3. Luna

The cell had no windows, so I was unable to see daylight nor midnight.

It was bearable though. Nobody came except a guy who only gave me daily food and water. At first I didn't dare eat the food. But the smell made my stomach grumble, so I ate it.

The guy who came down constantly was actually really sweet. He would always smile at me and gently placed the food down. Sometimes he would even try to make a short conversation with me.

But I wouldn't reply him back, just smile in response and left quietly after.

I also realised I actually like the cell. It was peaceful. I don't have to worry about Alpha suddenly barging in and begin another round of "torture". I would just sit at a little corner and daydream, sometimes even thinking about life.

I tend to look forward for my meals. They were just simple chicken porridge. But it was delicious.

The cell then opened in the middle of my self-conversation. And I turned my head expecting the guy, but instead was a girl.

I frowned.

"Hello there." She smiled. But it looked wicked.

I turned away.

"Listen, I don't know why you're still here, alive above all, but you won't distract my alpha, you hear me? He's mine. He's my fiance."

I just remained silent.

"Do you hear me?!" She raised her voice.

"Why do you need to tell me?" I asked genuinely.

"It's just a warning. I'm the Luna of this pack. The mate of the Alpha. I dare you to defy me." She said. But her voice had no power.

I smirked.

I turned towards her, giving her all of my attention, like what she wanted.

"That's better. Now-"

I grabbed her neck and stood up.

Her feet was no longer touching the ground.

"Luna? I don't think so." I grinned.

She kept struggling but that made me strangle her even more.

Her face turned a little red before someone yelled behind her.

"Stop!"

It's mate Kyra said.

I let go of her and she fell to the floor, gasping for air.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asked sternly.

"Strangling." I answered.

"Why?"

"None.of.your.business." I said coldly. 

"Alpha, all I did was give her food, then she just strangled me." That girl cried.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance.

"I didn't instruct you to give her food did I?" He looked at her.

"I wanted to be her friend. That's all. Isn't that my job as Luna?" She asked 'sweetly'.

"How many times must I say? You are not my mate!" He raised his voice once again. 

I touched his arm and felt his anger.

"Calm down." I said quietly.

"What are you doing? How dare you touch the Alpha?!" She yelled back at me. 

"Mate, I want you to calm down." I whispered as I gently rubbed his arm up and down.

He took deep breaths and calmed down. I then let go and went back to my little corner.

At that moment, he faced me with eyes filled with love and concern, but I just turned away from him.

I heard that girl screaming and then the voice died down and there was silence again.

I just sighed silently.

Hayden's POV

At the age 22, still mateless.

Until now.

My mate was so beautiful. There were countless times I debated whether to go down to see her or not.

She looked so fragile. It's like one touch could break her entirely. So pure. But she doesn't even like or know me.

Mate looks so scared. My wolf, Zane, said.

Yeah. I wonder what happened to her.

Maybe you should go down and ask. You haven't even visited her once ever since you yelled at her. Zane glared.

I told you! I'm sorry!

Yeah. Go to mate Hayden.

I went down but was shocked at the view.

She was strangling Amanda! Even though I wanted to watch, this would put distress.

"Stop!" I yelled.

Mate saw me and let go of her.

I walked towards her, taking my time admiring her beauty.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"Strangling." Her voice sounded cold, but to me, it was like a melody. So beautiful.

"Why?"

"None.of.your.business." She replied.

"Alpha, all I did was give her food, then she just strangled me." Amanda cried.

I rolled my eyes. Bitch.

"I didn't instruct you to give her food did I?"

"I wanted to be her friend. That's all. Isn't that my job as Luna?" She said.

"How many times must I say? You are not my mate!" I yelled at her.

Just then, I felt sparks fly through my entire body. It was an electric feeling. My body was suddenly embraced in a warm light. It was a feeling I never wanted to be sick of. That was when I knew- Mate touched me.

"Calm down." She said quietly. It was filled care, the way she spoke.

"What are you doing? How dare you touch the Alpha?!" Amanda kept shouting.

"Mate, I want you to calm down." She whispered as she rubbed my arm slightly up and down.

I listened to her, took deep breaths and calmed down.

I felt her let go and Zane was already whimpering. I turned my head to look at her, only to see her back in her little corner.

What happened to you? Why are so distant?

I went to Amanda who was glaring at mate, grabbed her by the hair and pulled her out of the cell.

I looked at her one last time before pulling Amanda upstairs. At the pack house, I roughly pushed her down the floor in my office.

"What the hell was that?!" I yelled.

"I was just being kind Alpha." She said quietly.

Seriously, this girl gets on my last nerve.

"Kind? Who the hell even gave you permission to enter the basement?"

"As Luna, I wanted to see the prisoner."

Prisoner... my mate is a prisoner.

"You are not the Luna!"

"I am! You haven't even found your mate yet! So I am your mate! You are my fiance for god's sake!" She kept arguing back.

"Did you just yell at me?" I said with my alpha voice.

She gasped as she realised what she had done and started to shake with fear.

"Did you just raise your voice at me?!" I questioned again.

"N-no alpha." She stuttered on her words.

"Tell me, what did you say to her."

"I said she won't distract you and that you're mine. And that I'm the Luna of this pack and I dared her to defy me." She blurted out.

"Get out."

And she quickly scurried away, frightened.

Oh jesus. What am I gonna do about my mate...?