His Wolf's Luna

My Mate?

Claudine let out ridiculous laughter. At first, I believed he had agreed with me but again, he would not cease to be himself. My brows furrowed. Anger welled up in me.

“I am very sorry, Alpha Rex but what you just said is quite ridiculous.

It cannot be possible, we have to think of something else” He suggested, crossing his hands behind him.

I sighed as I walked back to my bed. I had never imagined being in a situation like this.

I was upset. Upset at my wolf for putting me through such.

“Leave. I need to rest.” I frowned as I walked towards the bathroom.

“Shall I call in the maids so they could come to bathe you?”

“I said leave!”

Just like I was getting upset with my wolf, it was getting upset with me as well. I was feeling so hot.

I needed to cool off so I decided to have my bath. I just wanted to be alone because I could hurt anyone who come near me and that was my reason for sending Claudine off.

Just like he understood my mood, he nodded and walked out.

I grabbed a towel and proceeded toward the bathroom. I quickly got into the bath and yes, it was just like I wanted it.

The water was quite cool but it still didn’t melt the anger in my heart.

Regardless, I had my bath and walked out of the bath. Just as I was wiping off the water from my body, I heard a knock on the door.

Who could it be? I rolled my eyes as I grabbed a robe and wrapped myself in it.

“Rex, are you still up?”

It was a mother. Oh no. I creased my brows even more but somehow, the anger in my heart faded. If there was anything mother was going to say right now, it was going to be a sermon on getting a mate so I could be the next Alpha and not my younger brother. She had always loved me more than my younger brother.

I tried to tiptoe back to my bed and pretend to be asleep as I didn’t want to hear anything but then, my leg hit one of the bottles that were on the floor. Damn! If the maids had come in, they would have cleaned it up.

“Son? Are you okay?”

Mother’s voice was an embodiment of fear. She began to place incessant knocks on the door. Mother was one hell of a dramatic woman.

“Hold on, mother. I will be there in a bit”

I sighed as I walked to the door and opened it, a frown on my face. “I was heading to bed” I grudgingly answered as I walked to my bed.

She had a pitiful look on her face as she sat on the chair where Terra had initially sat. She looked around, staring at the flowers, the bottles of wine, and the glasses. A smile curved on her face as even a toddler could tell that it was a romantic setting between a man and a woman.

“Who was here? Who was with you?” She raised her brows like she was inspecting.

“Terra” I answered and lay on the bed, turning to the other side of the bed. I didn’t want to see her or look at her at all as I know what her reaction would be.

“Really? Terra, the daughter of. Terra is your….” She sounded with excitement but I knew what she wanted to say so.

“She is not my mate and she is not my Luna” I cut her short and then pulled up my duvet over my head.

“Why? What do you mean? Rex, you…”

“Goodnight mother” I answered again with a frown on my face. Realizing I was not ready to talk or say anything, she decided to leave, disappointed in her exhales. I wasn’t bothered anyway.

***

“Good morning, your Highness” The maids greeted. A smile was plastered on their face. I groaned as I turned on the bed. It was morning already? I didn’t want to wake up yet but I had to have breakfast. Ray, his mate, and his daughter would be coming today as Father had asked him to come. Father had told him and everyone else that it was to celebrate and prepare for me to be the next Alpha but I knew it was just to prepare him for the throne instead if I didn’t get a mate.

I hissed as I lazily stood up. I took off my garment and walked to the bathroom. The maids bowed and followed me. Well, they had no choice. Ray would be coming. My face furrowed even more as the sight of him formed in my head, a grin of mockery on his face. Never would he be the Alpha when I still exist. I had to disappoint him at all costs.

I had to find my mate tonight. A party would be thrown in celebration of his arrival and Alphas from far and near would be coming to merry with us. More beautiful females would be coming tonight and of course, there would be a lot of ladies to have ‘fun’ with.

A smile formed on my face as I imagined all that could happen.

