Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Six
The door burst open, and Bailey strode in, just as had anticipated.
“Are you familiar with the concept of knocking? Axel questioned her.
“Seeing as I am so ancient, it must have skipped my mind a century ago or there about.”
“You shouldn’t be here, Elder, not after that little stunt you pulled,” Axel sald, and I knew what he was referring to. Balley had known I was on my way here, so she made sure I discovered what she and Thane had been doing while I was away. I didn’t want to think about it; the thought made me feel so angry.
“Apologies Beta, if the Luna had responded to my message, I wouldn’t see the need of coming here unannounced.
Axel gaze met mine.
“You didn’t actually think you could send me a crappy note and I’ll run along to find you, did you?”
“I see, the Luna finally acting as the queen; there is so much you don’t know,” she says with a sinister smile, but what she doesn’t know is that Thane had told me the deal he made with her. He wasn’t planning on keeping to his part of the deal, but she didn’t need to know that. “Some knowledge could be both dangerous and disastrous, they are best kept secrets.”
“I would like to speak to you alone, Luna,” she states.
“Whatever you want to say, you can say to the both of us,” I insisted.
“I do need you alone… for this one.”
1 turned to Axel. “Is alright” I assured him.
He didn’t seem to like the fact that I would be alone with her, but he didn’t question me, believing I knew what I was doing.
“I won’t be far,” he promises before walking away.
“I guess you and Thane had settled your differences?” Bailey inquires.
“Yes,” I answered. “It is strange that you came all the way just to ask that.”
“That’s not why I am here.
I made a deal with Thane; you might not know about this, but it is only a matter of time, and your title would be mine,” she says, and I didn’t know how exactly I was supposed to react, considering that I hadn’t been kept in the dark about Thane’s decision.
“Why would Thane do that?” I question, deciding to play along.
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“Maybe because you are not his true mate.” She states with a shrug, “Think about it; you have nothing to offer other than sex–he could get that easily.”
“Still… he keeps coming back to me. I wonder If your centuries of living, have taught you how to satisfy a man.” I taunted her; I wouldn’t let her see through me this time.
“I learned more than just that. All the knowledge packed up in this little brain could come in handy; believe me, not many know as much as I do.”
“So… you love him?” I questioned, curious.
“In a game of power, love does not come first; Thane knows that more than anyone, yet it is puzzling that he still chooses you.
“so you don’t love him?” I asked trying to understand her.
“He is not bad to look at, I can admit it, but love is not my primary focus. What do you think would happen in a hundred years? I would be alive and youthful while he would be… dull.”
“So what are you saying, Elder?”
“I’m telling you to be sensible; if you do love him and this pack, you should know that you have nothing of value to give; why not step down and make things easier?”
“I think we are getting to the fun part; this is where you offer me help to leave/escape this pack and also promise to provide a means for me to start up a new life, faraway from Thane’s reach. Well, no, thank you.”
“That is indeed a good idea, but not quite what I had in mind. I know you love him, and to some point, he loves you too–I can tell. I would never be able to come between that, but what I need is ‘just‘ the title: I will become queen, but that do not mean you will have to leave this pack; you can still be with him as his… partner; the only difference is I get to make the decisions. How is that for a deal?”
“So I would be seen as his… mistress; while you would be the Queen?”
“Generous of me, right?, This way, I will not come between you and the Alpha King,” she explains, and from the look on her face, she does believe this was a good deal, one I would likely accept.
