C11 Luna in chamber

CHAPTER 11

Alpha Devon went into the washroom and turned around because he heard Emma sniff.

Was I too harsh on her? Devon questioned in his head.

Alpha Devon got into the shower and thought of his first kiss with Emma and a naughty smile appeared on his lips.

Emma went out of the alpha's chambers as she wiped off her tears and headed back to her room.

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Silver lake pack...

Grayson rushed down to Max's resting area.

"What the hell!" Grayson gasped a bit flabbergasted at seeing Max so relaxed.

"What's going on? You look so curious and furious right now" Max teased and Grayson exhaled and then joined him on the bench.

"Six votes isn't good enough for me. Should I be excited about that or what?" Grayson asked seriously.

Max smirked.

"It's better than having just one vote. He's not even worth being a rival" Max mocked.

Grayson looked at him.

"What do you mean?"

"Alpha Devon has only one vote, does that make you feel any better?" Max smirked and a frown appeared on Grayson's face.

"Just one vote and he doesn't seem bothered about it. Don't you find it suspicious? Shadow pack is ranking one of the most powerful packs and you're saying, Devon, got only one vote. Does that even make any sense to you?" Grayson uttered suddenly feeling unease.

Max furrowed his eyebrows as Grayson's words made some sense.

"I think they're trying to manipulate us. Grant is having five reasonably impossible votes" Grayson uttered.

"It's quite understanding that regardless of how powerful Devon is, he still got some flaws. He misses out on so many conference meetings and he breaks so many forbidden rules which go against the order of all packs" Max pointed out and Grayson nodded.

"You've been secretly generous to other packs in need so it's only reasonable you got five votes, I don't think you should worry yourself about the conspiracy going on behind the tables but it's a bit obvious they're planning something dangerous" Max added.

"They're planning on using me as bait to get rid of Devon. Quite manipulating of them to think that way" Grayson scoffed.

Max sat upright and smiled.

"I don't see it that way, It's the other way around. We're not going to let them have their way. We've gone too far to let them crumble us" Max assured.

Grayson stared at him with a malicious smile.

"We're missing out on the conference meeting," Grayson said and Max's eyes went wide open in shock.

"What!" Max gasped.

"We've never missed out on a conference meeting before, other than running away. We should stick with them till the very end since we've got nothing to lose" Max added.

"We might get something to lose soon so I'm hoping you hurry up with your plans with Charlotte. I'm too good of bait when I can get what I want in a simpler way. This is the first time you're taking quite some time to get a girl, should I intervene or we should do it your way?" Grayson asked coldly.

"She's a tough one but I don't like it when you finish up my business. I will handle it, it's my duty to help you out on things and not the other way around. I will get to work now" Max said and stood up.

Max took a few steps forward and stopped walking.

"I'm hoping you're not letting your guard down regarding Emma. She might have a change of mind if she finds out, we're using her friend" Max uttered.

"That's if she finds out but I don't give a damn about what Devon thinks. When I have Emma by my side then he will realize how much it hurts to get something taken away from him. This is nothing compared to losing his mother at a young age" Grayson said with a mean look.

"I will keep that in mind," Max said and walked away.

I'm not going to let Emma come between our dreams of chasing a greater cause. A mere she-wolf isn't worthy of making us lose focus. Max sat in his head.

......

Charlotte was walking around in the garden at the pack house when Max walked to her and grabbed her into an embrace.

Charlotte froze for a minute and she felt Max's warmth on her.

"You still haven't told me about your decision. Are you having doubts about my intentions?" Max asked slowly and Charlotte broke the hug.

"If I decline your request then what would you do to me?" Charlotte asked.

Max wore a half smile as he stared at Charlotte passionately.

"Your goal is to conquer Alpha Devon for what he did to your family and your pack but how do intend on doing that if you don't have a firm backbone? I'm willing to be your backbone, I will be your stepping stone just so you accomplish your goals. If you decline my proposal, you might end up regretting it for the rest of your life and this might be your last chance of being free" Max uttered.

"I might become a slave and I would go back to hell. You're being persistent about getting married to me" Charlotte said looking away.

"I'm always this way, when I love something I do everything in my power to get it but you're quite tough, and don't you think getting a proposal from a Beta directly is something quite prestigious so why are you having second thoughts?" Max asked calmly.

"I have the power to force you into becoming my woman but I care so much about you and I don't wish to force things on you. If you can recall, our first meeting at the mountain isn't our first encounter. I know you find it weird that I fell for you in such a short time but I've had this feeling for some time now"

"When was our first encounter? Because I don't remember meeting anywhere else" Charlotte said and Max exhaled sharply before answering her.

