Alle Kapitel von Curvy Queen by Contract - Luna by Fate: Kapitel 31 – Kapitel 40

SCARLETT'S POV“Jordan, move!” Elias shouted.I saw the blade before Jordan turned.There was no time to call his name again or think about what I was doing. One moment, I was standing beneath the crown held above my head, and the next, I threw myself toward Jordan with both hands against his chest. His body moved backward under my weight just as something sharp struck my side, and the sudden pain stole the breath from my lungs.“Scarlett!” Jordan shouted as his arms caught me.The crown crashed somewhere behind us while screams filled the courtyard. Warriors rushed toward the royal platform, and Elias began shouting orders so quickly that I could barely understand him. Jordan lowered me to the floor without releasing me, his face appearing strangely pale as he stared down at my gown.“Jordan,” I whispered as I tried to focus on him. “Are you hurt?”Jordan's eyes snapped to mine. “What?”“The blade,” I murmured. “Did it touch you?”“Scarlett, don't move,” Jordan ordered as his hand pr

SCARLETT'S POV“You are awake,” Mira said the moment I opened my eyes.I blinked several times and found her standing beside my bed with both hands pressed against her chest. Before I could properly focus on her face, she rushed closer and leaned over me as though she needed to make sure my eyes were truly open.“I was awake yesterday too,” I reminded her as I tried to sit higher against the pillows.“Yesterday, you asked me why there was a goat standing beside your bed,” Mira replied while reaching for the cup on the small table.I frowned at her. “Was there a goat?” I asked.“No, Your Majesty, there was no goat,” Mira answered with a tired sigh.“Then perhaps I wasn't completely awake,” I admitted as I accepted the cup from her.“That is what I have been telling everyone,” Mira complained while adjusting the blanket around my legs. “Now drink before Alden returns and decides your poor recovery is somehow my fault.”I took a careful sip before saying, “Alden seems reasonable.”Mira s

SCARLETT'S POV“Your former mate is about to hold a mating ritual,” Jordan said as he placed the report before me. I stared at him for several seconds, waiting for the words to become less painful than they had sounded the first time, but they only settled deeper. The papers I had been working on suddenly meant nothing, and although my side still hurt from the blade, the anger spreading through my chest was far stronger.“With Elaine?” I asked as I slowly reached for the report. Jordan remained beside the bed while I broke the seal and unfolded the paper, but his hesitation answered me before I finished reading. “It doesn't name the woman,” Jordan explained carefully. “The report only confirms that Rowan's pack is preparing for a formal mating ritual and inviting neighboring Alphas.”“It will be Elaine,” I said as my fingers tightened around the paper. Jordan watched me closely before reminding me, “You don't know that, Scarlett.” I looked up at him and almost laughed because there ha

SCARLETT'S POV“You wanted revenge. I'm giving you a way to take his kingdom apart without touching him,” Jordan said, and for several seconds, I could only stare at the three names written on the paper between us. Henrik, Brennan and Merek were not powerful enough to threaten Rowan individually, but together, their territories touched almost every important route surrounding his pack. The longer I looked at the map, the faster my anger changed into something far more useful.“You planned this before coming here,” I accused as I pulled the map closer. Jordan leaned back in his chair and replied, “I had an idea.” I looked at him and asked, “An idea that somehow involves the exact three packs Rowan has spent years trying to control?” Jordan's mouth curved slightly as he answered, “I told you, Scarlett, I listen when you talk.”I ignored the strange warmth those words caused and pointed toward Henrik's territory. “Rowan keeps warriors along this border because Henrik cannot protect the s

SCARLETT'S POV“You can give me the book now,” I whispered as I stared up at Jordan, although the book had become the last thing on my mind. He stood so close that I was trapped between his body and the bookshelf without him actually touching me, and his arm remained raised beside my head where he had reached for the book. “I know,” Jordan replied quietly, but he made no attempt to move.For several seconds, neither of us said anything, and I became painfully aware of every small detail I had somehow never noticed before. Jordan's hair was slightly disordered, probably because he had spent the entire day running his hand through it while reading reports, and the first two buttons of his shirt were undone. His eyes remained on mine until they slowly moved lower, and when his gaze settled on my lips, my breath caught before I could hide it.“You're staring,” I said, although my voice came out softer than I intended. Jordan's eyes returned to mine as he asked, “At what?” I swallowed and