


    ¡°Sister,¡± Audrey stuck her head into the room, she smiled when she saw Cassy. ¡°Cassy!¡± she hopped on the bed, startling Cassy who was lost in thoughts.


    Before Cassy could say anything, Audrey spoke. ¡°I heard mother and father quarrelling and father said you went to the pce. Did you set your eyes on the Alpha-to-be?¡±


    Cassy rose up and sat down facing her sister. ¡°Unfortunately. But somehow I actually forgot about him, if not I should have looked for him.¡±


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you look for him? I heard he would be crowned after the ball. I must attend the ball, no one knows if I would be his mate!¡± she chirped.


    Cassy looked at her sister and shook her head, she could see she was getting obsessed with the new Alpha, Kai.


    A lot of maidens in the pack including Cassy and Audrey admired him but for different reasons. Most of them had feelings for him but the sisters admired him because of his strength and the authority he exuded although they¡¯ve only met him once. But with Audrey¡¯s behavior, Cassy was beginning to think her sister had affections for him.


    ¡°Have you heard that the ball is in two days time? I just have a day to prepare!¡± Audrey soliloquise, getting down from the bed. ¡°Good night sis!¡±


    Cassy waved at her before copsing on the bed again. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.


    Everyone including Cassy sat in the room as they had their meal quietly.


    After the argumentst night and the strange urrences this morning, she knew that this was not going to end well.


    Alec cleared his throat, drawing everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°I¡¯m sure you have heard that the ball is tomorrow, you have only a day to prepare.¡±


    ¡°You would go madam Victoria to choose your dress of choice for I would hand her the money on my way to the pce now.¡±


    Audrey couldn¡¯t help but let out a squeal and Cassy smiled at her.


    Cassy felt a rush of happiness in her. He was getting them a dress and that means she was definitely going! She thought she was going to bananas with happiness until Tabitha spoke.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Cassy but I already made some purchases in the next town and you need to go and retrieve them. Who knows if youe back early you might make it to the ball?¡± Tabitha was calm as she spoke with an evil smile on her face.


    Cassy lowered her head, trying to hold her wolf froming out. The she-devil was at it again for the third time, her wolf was upset that she was holding them back from meeting their mate.


    ¡°I do not know what kind of tricks you¡¯re pulling for I know that my daughter is attending and that¡¯s permanent!¡± Alec yelled, eyes azed with anger.


    Everyone had stopped eating but no one dared to leave the table.


    ¡°I do not understand what you mean my dear husband,¡± she was as calm as ever. ¡°I never said she shouldn¡¯t attend, she just have one errand to-¡±


    ¡°An errand servants can run, Tabitha!¡± Alec voice was loud. ¡°You have no right to oppose my words, woman!¡±


    Tabitha couldn¡¯t help but flinch she had never seen him like this. When did he be so caring?


    In the past, Alec had never followed if Cassy went to the ball or not which had always given Tabitha the chance to restrict her.


    ¡°Now the both of you, follow me.¡± Alec pointed at his two daughters who stood up and went with him like puppets.


    Tabitha groaned and sat back on her seat, thinking of ways to stop Cassy but deep down she knew she was not going to have any chance this time. Still, she had to do something, she can¡¯t allow her get her mate, she was her ve.


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    Cassy and Audrey giggled as they got down from the carriage with boxes in their hands. Alec had deposited enough money for them to get whatever they want from the clothing shop and also gave them extra.


    ¡°Mother, we are back!¡± Audrey announced, walking into the mansion but got no response.


    ¡°Madam has left for the market to get  dress for the ball.¡± Tabitha¡¯s hand maid, Lia informed them and they nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be in my room. I need to try out these dresses.¡± Cassy told Audrey who nodded.


    The atmosphere was filled with happiness, stores were filled withds and maidens who wanted to look good for the ball. The pce was not left out as servants busied themselves with making it beautiful. Everyone was excited for the first mating ball since the Alpha died.


    In the beta¡¯s manor in one of the rooms, servants flocked around Audrey, dressing her up as Tabitha ordered them what and what not to do.  Tabitha looked at her daughter¡¯s reflection on the mirror and smiled. She was proud of her.


    In the other room, Cassy sat in front of the mirror with her maid, Jasmine brushing her hair while she tried to apply make up on her face.


    Every noble in the house had a hand-maid but Tabitha always made sure to use Cassy as anything she liked and refusing Jasmine from attending to her.


    ¡°Mydy, I would get your dress now.¡± Jasmine told her and she nodded.


    Tabitha looked at Cassy with spite as they entered their carriages. She felt like ripping off the dress she was wearing.


    Although she tried to tell herself that her daughter looked better, she knew was lying to herself and she was annoyed.


    The carriage stopped in front of the pce and Jasmine helped Cassy get down from the carriage.


    They handed the pass to the guard at the gate before a servant led them to the hall the ball was held.


    Everyone¡¯s eyes were on them as they entered the hall. Cassy could hear whispers and she couldn¡¯t help but feel insecure. She could tell that most people in the hall could tell that she was an Omega which made her recoil more.


    ¡°We¡¯ve smelt our mate. I¡¯m sure we are going to find him here so heads up.¡± Natalia encouraged her.


    There was something different about her wolf today. Cassy felt confident that she was going to find her mate.


    Cassy found a spot to sit while she watched her sister dance with a lord. No one was willing to dance with her.


    A man rushed past her and at the same time a girl pushed through the crowd. Their gazes locked and she felt the tension in the air. She knew they were mates.


    She smiled watching as the man kissed her forehead and she smiled softly.


    How lucky. Her smile turned rueful, a dull ache of longing clenched her heart. She has been waiting for this day but her mate decided not to show up even after she had smelt him.


    She took her eyes away from them and made to leave when she tripped and fell on jars of wine which she never knew had been there.


    ¡°Goddess!¡± Tabitha eximed, running over to meet Cassy. In the process, she poured the content on her hair.


    Cassy gasped as the red liquid dripped down her hair onto her dress.


    She immediately knew who it was. What did she expect? Tabitha would never let her off easily.


    People gathered around her like ants drawn to honey. Tabitha was pleased, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.


    ¡°Omegas! They always show their ugly heads.¡±


    ¡°Why would she be here if she just wants to ruin a perfect ball.¡±


    ¡°What a disgraceful maiden!¡±


    Cassy swallowed nothing, hearing theirments. She was ashamed.


    From the corner of her eyes, she could see Audrey dancing away with a handsomed, oblivious of her situation.


    Tabitha tried to stop herself from smiling. Her n was working out perfectly.


    She hurried to Cassy¡¯s side. ¡°Oh my dear! What happened?¡± she faked concern, pretending to clean the drenched maiden¡¯s face who moved away  as soon as her hands came closer to her face.


    Cassy tried to ignore the res and whispers she heard as she pushed Tabitha away. She gathered up her gown in her hands and moved swiftly out of the hall.


    She didn¡¯t want anyone to see her tears. She knew they already knows she was omega, a very weak one but she didn¡¯t want to take anymore chances.


    Stopping in front of ake beside the pce, she let the tears in her eyes out, her shoulders trembling as hups escape from her mouth.


    She wanted to stop crying but the tears wouldn¡¯t stoping out.


    She was going to let out a sob when her heart started beating and her senses heightened. This feelings was familiar.


    The smell of gardenia flowers and rain mixed with earth swirls over her and she felt her nerves calming down.


    She had smelt this before.


    She swivelled around to find where the scent wasing from but she couldn¡¯t find it.


    ¡°Mate!¡± Natalia leaped inside of her, wing her head to get out but Cassy shoved her back. Mate?


    She felt a presence behind her and she whipped around to face it.


    There she saw him in his full glory. Emerald green eyes staring at her with his muscled arms hidden in his tunic but still visible.


    She knew he could feel what she felt but he was not moving. He didn¡¯t look good. He looked like he¡­.


    No. He was not going to reject her.


    Kai huffed and looked upwards running his hand through his face like he wasmunicating with something. Her sent was intoxicating but¨C


    ¡°Moon. I can¡¯t believe the moon goddess would give me such¡­¡± He trailed off, his eyes meeting hers.


    His heart clenched seeing the pain in her eyes but how could he have a weak mate? An omega?


    Cassy¡¯s heart twisted in pain. She couldn¡¯t believe her mate was, Alpha Kai. She had always prayed for someone who was strong, someone to get her out of that hell hole but¨C


    He was going to reject her. Who would want a weakling as a Luna?


    ¡°Cassy!¡±


    ¡°Cassandra !¡±


    ¡°Kay!¡± She could heard her family calling her, their steps drawing near.


    No. No. This was not going to happen. He was not going to reject her in front of them.


    She bit her lip and trembled trying to think of a way out.


    ¡°I¡¯m aware of your intentions,¡± she swallowed before opening her mouth.


    Kai wanted to smile. At least she was not stupid.


    ¡°But¨Cplease don¡¯t reject me¨Cfor now¡± she blurted out.


    ¡°And in return?¡±


    Think, Cassy. Think.

 Chapter Three

    Cassy rubbed her hand nervously against her dress and shook when she heard their calls again. They were close.


    Kai was beginning to lose patience, she was taking too much time. Why would she request not to be rejected when she had nothing to offer.


    She sucked in a deep breath when she saw Kai¡¯s look.


    ¡°We could make a pact,¡± He raised his eyebrows at her and she continued. ¡°You cannot crown me Luna for you already hate weaklings.


    ¡°You can decide not toplete the mate bond and also you can have¡­.. concubines or even marry other wives.¡± She rushed herst words, fiddling with her fingers with her head lowered.


    Cassy couldn¡¯t understand where those words came from but she still felt it was reasonable enough.


    She bit her lower lip as silence came over them. Kai was not saying anything which made her feel ufortable.


    Was he going to ept? Her heart was thumping.


    Kai tried not to sigh. His mind was in chaos, he didn¡¯t want to ept the pact. What if she ended up asking for moreter?


    On the other hand, his wolf was troubling him to ept and with the way she shook each time she heard her name from her family members he knew he had to ept her.


    ¡°epted.¡± The words rolled out of his mouth before he could fully process his thoughts.


    Cassy raised her head as soon as she heard his words. She didn¡¯t know if she should feel excited. What¡¯s the use of being excited when your mate does not approve of you?


    ¡°Why are you here, Cassy?¡± Alec asked as her family reached where they were standing.


    ¡°Why did you leave the ball after showing disrespect for your mother!?¡± He half yelled, making Cassy flinch. Tears were brimming up in her eyes.


    Audrey felt bad for her sister and wanted to beg her father to stop yelling but Tabitha¡¯s re held her back.


    Tabitha had a small smile on her face. She had told Alec that Cassy pushed her away and insulted her before running away. Alec and Audrey didn¡¯t want to believe, knowing how gentle Cassy was but Tabitha was already crying.


    Alec¡¯s gaze fell on Kai before darting back to Cassy. ¡°What are you doing with the Alpha?¡±


    Cassy swallowed. She was wondering if it was okay with Kai to tell them they were mates. She made to speak but Kai beat her to it.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°Mate,¡± Hismanding voice came.


    He pulled her closer by her shoulder, tingles washing over them. ¡°She is my mate.¡±


    Everyone¡¯s eyes were wide on their head, especially Tabitha and Audrey.


    Tabitha shook her head, she didn¡¯t want to believe it. That low life can¡¯t be a Luna!


    ¡°I apologize for my negligence, your majesty!¡± Alec apologized a loud, bowing to him. He red at Tabitha and Audrey.


    ¡°ept our apology, your Majesty.¡± They curtsied.


    ¡°I understand, Beta Alec,¡± Kai replied and nced at Cassy who had her head hung low.


    He ced his index finger under her chin and raised her head up to meet his drowning emerald green eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯lle for her tomorrow,¡± He dered and let go of her chin. ¡°Have a good night¡¯s rest, Beta Alec.¡± And with that, Kai took his leave.


    Cassy was still frozen at the spot. Every ce he had touched her was tingling, giving out sweet feelings that washed all over.


    Alec rushed to his daughter¡¯s side with a broad smile on his face. He was still finding it hard to believe that the moon goddess had paired his daughter with the Alpha.


    Who ever thought that an omega could be with the king? He was not trying to bad mouth her but that was how hard it was for omegas in the pack. Everyone expected them to be paired with someone like them, a poor farmer or end up as a servant at the pce.


    He was happy that the moon goddess favored his daughter.


    ¡°I¡¯m so happy for you my priceless princess!¡± He beamed pulling into a hug.


    ¡°We should go home now, father.¡± Cassy told him as they separated from the hug and Alec nodded.


    Cassy¡¯s eyes traveled to Audrey who was standing beside her mother unmoving. Cassy had expected her to be the first person to meet her but she was not even sparing her a nce.


    Cassy sighed looked away. It seemed like Audrey was not in the mood and she was not ready to disturb her.


    Alec took Audrey¡¯s carriage to the coronation ceremony. Alpha Kai had decided to hold the coronation immediately after the mating ball, so Audrey had to ride with Cassy in her carriage.


    ¡°So, did you enjoy yourself at the ball? Did you find your mate?¡± Cassy asked with a smile on her face, trying to break the silence.


    Audrey only hummed in reply, staring at the opposite wall of the carriage.


    ¡°Audre¨C¡± Cassy tried to say.


    ¡°Cassy, please can we just ride home in peace? I want sometime to myself.¡± Audrey interjected, surprising Cassy.


    She was surprised Audrey had called her by her name which she rarely did. She couldn¡¯t believe it was her beloved sister saying this, what was going on?


    Maybe she just needed time.


    Cassy granted her request by not speaking a word till they got home.


    Audrey got down from the carriage and went straight to her room without sparing her a nce.


    Cassy couldn¡¯t understand what was going on. Audrey¡¯s face held no expression so she couldn¡¯t phantom what she was feeling.


    Cassy got down from the carriage and made to walk into the mansion when Tabitha brushed past her pushing her with her side and making her fall to the ground.


    Tabithaughed watching Jasmine help thedy up. ¡°Weakling.¡± she seethed before walking inside.


    ¡°My Lady, are you okay?¡± Jasmine asked and Cassy nodded.


    Even if she said she was not okay, it wasn¡¯t going to change anything. Anyways, she was d that it was herst night in the house.


    Cassy retired to bed that evening, with many thoughts running through her mind. Her main concern was about the Alpha and Audrey¡¯s behavior earlier.


    She was still surprised by the way he had imed her immediately, the person who hated weaklings stood up for one. She felt happy immediately. He said she was going to start living at the pce tomorrow.


    The moon goddess had indeed heard her prayer. Not only was her mate understanding but he was a strong person. Something she had always prayed for.


    The thought of her sister crept into her happy heart overshadowing it with worry. Audrey have always been open to her about her feelings but why was she not saying anything?


    Maybe the ball didn¡¯t go well for her and she didn¡¯t find her mate which made her feel frustrated.


    With that conclusion in her heart, Cassy drifted into oblivion with the thought of what tomorrow had in stock for her tomorrow.


    The mansion was bubbling with happiness as servants flocked around. Some were preparing meals while some were decorating the mansion.


    Cassy was dressing up in her room. She had gotten up early to prepare for the day she has been waiting for all her life.


    ¡°I¡¯m so happy for you, mydy.¡± Jasmine beamed, adorning her hair with gold pins.


    Cassy smiled. ¡°Thank you, Jasmine.¡±


    ¡°I wish you can take me along with you.¡± Jasmine uttered.


    ¡°I¡¯ll see what I can do about that.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, mydy.¡±


    Cassy stared at her reflection in the mirror. She couldn¡¯t deny the fact that she looked stunning.


    Alec had been there earlier to give her some advises. Her life was going to change and she needed to be careful as the Luna. He also talked about satisfying her husband in bed, something that was supposed to be done by a woman.


    Cassy shook remembering her mother. If only she was here.


    ¡°Mydy, the royal carriage is here.¡± informed Jasmine, snapping her out of her thoughts.


    Cassy nodded and stood up, taking in a deep breath before strolling out.


    Audrey threw herself on her as soon as she got out, taking her by surprise.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry forst night sis.¡± She apologised and Cassy wrapped her arms around her.


    ¡°I just couldn¡¯t believe you were going to leave this early, plus I hadn¡¯t found my mate.¡± She told Cassy as they separated from the hug.


    ¡°Silly girl!¡± Cassy flicked her finger against Audrey¡¯s forehead, making her yelp. ¡°You scared me!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll miss you.¡± she whined, holding her arm tightly and resting on her shoulder.


    ¡°I know. I¡¯ll miss you too but you cane to visit me in the pce, I¡¯m sure the Alpha won¡¯t mind.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the best sis!¡±


    Alec cleared his throat and Cassy went to hug him. She would miss him very much.


    ¡°I¡¯ll miss you, father.¡± she hugged him tightly.


    Alec patted her hair before disengaging from the hug. He wiped her tears.


    ¡°Remember what I told you, dear.¡±


    Cassy nodded and sniffed before walking to the carriage. She took onest look at the mansion before entering the carriage.


    She sniffed as the carriage took off. She was going to the pce and she needed to be strong.


    Don¡¯t cry, Cassy. Don¡¯t cry.

 Chapter Four

    Four


    Cassy tried to stop herself from crying as the carriage rode to the pce. She only had herself now till she was able to bring Jasmine in.


    The carriage stopped and Cassy got down to meet two women, standing. She knew they were waiting for her.


    ¡°Mydy.¡± The both of them greeted curtseying.


    ¡°Good day.¡± Cassy replied.


    ¡°We are taking you to your room so you can rest for the Alpha is attending a meeting with the elders.¡± The older woman spoke and Cassy nodded.


    As they walked through the hallways, Cassy fed her eyes with the beautiful pce.  The columns were gold and almost every wall had beautiful drawings.


    She had always been here at night so she could not always see properly.


    They walked for a while till they arrived in front of a bronze door. The older woman pushed the door and entered with Cassy following behind closely.


    Cassy marveled at the sight of the room. She has always thought her room at the mansion was big but this one was even bigger.


    It had arge four poster bed in the middle of it with a couch close to the window. It had a dressing table, a table with two chairs at the other end of the room.


    She went through another door and came to a balcony which also had a ce to sit.


    ¡°Wow.¡± The word escaped from her lip as she faced one of the most beautiful ces she had ever seen. It was a vast field with flowers and butterflies hovering around it, it also had a tree which had a swing under it.


    ¡°My Lady, do let me know if you don¡¯t like it. I¡¯ll have them arrange another¨C¡±


    ¡°I love it! Its perfect!¡± Cassy didn¡¯t know when she pulled the woman into a hug.


    Cassy was quick to realize her actions and separated from the hug quickly.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma. I was just overwhelmed.¡± she apologized and the woman smiled.


    She had never seen someone as humble as thedy. ¡°The name is Daryl,¡± she introduced.


    ¡°Cassy,¡± she smiled and nced at the youngdy who has been quiet since she met them. ¡°And you¡¯re?¡±


    ¡°Emma.¡± Thedy grumbled making Cassy¡¯s smile falter. It was obvious she didn¡¯t like her.


    ¡°We would leave first, mydy.¡± They both bowed before leaving.


    Cassy plopped on the soft bed, facing upwards. She was happy, her life had changed in just a few hours.


    She stood up and went into the field and sat on the swing, letting it swing slowly. She sucked in a deep breath, allowing the fragrance and freshness of the air flow into her lungs.


    Freedom.


    She was finally free atst from the shackles of her step mother, she couldn¡¯t be more happier.


    Cassy had no more worries except for how she was going to start a new life here. She worried about how she was going to live with him, especially now that he had took her in.


    ¡°What troubles you?¡± She heard a voice from behind her and since pleasant smell swirled over her. She needed no soothsayer to tell her who it was.


    She only nodded her head.


    Kai had been standing there watching every of her move. She looked like a burden was removed from her shoulder but she still had that sad look on her face.


    He shook his head to clear his thoughts. He was not supposed to think about that.


    ¡°Come, I¡¯ll show you around the pce.¡± He walked away without even waiting for her reply.


    Cassy sighed and got down from the swing, taking long strides to meet him.


    ¡°This is the servants quarters and this ¨C¡± he was interrupted by Cassy.


    ¡°Where is the library?¡± She cut in, looking straight into his eyes.


    Kai was fazed by her action. Everyone, especially omegas, were scared of the alpha. They couldn¡¯t even stand close to him without trembling.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    But the little kitty in front of him was looking into his eyes without even batting an eyelid.


    Little kitty? Did he just give her a nickname?


    Indeed, she had beautiful brown eyes with long eyshes that made her eyes look like that of a cat¡¯s.


    ¡°Your majesty?¡± Her small voice called, bringing him out of his thought.


    ¡°At the end of the east wing,¡± He replied, taking his eyes off her and looking ahead. ¡°That¡¯s the infirmary and at the end is the warrior¡¯s camp.¡±


    Cassy nodded, storing his words in her head. She needed to know her way around therge pce before she missed her way.


    ¡°Your Majesty.¡± Everyone greeted them as they walked into the infirmary.


    ¡°This is the Theta, Corinna,¡± he pointed at thedy with brown hair.¡± and that is her assistant, Isabe.¡±


    Cassy saw his eyes twinkle as he mentioned her name but she shook it off. She didn¡¯t want to entertain the thought of her mate with anotherdy.


    What was she even thinking? He doesn¡¯t acknowledge her as his mate, there was no use thinking like that.


    ¡°My mate, Cassy.¡± He finally introduced her.


    Cassy noticed the way iotas threw her a pitiful look but she didn¡¯t care. She felt eyes boring into her skin and she looked up to find the Theta¡¯s assistant throwing daggers at her.


    If only looks could kill.

 Chapter Five

    Five


    Tabitha stomped into the house as the carriage took off.


    ¡°Audrey,¡± she called and her daughter followed behind her into her room like she was being controlled.


    ¡°Yes, mother.¡± She stood in front of her mother with her head lowered.


    ¡°Perhaps, do you have a mate?¡± Tabitha asked and before she could reply she continued. ¡°If he is not a Lord or official you are going to reject him! I do not care if you have epted him! You have to reject him!¡± she yelled and Audrey flinched.


    ¡°I¨CI¨C¡± Audrey stuttered and swallowed, lowering her head.  ¡°I do not have one,¡± she rushed her words and Tabitha scrunched her face.


    She was finding it hard to understand her daughter¡¯s words.


    ¡°I¨Cdo not have¨C one,¡± Audrey choked out when she saw the expression on her face.


    ¡°What? It¡¯s been three years Audrey! Three years!¡± Tabitha yelled. ¡°I¡¯ve done everything to prevent that cursed thing from going to the ball just for you to have the chance to get your own mate but in the end?¡±


    ¡°I get a cursed daughter!¡± Tabitha screamed atop her voice making m Audrey flinch.


    Audrey shuddered, fiddling with her fingers. She couldn¡¯t say anything as it would only inte Tabitha¡¯s anger.


    ¡°Look at Cassandra ! She is already in the pce, but you?¡± She raked her eyes down Audrey¡¯s body. ¡°A good for nothing daughter I had hoped to end up not having a mate!¡±


    ¡°There is nothing I can do, mother. She should enj¨C¡±


    ¡°Enjoy what Audrey!? Do you want to remain here Mateless while that cursed thing is enjoying and having people at her beck and call!?¡± Tabitha yelled. She was raging, she couldn¡¯t understand why her daughter was so foolish.


    ¡°And then, Alec would decide to give you to one lord with many wives and concubines! I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll love it, my dear daughter.¡± Her voice went from being high pitched to being eerily calm.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough mother! Father would do no such thing and I¡¯m going to find my mate! It¡¯s not like I¡¯m cursed or something!¡± It was Audrey¡¯s turn to yell. She was fed up with having her mother control her all the time.


    Turning on her heels, Audrey ran out of the room in tears.


    Tabitha smirked going to sit in front of the mirror and her hand maid walked in immediately, took the brush, and began brushing her hair.


    ¡°My Lady, what are you going to do now?¡± Lia asked and ran her hands through Tabitha¡¯s hair.


    Tabitha sighed. ¡°I have to do something about thatss but Audrey is not ready to be an ally,¡± she was looking at her reflection in the mirror. ¡°I do have ns and I know Audrey is going to fall into my trap,¡± she smirked.


    ¡°I¡¯m always with you mydy.¡± Lia cheered and Tabitha gave her a smile which disappeared almost immediately.


    ¡°I cannot lose to that useless thing. Not now, not ever.¡±


    Cassy plopped on her new bed before letting out a sigh. She was tired from the long walk they had around the pce. The pce was so big but still, they were not done with the tour.


    Cassy stood up and went in front of the dressing table and began to remove the heavy essories from her body and wiped off her make up.


    While she busied herself with these, her thoughts drifted to the Lady she had met earlier. The Theta¡¯s assistant.


    She was finding it hard to let go of the re. It was still engraved in her heart. She had shot her a look which Cassy interpreted as ¡°get- your- hands- off- my- man¡±. Cassy winced at the thought that was forming in her head She needed to stop doing this and confirm with someone before she concludes


    But still, there was no need for her to confirm. It has nothing to do with her, it¡¯s high time she epts the fact that all mate bonds are not as glorious as it seems.


    Cassy took her bath and put on her night wear before retiring to bed, her mind upied with different thoughts.


    She realized that she had not sent a message to the mansion since she settled at the pce, so she decided to send the letter the following day.


    Days passed by in a sh, and Cassy did not set her eyes on Kai. Not like she was expecting them to be close but she was bing bored of staying indoors.


    Cassy woke up very early that morning feeling refreshed. She got dressed up and sat in her room, she felt too idle. She still couldn¡¯t get used to the stress-free life.


    She began to y with the makeup kits she could find there until she got bored again. She was beginning to think she woke up too early.


    ¡°Good morning, mydy,¡± Daryl greeted entering her room with ady who looked younger than Cassy. She was surprised to see her up that early.


    ¡°A very good morning to you too!¡± Cassy replied with a smile. Finally, someone was here. She had to wait for her to show up like this almost every morning.


    Daryl returned the smile before pointing at thedy beside her. ¡°Joanna, your maid,¡± she introduced.


    It seemed like someone had heard her silent plea for apanion.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± Joanna dipped her head forward down to her waist.


    Cassy smiled. ¡°Rise,¡± She was pleased by the appearance of her new handmaid.


    ¡°Permit me to take my leave now, mydy,¡± Daryl curtsied and strutted out of the chamber, closing the door behind her.


    Cassy copsed on the bed with a sigh. She was not used to this life, one where she had peace of mind without having to receive insults and humiliations. She always worked till sunset at the beta¡¯s manor, she was not used to being idle all day.


    She faced Joanna who was still standing at the spot where she stood when she entered.


    Cassy stared at Joanna deep in thoughts. Now that she had apanion, she needed to make her partner in crime. She knew she had to find a routine, else she was going to keep staying idle.


    ¡°Let¡¯s head to the kitchen,¡± Cassy smiled at Joanna who had her eyes wide on her head.


    She didn¡¯t want to believe ady would want to have anything to do with the kitchen. She wanted to shake her head, perhaps omegas could not just neglect their duties regardless of their positions.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Pardon me, mydy. I do not understand quite well what you mean,¡±


    ¡°I am joining the servants,¡± she reiterated and walked past Joanna.


    ¡°Mydy, perhaps you¡¯re here to make demands,¡± The head cook, Livia asked, curtseying.


    Cassy shook her head, going to the store. She was going to prepare lunch and dinner as breakfast had already been served.


    That day, Cassy prepared lunch despite the hesitation of the cook. When they had a taste of the meal, they marveled.


    Word spread fast around the pce, the Alpha¡¯s mate was cooking for everyone.


    Some of them had mixed feelings, while some detested her with most of them taking likening to her. They admired her.


    She prepared dinner too and decided to join them for she was feeling bored eating alone.


    Back at the beta¡¯s manor, she ate with the servants so she was not used to it.


    ¡°My Lady,¡± They all stood up and bowed as she walked into them.


    ¡°Rise,¡± she smiled and went to sit on one of the stools.


    They all stared at her, eyes wide on their heads. Cassy poured herself wine and stood, raising her cup.


    ¡°Let¡¯s feast!¡± she hollered and all the servants cheered.


    ¡°Her grace, looks appealing tonight!¡± One of the male servantsplimented and raised his cup, winking.


    Cassy threw her locks over her shoulder and winked.


    ¡°Of course! I¡¯m irresistible!¡± she winked back and thed blushed, making the restugh. He had not expected that.


    They were warming up to her and she felt very ted.


    This was what she was used to. This is home.


    Two men stood afar, from the gathering but close enough to see the beautiful maiden whoughed and joked with the servant, her pureughter filled the whole ce making her irresistible.


    She moved with grace and exuded purity. She could easily be spotted amongst the crowd.


    Ben chuckled and Kai turned, glowering at him.


    ¡°Forgive me, your majesty,¡± He bowed before rising. ¡°But she was too adorable and I couldn¡¯t stand it,¡±


    Kai faced them again. Indeed he was right, he was going to appreciate her when she recalled something and shook his head.


    ¡°She is doing nothing but trying to y her way into everyone¡¯s heart,¡± He uttered and turned to Ben. ¡°But she can never reach mine,¡±


    ¡°I understand that it is because of¨C¡±


    ¡°Mention not and send her to my chamber,¡± He interjected and walked away before Ben could say anything else.


    Ben shook his head and turned to the woman who was pouring wine for ad who was staring at her admiringly.


    He would not me him. Who wouldn¡¯t?


    If only she was not an omega. She had everything else, at least to him

 Chapter Six

    Six


    ¡°Your Majesty, you sent for me,¡± she curtsied, bowing her head.


    The man frowned and cleared his throat. ¡°I have told you several times not to call me that when we are alone,¡±


    They were in his study where he spent most of his time studying or doing nothing most of the time.


    ¡°I apologize, my lord. I fear that she may find out,¡± she told him, scrunching her face.


    ¡°Is that the reason why you refused my presence?¡± He asked and scoffed. ¡°Do you think I can¡¯t do as I please?¡±


    ¡°Come,¡± He beckoned on her and she went around the table and sat on hisp.


    He wrapped his hand around her waist and used the other to touch her nose making her giggle.


    He pressed his lips on hers and they shared a quick but romantic kiss.


    ¡°Fear not, my love for you¡¯re the only one who has my heart,¡± he winked and she kissed him.


    Silence reigned as they devoured their lips. Her hand trailed over his chest as she let go of his lips.


    He picked a book to continue studying but her hands would not stop moving.


    ¡°What do you need?¡± He asked, his lips curving into a small smile. He always knew when she wanted something.


    She shook her head still trailing her fingers on his chest. He grabbed her hand and kissed her fingers, looking up at her from beneath his eyshes.


    ¡°Perhaps are you beginning to have doubts and think that I am incapable?¡± He asked, gazing at her.


    She smiled and shook her head. ¡°Of course not, my love,¡± she replied. ¡°I just need a change of clothes that¡¯s all,¡±


    ¡°I thought you did that a few weeks ago?¡± he asked, his eyebrows knitted together in a frown.


    She pouted and removed her hand from his grip, turning her head in the opposite direction. ¡°Why are you so bent on embarrassing me? I did not want to mention for this reason. What would others think when-¡±


    ¡°Alright. You can go to the usual,¡± he told her and she smiled, getting up and pressing her lips against his lingering a little longer.


    ¡°Thank you so much, my love,¡± she kissed him again, hands going to his cravat.


    He kissed her back but removed her hand refusing her. She let go and frowned.


    ¡°I have lots of work to handle, love,¡± He nudged his head towards the stacks of papers on the desk.


    ¡°Oh,¡± They kissed again before letting go.


    ¡°I miss you,¡±


    ¡°Me too,¡± she pouted and hugged him before walking towards the door but turned when she recalled something. ¡°Shall we meet at the usualter on?¡±


    A naughty smile threaded his lips. ¡°Sure,¡±


    She drew her dress upwards revealing her long toned legs and winked before finally walking away.


    As days rolled by, Cassy was no longer bored as she spent her time with the servants helping them with chores. That was what omegas were made to do anyway.


    Whenever she was alone, she couldn¡¯t help but think about Kai. She had not set her eyes on him since the day she entered the pce. She couldn¡¯t help but wonder if he hated her that much.


    When she felt too lonely, she hated herself for not allowing him to reject her.


    He never cared about her presence or her welfare and he didn¡¯t even try to fake it, at least to save her from shame.


    She was better off alone, she had thought.


    But then, there was Tabitha.


    Cassy tossed around in her bed, that night. Her mind was upied with a lot of things, some of which she couldn¡¯t point out.


    She woke up the following day, got dressed with the help of her maid and went to join the servants as usual but this time with a n at heart.


    ¡°Where is the alpha?¡± she asked as they dished out meals.


    ¡°In his bedchamber, mydy,¡± Daryl replied and Cassy nodded.


    ¡°I would serve him,¡± she announced, cing a few dishes into a tray.


    She couldn¡¯t help but notice the way the servants went quiet, throwing her a nce she could not interpret.


    ¡°But, mydy, you are not-¡± a servant was going to say but Daryl¡¯s re hushed her.


    ¡°Take those to the other servants,¡± she spoke sternly and sent her a re.


    Cassy stared at them, trying to understand what was going on but still, she was confused.


    ¡°You can go now, mydy,¡± Daryl told her with a smile.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Cassy returned the smile and took the tray heading to Kai¡¯s bedchamber with Joanna trailing behind her. When she was almost there, she met a familiardy who was looking happy but her expression turned sour, setting her eyes on her.


    ¡°My Lady,¡± she curtsied and bowed.


    Cassy only nodded and continued walking. She did not mean to act that way but she had no idea what made her act in that way.


    Pushing the thought behind her, she knocked on his door but she did not get any reply.


    Perhaps he was in his room, she thought entering while Joanna waited outside. She was greeted with arge parlour with rich paintings on the wall, three chairs and a table in the middle, to the right was another door which she thought led to his main chamber. It also had a balcony just like hers.


    She dropped the tray and opened the door only to meet him shirtless but he was oblivious of her presence. Her eyes ran down his body taking in his appearance.


    Tight abs,rge muscles, war scars and¡­..


    Her eyes went downwards and she screamed turning around.


    ¡°I did not see anything! I saw nothing!¡± she screamed, covering her eyes with her small hands.


    Howe did he not know she was here?


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± He yelled, pulling on his breeches.


    ¡°Mydy, what¨C¡± Joanna screamed and ran out. She had heard herdy screaming but she did not expect to see what she was not supposed to.


    ¡°Shit,¡± He cursed.


    ¡°I¨CI only wanted to bring you breakfast,¡± she replied stuttering.


    ¡°Why is it you bringing me breakfast?¡±


    ¡°I¨CI just wanted to,¡± came her reply. She was beginning to get upset, did her presence irritate him so much? Why was he asking too many questions?