“We are done, your Majesty” The maids announced with a smile on my face. I nodded and quickly walked out of the bathroom, a smile on my face. The maids had already gotten the clothes I wanted to wear so I hurriedly got draped in them and sat still as they made my hair into something beautiful.

Just then, I heard a knock on the door. I hoped it would not be mother wanting me to look my best to impress Father and even look more appealing than my brother. I knew better than to dress shabbily. I had to dress even more appealing because I knew Ray would want to look his best as well.

Ever since we were so little, Ray had always tried to look and act better than me to impress Father and make Father like him the more, and of course, he always won, and yet again, he has won. He has a mate and a family but what do I have?

I also didn’t want it to be Father who would come to remind me to get set and come bring my brother and his family in.

“Your Highness, the younger Alpha is around” Claudine came in, looking scared. What was going on?

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I nodded. I knew Father would be out there, waiting for me.

“More contour” A smile formed on my face. I needed my face to look as slim as possible. The maids nodded and did as said. They had to make me as pretty as I wanted to be.

“More highlighter” I commanded. They nodded again and did as I wanted. I knew Father would be upset that I was going to be late but I didn’t care. I was going to look my best.

“More gel liner”

“His Royal Highness would be upset with you, Rex. We need to leave now”

I could hear worry in his voice. He was worried the Alpha would be upset with me but I didn’t care. Mother would be worried as well. I knew that. She would not want another fight to happen between Father and me. Well, for the past few weeks, Father and I had been having a lot of issues. Father had been acting super powerful and I wasn’t going to back down either.

As soon as I was satisfied with my look, I stepped out of the room. “How do I look?”

A grin appeared on my face.

“Excellent. Let’s hurry up” He faked a smile. I nodded and walked after him, my hands behind me. After a couple of minutes, I arrived outside. The guards had increased as it was like they grew geometrically. A reasonable amount of guards were stationed at every corner. Mother has a worrisome look on her face as she watched the entranceway to see if I was coming. Just as she saw me, She leaped for joy.

“Oh Good Lord! Rex! You look amazing, son” Mother rushed to me, examining me from head to toe. She had a satisfactory smile on her face. “Your Father is upset with you, be careful” she whispered in my ear and then, smiled again.

Father was upset. Anger was boldly written all over his face. Ray on the other hand had a disappointed look on his face. Perhaps, he hoped he would look more appealing than I did.

“Brother! It’s nice to see you!” I faked a smile as I walked closer to him, spreading my arms wide. He faked a smile as well, trying to avoid me hugging me. Well, I didn’t want to hug him either.

“You look….. good” He managed to mutter, scanning me from head to toe.

“I didn’t hear you” I strained my ear, pretending I didn’t hear him right. He rolled his eyes.

“I said you look good”

“Stunning, you mean to say? You look good as well” I smiled widely at him. His wife had a smile on her face and so did his little daughter. Unlike him, his wife and daughter liked me so much.

“My little angel” I smiled and carried the little girl. Oh, poor child! If only she knew my intentions. I placed a soft kiss on her lips. Father was quiet all along as he looked at me with anger but I tried my possible best to avoid his gaze.

“You look amazing” The little girl curled her arms around my neck. I nodded in appreciation and then patted her head just like she had always wanted.

“Oh come on in, breakfast is set” Mother announced as she knew tensions were rising and negativity was growing in the air.

“Of course, mother” Ray’s wife picked up their daughter and walked after mother. Father turned as well and left.

“I hope your stay would be worth it, dear brother” I crossed my hands behind me, a grin on my face.

“And I wish you a very positive result in your ‘search’ for your…” He smiled and raised his brows “your Luna”

We both knew we were being sarcastic with each other. I had a different intention for his stay here and I know he never wanted me to find my Luna. We smiled at each other and then went to join the rest of the family.

Father sat at the top center of the table. To his right was mother and to his left was the space for me but as expected, Ray ran to sit on it. Mother tried to say a word but I was quick to tell her not to, of course with my facial expression. She understood and stayed mute. Anger on her face.

“Welcome, son. How do you like the stew? Your mother specially made it for you and your wife and your little girl” Father smiled.

