Page 121 of Her Destined Alpha
“So, you are patient, efficient, and quick at whatever you need to get done?”
“Umm, I guess we could put it like that,” I said with a small smile. She let out a graceful laugh and looked up at the cloudy sky.
“Well, those are skills needed to make a fine Luna. I’m sure you will be capable… the Moon Goddess would not have gifted Rayhan an incapable mate,” she said, smiling as she looked at me. Her words almost made me frown. Was she insinuating something, or was that just me being paranoid?
“I will do my best, I guess,” I said hesitantly.
“Good, because to run a pack, there are things a Luna needs to do. Certain responsibilities... enough of that now. I’m sure, with time, you will learn that, and we will see what kind of Luna you will become.” My stomach sank a little. Maybe I wasn’t what she was expecting. She looked at me and gave me a small smile.
“Please don’t take my words the wrong way; it’s just that we are one of the strongest packs in the country, and our reputation is known throughout. I just don’t want people to think we have weakened since having a human Luna.” I frowned. Well, that wasn’t fair…
“So, I’m guessing maybe a witch or vampire Luna would have been better than a human, then?” I asked.
It wasn’t fair to judge me on my race. Human or witch, she was still looking down on me. My words made her freeze, her heart thudding as she looked at me sharply.
“That is not a joke, Ana. I know you don’t really understand our world yet, but witches... they are worse than anything you could possibly encounter. We lost many loved ones thanks to them.”
“But Rayhan said they aren’t all bad,” I replied. I knew I should back down, but I never could. Half the time, it was why I got punished. Her frown deepened.
“Rayhan is too blinded for his own good.”
“Or he is the one who is looking at things with clarity? Not blinded by his beliefs… perhaps the majority of witches are horrible, but I’m sure it does not define them all.”
“You will be wise to not listen to everything Rayhan says.”
“He is my mate, and I will always take his words into account foremost,” I countered, my blue eyes meeting her grey.
“Witches are selfish, cold, and ruthless. Their entire kind is.”
“Rayhan’s grandmother was a witch, an evil one at that, but his uncle, father, and he are nothing like her. Yet they have a witch’s blood running through their veins. I’m sorry, Luna Maria, if my words don’t sit right with you, but human or not, I won’t let anyone make my decision for me on any matter.”
Yes. I hated witches for what they had done to me, but Raihana and me? We weren’t like the majority. I looked at Rayhan’s mother before me and realised that until she saw me for who I was, there was no way I would ever consider calling her mom.
“Hmph. You’re a stubborn one…” She forced a smile and shook her head. “When you lose your own at the hands of those evil witches, then you will realise what hatred is.”
No, that was not true. Even I had suffered at their hands, but I wouldn’t class them all as one…
“Maybe,” I replied, but before I could say more, a growl ripped through the air, and the sound of shattering glass made us both spin around. Maria grabbed my arm and pulled me behind her. The six guards closed around us, my heart thundering. When realisation hit, my stomach sank. I recognised whom that growl belonged to.
Rayhan.
Revealed
Chris
The tension between Raihana and me was so obvious. I was doing my best to keep my shit together, but it wasn’t easy, looking at her in that dress that wrapped perfectly around her figure, emphasising her every curve… not to mention that big ass of hers. Fuck, she was the hottest girl around, like a prize I wanted to unwrap and devour.
I had tried… tried to call one of the pack she-wolves to keep me company, but I couldn’t even enjoy it, not when all I could think of was her. I needed to apologise for that night… yet at the same time, I refused to. She grated on my nerves just as much as I wanted her wrapped around my dick.
The worst part… I had to follow her and try not to look at that ass of hers. She had gone to freshen up, and I was waiting across the hall. I took my phone out to see Lola’s message.
‘Have you told Ray yet? You need to before he finds out, Chris. I am not going to be hiding your mess up from him.’
I frowned. Yeah, I get it; I fucking messed up… but it wasn’t entirely me. She was fucking tempting.
I looked up, my eyes flashing in irritation when Raihana stepped out of the bathroom. I could smell the fresh dose of perfume she had applied. Her lips were glossier again, and the hair strands that framed her face were rearranged.
Her eyes met mine, and I realised we were suddenly alone for the first time since that day. Her heart was racing. I didn’t know how to fucking react. Shit, this was me, Chris Somers, Delta of the Black Storm, a man who could get a woman no matter what, but the same one who hated dealing with the aftermath… and just like that, there I was, not wanting to deal with the aftermath of what went down between us.