    He walked past her now fully dressed and she followed him. He sat on one of the chairs not even showing interest in the food.


    ¡°Are you not going to have¨C¡±


    ¡°I never mentioned that I would not,¡± he did not let her finish.


    Cassy nodded vigorously still standing. She stood for a while, expecting him to start eating and at leastpliment her cooking. It took her a while to prepare but he did not seem interested, making her heart clench.


    She shifted her weight to another foot, telling herself to wait a little longer.


    ¡°Are your legs not hurting?¡± He asked without looking up from the paper he was holding and Cassy nodded. ¡°What are you waiting for?¡±


    ¡°Then I would take my leave,¡± For a moment she thought he cared but she was wrong. He was only irritated.


    She was already at the door but his voice halted her. ¡°You would apany me to a luncheon soon,¡±


    Cassy only nodded. She did not want to speak for she was boiling with anger.


    Joanna followed bombarding her with questions as they headed back to the kitchen.


    ¡°Did you share a kiss with the alpha? How was it? Did¨C¡±


    ¡°Can you please stop asking me stupid questions, Joanna!?¡± Cassy was almost yelling making the poor girl flinch. It was the first time she was hearing her yell.


    Joanna went quiet immediately, knowing herdy was probably very mad at something.


    They were almost at the kitchen when they heard someone shouting. It was from the kitchen.


    ¡°What is going on?¡± Cassy asked hasting her steps.


    ¡°What kind of meal is this!? Who prepared this dog food!?¡± she was yelling at Daryl who bowed her head like a loyal servant.


    ¡°Shut your mouth!¡± Cassy hollered, shocking everyone.


    Cassy saw that Daryl was not going to react which annoyed her more. Who does this girl think she is?


    Isabe turned, hearing her voice. She couldn¡¯t believe a good for nothing omega was talking to her in such a manner.


    ¡°I prepared it and so what?¡± Cassy continued seeing how dumbfounded the otherdy was.


    The grumpydy looked familiar. She tried to think of where she had seen her but ended up pushing the thought away.


    The most important thing was to put her in her ce.


    Isabe red at Daryl before walking out, fuming.


    ¡°Why could you not say anything when she insulted you?¡± Cassy asked Daryl as soon as Isabe left.


    Daryl shook her head and smiled. ¡°Nothing, my dear child. Some people do not deserve to get your anger,¡±


    Cassy nodded. ¡°But please do not allow her to take advantage of your kindness, alright?¡±


    Daryl nodded and smiled.


    ¡°I would take my leave now. See you at lunch,¡± Cassy hugged her before leaving.


    Daryl watched the maiden leaving.


    So pure hearted. She deserved better, was her thought.

 Chapter Seven

    It was evening, Cassy sat in front of her vanity, preparing to retire to bed. Joanna had offered to help but she had told her not to.


    Cassy liked doing it on her own as it helped her mind and thoughts wander far.


    She removed the heavy essories from her neck and ears and stored them in her jewellery box.


    She proceeded to remove the red she was made to wear on her lip with a wet piece of cloth. The action made her remember thedy in the kitchen earlier.


    Thedy had heavy make up on her face and held her nose high in the air when she was almost like those she was yelling at.


    Daryl did not even try to shun her, she only bowed her head like a loyal servant to someone who was equal to her. Who was she?


    Cassy wondered who was behind her as only those who have something to do with higher ups acted like that. She must be a lover to an elder or even the¡­.


    No. She did not want to think that the Alpha was thedy¡¯s lover.


    The thought alone made her wolf recoil in sadness, nheless imagining its possibility.


    She shook her head to clear her thoughts. She was not going to go to bed sad today because she was thinking about the possibility of her mate having a lover and refusing to see her.


    Trying to shove the thoughts behind her, she shuffled to the armoire standing at the corner of the room and retrieved her chemise.


    Cassy wanted to forget about the thoughts of the grumpydy and migrate to another train of thoughts.


    The image of Kai in his birthday suit popped into her brain overpowering the one of her mate in the arms of another.


    Hisrge muscles, the tight pac on his abdomen, well toned muscles and nice taut bu¡­


    She winced at the direction her dirty thought was going. She was not going to entertain the thought of a naked man.


    ¡°Goddess,¡± she groaned and shut her eyes.


    She padded to the bed andid beneath the quilt facing upwards.


    How was her father faring? She recalled that she had not written to him since she got there.


    She sighed and turned to her side. With the thought of sending a letter to her father the following day, she shut her eyes as darkness drowned her consciousness into a dreamless slumber.


    ¡°I cannot wait to finally see my Archie today,¡± Cassy heard a familiar voice in her sleep. ¡°I have missed him so much. I cannot wait to be in his arms again,¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Ohh how lucky you are! While some of us only get to dream of speaking to him, you are already sharing his bed with him,¡± another person spoke, beaming but Cassy could not recognise the voice. ¡°First it was Richard then Harrison and now Archie,¡±


    The familiar voice giggled. Cassy could imagine her waving her hand with a prideful grin.


    ¡°You should really teach us how you get theseds in between your fingers,¡± the sycophantic person told her.


    ¡°It is just about being sexy and charming with a sprinkle of feminine charms,¡± the familiar voice spoke, prideced in her tone.


    ¡°I do not understand the sexy and charming part. How do I¨C¡±


    ¡°On the contrary, I have a feeling today is not going to be a happy one. I really have a bad feeling about today,¡± Cassy recognised the voice as Joanna¡¯s.


    Cassy already had enough of their banters, so she pried her eyes open and sat up. A wave of cold hit her as the quilt slid down from her chest, she held it and covered herself properly.


    She noted that the threedies, Joanna, Emma and someone she had never seen, were standing opposite her bed, obviously waiting for her to awake.


    ¡°Are you crazy? What goes on in that basket head of yours?¡± The unfamiliar person red and flung her hands up.


    Joanna was going to make her ownment but Cassy had already had enough of their baseless talk.


    ¡°Perhaps, can any one inform me what¡¯s going on here?¡± Cassy finally said in a tight tone, making them flinch.


    She was beginning to get used to yelling and speaking in some tones.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± they greeted in unison and curtsied, bowing their heads.


    Joanna nced at the rest and step forward. ¡°I apologise for rudely waking you,¡± she bowed and rose when Cassy nodded.


    ¡°What¡¯s happening today?¡±


    ¡°The moon festival is today, mydy. We have been given orders to get you prepared for it,¡±


    The moon festival? She wanted to ask but she swallowed her words. She had met with Kai yesterday but he did not mention it. Did she disgust him that much that he could not inform her about it?


    Cassy knew it was held every year but never took note of the period.


    She shook her head. She needed to busy herself until the time for the moon festival.


    The moon festival was held every full moon to honour the moon goddess. They morph to their wolf form and howl into the night, the wolfs who were not lucky to find their mate at the mating ball may find their mate at the moon festival. The wolfs may go for a run too but this was normal.


    Cassy got down from the bed and headed to the armoire. She got out of her chemise and threw on a regr tunic. She used it back at the manor when she worked.


    Without sparing them a nce, she opened the door and began to walk down the hall.


    ¡°Where are we heading, mydy?¡± Joanna asked. ¡°It¡¯s noon already,¡±


    Did she sleep that long? Indeed she had sleptte but it was not toote to join them.


    ¡°To the kitchen,¡± she replied without faltering her steps.


    Emma sighed loudly. ¡°I have no idea why she cannot leave her omega behaviour. She is going to be our future Luna for moon¡¯s sake,¡± she spoke in a low tone but made sure it was loud enough for Cassy to hear.


    Cassy¡¯s face dropped and stopped in her tracks. She wanted to turn and go back to her bed chamber but her wolf was against it.


    ¡°They have spoken correctly, Cassy. You are going to be their Luna soon, so show them the Luna they want to see,¡± Natalia encouraged.


    Cassy smiled inwardly.


    Whenever Tabitha cursed her and tell her how useless she was, she remembered that the moon goddess blessed her with her wolf. Natalia was weak but she always had encouraging words and a good sense of judgement.


    Cassy turned on her heels and faced the duo who were fully invested in their gossip.


    ¡°I am going to the kitchen and it is an order!¡± she spoke with a tone of finality and again the duo flinched.


    With one final look, Cassy strutted leaving her handmaids behind.


    Joanna smiled and turned to Emma. ¡°I hope you can follow the order this time,¡±


    ¡°Your grace,¡± all the servants in the kitchen said in unison, curtseying.


    ¡°You may rise,¡± she replied with a smile and they scurried to their assigned positions.


    ¡°Good morning, Daryl,¡± she greeted and the older woman smiled.


    ¡°It¡¯s afternoon already, mydy,¡± Daryl corrected and everyoneughed.


    ¡°I heard it¡¯s the moon festival today, I¡¯d love to join in preparing the meals. It is said that the pce always holds arge feast yearly,¡±


    Daryl nodded. ¡°Perhaps it¡¯s going to be evenrger for the alpha have found his mate,¡±


    A mate he did not approve of? Cassy wanted to snort. He was so disgusted by her presence that he had not even checked on her since she moved in and when she went to him, he sent her out of his bedchamber without even batting an eye lid.


    ¡°W¨Cwe¨C shall we begin now, please?¡± Cassy quickly switched the topic.


    ¡°Yes, your grace,¡±


    There were more than twenty servants in therge kitchen, with the help of Daryl Cassy was able to distribute the workload.


    Cassy did not fail to notice that most of them did not like her at first, but as she tried to converse with them, they warmed up to her, there were still some who tried to always have a conversation with her and she was never hesitant to show them kindness but then, there were the ones like Emma and her followers, who never tried to hide their dislike for her.


    Emma had stepped on Cassy and was going to pretend like she did not but Daryl had already seen her and demanded that she should apologise to her.


    ¡°I apologise for carelessness, mydy,¡± she¡¯d apologise and bowed her head.


    Cassy only nodded in reply for she had nothing to tell the maid who had never shown her any form of respect since she entered the pce a few weeks ago.


    Work moved smoothly as the servants worked together. The servants were switched when the sun was about to set. A lot of hands were needed to prepare therge dining hall.


    Cassy was in the storeroom when she heard voices from the kitchen.


    ¡°Who brought lunch to my chamberte today!?¡± she recognised the voice as thedy from yesterday.


    ¡°The day has been hectic for us, Isabe. We thought that¨C¡± Daryl tried to say.


    ¡°Thought what!? You know how well I don¡¯t joke with my meals! If I did do you ever think I¡¯d be this pretty!¡± Her voice was going louder and Cassy was beginning to get bothered. ¡°Little wonders you kitchen servants have so many wrinkles and you cannot birth¨C¡±


    That was the height of it for Cassy. How could she speak to Daryl so arrogantly?


    She recalled her thoughts of yesternight but discarded them.


    ¡°Little wonders you do not have atch around that wide mouth of yours with your ugly face,¡± Cassy yelled, waltzing to the kitchen and shocking everyone.


    They thought she had left to prepare for the festival.


    ¡°Who do you think you are to speak with Daryl in such a manner?¡±


    Isabe stood dumbfounded, she never expected to find Cassy there. What was she always doing in the kitchen?


    ¡°I-I¡± her tongue was tied. She did not know the words to utter.


    ¡°You what?¡±


    ¡°I am¨C¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡± A masculine voice spoke, startling them.


    ¡°Your Majesty,¡± everyone bowed excluding Cassy who was ring at him.


    ¡°I asked a question,¡± his voice was low but venomous.


    ¡°She was¨C¡±


    ¡°I was¨C¡± they spoke simultaneously making Kai re at the both of them.


    He turned to Daryl who quickly began to speak.


    ¡°Your Majesty, Isabe came in demanding to know why her food was servedte and I exined to her that we have been working here. She went on to say that that¡¯s the reason why we have wrinkles and I cannot birth¨C¡± Daryl trailed off as a wave of pain hit her chest, making her wince.


    ¡°Mother,¡± Cassy was quick to call her that as she moved to her side.


    Daryl coughed and smiled at her. ¡°I am fine, my child,¡±


    Kai watched the both of them interact like they have known for ages. Was she always this kind?


    He didn¡¯t know if he should ept her kind side like his wolf was pestering him to but he, on the other hand, he didn¡¯t want an overly kind mate but a strong and ruthless one. Just like him.


    And that was why he thought that the moon goddess chose the wrong person for him. He felt Isabe was the right one. She was kind at the same time, cold and ruthless. But sometimes like this moment, she went too far¡­


    He red at her form, which was avoiding her gaze.


    ¡°So you stood up for her?¡± Cassy nodded. For a moment, she thought he was going to reward her for doing so but his next words proved how much he hated and her theories correct.


    ¡°You have been causing a ruckus since you starteding here. Therefore, I have to do just one thing,¡± he said and looked around before letting his eyes settle on Cassy who was still beside Daryl. Her cat eyes were hypnotising him and drawing him close but he immediately snapped out of it.


    ¡°On no circumstances shall you be found in the kitchen,¡± he finally said confirming Cassy¡¯s fear.


    Oh no. His heart wrenched seeing tears in her eyes. He was going to call her back but she lowered her head and dashed out.

 Chapter Eight

    ¡°On no circumstances shall you be found in the kitchen,¡± her heart got broken into pieces as he mentioned those words.


    Just when she thought he was going to say something reasonable he had to ban her from going to the kitchen, the only ce that kept her sane.


    Cassy blinked out tears as she dashed out of the kitchen, her head lowered.


    ¡°Mydy!¡± Joanna chased after her.


    Cassy ran as fast as she could, ignoring Joanna¡¯s call.


    She entered her room and shut the door quickly. She rest her back on the door and slid down as she broke down into tears, streaks of tears pouring down her face.


    What was she expecting? Someone who her presence irritated would stand for her?


    ¡°Mydy!¡± Joanna called hitting her fist on the door.


    Cassy ignored and moved away from the door weakly. She stripped her clothes off and went into the bathroom.


    ¡°Come with me,¡± Kai said to Isabe in a tight tone.


    Isabe followed him to his study, her eyes glued to the floor.


    ¡°What was that disy you made back there?¡± he asked as he rounded his desk and sat down in front of her.


    ¡°I-I- it was not my fault it was¨C¡±


    ¡°You know how well I don¡¯t condone lies, Isabe,¡± he interjected, his voice raising a pitch higher.


    He couldn¡¯t understand his anger towards her but the image of the crying Cassy couldn¡¯t leave his head.


    Isabe knew he was already angry as he hardly called her by her name.


    ¡°Forgive me, my love,¡± she pleaded.


    Although she was upset about his actions she was still grateful to him for not humiliating her in public.


    She went around his desk and sat on hisps. She cupped his face and made to ce her lips on his but he turned away, focusing his eyes on the paper in his hand.


    Isabe tried again but his actions were still the same.


    Angry, she stood up and let out her frustration.


    ¡°I do not understand why you are this upset! I have apologised what else do you want!?¡± she half yelled and narrowed her gaze. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you are bing passionate towards her!¡±


    ¡°Isa I¨C¡± he tried to say.


    ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± she held her hand up fingers spread out, silencing him.


    Throwing one more re his way, she stormed out of his study.


    Kai sighed and ran his fingers down his face.


    Ben walked in looking out of the door before sitting in front of him. ¡°I saw Isabe on my way here, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Kai shook his head. ¡°Ignore her for now. She woulde around,¡±


    Ben nodded in understanding, not wanting to push further.


    ¡°Blessed moon pack sent the invitation to the luncheon,¡± he slid the brown envelope to the Alpha¡¯s side of the table.


    He tore the envelope and went through it, nodding his head in content.


    ¡°You would leave a week ahead. We fear rainfall, bad roads and most of all rogues,¡± he spoke watching Kai who ced the invitation back into its envelope before tossing it back to the table.


    Silence befell them.


    Ben had a question he wanted to ask but he was finding it hard to. He took in a deep breath before blurting it out without thinking of the consequence.


    ¡°You are not going with Isabe, are you?¡±


    Kai looked up from the paper and stared at him for a moment before bursting outughing.


    Ben watched him amused. He did not understand what amused the alpha.


    ¡°You take me for a fool don¡¯t you?¡± he said amidstughter. ¡°Come on, the news about my mate must have reached my aunt then why would I disrespect her by taking my lover?¡±


    Ben raised his eyebrows and spread his hands out nonchntly showing that he had no idea before dropping them back on hisps.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Anything is possible with you,¡± Kai chuckled.


    By the time Cassy got out of the bathroom Joanna had left after knocking for long.


    Cassy felt bad for not answering her but she was not in the mood to speak with anyone.


    It was almost sunset, Cassy sat on her bed facing the window which showed the beautifulndscape.


    She pulled her legs to her chest,  wrapped her hands around them and begun to move back and forth as she tried to calm herself.


    She was so lost in her thoughts that she had not realised it was dark already until she heard the howling of wolves into the night.


    Cassy moved away from the window andid on her bed facing the door.


    And just like that, everyone forgot about her existence.


    He probably was somewhere enjoying his time with thatdy¡­ What did Daryl call her again?¡­


    Isabe¡­ Petty as her name sounded.


    With what they have shown today, she was sure that Isabe was his lover.


    How foolish was she to believe he was going to stand up for her. She wondered why he chose to have a lover but then, the answer came from her thoughts immediately.


    Who would not want a lover when he disliked his mate?


    Tears poured from her eyes. Being weak was never her fault, if she had the power to choose she would not have chosen to be born weak.


    All her initial thoughts about the joy of having a mate had been discarded. She had always thought that having a mate meant having attention, someone who loved you irrespective of who you are, someone who would always support you but she was wrong. Or maybe she was cursed to live a depressing life? If so let the moon goddess take her away for she was fed up.


    Her thoughts highly disturbed her wolf. She tried to shut out Cassy¡¯s thoughts but the sadness in her heart was too heavy, causing Natalia to be angry.


    She was so upset that she kept wing Cassy that she needed to get out. She needed to feel the power full moon on her, she needed to run in the wild to let out her bottled up emotions; frustration, sadness.


    Cassy finally sumbed to her wolf after crying for a while. She dashed out through the other door which led outside to the beautifulndscape.


    As soon as the moonlight touched her, she felt her bone snapping and her fingers turning into ws. She morphed into her wolf, her clothes tearing off her body.


    Natalia was out.


    She howled into night before taking off into the dense forest.


    ¡°Little wonders you kitchen servants so much wrinkles and you cannot birth-¡± Isabe¡¯s voice rang in her head.


    Natalia ran fast, trees bing blur in view as she kept on running.


    ¡°On no circumstances shall you be found in the kitchen,¡± his voice reverberated in her head causing her to increase her pace.


    Her primal body was bing weak, telling her to stop. She was going to stop but then she smelt him before she saw him.


    The smell of gardenia flowers and rain mixed with earth overpowered the ones of the dried grass and leaves. Why was his scent so intoxicating and pleasing?


    His ck mixed white wolf came into view running beside her at the same pace but she could feel his authority. He nced at her with his feral amber eyes as if to challenge her.


    With thest strength in her, she growled angrily and ran faster bypassing him. She ran in the wild, the sharp edge of bushes scrapping her skin but she did not care, all she wanted was to run out the emotions she was feeling.


    When her strength began to fail and she could no longer smell him, she finally copsed weakly by the foot of arge tree panting.


    She morphed into her human form and broke into tears, her shoulders quivering.


    She kept crying till she was fully exhausted and darkness took over, temporarily snatching her away from her problematic world.


    It was dawn, the birds were singing,


    squirrels were hopping from tree to tree and the sound of lizards scrabbling on tree barks could be heard. The forest smelt of rotting woods and scent of the wind from a nearby brook.


    Cassy fluttered her eyes open. Her eyes met the tall trees and grasses first, surprising her for a moment until the event of the previous night came rushing to her.


    She sat up weakly andid her back against therge tree, shivering as drops of dew touched her naked skin. Then, she realised that she had a thick coat around her chest.


    Her face scrunched up as she tried to to recall when she covered herself up with it. The material of the coat was rich, she never recalled having something like that.


    She curled up into a ball as the wind blew, making her body shake and mouth quiver.


    For a moment, she thought she was going to freeze to death until she felt something warm around her. She snuggled closer to the material before drifting into oblivion again.


    ¡°Mydy!¡± she heard Joanna call.


    She wanted to reply that she was there but she was too weak to say anything so she waited for them to get to her.


    She saw them first. Joanna and Emma were in between four guards who were leading them through the partially dense forest.


    ¡°Mydy!¡± Joanna called as soon as she saw her.


    The guards saw her and quickly took their eyes away. Cassy smiled weakly and reached out to Joanna.


    ¡°Mydy, how did you end up here? I looked around for you but you were nowhere to be found until¨C¡± Joanna swallowed when she recalled his words.


    ¡°Take clothes these clothes to her..¡± he finished giving his instructions. She was going to leave when he called her back. ¡°And do not mention me,¡±


    She nodded before leaving.


    ¡°What?¡± Cassy spoke for the first time.


    Joanna shook her head. ¡°Nothing, mydy. Let us get you out of here,¡±


    ¡°Your Majesty,¡± Beta Ben bowed before the alpha who had his back turned facing the window which showed the beautiful outside view.


    ¡°She has been found and she is currently in her bed chamber. I had the theta run a checkup on her,¡± he reported.


    Kai nodded, pleased. Although he had tended to her wounds the previous night he had to make sure that she was okay.


    ¡°How about Isabe?¡±


    ¡°She took leave from work, your majesty,¡± Ben chortled. ¡°I suppose she is still mad at you and is trying to revolt,¡±Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Like I said, she woulde around but have them send her new clothes and jewelries,¡±


    Ben chuckled and shook his head. His closest friend amused him, he did not know why he was trying to take care of two women at the same time when he seemingly loved the other more. But one was his mate¡­ How confusing!


    Ben bowed. ¡°I would take my leave now,¡±


    Kai nodded slightly before turning back to face the window, one of his arms behind his back. He watched the butterflies and birds hover around flowers and  perch on the trees.


    Watching nature brought him peace¡­


    Somehow he found his thoughts migrating to the previous night when he smelt her.


    Her intoxicating scent of strawberries and roses had overpowered his senses. It was familiar to him but the intensity surprised him making him search for who held the scent.


    He found her brown mixed with ck and white wolf running through the wild.


    She looked fierce but not enough to scare him away. She was obviously upset and he wanted to speak to her but he had nothing to say. Was he going to apologise for the attitude he pulled earlier?


    He nced at her noticing she was increasing her pace. He wanted to challenge her, race with her like he wanted to do with his mate but¡­.


    He did not want to mention those words.


    Before Kai knew it, she was already gone but her scent was still thick in the air.


    He traced her and found her curled up in a ball, naked at the foot of a tree. He quickly turned and went back to where he kept his stuffs.


    He brought back with him, herbs and arge thick coat enough to cover her petite tender and beautiful¡­


    He had to stop his thoughts.


    He tend to her wounds. The sound she made in her sleep as he did so made him want to hug her or at least spend the night by her side but he couldn¡¯t.


    She would not want to see him when she awakens. So he left.


    The image of her naked body found their way into his head, making his pants tighten.  Was he really getting aroused with the thought of her body?


    Go down¡­ he looked down at the bulge in his trousers.


    He shook his head. He was not going to find her attractive. Never.


    He needed to go find Isabe.

 Chapter Nine

    ¡°Ohh,¡± Isabe moaned as he plunged in and out of her wet sex.


    The sweet sounds his mate made when she moved around on the dry grasses yer a string in his head.


    He grunted and moved faster chasing his release.


    Little moan that escaped from her lips when he applied the herbs. Her perky¡­


    ¡°Shit. Shit,¡± he chanted as he was pushed over the edge.


    ¡°Oh damn,¡± Isabe cussed reaching her peak as she came undone joining him.


    A smile of satisfaction graced her lips and she ced her lips on his kissing him.


    Theyid in a spooning position. Isabe rubbed circles all over his arms. She reminisced the past days event.


    She would have loved to stay mad at him but she was too in love with him to do so. He had also sent her food and jewelries on that day. The finest of the ones in the pack.


    He has been showering her lots of love since then.


    Kai was lost in thoughts too. He just could not stop thinking about her. Anytime he tried, he always ended up horny just like he was now


    ¡­


    Damn he needed a release. Again.


    He began to kiss her again and try to slip in already erected member into her but she pushed away and sat up.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Isa?¡± he asked, trailing his hands down her back.


    His erection was throbbing. He needed a release quickly.


    ¡°I do not understand you these days,¡± she mumbled and shivered from his touch.


    When she meant he was giving her attention, she meant lots of intimate sections. She could not understand why he always wanted to have her almost every time since the week began.


    They had even done it in his study.


    ¡°What.. is.. it.. my.. love,¡± he punctuated each word by kissing her from her neck to her shoulder, making thedy squirm.


    But she was already fed up. It was almost the end of the week and they have been having sex like rabbits.


    She was beginning to feel insecure but little did she know that all Kai wanted was to fuck Cassy out of his system.


    ¡°This is exactly what the issue is!¡± she protested and rose up from the bed naked but she did not try to cover herself.


    ¡°It¡¯s almost like all you want me for these days is to put your phallus into me. We no longer talk like normal couples and we do not live like them!¡­ since this whole mate stuff¨C¡±


    ¡°Do not mention her!¡± Kai warned and sat up against the headboard. His manhood creating a bulge in the quilt.


    He was trying to forget about her and then Isabe decided to remind him.


    Isabe swallowed and looked away. She was d that she had let out the thought disturbing her as she was tired of creating theories in her head.


    But she was happy with the way he usually get upset when he mentioned her. She had nothing to fear.


    He would never like her.


    They became She heard shuffles and movement prompting her to turn.


    She found him already in his breeches and white shirt, looking like he was searching for something.


    ¡°Where are you headed to?¡± she asked watching his actions. She moved away to sit on the bed when he came close looking for something.


    ¡°My chambers. I see you are no longer in the mood,¡± he was now pulling on his trousers and then bent over to pick his boot.


    Isabe chuckled humorlessly. ¡°Tell me this is a joke,¡±


    ¡°I am obviously not joking,¡± he said and pressed his lips on her forehead. ¡°I would see you tomorrow,¡± he winked.


    ¡°Seriously?¡± she threw her hands in the air and exhaled.


    Cassyid on the bed in her room, feeling bored.


    Its been a week since the incident in the kitchen happened and she was still yet to get used to being idle.


    Daryl had visited her twice. She felt guilt bad about what had happened to her.


    Joanna used to spend the day with her, telling her about the happenings in the pce but today, she had to let her be. The girl has always been of help to her since she entered the pce.


    She turned to the other side of the bed and breathed out through her lips.


    She got up from the bed and moved to the table in the balcony. She picked up a paper and began to write to the beta¡¯s manor.


    She had been so upied with trying to keep herself busy that she hadn¡¯t realised that she had not written to her father and sister like she had promised.


    Her mother used to be a schr and so, she taught her daughter how to read and write at a tender age.


    She finished writing and rolled the paper into a scroll. She was going to give it to Joanna when she got back.


    Coincidentally, Joanna walked in and bowed. ¡°Mydy,¡±


    Cassy nodded slightly with a smile on her face and Joanna rose.


    ¡°I was going to send for you but I decided await you. I am d you are here,¡± she told her.


    Joanna chuckled. ¡°I came here for a different purpose, but I am d to serve you,¡± she bent her kneels forward a bit.


    She tilted her head slightly to the side and raised her eyebrows.


    ¡°Perhaps, can I know why you are here?¡±


    ¡°The alpha has asked us to help you get ready,¡±


    ¡°For?¡±


    ¡°The luncheon is in a week¡¯s time but you would leave with him tomorrow. They fear it might rain,¡± Joanna impounded.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Initially, Cassy was confused as to where they were going but Joanna¡¯s exnation made her understand that they were going go another pack.


    She wanted to ask the pack they were going but kept quiet, resolving that she was going to ask the alpha.


    She could not help but wonder why he always informed her of thingste. Did she disgust him that much?


    Cassy nodded and forced out a smile.


    ¡°Shall we start packing now?¡±


    Joanna nodded heading to the armoire.


    Cassy woke up early the following morning to prepare for the journey. She even got ready before Joanna showed up.


    She was so nervous about the journey that she barely slept the previous night. She could not keep her thoughts at bay.


    It would be the first time in ages¨C no ever she was going to be very closed to him and in a confined space so she had every reason to be nervous.


    She did not know his liked or dislikes. She did not want to offend..


    Did he ever care if she was offended by his actions or not?


    ¡°Mydy, its time,¡± Joanna came in with Emma and anotherdy and they all curtsied.


    Cassy nodded slightly and stood up, holding her hands in front of her.


    She was trying to look graceful but she knew she had failed. Her legs were wobbling and her hands trembling.


    Oh goddesse to my aid, she cried in her head.


    Still trying to maintain poise, They walked to the front gate in the pce where the carriage was waiting.


    ¡°Your grace,¡± the guards present all greeted and she sent them her megawatts smile.


    She stood with her maids beside the carriage waiting for him. They stood for some minutes but he was no where to be seen and her legs were beginning to hurt.


    Cassy was beginning to get worried. She feared that he might have stood her up.


    ¡°Where is the alpha?¡± she asked finally.


    ¡°Are you waiting for him?¡± the guard asked.


    Cassy red at him, getting annoyed.


    ¡°I apologise, your grace but his majesty has been waiting inside the carriage for you,¡± his voice was trembling as he spoke.


    Cassy¡¯s face scrunched up and shook her head in disbelief. ¡°What!?¡±


    ¡°I am sorry¨C¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough,¡± she held her hand up, cutting him off harshly.


    Why was she this angry?


    Her anger was getting the best of her and she hated it but the damage had already been done.


    The guard took her trunk and handed it to the footman who ced it inside the carriage.


    He opened the door and she climbed in.


    She tried topose herself as she saw the inside of the royal carriage. It was the first time she was entering one and indeed, it was beautiful.


    It was morefortable with cushioned chairs on the two walls of the carriage, it had the royal emblem and beautiful designs in gold.


    ¡°Are you going to sit or keep standing there, dying the journey,¡± his masculine voice reverberated in the carriage, startling her.


    ¡°Oh. I-I apologise,¡± she spoke nervously and went to sit opposite him.


    The footman announced he was moving and the carriage took off.


    Cassy¡¯s eyes wandered around as the carriage rode out of the Night walker pack¡¯s territory.


    It was the first time she was stepping out of the pack so she wanted to feed her eyes.


    And as the carriage rode on the path with forests decorating both sides, she did not fail to notice animals butrge and small hopping and moving around.


    A beautiful smile treaded her lips when a blur butterfly rested on the carriage window. She stuck at her hand and was going to use her index finger to touch the butterfly but it flew away making her smile go wide.


    All the while, Kai was watching her in amusement. He found her to be so childish and at the same time cute.


    ¡°Have you ever not left the pack?¡± his mouth opposed his thoughts.


    Cassy was startled by his voice. She tool her head in, her eyes trained on him.


    She did not expect him to speak with her.


    She shook her head. ¡°No. Only my sister has,¡±


    Kai reluctantly nodded his head and looked away. What was he doing?


    He had promised himself not to speak with her till they reach Blessed moon pack but now, he felt like speaking to her.


    He usually does not feel bored but now he was. Having a mate is really full of surprises like his father always said.


    ¡°You have siblings?¡± he found himself asking.


    ¡°Mm. One,¡± was her reply.


    She did not want to tell him about her mother¡¯s demise. She felt he did not have to know.


    Again. He nodded.


    That was the only conversation they had until the sky suddenly became dark.


    Cassy was worried. She did not even know how far they may have gone. Does she even know where they were going?


    ¡°I think it¡¯s going to rain,¡± she mumbled to herself.


    He was going to reply her when lightning bolt shed through the dark sky and the sound of thunder followed.


    A momentter, it began to rain heavily.


    Kai sighed and ran his hands from his face to his head, pushing his silky dark hair backwards.


    ¡°Your majesty, there is an inn in front. Shall we stop there?¡± the footman asked.


    Kai hissed. He was already annoyed that it was raining yet the man still had the guts too ask questions.


    ¡°If you can keep riding in the rain, of course keep moving,¡± he replied sarcastically.


    Cassy tried to suppress theughter beneath her throat but failed as little sounds escaped her mouth as she tried tough quietly.


    Kai watched her amused again but chastised himself. He did not like her and he would never.


    The carriages stopped in front of the inn and they both got down. They ran into the inn and a met an old couple.


    ¡°Wee, my children,¡± the woman greeted.


    ¡°Thank you ma¡¯am. We would like two room please,¡± she spoke politely.


    The womanughed shortly. ¡°What? We have only a room left. Here I was happy that you both can share a room since you are a couple,¡±


    Cassy nced at Kai who seemed to not be paying attention.


    She sighed and turned to the woman. She did not know how she was going to exin the situation to her.


    ¡°No ma¡¯am. We prefer to stay in separate rooms,¡±


    ¡°Come on. Its cold weather perfect for the night¨C¡±


    Kai coughed interrupting her.


    The woman was talking too much.


    ¡°We would have the room,¡± he spoke calmly.


    ¡°What?¡± Cassy eximed with wide eyes.


    Several thoughts clouded her head. What was he thinking? How were they going to sleep if they shared a room? Or was he nning to do what the olddy¡­


    She almost pped herself for entertaining such thoughts.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± he told her and began to walk away.


    He paid for the room?


    She took in a deep breath and began to follow him.


    Do not think too much. Do not think too much.


    She chanted in her head like a mantra.


    Kai stopped in front of arge oak door and slipped the key in.


    She noticed the room was big as soon as she stepped in. It was well designed with enough furniture and a bathroom.


    Their trunk was brought in almost immediately. Without a word, Kai brought out fresh clothes and went into the bathroom.


    Cassy busied herself by trying to divide the king sized bed into partitions with pillows.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± his voice came from behind her.


    She found him standing at a distance but with the well litmp she could see how good he looked after shower.


    ¡°Trying to create space for both of us,¡± she replied, not looking at him.


    Not like she feared him, the idea of sharing a bed with a man was too much for her.


    But since he was her mate and her wolf was ted about it, she tried not to think too much.


    While growing, she would hear the servants mention how sharing a bed with a man made them end up in his arms.


    The thought of being in a man¡¯s arms shook her. She was not ready for it.


    But at the same time she knew she was thinking too much.


    He was never going to¡­


    Kai chuckled. ¡°You wasted time. Do you think I¡¯ll spend the night here?¡±


    Cassy swallowed not knowing what to say.


    ¡°You think too much. I cannot be in the same room with you,¡± he said nonchntly.


    And without a backward nce, he walked out of the room leaving her to her thoughts.

 Chapter Ten

    ¡°You think too much. I cannot be in the same room with you,¡± he said nonchntly.


