Tempting a Luna: Uncertainty
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(Mira’s POV)
Mira stood frozen in the library long after Andre left, her pulse a wild drum against her ribs.
She pressed a hand to her chest as if that would slow the erratic pounding. Power. Control. Command. Words she hadn’t dared associate with herself in years.
But Andre had spoken them as if they belonged to her. As if she only needed to reach out and take them.
Her stomach twisted.
It was madness.
The kind of temptation that could ruin her if she let it sink in.
And yet…
She squeezed her eyes shut, forcing a slow breath through her nose. He was right about one thing—her husband hadn’t been her mate in years. Maybe never. Reginald had discarded her as soon as something younger and more useful came along. Alayna had claimed his heart, his bed, and his future. Mira had been left with nothing.
Except duty.
Except obedience.
Until now.
She opened her eyes, her fingers trembling slightly as she touched the spine of a book she had no real interest in. He said he would submit.
She had never even entertained such a thought. Never considered what it would feel like to hold the control she had been stripped of.
Andre had delivered the idea like an invitation, one wrapped in silk and edged with danger.
And her traitorous body had reacted.
Mira turned sharply, needing to move, needing to do something before she lost herself in his voice, his scent, his offer.
She left the library, forcing herself to take the long way to the kitchen, hoping the extra steps would shake loose whatever spell he’d cast over her.
But when she entered the space, Alayna was already there, sipping on an expensive imported tea while one of the younger Omegas prepared something delicate and sweet for her to snack on.
Alayna looked up and smirked. “There you are. I was beginning to think you were avoiding me.”
Mira swallowed back the immediate retort that rose to her lips. She had learned to keep her tongue in check, to choose silence over confrontation.
But after Andre’s words?
It was suddenly much, much harder.
She forced a polite expression. “Did you need something?”
Alayna stretched, letting out a small sigh. “Not need, no. But since you’re here—Andre seems rather… interested in you.”
Mira’s fingers curled into her palm, but she kept her face neutral. “He’s just curious about the household. He’s been away for years.”
Alayna’s smirk deepened. “Oh, come on, Mira. Don’t insult me. I see the way he watches you. Like he wants to devour you.” She took another sip of tea, her amusement barely contained. “And I can’t blame him, I suppose. You are rather… exotic for your age.”
Mira clenched her teeth, age rolling off Alayna’s tongue like an insult.
She forced her shoulders to relax. “If you’re worried about your son’s attention, perhaps you should take it up with him.”
Alayna let out a soft laugh. “Oh no, dear, I don’t worry about things like that. But I would hate for you to get any ideas. You have your place here. Don’t forget it.”
Mira’s fingers ached to grip something, to crush something beneath her palm.
For years, she had tolerated Alayna’s veiled insults, her taunts, and her superiority. Because that was Mira’s role now. The discarded first wife, the humiliated Omega, the forgotten woman.
But as Alayna turned back to her tea, Mira realized something unsettling.
She didn’t feel like that woman anymore.
Because Andre had planted something in her chest.
Something that burned.
And for the first time in years, Mira found herself thinking—what if I stop pretending?
What if I take what’s being offered?
The thought made her breath hitch.
She turned swiftly, exiting the kitchen before Alayna could see the storm brewing in her eyes.
Because she needed to think.
And worse—she needed to decide how long she could fight this.
Because if Andre was anything, it was persistent.
And she wasn’t sure she wanted him to stop.
Mira retreated to her small bedroom on the second floor of the Packhouse, her sanctuary of sorts—though it was more of a gilded cage than a home. She paced the length of the room, her mind tangled with Andre’s words.
Power. Control. Command.
The way he had said them, like a promise wrapped in velvet, sent an involuntary shiver down her spine. It had been so long since someone had looked at her as anything other than an afterthought. So long since someone had seen her.
And Andre?
He had seen everything.
She pressed a hand against her stomach, trying to calm the heat that curled low inside her. This was dangerous. It was reckless. She was still married to his father, no matter how little their bond meant. If she entertained this—if she even considered stepping into the role Andre offered—it would mean crossing a line she could never return from.
Yet her body betrayed her, her breath still shallow from the way he had spoken so close to her ear, the way his fingers had traced along her wrist, light as a whisper.
A knock on the door snapped her from her thoughts.
She straightened, schooling her expression before pulling it open.
Andre.
Of course, it was him.
He leaned casually against the doorframe, dressed in a simple black t-shirt and slacks, but he carried himself with the weight of an Alpha—even if that wasn’t his official title. His scent
and something unmistakably him—drifted toward her, clouding her senses.
Mira lifted a brow. “You shouldn’t be here.”
Andre’s lips curved into that infuriating smirk. “Probably not.”
He didn’t ask to come in. He didn’t have to. His presence alone was a force pressing into the small space between them.
Mira crossed her arms. “What do you want, Andre?”
His gaze swept over her, lingering on the rapid rise and fall of her chest before he met her eyes again. “I want you to consider what I said.”
She exhaled sharply. “You don’t know what you’re asking.”
He tilted his head. “Don’t I?”
Mira clenched her jaw, but he stepped closer, forcing her to either back away or hold her ground. She didn’t move.
“I know you,” Andre said softly, his voice dangerously smooth. “I know you crave more than this life they’ve forced you into. And I know—” his fingers traced along the doorframe beside her head, his voice dipping lower, “—that you felt something back there. In the library.”
Her breath caught.
His eyes darkened with satisfaction.
She swallowed hard, pushing against the heat rising in her throat. “This is a game to you.”
“No,” Andre murmured, shaking his head. “This is freedom.”
Mira hated how her pulse betrayed her, how it quickened at the mere promise in his words.
His voice dropped even lower, a whisper meant only for her. “Have you ever commanded a man, Mira?”
Her breath hitched.
His eyes flickered with something dangerous. “Have you ever had someone kneel for you?”
Heat curled deep in her stomach.
She should push him away.
She should slam the door in his face.
But the worst part?
She wanted to answer.
She wanted to know what it felt like.
Andre watched her war with herself, his smirk widening as if he could hear every forbidden thought racing through her mind.
Then he stepped back, slowly, deliberately.
“I’ll be waiting,” he said smoothly. “When you’re ready.”
Then he turned and walked away, leaving Mira gripping the doorframe, her world tilting dangerously on its axis.
Because Goddess help her—
She didn’t know how much longer she could resist.
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