Looking at the murderous tension in Thor's eyes, I heard a loud growled and eyed the wolf slowly approaching us with his eyes on Thor.
"Stay back and don't attack!" I ordered, looking back into Thor's cold gaze.
When he squeezed my neck a bit tighter, I clawed my nails into the back of his hand, causing him to loosen his grip around my throat a little, and I mumbled, "Can you let go of me, please!"
With his gaze fixed solely on mine, a look of hesitation clouded Thor's face, and his grip on my neck loosened a bit more.
"Thank you. Now, what I came here to say is that I want to get you out of this place," I whispered, clearing my throat aggressively to stabilize my breath.
Slowly, Thor's expression started to soften, and he drew back, a few distances away from me.
After standing to my feet, I gently rubbed my neck to get rid of the aching feeling and then turned around, sensing Thor's eyes on me as I walked away.
"Get him out of this filthy place and take him to the west wind. Also, have Arthritis check on his wounds!" I commanded as I marched out of the cells.
The moment I arrived in my room, I slammed the door shut behind me, locked it, and rested against its wooden frame as my chest raised and fell rapidly.
Suddenly, the echo of a knock snapped me out of my emotions, and I drew away from the door as I mumbled, "Who is it?"
"It's Rona, my Luna!" My maid's voice flowed into the room.
"What is it?"
"Elder Dach is here to see you."
Although I didn't want to entertain anyone at such a moment, I knew that I couldn't dismiss Elder Dach because he was one of my uncle's trusted advisors.
"Tell him to wait on me in the garden!" I called out, feeling a bit calmer now.
After the sound of Rona's footsteps faded down the hallway, I walked over to the mirror and gently stroked my neck, noticing that there was no mark.
Suddenly a flash of Thor's face crossed my mind, and I inhaled, holding in my breath before slowly exhaling.
I don't know what the heck happened back in that cell, but images of Thor kept hunting my mind, and underneath all the feeling of fear and stress, I felt something else when I remember him.
After getting my emotions under control, I met Elder Dach seated in the Eve garden, and I joined him on the stone bench, inhaling the air filled with sweet fragrances from the flowers.
Even though I could feel his eyes on me, I kept my gaze ahead and mumbled, "What news do you bring me, Elder Dach?"
"My Luna, both alphas of the Aurora Clan and Cruelcrest Hounds are interested in your hands. They would like to have a one on one meet-up with you to see if your wolves are compatible and a bond exists between you two." Elder Dach said with a trace of excitement in his voice.
The moment I heard those words, I felt reluctant. Why? I pretended not to know, refusing to acknowledge my feelings.
"Both Alphas have a prominent pack and territories. It will be great for our pack if you were mated to any one of them." Elder Dach said after I didn't speak for a while.
"Hmmh," I mumbled, wondering how to respond to his words.
"We know that you are still young, that's while we have been keeping things from you. But there's a war uprising, and rogues from the Storm Riders Pack are bringing the downpour to us. We need to be ready for it!"
"I know."
The thought of war at the beginning of my leadership of the pack scared me a bit even though my uncle didn't spoil me to the extent that I didn't know how to fight. But this was a battle between two packs they were talking about, and I wasn't ready for that.
"We need to ally with another pack through marriage if we are going to win this war against the Storm Riders Pack." Elder Dach said as my gaze unintentionally lacked with his, and he frowned.
"Do you have to talk like that? It's not certain that a war is going to happen." I mumbled beneath my breath in annoyance.
"Who has lived longer days and seen more nights between you and me?!"
"You,"
"Then listen to me when I tell you my Luna that a war will happen, and we need the alliance to win it."
Gazing into his eyes, I took a long stare at him and mumbled in my head, 'Then why can't we just make an alliance with the Storm Riders Pack so peace can rain?' Yet, my lips remained sealed.
"Did you meet the prisoner today?" Elder Dach asked, sounding a bit calmer now.
"Mmmh," I mumbled as I withdrew my gaze off him and focused on the sky.
Silence fell between us for a moment. Then Elder Dach stood to his feet, looked down at me, and said, "I hope my Luna can put the well-being of the pack first and not be emotional about this."
After another long boring day of running about my duties, I headed back to my chamber and went straight into the bathroom.
My body felt depleted as I got undressed, and then got into the tub, feeling a bit better when the warm water soaks upon my skin.
Picking up Rona's scent in my room, I looked to my right and saw her approaching me
"Do you want me to wait on you and dress you tonight?" Rona asked with a smile.
"There's no need. You can leave my clothes on the stool." I mumbled, relaxing my head as I stared at the ceiling.
After Rona left, I shut my eyes, and I saw Alpha Thor's face so clearly in my head, and I immediately raised my eyelids.
My first time seeing Thor, and an image of him has already forcefully imprinted itself in my brain. I would have avoided looking into his eyes if I knew that his stare was going to be my fantasy.
For someone who has been in captivity when I was only a pup, he has such a strong aura, more powerful than most alpha that I have met.
Frustrated, I blind my eyes with my palm as I wondered why I couldn't get him out of my mind.
After leaving out of the tub, I got dressed into my nightgown and headed to bed. But the moment I shut my eyes to sleep, I felt a presence in my room, and my lashes immediately rouse.
