Semua Bab The Tribute Luna: A Year with the Enemy: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Stellan The moment Skoll finally pulled out, he surrendered control back to me, and I started to shift. The very second my human feet touched the ground, Leona was already shifted. Stark naked, panting hard with beads of sweat glistening on her skin, she looked absolutely furious. Before I could even open my mouth to speak, her palm collided with my cheek. It actually stung like hell. For a female, she had an incredibly heavy hand. "YOU BASTARD!" she yelled, her voice trembling with rage. "How dare you mate me?" What could I say? Admit that it wasn't me and that my wolf had simply gone out of control and blocked me? Absolutely fucking not. An Alpha unable to control his own beast is the greatest possible embarrassment, and I was not about to be humiliated—not even by Leona. Especially not by Leona. "I didn't mate you. We mated," I said, a grin sliding onto my face. "And your body's reaction made it pretty clear t

One of the council members stood up and announced loudly, “Alpha Stellan, we came here to rectify the complaint submitted to us by Alpha heir Erik, who claims that you have lied to your Elders and the Council. You stated previously that you took the virginity of your mate, the future Luna of the North Storm pack, Leona Lombardi, and that the mating ceremony is scheduled for the 21st of this month—which is in four days. Alpha Erik states that Leona is his fated mate, that he already consummated the bond with her previously, and that you lied to the Council for personal gain—specifically, to mate with Alpha Erik’s mate to be crowned King of the North. Do you have anything to say to this?”My breath hitched. Yes, I had made a mistake by having sex with Erik before because I loved him and truly believed we were destined to be together, just as the Moon Goddess intended. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect my virginity to be the main topic of a Council discussion and pack gossip. I fel

Rebecca I quickly ran to the garden the moment the meeting room door started to open, but I had already heard everything. I could not believe my ears—Leona was a shameless slut, rolling around in bed with Erik. I couldn't see the video, but I heard all the moans and groans and their smutty dialogue. And Stellan just closed his eyes to it? Leona wasn't even a great catch anyway. Yes, she had huge boobs and the kind of ass that grabbed attention from afar because it was bigger than the New Century Global Center, but the rest of her body was as muscular as a male's. She could break a neck just by squeezing her thighs together. She looked like a cartoonish, extra-large-booty caricature with a muscular body. And her manners? The curses she could spout so casually were worse than what the lowliest rogue male would dare to say. And hanging on Stellan so shamelessly… I had known Stellan for years—Leona was totally not his type. I remembered wh

Stellan I couldn’t hide forever. I managed to slip into the shower only while Leona was away at combat training, but I couldn’t avoid the planning of the mating ceremony. Two days remained until our mating ceremony. A fake mating — yet more and more, it was beginning to feel real to me. “Make it real. End things with Sybilla for good,” Tyr barked. I gave a slight shake of my head in denial. I couldn’t do that. I had given Sybilla my word: no matter who duty placed at my side, my heart would remain hers. An Alpha who broke his promises was not worthy of being an Alpha at all. I entered my mother’s lounge. Mother, Garrison, Emiliya, and Leona were sitting on the sofa, picking at refreshments and chatting. Leona lifted her eyes to me, her hand with a pastry frozen mid-air, her gaze searching mine for answers. I turned away and took the seat farthest from her. My mother’s eyebrows shot up in confusion, but she said nothing. Neither did Leona — she simply went back to devouring her

Stellan On pure instinct, I jumped into the pool and pulled Rebecca out — sobbing, trembling, her arms already snaking around my neck before I’d even set her on her feet. “Stellan, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I’d already be dead.” Emiliya, Garrison, and Brian had arrived at a dead run, warriors at their backs. They stood in a loose half-circle, chests heaving, eyes moving between Rebecca clinging to my chest and Leona standing three feet away, completely dry, completely still. Skoll was screaming at me. Not a warning — a command." Go to her. Go to Leona. You left her." "I know", I told him. "I know." Nobody spoke. The tension had a weight to it, the kind that crackles right before a storm breaks. I opened my mouth to ask Leona what had happened. She beat me to it. She started clapping. Slow. Deliberate. Eyes bright with a mockery so sharp it could draw blood. “Stellar performance, Rebecca.” The pun landed like a blade — and by the look on Leona’s face, it was complete