6

"Leave." Noah's voice was the only one in the room. " All of you. I'd like to talk to my wife. In private."

I thought I was dreaming. I'd been staring at Noah for a while so maybe I was imagining things. Maybe if I blinked or broke an arm, everything would go back to normal.

Maybe.

"Can you not hear me?" The Alpha's boom caused me to snap out of my thoughts. I shuddered as a chill ran down my spine. " I said leave!"

The maids scurried out first, their footsteps like mice running from their biggest predator, the cat, in the hallway. I glanced quickly at the bed and cursed inside when I saw the silk dress lying on the bed, it's beauty taunting me.

Why didn't they take it along?

Noah, like a pest, followed my gaze to the dress too. His eyes darted back and forth between us before a smug smile rested on his lips.

"You can't be serious." Eric broke our staring contest. He always seemed to know the right time to butt into our business. " Noah, you're joking, right?"

"You're still here." His cousin countered. " I asked you to leave.'

"But…"

"Leave." Noah was this close to spelling the actual word out to Eric. " Don't make me have them escort you out. I want to talk to my Queen in private."

Noah saying My Queen was even more cringe and I wanted to barf so bad.

"Fine then." Eric headed to the door. He gave Noah a curt nod and a deadly eye roll before exiting my room. " Have a good night's rest."

Noah then smiled sinisterly at me. I choked on air.

Just like In the movies, the door closed slowly, it's creaking filling the room. Immediately the door closed shut, Noah turned to me. He said nothing, only watching me with a certain glint in his eyes.

Unable to bear the silence for much longer, I yelled. " What do you want Noah?"

He said nothing. His smile only grew wid until I realized he had a dent in his left cheek.

" I'm talking to you." I yelled. " What do you want from me?"

"Bailey." My name was the first thing he pronounced. There was something about the way he called my name. " No one calls me by my name, except they've earned it. You, haven't. " He paused. " But since you're new to all this and I'm in a relatively good mood, I'll let it slide. You are my Queen after all."

"Would you stop calling me that?" I barked. " I am not your Queen so stop calling me that."

"But by royal decree you are." He toyed around with a powder case on my vanity. " All that's left is a few formalities. Then your coronation ceremony and everything's a done deal."

"Why?" It made no sense. He hated me so why did he make me the Luna? " Why are you doing this?"

" You're a special one, Bailey." He started, his smile never for once faltering. "And special cases require special procedures. Don't worry, it'll all make sense in the end."

" If you think you can punish me, just to bend and stroke your useless ego then it won't work. " I fired back. " I'm not like the other girls you've come across."

"Like I said, special case, special procedures." He made it look like I was in a mental asylum waiting to be treated. His eyes locked on me one more time before going back to the dress. Pushing himself off the vanity he was resting on, he strolled to the bed.

 "What are you coming to do?" I asked nervously, as he moved closer. The beat of my heart increased its pace. And i stood still, unable to move. Noah still didn't stop, he moved closer