Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty
“There had been a reason I wanted you in that dress, Riley; let’s say I wanted my father‘ infuriated‘.”
“That wouldn’t be a good thing since I was hoping to leave a good impression”
“You don’t understand; my father has this strange way of thinking, one I don’t share with him; he believes fear is another means of power.
“And you don’t think so?” I asked, knowing full well that Alpha Thane was feared amongst all regions. Though he had other enviable and equally intimidating achievements capable of giving him same influence, many still ‘feared‘ him.
“Is different when you enforce such methods on family too. That’s what he made my mother understand, he wanted her to fear him, tremble in his presence and now she had lost her own voice, he keeps her wrapped up like some mummy, I don’t like that, so letting you wear something so provocative was challenging him in some way”
“I thought… I.. I’m sorry”
“Yet, Riley, I am glad you fought me for what you wanted.”
“I thought that was against, the rules.”
“It is”
Just then, there was a knock on the door before Axel walked in.
“How did it go?” he asked Thane.
“Just as I expected, the old man is getting crazier these days,” Thane replied, and I was. surprised by his words. He was talking about his father, the Alpha King, like he was nothing but a pest. Now I understood what Freya had meant when she said Thane was the only one worthy‘ of being seen as a threat to the Alpha King. Thane simply had no regard for the king, and after seeing what he did to his own mate and the way he stared at me, I couldn’t help the hatred and dislike building in me for the man.
“Did you manage to convince him, Luna?” Axel asked me.
“She did good,” Thane answered in my place. Of course, I couldn’t know if he was saying the truth or just saying that because I was here. I doubt he cared about my feelings, so maybe I did. do well..
Axel walked closer.
“Everything had been set… just as you requested” he said
ad Thane gave a firs
nod.
“I want you to give her a tour around this place, take her somewhere- anywhere” Thane said, as if I wasn’t standing right there before them both.
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Axel tucked the little piece of my hair which had caped the hair the behind my ear. The touch felt so
intimate; I had expected a reaction from Thane, but he spoke on as if nothing happened.
“I have to go to work,” Thane explained to me, and I nodded, but deep down I wondered the kind of jobs he would be handling. He was the Alpha Alphas didn’t have to work; they just hard to oversee the pack matters and make alliances, fight?
“Are you ready for the tour?” Axel asked me the moment Thane was gone, and that snapped me out of my thoughts. I didn’t really want to go on a tour, not when the pack members were out there watching me like I was a freak.
“Is there a library here?”
“Of course, why?”
“I… I need to pick up some books to read; that’s if it’s allowed.”
“I wonder who goes to the library in this modern time,” he said to himself. “And yes, it is allowed; let’s go.”
“Could we go through the routes that are less crowded?” I questioned
“That’s why you won’t take a tour? You don’t like the stares?”
“Yes, I would learn to endure those when I settle in.” I lied, and I felt like he saw through the
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“Of course, there is a private library close by; no one really goes in there,” he says.
“That would be perfect, thank you.“.
“Maybe we can get you something to eat when we return.”
“Yes, of course,” I replied. It had been a while since I had eaten, but as werewolves, we didn’t have to eat as constantly as humans did, and being an omega, I was used to being starved.
Axel hadn’t been kidding when he said, ‘No one really comes here‘. The library wasn’t as big as the one we had back in my previous pack, but again, this wasn’t the main pack library. The book here seemed… ancient, the pages brownish.
“Go ahead, I’ll just sit here doing nothing,” Axel said, and I almost felt bad for him; he seemed already bored, and I hadn’t even started. 1
My hands trailed down the line of ancient history books, and then there was a book that caught my attention; it seemed more recent than the other books. I picked it out of the sheit; there was another book behind it; I took that out too. The book had been titled ‘Barbara’s Fantasies‘.
Puzzled, I opened it, my eyes widened, and I snapped it back shut immediately, my
cheeks
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reddening. What was a book like ‘this‘ doing amongst ‘history‘ books? I wondered. I should leave it behind, but…
“Riley?” Axel called, “You alright?, you look a bit flushed” he noted
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“Yes, yes, I am done; we may leave.” 1 said, holding the book against my chest. I couldn’t risk him discovering the one book I had carefully hidden.
“So soon? This might be my lucky day.”
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“What books did you pick?” Axel asked as we headed back to my room.
“Just some history books,” I lled.
“You are into those?”
“There wasn’t much to select froin,” I lled again.
“True,” he agreed. I was glad we moved on from hat topic quickly. “A maid would be here soon with some healthy food. When had been the last time you ate?”
“A few days ago.”
“Days?”
“I am used to it.” I paused, deciding if I should tell him. “I was born an omega; I am used to staying days without food.”
“Omegas are to be fed too, just like every other.”
“Not in the Windborne Pack”
“It would be different here,” Axel promised.
A few minutes later, there was a soft knock on the door. It was ‘the‘ maid, and she came in with a tray in her hands.
She gave a deep bow, placing the tray on the table before quickly exiting the room.
“Whatever is in there smells really nice.” 1
“It’s meat balls and mashed potatoes,” he said.
“That seems a bit much, don’t you think?”
“You’ve not eaten in days; you need as much as you can take in.”
It was a very tasty dish–the best I had eaten in a while. Back at the Windborne pack, I had gotten used to the tastless scraps left for us omegas. It was strange that we did the cooking and yet got the least; it had only gotten better when I was in Ryker good graces.
“This is nice,” I complimented.
“I agree”
We ate in silence for a while, and Axel broke the silence.
“Did Thane tell you about the party?”
“The one at sundown? Yes, he did.”
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