    And without a backward nce, he walked out of the room leaving her to her thoughts.


    *


    Cassy sat on the bed with a bounce still in daze by the words Kai had just spoken. Why was she so stupid?


    She med everything on her wolf. She was the one who was worried about where he was going to spend the night. She never cared.


    Or did she?


    She could me that on herself for being too kind andpassionate towards him no matter what he had done so far.


    Cassy shook her head. No. She was not going to think about him anymore; he had clearly told her not to.


    She stood up and went to her trunk. She pulled out a chemise and changed into it.


    She was not going to take her bath, all she wanted was to close her eyes and let sleep take over.


    Although she had enjoyed viewing thendscapes she was tired from the journey. She also did not have a good sleep the previous night.


    She arranged the pillows back beforeying on the bed, covering herself with the provided quilt.


    Cassy tossed around on the bed as she tried to find sleep. She was having a hard time sleeping and her body was tired.


    She couldn¡¯t find a reason for inability to sleep. The previous night, it was about Kai and now she couldn¡¯t point out the reason.


    She recalled that she had not told Joanna about the letter. She prayed that she would find it and send it to the beta¡¯s manor.


    She turned several times on the bed before finally rxing and looking upwards waiting for sleep to take over.


    She had not slept for too long when she heard someone enter into the room.


    She opened her eyes a little and then, her eyes met his drenched form.


    And oh, he looked too good to be cruel like he was to her.


    The white tunic was drenched with water which made it cling onto his skin letting out the outline of his chest muscles.


    Cassy gulped and closed her eyes as he began to pull off his clothes oblivious that she was still awake.


    She waited for a few minutes carefully listening to his movements and allowing her thoughts to consume her.


    Why did hee back? Was he going to leave again?


    She wanted to stand up and ask him  where he had thought he was going to spend the night or where he had gone that he was so drenched but she decided against it and tried to keep her eye lids closed and not move her limbs.


    She opened her eyes when she was sure that he was already dressed, but then she found him naked standing beside the window, his butt and back in view.


    Cassy gasped quietly and closed her eyes with a small smile treading her lips.


    While waiting for him to put on clothes, the sleep she has been awaiting consumed her and shut out her thoughts.


    Cassy woke up in the early hours of the morning when it was raining heavily hitting the roof with a loud sound.


    She presumed the time was 3am.


    She first went into the bathroom to empty her bowel.


    Sheid on the bed, facing upwards. She couldn¡¯t understand the reason why she was having problems with her sleep.


    She knew that she usually did not sleep well back at the manor but since she began to live in the pce for two months she started to have a good sleep.


    Or was it because he was here?


    Just then his soft snores reached her ears and she found him lying on the couch without a pillow or even a quilt.


    Within her, she had already concluded that she was not going to go near him or even put a quilt over him but somehow she found herself standing above him, draping a quilt over hisrge frame that was curled up on the couch that was close to the firece.


    He must be cold.


    She lifted his head and put a pillow beneath it before quietly moving back to the bed.


    This time, sheid on the bed facing where he was and watching how his chest heaved up and down, soft snores escaping his lips.


    He looked like a baby when he was sleeping but when he was awake, he was like a lion in the forest.


    Chuckling at the thought in her head, she closed her eyes and drifted off into a peaceful slumber again.


    Cassy woke up that morning feeling a little bit tired just like she had expected.


    She had no slept well for days.


    She looked around and found that the quilt was folded on the bed and the pillow was returned to the spot beside her but he was nowhere to be found.


    She sighed. He had disappeared again.


    She looked out of the window. The sky was grey and it was not raining but she still feared that it might rain.


    She got down from the bed and went to her trunk. She retrieved a floral patterned kirtle. She ced it on the bed before moving into the bathroom.


    She finished taking her bath and used the clean towel she met inside to wrap her long hair and came out naked.


    She assumed the alpha must have wandered somewhere and would not be back quickly.


    Cassy began to rub ointment into her skin. She bent over to rub her legs and then poured some more on her hand before bringing them to her breast.


    Her hands were leaving her chest when the door was thrown open.


    Kai stood there transfixed as his eyes raked down the body of the naked woman in front of him.


    He told himself not too look too much but his eyes has a mind of its own as they took in her appearance for a few minutes as if to save it forter.


    The more he looked the more he felt his cock harden inside his pants.


    Cassy on the other hand was shocked and confused. She had not even tried to cover herself up.


    A piercing lookter, as if on cue they finally came to their senses.


    Kai quickly looked away while Cassy scrambled to loom for something to cover herself up.


    ¡°I¨CI am sorry,¡± he stuttered and quickly took his leave, returning downstairs. When did he begin to stutter?


    He rushed out of the inn and stood outside in the cold air trying to calm himself but his wolf was not having any of that.


    The image of her naked body never leaving his head.


    He was sure that his erection was not going to go down until he tamed it.


    Sighing in defeat, he went into the public bathroom he had found the previous night.


    Damn. It¡¯s been so long since he had done this.


    He bolted the door and pulled down his trouser and breeches.


    His hard cock sprung out free.


    He groaned when his hand came in contact with it. He moved his hand back and forth slowly at first before picking up pace, pumping faster.


    A grunt escaped from his lips as white liquid spurted out of his cock.


    His movement slowed down milking thest drop out as his cock became limp.


    He sighed loudly in pleasure and cleaned up before stepping out like nothing had happened in there.


    Did anything really happen?


    Discarding his current thought, he padded to their room but he met her already leaving the room.


    Her cheeks flushed when she saw him but she did not lower her head like her wolf like Natalia had ordered.


    She was going to face him.


    ¡°I was about to call you down for breakfast,¡± it took every strength in him to try to push back the thought of her being naked.


    She nodded and he did the same before leading the way to the dining in the inn.


    Cassy followed behind him.


    They were sitting in the inn having their meal. Kai had refused to eat he sat in front of her not doing anything.


    Cassy couldn¡¯t help but wonder why he had followed her if he did not want to have anything.


    ¡°I am done,¡± she spoke in a small voice.


    She still had not recovered from their encounter in the morning but she did not want to think of it in front of him or else she was going to turn to ash.


    He rose from the chair.


    ¡°I would check with the footman and see if we can leaveter today,¡± he told her.


    She nodded and took in a deep breath as soon as he left.


    She walked back to their room and fell on the bed, burying her face in the pillow as the incident from earlier yed in her head.


    When she tried to forget about it, she recalled seeing him the previous night, naked.


    Oh goddess. Was she going to get over this?


    It began to rain again a few hourster but Kai did note back.


    Cassy was not worried a bit as she knew he did not want to be in the same room with her but she resolved that she was going to ask him where he had been staying all day.


    She was beginning to think he had a concubine there and it made her heart wrench.


    She began to feel bored and at that moment, she began miss being in the pce. Although she had been banned from going to the kitchen, Joanna kept herpany.


    Different thoughts clouding her head, she slowly fell into slumber.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    She woke up in the evening to the sound of movements in the room.


    Cassy pried her eyes open and met him hovering above his trunk looking for fresh clothes.


    She sat up, shivering from the cold air in the room. The fire was already giving out.


    She watched him go ransack his trunk searching for something and she couldn¡¯t help but wonder what it was.


    ¡°What are you searching for?¡± she asked.


    She was tired of seeing him scattering his stuffs.


    Kai ignored her like he had not heard her and Cassy swallowed nothing.


    He was ignoring her again.


    Sheid back against the headboard, deciding not say anything else for she knew he was still going to ignore.


    He began to arrange his stuffs back after he seemed to find what he he had been searching for.


    ¡°Where were youst night?¡± Cassy spoke when he was about to enter the bathroom. ¡°And all day,¡± she added quickly.


    Kai raised an eyebrow at her, wondering why she was asking such question. She was silent so he decided to reply and tell her what he thought about her question.


    ¡°Carriage and it doesn¡¯t have anything to do with you,¡± with that, he walked into the bathroom leaving her to her thoughts.


    He was bing more cold daily.


    For days, they were stuck in the inn because of the rain and then they had to wait extra days for the bumpy roads to dry out of water before the journey began again.


    Those days were hell for Cassy as she spent days feeling bored  in the inn. If not because of the old couple, she could have died from being too idle or bored.


    Before they left, Kai had tipped the old couple¨C who they came to learn were the owners of the inn¨C extra coins.


    The couple were nice to them and had kept herpany till they left.


    The journey began and again Cassy stuck her head out of the window admiring whatever she saw.


    Many times, she would would want to point at nts, animals or funny looking things but she would remember Kai was not that kind of person.


    The journey was going smoothly until she began to feel ufortable. Her stomach was hurting.


    She tried to ignore the pain at first and still continued to look around but the farther they went higher the pain intensified.


    She had to stick her head in and rest her head against the wall of the carriage. She began to feel weak.


    Damn. She regretted ever taking that spicy food back at the inn.


    She tried to wince quietly but it escaped her mouth and caught Kai¡¯s attention.


    Kai watched her carefully under his longshes, noticing her difort but he never uttered a word.


    ¡°Yo¨Cur ma¨Cjesty,¡± she called in a weak voice. ¡°C-an we st-op the car¨Criage?¡±


    ¡°Why? Don¡¯t you realise that we are in the middle of nowhere? A forest?¡± he tried not to sound harsh.


    ¡°I ne¨Ced to¨C¡± she ced her hand over her mouth and a gagging sound followed.


    ¡°Stop the carriage!¡± he yelled at the footman and pushed the door open as soon as the carriage stopped.


    She rushed out and stood beside the path and threw out most of -if not all¨C the content in her stomach.


    Kai sighed and held her hair back.


    He handed her a bottle of water as soon as she stood up.


    She thanked him by nodding slightly before tipping her head back, pouring the water into her mouth.


    ¡°Wait here. I would get you some herbs,¡± he told her and went into the bush.


    Cassy stood beside the carriage, waiting for him.


    After puking, she felt a little bit light.


    She felt so embarrassed. Why did she eat that food?


    She was still beating herself for been so stupid when she heard brawls and gritting her teeth.


    Zings of fear coursed through her as she turned and found that she was surrounded by dirty and hungry looking wolves.


    Rogues.


    And she was the meal to rejuvenate them.


    She stepped back and her boots touched a twig of tree.


    Their growls grew louder. She pointed at all the wolves, narrowing her eyes as if she was challenging them for a fight.


    One of themunched at her and she used all her strength to push it back with the twig in her hand and it fell to the ground.


    She stared at the twig in her hand and then the wolf on the ground surprised by how weak it was.


    Just then, all four wolvesunched at her and she staggered back weakly.


    They scratched her rib, arm and other ces as she fell to the ground


    Her eyes were beginning to close. She was weak.


    She thought she was going to die until a familiar ck mixed with white wolf with amber eyes ran out of the forest and attacked the wolves on her.


    She could hear growls as darkness began to overtake her.


    With a weak smile on her face, she passed out.


    Finally she had someone to stand up for her.

 Chapter Eleven

    Kai was getting herbs when he heard someone scream but he decided to ignore it.


    They were in the middle of the forest and anything was possible.


    Using his enhanced sense of hearing and smell, Kai could hear the brawling of wolves and then the smell of one of the things he detested most¡­


    Rogues¡­


    His heart palpitated as he thought about the possibility of his mate in danger.


    Kai growled and morphed into his wolf. He ran out and his eyes met his mate in the middle of a pack of rogues.


    He charged toward them andunched on one of the wolves. The wolf fell with a loud thud.


    The rest of them kept growling angrily but when they saw him, they took steps backwards and ran into the woods.


    He morphed into his human form and ran to Cassy¡¯s body on the ground.


    He chuckled when he saw the twig on the ground close to her but then he became angry.


    Why did she not try to scream for his help? Why did she act like she could take them down?


    He shook his head and lifted her up in his arms.


    Putting her into the carriage, he realised that the footman was no longer there.


    ¡°Fucking traitors,¡± he grunted under his breath.


    He got dressed and took the driver¡¯s seat. He needed to find an inn and a theta to take care of Cassy.


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    Her body felt heavy. She felt like she could not lift a finger.


    She wanted to continue in the slumber she was in but she felt someone touch her rib, just below her breast.


    Cassy pried her eyes open weakly.


    She found him with a piece of cloth, staring at something. She traced his gaze and found him staring at her chest.


    Her cheeks and neck turned red. She used thest strength she had left in her to sit up quickly.


    Kai stared at her in surprise. He had not realised when she woke up. He was so focused on taking care of her injury since he could not find a theta.


    ¡°Wha¨Cwhat are you d¨Cdoing?¡± she stuttered.


    Kai sighed and looked away. ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    She opened her mouth to speak but she felt a sharp pain in her ribs and arms. Why did she not feel this before?


    ¡°Perhaps the pain relief is wearing off,¡± Kai spoke like he could read her thoughts.


    ¡°I asked a question,¡± she said after some minutes of silence.


    Kai let out a breath through his mouth. ¡°What do you want as an answer? Or do you think I would take advantage of you in such a state?¡± His eyes trailed to the torn part of her kirtle which exposed a part of her breast and she quickly used the quilt to cover up.


    ¡°You should know that I do not want to have anything to do with weaklings,¡±


    Cassy¡¯s eyes widened. He was calling her that again.


    She wanted to yell at him and warn him to stop calling her that but her body was bing weaker.


    Kai stood up and ran his hands through his hair.


    ¡°What were you thinking? That you could fight off a pack of rogues!?¡± his voice was raising a pitch higher as he spoke, making her flinch.


    Cassy lowered her head, picking on her fingers. Why was he so angry?


    ¡°Why did you not call for me?¡± he asked when she did not respond. ¡°What do you think you are? Do you feel you are strong? Do I always have to constantly remind you how weak ¨C¡±


    ¡°Stop there! Just stop it Kai!¡± she yelled, cutting him off. She was tired of holding back and giving him the chance to say whatever he wanted when she could not.


    Kai¡¯s movement stilled and his eyes went wide. He had not expected her to retaliate.


    ¡°You are telling me to ask you for help now?¡± Cassy scoffed. ¡°You have always humiliated me when I needed your help. Who knows? Perhaps if I had asked for your help you could have¨C¡±


    ¡°I do not want to hear it!¡± he interjected and exhaled. The thought of allowing those rogues to kill her angered his wolf. And maybe him too?


    ¡°Henceforth, I am going to stay clear from anything that has to do with you. I would make sure I keep my distance,¡± he dered.


    Without waiting for a reply, he swivelled around and took long strides out of the room.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± he yelled, kicking the doorpost.


    Cassy exhaled as soon as he left and rubbed her forehead with her fingers to soothe the ache she felt there.


    Having that conversation with him expended most of her energy and she felt weak.


    She tried to get down from the bed but the burning pain she was feeling in her arm, ribs and shoulders plus a weak body would not let her.


    She exhaled and used thest strength left in her toy properly on the bed.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Cassy noted that she was in arge room decorated simrly to the one they were in before they encountered rogues but this one looked older. It had a gold coloured theme and a fire ce across the bed.


    She sighed and closed her eyes trying to rx but her head was racing with thoughts of the conversation she just had with her mate.


    She opened her eyes and red at the ceiling, recalling his words. Did he ever genuinely worry about her until yesterday¡­


    Wait. How long has she been out?


    She was not even able to ask him.


    She sucked in a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to force herself to sleep.


    Eventually, sleep came and she sumbed to it.


    Cassy woke up when it was dark.


    Despite the pain, she was feeling all over. She felt rejuvenated and even better as she stood up without wincing in pain this time though the pain was still there.


    She looked around and found her trunk. She took out a chemise and moved to the bathroom.


    After taking a warm bath filled with herbs she had found in the bathroom she walked out d in her chemise.


    She did not want the incident of the other day to ur again, especially now that he had made it clear to her that they should stay away from each other.


    Cassy found ointment on the vanity and applied it to her wounds.


    That night, she stayed up waiting for him to return but she could not even catch a glimpse of his shadow.


    Again, she was foolish. What was she expecting?


    Cassy woke up the following morning feeling better than she was the previous day.


    She took her bath and got dressed after applying medicine to her wounds.


    Not wanting to leave the room and encounter Kai, she decided to eat the fruits and snacks she had kept in her trunk.


    She found books on a shelf in the room and busied herself with reading them all through the day. She had also tried to write.


    Thankfully, doing these made her not to think of her mate. She had been so busy that she had not realised that it was evening and she had not eaten.


    Cassy kept back the books and moved out of the room. Just like the other inn, she found a ce to eat.


    Luckily for her, she did not bump into him before she returned to the suite.


    She was in the suite writing when he came in. Cassy wanted to yell at him but she recalled that they had nothing to do with each other anymore and she was going to stick with that.


    Cassy kept writing, ignoring his presence as he moved in the room.


    Kai went into the bathroom and came out dressed. He expected her to ask him questions or even speak with him but to his dismay and surprise, she did not utter a word.


    ¡°Perhaps¡­ Have you had a meal?¡± he asked, touching the towel in his hand. Why was he nervous?


    ¡°Mm,¡± came her reply, her hand moving swiftly on the paper.


    Kai could not understand what was going on with her. At the same time, he wondered why he was worried about her.


    He had only one person he cared about and he had ns for her.


    ¡°We only have a few miles away. We would set out at dawn tomorrow, we are not stopping until we reach the Blessed moon pack,¡± he picked up his cravat and waltzed out of the room.


    Cassy released the breath she did not know she had been holding since. It took everything in her not to let out her emotions and curse and hit him for always treating her cruelly


    Growing up, she was open with her mother. They literally discussed everything together and she never held anything back.


    This made her used to letting out her thoughts and feelings whenever she wanted. She just could not hide her feelings.


    But now, she was going to learn how to.


    Cassy stood up and went to the bed. Covering herself with a quilt and shutting out the thoughts in her head, she allowed sleep to take over.


    Cassy woke up the following morning to the sound of movements in the room.


    She pried her eyes open and found him in his breeches standing in front of his trunk with a paper in his hand.


    Again, she wanted to ask him what he was reading as she stood up but she kicked against it.


    Cassy could feel his eyes on her as she padded to the bathroom. She came out a few minutester and headed to her trunk.


    She was pulling out a dress to put on when he spoke.


    ¡°So, you have a step mother?¡±


    Cassy stilled and tightened her small palm around the dress, squeezing it. She took in a deep breath before turning to his frame which sat on a wooden chair which seemed too small for his gigantic structure.


    ¡°H-how did you find out?¡± she asked. She did not want to remember Tabitha nor did she want to tell him about her family.


    Kai smirked and raised the paper in his hand.


    Damn! He was reading the letter she had written!


    Cassy red at him and rushed to snatch it from him but he raised his hand taking it away from her reach.


    ¡°Arghhhhh,¡± she groaned loudly and leaned forward, stretching.


    Kai raised his hand farther away, making her lean more into his body, stretching.


    While she was trying to get the letter, she had not realised that she was now in between his legs leaning close to him. She was almost putting his breast in his face.


    Kai was lost staring at her while she struggled. Why was he suddenly finding her cute?


    He was so lost in his daze that he hadn¡¯t realised that she had snatched the paper from him until he heard her squealing.


    ¡°Yasss! I won!¡± she squealed, twirling around.


    He did not know when a smile formed on his lips. He was finding her more adorable now.


    ¡°Kai?¡± her soft voice dragged him out of his thoughts and the smile disappeared immediately.


    He cleared his throat. ¡°We should leave now,¡± he told her and walked out of the room leaving Cassy to her thoughts.


    Cassy could not help but wonder what went wrong.


    They were ying just a minute ago and he was smiling and then in a twinkle of an eye, everything stirred?


    What was really wrong with him?


    Cassy sighed and returned the paper to her trunk, the zing of happiness she had felt dissipating.


    Again, she was foolish to read too much meaning to his actions.


    She needed to change¡­


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 Chapter Twelve

    The room was well lit with tworge windows on two sides of the room. It was well decorated with high quality furniture and the closet was filled with the finest clothes. She nevercked any.


    On arge bed with a canopy which stood in the middle of the room, adyy there with her eyes opened and glued to the ceiling.


    She had been living like this for several weeks since her step sister left the manor. Her mother made it an obligatory duty to torment her daily for her inability to get a mate whilst her step sister enjoyed life at the pce.


    She was happy for her sister but as days rolled into weeks, she began to find reasons to dislike her and she hated it but the more her mother spoke the more the hatred grew.


    She heard the door click open but her eyes did not leave the ceiling. The sound of heels pping against the wooden floorboards told her it was her mother. She was, here again, to do what she knew best.


    Guilt tripping. Insulting.


    ¡°How are you feeling today my dear daughter?¡± Tabitha asked but her daughter did not give a reply.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t I told you countless times that living like this would not put an end to this?¡± Tabitha continued knowing that her daughter would not respond. ¡°Have you not noticed? Thatss has always gotten better treatmentpared to you! I am aware you have everything and that was why I made sure to use her but still did you ever enjoy the love of a father? All you always did was to lick her feet¨C¡±


    ¡°Enough mother!¡± her voice was faint but stern.


    ¡°Enough of what? I¨C¡± a messenger rushed in interrupting her.


    ¡°I apologise for interrupting your Highness but permit me¨C¡± her palmnded against the messenger¡¯s cheek.


    ¡°Permit you to what!? I hadn¡¯t even allowed you to open your mouth you ve!¡± she made sure toy emphasis on ¡®ve¡¯.


    Silence reigned in the room. No one dared to speak for she was in charge, even her daughter was a puppet in her hand.


    ¡°You may speak,¡± she finally said.


    The poor messenger¡¯s lips quivered as she spoke. ¡°I-It¡¯s from the pce,¡± she bowed, putting her hand which held the sealed envelope in front of her.


    Tabitha¡¯s eyes widened and she snatched the paper from her. She tore it open. Her eyes darted to and fro on the note for a few minutes before they widened and her lips curved into a smirk.


    ¡°Mother, what does it say?¡± Audrey asked sitting up.


    She lowkey hoped that it was from her sister.


    ¡°It¡¯s from Cassy,¡± Tabitha spoke.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Audrey¡¯s eyes lit up and Tabitha scoffed.


    ¡°What does it say?¡±


    ¡°You are going to the pce,¡± she spoke calmly.


    ¡°What!?¡± Audrey was surprised her sister invited her over.


    ¡°And I have a task for you,¡± a smirk curved her mother¡¯s lips.


    It was then that Audrey knew she was in for something¡­

 Chapter Thirteen

    Chapter thirteen: Blessed Moon pack: aunt Marlene¡¯s idea


    Kai and Cassy got ready and began their journey that morning.


    Kai had hired and footman so they were both sitting opposite each other in the carriage.


    Cassy stared at her fingers, ying with them as silence reigned.


    They had not spoken since they left the inn that morning. The silence was too suffocating and she felt like saying anything but she did not know what to say.


    Cassy turned and stuck her head out of the window, resting it on the sill.


    She watched as the beautiful green forest andndscape passed in a blur, making her think about home.


    She missed her father and her step sister. She missed the fun moments she shared with her sister and wished the alpha would allow her toe over once they were back.


    She wished she could visit home but the thought of her step mother scared her. She had finally been able to escape from her shackles and she knew she was upset about her leaving, she was sure that she was going to do anything to make her return back.


    Kai watched thedy in front of him and found himself bing curious about what she was thinking as she looked lost in her own world.


    His thoughts drifted to the note he had found in her trunk. It was a letter to her father and step sister.


    ¡°I hope your mother is not being mean to you because of that issue?¡± he recalled a line.


    He could not help but wonder about it. her family and what she might have been going through.


    Kai watched as she stuck her hand out of the carriage, the sun shining directly on her and illuminating her skin.


    He reached out and tried to touch her but retracted his hand.


    No¡­ He was not going to touch her.


    His hand reached again and she turned immediately making him snatch his hand back quickly and look away like nothing happened.


    He heard her sigh and he nced at her but he quickly took his gaze away when he noticed she was looking at him too.


    He wanted to p himself and curse out his wolf for always caring about her.


    For the moon¡¯s sake, he had who he loved. His heart beat for her and no one else.


    Kai looked at her and found her staring out of the window again.


    He felt so awkward not speaking to her but still, he did not want to have anything to do with her.


    He sighed and rest his head against the wall of the carriage, with his eyes closed.


    He could not understand what was wrong with him especially since the trip began. He disliked her but ever since he had begun to find her cute and he hated it.


    Was it because she was his mate?


    Her scent disturbed him most of the time and he was sure it was because of his wolf. Initially, his wolf had epted Isabe but when she showed up he and his wolf had always been in conflict.


    He let out a breath through his lips. He really needed to go back to the pce. He could not wait to be in Isabe¡¯s arms again.


    Cassy on the other hand could not help but wonder what he was thinking about as she could feel his gaze on her at intervals.


    Natalia kept wing her head to speak to him but she tried to chastise her by reminding her that she wanted to keep her mouth shut and teach herself not to bother him no matter how she was bored or how much questions she wanted to ask him.


    Kai opened his eyes and stuck his bead out of the window.


    Looking ahead, his eyes travelled to the gate of the Blessed Moon pack.


    Although it was still far off, he was d that they had arrived finally after many days of journeying.


    ¡°Brace yourself for we have arrived. Look ahead and¨C¡± he raised his head up and found her head tilted slightly to the side, her mouth opened a little bit with her eyes closed and soft sounds escaping her lips.


    Kai shook his head to get rid of the thought that was creeping into his head.


    Not long after, the carriage entered the pack¡¯s territory. After a security check at the gate and having a guard follow them, the carriage was let in and they were led to the pce.


    Kai looked around mesmerized by how much the pack had changed. It¡¯s been years since hest visited and he could not help but note that there were a lot of new developments but they were not anywhere close to Night Walker pack¡¯s.


    He could not wait to meet the Luna and ask questions and most of all, explore the pack.


    The carriage stopped in front of the pce. Kai looked at Cassy who was still asleep and shook his head.


    How weak¡­ he thought.


    The footman opened the door and bowed slightly, holding the door open.


    Kai scooped her up into his arms and could not help but chuckle at how light she was as he took the small stairs ced by the footman down the carriage.


    ¡°May I help, your highness?¡± the guard gestured to the small woman in his arms.


    Kai¡¯s words betrayed the conflicting thoughts in his head as he physically shook his head.


    ¡°No, I can handle it. Get people to take care of the trunks,¡± he spoke softly.


    The guard bowed and left quickly.


    Kai moved into the pce building and headed to the Luna¡¯s chamber. He was a little bit surprised that he still knew his way around without getting lost.


    He was almost at her chamber when he saw her. She was still as beautiful if not more beautiful than how he recalled her to be with her blonde mane and grey eyes that stood out.


    She was Marlene, the Luna of the Blessed Moon pack and his mother¡¯s younger sister. The only family he knew and was closer to since his mother¡¯s death.


    ¡°Oh moon goddess, I really hope I am still not in the dreand. Is it Kai I am seeing?¡± she asked aloud, making a smile appear on Kai¡¯s lips.


    ¡°Certainly not, your highness,¡± he replied still smiling.


    She squinted her eyes and took her head in. ¡°You stubborn kid, I have told you several times not to call me that,¡± she hit his shoulder yfully.


    It was then she noticed that he had someone in his arms. Her lips curved into a smile, she nced at thedy and raised her eyebrows at him as if to ask him something silently.


    Kai chuckled. ¡°What goes on in your head?¡±


    ¡°Perhaps she is apanion?¡± thedy raised her left eyebrow.


    He groaned. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you are not aware?¡±


    ¡°Aware of what? What would I know when you have refused toe to visit me for years now,¡± she faked a frown.


    Kai rolled his eyes.


    ¡°My arms are going weak,¡± his face contorted into one that showed weakness and Luna smiled. ¡°Lead the way and I would tell you,¡±


    ¡°Thank goddess! You finally find your mate,¡± eximed Marlene as heid her on the bed and she covered her with a quilt.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing to merry about,¡± he huffed and nced at thedy sprawled on the bed.


    ¡°Why? Because she is an omega?¡± she asked and sighed when he did not reply. ¡°I presumed that you have always wanted a mate. You have finally found her now you do not want her?¡±


    ¡°She is not just an omega but a weak person!¡± he raised his voice and sighed to calm himself down. ¡°I am aware that after mother¡­ I wanted apanion but after seeing how father became I told the moon goddess that if I ever had a mate she had to be strong but then she decided to punish me¨C¡±


    ¡°Stop it you fool!¡± Marlene yelled and he flinched.


    He looked at her and found her eyes filled with tears that were threatening to spill. He exhaled and tried to reach out to her but she moved away slightly.


    Kai exhaled again and looked away.


    ¡°Follow me,¡± she spoke and walked out of the room without waiting for his reply. Her maids followed behind her.


    Kai ran his fingers through his hair and nced at Cassy before walking out of the room.


    Marlene led him to her bed chambers and she stood facing the garden that was built for her just outside of the chambers.


    ¡°Marlene, do not me me¨C¡±


    ¡°Then who should I me!? The moon goddess!?¡± she screamed angrily.


    Kai sensed her anger and lowered his head, refusing to speak. He knew that if he should speak more than that, he was going to make her go berserk.


    A pregnant silence followed. The air was thick with anger and conflicting thoughts that were swirling in their heads.


    ¡°Did you reject her?¡± Marlene asked after a while.


    ¡°If I had done so would she¨C¡± he was interrupted by her.


    ¡°Answer the question!¡±


    ¡°No,¡±


    ¡°Why? Or are you nning to?¡± she poured herself tea as she sat.


    Kai exhaled. ¡°We made a pact. Apparently, she does not want to return home,¡± he bit his lower lip and nced at Marlene who gestured for him to sit. ¡°I can have as many wives and concubines as possible, I can even mark another but I cannot reject her.¡± he spilled.


    Marlene wanted to smile. Thatdy was no ordinary, she was definitely smart but however, she feared something.


    She bit her inner cheek. ¡°And you did?¡±


    Kai hesitated to reply as he did not know what to say but his silence already answered his aunt.


    She took in a deep breath. ¡°I am so disappointed in you Kai. I cannot believe you would do such a thing, is she aware and who is she?¡±


    Kai shook his head. ¡°I am afraid not. My wolf would not permit me,¡± he exhaled. He had been doing so too oftentely.


    ¡°She is the theta¡¯s assistant at the pce,¡±


    ¡°What? So she lives there?¡± she asked and Kai nodded.


    Oh no. Her fear has been confirmed.


    She could not find the words to say and she knew that no matter what she told the head strong nephew of hers nothing was going to change. All she had to do was only one thing.


    Try to bring them together.


    ¡°Fear not. I am not going to talk you out of anything,¡± Kai smiled. ¡°But, you know your uncle and I know my husband,¡±


    Kai nodded.


    His aunt¡¯s husband was another person he was close to. He had to be the greatest person ¨Cbesides his father¨C he knew. He always tried to listen to him and not disobey him.


    As much as sweet he was so he was cruel.


    ¡°He hates things like this so¡­¡± she paused and he raised his head to look at her.


    ¡°You would have to leave in the same room as her.¡± she finished.


    ¡°What!?¡± he eximed, his eyes wide on his head.


    Kai like his head was spinning and was about to pull off from his neck. His wolf leapt for joy inside of him almost making him growl in anger.


    What was there to be happy about?


    Marlene almostughed out loud when she saw his jaw tick in anger and the vein on his head move.


    She knew he wanted to say something rude or cruel when he opened his mouth but was trying hard to control his rage as he closed his mouth and shut his eyes.


    Oh, the moon goddess. He was beginning to get sick of this ce. If only he could escape.


    But he knew better not to offend the couple.


    Marlene smirked as she saw him open his eyes and a fake smile stered on his face.


    ¡°As you wish, your highness,¡± he said through gritted teeth, bowing.


    ¡°Goodd,¡± she tried to smile but failed and ended up smirking.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Oh her poor little nephew. She was so going to enjoy doing this.


    A/N: I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it!


    xoxo  Jay

 Chapter Fourteen

    Cassy was so bored and tired that she could not keep her eyes closed all through the journey.


    She tried to keep her eyes open as the carriage rode down the path which was hazy with sand like that of a desert but the more she tried to keep her eyes open the more the sleep waltz in.


    Soon, she found her eyes closing and she rested her head against the wall of the carriage and drifted off.


    ?


    Cassy swirled around in the middle of a garden filled with beautiful flowers and its fragrance hung in the air.


    She looked so happy. A genuine smile graced her face and she bent over a yellow tulip and inhaled its fragrance with her eyes closed.


    She slowly opened her eyes relishing its scent and she found someone standing in front of her and towering over her.


    She squinted her eyes and made to rise when his hand came to her hair and patted it. She found herself smiling at thed¡¯s ministrations.


    She tried to stand up again but his hand would not leave her head. She giggled and when she finally stood, she caught a smile on his face before he left.


    She touched her hair trying to process who that was. It took her time before she was able to recognise that it was him.


    Cassy ran after him trying to catch up with him but her short legs were no match for his long ones.


    ?


    She felt her body being lifted and she sighed snuggling closer, burying her head in the person¡¯s chest. She inhaled his beautiful scent.


    She wrapped her arm around the person¡¯s neck and sighed.


    ¡°No, I can handle it. Get people to take care of the trunks,¡± she heard him speak causing his chest to vibrate against her body.


    Cassy sighed and slowly seeped into another slumber.


    Her dream continued¡­


    She chased after him. She wanted to call him but she could not recall his name but she knew him. She was sure about that.


    ¡°Hey! Stop!¡± she screamed.


    Her body was bing weak so she stopped and bent over her hands on both knees, panting.


    She reached to her hair and touched it remembering their small encounter before looking at his disappearing figure. Why would he not stop?


    Cassy could hear voices in her sleep as her consciousness slowly slipped back in.


    ¡°Thank goddess! You finally find your mate,¡± she heard ady exim, happinessced in her voice.


    Who was she? Did he take her on this trip just to visit his concubine?


    She tried to calm herself. If thisdy was his concubine she was going to leave immediately.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing to merry about,¡± she heard him huff but surprisingly it did not have any effect on her.


    Making progress aren¡¯t we? she wanted to smirk. His recent attitude was enough for her to change.


    ¡°Why? Because she is an omega?¡± she asked. ¡°I presumed that you have always wanted a mate. You have finally found her now you do not want her?¡±


    ¡°She is not just an omega but a weak person!¡± he raised his voice Cassy¡¯s heart stilled.


    She was sure he could do everything now and it wouldn¡¯t have an effect but calling her weak was thest point. She wanted to stand up and p him to remind him that she hated being called that but she decided to keep still. It would not change anything.


    ¡°I am aware that after mother¡­ I wanted apanion but after seeing how father became I prayed to the moon goddess that if I ever had a mate she had to be strong but then she decided to punish me¨C¡±


    ¡°Stop it you fool!¡± Thedy yelled.


