CHAPTER NINE

  

  

  MAYA’S POV

  

  Things were different here in the Moonlight Pack. Aside from the beautiful buildings, they seemed to be living in the future, unlike the Mountain Pack.

  

  The development was all thanks to the Lycan King. I knew that without being told. Alpha Damien was supposed to develop his pack also and not chase after maidens in the pack.

  

  “Thank you for showing me around,” I said to Beta Kierra. We both just stepped into the mansion. Lycan Rasmus made her show me everywhere.

  

  “You’re welcome,” she responded after hesitating for some seconds.

  

  Now, I knew my way around the pack. I could decide to go to the woods, training ground, restaurants, and even the town hall, all on my own.

  

  From the look of things, I was stuck here with Lycan Luthor in his pack, even though I didn’t know the plans he had for me. It seemed better than going back to Alpha Damien.

  

  “I can see you had a nice time,” Lycan Rasmus’s voice caught up with me. I paused and waited for him to catch up with me. It felt like the right thing to do.

  

  The hallway where I stood was spacious enough for werewolves in the mansion to pass, so I wasn’t obstructing anyone’s way by standing in the middle of it.

  

  “Look at me,” Lycan Rasmus ordered.

  

  Slowly, I turned around. I didn’t plan to look into his eyes. I only wanted to face him with my head bowed. I shouldn’t be told to tread carefully before doing it.

  

  “I said look at me,” he spoke in a deep, husky tone.

  

  I had no choice but to have my eyes on his face. He wasn’t smiling, and I couldn’t be so sure I hadn’t done something wrong. I ought to have looked at him the first time he ordered.

  

  He brought out a sword from his cloth, and at the sight of it, I gulped. He might have found out that I was the spy, and now, dying by his sword was inevitable.

  

  I found myself on the floor within the twinkle of an eye. He did make a move, and in return, I took some steps before I landed on the floor. Beta Kierra was right here with us.

  

  “She gave up before I even started,” Lycan Rasmus mentioned while I was trembling on the floor. My heart was about to rip off my chest.

  

  “You did mention that Alpha Damien used to train you when we spoke. Did you lie?” he asked.

  

  “No,” I managed to mutter. I knew not giving him a response in time was a punishable offense.

  

  “Even a seven-year-old would defeat you with what I just saw now,” he cooed.

  

  Alpha Damien’s mistress didn’t tell a lie after all. All the trainings were nothing but a waste of time and my energy. He wasn’t actually training me. He was taking away from me.

  

  Beta Kierra helped me get back on my feet. I didn’t ask her to help. I hadn’t figured out why Lycan Rasmus went from almost attacking me with a sword to starting a conversation with me.

  

  “I know that you’re an Omega, but you have to start training,” he said.

  

  “That was to show you why you need to start training. If he was an actual enemy, he could have killed you just like that because you aren’t skilled,” Beta Kierra said to me. She remained standing next to me.

  

  Her words made me realize that Lycan Rasmus hadn’t actually discovered that I was the spy. He only did that because he wanted to know how strong I was.

  

  His eyes were on the sword in his hand. He paid no attention to Beta Kierra and me. He succeeded. Now I knew how important it was for me to start training, even though I was an Omega.

  

  “Get to it right away,” Lycan Rasmus instructed either of us.

  

  “Here in my pack, you have to train even if you’re an Omega. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a wolf,” he went on.

  

  I was ready to get on the training ground and begin work. I loved to train and even used to look forward to training sessions with Alpha Damien, until I started collapsing in the middle of it.

  

  A long time ago, I ought to have known that his training sessions were doing more harm than good to me. He was always draining my energy in the middle of it. It explained why I always passed out.

  

  “Aside from pretending to train you, what else did Alpha Damien do to you?” Lycan Rasmus inquired.

  

  I had just finished thinking about him, and Lycan Rasmus asked me a question that had to do with him. Later today, I should ask Beta Kierra if he could read minds.

  

  “He made me participate in rituals that drained life out of me,” my response to his question. He did a lot of evil things to me, but I would rather not talk about them now.

  

  “Are you sure that isn’t having an effect on you till now?” he put it to me.

  

  “I don’t h…” I stuttered. I hadn’t been able to get my heartbeat back to normal. He really scared me earlier, and I wasn’t complaining.

  

  I couldn’t say if all that Alpha Damien did to me wasn’t affecting me, but I guessed it wouldn’t matter since I was about to start training. I ought to be able to get back all my lost energy.

  

  “Beta Kierra will be in charge of your training for now. When you learn the basics from her, I’ll pick things up from there,” he announced.

  

  What Lycan Rasmus was up to, I still had no idea. First, he rescued me, and then he took me in, took very good care of me, and now he was willing to train me.

  

  “She can’t stay here with us. It’s not possible,” a feminine voice echoed. I did look in the direction it came from.