Chapter 9 How Dare You

Ariana

I watched as he removed his watch and placed it on the table before turning to look at me.

"Why are you here?" I asked, staring back at him without blinking or shying away as usual.

He looked a bit surprised but his expression quickly turned unreadable. "You're questioning me why? I own this house in case you forgot."

Hmmmph, always so arrogant. Before I used to excuse his corkiness and arrogance as something he got from being raised in the number one family of the pack and finally getting to lead the pack himself.

But now, I can't make any excuses for him. This was the kind of person he was.

"You should return to wherever you've been spending all your time and day," I said and turned to lie on the bed.

He stayed quiet for some time and I thought he wasn't going to bother me again but soon he joined me in bed.

He slid his arms around my waist and pulled me to him. I stayed still. Too scared to breathe or move.

"You've been cranky a lot lately, what's wrong? Is this still about the anniversary?" He spoke softly into my ears.

A tone I had never heard him use before.

I shook my head, not daring to answer. He kissed my nape and slipped his hands into my nightie.

I knew what was coming next and I dreaded it, I couldn't afford to be intimate with him after all he had done. He'd been with another she-wolf and that was an insult to Nara.

"Don't pull off such a stunt again. Scaring my mom and sister like that wasn't a nice thing to do, that wasn't very mature of you".

"They called me in between council meetings to tell me about you passing out, thankfully I already knew you were faking." He said and kissed my neck.

I heard a loud bang on my head and I quickly turned to look at him. Was he really serious right now? He thought I was faking it???

He called me fainting due to the emotional stress and turmoil he put my wolf and me in a stunt? He thought I'll stoop so low to get the attention of his family?

"Are you being for real right now? You thought I was faking?" I scoffed and glared at him.

"Of course, you were faking. What would make a she wolf as strong as you faint for no reason?" He asked.

He wasn't actually joking, Damian was serious, he was really being dead ass. He actually thought so low of me.

"To answer your question, a she wolf as strong as me can actually faint if she's been facing severe emotional distress caused by her mate." I fired back and turned my back on him.

He didn't say anything else, I didn't know if he was too stunned to speak or irritated by my guts but I didn't look to check if it was either.

I simply closed my eyes and pretended to sleep. He must have thought I was really asleep because he didn't try to touch me again thankfully.

I woke up the next morning and I turned to the other side of the bed to see that it was empty. From the faint smell of his scent, I could tell he had left a long time ago.

Maybe his lover must have called him again. I sighed.

I freshened up, had my breakfast, and got ready to leave the house. I wanted to get some moonstone jewelry for my mom since she was going to be discharged later today.

She needed it for protection since her wolf was still very fragile.

I got outside and bumped into Riley waiting for me.

"Riley...what are you doing here?" I asked, looking pleasantly surprised.

I came to help you run some errands, I can see you're going out already so can I tag along?

I've finished my training today.

"Are you sure? You know you really need to start training more seriously if you actually want to win the Gamma contest. It'll be a blessing if you clinch the title of first female Gamma of our pack." I said and she beamed.

"Trust me Luna, I'm more ready than you can ever imagine." She replied, smiling widely.

Luna..... the title tugged at my heart. The same title I was going to lose in the coming days.

We left for the market and we were still shopping when a she wolf that looked rather unfamiliar bumped into us.

"I'm so sorry Luna", she rushed to pack the contents that had fallen from her bag and that was when something caught my eye.

It was a watch, clearly Damian's watch, and this she-wolf, she had bumped into me on purpose so I could notice her. This must be the famous Lily.

"I'm really sorry Luna, I wasn't looking and I just mistakenly bumped into you. You know I was shopping for my pup, he's so precious and I got lost in my motherly role." She said.

I could sense the mockery in her voice but I wasn't going to give her the attention or satisfaction she craved.

"Riley let's go.." I said and meant to leave but she held my hand back.

"I'm really sorry Luna and I just got back to the pack so I'd really love it if we can be friends. My name is Lily, Lily Maxwell." She said offering her hands for a handshake.

I took one glance at her hands and wriggled free from her grasp.

"Don't you ever touch me again," I warned.

"You useless bitch seducing my brother wasn't enough for you and now you're trying to harass his mate and Luna." Riley thundered.

"Well, well, well, well. So you knew who I was from the start. I must say you're very good at pretending, Luna." She retorted laughing mockingly.

She stood in front of me and began whispering in my ear. "Since you already know who I am, there's no need to hold back any longer."

"As you know, I am back now with my pup. He's Damian's only son and heir, so I'll advise you to step away and let us be."

"You and I know he doesn't love you, he loves only me and he has been in my bed every single night since I came back."

"He can't seem to get enough of my body, he told me he loves how tight I am and how I grip him nicely. He also said you're very boring in bed and..."

I pushed her with all my strength before she could complete her words and she came crashing to the floor.

My eyes were red with anger. Zara was threatening to tear her apart. How dare she come to mock us to our face?

I raised my hand to slap her but someone stopped me and pushed me violently to the ground.

I raised my head to see it was Damian who pushed me and he looked mad with anger.

"How dare you lay a finger on her" he asked his voice laced with fury.