“It’s amazing, mother. You did so well” He smiled at mother. She faked a smile as well as the smile disappeared just immediately after it appeared. She was not impressed.

“How has the kingdom been?” He questioned as he sliced some bread. Reyna, his daughter turned to look at me and pushed her food toward me. She wanted me to feed her. A request I could not say no to.

Just then, Father turned to look at me. “Seven more days…..” He started slowly.

I looked away immediately. “Seven days from now. We would know the fate of this pack” Father smiled.

“I am desperately awaiting that day”

I had had enough. I needed to leave as soon as possible as I was already beginning to lose my cool.

“Mother..” I stood up with a smile on my face, making everyone look up at me. “I have a lot to attend to. Please excuse me” I bowed.

“Oh come on, brother. Let us have breakfast together.”

‘To hell with you I wanted to yell but I didn’t want to breed any form of suspicion so I had to pretend to be fine. “Oh thanks, brother but I have a lot to attend to”

I walked out of the dining room quickly and I had to do something quickly. I could tell the expression on his face and I was right as I turned to look at him. A devilish smile was on his face. I knew he was happy to see me in such a mood. A smile formed on my face as well. If only he knew what I had in mind for him. Poor Reyna, she was going to be fatherless so soon. I loved her so much and never wanted her to be hurt but this time, I wouldn’t mind. Ava would be the one to pay for it all. I had to get Ray out of the way. I needed to kill him as soon as possible. Not only would she be without a groom, but she would also be banished for murder. My lips formed into a half smile

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Claudine was outside the dining room as usual. He was waiting for me.

“Are you okay?” He tried to keep up with me as he ran after me. He saw the look of anger on my face. “You did not have breakfast, did you?”

I was silent as I was visibly upset. I had to get the obstacle out of the bed quickly.

“How did it go?” He sighed as he realized I wasn’t going to say anything. Just then, I stopped abruptly on my way. He stopped too as he was shocked. We were in the garden. I hadn’t realized when I had gotten to the garden and Claudine had no option but to go with me as well. He was also shocked at what I was doing.

I could see the maids smile and giggle as they looked at me. I knew I looked even more handsome, even as beautiful as Yang GuiFei but it did not matter at this point. I wanted to just wash it off but no, I could not. I had to look that way for the rest of the day.

“I want him dead as soon as possible. I want to kill him. I want to kill…” Ryan interrupted me as he held my mouth, widening his eyes. He looked around to be sure no one was watching us but I didn’t care.

“What are you saying? Anyone can hear you. Do you want to put yourself in trouble?” He whispered, fear boldly written all over his face. I took his hands off my mouth and headed back to the room.

“I want him dead!” I yelled again as soon as we got to the room.

“Oh come on! That is not the alternative. We should be more focused on getting our mate and not killing our brother. Killing your brother would not solve anything” He tried to explain.

“To hell with my mate!” I hit the vase on the table and then, it fell, crashing to the floor.

“What are you doing?” George hurriedly tried to examine my hand but I was quick to snatch my hand away from him. To hell with my mate! If I ever turn out to have one, then I am going to strangle her for making me go through so much.

If she had come in time, then I would never have thought of taking my brother’s life so soon although I would still have, later in the future. Well, that would have been when Father and Mother did not exist anymore.

With or without a mate, I was going to be the next Alpha and no one would stop me.

“I do not care about any mate. All I want to do is kill Ray!” I yelled. Just then, the door opened slowly. Claudine's eyes widened in shock. He shook his head in disappointment. I knew what he had in mind.

“Rayna, are you okay?”

I questioned with a little bit of fear and remorse on my face as I beheld the little girl. She had a sad facial expression on her face. Had she heard what I had said? Was she going to tell her father, her mother, the Luna, or even the Alpha?

Of course, Mother would be very disappointed if she got to hear it. I was her favorite and I knew she loved me more than anyone else but death would be the last thing she expected.

I looked at the little girl and then at Rayna. ‘So sorry little girl but your life is at stake now. You won’t ruin my plans.

