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The supreme alpha took some sips and watched lord Pierce following his lead. Sahan knew that from the glass base Pierce was ogling Lana who did not dare to look up. The woman’s legs were totally numb because of sitting in the same position. Lana could feel her neck becoming stiff from keeping her head lowered ever since the guest had arrived. She did not wish to give the alpha any excuse to punish her in any way but perhaps Sahan was intentionally creating such a situation.


“Since you promised to showcase some good morals and skills in handling the city,”

Sahan paused as he placed the glass on the table and slightly tilted it, he spoke while twirling the glass which made him appear nonchalant. Lord Pierce almost escaped choking as he looked at the supreme alpha in a daze. He had no clue what Sahan was talking about because he was not someone known to show generosity.


“You should be rewarded for your services.”

Lord Pierce immediately became alert upon hearing those words which seemed like a trap. Sahan cast a soul eating gaze towards him which made Pierce uncomfortable. He became giddy upon the reward statement as if he had been exposed in an instant. The supreme alpha twirled the glass once more and extended his hand towards Lana.


Sahan looked at the woman and as soon as his hand touched Lana’s cheek. Her emerald eyes seemed devoid of life and hope when the lady glanced back into his eyes. Lana immediately lowered her stare and did not even dare to look at Pierce. Sahan’ hand was holding her face by chin as the alpha devoured her misery and sobs. It was the moment when Pierce was befuddled by her exquisite beauty and radiance.


“Tell me, lord Pierce, what do you wish to have as your reward?”

Sahan intentionally made those words sound like he would be willing to bless lord Pierce with whatever he would demand. However, his sole intention was to shift his focus towards Lana as an excuse to punish her later on. Lord Pierce knew that the alpha was setting a trap for him but he could not suppress his greed and lust for that woman.


The man cast a keen look at Lana who appeared to be in a miserable state at that moment. On one hand was a lustful man who had been stripping her in his mind while the other side was a bipolar alpha. Both men were powerful in their own status and held more power compared to a victim like her. And for that reason she did not move any bit and let the alpha ridicule her however he wished to.


“Pardon my big mouth, your highness, but what is my limit?”

Lord Pierce seized the chance to inquire how far he could possibly ask and if he was supposed to ask for that woman. He could not help but admire the beauty who was in the alpha’s possession, he misunderstood that Sahan might have called her to present to him. Lord Pierce could not believe that the mighty alpha who was known to care and protect for his people was no different than him.


Lana’ chin was forcefully lifted when Sahan smirked at her as he made the woman look back at him. A tear crawled down her rosy cheek which had already grown pink due to continuous muffled sobbing. He could not deny that every tear she shed made the alpha feel guilty for some unknown reason. Before her teardrop could fall over his hand and start to burn he withdrew his hand on the safer side.


Sahan could not allow anyone, especially his enemies, to know that there was a woman who could be potentially used as a weapon to bring him down. Lana’s tears could serve the same purpose as wolfsbane for Sahan, thus he had to ensure nobody knew about her capabilities of hurting him. On the other hand he kept his gaze fixated over her face and traced his thumb over her lips seductively while carefully avoiding touching the wet spots.


‘Come on, woman. Say something, make me reject selling you.’

Alpha Sahan did not seem to be a bad person at heart after the last night, the man had thought about her and decided to mend his ways. He had already suffered a lot in the past with another human who fell prey to the scheming brains and sugary sly tongues. This time when Sahan had actually found his mate he did not want her to succumb to the same darkness.


Thus, he decided to change his approach towards Lana and upon knowing from his beta Curtis that she was actually a mere dishwasher in the brothel he was relieved. Sahan knew now that Lana was not involved in any kind of sexual act which might have disturbed him as he was not mentally prepared to handle it. Only if Sahan knew that Lana had had an affair with a man before who died during the intercourse.


‘You have to learn to defend yourself first before attacking. Fight for yourself, Lana.’

Sahan wanted her to be able to survive in the Belle Morte with all that conspiracy going on. He was sure that till Lana learns to step up for herself she will remain a victim and fall for such petty schemes every now and then. That was why he decided to give her a harsh treatment to invoke the spirit of a warrior in her.


“You can bet on anything you wish to, Lord Pierce today is your lucky day because I am in a jovial mood.”

The supreme alpha turned towards him as he spoke and twirled the glass again and gulped the remaining wine. The certain words made Lana feel disgusted as a chill settled in the deepest layers of her skin. Sahan could clearly predict what Pierce wanted and what was going on in his mind.


Even though his blood boiled upon the realisation that he had been eyeing Lana ever since he stepped in the Belle Morte. But he could not say anything until Lana learned to step up for herself. Sahan was well aware that he needed to do a lot of work for kingdom Selene and the revolutionary age would bring him a lot of enemies. And he was prepared for that until one fateful day Lana showed up as his mate.


Now his every decision was based and visioned from both sides because the woman was his mate and he needed to protect her. However, Lana appeared to be a weak lady and was not fit to be a luna but either way Sahan did not wish to reject her and wait for an eternity to be blessed by a second mate. Well, if she even existed. He needed Lana’s touch to heal and in exchange he was willing to give her anything she wanted.


“If that is what you wish, your highness, then I would like to have this woman.”

Lord Pierce knew what he had been saying but it appeared that Sahan wanted him to say those words too. And perhaps Pierce was deliberately playing along with him too as he turned his head towards Lana. His vulture eyes preying upon her lips, cheek and then travelled towards her neck down to the cleavage which made him drool.


As he was done speaking Lana felt her soul leaving her body, the woman had already seen it coming but did not wish to admit it. She wanted the supreme alpha to refuse Lord Pierce all by himself but it appeared that Sahan had no such intention of doing so. He looked at Pierce and spoke in a casual tone as if he had demanded nothing unusual.

“You wish to have her, uh?”


Lord Pierce nodded and settled his robe as he smiled at Lana and shifted his gaze towards Sahan. Whereas Lana felt miserable and frightful upon making multiple predictions about her future. And none of them appeared to be any better than the other. However, Sahan was disappointed in her as to why she was not willing to fight for herself. The alpha assumed that she might burst in rage when her self respect was traded but the woman seemed to accept her fate.


“Yes, your highness. If you permit me and bless me with this woman. I would not dare to take her away without your permission, supreme alpha.”

Lord Pierce made the utmost obedient remark as he waited for the alpha to say anything. Sahan cast a look at Lana to see if she was still not going to bother herself with the matter. The woman stared at him in disbelief and lowered her head immediately in defeat.


The very same gesture annoyed Sahan who was hoping to see some sort of hysterical reaction. He twirled the wine glass on the table and began to see Lana from the reflection.

"All yours, lord Pierce."

Alpha Sahan Rhaziel permitted him to do whatever he wished to, Lord Pierce waited for a moment to ensure if the alpha was trying with him or what. But when he saw the alpha casually reaching for the cauldron to pour more wine he stood up from his chair.




'Let's see how far you refuse to fight for yourself.'

Sahan believed that the reaction coming off naturally in rage was the true burning flame of limitations of one's personality. And he wished for his Luna, his mate, to be one of the emotionally strongest people. Whereas Lana turned out to be totally opposite to his desires, but the alpha wished to see her true self because there was still something peculiar about her.



Lord Pierce walked towards the woman while thinking about thousand ways of fucking her at that moment. Last dripped from the man's eyes as he walked behind Sahan' chair and approached Lana. Whereas the alpha calmly sat there with his head lowered and sharp golden gaze fixated over the reflection in the wine glass. It was the moment when a loud shattering sound echoed in the hall and the atmosphere grew tense in just seconds.