Chapter 4) If only she knew.

Daxter’s pov,

As I stood in front of her, I didn't understand why I felt a certain pain go through my chest.

Was it perhaps, because of the nightmare I had? About how she died in my arms?

I ran my fingers through my hair as I wondered, ‘Have I been neglecting her too much? Is that why I had such a dream?’.

“Greetings, Alpha”. Séraphine greeted me with a small bow, and I nodded.

But, I felt something off. I could not see any spark in her eyes.

Usually, there was this spark in her whenever I appeared in the picture. But, it wasn't like that now.

Her gaze looked blank, with her face void of any smile.

“Are you sick?”. I asked her.

“No, I am not. Thanks for worrying about me, Alpha”. Séraphine said to me, and before I could tell her about the council meeting, and how her presence would be needed, she asked me, “Is there any problem, Alpha?”.

The tone of her voice was something that took me unaware. Was this still the same Luna I saw yesterday?

What seems to have changed today?

“You are needed for the council meeting”. I said to her, with my amber eyes locked on her face as I tried to read her.

I usually could guess what was going on in the back of her mind, but not this time.

“I understand, Alpha”. She said, and there came the silence between us, to the point I heard Silas groan in my ears.

Silas was my wolf.

‘She feels strange’. Silas whispered, making me understand that I was not the only one who noticed.

“Is there anything else?”. Séraphine asked me.

“No”. I said and turned to leave, not expecting that her next words were going to make me halt and leave me thinking.

“I understand what the council's meeting is going to be about. Since they want to dismiss me as Luna, I have no objections”.

My brows furrowed upon hearing what she said. I almost could not believe it, until I returned my attention to her and saw that she didn't seem to be joking.

“What did you just say?”. I asked her, thinking that I might have misheard, but that was not the case.

That was because, she repeated, “I will step down as the red moon pack’s Luna”.

The frown on my brows deepened, and I felt some kind of anger that I could not quite tell what it was. “Fine. Do whatever you want”. I told her before I stepped out of the bedroom with a visible angry look on my face.

To think that she wanted to leave my side without hesitation, did that mean the two years we spent as a couple meant nothing to her?

I growled, obviously displeased.

“Greetings, Alpha Daxter”. A certain voice drew me out of my rage, only for me to see her in front of me.

The young lady who was called Séraphine's younger sister.

I couldn't recall her name.

I spared her a second, and walked past her. But I was forced to turn to her upon hearing a thud.

Once my eyes landed on her, I saw her sitting on the floor, with a bruised elbow.

“Ouch. I am sorry, Alpha. I did not mean to be clumsy”. She winced in pain with one eye shut as she said to me.

Strange. If it were before, I would have helped her up. But, I haven't been myself lately.

“Next time, be more careful”. I said to her, before I went on my way.

To think that my Luna was ready to leave her position and leave me, that was very unlike her.

I clenched my fists. ‘What new game are you playing with me, Séraphine? Do you want my attention so badly?’. I gritted my teeth as I thought to myself.

But that thought soon made me run my fingers through my hair because I understood one thing. I had neglected her as my wife.

Though what did she know?

If only she knew the truth.

If only she knew the burden I had to bear, so I would not lose her. I sighed in defeat, knowing fully well that I wasn't ready to let her go.