    Cassy was sure that if there were other persons in the room they would have flinched as she did. She sighed.


    Trying her best not to move was a great task for her. Staying put was hard but it was still worth it, she needed to hear more of the conversation.


    She opened her eyes slightly. She saw ady with blonde hair but she couldn¡¯t see her face. She tried to look closely but thedy nced at her and she quickly squeezed her eyes shut. She was sure they were wrinkled.


    ¡°Follow me,¡± thedy told him. She could hear movements thedy had left but she could still smell him. What was he waiting for?


    It took a little while before she heard him leave.


    Cassy exhaled loudly and sat up.


    ¡°That was close,¡± she whispered, moving her hand to and fro on her chest to calm down.


    She noted that the room was well decorated, and she could tell that the building had something to do with royalty. She could not help but wonder where she was.


    Cassy stood up and went into the balcony. The room was built just like the one she upied at the pce.


    Cassy sat down not knowing what to do. She wondered where thedy had taken him and if he was going to be back early.


    She needed to get out of this suffocating room and move about but she did not know where to go.


    ¡°I would have to await him,¡± she said to herself.


    Her thought wandered to his words earlier. She could not help but wonder what had happened to his mother that made her lose her life. She was really interested in the matter but she didn¡¯t know who to ask. She was not going to ask him, she was the one who shunned him when he asked about Tabitha. But still, it was not her fault.


    The sound of the door opening brought her out of her thoughts. She looked into the room and found him standing there looking upset and deep in thought.


    ¡°Ask him!¡± Natalia hollered.


    Cassy hissed. ¡°We spoke about this before. We have no business with him,¡± And that was enough to shut her out.


    Cassy watched him through the corner of her eyes whilst pretending¨C or actually¨C drawing as he paced to and fro before taking off his boots and then his cravat.


    She was probably invisible to him but she low-key wished he would take off his shirt.


    Goddess. When did she be like this?


    Their eyes met and she quickly looked away and continued drawing.


    Cassy did not know if it was just in her thoughts, but he looked like he wanted to tell her something.


    ¡°Good day?¡± she finally spoke.


    If speaking first would make him talk to her then it was worth it. She hated being left hanging.


    She watched him raise his eyebrows amusingly and red at her.


    She squinted her eyes silently asking him what was wrong.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    He was going to speak when they heard a knock on the door. Their attention turned to the door.


    ¡°Come in,¡±


    Two guards opened the door and another two came in with their trunks.


    ¡°Your highness, let us know if you want anything,¡± one of them spoke with his head bowed.


    Kai shook his head and dismissed them with a wave of his right hand.


    What¡¯s with always acting cold?


    Cassy watched Kai move his trunk near the closet and began to bring out his clothes.


    ¡°Wh¨Cwhat are you doing?¡± she asked, surprised.


    ¡°What?¡± he asked nonchntly.


    ¡°This¨C¡± she paused and scrunched her face, pointing at the clothes in his hand trying to find the correct words to use. ¡°I mean why are you packing?¡±


    ¡°What? This is my room,¡± he replied and bent over to pick up his trouser.


    ¡°I thought we¨C¡±


    ¡°You thought what?¡± he dropped the shirt he was holding and began to stalk her frame. ¡°I.. thought.. you have.. always.. wanted us.. to spend.. a night.. under.. the same roof?¡± he punctuated his words with a step until he trapped her body against the wall.


    He smirked and bent over, bringing his lips closer to her ear.


    ¡°Or have you dropped that dream of yours?¡±


    ¡°Wh¨C which?¡±


    ¡°The one of me ravishing you. You being in my arm¨C¡± she pushed him away and escaped from him.


    ¡°You rascal!¡± she screamed and ran out of the room. Her face and neck were red in embarrassment.


    How dare he? How could he say such words without feeling ufortable?


    He was such a chameleon. This minute he is yful but in the next minute, he could snap into something else.


    She shook her head to let go of her thoughts. But facing reality, she realised that they were going to be in the same room together and with the way he was acting, she was not sure if he was going to leave just like he was doing at the inn.


    Cassy wandered around and came to find out that they were in a pce but still did not know where they were.


    Damn. Why did she not ask him just now?


    As she kept moving around, she noticed that servants kept gazing at her. She was amused and could not help but wonder what their thoughts were.


    Cassy became tired of walking but still, she needed to do something to keep herself busy.


    ¡°Good day,¡± she said to two servants who were passing.


    ¡°Good day. What can we help you with?¡±


    Cassy smiled. ¡°I need to get to the library,¡±


    ¡°The library is down the hall. The third door on your right,¡± one of them replied, pointing.


    Cassy nodded and thanked them.


    Cassy entered the library and was greeted with the faint smell of dust and old books.


    Hmm. She missed this.


    Cassy spent the entire day burying her head in between pages, reading anything her hands touched and she found interesting.


    She twirled around on the aisle between shelves going through books she felt she could bring along with her to the room.


    She could use that busy herself since she had a mate who didn¡¯t try to hide his hatred for her.


    She smiled and twirled around but she did notnd properly, making her twist her foot.


    Just when she thought she was going hit her head on the floor her bodynded on something soft.


    She knew her body was against something silky. She did not know what it was but she suddenly felt sleepy and wanted to justy down there but that was until a masculine voice spoke.


    ¡°Are you going to stand up or keepying on my legs?¡± His voice was filled with amusement.


    ¡°I¨C I am so sorry,¡± she apologised and tried to stand up but the sharp pain in her leg reminded her that she had just twisted it.


    She winced and moved away from the person¡¯s body. She tried to stand up but she ended up yelping at the blinding pain in her leg.


    She was suddenly picked up and ced over arge shoulder.


    ¡°Let me down!¡± Cassy kicked and thrashed about but he did not budge.


    ¡°Do you think acting like that would make me put you down?¡± he said and chuckled making her still.


    The man dropped her on a table and she had the opportunity to see his face.


    He was blonde with blue eyes, he had a lean figure and he was tall but not as tall as Kai, he had a small pink lip which sat as a pout on his lips. In simple terms, the man was beautiful.


    He sat in front of her and picked her right leg. He removed her shoes and began to massage her ankle.


    Cassy could not hold back the yelp and small moans that escaped from her lips as he did so. After he finished, he helped her wear her shoe before standing up.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± she whispered.


    He smiled. ¡°You don¡¯t have to. Now let¡¯s get you out of here,¡±


    Cassy smiled and hung her hand around his neck, supporting her weight as she leapt out of the library.


    Servants bowed and guards greeted them as soon as they passed. Cassy could not help but wonder who he was but still, she kept her questions to herself.


    Cassy found the man amazing as he chatted with her, talking about almost everything they saw. She found him adorable and fun to be with.


    ¡°I think the room was around here,¡± she told him as soon as they came to a familiar environment she thought led to their room.


    ¡°Sure. Don¡¯t worry I won¡¯t allow you to get lost, like I said before I know my way around here,¡± he assured her and she smiled.


    Still with a smile on her face, looked across the hall and found Kai standing with thedy she recognised from earlier and her face fell.


    ¡°How could he be smiling with her when you are on one foot!?¡± Natalia was very organized but Cassy hase to understand that when it came to her mate, she was crazy.


    Cassy held onto him and leapt faster until she was standing in front of him.


    ¡°Hello, mate,¡± did that juste out from her?


    ¡°We wereing to meet you,¡± Kai told her, oblivious of her anger.


    We? Why were they looking for her? To rub their rtionship in her face?


    ¡°This is my aunt and Luna of the Blessed Moon pack, Marlene,¡±


    Cassy wanted to scream. His aunt!? It can¡¯t be! She has made a terrible mistake!

 Chapter Fifteen

    ¡°This is my aunt and Luna of the Blessed Moon pack, Marlene,¡± he said with a smile and Cassy¡¯s eyes widened.


    His aunt!? It can¡¯t be. She looked so young and beautiful and she made him smile. How close were they?


    Oh no. She had been jealous of her sister-inw!


    ¡°Good day, your highness. You may address me as Cassy,¡± she bowed her head and tried to curtsey but the pain in her leg won¡¯t let her. ¡°I apologize for my rudeness,¡± she bowed her head.


    Marlene smiled and touched her shoulder. ¡°It¡¯s nothing,¡± she stepped closer and brought her lips close to Cassy¡¯s ear. ¡°You look good when you are jealous though,¡±


    Cassy¡¯s cheeks became red. Who told her she was jealous? She needed someone to tell her that anything that had to do with Kai was none of her business.


    Marlene stepped away and winked at Cassy who looked away immediately.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your foot?¡± Kai asked, noticing how she stood as she tried not to put pressure on one foot.


    Cassy opened her mouth to reply but the blonde guy beat her to it.


    ¡°She sprained it,¡± he spoke. ¡°So I helped her massage it.¡± he grinned, making her wonder why he had to exin that much.


    ¡°Gabriel,¡± Cassy watched Kai¡¯s eyes darken as soon as he set his eyes on him.


    He knew his cousin had been there all along but had refused to acknowledge his presence but now he was intentionally trying to get on nerves!


    ¡°Hello, my dear cousin,¡± Gabriel grinned, his arm around her shoulder tightening.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Cassy was confused. What was going on?


    Kai looked like he was going to chop off Gabriel¡¯s head while the other had a smile on his face with a sinister look in his eyes.


    Marlene seemed like she heard Cassy¡¯s thoughts as she tried to touch him to calm him down but with the twitch of his arm, she understood that he did not want anyone to touch him.


    She nced at Cassy and Cassy read it as an apologetic look for her inability to calm him down.


    ¡°Get your hands off her!¡± Kai suddenly yelled, making everyone excluding Gabriel flinch. It seemed as if he was used to this side of Kai.


    Cassy could not help but wonder what had gone wrong between the brothers.


    Gabriel let out a peal of emotionlessughter. ¡°Why? Did you not say you don¡¯t like her because she was weak?¡±


    Everyone¡¯s eyes widened. Different thoughts swirling in their heads.


    Marlene and Kai were surprised. They wondered if he had overheard or if someone had informed him of it.


    For Cassy, she did not know what to think as tears flooded her eyes and her shoulders quivered, causing her to lower her head. Was that how he went around telling people and family about her?


    ¡°Did you tell her the reason why you agreed was because of her and you are also regretting it because of her¨C¡± At this point, Gabriel¡¯s face began to contort into that of pain.


    ¡°Hold it there, Gabriel! Do not get on my nerves!!¡± Kai screamed angrily.


    The entire hallway was silent; you could almost hear a pin drop if there was any but that would have only happened if Gabriel could stopughing at Kai¡¯s face which mirrored his.


    ¡°What¡¯s with the expression Kai? Perhaps¡­ do you hate it when I see or even touch you hated weak ma¨C¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough,¡± Cassy¡¯s voice was low from crying so they did not hear her well.


    ¡°I said get your hands¨C¡±


    ¡°And I said that was enough!¡± Cassy yelled, making the rest of them still.


    She removed Gabriel¡¯s arm from around her and began to leap.


    ¡°W-where are you headed?¡± Kai stammered.


    She turned and lifted her head up revealing her red eyes.


    ¡°None of your business,¡± she spat and with that, she leapt away.


    Eyes leaving Cassy¡¯s retreating frame, Kai immediately gripped Gabriel by his shirt.


    ¡°Calm down. Kai, calm down and let go of his shirt,¡± Marlene tried to talk to him.


    ¡°No, aunt, leave him be. Allow him to do his worst like he always does,¡± the grin on his lips never disappearing, making him seem like a maniac.


    Kai raised his hand to punch him but closed his eyes tightly and tried to control the raging beast in him before dropping his hand back and pushing with the other.


    ¡°Do not appear in front of me if you do not want to join mother,¡± he spat and walked away in the same direction Cassy had gone.


    Marlene sighed and began to go in the direction Kai had gone but she stopped and turned to face Gabriel.


    ¡°I warned you about this before, stop this useless enmity! I would have to report to your uncle,¡± she red at him before continuing her movement.


    Gabriel sighed and pushed his long hair backwards with his fingers. ¡°Fucking family,¡±


    Marlene searched for Kai for a while but still could not find him. Then, she decided to find his mate.


    Having watched her mother go through this, she understood how thedy was feeling and she prayed to the moon goddess to guide them and wad off everything causing them to have a rift.


    She had been reading a lot of fairytalestely but still, she believed that the hatred to love or enemies to lovers theme was real and she was sure that it was going to happen one day.


    But first, she needed to help her clear her thoughts.


    ¡°Your highness, she is sitting beneath the olive tree in the garden,¡± a servant reported bowing her head.


    Marlene nodded and dismissed her with a wave of her hand. She took in a deep breath and headed to the garden.


    She found Cassy sitting beneath therge tree, staring into space. She was so lost in thoughts that she had not noticed when Marlene sat beside her.


    ¡°Food for your thought, Cassy,¡± she said in a low voice but loud enough to snap her out of her thoughts which made her flinch.


    ¡°W-what are you doing here?¡± Cassy shut her eyes and opened them. She was not supposed to ask that. ¡°I¨C I mean how did you find me?¡±


    Marlene shook her head. ¡°Do you underestimate me that much? I have eyes everywhere,¡± she chuckled.


    Cassy looked away and continued staring into space.


    A pregnant silence followed. Marlene did not want to pressure thess but at the same time she wanted to speak in the favor of her lovely nephew. She did not want him to live in regret as his father had done.


    ¡°What is on your mind? Speak to me,¡± she prompted, jolting her out of her thoughts. Again.


    Why was she always in her head?


    ¡°It¡¯s not¨C¡±


    ¡°And I would not ept no as an answer, especially in this. I may not be the best mother but my kids love this side of me,¡± Marlene said calmly and smiled when she saw Cassy¡¯s reaction. ¡°Amazed, aren¡¯t you? I have 3 boys,¡±


    ¡°Oh my, you look so young,¡± Cassy acknowledged.


    Marlene nodded. ¡°Mm. That¡¯s what my mate always says,¡±


    She got the reaction she wanted from her. Cassy lowered her head looking like she had recalled a bad memory. Marlene knew she was breaking and was going to speak at that moment and she waited to listen.


    ¡°Mother died in an ident when I was six years old and father remarried a yearter for he was the beta so he could not look after me properly but it seem like everything turned worse from there,¡± she recounted and let out a small smile before continuing.


    ¡°Tabitha hated me from the onset and she never tried to conceal it. Father never seemed to care for I was his princess and this angered her. She tried to turn her daughter against me but Audrey and I are really close and I don¡¯t think it would ever happen,¡± she nced at her with a smile on her face.


    Cassy sighed and looked down at her fingers. ¡°I have always wanted a mate. Father and mother had a really good rtionship and I craved for one. I wanted my mate to acknowledge me and fall in love with me but as time went on I decided that if he was strong and capable just like your nephew it would be perfect for I am just a weak wolf. But then the moon goddess decided to give me part of what I asked,¡±


    Silence reigned for a while as Cassy tried to gather her thoughts.


    ¡°I do not know if he had told you but we had a pact. I just wanted to leave father so I could finally breathe the air of freedom. Little did I know that I was heading into another dungeon. What did I ever do wrong¨C¡± she broke down finally, tears streaming down her face.


    Marlene went to stand in front of her and wrapped Cassy¡¯s arms around her waist, making her rest her upper body against her lower.


    She let her cry her heart out before sitting beside her.


    ¡°Kai became like this since the demise of his mother. I give any details about what had happened then unless he does but whatever happened then had ruined him and changed his thought on a lot of things,¡±


    Cassy stared at Marlene with a lot of questions flooding her head.


    ¡°I apologise for my inability to answer your questions. Perhaps you should ask him,¡± she leaned forward and whispered. ¡°Do not always wait for your wish toe through by itself, you can push it. I think he is here to get you,¡±


    Cassy looked ahead and found Kai standing at a distance with his eyes on¡­ her?


    Marlene got up, kissed Cassy¡¯s cheeks and winked at her before walking away and on her way she patted Kai¡¯s shoulder.


    They spoke for a couple of minutes before he began to walk toward her. Cassy froze in her seat for a while but when he was a  few steps away from her she quickly stood up and tried to leave but she ended up slipping and fell into his arms immediately.


    Staring into his green eyes which held a lot of emotions, she could not help but recall Marlene¡¯s words.


    ¡°Whatever happened then had ruined him and changed his thought on a lot of things,¡±


    ¡°Do not always wait for your wish toe through by itself, you can push it,¡±


    What if her wish can no longer be fulfilled?


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 Chapter Sixteen

    Cassy froze in her seat for a while but when he was a few steps away from her she quickly stood up and tried to leave but she ended up slipping and fell into his arms immediately.


    ¡°Where did you think you were going?¡± Kai¡¯s voice brought her out of her thoughts.


    ¡°I¨C I¨C¡±  she could not think of what to say.


    What was wrong with her? she didn¡¯t know if it was because of their close proximity or because she was staring into his eyes.


    She quickly realized that she was stillying in his arms and stood up immediately.


    ¡°I¨C I apologize for that,¡± she tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear, trying hard not to meet his eyes.


    Kai only replied with a hum and nodded his head. They became quiet for a while before he spoke.


    ¡°I was going to discuss something with you before you left. We came to this pack for my aunt¡¯s birthday luncheon and we are going to leave immediately after,¡± he began and she nodded. ¡°I have exined our rtionship to her and she understands but we are aware that my uncle does not support situations like this so we have to act,¡±


    Cassy¡¯s face scrunched up as she looked up at him. ¡°I fail to understand what you mean by acting,¡±


    She understood what he meant but she wanted him to just rify.


    Kai exhaled. He wanted to call her dumb for not being able to understand but it was him who needed this.


    ¡°We have to pretend that we are together,¡±


    Cassy nodded. ¡°I see. When do we see him and when does this acte to y?¡±


    ¡°The luncheon would be held tomorrow but we have to meet him for dinner tonight,¡± he exined and she nodded.


    As much as it sounded so easy, she knew it was hard to act like a normal couple especially when it was with someone like Kai.


    ¡°If there is nothing else I would take my leave now,¡± she told him and started walking away.


    She had not gone far when she was suddenly hoisted up on Kai¡¯s arms catching her by surprise.


    ¡°W¨Cwhat are you doing!?¡± she asked, surprised by his actions.


    ¡°What does it look like I am doing?¡± he replied without looking at her.


    ¡°Put me down!¡± she yelled but he paid deaf ears and kept moving.


    She began to kick in the air when he did not listen but still he did not budge as he made a trip to their room.


    ¡°Put me down or I would scream!¡±


    Kai stopped and stared into her eyes.


    ¡°Scream? And you think anyone woulde to rescue you? Who would rescue a woman from her mate?¡± he told her in his husky voice.


    She swallowed nothing. Kai knew that was enough to shut her up as she became quiet till they reached.


    He ced her on the couch. ¡°The maids would inform you when dinner is set. Do not wander around if you still find your foot useful,¡± he scolded and sauntered out before she could even process his words.


    She sighed and face palmed herself. He was just so unpredictable.


    ?


    Cassy busied herself with reading all through the day and when she was done with the books she got ready the dress she was going to put on for dinner that evening before finally falling asleep.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± she felt someone tap her on her shoulder.


    Cassy hummed and stirred before fluttering her eyes open. She found a young servant towering over her.


    ¡°Dinner is set and her highness requested your presence,¡± she informed her.


    Cassy nodded and sat up.


    ¡°Help me prepare the bath,¡±


    Thess nodded and went into the bathroom. She returned a few minutester and told her it was ready.


    Cynthia, as she came to know was thess¡¯s name, helped her in bathing and getting dressed.


    ¡°I love your hair, mydy,¡± Cynthiaplimented as she ced pins on Cassy¡¯s hair.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± she smiled.


    After she got ready, Cassy was led to the dining hall.


    ¡°Here,¡± Cynthia pointed at the door they were standing in front of.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± she nodded before leaving.


    ~


    Cassy sucked in a deep breath and took onest look at herself before pushing the door open.


    Her presence was announced and Cassy tried her best to walk with poise but to her surprise, there was only one person seated at the table and that was Gabriel.


    A smile appeared on Gabriel¡¯s face as soon as he saw her.


    ¡°Quit the poise thing, sister I am the only one here,¡± heughed and stood up to draw out a seat for her but she was already sitting opposite him.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    He smiled and went to sit beside her.


    ¡°I am d you came earlier too. I thought I was going to be alone here for a while,¡±


    Cassy chuckled. ¡°And I thought that I waste,¡±


    Gabrielughed and shook his head. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be so cautious, we are family now,¡± he pointed out.


    The smile on Cassy¡¯s face slowly disappeared as the event of earlier yed in her head.


    Gabriel seemed to have noticed as he shifted ufortably in his seat and cleared his throat.


    ¡°Uhm¨C I apologize for earlier. I did not mean to,¡± he apologized, rubbing the nape of his neck nervously. ¡°Kai and I do not really have a good rtionship so I¨C I apologized for using you as bait,¡±


    Cassy tried to smile as she nodded her head. ¡°I understand,¡±


    They chatted for a while before Marlene came in with her husband, Zachary.


    Cassy and Gabriel stood up when they walked in.


    ¡°Good evening, your grace,¡± they greeted in unison, bowing slightly.


    Marlene smiled as she and her husband sat down. ¡°You may rise,¡± she told them and they both sat down. ¡°Let¡¯s dig in,¡±


    ¡°Here,¡± Gabriel ced a piece of meat on Cassy¡¯s te.


    ¡°Thanks,¡± she muttered and took a bite from it.


    Cassy could feel eyes on her making her wonder what she did wrong.


    Marlene cleared her throat. ¡°I forgot to introduce my husband to you. Zach meet Cassy, Kai¡¯s mate and Cassy meet my mate and husband, Zachary,¡±


    ¡°A pleasure to meet you, your highness,¡± Cassy bowed slightly.


    ¡°And you too,¡± he nodded. ¡°Why is Kai not here? Is he not going to join us?¡±


    ¡°He informed me he was going to look around, I have no idea where he is now but I assure you that he is going toe,¡± Marlene replied and took a sip from her cup of wine.


    ¡°I shall get someone to find-¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± Kai spoke, walking into the room.


    Zachary stood up and pulled Kai into a hug.


    ¡°I thought you might have decided to run away again,¡± Zachary said, releasing Kai.


    Kai chuckled. ¡°No. I just went to look around the pack,¡±


    Zachary nodded and gestured to the dining table. ¡°Join us, we just began,¡±


    Looking around the table as he took his seat, Kai found Cassy sitting beside Gabriel.


    They seemed to be so engrossed in their conversation that she had not even acknowledged his presence. Gabriel had even whispered words into her ear making her smile.


    Kai drew out a chair beside her noisily to get their attention which was sessful.


    ¡°Here,¡± Gabriel scooped some vegetables into Cassy¡¯s te. ¡°Eat enough vegetables to aid your foot in healing properly,¡±


    Kai watched her give him a megawatt smile which angered his wolf. Why was she smiling like that just because of a vegetable?


    He angrily hit his spoon on his te severally to gain her attention but Gabriel always had a way of stealing it back.


    Just what does thisd want? Why does he always want whatever he has?


    Marlene could not help but feel the tension between them. She could sense Kai¡¯s anger and she had no idea how she could divert his attention.


    ¡°Ah Kai, how was your trip around the pce? Did you notice anything that you would like to report?¡± she blurted out before she could even think properly. She wanted to facepalm herself but those were the only words she could think of at the moment.


    Zachary nced at her as if to ask her silently what she was saying but she only smiled at him. He would never understand.


    ¡°No. Everything was perfectly okay,¡± he replied through gritted teeth as he scooped arge amount of food into his mouth.


    ¡°Do something,¡± Marlene mouthed to him.


    Kai stared at her confused. What could he do?


    He tried to tell himself that he did not care about them but hearing their little whispers made his wolf angry.


    ¡°Uncle, I had a look around the pack today and I thought I should ship some goods to you,¡± he dered loudly.


    Marlene could not help but facepalm herself. She had asked him to do something to gain their attention not to say something about the pack.


    Kai nced at her and she interpreted it as a ¡®what did I do wrong look¡¯. She could only reply by shaking her head.


    Her nephew knew nothing.


    ¡°That¡¯s so thoughtful of you. Thank you so much. Shall we discuss more about it after dinner?¡± Zachary uttered and took a swig from his cup of water.


    Kai nodded in reply.


    ¡°Ah, brother, I had not realized your return. How was your walk?¡± Gabriel asked with a grin on his face.


    A grin that Kai badly wanted to wipe off with a punch that would leave him bleeding.


    Kai ignored him, acting as if he had not heard him as he continued eating.


    The room became silent except for the sound of cutleries clicking against the tes until Kai spoke, breaking the silence.


    ¡°Sweet, how is your foot?¡± he suddenly asked, making Cassy spit out the drink in her mouth.


    Kai and Gabriel¡¯s hands reached for a napkin and Kai swatted his hand away before handing it to her and patting her back.


    Cassy wanted to shift away from this new Kai. She knew they were supposed to act in front of Zachary but did he just use an endearment for her?


    No. There had to be a mistake.


    ¡°I am sorry, love¡± he repeated patting her back and this made her cough even more.


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 Chapter Seventeen

    Chapter seventeen


    ¡°I am sorry, love,¡± he repeated, patting her back and this made her cough even more.


    ¡°Shh, don¡¯t try to say a thing,¡± he began to rub circles on her back whilst locking eyes with Gabriel.


    They looked like they were going to pounce on each other at any moment.


    Marlene could not hide the smile that tugged at her lips. After his little act of foolishness, she did not expect him to get on track so quickly. She was proud of him.


    Cassy felt ufortable with him touching her continuously. She tried to chastise her wolf who leapt for joy just because he was touching her.


    Cassy could not help but think that she was never going to be able to hate him if Natalia kept getting excited over minor things.


    She used her legs to push back the chair and stood up, with her head lowered.


    ¡°I am sorry but I would have to leave first,¡± she bowed her head and rushed out.


    Everyone watched her leave, wondering what was wrong with her. Most especially Zachary who had no idea what was actually going on.


    And then, their gaze shifted to Gabriel who was tossing his food around the te. He felt eyes on him, so he raised his head and a smile slowly crept into his face.


    ¡°What?¡± he uttered nonchntly.


    Kai scoffed. How dare he try to y dumb now?


    ¡°I warned you not to touch her!¡± he growled ring.


    Gabriel raised an eyebrow and tilted his head slightly. ¡°Who? I do not understand what you are talking about,¡±


    ¡°Oh, you don¡¯t now? Should I make you understa¨C¡± he tried to say.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough, Kai!¡± Zachary interjected, annoyed. ¡°She is your mate. No one can take her away from you unless you do not want her and I don¡¯t want to believe that.


    Gabriel tried to hold hisughter but it ended up escaping, earning everyone¡¯s attention again.


    ¡°May I know what amuses you, I am in need of augh too,¡± Marlene asked through gritted teeth.


    Gabriel was getting on her nerves. She really wanted to smack his face but she did not know how to exin to Zach her reason for doing so.


    ¡°I just thought; Aw, that poor princess. She got a prince who is so good at acting,¡± Gabriel shook his head pitifully and chuckled.


    Kai¡¯s inner volcano erupted.


    ¡°Do not spit nonsense you imbecile!¡± he yelled and stood up. He was done here. ¡°I am done. See you, tomorrow uncle and aunt,¡± and with that, he stormed out of the dining hall.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to finish eating brother? You barely touched your¨C¡±


    ¡°Enough!¡± Zachary silenced him, making him flinch. ¡°Whatever it is that you are up to has to end now,¡±


    He stood up and Marlene did the same ring at Gabriel.


    ¡°Be careful,¡± she mouthed and they left.


    Gabriel buried his face in his palms. Damn all of them.


    ?


    Kai stood in front of an artificial stream, which was slightly illuminated by fire torches. He picked pebbles and threw them into the water.


    His heart was heavy with a lot of unsaid thoughts. He was angry at himself for his unreasonable actions in thest few hours. He had been doing things on impulse which was very unlike him.


    For the first time in ages, he had felt something like that¡­ what was it called again? Jealousy. He could not remember thest time he was jealous. Was it because of his wolf? Or because it was Gabriel? Or because of Marlene¡¯s influence?


    He shook his head when he recalled her reaction. She was surprised too at his actions.


    He understood her but what he still could not understand was where he got those emotions he felt from. It was supposed to be an act for his uncle but the feelings were real and he hated it.


    Kai did not want to ept it. He was not jealous of her; he had only missed Isabe so much that he became jealous of another woman.


    But has he ever been jealous of Isabe?


    He shook his head. Not yet, they barely even spent enough time with each other.


    Yes. That was enough reason.


    He was d that the following day was the luncheon. He could not wait to be in her arms again.


    Moon, he was doing too much thinking. He needed to rest his head.


    Kai sauntered back to their room. He was expecting to see her but she was not inside.


    He was about to sit down on the chair when Cassy walked in with a towel wrapped around her chest.


    ¡°Goddess,¡± she cursed when she saw him and quickly tightened her hand around her chest to secure the towel.


    Kai shook his head at her action.


    ¡°What are you scared of? Even when I had seen did¨C¡±


    ¡°Are you insinuating that you did nothing? Did you forget that you relieved yourself?¡± his wolf mocked him.


    He shook his head and shut him out. He was right, after all, he¡¯d do something.


    ¡°Shut up!¡± she eximed, shutting her eyes tightly.


    She did not want to recall the embarrassing event. It had taken a lot for her to stop thinking about it, so bringing it back would only make things worse.


    ¡°Turn around,¡± she ordered, still not looking at him.


    ¡°What? Why should I?¡± he smirked. ¡°I mean I won¡¯t turn around if you cannot give me a good reason,¡±


    Kai. Kai. Kai. You always seem to do abnormal things around this woman.


    ¡°What reason!? Just turn around you pervert!¡±


    Kai chuckled and slowly turned around.


    Goddess. What was he doing? Why was he going against what he had told himself?


    He was sure this would notst though, everything would go back to normal as soon as he was back to the Night Walker pack.


    ¡°I am done,¡± she spoke as she pulled on her dress.


    He opened his eyes and found herying on the bed, causing him to squint his eyes.


    ¡°What are you trying to tell me? We should sleep together?¡±  he teased.


    Cassy grabbed a pillow and ced it on her chest, her face a shade of tomato


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are talking about. All I know is that you would sleep on the couch tonight,¡± she threw him a pillow. ¡°There is a quilt over there.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Kai was surprised by her gut. It was the first time someone spoke to him like that. Not even Isabe.


    Kai was speechless as he couldn¡¯t find the right word to say.


    He sighed and bent over to pick up the quilt.


    ncing at thedy who was sprawled up upying the entire bed, he went to the couch andid down facing upwards.


    This was only going tost for tonight. Only tonight and everything would go back to normal.


    Sleeping peacefully in her bed, Cassy cradled a pillow close to her chest.


    The sun which beamed through the window blinds caused the woman to stir, informing her that it was yet another day of her existence and she needed to be up.


    Cassy stretched her limbs, sounds escaping her lips as she did.


    Her eyes went to the couch where Kai had slept the previous night. The quilt and pillow she had given him were there but he was nowhere to be found. She could not help but wonder when he usually woke up.


    She got down from the bed and went into the bathroom. She did her morning business beforeing out.


    She got dressed and came out of the room. She was ted that her foot was feeling better as she moved around the pce with ease.


    When she saw servants moving to and fro she realised that it was Marlene¡¯s birthday luncheon.


    She felt sick in her stomach when she realized that they might leave on that day.


    After joining the servants in preparing, Cassy returned to the room to freshen up and get dressed for the luncheon. All through the day, Cassy had not set her eyes on Kai. She had seen Gabriel but he had not.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Cassy got dressed and entered the hall that was already filled with people putting on gorgeous dresses. Cassy admired them and at one point, she felt insecure about her dress.


    Kai had not told her about the trip in detail so she did not take the right clothes but she had picked this one because she felt it was suitable.


    She beckoned on a servant who was carrying a tray filled with sses of one and took a ss. She took a sip from it and held it in her hand.


    Looking around the hall, Cassy could not help but feel lonely. Almost everyone was in twos or groups and she felt left out. She did not know anyone there and she did not know how to interact properly.


    She sucked in a deep breath and sauntered to a group of girls. There was no harm in trying to interact, was there?


    She stood there listening to them talk about men, parties and so on. They kept discussing topics which she had no idea about until they started talking about fashion.


    Cassy had always wanted to design dresses so she read anything that had to do with drawing and fashion.


    ¡°This dress was designed by madam Victoria from night walker pack. A close friend travelled there so I asked her to get it for me for a lot of silver coins,¡± one of them spoke proudly and turned around.


    The rest of the girls marvelled at the dress excluding Cassy who was sceptical about the dress. She had been wearing Madam Victoria¡¯s dresses since young so she could identify her dresses from anywhere.


    ¡°It¡¯s not her dress,¡± Cassy spoke in a small voice but it was loud enough for them to hear.


    ¡°What!?¡± Thedy eximed. ¡°What do you mean by that, you servant! I paid a lot of silver coins for this dress!¡±


    Cassy smiled and went to stand in front of her. She turned the hem of the gown and beckoned on the girls to look.


    ¡°Madam Victoria always signs her name at the hem of her dresses. Just like mine,¡± she turned the hem of her dress and there was a signature done with a yellow thread.


    ¡°Oh, moon goddess! I am going to kill Christabel!¡± she eximed loudly. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Cassy bowed slightly and moved away from the group. She did not want any more drama.


    ¡°Ow!¡±


    ¡°Ouch!¡±


    She had not looked in the direction she was going so she had bumped into someone.


    ¡°I am so sorry. I was not looking¨C¡± she tried to wipe off the little stain on the person¡¯s coat.


    ¡°I am okay, sister,¡± she recognised the voice as Gabriel¡¯s. She looked up at him and a smile appeared on her face.


    Finally, someone she knew.


    ¡°Oh, Gabriel, where have you been?¡¯


    ¡°Perhaps I have been around the corners,¡± he raised his eyebrows yfully, passing her a message that she understood, making her chuckle.


    ¡°How long have you been here?¡± he asked and grabbed a ss of wine from the tray a servant held.


    ¡°Maybe an hour? I have just been around, trying to interact,¡± she replied truthfully.


    Gabriel nodded and their eyes turned to the dance floor, watching people dance.


    Cassy¡¯s finger rubbed the base of the ss she was holding. She had a question at the tip of her tongue but she did not know how to ask especially when she knew the kind of rtionship they had.


    ¡°Where is everyone?¡± she asked loudly, trying to make her voice louder than the music that the orchestra had begun ying.


    ¡°Are you trying to ask me about his whereabouts?¡± Gabriel asked grinning and Cassy looked away.


