Semua Bab My Contract Bond With The Enigmatic Alpha: Bab 31 - Bab 37

ucas walked along the corridor without saying a thing. I stayed close anyway. When he reached a tall wooden door, he pushed it open without knocking. The smell hit me first…old paper, leather, something faintly like dust that’s been there a long time. Shelves of books ran along the walls and right in the middle sat a big desk that looked like it had been polished a hundred times.“Sit,” he told me, already going behind the desk like it was his natural place in the world.I sat in one of the chairs across from him, hands still on my knees because I didn’t know what else to do with them. He leaned back just enough to look comfortable. But his eyes didn’t leave me.“You did good this morning,” he said after a pause. “But keeping quiet all the time won’t get you respect. They’ve got to see you actually do something.”I gave a quick nod not sure if he wanted an answer or just wanted me to hear it.“You’ll start getting ready for the Moon Oath Ceremony,” he went on. “It’s weeks away, but do

I was in my office where I spent almost all of my hours. I tried to focus on the stack of reports I had been avoiding all week. They were about border patrol schedules and trade agreements with neighboring packs, but my ind didn’t seem to care. I wasn’t understanding a single word because my mind kept drifting back to Mandy and that imaginary image of her in a wedding dress beside another wolf. And that was killing me inside. Then came a knock. Claire slipped inside the room before I could even answer. “You’re working yourself too hard,” she said casually. I didn’t even dare to acknowledge her presence with a gaze and kept my focus on the papers in front of me.“What do you want, Claire?”She walked closer and I could smell her potent perfume from where I was sitting. Vanilla Amber. That was enough for me to know her intention. “I thought you should know something. About Mandy,” she said.Hearing her name, my eyes lifted from the reports. “What about her?”She hesitated for effec

MandyMorning came too quickly.By the time I stepped out of my quarters the yard was alive with movement. Warriors in formal black lined the path to the hall. Their faces gave nothing away as they stood at attention with spears grounded at their sides. The scent of incense drifted on the breeze and it felt stronger than yesterday as if the air itself had been prepared for this day.Lucas waited at the base of the steps. His eyes moved over me in the silver gown he had sent but he said nothing. He offered his arm. I hesitated for a moment then took it. The murmurs from the crowd faded as we began to walk.The stone steps were the same as yesterday yet they felt heavier under my feet. The moons carved into the columns seemed to watch as I passed from thin crescents to full silver discs. I placed a hand on the rail not only to steady myself but to keep my balance. The child growing inside me had made me slower these days though I did not let it show.When we reached the entrance the coo