Fated to My Enemy Alpha

Chapter 13: Damian's Secret

Three days. No attack.

It was too quiet.

Damian was different. Quiet. Distant. He kept staring at me like he was memorizing me.

"What's wrong?" I finally asked him that night.

"Nothing," he said. But his voice broke.

"Lie."

He sighed and pulled me to the balcony. The moons were full.

"Luna, I need to tell you something."

My stomach dropped.

"10 years ago... I had a mate."

The world stopped.

"What?"

"Her name was Selene. She was Luna of a small pack."

I couldn't breathe.

"We were happy. For 2 years. Then Kael's father attacked her pack."

Damian's eyes went red. "He killed everyone. Including her."

"She was pregnant," he whispered. "With our son."

Tears were falling down my face. I didn't even know why.

"I'm sorry," I whispered.

"Don't be," he said. "That's why I was so cold when I first met you."

"Why?"

"Because you looked like her. Same eyes. Same stubbornness."

He cupped my face.

"I swore I would never love again. Because love gets you killed."

"But then you got rejected," he smiled sadly. "And I saw you survive. And I couldn't stay away."

"Damian..."

"I’m telling you this because if we die tomorrow, I don't want secrets between us."

I threw my arms around him. "We're not going to die."

He kissed the top of my head. "Promise?"

"Promise."

KNOCK KNOCK.

Elder Mara. Her face was pale.

"Alpha. We have a problem."

"What?"

"Kael sent a messenger. He wants a meeting. One on one. No army."

"With who?"

"With you, Luna."

Damian growled. "No."

Mara looked at me. "He said... if you don't come, he will burn the village down. With 50 children inside."

My blood ran cold.

Damian pulled me behind him. "I won't let you go."

I looked up at him. "Then come with me. But let me talk to him."

"Why?"

"Because I need to know if there's anything left of the man who once claimed to love me."

Damian closed his eyes. Nodded once.

"Fine. But if he touches you... I burn the world."

[To be continued...]