CHAPTER 10
Selene's POV “So?” Dara came out with a frown. Riven burst into laughter. Silas grinned secretly. “What is it?” Dara groaned, eyeing them. “You look like those manly cruel soldiers. You look even scarier now." Riven said amidst laughter. Dara raised her fist threatening to hit him. He stood up running to hide behind me. ”Hey, I still need to change. We need to get this over with quickly. We have little time left.“ Dara withdrew her fist, she still had that unsatisfied look on her face. I returned a few minutes later in men's clothing. That was the plan, to dress like a man. ”So how is it?“ Riven exclaimed in a dramatic way. ”You still look pretty even as a man. Perhaps we add a mustache. Dark's men might start to make passes on you.“ I furrowed my brows. ”Am I not convincing enough as a man now?“ Riven shook his head. He searched through his bag bringing out a rough mustache. ”Why do you have that?“ ”I sometimes change my identity too.“ he smiled, placing the mustache on his philtrum. The vertical groove in the middle of his upper lip. He demonstrated, mimicking the look of an old man. I laughed. Even I will truly mistake him to be an old man. He helped me place it on my philtrum. It was enough to cover my identity, but I now look like a handsome young man. ”You still look beautiful as a man. I doubt there's anything that won't look good on you.“ Silas complimented with a smile making my cheeks flush red as I muttered a thank-you. ”It's almost sunset, we should get going.“ Dara stood up leaving us behind. She must still feel annoyed. We had to put in more clothes to cover our chest. We arrived at Dark's territory's border. The men stopped us. ”We are rogues. Banished from our pack.“ Riven said. ”Rogues?“ one of the men said with a deep voice. He looked at our wrist to confirm we were truly banished and asked the others to come search us. We had hid our bags with our few belongings, we put on tattered clothes and looked dirty to convince them. ”What are you doing here?“ the man asked again while the others finished searching us. ”We've come to see, Dark. We ask for protection and wish to provide him with information.“ ”What kind of information?“ I tapped Riven signaling him not to say a word. ”I'm sorry, we can't disclose it to you. It's best said to him.“ The man's gaze hardened, he looked at me suspiciously. I cleared my throat, changing my tone to make it sound deeper and bold. ” We mean no harm. We only seek a place for protection, hoping with this information, Dark will consider our request.“ I diverted my gaze, silently praying he wouldn't catch on. ”Jaxon.“ Someone called from behind. ”Dark wants to see you.“ I heaved a sigh of relief as his attention was called elsewhere. ”Follow me.“ he said and we did. The inner place was vast with old buildings. We entered a place looking like an abandoned palace. The man, Jaxon, told us all to duck as he opened the door. We didn't quite understand. Jaxon pushed open the door to the grand palace and immediately, a head came flying outside. Luckily, I bent just as Jaxon had warned. A man stood with a patch on his left eye, looking rough, yet handsome. He held a stick of cigarette puffing out smoke from his nostrils and mouth. His blue eyes were beautiful but he looked ruthless. Blood stains were on his hand and a body without a head laid on the floor. ”Jaxon, what have you brought for me?“ A maid carrying a bowl and towel approached Dark quickly. He briefly looked at us while he washed his hand and cleaned it with a towel. ”Dark, they are rogues, banished from their packs. They've come with information which they wish to share with you.“ Dark walked towards a huge chair, the only one in the large room. He sat on it, a knowing smirk on his lip. He looked like a devil, but I couldn't even tremble in his presence. For some reason, my gaze didn't waver while looking at him. Unlike Riven and the rest who couldn't even make eye contact. ”You have two minutes, speak.“ Dark ordered. I saw Riven hesitantly as he was about to step out. I walked ahead of him, standing before Dark. ”We've come to you for help. Alpha Killian plans to attack eastern packs tomorrow. He wishes to expand his power which will be terrible for us rogues. I, personally, was banished. I was framed. I've seen what Alpha Killian is capable of. He is merciless and treats rogues like dirt. I fear that if he succeeds in expanding his powers many rogues will suffer for it. Our lives will become toys for him to use and discard anytime he wills. Alpha Killian might not attack your territory now Dark. But his taste for power cannot be measured. He will surely do so in the near future. It's best such a threat is eliminated before it grows more wings to fly.“ Dark stares at me with an expressionless face. I couldn't tell what he was thinking. Was my speech that bad? ”Bring them in.“ Dark ordered one of the guards in the room. Four men were dragged in, looking half beaten with bruises that refused to heal. ”Bring me my bow.“ he ordered again, and it was brought in a minute. I watched quietly wondering what he was up to. Did my speech bore him? The door was left wide open and Dark took out an arrow. The men were pushed to the front and told to run. ”As long as you successfully step outside. I'll let you live.“ His voice was deep and dark like his name. His eyes were merciless like a person who has gone through hell. Dark readied his bow aiming it at the four of them. ”Now run.“Selene POV"Hey."Hayley called behind me, asking me to stop. I could've ignored her and just continued to walk, but I waited—to listen to whatever trash she wanted to say.However, I already had my suspicions. She must've tipped Killian off about the vial."The night is still cold, Lady Hayley. You should return to your room quickly," I said, mustering a fake smile.She came closer, staring at me."What exactly does Dark see in you?""I apologize, but I'm only his servant.""He even chose to ignore me, all because of a man. I really hope what I'm hearing is not true. You should also stay away from Dark. I am his chosen mate. How can I produce an heir with you around? Don't you worry for Dark? He needs an heir."I almost laughed at what she said. What had changed Hayley, I still don't know. She hated men, and here she was, trying to win over the heart of Dark."Does this seem funny to you?" she glared at me."You should return to your room, Lady Hayley," I said with a bow and turned t
