4: LEAVE HER.

-ADELAIDE-**

My eyes opened, landing on the chandelier above me. I realized I was in a different room. As I attempted to sit up, I heard his voice from across the room. “Stay still. I've called for your maid. Wait there until she returns,” Kaius said.

I could hear a low growl from him. I tilted my head from the bed and saw blood dripping from his shoulders. Alarmed, I sprang to my feet and rushed toward him, but I barely got close before an invisible force pushed me back to the bed.

It was his doing.

“You don't seem to listen, do you? I just gave you an instruction, and you ignored it. This is why Rey attacked you,” he said as he cleaned the blood with a tissue.

After wrapping his wounds with a bandage, he stood up. He was walking! Walking freely! Around me? Wait. What else was I thinking? He shouldn't walk? Tsk.

Wait. Rey?

He stopped in front of me. “You lured Rey here. I now understand what she's after. You. She's after you and any other Luna who steps into this territory,” he explained, his expression emotionless.

“W-why me?” I asked, my voice trembling.

“What do you think? I'm the Alpha King that Rey despises, and do you think she's going to spare any of my associates? Hell no!” Kaius exclaimed.

Fear gripped me. I didn’t want to die here! “W-what should I do? I’ll leave as soon as possible. I will agree not to be your Luna,” I quickly said.

His laughter echoed with a voidness that left me questioning why.

“It’s too late. You lost that chance when you had it. You’re stuck here because this is what you wanted. You asked for this,” he smirked.

“Why did you save me then? You should have let her kill me! Now, I have no idea when she will attack again,” I lamented.

He scoffed, letting his eyebrow do a talking as well. “Don’t think I saved you because I have any kind of affection for you. No. I saved you because I want Rey to keep coming. So, while you stay here under my watch… Rey will continue to attack you,” he muttered.

I raised my eyebrows, trying to understand what he meant. “Are you using me as bait?” I asked, realizing the implication.

“More like that. Or… how would you like to pay for witnessing me in this state? You’ve seen me walking, which is a first. No one has seen it after so many years of hiding it,” he remarked.

Oh. Now I understood.

“Or… do you want me to behead you? Of course not! I wouldn’t want that either… I mean, I can make you useful to me, even if it means putting your life at risk,” Kaius clarified. His tone was stoic and dangerous.

I'm good as dead. Adelaide! You're so doomed!

Then, I noticed a full force making his wheelchair appear. “TIME FOR A SHOW,” I heard him say and he sat on the wheelchair as usual.

Then, a knock came in. “Walk in, Paula,” Kaius instructed and Paula walked in.

Oh. No wonder he was on his wheelchair, he must have heard Paula scent coming.

“Greetings, Alpha King,” Paula greeted.

“The Luna shall stay in this shelter from now on henceforth. If anyone takes her out of her to another place, there's a heavy punishment for such person.” Kauis told her and instantly she nod.

“Understood Your majesty,” Paula said and with that Kauis wheeled out himself.

Just as soon as he stepped out, Paula came running to me. “I searched everywhere for you! I almost got killed for leaving you alone! “ She lamented, I can feel the fear in her tone.

I sighed. “I’m fine now, I think that's what matters.” I simply told her and she breathed out.

Then, she pulled out a wooden letter covered with a purple design, “Here. The queen mother gave you a request-as the new Luna.”

I raised an eyebrow…Request? Grabbing the wooden letter from her, I read it out loud. “ASSIGNMENT: Make the Alpha King sit at dinner tonight,” I scoffed dropping the letter.

“Why should it be me? Why am I the one making him to?” I questioned with disbelieve.

“It's because the Alpha King has never stepped into the dinning seat ever since the last Luna died, anyone who dares to bring him there will face a severe punishment,” Paula explained which makes me scoff even more.

“Then what? I'm the one that will change his mind? After everyone has tried? Of course not! He hates me as it is- I-i can't do it, I love my life..” I rejected, sprang up on my feet and was about heading out when Paula ran close and fall to her knees.

I heard her sob. Huh? Why is she crying?

I clutch to her level, “Get up Paula! What are you doing?” I exclaimed quite shocked by her behavior.

“The queen mother had said if you don't do as she has requested, I will be given 100 strokes of the wooden rod on my buttocks,” She said, “Please your majesty, have mercy,” Paula pleaded leaving me speechless.

Oh, poor me! Adelaide! Are you only meant for difficult task?

———FEW HOURS LATER——

I can't believe I'm standing at the door of Alpha Kauis. Whatever happens…I have to make sure he accepts. All cost.

I knock. “Greetings your majesty,” I said to the door, one thing for sure is that he can hear me clean and clear. He has a good sensitive listening ear.

I knocked once again, “Why isn’t he responding?” I mumbled under my breathe and for a minute I paced to and fro.

Later, I breathed out about to take the risk of opening the door and I did. If I perish, I perish.

I opened the door and walked in. “Wow” that was what escaped my mouth upon entering his room.

Beautiful was an understatement.

“Who let you in?” His husky voice said behind me, it sends shiver down to my spine. I barely turned to look at him when I suddenly felt him behind me.

I could feel his mouth on my torso, my sense could tell me he wasn’t putting any clothes except his underwear. “You keep crossing the line. You seriously want death, isn’t it?” I heard him say.

“I-No-“

He shut me up with a strangle on my neck. What? Wasn’t he behind me just now? How is he at my front now! “You feel the mate bond, don’t you? Magnus has been eating me up! You want to mate, don’t you?” He mumbled, his voice getting thicker.

Soon, I felt his face on my lips. “Magnus wants to taste you, badly.”

“I-“

Before I could finish a sentence. I felt it. What felt like his lips on mine. W-what?