Hiding the Alpha's Heir (Desmond and Seraphina)

Chapter 1: The Lunatic One (part 2)

From there on, Desmond and I started to distance ourselves from each other. He became quick-tempered. This time, it was the worst. My pack members had to beg at me to halt Desmond from punishing some of them severely.

"Luna, please... Alpha is uncontrollable," one of the wives said as they knelt before me.-

One of them cried. "Luna, please... My husband did nothing wrong to be punished in the prison cell. He finished his work as it is supposed to be. But Alpha... Alpha Desmond found him an eyesore. Then he ordered the pack guards to capture him..."

"Luna, please... Please do something. I am afraid Alpha Desmond will kill my mate... Please!"

I pinched the bridge of my nose, sighing before I nodded. "Lead the way," I said so I could calm them down and needed to settle this issue as soon as possible.

I went to the prison cells along with the wives and mates of our men. As I arrived there, I was greeted by the strong scent of rusty, metallic one. Only to know that it was some fresh blood.

Desmond looked surprised at my presence when I arrived there and saw his hands were tainted with crimson red blood. I heard gasps coming from the women behind me.

"What on the Moon Goddess' name are you doing to your pack members, Desmond?" I asked earnestly.

His expression softened for a moment before it changed into a stoic one. "Educating them."

My eyebrows attached together. "Educating what exactly? Can you not see these women behind me were worried about their mates?"

Desmond glanced behind me. His face darkened as I felt the fear emitting from these women behind me.

"Halt!" I raised my voice causing him to snap back to look at me. I narrowed my eyes at him and immediately stepped forward to look at him, challenging him by staring at him before I grabbed his collar. "Do it again," I threatened my husband. "Do it again, Desmond. I dare you."

He squinted his amber eyes at me. I could tell that he was annoyed at me based on the emotions I felt when we marked each other. And I knew too well that Desmond knows me, too. I wouldn't back down so easily if I knew that he was being an irrational Alpha again.

He exhaled sharply. "Release them," he ordered coldly while looking straight into my ocean blue eyes.

I released his collar and immediately gestured to my head. "Leave now," I told him.

He growled softly. "Seraphina, do not tell me what to do..."

"I tell you what to do when I want to. Before more bloodshed happens, get out of this prison cell. Now." I pointed the way out.

Desmond opened his mouth to retort back at me but he halted and turned his back at me. I was glaring at his back before I glared back at the pack guards who were here. They straightened their backs when I eyed them.

"Do inform me if Desmond is being a lunatic bastard again. Do you all understand me?" I asked firmly.

As the pack members of this pack, they should have known better who they must fear. Not the Alpha of the Rising Diamond pack.

It was Luna of the Rising Diamond pack who was frightening enough when she got mad. Even Desmond knew how to curl up like a kitten whenever I stepped forward to assess the situation if my husband was being a lunatic again.

It was why my pack members had huge respect for me as their Luna because I could tame their Alpha even though I was a rogue before Desmond and I met.

They bowed their heads. "Yes, Luna. As you command," they said in unison.

I nodded and turned to the open prison cell seeing the wives attend to their husbands. I softened and sighed, approaching them. "I already summoned Anderson to come here." I was talking about our pack doctor. "Rest assured. With the antidote he will bring here, they only need bed rest after that," I said softly. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

The wives sniffed and nodded. "Thank you, Luna."

Before I left the prison cell, I waited for the arrival of Anderson to be certain that they would be granted enough antidote for wolfsbane.

"Is he there outside?" I asked Anderson after bidding farewell to them.

Anderson looked hesitant to answer. But then, he nodded his head. "Yes, Luna," he replied. "He was speaking with Beta Harvey and Beta Oakley before I came here."

"I see. I shall take my leave then."

"Yes, Luna." Anderson bowed his head before me.

I already expected that Desmond wouldn't just leave like that. He would wait for me until I came out.

He really even asked his two Betas to come there just so he could wait for me. Yes, Desmond has two Betas.

When Alpha King Azarius was impressed with the contribution of Desmond back with the rogue war ten years ago, His Majesty granted him a noble title and an estate where he could build his own pack.

Because of the rogue war, we

happened to meet at that time when

I was held captive by the rogue leader there. He helped and saved me. That was the time we started to realize we were each other's mates. And was the only one who could tame Desmond whenever he was being furious and ruthless.

Our mate bond went through ups and downs before we finally married each other and I became the Luna of the Rising Diamond pack.

That time, Desmond decided to have two Betas and three Gammas who would help him handle the pack affairs as well.

Sighing, when I came out of the prison cell, I spotted them. Desmond immediately turned his head in my direction. The two Betas bowed their heads at me and I only nodded, acknowledging them.

Even though I was feeling hostile

because of what happened weeks ago, I couldn't deny the fact that Desmond was the only one who could make my heart skip a beat. But immediately averted my gaze when the image of him sleeping with that courtesan replayed in my mind.

I suddenly wanted to cry while my wolf was consoling me because of that.

"Seraphina..."

I bit my lower lip when I felt him following me from behind. "Not now, Desmond." I couldn't help my voice croaking which immediately cleared my throat. "We are going to talk about your action today," I said, not turning my head at him.

I didn't hear anything from him. I only heard his sigh.

I could already tell that our conversation later would end up a disaster. I just hope not.