Semua Bab LUNA: Bab 21 - Bab 30

ALEXANDERI curled up on the cold floor, every bruise and bloodied marks on my body dragging me back to the torment Alpha Damon had put me through. The memory alone made my toes curl in fear, and I shivered uncontrollably.He had dragged me without care, as though I was nothing more than an object. It didn’t matter that I was already hurt, already too weak to stand. The cold had seeped deep into my bones, and every movement sent pain tearing through me. I had screamed myself hoarse, calling his name, begging for it to stop, but he never listened.When I tried to move, a sharp pain shot through my abdomen, forcing a gasp from my lips. My whole body trembled as I struggled to rise, but my legs gave out beneath me, and I collapsed back onto the floor with a groan.Then I heard his footsteps.I shifted painfully and lifted my head just enough to see him—the monster who had tortured me all night.A smile curved his lips as he looked down at me. “Did you enjoy it?” Alpha Damon asked mocking

ALEXANDERI was stunned by his reaction, but what left me completely speechless was when he reached out, grabbed my arm, and pulled me toward him, making me stumble.He stepped between Chris and me. Staring at his back, I heard him say calmly to Chris, “Alex is my wife.”Chris didn’t look surprised. He must have seen me standing beside Damon earlier. But what troubled me was this—was that the reason Damon had invited me to the podium? Did he already know that I was fated to his uncle as well?The realization sent a chill through my heart. I scoffed at the foolish hope I had allowed myself to feel after standing beside him in public.Chris looked at Damon calmly, then said with a smile, “I’ve heard many rumors about you and her. Word on the street is that you don’t love her, that your heart belongs to a missing woman named Tracy. I also heard that you never officially married her and swore never to make her the Luna of the pack…”The more I listened, the more shocked I became. But Chri

ALEXANDERI hadn’t left my room for days, and Alpha Damon hadn’t come either. By noon on the third day, Christina looked at me with pleading eyes and said softly, “My Lady, why don’t you give Alpha Damon another chance? I have watched him grow. He hurt you and acted rashly because of the pain of losing Tracy, but he has healed and become a better man. If you give him a second chance, he will treat you better.”I looked at Christina and asked, “Why did he blame me for Tracy’s death? Am I not a victim too?”Christina pursed her lips, but I didn’t let the matter go. With a sneer, I said, “Everyone hated me for a death I didn’t cause. Do you know what it means to grow up worse than an orphan?”Her eyes widened in shock at my words, but I didn’t give her time to respond. Anger poured out of me as I continued, “It means having a father, yet growing up without fatherly love. It means having a family, yet being treated worse than a slave in your own home.”My emotions surged, my chest tighten

ALEXANDER“Why are you doing all this?” I asked Alpha Damon.He clearly hadn’t expected the question. Surprise creased his face, and for a moment, he said nothing.I held his gaze, then shook my head.“You may be able to fool everyone else, but you’ll never fool me. You don’t have feelings for me, and all this won’t change anything. I think you should end this game you’re playing. My father was here earlier, but neither he nor anyone else can change my mind. If I get the chance, I will leave the pack.”Alpha Damon’s face darkened, and he glared at me.“Why?” he demanded. “Why can’t I make up for the mistakes I made? Why?”I sneered at him.“One time is a mistake. Twice is not. Repeatedly? That’s intention. That’s exactly what you chose to do. So stop calling it a mistake.”His jaw tightened. Then he let out a harsh, bitter laugh.“It wasn’t a mistake,” he said coldly. “I forced you to sleep with those men. I forced myself on you. None of it was a mistake. It was all exactly what I wan

ALEXANDERI didn’t know either. It just felt like nothing I ever wished for came true. I prayed every day for my father’s love, but I was never loved by my own father. I wished for a peaceful childhood, but my stepfather tortured me constantly. My dreams and hopes for a better future were always shattered by reality.I looked away from the window and sat on my bed before saying to Christina, “I’m hungry.”She didn’t stay for a reply. Christina quietly turned and left, then returned a short while later with my breakfast.After I finished eating, I expected the maids to drag me to the bathroom, scrub me clean, force clothes onto me, and then take me to the high platform where I would be crowned.But to my shock, Chris leaped through the window and landed inside my room. He looked at me with a grin on his face. Glancing outside, I guessed he had jumped over thirty feet to get in.“You shouldn’t resist. Just go along with his plans. You’ll be leaving the pack at dusk tomorrow,” Chris said