Novel & Cerita The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven

They stopped speaking and for a minute, Waverly only heard the clinking of glasses as they were set down on what seemed to be the outline of a push-cart. "The Alpha…" the second woman began, her tone lower than before. "Do you think this one will work?" A sigh came from the hallway. "It's been 10 years, Felicity. I'm not sure if anyone knows anymore…" Another clink interrupted their discussion. "But he still has time," the girl, whose name Waverly now knew was Felicity, stated. "The Lunar Eclipse is still a month away. There's plenty of time for him to break the curse."

"Tomorrow we're going to consult the moon goddess's seer to determine if you can break my curse. If the seer confirms it then the coronation will proceed." My blood ran cold. The curse. I had almost forgotten about whatever affliction had turned Draven into the monster he was. "Of course Alpha," I agreed even though fear was clawing at my throat. Dinner continued in tense silence and afterward Draven excused himself to have a smoke on the balcony. I started to head back to my chambers when a hand grabbed my arm and pulled me into a side corridor. "What are you doing?" I shouted, “Stop! Stop!”

I’m anticipating the moon reaching the centre of the sky, even though I’m aware of what unleashes the curse. “What’s more dangerous, the curse, or him?” She laughs softly to herself, although there’s an edge to it. “Depends how spiteful he is toward the Alpha and the Pack who spelled him in the ground in the first place.” Thumbing through the pages, she doesn’t look up at me. “The Pack we are part of, by the way,” she adds. “I’d be pissed.” The merciful thing would have been to kill him, although Hazel suggests it’s almost impossible. Plus, Alpha’s are spiteful, arrogant creatures.

Hendrick said, opening the door. “Please, go to the garden to get some fresh air. We can continue later.” “I think I can’t listen anymore today. I should go home now.” “Okay, Luna. We will meet tomorrow.” “What about your help to hide my mark?” “I will start the preparation for it tonight and let you know soon.” Jennifer nodded and left the house in pain while Hendrick began thinking about how to hide the mark from his Alpha to save Luna’s life. They were so focused on other curses that they forgot to consider the third curse. Little did they know fate was unpredictable and had planned something beyond their imagination.

“With respect, Alpha… a mate delivered to you may not be such a terrible thing. You’ve been of age for years. The Moon Goddess has denied you one—perhaps this is fate’s way of compensating.” Draven’s gaze snapped to him. Cold. Sharp. And Lethal. Devon instantly lowered his eyes. “I said I don’t want a mate,” Draven replied flatly. “That subject is closed.” Silence thickened the room. Then Draven leaned forward. “Send a letter back to Alpha Kadel,” he ordered. “Tell him I’ll deal with Carlo personally. In return, I want one-third of Crestmoon’s land and a full year’s tribute—forty thousand harvest crops.”

she demanded at once. “I am cursed…or I was cursed.” I said and Kylo squished my hand. “My Luna and my pack went through a big tragedy, Alpha Zenith. A half-witch cursed her to be the misery of my pack, and after our coronation, the curse started to happen. And the only way to cut the curse was her death, we asked the Hybrid Reaper’s help but he created a bond with her. I hope you can help us cut it.” She looked at me, and pity lingered in her eyes.

“Do you remember waking up after you’d been bitten by an infected wolf? Again, not once, but two times. And the second time, your infection was worse, and you had broken bones, but you were up the next day like you’d just had a scratch.” He remained quiet. He would be forever grateful that Layla had been able to help Diedre, but he would never do what he knew Diedre was going to ask for. “I told you she’s the key.” “There is no key, Dee.” “She’s the only one who can break the curse. You need to mark her.” He sighed and brought Diedre’s hand to his lips to kiss it. “I was so worried, Dee. I need you to stay alive to help Dylan and Layla with Hope,” he said.

Dante snapped but the second he saw the Alpha King, he paused, bowing his head down in reverence before him. Both of them were staring at me but in different ways. Dante was staring at me with rage and anger, a malicious intent as if he wanted me dead on the spot. Whereas the Alpha King looked at me with curiosity. As if I was something porcelain he was seeing for the first time. “Do you know this man?” he asked me, ignoring Dante’s greetings. I hadn’t answered when Dante responded on my behalf… like he always did whenever I was asked something by another man. “This is my mate, Alpha. She is Alba, the Luna of Moonstone pack,” he said firmly.

“Being near you…Alia, it makes me lose control.” I stood still. Confusion written on my face “My curse reacts to you,” he continued quietly. “My beast runs wild when I touch you. I don’t want to hurt you. But I can't control it. When it craves something, it doesn't stop until it feeds on it.” He stopped talking and then he spoke again.” And you, Alia…my beast craves you more badly than any other thing, it's more than blood lust or death. It wants you, and it won't stop until it has you. I can't let it have you.”

Despite the scary fight going on infront of me, my mind managed to be swamped with many other things, different smells began to hit my nose and the thoughts bothering me were quite unclear. He managed to throw Brenda off balance, sending her sprawling across the ground. He pounced on her, his powerful jaws snapping dangerously close to her throat. Brenda growled and twisted, she twisted free and lashed out, catching him off guard. She took advantage of the momentary lapse, darting away from him and towards the edge of the cliff. She paused, her eyes locking onto mine, filled with a mix of hatred and something else—fear, perhaps? "This isn't over," she growled, her voice rough and menacing, s