Iris POV When Thor told me that he knew Alpha Ero, a part of me thought he was lying, but now, seeing how the two interacted with each other, I knew that he was telling the truth.But if Thor and Ero are, or used to be best buddies, then why we're he so close to my uncle, who torture and abused Thor for years and years?!Looking at Thor, my heart ached at the Thor of how much betrayal he must have felt and was still suffering from deep inside.Maybe this is why he doesn't trust me or wants to let me have access to his emotions and be vulnerable with his feelings.Forcing myself to remain focused on what was happening around me, I watched as Eros took the glass of wine from Thor's hand, and brought it to his mouth, draining it within seconds while chuckling."Now, Luna Iris, I'm sad that you haven't learned from your first mistake of taking over my authority," Ero spoke, staring down at me as he licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with pleasure and mischief.Within less than a second,
Slowly, I turned my head towards where the voice came from and found a man standing near a table with a tray full of drinks, his eyes fixed on me, filled with excitement. His brown hair was slicked back perfectly and he wore a dark gray suit with black stripes."It's you!" He cried, his hands trembling slightly as he approached us, his eyes glued to me when he stopped and bowed respectfully. "I know that you don't know me, but I'm, 'Cruz.' I have admired the tales of you all my life!" This entire situation was making me nervous, and I couldn't help but glance around the room, seeing people staring at me, whispers reaching my ears loud and clear."It's him. Alpha Thor!" A low voice said from beside me, making me look up to see an old beta."Alpha Thor and Iris? What are we missing? Didn't her uncle keep him in captivity for so many years?" I heard a female voice, followed by several more whispers as the crowd grew even more restless.My eyes darted left to right, staring at the faces
Thor Pov A knock on my door caused my wolf to stir inside of me as I lifted myself off my bed, grunting in annoyance, and walked over to the door. When I opened it, I found a servant girl standing there with an urgent look in her eyes. As soon as she saw me, she bowed respectfully and said, "Our Luna asked that you get dressed in these." For a moment, I gazed at the garment bag in her hand and then back at her soft smile before taking the bag from her and nodding my head, and then shutting the door in her face. The thought of seeing Ero again was messing with my wolf, and I'm pretty sure, as far as my wolf goes, he doesn't get restless easily but knowing the reason why Ero invited Iris to his so-called party, I couldn't help but feel anxious. Laying the bag on my bed, I sat at the edge of my bed frame and buried my face into my palm, allowing a frustrated growl to escape my throat. Even though Iris is my mate, it doesn't change the fact that I am still the alpha of a pack her
Iris POV The days went by way quicker than I wanted, and since I agreed to attend the ball, I had to go to this damned party, even though this morning, I kind of have this awful gut feeling. So, I forced myself out of bed because it was useless trying to sleep when there was an eventful day ahead of me, and I was nervous. Not caring to wear something on my bare feet, I walked out of my room, not bothering to change clothes or brush my hair, and headed towards Thor's bedroom. When I reached his door, I stood in front of it staring down at the black handle with a sense of hesitation that kept bubbling inside me. Suddenly, the door opened, and standing two feet away from me was Thor, staring into my eyes with a soft expression as he gazed at me with concern. "Morning?" Thor muttered, opening the door more widely so I could enter, and then closing it behind me. "It's still so early, why aren't you resting. It's going to be a long journey-" "I can't sleep," I interrupted, walking tow
Thor POVWas I a joke to Iris for her to agree so easily to another man's invitation like we just didn't spend the night in bed, against each other bare skin!"Okay then. I will pass onto Alpha Eros that Alpha Thor would be attending his ball also." Helios said, eyeing me with a shaky gaze."Yes," Iris mumbled in a weak voice.After Helios turned to leave, she threw me a hard look. But I walked away, heading into the mansion.When I got to my room, Iris stormed in after me and slammed the door shut, causing me to turn and stare at her."What?" I mumbled when she rolled her eyes."You know Alpha Eros?" Iris asked.That fucking lunatic. Of course, I knew him. He is an insane brutal ass who pretended to be a saint for his father who he was afraid of until he murder him in his sleep, blaming it on an assassin that never existed. Not many people know that. But when he hung out with someone like me, he used me as his priest to confess his shitty sin when the guilt became a burden because he
Iris PovA fool is what I am for agreeing to Thor's bizarre rule and trusting him that he would not betray me and my pack in the long run since he refused to mark me.Yet, I decided to be a clod because trust goes both ways, and maybe after giving it to him, he would let go of whatever trauma that has him so dubious about things.So, I buried my desire to slap him in the face and tried to think about what I was going to do this morning. But there is not much I can do today because Thor had depleted me of every vitality in my bone, and I'm laying on my bed, hoping that I have no vital duty to attend to today.But my heart suddenly sunk and a feeling of annoyance overwhelmed me when the was a knock on my room door."Rona, what is it?!" I mumbled, sinking deep into my bed."My Luna, you have a messenger here to see you!" "Can't you just pass on his message to me!" "He requested that he tell you the message to you himself other than anyone else." Knowing how tight my schedule is, why d