Selene's POV“Let me go,” I struggled against Dark's strong hold. “They just took Silas and all you did was watch,” I said amidst tears.“There is nothing you can do now, Sal,” Riven said in a low tone.I turned to him, shaking my head. “We can still save him. We are not leaving him, right?”“We will definitely go back for him,” Dara assured.*****We all returned to Dark's territory afterward. Dara explained all that had happened—the man I had suspected from the beginning was actually working for Killian. He had taken them by surprise, and the Night Bane Order overpowered them.I tightened my fist in anger but calmed at Riven’s touch.“The vial, did you really give it to him?” Riven asked.I smiled. “No, I didn't. That was just a fake. The actual one is with me,” I said, bringing out the bottle.Dara turned sideways, guilt written all over her face. Benita sat next to her, smiling at her, but Dara didn’t want to talk.I walked over and sat close to her.“Hey, Dara,” I nudged her shou
Selene's POV“I hope you'll keep to your promise and take me to my daughter?” Benita asked.“Sure, we will,” I replied.She stared at me for a while and then at Dark. “Can I have a word with you for a moment?” she said to me.I was about to follow her when Dark held my arm back.“Why can’t you say it here?” he gave her a dangerous look.Benita stared at him, surprised. “Don’t you trust me by now?”Dark was silent. He slowly let my arm go. “Scream my name if anything happens,” he said while staring at Benita.I nodded, a little amused to see that he cared that much. His actions were suddenly strange, and I couldn’t see any reason why he should act that way. I was just his personal servant, anyway.I followed Benita into her room, and she asked me to sit. Then she leaned into my face, closely. I watched her, wondering what she was up to, and then she pulled my mustache off.I gasped, covering my mouth.“You’re not a man, right?”My eyes widened, wondering when my cover had been blown. “
Selene POVI remembered growing up with a strange bottle tied around my neck like a necklace. No one told me what it was for. All I knew was that my father had gifted it to me when I was born.I never knew what my parents looked like. I grew up with the Alpha and Luna, so my childhood wasn’t all that rough—except that I was hated because the Alpha favored me. He treated me like his own and was the most excited when he found out I was his son’s mate.But on the night he was supposed to announce the next Alpha, he died. I had gone to his room that night, only to find him lying on the bed, half-dead. He looked like he’d been poisoned.Yet, he still smiled at me like always, bringing out the bottle-necklace I had thrown away. I blamed my father for leaving me and making everyone hate me, so I had despised the necklace and threw it away. I never knew the Alpha kept it.The Alpha placed the necklace around my neck and told me never to take it off—that my parents were always with me. He ment
Selene’s POVA mind-link with Dark was confusing. We weren’t connected in any way, so I didn’t understand why.“He’s our mate,” my wolf said.“But he doesn’t even recognize us.”Dark was pushed into the store with me, and the door was locked.“How did you do that?” we said at the same time.“You go first,” he muttered.“We could have taken them. Why did you let them take us?”Dark stood up and walked toward the door. I stood behind him.“From now on, don’t say a thing. Just watch me,” Dark replied in his usual cold tone, then broke the door.“Are you still standing there?” he asked when I didn’t follow him out.The woman and two other men were talking when we walked in on them.They were startled, wondering how we had escaped.They came after us, but Dark stood his ground. He caught one of the men by the head and smacked it against the ground. He was cool.The lady stayed back in fright, gritting her teeth. “What do you want?”“We have not come to fight. We only came to in search for
Dark POVHayley had fallen into my arms. In that moment, I released my hold and she crumpled to the ground.“You should return to your room,” I said.She looked at me, clearly annoyed, but didn’t dare to disobey.When she was gone, I clutched my chest. It wasn’t pain or heartbreak, but it was beating fast, and it felt like I needed to be somewhere immediately.Sal.I thought inwardly.*****PRESENT “They are in danger,” Sal said. There was fear and panic in his eyes.“Let’s leave.” I said.Sal gave me a questioning look, then blinked stared at me from head to toe and turned sideways.“I should go get something for you to cover up.”A few minutes later, she was back with a cloth, a pair of trousers, and a shirt she had gotten from the pack we had just left. Although it wasn’t my size or style, it still fit.Sal continued to follow the tracks left behind. We reached a place where the trail stopped. There was someone up ahead. Sal was still trying to say we wait and watch if it's an ene