The Alpha and His Contract Luna (Lauren) novel Chapter 51

What the hell was he so happy about? I ball my hands. The need to hit him in his perfectly square jaw is almost consuming.

I was just about to leave when he detaches from his pack members. He approaches me while taking off his t-shirt. Leaving his delicious abs out in the open for any female to admire.

Before I can say anything he brings the clothe down on my head. I automatically put my arms through. It’s big on me coming down to my mid-thigh.

By the time I am done I realize what he has done. I don’t get time to scold him for it. He turns to the woman on the floor. And can you imagine what the bitch did? She made it seem like it was my fault. Like I was a crazy woman who just attacked her for no reason.

The moment she senses Sebastian’s presence. She scrambles to him. Wraps her arms around his ankles, she begins sobbing.

“Oh thank the goddess you’re here Sebastian. She is crazy. I didn’t do anything to her and she just attacked me”

I had to hand it to her. She was a damn good actress. I almost believed her and I was there when everything happened. That’s how fucking good she was.

“Run it through me Nicole” Sebastian tells her.

She nods her head. “I was just talking to Michelle when she came from outside. I asked her if she was okay and she went ballistic. Saying that she didn’t need care from her mate’s hoes. I tried to tell her that I wasn’t and that nothing was going on between us now but she refused to listen. She went crazy and forced me to transform before attacking me”

She cries these gut wrenching sobs that I almost feel sorry for her. If it wasn’t the fact that I knew she was lying I would have truly felt bad for her.

I turn to look at Sebastian. I knew he would believe her. After all, it wasn’t the first time he believed something that wasn’t true about me.

“Are you sure that’s what happened?” he asked her.

Everyone present was holding their breaths. We all noticed the edge in his voice. Whether he was angry on her behalf or not was yet to be decided.

“Yes, Alpha…that is the truth of what happened” she says, her sobs slowly dying.

Before I know it, Sebastian has her up by her neck.

“Do you think I am an idiot Nicole?” he asks her menacingly.

The fear in her eyes is tangible and it makes me smile. A big cruel smile.

“N-No” she stammers.

“So why would you deliberately lie to me?”

“I swear I didn’t”

“You see I know my woman, and she wouldn’t attack you unless she had a reason, but since you chose this fucking act lets continue by it, shall we?”

For some reason I am shocked and rooted to the floor. Not because he believed me but because he called me his. It shouldn’t affect me but it kind of did and I hated that.

“Tell me the truth Michelle, is what she said the truth? And don’t think I don’t know that you and that bitch Miranda tried attacking her, so bear in mind that if you fucking lie to me then Lauren’s threat of banishing you will be made effective” he warns.

Another shock. I honestly didn’t know that he knew about the restaurant incident. But then again, this is Sebastian we are talking about. He practically knows everything. Well except who the real murderer was. Note the sarcasm.

“No she’s not telling the truth” Michelle says in a straight face.

I guess their bond wasn’t as strong because she outed her friend without even a second thought.

The fear that was on Nicole’s face doubles. She tries saying something but the chokehold prevented that.

“You’re lucky I don’t hit women” Sebastian says and I internally snort. He doesn’t hit them but he sure does allow others to do the dirty work for him.

“For disrespecting my Luna, Nicole Hazina, you’re hereby stripped of your current position and I demote you to an omega” he declares, making everyone gasp.

The moment he says that he releases her. She crumbles to the floor. Being demoted is painful and there is no worse shame than that. I don’t know which position she held but being demoted to the bottom of the food chain must be horrible.

He leaves the screaming woman and comes to stand beside me. He meshes his hands with mine before turning to the others and addressing them.

“I’m sorry. I know I’ve never told you this but I am fucking sorry, so fucking sorry. I should have investigated more, should have believed but I didn’t and you will never know how it fucking kills me that I put you through that” I start to say something but he interrupts me.

“No listen. I need to get this off” He says so shut up. “I was in the wrong Red. I promised to protect you yet I am the one that ended up causing the greatest damage. You will never know how fucking sorry I am and not because I want to ease the guilt but because I caused you pain. You’re my Luna, my mate and I should have put that before my need to catch a criminal. I should have seen your heart and realized that the woman I’ve known these past months isn’t a heartless killer. For that I am so sorry. Sorry for hurting you, sorry for not believing you, sorry for doubting you goodness”

When he finishes the fight has left me completely. I feel depleted and tired.

His other hand comes to my face. He caresses my cheek softly and a part of me wants to lean in to his warmth. But I can’t. He already broke my trust. It’s hard getting it back.

“Those are just words, Sebastian. Nothing more. Right now I just want you to let me go. Terminate the contract”

“I can’t do that, Red. And yes, what you said is true, what I said are just words so I am going to prove to you using my actions.”

I don’t say anything, because what’s there to say? I get out of his arms and begin walking towards the door.

“Red?” he calls and I turn around. My hands on the door knob.

I sigh tiredly. “What?”

“Tomorrow be ready at seven. I’ll be taking you out” he says.

“I’m not going out with you Sebastian” I counter defiantly.

He just gives me his annoying smirk. “We’ll see about that”

I walk out of his room without another word to him. Everything he said still playing like a broken record in my mind.

Of course I know the reason he wants me to stay as his Luna is not because he is in love with me. But I also have to admit that before everything went to shit, there was a connection between us. But that was before.

Right now I wasn’t sure I wanted to explore it. For some reason I feel like he tainted it with his actions and once something is tainted it can never be pure again.