The Lycan King Tenth Mate

4:how do I become a Luna?

The dinner with the girls was awful. They wouldn't stop talking and staring daggers at me. I could see the threat in their eyes, it was as if I'd come to steal something from them. All through the dinner, I didn't talk to them nor did I answer any of their questions. I just listened to their conversations about the Lycan king.

Pointing towards a girl, the girl next to me whispered to her friend, loud enough for me to hear.

" Did you know that girl hasn't been to the King's bed since her arrival?" She asked in a whispering tone and I raised my head to see the girl she was pointing at.

" Well, not everyone is fortunate enough to get on the King's bed." Her friend replied with a snort and I glanced around the room at the dozens of faces in the room.

Turning to me, she looked me In the eyes and said with a tone that I couldn't tell if it was friendly advice or a warning.

" It's easy to be here but another thing is getting into the King's bed and staying,"

I returned to my room after dinner and Vivianne came afterwards and I decided to ask him what was on my mind.

" How does one become a Luna?" I asked her and as if I had committed a taboo, she rushed forward and placed her palm over my mouth, shutting the words back with her face clouded in horror.

She shook her head at me and I let out a long breath after she let go.

" Were you shutting me up or depriving me of oxygen?" I asked, annoyed by her action and she scoffed, rolling her eyes at me.

" Do not ask such a question again," she said, a warning beneath that calm voice.

" Why?" I asked, c*****g my head to the side.

Why shouldn't I ask such a question? In a place filled with plenty of mates for one man, I must know how one can become a Luna.

" Where I come from, and among werewolves, when a woman is mated to a pack alpha or an alpha king, they automatically become his Luna. But here..." I paused and drew in a sharp breath before continuing.

" But here... there are plenty mates, does that make all of us Luna's?" I asked and she snapped at me.

" Hell No. None of you are Lunas until you give the King a child. Well.. a male child," she answered and my brows furrowed and then my lips spread in a smile.

" Then if all of us bear him a son, then we will all become Luna's," I said, my eyes filled with light but then remembered something.

" The woman who passed by the dinner, is she pregnant for the king?" I asked, and out of nowhere, I felt bile in my throat and an unexplainable anger in my chest.

No! This is a torture for me and my wolf. It's impossible to watch another woman flaunt the results of her intimacy with someone's mate on their faces. Even if I haven't met my mate properly, it's difficult to get rid of his betrayal despite the women he slept with also being his mates like me.

" Vanessa? Yes, she carries the Lycan King's first child and if she birth a son or a daughter, she will become a Luna," Viviane answered.

A lump suddenly developed in my throat and I forced it down. Standing up, I paced back and forth in the room, my hands curled into fists by my side and my fingers poke at my palms. f**k! Why do I feel this way?

" You said we can only become Luna's if we birth a male child. How come hers is different?" I demanded, the anger in my voice evident. I thought I suppressed it but it was the opposite. My breath was so heavy and loud that I could hear it in my ear.

" She carries the King's first child. It doesn't matter what gender she bears, she will become a Luna and her rank will be higher than every other Luna that follows," my face wrinkled at her words, I couldn't hide my anger and whatever else that was lurking in my heart.

" If I were you, I would get close to her and be her friend," Viviane added, winking at me and at that moment, I felt like punching her face. How could she say that?

" Hell no! I will never suck up to a woman who isn't as pretty as me because she carries the King's child," I snapped at her.

" I want to have the King's child. You will show me his bedroom," I told her my voice firm as I looked her in the face.

" Well, you should think about getting into his bed first because that chance barely comes and as you can see, many women have been here and they have never seen the inside of the king's room,"

" Take it slow Larissa, don't be too ambitious," she added and I raised my brows furrowed.

" What do you mean?" I demanded and she walked up to me, looking me in the eyes.

" Quit dreaming of having the King's child. With your attitude, you may never set eyes on his bed," She added, a smug on her face and I felt something pierce my pride.

I held my head up and looked her in the eyes, my lips pressed together in an intimidating manner.

" You will do whatever you can and get me in his bed. I am his mate and it is proper for this bond to be consummated," I told her, my voice firm.

" You do not talk to me that way," she warned and I gulped slowly.

" I am the king's mate! His mate!" I thundered, pointing my index finger at her as I enunciated the words on her face.

" You do not talk to me that way. You should respect me. I am not a tribute gift from some packs to the king. He brought me here by himself. You are meant to serve me and not tell me how to talk,"

A stinging sensation spread through my cheeks to my ear and my hair flew, covering my face.

"You should learn the rules. Who cares if you are the King's mate? You are not different from the women sent to him as tributes. The only difference between you and them is that you have a room to yourself. What makes you think you are different from the other women who are the King's mate? You are not special Larissa. Just the way the king brought you, you can also be kicked out by him,"

My teeth grind against each other, my eyes burning and it took me a lot of self-restraint not to wolf out on her and tear her apart as that would reveal my identity as a mutant.

I swallowed her insult and just when I was about to say something, the door opened and a middle-aged woman walked in. The question in her eyes was evident. Did she hear our voices?

" Larissa," she called and my heart jumped. What now, are they going to kick me out? No! I can't be kicked out.

" The king demands you, you will warm his bed tomorrow night,"

My eyes widened, filled with lights, my lips spread widely and a loud laughter erupted from me. I turned to face Vivianne and grinned at her from ear to ear. Her face was a total horror and I've never felt so happy and victorious in years.

" Did you hear that? The king specifically demanded for me,"