The Evil Luna

sleepwalking

I opened my eyes and was surprised by the spacious space in here, My mouth just won't close by how amused I was by its interior size.

I could tell it was a private study room but hell... It looked like a mini public library.

There was a spacious and fine looking table at the window side, but that wasn't what caught my attention, it was the separate shelf just by the side of the only table in the room.

I knew I wasn't supposed to touch anything, but it seems as if the shelf was calling for my name as it kept pulling at my curiosity.

So I went ahead and took a book, the one that caught my eye. Slowly, I opened randomly and something fell off.

It was a piece of paper, no... It was a torn picture from the middle of this journal as it came in twos.

It was a picture of a woman who looked very pale and rough and a little boy who was holding onto her sleeves with cheerful eyes, it was an odd picture. I felt a sudden fear sink deep into my bones but I knew why when I suddenly caught the sight of a shadow from my peripheral vision which was actually a person right behind me, I froze in place as the book in my hand suddenly became heavier, I could feel the stiffness in each of my muscles.

My heart joined in the race too as I could hear it beating loudly as if affirming that I had just gotten myself in trouble.

"Who are you?" His voice was so cold, I shivered.

I hesitantly turned around the torn picture in my hands.

"Who are you?" He repeated coming closer.

"I- I'm uhm-" I stammered,

"I wouldn't mind separating your tongue from that little head just to check which side is malfunctioning, little witch." I didn't miss the chilling threat his tone gave as his gaze fell on the picture.

"I'm Maeve" I managed to say, just when the door bulged open to reveal some guards, the king and Claire whose lips were curled up in a proud smirk.

"Witch! I knew you were up to something"

I ignored her, looking back to the king whose gaze moved from the stranger to me and I swear I saw a storm in his eyes, and the room was suddenly stiff, I thought I was the cause untill I saw the icy gaze he was exchanging with Mr stranger.

Without another thought, I spoke up allowing my mouth come up with something, just anything I could defend my self with. "Where am I?"

Now all eyes where on me, "Did I sleepwalk again" I spoke to myself but loud enough for others to hear while rubbing my eyes sleepily.

Claire's eyes widened in shock and utter disbelief while pointing a finger at me, "You..."

****

King Xander pov.

I couldn't get the image of her sleepy face out of my head, her lips that were drawn in a pout and then how she was quick to respond to my teasing... It left me amused all over again.

It was the second time I was neglecting the hundreds of paper work in front of me while getting distracted with thoughts of her.

'our mate may be lonely' it was Roy, he has been to excited after finding our mate and I was barely keeping him in check.

I also wanted her, but Roy wasn't as patient though.

I almost marked her earlier today when I brought her to my room, her scent was intoxicating me and my thoughts were disrupted when Fred, my gamma and also friend walked into my study.

"Alpha, miss Claire is here to see you"

"I'm busy"

"She say it's urgent"

I looked up at Fred wondering since when did he start helping Claire to pester me.

He shrugged, "She says it's about the lady you brought from the dungeons"

After finding out Maeve was indeed not in her room as Claire claimed to have seen her sneaking around the palace walls, I followed her scent only to push open doors to find her together with the very person I wouldn't want close to her.

It took all of my restraint not to snap in anger but it was easily replaced with amusement when at the last moment she pretended to sleepwalk.

But I burned with anger when in the next minute, Leonard whispered words into her ears while pulling a book I do not recognize out of her hands as she stood rigid all of her attention drawn by him, jealousy burned bitterly in my throat as I asked myself how she could let another man have all of her attention while she ignored me.

"Go back to your room, Maeve" I commanded my eyes on Leonard untill everyone left.

"A little witch huh"

"You do not go close to my mate, Leonard"

Leonard was my brother, no. Step brother but we were utterly opposite when it came to bonding.

He hates me and I felt the same.

"She seems to be a stubborn cute thing tho, I'm not sure I can stay away..." He smirked, his gaze taunting.

I knew he was doing it to aggravate me and it was working, funny enough.

"You'll be dead before you can even do so"

"I hear witches don't feel the mate bond like we do, what if.... She falls for me? "

In the blink of an eye, my fingers were clenched round his collar, my eyes dark with rage. But he only roared in laughter.

"What? Scared that your little mate would eventually want me?" He provoked more.

The rage was mostly Roy, I was the saner part of us both, he was the beastly side that acted before thinking. I wouldn't want people like Leonard to know how Maeve might affect me.

So I took control, "if you still want Lena released then I suppose you should lie low" I threatened, my lips curling up when his eyes grew stormy.