Luna's Deadly Deception: How She Made Her Alpha Pay novel Chapter 69

I found a random excuse and said it perfunctorily: "You know what the situation is, don’t you?"

"Yes." He answered calmly.

"So you know how vulnerable I am now," I continued. "I can’t just leave the Alpha Palace like that. I have to be more careful with my movements now, especially with my current condition."

There was a long pause before he spoke again. "Trust me Thea, I’m more worried about your safety than anyone else right now. The thought of your protection is something that constantly weighs on my mind at the moment."

"So why—"

He cut me off before I could continue. "The restaurant’s close to the Alpha Palace so you don’t have to worry. Just…give it a thought. Okay?"

I didn’t say anything for a while. Without a word, I hung up the phone and set it aside. A small breath left my lips.

Quentin. There had to be a reason why he wanted to meet up so bad. I held my breath as a thought hit me.

Did he want to establish a mate relationship with me?’

My gaze dropped to the crystal bracelet on my hand. He’d given this to me. Back then, I had thought it meant he was ready to establish a mate relationship with me.

But he never gave a positive answer to my question. I should have known better. Even now, after so much time has passed, his words still echoed in my head.

I can’t really give you an answer, Thea. Everything depends on the Moon God’s arrangement.

I let out a breath. It would do well for me to give his proposition some thought, but a part of me was keen on going there.

Letting out another breath, I went to my closet to look for something appropriate to wear.

Even the night doesn't stop me from exuding charm!

By the time I arrived at the restaurant, The restaurant was running out of people. A man in uniform opened the door for me to walk in.

All through the ride there, I’d been a bubble of nerves as I didn’t know what to expect from Quentin.

As soon as I walked in, I spotted Quentin at a far end of the restaurant. His gaze was far away, like he had something else on his mind. For a second he raised them, scouring the room for something, or in this case, someone.

Once his eyes landed on me, they softened immediately. I took that as my sign to go up to meet him.

"I’m glad you took me up on my offer." He started, getting up to take out my seat for me.

"Why are you asking me that?" I set the water down once I finally calmed down.

He sighed. "Answer the question, Thea."

"No," I shook my head. "You’ll tell me why you want to know that. There has to be something you want to do if you’re so desperate to know."

He simply hummed in reply, a calm expression on his face. Without a word, he reached out to me with a napkin in his hand and began to wipe the juice off my shoulder.

"You really need to be more careful." He scolded lightly.

When his hand touched my skin, my body warmed with a heat that seemed to ignite from deep within me.

I pushed his hand away, unable to meet his gaze. The last thing I wanted to do was stare into those eyes that seemed to look right into my soul.

"What can I say?" I shrugged pretending to be nonchalantly. "Those aristocratic girls all seemed pretty interested in you. And I wanted to prove that I’m also attractive."

I turned to him, expecting him to look the slightest bit embarrassed or even humiliated. Surprisingly, he was all taking it in with a calm expression on his face.