"We first at your academy when you were in grade five in senior high. Alpha Grayson and I went to visit your academy for some research project and that was when we crossed paths" Max explained.

Charlotte nodded as she recalled old times.

"I remember, we had visitors from silver lake pack but we weren't opportune to have a face-to-face encounter with them"

"I'm glad you recalled but you don't recall all of it. You said hello to me. Anyways all that aside, I don't wish to persuade you into accepting me for old time's sake but for our goals ahead of us" Max said seriously.

Going back to the shadow pack is the worse decision I can come up with, I can't avenge my parents if I'm powerless and I can't keep on watching Emma get so mistreated for being born by the alpha. I've got nothing to lose, I get married to him. Charlotte said in her head.

Charlotte stretched out her hand for a handshake.

"Deal, let's get married" Charlotte announced and Max received her handshake.

"Nice decision. I will help you conquer Alpha Devon, you can trust me on that" Max assured.

"You also have a thing for Alpha Devon. It's better to have the same enemies than none. Let's work together" Charlotte said with a smile.

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Days later...

It's finally the day of the general pack's conference meeting.

Some maids barge into Emma's room.

"What's going on? What the hell do you plan on doing to me?" Emma asked a bit confused as they dragged her out of her room.

They took her to the Luna chambers which were so cozy and well-furnished.

Emma looked around in surprise since it was her first time going into a place like that.

"What are you looking at? Strip her off" One of the maids said and the rest of the maids, tore Emma's dress.

"What's going on? Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here? Are you planning on bullying me? Because the Alpha isn't watching?" Emma screamed and just then Alpha Devon walked into the room and signaled all the maids to leave.

"What's going on? I see, you're still not satisfied with your torturing technique but why did you pretend to be selfless by killing those maids the other day" Emma uttered seriously.

Alpha Devon walked to her without uttering a word and he carried her in his arms in a bridal style. Emma stared at him as she ran short of words.

Devon carried her gently to the bathroom and they both went into the bathtub.

"What's your question? What do you have in mind?" Devon asked as they both got soaked with water.

"You're just a monster. Being nice doesn't suit you" Emma uttered harshly and Devon grabbed her by the neck as he brought her face closer to his. He admired her lips for some seconds with water seductively dropping down from her lip to her neck.

"Do you hate me that much?" Devon asked out of the blue.

Emma's eyes were fixed on his pink wet lips as he utter those words.

"I hate you with everything inside of me. The sight of you, disgust me" Emma blurted.

"You're bold now, I like that," Devon said with a smile Emma tried to push him away but he placed his lips on hers and kissed her forcefully.

Emma struggled to get free from his grip but she couldn't so she gave in and reciprocated the kiss.

She finally got herself together and she pushed him away.

"You're so shameless and heartless. You were probably born without a heart" Emma cursed.

"Prepare to live the rest of your life with a monster like myself. I only get inspired when I have those who hate me around. I'm glad you hate me so much" Devon said coldly then came out of the bathtub.

"I should give you some alone time to reminisce on old times. It's been a while since you had such a warm bath" Alpha Devon said as he tied one of the towels from the towel rack to his waist.

Emma frowned as she watched him leave the bathroom.

"Rose, can you define this situation? The Alpha is suddenly acting like he has a heart. Do you think he has an ulterior motive?" Emma questioned.

"It's better to have him this way than being tortured" Rose replied.

"Every move of the Alpha is mysterious and suspicious. This doesn't cover up for all the horrible things he made me go through and I'm not that forgiving, I'm not letting things slide so easily" Emma said with so much hate.

"It wouldn't harm to open up a little for him. We can't lose family and love at the same time, we should have a purpose for living at least" Rose said.

"My purpose of living is to avenge my parents and pack and I plan on doing that soon. Making me his weakness is his greatest mistake" Emma said with so much hate.

Some maids came into the washroom.

"What do you want again?" Emma asked covering her chest with her palms.

But the maids walked to the bathtub and helped her scrub her body.

What the hell is going on here? Why are they suddenly treating me like a princess? Emma questioned in her head.

"We're not scrubbing hard right? Should we go slowly?" One of the maids asked and Emma nodded awkwardly without uttering a word.

Emma looked at the maids still perplexed by their actions.

Emma was done freshening up then the maids took her to Luna's massive luxurious wardrobe filled with expensive wear.

"Please where's this place?" Emma asked out of the blue.

"This is Luna's chambers" one of the maid's replies.

"Luna's chambers? Why was I brought here? Why are you all attending to me?" Emma asked curiously.

"You can only be allowed into Luna's chambers if you're becoming the next Luna and that's why you're here" She announced and Emma's eyes went wide open in shock.

"What!" Emma gasped breathlessly.