Chapter 041

Vivica’s POVI walked beside Adrian with practiced precision as he led us to the council room—being Luna was demanding, but Adrian did everything in his power to make it seem like something you didn’t need to put in effort at all. Well, how was he supposed to know when he hadn’t been one himself. Last night alone, I had to walk on a straight line Celia created with a black tape just to make sure I didn’t look like a claim next to Adrian this morning. She said there was nothing wrong with how I walk normally, but it needed a little bit of work to make me stand out anywhere I went. Now that the pack members were looking intently at me as we walked down the hallway leading to the council room I didn’t even know what to think? Has I committed another grave offense or was the majestic walk too chic to ignore?The moment we got to the entrance Adrian reached for my hand and twirled his fingers in mine. The door opened and we marched inside. All heads

Chapter 042

Vivica’s POVAs soon as I left the council room, I scurried down the hallway, fighting the naeusasting urging up to throw up right there and then. Simone’s charred face and Adrian’s fingers coated in his blood made my skin crawl.The short walk to the elevator felt like eternity. I finally got to the elevator. Just when I was about to reach for the buttons a hand grip me from behind. I jumped around to find a maid staring, her eyes were calm and hollow, nothing like the haughty look most of them had here.“What are you doing?” I said, my voice low, but it conveyed every bit of my fear and confusion.“I didn’t mean to startle you, Luna. I just wanted to talk,” she bowed her head when she was done talking.“You could have called my name, made a sound to notify me you were right behind me,” I expressed with immense frustration.“I wasn’t sure it was you.” She began to explain and the elevator dinged, revealing Melissa. “You wer

Chapter 043

Vivica’s POV“I can’t believe you hired her!” Celia fumed, trailing after me as I made my way to the bedroom. “How can you employ someone who isn’t afraid to blackmail you despite knowing you are the Luna.”“That part!” I halted, almost bumping into Celia as I turned to face her. “Her fearlessness is the sole reason why I hired her.”Celia blinked repeatedly, realization hitting her. “Don’t tell me you want her to work with you at the care home?”“That’s exactly my plan,” I smiled grimly. “Oh my god,” Celia gasped. She rushed to the vanity table and plopped into the chair, clutching her temples in bewilderment. “I can’t believe you, Viv!”“What?!” I flared up. “You won’t help me and you don’t want someone else to?”“Nooo” she stressed on the word. “I’m just worried you might be getting yourself in trouble. You don’t carry just anyone along when embarking on feats like this.”My eyes darted around. “You are righ

Chapter 044

Adrian halted the car in front of the pack mansion and let out a sigh of relief, then rested his head against the seat to cool for a few seconds. From the corner of his eye he saw someone approaching through the tinted car window. It was his mate’s best friend—Celia. Celia walked to the car brusquely, her fingers, which she folded into a fist were already reaching for the car window even before she got to him. He watched with absolute awe as knocked aggressively on the window. His eyebrows arched quizzically. Was something wrong with Vivica? Even before Adrian rolled the tinted window down, she had already started talking, and it had nothing to do with his mate. “Did you not see me waving at you to stop or were you just…pretending ?” He voice fired slowly when she saw me in the driver’s seat. she began talking even before I rolled the tinted window down. When she saw his face, she froze, closing her mouth slowly and seali

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“I wonder if you know what you’re perfect Luna has been up to, lately.” Arella demanded as Vivica took a step forward, tutoring her whole frame to watch her body lock up. “Adrian… I…” Vivica started, scrambling for words, but nothing came out. Arella watched Vivica stutter with predatory keenness. Vivica lowered her head, praying she could just vanish. She has barely even started and she was already busted. “I’m so sorry, Adrian,” Vivica looked up, the confusion in Adrian’s eyes, which were bound to switch to that of disappointment after telling what she had been up to gnawed at her conscience. “I..”“How could you be so selfish, Vivica?” Arella spat viciously, eyes blazing with rage. Vivica’s head snapped from Arella to Adrian’s as she desperately struggled to understand. “It wasn’t enough that you took my mother’s Favour it’s maid from her, now you want to take her replacement too?” Vivica fidgeted

Chapter 045

Vivica’s POVThe night sky was studded with stars, their glow spilling over everything beneath them. Adrian was standing in the yard with his hands in his pockets, with his back to the entrance. I approached him quietly, but he turned before I could even reach him. “Hey,” he whispered when he saw me. “Hey,” I responded.“About this morning,” he began, taking a step towards me. “I—”I instinctively stepped back. He cut himself off mid-sentence, and we both halted in our tracks. “Is there any progress with my late father’s case?” I asked, my gaze fixed on the ground near his boots. “Not yet.” he stated, his voice low as he explained further. “The investigator is still unraveling the events surrounding his…death.”“Okay.” I whispered softly. I changed the subject quickly to avoid the details; I was due to start at the care home tomorrow, and the last thing I wanted was to spend the night cryi