The Alpha and His Contract Luna (Lauren) novel Chapter 48

I take a deep breath and look at myself in the mirror. My eyes look hollow and dead. A look that reminds me of the time when Darren broke me. My messy red hair is tied up in a ponytail. I look thin and haggard but that is to be expected when you were thrown in prison. Only receiving a meal a day.

The bruises haven’t completely faded away. I was healing slower than usual. Mostly because Blue was still weak.

The scars that adorn my body disgust me. I don’t know if they would ever completely fade but for now I couldn’t wear anything revealing. Humans would question me. I wouldn’t know what to tell them.

I drop my towel and slowly put my clothes on. Today I will be going back to Sebastian’s pack. My feelings are conflicted about that. Especially when I remember everyone except for Monica and James had looked at me with anger and hatred the day I was arrested.

“So what are we going to do?” Blue asks me. She’s not her usual chirpy self. Neither of us are.

I get out of the bathroom. “About what exactly?”

I find Sebastian seated. Typing something on his phone. He has been here every day. I was starting to get tired of seeing his face.

I’ve heard so many things about being marked and getting the mate bond. For one, you know what the other is thinking. Feel what they’re feeling and you can communicate telepathically.

Since he marked me, I have been blocking the bond. I can feel it buzzing deep inside me, feel him tugging at it at times, but I have put a mental block so strong he won't be able to get access to my mind. Unless I allow him.

“About the beast inside us. The goddess said we have to name and embrace her” Blue interrupts my thoughts.

The beast living inside me isn’t something I want to think of. In fact I am downright scared of the thing. Each night I am plagued by the killings. How merciless it was. I still feel my claws tearing into the men. Still taste their blood in my mouth. It's terrifying what it can do.

I shake my head. “It hasn’t shown up yet so maybe the goddess was wrong” I say hopefully.

“I don’t know. The goddess is never wrong”

Sebastian looks up once he senses me. Just like I have been doing since I woke up. I avert my eyes. Because every time I see him, I’m reminded of what he did. Of how he stood back and watched. How he encouraged Alec.

“You ready?” he asks in a rough voice.

Instead of answering, I start walking towards the door. I hear him sigh just as I get to the door. I open it and leave the room.

It’s busy outside. Doctors, nurses, patients, loved ones. Being around this many people was making me anxious. Putting me on edge. Especially since they were trying to discreetly look at me. I ignore them and hurry my steps. I could feel sweat breaking out. Panic setting in. I needed to leave.

I get out and breathe in relief. I spot Sebastian’s car and I walk towards it. I expected him to be driving today but instead, Hunter gets out of the car when he sees me. I guess he was our driver today.

“Luna” he softly says when I get near him. I see something in his eyes but I don't bother reading into it.

I remember his disgusted look that day and it pisses me off.

I snap at him. “I am not your fucking Luna and don’t ever call me that again”

I don’t wait for him to say anything else. I wrench the car door and get in. Minutes later, Sebastian joins us and we drive off.

“Red” he calls my name but I ignore him.

I continue looking outside the window. Wondering if it was too late to break this mating contract. After everything that has happened. I don’t think there is anything that could redeem him now. Nothing he could say would make it all better.

The worst part is that Darren of all people believed me when Sebastian didn’t. Is it because Darren knew me for a long time? Or is it that Sebastian wanted to catch the killer so bad that he readily believed I was a merciless killer?

“Are you really going to ignore me?” he asks in irritation.

“Obviously” I reply in a snarky tone.

“We are going to our pack, you can’t fucking behave like this. I am your alpha and mate I deserve some fucking respect” he growls.

His words piss me off. He truly has a lot of guts thinking that I would fall at his feet. What an arrogant bastard.

I turn and look at him with the most hateful look I can come up with.

“First of all, it’s your pack not mine. Second of all, you stopped being my alpha and mate when you accused me of a crime I didn’t commit then proceeded to make me suffer for it. Last, what the hell did you expect? Did you think I would come to you, grateful, kissing your feet? Dream fucking on” I snarl at him.

I continue, “You treated me like I was scum beneath your shoes. You couldn’t wait to execute me and send me straight to hell, remember? I would prefer you continue treating me like I was nothing. I’ll stay in your pack for a while because that’s what Sylvia said, but meanwhile I’ll try to find a way we can break this mating. I am sure it won’t be hard given we haven’t been mated for long”

“You’re not going to do that. I won’t fucking allow it” his tone is hard and his jaw set.

Did he honestly think I would stay mated to him after all he has done? That I would continue playing the role of the loving mate? I would be the laughing stock of the whole werewolf community. Who in their right mind stays with the mate that persecuted her for a crime she didn’t commit?