    ¡°Well, I have to confirm who you are asking for,¡± he said, twirling the cup and causing the drink to move. ¡°Are you asking about Kai or your mate?¡±


    Cassy¡¯s face contorted into a confused one. What was he talking about?


    He smirked and pointed in the opposite direction with the hand that held his drink.


    ¡°There is Kai,¡± he uttered.


    Cassy¡¯s eyes looked across the room and found Kai dancing with a beautifuldy who was putting on a short dress.


    As if that was not enough, he bent over and ced his lips on her¡­


    And no, she did not care.

 Chapter Eighteen

    Cassy¡¯s eyes looked across the room and found Kai dancing with a beautifuldy who was putting on a short dress.


    As if that was not enough, he bent over and ced his lips on her¡­


    A couple danced together and came to obstruct the viewpletely causing Cassy to be unable to see what they did.


    And no, she did not care. It was none of her business.


    ¡°Oh, I see he is having a great time,¡± she said with a faux smile, turning to look at him.


    ¡°Indeed, he is,¡± Gabriel nodded and put his free hand into his pocket. ¡°And perhaps you don¡¯t have anything to say?¡±


    Although Cassy understood what he meant, she looked at him with a nk expression raising her right eyebrow.


    This was the only way to avoid his question, at least for this moment.


    Gabriel chuckled and shook his head. ¡°I meant to ask if you do not care about seeing your mate with another,¡± he rified, staring directly into her eyes.


    She could not think of any word to say as all she could feel for her so called mate was anger and she did not want Gabriel to know. If not, their next meeting was going to be a disaster.


    ¡°Can I have a dance, mydy?¡± A youngd immediately came to her rescue.


    ¡°No. She is with me,¡± Gabriel replied before she coulde up with anything.


    Thed bowed and left. The faux smile which Cassy¡¯s face had been holding all through fell as she returned her gaze to Gabriel.


    ¡°What was that?¡± she asked angrily.


    ¡°What was what? You were obviously trying to avoid my question,¡±


    ¡°And so what if I was? What do you want to know?¡± Cassy hissed and went into the crowd.


    She dropped her cup on a tray and stood at the other end of the room watching people twirl around on therge space in the middle used as a dance floor.


    And again she could not help but feel lonely.


    Damn Gabriel, if only he could stop poke nosing into others business she would not have been left alone now.


    ¡°May I have a dance?¡± someone asked after a few minutes of standing there doing nothing.


    It was thed from earlier. She smiled and ced her palm in his inviting one which he grabbed and used to pull her to his chest before wrapping one arm around her waist.


    The action was so swift that her upper body rubbed against his chest for a moment and he tried to not think about it as they twirled around on the dance floor.


    ¡°I am a bad dancer. I might step on your foot,¡± Cassy knew she sounded stupid. She was supposed to say this before epting the dance.


    He chuckled. ¡°I do not mind learning with you,¡±


    She smiled and tightened her grip on his shoulder as he lifted her up by her waist while she threw her legs in the air.


    They danced for a while before she felt tired and requested for them to return to the sideline while they chatted.


    He asked her to wait for him. He left for a while and returned with two cups of wine and snacks.


    ¡°So, who was he?¡± he asked and took a sip from his drink. ¡°I don¡¯t mean to pry¡­ I just..¡± he trailed off.


    Cassy chuckled. ¡°I understand,¡± it took a moment before she gave a reply to his question. ¡°My mate¡¯s cousin,¡±


    ¡°What?¡± He wanted to know if he had heard wrongly. He knew that most wolves do not joke with their mate and it was rude of him to assume that she was mateless.


    ¡°He is my mate¡¯s cousin,¡± she repeated with a small smile on her face.


    But her eyebrows furrowed when she saw him give a distance.


    ¡°Ah, you don¡¯t have to be scared. He would do nothing,¡± she told him, taking her eyes back on the dance floor.


    He was nowhere to be found. Probably he was somewhere making out with a beautiful damsel.


    ¡°Is¨C is he dead?¡±


    Yes. In my heart. ¡°No. He is here but fear not, he can¡¯t do anything,¡±


    Thed became confused. Even an omega would not want to see his mate with another nheless a normal wolf but why does she keep saying that he would do nothing?


    ¡°If you say so,¡± he sighed.


    He needed to stop being scared. She had given him her word.


    They chatted andughed for a while. Cassy found him to be interesting and she was d she had met him that night. If not, it could have been another boring night for her.


    ¡°Uhm¨C mind if you follow me out for some fresh air?¡± she asked, finishing thest one of the snacks he brought.


    She was beginning to get tired of this ce.


    ¡°Sure,¡± he ced out his arm and she held it as they waltzed in between lovers and drunk people out of the room.


    They began to walk down the hallway in silence. Cassy wanted to say something but at the same time she loved the silence and wanted it to remain like that for a while.


    ¡°Cassy?¡± she heard a familiar voice prompting her to turn in the direction she had heard it. It was Marlene.


    ¡°Good day, sis¡± she greeted with a smile. She had not seen her since the luncheon began.


    ¡°Good day, your highness,¡± sis? Who was thisdy to the Luna?


    ¡°How are you enjoying the party? And where are you¡­¡± she trailed off as soon as her eyes met where their bodies were joined. ¡°Going?¡± she finished quickly trying to smile.


    ¡°Oh, we are just taking a walk for I was fatigued from being in a confined space for long,¡± Cassy exined oblivious of Marlene¡¯s scrutinizing gaze.


    ¡°Oh, I see,¡± she said, her eyes never leaving thed. ¡°And who is this?¡±


    ¡°Just someone I met at the luncheon,¡± Cassy replied with a tight smile and Marlene nodded severally.


    ¡°Have you seen Kai?¡±


    ¡°No. I could not find him this morning and up till this moment I have not set my eyes on him,¡± Cassy felt awkward saying it in front of strangers but she needed to let Marlene.


    That stupid nephew of hers. ¡°Alright, see you around,¡±


    They both bowed slightly as she left.


    As they continued their journey around the pce, she could sense that he had questions on his mind.


    ¡°She is my mate¡¯s aunt,¡± she answered before he could voice out his thoughts.


    ¡°Then who is your mate?¡± he wanted to ask but could not bring himself to.


    Not wanting to push further he shoved the questions springing up in his head behind.


    They kept walking and gazing around until they arrived at the garden.


    The garden was filled with flowers of different kinds giving the area a pleasant smell. The both of them found a spot to sit and they sat down side by side.


    Cassy sighed loudly and looked upwards gazing at the dark sky that was void of stars.


    ¡°Thank you for apanying me. Tonight should have been yet another boring night if it weren¡¯t for you,¡±  her voice came out as a whisper.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I enjoy yourpany too,¡± he said truthfully.


    He found her to be interesting and adorable. She took note of the slightest thing and tended to appreciate everything.


    Staring down at her, he could not help but notice her features. Her brown eyes were enticing and her pink luscious lips was one that no man would not give a second nce to and her well endowed body which had the right proportions.


    He knew it was wrong of him to stare at another man¡¯s mate in such a manner but he could not stop himself.


    He found himself staring at her lips again. He was incredibly drawn to them and could not take his eyes off them. He wondered what they tasted like and brought his head closer.


    Cassy sat there drowned in her thoughts oblivious of what herpany for the night had in mind.


    ¡°Cassy,¡± a familiar voice called, jolting her out of her thoughts and him out of his fantasy as he drew his head back and pretended to look away.


    Cassy immediately recognized the voice as Kai¡¯s but decided to keep mute pretending it was not her. She silently thanked the moon goddess for allowing the ce to be low lit, she knew he would not be able to see her properly.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I think someone is¨C¡± herpany tried to say but she hushed him. Can¡¯t he see that she was avoiding him?


    ¡°What do you take me for, Cassy? I know you are there,¡± he dered loudly, annoyanceced in his tone. ¡°I can smell you. Don¡¯t allow me to go there to get you myself. Come and let¡¯s go back, it¡¯s alreadyte woman,¡±


    Cassy squeezed her eyes shut as she processed his words.


    Damn it. How could he know her smell?


    She opened her eyes and sat up straight. ¡°You should leave, I can go back on my own,¡± she tried to make her voice sound as stern as possible but she was failing.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to go there by myself. Come back with me!¡± his voice raised an octave higher, making her flinch but thed beside her seemed to be calm.


    He was curious to know who the person ordering her was as he seemed to be possessive of her.


    ¡°I am not a baby. I can find my way back or have a guard apany me,¡± she uttered, still not moving an inch.


    Without another word, Kai walked down to where they were sitting and grabbed her hand tightly.


    Kai¡¯s eyes met with thed sitting beside her and his eyes darkened. How could she be with another..


    Did he have the right to ask her when his heart belonged to another?


    Kai angrily gripped her hand tightly and stormed away.


    Thed on the other hand tried not to look surprise as soon as Kai¡¯s face came into view. Why was the enemy here?


    He nced at the spot beside him and it slowly dawned on him.


    He had been with the enemy¡¯s daughter?!


    ¡°Let me go!¡± she struggled to remove his tight grip on her hand as he dragged her across the hallway, heading to their room.


    ¡°You are hurting me, Kai!¡± she yelled angrily as they reached the front of their room.


    At the mention of his name, he let go of her hand and she brought it close to her, rubbing her red wrist.


    ¡°We are leaving tomorrow so I expect you to behave yourself,¡± he scolded, ring at her. ¡°I have to be somewhere. Go to bed,¡±


    With that, he walked away. Cassy could not help but wonder what was wrong with him.  He had been dancing with a beautifuldy a few hours ago and having fun, now he was dragging her away from herpany.


    She huffed and puffed her cheeks before sauntering into the room, still rubbing her wrist.


    That night, she sleptte as she found it hard to sleep. She woke upter by the sound of someone¡¯s movement inside the room.


    She opened her eyes slightly and found that it was Kai. Where had he been? Was he with his lover?


    Cassy shut her eyes. She should remember the pact and stop caring about whatever he does.


    Without that thought in mind, Cassy drifted into oblivion.


    Cassy woke up early the following morning to prepare for the journey. She red at Kai¡¯srge figure which was sprawled up on the couch.


    ¡°Jerk,¡± she mumbled and continued with arranging her clothes into the trunk.


    A servant came inter and joined her. Cassy thanked the maid after they were done and went into the bathroom. By the time she was out, Kai was no longer there prompting her to wonder where he went to.


    Just then, he walked in with guards d in fresh clothes.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± he said and gestured to the trunks. The guards robotically grabbed their trunks.


    Cassy nodded and followed behind him.


    They reached the front of the pce where Marlene and Zachary were waiting for them.


    ¡°Oh, Cassy,¡± Marlene held Cassy¡¯s hand in hers, smiling. ¡°We did not have to opportunity to spend time with each other but I hope you can visit soon,¡±


    ¡°I would,¡± Cassy replied with a smile and Marlene drew her in for a hug.


    The two men watched thedies in silence before turning to look at each other.


    ¡°I hope you take good care of her and yourself,¡± Zachary stated and patted his shoulder.


    Kai nodded in reply and went to meet thedies.


    ¡°You should bring her with you some other time, Kai,¡± Marlene spoke, still holding Cassy¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Alright,¡± he gave a curt reply.


    ¡°See you soon,¡± Cassy hugged her one more time before leaving with Kai.


    The footman opened the door and the both of them climbed in.


    And as they rode down on the familiar path Cassy couldn¡¯t help but feel ted although she knew there was still an unfamiliar feeling aside the happiness she was feeling


    She was returning back to the pce. A ce where she called her personal prison.


    The unfamiliar feeling gradually became known as she nced at Kai who had his eyes closed. Memories of their little encounters shing before her eyes as she slowly realized that they were possibly never going to interact again.

 Chapter Nineteen

    The unfamiliar feeling gradually became known. she nced at Kai who had his eyes closed. Memories of their little encounters shing before her eyes as she slowly realized that they were possibly never going to interact again.


    ~


    She nced at the man who had his eyes closed with his head resting against the wall of the carriage again.


    She wondered what his thoughts were. She wanted to know if he ever was feeling whatever she was at that moment.


    ¡°Perhaps, maybe he did not care?¡± she asked herself silently and looked down at her fingers.


    She needed to remind herself that they both had nothing to do with each other.


    ¡°Are you still staring?¡± Kai asked without opening his eyes.


    Her eyes widened and she took her eyes off him quickly and her face in her palms.


    Oh, goddess. She thought he was asleep, then how could he have seen her?


    She shook her head and stuck her head out of the window. Something she hade to find out she enjoyed while traveling.


    Her mother was a lover of nature too. She used to have a garden back in the beta¡¯s manor but as soon as beta Alec married Tabitha, she had the garden demolished and had set up an outdoor dining hall there.


    It was one of the most heartbreaking moments for Cassy. The ce where she had memories with her mother was gone and there was nothing she could do.


    She sniffed. Was she really crying?


    ¡°Why tears?¡± Kai asked, still not opening his eyes.


    Cassy quickly wiped her cheeks and tried to sniff silently. ¡°Nothing. I am okay,¡± she rushed her words, piquing Kai¡¯s interest but he decided to pay no attention.


    Why was he suddenly caring?


    They suddenly entered a bumpy road and the carriage began to undte, causing Kai¡¯s eyes to fly open and Cassy took her head inside.


    The carriage kept riding on the bumpy road. Cassy tried to sit properly on the chair but she ended up being thrown across the carriage, causing her body tond on Kai¡¯s.


    Cassy¡¯s eyes went wide as she stared into Kai¡¯s green ones. The carriage entered another bump again which caused Cassy¡¯s head to push forward and Kai¡¯s hand moved to her waist and their lips met.


    Her eyes went wide to its limit. She felt like her eyes were going to pop out. She was kissing Kai!


    Cassy pushed him away and tried to move out of his grip on her waist but he was still holding her tight.


    ¡°Wh¨C what are you doing?¡± he asked, stuttering.


    Her hands were moving all over his chest and body over his legs, causing a feeling which he termed wrong to course through him. Was she trying to seduce him?


    ¡°I should be asking you why your hand is still around my waist,¡± she blurted out through gritted teeth.


    He cleared his throat and looked away. ¡°You should stay still until the carriage is stable unless you are craving for my lips again but you are looking for other means to¨C¡± he drew his head closer but she turned her head.


    ¡°I do not understand what you are talking about,¡± she said dismissively.


    The carriage entered a smooth road and Cassy quickly removed his grip from around her waist, her cheeks and neck were beet red.


    She sat across from him, thanking the moon goddess for finally leaving his arms but she felt bile rising up to her throat,ing in full force so she hit the carriage indicating that the footman should stop.


    She ran out of the carriage as soon as the footman stopped and bent over the side to let out all the content in her stomach.


    Kai stood by the side watching and wondered what was wrong with her.


    He handled her a bottle containing water which she epted muttering a few ¡°thank yous¡±


    She rinsed her mouth with it before walking back weakly into the carriage.


    ¡°Stop by the closest inn,¡± Kai ordered the footman quietly before entering the carriage.


    He met her already asleep resting her body on her elbow. He sighed and went to sit beside her and brought her body toy on his.


    He was noticing this again. He did every unusual thing with thisdy.


    It was bing too much. He could not wait to go back to Isabe.


    Thinking about Isabe, he knew she must be angry at him by now. He had not written to her since he left the pce a weak ago and now he was returning without anything for her. He was really done for.


    But still he was d he was back.


    Kai took Cassy into the inn as soon as they stopped. He ced her on the bed and covered her with a quilt.


    Taking onest nce at her, he moved out of the room.


    It was not until afternoon before Cassy woke up feeling better. She sat up and saw that she had a quilt over her and she realized that she was in an inn.


    Where was Kai?, she wondered as she stood up.


    She came out of the room and walked outside in search of him but still he was nowhere to be found.


    ¡°Good day,¡± she greeted the footman who she found standing outside.


    ¡°Your highness,¡± he tipped his head forward bowing slightly.


    ¡°Have you seen the alpha?¡±


    He shook his head. ¡°He has been away for a long time now,¡± he informed her.


    ¡°Perhaps, did he let you know where he would be?¡± she asked, hoping he would know about his whereabouts.


    ¡°I am afraid not, your highness,¡± he replied and she exhaled through her mouth loudly, running her fingers through her hair.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Did he leave her here?


    ¡°Is anything wrong, your highness?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± she shook her head. ¡°Thanks.¡±


    She returned back to their room and sat down, burying her hand in between her palm. She was exhausted from everything and at this point, she felt like returning back to the pce. She was sure that when she was in the midst of people she hade to be familiar with, she would totally forget everything and her life was going to start all over again.


    Cassy stayed in the room till evening but still she had not set her eyes on Kai. Although she knew him for always disappearing, she could not shake off the bad feeling she had. It felt like something bad was about to happen, it felt so real that she could not help but be worried about him


    It was cold outside, so she grabbed a coat and pulled it over her dress before moving out of the inn. As she stood outside, she recognised the inn as the one they had checked inst before they arrived at the Blessed Moon pack.


    She walked down a little and found a small town filled with few houses and some restaurants. This ce was definitely a must stop for travelers.


    Cassy sat in one of the open air bars and ordered a ss of beer.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± she smiled at the waitress and took a sip from the beer.


    Cassy sat there looking around and sipping her beer until it was dark. She sighed and paid for her drinks before standing up.


    With the hope of finding Kai at the inn, she took a trip back to the inn.


    ¡°How much is this?¡± She stopped by a stall selling Jade items.


    ¡°20 silver coins, ma¡¯am,¡± the stall owner replied.


    ¡°More!¡± she heard someone yell from a bar nearby prompting her to look inside.


    There was a manying his head on the table. He seemed spent.


    ¡°Sire, you have been drinking since noon and still have not stopped a dime. I am afraid I cannot give you any more drinks until you pay for the ones you have been taking,¡± the waitress said politely.


    Cassy paid for a Jade bangle and returned back to the inn. She took off her clothes and changed into a chemise.


    She was about toy on the bed when she heard a knock on the door.


    She opened the door and a man¡¯s body which turned out to be Kai¡¯s copsed immediately on her, taking her by surprise.


    And oh, he reeked so much of alcohol.


    ¡°I found him sleeping in the carriage, mydy so I brought him in,¡± the footman told her and she nodded with a smile.


    Again. ¡°Thank you,¡± she closed the door.


    She sighed and put his right arm over her shoulder. Kai was muscled andrger than her, it was a lot of work for her to drag her foot over the short distance from the door to the bed.


    She moved away to stand up but he wrapped his arms around her neck and pulled her closer, sniffing in her scent.


    He ced his nose in the crook of her neck and took in a deep breath, inhaling her scent.


    ¡°Hmm. Sweet,¡± he hummed.


    Cassy, who had been frowning, chuckled. Who would have thought that the almighty Kai was childish when drunk?


    Cassy removed this wet shirt and draped a quilt over him before moving to the vacant side of the bed andid down.


    The questions she had been trying to push away rushed into her head as she did.


    What made Kai drink till he was so drunk? She knew alphas for having high alcohol tolerance which meant that he had been drinking for so long.


    Cassy could only think about a few reasons why he drank but there was one she kept thinking about.


    Was he trying to forget a bad memory?


    Her thought was interrupted by his body wiggling closer to hers, his hand going to her waist and she quickly pushed him off. Why was he so touchy when drunk?


    ¡°And why are youying on the same bed as him?¡± her subconscious mind asked mockingly.


    Surprisingly, Natalia was quiet and Cassy took it as one that signified pleasure and happiness.


    Cassy sighed and nced at Kai. His looked peaceful despite him furrowing his eyebrows in sleep, his chest heaved up and down as he breathed slowly.


    He looked¡­


    No, she was not going topliment him.


    She quickly turned to face the firece.


    Before she could think of anything else, he hugged her tightly from behind and buried his face in her neck, making her gasp in shock.


    She tried to push him off but his body was tight against hers. She huffed and decided to let him.


    ¡°What a baby,¡± she thought with a smile, her hand unconsciously resting on his.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± he hummed and she turned slightly enough to see part of his face.


    His lips moved like he wanted to say something and Cassy smiled.


    She was going to say this.


    He was adorable. This was not apliment.


    She smiled again and closed her eyes.


    ¡°Isa¨C Isa¨C¡± he mumbled and Cassy¡¯s eyes flew open.


    She did not know how she suddenly had the strength but she pushed him away and got down from the bed.


    She grabbed a pillow and nket and went toy on the couch, turning away from the bed.


    This was no longer an assumption. He had a lover.


    Not only was it now confirmed, but she also knew who it was. That¡¯s if what she thinks is correct.


    But why did she care?


    A/N: thank you for reading.


    I guess this chapter has to be my favorite so far. Over to you my beautiful readers, what has been your favorite chapter?


    Xoxo

 Chapter Twenty

    Cassy was finding it hard to fall asleep. The couch was a little ufortable and above all, she could not stop thinking about his words.


    He had been muttering words incoherently in his slumber. It was obvious that he had a lot of things in mind.


    Sighing and looking at the ceiling, she felt stupid for always thinking too much. She still had not learnt her lesson.


    Natalia was eerily calm. She did not make a fuss when Kai hugged them and still did not say anything when he called another woman¡¯s name.


    She presumed that Natalia was happy initially but now, she was sure that she was extremely sad.


    Cassy inhaled, drawing in air into her lungs before releasing it out. She shut her eyes and drew the quilt closer to her chest.


    It took Cassy a while before she was able to fall asleep, slowly drowning into semi consciousness and shutting out the thoughts in her head.


    Kai woke up with a banging headache the following morning.


    He brought his fingers to his forehead and rubbed it to soothe the pain he felt there.


    He brought his fingers down and found that he was covered with a quilt. He looked around and realized that he was on the bed.


    He did note here by himself, did he?


    Going to the bar to get drinks was thest thing he recalled. He usually was not like this but all he wanted the previous night was to drown the memories that had been ying in his head.


    Yesterday was a special and sad day for him and he always failed to hold his emotions on this day.


    A gust of air blew into the room, bringing him to notice that he was shirtless. When did he take off his shirt? Or was it¡­


    He felt the space beside him and found it empty. He felt fear course through him. Where did she go?


    Looking around, he found a petite familiar figureying on the couch opposite the bed. She sighed and moved her body. it was obvious that she was looking for a  good position toy so that she can befortable.


    He wanted to ask why she could not be in the same bed with him but he recalled that he had always been the one refusing to.


    Why did he want it now?


    He always acted abnormally around this woman.


    Kai sighed, stood up and walked to the couch where she wasying. He lifted her up into his arms and took steps back to the bed before cing her on it and covering her with a quilt.


    He took off thest piece of clothing on him and went into the bathroom. He came out a few minutester and threw on fresh clothes.


    He nced at the figure on the bed. She had her mouth slightly opened and her hand below her breasts, causing them to push up.


    Kai shook his head to clear the thoughts that wereing into his head.


    He covered her properly before leaving the room with the determination of them to go back to the pce before the following day.


    ?¡ã?


    Rays of light from the sun beamed through the window opposite where Cassy wasying, finding their way into her eyes.


    Cassy moaned in her sleep and wanted to turn but subconsciously recalled that she was on the couch. She raised her arm, facing upwards and stretched her limbs and then she felt there was space beside her.


    She opened her eyes immediately and saw that she was on the bed. What was she doing here? Did she sleepwalk down there?


    Cassy looked around and saw that Kai was nowhere to be found. She could not help but wonder where he had wandered to.


    Did he go back to the bar to drink again?


    She resolved it was his business and got down from the bed. She picked out a golden brown coloured dress which had white sleeves and ced it on the bed.


    She entered the bathroom and came out after she was done. She rubbed ointment into her skin and threw on the dress.


    Pulling on her boots, she walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.


    She waltzed into the restaurant and ordered a meal.


    After the meal, she went out of the inn and began walking slowly to the town. She was almost at the town when she heard someone call her from behind, prompting her to turn.


    ¡°Your highness!¡± The footman called and bent over his knees supporting his weight with his hand as he came to stand in front of her


    ¡°Anything the matter, John?¡± Cassy wondered what made him follow her.


    ¡°His majesty requests your presence,¡± he replied, still trying to steady his breath.


    Cassy raised her eyebrows up. Had he seen her? ¡°Where is he? Lead me to him,¡±


    The footman nodded and they took a trip back to the inn where he had been waiting for her at a bar nearby.


    ¡°We are leaving,¡± he spoke even before she could sit down.


    Cassy¡¯s face contorted into a confused expression. ¡°What? You mean now?¡±


    Kai looked away and let out air through his mouth. ¡°Yes. I need to return to the pcetest tomorrow for I have things that need to be done,¡±


    Isabe. The court.


    But Isabe especially. He needed to get himself back. This was not him.


    Cassy looked at herps and nodded. She bit her lower lip as the feeling when they left Blessed Moon pack returned and she could not help but wonder what was wrong with her.


    ¡°Okay. I would get the trunk,¡± she made to rise but his words halted her.


    ¡°That would not be necessary,¡± Cassy looked at him as if to silently ask him what he meant. ¡°I have had the footman do that already,¡±


    Cassy¡¯s face fell. Was he in a hurry to leave?


    She nodded repeatedly and sat down back. Recalling his words fromst night, Cassy grew angry. How dare he call her an unknown woman¡¯s name and still act cold!? Was he trying to act like he knew nothing?


    Her eyes were looking everywhere but Kai, she was sure that if she should look at him she was going to lose it.


    ¡°We can leave now, your grace,¡± the footman informed them with a smile.


    Cassy was the first to stand up and walk out.


    Confused, the footman stood for a few seconds and bowed slightly at Kai before rushing after Cassy who had already entered the carriage.


    The both of them sat in the carriage and the footman announced he was taking off.


    Cassy stuck her head out of the window as usual but this time, she did not look happy. But however, Kai had not noticed as he was engrossed in his thoughts.


    Cassy does not know why no matter how she tried to shake off the memory of him calling some ¡°Isa woman¡±. She could not deny the fact that the more she tried to stop thinking about it the louder the voice in her head became.


    She huffed and rested her head against the wall of the carriage.


    Cassy regretted praying to the moon goddess for a mate. If she had not seen her parents¡¯ rtionship, she could have said her mother had lied about the good thing of having a mate.


    He was strong. He could stand up for her, although she did not know if she should really believe that.


    But he was never going to love or care for her¡­


    Was having a mate good or bad now?


    Cassy¡¯s eyes went to Kai. He was staring into space, obviously lost in thought.


    For some reason she could not decipher, she found him to be cold and distant today.


    She knew something was wrong with him as he had drunk the previous day he was drunk but she did not want to know the details.


    She did not care for him just as he never did for her.


    ¡ã?¡ã


    The room was bleak, cold and almostpletely dark. It was quiet and somber in there and the only source of light came from a small opening in the roof.


    In the middle of the room was a chair and sitting on it was ady. Her hands were bound behind her on the chair.


    Her dress was torn exposing her sides and part of her legs.


    She slowly opened her eyes and coughed loudly as she inhaled the dust in the environment.


    ¡°Anyone!? Anyone!?¡± she yelled, her voice echoing throughout the space.


    She shouted for a while. Her throat became patchy when she realized that no one was going to answer.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± she heard him and she raised her head to meet his green ones.


    ¡°I¨C I don¡¯t know,¡± she replied, struggling to release her hands from the rope again. ¡°Release me, please. I¨C¡±


    ¡°Kai!¡± ady called in a shrill voice.


    A smile appeared on his face and he turned in the direction the voice came from, his eyes twinkling.


    Cassy¡¯s eyes widened and she continued to struggle from the bind.


    ¡°Are you leaving me here!?¡± she asked but he seemed like he was hypnotized.


    His lips moved as he inaudibly pronounced a name which Cassy knew was not hers.


    ¡°My lord! Do not leave me here!¡±


    ¡°Kai!¡± Thedy¡¯s voice countered hers, her figureing into view but she could not see her face.


    ¡°Isa¨C¡±


    ¡°Cassy. Cassy,¡± she felt someone shake her shoulder, bringing her to consciousness.


    Cassy suddenly gasped and opened her eyes, her chest heaving up and down as she tried to slow down her breath.


    Kai was towering over her with his hand on her shoulder. She did not if she was hallucinating or just overthinking but he looked worried as he gazed at her small frame.


    Are you okay? he wanted to ask but he bit his tongue and went to grab his cravat which wasying on the chair.


    ¡°We have arrived,¡± he informed her and walked out of the carriage.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Cassy¡¯s eyes widened as she looked out of the window. The sky was aze with the fire of the setting sun and it quickly dawned on her that they truly had arrived. How long had she slept?


    She had not expected them to arrive this quickly. She did not know how to react to it. Was she supposed to be happy or sad?


    Taking a long deep breath, Cassy stood up and got out of the carriage.


    ¡°Your grace,¡± she was startled by the voice of the servants waiting in front of the carriage in two lines with Joanna and Emma in front.


    Emma had a frown on her face while on Joanna¡¯s face was a smile.


    Joanna ran to her side. ¡°your grace, how was your trip? Did you enjoy yourself? Did you¨C¡± she bombarded her with questions.


    The youngss seemed so excited to see herdy.


    ¡°Oh, Joanna, would you please allow me to rest first? I had a really long journey,¡± Cassy touched thess on her shoulder and took her hand and began to walk into the pce, the servants following behind them.


    Joanna puffed her cheeks. ¡°I apologize for my rudeness, your grace. I¨C¡±


    ¡°Oh, goddess. I am not mad at you but please stop speaking too fast,¡± Cassy teased and all the servants giggled excluding Emma whose face still held a frown.


    ¡°I would go get some scented herbs to prepare you a good bath for you, your grace,¡±


    Cassy¡¯s lips curved into a beautiful smile. ¡°thank you so much, Joanna¡± with that she entered her bedchamber ready to rest her aching muscles and limbs.


    Joanna stood in front of her bed chamber still smiling. How much she adored herdy and wished to be like her!


    ¡°Who do you think you are?¡± came Emma¡¯s voice from behind her but she did not make a turn. ¡°Thatdy¡¯s favorite or the new head maid?¡±


    Joanna smiled and turned to face Emma.


    ¡°I would ask the same question too. What do you think you are? The head of the pce?¡±


    Emma red at the daringss in front of her. If not for the ¡®no fighting policy¡¯ in the pce she would have dly smacked her face to shut her up.


    She smirked and moved closer to Emma, leaning almost close to her ear.


    ¡°I am warning you, do not feel too big just because your sister is the alpha¡¯s mistress. No one cares,¡±


    She stood properly and gave the petrifiedss a small smile before walking away.


    ¡°You! Come back here!¡± Emma was fuming. How dare she talk to her in such a manner?


    Cassy woke up the following morning, feeling energized. She took her bath before Joanna and Emma arrived.


    ¡°Good morning, your grace,¡± the both of them greeted in unison, curtseying.


    Cassy smiled at them. ¡°perhaps, did you sleep well?¡±


    ¡°Yes, your grace,¡± Joanna replied smiling while Emma rolled her eyes but the two otherdies did not care.


    Cassy ignored the dress Joanna put out for her and wore a normal dress.


    Joanna stared at her wondering what she was up to.


    Without uttering a word, Cassy sauntered out of the room and they followed her down the hallway.


    ¡°Where are we heading, mydy?¡± Joanna asked when she saw the direction they were going.


    ¡°The kitchen,¡± Cassy replied and smirked while the other two eyes grew wide.


    What was she doing!? Was she trying to rebel against the Alpha!?


    ¡°But, mydy¨C¡±


    ¡°No buts,¡± she countered.


    She was going to the kitchen today and nothing was going to change it.


    She has always been a rule follower but not now, she wasn¡¯t going to allow him to take away the only thing she enjoyed in this boring ce.

 Chapter Twenty-one

    Chapter twenty-one: Me or she?


    ¡°Mydy, I am afraid you can¡¯t be in the kitchen,¡± Joanna tried to hasten her steps to match with Cassy¡¯s.


    Cassy suddenly stopped on her track, causing Joanna¡¯s face to collide with her back.


    ¡°Sorry, mydy. I¡¯m really sorry,¡± she repeatedly apologized.


    Cassy sighed and turned to look at thedy.


    ¡°What¡¯s with you trying to stop me from going to the kitchen? Perhaps did the Alpha pay you to stop¨C¡±


    ¡°No no no your highness,¡± she waved her hand in front of her. ¡°It¡¯s not like that, it¡¯s just¨C¡±


    ¡°I returned just yesterday, Joanna. Why have you decided to give me a headache?¡± without waiting for a reply, she continued walking, leaving the two servants behind.


    Emma folded her arms across her chest, a triumphant smile on her face as she stood in front of the otherss.


    ¡°What now? Do you still feel like her favourite?¡± Emma mocked and giggled but the happy look on her face drained when she did not get any reaction from Joanna.


    It was Joanna¡¯s turn to smile now.


    ¡°What is it? Do you still feel like the boss and where are your feathers?¡± she looked around Emma¡¯s butt causing her to shift away.


    ¡°What are you doing!? What feathers? I¡¯m a wolf, not a bird demon,¡± she huffed, glowering at the lowlyss in front of her.


    ¡°Oh? You are a wolf? I never noticed,¡± Joanna put her left hand over her mouth feigning surprise which really annoyed Emma.


    ¡°I thought you were a peacock because all I can see are your dirty linens arranged as tails on your butt,¡± And again, with that Joanna was able to silence the overly proud peacock.


    ¡°Have a nice day!¡± It was Joanna¡¯s turn to put on a triumphant smile.


    She skipped away to go find herdy while Emma stopped there dumbfounded. How far can this youngss go?


    ¡°Too much disrespect,¡± she scoffed and folded her arms across her chest.


    ¡°Your highness,¡± Livia, the head cook, greeted as soon as Cassy entered the kitchen.


    ¡°Your highness,¡± all the servants quickly rushed to acknowledge her presence.


    Cassy smiled and held Livia by her shoulder, lifting her up.


    ¡°Good day, Livia,¡± she greeted, still smiling.


    ¡°What have youe for, your highness?¡± the woman enquired and curtseyed.


    ¡°What is the kitchen for,¡± she joked. ¡°I am here to prepare a meal of course,¡±


    The servants began to whisper among themselves which created a buzzing sound in the room. Anyone passing by would have thought that the kitchen had been infested by bees.


    ¡°What is going on?¡±


    ¡°How could she be here? Does she want¨C¡±


    ¡°Quiet!¡± Livia shouted and the whole kitchen became quiet once again. It was as quiet as a graveyard.


    She forced out a smile and bowed slightly. ¡°I apologize for our rudeness, your highness but we can¡¯t¨C¡±


    ¡°What are you preparing for breakfast today?¡± Cassy moved into the kitchen.


    Livia sighed and looked upwards, silently praying to the moon goddess to help her.


    Joanna could not help but shake her head. She could feel something, something she had felt before and she knew it was no good.


