《Once The Alpha's Little Secret, Now His Greatest Regret 》全部章節：第 41 章 - 第 50 章

Ever's POV I turned to see one of the guards, eyebrows furrowed, standing still as his eyes raked over us. Our outfits, our veils, and our pale faces all together. Rhaeya and I exchanged panicked glances, not knowing how to bail ourselves out. “Are... Are you going somewhere, Luna?” he asked. Rhaeya and I adjusted our veils, still unable to reply. “You look different today. Do you need Alpha Hagan? Should I go call him?” “No!” Rhaeya and I screamed in unison. “I'm fine, Eric. You don't need to involve Hagan,” Rhaeya assured him, pulling off her veil. “As a matter of fact...” she said, inching closer, her gaze now more serious. “Hagan should hear no word of this,” she stated, waiting for a response from him, to which he nodded, swallowing hard. “Yes, Luna,” he replied, lowering his gaze. I was amazed at the impact Rhaeya had even on the royal guards. She even knew all their names in such a short period. I, on the other hand, barely knew the names of the Omegas I was curr

Hagan's POV “How's the building coming along?” Elder Owen asked from across his council seat. “We should be done in a month or two,” Roy, my beta, replied. “And after storage, it'll be enough to cover the whole dry season and the seasons when planting becomes difficult,” Abe added. “It's a pleasure to have had your support in this, Alpha Zeke,” Elder Owen expressed to Zeke, who looked like he had barely been listening through the whole meeting. “Alpha Zeke, it was an honor working with you,” he tried again. Zeke's attention was completely drawn to something outside the window. All eyes turned to him, puzzled by his silence. “Alpha Zeke!” Abe nudged him. “Right. Yes.” He snapped back to the meeting. “Abe is right.” Abe facepalmed, failing to hide how fed up he was with Zeke. The more time I spent working with him, the more I wondered if he even considered this an alliance or just something he used to pass the time. “Elder Owen here, Alpha, was thanking you for the ki

Hagan's POV “If only you were watching her like you were supposed to. We would not need to be here. God, I feel like giving you the beating you deserve. Just thank your goodness the Alpha's...” “They were here.” My voice had lost its volume. “What?” Roy climbed down, approaching me. “They were here,” I let out weakly as I clenched the veils tightly. I'd been too late. My throat grew sore as different ideas of whatever might have happened to them raced through my head. Silence dominated the atmosphere. No one spoke a word as silent glances were exchanged. I stared at the ground, my face pale. It was dark, but I could see their leftover footprints and traced them to a spot until they disappeared. My eyes shut tightly. They were taken. Young women, out alone in who knew where and possibly in danger. My fists clenched tighter. “Do any of you know anything of the area?” Zeke directed at the guards. I lifted my gaze as they stared, confused. “Nothing? No rumors? Complaints fr

Zeke's POV “Turns out there might have been a few more than those we didn't bind,” Abe explained. “They must've escaped with the horses.” “Shit,” Beta Roy spat, exhaling deeply. “So... we shift then?” he suggested, and everyone agreed. “We could,” I agreed. “But she's an Omega. She can't shift.” I gestured to Ever. All eyes fell on her. “Shouldn't we be questioning her?” Roy asked. “She's an Omega. She could be working for a rival pack. Why else would she have coerced the Luna into leaving the Pack House...” he shot, his gaze fixated on her, “and without protection?” “You're overthinking it, Roy,” Abe cut in. “Oh, am I?” Roy sneered back, heading for Ever as he grasped her arm tightly. “You're working for someone, aren't you? Tell me. Who sent you?” he questioned as she tried to force off his grip. “Enough, Roy.” I found myself intervening. “You went on about how Eric failed to protect Luna Rhaeya.” I held his gaze. “But here you are. You've been in your pack for how many

Ever's POV I dreaded the entire ride home, sitting behind the same person who had made it clear how lowly I was in his eyes and possibly in the view of anyone who would come to know what I was. The silence consumed us as we arrived at the Pack's gate at the break of dusk. Zeke climbed down and reached out his hands to me. Once again, I ignored them and helped myself down, avoiding his gaze. My eyes were red and swollen. I'd barely gotten any sleep and spent half the time awake, teary-eyed. All thanks to him. "He did promise to make you Luna, didn't he?" The memory of the mockery in his tone bit down on my esteem as I walked towards the Pack gate. I realized his coat was still on me and took it off. I spotted Abe in the distance, along with one of the guards whose gaze still pierced mine. I walked to him. His eyes bared confusion as I approached, maybe scared I'd let people know we knew each other. “Beta Abe. I'd appreciate it if you'd help me hand this to Alpha Zeke.” I handed