Chapter 41: Under disguise

Ever's POVMy eyes raked over the outfit from head to toe in utter disbelief. Her blonde hair was also let down and unstyled, and I noticed she'd stripped herself of all jewelry.“Luna, why?...”“You must be surprised, right?” she beamed, like she'd accomplished something important. “Do you think this look could pass for an Omega? I just grabbed the closest hand-me-down I could get.” She let out a laugh, still puzzling me.“But why?” I asked her. “Is there somewhere you're going?”She turned and headed for the mirror, straightening her hair with the brush as she sat.“Did anyone see you come in?” she asked.“No,” I replied.“Anyone outside?” she followed with another question.“No. Is there something wrong?” I asked, brows raised. Her facial expressions were hard to read. I didn't know what to make of...this. My eyes scanned her outfit once again.“You know...” Rhaeya's voice cut through, still brushing her hair as she turned to me. “Since my arrival here, I've never gone past the Pac

Chapter 42: A Market Adventure I

Ever's POVI turned to see one of the guards, eyebrows furrowed, standing still as his eyes raked over us. Our outfits, our veils, and our pale faces all together. Rhaeya and I exchanged panicked glances, not knowing how to bail ourselves out.“Are... Are you going somewhere, Luna?” he asked.Rhaeya and I adjusted our veils, still unable to reply.“You look different today. Do you need Alpha Hagan? Should I go call him?”“No!” Rhaeya and I screamed in unison.“I'm fine, Eric. You don't need to involve Hagan,” Rhaeya assured him, pulling off her veil. “As a matter of fact...” she said, inching closer, her gaze now more serious. “Hagan should hear no word of this,” she stated, waiting for a response from him, to which he nodded, swallowing hard.“Yes, Luna,” he replied, lowering his gaze.I was amazed at the impact Rhaeya had even on the royal guards. She even knew all their names in such a short period. I, on the other hand, barely knew the names of the Omegas I was currently working w

Chapter 43 - Chaos in the Market

Ever's POVI clutched my veil tightly, turning my face away in an attempt to avoid his gaze.“I...I'm not hungry, so just get yours, and I'll wait there for you,” I whispered behind Rhaeya in an attempt to flee.“What? Why?” She held me back. Please no. “You don't like the buns?” she asked, concern etched across her gaze.Rhaeya, please not now.“Should I get you girls the buns? Is there a problem?” the merchant's voice reached us again, and I stiffened.“What? Is there something wrong? Something you spotted? I thought you wanted to get one too,” Rhaeya persisted, and I just wished the ground could open up to swallow me.“Hello? Girls?” he called again. Rhaeya turned this time.“So sorry for the delay, sir. We would like to get one bun,” she replied.I clung tighter to my veil, turning away entirely.“Your friend, is she shy?” he asked.He noticed me?Oh Goddess, I was so done for. What if he recognized me and talked about Zeke, and then Rhaeya started asking questions? And everything

Chapter 44: One Bleeding Guard

Hagan's POV“How's the building coming along?” Elder Owen asked from across his council seat.“We should be done in a month or two,” Roy, my beta, replied.“And after storage, it'll be enough to cover the whole dry season and the seasons when planting becomes difficult,” Abe added.“It's a pleasure to have had your support in this, Alpha Zeke,” Elder Owen expressed to Zeke, who looked like he had barely been listening through the whole meeting.“Alpha Zeke, it was an honor working with you,” he tried again.Zeke's attention was completely drawn to something outside the window. All eyes turned to him, puzzled by his silence.“Alpha Zeke!” Abe nudged him.“Right. Yes.” He snapped back to the meeting. “Abe is right.”Abe facepalmed, failing to hide how fed up he was with Zeke. The more time I spent working with him, the more I wondered if he even considered this an alliance or just something he used to pass the time.“Elder Owen here, Alpha, was thanking you for the kind support you've g

Chapter 45: Thieves

Hagan's POV: Why. Why. Why. Why him of all people? And now, of all times. At this point, it felt like every time things were already bad, the universe stuck him in like special sauce to make it all worse.“You're going to need more men,” he continued, strutting his horse forward to meet me. “You don't know what it could be that holds them out there. It's not like you don't have any rivals. So you have to be prepared,” he added.And for once, he was making sense. If it were a normal situation, I'd insist he stay back. But this wasn't normal. And there was no time for that.“Let's go,” were the only words I said to him, and I jump-started my horse toward the Pack House entrance with the rest following behind me, including Zeke and the men with him.“What path had they taken, Eric?” Roy asked as we came to a stop at the entrance.“I... Luna had...”“Seems you need a second imprint of my hand across your cheeks,” Roy fired, losing his calm at the stuttering Eric.“Stop,” I shot at my bet

All Chapters of Once The Alpha's Little Secret, Now His Greatest Regret : Chapter 41 - Chapter 45

Chapter 41: Under disguise

Chapter 42: A Market Adventure I

Chapter 43 - Chaos in the Market

Chapter 44: One Bleeding Guard

Chapter 45: Thieves