    Something was definitely going to happen today and nothing was going to avert it.


    Sighing, Joanna sauntered into the kitchen store where Cassy was giving orders on what to and not what to do.


    While Cassy was in the kitchen store, a youngdy walked into the kitchen with her nose hung in the air.


    ¡°I do not think you should be here today,¡± Livia told thedy who cast her a stern look.


    ¡°What do you mean I should not be here? You know why I am here! You, servants, keep cooking concoctions as meals and you expect me not toe here to make de¨C¡± she was interrupted by a familiar voice.


    ¡°Who do you think you are to make demands?¡± The owner of the voice appeared from the store and the frown on Isabe¡¯s face deepened. Why was this good for nothing, omega always in her way?


    ¡°Are you not a servant just like them!?¡± Cassy questioned and put one foot in front of her, moving to meet the other but Joanna held her arm.


    She turned and Joanna shook her head slightly.


    Cassy hated to speak like this but she felt the woman in front of her deserved it. She was always with a bad attitude anytime they met which irked Cassy so much and drove her to say words that would put her in her ce.


    Isabe¡¯s face was red with anger and she clenched her fist by her side.


    Who gave her the guts to speak to her in such a manner?


    She was boiling with anger. Had it not been for the Alpha she could have pounced on her and beat the life out of her.


    Isabe brought her head down before lifting it up but this time there was a smile on her face as she bent her knees slightly.


    ¡°Your highness,¡± she greeted. ¡°When did you get back?¡±


    ¡°Yesterday, with Kai,¡± Cassy replied with a faux smile. She was quick to detect the switch in the woman¡¯s attitude despite still having a smile on her face.


    The both of them stood there, every servant in the kitchen¡¯s eyes were on them. Isabe was ring at Cassy who still had a smile on her face. It seemed like she was enjoying whatever was going on.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Isabe finally spoke, a smile suddenly appearing on her face again. When did they be that close?


    Cassy continued to order the servants and Isabe watched in irritation as they carried out their duties withoutining, even some with a smile on their faces.


    She could not help but wonder if these were the same ¡®idiots¡¯ she¡¯d order and they always took time to execute it.


    How could they respect this lowly omega when she was the future Luna?


    Isabe¡¯s smile grew wider as an idea came into her head.


    ¡°Your highness, what are you doing among lowly servants like us or are you interested in joining your fellow¨C¡± she trailed off and snickered, her lips curving into a smirk as she studied Cassy¡¯s frame which went still from the impact of her words.


    She did not expect that from her but she also had an answer.


    Cassy chuckled and turned to face her with a smile.


    ¡°Never have I seen where a mere assistant equated to a servant would make demands in the kitchen,¡± her face still held a smile as she watched the expected effect of her words on Isabe.


    All thanks to Tabitha. She learnt really well from her.


    Livia shook her head as she watched the two women, both of them for one man.


    This was getting serious and she knew there was only one person who could quench the fire.


    Turning to face the servant beside her, she ordered, ¡°Request for the Alpha¡¯s presence. Let him know it¡¯s urgent,¡±


    ¡°Your majesty,¡± Beta Ben bowed as he stood in front of the Alpha.


    Kai nodded slightly for Ben to continue.


    ¡°The goods are on board now. The invoice shall be sent before they would be transported to Blue moon back first before the others as you have requested,¡± Ben informed him.


    Ben¡¯s voice faded in his ears at the mention of the Blue moon pack.


    Memories of his mate crowded his head as he stared nkly at the book in front of him, the words not making any meaning as the image of her beautiful smile when she was looking out of the carriage¡¯s window yed into his head.


    The pout of her lips and the sound of her giggle when she touched a butterfly created a coge in his head.


    Oh. Those lips¡­


    When theynded on his, they felt so smooth and soft that he wanted to deepen the kiss but had to hold himself back.


    But why had she thrown up? Was she irritated by him?


    ¡°Your majesty? Your majesty?¡± Ben called out. Kai had a small smile on his face as he continued staring at the book in his hands but never replied to the beta, causing him to wonder what was wrong with him.


    Was he reading literature?


    Kai was the one that never liked those kinds of things, so it was impossible.


    ¡°Kai!¡± Ben yelled and his two palms collided with the desk in front of him, jolting the Alpha out of his reverie, his face turning cold.


    ¡°Why did you call me like that? It¡¯s been long since you did that, Ben,¡± he rejoined and Ben chuckled.


    ¡°You had been so lost in your head so I had to,¡±


    ¡°Mm,¡± Kai replied, nodding.


    ¡°If there is nothing, I¡¯ll take my leave now,¡± he bowed.


    He was almost at the door when Kai spoke, halting his movements.


    ¡°I have a question,¡± he was trying his best not to sound nervous but Ben had already noticed.


    Ben nodded, wondering what would make the ¡®almighty¡¯ Alpha Kai nervous.


    He took in a deep breath before blurting out his question.


    ¡°Why would a woman throw up after kissing her?¡±


    His friend threw his head back and burst outughing, causing the Alpha to furrow his eyebrow.


    ¡°Who did you kiss? Cas¨C¡±


    ¡°I never said it was me,¡± he countered quickly. How did he know?


    ¡°Fine. Your friend,¡± heughed. ¡°What happened? Where were you¨C was your friend with this woman?¡±


    ¡°A carriage, returning from a trip. It happened when the carriage entered a bump,¡± he could not look at Ben. Why was he so shy?


    ¡°Oh. I see,¡± Ben nodded, smiling. ¡°Then it must be¨C¡±


    ¡°Your highness! Your Highness!¡± a servant shouted and ran into the study.


    ¡°What is the problem!? How dare you intrude into the alpha¡¯s premises?¡± Ben was the first to speak.


    He was a lover of his privacy and so, he hated the actions of thess.


    ¡°Your highness, it¡¯s¨C it¡¯s¨C¡± she panted, pointing outside and ring at her, making her tremble.


    ¡°It¡¯s mydy and¡­ and¡­¡± she did not know how to address Isabe for she feared the alpha¡¯s wrath.


    Kai and Ben quickly realised what she was saying.


    ¡°Where are they?¡± Kai asked, standing.


    ¡°Kitchen,¡±


    ¡°What are you still waiting for? Does this ce look like the infirmary?¡± Cassy said smiling.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Her words were met to attack but her face was shown the opposite.


    Isabe¡¯s face was red with anger. She continued ring at her, unable to think of a word to say.


    ¡°What is going on here?¡± Kai walked in.


    His eyes widened when he saw Cassy and Isabe facing each other.


    Cassy was smiling, she looked joyful but Isabe¡¯s face held the opposite look. She looked like she was about to punch her but was holding it back.


    ¡°Your majesty,¡± everyone greeted in unison but Kai did not hear.


    ¡°I said what is going on here!¡± he reiterated, his voice raising an octave higher.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Cassy faced him with a megawatt smile, one that almost melted his heart. ¡°It¡¯s nothing, Isabe just came to say hi to her fellow servants,¡±


    Ben who was standing behind Kai tried to suppress his growingughter but sounds escaped from his mouth.


    Kai red at Ben who quickly straightened up before turning to Cassy with a hardened look. ¡°Come with me,¡± he ordered.


    She chuckled. ¡°Why? I¡¯m not done with¨C¡±


    ¡°I said you shoulde with me and it¡¯s an order!¡± he half yelled, causing everyone to flinch but he did not care as he


    Shooting everyone an apologetic smile, she whispered, ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± before going in the direction he had gone.


    She walked down the hallway, looking around for him until she found him standing and facing the artificialke which stood in the middle of the pce, guarded by strong walls.


    ¡°What is the meaning of the behaviour you showed back there?¡± Kai asked without turning.


    His anger emanated from him. He was trying everything to make sure those two did not meet but he was failing.


    How did he know she was there? She had tried her best to be silent.


    ¡°I do not understand,¡± she replied nonchntly.


    Was he going to scold her again for that proudss? Who exactly was she?


    ¡°What don¡¯t you understand? Why were you in the kitchen!?¡± he asked, turning to look at her. ¡°I remember quite clearly that I had banned you from entering the kitch¨C¡± she did not let him finish.


    ¡°And I also may have remembered quite clearly that you said we have nothing to do with each other?¡± She raised her eyebrows and tilted her head to the side.


    Natalia whimpered as a thought came across her mind. Was that his lover? Or was she an enemy¡¯s daughter that needed to be protected?


    Was he always scolding her and not the peacockdy?


    ¡°Who are you standing up for? Me or she?¡± she blurted out without thinking.


    Kai was staring at her unmoving.


    A/N: hmm. I really want to know what y¡¯all think about this book and this chapter ?


    Catch me on IG @janeese362 if you want to let me know about your thoughts. Looking forward to it xoxo

 Chapter Twenty-two

    Chapter twenty-two: shbacks


    Two days earlier¡­


    ¡°Kai! Kai!¡± Two little children ran down the hallway, giggling as the taller one chased the shorter one.


    Reaching a sharp corner, they had not realized that a servant who had hot soup in the tray she was carrying and so, the shorter one collided with the servant causing the tray to hit the floor. Its content ssh all over.


    ¡°Ah! Ah!¡± the shorter one cried in pain.


    The contents of the tray were hot and the impact of the fall had caused it to ssh on almost everyone, especially Kai who stood afar watching the servants fuss around the youngd.


    ¡°What did you both think you were doing running in the hallway?¡± the servant who had held the tray spoke, facing Kai who had his head bowed while the other kept crying.


    The servants disliked him for being too cold and ruthless with them at a tender age, so they used every opportunity they got to taunt him.


    Despite him being the one who got burnt the most he was still scolded.


    ¡°You have to be careful or else I would have to report you to her majesty,¡± the woman turned to the other boy and ruffled his hair. ¡°Sweet child, I would get ice for you just await me here,¡± she cast Kai a stern nce before walking away.


    ¡°Kai, I¨C¡± he tried to speak to his cousin and ymate but he turned and walked away.


    ¡°Kai! Kai!¡± he fell to the floor and began to cry.


    A knock on the door brought him out of his thoughts.


    ¡°Come in,¡± he uttered staring at the ss of beer he¡¯d been staring at the whole time.


    How long has he been out?


    ¡°Your highness,¡± a female servant came in with a tray. ¡°You requested a drink.¡±


    she dropped the tray on the table in front of him and opened the jar of wine.


    ¡°Leave,¡± he said in a low voice.


    It was audible enough for her to hear but she presumed she had heard wrongly.


    ¡°Your high¨C¡±


    ¡°I said you should leave!¡± he barked and hit his hand against the table.


    Thess shivered in fear and bowed before scurrying out of the room.


    Gabriel hissed and clenched his fist as memories flooded into his head.


    He was 8 years old when he was brought to the Night Walker pack after the death of his mother.


    He had entered the pce looking gloomy and refused to speak with anyone. Not even his favourite aunt, Kai¡¯s mother, Lydia.


    Lydia had told him he had a cousin but he never set his eyes on him until he had spent a week there.


    He was taking a walk with his aunt and when they passed by the library, he had noticed there was a small figure inside, prompting him to ask Lydia questions.


    ¡°Aunty, what is that?¡± he stood on his tippy toes and pointed through the window.


    Lydia smiled. ¡°That¡¯s my son. He loves being alone and studying but he is friendly. I assure you that,¡±


    ¡°Can I go in?¡± Since he had gotten there he did not have anyone to y with except the servants who kept gossiping.


    ¡°No. He detests being disturbed while studying,¡± she told him and he pouted, lowering his head.


    For days, he visited the library daily and waited for Kai toe out but he never did.


    Gabriel began to lose hope of getting close to his ¡®idol¡¯ until the moon goddess show him mercy.


    It was a bright day and he had been chasing butterflies around the garden, giggling happily until he began to hear sniffles and sobs behind the bush which piqued his attention.


    He went behind the bush and found Kai sitting on arge rock with his head bent sniffing and trying to reduce the sound of his cries.


    Gabriel bit his lower lip and touched his shoulder. Kai quickly wiped his face and turned to him with a stern expression.


    The smalld broke into a round ofughter as soon as he saw his face and Kai could not help but wonder what he saw, his forehead furrowing.


    ¡°What amuses you?¡± his voice was cold for his age it didn¡¯t seem to affect the youngd.


    ¡°You look like a chimpanzee when you frown,¡± Gabriel said in between bouts ofughter.


    Surprisingly, Kai¡¯s lips stretched into a smile at the mention of his words.


    Gabriel¡¯s eyes widened as he pointed at Kai. ¡°You smiled!¡±


    Kai quickly frowned and turned away.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°May I know what happened to you?¡± he tried to touch his shoulder but Kai moved away.


    Gabriel retracted and lower his head. They became quiet until Kai spoke after a while.


    ¡°I failed the test and father is mad at me,¡±


    Gabriel stood up. He seemed recharged now as he made Kai to face him and touched his hair.


    ¡°I would be your little buddy from today. I shall cheer you up whenever you are down,¡±


    Kai smiled and nodded.


    ¡°Catch me if you can!¡± Gabriel yelled and ran out,ughing.


    Kai smiled and shook his head before running after thed.


    ¡°A penny for your thought,¡± Marlene spoke, bringing his thoughts back to reality.


    Gabriel let out air through his lips and raised his head up, putting on a fake smile.


    ¡°When did you get here, sis?¡± he asked.


    ¡°Wipe that off,¡± she red at him. ¡°You know how much I hate fake emotions.¡±


    Gabriel smiled and gulped down thest drop in the ss.


    ¡°You know why I am here, Gab,¡± she spoke, staring at the wall in front of her as she began to feel a rush of emotions.


    She swallowed and continued when he did not say anything.


    ¡°What do you call the behaviour you exhibited while Kai was here?¡± she questioned and he cast her a questioning look.


    ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look. Stop acting dumb,¡± she scolded.


    Gabriel chuckled and poured some wine into the ss.


    He exhaled, pushed his hair back with his hand and bit his lower lip.


    ¡°I missed him. I have not spoken to him for a long time now but he has refused to acknowledge my presence. In fact, he hates me,¡± he let out a smile. One that was filled with pain.


    ¡°But you know it¡¯s Lydia¡¯s death anniversary,¡± Marlene said, painfully.


    ¡°I know but¨C¡±


    ¡°No buts, Gabriel. You know how much his mother¡¯s death hurt him,¡± Marlene stood up and pointed her index finger at him.


    ¡°I presume you have annoyed him more than you should. He¡¯d bettere back to visit or else¡­¡± She trailed off and walked out of the room.


    Gabriel exhaled and ran his fingers through his hair before pulling at them angrily as he growled and threw the ss containing wine against the wall causing it to shatter. The cluttering after sound sounded like a melody in his ears.


    Goddess. He needed a run.


    He growled and stomped out of the room.


    A/N: thank you for reading

 Chapter Twenty-three

    Present day¡­.


    ¡°Who are you standing up for? Me or she?¡± she blurted out without thinking.


    Kai was staring at her unmoving.


    What was he going to say now? That he was supporting his mistress and not his mate who he hated¡­ no, disliked.


    He nced at her pretty face which was going red with anger. Was he being too considerate now?


    Damn. Who was this woman and why was she always making him different from himself?


    ¡°I am talking to you, Kai!¡± she half yelled, flinging her arms in the air.


    Kai looked upwards and raked his fingers from his tousled hair down to his face and exhaled quietly through his lips.


    ¡°Kai, I¨C¡± he walked past her like she was invisible, totally ignoring her presence.


    ¡°Ah¡­ ah¡­¡± she could not think of anything to say. She was dumbfounded.


    He was the one who asked her here but he was still the same person ignoring her? Who does that!?


    She exhaled before returning to the kitchen.


    Standing in front of the kitchen door, Cassy took in a deep breath and put a smile on her face before walking in.


    ¡°Your highness,¡± all the servants curtsied, both hands in front of them, resting on their stomach.


    ¡°Rise,¡± she said with a smile on her face.


    They rose and continued with what they were doing.


    Livia exhaled and went to meet Cassy, putting on a smile on her face.


    ¡°Perhaps, are you are done with preparing breakfast?¡± Cassy asked, still smiling.


    Livia darted her eyes away from Cassy¡¯s frame for a moment and looked at her again with a small smile on her face.


    ¡°We are not really done, your highness but¨C¡±


    ¡°No buts, Livia,¡± she interrupted and began to head towards the stove.


    ¡°No, your highness,¡± Livia held her by her arm and quickly removed her hand when Cassy stopped.


    ¡°Your highness, I am afraid I cannot allow you to stay in this kitchen.¡±


    Cassy¡¯s face scrunched up, her eyebrows furrowing.


    ¡°And why is that?¡±


    Livia sighed. ¡°Daryl had taken leave just because she could not face the Alpha. I wonder what I would if I allow you,¡± she spoke, her eyes looking everywhere but Cassy.


    ¡°So, please, your highness try to under¨C¡±


    Cassy nodded her head repeatedly.


    ¡°Fine. I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused,¡± she said with a smile on her face and tried to curtsey but Livia quickly stopped her.


    ¡°No, your highness. You don¡¯t have to,¡± she shook her head, holding her as if to lift her up by her shoulder.


    Cassy smiled and bid the servants farewell before stepping out of the kitchen.


    Her countenance changed as soon as she was out of the kitchen. Before Joanna and Emma could leave the kitchen, she had already stomped out.


    As soon as Cassy left, Isabe emerged from a corner where she had been hiding, with a smile on her face.


    She had seen the look on Cassy¡¯s face and could not help but feel contented. What did he tell her?


    She just could not wait to meet with the love of her life again.


    She walked into the kitchen with her arms folded across her chest.


    The servants continued working without acknowledging her presence, causing her to be annoyed. Are they so blind that they cannot see her?


    She was still standing, carefully nning in her head what she was going to do next when a servant made herself a scapegoat. One that this she-wolf was ready to devour.


    ¡°I am so sorry. I am sorry,¡± the timid servant bowed repeatedly.


    A tray with a te of hot soup had slipped from her hand and a small amount of it had spilled on Isabe¡¯s leg.


    The servant was going for another bow when Isabe raised her hand to p thess.


    The poorss closed her eyes anticipating the impact of the p but never got any.


    She opened her eyes and found her hand wrist caught in Livia¡¯s grip.


    The servants stopped their jobs to watch the drama that was about to happen.


    ¡°Let go of my hand,¡± Isabe¡¯s nose red as she tried to release her wrist from Livia¡¯s grip.


    Livia was not going to let go as she tightened her grip around the woman¡¯s tiny wrist.


    ¡°I am warning you. Mind your attitude in this kitchen especially when I¡¯m on duty,¡± Livia deadpanned. ¡°I am not Daryl or her highness who lets you do whatever you want just because you¨C¡± she paused and exhaled before pushing her hand away and leaving.


    Isabe quickly scrambled out of the kitchen in shame, causing everyone including Livia, to burst into a fit ofughter.


    ¡°Get to work!¡±


    Isabe rushed to Kai¡¯s study where she knew he would be immediately she left the kitchen.


    She was furious. Angry. Whatever word that qualified the amount of anger she was feeling.


    Kai and Ben kept quiet and turned immediately they sensed her presence.


    Ben whipped his head back to Kai who waved his hand dismissively. Ben nodded slightly and bowed before leaving.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°What do I owe this visit?¡± Kai said amusingly as he stared at her face which was red with anger.


    Isabe huffed and folded her arm across her chest.


    ¡°I heard you returned yesterday,¡± she spoke.


    Kai nodded and raised his eyebrow questioningly.


    ¡°Yes, I did,¡±


    ¡°And you did not even bother to let me know?¡± she asked angrily.


    If she had known she would not have continued to argue with that good for nothingss.


    ¡°I thought¨C¡±


    She was so angry and the only person she could vent on was him, since he always forbade her from teaching that lowly omega a lesson.


    ¡°You thought what?¡± she cut in. ¡°You even had toe with¨C¡±


    ¡°I just returned yesterday, Isabe. Can you not allow me to have a good rest just for once!?¡± he shouted at her and she immediately closed her mouth.


    ¡°Did you forget the attitude you just disyed in the kitchen?¡± he did not give her the chance to speak.


    He had done everything he could to keep them away from each other but Isabe seemed adamant.


    She took pleasure in tormenting the servants. No matter how much he had lectured her about it, she never seemed to heed to his advice.


    ¡°I told you to stay away from the kitchen. Why can¡¯t you just listen to me?¡±


    Isabe lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers. She couldn¡¯t believe she was fighting with him over a lowly omega.


    ¡°My love,¡± she spoke calmly and went around the desk to stand beside him but he did not even spare her a nce.


    ¡°I apologize for my rudeness and disobedience. I just could not stand her presence.¡± she pouted when she tried to touch him but he moved away.


    ¡°And that¡¯s the more reason why you should stay away from her,¡± he replied in a firm tone. ¡°you just go around doing whatever you like. Have you ever thought about the consequences? What would people think?¡±


    ¡°I know, my lord,¡± she worked her hand up to his shoulder and began to massage.


    Silence fell on them as she moved her hand on his body, massaging him seductively and causing sighs to escape from his lips.


    ¡°I missed you,¡± she muttered, her fingers now massaging the rxing points in his head.


    Kai¡¯s body stilled for a millisecond as different questions ran through his head.


    Did he miss her too? Was he going to say it back? Why would he miss her?


    Thest question made him question himself even more.


    ¡°Hm,¡± he found himself saying.


    Isabe¡¯s fingers stopped their movement as she bent over, looking into his face.


    ¡°Did you not miss me too? Or did she¨C¡±


    He cleared his throat, interrupting her.


    He loved her and he thought about her all through the trip, he definitely missed her. He had to say it back.


    He cleared his throat again before speaking, ¡°I missed you. I would appreciate it if you do not mention her.¡±


    Isabe smiled and pecked his lips before going back to massaging his head trying to rx him but Kai was not in any form rxed.


    Mentioning his mate made his wolf leap for joy, causing him to feel uneasy.


    But was he only feeling like that because of his wolf?


    Kai exhaled and took Isabe¡¯s wrist in his hand and brought her to sit on hisp.


    Isabe ced his lips on her lips on his and he kissed her back, bringing her lower lip into his mouth and sucking on it.


    She wrapped her hand around his neck and him closer to her as their tongues danced together.


    Kai cupped her breast in his palm and a sigh left her lips.


    He found himself withdrawing as the kiss grew hotter. He released her lips and they rested their foreheads against each other¡¯s, panting.


    ¡°Your highness¨C¡± Ben walked in but he quickly turned around. ¡°I would be outside,¡± he said and walked out.


    Isabe turned his face and pecked his lips but he turned his face again.


    ¡°What is it?¡± her face scrunched up, causing her to wonder what went wrong.


    They had been kissing just a few minutes ago, she could not understand the sudden change in his attitude.


    Kai exhaled and shook his head slightly.


    Personally, he wondered what was wrong with him.


    Why was he so distant today? Was it because he had been away for a while?


    He ced a faux smile on his face and turned to face her.


    ¡°Nothing. I only thought about some official issues,¡±


    Isabe¡¯s face contorted into that of confusion and anger.


    ¡°Official issues? While we are in the middle of something?¡± she scoffed and looked away from him before bringing her eyes back to him. ¡°Seriously?¡± She tried to stand up but he held her back by her waist.


    ¡°Look, Isa I have a lot of issues at hand now,¡± he uttered calmly, looking into Isabe¡¯s angry eyes. ¡°As you can see, I have to leave for a meeting with the elders. Try to understand me, please. I promise we will go on a trip after I have handled these issues.¡± he assured her.


    A smile appeared on her face.


    ¡°Really? Thank you,¡± she pecked his lips.


    ¡°Mydy!¡± Joanna called, running after Cassy who took long and angry strides down the hallway.


    She needed to quickly get to her bedchamber. Thankfully, she was almost there.


    ¡°Mydy! You do not have to be so mad!¡± Joanna said loudly, still trying to catch up with her.


    Cassy stopped in front of the door to her chamber and whipped around to face Joanna.


    ¡°I think you may have to take your leave now, Joanna,¡±


    ¡°But, mydy¨C¡±


    ¡°You cer,¡± she interjected.


    And with that, Cassy walked into the room and bolted the door.


    She was so upset and did not want anyone to disturb her.


    Her eyes were blinded by tears as she took off her clothes and changed into a light dress.


    Why was he so cruel to her?


    She could not understand why everyone, especially him, hated omegas so much.


    She did not need him to love her but it would not be bad if he could act nicely to her.


    She was weak but she knew she had strengths. Why could everyone not understand that there was strength in every weakness?


    ¡°What strength do you have?¡± her subconscious mocked her, causing tears to pool up in her eyes.


    Indeed, she could not fight or act brave at all times but still, she did not need to be ridiculed every single time.


    Cassy wiped her cheeks and exhaled.


    Why was she crying? Had she not promised herself and to cry because of issues like this?


    With that thought in mind, she moved towards her bed and drifted up into a dreamless slumber.


    ¡°I really pity her,¡±


    ¡°I wonder what the Alpha did to her,¡±


    She could hear voices in her sleep as she slowly became conscious.


    ¡°Hmm. I do not understand what Isabe¡¯s problem is. She always derives pleasure in tormenting servants,¡± the person said. ¡°And like her highness said, she is a servant just like us she should not take things too far just because¨C¡±


    ¡°Shh. Walls have ears, be careful what you say,¡± another hushed.


    It seemed like the rest of them agreed as they became quiet.


    ¡°You must be done with cleaning up by now,¡± Cassy heard Joanna¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Yes,¡± they replied in unison.


    Cassy opened her eyes and sat up, covering herself properly with the quilt.


    ¡°Your highness,¡± all of them curtsied.


    Thedies who had been gossiping could not help but wonder if she had heard anything.


    ¡°We would leave first,¡± the older woman spoke for the rest and they quickly bowed before leaving.


    Joanna went to Cassy¡¯s side quickly.


    ¡°Your highness, how do you feel?¡± she asked, feeling her temperature. ¡°I apologize for breaking in. I had knocked for a while but you did not respond and I became worried, so¨C¡±


    Cassy chuckled. ¡°I would have my bath first,¡±


    And after that, she was going to ask the questions that was bugging her.


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 Chapter Twenty-four

    Chapter Twenty-four: a must


    Cassy chuckled. ¡°I would have my bath first,¡±


    She stood up and began to walk to the bathroom. She was at the door when she stopped and turned to Joanna who was bringing out her dresses from the armoire.


    ¡°Joanna?¡± she called out and thess looked up at her with a smile on her face. ¡°Can you please help me?¡±


    Joanna was surprised when she asked her to help her take her bath.


    Usually, Cassy forbade them from helping her in taking her bath. Why was she asking now?


    Joanna nodded. ¡°Yes, your highness. It would be an honor,¡± she replied, her face still holding a surprise look.


    Goddess, what was she saying? She almost winced.


    As Joanna helped Cassy scrub her back, she could not help but wonder what was wrong with herdy.


    Cassy seemed to be faraway in her thoughts as she kept staring into space without uttering a word which was unusual.


    She was usually chatty with her and Joanna was used to it.


    Joanna exhaled and opened her mouth to ask her what was wrong but closed it back. She could not muster the courage to speak a word.


    She gave Cassy a towel and she wrapped it around her chest before sitting on the stool in front of the wooden tub and bending her head over it.


    Joanna applied shampoo on her hair and began to wash her silky dark hair.


    The bathroom was silent. Only the sound of water sshing against the wooden tub and Cassy¡¯s sighing at intervals could be heard.


    The silence was choking. Joanna knew something was bothering Cassy and she wanted to talk to her about it but still could not summon up the courage to do it.


    ¡°Perhaps, did you hear what the servants who were cleaning spoke about?¡± Cassy asked after several minutes of deafening silence.


    Joanna shook her head and poured more water on Cassy¡¯s hair.


    ¡°No, mydy¨C¡±


    ¡°You can call me Cassy,¡± she interjected and turned to look at Joanna who looked stunned. ¡°You may speak freely to me.¡±


    Cassy did not see any use for the formalities. It wouldn¡¯t change anything anyways.


    Moreover, she and Joanna were already really close. She was always supportive and took care of her.


    Just like Jasmine, Joanna was already like a sister to her.


    Speaking of Jasmine, she had promised to bring her to the pce soon.


    Howe she did not remember until now? She needed to find a way.


    ¡°No, mydy. I¨C I am afraid I cannot do that. The Alpha¨C¡±


    ¡°Does he look like he cares?¡± Cassy smiled. A smile that Joanna knew was fake.


    Joanna exhaled and wrapped a towel around Cassy¡¯s head.


    They returned to the room.


    Cassy nced at the dress Joannaid out on the bed for her to wear. She sighed and went to the armoire.


    After searching for a while, Cassy picked out a light kirtle and threw it on.


    ¡°Mydy¨C¡± Cassy narrowed her eyes at her, causing her to smile.


    ¡°I am not going anywhere, so what is with the dress?¡± Cassy spoke, looking at her frame in the mirror.


    Joanna sighed and nodded.


    Cassy removed the towel from her head and went to sit in front of the dressing table.


    ¡°What is on your mind, Cassy?¡± Joanna asked after some minutes of quietness, brushing her hair.


    Herdy had asked her to speak freely, so she would.


    Cassy exhaled.


    ¡°What did I ever do wrong to him? Why must he always oppose me? I don¡¯t want him to love me romantically, I never asked for it. All I ask is for him to treat me well.


    I only want to feel wanted and not invisible but all that I experience is what I do not want. What did I ever do wrong for this predicament toe upon me? Why has the moon goddess decided to curse me? Have I done anything wrong!?¡±


    At this point she was boiling with rage as she banged her palm against the wooden table.


    Joanna allowed her to let out her thoughts and frustration but when she began to sniffle and hup, her hand beginning to hit the table weakly, she knew she had to step in.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, Cassy,¡± she pulled her in for a hug.


    ¡°Why am I so unfortunate? Why?¡± she wailed, her tears smearing Joanna¡¯s dress.


    ¡°I thought everything would be finally okay when I finally find him but¨C¡±


    Joanna drew invisible circles on her back, calming her down.


    Cassy sniffed and tried to calm herself down.


    She separated from the hug and wiped her cheeks before letting out a small smile.


    ¡°Thank you, Joanna¡± she sniffed, still trying to calm herself down. ¡°Thank you so much.¡±


    Joanna smiled and the both of them giggled.


    She returned to her spot behind Cassy. She picked up the brush and began to brush her hair.


    The room became silent but this time, the silence feltfortable.


    Cassy felt better and lighter especially now that she had let out her thoughts and frustrations but however, one thing still bothered her.


    ¡°But who is she?¡± Cassy asked, voicing out her thoughts.


    Joanna stiffed, gripping the handle of the brush in her hand tightly.


    ¡°W¨C who?¡± she managed to voice out.


    ¡°Isabe,¡± Cassy uttered, observing Joanna from the mirror. ¡°I mean, why is she always acting like she owns the world? And why is no one stopping her?¡±


    Joanna swallowed and opened her mouth to say whatever that crosses her mind but she just could not.


    She wanted to tell Cassy that she was his lover. She wanted to tell her that she was the future Luna but Cassy could not bring herself to say it for some reasons.


    The first and most important reason was because she knew how much it would affect Cassy and her wolf. Cassy was already going through a lot, adding the fact that her mate housed his concubine under the same roof as his mate.


    The second reason was because Alpha Kai had made them swear that no one was going to mention a word about Isabe being his mistress.


    ¡°Joanna?¡± Cassy called out, jolting her out of her thoughts. ¡°You seemed lost. Is anything wrong?¡±


    ¡°No. Not at all,¡± she shook her head vigorously and exhaled.


    ¡°I have no idea who she really is and why she is always acting too entitled but I may have heard from a servant that she was a daughter to a well respected elder,¡±


    Oh, Joanna, where did you get that from?


    ¡°Oh. I see,¡± Cassy replied, trying to process her words.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°You have a very beautiful hair,¡± Joanna said after a moment of silence.


    Cassy chuckled. ¡°Never stop saying that and I would never stop saying that I inherited my beauty from my ancestors who were mermaids,¡± she joked and the both of them burst into a round ofughter.


    ¡°I have to agree because you are really pretty,¡± Joanna agreed.


    She was serious. Cassy had pretty brown eyes which wereplemented by her long eyshes. Her pretty red lip could make any man swoon.


    ¡°Thank you so much,¡± Cassy cheeks were flushed. She rarely gotpliments and she always flushed whenever she got any, especially those she felt were genuine.


    ¡°All done,¡± Joanna beamed, staring at Cassy¡¯s reflection in the mirror.


    She had Cassy¡¯s hair held up in a high ponytail with a blue piece of cloth, matching with her dress.


    ¡°Thank you so much, Joanna,¡± Cassy looked at her with a broad smile on her face.


    ¡°Anytime,¡± Joanna smiled. ¡°I  have to check with the kitchen and have your meal brought to you here,¡±


    ¡°Thank you again,¡± Cassy was d that she had someone who understood her.


    Joanna bowed slightly before moving towards the door but turned when she seemed like she recalled something.


    ¡°I saw the letter you wrote and I had it sent to the beta¡¯s manor,¡± she curtsied, her head lowered slightly. ¡°I apologize for meddling with your things. I just felt¨C¡±


    Cassy burst outughing, interrupting Joanna and causing her to look at her confusingly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think you are talking too much, Joanna?¡± she said in between bouts ofughter. ¡°It¡¯s alright. I had even forgotten to tell you to send it to my father. Thank you,¡±


    Joanna smiled and bowed slightly, making Cassy roll her eyes.


    Alec and Tabitha were sitting in the dining hall waiting for the servants to serve dinner.


    ¡°Where is Audrey?¡± Alec asked as the servants ced tes and cutleries in front of them.


    ¡°I am done with tolerating her attitude for the past weeks. What is her problem? Get her¨C¡±


    ¡°Are we not going to talk about your daughter who has refused to acknowledge us since she entered the pce 3 months ago. What is her problem? Why don¡¯t you get her here too?¡± Tabitha retorted angrily.


    ¡°Watch your tongue, woman!¡± Alec half yelled, hitting his hand against the table.


    Tabitha opened her mouth to spit out venom but Audrey¡¯s low voice prevented her from doing so.


    ¡°What is going on here?¡± she asked, going to sit on a chair beside her mother.


    ¡°What are we waiting for? Let¡¯s dig in.¡±


    Alec breathed out through his lips and began to eat.


    They were halfway through eating when Tabitha cleared her throat.


    ¡°Have you received a reply from Cassy?¡± her question was directed to her daughter.


    ¡°We still have not sent a reply yet, mother,¡± Audrey replied and rolled her eyes.


    Why was her mother asking a clear question?


    ¡°I learnt that my daughter sent a letter but I am still yet to know about it¡¯s content,¡±


    Audrey cleared her throat.


