Chapter 5

Viola's POV

"Why did that Alpha say that I was his fated mate? He's completely out of his mind!"

I muttered to myself on the balcony of my room as I stared straight ahead. I looked up at the night sky, adorned by the moon, where the Moon Goddess must be watching me from above. The wind blew softly through the trees, bringing a cool and calm atmosphere.

"Viola, aren't you asleep yet?" The heavy and slightly hoarse voice made me flinch.

I quickly looked back, and that's when I saw Alpha Edward walking towards me. My expression instantly changed when I saw him step onto the balcony and stand right next to me. My face felt cold and must have paled by now.

"Alpha?" I asked in shock.

Edward turned his head quickly. One eyebrow shot up as he stared intently at me.

"What's wrong? Why do you look so scared when you see me coming?"

"Oh, no! I... I was just surprised by your sudden arrival." I replied nervously, even though I was surprised.

"There's no need to be surprised like that. I am your husband after all, and we see each other all the time," he replied casually.

Once again, I was shocked by him. He had never said anything like this to me before.

Do we see each other all the time?

That's impossible.

It's so hard for me to even see him. It was also very difficult to talk to my husband alone. He always left me for no apparent reason.

So why is he suddenly talking like this?

We both fell into silence. I wanted to ask him a lot of things, but I had to drop it because I was afraid that I would be considered too presumptuous by him.

"Viola," Edward called out to me, breaking the silence between us.

"Yes, Alpha." I raised my face quickly.

Just as I was looking at him, Edward suddenly walked up to me. I felt his burly hands pulling at my slender waist until my body bumped against his mighty body.

"Ahh!" I let out a small squeal, very surprised by what he was doing.

But before I could ask, Edward suddenly pressed his lips to mine. My eyes were wide open, as I now felt his warm, soft lips crush mine.

It didn't stop there. Edward’s burly hands also slid down to squeeze my buttocks, sending shivers through me. Slowly, he broke the kiss from my lips, then looked at me with his hazel eyes that looked desired.

"Oh, Viola. I want you so much tonight. I will claim you as my own. Are you willing?" Edward's voice sounded half-whispered in my ear until his warm breath touched the back of my neck.

I was shocked to hear his words. I reflexively pulled my body from his embrace, I even pushed him away slightly.

"Luna, what's going on? Why are you moving away from me? Don't you want me to claim you as my partner?" Edward asked with eyes squinting in astonishment.

“Oh, Alpha, I'm ....” I stammered, overwhelmed by his words

Not because I didn't want to. Of course, I was very willing if he claimed me as his mate. However, I knew the risk I would have to take if I had intercourse with him. Edward would know that I was no longer a virgin. He would also accuse me of cheating on him.

Edward came closer and took my trembling hand. My face went even paler, lips quivering.

"Luna, what happened to you? Are you sick?" Edward's face suddenly took on a worried look.

I was still stricken with fear and confusion. My body was trembling even more, but my brain kept thinking hard. I had to find a way to escape this situation.

"Yes, Alpha. I've been unwell since this afternoon. My head is dizzy, and my body hurts all over," I said, finally forced to lie.

Yes, I had to. Because this was probably the only way I could get away from Edward.

"By the Moon Goddess! Why didn't you say so earlier, Viola? You'd better rest now. I'll get a doctor to check on you."

I don't know why Edward looked so panicked. He even immediately carried my body and laid me down on the bed.

"You wait here. I'll call the doctor," he said softly as he wrapped his arms around me.

"Thank you, Alpha." I nodded slowly.

Edward quickly left the room. Meanwhile, I lay back, staring anxiously at the ceiling, waiting for the doctor to arrive.

"Tonight I was forced to use my powers to save myself. I had to deceive the Alpha and the Doctor.” I closed my eyes and channeled the powerful energy in my body.

After a while, the power flowed throughout my body. I felt my body burning and aching. My head also started to spin.

Hopefully, my plan to appear sick in front of the Alpha and Doctor would work.

It didn’t take long before the door to the room opened. The Alpha entered along with a young man who was the doctor of the Winterblood Pack.

"Doctor Nathan, Luna is sick. Go check on her now!" Edward ordered sternly.

"All right, Alpha."

Nathan came closer to me. He placed his hand on my forehead. After that, he also took out the sophisticated tools used to examine my entire body.

As Nathan examined my stomach, Edward suddenly came over and sat beside me.

"Luna, I'm going out for a moment. Beta Adrian just called me. He said something urgent came up.” He said as he gently rubbed my head.

"Go away, Alpha. I'm fine," I replied softly, even though my heart was even though I was inwardly relieved.

"I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Edward hurriedly left the room. It was now just Nathan and I in the room.

"Do you feel sick to your stomach, Luna? Have you felt like throwing up lately?" the doctor asked as he placed a palm on my stomach.

"No, Nathan. I've never felt anything in my stomach. I just get dizzy and my body hurts." I lied.

"But ...." Nathan furrowed his brow, as if he noticed something unusual.

"But what? What happened?" I urged impatiently.

"But this is good news, Luna."

"You mean?"

Nathan stopped the movement of his hands and the activity of checking on me. He smiled as he showed me the results of his examination earlier.

“Congratulations, Luna. You're pregnant—with the Alpha's child.”