Alle Kapitel von The bastard Alpha's Mate: Kapitel 31 – Kapitel 37

The weight of the silence was crushing. Seraphina grew redder and redder, while some young she-wolves—her followers and sycophants—surrounded her. Her green eyes burned with pure hatred toward me."A nobody wolf, a nobody like you. How dare you get in my way?!" The she-wolf's face twisted into a horrible grimace, almost making me laugh with satisfaction."Get in your way?" Eleanor approached, her gaze full of contempt toward Seraphina. "You'd better think carefully about your words, young lady. Alpha Valerius made it very clear that the miss in his arms is his fated one, chosen by the Goddess herself to be by his side. You, a she-wolf who has barely had a successful hunt, dare to question the Deity's decision?!"The entire situation was escalating much better than I had imagined at first. I touched Dean's chest, and he loosened his grip; then I walked to Eleanor, holding her hands and bringing them to my forehead. A gesture of respect and gratitude as I bowed."My lady, I am grateful

Even though he looked calm, I could feel the rage exploding inside Dean. His blue eyes gleamed, his smile baring his canines. That interaction was becoming dangerous, and as curious as I was about what Viktor had said, this was far from the best moment to dive deeper into the subject.With little I could do, I grabbed Dean’s arm and made him look at me. I rested my head on his shoulder, giving him a sweet, affectionate look, and the hostile atmosphere vanished completely.“My alpha, may I join the other Lunas? Now that I can be formally introduced, I’d like to get a little closer to the matriarch of Eldermoon.” Viktor’s eyes widened. I could feel the subtle shift in the wolf at the possibility that his event wouldn’t go as he had planned.Dean’s fingers touched my back, pressing gently over the lace. He leaned over me, his lips brushing my ear in an intimate, warm way.“Invite Eleanor to visit our pack,” he whispered, but loud enough for Viktor and the other wolves around us to hear.

Many questions were forming in my head, but none of those she-wolves could give me an answer. My eyes found Dean again; he seemed engrossed in a conversation with his beta and other wolves.The information I got from Eleanor and the other Lunas was pure gold, and I would use it to craft the most spectacular jewel of all.The party continued.The lower-caste wolves and she-wolves seemed more animated and agitated than the Lunas, which was very strange. Our bodies don’t process alcohol the way humans do, so we don’t get drunk no matter how much we drink. Kira appeared behind a particularly rowdy group, her eyes pointing to something on the floor near my foot.A small glass vial, still containing traces of what looked like herbs. I examined the vial curiously, b

Chapter 37: Lie or Truth?We returned to the hall, my hand resting on Dean’s arm, just in time to witness the most dramatic and exaggerated entrance of the night. I sighed, bored and disappointed with what I was seeing.They entered in a line, presumably in order of hierarchy—the elders of the alliance. Looking at them, no one would call them old; after all, werewolves enjoyed a much longer youth. But it was noticeable that they were no longer at the peak of their strength.As they passed among the guests, wolves and she-wolves lowered their heads in respect for those ancient wolves, but Dean did not join them. He kept his head high, simply waiting for the group to approach. Still, I had to play my part of the innocent and fragile Luna, even though I believed none of those old wolves deserved my respect.When they stopped in front of Dean and me, I bowed with impeccable posture. “Greetings, elders,” I said in a low, delicate voice.“Alpha Dean Valerius, explain this.” The elder at the