    ¡°She said the pce was beautiful and she was doing fine. She also said that the Alpha took care of her properly just like she had promised you but the pce was boring since he would not allow her to do what she usually likes doing,¡± she paused to take a sip from the cup on the table.


    ¡°She also said she missed us a lot and one day, she would invite us over.¡±.


    By the time Audrey was done with narrating the content of the letter, Alec had a smile on his face.


    He felt so happy and relieved that his daughter was finally happy.


    ¡°Get me ink and paper, I would write a reply back to her now,¡± he uttered cheerfully.


    Alec wrote with a smile on his face and when he was done, he folded the paper and handed it to a servant.


    ¡°Send this to the pce,¡± he ordered.


    The servant was about to leave but Tabitha stopped him.


    ¡°Stop there! Where do you think you are going!?¡± she thundered, causing thed to lower his head.


    ¡°What¡¯s your problem, woman? Why are you stopping him from sending it?¡± Alec questioned.


    ¡°Sending what? You did not even check with my daughter and I if we wanted to send a message to her too,¡± Tabitha half yelled. ¡°Have you now forgotten my daughter just because she is mateless?¡±


    At the mention of that word, Audrey lowered her head.


    She was not used to her motherparing her like this and she was not sure she would ever.


    Alec scoffed. ¡°What do you want to tell her now? Do you care for her now? Have you ever cared?¡± he chastised, ring at her.


    He only wanted someone to act as a mother figure for his precious daughter but it turned out that he had taken in the devil herself.


    It had been too busy and had not realised until it was toote that he had failed his daughter. He failed his wife too.


    Tabitha¡¯s tongue tied. She could not find any more words to say.


    ¡°Look, woman, I do not have time to argue with you like every other day. I have work to do, I can¡¯t spend the whole day nning evil like you do,¡± he hissed before walking out of the hall.


    Another night to sleep with regrets.


    Tabitha was still in shock as she sat down on the chair with force.


    If anyone had told her that Alec¡¯s attitude would change, she would haveughed at the person but now it was happening and she still could not believe it.


    ¡°Did you see what he just did?¡± she asked Audrey who was cleaning her mouth with a napkin.


    ¡°See what? You called for it,¡± she replied nonchntly.


    Before Audrey could think of anything else, Tabitha¡¯s palm collided against Audrey¡¯s causing her to gasp.


    Audrey stood up angrily. ¡°Did I say anything wrong!? All I said was the truth!¡± her face had turned red, she was boiling with the rage she had been holding for weeks.


    Tabitha rolled her eyes and stood akimbo.


    ¡°You have to listen to me, Audrey! Cassy can¡¯t be in the pce enjoying while you are here moping around!¡±


    Audrey looked away, avoiding her mother¡¯s gaze.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear! She just returned from a trip with him and what are you doing? Going on hunger strikes and not heeding to whatever I say because you think you love her?¡± she broke into a manicughter and stopped abruptly then leaned closer to her daughter¡¯s ear.


    ¡°Search within you, you feel something. Audrey, we are both alike use that thing to fight for what you want¨C¡±


    Audrey escaped from her seat where she was trapped.


    ¡°I am nothing like you and I never would be,¡± she spat before walking out.


    ¡°Come back here, Audrey! Audrey! You bastard!¡± she called out angrily but her daughter paid deaf ears.


    ¡°Arggh!¡± she pushed down the jug and cups on the table.


    She needed to do something. Audrey was going to listen to her and it was a MUST.


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 Chapter Twenty-five

    Chapter Twenty-five:ing over


    Audrey broke into tears immediately when she got to her room.


    She was fed up with the way she was living.


    Her life used to be the best. Stress free. Almost no nagging. More shopping. More dresses and more good.


    But ever since Cassy met her mate and moved to the pce, her mother made sure to make every day a living hell for her.


    Audrey dare notin. She tried her best to ignore her mother¡¯s cruelments but they always ended up having an effect on her.


    ¡°Mother, please can you stop talking about this? I would surely find my mate some day,¡± she had said, nonchntly.


    She had been sitting on a chair facing the window while her mother sat on the bed.


    Tabitha scoffed. ¡°Some day? And when is that some day?¡±


    Audrey had kept quiet, refusing to utter another word.


    ¡°You have to do something, my child,¡± Tabitha stated calmly, going to where she sat.


    ¡°What do I do, mother? Commit suicide just because my sister has found her mate?¡±


    Tabitha exhaled and face palmed herself.


    ¡°I do not know where you got this dumb brain of yours. Would you ever think in the right direction?¡±


    Audrey exhaled and rxed on the chair, closing her eyes.


    ¡°Wait for Alec to confirm if you are going to the pce¨C he doesn¡¯t even have to confirm.  It¡¯s a must,¡± she spoke authoritatively, stroking her daughter¡¯s hair lovingly. ¡°and then, we would think of something.¡±


    Audrey shifted away from her mother¡¯s touch.


    ¡°What we? I do not understand what you mean,¡±


    ¡°Keep ying ignorant but have it in heart that I am going to eject you,¡± Tabitha had threatened before storming out of her room.


    That day, Audrey wondered if her mother had something in mind.


    And from that day onwards, whenever Tabitha nagged her she would want to ask what her ns were.


    She did not have any interest in joining her mother but she was just curious.


    Just curious and nothing else.


    ¡°Who knows? It would not be that bad if you can get something for yourself,¡± her wolf said.


    Audrey shook her head to clear the thoughts entering her head.


    No. She was not going to entertain such thoughts.


    Just then, her mother barged into the room.


    ¡°What do you think you are doing? Crying again? You think crying would change anything?¡± Tabitha mocked, gesturing with her fingers.


    ¡°You have to listen to me my good child. Mother is doing this for your own good,¡± she spoke and went to her side. ¡°why don¡¯t you ask Alec what he wrote in the letter?¡±


    Audrey kept quiet, refusing to reply to her mother.


    Her thoughts were already in a jumble, listening to get her mother would only make it worse.


    Tabitha spoke for the next few minutes, trying to convince Audrey to try to understand her and see things from her point of view but Audrey had her tongue tied.


    Tabitha finally stood up after minutes of fruitless sermons.


    ¡°You know I never relent. I won¡¯t stop until I get what I want,¡± she let out a sinister smile and squeezed her hand slightly before leaving.


    Audrey exhaled though her lips after her mother left.


    Tabitha stormed out of Audrey¡¯s room, boiling with anger.


    ¡°That little rat, how could she be so disrespectful?¡± sheined angrily as she walked back to her bedchamber.


    She had tried her best to persuade her daughter in different ways.


    Calmly. Angrily. Condemnation. What has she not tried?


    But still, she was still adamant iming she could not do anything. Why did the moon goddess give her such a dumbss as a child?


    ¡°Mydy, try not to get too mad. I am afraid it would affect your health,¡± Lia, her handmaid told her, trying to assist her.


    Tabitha released her hand from Lia¡¯s pushing her away and causing her to stagger backwards.


    ¡°Seeing¨C thinking of that useless child sitting in the pce soon to be crowned Luna is enough for me to run mad!¡± her voice reverberated in the hallway.


    ¡°You have to calm down, mydy,¡± Lia said calmly as she pushed the door to the bed chambers open.


    Tabitha pressed her fingers against her forehead.


    ¡°Have a seat, mydy. I would give you a massage,¡± Lia offered, putting out a stool for her to sit.


    She began to massage her head, trying to calm Tabitha down.


    ¡°Mydy, may I have your permission to mention something?¡± Lia quizzed, her fingers moved slowly on Tabitha¡¯s head.


    She continued when Tabitha hummed in reply.


    ¡°From what I have seen, I think you do not have to worry too much about youngdy,¡± she said.


    ¡°What are you trying to say?¡±


    ¡°Youngdy is beginning to have doubts and question herself. All I am trying to say is that it would not take a little while before she would yield,¡± she uttered in a low voice, careful not to allow anyone else hear them. ¡°Once she is able to enter the pce and see the happenings she would need no one to tell her to heed to you.¡±


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Tabitha hummed. She had a smile on her face as she processed Lia¡¯s words which made sense to her.


    She exhaled. ¡°With your words, Lia I have been able to calm down because I found truth in it. I cannot just wait for her to heed to me and then I can get rid of that uselessss just like I did to that bastard,¡± she let out a manicughter which filled therge room.


    ¡°I am d I have you by my side, Lia. I do not regret picking you.¡±


    ¡°It is my utmost pleasure to serve you, mydy,¡± she smiled, curtseying.


    ¡°I am in a great mood now!¡± Tabithaughed heartily. ¡°Let¡¯s go shopping!¡±


    ¡°He loved walking around with his buttocks in the air with his little member swinging in the air as he ran around but now he is all grown up, taller than me. It¡¯s still unbelievable,¡± Joanna chortled, brushing Cassy¡¯s hair.


    The both of them burst intoughter


    It was a bright morning and thedies seemed to be bright as well.


    ¡°It¡¯s amazing how they grow so quickly. I could not recognise my cousin thest time I saw him,¡± she said in betweenughs.


    ¡°You seem to feel better, Cassy,¡± Joanna remarked, looking at her reflection in the mirror.


    She had came rushing to Cassy¡¯s bedchamber after waking upte. She had  presumed that Cassy would be really sad only to meet her trying to pick a dress for the day.


    Cassy nodded, smiling. She seemed to be better after she slept the previous night.


    Before she slept she had told herself to stop worrying herself too much and just ept things the way they are and surprisingly, she found peace in it.


    ¡°Perhaps, it is because I had a good night¡¯s rest?¡± she chuckled.


    Joanna smiled and dropped the brush on the table. She was done with her hair.


    ¡°I would get you breakfast now, Cassy,¡± she bowed and left.


    Cassy smiled at the mirror, admiring Joanna¡¯s talent.


    The door opened and she came in with a tray in her hand  and a letter in the other.


    She ced the tray on the table in the room and invited Cassy to the table.


    ¡°A servant handed a letter to me on my way here,¡± Joanna informed her and dropped it in front of Cassy.


    Cassy quickly took the paper and opened it.


    ?My precious daughter,


    I¡¯m d you are doing well. I can now sleep with my two eyes closed and your mother can now rest.


    Tabitha is still as nagging as ever.


    Always nagging and bullying your sister.


    My dead daughter, you mentioned you were bored, so I am sending Audrey over to keep youpany. How is that?


    Do well to visit us soon.


    Your father.¡±


    ¡°What!?¡± Cassy eximed immediately she finished reading.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Mydy, is anything the matter?¡±


    Audrey wasing over!?


    No. This was not happening.


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 Chapter Twenty-six

    ¡°Mydy, is anything the matter?¡± Joanna asked, staring at her with a look of concern etched on her face.


    Audrey wasing over!?


    Cassy was in a daze. She knew that a day like this wasing but she had never thought of it.


    Cassy exhaled and slouched, tilting her head backwards slightly.


    ¡°You are scaring me, Cassy,¡± Joanna said standing beside her.


    She sighed again, ignoring her.


    She had a lot on her mind. She needed to do something about her sister¡¯s arrival.


    ¡°Kay¨C¡± she did not allow her to finish as she shoved the paper in front of her.


    Joanna nced at her and then at the paper before taking it from her.


    Her eyes darted to and fro on the paper as she read it.


    She exhaled before dropping it back on the table.


    Although she did not know much about the nature of their rtionship, Joanna was aware that there was a strain.


    He would not have dinner with her nor would he visit her. He would have her stay in her room all day.


    Who was she kidding? He had a concubine! How could they possibly have a good rtionship?


    ¡°What am I going to do now?¡± Cassy asked aloud.


    She was beginning to regret writing that she neededpany. She knew she neededpany but she did not want her sister.


    She did not even expect him to send anyone and if she was going to need anyone, it had to be Jasmine. She had been with her since when she was younger, she understood her and always helped her.


    But for Audrey, she was not sure she was going to understand especially now that she had not seen her for a while now. She did not have any idea how much she had changed.


    She loved her sister but Audrey was someone who overreacted and had a wide mouth. She could not keep anything in her heart especially when she was sad or happy.


    Cassy sighed and stood up and folded her arms across her chest as she began to pace to and fro the short distance between the table and the dressing table.


    What was she going to do now?


    Joanna could understand Cassy¡¯s situation.


    Although she did not know the true nature of their rtionship, she could tell that there was a strain.


    He never had dinner with her nor did he ever visit her. He always had her in her room, restricting her from doing what she really wanted while his¡­


    Who was she kidding? He had a mistress who he loved!


    She understood that she could not allow anyone from her family to know about their rtionship. It was surely going to cause an issue.


    ¡°I think I have an idea,¡± Joanna spoke up and Cassy stopped pacing as she focused her attention on thess, waiting for her to say something.


    ¡°What if you tell them that there is an issue in the pce and no outsider can visit for now,¡± she uttered and looked up at Cassy who scoffed and began pacing again. Her arms are behind her now.


    ¡°Do you think it¡¯s that easy? My father was thete Alpha¡¯s beta, he knows almost everything going on in the pce,¡± she revealed to her handmaid.


    Cassy was free to say whatever she wanted as Emma had decided that she wanted to help in the kitchen and she was grateful.


    At least she was not going to fear that word was going to leak out.


    Joanna did not know much about Cassy but from the gossip she¡¯d heard around the pce, she knew that there was nothing really good.


    She suddenly got an idea after pondering for a while but she did not know if Cassy was going to take it and most of all, the alpha. What was going to be their reaction?


    Joanna cleared her throat.


    ¡°I have another suggestion, Cassy but I don¡¯t know if you are going to take it,¡±


    ¡°Go on,¡± she nodded and went to sit. Her legs were beginning to give out. She had been moving around for too long.


    Joanna took in a deep breath before speaking,


    ¡°If you do not want her to know then you would have to deceive her,¡± Joanna wanted to speak carefully.


    Cassy¡¯s eyebrows furrowed. ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°You can speak to the alpha and let him know about your predicament,¡±


    ¡°Are you saying that the alpha and I should put up an act?¡± Cassy quizzed to rify if what she was thinking was wrong and Joanna nodded.


    Cassy burst intoughter shaking her head before stopping abruptly.


    ¡°I am afraid not. He would never agree to it,¡±


    ¡°Do not draw conclusions too quickly. Ask him first,¡± Joanna implored and handed Cassy a spoon. ¡°Let¡¯s go to his study after you have breakfast.¡±


    She exhaled and dug into the meal. She finished quickly and sat up.


    She needed toe up with something quickly so she could give a reply to her father.


    ¡°What if he does not concur?¡±


    ¡°We should try first. And if he doesn¡¯t, we can think of what to do next,¡± Joanna advised, clearing the table.


    ¡°If it does, then you have to act like a couple and live in the same bedchamber for as long as she remains here.¡±


    ¡°What!?¡± the thought of living in the same bedchamber with him was scary to her.


    Just when she thought it would never happen again, why does the moon goddess always have a way of punishing her?


    Joanna nodded and winked at her, causing her to roll her eyes and Joanna tough.


    She sucked in a deep breath and released it before rising.


    ¡°Then, let¡¯s leave,¡±


    Joanna eyed the dress Cassy was putting on. She had dressed up shabbily because she initially did not n to leave her room but now she was leaving, Joanna could not allow her to go out of the room especially when she was going to see Kai.


    Who knows if they were going toe across his mistress?


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°You are not going anywhere like that,¡± Joanna rose up and pushed Cassy back to sit down.


    ¡°Your majesty,¡± Ben bowed and rose.


    ¡°I did not hear from you yesterday,¡± Kai¡¯s head was buried in the file he was reading.


    ¡°I had to take care of some issues, your majesty,¡± he impounded. ¡°The ship containing the goods that were to be sent to the blue moon pack was attacked by the pirate pack. I had to go take a look and I am just returning.¡±


    Kai nodded and dropped the file on the desk.


    ¡°I see. You did well,¡± he said without looking at Ben.


    Ben¡¯s face contorted into a frown as he wondered what was wrong with the alpha.


    He rarely or almost never praised him.


    Kai spoke before he could finish processing his thoughts.


    ¡°Sit,¡± he gestured to the chair in front of him, surprising Ben more.


    Ben hesitated. Did he do anything wrong?


    Kai nced at him questioningly and he quickly sat down.


    Kai chuckled like he could read Ben¡¯s thoughts but he was only sensing his fear.


    ¡°Fear not. You just did not answer my question yesterday,¡± he told him, pouring him a cup of tea.


    Ben¡¯s frown deepened. ¡°What question?¡±


    Kai red at him but he did not find it to be scary as he had a hint of pink colour on his cheeks. When did he start blushing?


    He had already gotten wind of what he was talking about.


    He nodded his head repeatedly.


    ¡°Oh. I remember now, the one about you¨C your friend,¡± he quickly switched his words when he saw Kai¡¯s look.


    Ben cleared his throat and sat properly.


    ¡°From what I can remember, the both of you were in the carriage and suddenly the carriage entered a bumpy road. Hmm¨C¡± he exhaled, acting like he was thinking whilst ncing at him from the corner of his eyes.


    Kai red at him. He knew what his friend was doing. He was only trying to pull words out of his mouth but Kai knew he was not going to get it.


    ¡°What do you think?¡± Ben asked, facing the alpha and continued when Kai did not reply.


    ¡°She was not disgusted by you. I know that¡¯s what you thought but have you ever heard of the word ¡®motion sickness¡¯ he questioned, raising his eyebrows at him.


    ¡°Yes. Mother always had it when¨C¡± it dawned on him the reason why she had vomited and a smile appeared on his face.


    ¡°What¡¯s with that smile?¡± Ben asked, smirking.


    Kai¡¯s face immediately went back to ¡®default¡¯ mode. Stoic and emotionless.


    He cleared his throat. ¡°Don¡¯t you have anything else to do?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I was about to leave now,¡± Ben stood up and was heading towards the door when Kai¡¯s words halted him.


    ¡°Take it as we didn¡¯t discuss anything,¡±


    Ben nodded with a knowing smile and winked before leaving.


    Kai face palmed himself immediately after he left. What was wrong with him?


    He surprisingly felt relieved after knowing that she had not thrown up because she kissed him. He was beginning to feel disgusted.


    He could not take the thought off his mind for long.


    Why does he think of her? Maybe because he pitied her?


    After their fight the previous day, he spent the day with Isabe but he still felt guilty for the way he had treated her.


    He had gone to her room that evening to check on her but he had stopped when he heard her crying andining to someone who he came to know her name was Joanna.


    ¡°What did I ever do wrong to him? Why must he always oppose me? I don¡¯t want him to love me romantically, I never asked for it. All I ask is for him to treat me well.


    I only want to feel wanted and not invisible but all that I experience is what I do not want. What did I ever do wrong for this predicament toe upon me? Why has the moon goddess decided to curse me? Have I done anything wrong!?¡±


    He felt bad immediately and was about to leave when he heard her.


    ¡°Why am I so unfortunate? Why?¡± he could hear her sniffing.


    Concluding he had heard enough he returned back to his bedchamber where he met Isabe.


    ¡°Your majesty,¡± the voice of a guard brought him out of his thoughts.


    ¡°The file you requested from the former beta,¡± he ced the file on the table and bowed.


    Kai nodded and picked up the file. He looked up at the man as a thought formed in his head.


    ¡°Find information on the beta¡¯s family. I want every single thing,¡± he ordered.


    ¡°Yes, your majesty,¡± the guard bowed and left the room.


    Hearing Cassy pour her heart out to her handmaid woke up something in him.


    He was now interested in knowing more about her. But from the little he knew, he understood that everyone in the family was not on good terms. The encounter they had when she first met him was enough to tell him that but he needed more information.


    ¡°Let me in!¡±


    ¡°No one is allowed in,¡±


    ¡°But we just saw a guard just walk in,¡±


    He could hear amotioning from outside. They were arguing loudly which was disturbing him.


    ¡°Dan!¡± he called out and one of the guards standing outside rushed in. ¡°What is going on?¡±


    Dan opened his mouth to speak but Cassy spoke, walking in,


    ¡°They were preventing me from seeing you,¡±


    She stole his breath away immediately he saw her.


    She was dressed up in a beautiful peach gown, the corset around her chest pushed her breast up bringing her cleavage into view. She had her hair up in a rolled bun with pins adorning them.


    In fact, she was glowing.


    Kai exhaled and snapped out of his daze. He was not supposed to be staring at her like that.


    With a wave of his hand, he dismissed Dan.


    He gestured for her to sit and she did, her handmaid stood behind her.


    ¡°I would hit the nail on the head,¡± she spoke before he could. ¡°My sister is going to pay a visit.¡± she allowed him to take in her words.


    Kai¡¯s eyebrows furrowed.


    ¡°She can visit if you want. Do you want a room, banquet or anything prepared for¨C¡±


    ¡°I wish that was the issue,¡± she cut in, confusing him more.


    ¡°Then what is it?¡±


    Cassy looked down at her fingers. ¡°She does not know about our rtionship. They think we are a¡­ thing.¡±


    ¡°So what are you trying to imply?¡±


    She looked up at him with those beautiful eyes.


    ¡°I want you to help me,¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.

 Chapter Twenty-seven

    She looked up at him with those beautiful eyes.


    ¡°I want you to help me,¡± she spoke, still fiddling with her fingers.


    For a moment he was hypnotized by her brown eyes until her small voice called him back.


    ¡°Your majesty,¡±


    He quickly snapped out of his thoughts and averted his gaze from her, looking at the walk opposite which looked beautiful for some unknown reasons.


    He cleared his throat before speaking.


    ¡°How do you intend for me to help you?¡± he asked, his eyes still not leaving the wall.


    ¡°I want us to behave¨C like the way we did at blue moon pack,¡± she could not bring herself to say those words. She felt this was the one suit for her.


    Kai almost chuckled at her shy ministrations but he had to maintain his ¡®poise¡¯ and stoic face.


    He cleared his throat again.


    ¡°I do not quite understand what you mean by that, youngdy. If you need my help, you have to make your intentions clear, I do not understand the parables you speak,¡± he said with a tone of indifference.


    Cassy scoffed and wanted to stand up and leave but Joanna stopped her by her shoulder.


    ¡°Mydy, you have to be patient. Listen to him, no one else would give you what you want,¡±


    Cassy exhaled and sat properly before turning to him with a faux smile on her face.


    Kai smirked and raised his eyebrow questioningly.


    Oh, goddess, this man was getting on her nerves! She wanted to scream but she had to hold herself. She would not be able to save her face from shame if he does not.


    She inhaled drawing air into her lungs before exhaling.


    ¡°I want us to act as a couple until my sister leaves,¡± she rushed her words in such a way that someone far away may not be able to understand her words.


    Why was she flushed? What was the use of reacting like this?


    It meant nothing.


    Kai nodded. ¡°I understand now. And do you have any ns on how we are going to do that?¡±


    Was he going to agree? Cassy had her beautiful genuine smile on now.


    ¡°My sister and I are not that close but as you may have seen the other day, stepmother and I do not have a good rtionship. Of course, if she finds out about this¡­¡± she nced at Kai who shrugged and she sighed before continuing.


    ¡°She would definitely be the happiest,¡±


    Cassy turned to Joanna and Joanna immediately understood. Cassy was short of words, she felt she had spoken too much.


    ¡°Mydy would have to move into your bed chamber, your majesty,¡± Joanna spoke and bent her knees slightly.


    ¡°What!?¡± Kai eximed, causing everyone except Cassy to flinch.


    He expected that but he did not see that reactioning from him.


    Cassy was calm and collected. Somehow she had expected this reaction from him.


    ¡°Do not fret, your majesty for I would not move in totally but I would have to bring in some of my properties to prove that we are now living together,¡± she exined and took a sip from the tea Joanna had poured for her.


    ¡°When would she be arriving?¡± Kai asked, his eyes not leaving her face.


    ¡°I do not know yet, your highness. I came here to confirm with you, first,¡± Cassy was still ted by his words. She thought of it as a confirmation that he was going to agree.


    Kai nodded with a smirk stered on his face.


    ¡°I am d you did that. But what gave you the confidence that I was going to agree?¡± he asked, still smirking.


    The smile on Cassy and Joanna¡¯s faces drained immediately.


    ¡°Wha¨C what? I¡­ I thought you agreed?¡± she asked confusingly.


    ¡°When did I ever say so?¡±


    ¡°You¨C¡± she paused to take a breath. ¡°So, what are you saying?¡±


    He exhaled. He already had enough from taunting her. Why was he doing it before?


    ¡°Confirm the date and let me know,¡± he said and picked up a file.


    Cassy rose up, trying her best not to get too ted. Making this headstrong alpha cooperate with her was a hard task but he easily made her do whatever he wanted.


    ¡°You have to give me your word, Kai,¡± his eyes widened as she pronounced his name. Why was she so different today?


    ¡°I helped you back at Blue moon pack. You have to help me too,¡± she said with a tone of finality and walked to the door, Joanna following behind her.


    She stopped and turned to Kai.


    ¡°And we should learn how to address each other by our first names. We have to learn to drop the formalities, Kai,¡± shooting him a megawatt smile, she walked out of the study leaving a dumbfounded Kai.


    What just happened? Kai was still trying to recover from the shock.


    He still could not believe that the person who had just left his study was Cassy.


    He did not know what changed but she seemed to be different that morning.


    He was still in a daze when someone barged into his study, causing him to snap out of it.


    He knew who the intruder was.


    He heard her clear her throat, causing him to realize that he had been staring nkly at the file in his hand


    ¡°I thought we agreed not to meet until it was evening and at our usual spot,¡± Kai spoke, his eyes never leaving the file in his hand.


    The woman tutted. ¡°And what is that supposed to mean? I was only passing by when I saw that woman enter. She seemed to have spent a lot of time here. Or¨C¡± she paused, it was as if she wanted to weigh her words.


    ¡°Did you n it?¡±


    ¡°n what?¡± he questioned, finally looking up with a hint of annoyance on his features.


    His forehead was creased and his eyebrows were arched.


    ¡°You just wanted to have time with her. You do not have to pretend like you don¡¯t¨C¡±


    ¡°Watch what you say, Isabe!¡± he half yelled, frightening thedy who stood up straight.


    It was her turn to frown now.


    ¡°Why are you so annoyed? If only you do not care for that stupid mate of yours, I could have been crowned Luna,¡± she hissed.


    She went to sit opposite him and Kai red at her. She seemed to be in a good mood but he knew she was going to switch soon.


    ¡°What? Are you not going to tell me what she was doing here?¡±


    Kai exhaled.


    ¡°Her step sister ising to the pce to live for a while, so she requested for help,¡± he nced at Isabe who had a nk look on her face. He needed to get prepared for her outburst.


    Isabe was a jealous freak and had issues controlling her anger.


    ¡°I have to act with her for as long as her step sister is living here,¡± he dropped the bombshell.


    Isabe¡¯s face contorted into a frown.


    ¡°What do you mean by that? So she came here to let you know that she was going to move in?¡±


    Kai nodded nonchntly. It was not a big deal to him. It was just for the show and nothing more.


    ¡°Calm down, Isa. There is nothing between us and there would never be. I only have to help her,¡± he gestured for her toe, which she reluctantly did. He held her by her wrist and drew her closer, making her stand in between his legs.


    ¡°She helped me at the blue moon pack, so I need to repay back the favor. Nothing is ever going to happen, I promise,¡± he promised but she refused to reply to him.


    ¡°Come on, Isa. Do not do this to me,¡± he made her sit on hisp and kissed her nose, eliciting small giggles from her.


    ¡°Fine,¡± she reluctantly agreed. ¡°But I do not want to hear any rumors. I do not want the servants mocking me. It would taint my image.¡±


    Kai exhaled and nodded his head. ¡°alright,¡±


    He ced his lips on hers and their lips moved against each other¡¯s. He drew her lips into his mouth and sucked softly on it, causing her to sigh.


    He stood up with her in his arms and ced her on the desk. Still kissing her with his right hand now fondling her breasts through her dress, he used his left hand to clear the files to one side and made her sit properly.


    ¡°Gosh, I missed you so much,¡± she whispered, looking up at him as she unbuttoned his nnel shirt.


    He pulled it off and began to feather kisses from her shoulder to her neck, nibbling on the skin where her neck and shoulder met, causing her to throw her head backwards.


    He pulled up her dress and underwear. She helped him in discarding his trousers and he wasted no time in plunging his manhood into her which made her release a loud moan.


    And as he pounded in and out of her, he could not shake off the feeling he felt.


    What was this feeling? And why was he thinking while having sex?


    ¡°Oh, moon goddess! You have no idea how much of a hero you looked like just now!¡± Joanna beamed as they walked back to her bed chamber.


    Cassy chuckled. ¡°Really? I was beginning to think I did not pull it well or I was overdoing it,¡± she told the other woman truthfully and the both of them burst into a fit ofughter.


    ¡°No, Cassy, you did not overdo it. I have never seen you act so cool. I think this personality fits you better,¡± Joanna said in between fits ofughter.


    ¡°What is the next step now, Cassy? I fear that he may not agree to our request,¡± Joanna asked worriedly as soon as they entered her bed chamber.


    Cassy chortled.


    ¡°Why are you worried? I thought you just said I acted so cool. I am sure it must have affected him too,¡± Cassy joked.


    ¡°But truthfully, that was really not easy. I still can¡¯t believe I pulled it out.¡±


    Joanna had told her to show him another side of her which she did and she was a tiny bit sure that it had an effect on him.


    And if he does not agree, she had to fall back to the initial n which was to lie about issues in the pce or she had fallen sick.


    Cassy exhaled.


    ¡°He asked us to confirm the date. Get me paper and ink,¡± she ordered Joanna who immediately went to work.


    ¡°I am going to write to the beta¡¯s manor.¡±


    Joanna watched Cassy as her fingers moved the brush which had been dipped in ink on the paper.


    ¡°Father,


    I hope this letter meets you well. I received your letter and I was ted to see it. How is your health?


    Father, in your letter you stated that Audrey was going toe to the pce to keep mepany. I have informed the alpha and he has agreed, so I want to know when she would being as I would want to make proper arrangements for her.


    Your daughter,


    Cassy.¡±


    After going through the letter several times, Cassy handed the letter to Joanna who in turn, checked it severally again.


    ¡°I would send it out now,¡± she informed Cassy.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    ¡°I want it sent now,¡± she ordered and Joanna bowed.


    ¡°I would do as you say,¡±


    ¡°What am I going to do there?¡±


    ¡°Are you still asking me after all the lectures I have been giving for many hours!?¡±


    Tabitha has been trying to lecture her daughter but her daughter seemed adamant.


    She raised her hand to hit her but a wave of headache hit her, causing her to take a step back and all the maids rushed to her side.


    ¡°I told you not to get too angry,¡± Lia scolded.


    While the chaos was going on, Alec walked in with a paper in his hand.


    ¡°The letter from the pce has arrived!¡± he announced with a smile on his face.


    Audrey stood up quickly and Tabitha stood properly and went to snatch the paper from his grasp.


    Audrey looked at her mother in anticipation.


    Wait¡­ what was she anticipating?


    A smile slowly appeared on Tabitha¡¯s face as she finished reading the letter.


    She stered the paper against Alec¡¯s chest and ran to her daughter.


    ¡°It is time,¡± she said in a low voice, holding her cheeks.


    Then, she turned to face everyone in the room.


    ¡°Get ready, my daughter is leaving for the pce on Saturday!¡±


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 Chapter Twenty-eight

    Then, she turned to face everyone in the room.


    ¡°Get ready, my daughter is leaving for the pce on Saturday!¡± she announced, excitement bubbling in her.


    ¡°What do you mean, Tabitha?¡± Alec asked with a frown etched on his face.


    He had been standing dumbfounded, watching his wife jubte to the news he brought.


    Tabitha narrowed her eyes at him.


    ¡°I should be asking you that. What do you mean?¡±


    Alec scoffed.


    ¡°You have not even consulted me and you are jubting?¡± he asked and the smile on Tabitha¡¯s face drained immediately.


    ¡°It¡¯s my daughter who is going! I made the decision!¡± she asked, causing him to raise an eyebrow at her.


    ¡°So, has ite to this? If so then¡­ isn¡¯t my daughter the one to be visited?¡± his lips were curved into a smug smile.


    Tabitha red at him, angrily.


    ¡°You!¡± she pointed at him.


    Alec chuckled. He was able to touch that spot and had gotten the reaction he wanted.


    ¡°Make sure to let me know when she would be going,¡± he turned his back to leave but stopped when he recalled something.


    ¡°And do not forget to send a letter stating when she would be arriving at the pce. They do not act in a disorderly manner like you do¡­¡± he trailed off and smirked before leaving.


    ¡°There¡­¡± she pointed at him in range. ¡°Did he¡­ did he just speak to me in such a manner!?¡± she yelled angrily and brought her fingers to her hair.


    This man was driving her crazy. She could not understand why he seemed different.


    He used to be gentle and docile, a man of few words but now he was hostile and arrogant.


    Was he like this before and she never noticed? Or did he just cultivate this attitude?


    Audrey who had been standing afar watching the adults spew venom at each other decided to speak after she felt the storm was calm now. At least, a little bit.


    ¡°Mother, Why would you¨C¡±


    ¡°Be quiet! You are the reason why I am facing this insult!¡± she yelled, flinging her arms in the air.


    ¡°H¨C how?¡± she had an innocent look with a hint of confusion on her face.


    ¡°This would not have happened if you had a mate!¡± she yelled and continued when thess face still held a confused expression. Howe did her daughter not inherit her brain?


    She took steps towards her daughter, prompting her to take a few steps back as she spoke,


    ¡°Come to think of it you fool! Can you not see that his attitude has changed!? It is obvious that this change urred after that useless child got into the pce! Ever since then he had turned into a human peacock!¡±


    Her chest heaved as she finished speaking. She was trying to calm her anger.


    Tabitha brought her fingers to her forehead and sighed.


    ¡°I do not care what you think but you are moving there and that is final!¡± she hushed in a stern tone and turned.


    ¡°Servants!¡± she screamed.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± a female servant appeared in front of her, curtseying.


    ¡°Get me ink and paper!¡± she ordered.


    The servant curtsied and rushed out. She returnedter with what was requested.


    ¡°Now, write,¡± she ordered, looking away from her daughter.


    ¡°But moth¨C¡± she tried to say but Tabitha gave her a stern look, causing her to recoil and go to the table to start writing.


    ¡°You are going to see how well she is living at the pce. A weak servant now living as a queen with her likes serving her,¡± she seemed like she was in a daze as she stared at the silver vase which was standing across from her.


    ¡°Then, only then my child would you understand that mother knows best.¡± Her voice was eerily calm as she spoke, touching her daughter¡¯s hair.


    Audrey could not help but wonder if she was not the same person whose voice was bringing down the manor a few minutes ago.