Slowly like she was scared, she walked in and then her gaze landed on my hands.

“You are hurt” Her gentle voice was filled with sadness. I raised my brows as I bent down to her, till we were about the same height.

“I heard..” she paused and then looked me in the eyes. I could see fear and worry in her beautiful ocean-blue eyes but I tried to play cool.

“I heard the vase fall off and I was scared something might have happened to you so I decided to come to check you out”

“Thank you so much. You are such a sweet angel. I am fine thank you” I smiled and pulled her head nearer. I embraced her and she did the same as well. Claudine was not okay. He was scared something would go wrong but I had everything under control.

“Did you. hear anything?” I managed to question as I released her, watching her sternly. I had to study her facial expression to know if she lied. “When you were coming in, did you hear anything on your way in?”

“Not at all. I only heard the vase break”

I sighed in relief and sincerely hoped she would not hear a word. Just then, she released herself from my grip after inspecting my hands and seeing that I was fine. She walked quietly to the door and stopped, her head bent down.

“I know my Father might have offended you but please, for my sake and my mother’s sake, please forgive him”

My heart skipped a beat. I raised my head in shock and then, it met Claudine’s. Did she hear anything? Before I could say a word, she stepped out of the door.

Oh no! I had to get her out of the way as soon as possible.

**

Seconds rolled into minutes and minutes into hours and hours into days. With each passing day, I was becoming even more worried. I had a lot to worry about. I had to think of a way of getting my brother out of the way and then, his daughter. She was so precious to me but…

I sighed as I stood by the window that early morning. I had to meet Father’s deadline. Killing my brother would make Mother sad, the last thing I wanted for her. Now, I was stuck. I had three more days to get a bride otherwise the throne would be passed to my younger brother.

“My Alpha” Claudine called as he walked into the room. I sighed as I turned to him. Ray had made sure to trouble me as expected and always try to take my place but I wasn’t going easy on him either. “There is a beautiful lady out there, looking for you. She is Luna Ella, the daughter of..”

“Come on, tell her to leave. I am not ready to see anyone. I am not feeling too well” I creased my brows as I held my chest and headed back to the bed. My wolf had been sick since we got up from bed. It had been acting strange, aggressive to be precise.

“You need to see her. Who knows? She could be your mate. I kid you not, she is your type of woman. Very beautiful and….”

“Tell her to leave. I do not want to see anyone” I frowned and lay on my bed.

“Should I get you the royal Physician? You do not seem to be okay. Should I call the Luna instead?” He suggested, trying to look for a solution. I knew he cared about me so much but no, I didn’t want any treatment. I just didn’t understand why my wolf was being sour and aggressive and angry, to say the least.

“I will be fine”

“You have to see her then. I believe she is your mate. Or should I bring her in?” He suggested. I rolled my eyes. I had to allow him to get whatever he wanted otherwise, he would not let me be. Somehow, I wanted to see her.

Just before I could say a word, a young lady walked in. She was just my type of woman. A tall slender lady with long beautiful legs. A smile formed on my face as I beheld her and then she smiled as well. I forcefully got up and proceeded to the table by my side.

“Have a seat” I smiled at her and pointed to a chair that was a few distances away from her. I stood up, holding my head as my temperature seemed to be rising. I had to be strong because I was convinced there was more to her.

Just then, I felt a sharp pain in my heart, like a string, pulled. My mate began to shiver.

“Are you okay?” She questioned fear written all over her face as I fell to the floor. She tried to help me but again, I pushed her to the floor. She scraped her knees as she looked at me in shock. I was trying my best to control my wolf but it was not ready to listen. It became even worse. She shifted in fear. What was going on?

“Stop” I tried to control my wolf but it was not listening. I held my chest and dashed outside the room and the house. Claudine saw me and followed me, wondering where I was going. Then, my gaze landed on her. She was held by one of the guards like he didn’t want her to escape.

Her hair was tattered and so was the dress she was clothed in. The moment her eyes met mine, I felt….. calm.

“Mate” My wolf growled. An Omega?