The Rightful Luna

Chapter 23 Getting Carina...

Eva's POV.

"Can I kiss you?" He repeated the question and I had an instant urge to slap him.

"Excuse me!" I exclaimed in shock. I expected a request but not something this insane.

On impulse, I raised my hand and landed a hard slap on his right cheek. He held his cheek in shock and stared at me.

"How dare you ask me for a kiss?" I yelled at him. His expression changed from one of hurt to innocence.

"You might have not been told but I thought that you were wise enough to know that Alpha Trent is my mate,what kind of a friend are you?" I shrieked in anger.

His face went pale and all shades of red at the revelation but he didn't look too surprised.

"You already knew right?" I questioned while casting an angry glare at him.

He still kept mute and I saw traces of tears in his eyes; his eyes were filled with pain and regrets.

"I kind of suspected it but Trent never said anything. Without him saying a word I knew that he liked you" Beta Kyle replied in a low tone.

"If you knew that Alpha Trent had some sort of feeling for me then why did you just request a kiss?Did that peck also come with immoral intentions?" I gasped.

I recalled when he kissed my cheek, I was quite offended by it but decided to let it slide. We were friends anyways and a peck we wouldn't do any harm but now I believed it had evil intentions attached to it.

"No… ma–maybe yes" Beta Kyle replied and I was astounded.

"Are you saying that you have feelings for me?" I questioned with irritation in my voice.

It was not good for him to have feelings for me because I was still unmated . What if he did something stupid to force himself on me?.

Was he in love with me or was it just an obsession?.

" Answer me,Kyle!" I snapped, angrily.

"No, I don't have any feelings for you other than what friends would have for each other. You won't understand so let's drop the topic" He put his hand down from his face and pouted.

"We are discussing this whether you like it or not, you have to speak truthfully about everything on your mind; if not I will be forced to tell Alpha Trent!"

"Are you crazy?" Beta Kyle suddenly grasped my arms but I wriggled from his grip.

"You are restricted from touching me until I know your true intentions" I frowned and folded my arms.

"Fine, I will tell you the truth but can we find a place to sit?" He requested with a pleading look on his fine.

"Whatever, after you" I muttered and walked towards the bench in the garden. I used the opportunity to look at the back but nothing was there or rather no one.

'So what was he staring at?' I asked myself.

I followed him and we settled down on the bench. There was an erring silence between us for a while but then he broke it.

"The first time I pecked was because of Serena" Beta Kyle said and turned to look at him in confusion.

I had a lot of questions for him, firstly what did Serena have to do with any of this? but I kept silent and waited for him to continue.

"Serena is my mate" Beta Kyle said and it shocked me.

I never expected Beta Kyle and Serena to be mates. They never acted as mates, the little time I have spent with both of them in the same place, they were always displaying hatred for each other.

"B-but you both never act like mates; I know that mates fight but you both act like you detest each other" I said, truthfully.

"Serena is still below eighteen, she doesn't know that I am her mate yet" Beta Kyle clarified.

My mouth formed an 'O' sound.

"Then where do I come in all of this?" I interrogated, still upset by this ordeal. “How does your mating with Serena concern me? I need answers Kyle!”

" We didn't used to hate each other,Serena and I were really close but recently she had been changing into someone bitter and envious; she had become more hateful than before and because I opposed her childish attitude, she began distancing herself from me"Beta Kyle replied and rubbed his palms together.

"And–"

"And I used to get closer to her and plead with her but then I stopped and decided to use the 'Jealousy' strategy on her" He said and my forehead furrowed.

"Jealousy strategy?"

"I began getting close to you to make her jealous and see reasoning. I wanted her to realise how much she needed me in her life" Beta Kyle said with pain in his voice.

It must be difficult watching the one you loved most pushing you away and breaking your heart with reckless abandon. I felt pity for him but that wasn't an excuse for using me as bait.

I recalled the harsh reactions of Serena and it dawned on me that it was not only about my beauty or Alpha Trent. It was about Beta Kyle.

She had Beta Kyle in the palm of her hand and I was an obstacle in her way. No wonder she abhorred me so much and even went further to threaten and physically hurt me.

"Do you realise that your so-called strategy had put my life in danger?" I shouted at him and he seemed to have shrunk.

I lowered my tone but it still remained harsh. “I was planning on various way to make Serena like me but this had ruined everything; I always mulled about her deep hatred for me but now I have discovered the real roots of her hatred”

“I'm sorry for ruining your chances with her, that wasn't my intention at all but I guess the deed had been done” Beta Kyle said, sadly.

I sensed his desperation and his fear of rejection.

“Do you think she might reject you when she finds out that she's mated to you?" I asked, feeling suddenly sad for him.

" I really don't know but I guess time will tell "Beta Kyle tried smiling but failed at the attempt.

I felt his pain, it wasn't easy to face rejection. I managed to accept mine because I had nothing but disdain for Liam, therefore the rejection wasn't so challenging.

My life would be in complete shambles, if Alpha Trent ever rejects me. It would be devastating because I had developed feelings for him and it probably was the same case as Beta Kyle.

"You love her, huh?"

He faced me and sighed. “I love her but she's turning into someone different from the little, kind and gentle Serena I used to know”

I cleared my throat, extremely doubtful about the words he has used to describe Selena. Her attitude was nothing close to kind and gentle; she was like a volcano waiting to erupt at slightest provocation.

"I'm simply trying to change her unlike you, I might not be granted a second chance mate" Beta Kyle muttered, mirthlessly.

"I'm sorry for being judgmental and harsh towards you" I apologised.

"It's fine"

"Friends?" I smiled and stretched out my folded fist.

"Friends" He replied and hit his folded fist gently on mine. “Don't tell this to Trent.”

"I will try not to" I smirked at him. “Don't make that face, your secret is more than safe with me;I will keep it till the day I die and–”

My words were cut short by a sudden peck on my cheek. A smile escaped my lips.

"Eva!" I heard and we turned our attention sideways and saw Alpha Trent.

My heart throbbed in fear.

'Did he see anything?'.