    ¡°I am done, mother,¡± she informed, dropping the brush.


    Tabitha picked up the paper and read it. Then, she nodded her head in satisfaction.


    ¡°Servants!¡± she yelled with her eyes closed.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± a female servant ran into the room.


    Tabitha handed the paper to her.


    ¡°Have this delivered to the pce,¡± she ordered with a smile on her face.


    She looked upwards with a smile.


    She was happy. The moon goddess had seen her plight and decided to shower her with blessings.


    ¡°Mother, I hope you would understand that I have no interest in what you are plotting,¡± Audrey uttered, moving to her bed.


    Tabitha broke into a peal of manicughter.


    ¡°Are you going to argue that you do not admire the alpha?¡± she asked with a small smile on her face.


    Audrey stopped on her track as her mother¡¯s words hit her.


    Indeed, she admired the alpha a lot. In fact, she always did since she was young.


    But now that Cassy had him, there was no need for her to admire him, right?


    She was not sure of her answer to that.


    Tabitha chuckled, watching her daughter¡¯s movements.


    ¡°I asked you a question, Audrey,¡± she spoke, the small smile on her face never leaving.


    ¡°I¨C I don¡¯t,¡± she said and sat on her bed.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to hide anything from me¨C¡±


    ¡°I am not hiding anything from you mother. This is my truth,¡± she quickly countered her mother, rushing her words.


    She could not even dare to look at her.


    Tabitha was about to speak but Audrey did not want her to. She wanted to be alone.


    ¡°Mother, please leave. I want to be alone,¡± she said calmly andy on the bed, facing the other side.


    ¡°Audrey¨C¡± she pointed at her, wanting to say something.


    ¡°We should take our leave, mydy,¡± a female student told her, trying to support her.


    ¡°Let go!¡± she pushed her away.


    Taking one nce at her daughter, she uttered,


    ¡°You have to be truthful to yourself, my dear child,¡± and with that, Tabitha walked out of the room, smiling to herself.


    Lia was right. Her daughter was not what she imed to be, it won¡¯t take long before she would sumb to her.


    ¡°Get me Lia now!¡± she ordered in a loud voice.


    It was going to happen. Finally.


    Cassy fluttered her eyes open the following morning and stretched her limbs before sitting up properly.


    ¡°Cassy, you are awake,¡± Joanna¡¯s voice startled her.


    ¡°Oh,¡± she flinched, holding her chest. ¡°Joanna! You startled me!¡± she eximed, causing a smile to appear on Joanna¡¯s face.


    ¡°Morning,¡± Joanna handed her a cup of green tea.


    Cassy rolled her eyes and took a swig from the mug before handing it back to Joanna.


    ¡°Morning to you too,¡± Cassy replied, getting out of the bed.


    ¡°I prepared the bath already,¡± Joanna informed her as she began to take off her clothes.


    ¡°Thank you, Joanna,¡± she said with a smile on her face.


    Joanna sat in the room waiting for Cassy to finish. She had requested that she was going to take her bath herself.


    Joanna smiled. It seemed like she was back to herself and she also seemed to like her sister as she have been bubbling with joy, her megawatt smile never leaving her face


    Cassy came out a few minutester wrapped in her towel. She put on her undergarments and Joanna helped her in putting on her dress and corset before going to sit in front of her vanity.


    Joanna picked up a brush and began to brush her hair.


    ¡°I wonder how I am going to live with the alpha. I still have not gotten used to his presence around me despite us living in the same¡­¡± Cassy trailed off when her cheeks began to grow hot.


    Joanna stopped brushing her hair and brought her face closer to hers with a knowing smile on her face.


    ¡°What? I did not hear you quite well,¡± she taunted, still smiling and Cassy¡¯s cheeks became more red.


    ¡°I¨C I did not say anything,¡± she countered without looking at Joanna.


    ¡°What?¡± she stood properly and furrowed her eyebrows which made her look like she was in deep thoughts. ¡°I thought I heard you saying something like you lived in the same room and¨C¡±


    Cassy¡¯s palmtched over her mouth as she tried to prevent her from saying any more words.


    Goddess, thisss had no shame.


    ¡°What are you saying?¡± she removed her hand from Joanna¡¯s mouth and sat down looking away.


    ¡°But you said¨C¡±


    ¡°I did not say anything,¡± she quickly interrupted her.


    Joanna chuckled and began to brush her hair again while Cassy tried to calm herself down.


    She felt so flushed as the memories of seeing him shirtless and butt naked flooded into her mind.


    Oh, moon goddess, she thought she had forgotten this.


    ¡°You know, Cassy, that you don¡¯t have to be so flushed,¡± Joanna began, still brushing her hair. ¡°It¡¯s not a bad thing if you¨C¡± Cassy interjected.


    ¡°Oh, Joanna. Do you like seeing my cheeks coloured¨C¡±


    A knock came on the door, interrupting them.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    Their heads turned to the door immediately. They were ready to devour the person who dared to interrupt them.


    ¡°Come in!¡± Joanna said in a loud voice.


    A male servant walked in and to where they stood then bowed.


    ¡°You received a letter from the beta¡¯s manor, your highness,¡± he notified, still bowing his head.


    Joanna nced at Cassy and she nodded slightly. She stood up and went to collect the letter from him.


    ¡°You may leave,¡± Joanna dismissed him as she handed the letter to Cassy.


    He bowed and left.


    Cassy exhaled and opened the letter.


    ¡°Sister,


    I was so excited to hear from father that you missed us and when he said I was going to keep youpany at the pce I could not hold my joy. I had to plead with mother to allow me to go to the pce this weekend.


    I cannot wait to meet with you this weekend, sister. We have a lot to catch up on.


    Regards,


    Audrey¡±


    Cassy exhaled. She had a tiny ounce of fear that her father¡¯s decision for her sister toe over might cause issues but the letter had proved her wrong.


    Cassy looked up at Joanna who raised an eyebrow, questioningly.


    ¡°What does it say?¡± she asked.


    ¡°She would being over this weekend,¡±


    ¡°Then why are we waiting? We have to inform the alpha so we can make proper preparations!¡± Joanna implored and Cassy nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Your majesty,¡± Cassy and Joanna greeted in unison as soon as they were allowed entrance into his study.


    Once again, Kai¡¯s breath was stolen by the omega¡¯s beauty.


    She looked innocent but her body seduced him sweetly, her hair was styled up giving him a perfect view of her corbones and shoulder and as she batted her eyshes staring at him, he felt drawn to them.


    No, he had Isabe. He tried to tell himself.


    He cleared his throat, trying to get out of his dirty thoughts. He was not going to allow himself to do the dirty thing he did back at the inn.


    ¡°You may sit,¡± he gestured for her to sit and she did.


    Cassy went straight to the point.


    ¡°I havee with a reply to the matter we discussed yesterday,¡± she said without looking at him.


    ¡°Yes,¡± he replied monotonously, nodding his head.


    ¡°She ising over this weekend,¡± she told him and continued when he did not reply.


    ¡°So, I would love to know when I can start moving my belongings.¡±


    Kai chuckled, causing her to look at him.


    That handsome annoying face.


    ¡°Moving to where? What properties?¡± he asked with a mocking smile on his face.


    Cassy¡¯s face scrunched up into a frown. What was he saying? Was he not the one who asked them to find out?


    This man was bent on disgracing her in front of everyone.


    ¡°I do not understand what you mean,¡± she finally spoke.


    ¡°Did I ever agree to your request?¡± he raised his eyebrows at her questioningly.


    ¡°I thought you promised? I helped you remember!¡± Her voice raised an octave higher but he was calm and collected with a smirk ying on his face.


    ¡°Did I? Why can I not recall?¡± he asked nonchntly.


    ¡°Kai!¡± she red at him angrily.


    He was already enjoying this game when she called him by his name.


    He averted his gaze to Joanna.


    ¡°Did I make a promise?¡±


    Joanna was dumbstruck. She did not want to offend Cassy and at the same time, she did not want to anger the alpha.


    ¡°Your majesty, your highness,¡± she curtsied, almost trembling. ¡°I do not have a say in this, it would be best if I take my leave.¡±


    Without waiting for any of them to say anything, she rushed out of the study.


    Cassy scoffed. ¡°Why did you scare her away?¡±


    ¡°Tch. I did nothing, she is so chicken-hearted,¡± he maintained a stoic face.


    Cassy rolled her eyes. Why is he so good at changing immediately like a chameleon?


    He was the one who asked her to confirm the date and now he was refusing that he had said that.


    ¡°I would take it as you are not a man of your words if you¨C¡±


    ¡°You may move in tomorrow night,¡± he interjected, causing her eyes to widen. ¡°I would love to avoid the eyes and not create gossip in the pce.¡±


    Although she felt relieved that he had agreed to the arrangement, she was still annoyed with him for ying with her.


    ¡°You were going to agree and you had to¨C¡±


    ¡°Do you want me to cancel it?¡± he raised his eyebrows tauntingly.


    Cassy huffed and stood up, heading towards the door.


    ¡°Cassy,¡± her name rolled out of his tongue causing her to stop and turn. She wetted her lips with her tongue in the process causing him to gulp.


    He averted his gaze back to her face and again he noticed how good she looked that morning.


    ¡°Are you not going to say anything?¡±


    ¡°Uh¨C I¨C¡± he wanted to face palm himself. When did he start stuttering?


    ¡°You look good,¡± the words rolled out his mouth, causing Cassy¡¯s cheeks to turn red.


    Was that apliment from him? ¡°T¨Cthank you, I guess?¡± she wanted to p herself. What kind of reply was that?


    ¡°I will take my leave now.¡± She rushed out of the study.


    ¡°I apologize for¨C¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I understand,¡± Cassy said before Joanna could speak as they took long strides back to her bed chambers.


    ¡°Why are your cheeks¨C¡±


    ¡°I got stung by a bee,¡± she interjected quickly.


    Joanna¡¯s eyebrows furrowed as she looked around.


    ¡°But there are no signs of flowers,¡±


    ¡°You know nothing, Joanna,¡± she told her and doubled her steps.


    Days rolled by with Cassy spending her time writing and reading. She also had dinner with the servants asionally as she loved interacting with them¡­


    And soon, it was the weekend. The day Audrey wasing to the pce.


    That morning, Joanna and Emma who was back dressed her up with Joanna being extra on dressing more appealing.


    When she was done, she took a trip to the alpha¡¯s bed chambers and knocked when she arrived.


    After waiting for too long without an answer, she angrily opened the door and walked in, only to meet him naked in the parlor.


    Cassy quickly closed her eyes and turned around.


    ¡°Seems like you love seeing me naked,¡± hemented, tauntingly.


    ¡°You refused to answer when I knocked,¡± she told him, her neck and face had already turned red.


    ¡°I was going to put on my clothes and answer you but you decided you wanted to see my body¨C¡±


    Cassy groaned. ¡°Would you stop talking about your body? My sister would be arriving soon,¡±


    ¡°Wait for me in front of theke. I would be there soon,¡±


    She nodded and rushed out of the room.


    She took in a deep breath of fresh air immediately after she was out of the room.


    ¡°Goddess, that ce was hot!¡± she eximed and went back to her bed chambers.


    ¡°Are you sure he asked you to wait here?¡± Joanna asked again for the fourth time that morning.


    ¡°I remembered he did. I do not understand him,¡± Cassy replied feebly.


    Her legs were already weak from waiting for him for almost an hour now.


    Emma rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I am certain that he found a reason to ditch you,¡± she muttered under her breath but Joanna had heard her.


    ¡°What did you say?¡± she asked, ring at the girl.


    ¡°Oh please¨C¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough, you two. We should go in front of the pce, Audrey would be arriving soon,¡± Cassy cautioned and began to walk away.


    Joanna hissed and red at her before walking away.


    A smile appeared on Cassy¡¯s face as soon as she sighted her sister¡¯s carriage from afar.


    The carriage stopped in front of the pce and Audrey looked out of the window, smiling.


    ¡°I have been waiting for you to join me for breakfast, sweet. What is taking you so long?¡± she heard a familiar voice from beside her as Audrey began to descend from the carriage.


    Cassy turned to him, startled and confused. What was he saying? She was the one waiting for him to show up but he refused to and now, he was saying this.


    Joanna touched her with her elbow, signaling her that her sister was watching her.


    ¡°Oh, I had to meet with my sister and luckily she is here now,¡± she said through her fake smile, both of them mirroring their looks.


    To others, they looked like a happy couple but only they knew what their smile meant.


    Kai turned around and suddenly he felt someone¡¯s body wrapped around his. The person seemed like she was trying to rub her breast all over him.


    ¡°I finally met you!¡± the person squealed in a high-pitched tone.


    Kai looked down at the person wrapped around him and his eyes widened.


    This woman was something but Cassy was not going to see this.


    It would only take a while before he proves this.

 Chapter Twenty-nine

    Chapter Twenty-nine


    Audrey had woken up early that morning, even before her mother and handmaid, to prepare for her departure to the pce.


    She took her bath, got dressed and sat down waiting for their arrival that morning. She would have loved toe out but she was trying hard to avoid her mother.


    She wanted to observe some quietness first. she felt relieved that her mother had not nagged at her yet that morning.


    ¡°Mydy,¡±


    ¡°Your highness,¡± Audrey could hear the servants outside greet.


    Her mother was there. Speak of the devil and he would show up right in front of you.


    The door opened, and the impact of the force used in pushing it made the door hit the wall creating a loud sound and causing Audrey to flinch.


    ¡°Mother,¡± she said as her mother began to walk towards her.


    Tabitha was dressed up like she was attending a ball. Audrey could not help but wonder if she was actually attending a ball.


    ¡°I see you are dressed,¡± her eyes raked down Audrey¡¯s body and nodded slightly.


    Some female servants immediately went to her, trying to remove her clothes.


    ¡°Stop it!¡± she struggled, wiggling around. ¡°Leave me be!¡± she yelled, pushing them away with all her might.


    ¡°What do you want, mother?¡± she asked narrowing her gaze at her.


    She used to wonder how Cassy felt to be tormented and controlled by her mother but now she was experiencing it, she could not help but wonder how Cassy had coped.


    Little wonder she left the house as quickly as she could when she got the opportunity to.


    ¡°You are dressed so shabbily and you are asking me what I want?¡± there was a frown on her mother¡¯s face now.


    ¡°You are going to the pce not a farm and you are going to face Cassy!¡± she brought her voice lower as she pronounced thest words. ¡°How do you n to show her what you have got?¡±


    Audrey stood up looking away. She was tired of hearing her mother speak like Cassy was apetition and it was beginning to affect her thoughts.


    She had not slept well the previous night because her mind kept bringing back her mother¡¯s words.


    But still, she was not going to be interested in what her sister owned. She deserved it.


    ¡°Get her dressed!¡± Tabitha ordered and the servants began to take off Audrey¡¯s clothes.


    After fighting with them for a while and never seeding, she finally sumbed.


    Audrey looked at her new self in the mirror. She looked like those overly caked princess puppets in the circus.


    She looked beautiful but this was not her style.


    ¡°We are done, mydy,¡± they announced as soon as they finished, curtseying.


    Tabitha who had been looking outside through the window in a daze brought her head in and faced them.


    A smile slowly appeared on her face as soon as she saw her daughter.


    ¡°This is it,¡± she nodded her head in satisfaction.


    She walked up to her daughter and held her by her shoulders then made her turn to face the mirror again.


    ¡°You can take her trunk into the carriage,¡± Tabitha ordered, dismissing them.


    She turned to the mirror with a small smile on her face.


    ¡°Audrey, you have to understand that I¡¯m doing all these because of you for I want the best for you and nothing less,¡± she told her, staring into her eyes through the mirror.


    ¡°I would not speak about this again until youe to me. It¡¯s a promise,¡± she assured her and squeezed her shoulder before walking away.


    As soon as she was outside the room, a smirk appeared on her face.


    She had seen her daughter¡¯s reaction and loved it. There was now evidence to prove that Lia was correct.


    If only her daughter was as vast as her handmaid.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± Lia curtsied.


    Tabitha¡¯s smile grew wider.


    ¡°You were right, Lia. It¡¯s only a matter of time,¡± she told her and a smile appeared on Lia¡¯s face too.


    Back in the room, Audrey was still sitting in front of the mirror, staring at her reflection in the mirror. Her mother¡¯s words resounded in her ear.


    She looked at the door and looked back at the mirror. Was that her mother?


    She was still in a daze. She still could not believe that her mother was the one who spoke nicely to her.


    For a long time now, she had never seen her mother speak as nice as that.


    Her mother was going to stop pestering her now? What about the thoughts she having now?


    ¡°Audrey! What are you waiting for!? It¡¯s time!¡± she heard her handmaid call from outside the door.


    ¡°I¨C I aming!¡± she yelled back.


    She took onest look at herself in the mirror before leaving the room.


    She got to the front of the house to meet her father and mother waiting for her.


    ¡°I would be back, father,¡± she said, standing in front of her father. ¡°Please take it easy with my mother. I am aware that she is one of a kind.¡±


    Alecughed and held his daughter¡¯s hand.


    ¡°I would,¡± he uttered and nced at Tabitha who was trying to hide the smile on her face.


    He touched her cheeks and let her hand with a smile on his face.


    Audrey went to Tabitha who escorted her to the carriage.


    ¡°I am always here if you need anything, my child,¡± Tabitha told her, holding her hand.


    Audrey nodded her head. ¡°Thank you, mother,¡±


    Tabitha leaned into her and whispered into her ear, causing Audrey¡¯s eyes to go wide.


    Tabitha smiled and patted her daughter¡¯s shoulder but Audrey was still in a daze.


    ¡°Now, go,¡± she whispered, tapping her shoulder and jolting her out of her reverie.


    Audrey nodded her head repeatedly and entered into the carriage.


    She stuck her head out of the window immediately after the carriage took off.


    ¡°Be alert,¡± her mother mouthed.


    Inside the carriage, Audrey¡¯s head was flooded with her mother¡¯s sermons.


    She exhaled, trying to process her mother¡¯sst words.


    ¡°Be alert,¡± what did she mean?


    And as they grew closer to the pce, the words her mother had whispered into her earst yed in her head.


    ¡°This is your chance, seize it,¡±


    Truthfully, She had always thought that she was the one who was going to find her mate before Cassy as she felt that she was the one who was always lucky.


    And so, the first year when she turned 18 and was able to attend the ball her mother had made sure that Cassy was not going to attend and she was against it.


    Tabitha was sure that her daughter was going to find her mate that year, but it turned out to be the opposite.


    For three years, Tabitha made sure that Cassy did not attend the ball. She wanted to make sure that her daughter found her mate first but Alec decided that that was not going to happen this time and now it turned out that Cassy had a mate and she did not.


    Tabitha was upset about this. It seemed like she knew as she had done everything possible then to make sure that Cassy did not attend the ball.


    Audrey exhaled and looked upwards. Has the moon goddess forgotten about her?


    Her life has been perfect until now. She never had to worry about anything but now she had to worry about her mother always nagging.


    She felt so unfortunate now.


    Audrey pushed the curtain covering the window to one side and peeped. Her eyes were greeted with a beautiful tall building in the middle ofrgend, surrounded by arge fence.


    ¡°Wow,¡± she mouthed, her eyes scanning around the ce.


    This was where she was going to live.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    A small smile appeared on her lips but disappeared when a thought came to her mind.


    She was only going to live here for a while but Cassy was here to stay¡­


    She was not just here to stay, she was the mate to the alpha. The future Luna of the night walker pack.


    Audrey quickly snapped out of her thoughts.


    No. She was not going to think of this. This was not her thinking.


    The carriage was almost at the gate of the pce when she saw Cassy standing with two other people behind her.


    Audrey¡¯s lips curved into a smile but it slowly disappeared when she saw himing out of the pce.


    Thest time she saw him was almost two years ago. He was now more handsome and had the aura of the alpha he was.


    The carriage stopped in front of the pce. The footman got down from the carriage and ced a stool to assist her in getting down from the carriage.


    She was preparing to get down when she heard him speak.


    ¡°I have been waiting for you to join me for breakfast, sweet. What is taking you so long?¡± She wanted to focus on his husky voice but his words prated deep into her.


    Were they that close?


    She was going to wait for Cassy¡¯s response so that she could draw a conclusion.


    Just when she thought she was able to get rid of those thoughts this was happening. How could she help herself?


    Audrey began to get down from the carriage when she heard Cassy¡¯s reply.


    ¡°Oh, I had to meet with my sister and luckily she is here now,¡± she spoke with a smile on her face, causing Audrey¡¯s movement to still.


    Looking at her sister, she noticed that she looked happy. Something she had almost never seen back at home.


    ¡°If you want to do something, start from somewhere,¡± her mother had whispered into her ear when she was about to enter the carriage.


    Audrey was so slow to understand what they meant.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Hug him as soon as you see him,¡±


    Her mother¡¯s advice was thest she wanted to take but seeing the looks on their faces especially the smile on Cassy¡¯s face and the look of admiration in Kai¡¯s eyes, she felt something twist in her.


    With her mother¡¯s words in mind, she stered a smile on her face and sighed before running into his arms.


    ¡°I finally met you!¡± she eximed, wrapping her arms around him.


    Initially, that was all the nned to do but then she found herself rubbing her breast all over his chest.


    She had always wanted to see him since she was young. How much she adored him.


    She had seen him a few times and always counted it as luck whenever she did.


    Just then, she felt him push her away causing her to stagger backwards. Her eyes were wide on her head.


    She looked up at him and found him with a frown on his face.


    He was smiling just a few seconds ago and now his face was scrunched up. How quick is he to switch emotions?


    Kai red at thedy in front of him annoyed. He haddies flocking around him but he disliked when they threw themselves at men.


    He was not going to quickly judge this one, he had to know what her true intentions were.


    Cassy had a fake smile stered on her face while Joanna and Emma were surprised by Audrey¡¯s action. They were never fazed by the alpha¡¯s, he was unpredictable.


    ¡°Ah. I apologize for that, he just doesn¡¯t like having body contact with others,¡± she told Audrey who was still trying to recover from the shock she was in.


    Cassy was not angry with Audrey for she knew that Audrey had always fancied him so meeting him was a great thing for her.


    But for Kai¡¯s reaction, she was unhappy with him. How could he just react like that?


    ¡°Can we go inside, love? I have been waiting for long and I am beginning to starve,¡± he spoke in a low voice, a small smile on his face but it was loud enough for Audrey to hear.


    Cassy¡¯s face heated up. She nodded and looked away trying to hide her heated cheeks.


    Audrey was annoyed. How could they be showing off in front of her?


    ¡°We are about to have breakfast, Audrey, would you like to join us?¡± she asked.


    She was still trying to calm herself down as she was still affected by his words.


    Audrey opened her mouth to reply but was cut off by Kai.


    ¡°She does not have to,¡± he replied, his eyes never leaving Cassy.


    Audrey¡¯s eyebrows furrowed in annoyance. What was he trying to do?


    Cassy pinched him on his side and red at him before turning to Audrey.


    ¡°He could be like this sometimes. Join us, he doesn¡¯t have a say,¡± she said, smiling forcibly.


    Kai stared at her dumbfounded. Goddess, what did he agree on?


    A/N: I think I like this chapter too

 Chapter Thirty

    Chapter Thirty


    ¡°He could be like this sometimes. Join us, he doesn¡¯t have a say,¡± she said, smiling forcibly.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Kai stared at her dumbfounded. Goddess, what did he agree on?


    He opened his mouth to protest but Cassy¡¯s eyes widened and she nodded her head slightly towards Audrey which signified that he should stop arguing, her sister was there.


    Kai looked away, refusing to utter a word


    ¡°Come, I would lead you inside,¡± Cassy said, gesturing towards the pce building.


    ¡°Thank you, sister,¡± Audrey said with a smile.


    Cassy turned to find that Kai was not there, causing her to be surprised. Where did he go?


    Cassy led her sister and the guards holding her trunks into the pce with Joanna and Emma too. Cassy was ted that her sister was finally there with her. She hadpany now.


    Audrey¡¯s thoughts took over her mind as they began to walk back to the main pce.


    She felt a little bit guilty because of her actions. What would others say about her?


    She was blinded by jealousy that she did not think twice before she rushed into his arms. What was she turning into?


    ¡°Where is the alph¨C¡± Audrey tried to say but Cassy quickly shut her out.


    ¡°Shh¨C¡± she shushed, putting her index finger on her own lips.


    Audrey had a look of confusion on her face as she wondered what was going on.


    ¡°You cannot address him like that here. You are in the pce and not the beta¡¯s manor,¡± she told her in a hushed tone.


    What? When did she start sounding like this?


    ¡°Then what can I address him with?¡± she asked with the best faux smile she could muster on her face.


    ¡°Your majesty or your highness. But most preferably, your majesty,¡± she told her and Audrey nodded.


    She was now looking around the pce and admiring the surrounding.


    Words she had heard about the beauty of the pce did no justice. It was more beautiful than they had said.


    Her sister was now living here.


    Oh, how much she wanted to live here too. She was not jealous, she only wanted a good life too.


    ¡°Then you have to heed to mother,¡± her wolf told her but she shoved her away.


    She was not going to harbor those thoughts again.


    Cassy stopped walking and every other person following them did too.


    ¡°We would go to dine now while Emma would take your belongings to your bed chamber. After we have had breakfast you would be shown to your bed chamber,¡± Cassy impounded and turned to Emma who was surprised that Cassy had put her in charge of something.


    ¡°Emma, you would lead the guards to my sister¡¯s bed chamber,¡± she ordered.


    ¡°Yes, your highness,¡± Emma curtsied with both hands in front of her belly.


    ¡°Your highness?¡± Audrey¡¯s wolf questioned, resounding it in her head.


    She was going to dismiss it but now she was bringing it to her notice, and she could not shake it off.


    They were now even addressing her as the Luna when she was only here as a visitor and was required to return back to her mother who now termed her as the cursed and unfortunate one.


    Cassy nodded and turned to Audrey who was still lost in her own world.


    ¡°Audrey¨C¡± she paused when she noticed that she was not paying attention.


    Cassy used her middle finger to hit her forehead softly, jolting her out of her reverie and causing her to wince.


    ¡°Where are your thoughts?¡± Cassy asked, giggling.


    Audrey tried to smile as she shook her head.


    ¡°These are my handmaids, Joanna and Emma,¡± Cassy introduced them and they both curtsied.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± they greeted in unison.


    Audrey nodded slightly still trying to process her words.


    Two handmaids!? Cassy was surely living a dream life.


    They began to walk again and when they got to a spot which led to two different hallways, Emma dispersed with the two guards.


    ¡°Mydy,¡± Joanna called out to Cassy who turned to look at her.


    ¡°His majesty had requested that we meet him at the dining hall,¡± she informed her.


    Cassy tried to hide her look of surprise.


    So, there was a dining hall? Howe did she not know?


    ¡°Alright,¡± she answered with a smile on her face.


    The smile was to hide the look of surprise her face was still holding.


    Joanna led them to the dining hall which both Cassy and Audrey noted wasrge.


    It had a long andrge table sitting in the middle of the room with gold-designed chairs surrounding it. And from the middle of the ceiling, arge chandelier with candles aided in illuminating therge room.


    Cassy¡¯s eyes met Kai¡¯s frame which was sitting at the end of the table. She went to sit on the chair beside him while Audrey sat opposite her.


    Audrey opened her mouth to apologize to him for her behaviour earlier but he spoke first. His words made her decide that she was going to keep her mouth shut.


    ¡°What took you long, Cassy?¡± Kai asked as the servants began to dish out the meal.


    ¡°Oh. I had to make sure everything was put in ce for Audrey,¡± she exined and pouted. ¡°Forgive me, my love.¡± Cassy didn¡¯t know where the words and action came from but she said and did it anyway.


    Kai almost choked on the food in his mouth. What was that? When did she learn those words?


    Audrey on the other hand watched both of them from beneath her eyshes. Do they have to act all lovey-dovey in front of her?


    She wanted to roll her eyes but she had no choice but to hold it in.


    ¡°I apologize for dying your meal time, your majesty,¡± she wanted to stop there but she had to find something for herself. ¡°I had even presumed that you had already begun to eat.¡±


    Kai shook his head, looking at Cassy lovingly.


    ¡°I cannot have my meal without her presence if she is avable,¡± he brought his hand to her hair and patted it.


    Cassy stared at him in shock but to Audrey, it seemed like she had admiration in her eyes which made something stir up in her.


    Cassy looked away from him as he retracted his hand.


    Goddess, what was this man doing?


    He was overdoing it or was he doing it intentionally?


    She looked at him and found a smirk on his usually stoic face.


    He was not only cold but also a cunning person.


    He took a shrimp and ced it on her te.


    ¡°You should eat more of that. Aunt Marlene used to say it helped one to be wise,¡± he told her with a taunting smile.


    Her lips twisted and she red at him.


    ¡°You!¡­¡± she wanted to return his poison but she decided against it and broke into a smile.


    ¡°You should stop teasing me like that.¡±


    They seemed to have shared the same brain cells as both of them broke into a burst of forcedughter.


    Audrey sat there watching the both of them and wondering what was amusing them.


    They stopped abruptly at the same time and Cassy turned to her sister to find a surprised look on her face.


    Oh, poordy, she did not know what was going on.


    She could not help but feel sorry for putting her in that position. If only she could let her know the real issue but it was impossible.


    She did not know why but she was sure that words were going to reach her mother if she ever told her the true nature of their rtionship.


    ¡°Here,¡± she put a piece of meat on her te, smiling.


    Audrey stood up trying hard not to show that she was annoyed.


    ¡°I am done. I would go have a look at my room now,¡± she said and stood up, pushing her chair backwards with her legs.


    ¡°Audrey¡­¡± She bowed to Kai and left before Cassy could finish her sentence.


    Cassy exhaled and turned to Kai ring at him.


    ¡°What?¡± he questioned without looking at her.


    He was doing this again. How did he know she was looking at him?


    ¡°Why did you do that?¡± she asked, folding her arms across her chest.


    ¡°Do what? I did nothing,¡± he raised his head and licked his lower lip.


    She was mesmerized by his handsome face and gray eyes for a moment but she quickly snapped out of it.


    ¡°I know I asked for your help but don¡¯t you think you were being too much just now?¡± she asked and he raised an eyebrow at her.


    She exhaled through her lips. Why was he ying dumb now?


    ¡°Can you not see that she left the table after she beheld our rtionship,¡± she rolled her eyes at the mention of the word ¡®rtionship¡¯. ¡°She barely even touched her food.¡± she gestured to where Audrey had sat.


    Her te was still filled with food. It looked untouched.


    ¡°That¡¯s her problem then,¡± he said nonchntly.


    Cassy sighed and stood up.


    ¡°I would go check with her but please stop making things hard for me. It¡¯s not a request, it¡¯s an order,¡±


    With that, she walked out of the dining hall. She was going in search of Audrey.


    She knew her sister was probably hurt. She had to see her to confirm.


    Cassy made sure that Audrey¡¯s bed chamber was at least a hallway away from hers.


    She knew Audrey for being too curious, so she had to make sure that she was not anywhere near her chamber to prevent her from reaching there.


    Cassy reached Audrey¡¯s bed chamber and knocked on the wooden door.


    ¡°Come in,¡± she heard Audrey¡¯s voice after two knocks.


    She pushed the door open. She found Audrey standing close to the bed with her trunk in front of her. She was offloading them and arranging them into the armoire which was standing adjacent to the bed.


    Cassy bent over and picked up a ck petticoat, she folded it and ced it in the armoire.


    ¡°I¡­ I am sorry for¡­ what happened back there,¡± she stuttered and shot Audrey an apologetic smile.


    ¡°What happened? I did not see anything wrong there I am just the unfortunate one,¡± she tried tough it off but Cassy already got the hint.


    She dropped the red chainse she was holding and went to hold her hands in hers.


    ¡°You do not have to talk like that, Audrey. Has Tabitha been giving you a hard time?¡± she asked, staring at the other woman who had her head lowered.


    After receiving a lot of insults and beating she finally got used to calling her by her name.


    Audrey nodded. ¡°Yes,¡±


    Cassy exhaled. Howe has she not thought about this for long?


    She knew Tabitha for being so naggy and quarrelsome but she did not expect her to show the same attitude to her beloved daughter.


    ¡°I should have known that she was going to give you a hard time but you do not have to take it to heart. In the past she had said a lot to me and so I had to grow ustomed to her insults,¡± Cassy told her and touched her shoulder.


    ¡°It¡¯s only a matter of time, you would get used to it so much that it would sound like a littled babbling.¡± The both of themughed.


    Cassy¡¯s lips curved into a genuine smile when they stoppedughing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be in a hurry. Everything would happen at the right time,¡± she uttered looking into Audrey¡¯s eyes.


    Audrey smiled and pulled her in for a hug.


    ¡°Thank you so much, Cassy,¡± she whispered. She was trying hard to keep the tears brewing up in her eyes at bay.


    They separated from the hug and continued arranging the clothes.


    ¡°We should get this done as quickly as possible. I have a lot to tell you about my trip to the blessed moon pack!¡± Cassy beamed and Audrey nodded with a smile.


    ¡°Looking forward to it,¡±


    Cassy and Audrey spent the entire day catching up on each other. They also had lunch and dinner together


    When it was bedtime, Cassy recalled that she was now going to live with him until Audrey leaves and she could not help but groan.


    How was she going to put up with his stony face and his cold and cunning attitude?


    If only she could spend the night in Audrey¡¯s bed chamber.


    She kissed Audrey¡¯s forehead and bade her good night.


    In no time, she was in front of his bed chamber. After doing all the types of breathing techniques known to her, she knocked on the door.


    She turned the doorknob when she heard him permit her in.


    She found him sitting in the parlour, having dinner. Cassy saw this as an opportunity to take her bath.


    She walked past him and went into the room. She stripped off her clothes and entered into the bathroom.


    She threw on a chemise and went to lie on the bed.


    She was already drifting into a dreamless slumber when she heard Kai¡¯s voice.


    ¡°What are youying there?¡± he asked, annoyance clear in his voice.


    Cassy pried her eyes open. He was standing across the bed, shooting her daggers with his eyes.


    ¡°What does it look like?¡± she replied sarcastically.


    She was already exhausted and all she wanted was a good night¡¯s rest but she was not sure he was going to allow her to be.


    Kai scoffed. ¡°Did you ever ask me where you wouldy your head?¡±


    ¡°There is a bed, so why would I ask?¡± she seemed to have understood what he meant and broke into a fit ofughter.


    ¡°If you are not willing to maintain boundaries and share the bed with me you might as well get a pillow and a quilt and find someone else to pass the night.¡±


    Kai furrowed his eyebrows. The audacity of this woman! How could she speak to him like that!?


    This woman was something.


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